Dear Diary,
With spring just around the corner Claire is now just over 10 months old. Ever since she first started crawling she has been moving around a lot more. She is also doing a lot more baby talk like dada, mama, baba, and gaga so we are trying really hard to try and get her to use actual words since she is starting to understand us more. She knows when we call her name, or when I ask her where is daddy she does look around for Damon or when I ask if she is hungry she will immediately say baba for her bottle.
Things with my grandparents haven't gotten much better and they are still looking into fighting for custody but are now having to deal with Damon not willingly giving up his rights to Claire. For this reason they are no more closer to warming up to him then before but at this point they are not keeping me and Claire for seeing him but they do have us on a 9pm curfew for me and Claire to be home or Damon to be out of the house so we pretty much get to put Claire to bed and then he has to leave.
The fighting in the house has pretty much stopped for now between Jenna and my grandmother so I hope that is a good sign that they will soon drop this case and maybe realize we are doing fine with Jenna here in Mystic Falls.
Elena
As the little family went for a walk around Mystic Falls they had Claire in her stroller as Damon pushed while Elena had her arms wrapped around his waist. It was about 8pm and they had about an hour before the warden expected Elena home for the night. As they walked towards the Salvatore house and one of the nicer streets in town they noticed a moving van pulled up in front of one of the houses.
"So ah Caroline is having people over for a movie night tomorrow" Elena said as they wandered down the street.
"Sounds fun, you haven't had a girls night in a while" Damon told her.
"Well actually it's not a not really a girls night, your invited too" Elena clarified.
Damon pretended to think about it for a bit and then with a scrunched up nose shook his head. "Um no I don't think so" Damon said.
"What why not?"
"Because the last time I went to movie night with you at Caroline's she picked a terrible movie" Damon explained.
"What are you talking about? She picked the notebook," Elena said with a laugh as she linked her arms around one of Damon's arms and rested her head on his shoulder while he continued to push Claire in her stroller.
"My point exactly" Damon said with a smirk.
"Well Tyler is going to be there and Bonnie's new boyfriend so I think it is safe to say that it won't be a lovey dovey chick flick" Elena assured him with a giggle.
"No offence but Tyler is whipped" Damon laughed.
"No he's not!" Elena laughed as she pulled away from Damon so she could look at him.
"Anyway someone has to watch Claire" Damon said as another excuse.
Elena rolled her eyes after Damon's over used excuse to get out of seeing a movie or different group things that Caroline would sign them all up for. "You know at some point you will have to find another excuse to use other then your daughter" Elena told him and with a smile Damon just leaned forward and gave her a quick kiss at they continued walking.
"Looks like I have new neighbours" Damon said, as they got closer to the house to see people unpacking the truck. They saw a man on the front porch dressed in a suit and on his cellphone. While one hand held the phone, his other scratched his dark sandy brown hair and then brushed over his circle beard before placing his hand in his pocket. They could see a woman through the big bay window with her blonde hair braded back as she hung up curtains.
Just by looking at them Damon can tell they had money. The man's suit was definitely expensive and they were moving into one of the nicer houses in town. "Yeah looks like your no longer the new folks in town," Damon told Elena as they noticed two guys step out of the moving van carrying a dresser.
One of the guys looked to be in his late twenties and was just as well dressed as the older man on the porch. His hair was brushed back and green eyes he looked very sophisticated. The younger of the two was about Damon's age with curly dark brown hair and sly smile. They were definitely brothers and even showed resemblance to the man on the front porch.
"Hey" the younger of the two brothers said revealing a British accent as they carried the dresses off the truck and across the front lawn.
"You must be the new neighbours" Damon said as he took one hand off Claire's stroller and reached out to shake their hands.
"Yeah, um I'm Elijah and this is my brother Klaus," Elijah said as he shook Damon's hand and glanced at Elena and Claire in her stroller.
"Damon, Damon Salvatore" he responded.
