Two months later, things were both better and worse. The good news was that Selina could actually keep food down. The bad news was that she was big as a house.
"So," Klaus said at breakfast one morning when he came down to inhale the smell of the pancakes Selina had made, "is it time to go see Enid about the sex of our babies?"
Selina nearly choked on a piece of pancake. "Do you really need to know what kind of kids we're having?" She asked. "Why can't you just let it be a surprise this time?"
"Because I want to know," he said. "What's the matter with you?"
She shrugged. "I don't know. I just...never mind. We'll go today if you really want to."
Klaus nodded. "And I do."

Selina was smart enough to head over to Enid's first and give her a head's up. "Klaus is going to stop by later today because he's determined to find out the sex of our babies."
"Don't you mean 'his baby'?" Enid asked. "Or have you not told him the truth yet?"
Selina scoffed. "Of course I haven't told him the truth yet. But I plan to...eventually."
Just then, a young man strode into the bar and took a seat next to her. He watched her intently before she spun around on her stool and glared at him. "Jimmy, what are you doing here?" She asked.
"He told me to come," Jimmy said quietly. "He was worried about you being here by yourself."
Selina rolled her eyes. "Oh, not again."
"What?" Enid asked.
Selina groaned. "For the last month, Nicky's had me watched twenty-four/seven. I haven't had a moment's peace. Even the Pope gets to pray by himself."
"He's just worried about you," Jimmy said. "If you aren't careful, you could hurt yourself."
Selina growled. "I'm not stupid, okay? This is the third time I've been pregnant and it's not any more difficult just because there's an extra baby in me. He left me to my own devices with the others, why can't he now?"
"I'm sure he will," Enid said. "Just talk to him about it."
Selina glared at Jimmy, who was still watching her intently. "You can go now, Jimmy," she said dangerously.
Jimmy got up. "I'll be in my car," he said.
Once he was gone, Enid leaned forward. "You're having a girl and a boy," she said. "The girl is Klaus' and the boy is Damon's."
Selina nodded. "Thank you."
She got in her car to head back home and noticed three other cars following her. She did her best to ignore them and when they got home and everyone was out of their cars, she sighed at the other hybrids who stood before her. "Let me guess," she said. "My husband sent you after me too?"
They nodded. "Well, I release you. My back is killing me. I'm going to go take a bath." They mostly dispersed except for one.
"What do you want, Richie?" She asked.
"I'll run your bath for you," he said. "Make sure it's not too hot so you don't burn yourself, or that you don't slip in the tub."
Selina gritted her teeth. "I can handle that."
Richie shook his head. "Klaus would feel a lot better if I helped you."
Selina rolled her eyes and went into the house and when Richie tried to help her into her bath, she threw him out. "If you do that again, someone is going to find themselves without a head," she called.
She settled into her bath and got out once the bubbles were gone an hour or so later. She found her clothes laid out for her, and a note from Jimmy saying that Klaus had called and would be back soon.
She made herself a snack, and when she went eat it, Jimmy snatched it out of her hands. "I'll take that for you," he said. "And I should probably feed it to you so you don't choke."
Selina gave a disbelieving laugh. "Seriously? It's cake. How could I choke?"
Jimmy speared some cake on the fork and held it out to her. "You can never be too sure."
She looked at the cake on the fork, then up at him. This was the last straw. She called Richie and Jack, another one of Klaus' main minions, into the study along with Jimmy, then grabbed a sword from the wall and handily decapitated them all, leaving their bodies where Klaus would see them and waited in their bedroom until he returned.

He appeared in their bedroom a short while later, a deep frown on his face.

Selina sat on the bed and did her best to look innocent. "What's the matter with you?"

He growled. "Somebody killed my hybrids. I don't like it when people kill my hybrids."

Selina gasped. "Maybe it was the same people who did it last time! We never did figure out who that was. Or maybe it was me."

His eyes widened. "You? Why would you do that?"

She got off the bed. "Because I felt like it," she said. "I'm sick of you treating me like I'm a child. You didn't act this way with either Roxie or Adrian and it's pissing me off that you're acting like it now."

He came over to her and put his arms around her. "Listen to you," he said. "You're all overwrought. I know an easy way to take care of this." He began undoing the buttons on her shirt, but she slapped his hand away. "No," she said. "I'm not going to take that anymore."

