Previously in "Angel of Destiny", Rebekah gets into an accident and her third child, Vincent Michael Salvatore, comes early.

Chapter Twelve

Damon smiled when he saw his new nephew. "He's a handsome little boy."

Elena nodded in agreement. "He sure is. And he's healthy, despite being born a month premature."

While they were talking, Lexi's cell phone rang and she stepped away to answer the call, frustrated when she didn't know who was talking on the other end. She finally turned around when there was a tap on her shoulder and Lexi whirled around to see Kol holding his phone up by his ear.

Lexi laughed and put her phone away. "Kol, you sneak. How did you know I was here?"

"Grace told me," he replied. "I went over to your house after I got out of class and I thought you were home, because I saw your car in the driveway. Grace answered the door and told me that were at the hospital, and that Rebekah had been in an accident, as well as my nephew being born early."

As he spoke, he put his cell phone away then stepped over to her and embraced her gently. "Have you called your family yet?" Lexi asked as she snuggled into his arms.

Kol nodded. "I spoke to Father on the way here. I told him that he just became a grandfather again."

"I'm sure that he, Eleanor and Esther will be on their way soon," Lexi said as they walked back to where Damon, Elena, Stefan and his sister were gathered.

Kol nodded. "They are." He smiled and kissed her cheek. "I didn't want to forget to kiss you hello."

Lexi giggled then turned and kissed him softly but passionately. "There, that's better," she said after parting their lips.

Kol pulled her to him and returned her kiss, hearing her soft moan as their tongues collided, reluctantly pulling away a few minutes later. "And that was even better."

"Brother, don't let us stop you from your little rendezvous, shall we?" a voice said in front of them. They both turned to see Rebekah still sitting in the wheelchair, but Stefan was holding Vincent this time while his wife rolled herself in the chair.

Kol smiled. "Sorry about that, Bekah." He looked at Lexi. "I couldn't resist kissing my best girl."

Lexi giggled. "I'm your best girl?" she asked, smiling tearfully when Kol nodded in response.

Rebekah smiled at them. "You two remind me of me and Stefan when we were starting out."

Kol chuckled and looked at her. "And I take that as a good thing?"

"Yes, a very good thing," Rebekah said as she stood up on shaky legs. "Kol, could you come here for a second?"

Kol immediately went to his sister and caught her as she stood. "Bekah, I don't think you should be standing."

"I want to at least try," she replied. "It's too soon, I know, but…" She was cut off by a bit of pain, which forced her to sit back down. "Well, so much for that."

Kol knelt down in front of her. "You're the strongest person I know, Rebel. And you'll make it through the therapy, because I know that Finn, Elijah, Nik, me, Stefan and Olivier will be there by your side the entire way," he told her before leaning up and kissing her forehead gently.

Rebekah smiled. "I know, Kol, and thank you for that. I needed it."

Kol smiled then hugged her gently before turning to his brother in law. "I'm glad that you and Rebekah are together, Stefan. You treat her like the queen that she is, and you make her feel like a real person. She needed that, and still does. So…thank you," he told Stefan.

Stefan smiled. "I love your sister, Kol. Being with her is the best thing that ever happened to me. I'd do anything for her and our children. Though, I'm the one who should be thanking her. She saved me from a dark period in my life that I never told anyone about, not even Lexi. I was pretty messed up, having bouts of depression, and even cutting myself. It got to the point where I had to be committed to the psych ward. That's how I met Rebekah. She wasn't a patient, but she was there to volunteer, you know. It was through her that I got better, and I thank god every day for bringing her into my life at that point in time."

Lexi was sniffling by the time Stefan finished the tale of him and Rebekah and she turned to hug Kol fiercely. Kol hugged Lexi and kissed her forehead as he ran his fingers through her hair. "Come on, I'll get you some coffee and then maybe we can talk, okay?"

Lexi nodded and let him take her hand and lead her to the cafeteria to get them some coffee.

While they were gone, Stefan took Rebekah and Vincent back to the room, where they were greeted by the smiling faces of her parents, stepmother, Finn, Elijah, Klaus, Sabrina and Olivier. Stefan smiled at everyone. "Hey, guys. Come and meet little Vincent."

Sabrina was the first to ease her newborn nephew out of her brother-in-law's arms, smiling down at him as he opened his mouth in a yawn. "Hello, Vincent Michael Salvatore and welcome to our family," she said with another tearful smile.

