All the siblings are trying to distract themselves as there isn't really anything they can do to help. Jeremy and Elena are cleaning up the mess Vicki made in the kitchen with all the food while a few feet away from them Alexis sits at the kitchen table. There are several books in front of her that she flips through, reading and looking for what she needs to. Every so often she pauses for a moment, still reading though at a slower pace as she starts notes with the pen in her hand while she studies.

She's studying because it's not only a distraction but it is fact and logic based. Right now with she feels like she could use a break by focusing and what is true and can't be changed. She's studying not just because of that but because she also still fears falling behind in school because she knows her grades have dropped, even if it was only slightly. Her grades are still impressive and highest in most of her classes and most don't care her grade are falling slightly but she does. It matters to her because not only does she want to do it and knows she can, she wants to set a good example. She's been distracted with everything, pregnancy mostly though that's understandable, lately and doesn't want her grades to fall further because of that and distracting herself with studying is something quite productive.

Every few moments she moves, readjusting how she is sitting as her back and body sort of aches before she continues on with what she is doing. She breaks out of her studying haze as her phone, placed on the table to her side makes a noise, notifying her she has a text.

She looks up; Jeremy and Elena also look over, thinking it may be an update on Vicki. Alexis picks up her phone looking at the screen seeing it's a text from Caroline. She frowns slightly, shaking her head to let her brother and sister know it is not him. She pauses, not at the text but in thought as she realizes there may more she can do to help find Vicki. She makes up her mind. Alexis flicks through her contacts on her phone before pressing call on one in particular. She lifts her phone to press against her ear, listening to the ringing. It's doesn't take long for him to answer her call. "Hey Ty'." Alexis greets him over the phone because there's a chance, maybe it's a small chance but still a chance that Vicki would go to Tyler.

"Hey Al', What's up?" His voice rings through the phone clearly and she tilts her head.

"You wouldn't happen to be with Vicki or have seen her in the past few hours?"Alexis question him hoping that he has. Jeremy's looking at her, has been sine she said Ty, as he obviously does not approve of Alexis talking to him about Vicki or even at all but she chooses to ignore Jeremy at that moment,

"No. Why, what's going on?" He asks slightly confused at the question or reasons behind it. He can hear the urgency and concern in her voice has him listening carefully, worried or at least close to that. She lets out a sigh, disappointed but not surprised. She shakes her head letting her eyes fall shut, her hand coming up to drag down her face.

"Look, Vicki's in a bad way.." Alexis admits, she sounds upset and hurt because of this and she is. She lets out a breath of air when she pauses, opening her eyes and searching for the words. "I just.. I thought she might go to you so could you just..If you see her call one of us straight away. Call Matt." She tells him and he, he doesn't really understand why she thinks Vicki would go to him. She hates him, she did give him another chance at the founder heritage party but he screwed that up. He doesn't know but because of that Vicki wound up in Jeremy's bed that night.

"Yeah, Yeah, I'll keep an eye out for her." He promises, voice sounding a little distant and she presses her lips into a tight smile.

"Thanks Ty." The pregnant girl thanks him and he waits a moment, hesitating but he speaks up when she's about to hang up.

"And Al?"

"Yeah?"

"You know, She actually means something to me,. I do care, I like her and she's not just anyone to me." Tyler confesses and she can tell him admitting that wasn't easy. She lets out a sigh, feeling her heart hurt further because this can't end well.

"I might know that now but she doesn't and you sure as hell didn't treat her like that.." Alexis argues softly and gently. He sighs, knowing she is right but he has no idea how he could right it or if he could. Alexis looks up, she can practically feel Jeremy eyes boring into her causing her to huff and excuse herself when she looks to her brother. "Look Ty, we'll talk more later I just have to-" She hates to end the conversation but she feels she needs to and she can carrying it on later.

"I get it." Tyler interrupts her. " I got things to do but I'll keep an eye out. We'll talk later, Al." He hangs up before she can get another word in making her frown slightly. She pulls the phone away from her ear and sets her phone back on the table with a sigh before she pushes herself up. She's expecting her brother to comment about Tyler but he doesn't. He just shakes his head and looks between the twins.

"Maybe we should check in with Matt." Jeremy suggests as she walks over.

"He'll call when he finds her." Elena tells him, trying to be reassuring but seeming far too distant for it to be that comforting. Elena doesn't want to call Matt about this, she feels out of place doing that when Alexis is here. She feels everything is out of place. Their relationship is still repairing back to friendship, not as close as before but it's getting there because there situation is very strange.

