Previously in "Angel of Destiny", Kol and Lexi and Finn and Sage all make love in the shower. Ruby shows her family the phone-made video of her first round of debates for Class President.

Chapter Nine

The very next evening, Sage stood next to Finn as they watched the crowd of teenagers at the bottom of the stairs. Ruby looked at the crowd assembled and smiled. This was definitely a night she wasn't going to forget.

Making their way down the stairs, Sage and Finn go over to their eldest daughter. "We're going out. Evelyn and Bridget are in charge, and they'll know to call if anything happens, got it?"

Ruby nodded. "I got it, Father. I'll behave, I promise."

Finn nodded as well and kissed her forehead. "Have fun, Ruby Red."

"You too, Father," Ruby said as she hugged him tight.

Finn hugged Ruby one more time and, taking Sage's hand, walked out of the house so they could get on with their evening and let Ruby get on with hers.

Two Hours Later

"Are you sure, Ruby?" Caleb asked softly as his hand stroked her cheek.

Ruby nodded. "Yes, Caleb, I'm sure. I love you so much."

"Why now, though?" he asked. "Why not wait until we're both out of college?"

Ruby sighed. "I guess you're right. I just…wanted tonight to be special for us."

Caleb kissed her softly. "It can still be special. We're not ready to take that step yet. If we do it before we're ready, we'll probably regret it."

They both ran for the door when they heard Grace screaming from downstairs, "HELP, SOMEONE HELP, PLEASE!" Ruby reached her side and saw what she was screaming about, turning to Evelyn.

"Call 9-1-1!" she yelled at her half-cousin.

Evelyn nodded and got out her cell phone, dialing 911. "Yes, this is Evelyn Mikaelson. We need an ambulance to 640 Prescott Lane; yes, hurry please!"

Once the dispatcher said the ambulance was on its way, Evelyn hung up. "They're on their way."

She put a comforting arm around Ruby's shoulders with Grace on the other side and the three girls huddled together, with Caleb behind Ruby and Robert behind Evelyn. "We'll get through this," Evelyn said. "And I know that you think so now, but none of this was your fault. This was an accident."

Ruby nodded and sniffed as she leaned a little on Evelyn, her hand still grasping Grace's as they stood together to wait for the ambulance to arrive. It wasn't long before the ambulance arrived and Ruby was still nervous as they watched the paramedics go about their task.

"She's going to be okay, ma'am," one of the paramedics told Ruby, who weeps silent tears of joy, hugging her cousin tightly to her.

Evelyn hugged Ruby and rubbed her back slowly. "You see? Everything is going to be fine."

Ruby nodded before turning to the couple that came running up, hugging her parents tightly. "It's okay, sweetheart, we're home now," Sage said as she stroked her daughter's dark hair.

Ruby sniffed. "I don't know how it happened. I thought I could turn my back for a minute and then…the next thing I know…"

"Ruby, I told you, it's okay," her mother replied. "It was an accident."

Her daughter nodded again and clung to her mother as Sage continued to stroke her daughter's hair.

Finn watched this and then turned to Robert. "Robert, take Evelyn and Caleb home. I think you've had enough excitement for one night. Sage and I will take care of this."

Robert nodded. "Yes, Mr. Mikaelson."

Evelyn hugged Ruby one more time then guided Grace out the door, where they were immediately greeted by Lexi and Kol, who surrounded Evelyn and Grace. "You boys go home. We'll take the girls," Kol told them both.

Robert and Caleb nodded and went to their respective vehicles while Kol and Lexi escorted Grace and Evelyn to theirs.

The Next Day – School Grounds

Grace approached the two couples as they sat on the bleachers. Evelyn and Ruby immediately scooted their conversing boyfriends apart to make room for their single friend, who sat in between them. Grace smiled at her friends. "Hey, guys. Did I miss anything?"

"Well, sort of," Ruby explained. "We were thinking of setting you up with either Robert's twin brother or Caleb's cousin."