Mikael smiled at his new grandson. "Hello there, Vincent Michael Salvatore. I'm your grandfather, and I intend on spoiling you rotten."

His younger daughter smiled at her dad over her shoulder. "I think it's safe to say that we all will," Finn said from his place behind Rebekah and Stefan.

Klaus nodded. "Oh, definitely; this boy is going to have so much from his grandparents and his aunts and uncles that he's going to be sick of it."

Sabrina eased Vincent back into her sister's waiting arms once she was settled into the bed then stood close to Rebekah, opposite her brother-in-law.

It was quiet for a while until Stefan looked at Klaus. "So, I take it that things with you and Caroline are back to normal?"

Klaus nodded. "Oh, yes, they are. In fact, we're planning to take a little romantic vacation for two, a second honeymoon, if you will. We're also going to have Father and Eleanor baby-sit Liam and Anastasia while we're gone."

Stefan nodded and smiled. "I think Rebekah and I might do that in a year or so. I want her to get better first."

Cafeteria – That Same Moment…

Kol noticed how quiet Lexi was as they drank their coffee. "Still thinking about what Stefan said before?"

"I just…never knew that about him," she replied. "Why didn't he tell me that he had been committed?"

"He probably didn't want to worry you," Kol said. "I know that it was a shock, but Rebekah helped him through that period in his life."

"I almost did that. Before I met Lee, I went through a 'dark period' in my life," Lexi said softly as she stirred the straw around in her coffee cup.

Kol nodded and took her hand. "Would you like to talk about it? It might make you feel better."

"It's not a pretty story," she replied. "Are you sure you want to hear it?"

"I'll sit here all night with you until you're ready," he vowed as he brought her hand up to his lips and kissed the knuckles then the inner palm.

Lexi sighed. "All right, I'll tell you. Like Stefan, I also had a bout of depression. However, I didn't cut myself. I tried to overdose on pills. I was committed to the psych ward and placed on suicide watch. Lee was an orderly on the ward and visited me every day, telling me that I had plenty to live for. Well, his words helped me get better and pursue my medical degree. We were married during my residency." She sighed again. "That's my story. I hope this doesn't make you think less of me."

"Never, Alexia," Kol vowed softly before kissing the same areas on her other hand.

Lexi smiled. "Thank you, Kol. You're so good to me."

"I love you, Alexia," he replied. "Hearing that story makes me love you more."

"I love you too, Kol," she said back.

Kol smiled and leaned in, kissing her softly. "Are you ready to go see my nephew?"

"Yeah, I think I am," she replied, returning his kiss. "That is, if your family hasn't worn him out by the time we get there."

Upstairs, Rebekah glared at Finn as he sent a text message to her sister-in-law. "Finnegan, if you're going to do that here, why don't you just go find her at the boardinghouse? I'm sure she'd be happy to see you," she told her oldest brother.

Finn glared at her. "She's baby-sitting, Bekah. Do you think I'm the sort of man who shows up when his wife is baby-sitting?"

"Finn, come on, just go," she replied. "Besides, the children are probably in bed by now, so they won't even know about it."

Later…

Sage was resting comfortably in the bathtub amongst the bubbles when she felt herself being gently moved forward and she opened her eyes to see her very naked husband climbing in behind her. "Hmm, I thought you went to the hospital," she said on a low moan when she finally settled against him.

Finn smiled at her. "I did, but Rebekah saw me sending a text message to you and told me to come to the boardinghouse to find you." He kissed her neck. "She also told me that you'd be happy to see me."

Sage moaned again. "And she's right, I am happy to see you."

Lifting her thigh, Finn let one bubble-covered hand stroke over the inside, tracing circles with his fingertips. "Have I mentioned that I like this look on you, love?" he asked before biting down gently on the lobe of her ear.

Sage shivered at his touch. "I think you have mentioned it a few times. Though, I wouldn't mind hearing it again."

Finn smiled then lowered her thigh back down before reaching down beneath the water and shifting her around until they were face to face. Then he was pulling her close and kissing her passionately.

Sage smiled against his lips and returned his kiss, moaning softly as the kiss deepened, reaching up to run her fingers through his hair. Finn's hands tightened at her hips and then he was shifting her again before thrusting deep, causing some of the water to slosh over the edge of the tub.

