Elena reached over the bed and shook Stefan's shoulder,

"Babe, I think I'm showing." Stefan stirred but didn't get up

"That's great babe." Elena sighed and then stroked his shoulder

"Don't you want to see?" he opened one of his eyes and looked at the clock that was on the bedside table,

"Is there a chance I can see after 9am?" Elena shook him even more,

"Stefan!"

"Ok, show me." he sat up in the bed and then rubbed his eyes while Elena hopped of the other side of the bed and lifted her shirt up.

"Can you see?" she asked him while resting her hand of the top of her bump.

"You look skinny as ever." he smiled.

"Stefan! Can't you see it!" she was starting to get slightly angry with him.

"Yes I can but I have been conditioned over time to say you are skinny so that's what I'm sticking with." he swung his legs over the side of the bed and started to walk out of the room.

"Dam it Stefan tell me I'm fat!" she shouted after him and stomped her foot on the ground, then she heard a laugh come from the hallway.

Elena walked down stairs to find Stefan sitting on the sofa with Archer on his lap. She snuck up behind then and wrapped her arms round Stefan's neck,

"How are my two favourite boys?" Stefan tiled his head back to kiss Elena,

"Good mummy. Daddy said to tell you that you are getting fat and that it would make you happy." Elena chuckled and then playfully hit Stefan on the shoulder and walked round the other side of the sofa and sat down next to them,

"That right little man, I am getting fat. Have you two had breakfast?" Archer nodded and jumped off Stefan lap and headed up to his room.

"So how are my two favourite women?" Stefan asked as Elena snuggled into his shoulder,

"Stefan we don't know if it is a girl." she teased,

"I know but I am hoping for a girl, and we get to find out soon." Stefan kissed the top of Elena's head.

"I can't wait. So far this pregnancy is going great. I haven't had morning sickness and I don't feel any different to how I normally do but now I have a little baby right here." she rested her hand on her baby bump, she stretched out so it was more obvious. She scrunched up her t-shirt to revile her bare bump.

"Elena, I don't think you should be this big for 12 weeks. Oh! Maybe its twins." he said excitedly.

"I don't want twins! Stefan twins don't run in either of our families!" Stefan kind of hid his head "Stefan I know you are hiding something."

"Ok fine. There is at least one set of twins in every other generation of my family. So there is a slight chance we might be having twins." Elena hung her head and then rubbed her bump with her hand. Stefan placed his hand on top of hers and then started to draw little circles with his fingers.

There was a knock at the door so Elena pulled her top down trying to hide her bump but not doing a very gods job as the top was tight fitting. Stefan walked over to the door, and opened it to see Ric with another gift.

"Ric how many times do I tell you that you don't have to get gifts for him" Alaric chuckled and then entered the room, Elena walked over to him and then gave him a hug.

"What. I can't help it. He is my only grand-son. Or unless you too have had any luck..." Elena shot Ric a look and he smiled,

"How did you know?" she started to smile and he went up to her and hugged her again.

"When you brought Archer over the other day you kept putting your hand on your belly and you did the same thing when you were pregnant with Archer. I am so happy for you two." he turned round and hugged Stefan,

"What's all the hugging for uncle Ric?" Ric looked at Elena and she shook her head.

"Well little man I am happy for your parents." he lent down and picked up Archer.

"Why?" Archer scratched the top of his head.

"Because your mummy is feeling better." he explained

"But mummy has been feeling better for a while uncle Ric and you know that." Archer poked him in the cheek causing everyone to laugh.

"I know but I'm just happy." he kissed Archer on the cheek. "How about this. I was going to play with you for today but if your parents dint have anything to do how about we all go out for ice cream." Ric suggested.

"That would be great Ric. Why doesn't Elena go and get changed and we can play with this little guy and his new toy." Archers face light up at the sound of a new toy, Elena laughed and then kissed Stefan and head up stairs.

"So Stefan, when did you and Elena find out?" Archer was completely emerged in his new toy so Ric and Stefan were just talking.

"About a month ago. We were really happy bit we didn't want to tell anyone yet, so can you just keep it a secret for a bit longer?" Stefan ran his hands through his hair. "Hey arch, can you start to put some of your toys away we will be going out soon. And the can you go and get your socks and shoes on."

"Ok daddy." Archer started to pick up the toys that were scattered all over the floor.

"So how far along is she?" Ric asked

"12 weeks, we are going to the doctors later today to have the second scan because she is quite big." Stefan chuckled,

"I noticed, is there any chance there could be more than one baby in there?" Ric smiled and watched Archer pack away the last of his toys and head out of the room

"There is a chance but we won't know anything till later." and at that Elena walked down the stairs wearing some jeans and a loose fitting top along with a jacket. "Hey beautiful." Elena came and sat down next to Stefan who then laid his hand in her knee.

