Elena storms into my bedroom, doesn't even knock on the door "Jenna just told me"

"Need to be more specific" holding up the two new lingerie pieces Amber sent me, seeing which would be hotter on me.

Amber currently working with someone who is designing this new lingerie line and the size doesn't fit her but would fit me. Plus Amber doesn't like the lingerie, she likes light colors like white and pink. This is black and red.

"The fact that you met our birth mother!" She screams, looking in the mirror at her as my twin is livid and is crying "How couldn't you tell me? I had a right to know!"

"I didn't know until mom told me" she furrows her brows, setting down the lingerie pieces to look at her "Mom asked me not to tell you until she told you"

"How did you even find out?" She and I stare at one another "I deserve to know Autumn"

"I was in London with a friend" Katherine. Katherine introduced us, though I didn't know it at the time "when I met her" Elena scoffs muttering "of course" I'm going to ignore it because with Elena you just need to ignore it "she began stalking me. Watching me sleep at night, she left money for me and different presents. Eventually we started talking and she helped me study my French to talking about guy...when mom came to visit for that trip she had, that's when I found out the truth. Isobel didn't deny anything, she told me her side of things with mom there. Mom wanted to tell you but Isobel compelled her to forget"

"Compelled?" Blinking her eyes rapidly processing that one word "Is she..."

"A vampire, Damon turned her" she gasps taking a step back "now, which lingerie would look better on me?" Holding up the two pieces "the black one or the red one?"

Elena lets out a scoff in disbelief "You tell me you knew this entire time we were adopted" tears are now running down her face "that our birth mother was turned by Damon and now you want me to pick some lingerie set that makes you look more of a slut?!"

"Technically your a slut if you've had sex" pointing it out to her "I'm a virgin"

Galen is twenty six, I don't want him getting into any trouble because I'm not eighteen. I mean technically we can have sex if we were in England since the age of consent is sixteen and it wouldn't be considered underage sex but I didn't want to risk it since I'm from America and it could be seen as coercion or something else like grooming.

"I don't care" she scowls "I had a right to fucking know and you didn't think to mention it?! Do you know who our birth father is?"

Turning back to the mirror "I'm leaning more towards the black...especially with the butterfly on the back"

"Oh my god" she grabs the lingerie throwing it onto the floor, grabbing my arms screaming "Tell me!"

"He doesn't even know I know and I'm not telling you, figure it out" feeling this stinging on my cheek when my face went to the side, Elena glared at me.

"Tell me" she orders

Shoving her off of me, she hits the hallway wall when I threw her out of my room. She looks at me shocked from the ground while padded footsteps are heard, flicking my wrist the wind closes the door and I move the metal hearing a click as my door locks.

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Jeremy and Jenna look between me and Elena as we are in the kitchen silent, I told Jeremy the truth a long time ago. He and I are closer than me and Elena, Aunt Jenna is just finding out about me knowing about my birth father along with knowing that Jeremy knew instead of Elena.

"Who's our birth father?" Elena asks

"Go fuck yourself" pouring myself some coffee before looking to Jenna "Galen is visiting and could he stay in my room for the time being? I promise the door will remain open every time he and I are alone in a bedroom, he's a real gentleman and when sleeping in my bed it'll just be sleep. No sex. Plus unlike most teenagers who don't ask, I'm asking"

Jenna stares at me before nodding her head "Fine, but promise no sex"

"Okay" nodding my head, looking to the door running over to it shoving past Elena who spills her coffee. Opening the door, Galen is there with his duffel bag "Galen!" Grabbing his hand and pulling him to me, he chuckles wrapping his arms around me kissing me back.

We only pull away when we hear a throat clear, looking over my family is there "Galen this is my Aunt Jenna, my brother Jeremy and twin Elena"

"Hello" he shakes each of their hands "pleasure to meet you all"

"Hello" Jenna comes over "so I want to be clear, no sex. She is seventeen and you look way older than eighteen"

"Jenna" she looks at me "I'm a virgin"

She is taken aback as Jeremy covers his ears "I don't need to hear this"

"Good" she smiles looking between us "waiting is good"

"Come on" bringing Galen up to my room, looking at him "I'm really sorry for"

"For keeping the fact that you are around vampires from me?" He asks, he's upset. He was upset like this when he found out that I was friends with my birth mother who is a vampire along with my ancestor Katherine "I'd be more upset if it was like with Katherine and Isobel, but the fact that you want me here and were making sure the vampires were real—I can't be mad for long" placing his hand on my face "I'll always protect you Autumn, I love you"

"I love you too" motioning to my room "welcome to my childhood room, can you be there as I talk to my stepdad?"

Galen stares at me "Sometimes I forget just how your brain does one thing and then another, zig zag. Of course"

After a few hours, Galen and I are at the school dance and I point out my stepdad. Alaric Saltzman. Isobel told me and I'm curious about him "That's him. Alaric Saltzman"

"Alaric Saltzman?" He asks "he's a human vampire hunter, very famous"

Going over to him, Alaric looks our way "Autumn, enjoying the dance"

"You're technically my stepdad" Galen covers his face shaking his head as Alaric looks at me confused "Isobel Flemming. She's my birth mom and I know you were married to her"

"Maybe" Galen suggests "we should talk in private"

"Good idea" we leave the dance floor and go to an empty classroom "How...how did you find out she was my wife?"

"She told me" he stares at me "I wanted to talk to you about me knowing, Elena doesn't or anyone. Just me and Galen and I wanted to talk about it with you since I don't think it's best if this information isn't spoken of known between us"

"Your Isobel's daughter?" He asks