He held up a diamond necklace. "How about this?" He said. "It's pretty just like you." He went to put it around her neck and she took it and threw it on the floor. "No!" Her blue eyes were blazing now. "You think you can just undress me and throw something shiny at me and everything will be okay? Well, it's not! I have been putting up with your manipulation for years because I wanted our kids to have the stable home life that we never had. I did whatever you asked just because I felt I owed you something for finally giving me a reason for getting away from my mother and living my own life, but the kids are grown up. I'm done. I'm ready for a change. And I think I'll start right now."

He stared at her for a little bit and then burst out laughing. "Listen, sweetheart. I've had a long day at my mother's. I'm tired, and I'm just not in the mood to hear any of this right now. So you're going to be a good girl and meet me in the dining room. We're going to have dinner and just act like this little outburst of yours never happened, all right?"

Selina shook her head. "No. And I don't really think it's fair that all the hybrids do is listen to you."

"Well they are mine," he said bitingly.

Selina put her hands on her hips. "How so? It's my blood that creates them. You don't do a damn thing, so if you really think about it, they should be obeying my orders, not yours."

"But you don't need them," he said. "I do. I have things I want to accomplish. Now, are you going to go to the dining room, or not?"

Selina nodded. "All right. I'll go."

He grinned. "Good girl."

He followed her to the kitchen, a smug look on his face. He was still grinning when she pushed him up against the wall and pulled a piece of rail from the stairs from behind her back and impaled him on the kitchen wall.

He groaned, but still managed to laugh. "How clever," he said. "Where did you get this?"

She frowned. "I just thought I'd need it someday. Now, here's the plan: I'm going to leave here, and you're going to stay there and think about what you did. Oh, and before I go, I have one thing to tell you: the twins I'm carrying? Only one of them is yours." She grinned. "Your hybrids, your baby. Is there anything in the world that doesn't belong to you? Oh, yeah: Me! You have a good day now. Buh-bye." Then, leaving him shouting for her to come back and release him right this instant, she sprinted out of the house and made her way to Damon's. En route, however, her phone rang.

"Selina, it's Anna. Could you come to Mother's?"

"Sure, what's up?"

"Mother has something she needs to discuss with you. It's about the wedding."

Selina paused. "I'll be there in a minute." She got in her car and drove to Elissavetta's where Anna answered the door. "There you are," she said. "She made it, Mother!"

Selina went inside and Elissavetta came to greet her. "I have bad news, dear. The earliest we can get the venue we want for the wedding is three months from now. You'll practically be ready to deliver by then, won't you?"

Selina looked down at her stomach and nodded. "I think so, if past experience is any indication. But I'll be a trooper and deal with it, cause that day isn't about me, is it?"

Anna shook her head. "No, it's not."

Elissavetta gave her a look. "I hope you appreciate the sacrifice Selina is making for you, young lady."

"Oh, I do," Anna said sarcastically. "She's a shining example to us all."

"Any other reason why you called?" Selina asked, changing the subject.

"Well, there is one more thing that I thought would be kind to warn you about," Elissavetta said. "Our plan was to just have it be select members of our family: Niklaus, Lilith, Elijah, me. But then, Anna requested that Aleksandr come as well. And he's accepted the invitation."

"He and I are close, Mother," Anna said. "I don't see what the trouble was about inviting him."

"The trouble is," Elissavetta hissed, "that long before Selina met Niklaus, she and Aleksandr were married, but parted under unfortunate circumstances and it might be a little awkward since he seems to still harbor feelings for her."

"Well, I don't care," Anna said. "It's my wedding, and I will invite whomever I damn well please, regardless of how it makes Selina feel."

Selina gave Elissavetta a look. "It's okay, really. I've gotten past what happened with me and Aleksandr. Nothing will be awkward. Nicky and I will be together at the wedding and everything will be peachy."

"And have you told Roxie and Adrian yet?" Elissavetta asked. "Will they be able to come? And will they be bringing dates as well?"

Selina shrugged. "I don't know about the dates, but I'll see if they can come or not. I'm sure they wouldn't want to miss it."

A few days later, Roxie came into the living room clutching an envelope. "What's that?" Vince asked. He was watching basketball on TV.

