I am so sorry this was not up yesterday. Fanfiction would not let me upload it. Every time I clicked upload manager it logged me out. I got so upset. But I am glad it let me do it this morning because I promised you guys you would have it yesterday. I hope the content on this chapter makes up for fan fic being dumb last night. This is the chapter everyone is so anxious for. I think I got the most reviews for the last chapter; everyone wanted to know if Jeremy would go all postal. Anyway let me stop ranting. Thanks for the reviews, tweets and all of your support again. You guys are phenomenal. The best anyone could ask for. (I don't own the Vampire Diaries or its characters. They all belong to their respective owners. I only own my story and OCs.) Enjoy:
Jeremy's face was red from anger. What the hell was going on with his baby sister and his best friend? Elena hastily made her way off Damon and stood in front of her brother. Jeremy turned to her to explain.
"Jer, I'm sorry we wanted to tell you-"
"Tell me what Elena?" Jeremy asked shaking with anger.
"Damon and I are-" Elena mumbled but looked up to see her brother's crazy glare and stopped talking.
Jeremy turned his murderous gaze to Damon who was standing with a mask of indifference on his face.
"How long has this been going on?" Jeremy asked trying to keep his temper in check.
"Three years ago-" Elena began but a shuffle in the room disrupted her.
Jeremy had Damon lifted off his feet and was holding him by the collar of his shirt on the nearest wall.
"You are supposed to be my fucking best friend. You shouldn't be fucking with my little sister! What the hell is wrong with you?"
"It's not what you think man." Damon said getting upset but not untangling himself from his friend.
"What I think is that you're some fucking asshole who's taking advantage of my baby sister!"
"You're not mad at me, you're mad at yourself." Damon spat at his friend.
"How am I mad at myself you piece of shit?" Jeremy asked tightening his grip on Damon's shirt.
"The only reason you think I would do that is because you would do it. We're not the same person Jer."
Jeremy lifted Damon higher and slammed him into the wall making Elena jump at the scene unraveling in front of her. She was stuck and speechless. She had never seen Jeremy like this before.
"I could fucking kill you right now. She's not like everyone else in this town. That's my fucking baby sister. You don't deserve her." Jeremy shouted at Damon with tears in his eyes.
"Jer, stop!" Elena exclaimed.
"Shut up Elena. This is between me and Damon right now," Jeremy said not even facing her, "How could you even do this? She's not like the other girls you mess with. She's not a game."
The door to the office opened. Elena turned around to see Alaric with Katherine and Jenna. All of their eyes were opened wide in shock assessing the scene.
"Jeremy what is going on?" Jenna screamed at him.
"This little dick is messing with Elena." Jeremy said emphasizing the word dick.
"Who finally told you?" Jenna asked cautiously.
If did not matter that she was his aunt or older than him, Jeremy was the one who took care of them besides Grayson. Jeremy had two personalities. Jenna had witnessed that her senior year of high school when she and Alaric broke up for a while. She dated a guy who tried to feel her up and she told Jeremy. She watched him beat the guy half to death until Damon pulled him away. She knew he was dangerous when he had to be.
"You knew?" Jeremy asked turning his head to her.
Alaric, Katherine and Jenna could see the red eyes filled with rage. Elena had tears in her eyes trying to figure out what she should do.
"Jeremy, everyone knew." Katherine said watching her brother's face contort further in rage.
"I didn't." Alaric said stepping into the room fully and toward Jeremy and Damon.
Jeremy turned back to Damon who was looking at his best friend like he did not know him.
"Jeremy, let him down man. I doubt you listened to the entire story and you're scaring Elena. Think of her man." Alaric said with his hand on one of Jeremy's shoulders.
Jeremy turned to see Elena wiping the tears off of her face and had a look of fear on her face. Jeremy set Damon down but added a shove at the end. Elena ran to Damon and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I'm fine Lena. It's alright." Damon said rubbing her back.
"I am so sorry. This is my fault." Elena said, sobbing into his shoulder.
"Elena it's not your fault Butterfly. Just calm down love." Damon said looking to Jeremy who was shaking his head back and forth in disbelief.
