Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Twilight or Vampire Diaries. Those rights are reserved for Stephanie Myer and L.J. Smith. Thank you.
Writer's Notes: Thank you Guest and munzke11 for your reviews! I try to keep it updated as much as possible. I also read a ton of Fanfic, and I'm an impatient reader, so I like to keep everyone updated as quickly as possible. As for Rose, I've always saw her coming to help Bella with the babies because that's Rose. She loves children, and she is envious of the one thing that she can't have and will never have. She doesn't hate Bella, nor did she really hate her to begin with. When I read Twilight and watched the movies, I felt very different about Rose than a lot of people did, because I think she's misunderstood. So, I would like for her to be viewed, how I ultimately view her.
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-August 27th, Bella 22 weeks, baby's growth 24 weeks, ~ Jaison and Renesmee 8 ½ weeks~
~Salvatore Boarding House~
Bella smiled, watching Damon and Rosalie pose Jai and Nessie adorably for pictures. Watching Damon with the children had warmed her heart. He would make a terrific father. He's been up more with the twins than she has. He insists on her needing rest, and her protests fall on deaf ears because it's not just him making her rest. Carlisle told her she had to be on bed rest now, and that meant no extra physical activity. She figured Damon would be the most upset by this, but she was actually. She pouted for the first few days, but eventually she gave in and stopped because it was clear that Damon was not going to give on this matter.
Rosalie grabbed the fancy Nikon camera and studied it for a moment, trying to figure it out. Violet walked in with Klaus close behind her to see Damon trying to figure the camera out too.
"Pictures?" Klaus said as he handed Bella a bag that had a Twix candy bar in it and a chocolate milk.
"Oh, thank the heavens," Bella exclaimed when she opened the bag and spied the Twix bar. She saw Klaus' lips twitch in a smile and then he was shaking his head as Violet grabbed the camera and hit a button and the camera light flipped up and turned on. Rosalie watched Violet in aww.
"You know, why don't you have Finn take the pictures. You know he's been studying photography, right?" Violet pointed out.
Bella bit into the Twix bar and moaned a happy satisfying moan. "I've been wanting one of these all morning," she explained when Damon raised a brow at her. "Call Finn Rose. He'll be glad to come over and take the pictures. It'll give him a reason to get out of the manor and away from Embry and Kol."
Rosalie thought about it and then nodded. "Sure, I'll give Em a call and see if he can pull Finn away." She still wasn't comfortable with the Original vampires just yet, and Klaus made her feel uneasy, but she put on a smile for Bella's benefit and for the twins. She stepped out and took her phone out to call Emmett.
Violet tried snapping a few shots with the camera and frowned when she looked at the screen and they were blurry. "You know your cellphone can take good pictures. Why the fancy camera?" She said and looked to Damon.
"Well, we thought they would mean more than a picture on an iPhone," Bella explained and opened her chocolate milk. Klaus went over to Jaison and hoisted him up carefully. Jaison's bright blue eyes smiled at him while Klaus gently stroked his chin.
"Well isn't that a sight?" Elijah said as he came through the door with Elena close behind him.
"Oh shut up," Klaus said, but he kept smiling.
Bella teared up all of a sudden and tears started flowing down her cheeks uncontrollably. Klaus frowned at her. "Bella? What's wrong?" he gently set Jaison back down in his spot and stepped back. Maybe she didn't want him holding the children. People were a little on edge when he came around, like Rosalie was.
"Oh, I'm just happy. These tears betray me," she said with a little laugh and Damon smiled. "Yesterday she cried when she dropped the spoon to the ice cream. Little things like that turn the waterworks on," he said and leaned in and kissed her cheek and then swiping away some of the tears.
"Ah. I thought maybe I did something that she didn't like," Klaus said and looked down at his watch. "I have to be going anyways. I promised Caroline and Jake that I would be back to discuss some new patrol schedules with the hybrids and the Quileute pack." He kissed Violet's cheek tenderly and smiled at her before disappearing.
