The Original Ripper

Chapter 21: "Well I do enjoy my new life."

4 months later Layla jumped into the pool she and Stefan had in their backyard. They'd been living in Georgia having left Portland. Walking into the house Stefan smiled looking down at Layla who was swimming. She turned around smiling up at him. "Cutie want to come and join me?" Layla teased her posh accent making the sweet words seem mocking. Stefan chuckled taking his clothes off and jumping into the water with her. "How was work?" Layla asked as he pulled her in for a kiss.

"My boss said his best customer told him I made a dint when it was actually his wife. He docked my pay." Stefan informed her slightly bothered. Layla shrugged giving him a quick kiss.

"Compulsion works wonders on an old fool." Layla quipped holding the base of his neck.

"A bit hypocritical considering you're what? A thousand years old?" Stefan asked sceptically.

"Hmm a little bit older than just a thousand years but good guess eye candy." Layla teased wrapping her arms around him and kissing him roughly leading to the two having sex in the pool. Once they were done Layla fell asleep on the sun lounge. When she woke up Stefan watched as she stalked inside sitting at the table pulling on a shirt of Stefan's over her bare body and she smiled up at him as he kissed her placing food in front of her and some wine of hers. He then sat next to her.

"What have you been up to today?" Stefan asked noticing she seemed happier than usual.

"I've been in a meeting with some suits, figured if I were to ever need it seeing how fragile and easily what I am can be taken away from me, I bought a company. I compelled some investors and I do like money and power." Layla informed him with a proud smirk.

"What's the company do?" Stefan asked.

"Lawyering company, my best lawyers are vampires though so oh well. The best part of being a vampire is cheating." Layla cheered making him chuckle.

"I think you enjoy being a vampire a little bit too much." Stefan pointed out and Layla looked to his phone seeing that Caroline was calling. Sighing she looked him in the eye.

"One of these days you are going to have to answer her calls." Layla stated worriedly. She'd seen Stefan grieve and give up. She'd been there for him when no one else could reach him. Somehow she wished she could take away the pain but she was only an original. She couldn't help him with anything if he didn't want help with it.

"I know but I just need space from that life we left behind." Stefan informed her regrettably.

"Did I tell you Nik sent me a picture of Hope, my niece, god she's too pretty to be Nik's daughter." Layla changed the subject showing him the picture and Stefan smiled.

"I can't believe he has a daughter" Stefan grumbled handing her phone back.

"Neither but I can't say I hate it either. Our family after so long, we deserve something so blissfully innocent. She's our family's hope, our innocence. I mean I haven't been around but I understand that much. I was thinking of going to visit them for a while in a week or so. Nik's been having a hard time," Layla sighed regretfully.

"I'll come with you if you want me." Stefan offered making Layla walk over to him kissing him softly.

"You know that might not be too bad." Layla agreed as Stefan clutched her face pulling her down for a sweet kiss.

"Yeah introduce the whole family to your boyfriend." Stefan informed her and Layla groaned speeding up to the bedroom throwing him on the bed.

"I am so happy I can do that." Layla joked quickly making use of her time pulling off his shirt and kissing up his body making Stefan laugh.