*Lexi's POV

I jump out of the car even before Kol has the car stopped. I sprint inside the double doors and to the reception desk.

"Looking…. Salvatore," I breath out not even caring that I didn't form a proper sentence.

"Still in ICU go to the right and you'll find the waiting room," the lady behind the desk says and I rush down the hall to where she pointed not even bothering to say thank you.

I get to the waiting room and see him sitting on the floor against the wall. His hand on the back of his neck and he's staring blankly ahead. I go over to him and sit down.

"Stef," I say lightly touching his arm.

"They said he might not make it," he says removing his hands from his neck and balling them in his hair. "I should've done something. I should've thrown Damon out."

"Stef, it's not your fault," I say pulling him into a hug. After a while he pulls away and I see the cut on his left eyebrow and his swollen eye. "Did you get that looked at?"

He shakes his head and I stand up pulling him over to the nurse at the desk. We're taken back to get him an ice pack and a couple stitches and after he's relatively better we go back to sitting against the wall.

"Hey mate," Kol says finally joining us and sitting on the other side of Stefan. "I called the Gilberts."

"Oh my God," Stefan says panic in his voice, "I forgot about Jake."

"No worries, mate, the Gilberts said they'd take care of him," Kol replies patting his shoulder reassuringly. We sit there until the doctor comes out and calls Stefan over. We don't have to hear the news judging by the way Stefan rubs his hands over his face and shakes his head we know that Giuseppe Salvatore is dead. Stefan follows the doctor behind the double doors to go say good bye to his father. I look at Kol as tears stream down my face and he pulls me into a hug, wiping the tears from my cheek.

"Beautiful, we have to be strong for him. He's going to crumble," he says releasing me from the hug and looking me in the eyes. I nod and force the tears to stop and we wait for Stefan to return. Once he comes back out he hugs me crying softly into my shoulder and I hug back squeezing him tightly trying to will him to hold it together. Kol puts a hand on his shoulder and we stay like that until he stops crying.

*Klaus's POV

I walk into the hospital evidentially too late to be there for my best friend as I see my brother and Lexi releasing him from a hug. It doesn't take a genius to figure out what we just found out. I take a shaky breath and walk over to them.

"Mate," I say pounding pulling him into a bro-hug, "Do you need anything?"

"Yeah," he says looking at Lexi who's nodding her head encouragingly, "Will you guys come with me to tell Jake?"

We all agree and Stefan hops into my car and we head to the Gilbert's.

*Elena's POV

I've been pacing in the living room ever since Kol called my parents. I've been waiting for Stefan to walk in and say that everything is fine but I have a gut feeling it's not. When the doorbell rings I practically ram through it as I go to open it.

"Hey we're glad we made it first," Lexi says walking in with Kol behind her.

"Why what happened?" I ask closing the door behind them and giving them a quick hug.

"Are your parents in the kitchen?" She asks avoiding my question.

"Yeah," I say giving her a questioning look.

"Where's the little man?" Kol asks shoving his hands in his pockets and shuffling his feet.

"Upstairs playing a video game with Jer," I say, "Why?"

"I'm going to join them," he says giving Lexi a quick kiss on the cheek and rushing up the stairs.

Lexi sighs and walks towards the kitchen I follow intrigued.

"Oh Lexi, What a pleasant surprise," my mother says as we walk into the kitchen and she pulls Lexi into a hug.

"How's that man of yours?" my father asks giving her a hug as my mother releases her.

"He's good. He's upstairs with Jer and Jake," she says shifting uncomfortably, "But, that's not why we're here. " She looks at all of us as she fidgets with one of the buttons on her shirt.

"What is it sweetie?" my mom asks.

"Well um…" she starts as she's looking anywhere but at us.

"What is it Lex?" I ask trying to reassure her everything will be okay.

"She's trying to tell you my dad's dead and she thinks you all need to be there to keep me together," Stefan says from the doorway. No one had noticed him come in and no one had expected that. My mother is instantly in tears and my father has her wrapped in her arms. Lexi is staring at the floor and Stefan is fighting back tears. I don't know when I walked over to him but the next thing I knew he was in my arms. I could hear him start to cry but then he took a deep breath and stopped himself.

"What are you doing about Damon?" my dad asks causing Stefan to pull out of my hug.

"I made a deal with the Judge," he says, "He has to do 2 years of rehab and then a year of house arrest. Apparently Dad took him out of his will because he already knew about Whitmore so I didn't feel he should have to go to jail too. I told him when he gets out he can stay in the house in Chicago. Katherine's welcome to stay at the Boarding House my dad would've wanted her to have everything she needs for the baby. As for Jake I have to talk to the adoption agency and see if he can still live with me."

"Well whatever you need we're all here for you," my mom says finally regaining her composure, "and you're dad would be proud at what you're doing for Damon."

"Thanks I really appreciate it," he says clearing his throat. "Where's Jake?"

"I'll take you to him," I offer before my parents or Lexi can tell him. I grab his hand and pull him out of the kitchen as we reach the stairs he intertwines our fingers and takes a deep breath.

"He's going to hate Damon so much," he says as we walk up the stairs together. "Damon isn't a bad person he just did some bad things. How do you explain that to a five year old?"

"I don't know Stef," I say as we get to Jeremy's room. "But, hey, we'll do it together?" It was supposed to be a statement but it comes out as a question. He nods his head and gives me a quick peck on the forehead.

A/N- sorry I didn't update yesterday :( Oh and sorry this is totes sad but hey stelena is in it together next chapters we'll see the funeral and then how stelena deals with everything and one of them will realize they have feelings for the other any guesses? Hope you guys are having a fantastic week thanks for the reviews love ya :*