"Where is Archer?" Elena asked

"Oh I told him to go and get his shoes and socks on. He should be back in a second." as if it were perfect timing Archer came running into the room with his trainers tied.

"Wow buddy where did you learn to do laces?" Ric asked

"Don't be silly uncle Ric, daddy taught Me." he started to grab Elena's hand and try to pull her up off the sofa by was failing.

"Ric do you what to go with Archer to get the ice cream? You know what I like and Stefan will have the same." Elena stated as they sat down at the booth.

"Come on uncle Ric!" Archer moaned and then dragged him off towards the cue. Elena moved closer into Stefan's shoulder and then he rested his hand on her baby bump.

"Remember we have that appointment this afternoon at 5." Stefan said and then kissed the top of her head.

"Yeah I remembered, I can't wait to see our baby for the second time."

"Same here. You do know what next Friday is right?" Elena nodded her head and then kissed Stefan.

"Our five year anniversary. I can't believe we have been married five years." Stefan chuckled and then kissed get head and looked round to see where Archer and Ric where in the cue.

"I know it's gone so fast! But it's nice to know I get you forever. And we need to talk about forever another time. But now I want it to be you, me, Alaric, our son and our unborn child or children." Elena gave him a look and then shook her head and buried it into Stefan's shoulder laughing.

"Elena? Oh my god it is you." Elena looked up to see matt smiling.

"Matt hey. It's been a long time, how are you?" Elena sat up and spun herself round in the chair. Matt motioned if it was ok if he took a seat and Elena nodded.

"Good yeah. Stefan you have not changed a day! Are you two married?"

"Yeah we are, have been for nearly five years now." Stefan kissed the top of Elena's head.

"Well I'm happy for you two. Did Klaus tell you?" at that moment Archer came running over to the table.

"Daddy daddy!" Stefan's head turned around at the sound of his sons' voice.

"Where the ice cream arch?" Archer stretched up his arms and Stefan pulled him onto his lap. "Archer, this is mummy and daddy's friend matt." Archer put out his hand towards matt,

"Nice to meet you, I am Archer Bradley Salvatore and I am two and a half years old." Elena laughed and put her hand over her mouth at Archer's eagerness to meet new people.

"Nice to meet you Archer. I am matt and I went to school with your parents." Archer smiled and then turned round to Stefan.

"Daddy, uncle Ric told me to ask you if you had any money? He has none as he doesn't have a job." Stefan laughed and Archer moved over onto Elena's lap,

"Be careful arch you don't want to hurt mummy." Stefan dug into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet.

"That should be enough." he hand Archer a $20 note. "Now go and get our ice cream!" Archer smiled and then kissed Elena and Stefan on the cheek and then ran off towards Ric.

"so I am guessing uncle Ric is Mr. Saltzman as that is who Archer just ran over too." Elena lowered her head and then nodded.

"Yeah, he is."

"I always thought it was odd how close you were with the teacher. Why is that?" matt looked at the two of them and Stefan was staring blankly at the person behind matt thinking that he had seen him before.

"Matt, Ric is my step-dad. He was Isobel's husband before she 'died' and he has been really good to me, Stefan, Jer and Archer."

"Wow. I was just expecting the 'oh I was dating the teacher' excuse but that is something completely different." Elena smiled and then leant her head into Stefan's shoulder.

"Mommy, daddy! We got the ice creams! I made uncle Ric get one for matt as well!" Archer jumped up into the booth next to matt and then scooted over so Alaric could fit in.

"Mr. Saltzman, it's good to see you." Ric handed out the ice creams and everyone dug in.

"Matt please call me Ric, and it's good to see you. And this little one," he said while messing up Archer's hair "seams to really like you already." Stefan chuckled and then it clicked in his head as to who was sitting behind matt.

"Damon!" Stefan shouted completely out of the blue making everyone jump. "Get over here!" Damon did as told clapping his hands slowly in amusement.

"I am surprised it took you this long brother. I have been watching you three from a distance for about a year now. Archer haven't you grown up." Damon said while crouching down In front of the toddler who was bidding behind Ric's arm.

"Your daddy's brother, the one who stabbed him." matt face had a whole shocked expression on it. He had met Damon before and knew he was not a person to mess with but he had not known that he had stabbed Stefan.

"That's right Archer, I am. And I am surprised you remember that as you were what only a week old." he said turning to Stefan whose face had suddenly relaxed as he noticed something in Damon's hand,

"Is that a wedding ring!? Who in their rights mind would want to marry you?" Stefan shouted while standing up, Alaric took this as the time to swiftly usher Archer out of the ice cream shop into the car and matt took it as his time to leave.

"Me. I married him." Stefan turned round to see a tall brown haired woman. Exactly Damon's type.

"Stefan, Elena, I would like you to meet my wife Callie."