In honor of tonight's season final here is a new chapter….

And wow! I can't even express how sorry I am for how long it took me to update! I know how much it bothers me when authors take months to update and now I'm doing it to all of you. I promise I have not forgotten about you or the story! I hate to make excuses but there is school (senior year has been crazy!) and I've had kind of a writers block. I do have a few things decided, but it's not till later that I want those things to happen. So, I don't really know what to write until then, some ideas would be greatly appreciated! :)

We walk into the boarding house and I sit heavily onto the couch in the den while Stefan stays standing in the doorway. We just got back from our doctors appointment where we found out the Stefan and I are about to be parents to not one but two babies.

The car ride home was very quiet. Neither Stefan nor I knew what to say. What was there to say? It's actually pretty simple, we walked into the appointment thinking we were just going to find out the sex of the baby and came out with the fact we're going to have twins! It's a lot of information to take in. The entire car ride home my mind was just going around in circles. How are we supposed to handle two babies? Is Stefan happy or is he freaking out?

I start to get uncomfortable with the deafening silence. I look up at him to find that he is staring right back at me.

"So, I guess we have some things to work out."

He chuckles weakly. "I think that's a bit of an understatement." He sees my worried expression and walks over to me. He sits down next to me, puts his arms around me and I tuck myself into him. "I'm not going to lie to you, I'm scared and two babies are going to be a lot of work. But I really think we're going to be okay."

We hear someone walking in and Stefan and I pull slightly apart. It was Damon-strangely enough without Katherine-and Jeremy following behind him.

"Morning you two. You had you're doctors appointment today, right? How is my nephew?" He takes a sip of the glass of bourbon in his hand. Why is it that Damon always seems to be drinking alcohol?

"I'm sorry who are you? Oh right… Damon. Sorry, I didn't recognize you without Katherine attached to your hip." I'm not in the mood to deal with him right now, so I just decided to give him a smart ass comment. A little taste of his own medicine.

"Ha ha, you're funny… clever. Katherine isn't around that often."

Both Stefan, Jeremy and I roll our eyes because we all know that basically wherever Katherine goes Damon goes and vice versa.

He comes over and sits himself right next to us while Jeremy sits over on the recliner. "I get you don't like Katherine. But that's too bad, because she's going to be around and you two need to just get used to it."

"Whatever Damon. Now, what do you want?"

"All I want to know is how my nephew is doing. No need to get all sassy."

I roll my eyes again. "Everything is fine." I reply shortly.

He smiles smugly. "So, I was right. It is a boy."

"Humph, yes and no."

"Huh?" Damon says, at the same time Jeremy says "What?" Both of their faces show utter confusion

"Yes, we're having a boy but we're also having a girl."

Damon and Jeremy's faces mirrored ours when we first found out… total shock! "So, twins?" Jeremy clarifies.

"Yeah, twins." Stefan responds.

"Wow." Damon hands his glass to Stefan. "Here, I think you need this more than I do."

Stefan gladly empties it in one gulp.

Damon looks a little surprised that Stefan actually drank it. "Wow, little brother, good to know you're taking the news well." Damon smirks.

"Shut up Damon. We're just surprised, we just found out we're now going to be responsible for two babies." Stefan again puts his arm back around me comfortingly.

It's quiet for a few moments and the silence is broken when Katherine walks in and seats herself on Damon's lap. Of course Katherine shows up, the two are never apart for more than two minutes! I am really getting aggravated with her constant presence.

Katherine puts on a sickeningly sweet smile. "Hey guys. Elena, you had your doctor's appointment today, right? How did it go?"

I roll my eyes; as if she really cares. "None of your business." I snap.

Katherine looks a little taken back. "Wow, sorry I asked. I guess those pregnancies hormones are kicking in." She laughs lightly.

I find myself rolling my eyes again, for what seems to be about the hundredth time. "Trust me it's not the hormones. I just can't stand you."

More uncomfortable silence fills the room, and I blame it all on Katherine's presence. Does she not understand that no one wants her here with the exception of

Damon. And that's only because he is too infatuated with her to realize what a conniving bitch she really is. He has been obsessed with her for so long, hoping to get her out of that damn tomb, that even when he finds out she was never in there in the first place and never cared enough about him to be with him, he still welcomes her with open arms. I never thought I'd see the day that Damon Salvatore was whipped! Although, if I were to say that out loud I know that he would deny it to no end.

"Alright, well, I can tell when I'm not welcome. So, I'm just going to go."

Finally you get the hint, I can't help but think to myself.

She stands to leave but Damon grabs her wrist. "No, Katherine-" He starts to object.

"It's okay, I'm just going to go out for a bit and I'll be back later." She kisses him on the cheek and leaves. The tension in the room finally lifts… but only for a moment.

