Epilogue

Three Years Later. . .

Elena Salvatore wiped her brow, she could feel the sun beating down on her. Had it been this hot last summer? Or maybe she just felt hot because she was very pregnant and currently chasing after a two year old little boy that wouldn't sit still.

"Stefan!" she called to her two-year-old son, Stefan Jeremy Salvatore (named after their deceased brothers) "Stefan, where are you?"

She could feel the baby kicking inside her belly and she sighed as she rested a hand on her lower back. The baby was just so restless, it usually meant that she was about to give birth any day now. She was a little worried about the birth, though Caroline assured her that the first pregnancy was always hard.

Elena briefly thought about all the things that needed to be done. She needed to leave Damon some food just in case the birth took too long, Elijah was going to come help her during the birthing process, and Caroline was going to take care of Stefan for a few days while Elena recovered. Now if only she could find her son.

"Stefan!" Elena was starting to get annoyed. "Please don't hide, Mommy can't play hide and seek now." She waited for a few minutes before she went towards the small vegetable garden that she had lovingly cared for before she had gotten so pregnant that she couldn't see her feet.

Damon had made their house bigger in the last three years and it now included three more rooms and a private bathroom. He had even given Elena a small plot of land so that she could have a small vegetable garden.

She saw in the distance as her husband came towards her riding his black horse. Three years later and she was still completely in love with him. His dark hair was shielded by a cowboy hat and she could see his muscles under his plaid shirt.

A squealing toddler was in his arms. He had Damon's dark hair, but Elena's own brown eyes. "Mama!" her little boy squealed as Damon stopped the horse.

"Baby," Elena picked him up, she gave Damon a reproachful look. "You should have told me that you took him with you."

Damon winked at her. "Sorry, my mistake my lovely wife." He kissed her. "You look extra lovely this morning."

The annoyance disappeared from Elena's face. "Very funny. You're not getting off that easily, Mister. I was looking for him like crazy."

"And I said I was sorry." He rested a hand on her belly. "How are you feeling?"

"I think the baby is coming soon." Elena murmured.

"Good," Damon kissed Elena softly on the lips. "I can wait to meet our newest member of our family."

Katherine was glad that her daughter Nadia had her dark curls. Elijah had good hair as well, but Katherine's brown curls looked especially pretty on girls. Katherine was cooing to her while Nadia finished a bowl of mashed potatoes for breakfast. Potato was stuck on her small chin.

Katherine smiled as she cleaned up her daughter's chin. Both mother and daughter looked up when they heard the door close behind them. Elijah gave them a weary smile. He looked exhausted.

Nadia squealed when she saw her father and Elijah picked her up as he kissed her cheek. "How are my girls?"

"Waiting for you. You look dreadful."

"Thank you, Katherine. You are always honest."

He looked at his wife with love as he kissed her forehead. "How's Elena?" Katherine prompted as she started fixing him breakfast. "How's the baby?"

"Elena and the baby are fine, thankfully." Elijah said. "She had a healthy baby girl. Damon was pleased. They named her Isobel."

"Pretty name," Katherine said.

"A new doctor came to town today, we are going to be sharing the practice," Elijah said. "There are too many people in town, I can't handle them all. His name is Dr. Saltzman. He's a nice man. He's going to take over for a few weeks."

Katherine raised an eyebrow. "Take over for what?"

Elijah tucked back a brown curl. "For when we go on a long, well deserving vacation. Me, you, and Nadia. Florida. They have a couple of nice hotels."

An exciting flush appeared on her cheeks. "Florida. That is so far."

"Not really," Elijah said. "Thanks to the invention of the train. The trip shouldn't take more than a few days. Are you happy, my love?"

Katherine smiled at him. "I am very happy. I love you, Elijah."

"I love you too, darling."

Caroline smiled and then she sipped her tea as she watched her twin daughters Faith and Lila playing in the backyard with Elena and Damon's son Stefan. "Are they driving you insane yet, love?"

"No," Caroline said. "The three of them are sweet and thankfully Elena's birth went smoothly. You're here early."

"It was a slow day and I wanted to spend some time with my wife." Klaus looked around. "Where is Annie?"

"I put her down for her nap," Caroline explained. "The poor thing is teething and she has hardly gotten a wink of sleep."

"Neither have we," Klaus started caressing her thighs as he reached underneath her skirt. "The twins and Stefan are playing outside so how about," he started kissing her neck. "We sneak into our room and get some much needed alone time."

Caroline smiled at him. "I thought you would never ask Mr. Mikaelson."

"I wanted to ask, love there just never seemed to be the right moment with you running around all over the place."

Caroline raised an eyebrow. "And whose fault is that? You're the one that keeps getting me pregnant." She let out a small gasp as Klaus pressed his thumb against her swollen clit.

Klaus chuckled. "Well, as the saying goes making babies is the fun part."

"Klaus," Caroline scolded him. "They will hear you!"

"The children won't care." Klaus said. "So will you join me upstairs Mrs. Mikaelson?"

Caroline smiled at him. "I thought you would never ask."

The End

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