Elijah watched his brother leave and watched Elena cradle Jaison to her. "You know Vi, Klaus has really calmed down a lot since you came into the picture. I don't think I've ever seen him go so long without killing or attempting to kill anyone or thing," Elena poked fun at Violet and Elijah nodded in agreement.
"My brother has been drinking blood bags, and his desire for Elena's blood for new hybrids has gone away completely. You must be having a positive affect on him, whatever you are doing," Elijah picked up Renesmee carefully. She was smiling brightly at the Original vampire, which made Elijah smile even.
"And the twins have had a strange affect on everyone. Including Kol, and he doesn't like kids," Damon said as he watched Elijah coo at Renesmee. "I would say you as well. You're not as serious anymore either," he added.
Bella wiped her face some more as tears started to fall again. "Damn it, when will these hormones quit making me feel so crazy!"
Elena laughed in unison with Violet. "Well, I think you'll be hormonal as long as you're pregnant," Elena said and handed Jaison to Damon before making a "give me" motion with her hands for Renesmee. "I have to hold Nessie before we leave. I've got a tour of Whitmore College today," she explained and cuddle Renesmee before setting her back down. Her hand slipped in Elijah's and then went over and leaned down and hugged Bella. "Call me if you need anything. I'll have Elijah swing it by later."
"Thank you, Elena," Bella said and hugged her back. Rosalie returned after Elena and Elijah left with Finn and Emmett. Finn smiled when he entered the room.
"Oh good, you're here. Before Jai and Ness get fussy, go ahead and take their pictures!" Bella exclaimed and started to get up, but Violet stopped her. "Not so fast. You're not allowed to be on your feet, Doctor's orders."
Bella groaned. "I just want to stand to watch," she pouted but remained in her seat. Damon smiled and then he helped Finn and Rosalie position the twins again to get some really good pictures. Finn was magic with the camera, and they ooed and ahhed over the pictures.
"They really are so precious. You did a great job Finn. When these two are born, I'm going to need you to work some more camera magic for them," Bella said with a tired laugh.
Finn smiled. "Of course, I will. Just tell me when. For now, I will leave to get these developed and get them printed for you. Thank you for allowing me to do something this special," he said with a slight bow before leaving the room.
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~Mystic Grille, Saturday August 31st~
Jeremy sat, waiting on Bonnie to meet him. She had told him that they needed to talk. His phone dinged and he looked down to see April's name. He closed his eyes and sighed. That was a mistake.
"Oh! Hi Jeremy!" April, Pastor Young's daughter, ran into Jeremy at the bookstore. She moved back to town, and she remembered Elena babysitting them as kids, and so they started talking. Before Jeremy knew it, they were heading back to his house. Everyone was gone when he got there, which wasn't uncommon. April was so bubbly and full of energy. "I remember this house! Gosh, it doesn't look as big as it was when we were young," she babbled on. She plopped down on Jeremy's bed as he moved to put the books he bought on the bookshelf. He would read them later. He smiled at April. He remembered a dark headed girl with pig tails, but now she was older, more mature, and beautiful. His eyes wandered down and April caught him. He was embarrassed but she didn't seem to mind. She stood and walked to him, sliding her hands up his hard chest to his shoulders. She leaned up and placed her lips on his. He was frozen. He hadn't begun to think about what was happening. His lips fed hers and before he could think another thought, his hands were under her shirt and he had backed her onto the bed. When he finally managed to gather his thoughts, his heart hurt for what he was about to do. He pulled away abruptly, leaving April on the bed and disappearing out of his room into the bathroom. "What the fuck is wrong with you," he yelled at himself.
"Jeremy!" Bonnie called Jeremy's name again. He snapped out of his memory bubble and smiled at her. "Oh, sorry."
"Where were you? You were out of it for a while. I called your name several times," Bonnie said, her brow furrowed.
"I was just daydreaming I suppose," he said, smiling a small smile.
