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Damon thought he was going crazy when the doors opened again and as he looked, he saw Klaus walking down and he seemed way too chipper about something. Going over to where the chains were connected to the wall, he undid the locks and watched as Damon fell down to the ground.
"I'm being generous Damon," he said as he looked at the figure on the ground. "I'm releasing you but be warned," now he looked murderous. "If I catch your scent around Caroline, Bonnie or Elena and you cause them to cry again, then there will be nothing on this Earth that will save you from my wrath. Understand?" Damon spit on him and sneered.
"Perfectly hybrid ass." Klaus ignored him and snapped his neck before dragging him out of his house and leaving him inside of his hotel room.
Before he left, Caroline called him and asked, "Do you wanna help me babysit Kayleigh while Stefan and Rebekah are out?"
"I'd love to love."
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Once they were seated, Stefan and Rebekah were looking at the menu. She worried for a moment about Kayleigh but as Stefan grabbed her hand, her fears and worries grew slightly less but they were still there.
"Do you think-" she began but he nodded.
"She's going to be fine Bekah, she's in relatively good hands." He said but his fears about his daughter with a psychotic hybrid and a baby vampire were at the forefront of his mind. Shaking his head, he flipped through and nodded.
"I'll get the-" Rebekah had placed her menu down and smiled just as the waitress came over.
"The best champagne that you have and the fried pickles." She told her while Stefan raised an eyebrow at her.
"I'll have the Sliderettes, crab and Hemmingway Daiquiri." He told her and as she left, he turned back to his girlfriend.
"I know that I should have asked Klaus for permission but…" he pulled out a box. "I had an eloquent speech prepared but seeing you…the words died."
Her eyes were wide as she realized what he was asking. Smiling widely, she pulled him over to her and kissed him. As soon as they parted, she smiled and nodded.
"I will marry you Stefan Salvatore." He grinned and pushed the box over to her. The minute it was in her hand, she opened it to see the most exquisite and elegant ring she had ever seen.
The diamond was in the shape of a rose with rubies surrounding the outside of it and the band was simple-a white gold with the engraving 'forever' in cursive on the inside.
"Did you ask Elijah?" Stefan snorted.
"Threatened to disembowel me with a carving knife and something about ripping out my heart for ever hurting you or even making you cry…I blacked out in fear."
Rebekah looked at him horrified. He ended up soothing her.
"Hey-it's okay! I told him the exact same thing when he asked me and Jeremy if he could have Elena's hand in marriage!"
Cheeks reddening as much as a vampire's could, she smiled widely at him again.
"I love you." She told him.
"I love you more Rebekah Mikaelson Salvatore."
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"Kol have you been in my private reserves again?" Elijah asked.
"Doing you a favor brother; you had a bottle of bourbon in there with the oddest taste," Kol growled as he entered the living room.
"That's because it was infused with wolfsbane," Elijah said.
"Wolfsbane?"
"Yes, I'm sure you've heard of it before. It was Ayana's favorite ingredient to work with." Kol felt the need to sit down. He had ingested wolfsbane and made love to Bonnie. He was going to be a father and she had no idea. They hadn't even talked about kids. Elijah pressed a drink into his younger brother's hands and took a nearby seat.
"I take it I'm going to be an uncle again?"
"Why would you leave something like that out?"
"In a cabinet marked Elijah's special reserves?" Elijah replied calmly.
"Everyone knows that's where the best liquor is," Kol groused.
"You're scared."
"Terrified – we haven't even talked about it. I mean we hadn't even made love before the other night and now…" Kol ran a hand through his hair mussing it up.
"Kol you can do this for her," Elijah encouraged. "You love her."
"Yes I love her and that's why I'm terrified she's going to leave. First I allow her to become a vampire and now this!"
"You are not opposed to being a father?"
"Not at all," Kol smiled as he thought about it.
"You haven't seen how she looks at Rebekah with envy?"
"You mean she might be okay?"
"Don't approach it like a death sentence or she might think you're unhappy."
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It took a week for Kol to work up the courage. Finally one afternoon they were lying on his bed listening to music which was one of their favorite things to do. She was curled against him with her head on his chest and he was savoring the closeness.
"Bonnie there's something I need to tell you and I'm not sure how you're going to feel about it…"
"What is it Kol?" Bonnie raised her head looking suddenly nervous.
"I'm an original and a Mikaelson and I ingested wolfsbane," Kol said nervously. He could tell by the look on Bonnie's face that she wasn't comprehending what he was really saying. Kol took a deep breath and exhaled largely.
"You're pregnant BonBon," he finally got out. For a long moment she just stared at him and his gut clenched. Then she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply.
"I love you Kol," she professed as tears began to slip down her cheeks. "You're going to be a great dad." Relief flooded through Kol as he held her tight and he finally let the excitement of becoming a father take root.
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