A/N: guest thanks for wonderful comments. td, Hayley is having her treatment but cancer is not treated over night. I have a family member who went through it and for five years even after her radiation we were scared if it will come back or not. Thankfully it has not. Hayley will recover by the end of story and her chemo and radiation will help her get through it. But saying that she is totally cured of it is unrealistic. Once someone has cancer, they are always at a threat of getting it back. Also for other fans Rebekah will be in this story but of course the main plot is around Klaus and Hayley so they will have small parts. I hope you enjoy this chapter too.
For the sake of this story the statue of limitation of rape is five years in Virginia which is totally fictional as it is not the case in real world.
Synopsis: Klaus tried to help Hayley out. There is an unexpected event in Mikaelsons family which forces Elijah to take a step. Hayley makes a decision about the job interview she had with Jason.
He got up and left the restaurant after putting a fifty dollar note on the table.
He drove around aimlessly thinking 'why she was meeting Jason? Are they involved or dating?' He wondered why was he so concerned about her and bothered about what she is doing with her life. He shook his head and deliberately started to think about Caroline and about their future.
By the time he reached his penthouse he was really frustrated and he realized that he couldn't prolong it much. They needed to talk about the elephant in the room so he picked up his cell and called Caroline. He said "I think we should talk. Can you come over?"
Thirty minutes later, he was lying on his bed reading a book when he heard the ding of the elevator stopping. He wondered 'what was he doing?' and then he said to himself "they need to find out how they feel about each other and if they can handle this big secret between us".
He got up and walked towards the elevator.
Caroline looked at him, smiled and said "I am glad you calle…" but she couldn't finish her sentence as Klaus kissed her deeply and then lifted her.
As her legs got wrapped around his waist he realized that he wanted to talk to her so what suddenly happened. He got confused but she was returning his kiss with such passion that he couldn't focus on his thinking. He carried her to his room and dropped her on the bed. He looked at her as she was taking off her shirt. Suddenly a hesitation came over him which took him by surprise. He didn't realize that he looked hesitant and only came out of his trance when he felt her touch on his cheek and her say "Klaus".
He shook his head and said to himself "I have to do this".
He kissed her again ignoring the sinking feeling in his stomach. At that instance he knew that he had lost something but he continued to kiss her. Before both of them knew it they were out of their clothes. While kissing her neck, Klaus forgot about everything from the passionate way she was responding and arousing him. Before he could stop himself he was making love to her in a way that made him forget about the last two days. As Klaus rolled over on the bed suddenly an image flashed through his mind - the image that just confused him and he wondered 'why was he thinking about her while Caroline was lying naked next to him?'
He shook his head to clear her from his mind after telling himself "this is not the time to think about her". He pulled her towards him and ideally brushed his fingers on her bare shoulder ignoring the pit in his stomach. She looked at him and said "I am glad we worked things out".
Klaus stared at the ceiling and said after a moment "no Caroline, we have not worked things out. This just proved that we still have feelings for each other. But we cannot ignore the facts and we need to seriously consider the impact it will have on our future. I will have to tell my family at some point that you are a vampires and I am a werewolf and they are at the risk of turning werewolves too".
Caroline said abruptly "no, you cannot tell your family about me. They will never understand Klaus until they trigger their gene and I don't want them to trigger their gene".
Klaus said "I cannot keep this a secret from my family all my life Caroline. May be a few years at most. I have to tell them so that they are careful and not trigger their gene. I have come to terms with what has happened to me but I dont want anyone of my family to trigger their gene".
When she didn't say anything he asked "what are you thinking?"
Caroline said "I need to tell you something".
Klaus said "me too but you go ahead".
She said "Klaus, as a vampire I cannot have kids. You know that right?"
Klaus closed his eyes for a second and then opened them and stared at the ceiling thoughtfully and said "no I didn't".
She asked "is it a big deal for you? we can always adopt kids".
Klaus thought about Hope and said "yes it is a big deal for me. You know I wanted to have a family but like you said we can always adopt kids. Lets cross that bridge when the time comes".
He wondered 'how will she react when she will find out about Hope and Hayley and then he remembered Hayley warning about keeping this a secret'.
He closed his eyes and for some reason felt a pit in his stomach as she fingered his chest.
Caroline smiled and said "and what were you going to tell me?"