Elena nodded her head and loosened her grip on him. She slowly turned to her brother hesitantly. Jeremy looked at her in anger but his face softened. He never wanted to scare his sister. He reached out and grabbed her away from Damon. He pulled her into a hug.
"Don't be scared Lena. I just lost my temper. I'm sorry."
"Don't be mad at him Jer." Elena begged into her brother's chest as he hugged her.
Jeremy released his sister and Alaric stood in between him and Damon.
"You need to explain this right now. Three fucking years Damon? Really?" Jeremy asked.
"It hasn't been three years Jer. Elena and I just got together last night. If you had let her finish talking she could have told you that!"
"So what the hell happened three years ago?"
The room got deadly silent and Jeremy looked around at everyone.
"Get to talking!" He yelled.
"Hey you guys, you're missing the party," Caroline said barging in then noticed the tension, "Oh, who told Jeremy about Damon and Elena finally doing the deed?"
"Care!" Elena exclaimed.
"You had sex with him?" Jeremy shouted toward Elena.
"I am so sorry Lena. I thought he knew. I mean, obviously he's cool with the fact that you two hooked up three summers ago when he in Georgia so why wouldn't he-"
"Care shut the hell up!" Elena shouted to her best friend.
"You touched my sister when she was fifteen?" Jeremy asked in anger stalking to her friend.
"I thought he knew!" Caroline repeated defending herself.
"Jeremy calm down man and back up." Alaric said pushing him back.
"You're overreacting Jeremy, Bonnie was fifteen." Katherine said annoyed.
"We're not talking about me and Bonnie. We're talking about these two!" Jeremy shouted pointing at his sister and best friend.
"Alright, everyone just shut up! Elena and Damon are going to talk and Jeremy you're going to listen. You're being a bit of a hypocrite considering your situation with all the women in your life." Jenna said, scolding her nephew.
Jeremy breathed in slowly calming himself down. He looked up at Elena and Damon who were standing side by side. Jeremy waved his hand as if to tell one of them to start talking.
"About a week before you called me down to Georgia, we were all down at the water hole. I had a thing for Damon all summer and it just kept growing," Elena said then moved her hand through her hair, "Anyway, we came back to the house to dry off. Damon and I confessed we both had feelings for one another and we started making out. You don't need all the details but we did things. It wasn't sex but we almost had sex. Damon had just opened the condom wrapper when Kat walked in."
"Katherine, you've known for three years?"
"Of course I have Jer. We're best friends." Katherine said calmly.
"That was the condom wrapper you found in her room Jer." Damon said knowing his friend was going to lose his mind.
"So you let me think my sister was running around with that Elijah kid when it was you all along. At least you could have been man enough to tell me you were screwing my sister!" Jeremy said feeling anger at his best friend.
"He shouldn't have told you!" Elena shouted at her brother.
Jeremy instantly brought his gaze down to Elena's. She looked upset at him.
"Why shouldn't he?"
"It didn't matter anymore. We weren't talking. I heard a rumor about him and Isobel that turned out to be false and I stopped talking to him. There wasn't anything to tell you. We were done."
"So what's changed that?" Jeremy asked confused and angry at the same time.
"I told her the rumor was just a rumor Jer. Look Jer, I didn't want to tell you that Elena and I were hanging out when I didn't know what we were doing. We just start sorting things out. I was going to tell you man. We've been best friends for as long as I can remember. Do you really think I'm that low?" Damon exclaimed at him.
"I don't know what to think Damon. I just found out my best friend has been screwing my little sister so I'm angry right now."
"I'm in love with her Jer!" Damon said quietly yet everyone heard him.
Jeremy looked up to see sincerity all in his friend's face. He knew Damon wasn't lying, Damon hated lying more than anything.
"You two should have told me instead of letting me walk around like some clueless moron whose friend is having sex with his sister and he doesn't know." Jeremy said.
"I'm sorry man. I never wanted you to find out with her straddling my lap."
Jeremy cringed when Damon said straddling making Alaric and Damon laugh. Jeremy shook his head and looked to his best friend.
"So you love her huh?" Jeremy asked even though he knew the answer.
