We finish eating then head to the school. I see a guy who looks sorta like Nik walk up to us. He looks to be about 16 years old.

"Kol!" Nik exclaims. "Glad you made it."

"I didn't have much of a choice." Kol says.

"Not really, but anyways. This is James your new student." Nik says pointing out James. James shyly waves. "We are going to register you in school so you can be around James more," Nik tell him.

"I have to attend school now?" Kol questions.

"Yes, come we will get you registered. Bekah goes there, as well." We walk inside the school.

"Great," Kol says rolling his eyes. "Who are those tiny humans?"

"These are Thor and Nik has Freya." I say.

"They are your niece and nephew." Nik replies.

"Someone has kids? Who? I didn't think vampires could have kids despite our love for trying," Kol questions.

"Apparently hybrids can. They are both Nik's," I say.

"Who's is James?" Kol asks.

"None, he's adopted. His family was killed over three years ago. So, I took him in and adopted him." I explain.

"That's noble of you," Kol says.

We reach the office. We fill out the forms for James, Kol, and Thor. Thor runs away as soon as I open the office door to leave.

"Shit!" I exclaim.

"I'll go get him," Nik says handing Freya to Kol then running off to go find Thor.

"Nik will find him. If that's one thing he's honed over the years is his ability to find people." Kol says.

Trying to reassure me while struggling to hold Freya. I reposition her in his arms. She smiles up at him, he smiles back.

"Found him. He saw Auntie Bekah and had to go say hi," Nik returning with a crying Thor.

"Why is he crying?" I ask concerned that he got hurt.

"He didn't like being scolded for running off." Nik says.

"Alright, that's fine." I say.

We gather up and head out. James and Kol both start Monday. Thor goes to daycare tomorrow. We take them back to the SUV. Thor falls asleep on the walk there. Probably tired from his crying jag.

"Kol, will you need a ride to school on Monday?" I ask after we all get into the car. We drive to my place.

"Yeah, I don't know how to drive or use the thing James is holding," he says.

"Well, James can teach you both, this weekend. He can get you caught up in the times as a thank you for teaching him magic," I say.

"Yeah, I can. I can also take you to school Monday." James offers.

"Thanks mate," Kol says.

Nik and I lock eyes knowing before long these boys are going to inseparable. We arrive back at my place and head inside. I put the toddler and baby down for their nap. Kol and James are in James's room. I head down to the living room and see Nik on his plane. He hangs up when he sees me.

"What was that about?" I ask, sitting on the couch. He joins me and lies his head on my lap.

"Some witch coven trying to get into my good graces. Stefan and I will have to go changing hybrid's soon," he tells me.

"Your going to give them a choice, right?" I ask concerned.

"Of course, I will," he says while I run my fingers through his hair.

"Perfect, hopefully word will get around that you are saving them from their pain," I say smiling.

"Can I take you out on a date, tonight?" He asks suddenly.

"Um… sure. Where will the kid's go?" I ask.

"Between James and Kol, I think Thor and Freya will be alright," he says.

"Okay," I reply nervously. "I will have to pump so Freya has something and make something for the boys to eat."

"Alright," he says getting up.

I head up stairs and quickly pump Freya some milk to drink while we are gone. I head down about an hour later and start dinner. I put the milk in the fridge and decide to make spaghetti. They will need to give Thor a bath, but he loves spaghetti. I know he won't fight to eat this way. He also enjoys baths, so that won't be a fight. I boil some carrots and broccoli to chop into the sauce.

"What are you making them to eat?" Nik asks coming up behind me and wrapping his arms around me waist.

I lean back into him.

"Spaghetti. Thor will need a bath, but that should be alright," I say.

"Hopefully," he says.

"He does like baths. So, I'm not worried about that. Getting him out of the water now that will be a challenge." I chuckle. "I'm putting everything in the sauce so he will eat his vegetables with no fuss for them."

"Does that actually work?" He asks surprised.

"Yes, it does. Thank the heavens it does," I say. "Can you go get Thor up. He needs to get up now or he won't sleep tonight."

"Sure," he replies leaving the kitchen while I cook some ground beef.

I add taco seasoning to it. I add the meat to the sauce when it's done cooking off. Nik comes back with a sleepy Thor in his arms.

"I talked with the boys. They said they would be willing to look after the little ones," he tells me.

"Perfect. I'll put this in the oven to keep warm." I say as a knock comes at the door.

"That's Bekah," he tells me going to get the door.

She comes into the kitchen a few minutes later holding Thor. He's playing with her hair.

"I didn't want to use the doorbell in case they were sleeping," she says.

"Thank you, that was thoughtful." I reply.

"How long are you planning on staying?" Nik says.

"When do I have to be out by?" She asks turning to me, I chuckle.

"He wants to take me out on a date. The boys are looking after the babies, tonight. You can feel free to stay," I offer.

"I think I will. What do you mean boys?" She asks sceptically.

"Kol and James," I reply.

"Kol, as in my brother Kol?" She asks astonished.

"Yes, him and James are upstairs right now," I say. She quickly hold's Thor's head and breezes upstairs.

"Kol!" I hear her exclaim. I look up at Nik as he takes me in his arms. I smile up at him.

"See what happened? That's because you undaggered him. Maybe think about that while Finn and Elijah are still daggered." I say.

"But Mikael might hurt them," he says giving me a piercing look.

"Okay and if you all stand together for always and forever, he won't be able to hurt you all," I point out making sure I use their promise. "It also might be time to bring Kol and Finn into always and forever."

"They are," he states.

"Do they know that?" I ask.

"Yes, of course they do," he says looking at me in disbelief.

"Are you sure?" I prod.

"No, I guess I'm not," he finally concedes.