"And I checked in only 15 minutes ago, Jer. He's still looking." Alexis adds softly, looking at him gently and he sighs, looking so lost.

"Well, what are we supposed to do? He asks, sounding lost and heartbroken and looking like it though he has every reason to. Elena presses her lips together, looking at her younger brother.

"We wait. We're supposed to wait." Elena explains softly and Alexis nods softly in agreement as she looks to Jeremy.

"Elena's right, Jer. It's all we can do now."Alexis reassures him, backing up Elena's words

"I don't know what's wrong with her."

"She'll be fine. It'll all be fine." Elena tells him before Alexis can but the way Elena says it is off. It sounds like she's telling herself that, like it's not just about this, like she needs to hear it both Jeremy and Alexis notice that. The pregnant girl looks at her sister with a worried look on her face about to say something but sound of the door bell ringing echos throughout the house. Alexis looks over to the door.

"I'll get it." Alexis announces before Elena can she walks out of the room. She heads straight to the front door thinking its a friend, thinking it's anyone but him. She pulls the door open without even thinking about it. She looks to the person and she just freezes, her face falls, shock dawning on her features. It's quickly replaced by a guarded look, anger clear in her eyes. "Damon." She spits out like his name is a flavor of hate.

"Alexa." He greets her, the name rolls off his tongue, deliberately to get under skin but also as if it's guilty pleasure. She lets out a huff narrowing her doe like eyes at him in annoyance.

"Alexis!" She can't help but to correct him even if she knows he is doing it on purpose. It's like he knows her, like he knows how to press her buttons.

"Alexis, sorry." He apologizes, not sounding at all sorry with that smug smirk on his lips that drives her insane. He tilts his head looking down at her like he's he's proud to annoy her and be here or really just see her. "How are you? How is the little one?" Damon asks her, looking her over pretending to care and she rolls her eyes She's fed up, a look of annoyance that says she'd rather be anywhere but here. Actually she'd rather him be anywhere but here because this is here home.

"Good, we're both fine." She tells him sharply before meeting his eyes, look turning more defensive. "What the hell are you doing here? Stefan said you left town." She demands, looking him over like she has a disdain toward his entire existence.

"And you believed him? You still trust him?" Damon narrows his eyes as he chuckles, talking to her like she is just a child. She still has so much faith in his brother. A loyal one she is. She believes everything Stefan says and why? Because she only remembers meeting Stefan first? Because he seems nice? Damon thinks, he was expecting this. It's as amusing to him as it is an inconvenience. She shakes her head at him, letting out a huff at the audacity of him. Her lips part and she looks like she's about to snip at him when he cuts her off. "Trick question." He tells her. "But speaking about my brother, I'm looking for him." He looks over her shoulders and her head to look in side.

"He's not here, and I don't care."

"You know, I'm getting the sense that you don't like me and that's quite rude" He's tells her, faking offence as he narrows his eyes trying to get a rise from her. She crosses her arms and shakes her head slightly like its obvious before speaking..

"That's because I don't like you." She deadpans, speaking dryly and rising her eyebrows. He dramatically sighs at her response, poorly pretending to be quite upset.

"Well, shame, I like you. You have fire." He sighs as he looks back to meet her eyes and she's had enough.

"You abused my best friend, you sick manipulative Jackass! If you don't leave her in the next five seconds I am calling the police. You need to stay away from my friends. Stay away from my family." She warns him, looking him straight in the eyes. Her instinct to protect family is something that's been much more drilled into her than it was since she found out she was pregnant. Something flickers in her memories as she looks into his piercing blue eyes, trying to push though as a feeling deja vu washes over her but it's gone after a moment.

"Or what?" He's quickly asks, not missing a beat. He's baiting her, it's like it's all just a game to him. Not right now, she's not meant to like him he wants to get under her skin.

"I swear to you, you will regret it."

"Not even going to give me a chance to redeem myself?" He drawls out, challenging her as he leans forward. She almost wants to slap that smirk off her face but she's not that kind of person. She tilts her head up, leveling their gaze.

"Alexis, who is it. What's going?!" She hears her sister call out form inside the house. Elena, having heard her sister start to shout in such a way, like she's threatened has Elena quickly running to the front door. Alexis looks over her shoulder to see Elena coming into veiw before looking back to Damon, shaking her head.