Neither of them noticed as they lost themselves in each other, each thrust sending them spiraling out of control. "Sage…" Finn said in a hoarse cry a few moments later as his thrusts went harder, faster against her.

Sage felt herself getting close to the edge at the sound of his hoarse voice and then kissed him to muffle the scream that came out, not wanting to wake the children, who were sleeping just down the hall from where she and Finn were.

Finn's tongue stroked alongside hers, angling his head to turn the kiss into one filled with carnality as he kept his thrusts up until he felt her walls clenching around his erection.

Sage let out a muffled scream against his lips, feeling the heat between them raising about ten, fifteen degrees. However, they were too caught up in what they were doing to notice.

Then the knock came at the bathroom door. "Mum, Father, there's someone at the door asking for you," Ruby's tired voice came through the door.

Finn looked at Sage and said to Ruby, "Who is it?"

"I don't know," she replied. "She said that you might know her."

Finn's eyes widened. Damn it! When was that insufferable harpy going to realize that he didn't want to talk to her? "Go back to bed, Ruby Red. I'll take care of it!"

He and Sage both climbed out of the bathtub after Finn loosened his grip on his wife so she could climb out first, grabbing one of the terry-cloth robes that hung over the back of the bathroom door and put it on.

Sage put on a robe as well and held her husband's hand as they walked out of the bathroom and went downstairs to see who the visitor was that Ruby told them about. When they got there, the person that Finn was expecting to see wasn't there, but someone else. This was probably the "daughter" Sarah had told him about.

Before either of them said a word, she said, "I'm sorry if I'm interrupting you, but I ran away from home and I didn't know where to go. I wanted to go to your house, but I thought I wouldn't be welcome, considering your feelings toward my mother and everything."

"Come in, out of the cold," Sage said as she stepped forward and put an arm around her shoulders to guide her inside.

Finn looked at Sage curiously as she led Amy into the house. "Sage, are you sure we should let her in?"

"We can't let her catch pneumonia," she replied. "We also can't punish her for what her mother has done to us."

Finn sighed then closed the door behind his wife and his illegitimate daughter before following behind Sage into the living room of the boardinghouse, which they were staying in for the night.

Sage helped the girl into a chair. "Can I get you some tea or anything?"

Amy nodded. "That would be great, thank you."

Sage nodded and, after shooting a warning glare at her husband, went to the kitchen to make the girl some tea.

After a few minutes of silence between him and Amy, Finn went after his wife, finding her pouring out the ingredients for the tea.

Sage saw her husband coming in and raised an eyebrow at him. "Aren't you going to talk to her?"

"What do you expect me to say to her?" he replied. "I don't even know her."

"Well, if you talked to her, maybe you'd know a little about her," Sage said. "I know that it's hard, but it's obvious what that little girl wants. She wants to know her father, even if you're hesitant to speak to her given your feelings toward Sarah. Finn, I'm not asking you to save the world or anything. Just talk to her."

Finn sighed then crossed the room toward the back door. "I'll be at my father's if you need me," he said before leaving through the door.

Sage frowned then went after her husband, slamming the door behind her to get his attention. "You stop right there, Finnegan Cooper Mikaelson. You are going to go back inside AND talk to your daughter or I will tie you to the chair myself if I have to keep you there!"

Finn wanted to protest, but knew it was futile. "All right, I'll talk to her. But, only because you insist on it."

"No, don't do it for me," she replied. "Do it for you, and for Amy. She needs you, whether you see it or not."

"Since when did I marry such a beautiful woman who knows how to break through even the toughest of hearts?" Finn asked as he stepped up to her, standing on the step below her and wrapping his arms around her waist.

Sage smiled. "That's me." She returned his hug. "Now, go talk to your daughter, okay?"

Finn nodded. "Okay, I'll talk to her."

"Alone," Sage said after pulling away. "I'll take the girls shopping while you talk to her…alone."

Finn nodded. "Okay, I'll talk to her alone." He pulled his wife to him and kissed her softly. "I love you, Sage."

Sage returned his kiss. "I love you too, Finn."

Author's Note: Time for yet another update! I know I'm showing more Sage & Finn than I should, but I promise that the next chapter will be all Lexi & Kol!