A/N: thanks for wonderful reviews. A lot of you are wondering why didnt Hayley confront him. That will be revealed when she and Klaus will finally talk about in, down the road. I hope you enjoy the next chapter.
For the next week she avoided going to Elizabeth's house feeling guilty of what she had done, feeling embarrassed at the prospect of seeing him. Every time her mother asked her about Elizabeth, images of Kaleb and her in that stable rolling in the hay stack, would flash through her eyes and her guilt would double. With each passing day, where she was finding it harder and harder to confide in her, her guilt at what she had lost; what should have been her husband's right, she realized that her feelings for him were intensifying too. She still didnt know what she felt about him but she knew she felt something strong for him.
A week later, she was in her room trying to read a book when Lily came to her room and said "miss Davina, there is lord Kaleb here to meet you."
Her heart jumped to her throat and she said "oh. Why don't you seat her down? I will be down there shortly."
Hayley was going towards her room when she saw a stranger in her sitting room. She paused, wondered who that is and then headed towards the sitting room. She asked "may I ask who you are?"
She looked into blue eyes and blonde hair and knew even before he said "Kaleb. Kaleb Mikaelson. I am here to meet Davina."
Hayley controlled her heartbeat and said "I will send her. Have you been asked anything to drink?"
He smiled showing her his dimples and her heart sank further and said "no. I am fine. I just want to meet her."
Hayley said, unable to keep looking to his eyes, the exact same shade as Klaus "I will send her. Sit."
She was walking towards Davina's room when she met her in the way. Their eyes met but then Davina continued to walk to the sitting room.
She was feeling really nervous for the first time in her life. She said nervously "Kaleb. What brings you here?"
He stood up slowly and said "I have not seen you since…" but stopped as he noticed her eyes dart to the door and something told him that she wanted to keep it a secret.
He asked "I was thinking.. are you all right?"
She looked toward him in confusion and then realized what he meant and her cheeks started to burn and hastily nodded, not knowing her hand had moved to her lap.
He asked after slight hesitation "Are you avoiding me?"
She at once said "no…" and then took a deep breath and asked "Kaleb why are you here?"
He felt flustered and said "I just… I wanted to see you."
She asked, now twining the finger of both hands together "why?"
He said "I just …. wanted to…."
She asked "and then what Kaleb?"
As she watched, he stood up at once and said "it was a mistake" causing her heart to sink. She too got up, her eyes suddenly got blurry half hoping for him to stop but he never did. She looked towards him from the window and then ran to her room, fell on the bed and started crying.
Klaus even though was happy to be back, back with his family, had started to realize, to his dismay, with each passing day he was thinking more and more about her. He had even started going to the lake and sitting under the tree, gazing into the lake, sometimes thinking about her while other times just sitting there doing nothing. Questions like 'should he look for her?' 'what will happen if they will meet? Will he be able to see her with some other man? How will respond? Will he be able to tell her what his mother did? Does she have a family? Does she have children? Is she happy with her husband? had started plaguing his mind. Late at night when he would lay in his bed the regret of what his mother had done to both her and him would not let him sleep and he would start to feel angry at her but then he would calm himself down telling himself that she was after all his mother. She just made one mistake. She deserves to be forgiven but the sadness of what he has lost was taking him over and he couldn't do anything to help himself.
Kaleb continued to meet Elizabeth, Josh and Daniel now often accompanied by his other cousins, Andrew and James, Elijah's children. Sometimes he spotted Davina at Elizabeth's house but they hardly interacted each other now. Every weekend there were a family gathering, to his amusement, at either his mansion, his uncle's house or his aunt house. He would look at his family and wonder how could his father leave everything behind and not once come back in the past fifteen years and then seeing his sad face he would remember what he has lost here, the how of that he still didnt know. Only thing he knew was he lost the love of his life in this place. Often late at night he would think about Davina and what she might be doing but then he would shake his head chiding himself for stop thinking about her. She seems clingy. He does not need her and before he knew it two more months went by. During these two months he noticed his father getting quieter by the day, even though he was among his family. He started wondering if it was because of that mystery woman- Hayley. Was he starting to miss her now that he was where they loved each other once? He often noticed him going by the lake, sitting under a tree gazing into the lake for hours only to come home looking sadder and quieter. He wished he could help him but he had no idea how to. He just wished some day he would stop seeing that sadness in his father's eyes.