"Ah, well did you order?" she asked, and he shook his head.
They ordered some drinks and some burgers and then Bonnie sighed as she took out her phone when it dinged. It was Enzo, cheering her on. She had told him that she needed to talk to Jeremy about what had happened. She wasn't ready to throw away a friendship with Jeremy and a relationship that she worked for. She loved Jeremy, and couldn't stand to hurt him, but she knew that she had to be honest. Enzo understood that, surprisingly, and wanted to let her know how sorry he was for pushing that situation. She didn't really blame him. She was an adult; she knew what she was doing. She couldn't blame her discretions on someone else, even if it would make the issue easier to explain.
"Bonnie…before you start. I just…" Jeremy looked at his hands. "I'm not proud of myself, nor would I ever do something like that again, but…" he looked up at her Hazel eyes, which were actually quite calm, and unyielding. "April Young…she uh…she's back in town, and we used to be good friends in grade school, so when she came over, something happened."
Bonnie stared at Jeremy, trying not to bubble out laughter. The irony of the situation made her want to laugh, but she contained herself. She put a hand up to stop him. "Did you sleep with April?"
"No. We came close, but I stopped it," he murmured.
She nodded. "Jer, I'm happy you told me, and honestly, I'm surprised, but I'm not angry. I can't be angry with you," she started, and his hand lay over hers. He was smiling at her, a tear in his eyes. "But…I have to be honest with you. The reason why I wanted to talk to you is…"
"Are you pregnant?" Jeremy asked, his voice low where no one would hear. He saw her struggling to tell him whatever it was she wanted to talk about.
"What? Oh No, Jer…No no…" She shook her head, and then sighed, her eyes dropping to their hands. This was harder than she thought. "I slept with Enzo," she rushed the words out. She held her breath, as she stilled completely, and kept her eyes on her and Jeremy's hands. Jeremy was still as well, she didn't want to look at him, she couldn't. Her heart was hammering hard in her chest as she waited for him to explode, or cry, or lash out, anything, but he was just…silent. Then his hands curled around hers, he then pulled her to where his face was close to hers. He kissed her hard, sliding one of his hands from hers and placing it on the back of her neck to keep her there. When he broke the kiss, he leaned back, releasing her hand, and her.
She stared at him confused. "I…don't understand…"
Jeremy hadn't even thought about her being unfaithful. It was a shock, enough to make him just kiss her and sit there like an idiot. He looked up at the waitress when she brought their food and thanked her. "I'm not sure I understand myself," he said and didn't move to eat his food. He was hungry, but eating now just seemed like it would make the entire situation less than it was. They had both done things that would hurt the other, if this was a normal environment and normal relationship.
"Do you love him?" He asked after a couple minutes of silence.
She was quiet. "No. I can said that with confidence. I can't explain it Jer, I really can't, but I do know I love you."
He nodded and decided to pop a fry in his mouth. She did the same. "Do you love April?"
"No. No," he sighed. "She's funny and pretty, but…"
Bonnie smiled. "What has happened to us Jer?"
He let out a shaky half laugh. "Well. I'm not even sure. I just know that you telling me you slept with Enzo should have pissed me off…but…I'm not? I don't know why I'm not; I know I love you, and kissing you was just my way of I don't know, double checking? But I…don't think we should be in a relationship now." His dark eyes looked at her now and saw her hand go still around her drink. He saw the tears breach her eyes and he shook his head and reached a hand out to hold hers. "Listen, I love you Bonnie. I just figure…you wouldn't have slept with him if you didn't have feelings for him at least…right?"
Bonnie wiped at the tears threatening to spill over more. "I just…you're my best friend Jer, and I destroyed it," her heart was splitting in two and she didn't want to do anything but run away from here, out of the public eye so they didn't see her crying over her food like an idiot.