"Yea, I love her Jer. She's the best thing I got." Damon said wrapping his arms around her waist.
"You better take care of her or I really will kill you." Jeremy said with a threatening gaze.
"I got you man." Damon said laughing.
Katherine looked around the room in disbelief. What the hell just happened?
"Really? That's it? He just was ready to kill him two minutes ago. You two seriously couldn't have gotten over it that fast!" Katherine exclaimed in doubt.
"We're guys Kat." Jeremy told her like that was all the explanation she needed.
Elena just laughed at the expression on her twin's face. She looked like someone had smacked her right across the face.
"Kat let it go." Jenna advised chuckling.
Elena turned around in Damon's arms and kissed him. A groaning sound broke them apart.
"Just because I'm not upset anymore doesn't mean I want to see you two playing tonsil tennis."
Alaric, Jenna, Damon, Caroline and Elena laughed at Jeremy's statement. Katherine remained with her mouth wide open like a gutted fish. Caroline smiled at her best friend, wrapping her arm around her shoulders.
"Kat, let's get you a drink. You look like you could use one." Caroline exclaimed as they headed out the room.
Everyone except Damon and Elena exited the room.
"Well that was not what I expected." Elena said sighing loudly.
"I know babe. Just be glad I didn't have to fight your brother to the death." Damon said with a smile.
Elena rolled her eyes and dragged him back to the party.
Five days later …
Elena trudged into the kitchen slowly. She had worked at the club late last night without Damon to keep her company. Jeremy was not even there. She had not even got to go diving afterward because she left the club at two. Waking up at nine in the morning to go to work was not what she wanted to do. She pulled a bowl down from the cabinet and poured some Frosted Flakes into a bowl. She opened up the fridge and got her milk. As she poured her milk, she snapped up hearing little feet running through the house. She was confused. Klaus was at Anna's this week. What the hell?
"Grandpa?" The voice of a little girl sounded through the kitchen.
Elena looked to see Jeremia enter the kitchen in pajamas with bedhead. Elena's eyes widened as she remembered the little girl calling for her grandfather.
"Hey Mia. What are you doing here?" Elena questioned.
"I'm sorry Lenas. Daddy told me that Grandpa was in here and he could make me my breakfast like he did yesterday." Mia said holding her puppy Georgie in her arms.
Elena's eyes widened. Daddy? Grandpa? What the hell was going on?
"Mia, what are you talking about?" Elena questioned.
"Grandpa makes me breakfasts while Mommy and Daddy stay in beds. Grandpa goes to work at eight in the morning so he fixes me breakfast." Mia explained with a look of conviction on her face.
"What's your grandpa's name sweetie?"
"Mommy calls him Grayson." Mia said smiling up at Elena.
Elena dropped her spoon onto the counter and her mouth hung open. Elena quickly fixed her composure to help the girl. Her head felt like it was going to explode.
"My Dad left an hour ago Mia. It's nine."
"Oh … Daddy might be upset now." Mia said with a sad smile.
"Why would your Daddy be upset?"
"Only Grandpa is supposed to know about me being here. I might get in troubles now." Mia said with tears quickly forming in her eyes.
"No don't cry baby girl," Elena told the little girl picking her up and sitting her on the counter, "I'll make you breakfast."
"Mia!" A woman's voice said coming into the kitchen.
Elena turned to see Mani coming into the kitchen in a camisole and a pair of shorts. Elena's mouth dropped open as her eyes attempted to pop from her head.
"What the hell is going on?" Elena exclaimed looking back in forth between Mani and Mia.
"I am so sorry Elena. You weren't supposed to see me here."
"Oh, I have and I'm not going to just forgot you're here like you slept here last night. Where is Jer?"
Speak of the devil and he thus appears had to be the saying of the week. Jeremy came into the kitchen wiping his eyes, not even looking up.
"What's taking so long baby?" He asked groggily then looked up to see Elena and froze.
"Jer, what is going on?" Elena asked loudly.
"Elena I thought you were at the Boarding House."
"No, Damon was at the warehouse last night. Why is Mia calling Dad Grandpa and why is Mani half naked in our kitchen?"
