26th November, 2022
Eden Noelle and Isla Quinn Salvatore
Born on the 26th of September, 2022
Daughters of Stefan and Elena Salvatore
It had been two full months since the family of three had welcomed the two new additions to their small family, identical twins, Eden and Isla. Alexia, now a little energetic two year old, was more than ecstatic in welcoming her two younger sisters and it showed through the way she was always watching over them as they slept during the days or watching her parents run around, tending to them, wanting to help.
"Mama!" Lexi's voice travelled throughout the large house, standing in the twins' bedroom doorway. "Mama! Isla cwying!"
"Shh Lexi, you'll wake up Eden," Elena whispered loud enough, hurrying up the stairs and into the bedroom, straight to the crib that held the crying infant. She reached down, scooping up the small girl. "Hey there, baby girl," she cooed gently, her hand supporting Isla's head carefully. "What's got you in a bad mood?"
"Maybe she hungy," Lexi suggested helpfully, staring up at her mother. Elena looked down at her eldest daughter, being able to hold a hand for her to take.
"Come on, Shorty. Let's go downstairs before Eden wakes up."
Checking on her other little girl and that the baby monitor was on before leaving, Elena lead Lexi down the stairs, skillfully balancing a now, calm Isla on one arm.
"When Daddy get home?" Lexi asked curiously, a grin splitting across her adorable face.
"He'll be home soon, bubba," Elena replied. "Can you stay here with Sadie while I get Isla some water real quick?"
"Yes, Mummy," Lexi nodded, sitting down beside the now, full grown Golden Retreiver, patting it's head.
Making sure Lexi was good, Elena quickly stepped into the kitchen, still carrying a gurgling Isla. "Why are you the one that's always fussing and crying, huh?" Elena questioned, pressing a small kiss to Isla's head.
Isla's brown eyes stared up at her mother, wide and serene.
"Come on, let's get you a drink of water," Elena said, grabbing a fresh, clean bottle and experetly filling it with water with one hand.
Going back into the living room, Elena found Lexi still sitting beside a sleepy Sadie, patting her head.
"What does Lala want, Mummy?" Lexi asked, looking up at her mother as she sat down, carefully placing the tip of the bottle into Isla's mouth before looking back at Lexi. She smiled at her daughter. Alexia had taken to calling Isla 'Lala' at times.
"I'm giving her some water for now," Elena glanced down at her baby girl. "And it looks like its what she wanted."
Lexi stood up and toddled her way over to her mother and sister, watching silently as Isla slowly drank down the water.
Elena's eyes moved back to her eldest daughter, a small smile painting her lips as Lexi reached out a small hand, stroking Isla's soft tuft of dark hair. Elena absolutely adored how much Alexia seemed to love being an older sister and wanting to help with the twins. It was too adorable. She and Stefan had made sure to let Lexi feel included ever since the twins were born, fearing she might feel neglected or jealous if they didn't. But Lexi had made it perfectly clear through her actions that she understood that the twins needed lots and lots of attention.
"Mama, was I wittle like dis?" Lexi pointed at Isla, looking up at Elena.
"Of course, you were, Shorty," Elena laughed a little, pulling the bottle away from Isla once she'd had enough. "Everyone was little like this once."
"I isn't anymore," Lexi grinned proudly, leaning back on her heals and pointing at herself. The sound of the front door swinging open caught the toddler's attention and her head swivelled around to see who had come in. "Daddy!"
"Hey there, Shorty," Stefan grinned as he picked Lexi up off the floor and brought her to him, kissing her head. "How's my baby girl been today?"
"Good," Lexi giggled loudly, squirming around a little as her father tickled her side gently.
"And I'm going to put this one back to sleep," Elena suddenly said, placing Isla's bottle on the coffee table and standing up. Stefan watched his wife gently coo at Isla to go back to sleep as she made her way towards him in order to go back upstairs. As she passed by him, he quickly grabbed her by the arm, stopping her. Elena's head turned towards him just as she felt him place a kiss to her forehead. He let go of her arm without a word and she proceeded to go upstairs.
Once back down, Elena walked into the living room to see Lexi sitting on her fathers lap, facing him as she told him of what her day consisted of while Stefan listened to her every single word. Elena smiled at the sight of the two, loving the way how Stefan cherished and genuinly listened to their eldest.
"And I helped Mama with the twins!" Lexi exclaimed with a grin, showing off all of her little pearly whites. Stefan chuckled lightly, pressing a kiss to her forehead.
"I'm sure you did, baby," he told her proudly before noticing his wife was standing in the doorway, watching them.
"Hey," she said quietly, moving further into the room. "I'm gonna go start on dinner now and then after you've had your dinner, it's a bath for you and bed time after that, Shorty."
"Okay, Mama," Lexi nodded without any objections before clambering off of her father's lap and running towards a bunch of her toys set to the side of the room. Knowing Lexi was occupied for the time being, Elena quickly moved into the kitchen.
It was about ten minutes later that Elena felt two strong, warm arms wrap around her waist from behind, a pair of lips pressed against her neck. "Hey you," he breathed gently against her skin, pressing one last kiss.