"Oh, it's nothing that would interest you," Roxie said flippantly. "Just an invitation to my Aunt Anna's wedding. It says that I can have a plus one if I want. I was thinking of asking Damon, you know who he is, right?"

Vince scoffed. "You mean the guy who used to drop you off at school when we were kids? I heard he used to be married to your mom. A bit creepy to invite a guy like that anywhere, isn't it?"

Roxie shrugged. "Why? He's good-looking and sweet and not to mention a lot more mature than some people. I don't see a problem."

"Well, I do," Vince stood up. "And I am going to go with you to that wedding!"

Roxie grinned. "You? Please! You don't even own a suit!"

"I could," he said.

Roxie shook her head. "No, I don't think so. You just enjoy your game, now. If you'll excuse me, I have a dress to buy."

Vince watched her head toward the door, and then ran over to block it. "Take me with you," he said. "I'll let you pick out a suit for me."

"Really?" Roxie asked, eyebrow lifting. She looked him over. "I suppose with a shower, a shave, a haircut and a properly fitted suit, it wouldn't be entirely embarrassing to be on your arm when I'm in a room full of my relatives." She threw his coat at him and turned off the television. He put it on and followed her out the door.

"Your mom sent this," Helene said, handing it to Adrian. "Go ahead and see what it is."

Adrian opened the envelope. "It's an invitation to Aunt Anna's wedding."

Helene frowned. "She's the one who likes to turn men that irritate her into dogs, right?"

Adrian nodded. "She's a real piece of work. I wonder who she's marrying?" He looked it over. "Stefan Salvatore. The name seems familiar. He and Dad are friends, if I remember correctly."

Helene nodded. "And I think your mom used to be engaged to his brother."

Adrian sucked in his breath. "I hope he doesn't come to the wedding. If Mom and Dad are there together, and he shows up, things could get awkward."

Helene looked over Adrian's shoulder. "So who are you going to have as your plus one?"

Adrian took her in his arms and grinned. "I think that should be obvious."

Helene smiled and hugged him. "I figured. I was just checking."

A week before the wedding, a very pregnant Selina headed over to Elissavetta's for one of the last meetings before the big day. She'd been living with Damon for almost three months and they had been the best for her in awhile. Perhaps it was because of that that she was terrified of being in Elissavetta's house again. She opened the door to silence. "Hello?" She called, stepping inside. "Anybody here?" Then, her eyes widened as someone stepped out of the shadows. "I suspect you were hoping to avoid me," Klaus said. "It's been awhile."

Selina shook her head. "I think I can handle seeing you...now that I've had time to reflect."

He ran his fingers through her hair. "So you'll be coming back home then?"

Selina pulled away. "Of course not! I might never come back."

"I hope you aren't planning to bring anyone else to the wedding," Klaus said. "Because you know how Mother feels about people who try and destroy her family."

"I don't have to explain myself to you," she said. "I'm not going to apologize for what I did, and I'm not going to beg for your forgiveness either. Because I know I don't have to."

"What makes you think I'll let you off so easily?" He asked.

"Because," Selina said, "you know one of the babies I'm carrying is yours. But you don't know which one. And I know you wouldn't risk hurting your child. So let's just play nice, as long as we have to be in each other's company."

"Selina!" Elissavetta said. "How nice to see you!" She looked at Klaus and Selina and smiled. "So nice to see the two of you together. Have you both been busy recently? I haven't seen you at your house."

"Oh," Selina said, "I went a little crazy with the hormones and he sent me to Enid's. They've been taking care of me there."

"Ah," Elissavetta nodded. "You know you could have come and stayed with me."

Selina shook her head. "I know you have a lot to deal with concerning Anna's wedding and I didn't want to add any extra stress. But I'm here now, and I feel great!"

"Could you just humor me for a second?" Elissavetta asked. "It would make me very happy if the two of you kissed."

Selina's eyes widened. "You want us to kiss?"

"Well, yes," Elissavetta nodded. "I don't see why that's such a surprising request."

Selina was about to open her mouth to protest when Klaus scooped her up and kissed her deeply. Elissavetta sighed with satisfaction. "How delightful."

As soon as Selina was sure Elissavetta was gone, she bit Klaus' hand and shoved him away.