"It's a long story." Jeremy told her rubbing the back of his neck.
"Oh somehow I think you'll be able to explain to me what the hell is going on."
"Stop cursing in front of her." Jeremy said heading toward Mia who was holding her puppy to her chest.
"Daddy I'm sorry. I didn't mean to runs into Auntie Lena." Mia said with tears in her eyes.
Elena felt as if she was about to pass out. Daddy? Jeremy was Mia's father? Did she go into a parallel universe last night? Was she still asleep?
"It's alright sweet pea. I'm not mad. I'll make you breakfast." Jeremy said wiping the tears from Mia's face and she smiled at him.
"Jeremy, I'm losing it here. You need to start talking." Elena said pacing the floor of the kitchen.
"Mia's mine." Jeremy told his sister facing her.
"As in you're taking care of her or your sperm made her?" Elena asked spitting the questions from her mouth.
"The normal way Lena. Mia's my daughter like Klaus is my son." Jeremy said with a sigh.
"Why don't I know this?"
"It's complicated."
"Well dumb it down." Elena exclaimed getting angry.
"I didn't want anyone to think I cheated on Anna with Mani and treat her different."
"That's what it seems like." Elena shouted at her brother, her face turning pink.
"Maybe I should take Mia to your room." Mani offered getting uncomfortable with the situation.
"Oh, you're not going anywhere Mani. I want answers and not just from Jeremy." Elena told her.
Jeremy kissed the top of his daughter's head and set her down from the counter.
"Mia, go back to my room and wait for your breakfast. I'll bring it soon."
"Alright Daddy," Mia said smiling up at him then turned to Elena, "Bye Auntie Lena. Don't be too mad at Daddy."
Mia ran from out of the kitchen and Elena threw her spoon at her brother. It hit his head and he flinched.
"Ow Elena. That hurt." Jeremy exclaimed rubbing the side of his head.
"You hid my niece from me jackass. You seriously got mad at me from hiding a relationship then you hide a niece from me." Elena shouted at him.
"I saw how you treated Bonnie when it came out we were messing around together. I didn't want you doing that to Mani or my daughter."
"Katherine practically hates Anna and she loves Niklaus! Why would we treat Mia any different Jer? She's family. As for the Mani situation, can you keep it in your pants?"
"I didn't cheat on Anna with Mani. We were broken up. Anna didn't even know she was pregnant with Klaus yet." Jeremy bellowed to his sister causing her to jump back in shock.
"Then what happened?" Elena asked curiously.
Jeremy and Mani were talking softly to one another after their night together. Jeremy was finally happy. He and Anna had been broken up for three months and he was glad that Mani had finally given him a chance. He and Mani were leaning over the bar in Mist talking as everyone else set up for a party later on that night.
"Last night was amazing." Mani said to him.
"I know. I'm glad it happened. I never thought you would look at me like that after you broke up with Carl." Jeremy told her cupping her cheek lovingly.
"You're not Carl Jer."
"I l-"
The sound of crying filled the floor of the club causing everyone to look for the source. Jeremy spotted Anna crying, walking over to him. He pulled away from Mani confused.
"I'll be back." He told her walking away and going around the bar.
"Anna what are you doing here?"
All he got in response was a wrenching sob coming from her. She buried her face in Jeremy's shirt. Jeremy wrapped his arms around his ex-girlfriend confused by her actions.
"Anna you need to tell me what's wrong." Jeremy said to her.
He could tell everyone was listening to their conversation. It was deathly quiet and everyone seemed to keep looking their way.
"I'm pregnant." Anna told him through her tears.
Jeremy's face fell and he could swear that his heart stopped of a couple of seconds. He pulled back from her and looked down at her in confusion.
"What?"
"I'm (sniff) three (sniff) months (sniff) pregnant. I went to the doctor's this morning. He said I'm fourteen weeks Jer. I'm ... I'm …" Anna said crying and wiping her face.
Jeremy wanted to throw something. He was careful with her. How the hell did this happen? He sighed loudly and looked down at her.
"It's okay Anna. We'll get this this."
"I don't know what to do. I just graduated from high school. I'm supposed to go to the University this year. Jer, we're not even together."