I can see Damon's eyes flaming. "I know you two don't like or trust her but you're just going to have to get used to her being around because she isn't going anywhere. And I am getting really fucking sick of you two completely avoiding us, and when you're not locked inside your room, being outright rude to Katherine. So you both need to just knock it off." I can tell Damon is trying, unsuccessfully, to control his anger the best he can. Before I get to respond, or Stefan to defend himself since it's mostly been me being rude to Katherine, Damon storms out.

"Well, that was awkward." Jeremy says. He sees our unamused faces and stands up to leave. "Ohk, I'm just going to go and let you two talk. See ya."

I watch Jeremy leave the room and don't speak until I finally can't hold my incredible frustration any longer. "Ugh! Why can't Katherine just leave for good? I'm so tired of her and her games! And Damon is completely blinded to see her for who she really is. He is entirely wrapped around her finger."

Stefan looks at me sympathetically. "I know, you're right, but you need to calm down. The stress isn't good for you and the babies."

"Yeah, yeah." I answer half heartedly. "I'm going to go see what Bonnie and Caroline are up to, so I can tell them that we're having twins. I just really need to get out of here for a little bit."

"Okay, but I'm serious about the stress. Try to relax more."

"Yes, Stefan I am aware that stress is bad and I will do my best to keep my cool. But with Katherine around and I can't make any guarantees. So, with that said, I love you and I will call you when I'm on my way home." I peck him on the lips and head over to Caroline's.

"Twins?" Both Bonnie and Caroline say in unison. We've been hanging out at Caroline's for the past couple of hours just doing normal girl stuff-painting our nails, eating junk food and watching Mean Girls for the umpteenth time-when I had finally worked up the nerve to tell them about the twins.

"Yup, a boy and a girl." I smile widely. Now that the initial shock has worn off I'm kind of excited at the thought of having twins. Stefan can have his "daddy's little girl" and I can have my "momma's boy."

Caroline gets a confused look on her face and turns to Bonnie. "So, then who wins the bet."

"What bet?"

Bonnie and Caroline either don't hear me or just ignore my question. "I don't know. I guess the bet is off then. Because if they're having both a girl and a boy then no one really wins."

"What bet?" I ask a little louder.

"We all bet twenty bucks on whether the baby is a boy or a girl." Caroline answers.

"What? You guys bet on my baby? And who exactly was in on the bet?"

"Well yeah, it's a way to make some quick cash. Bonnie, Damon, Jeremy and I bet it was going to be a boy and Matt and Jenna bet it was a girl. Oh, and Tyler bet it was a girl too."

"Wait a minute! Who told Tyler I was pregnant?"

"Matt accidentally told him the other day because he over heard Tyler make some smart ass comment about you gaining weight. So, Matt was just trying to defend you and it kinda slipped out." Bonnie said apologetically.

I sigh. "Great, which means everyone is going to know at school on Monday."

"Most likely." Bonnie says.

"Yeah, Tyler gossips worse than any girl I know and that's including me. " Caroline says trying to lighten the mood.

"Haha, very funny Caroline. This is bad, I don't know if I'm ready for the entire school to know I'm pregnant."

"Well, they were going to find out sooner or later. You're going start to showing soon especially now that you're having twins. It was just a matter of time." Bonnie tries to comfort me.

I sigh. "I know, you're right. I just don't want to have to deal with all the stares and whispers from everyone."

"Well, you probably should have thought of that before you got knocked up." Carolina says absentmindedly, filing her fingernails.

Bonnie and I gape at her. "Caroline!" Bonnie chastises.

She looks up at us, realizing what she said . "Oh my god, I'm so sorry. I really am trying to work on the whole bitchiness thing but sometimes it just kinda slips out."

"It's fine. I should probably go, it's getting kinda late." I stand up to leave.

"No, Elena. Please stay. I really am sorry."

"I know Caroline. And I'm not leaving because of what you said. It really is getting kinda late and I'm tired. I just want to go back to the boarding house and go to sleep."

"Okay, we'll see you at school on Monday?" Bonnie says and she and Caroline get up to hug me goodbye.

"Yeah." I answer and leave.

I honestly wasn't lying to Caroline and Bonnie, it really was getting late and I probably should go right to the boarding house before Stefan starts to worry about me but I can't get myself to go there just yet. Instead I decide to go see Jenna. I feel like I haven't seen her in forever and I want to catch up with her. I also want to tell her about the twins.

I walk in the front door and call out, "Jenna? You home?" I don't get an answer but I can hear people's voices coming from the kitchen, so I make my way over there. When I get there I see Jenna and Alaric laughing and sitting very close to each other. They are still oblivious to me so I make my presence known. "Jenna, Mr. Saltzman, hope I'm not interrupting.

