Alexis and Matt's arms are linked as they walk up to the entrance of the Lockwood Mansion. Mayor Lockwood is at the door, greeting those attending this event. She gives the Mayor a tight lipped smile as she greets him. "Hello, Mayor Lockwood." She feels as if he might be judging her, disappointed in her because she was pregnant teen. The Lockwood's and her parents were very close, Alexis spent more times then she could count here and she has always hated the idea of disappointing people.

"Hello, Alexis..You look beautiful. I hope you are feeling well...considering.." The Mayor tells her, with a tilt of his head and a smile that's too wide to be true.

"I do, thank you." The pregnant girl tells the mayor in a polite tone with a slight nod and he clasps his hands together.

"My son says you have agreed and made up with him?" He asks, suggesting his own son's words might not be true so he must make sure with Alexis herself. Tyler's words are confirmed as true as she nods softly in agreement before speaking up.

"I have." She admits and next to her Matt furrows his brow slightly, looking over to her. She looks to him, seeing the questioning look on his face and she gives him a look back saying she'll explain in a moment.

"Matt." The older man looks to the teen male and the soon to be father.

"Mayor Lockwood." Matt greets him with a curt now.

"Please come in and have a good time." Tyler's father and host tells them. The two are quick to part ways from the host and walk away, further into the house.

"You and Tyler made up?" The blond asks quietly, leaning closer to her more as they walk.

"Yeah, he came over to pick up things for a project here my mother was working on. That night was an accident, heat of the moment and he wouldn't hurt me again, he didn't mean to. Trust me, you should have seen how he was earlier when Jeremy punched him the moment he heard my voice he didn't fight, he stopped and it was like he lost all the fight in him because he was...scared." She tells him softly, furrowing her brow trying to find the right words. That night was an accident, that's it. It was the heat of the moment, what happened was wrong, could have been avoided but the all have fault in what happened. Tyler charged at Jeremy, Jeremy threw the first punch and Alexis put herself in the middle of a fight, they all played a part in what happened. She trusts Tyler, she can't remember that night past grabbing him but the way he was earlier today and how instantly his rage deflated when he heard her voice then saw her. She could tell he was horrified at his actions that night and she forgives him for his part.

"That's good." Matt tells her though he sounds unsure.

"Have you made up with him?"

"No."

"Talk to him." She insists because she doesn't want to come between two best friends but she feels she has been doing that, whether she intended to or not. Matt would say he choose to stay away from Tyler because what he did was a betrayal of trust, especially when Tyler was the first person Matt told.

"I will... but tonight is about us." He tells her, nodding slightly and she has to smile a little at that. It's not long before people start coming up to, interrupting, the two of them, congratulating them about their impending parenthood. People put their hand on her stomach without even asking and she feels so uncomfortable, her bump isn't even that big at the moment although to her it feels like a balloon. People talk to them, they make sharp comments, insults wrapped in compliments looking them right in the eye and she can see the pity and sympathy in their eyes. After the fourth person Alexis just wants Matt to herself but she needs to see the heritage project first.

She's grabbing Matt by the hand, pulling him off to go see but when the fifth person comes up. This time Matt steps in and politely excuses them both, not giving the person a chance to respond. "You okay?" He asks her as she leads him.

"Yeah, but little taken back..." She tells him, stopping in her tracks, because this is the first time she's getting such a reaction, she toke the following week off school so the time she was back it died down a far bit and no one wanted to be the one to be mean to the pregnant injured girl. Plus, the right hook Matt threw at Tyler didn't seem appealing so most dropped it. Sure, she got a few looks, heard a few whispers but it was not enough to take note, not like now. Matt has gotten reaction like this. He felt lost when he got to school after the incident, everyone stared at him in the hall and the guys asked him vulgar questions about her but he wasn't alone. Although he and Tyler weren't speaking Tyler defended him and her with everything instead of defending himself. Also Stefan was a good support, so were the other, so was Alexis who after school would be with him and she'd assure him it was fine when they would be lounging around, just being together. It was her words that calmed him most, they need each other.