Grace raised an eyebrow. "Really, have you met either of them? Are they hot?"

Evelyn nodded. "Yes on both counts. In fact, don't tell Robert this, but before I dated him, I dated Rowan first." She noticed the looks on both of the girls' faces. "What? I wanted to see if I was compatible with one or the other. Eventually, though, I ended up choosing Robert and I haven't regretted it since."

Ruby glared at Evelyn before she continued, "Caleb's cousin, Kevin, is a looker. Caleb has told me that he's had a new girl every week. That is, until he decided that he just wants to be a one-girl guy."

Grace turned to Evelyn. "When can I meet him?" she asks with a grin.

Evelyn smiled at her friend. "My, you're an eager little thing, aren't you? Well, I think we can arrange a meeting as soon as possible."

Robert and Caleb both got up when the coach came out onto the field and all three girls sat back to watch Evelyn's and Ruby's boyfriends begin practicing.

Evelyn smiled as she watched Robert practice, loving the way he moved on the field. When he made a touchdown, he lifted his arms in a victory sign, grinning at her. "GO BABY!" Evelyn yelled at him.

Robert heard Evelyn cheering and smiled. He enjoyed it when she came to watch him at both practice and at his games. She was one of his biggest fans.

Just then, he was ambushed in a tackle by none other than Caleb and he and Robert began to wrestle for a few minutes before the coach began to yell, "STEWARD, HASTINGS, STOP HORSING AROUND!"

Robert stopped and looked at the coach. "Sorry, Coach!" He looked at Caleb. "Why did you do that?"

Caleb laughed. "You were in a trance and I wanted to snap you out of it."

Robert pushed Caleb playfully. "Man, your girlfriend is up there too, watching us!"

Caleb laughed. "I know she is. That's why I did what I did."

Meanwhile

"Have you decided what you're going to do now that you no longer have a job?" Vaughn asked Kol as the two men had lunch together at the Grill.

"You underestimate me, Vaughn," Kol said. "I can still get a job, just not the one I had. My father knows people and therefore, he can pull a few strings to get me hired anywhere I want."

Vaughn nodded. "And where would that be, the hospital your girlfriend works at? I can just imagine the dirty stuff that will happen in between shifts."

"Nah, I was hoping you'd hire me, actually. So I can get my business skills still out there while working through night classes," Kol replied as he picked up a fry and ate it after swirling it in ketchup.

Vaughn mused on that for a moment and then replied, "You know, now that you mentioned it, I could use you. My other guy quit last week and I've been without a replacement."

"You won't regret it, Vaughn," Kol said. "I'll be even better than that idiot working there before."

"Why would I regret it?" Vaughn said. "You've got good work ethic, and that's exactly what I look for."

Kol changed the subject, turning it to Vaughn's wife. "What about you and Danni? Have you two decided if you're going to become parents any time soon?"

Vaughn smiled. "Kol, Danni is already pregnant. We found out the other day."

"She is?" Kol said. "Oh, that's great!"

"We're pretty over the moon about it," Vaughn said with a grin.

Kol smiled as well. "You two will make great parents." He sighed. "I know Alexia and I will someday. I'm crazy about the two she already has, Grace and Evan. They're great kids, and Alexia has done a remarkable job of raising them by herself. I think I can be a good role model for them, especially for Evan. Thirteen-year-old boys need a positive adult male around to guide them."

"That's what you should do then. Be his mentor, help him out whenever he can't talk to his mother," Vaughn suggested as he took a drink of his soda.

Kol nodded. "I intend to. He doesn't have a father, so I'll be there for him."

Meanwhile

"Evan Lee Branson, we talked about this!" Lexi yelled at her son when he refused to answer her questions.

Evan looked at his mother. "I can't tell you."

Lexi raised an eyebrow at that. "You can't or you won't? Evan, what's going on? You used to tell me everything."

"I signed up for football," he finally mumbled. "And I watch all the other guys with their dads and it makes me miss mine even more."

