Everyone were silent at the table. Caroline looked back as Amber came out holding baby François in her arms. They both had tears in their eyes as Amber carefully put the precious bundle in her mother's arms.

Caroline kissed the soft warm head softly as her tears dripped down on his sleeping face. "This is our new joy family. The baby of my son Josh and mother Amanda who sadly passed away. His name is Francois.

Sophi walked with tears in her eyes to her mother. She looked down at the sleeping baby and kissed him on his cheek. "Welcome little Francois. I'm your aunt Sophia and I will spoil you everyday and over there is your aunt Zoe and boy will she spoil you too."

Damon looked over at Stephen who sit there with a stone face.

Bonnie and Kenzie too went to Caroline to look at baby François.

"His perfect Caroline. Congratulations to you and Stephen." Bonnie said softly.

"Thank you Bon." Caroline said teary.

"He looks just like Josh." Kenzie said with a soft smile.

Stella wiped her eyes with her napkin and said. "Caroline all I'm going to say is you look fucking hot for a grandmother and Francois will be proud to walk with you down the streets or to the mall at any given day and that goes for you too Stephen."

Caroline and the others laughed.

"Thank you Stella." Caroline said with a smile.

Damon cleared his throat and stood up with his glass in hand. "As the oldest of the Salvatore's and seeing that my brother's tongue magically disappeared I will." Damon stopped when he saw Stephen slowly standing up from his chair.

Stephen slowly walked to Caroline his eyes on Francois in her arms.

"I have never seen him or hold him in my arms. I knew if I would do that it would be to hard for me to say goodbye to him. This little guy fought for his life and I was a fool to give up fighting for him." Stephen said in a raw voice.

With tears in her eyes Caroline carefully lay Francois in Stephen's arms and at that moment baby Francois opened his eyes and looked curiously at his two grandparents.

"Hi Francois I'm your grandfather and I promise I will protect and love you with my last dying breath. Welcome to the family and I hope you can forgive this old fool one day when your grandmother tells you what a big stupid mistake I almost made." Stephen said as tears rolled down his cheeks.

Caroline looked at Stephen and in her heart she forgave him. Life is to short to hold grudges and Francois and Josh will need them both in the days to come.

"There goes my make up after spending hours applying it to perfection." Stella said in tears.

"Hours? That I can believe." Damon mumbled and Bonnie hit him in his ribs.

"Stuff like this are only suppose to happen on television not in real life in front of me but I am so glad I was part of this." Stella said as tears rolled down her cheeks.

Bonnie walked over to Stella and gave her a tight hug.

Stephen pulled out the chair for his wife and made sure she was sitting comfortable with Francois before walking back to his chair.

He held out his hands and soon everyone took hands to say grace.

"Damon can you say grace? You are the oldest Salvatore after all." Stephen said with a smirk.

"Excuse me? This is not my home why don't you say grace?" Damon replied back.

"I want my oldest dearest brother to bless this food and my new grandson."

"Your grandson brother you can bless me too while your at it."

Bonnie and Caroline rolled their eyes. Its always like this with Damon and Stephen. They enjoy teasing each other on who should say grace.

"Close your eyes everyone." Bonnie said. Bonnie did a small prayer for the food and for baby Francois and for everyone sitting there well being.

"See how easy it is brother." Stephen said with a smirk.

"Stephen can't say grace I just want everyone to know this so kids don't look funny at him." Damon said with a smirk.

It was a pleasant Sunday lunch and everyone enjoyed the playful bickering between the two brothers and when their wives started to back them up it got hilarious.

...

After Sunday lunch and cooing around Francois the two girls Zoe and Sophi went upstairs to Sophi's room.

"Now Anna have a playmate. Its kinda funny Anna is Francois aunt now and she too is just a baby." Sophi said with a soft smile.

Zoe giggled. Aunty Anna and aunt Sophi sounds nice."

Zoe's phone beeped. It was a message from an a unknown number that's not on her contact list.

Cayllum: I got your number from our school's social website. It was under your cute profile picture. I'm sorry but I had no other way I forgot to give you mine.

Zoe's heart started to beat fast as she reads the message again.

"So what are we listening to. Something soft and mellow?" Sophi asked as she's searching through her records.

Zoe didn't hear her she was busy replying back to Cayllum's message.

Zoe: Hey its okay I'm glad you have it. Do you still want to take me to your special place because I don't know if I can make it.

"Okay Aretha Franklin it is." Sophi said and put the record on her gramophone.

Cayllum: I don't want to get you into trouble Zoe ... It will be fine with me if you can't make it.

Zoe bit her lip and sigh.

"Do you still remember my friend from drama class. She stays just down the road. I can tell my parents were going to her and I'm taking you with me. You can meet Cayllum there and than you guys can go I will wait till you get back."

"Its too risky Soph." Zoe said.

Zoe: See you at school tomorrow.

Zoe put her phone down next to her after sending Cayllum the message.

...

Cayllum put his phone away with a worried look on his face.

"Who was that Cayllum? You know how I feel about secretive behaviours." The woman said with glassy eyes.

"I should take you back Melinda." Cayllum said with a serious look on his handsome features.

"I'm never going back to that place not before I do what I came here for." Melinda said as spit fly out of her mouth.

"This will only end bad for you. Leave the past and try to get yourself better."

Melinda laughed like a mad woman. "Oh it will end bad and I dont care if that happens because you know what I will take them all with me."

"Their innocent!" Cayllum said hard in her face.

Melinda smiled wickedly at him. "Always knew you would stay a softy after all our hard work trying to make a man out of you. You are a disgrace Cayllum. Pathetic."

"And your a bitter mad woman who thinks the world owes her everything." Cayllum said and smirked coldly at her.

Burning up with fury she moved fast and slapped him hard in his face. "I have nothing and I will make sure they end up with nothing! You still remember what happened to Sarah, Cayllum? I burned her to a crisp and you know where she is? In hell where she belongs." Melinda smiled softly still having that same crazy look in her eyes. She touched Cayllum's cheek gently. "Look what you made me do my son." She said and than gave him a lingering soft kiss on his lips before resting her head on his shoulder.

Cayllum stood there rigid. if it comes down to choose between the people he cares for and her. He would kill her with his bare hands.

A car stopped outside and seconds later they hear a car door slam shut. Melinda look up at Cayllum and ran her fingers softly over his eyes ... over his red cheek where she slapped him...and than finally over his lips...for a minute it looked like she wanted to kiss him again but she quickly stepped back from him and walked to his open window and without a word left his room.

Cayllum walked to his window and with narrow eyes he watched Melinda sneak out of their well guarded yard.

...

The Salvatore Home

Bonnie, Damon, Zoe and the twins were on their way home after spending a lovely time with Caroline and Stephen.

"I'm glad that things are starting to get better for Caroline and Stephen." Bonnie said with soft smile.

Damon was deep in thought behind the wheel his mind miles away.

"Damon?" Bonnie said softly. "Did you hear me?"

"I'm glad too Bonnie. Honesty helps every relationship." Damon said with intense eyes on the road.

Bonnie rested her hand on her husband's knee and smiled at him.

...

"I'm going up to my room. I have some school work I have to catch up on." Zoe said when they got home.

"Do you want me to bring you something?" Bonnie said.

"Thanks mom but I'm stuffed." Zoe said with a soft smile.

"Okay you two bath time let's go ninja turtles." Damon said and picked up the twins. He looked back at Bonnie before going upstairs with the twins and said. "We need to talk when I'm done."

...