Previously in "Pages in Between", Finn and Sage renew their vows and their son, Cooper, returns.

Chapter Twenty-Five – Elijah and Amelia

Amelia rubbed her belly with one hand and brushed her hair with the other. She was getting herself ready for when Elijah came for her. They had been keeping their relationship hidden from her parents, mostly because they thought Elijah was a bad influence on their daughter. That, of course, couldn't have further from the truth, but trying to convince Reginald and Margeaux Spencer to change their minds was unfortunately futile.

She heard the familiar buzzing of her cell phone from beneath the covers of her bed and Amelia quickly grabbed it when she heard footsteps coming down the hall. She got back under the covers and covered her entire body up with them, waiting with bated breath until whoever it was went away.

Once she was sure that the coast was clear, Amelia took her phone out from beneath her covers. She looked at the screen and saw that it was a text message from Elijah. The message read: "When should I come for you?"

Amelia quickly typed her answer: "Don't come here. I'll meet you at the café downtown."

Once the message was sent, she quickly got out of bed, went to her window and climbed out, and after spotting the car Elijah had gotten her for her birthday, she climbed into it and started the engine, driving away from the house before anyone saw her. As she made her way to the rendezvous point, she placed a gentle hand on her belly, saying to the baby, "That was a close one. Though, I have a feeling we're not going to be so lucky next time. Mother and Daddy will surely discover the secret your father and I are keeping and try to tear us apart."

She got to the café and spotted Elijah immediately before he was standing up to greet her with a firm embrace and a soft, passionate kiss. Amelia stepped back after a few minutes and said, "Elijah, I don't think we're going to be able to keep this a secret anymore. Sooner or later, we're going to be found out. My parents aren't stupid, they have connections, and…"

"I know that, darling," he replied. "Believe me, I knew of the risks the moment I met you." He kissed her again. "Fear not, my love, I have a plan to get us out of this." He placed his hand on her belly. "I will protect you and our daughter."

Amelia nodded then nestled into his embrace some more before she said, "Sarah was telling me that she's trying to figure out a way to trap Finn into marrying her. I keep telling her it's a bad idea, but she doesn't want to listen to me."

Elijah nodded. "I agree with you. My brother isn't the kind of man who marries a woman because she forces him into it. He's the kind of man who marries a woman because he loves her. Sarah is a sweet girl, don't get me wrong, but I'm not sure she knows what love really is."

"You're absolutely right," Amelia said. "Finn may not want to marry her because Sarah pushes him into it." She sighed. "If only I can get Sarah to see what she wants to do isn't right."

Present Day – Mikaelson Mansion…

A set of slender fingers lifts to knock on the wooden front door swiftly but in a medium volume.

Katherine scowled as she made her way to the door. Who could this be? It couldn't be Elena, because she was in Italy with Damon; unless, of course, she decided to come as a surprise. When she got to the door, Katherine opened it to reveal a young woman with brown hair. "May I help you?"

"I think you can," she replied. "I'm looking for Elijah Mikaelson. Is he here by any chance?"

"He is," Katherine said. "Who are you?"

"I'm Evelyn, his daughter."

Elijah had been talking to Finn, who had just gotten back from his second honeymoon, in the office within earshot of the front door. "Katerina, sweetheart; who is at the door?" he called out.

Katherine gave Evelyn a suspicious look before turning around and saying to her husband, "There's some girl who's looking for you. She says her name is Evelyn and that she's your daughter."

Elijah excused himself from Finn and joined his wife at the door. Before he could say a single word, he was amazed at how much she reminded him of Amelia, only Amelia had been a brunette, like Katherine. Evelyn noticed the looks they were giving her and said, "I'm not looking for money, if that's what you're thinking. I don't want any trouble either. I do want to come in, though."

Elijah nodded and stepped back, taking Katherine's hand as he said, "Of course."

The two of them watched Evelyn step inside and then close the door behind her. Katherine then looked at her husband and said, "Elijah, what is going on here? Is there something you're not telling me? Is this girl really your daughter?"

Before he could answer her, Evelyn saw Finn out of the corner of her eye and ran up to him, hugging him fiercely while she said excitedly, "Uncle Finn! It's so great to see you! How's Aunt Sage?"

"She's wonderful. I was actually just about to leave to go see her. You look just like your mother, Evelyn, and I hope to see you again soon," Finn said as he hugged her quickly back before turning to shake his younger brother's hand, kissing Katherine's cheek on his way out the door.

Once Finn was gone, Katherine decided to try again to get some answers from her husband. "All right, Elijah, you've got some explaining to do. I want to know just what the hell is going on around here." She pointed her index finger straight at him. "And you'd better not lie to me, because if you lie to me, I swear to God you're not going to hear the end of it. Now, why didn't you tell me that you had a daughter? Did you think I was stupid and wouldn't figure it out?"