"It's okay Anna. Look, calm down. It's not good for the baby. I'll get you a glass of water. Sit down."
He led Anna to one of the tables and she sat down. He headed back to the bar but Mani was gone. 'Shit!' He internally cursed himself. He got Anna the water and told her he'd be right back. He walked back to the office to see Mani on the couch with her face in her hands.
"Mani-"
"Jer, don't. Just don't." Mani said looking up with tears in her eyes.
"I had no idea she was pregnant."
"I know. It's just … I've just gotten out of one messed up relationship. I seriously don't need to get into another one." Mani told him.
"Mani, I don't want to let you go. I finally got you." Jeremy said kneeling down in front of her.
"Jer, your ex is pregnant by you. I think right now you need to worry about her and your baby."
"Hey man, what is going on with Anna?" Damon asked coming into the office.
He froze when he saw Mani crying. She pushed away from Jeremy and hurried away from him toward the door.
"Excuse me." She said wiping her face and hurried from the room.
"Is it PMS Day or something?" Damon joked.
Jeremy chuckled softly before standing up. He was screwed.
Elena could not believe the story she was hearing. Jeremy had a soap opera for a life. A mob boss with multiple kids and relationship issues. It sounded like something from Days of Our Lives or All My Children.
"Okay Jer. This still doesn't explain how Mani got pregnant shortly after Anna. Mia's birthday is five months after Klaus'. Anna was only three months along when she told you."
"I know. I got back with Anna but we broke up again. I didn't want to be with her just because she got pregnant and she was dating that guy before. They were going to try it out even though I wasn't cool with it. A month after Anna and I broke up I asked Mani out. I told her Anna and I were done. We were. Mani and I ended up sleeping together again. We were dating for a couple of weeks."
"Seeing Jer with Anna kind of freaked me out. I told him that I couldn't be with him. I told him I knew about him sneaking around with Bonnie behind Anna's back when they were back together even though he broke it off with Bonnie when we started dating. We stopped dating." Mani said interrupting him and giving some of her input.
"So when did you find out about Mia?"
"I think you need to go check on your girl." Damon told his best friend.
"What are you talking about? Anna isn't here." Jeremy said in confusion.
He and Anna had gotten back together a couple of days ago. They wanted to try and be a family. They were working through their issues.
"Mani, she's in the bathroom on the floor crying. Rachael said she heard her throwing up. I went to check on her. I couldn't understand her through the sobs." Damon said with a sad smile.
Jeremy nodded and headed toward the bathroom on the upper floor. He pushed opened the door to the women's. It was a one occupancy toilet so he knew she would be alone. Mani was on the floor with bloodshot red eyes and crying.
"Mani, are you alright?" Jeremy asked her concerned.
She looked up at him. Usually seeing Jeremy made her feel better but this time all she could do was cry. Jeremy sat down next to her and pulled her into his chest.
"Jer, I screwed up." Mani told him in tears.
"What's wrong? Whatever it is, I can fix it."
"No you can't. I can't do that this time. It's not an option." She said sniffing.
"Mani you need to tell me so I can try."
"I'm pregnant." Mani told him.
Jeremy stiffened. His body filled with rage. She had sex with someone else after they broke up. It had only been two weeks since they stopped dating. He felt betrayed for some reason even though he was back with Anna.
"Oh. Have you told the father?"
Mani smacked him in the chest hard and he pulled back rubbing his chest in pain.
"You are the father dumbass. I'm a month and a half pregnant. I found out three days ago. The doctor said he did it as accurate as he could. I'm sorry. I know Anna's already pregnant. I understand if you don't want to be involved. It's okay. I can do it by myself."
Before she knew it, Jeremy's lips were pressed firmly onto her own. They had missed one another's company.
"I love you." Jeremy told her when they broke apart.
"Don't say that." Mani said and new tears formed in her eyes.
"I mean it. I love you more than anything in this world. I'll love this child more than anything."
"Jeremy you're with Anna. I've had a guy cheat on me and it's not nice. Not to mention, I know you started messing with that Bennett girl again behind Anna's back. Do you think I'd put myself through that again?" Mani asked him in disbelief.
