Previously in "I'll Still Be Here", Stefan says goodbye to Damon and Elena, while Rebekah meets Raphael, who is another original hybrid like Klaus.

Chapter Fifteen…

Allison had just climbed out of the shower at the boardinghouse and was reaching for a towel when she suddenly felt a warm chest covered with a cotton shirt. She shrieked when she glanced over and saw Jeremy. "OUT!" she yelled. "Get out!"

Jeremy backed away, hearing her scream at him. "Calm down, Allison. It's okay." He handed her the towel she had been reaching for. "Here you go. I'll, uh, get out of your way."

He then hurried out of the bathroom, not wanting to incur her wrath. He had to admit, though, she was beautiful naked and he felt his member coming to life as he imagined himself running his hands all over it as he made love to her in the shower, and just about everywhere in the house.

But, he couldn't do that to her. He was on a mission to help bring his Aunt Jenna back, and he needed to find someone to help. Jeremy knew that he needed to have help from a witch. The only problem was, where would he find a witch as powerful as Bonnie was?

Once dressed, Allison went out and joined him, using a comb to run through her dark curls. "I'm sorry I yelled at you. I just…I thought I was alone in the bathroom," she said as she plopped down into the chair by the fireplace.

Jeremy nodded. "I'm sorry too. I should've asked first. I don't think before I act sometimes and it gets me into trouble."

"Why don't you have anyone to tell you that it's wrong anyway?"

"Because, they're either dead or they've left down," he mumbled.

Allison nodded. "In any case, I forgive you, Jeremy. We all make mistakes. That's what makes you human."

"Thank you," he said, smiling over at her.

"You're welcome," she said, returning his smile.

Jeremy then cleared his throat. "So, uh, do you have anything special planned for today?"

"I don't think so," Allison said. "Why?"

"No reason, just asking," Jeremy said. "Matt mentioned something about having a party. You know, you, me, him, April, Tyler and Meghan."

"Who's Meghan?" she asked curiously.

"She's Tyler's girlfriend. Or, well, fiancé," Jeremy said. "I can't remember which, but they're together."

Allison nodded. "Okay. Well, I guess I could go to the party. What harm could it do?"

"I knew you'd agree," Jeremy said. "And you'll like April and Meghan. They're really nice."

Allison nodded and smiled at him.

Meanwhile…
Meghan let out a groan as she watched her son hightail it out of the room she was trying to corral him into, bare as the day he was born. "Tyler Richard Lockwood Jr., this is not funny!" she called after him as she got up to her regular height then threw his clothes down onto the bed and rushed after him.

T.J. let out a laugh as he continued to run. However, he didn't get far, because Tyler appeared in front of him, picking him up. "Hey, where do you think you're going, squirt? Are you giving Mommy a hard time?"

"No!" T.J. said with a giggle and a shake of his head.

"Oh, yes, you are, young man. And we talked about this," Meghan replied as she came up to her boyfriend holding their son.

"He's a Lockwood, Meghan," Tyler said. "He can't help himself."

Meghan scowled at him. "Don't make excuses for him, Tyler. I've got enough to worry about as it is, and I'm hoping our daughter inherits the Fell genes."

"Baby, I'm sorry," he said, trying to reach out to her with one hand while the other held onto T.J. Meghan glared at him as she stepped away then turned and stomped off into their room, slamming the door behind her.

T.J. looked at his father after Meghan slammed the door. "Are we in trouble, Daddy?"

"I don't know, buddy," Tyler said. "But, I think we should let Mommy have some time to calm down."

He took T.J. downstairs and got him dressed then sat him in a chair in the main office and kept an eye on him as he read a picture book. T.J. looked up from the book. "Daddy, will you read with me?"

Tyler smiled. "Sure, buddy." Leaving his paperwork for now, Tyler went and sat down next to T.J., scooping him up gently and placed his son into his lap. His hands reached to grip onto either side of the book and then flipped to the first page. As he read with his son, he couldn't help but think back to when his father used to do this with him.