Grabbing her hand, he gave a curt nod to the other brunette to sit down in the chair before pulling his wife into the office and closing and locking the doors behind him. "Katerina, I had no idea that she would show up like this, you have to understand that. Her mother actually died in child-birth and I allowed her to be raised by Amelia's older sister, who, coincidentally happens to be Finn's ex before Sage."

Katherine felt tears sting her eyes. "Did you love her? Evelyn's mother, I mean?"

"She was my first love, yes," he replied. "Her parents thought I was a bad influence on her, so we kept our relationship hidden."

"And you hadn't tried to contact your daughter until now?" Katherine asked him as she sat down on the chair just inside the office.

Elijah went over to his wife, kneeling before her and taking her hand, kissing her knuckles. "What do you mean, until now? Katerina, you make it sound like I'm a bad father. I contacted Evelyn many times, but I had to be careful about how I did it, because I didn't want anyone to know about it." He reached up and wiped one of her tears away. "It's true that I loved Amelia, but it wasn't the same as the love I have for you. You're my wife and that is something that will never change, you have my word." He stood up, lifting her up with him and looked into her eyes before kissing her softly. "I love you so much, Katerina, you have to believe me. I love you, Maria, Colin, and the little one you've got in your belly. I'll never favor Evelyn over them, I swear it."

"We all love you, Elijah, and Evelyn is a part of the family," Katherine said as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

Elijah smiled and ran his fingers through her hair. "I'll let her in and you can tell her."

Katherine nodded and stepped back, kissing him softly. "We'll tell her together. She needs to hear it from both of us."

Her husband nodded then wrapped an arm around her shoulders before he moved over and unlocked the office doors.

Evelyn saw the doors open and stood up when she saw Elijah and Katherine. Before she could say anything, Elijah said, "Evelyn, love, there's something we need to tell you."

"Yes, Father, what is it?" Evelyn asked him with the smile that matched her mother's.

Katherine stepped forward. "Evelyn, your father explained everything to me and I'd love it if you lived with us. I know you didn't know your mother, but you'll definitely know your stepmother, as well as your half siblings."

"I…I have half siblings?" Evelyn asked with a wide-eyed look.

"Yes. You have two. A half sister named Maria and a half brother named Colin. You also have a new sister-in-law, her name is Tanya," Elijah replied with a smile.

Evelyn smiled. "Oh, that's great! I'd like to meet them!"

"I think we can definitely arrange that," Elijah said. "They'll be more than happy to meet you."

"True, they'll be confused at first, but we'll explain it to them," Katherine said. "That way, they won't be."

Later…

Elijah walked with Evelyn into the cemetery, his arm around her shoulder as they searched for one particular gravestone. "I'm so sorry that I wasn't here to see them before they passed, Father," she said, referring to her father's father and stepmother.

Elijah nodded solemnly. "They would've adored you. I know Eleanor definitely would, since she was the kind of woman who loves everyone."

His older daughter nodded. "I would have loved them too. They would have been the complete opposite of Mother's parents," she told him with a tearful smile.

Elijah nodded. They finally reached the gravestone they were looking for and Elijah kept his arm around Evelyn as he said, "Father, Eleanor, I have someone I'd like you to meet. This is Evelyn, the daughter I had with Amelia. She came all the way here to be with us and I know that if you were still here, you would've adored her." He looked at Evelyn. "Go ahead, love, they're listening. Just say what's in your heart."

Evelyn nodded and looked at the gravestone. "Hello, this is Evelyn, your granddaughter. I wish that we could've met sooner, because from what I've been told, you were remarkable people and you never had a bad thing to say about anyone. My other grandparents were simply awful, which was why my parents had to hide their relationship."

"She has turned out to be a remarkable young woman, Father and Eleanor," Elijah added with another sad smile.

Evelyn was about to say something when she felt a gentle breeze around her, caressing her cheek and combing through her hair, startling her a bit. "Father, what was that?"

"I think that was your grandparents hugging you and welcoming you into the family," he replied. "They were also letting you know that you can come here and talk to them whenever you like."

"I will definitely do that. I also know that they're going to be watching over me and my little girl too," she said as she stood back up then hugged Elijah.

"You have a little girl?" Elijah asked in a surprised voice. "What is her name?"

Evelyn smiled at her father. "I named her after mother. Her name is Amelia Elizabeth Hastings."

"You're married as well?"

Evelyn nodded. "Yes, to a good man named Robert Hastings. I know I should've told you earlier, but…"

"It doesn't matter," Elijah said. "But, I would like to meet my son-in-law and granddaughter. I know that Katherine would like to meet them too."

"Robert is probably on his way now. He called me earlier this morning before I came to the mansion and said that he'd be bringing Amelia soon," Evelyn replied as she stepped back from her father's embrace.

Elijah smiled at his daughter. "That sounds like a plan to me. Robert and little Amelia are welcome here. This place may be willed to your cousin Liam, but it's your home too."

Evelyn smiled as well. "Thank you, Father."