Elijah smiled as he released his shake with Damon. "Salvatore… huh that name sounds familiar."
"Well if you have heard it around town then it's probably all bad seeing how I'm an ass" Damon said with a smirk.
"Hi I'm Elena," she said as she rolled her eyes and ignored her boyfriend's response.
"Nice to meet you" Klaus said with a smile as he shook her hand.
"Klaus lets go!" came the sound of the man on the porch with a British accent as he got of the phone and was starring at them.
"Sorry, that's our father. He's not very much of a people person," Elijah said with a smile as him and Klaus headed up to the house. Standing on the side walk Elena and Damon watched as the two brothers and their father had a little spat as they past him on the porch and entered the house where their mother was waiting for them and showing her sons where to put it.
Caroline walked into The Grill and glanced around for Tyler who was working as the new bus boy. About two weeks ago Tyler had gotten a job at The Grill t hoping that he could earn enough money for a car. When Caroline saw him coming out of the kitchen she smiled and gave him a quick wave as she moved to take a seat at a free table. Smiling back at her, he made his way to a customer's table and placed their drinks on the table. When his tray was empty he set in on the counter and then checked his watch and saw that it was his break time.
Making his way over to Caroline's table he leaned over the table to her and gave her a kiss. As their lips touched Caroline's hand came up to touch his jaw and pull him in closer for the kiss. When they broke from the kiss Caroline smiled as Tyler took a seat across from her very glad that Caroline was ready to talk to him now.
"I'm so glad your feeling better" Tyler said since the excuse Caroline had given him for her being distant was because she had the flue.
"Yea, listen I know things have been really off with us lately and I'm sorry for that" Caroline told him as she reached out to hold on to his hands. As there fingers intertwined on the table Tyler could only smile at her and let her continue talking. Letting out a shaky breath Caroline tried to gather her thoughts as to what she was going to say. "My father was arrested."
As this new information was sinking in Tyler's eyes widen in shock and his hold on Caroline's hands tightened as if he wanted to protect her from anything involving her father. "How, how do you know?" he asked her.
"Maria told me "Caroline told him as she bit her bottom lip. "The thing is they are going to court and in order to keep him behind bars and to stop him from hurting any one else Maria needs me to testify."
Tyler remained silent and stared at Caroline very worried about what all this meant. "Testify? Does that mean you have to-"
"See him for the first time in eight years, yeah" Caroline said as she bit her bottom lip at what this all meant.
"Caroline are you sure about this?" Tyler asked her. He had seen how just having Maria in her life was bringing back all the horrible memories of her childhood about her father. There were nights that he spent half the night trying to get her to calm down from the nightmares. "Listen "I've seen how just having his new wife knowing where you are has affected you, are you sure you can handle having to relive everything you went through?"
"I don't really have a choice," Caroline told him as she shrugged her shoulders and sat back.
"Yes you do" Tyler told her as he leaned over the table. "You and your mom cut ties with your father years ago. He isn't part of your life and he doesn't deserve anymore of your time being wasted on him."
"But if I don't testify he could be let go" Caroline explained even though a big part of her wanted to do what Tyler wanted and just back away and not get involved. "What about my little sisters," Caroline asked him.
"Maria is their mother and seeing as she has pressed charges she is protecting them as she should, " Tyler explained. "I just don't want you to have to deal with having to relive and talk about what you went through to a courtroom full of people.
"I have to do this" Caroline told him.
"NO, no you don't" Tyler said and this time a little more firm.
"YES I DO!" Caroline yelled back as anger started to grow in her eyes. With her palms placed firmly on the table she pushed down as she got up from her seat and not taking her eyes on him. "I was hoping you would support me in this!" she stated and then placing her purse on her shoulder she left the restaurant in a huff. This left Tyler sitting there speechless as he watched his girlfriend storm off and he wondered if he pressed to hard on the situation. He new that she had a big heart and would want to help in anyway she could but he had seen how a lot of her nightmares had gotten worse lately and if she did end up having to remember every detail it may become to much for her.