Elizabeth was reading a book when Rebekah walked into her room and asked "Lizzy, I have not seen Davina for a few days. Have you girls had an argument?"
Elizabeth put the book down and sat up saying "no mother but you are right. I have not seen her for the past two weeks. Should I go to her house and see if she is sick or not?"
Rebekah thought for a moment if she should let Elizabeth go to Davina's house considering her mother had never welcomed them to her house and then shook her head saying "no. She will reach out to you if she feel like it. Give her some more time."
She continued to look towards Elizabeth's thoughtful expressions and then left the room.
Hayley held her head and asked angrily "tell me Davina whose child is this?"
Davina said, crying "mama. I am sorry. I …."
She grabbed her arm and asked in the same tone, even though she had an idea who could it be but her mind was not willing to accept it "Tell me right now."
She muttered "Kaleb…"
She felt the ground slip from under her feet. She asked "what?"
She said "mama, it just happened. I… I never intended to but…"
Hayley said, feeling devastated "why Davina? I thought I taught you better."
Davina said "mama, I am sorry. I dont know how…" she continued crying.
She then said "I dont know what to do."
Hayley grabbed her arm and shook her saying "when were you with him last time?"
Davina said, sobbing "two months ago."
Hayley felt like screaming, crying and then she looked towards Davina who was crying too and her maternal instinct took over. She pulled her in a hug and said "oh Davina."
She continued to cry in her arms and Hayley's anger was being replaced by anxiety at what she will do. At last she said "you should rest. We will talk about it in the morning."
Davina leaned back and said "I will talk to him. He will want to be involved in it. Maybe he will ask me to marry him" her tone becoming hopeful at the end of the sentence.
Hayley continued to look towards her, her hopeful face, having no hope of her own and then she kissed her, got up and left the room.
She couldnt sleep that night thinking about him, thinking about what will she do? What will happen to Davina? Will someone marry her? Will Kaleb marry her? Will she let him marry the son of the man who so brutally broke her heart? All night she continued to sit in front of the burning fireplace which started to cool down as the morning approached. Next morning there was a knock at her door. She said "come in."
A few moments later Davina entered the room and walked to her and knelt next to her.
Hayley asked "are you going to tell him?"
Davina nodded.
She asked "what if he does not want to marry you?"
Davina said "then I will do it alone mother."
Hayley said "you cannot raise a child alone Davina."
Davina said "why not? You raised me alone."
Hayley said "I had your father."
She said suddenly getting angry "and he was never part of our life."
She then took a deep breath and said "I am going to talk to him" and left leaving Hayley confused in her thoughts.
She got into the carriage and said to the coachman "I need to go to Lord Niklaus mansion."
He said "yes mistress."
During the ride she kept on thinking how will she talk to him.
Half an hour later when she reached the mansion, she got out and headed up the stairs. She was shown in the big sitting area. She was looking around the elegant decor when she heard him say "Davina" causing her to turn around.
She took a deep breath and walked to him and said "Kaleb" her heart racing.
He walked to her and asked "how are you Davina?"
Davina looked into his blue eyes and the knot in her stomach just tightened. She said "I want to talk to you about something important."
He stepped back and gestured her to sit down but she said "no. I think I want to stay standing."
When he kept quiet, she said in a strong voice, as strong as she could muster "I am pregnant."
She saw his eyes widened and went to her stomach and she felt herself getting red as her hand went to her still flat stomach.
He looked up still in shock when she continued "I… I want to know what are you going to do about it?"
She face fell when shock got replaced by surprise and he asked "what do you mean?"
She stared into his face not believing that he didnt have a clue what she was talking about.
Kaleb continued to stare at her and then it hit her what she meant. He stepped back and asked "you think I should be involved in this?" as he pointed towards her stomach.
