Severity

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Josie wakes up just as Sebastian reenters the room with normal clothes plus a fresh shower.

"Warm and comfy." He hugs himself with a smile and Josie tilts her head.

"Is he enrolling here." She asks once Alaric pulls away from his bone crushing hug.

"Uh yeah, Rebekah's choice." He nods and Josie gasps dramatically.

"My father is allowing two Mikaelson, plus his pregnant daughter whom is carrying another set of Mikaelsons to stay in his school?" She teased while Alaric rolled his eyes.

"They aren't as bad as I made them out to be, okay?" He put up his hands in defense.

"I tried to tell you that Papa." Josie giggles making him chuckle.

"Speaking of, Hope Mikaelson. We should get to know each other better since we are blood related." Sebastian suggests.

"Woah woah, you may be a Mikaelson but my trust don't come easy." Hope furrowed her eyebrows and his smile falls in understanding.

"I would love to get to know you better Sebastian, since I'm carrying your two second cousins." Josie spoke up and Sebastian's smile returned as Hope looked at her in shock.

"Great!" He cheered.

"And you should meet baby Nik, he's Freya and Keelin's son and he's so adorable." Josie returned his smile.

"Freya and Keelin?" Sebastian wondered.

"I'm Freya." The eldest blonde woman greeted.

"Oh...I will be very honest. You are quite intimidating." He reveals making some people laugh, including Freya.

"You should meet my wife." She sighed and Keelin rose an eyebrow.

"Wife? That's accepted around here?" Sebastian furrowed his eyebrows.

"Yes it is." Freya informed.

"Man, Emily and Sue would have loved it now." Sebastian smiled happily.

"Emily and Sue? Like Emily Dickinson?" Josie asked excitedly.

"Yes! Do you know them?" He sits down next to Josie.

"Not personally but her poems are a work of genius." Josie practically fangirled while Hope looked at everyone with a drop of her jaw because the brunette was just passed out like 5 minutes ago.

"Her poems? After all this time her poems are still around?" Sebastian wondered.

"Yes, she's like once of the greatest women poets." Josie praised.

"That's so cool, do you have any I can read?" Sebastian shot up.

"In the library, we'll take you there later." Josie promises and Sebastian gives her a nod.

"Nerds." Lizzie called and they rolled her eyes.

"Sister?" He asked Josie.

"Twin." She nodded.

"Fraternal." Lizzie revealed, sitting on Hope randomly.

"Cool, how about the rest of you lot?" Sebastian turned to the other teens who showed up once they saw Sebastian.

They introduced themselves to him and sparked up a conversation.

"Please get off my girlfriend." Josie requested.

"Hey hey now, you gave your attention to the wrong Mikaelson." Lizzie twirled her finger in Josie's face making Josie eyebrows furrow.

"Was I not meant to speak to the boy?" She crossed her arms.

"Did a little too much speaking." Hope muttered.

"Really Hope?" Josie rolled her eyes and Lizzie eyes widened then she pushed Hope towards Josie while getting off the auburn.

"Alright never mind that, if the mark of the crescent protection is on your back, do you think that the Potivulum isn't an issue anymore?" Lizzie changed the subject to avoid the impending argument between her best friend and sister.

"We'll just have to see." Josie responded, showing that Lizzie's plan worked.

"Yeah you heard aunt Freya, we shouldn't worry until after the babies are born." Hope sighed.

"Josie, do you realize that you're going to give birth to two of the most powerful supernatural beings to ever walk the earth?" Lizzie asks and Josie thought about it for a brief second.

"I'm also dating one so I guess." She shrugged and Hope rolled her eyes playfully.

"And I once again say, FINALLY!" Lizzie gets up while catching everyone's else attention. "Hope your birthday is in 2 months meaning you'll be 19." She mentions and Hope tilt her head.

"Okay?" Hope wondered the significance of the information.

"Okay to the fact that we need to plan it, I'm thinking a vacation to the beach." Lizzie exaggerated with her hands.

"Traveling east for a beach is a lot of driving and gas." Hope shrugs.

"Your family is literally the richest and wealthiest on this planet, gas and driving are either problems that can be dealt with using money." Lizzie stated and Hope pulled a expression showing that she agreed with the blonde's statement

"I dont remember the last time we been to a beach." Josie speaks up.

"When you were six, it was out of the country though." Caroline smiled proudly.

"Thanks for the input mom." Lizzie nodded then turned to Hope. "Also imagine Josie in a bathing suit." She whispers although Caroline heard her, Caroline rolled her eyes while Josie blushed.

"Cute." Hope chuckles after thinking about it.

"It's meant to be sexy not cute." Lizzie shakes her head.

"Well her baby bump is very precious, also you know I'm a sucker for her wobble." Hope admits making Josie blush deepens.

"Yeah we know." Lizzie let in a deep inhale. "So beach?" She asked.

"Sure." Josie smiled.

"I'm down." Hope nods and Lizzie squeals then clapped her hands.

"Great because aunt Bex got me this cute bikini." She wiggled her eyebrows and Caroline only shakes her head, her daughters are 18 now so they have more freedom to do and say things, she still won't tolerate cursing though.

Everyone bid their farewells and Josie was the first one gone as her body was starting to weaken meaning she was getting tired. Hope followed in pursuit and they were now changed, under a few blankets.

"Today was a lot." Josie rested her head on Hope's chest.

"Yeah but I don't know which moment was better, our first kiss or the gender reveal." Hope sighed in content.

"We'll tell the babies in the future it was their gender reveal." Josie smirks and Hope chuckles.

The auburn pecks the brunette's head then pulled the cover over themselves before getting even more comfortable to fall asleep too. Josie began to rake her fingers up and down Hope's abdomen and closed her eyes, fallen into a rhythm to Hope's breathing and going to sleep.