Margret was still asleep when she felt someone gently shake her shoulder. "Margret?" She tiredly threw the covers off herself and opened her eyes. Elena was sitting at the foot of her bed.

"What's going on?" Margret asked, brushing her hair out of her face. She didn't need to look in a mirror to know it was all messed up.

"I know it's early, but I just told Jeremy everything and thought I should tell you the same." Elena said. "Damon found Stefan's location. We're going to find him."

"Are you sure this time?" Margret asked.

"Yes. I don't know how he found out, but that doesn't matter. I trust him."

"So do I." Margret said.

"You sure you'll be okay here?"

"No problem. I'm going to help Amy and Tyler look for Caroline." Margret said.

"She's still not back yet?"

"No. And according to Amy, Tyler found out something the other night." Margret told her. "I just have to keep her from learning about her cousin."

"Sounds like you've got everything handled here." Elena said, getting up. "Good luck."

"You too, Elena."

A few hours later, Margret had changed into her clothes and was headed over to Caroline's with Amy and Tyler. "Thanks for coming, Margie."

"Well, someone had to do it. If my sister weren't busy, I know she'd be here." Margret pointed out.

Tyler looked in the window and saw Sheriff Forbes on the phone. He knocked on the door then. She walked over and answered the door. She looked surprised. "Tyler? Amy? Margret? What's going on?"

"I think I know who has Caroline." Tyler told her. "But I can't be sure."

"Tell me everything." Liz said as they entered.

"Hey, how about Amy and I hang out in Care's room for a while." Margret said, sharing a glance with Tyler and the Sheriff. They both knew she knew the secret and had to keep Amy from finding out.

"Okay." She told them.

"So, how are you doing with all this?"

"I'm confused, to be honest." Amy said. "Apparently Tyler's mom found something on her disappearance."

"How would she even…" Margret began, then cut herself off as she figured it out. Mrs. Lockwood knew and had put Caroline in danger. Tyler must've convinced her to help get them out of the mess, but had no idea how to.

"Anyway, Tyler figured that if anyone could help us find out where my cousin is, Aunt Liz would be it. After all, she is the sheriff." Amy said.

Tyler knocked on the door. "Could you guys come out? You might want to hear this." The girls looked at each other and walked out of the room.

"Okay, guys. I know where my daughter is." Liz said. "Tyler and I going to go find her on our own."

"But she's my cousin." Amy said. "I can't just sit around waiting."

"I'll let you know how she's doing, Amy. I promise." Liz said. "Besides, with your uncle in town…"

"Wait, Uncle Bill's in town?" Amy asked. Margret looked at her with understanding. They all knew that Bill Forbes was Amy's Uncle John. When they were freshmen, he'd tried to convince her to quit cheerleading. Even Caroline was angry with him, pointing out that Amy had the right to be whatever girl she wanted to be.

"That's news." Margret said.

"This could be dangerous." Tyler said. "And I know how to hold my own in a fight, but what if you become a hostage, too?"

"Don't worry about it, you two." Margret said. "I'll stay here with Amy in case Caroline manages to escape."

"Thank you, Margret." Sheriff Forbes said.

"Hey, you know I'm always happy to help." Margret said.

As soon as they left, Amy sat down on the couch. "Ugh! I hate that guy!" Margret knew she meant Bill.

"Yeah, he can be a bit hard-core." Margret said. "Remember when he tried to take us to that karate class?"

"Actually, that's one thing I could thank him for." Amy said. She walked over to where her old practice board was set up. In one move, she karate chopped it and it split in half. Margret stood up, impressed.

"Wow. I see you haven't lost your touch." Margret said.

"At least I didn't break the coffee table again. I was grounded for two weeks after I did that." Amy said.

"Still, I can't believe you almost quit cheering because of him."

"Well, we've all got our weird family issues." Amy said. "No offense, Margie, but your Uncle John wasn't exactly the nicest guy."

"True." Margret said. She still felt kind of sad he was gone, though. He'd given his life to keep her sister from turning. "He was a jerk, but deep down, I think he wanted to protect us. I mean, I never liked him much. Is it weird now that he's gone that I miss him?"