Alexis looks up to Matt he's about to say something to assure her but she just tilts her head. "Come on, I want to look at the heritage project my mother worked on before we get some air." She suggests to him and the way she says it tells him makes it seem like a big deal. It is kind of a big deal even though anyone can see the project it means so much more for her.

"Yeah, we should check your family thing out." He agrees and she leads him off. She stops as she sees her parents wedding rings on display. The look on her face softens and looks distance as she lets go of Matt's hand to step closer, to look at the display better.

"Mom and Dad's wedding rings." She breathes out, thinking about her parents about how they're not here to see her become a parent herself. She's getting ahead of herself but, seeing those rings, she can't help but to think if she'll get married. She's pregnant but she had always wanted to get married before having children...though she did get pregnant at a party with a guy she wasn't dating. Matt comes up behind her, hand on her back as he looks to the rings and she looks at him. "I miss them." Alexis admits as her sister comes over with Stefan slowly trailing after her. "Elena." She greets her sister quietly.

"Alexis..Matt." Elena smiles at them before turning her eyes away, she also seems caught by the display.

"Your parents?" Stefan asks Elena.

"There's history here."

"Allot of history." Alexis agrees with her twin, nodding slowly and Matt tilts his head thoughtfully.

"I guess that's how people live on after death...Through history, memories and stories." Matt speaks up and Alexis looks up and over to him. There's a soft look on her face at his words and a small smile pulls through at the thought of his meaning. She smiles at him with her lips together and he smiles back in a way of understanding. The four of them walked together for a while, talking and laughing, making it easier on the soon to be teen parents as they forget about the looks from everyone else they are getting. They stop as reach the original guest registry.

"'The founding families in Mystic Falls welcomes you to the inaugural founder's council celebration.' Wow, look, it's the original guest registry."

"Look at all these familiar names." Alexis beams, looking over her shoulder and smiling at the two males though her eyes linger on Matt before she looks back. "—Sheriff William Forbes, Mayor Benjamin Lockwood. Is that Damon Salvatore? And, Stefan Salvatore?" She trails off, look of confusion and suspicion on her face as she looks over to Stefan.

"The original Salvatore brothers." A new but familiar voice speaks up and Alexis whips around, like the others, to see none other than Damon Salvatore standing there with Caroline Forbes on his arm. Alexis stiffens at the sight of a man she does not trust. Matt doesn't need to be a genius to figure Alexis doesn't like Damon much, why he's not sure. Damon must have broke her trust or did something right off the bat, or something because always has a good reason in the rare times she really doesn't like someone. He wraps an arm around her middle to soothe her, hand half resting on her hip and the other resting half on her bump. She leans into him as she looks at Damon. Damon locks eyes with Alexis as he continues to talk. "Our ancestors. Tragic story, actually."

"We don't need to bore them with stories of the past." Stefan is quick to cut his brother off throwing him a sharp look, Alexis tilts her head finding it curious why Stefan's defensive about that.

"It's not boring, Stefan. I'd love to hear more about your family." Elena tells the younger brother and Damon smirks.

"Well, I'm bored. I want to dance. And Damon won't dance with me." The blonde girl huffs, crossing her arms over her chest, not even greeting her best friend who frowns at that.

"Mm-hmm." Damon hums in agreements and Caroline looks between the twins.

"Could I just borrow one of your dates?" She asks and Matt and Alexis share a look. Matt, not wanting to get sweeped up and dance with Caroline, looks to Alexis. "I'm going to get us a drink, I'll be right back." He promises and the pregnant girl finds herself relieved at that. She didn't want Caroline to dance with Matt tonight, it would definitely be crossing a boundary between them considering the circumstances of tonight. He gives Alexis an apologetic look but she gives a tight lipped smile before he walks off.

"Can I borrow your date then, Elena?" Both twins could tell, Caroline was really telling Elena rather then asking her.

"Oh, uh..."

"I don't really dance." Stefan tells her, it's clear that he does not want too dance with Caroline but Damon has other ideas.