"Not when you aren't sincere." She tells him, voice so much softer looking more disappionted and like she has been betrayed, in a way she has been. As soon as the words finish leaving her mouth, before he can process them, Elena voice cuts in.

"Damon." Elena breathes out behind Alexis before she hurries forward, grabbing her sisters arm. "Alexis get away from him, now!" Elena tells her sister, panic and urgency in her voice as she pulls her sister back as she steps forward. Elena now standing in between Damon and her pregnant sister. The older twins stance is tense as she looks to her younger twin. "Go up stairs." Elena tells her, voice so firm it leaves no room for argument. Alexis can see the look on her sister face. She's not sure totally why Elena is so panicked but she chalks it up to what Damon did and his reputation from Stefan so it makes sense. The pregnant girl doesn't argue, thankful for her sisters interruption. She spares one final look to Damon who smirk and gives her a wink before she shakes her head and steps back. "Jeremy, go upstairs now!" Elena calls out as Alexis turns away, moving to head upstairs. Her eyes are wet as she feels full of emotions.

"Goodbye, Alexis, see you soon." She hears Damon calls after her and she ignores him as she continues her way up to her bedroom. She closes her bedroom door behind her and tears are just falling now. She feels angry and upset at everything, it feels like things are stating to all fall apart. It almost feels wrong to be crying but her emotions are haywire and people she loves have been hurt, have been/are in danger. Alexis shakes her head, hands coming to wipe the tears from her eyes as she heads over to sits on her window seat. There's a ton of pillows on it and cushioned so it's comfortable as she sits down, crying.

Jenna comes home a few hours later and Alexis, now composed herself a little better, still feeling quite sensitive gives Jenna the run down on what happened today. Her and Jenna talk for quite a while before she ends up watching Tv. After watching TV she heads back upstairs and she gets ready for bed

She walks down the stairs to look for her sister. She briefly pauses on her descent down the stairs as she hear the sound of sobbing coming from downstairs. "Elena?" She calls out, concern and worry in her voice before she continues down the stars until she is far enough down the stairs to see her sister .Her sister is on the ground, back against the front door as she sobs. Alexis eyes widen, fearing the worst as she hurries down the rest of the stairs quickly. "Oh my god, Elena." She breaths out, dropping to her sister's side. Feeling her heart hurt as she puts a hand on her sisters arm. "What happened?" She questions as her sister shakes her head, continuing to cry. The pregnant get let out a breath, she hates seeing her sister like this, she hates her sister feels this upset.

"Oh, sweetheart, Come here." Alexis breathes out, reaching and grabbing her sister. Elena leans forward, letting her arms reach out, pulling Alexis to her in a tight embrace while both of them are on the floor. Elena clings to Alexis like she is her life line as she cries, world feeling like it's shattering around her more than it already has. She holds onto Elena hoping that whatever this is about he sister will pull through, that she'll be okay and it isn't life shattering.

"Just then, what happened to make you break down?" Alexis asks so softly looking at her sister as she sits crossed legged on the couch beside lets out a shudder of a breath as she tries to compose the right words.

"Stefan and I broke up." Elena chocks out her voice broken and looking broken herself. She's now on the couch, blanket wrapped around her as tears still stain her face and she shakes her head. Alexis lets out a breath, disbelief clear on her face and now she understands. She shakes her head, leaning forward, lips parting about to say something to her heartbroken sister when sound of her phone ringing cuts through the air.

"I'm sorry, I'll ignore it." Alexis tells Elena quickly as she reaches for her phone to press ignore but she pauses looking at the name on the screen.

"Who is it? Elena asks at Alexis hesitation to decline the call but Elena's sure she already knows. Alexis looks up at Elena torn look that's full of concern and eagerness to be there for the both of them.

"It's Matt." The pregnant tells Elena carefully, looks of apology and caution on her face. Elena lifts up her hands wiping tears that keep flowing from her eyes and she hakes her head.

"Take it." Elena tells her sister because she needs a moment herself and Alexis should be there for Matt, especially now they're family and everything with Vicki. Elena needs Alexis to think this is a break up, nothing like everything she thought she knew was changed.

"Are you sure?" Alexis questions feeling guilty if she takes this call but also will be feeling guilty if she doesn't take it.

"Go on. It's okay." In the meantime it will give Elena more time to try and think of how to explain it, how it fell apart. Alexis gives Elena a tight smile before she pushes herself up. Alexis walks into the kitchen, accepting the call and putting the phone to her ear.