"Well, it's bound to be a little strange, I guess." Amy told her. "I mean, he might have been a jerk, but he's still your family. It'd take a lot to break that kind of bond."

"I guess." Margret said, turning back to Amy. "I'm just glad I can turn to you guys. You're all family, too."

"Well, we've all known each other forever." Amy pointed out.

"Yeah, but I mean it. Family doesn't always have to be blood related. It's the people you're close with that matter."

"Speaking of, how are things with you guys and Mr. Saltzman?" Amy asked.

"It hasn't been so hard with him around. Then again, when he was dating our aunt, he'd be around often, so the transition's not as difficult as you'd think." Margret said.

"That makes sense." Amy said. "Aunt Liz visits us often, so I kind of get what that's like."

A few hours later, the girls were playing cards. "How long has it been?"

"Three hours." Margret said. "I'm sure she's okay."

Suddenly, Amy's phone rang. "Hello? Yeah. Is she okay?" Amy asked. Margret watched her closely. "Oh, okay. No, no, it's fine, Aunt Liz. I'll wait up here. Okay, bye."

"What's the news?" Margret asked.

"They've got Caroline. She says she's okay, though slightly hurt." Amy said.

"If she's hurt, don't you think you should go home? Or spend the night somewhere else?" Margret asked.

"No, I think I'll stay here." Amy said. "I want to make sure she's okay."

"Well, I'm going to head home." Margret told her.

"Okay."

At home, Margret was headed upstairs when her phone rang. "Hey. How'd it go?"

"Not good." Damon told her. "Elena wouldn't even speak to me on the ride home." Margret knew what that meant. Whenever Elena was upset, she shut everyone out.

She headed up to her sister's room. "Elena?"

"It's open." Margret entered the room, and found Elena lying on her bed.

"What happened?"

"I don't want to talk about it." Elena said.

"Elena, you need to talk to someone about this." Margret said. "Come on. What happened in Chicago?"

"I think we're over, Margret." She gave her a quick description of what happened when she finally ran into Stefan outside. "I know he's trying to protect me, but still after all this, it kind of sucks."

"Hey, it's not all for nothing." Margret said. "He's still alive and I know you guys will find some way to help him."

"Well, there's nothing any of us can do about it right now." Elena said.

"You guys are meant for each other, Elena." Margret pointed out. "Even if it's hard right now."

"Thanks, but I just want to be alone right now, Margie."

"Okay." Margret said. She left the room, wishing there was something she could do to help her.

Amy found Caroline in her room. Tyler had his arms around her. "You guys aren't going to sleep together, are you?" She asked.

"Not tonight, especially after what she's been through." Tyler explained.

"Are you okay, Care?" Amy asked.

"Not really. I just can't believe someone I cared about could be a monster sometimes."

Amy thought of what Liz said earlier about her uncle being in town. "Did Uncle Bill do this to you?"

Caroline buried her head into Tyler's shoulder. Tyler nodded to Amy. "He thought he was helping her, but he was way wrong."

"No kidding." Amy said. "I'm just glad to see that you're safe, Caroline. If there's any way that I can help you, let me know."

"Thank you, Amy." Caroline said, smiling. "It's getting late, shouldn't you…"

"I called my parents, they know I'm staying over." Amy said. "Besides, I don't want to leave when you're like this."

"You guys really are more like sisters than cousins."

"I blame my mother for making us spend so much time together as kids." Amy told him.

"Oh, shut up." Caroline said, smiling. There was a knock at the door.

"Everything okay in here?" Liz asked from the doorway.

"Yeah, we're good, Mom." Caroline said.

"Amy, the guest room's all set."

"Thanks, Aunt Liz." Amy said. She waited until she had disappeared down the hallway before turning back to Caroline. "I'm glad you two were able to work through your issues."

"So am I." Caroline said. "I feel like we've gotten closer over the summer."

"Well, tomorrow will be better." Amy said.

"I hope you're right." Caroline told her. "Good night."

"Good night." Amy left the room, hoping that tomorrow would be a better day for all of them.