Chapter 29

"Congratulations Rebekah, she's beautiful," Elijah smiled tenderly at her.

"Well done Rebekah," Kol smiled at her.

"A princess is born," Klaus grinned from the doorway. He walked over and kissed Rebekah on her forehead.

"Princess Lilly Rebekah Salvatore Mikaelson." Rebekah said proudly. Stefan grinned and had tears in his eyes.

"She's beautiful." Elena and Bonnie cooed while Caroline smiled at the baby girl.

"Let's drink to being uncles," Klaus proposed and soon everyone was celebrating except the new family who was quietly bonding.

Each man was smiling when Klaus said, "were you going to tell me about this?"

"Tell you about what?" Elijah asked.

"Bonnie's pregnancy." Klaus said after a drink.

"We weren't sure where your loyalties lie and we wanted her to be very well protected." Kol answered after a drink.

"Once again you do not believe that my loyalties are with my family; all of my family," Klaus growled for a moment.

"Congratulations," he added after a long drink.

"Thank you," Kol grinned, "it's twins by the way." Klaus looked to Elijah.

"There's going to be two more of him running around in the world?"

"There is." Elijah grinned. "I'm having a son." Klaus nearly fell out of his chair.

"A boy?"

"I'm having one of each," Kol said. "A son and a daughter."

"How I envy you," Klaus said as he glanced up at the balcony to see the girls having a late night conversation.

"Don't envy me-envy Elijah!" Kol said smirking. "He's also engaged to Elena."

On the balcony, Elena was smiling as she drank a bottle of blood and strawberry lemonade Elijah made for her.

"Let me fix that for you," Elijah said. "Bonnie, Kol is madly in love with you and can't go another day without knowing that you will do him the great honor of marrying him."

"Yes of course," Bonnie replied, "I honestly don't know what took him so long. I am after all madly in love with him."

"There you go," Elijah said evenly, "now you're engaged and Klaus can be envious of both of us. You may want to get one of the rings out for her. I might recommend the chocolate diamond..."

Kol looked at her and took her to pick out a chocolate diamond engagement ring for her from the family jewelry collection. Klaus drank the rest of the drink in front of him.

"You're a cruel man Elijah." Klaus slurred a bit. "Evil and cruel."

"That's your forte brother." Elijah replied as his eyes met Elena's sparkling ones.

"If you'd like I can propose to Caroline on your behalf..." Elijah quirked a brow. "I do seem to have rather the knack for it..."

"Shut up." Klaus groaned. "We're not even together like that."

Elijah patted his brother's back and smiled ruefully.

"Take her out on one date." Elijah encouraged.

"It sounds like a perfectly good idea to me," Caroline called down. Elijah laughed in a good natured manner at Klaus' hesitation.

"When do you want to go?" Klaus asked with such hesitancy that the girls giggled.

"Maybe you should help him along a little Care," Elena whispered. "I think he needs a kiss for courage."

Caroline snickered and bounded over to the hybrid and once she got close, she pecked his lips.

Just the feel of her lips on his made Klaus quite happy while Elena and Elijah watched.

"Maybe we should leave them alone?" Elena murmured as Elijah rubbed her bump.

"Now what do you want lovely?" He asked, standing up and wrapping his arms around her.

"I was thinking about you and me sharing something chocolatey." She said with a glazed over look in her eyes.

"I hear Bonnie made chocolate cheesecake and cake with chocolate ganache between the layers," Elijah smiled.

"I'm so glad she's craving too," Elena smiled as they went to raid the kitchen.

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