The next day, Margret headed into the kitchen, when she noticed Elena talking with Uncle John. "So you are here. Great."

"Margret, nice to see you."

"Oh, don't give me that." Margret said. "I'm still mad after your last visit. And before you say anything, I don't buy that you're suddenly on the Save Elena train with the rest of us."

"What the hell?" They turned around. Jenna and Alaric had walked in.

"Good morning to you, Jenna. Alaric…"

"It's okay I'm confused, right? Because we were not excepting you like ever."

"Well, I got in late last night. Elena let me in." John explained.

"You know, I'm probably just gonna take off." Alaric said, leaving.

"Thanks a lot." Margret said.

"I'm still confused here." Jenna said.

"I decided to come back and stay for a while."

"Not here, you're not."

"Oh, you don't think he's going to tell her, do you?" Margret asked her sister.

"Now that you've said it, he probably will." Elena told her.

"I should think before I speak more."

"Elena, you want me to explain the situation or would you like to do the honors?" John asked.

"Okay, what's going on?" Jenna asked.

"I'm sorry, Jenna. I should have told you earlier but…" Elena began.

"I'm Elena's biological father. There, now you know." He walked out of the room. Margret watched, stunned.

"What?"

"That was my reaction when I found out, too." Margret said.

"It's a long story, you might wanna sit down." Elena told her.

After Elena had finished telling Jenna everything, Margret was on the phone with her friends. "Yeah, I don't mean to complain, but it's Uncle John."

"Ugh, what's he doing back in town? More family business?" Melody asked.

"Apparently." Margret said. "Says he wants to spend more time with Elena, which I'm sure is going to drive her further away from him."

"Well, at least he's not as bad as my Uncle Bill." Amy said. "He knows to stay away from town."

"I thought that was because he was…" Melody began.

"Shh! I don't want to get into that over the phone." Amy said. "You never know who might be listening in on our conversations."

Margret heard the door to the house open. "Oh, trust me. I think I do."

"Well, the rest of us are headed for the park." Amy said. "Good luck with your family crisis."

"Thanks, Amy." Margret said. "And good luck with your problems." She hung up the phone, feeling slightly confused and depressed.

She headed downstairs, where Elena was talking with Damon. "Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yeah. Jenna's head spinning but I'm okay."

"I think I should be asking you that." Margret said, entering the room. "What are you doing here?"

"I heard you're uncle was back. How are you doing with that?"

"I'm a little scared after everything I learned last time, but I'm okay." Margret said.

"At least we're in this together." Elena said.

"Did he say what he was doing here?"

"No. you know, Stefan thinks that he's telling the truth about wanting to help me."

"Do you believe him?"

"No. I don't believe him for a second." Elena said.

"Me neither."

"That makes three of us." Margret said. They all sighed.

"What are we gonna do?" Elena asked.

"Kill him." Damon said.

"Damon…"

"I'm joking." He protested. "Okay, I'm a little serious."

"Damon!"

"Please, he may be a jerk, but he's still family." Margret pointed out. "Kinda like you." Elena looked at her.

"Relax, you two. I'm not going to hurt him."

"We better speak with him." Margret said. "I know he's not our best option, but considering everything, we should at least hear his side of things."

"Okay." Elena said. "Let's go, then."

Alex and the others were at the park "Have you been able to reach Rob?" Amy asked.

"No. I think he had to work today." Alex told them.

"I hope Margret's doing okay. She really can't stand John." Melody said.

"Who can blame her? That guy's a total jerk." Alex pointed out. The others agreed with him.

Margret, Elena, and Damon walked into the Grill. "We just need answers. Please don't do anything stupid." Elena said.

"Yeah, but stupid is so much more fun."

"Damon, I mean it. All I'm asking is you try to keep it together. Be a better man."

"Okay, then."

"How do you put up with him?" Margret asked her.

"You can't always choose your friends, Margie." Elena said. They walked over to where John was standing.

"John, buddy, how have you been?"

