Until This Lie Do Us Part

Chapter 43

Stefan had sadly given up on keeping Lily away from boys. It was as if almost instantly when she turned eleven, everything was about boys. Damon gave up to and bought a gun to make his point clear when the boys came over to his house.

Stefan looked down at Brooke and sighed. "I'll do better with you" he promised. "All-girls school and no outside interaction with boys whatsoever" he promised. Brooke seemed more interested in her binky. He missed those days.

He heard Lily hang up as she walked into the living room and dropped her bag in the middle of the floor, propping her feet up on Stefan's 100 year old table. "Everything okay?" Stefan asked when she closed her eyes and sighed.

"Boys" she said. "I need Aunt Elena" she added before opening one eye and looking at him.

Stefan smiled. The two of them had become extremely close over the years and Elena was now Lily's go to person for boy problems. Stefan liked that because although he could never get any information out of Elena regarding what she and Lily talked about, he knew that Elena was the best person to give advice to a hormonal preteen. "She's still asleep. Anything I can help with?" he asked.

Lily looked like she wanted to laugh, but she just smiled instead. "Nope, but thanks" she told him. "How's the crying poop maker?" she asked, looking at the baby curled up in her uncle's arms.

Stefan grinned. Katherine, no doubt, had taught her that one. "She's perfect" Stefan said. "Do you want to hold her?" he asked.

Lily shrugged. "I guess" she said, trying to imply that she really didn't care, but really, Stefan knew she was always thrilled when someone would let her hold the baby. She was really good with her too, having been able to soothe her, change her diaper, and feed her. She stood up and came and sat down next to Stefan, holding her arms out so he could place the baby in her arms.

Brooke looked up at Lily, realizing there was a different face staring down at her. But, she was a content baby and never really put up much of a fuss when someone was holding her. She just seemed to like the attention, something that Elena had always teased Stefan about. "Do you want to babysit her next month?" Stefan asked. He and Elena had a night out planned. Damon would be home of course, so Lily would not be on her own with the baby.

"How much are you going to pay me?" she asked, looking up at him.

Yes, definitely Katherine's child. "What do you think is fair?" Stefan countered.

Lily shrugged. "I don't know. Like a hundred bucks an hour" she figured.

That might have been a little part of Damon actually. "Done" Stefan said. Even after eleven years, he still couldn't tell her no. As a result, he was out three hundred bucks. "Can you watch her for a minute? I'm going to get her a bottle" Stefan said, standing up and leaving the room.

Lily stared down at Brooke for a moment. "You're kind of cute when you aren't pooping and throwing up on me" she said with a smile. Then she sniffed when she realized something smelled. The baby. "Ugh, gross" she said. "Uncle Stefan! Your baby pooped!" she called out. Lily was quick to give the baby back.

Stefan laughed, walking back into the room. He grabbed Brooke and smelled her. "Yep, you need a diaper change" he said. Lily looked disgruntled still. "Oh stop. I had to change your diapers" Stefan reminded her just as Elena walked into the room.

Lily looked mortified. "God Uncle Stefan, don't talk about that!" she warned.

This had Stefan and Elena laughing. "Oh look, Mommy's here, just in time" Stefan said, holding the baby out to Elena.

"I don't think so, buddy. I changed the last diaper" she reminded him. Stefan grinned as he started to walk up the stairs with the baby. Elena waited until he was gone until she spoke again. "So how are things with David?" she asked.