However, Richard wouldn't be doing that with his grandson, thanks to the other Council members taking action shortly before Tyler met Meghan for the first time. T.J. looked up at his father, seeing that he wasn't paying attention. "Are you okay, Daddy?"

"I'm okay, buddy. I was just thinking about someone, someone very special to me," Tyler replied.

TJ nodded. "Is it Grandpa?"

"Yes, it is," his father replied. "I find myself thinking about him a lot lately."

"What was he like, Daddy?"

Tyler smiled sadly. "He was a great man who loved the town he lived in. He was even a wonderful husband and father."

"Your granddaddy was a kind soul," Meghan said from the doorway. Her boyfriend and son glanced over, Tyler smiling at her gently.

"That's right, he was. And he loved your Grandma Carol," Tyler added.

TJ nodded. "I wish I could've met him."

"He would've loved you, buddy. And so would've Grandma Carol," Meghan said as she moved over to nestle up against Tyler's side, wiggling into what little space was left between him and the chair.

Tyler smiled at what she was saying, kissing her softly. "They definitely would've loved to have met you. They always wanted me to settle down and have a family of my own." He sighed. "Only thing is that they're not here to experience this."

"They did meet me, but they didn't meet our little man," she reminded him. "Do you remember when you first introduced me to your father? He thought I was going to ruin you."

Tyler nodded. "Yeah, I remember that night. I even remember defending you."

Meghan sighed then glanced down to see their son's eyes drooping in sleepiness. "Come on, little man; let's get you into bed," she said then got up and reached for T.J. He didn't offer a protest, clinging to his mom as she carried him up the stairs.

Tyler got up from the chair and followed her. "I'm sorry if I got you angry, Meghan. I hope you can forgive me. I love you so much."

"Your apology is accepted. Just …I've been through a lot, okay? I lost my parents too," Meghan told him.

Tyler nodded. "I know, and I should've been more sensitive."

Meghan nodded. "We'll talk about it later, okay?"

Tyler nodded. "Okay, we'll talk about it later."

Later…

After telling Matt and Jeremy he wouldn't be attending the party, and asked Matt to keep T.J. overnight, Tyler returned to the mansion and walked upstairs, into his and Meghan's bedroom. He found that the bathroom door was slightly ajar and walked up to it, letting the steam out as he then stripped down to his boxers before stepping into the bathtub. The hybrid was grateful it was long enough for two people. Walking closer to his girlfriend, he hid his smirk into the skin of her shoulder when he wrapped his arms around her from behind, causing her to jolt in surprise. "Mm, you're a bad, sneaky hybrid," she murmured, turning her head until her lips grazed the corner of his.

Tyler growled playfully at her and returned her kiss. "I can definitely be that for you, Meghan."

"I know you can. It's what makes you my sexy, bad and sneaky hybrid," she murmured, turning in his arms until they were standing face to face.

"Always, my sexy, daring and sneaky witch," he murmured back, lowering his head into her neck and nuzzling along the skin until he'd reached her pulse point.

Meghan felt what he was doing to her and let out a pleasurable scream. Tyler smiled against her neck, feeling the vibrations and enjoying the feel of them. His hand then lowered, skittering along her dark but somewhat fair skin until it had stopped between her thighs, which widened under his whisper-soft touch and he used gentle strokes and caresses of his fingers to check and see how wet she was for him. Meghan panted as she felt his fingers in her sweet spot. "Yes, Tyler, right there."

"You like that, baby?" he murmured against the skin of her neck.

Meghan nodded and panted again. "Yes, I do. Keep going, don't stop."

Tyler obliged her and sped up the rhythm of his fingers until she was screaming in an even higher pitch than before. Meghan threw her head back, her body trembling from the passion that she was feeling. She even felt the heat rising between them and she didn't want it to stop.

"I love you," he whispered into her ear, moving his lips over the skin of her face until he'd reached the corner of her lips.

Meghan smiled against his lips and returned his kiss. "I love you too, my sexy hybrid."

Author's Note: So, this update is delayed, and I apologize in advance! So much stuff has happened to me this year, starting way back in January, but I've made it this far, and I'm still going, so I hope y'all will still bring yourselves on this journey with me and Erin as we continue to write!