"I've been alright, Damon. It's good to see you."

A few minutes later, the girls were sitting at a table nearby. "I can't believe we're actually doing this." Margret said.

"Well, it's not like we can hear as well as they can." Elena pointed out.

"I don't think it's working." Margret said. "Looks like Uncle John's about to walk out the door."

"It's not like they trusted each other before, though." Elena said. "I mean, remember Founder's Day?"

"How can I forget?" Margret pointed out. "You don't think he's looking to get revenge, do you?"

"Oh, trust me. I think my doppelganger already took care of that." Elena told her.

Meanwhile, Melody was practicing an acoustic in the park. Amy was trying to sketch a picture, but was struggling. "What's up?" Alex asked. "Artist block?"

"Care was supposed to meet me thirty minutes ago." Amy said.

"Maybe she just got busy with clean-up." Alex said. "That party was a mess afterward."

"Yeah, I think she's avoiding Matt." Amy said. "She's been acting pretty weird lately. I'm wondering what that hospital did to her."

"Did to who?" Melody asked, joining them. "You're not worried about you're cousin again, are you?"

"No, of course not." Amy said.

"You're a terrible liar, Amy." Melody said.

"You sound like Margret." Amy said. "Speaking of, where is she?"

"She's out with a family crisis, remember?"

"Oh, yeah. John."

"I still can't believe that guy's back." Alex said.

At the Grill, Elena and Margret were still sitting together. "Okay, this is ridiculous." Margret said. "Can we make it any more obvious we're eaves…"

"Margret…" Elena indicated that Damon was listening, even though he was talking with someone else.

"Right. This is taking some getting used to."

"I know, I almost forget myself sometimes." Elena noticed him walk away from the girl he was talking with. Margret watched as her sister confronted him.

"You totally blew her off." Elena said.

"I'm staying clear of all women at the moment." Margret rolled her eyes. Since when did Damon, of all people, become a feminist?

"You didn't have to be rude." Elena pointed out.

"Trust me, it's on the best interest of women everywhere." Her phone rang.

"Stefan? What is it?" She looked concerned. She glanced over at Margret. "Margie, I need to speak with Damon in private."

"Is everything okay?"

"Care's in a little trouble. I want to explain the details, but not here." Elena told her. Then Margret's phone rang. It was Amy.

"Go. I'll stall Amy." She waited until Elena and Damon had left the area. "Amy?"

"I think Caroline said she was going to the Grill earlier." Amy said.

"Sorry, Amy, but she's not here."

"I hope she's okay, she's never late for our meetings."

"I'm sure she is." Margret said, hoping that Caroline was safe. "Look, she can handle anything, I'm sure."

"I'm wondering if she ran off because Matt upset her or something."

"Anything's possible." Margret told her.

"Will you call me if you hear anything about her?" Amy asked.

"Of course I will. So don't start a search party just yet." Margret said. After she hung up, she waited. She didn't have to wait long, though, since she noticed Elena with Uncle John. She got up and walked closer to them.

"You're not leaving this restaurant."

"You can't tell me what to do."

"Yes I can. You want to know why? Because I'm here to make sure you stay safe."

"I've got that covered."

"Are you talking about the deal that you made with Elijah? Do you really think he's gonna keep this promise to you? Putting your faith in him was a dumb move."

"Are you saying I should put my faith in you? After everything that you've done to Damon and Stefan?" Elena shot back.

"As much as I'm on Elena's side here, I have no idea what's going on." Margret said.

"We've got a major difference of opinion." Elena said.

"We had our difference and I've made mistakes but you and I, we're family."

"You don't get to use that word. That word is off limits to you!" Elena told him.

"Fine, but it doesn't change the facts."

"You're right. Facts are facts so listen up: you may be my father but I'm never going to be your daughter, you got that?" Elena told him. "Margret, let's get out of here."

"The Salvatores are our friends, and I'd trust them over you any day." Margret told him as she walked out.

