*Lexi's POV

I walk through the room apparently the only one with brains enough to go stop the inevitable fist fight that will be breaking out soon. Kol tried to get me to stay and not go risk getting involved but Stef is my best friend so he knew I wouldn't anyways. I quickly ascend the three steps to the front door and put my hand on Stefan's shoulder. He relaxes slightly but not by much.

"Ah Looky here Steffy can't fight his own battles," Damon spits out. "How embarrassing ?" He smirks at how Stef tenses up again. I would punch him in the face for being an ass but frankly I don't think he' even worth breaking a nail over.

"You know Damon I think your face looks better with the shiner," Stefan replies . We both notice Damon's fist clench . I tug slightly on Stefan's shoulder and get him to go down the hall to the kitchen.

"That's right Stefan go run and hide just like Dad always taught you," Damon calls after him. Stefan turns around and before he can react I punch Damon so he doesn't.

"You know what Damon? Everyone is done with your shit," I say. "How about you and your mom go get drunk and ruin someone else's life?" I open the door and shove him out. Mari follows smiling at me as she passes. I turn around and walk down the hall to where Stefan is and I am about to lead him down the hall to the kitchen so that we can go to the barn and he can take a breather, but he pulls me into a hug before I can pass.

"I love you Lexi Branson," he says as he lets me go.

"Love you too. Now let's go to the barn before I have to fist fight another one of your family members," I joke grabbing his hand and pulling him down the hall to the back door.

*Katherine's POV

"Oooo Lexi showed him," Jake says as we finally snap out of the shock of the previous events. I nod in response still trying to sort through my feelings in my head. Suddenly I feel this weird fluttery feeling in my stomach and the fear and anger I was feeling was replaced with joy.

"Jake we gotta go find Stef so you guys can feel your niece or nephew kick," I say jostling him in my arms.

"He and Lexi went out on the porch. They're headed to the barn that's where they always go," he says excitedly jumping out of my arms and dragging me out the back. We get there just as they start to leave.

"Stef wait," Jake yells as we get on the porch.

"The baby's kicking and I refuse to let Jake feel until you do," I say. Stefan's face lights up completely as he runs back up the steps of the porch and rushes over to me his hand quickly landing on my stomach as he reaches me. Jake places his hand next to Stefan's but pulls it away a couple seconds later.

"It's not that exciting," Jake says shrugging his shoulders. "I'm gonna go bug Lena and Gram. Now that's exciting." He turns and leaves as Lexi reluctantly walks over to us.

"I'm gonna grab some food before we head up to the barn so you can have your proud uncle moment," she says as she disappears after Jake. That left me with Stefan bent over one hand on my stomach the other on the small of my back.

"He's going to be the best football player ever," he says smiling up at me.

"And if it's a girl?" I ask amused as he continues to stroke my stomach.

"She's definitely gonna kick some major ass," he says. Then he turns to my stomach. "And you won't be dating until you're thirty." He says it in such a commanding voice but then quickly goes to talking about how cute the baby is going to be in a baby voice and I know the kid is going to be so spoiled. But I also know Stefan Salvatore will be the best uncle ever.

Lexi sticks her head out the sliding door and rolls her eyes. "You're worse than a teenage girl Salvatore." All three of us laugh and in that moment I know that Damon doesn't need to be in mine or the baby's life we have all the family we need right here.

*Lexi's POV

After Stefan finished fawning over the baby we back to going to the barn. Between the baby and the foal Stefan was going to have a heart attack from all the baby excitement. I knew he was trying to keep his mind off of Damon and Maria so I let him tell me a hundred and twelve times, yes I counted, how cool it was to feel the baby kick and how he couldn't wait to be an uncle and how he wanted to go to the baby store and get a bunch of cute little clothes for it but he could because what if it was a girl and he loaded up on boy stuff and vice versa. When we got to the barn he practically dragged me to Willow's stall.

"Any day now and little Wildfire will be here," he said after a couple minutes of being silent.

"Wildfire huh? Jake made a great name choice," I say as we watch Willow eat her hay.

"I know but that's not the best part," he says turning to face me, "you know how I've been begging to be in a race? Apparently Dad was going to surprise me and let me race Wildfire in his first race."

"What?! No way?! I am going to be your number one groupie. I have to get Care in on this. We can get shirts with your face on them," I practically shout at him. He smiles as I ramble on and I stop. "What?"

"Who's worse than a teenage girl now?" he jokes sticking his tongue out at me. I hit his shoulder and he mocks being in pain taking a couple steps back from me. He picks up the hose by his feet and quickly sprays me before dropping the hose and sprinting past me. I chase him back to the house and jump on him just as he opens the sliding door. We both tumble in laughing.

"Oh hey guys nice of you to drop in," Lena jokes tossing a raw carrot at us.

"Do I want to know why she's all wet, mate?" Kol asks helping us to our feet.

"I sprayed her with a hose," he says shrugging his shoulders and hopping onto the stool next to a silent Nik and Lena who he quickly pecks on the cheek.

A/N- Don't you just love Uncle Stef I sure do. Next chapter we'll see more Uncle Stef. Thanks for all the feedback I really appreciate it and I apologize for being late with the update. I'll post two over the weekend to make up for it. ILY :D