They look up surprised to see me; they were obviously in their own world.

"Um...no, not at all." Jenna stammers.

"I was actually just leaving." Alaric says and gets up to go. "I'll see you tomorrow Jenna. Bye, Elena." He kisses Jenna on the cheek and smiles at me as he walks out the door.

I look back at Jenna and she is beaming. I give her a knowing smile. "So, you and Mr. Saltzman seem to be hitting it off."

Jenna blushes. "Yeah, it's nice to have someone to fill the loneliness. With you living with Stefan and Jer-emy gone it's nice to have someone around." Her voice breaks slightly when she says Jeremy name and immense guilt washes over me. Knowing that it's partly my fault that Jenna is, well was (since she now has Alaric), so alone.

I swallow the lump in my throat and force back the tears. "I'm so sorry Jenna."

She sees my broken expression and pulls me into her arms. "You have nothing to be sorry for. I understand. You're getting married, having a baby. You're starting your own life and I'm proud of you." She says. Not knowing that I'm actually apologizing for what happened to Jeremy not that I moved out.

I force back the tears and give Jenna a small smile. "Thanks Jenna. But, speaking of the baby, that's actually why I'm here. Stefan and I had a doctor's appointment today."

Jenna's face lights up in excitement. "Yeah, how did it go? Did you find out the sex of the baby?"

"Yes we did…along with a few other things."

"What do you mean? Is the baby alright?" She asks worriedly.

"Yes, yes. The babies are perfectly healthy." I purposely put and emphasis on the word 'babies'.

Jenna's eyes grew wide. "Babies? As in more than one?"

"Yeah, a boy and a girl." I can't help the huge smile that comes over my face.

"Wow, um…congratulations! Stefan excited?" She eyes me carefully.

I smile fondly. "He's kinda freaked, we both are, but we're also kinda really excited."

"Well, good. If you two weren't scared then I'd be worried." Jenna laughs lightly. "But don't stress yourself out too much, its not healthy."

I sigh. "Yeah, I know. That's what Stefan keeps telling me also."

"Well, good to know Stefan is looking out for you."

"Yes, he is taking good care of all three of us. Actually it's kinda of late and I should go before he gets too worried."

"Oh ok. Well, don't be a stranger alright." She gets up and hugs me goodbye.

"Okay, I won't. Love you Aunt Jenna."

"Love you too."

I get back to the boarding house a few minutes later and when I get inside I didn't see Stefan anywhere downstairs. So I start walking up the steps assuming he in up in our room already in bed. I get about halfway up when someone lightly grabs my wrist from behind and I let out a small scream of surprise. I turn and see none other than Katherine.

"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you."

I glare at her. "Yeah, whatever. What do you want?"

"Look, Elena, I get why you, Stefan and Jeremy don't trust me but I'm trying. I have been nothing but nice to you and although I have a colorful past I have been trying really hard to be better. I guess what I really want is just for you to at least cut back on the snide comments in front of Damon. You can be mean to my face all you want but it's really starting to wear on Damon and I would really appreciate it if you could just stop… for Damon's sake."

I look her right in the eyes to see if she really being sincere. She seems serious but I know how good of an actress Katherine is when need be. But after Damon's outburst today I can see she has a point. Damon has drawn the line and I'm afraid if I cross it Damon will do something stupid.

So, begrudgingly I agree with Katherine. "Fine, in front of Damon, I will do my best to stop. But I want you to know that I am doing this for Damon, not you. But I also want you to know, Katherine…" I get up in her face to show her I'm not afraid of her. "that I hate you. I don't trust you in the slightest and I really won't be surprised if you end up stabbing all of us in the back. So Stefan and I will not be letting our guard down. Don't think that even for a second that you can gain my trust with just a few nice words and then we'll be best buddies because it's not going to happen. So, if you just stay away from Stefan and I then we shouldn't have too many problems."

I don't wait for any response from her; instead I just turn my back and walk up the steps to the bedroom.

Once I get into my bedroom I see Stefan already fast asleep. I put on my sleep clothes, crawl into Stefan's arms, and fall fast asleep.

Fuck! This was going to be a hell of a lot harder than Katherine originally thought. She knew they wouldn't trust her easily but she has been so nauseatingly nice to Elena and Stefan the past few weeks and she wasn't sure how much more she could take. She was growing impatient and wanted Elena out of the picture as soon as possible. Maybe, she doesn't need them to trust her. She wanted them to trust her so that she could easily get Elena alone and then be able to make Elena's death look like a poor unfortunate accident.

But, maybe, she should just go ahead with Plan B. It wouldn't go over as smoothly but Katherine believes she's a good enough actress to pull it off. She just needed to wait for the perfect moment to put her newest plan into effect.