"I would give up everything for you. I'm so in love with you." Jeremy said to her caressing her face with his thumb.
"Jer, we can keep the baby. You and I are not getting back together." Mani said.
Jeremy felt like someone had bruised his ribs and it hurt to breath. He just told her what he had wanted to tell her for over a year now and she rejected him. He felt tears come to his eyes and he shook his head.
"You don't want me." He said dropping his hand but still holding her.
"No Jer, I want you more than anything … I just can't trust you. I love you so much, please don't doubt that. I've just had too many disappointments in my life already. I don't want to add you to that list."
Jeremy nodded still upset. Mani snuggled into his chest and let silent tears fall. Both of their hearts were breaking but they could do absolutely nothing about it. Life had thrown them a curve ball.
"That was unexpected." Elena said still in shock from the information overload.
"I know how you feel." Jeremy said smiling at his sister.
Elena smiled at her brother than remembered something Mia had said.
"Does Dad know about her?" Elena shouted out of the blue.
Both Mani and Jeremy looked taken back by the question. They clearly had not expected that to be the next thing out of the brunette's mouth.
"Yes. He found out when he saw me and Mani coming from one of her check-ups one day at the hospital. He was upset but he didn't judge."
"So Dad has been lying to me too. Good to know." Elena said.
"Lena, we were going to tell you soon."
She saw something that caught her eye and hit Jeremy upside the head.
"What the hell is with the hitting today?" Jeremy asked.
"Is that Grandma's engagement ring on Mani's finger?" Elena asked with wide eyes.
Mani blushed, taking her hand off the counter.
"I told you we were going to tell you soon. Mani and I are together now."
"I thought she said you were a cheating douche." Elena said smirking.
"Hey!" Jeremy said offended.
"It's true." Elena said shrugging and eating some of her cereal.
"You just broke up with Bonnie not even a week ago."
"I know that Lena. Bonnie and I have been over for a while now. You think I don't know about her and Elijah's brother."
Elena tried to hide her guilty expression.
"I know you know Lena. I'm not dumb." Jeremy accused with a smile on his face.
"So obviously you said yes. I'm glad." Elena said turning to Mani.
"You are?" Mani asked with a raised eyebrow.
"You seem to be the only girl Jeremy cannot cheat or hurt in any capacity minus the whole finding out his ex is pregnant after he slept with you thing. I don't know what you do to him but it must be good."
"Lena!" Jeremy exclaimed embarrassed to have this conversation with his sister.
"What? Obviously something is being done if you asked her to marry you Mister Commitment makes me sweat." Elena said making her and Mani laugh.
"So are you still mad?" Jeremy asked looking up at her.
"Hell yes! Not at Mani, just at you. You hid my niece from me. That's two birthdays. Not to mention Christmas, Easter, New Years, Thanksgiving. Oh wait until Kat finds out. She is going to skin you alive."
Jeremy laughed at his sister's rant. At least she didn't go insane like he knew Katherine would.
"Green eyes … Green eyes. Klaus." Elena mumbled.
"What?" Jeremy asked looking at her like she had three heads.
"Klaus has green eyes. Dad has green eyes. That's why she looks familiar."
"Not catching on." Jeremy said.
"Jer, really?" Mani said looking at her fiancé like he was dumb.
"What?" Jeremy asked genuinely confused.
"Grayson has green eyes. Niklaus has green eyes. Everyone says Mia looks familiar because of her eyes. She inherited them from your Dad."
"Oh. Well I knew that. Plus she looks like Elena when she does that whole pout thing. It's how she gets her way. Elena did it to me all the time back when she was little."
"Did not!" Elena screamed faking offense.
"Oh you so did. Don't even deny it."
A little voice cleared their throat and everyone turned to see Mia who looked upset.
"You said my breakfast was comings Daddy. It no in my tummy. Where is my food?" Mia asked with a scrunched up brow looking exactly like Elena.
"That's exactly how Elena looked too minus the eyes." Jeremy said.
Elena laughed rolling her eyes. Her life was doing en entire three hundred sixty turn around in just one summer.
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