"What was that for?" he asked.

"Watch your hands, Mister," she said.

Klaus held them up. "Fine," he said. "But you can't be like this forever."

"Wanna bet?" Selina asked.

Klaus just rolled her eyes and strode away.

"Trouble in paradise, I see."

Selina turned. "You're here."

Aleksandr pushed his dark blonde hair out of his eyes. "I am. But didn't you know?"

Selina nodded. "Of course I did."

Aleksandr nodded. "I thought as much. So are you and him going to be together at the wedding, or have you invited somebody else?"

"No," Selina shook her head. "It'll be him and me for now. Then, we'll go back to our nicely separated lives."

Aleksandr put a hand on her shoulder. "It's a shame how you can never seem to keep a man."

She glared at him. "You would know, wouldn't you?"

"I was planning on coming back eventually," he said. "Just with one thing and another...I didn't."

Selina scoffed. "Yeah, yeah. Tell it to somebody who cares."

She walked around and found Stefan in the kitchen. "You look like you could use a drink," he said.

"Yeah," she nodded. "I've only been here five minutes and I've locked horns with two men who have been a huge pain in my ass over the years."

"Klaus said you and he are fighting," Stefan said. "Anything I can help you with?"

"No," Selina shook her head. "It's just something that has to pass. There's nothing you can do, but thanks for asking anyway."

The morning of the wedding, Selina woke up late. Almost too late. She hurt bad. Really bad. She checked her sheets. They were still dry. Her water hadn't broken. It was probably just false labor, but...she gritted her teeth. It really, really hurt! As she braced herself against the bed, doubled over, she heard a knock on her bedroom door. "Darling," Elissavetta called, "it'll be time for us to go soon. Are you all right? Do you need help getting dressed?"

Selina gasped. "No," she managed to call back. "I'm fine. I'll be out in a second."

"All right, if you're certain," Elissavetta said skeptically.

Selina shut her eyes tight, but as soon as Elissavetta was gone, the pain receded and she was able to straighten up. She dressed quickly and prayed nothing else would happen today.

"Remind me why you called him here again?" Klaus asked Elijah. "I'm fine. I don't need any of his stupid lectures."

"I think you do," Alistair said. "Helene told me you've been living alone for months. Are you and Selina having a problem?"

"She's the one with the problem," Klaus said. "All I did was buy her something pretty and she freaked out completely. She threw it on the ground and accused me of manipulating her for my own selfish gain. Now, do you honestly think I would do that?"

Alistair and Elijah looked at one another and nodded. "Yes," they said.

"Do you want Selina to come back?" Alistair asked.

Klaus shook his head. "Not really. Did you know that she cheated on me?"

"I'm sure it wasn't intentional," Alistair said. "I mean, it's not like you've given her any reason to doubt your affections recently *cough* Vanessa *cough*. You got her pregnant, didn't you?"

"Well yes," Klaus said. "But that was an accident. I wasn't going to marry Vanessa or keep the baby, so I really don't see what gives Selina the right to be angry with me. Now she's no better than my mother."

Elijah rolled his eyes.

"So you're just going to erase her from your life?" Alistair asked.

Klaus nodded. "I'm going to take what's mine and then end things. I think it would be best."

"Who says she's going to just let you take what's yours?" Alistair asked. "What if she says she's going to keep both the babies and take them with her when she leaves?"

"That's not going to happen," Klaus said.

"It just might," Alistair said. "I think you're seriously underestimating her."

Klaus stood up. "Well, it's been nice talking to the two of you, but this is getting boring and there's an open bar, so I think I'll be on my way."

Selina was helping Anna dress when Elissavetta came in. She looked at Selina. "What happened this morning?" She asked.

"Nothing," Selina shook her head. "Really. Doesn't Anna look nice?"

"Of course," Elissavetta gave her daughter a quick glance and then turned back to Selina. "Are you certain there's nothing wrong? Because believe me, if you think the babies are going to be born today, I'll cancel the wedding and go with you straight to the hospital."

"Mother!" Anna cried.

"No!" Selina said. "I swear it'll be okay. I just had some false labor, but that's all. Nothing is going to happen."

Finally, Elissavetta nodded. "If you say so, dear."

"Is there anything else I can do?" Selina asked.

