The Perfect Mikaelson's

141|| Abbie 🧁

Abbie
2 months later

*iMessage*

Hayley
It's a go. Safe house on the outskirts.

This is not how I planned to start my day. When I woke up this morning, I was expecting a flood of messages about the wedding and Avery saying she's on her way over. I woke up to one of those things and it's staring back at me with wide eyes and a stunned look.

"Is this real? It can't be real, right?" I look back down at the phone and stare at the dark screen. I don't know why it wouldn't be real. She's spent years looking for a cure while coming to see Hope on a regular basis. She wouldn't have sent this if it wasn't real.

"Abbie, did you hear me? Did she even mention finding the last pack?" She didn't and that's what's concerning me. She was keeping us updated every few months or when she'd come to visit. We haven't heard anything in months and now she's got everything to bring them back and has already resurrected Freya?

I don't know what to do. If this is real, then the family is back and we can move on with our lives, whatever that may be. If they're back, I have to take the kids down there and practically reintroduce them. They were so little when all this happened, they might not even recognize them.

The twins.

They haven't even met them, much less knew I was pregnant. Oh God.. they don't even know about Easton being Damon's. How do I explain that to them? What do I do when they assume he's Derek's? I need to talk to them about this, but we've kinda been on the outs with each other.

Derek and I still sleep in the same bed and go on as a married couple, but then there's Damon. Cornering me in places, kissing me and asking me to talk. How can I talk to him when Derek gave him permission to pursue me? What gives him the right to offer me up like that without talking with me about it first?!

"For fuck's sake, Abbie! What do you want to do?" My head slowly lifts up to hers, searching her for the confidence or answers I can't find. She looks just as worried as I feel, which doesn't help with anything.

"When Derek and Damon get home, show them the message and then pack a week's worth of clothes for the kids. I'll drive down and see if it's real or not, so wait for my call. Don't tell the kids about this. I don't want to give their hopes up before we know it's real."

I grab my keys off the counter, not even bothering to grab a change of clothes. I'll go out and get some if necessary. I don't want to give my own hopes up, even though this feels very real.

"You're not going alone." I keep walking, the clicking over her heels as she chases after me, grinding on my nerves. "Abbie, stop! You're not going!"

"Yes I am, Avery! Someone has to go to make sure it's real and safe. You need to stay here and make sure they have everything for the kids and get married."

"The wedding is still a month away! You're not going to be gone that long." We both just stand there, letting what she just said hang in the air because we both know the truth.

"No." She stands up straighter, crossing her arms over her chest and shaking her head. "No. Absolutely not! I'm not letting you go down there thinking you might not come back. We're not doing this, Abbie. End of discussion."

"It's not the end of the discussion because whether I go down there or not, Nik is going to want to see Hope. I'm not going to keep his child from him. My kids deserve to know their family. Either I go down there or they come here and we both know how badly that'll turn out if they come here."

"I don't care what they do. All I care about is you acting like this is a death sentence after everything you did to get free of them!"

"But we were never truly free, Avery! We were living in this little bubble even though we knew they would come back eventually. We knew this day would come. It's time to wake up and deal with it. I'll let you know when it's safe."