Jeremy stood then, putting money on the table and pulling her out of her seat, like he could read her mind and pulled her outside and away from the Grille. They got in his car and they drove. Bonnie broke down in the front seat, sobbing so hard her head and chest hurt. Jeremy pulled the car over once he got to a safe spot and turned and looked at her.
"Bonnie, hey," he reached down and slid his seat all the way back and unbuckled himself and her. He pulled her into his lap and held her against him as her tears continued to rush out. "You're my best friend too. I wouldn't be able to be best friends with anyone else. We both screwed up, we really did. I don't know where we got lost along the way, but I'm not going to go anywhere. I'm never going to leave you okay?" He kissed the top of her head as her sobbing subsided. She wiped at her face, and looked up at him, her eyes bloodshot.
"Really? I did something unforgiveable…" her voice came out choked.
"So did I," he countered.
"But you stopped yourself. I didn't. I don't know why I didn't. I don't even have an excuse. One minute I'm woozy from doing spells to bring Angela back, and the next I'm in his arms and I just…"
Jeremy nodded. If he had to blame anyone, he blamed Enzo, but Bonnie didn't blame April. "I don't… I don't need reasons, or how it happened, or even when. It happened, it's in the past. Let's move forward."
She looked at him and shook her head. "I don't understand…I figured you would be yelling or storming off, and I'd be crying like this alone, but you're still trying to be my best friend."
"Bonnie, I've grown up with you. Yes, I was the annoying younger brother at one point, but eventually…we became more. You noticed me, and we've been dating for what, a little over a year, but we've been friends much longer. I'm not willing to give up on a friendship like ours. I will always be your best friend, but I think that after both of our infidelities, I think it's best we just give up on that part of life together. I love you; I will always love you and be here for you, but for now. Let's just agree to hug."
Bonnie nodded and shifted in his lap to hug him. She held him tightly. "Thank you…"
"It's no big thing," Jeremy said, shrugging it off. He let her climb back in her seat and then he started the car again and moved his seat back in place. "Okay, I'm going to drop you off at Salvatore boarding house, and then I've got to go meet up with Kol, Embry, and Paul. Unless you want to go somewhere else?"
Bonnie shook her head. "That's fine. I'm supposed to meet with…Enzo. We're going over spells with Freya later." She looked at her hands and then Jeremy reached over and grabbed hers.
"Listen, we're broken up now. It's okay," he gave her hand a squeeze before he pulled up to the boarding house. "I'll see you later okay?" she nodded and got out of the car and walked towards the boarding house. She gave him one last wave before ducking inside.
Jeremy let out a breath and looked at the boarding house one good last time before pulling away. Now it was time to let his heart break a little. He let a few tears roll down his face as he drove to Mikaelson Manor.
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~3rd-Bella 23 weeks, baby growth 25 weeks, Jai and Ness~ 9 ½ weeks~
~Salvatore Boarding House~
Carlisle unhooked the monitors. "Okay Bella, you can move around more. It seems contractions have stopped. I'm taking you off of bed rest, but I want you to not lift anything, take part in anything physical for the next few weeks, or unless I say so."
Bella sighed. "Okay. How are they in there. I still feel them moving around a ton."
"They're growing about 2 weeks ahead of time so far. Nothing major, and nothing that I'm too concerned about. Unless they start tripling in their size, I don't think I have to worry about their growth pattern. I'm more worried of them coming early. Early labor is nothing to play with Bella, and I mean it when I say you have to take it easy. You're only 25 weeks. I know that there have been babies to survive at that early, but we do not want to take that chance. You saw how little Jaison and Renesmee were. Let's keep these little girls cooking a while longer okay?"
"Deal," she said and then leaned up with his help. "I can't wait until I can stop craving chocolate so much. These two little girls only want chocolate."
"Well that's because they're going to be sweet," Damon said from the doorway. "How is she Doc?"
"Light duty Damon, spread the word," Carlisle said and gathered his things. "Alright, keep an eye on her. If anything changes, give me a call," he said and patted Damon on the back.