Klaus said "I have decided to go back to my job".
Caroline lifted herself up and looked at him making him wonder. He decided to ask her in an instant "tell me were was the reason you didnt like my job. Were that you worried that I will trigger my gene or was it my pay?"
She kissed him on his mouth and said "will you trust me that it was about your gene. I dont care about your pay. I love you. I can live in that pay".
Klaus kissed her back, smiled and said "that is good to know".
While Klaus was in the bed with Caroline rubbing his fingers on her naked arm, Hayley was lying in her bed thinking about the interview with Jason. She realized that she really liked him and the prospects in his company and was looking forward to the acceptance letter from him. She tried to go to sleep but couldn't so she got up and went to the kitchen. She made coffee for herself and sat at the kitchen table drinking it. All of a sudden she got up and ran to the bathroom and started throwing up and groaned as she realized that the side affect of the chemo had started to appear again. She wiped her mouth and came out of the bathroom and went back to the kitchen and stopped as she saw Amy and Tyler locked in kiss. She turned to go in but Tyler said "Hayley, I need to talk to you about something".
Hayley turned to him and said "what is it?"
Tyler said "listen if you need anything for the chemo, I can…" but he couldn't finsih his sentence as Hayley looked sharply at Amy who looked guilty to her satisfaction. She said coldly "no thanks. I am fine".
She turned and went to her room leaving him feeling miserable.
As she laid on the bed suddenly a thought occurred to her and she sat up and asked herself "Tyler is Klaus's cousin. Did he know that it was Klaus who raped her?"
but then shook her head saying "no that cannot be. He wouldn't protect him".
She wondered 'is that the reason he had been helping her for the past five years. Is it the guilt over his cousin's actions or his own. What if he finds out? Should she tell Klaus not to tell Tyler that he was the one? Should she tell Tyler not to tell Klaus about what almost happened between them?'
She felt the nausea again and she ran to the bathroom and started throwing up. She came back to the bed and fell on it and suddenly tears started flowing down her cheek. She realized that she was crying for the first time ever since Klaus had found out about her. She didnt know when she went to sleep while crying.
Next morning when he woke up Caroline was still sleeping in his arms. He walked to the bathroom and while taking shower, he started thinking of Hayley again to his annoyance and it occurred to him that they have still not talked about all of it. He stood under the steaming shower starting to feel lost again. His father's words were haunting him and he wondered how can he take over this responsibility and then it hit him. He ran his hand over his face and felt a bit calm. He turned the shower off and decided to talk to her about her and Hope and take care of some of her problems. He stepped out of the shower and realized that he only have one week to take care of it. He realized that he was feeling a bit light as he came up with a plan at how he could help her.
He came out after changing his clothes and walked to her still sleeping. he kissed her and whispered "sleep tight. I have to go".
He took out his cell and dialed this cop friend in Mystic Falls police department and said "hey Ben I need to find out some information on a Ms Hayley Marshall. No need to tell you that it needs to stay between us. I need everything about her, her personal life, her financial situation everything".
Ben said "okay, give me a few hours, max a day. Is she a trouble?"
Klaus said "no. Can you do this solid for me?"
After putting the cell down he recalled Dr. Jim Ackles number and said to the nurse as the call connected "I need to see Dr. Jim Ackles".
The nurse said ""Dr. Ackles is busy right now. Would you like to leave a message? He will call you as soon as possible".
Klaus said "no that is fine. I will call him again" and disconnected the call.
Later that day he walked into a office building and walked straight to reception, showed her his badge and said "I need to talk to Dr Ackles".
The nurse said "he is with a patient right now. Why don't you take a seat?".
Klaus was looking around when someone asked him "hello there".
Klaus stood up as he saw Dr Ackles standing there. He took the hand he offered when Jim said "I didn't know you were a detective".
Klaus smiled and said "very few people know. Can we talk?"
He nodded and led Klaus to his office.
Klaus took a seat opposite him and said "I am here to talk about Hayley Marshall. I believe she is your patient".
Jim said after a moment "whatever you want to know, it comes under doctor patient confidentiality and you would know that".
Klaus smiled and said "yes I know that so I will start with a simple one. How do you know her".