Elena smiled, turning her head to the side to look at her husband. "Hey," she replied softly before her eyes quickly flickered in the living room's direction. "Shouldn't you be watching Lexi?"
"Baby, she's a talking two and a half year old, I'm sure she can handle herself for five minutes," Stefan said quietly, tightening his hold around her waist. "And it's not like I'd let anything happen to our baby girls."
"I know, I just worry," Elena sighed, her breath cutting short as she felt him place a kiss to the pulse point in her neck and it took everything in her not to crumble.
"Just relax, Lexi's playing with her toys for now. If she needed anything, she'd be calling us," Stefan said, resting his chin against her shoulder.
"Well, Eden is gonna wake up soon, so can-"
"Of course," Stefan replied quickly, knowing exactly what she was asking for. Elena smiled to herself.
As if on cue, a small cry rang out through the speakers of the baby monitor and before Elena could notice, Stefan was already halfway up the stairs, ready to tend to their daughter.
He brought the small infant downstairs, bringing her into the kitchen where Elena had set out a second bottle with water for him to give Eden. Stefan sat down, gently pressing the tip of the bottle to the baby's lips before looking up at his wife. "How do you even know what they want?"
Elena shrugged a shoulder, smiling at him. "I just... do. And besides, I only fed the both of them two hours ago which means their next feed is in another two to three hours so..."
"Geez, no wonder it's the women who give birth," Stefan laughed, earning a playful glare.
"Did you go past Damon and Bonnie's like you planned?" Elena questioned, turning back to the stove, a hand on her hip.
"Uh, yeah, I did," Stefan answered, watching the infant.
"How's she doing? She's like, due in a month or so," Elena said.
"Yeah, she seems like she's ready for it. I don't think she's as tolerant as you were during pregnancy," Stefan laughed. "Poor Damon."
"I wouldn't worry about him," Elena smirked, thinking of her snarky brother-in-law. "He can handle himself."
"I sure hope so," Stefan said slowly, taking the bottle away from Eden before standing up. "Anyways, I'm going to attempt putting this little one back to sleep."
Leaving Elena in the kitchen, Stefan walked out.
It wasn't until later that night that the two got a peaceful moment together. Alexia had been fed, bathed, read a story and put to bed without any problems, same with the twins.
The pair stumbled up the dim staircase, half paying attention to where they were going, half absorbed in the other. A stifled laugh escaped Elena, only to be silenced by a pair of lips on hers.
"Oh God, two months deprived from this is way too long," Elena whispered, her lips leaving a trail of kisses along his jaw and down the curve of his neck, her arms wrapping loosely around his shoulders. She hoisted herself upwards, wrapping her legs around his middle as she kissed his lips once more. "I missed you," she whispered against his lips as he carried her towards their bedroom, the two being careful as to not wake the kids.
"I missed you, too, baby," Stefan whispered as he shut the bedroom door, her back pressing against it. Their lips were together again hungrily, her hands roaming his upper body.
"If one of the kids wakes up..." Elena trailed off, her hands threading through his already tousled hair.
"They won't," Stefan said quickly, pressing a kiss to the underside of her chin.
"You never know," she shrugged, her legs dropping from around his waist slowly, her arms wrapping around his torso now. "I feel so paranoid."
Stefan brought his hands up to cup her cheeks, brushing away her long, dark hair. "If that's how you feel, then we won't go there tonight. It's up to you, baby. In the meantime, I'll go check in on our girls."
Stepping away from her husband, Elena allowed him to step out of the room, staying behind.
How did I wind up with such a perfect man? she wondered as she watched the spot he'd been standing in not too long ago. For years now they'd been together; they'd gotten married and had three gorgeous kids yet, the magic feel and perfection had never seemed to fade, or even waver. He was so prefect and considerate when it came to her and all kinds of perfection when it came to the children. How did she wind up so lucky?
Taking a step into the hallway, Elena looked around to find the twins' bedroom door open. She slowly made her way in, seeing Stefan watching over the two sound asleep babies.
"Did you check in on Lexi?" she questioned softly as she stood beside him, grabbing his hand in hers.
Stefan nodded slowly. "Yeah, I did. She's dead to the world," he said quietly, letting go of her hand and wrapping an arm around her instead. His eyes never left the two peaceful infants though.
Leaning her head against his shoulder, Elena sighed softly. "Stefan?"
"Mhmm?" he responded, letting her know he was listening.
"I love you," she whispered, closing her eyes for a second.
Stefan took his time to respond but did, just as the two made their way out of twins' bedroom and into their own. "I love you, too," he said as he closed the door and turned back towards her to find her standing not too far from him. "So much."
Elena moved closer to him, her fingers gently moving up his arms and towards his neck, wrapping her arms around him. Brown eyes were set on green ones, her gaze never flinching or blinking. Stefan stared back at her, noticing how her features looked alluring in the darkened room, the streaming moonlight through the window highlighting her beautiful face.
"Show me."
And that was all it took.