"Go out and mingle," Anna said.

Selina nodded. "All right." She left Anna's dressing room and went to the main room, where she saw Vince sitting by himself. "Hey," she said. "You look nice."

He smiled. "Thanks. Roxie got me the suit."

Selina smiled. "Just where is Roxie?"

Vince pointed to where a group of the waiters were convened. "She's probably showing off her talents." Just then, Roxie, who was wearing a black cocktail dress that made her look very leggy, let out a high-pitched, flirtatious giggle and smiled at one of her admirers. "I can't believe you would say something like that. You are so naughty!" Then she looked at Vince, as if she wanted to make sure that he was seeing the whole spectacle.

Selina put a hand on his shoulder. "I know Roxie can be a bit much sometimes," she said. "But let me show you a trick."

And he watched as she went and found Adrian and whispered something in his ear. His eyes widened and he left Helene, pushed his way into the group of waiters, and dragged Roxie out by her arm. "What is your problem?" She yelled at her brother. "And watch how hard you're pulling. You'll mess up my hair!"

"Well honestly, I don't care," he said. "Now you behave yourself, or I'm going to ask Helene to turn you into a goat again and she'd do it too, believe me."

"I would," Helene nodded. "Or maybe something worse. A sow, perhaps, or a mole." She grinned at Roxie maliciously. Roxie looked down at Helene's hands nervously.

"Are you going to go peacefully?" Adrian asked.

Roxie pouted. "Fine, just let me go!"

Adrian let her go and she stomped over to sit next to Vince and gave Selina a sour look. "Thanks a lot, Mom!"

Vince grinned. "Yeah, thanks a lot, Mom!"

Finally, it was time for the wedding to start. Selina tried to keep calm when Klaus took her hand to lead her down the aisle before Anna's big entrance. He was acting very handsy. "Have you lost your mind?" She whispered. "How much have you had to drink today?"

"Oh, I don't know," He swayed a little. "Quite a bit. But don't worry. I'll get you down that aisle."

Selina scoffed and rolled her eyes. It was lucky they were the last in the line-up. They reached the stage and the minister began speaking. "Dearly beloved, we are gathered together to join in holy matrimony..."

But he was cut off as Klaus suddenly began singing, gesturing at Selina: "And I'm gonna keep on looooovin' you! It's the only thing I wanna doooo! I don't wanna sleep, I just wanna keep on lovin' you!"

Selina looked desperately at Adrian. "Take your father outside, would you? REO Speedwagon isn't appropriate for the moment."

Adrian nodded and attempted to drag his father away, but was unsuccessful, until Aleksandr grabbed Klaus' other side and the two of them carried Klaus out. Then, the minister cleared his throat. "To continue: "We are gathered together to join this man," he gestured at Stefan, "And this woman," at Anna, "...in Holy Matrimony. If there is anyone here who has just cause why these two should not be joined together, let them speak now..."

Just then, Selina screamed. "I think my water just broke," she said.

The minister looked alarmed. "Who cares?" Anna barked. "Just keep going."

Selina was breathing hard now. "Yes, keep going. I can wait."

He continued as instructed, but by the time Anna and Stefan were officially married, Selina couldn't even stand up. "There's no time to get to a hospital," She said. "I'm going to have to have the babies right here!"

"Are you sure?" Elissavetta asked. "I knew we should have held the wedding off!"

"I can help," Adrian said. "Mom, what do you want me to do?"

"What do you know about delivering babies?" Roxie asked.

"I delivered you," he told her.

She looked at him in surprise. "You did not!"

He nodded. "Did so!"

"Hey!" Selina cried. "Focus, please!"

"Just keep breathing," Helene said. "I would go get my dad, but he and Elijah are still attending to Klaus."

Selina screamed again. "You're very close to having the first one," Helene said.

"I know," Selina said. "I can feel it."

Shortly after that, the first baby came into the world, a little girl. And her brother a minute later. When it was all over, Selina sat up. She was exhausted.

"Think you can name them now?" Adrian asked.

Selina nodded. "I think I can. The boy will be named Sam, and the girl, Lucy. She looked at her new kids and her grown-up kids. "I haven't had one normal delivery yet," she said.

Roxie sat next to her mother. "Yeah, but normal is so overrated."