Lexi nodded, now finally understanding what her son was being so hesitant about. "Oh, sweetie, I'm sorry, I had no idea. Maybe you can ask your Uncle Stefan if he'd like to be your stand-in. He already does it for Grace, and…"

Evan shook his head. "No, I don't want him. Don't get me wrong, he's a great guy and everything, but I don't think football is his thing. He's more into baseball."

"No?" Lexi said. "Then, who can be your stand-in?"

"Kol," Evan said. "I want Kol. I really like him, Mom, and I want him."

"Okay," Lexi said. "I'll call him and see if he's available."

She got out her cell phone and dialed Kol's number, and after two rings, he finally answered with, "This is Kol Mikaelson. What can I do for you?"

Lexi cleared her throat. "Hey, Kol, it's Alexia. Listen, I need you to do me a favor. My son, Evan, signed up for football and he's bummed because the other boys on the team have dads and he needs a stand-in."

"Sure, Alexia, I'll definitely help."

At the Grill, Kol gave Vaughn a thumbs-up while he talked to Lexi. Vaughn nodded and smiled before turning his attention to the beautiful goddess coming up to him. "Hello, my love," he said to Danni as he wrapped one arm around her shoulders then scooted his chair back until he could make room for her to sit on his lap.

Danni smiled at her husband and kissed him. She noticed that Kol was on the phone. "Who's Kol talking to?"

"Alexia Branson," he replied. "Her son just joined the football team and Kol is his stand-in dad."

She nodded then nuzzled his cheek. "Is he going to notice if you're gone?" she whispered against the skin of his cheek.

Vaughn smiled. "I don't think he'll mind. He's definitely under Dr. Branson's spell."

"Good. I want to go home," Danni told Vaughn softly as her other hand stroked his opposite cheek.

Vaughn smiled and kissed her. "Come, my goddess, let's go home."

Danni giggled and returned his kiss as he stood up, picking her up bridal style and carried her out of the Grill, unnoticed by Kol.

When Vaughn and Danni got home, she began attacking his lips with soft, fervent kisses.

Vaughn carried her toward their room, depositing her onto the bed, following her onto the cool sheets, kissing her urgently and passionately. Danni's hands went to the buttons of his shirt but instead of releasing them, she ripped his shirt open.

Vaughn smiled against her lips as he felt rip his shirt open. "You're an eager little one, aren't you, my love?"

"You bet I am,' she replied. "I missed you and I want you so bad."

Sitting her up, Vaughn carefully began to roll the maternity sweater dress she wore with a pair of leggings up over her head. Danni dutifully lifted her arms and gave him a smirk as she fell back onto the bed, bending her index finger and Vaughn came back down over her, capturing her lips with his again.

Danni moaned against her husband's lips and returned his kiss as he pulled her leggings down. When they were gone, Danni pushed Vaughn onto his back but not before ridding him of his ¾ crew-neck shirt.

Her husband smiled up at her as she removed his shirt and said, "So beautiful, Danni." He reached up to remove her bra and gently caressed her breasts, leaning up to kiss them. "So very beautiful…"

Two Hours Later

"So, what do you think of Emma for a girl?" Danni asked Vaughn as she fed him chocolate-covered strawberries.

Vaughn smiled. "That's a beautiful name for a girl, love. And if it's a boy, how about Daniel?"

"Daniel Cole and Emma Lindsay Vaughn," Danni said with a smile. "We just named our children, Galen."

Upon hearing her say that, her husband blinked. "Wait, children? Danni, are you telling me that we're…"

Danni nodded. "Yes, Galen, we're having twins."

Her husband smiled then sat up and kissed her passionately. "Oh, you don't know how happy that makes me!"

Danni smiled against his lips and returned his kiss. "I knew you'd be happy, that was why I waited until now to tell you. I wanted it to be a surprise."

Author's Note: This was very hard for me to end, but it needed an update … like, it was past time. In the next one, we'll do flashbacks, and *gasp* the break up of a marriage.