It didn't take long for her to catch up with Elena outside. "Okay, so what's going on with Caroline?"

"Tyler knows about them, and then this wolf girl and her pack showed up in town and took Caroline." Elena said. "They're holding her somewhere unless Tyler goes with them."

"Great. And I'm guessing that Damon wants to kill him now." Margret said.

"You catch on fast." Elena said. "Anyway, yeah, but the others are trying to save her."

"So what are we going to do?"

"Well, seeing how I'd get torn apart if I attempted to fight back, I guess we should just head home." Elena said.

As soon as Caroline got home, she noticed she had some messages. She called her cousin back. "Hello?"

"Amy, you there?"

"Caroline, thank goodness! What happened with you today?"

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." Caroline said.

"Are you okay? You sound kind of…disappointed."

"It's been a really bad day."

"Do you need me to come over?"

"No, not now. My mom's still at work."

"Oh, well, I'm glad you're okay. I was worried when you didn't come by."

"I'm sorry." Caroline said. "Maybe we can hang out for a little while tomorrow."

That night, Amy was on the phone with the rest of the group. "She says she's okay, but she is upset."

"Yeah, I heard she blew off a date with Matt." Alex said. "She's probably worried she's let him down again."

"Well, she has every right to be upset." Margret said. "I mean, she's been having some friendship problems with Bonnie and Tyler."

"I still don't see why she's friends with him." Amy said. "He can be a real jerk sometimes."

"You're forgetting that my brother's friends with him now." Margret pointed out.

"True, but I thought that was a guy thing." Amy said.

"Speaking of your brother, I was at the Grill earlier. He was hanging out with Bonnie." Melody said.

"She's tutoring him." Margret said, covering for him. She knew Jeremy didn't want anyone to know about his crush on her.

"Yeah, I've noticed, too." Alex said. "I should go. My parents don't want me using the landline."

"I'll see you guys tomorrow." Margret said.

"Hang on, Margie. Can you stay on?" Amy asked.

"What's up?"

"I know you didn't know about Caroline earlier, but she seemed upset on the phone earlier."

"You want me to come with you, don't you?" Margret said. "Give me a minute." She put her phone down and went downstairs. She was about to head to the living room, but then noticed Elena standing very still in the kitchen.

Margret recognized the look. Her sister only froze like that when she was upset. She walked into the kitchen. "Elena?" She turned at the sound of her voice. "You okay?"

"Yeah." Elena shoved her mom's bracelet into her pocket.

"Uncle John?" She nodded.

"I'm okay, really." Elena said, brushing a tear away.

"Am I interrupting?" Margret stepped aside at the sound of Stefan's voice. Elena ran into his arms.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

"Did you hear that? I don't believe him, Stefan." Margret looked at her cell phone. Amy just texted her. "How's Caroline?"

"I could use your help."

"Mind if I come with you guys?" Margret asked. "Amy wants me to meet her there. I think she has the same idea."

"No problem."

A few minutes later, Margret was outside Caroline's house. Amy had gotten there before the others. "I figured we'd bring some back up." Margret told her.

"How'd you come up with that?" Amy asked.

"It was actually Stef's idea." Margret said. "He's the one who found her."

"Wow, your sister has an awesome boyfriend."

"So do you."

Caroline opened the door to her house. "What's going on?" She asked.

"I was a little bit worried about you after everything you went through tonight." Stefan told her.

"I'm fine."

"Good but just in case, I brought some back up." He told her. Elena and Bonnie entered the house.

"We're gonna slumber in."

"We haven't done it in ages."

"Go, I'll be behind you." Margret told Amy. She followed her in.

"Hey, Care."

"What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I know what you said on the phone, but I had to see for myself you were okay." Amy said. "And, I'm here to join the sleepover."

"We both are." Margret added. Caroline started to cry. The girls all joined in a group hug. Everyone was glad that Caroline was okay. Margret hoped that one day, she'd be able to tell Amy the truth. But for now, the five girls just held each other.