"Hey." His voice greets her and the tone of his voice is so disappointed and exhausted.

"Hey Matty, any luck finding her?" She questions softly, hoping that he has found his sister but the sigh in his voice tells her the truth.

"No, none at all. I have no idea where she is." He tells her, he sounds so tired, worn and him like this and the fact she isn't right next to him to comfort him hurts her heart. Vicki's also hurting, So is Elena, so is Stefan, god how did thing's turn so fast?

"Are you okay? You sound tired." She worries, her spare hand mindlessly going to rest on her growing bump.

"I am, I'm heading home now, maybe she'll just come home..." He breathes out, unsure of himself and she nods slowly. She hopes Vicki will be okay, that girl has been working so hard she deserve to be okay and happy.

"I hope so." Alexis admits, truly hoping with all her heart. She hears Matt let out a breath.

"How are you? How's the baby?" He wants to get his mind of things and hearing her talk just helps. Mentioning the baby, the baby is something of a beacon of hope now even though becoming a parent will always scare him. That fear of messing up and not being there will always be around but will drive his ambition to stay and do everything he can.

"The baby's fine. I think he's a little restless cause I'm just feeling so uncomfortable today." She admits a little fondly, the tone of their conversation changing into something they both need.

"Yeah?"

"My back hurts so bad, I feel so sensitive I just..."She laughs a little. "I'm okay, Matty." The pregnant girl promises but he can hear the little bit of her tone that is unsure of that.

"But?" He prompts her in a knowing tone and she furrows her brow.

"Hmm?"

"Is something else wrong?" He questions. It's like he can read he mind almost but in reality he could just hear it in her voice and remembered what she said when he was over earlier. "Did you find out what's going on with Elena?" Matt asks and Alexis looks over to the lounge Elena is in before turning back and speaking with a sigh.

"Her and Stefan, they've broken up. It's just happened and I think they were fighting and that's why Elena...wasn't that okay." She struggles to say, voice sounding heavy and upset clear for her twin. They're two parts of one soul after all. Matt pauses, surprised by this because the way Stefan and Elena were going..he thought they'd ages not just a month. They seemed so good together, Stefan made Elena happy in a way Matt hadn't seen in a long while before her parents died and they broke up.

"Damn. I thought they would..." Is he can really say to that because he can't really find words. His mind to full and distracted.

"Yeah, I know." She likes Stefan allot, he's her friend. She really thought him and Elena would make it but who knows maybe they will.

"Look, I'm almost home and you should talk to your sister. She probably needs you right now."

"So does yours, I hope she comes home."

"Me too."

"Matt...I..." She starts to say goodbye before she hangs up but isn't too sure what to say. She presses her lips together, pausing and thinking over her words. "Sleep well and make sure you eat something."

"Yeah, I will. Goodnight, babe."

"Goodnight."

She walks back into the lounge with a tub of Ice cream from the freezer and two spoons in her hands. The sister sister's sit in silence on the couch for eating the ice cream, just being together until Alexis finally speaks up. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want but Elena...What changed? What happened with you two? You seemed so perfect.

"Everything changed. Nothings ever truly perfect, Alexis. You should know that by now." Maybe Elena is just being a fatalist right now, which she has every right, and Alexis does know that but just because things aren't perfect doesn't mean they're not amazing.

"Elena.." Alexis starts, voice soft. "Were you two fighting for a while? Was that why you were upset earlier?" It's true, it's just not the entire truth. Elena takes the olive branch, the believable half truth handed to here. She feels horrible for keeping something for Alexis but she can justify this when it is so obviously protecting her sister.

"He isn't who he thought he was. I just...I can't be with someone like him." Elena admits, barely able to chock out the words. Alexis pressing her lips together before wrapping an arm around her sister shoulder and pulling her close. Alexis Gilbert may not always be able to stop the storm from coming but she'll hold you through it. Alexis can't help but wonder what secret Stefan is keeping that is so horrible Elena broke up with him. Stefan just seems more and more of a mystery the more she knows.

Sorry I haven't been updating in a while, damn ive been busy and this chapter was surprizingly so hard to write. I got stuck on the damn part the phone call part the Elena part My mind just wasn't letting me write this. Next chapter will jump forward a week! Let me know what you think! (Also sorry for any mistakes) Very soon someone else will be finding out the gender!

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