The music could be heard from down the street as a house party got started and attracted many of the students from Mystic High. Although sneaking out of the Gilbert jail wasn't an easy thing with two extra pair of eyes watching him, Jeremy found away. With his black hoodie covering his face he headed up the driveway of the house where there were a number of kids drinking on the front porch.
As he entered the house he grabbed a beer from the kitchen table where some of the kids were playing beer pong. He noticed Vicky standing across the kitchen with another guy and when she saw him she smiled and wrapped her arms around the guy in the attempt to make Jeremy jealous.
It had been a few weeks since he had talk to Vicky because he was tired of her being really hot and cold with him and doing what ever she could to make him jealous. He even caught her lying about seeing someone else only so she could possibly see him get upset and try and make her see how much he cared about her. It got to the point he had enough of her games and told her he was done. She didn't really take it well and ever since then has tried what ever she could to make him jealous but Jeremy was over her for good this time. Vicky was nothing more then a constant headache for him.
"JER BUDDY OVER HERE!" called out one of his friends from the next room.
Nodding his head Jeremy saunter towards the back room that was filled with smoke. The smell of marijuana was really strong in the room, as there was about ten teenagers were getting high. "Glad you were able to sneak out of Gilbert jail?" his friend laughed as he patted Jeremy on the back and handed him some weed.
"Yeah, as strict as my grandparents try to be they can be pretty clueless when I tell them I'm going to bed at 7:30" Jeremy laughed as he took the weed between his fingers an took a seat next to his friends.
About two hours in to the party Jeremy's eyes were glazed and he was slouched on the old couch. He had lost count of how much weed he had had but that didn't seem to worry him too much as he reached for another one. "So did you see the slut?" Jeremy asked with a smile on his face.
"Vicky? Yeah I saw her alright!" his friends giggle "Her and that douche Brian or Brandon" he mumbled. There was a sudden thud coming from the kitchen and Jeremy's friend got to his feet. "I should ppprobbbably see what iss gooing onnnn" he slurred as he tried to get to his feet.
"Hey hey! Don't leave me hanging!" Jeremy demanded as he held out his hand not wanting his friend to leave without giving him some more weed.
"Alright" he said with a sigh as he reached into his pocket and pulled out his stash in a handful. "Here don't lettt anyonnnnne else ussse it!" he warned as he handed his weed over and stumbled out of the room.
Lighting up another one Jeremy was all smiles as he sat back and just enjoyed the feeling of not caring. Someone asked for the lighter and Jeremy tossed his light blue lighter over the coffee table to a guy who was higher then a kite.
"POLICE!" called out a loud voice. That was all the teenagers needed to hear as they scurried to get out of the house. When Jeremy saw the others start to get up and go he stuffed the weed his friends had given him in his back pocket and headed for the back window. He threw back the drapes and popped open the window as he heard many teenagers yelling as the cops started to round them up.
"Hey kid!" he heard a cop yell and Jeremy turned his head to see a cop standing in the doorway with his hands on his hips. "Get over here!"
Not taking the officer's advice Jeremy quickly slipped out the window and as soon has his feet hit the ground he was running across the backyard. "HEY!" the officer called as he watched Jeremy take off. "WE GOT A RUNNER!" he called to the other officers as he too ran for the window and slipped out after him.
Sheriff Forbes came running into the room just as he officer was taking off across the backyard. Quickly Sheriff Forbes ran to the back door and quickly pushed it open and took off after her officer and the fleeing teenager.
Jeremy jumped over a number of fences and had to hurry his pace as the officer was right on his tail and not giving up the chase. As he hopped another fence he was suddenly aware what a bad idea that was as black Rottweiler came charging at him and Jeremy found himself cornered.
