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This is a repost of Love Me Like You.
Chapter Six: The Agreement.
"Thank you," Evelyn said accepting the water that Klaus handed her, she wasn't sure what to make of the fact that she was in the presence of the Mikaelsons; it almost didn't seem real to her. Sure, her grandmother had told her stories of them, had warned her about them and had made sure that she was prepared for the chance that she should ever run into them.
But none of this truly felt real to Evelyn, least of all the fact that the child that she was carrying was apparently that of Niklaus Mikaelson; she hadn't thought it was even possible for vampires to have children. The lounge was silent, none of them entirely sure what to make of any of this and they all knew that the situation couldn't just be ignored or swept under the carpet.
"I guess I'll start," Eliza mused wanting to get this out of the way, she might have known the Mikaelsons for most of her life, but she would never truly trust them. She knew what trouble seemed to follow them around and there was no way that she was going to allow Evelyn to be dragged down by them and whatever they were plotting this time.
"How is it that Niklaus fathered a child?" Eliza asked, she could only imagine what madness had resulted in a child being conceived by Klaus and she didn't like the idea that the child lay inside Evelyn now. She couldn't ignore the fact that something didn't sit right with her; Eliza felt like there was something that she was missing in all of this.
"One of nature's loopholes it seems," Klaus stated, he knew that Eliza didn't trust him, and he couldn't exactly blame her for that; he had snapped her friend's neck when the witch had tried to cast a spell against him. However, the fact that Evelyn was the one carrying his child changed things; he certainly wasn't going to allow anything to happen to her or the child that she currently carried.
He doubted that anyone would believe him if he said anything, but the child was the first thing that he had truly cared about in hundreds of years; he wanted better for his child and it started now. Eliza frowned at that and turned to Elijah, she was only greeted by a shrug from the Original; she was left with even more questions than she had answers but there was one thing that was certain.
"Then you have a plan to get rid of it?" Eliza asked, it might have been cruel to think so, but she could only imagine what a child sired by Klaus might be like and she could only picture a nightmare. There was no telling how this child would turn out, her father was the Hybrid and it was bound to inherit some of that from him.
"No," Klaus, Elijah, and Evelyn all seemed to say in unison, they stared at Eliza shocked that she would even suggest such a thing; there was no plan to hurt that baby nor would Evelyn allow them to do so. Resting a hand protectively on her stomach, Evelyn glared at her grandmother; she didn't care whose baby this was, it was an innocent and that was all that mattered to her.
Eliza stared at Evelyn, it worried her how attached her granddaughter seemed to be getting to the child that she was carrying; she was going to be parted from it eventually. Klaus looked at Evelyn, he was rather pleased to see that she didn't share her grandmother's thoughts and how protective she seemed over the baby already.
"Evelyn… you truly don't understand," Eliza started, she wanted her to realise that nothing good could come from Klaus; if the child was anything like their father then it would only end in tears or worse and she didn't want that for her. Evelyn deserved so much better and Eliza didn't want to see her hurt, she doubted that neither Klaus or Elijah would put much thought into what would happen if this child was allowed to live.
"The sins of the father are not the sins of the child," Evelyn said knowing that she wouldn't be swayed from her decision; she wasn't going to allow anyone to hurt the child that she was carrying. Her statement made Klaus smile, he knew that quite a lot of people doubted him and would blame his child for what he had done; it certainly helped that Evelyn was devoted to protecting them.
Things could have been a lot worse if the French Quarter coven had gotten a hold of his child in one of their witches like they had originally planned to do. Eliza opened her mouth to protest, however she stopped realising that there was little that she could say that would talk Evelyn out of this especially with the look that was on her face.
The sound of the front door slamming shut and footsteps approaching gave Eliza the excuse that she needed to step out of the room for a moment. Nothing that she could say would change things now, she just hoped that Evelyn knew what she was getting herself in to; there was no telling how this would all play out. Passing by the annoyed looking woman that stepped into the lounge, Eliza got the feeling that Evelyn truly might have bitten off more than she could chew especially with the family the child belonged to.
"What's going on?" Hayley asked looking around the room, she had been in the Bayou when she had gotten Elijah's message to come back to the house. She was still trying to find out what had happened to her parents, she was sure that someone around here knew something, and she wasn't going to leave until she had answers.