"Oh, sure he does. You should see him. Waltz, the jitterbug, the moonwalk. He does it all." Damon interject, huge smug smile on his face and Caroline lights up.

"You wouldn't mind, would you, Elena?" It's clear Caroline doesn't actually care about the answer so Alexis buts in.

"Caroline." Alexis cuts in shooting Caroline a warning look, telling the girl to back off but she completely ignores it.

"What?" The blonde huffs in response.

"It's up to Stefan." Elena says awkwardly and Caroline looks like that cat that got the canary as she reaches to take Stefan's arm.

"Well sorry, but I'm not going to take no for an answer." Caroline grins as she pulls Stefan out to dance with her and Elena deflates at that.

"'Lena." Alexis starts but they both notice Bonnie walking around alone and Elena needs the distraction. The older twin turns back to Alexis with an apologetic look. "Go." Alexis tells her and once Elena head off she turns to Damon who is already looking at her.

"Alexis, I'm happy to see that you are recovering from that horrible incident. I hope you're okay." He tells her, tilting his head and he confuses her, she doesn't trust him but she doesn't know what to make of him.

"Thank you, I'm-" She starts, hand going to rest on her small bump as she corrects herself "'-we're okay and it's sorted out." She speaks softly, keeping a carefully eye on him. Damon looks shocked and his face screws up into one of confusion.

"You forgave him?" He looks at her like she is completely and utterly insane. He doesn't understand how she could forgive him, that kid doesn't deserve it in his mind. Alexis looks up to him like the answer is obvious.

"Of course, It was an accident. I know him, sure he may be all macho and a jerk at time but deep down he's a good guy. Plus, Tyler and I have a long history, he's almost family."

"Not many women, pregnant or mothers, or parents, could forgive some after they did that." He tells her voice sounding distant, like he's caught up in his own mind. She looks at him curiously and he seems to snap out of it before he smiles a her, tilting his head. "I was right, you really are interesting, Alexis Gilbert. I can see why my brother is so fond of you.."

"What is it with you and your brother?" She can't help but question yet he doesn't seem surprised at her asking, actually he looks like he was expecting it.

"The Salvatore's have been cursed with a long line of sibling rivalry." He starts with a shrug and sigh.

"It seems more than just that." She observes with a small frown and he gives her a look.

"You didn't let me finish. You see it all started with the original Salvatore brothers...The Salvatore name was practically royalty in this town. Until the war. There was a battle here-" He starts motioning over to the original guest registry but she cuts in.

"The Battle of Willow Creek." She interrupts, remembering that from class and he looks at her, smiling a little, obviously pleased at her speaking up.

"We'll aren't you a smart cookie? But yes." He tells her in a teasing tone.

"I know, we talked about it in class. Confederate soldiers fired on a church with civilians inside. Stefan actually told me allot about it."

"He did?" Damon asks curiously, tilting his head and she nods in confirmation.

"He knew allot more then I did about it. He's actually very smart when it comes to history, not so much in other classes." She admits with a tilt of her head and Damon huffs out a laugh at the sugar covered insult she just threw at Stefan. He shakes his head before he continues.

"What the history books left out was the people that were killed. They weren't there by accident. They were believed to be union sympathizers. So some of the founders on the confederacy side back then wanted them rounded up and burned alive. Stefan and Damon had someone they loved very much in that church. And when they went to rescue them, they were shot. Murdered in cold blood."

"That's horrible. Who was in the church that they wanted to save?

"A woman, I guess. Doesn't it always come down to the love of a woman?" He tells her, eyes locking with hers and it makes her think of Katherine. Didn't Katherine, who both the current Stefan and Damon, die in a fire as well? The Salvatore must have poor luck when it comes to love. She looks at him and frowns a little.

"I'm sorry that you and Stefan have this thing between you."

"Does that mean you like me?" Damon asks her flashing her a smirk and a wink but she is not having it.

"Oh no, I do not and for many reasons." She huffs out, shaking her head and he was expecting that.

"I admit I was not myself that night at the dinner party and I do apologize for that." He's lying to her but she considers his words as true.