The neighbour's lights from the house came on and the officer and Sheriff Forbes hopped the fence in time to see the defeated look on Jeremy's face. As the officer dealt with the dog, sheriff Forbes gave Jeremy a disappointing stare. As she walked over to him Jeremy put his hands up and shut his eyes as Sheriff Forbes searched him. As her hands patted him down her reached his back pocket and pulled out the handful of weed. "Really Jeremy?" she said quietly to him as she pulled out the handcuffs.
Jeremy said nothing and just kept his head down as Sheriff Forbes walked him back to the house and got him into her cruiser that was sitting out front with flashing red and blue lights. As he got him into the car he kept his head down while other officers and teenagers were lead passed the cruiser. Forbes looked at Jeremy for a moment as the boy just sat there refusing to look up at her.
"Your late, I've been trying to call you" came Stefan's voice as Damon snuck into the house about two hours after promising his uncle Zach he would be home. When Damon saw Stefan leaning against the hallway wall staring at him Damon had a guilty look on his face as he quietly shut the door.
"My phone is dead, did you cover for me?" Damon asked.
"As much as I could, I said you were waiting for Elena to get home from a night out with Bonnie." Stefan told him as he led Damon towards the main room.
"Why exactly was it so important for me to be home?" Damon asked as he hung up his leather jacket and followed Stefan.
"Uncle Zach has company, sounds like his company getting up a new corporate lawyer and he has his family here for dinner." Stefan told him as they entered the main room and made their way to the dinning room.
As Damon entered the room he saw a number of people sitting at the large dinning room. His uncle Zach was sitting at the head of the table with an empty seat to his right, which was Stefan's as he made his way over to sit down. Beside Stefan, was Klaus and Elijah whom Damon had met last night while taking a walk with Elena. Across from them was the man Damon had seen standing on the porch talking on his phone, which Elijah said was their father and the women next to him, was their mother.
"Ah nice of you to join us Damon" Zach said as he looked up at his nephew not too pleased that he was home late tonight.
"Sorry Elena's night with the girls ran late and I had to put Claire to bed" Damon told him with a smile as he took his seat next to Elijah's father.
"So you're the famous Damon Salvatore your uncle brags about, I'm Mikael Mikaelson" Mikael said as he held out his hand to shake Damon's. "This is my wife Ester, my sons Elijah and Niklaus"
"Nice to meet you" Damon said with a smile as he shook Mikael's hand and sat down for dinner.
"Your uncle mentioned you have a daughter," Ester said with a smile to Damon while she took a sip of her wine.
"Yeah she's ten months old," Damon told her.
"Not easy raising a baby at your age" Ester said. "Wasn't easy when we did it 29 years ago either." She told him with a smile. "We had your son Fin when we were nineteen."
"He's a criminal Lawyer in New York now" Mikael said proudly.
"He followed in his parents footsteps" Zach said a he cut his meat.
"Your both lawyers?"
"Yes I'm a corporate Lawyer and my wife is a real-estate lawyer. It's in the Mikaelson blood to become a lawyer," Mikael said proudly. "Our Son Elijah here is a Family court lawyer and is on his way to becoming a great lawyer."
"Family court huh, so you handle custody and stuff?" Damon asked.
"Yes, I have a perfect record in child custody cases" Elijah bragged.
"You've only handled five custody cases since you graduated" Klaus chimed in.
"And I've won everyone" Elijah snapped back.
"The real fun is in Criminal law," Klaus stated.
"Our son Niklaus is top of his class at West Virginia University" Ester gushed. "Our other two children will most likely go into law as well."
"They will" Mikael corrected her.
"You have two other kids?"
"Yes, Kol and our only girl Rebekah" Ester told them. "They are studying at the top England boarding school Westminster school."
"Wow impressive" Uncle Zach said with a smile, "These two never went for the boarding school idea"
"No one would take Damon" Stefan joked and Damon just glared at his brother.
"A all boys school would have saved you from all your crazy girl troubles" Damon snapped back.
"We have company boys," Zach reminded the bothers in a warning tone. That was all the two brothers needed as they went back to eating their dinner in silence, while Zach and Mikael talked about Zach's company.