Damon smiled and moved to her. His hands went immediately to her swollen belly and felt as the girls kicked at him. Bella winced. "Ugh, there goes a rib," she said with a laugh and he smiled and leaned down. "Listen up, stop breaking mommy or you're grounded when you get here."
"Mhm. Sure. They're going to have you wrapped around their tiny little fingers," she said and rubbed a hand around the sore rib. "Ness already has you wrapped around hers."
Damon shrugged. "Isn't it supposed to be daddy's little girls and momma's boy?"
"I think that is something dads everywhere made up to confuse the daughter's because I'm sure it's a daughter is a mother's best friend," she smiled when he kissed her lips softly. "Mmm. I need another Twix bar. More so, it's your daughter's that want one." She batted her lashes at him and Damon laughed.
"Okay okay, I'll go out and get one," he kissed her again and winked at her before leaving her on the bed to go down and get his keys. He saw Bonnie sitting in the parlor drinking bourbon by herself. She was just staring off. "Bon Bon? What's wrong?" he asked as he walked over to her. When she jumped, he put up a hand in surrender. "Hey, sorry I didn't realize you were daydreaming."
"Oh, it's okay. I didn't realize I was staring off," she murmured.
Damon frowned. "Everything alright?"
"No. Me and Jeremy broke up," she said quietly.
"Ah. Well I'm sorry, how dare he, do whatever it was to break your heart," he rubbed her back.
"It was me. I slept with Enzo," she said and took a drink of her bourbon.
"Ohhh. Well, still. I'm sorry nonetheless."
"Thanks. We're still friends, it just feels weird you know," she said and sighed.
"Well, Jeremy is a good kid. First love and all of that," he smiled when Bonnie gave a small smile.
"Thanks Damon," she said and then she hugged him. "You have keys in your hand so you must be on an errand for Bella."
"Oh right. Twix bar. I'll be back!" He called as he rushed out the door.
Bonnie smiled and shook her head. She drank down the rest of her bourbon before disappearing into the basement to start on some more spells. Freya was coming over around midnight to run some of the barrier spells she knew. Enzo was already there, scanning through a new grimoire with Callum. Enzo looked up as she entered.
"Oh, hey Love. Cal dropped in to show us this new grimoire he happened upon when he went back to DC," Enzo said nodding down to the old book.
Bonnie moved to look at it and frowned. "It's in Celtic," she said and sighed. "My Celtic isn't great. Gran showed me what she knew, but she only knew little too. Most witches stick to one language," she explained.
Enzo nodded. "Ah, that would be a problem if none of us spoke or read Celtic."
"Do you understand Celtic?" She said with an arched brow.
"Well, I don't know Celtic, but guess who does." Enzo said as he flipped through some more of the pages.
Bonnie thought about it a moment. The Mikaelson's spoke some ancient languages, but she was sure that Freya didn't because she spoke mostly Latin. "I don't know. I know it's not Freya."
Callum smiled. "My brother and I both speak and read Celtic fluently," he said, looking up from the grimoire to look at a stunned Bonnie.
"Oh. So you both happen to be third degree black belts in Karate, and you speak fluent Celtic. Is there anything else I don't know?" Bonnie was smiling at the surprise of Ezra and Callum.
"We'll Ezra can't but I speak fluent Latin, French, German, and Korean. He can only speak Latin, Celtic, and Spanish." He explained and when Bonnie just continued to look at him.
Enzo laughed and nudged her with his elbow. "Stop looking so star struck, you'll hurt my feelings."
Bonnie shook her head and looked down at the old grimoire. "So, are you translating it?" She said, nodding to the leather-bound book that Callum was writing in neatly.
"Oh yes, that way you and Freya can read it easier. Some of the phrasing is older. It was obviously passed down from witch to witch. I've come across some old Germanic in here, and that, I do not speak, but luckily Klaus does. I'm not sure about Freya, but Klaus does know older Germanic languages," Callum said and then set his pen down and rotated his wrists around. He had been writing for some time.
