Ten Years Later

Mystic Falls

"Samantha, honey. Has Eric come down yet?"

"I think he was still putting his shoes on. Can you go up and look?"

Jeremy beamed happily at his wife. "I'd love too honey." Jeremy then headed up the staircase inside the Gilbert family home to see after his five-year-old son. Eric nicknamed Ric was sitting on his bed while still trying to tie up his shoe laces.

"Mommy says I can do it. But I just can't," exclaimed the small boy. Tears welled up in his blue eyes and looked to his father for help. Jeremy gently touched his sons face. "We can do this." He told his son with reassurance. Jeremy then tied up the shoe laces and Eric beamed happily at him. Jeremy then heard his daughter starting to cry from her bedroom. "Go down and see mommy in the kitchen," Jeremy said to his son. "I've got it," Jeremy then called out so Sam could hear him.

Jeremy then entered his daughters bedroom. This room used to be his parents bedroom. "Daddy!" cried his two-year-old daughter Annie who's full name was Miranda. She had just started using her own bed. She had cried when they took down her baby crib. "Let's get you dressed for the day, sweetheart," Jeremy then told his daughter.

"Okay, daddy," yawned the little girl. There was so much about her that reminded Jeremy of his own mother. Jeremy got their daughter dressed in short order. He then carried her downstairs for breakfast. Eric was seated at the table in the kitchen with Samantha eating his eggs.

Elena could hear the new voices coming from her family home. Two young children and a woman's voice she never heard before. When she heard Jeremy she could guess who the other voices belonged to. She was hearing the voices of Jeremy's family. She had no idea her brother had gotten married and had kids of his own.

The last time she was here Alaric had moved in with Jeremy. It was the last day she was here before leaving town. She had wanted to check up on Jeremy before leaving town. She heard him argue with Alaric about her leaving. She'd been too much a coward to confront him in person. Her brother had resented her for leaving the way she had.

Elena decided not to see Jeremy yet. First she'd visit with Stefan.