After dinner Zach led Mr. and Mrs. Mikaelson to his office while Damon and Stefan were in charge of entertaining the Mikaelson brothers. Both Stefan and Klaus started watching a game while Damon and Elijah played pool on the other side of the room.
"This is quiet the house, seems to have a lot of history," Elijah pointed out as he looked around the room full with paintings, sculptures and many other treasures throughout the room.
"Yeah, the Salvatore's have been in Mystic Falls since 1864" Damon told him. "Back then it was a different house but when they built this one in the early 1900's they use many pieces from the old house."
"Fascinating!" Elijah said with a smile. "My parents came to this country when I was three and Fin was seven. Our parents wanted us to grow up with the best, education was always important and since my father went to Westminster Boarding School he wanted us to go as well. In fact for Generations boys in the Mikaelson family have been going to Westminster Boarding School."
"So you did all your schooling in England?" Damon asked as he moved up to the pool table and took his stand as he aimed the white ball at a solid ball.
"Until high school yes," Elijah told him. "I did my college degree and law at Yale."
"Impressive" Damon said with a nod. He thought for a moment of what had been running through his head all night since learning a little more about Elijah and then bit his bottom lip as he decided to go for it. "Listen, you said you have dealt with child custody cases right?"
"Yes, I have."
"Good" Damon said as she stood up and looked at Elijah. "Because I'm gonna need a lawyer."
"I though you and your daughter's mother were dating?" Elijah asked a little confused. He had seen Elena and Claire the other day with Damon and they seemed happy and in no way fighting over who gets custody of her.
"It's not Elena, it's her grandparents. They think they can just show up and take Elena and Claire with them back to Florida."
"I take it in-laws aren't a big fan of you?" Elijah winked.
"Not when I've knocked up their granddaughter no" Damon told him.
Before Elijah could say anything else there was a knock at the front door. Damon set his pool stick down and headed for the door wondering whom it would be at this time of night. As he swung open the door he was surprise to see Elena standing their holding Claire in her arms. The look on her face made him worried as he stepped aside to let her in. "What going on? Is Claire okay?" Damon asked as he immediately stated to check to make sure his ladybug was all right.
"Yea we're fine" Elena told him with a shaky breath.
"Elena?" came Stefan's voice as he came to the door to see Elena standing there. "What's going on?"
"It's Jeremy" she said sounding very upside and worried.
"What did he do?" Damon asked not liking where this conversation was going.
"He just called me, he's been arrested again and this time it's for possession," Elena said now really upset.
"Possession of what?" Damon asked.
"I don't know but we have to go to the station, I couldn't tell Jenna or my grandparents because they are already looking for a reason to make us leave town any day" Elena told him.
Rolling his eyes and shaking his head Damon grabbed his jacket and swung it on. "And here I thought I had at least sixteen years before I would have to deal with a kid getting into trouble with the law" he said as he touched Claire's cheek. "Alright lets go," he said and then lead Elena and Claire out of the house. "Let Zach know I'll be back."
"Yeah sure" Stefan said as he shut the door and he too wondered when Jeremy was going to learn.
The cell stunk of urine, sweat and alcohol as Jeremy was stuck sharing with about five other guys either drunk, high or both. Some of them were definitely homeless and were using their night in jail as a free bed for the night. Jeremy sat on the backbench just staring down at his fingernails as he waited for Damon or someone to came bail him out just like last time.
He heard the sound of the front door being unlocked and then an officer walked in along with Damon wearing his leather jacket. With a sigh Jeremy got to his feet and walked across the cell to where Damon was standing not looking impressed at all. "Took you long enough "Jeremy spat.
Damon's face expression didn't change as he continued to glare at Jeremy. "Two pounds of marijuana Jeremy? Are you trying to set some sort of record?"
"It was a party, and I was holding it for a friend" Jeremy told him as he shrugged his shoulders. "So can we go now? Why am I still in here"
"Your bail was two hundred buck, I've paid it" Damon told him.