Bonnie read what he had written so far. He was translating it into Latin, which was smart in case the book did fall into the wrong hands. After a few hours, Freya joined them, Klaus with her since Bonnie text her and told her that they needed his help with some translations.
"Thanks for coming Klaus," Callum said as he moved to let Klaus look at the pages that held the Germanic writings.
"It was an excuse to drop in anyways to check on Bella and the twins," Klaus said with a smile. Those babies had turned him into a giant mushy hybrid, but he wasn't afraid of it ruining his reputation, in fact, it made him seem stronger somehow. His eyes danced over the pages in silence for a while before he held out his hand for a pen. He jotted down the translation into Latin for Callum and handed it back to him.
"This spell right here," Klaus said pointing to the page, "Is incomplete. There's a page missing. I transcribed what I could of it, but it doesn't make much sense. If I were you, I would have Rebecca look at it. She spent more time making spells with mother than any of us," he said and then kissed his sister's temple. "I'm going upstairs to peek in on the twins before heading back. Kol and Embry are on patrol here tonight," he said and left them to it.
Bonnie studied Klaus' handwriting and sighed. "He's right. It doesn't make much sense."
Freya took out her phone and took pictures of the page and text it to Rebecca. "I'll see Rebecca has any luck with it. She might be able to figure out what it should say." Freya had to admit that her sister was far more talented in that area than she was. Then again, she didn't get to grow up as a proper Mikaelson. She had her mother and aunt to thank for that. When she was rescued from her aunt, she wanted nothing more than to just make up lost time with her little sister. They had been getting closer, but she spent most of her time with Jared. They were head over in heels in love with each other, and it had warmed her heart to see her sister so happy.
Bonnie rubbed her eyes. "Okay. Well I'm calling it for tonight. We'll come back to it tomorrow."
Callum glanced at his watch and noted the time, 2am. "You're right. I should go too. I've got an interview with Whitmore at 8am," he folded the book and the grimoire and placed them on the shelf that they had put down there to hold all the grimoires that they had collected so far. It was like a little supernatural office down there. Since moving to Mystic Falls, Callum had spoke more than he ever has in his life. He was beginning to forge friendships with people that he never would have had courage to approach, but here he was, pushing himself out of his comfort zone little by little. Ezra had been encouraging as well. "Goodnight guys," he said and left with Freya following him.
"I'm going to spend the night with Ezra tonight," she murmured softly and Callum smiled and gave her a ride.
Enzo stood there with Bonnie now. "We haven't talked since Saturday before you went to talk with Jeremy. What happened?"
Bonnie stood there looking at the floor. "We broke up," she said softly.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mea- "he broke off when Bonnie moved and put her arms around him, her face meeting his in a kiss. His arms went around her and pulled her into him, his mouth opening, letting her slide inside. Her moan was muffled, but he fueled him. He wanted her again and would need to have her again and again after that. She pushed arched against him, moving her hips against his.
He broke the kiss. "Not this time. Not in the basement," he said, his voice heavy. He moved and picked her up and carried her out of the basement to his room. Once the door shut, they were tearing each other's clothes off as they made a clumsy journey to the bed. She landed on the bed with a 'oof' before he covered her body with his, drawing kisses down to her collarbone. His hand gripped her hips before sliding a hand to her inner thigh, feeling how hot and wet she was.
"Enzo," she moaned out when he slipped a finger inside to test the waters.
"Tell me you need me love," his words dripped out, and were smooth like velvet. She arched against him. "I need you Enzo," she cried out and then he thrust inside her, sheathing himself completely. Her hips grinded up, meeting his as they rode each other to their climax.
Afterwards, she lay against his chest, her eyes heavy, the tiredness washing over her. "Enzo…" she whispered.
"Hmm?" He stopped drawing circles on her bare back, but she didn't answer. She was sleeping now. He kissed the top of her head and pulled the blanket up over her when she shivered. "Good night, love."