"Ahh. Hayley. This is Evelyn, the witch carrying your child," Elijah said signalling to Evelyn, who was sat on the couch; he had done his best to keep Hayley up to date with everything that was going on. He wished that there was more that he could do to help her find her family, but Marcel had driven all the werewolves from the Quarter and into the Bayou; they wouldn't trust a vampire hanging around her if they saw him. A frown formed on Hayley's face as she turned to look at Evelyn, she eyed the witch that was now carrying her baby; she took a step forward to move closer only to be stopped by Elijah.
"Evelyn is as much a victim here as we are," Elijah insisted knowing that while Hayley had every right to be upset about all that had happened since she had arrived in New Orleans. The last few months hadn't been easy on Hayley and Elijah was doing what he could to help her; he knew that she wasn't overly fond of his brother who had gotten her pregnant.
Hayley pursed her lips, she eyed the witch that was seated on the couch and it was only then that she realised that Klaus had moved closer to Evelyn to protect her. She eyed the hybrid wondering why he cared, she had gotten the impression that he wasn't all that interested in the child that she had been carrying.
"Perhaps you could fill Hayley in on the latest developments while I show Evelyn to her room," Klaus said moving to stand next to Evelyn, he saw no reason to linger and there was so much for them to discuss; he was interested in why Evelyn was so set on protecting his child. Anyone else would have jumped at the chance to hurt Klaus in some way using the child; the French Quarter coven had already tried to do that.
Hayley nodded her head and walked over to Elijah, she eyed Evelyn and watched as Klaus lead her from the room; she didn't trust the witch especially after how the other witches around here had done nothing but attack her and cause her grief since she had arrived here.
"I am surprised you were so willing to defend my child," Klaus mused showing Evelyn into the room that would be hers; it wasn't much but he was sure that things could be changed when she was settled here. He wanted to know what her motives were for doing what she had, Klaus was sure that Eliza would have told Evelyn all about him and the horrors that he had committed in the past. Most wouldn't have hesitated to hurt the child or even terminate the pregnancy, anything to be free of what came with carrying his child and the trouble that would bring to them.
"No matter what you or Hayley have done or will do, this child is completely innocent… they deserve a chance," Evelyn replied crossing her arms, she was very aware of what she was doing, and her grandmother would calm down when she had allowed all of this to sink in. They had no way in knowing how this child would turn out, Evelyn prayed that she wouldn't come to regret her decision to continue the pregnancy.
There was so much that could happen, and Evelyn truly believed that this child might just be what the Mikaelsons needed; a push to remember the humanity that they had lost along the way. The stories of their deeds were written in stone and Evelyn doubted that anyone would forget them; however, the future was unwritten, and she hoped for better.
"You are willing to carry my child until the end?" Klaus asked wanting to be sure, he watched her and a small part of him felt relief that his child was going to be okay. He was almost convinced that Hayley would have run if she had the chance, any way to take his child from him and he was sure that she would have done so faster if Elijah hadn't been around. Klaus wasn't blind, he had seen the looks that Hayley had been giving his brother since Elijah had stepped onto the scene; she was infatuated with him and Klaus was sure that the feeling was mutual.
"I am… I will be your surrogate," Evelyn confirmed, she was going to be staying in New Orleans anyway and she might as well have the best protection possible if she was going to remain pregnant. It wasn't going to be easy and Evelyn hadn't given much thought about what she was going to do when it came to the end of the pregnancy; she just knew that she was going through with this. Klaus nodded his head, he turned away from her to hide his smile at the thought that he was still going to be a father at the end of this; he was going to make sure that his child would have a safe place to call home.
"You're free to do what you like with the room," Klaus said, she would be here for the next few months and she might as well be comfortable while she was here. He hadn't said anything to his brother or anyone else for that matter, but he had started work on a nursery for the baby and he hoped it would be perfect.
Klaus was sure that Hayley would also want to come and talk with Evelyn when she had been filled in on what was going on; he wasn't sure how he felt about the spending time. Him and Hayley hadn't always been on the best of terms, something that hadn't been made easier by the fact that they had been expecting a child together.
"I'll give you some space to get comfortable and I will send someone to collect your things," Klaus mused, he was sure that Evelyn would like a little time to wrap her head around what was going on and just what she had just signed up for. The baby wasn't due for another five and a half months, it was a long time and Evelyn was going to have to deal with the Quarter witches and anyone else that came knocking wanting to hurt her and the baby.
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