"Of course, my daughter," Elijah said. "Now, what do you say we head back to the house? I have a good feeling that Katerina has called Maria and Colin to tell them."

Evelyn smiled and nodded. "All right, that sounds good to me."

Later…

Finn chases after his wife, glad that he was still young enough to keep up with her.

Sage laughed as Finn chased her. Said laughter increased when he finally caught her, gently pushing her against the wall. "You caught me."

"Indeed I did," he replied. "I enjoyed the chase though." He kissed her softly. "I saw Evelyn. She was at the mansion."

"Evelyn? That's a name I haven't heard in a while," Sage said. "What was she doing there?"

"I'm not sure, I only saw her briefly before I came here," Finn said. "My best guess is that she was there to see Elijah."

His wife nods and leans in to kiss his cheek. "Catch me again if you can," she challenged him before turning and running again.

Finn smiled and took after Sage, following her laughter. He caught up with her in the bedroom, pushing up against the door as he closed and locked it behind her. "There, now you can't get away from me."

Sage giggled. "You're so bad."

Finn smirked and kissed her. "Only when it comes you, my Irish Rose. You bring out the naughty little boy in me."

Meanwhile…

Ruby had just picked her son up from soccer practice and was pulling into the driveway of her sister's home to drop him off before she drove to her former home. Ruby got into the driveway then braved herself by getting out of the car and going up to the front door.

As she approached the house, Ruby noticed Caleb standing there. That's weird; she didn't know he was going to be there. Still, it didn't make this any less comfortable for her. "Hello, Caleb. I wasn't expecting to see you here alone. Did you get your lackey for the day off or something?"

"You're still upset about that?" he replied. "I know that your parents' anniversary party was an inappropriate time to do that to you and…"

"You're damn right it was inappropriate," Ruby said. "We were having a family celebration and you had to go and ruin it with your stupid legal garbage. Well, let me tell you something, Caleb Matthew Steward, we plan to fight you tooth and nail for this! If you mess with one Mikaelson, you mess with all of the Mikaelsons!"

Caleb didn't flinch. He knew that his ex-wife would be acting like this. He then noticed that something was different about her. "You look different, Ruby. Did you lose weight or something?"

"For your information, I had surgery to get my sight back," Ruby said. "Not that you care, seeing as how you abandoned me after you found out I was blind, saying that you didn't want to be saddle with a wife who couldn't see!"

In response, Caleb leaned down and crushed his lips to hers.

Ruby pulled back and slapped him. "What the hell do you think you're doing? I didn't say you could kiss me!"

"Oh, come on, Red, you certainly didn't mind it when I came to you before," Caleb said. She began backing away so he took that as his advantage to back her into the wall beside the front porch.

"That was before! Before I knew that you were still trouble for me," Ruby yelled, her voice softened to a whisper.

Caleb sighed. "Ruby, please, don't be like this."

"How do you expect me to act when I find out that you want to take my son from me?" she replied. "Caleb, you are a despicable human being, you know that? This is why I want to protect my son from you."

"OUR SON, RUBY, HE'S OUR SON!" Caleb yelled at her. "Or, have you forgotten that, hmm?"

"I have NOT forgotten!" she yelled back. "But, you've obviously forgotten that I am beginning to HATE you for trying to take OUR son away from his MOTHER!"

"I'm not trying to take him from you," Caleb said. "You'll still see him. I only want to be in his life."

"Well, you could have asked me, Caleb. I would have let you have visitation rights. But, serving me with papers isn't the way to go, okay?" Ruby said softly before leaning up and brushing her lips over the corner of his then quickly ducking under his arm and running off the front porch to the safety of her car.

Caleb followed after her and when he got to her car, he said, "All right, Ruby, I'll talk to my lawyer and tell him that I've decided not to pursue this, and that I just want visitation rights. I realize that all this is going to do was make our son think I was taking him away from his mother."

"I'll talk to mine as well," Ruby said before she started the engine of her car and backing out of the driveway.

Ruby drove away from Bridget's house and went to her childhood home, thinking about what she and Caleb talked about, as well as the scene that had unfolded between them.

She had just arrived at her childhood home when she heard the squeal of tires behind her. Ruby turned from her spot on the front porch and frowned when Caleb stepped hastily out of the car, stalking toward her in an extremely quick pace. "Go away, C…" she said before he cut her off when his mouth crashed to hers for the second time.

Against her will, Ruby returned his kiss and moaned against his mouth as the kiss deepened. She finally forced herself to step back and looked at him. "Caleb, you have to stop this. What is kissing me going to do?"

"I guess I'm hoping that it somehow brings back what we lost," he replied. "Ruby, I was wrong to do what I did to you. After you lost your sight, I never should've turned my back on you the way I did. I was scared, and I didn't know how to handle it." He kissed her again. "I love you, Ruby, just as much now as I did then, even if you don't think so."

Author's Note: Here's the hope that we can have a Ruby/Caleb reunion in the next chapter and that you'll come back soon for it!