"Good then tell that lazy ass officer to open the door," Jeremy snarled.
"But the transaction won't be compete until tomorrow" Damon finished and watched as confusion grew across Jeremy's face. "I came here to make sure you are safe but your not getting out tonight."
"What are you talking about? Dude I can't stay here!" Jeremy yelled.
"You need to grow up Jeremy! This is not a game and my trust fund account isn't meant to be used as bail money," he told him as Jeremy's jaw dropped in shock that he wasn't kidding around. "Maybe a night in here will do you some good, you need to understand that the only one you are hurting is you and your future. You need to decide where your niece gets to see her uncle because right now I see three options. Is it prison? Jail? Or in a hospital bed?"
"Damon you bastard let me out!" Jeremy screamed.
"Have a good night Jer" Damon told him and then turned on his heels and left the jail cell with his eyes close as he quickly left hearing the yells and screams of Jeremy's pleads for him to come back and let him go. This was Jeremy's third time needing be bailed out of jail and Damon knew something had to be done so that it wouldn't happen again.
Getting back to the car he could see the confusion on Elena's face as he got into the car. He hadn't told her what he had done; in fact Damon wasn't sure what to do until he was actually inside the station. "Where's Jeremy?" Elena asked.
"He'll b getting out in the morning," Damon told her without turning to look in her eyes.
"I don't understand, they won't let him leave?" Elena asked worried about her brother.
"No I told them not to let him out before tomorrow morning" Damon clarified.
"Damon you can't leave him in there!" Elena said with a worried tone.
"And bailing him out every time isn't working either!" he told her as he turned to look at her and saw the fear of leaving her brother in jail for the night. "He'll be fine, Sheriff Forbes in on all night so she is going to keep an eye on him. He said as he turned back to look out the front window as he started up the car. Still looking very worried Elena looked into the back seat where Claire was fast asleep in her baby seat all snuggled up in her pale pink coat. Biting her bottom lip Elena forced herself to sit back and trust that maybe Damon was right. Something definitely needed to change with Jeremy.
As kids played on the swings and playground in the town square, Caroline walked across the park towards the picnic tables. There were a lot of families hanging out in the park this morning but there was one person she was here to see and found her sitting alone at a picnic table. With her legs pressed together and her hands clasped together on her lap while she nervously watching the kids on the playground.
As she approached her, Maria turned to look at Caroline and nervously smiled up at her. "Caroline, it's good to see you" Maria said.
"Caroline! Caroline!" two young girls with curly blonde hair yelled with excitement as they jumped off the swings and ran up to hug Caroline.
"Hey guys" Caroline said with a smile as she wrapped her arms around the young girls with a big smile. The two little girls looked so much like her and had the same big smiles on their faces. As Caroline stood there with her arms around the little girls she found herself remembering what her childhood was like at their age and how she didn't want that to be their story.
Maria was holding back tears as she watched Caroline and her girls interact with each other. Caroline was so good with them and was definitely the kind of big sister she had hope the girls would have. "Alright, how about you two go play, mommy needs to talk to Caroline" Maria told them as she motioned for the girls to go back and play. With smiles on their faces the two girls waves bye to Caroline and then took off running towards the swings again.
Watching the girl's running back while holding hands Caroline couldn't help but smile. "They're so cute" Caroline said with a smile as she took a seat on the picnic table bench beside Maria as she watched the young girls playing and laughing together. "So um I've made a decision," Caroline said as she nervously played it the strap on her purse.
"Okay" Maria said with a smile as she turned to face Caroline fully paying attention to Caroline.
"I'll do it" Caroline told her, "I'll testify against my father."