"Well, maybe it's time you make the promise as a family. Invite Sage as well," I tell him.

"Why would I invite her?" He asks confused.

"Because no matter what you want to believe your brother loves her. You don't have to like her, just accept her. It will go a long way." I explain.

"How does that help me?" He asks.

"More people to protect your children." I say rolling my eyes.

"Alright, you win." He says with a sigh. "I'll go call her now, letting her know I'll be waking him up."

"There will be anger and you must accept that. Also, it might be time to come clean," I tell him.

He told me his deepest secret when we were together the time, I got pregnant with Freya. I think he just needed someone who wouldn't judge him. He leaves to the other room to make the call. The teens come downstairs. Thor is now holding his truck following after them.

"Who is he on the phone with?" Kol asks me.

"Sage," I reply.

"Why Sage?" Rebekah asks.

"Because he thought it was time to wake up your family." I explain.

"Really?" Rebekah asks surprised, her eyes lighting up.

"Yes, really. Except I won't have room to house you all." I say with a laugh.

"That's good because I want you to move in with me," Nik says coming back into the room.

"Whoa there big guy, slow down." I tell him.

"I want to put the deed to my house in your name, so you won't get hurt. I also know our kids won't get hurt, either." He says. It's reasoning seems logical, but it's still to soon.

"I'll think about it," I say.

"Who's name is on this deed?" Nik asks.

"My great aunt, but she passed away. I haven't gotten around to signing the papers," I say shrugging.

"Vampires need an invite to get into the house if it's owned by an alive member," Nik tells me. "I realized you didn't invite Bekah in. We need to have this signed oner to you as quickly as possible."

"Alright, we can do it tomorrow." I sigh. "We will have to do it after we drop Thor off at daycare,"

"Good. I don't want the kids or you getting hurt." He says smiling kissing my temple. "We should get going."

"Alright, let me go get changed then we can leave. James, please wake Freya up in about thirty minutes for a few hours. There is milk in the fridge for her." I tell them as I run upstairs.

"Got it!" James shouts behind me.

I quickly change into something more date like and put on some light makeup. I put on some wedges and head back downstairs. I check on Freya one last time on my way to the stairs. I see Nik at the bottom, and he lifts me off the bottom step.

"Aren't you a romantic," I say with a giggle.

"I'm known to be one sometimes," he replies.

We say our goodbyes to the teens and Thor. He is not happy about us leaving he starts crying and holding on to Nik saying daddy. Nik looks torn. Kol walks over and takes him.

"Say good-bye to mom and dad and we will go play with your cars," Kol tells him, leaving no room to argue.

Thor gives a sad good-bye then takes Kol's hand and walks to the living room. We both leave and get into the car. We look up and see Thor and Kol waving out the living room window. We pull out of the driveway waving back at them.

"How do you handle that? I just wanted to say fuck it all and not leave," Nik asks.

"It can be hard. Daycare is even tougher, but he will be okay. He will miss us for a little bit then go have fun. He also will have tons of stories when were join him," I try to sooth him.

Being a parent isn't easy by any means, but its rewarding. He keeps driving till we reach a fancy Italian restaurant. We exit the car and head inside. The hostess seats us.

"I hope you like Italian," he says uncertainly.

"I definitely do. Don't worry," I say smiling. We both decide to split a pizza.

"You know the very first time I had pizza I was in Chicago." He informs me.

"Really? Not Italy?" I ask shocked.

"No, pizza was for poor people, we usually posed as nobility. When pizza came to the new world and became popular that's when Italy started to acknowledge pizza as their thing," He explains.

Our pizza comes and I take a slice. I take a small bit and feel the flavours explode on my tongue. It tastes amazing.

"Good?" Nik asks.

"Very good, I wish I could make something this good." I say.

"I can teach you," He offers.

"You cook?" I ask, surprised.

"Yes, a little. I don't cook often,"

"I don't get much of a choice with James and Thor I cook a lot. I prefer to bake though. I've always wanted to own my own bakery," I tell him.

"I can't wait to taste your baking," he says.

"I can't wait to bake for you,"

"Let's skip dessert then, and we can head back and bake something." He suggests.

"We do have three teens and one toddler at home." I point out. "I know the toddler would love to help."

"Maybe we should go back to my place and bake in that case," he says.

"That sounds like a better idea." I reply.

We finish up eating. Nik pays then we leave. We drive up to a mansion and pull in.

"This place is massive." I say looking around as we walk in.

"I can give you a tour in you would like," he offers.

"Next time. I would rather start baking." I say as he leads me to the kitchen.

I wonder around gathering ingredients. I decide to make root beer cupcakes and cream soda icing. I measure out all the ingredients and dump them in a bowl while the sodas are boiling down to their syrups.

"What are we making?" He asks.

"Root beer cupcakes with a cream soda icing." I tell him.

"That's very different.

"Yes, it is and it's one of my favourites to make."

I add the now boiled off root beer syrup into the cupcake batter and mix it in. I pour it in to the cupcake paper cups. I then put them in the oven to bake. We start on the icing mixing everything together. Once we do that, I put it in a baggie and push it all to one corner of the bag. The cupcakes come out and I put them in the freezer to cool faster.

"You really do know how to bake," he admires.

"Don't say that till you've tried one." I reply smirking.

Once they are all cooled off, I ice them then we both sit and eat one.

"That was amazing," Nik says once he's finished.

"We should probably head back and bring the teens some too," I say.

He puts the rest in a container to bring back with us while I clean up. We get back in the care and head back.

"I really had a good time, Thank you." I tell him taking his hand gently in mine.

"Me too." He says smiling bringing my hand up to his lips my hand still clasped in his.