The moment the words were out, he realized that they sounded really cruel but he immediately saw from the shocked and heartbroken look on her face that the damage was already done so he decided to stick to it.
Davina couldn't believe what he said. She turned around and picked up her shawl and headed towards the exit, her heart breaking when he didn't even try to stop her. During the ride back home, her tears were falling uncontrollably and her heart was full of hatred for Kaleb Mikaelson.
Hayley had spend the day wondering what she and Kaleb talked about, anxiously waiting for her and then when she heard the running steps followed by a bang, her heart sank. She walked to her room, preparing herself for the worst news. She asked "what happened?"
Davina said, crying "mamaI dont want to talk about it. Just … He does not want to be involved. I hate him. I will do this alone."
Hayley understood where it was coming from, knew her stubbornness and her heart sank further at the prospect of what future holds for her daughter
Later that night she stayed awake in her bed thinking about Davina and then lost in past.
Flashback Hayley
10th February 1787
Esther said "Henry, Niklaus is going to have a child with lady Caroline. He is not marrying her because of Hayley. For his child sake I ask you to break this betrothal between your daughter and Niklaus. I am going to compensate you for your troubles.
Henry said almost pleading, making Hayley feel bad for him "my lady. They love each other."
Esther said with contempt "you are a farmer! We are lord."
Hayley stood there looking towards her father, her heart sinking at those words, looking at the sudden appearance of pride on her father's face. Her heart sank when he said "she will not get married to your house. You can be sure of that."
Esther said "you will get enough money to support…"
Henry shook his head saying sternly "We dont need you money. You can leave now. Hayley has no connection with your son from this day onwards."
When the door closed behind Esther, he turned to her and said "you will forget about him. You will not talk to him, confront him about anything."
She looked into his proud face and nodded with broken heart. She went to her room, closed the door and slid against it down to the ground with tears falling her eyes and "Klaus why?" on her lips.
end flashback
Klaus closed the accounting book he had been examining for the past one hour and leaned back in his chair as usual got lost in thoughts about Hayley and where she might be, what she must be doing? Is she happy? Does she have children? He looked up when the door of his library opened and Henrick said "lord Niklaus, there is a Mrs. Marshall to meet you."
Klaus remembered Kaleb telling him about Davina's mother. He wondered why was she visiting her? He said "have her sit down. I will be there shortly"
he walked towards the slitting room wondering who it was.
When he entered the sitting room Henrick said "Mrs. Andrea Marshall, Lord Niklaus Mikaelson"
Before he could say anything, she turned towards him.
He gasped "Hayley."
She said with a non-smiling face "my lord."
He came to earth and said "that will be all Henrick."
After he retreated Klaus walked to her and said excitedly "I cannot believe I am seeing you after so many years."
She stepped back and said "I am not here to talk about our past, my lord."
Klaus, at once taken aback by the coldness in her voice, said "Hayley, I…."
She said "I go by Andrea now."
His heart sank further at the coldness on her face but he said softly "you will always be Hayley for me."
She said "my lord, I am here to talk about my daughter."
Even though he had an idea she was talking about Davina but to make sure he asked "your daughter?"
She said "Davina."
He said "Davina She …"
She said "I dont know how to tell you this and I would never have come here…."
He asked her interrupting her "did you know I was back?"
She was quiet for a moment and then said "yes I knew."
He asked, still in shock "then why didn't you…"
She said "my lord, I am here for Davina and Kaleb."
He said, pleading "please dont call me that."
She said "why not? You are a lord, my lord" unable to keep the bitterness out of her tone.
His heart sank at hearing the bitterness in her tone, reminding him of why his mother hated her. He realized at that moment, it was a loosing battle right now so he said after taking a deep breath "fine. What about them?"
She too took a deep breath and said "I dont know what happened between them and when but Davina is with child and… and it is Kaleb's" she could feel her cheeks burning but continued "and as I recall this family is famous for making people responsible for these kind of actions, I am expecting that your son will show some responsibility for his actions" her tone became bitter towards the end of the sentence.