Maria brought her hands up and covered her mouth as she tried to hold back her tears but in the end she couldn't. "Oh Caroline I know this isn't something you any obligation to do but thank you so much" Maria cried as she leaned forwards and hugged Caroline as tight as possible. Caroline too couldn't hold back tears as the two embraced. Caroline knew that the road ahead wasn't going to be an easy one but she was determine to do whatever she could to make sure that those little girls had the kind of childhood she didn't have.
"Tap, tap!" Elena said with a big smile on her face as she tapped two wooden cooking spoons together so that they made a cool sound. Claire was sitting in her highchair watching what her mom was doing. She had a big smile on her face as she reached out for the spoons.
Tapping the spoons together one last time Elena handed them over to Claire and watched as her baby girl held the wooden spoons in there tiny fist and tried to figure out how to hit the spoons together just like her mom was doing.
She had such a focus stare on the wooden spoons with her big bright blue eyes. Elena couldn't help but smile as she watched Claire try and figure out how to coordinate her hands and hit the spoons together. Reaching back to the table behind her Elena brought over a bowl of green grapes and a bowl of cheerios and set it on the highchair tray. Reaching into the bowl Elena took out a grape that was cut in half and popped it in her mouth. Claire watched her mom and then looked back at the wooden spoons and then started hitting them together. She let out a shriek of delight as she clapped them together and it made noises and then hit them on the highchair tray.
"Yay baby girl you got it!" Elena said with a big smile.
Jenna came into the kitchen as she slipped on her jacket and made her way over to the fridge to pour herself a glass of water. "Looks like we have a little future drummer in the family" Jenna said with a smile.
"Yeah I have a feeling this is going to be her new game" Elena giggled as she smiled at her little girl playing with the spoons.
As Jenna leaned against the counter facing Elena her smile started to fade as she remembered how Elena had told her last night that Jeremy was spending the night in jail. She remembered how upset that she heard how Damon just left him there. Yet in a way she knew something needed to change and everything they had been doing so far wasn't working, "So um what time can I pick up Jer?" Jenna said quietly so as not to alert Elena's grandparents who still think Jeremy stayed in his room all night.
"Damon said that the transaction would go through around 8am" Elena said with a sigh.
"I'll pick him up before I head to work," Jenna said as she nodded her head. "Do you need a ride to school?"
"Um no Damon is picking up Claire so he said he can give me a ride in" Elena explains as she tried to get Claire to start eating her breakfast.
"Good morning!" came a cheerful voice as Eliza entered the kitchen with a big smile.
Jenna just ignored her and moved to grab her purse off the counter and set her empty glass in the sink. Just then there was a knock at the door and Jenna made her way over to answer it.
"That might be Damon" Elena said as she too got up and left Claire sitting in her highchair with Eliza talking to her. Elena headed down the hall just as Jenna opened it and saw a man in a suite standing there. He looked very young as he stood there with a smile on his face. "Miss Summers?"
"That's me," Jenna said eyeing the stranger.
Without another word he handed her a big yellow envelope. Jenna nervously accepted it and watched as the young man turned and walked away. Elena wasn't sure what was going on and slowly walked over to Jenna to see what she got. "What is it?"
"I'm not sure," Jenna said as she flipped over the envelope and ripped it open. As she pulled out the document and she read the title her heart sank. It was the one thing she had been dreading coming since Elena's grandparents showed up. They had filed for full custody of Elena and Jeremy.
"Who was at the door?" came Eliza's cheerful voice as she smile at the two as if she knew exactly what it was.
Jenna looked at the document for a moment and then turned and glared at Eliza. It was one thing for her to threaten to do this but now she was actually going through with it like she would be better off watching them. "Get out" she said quietly as the anger built up inside her.
"Excuse me?" Eliza asked as she tilted her head and narrowed her eyes.
"I SAID GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!" Jenna screamed back at her.
"This is not your house!" Eliza spat t her.
"As of right now my name is on the owners papers so it is my house! If you plan on suing for full custody of Elena and Jeremy well then you better find somewhere else to stay. So I will say it one last time, GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!" Jenna screamed and then swung open the front door for Eliza to leave.