Eliza, Genesis, & Matthew – Age: Nine Months

No One's POV

"Okay, this is very important Gen… I'm your Auntie Bex… Obviously… I'm sure you're bias. And, you should be. I mean, you love your mom… She gave birth to you, feeds you, changes you… And… I'm talking to a baby. You don't even understand this…" Rebekah rambles, rocking her niece in her arms, Genesis looking up at her with rapt attention. "Okay… Anyways, based on the million and one baby books we have… And we have a lot. Your dad is hopeless. All of them. Thank the gods you have Alexis as a mom. You're very lucky… You should be talking soon. Can you say Bex? Okay? Be-x. It's not that hard. Be-x." Rebekah sounds out her name for Genesis as if expecting the six-month old to repeat the name immediately.

"What- what are you doing, Bekah?" Alexis asks, walking into her twins' room.

"Ummm. Nothing." Rebekah looks up. "Genesis was fussing."

"O-kay?" Alexis looks suspiciously at Rebekah. "Well, I have a doctor's appointment for the new little guys in me. So, can you watch them? Nik and Elijah are around too."

"Sure." Rebekah nods.

"Are you being a bad influence on my children, sister?" Niklaus walks into his twins' room moments after Alexis has left, having heard his sister's one-sided conversation earlier.

"I'm teaching your children to talk. It's motor skills!" Rebekah defends.

"If my children are to talk, then it will be my name they will be saying first." Niklaus huffs, picking up Matthew and holding him, glaring slightly at his sister.

"This will end badly." Elijah mutters, leaning against the door frame, Eliza already in his arms sucking on a bottle of warmed up breast milk before walking away, leaving his younger siblings to their own squabbling.

"Did everything go alright at the doctor's? I trust it is good news?" Elijah asks, worry and anxiety clear in his expression and body as he watches as Finn leads Alexis immediately upstairs to their room.

"Yes. She's just tired." Kol answers walking in after Finn and Alexis.

"Very well." Elijah nods once in confirmation before turning back to the living room where his daughter was playing on her play mat. "And congratulations, Kol."

"Thank you, Elijah." Kol answers, still feeling a little dazed about the news of Alexis carrying his twins.

"Okay, little Matt… Now, I know I have two little ones of my own coming… But it's never too early to practice right? And besides, it'll piss Nicky off. Which I'm always for." Kol whispers, a devilish grin appearing on his face. "Can you say, Kol? K-o-l. Not hard, right? K-o-l."

"Okay… So, I'm not imaging things?" Alexis mutters from the doorway. "I really don't want to know… Do I?"

"Uh, hi angel?" Kol jumps a little, looking sheepish.

"Kol." Alexis deadpans. "Seriously?"

"What?" Kol says innocently.

"You know what." Alexis deadpans again, rolling her eyes playfully. "Can you pick him up? I'm still a little drowsy from my nap."

"Okay, angel." Kol follows after his mate towards the living room.

"Hello Elskan. Did you have a good nap?" Elijah asks, moving to greet his mate, allowing her to snuggle into his chest.

"I did. Thank you." Alexis smiles, pressing a kiss to Elijah's cheek, Elijah tilting into her touch, Eliza settled on her mother's lap both patting at Elijah's tie and waving her stuffed animal around between gnawing on it.

"That's my Eliza girl." Alexis gently brushes Eliza's wispy baby hair, which by now, long enough to curl around her ears and at the base of her neck in natural ringlets.

"Ma- ma." Eliza gurgles, brunette eyes gleam and toothless smile appears happily at her mother, Eliza climbing up her mother's chest to settle more contently against her mother's chest. "Ma!"

"Yes. Yes, I'm your momma." Alexis smiles, her own expression slightly teary.

Elijah puffed proudly, his inner vampire huffing in pride at his daughter's achievements and intelligent mind. Obviously, he won… Not that he would lower himself to the pettiness of his siblings. But still, it was the principle of things.

I'M ALIVE! I finally got my final project in... School quarter is approaching the finish line! Woo hoo! Couldn't not be happier. This dumb class is FINALLY over! Words cannot possible describe my hatred for this professor... UGH.

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