He stared at her face, absorbing the bitterness in her voice. He was still in shock at what he had heard and asked "how can you be sure it is Kaleb's?" even though deep down he knew it was him.
She said "I am not. She told me. I want to believe her but she broke my trust so I don't know how much I trust her."
He asked "if it is in fact Kaleb's then what do you want from him?"
She was so taken aback by his submissiveness that she didn't know what to say and then she said "the same thing your mother asked from you many years ago. Considering she is not a farmer's daughter, you or your family shouldn't have a problem with it."
He stared at her face and noticed the shadow of sadness and betrayal. He felt a drop in his stomach and opened his mouth to tell her about what his mother did but lost nerves. The only thing he could say was "all right."
From her reaction, he at once gathered that she was not expecting this response but his gaze went to her shoulders which suddenly relaxed and his heart ached for her realizing she must be really tense with all of this.
He asked "now can we talk?"
She said "no. When will they get married?"
He was quiet for a moment and then said "whenever you want them to."
She said "this Saturday" in a soft voice that he always loved. When he nodded, she started to turn but stopped and said "Klaus…" she paused when she noticed his pained expressions, her own heart was beating out of her chest looking at him, looking how graceful he looked. She continued "now that we are going to part of each other's life against my wishes, I want our past to remain buried. You will never address me with my …. as Hayley. It is Andrea. Do you agree?"
When he didnt say anything she continued "this is all I want from you after what I have been through at expense of you and your family."
And then without waiting for response she left ignoring his "Hayley."
She went to Davina's room as soon as she reached home and said "you are getting married to Kaleb this Saturday."
She stood up and said "no mama. I will not marry someone who runs away from his responsibilities."
Hayley said, angrily "I dont care. You will marry him if it is his child."
She said angry "why are you doubting me? I told you."
She didnt say anything for a moment and then asked softly "should I trust you blindly after you broke my trust, my teaching?"
She started to turn when Davina said "I will not marry him mama."
Hayley turned to him and said in a loud voice "Davina Marshall Labonair you will marry Kaleb Milkaelson and I dont want to hear another word out of you" and stormed out of her room.
Meanwhile in the manor Klaus was pacing his room thinking about her. Everything seemed like a haze to him. The only thing that was clear to him was "she was back in his life and he couldn't let her out of his life again." He suddenly started to get angry at Rebekah for never telling him that Hayley was Davina's mother and then he thought may be she does not know herself. But how is it possible? He wondered. He made a mental note of talking to her about it. His heart felt light but only for a second as he recalled why she came and that led him to the promise he had made to her and why? His seventeen years old son was about to become a father. The realization hit him hard He was only seventeen years old. Too young to be a father but wasn't he his age when he himself became a father to Kaleb and what about that girl. Shouldnt he be responsible for what he had done to her? He closed his eyes in anguish as he recalled how devastated and broken her voice had gotten when she reminded him of what his mother had told her about him and Caroline. He felt like going to her home and telling that that he never cheated on her but then he realized it was his mother. It was his family's dignity. At that moment he became sure that he could live with her hating him for cheating on her but he cannot let her think any worse about his family than she already thinks. One thing he was sure of was he was going to make Kaleb take responsibility of his actions. He walked out of his room towards his son's room. The moment he entered his room he said "did you get Davina pregnant?"
When he didn't say anything he said "you will marry her this Saturday."
Kaleb thought that he didnt hear it right. He said "father?"
Klaus said sternly "you will marry Davina Marshall next Saturday."
Kaleb came out of trance and said, shaking his head "no father. I will not marry her."
Klaus said coldly "you will if you got her pregnant. This family does not run away form their responsibilities."
He said "father no. This will be disaster. I don't want to get married now."
He snapped "then you shouldn't have gotten that girl pregnant. You are getting married on Saturday" and stormed out of his room before Kaleb could say another word.
A/N:So WIll Kaleb marry Davina? Will she agree to it? WIll Hayley warm up to Kaleb? Will Klaus confront Rebekah about Hayley? What will be her reaction?