"I hope you and Stefan can work things out if you truly aren't the bad guy." She tells him carefully and slowly. She already sees him as a bad guy but she might be turning around..very slowly. Alexis isn't stupid she can tell Damon's presence feels intoxicating and she knows he's got the bad boy demeanor so it'd be easy for him to be toxic.

"I hope so, too." He tells her.

"Excuse me." she tells him as she spots Matt coming over holding two drinks. Damon nods at her as she leaves heading over to Matt. Matt gives her a drink, she akes a sip before setting it on a table and look at him. "Lets go outside." She tells him.

"Outside?" He questioning, setting his drink down as well.

"Come on, as you said, 'tonight's about us.'" She tells him, lips twisting into a sweet smile as she grabs his hand.

The night is beautiful as she pulls him out into the yard, there's soft music and lanterns lighting up the area that surrounded them in a warm light. The Lockwood's really know how to throw a nice party. She looks around, smiling softly and eyes lighting up at just how beautiful it is around them. She turns back and grabs his other hand as well facing him and taking a few steps back making him walk forward and he's were she wants him. He looks at her curiously, lips quirky up but her goes with lets of his hand and takes another few steps back, she's laughing and he laugh is the kind that just makes everyone laugh.

He watches her as she twirls on her feet before, laughing softly, she looks beautiful and lively. She spins again before Alexis stops with a daring smile and offers him her hand. "Come on, too cool?" She asks him teasingly, giving him a playful look and smile.

"Totally." Matt tells her, laughing, giving her a wink, trying to play up the 'cool guy' act before he takes her hand. They dance, smoothly and keep making missteps but it doesn't really matter, they find it assuming. This all feels feel more playful with the hint of seriousness and romance at the moment which is what makes it incredible and is exactly what they need.

They talk quietly but he says something or she thinks something that has her sighing. "They all think we're two kids in over they're head but they're wrong-" Everyone here knows she's pregnant, whisper pity and sympathy haunt their night it why they are out here.

"Who cares what they think." The blond tells her, cutting her off and keeping the mood not too serious. He tells Alexis "We'll prove them wrong, Lexy."

"I do like a challenge." She admits, smiling softly and after a moment she starts to turn so he lets go one hand and hold her hand above her head as she twirls. She spins back and he pulls her closer. She ends up with her arms around his neck.

"Hi." He whispers at her, not knowing what to say.

"Hey." She breathes out softly and quietly. She's feels herself getting lost in the moment. In the back of the mind she can't thinking about how he apparently called him her girlfriend. She looks into his eyes, he's so close to her. She loves his baby blue eyes, windows of the soul also they are very telling, she hopes their child has his eyes because they really are beautiful. His breath ghost over her lips.

"Alexis." The blond starts quietly but stops.

"Matt." She replies and his eyes search her face.

"I really like you, Alexis, and I.." He seems at a loss for words and she's holding her breath. "I want to be more than friends, more than just friends who are having a kid, I want.." His eyes search her face,

"I do too...I like you, Matt, I like you allot." She confesses and he can't find the words...but they don't need words right now. Forget about butterflies in her stomach, he's giving her the entire zoo and this feels so right. Her heart beats like a drum in her chest, she's breathless and his eyes flick down to her lips. He's moving forward slowly, her hand moves on the back of his neck, then he leans down and she tilts her head up as she starts to close the gap. Her hand reaching up and grabbing him by the back of the neck, pulling him down but she stops when their lips barely touch, letting out a breath. He closes the gap, bringing their lips together in one of the many moments that would define their relationship.

They kiss and it's something she just wants to do again and again, it's so different to their first kiss which was good but this is so much better. Her hands are on the sides of his face when they both pull back slightly at the need of air. Their foreheads meet and they look each other, smiling and laughing in that moment before she kisses him again.

Thanks for reading sorry it toke long (i've been trying to write chapter for other stories to and have almost finished the next chapter of Love In The Dark) and sorry this day is going to be four parts now. ugh. But please let me know what you think! (Sorry for anymistakes again) Oh my god this chapter though!

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