Jim said leaning back "I met her three years ago when she was giving personal care to my mother who was in the final stages of her cancer treatment. Hayley helped her a lot during that stage. It was a difficult time for all of us especially her and she needed someone who really could be there for her. She was putting herself through college at that time and she has a small child so she needed some extra cash. She was working at night with my mother and during the day time she was working with your father".
Klaus nodded and then asked "and how sick she really is? I mean how bad her cancer is".
He leaned forward and said "might I ask why are you asking me?"
Klaus said "she works for us and as her employee I think I deserve to know how sick she really is".
Jim Ackles said "I can only tell you that she is doing better. She has two more chemo left and then there is radiation".
Klaus suddenly realized that his grip on the chair's arm rest was very tight and on one look he saw his knuckles whitened.
He stood up and said "thank you. I would appreciate it if you dont tell her that I know. I don't want her to feel self conscious while working for us".
He stood up and after shaking his hands he left the office.
He thought about going to the office. He parked the car in the garage when his cell rang. He picked it up as he saw Ben's name on the caller Id.
He asked "so what have you found out?"
Ben said "so your girl has some sort of twisted history. At first I couldn't find any thing but then i dug deeper and found out that she had filed for a rape charge when she was 17 but it got expunged by her parents. Apparently they are big shot, some Henry and Emily Marshall. They said that she was lying and she was a trouble child. I dont know what happened next but then she came back again and filed it again when she turned 18 but there was nothing to prove that she was not telling the truth. There was no rape kit done so the investigation was never opened up. It is five years now and you know the statue of sexual assault expires after five years in this state. Nothing can be done now even if she comes forward again which by the way she never did after she was returned. Besides that she is clean except for some serious debt but apparently she has many medical bills. Do you know she was sick, has cancer?"
Klaus was feeling like if he was drowning in a swamp and even if he try he wouln't be able to pull himself out of it. He gathered some courage and said "rape? That is terrible. but yes I know about her illness. How much debt are we talking about?"
Ben said "twenty five thousand".
Klaus hit his hand on the steering wheel and said "which bank?"
Ben said "liberty mutual".
He paused for a second and then suddenly thought of Hope and asked "does the rape give any details?"
There was a pause and then Ben said "no nothing. She just said that she was raped in a night club. She said that she could sketch the person but apparently the officer taking the detail didnt believe her so there is no sketch either".
Klaus groaned and said "okay thanks".
After putting the cell down he put his head on the head rest and the image of her worried face flashed through his eyes and a thought occurred to him.
He put the car in gear and backed it up.
In the mean time Hayley and Elijah were having a meeting with some clients. Elijah couldn't help but notice her looking distracted. After their clients left he got up and went to his room with Hayley following him. Elijah entered the room and said "Hayley, how did your interview go?"
Hayley said with a smile "it went okay. He has not gotten back to me yet".
Elijah said "if you don't mind can I ask where did you apply?"
Hayley said "it is Apex technologies, a software company".
She looked at Elijah curiously as she saw him leaning forward. She asked with a sinking heart "do you know them?"
Elijah said "yes, Jason is Niklaus's very old friend".
Hayley's heart sank as it hit her that he will find out about this job interview.
She looked at Elijah as she heard him ask "are you okay? you suddenly look very pale".
Hayley hastily said "I am fine. I just…. so you know him too?"
Elijah stared at her for a moment now getting convinced that she was hiding something from her and said "yes. He is a great guy but what is he offering you that we cannot Hayley".
Hayley said "Mr. Mikaelson I told you that it was not about the money".
Elijah stared at her wondering 'his father had left this woman so much in his will. Why would he do that unless he valued her or … but she does not look that kind of person. Is he missing something?'
He suddenly realized that he couldn't let Hayley go. She was a valuable member of the company. He leaned forward and said "I have to say Hayley that I am having hard time believing you. I don't want you to take Jason's offer. I am willing to double your salary because you are very valuable to this company. Think about it and please reconsider your decision".
Two hours later Klaus walked out of Liberty Mutual and was sitting in his car feeling satisfied for the first time in two days. He started the engine and backed the car when his cell rang. He saw Jason's name on the caller Id and wondered 'why was he calling him?'
He picked up the phone and said "hello".
Jason said "I heard you were back in town. How about lunch"
Klaus said "where?" still racking his brain about what he wanted to talk to him about.
Jason said "Macrocosmic at 1:30 pm".
Klaus looked at his wrist watch and said "sure" and disconnected him.
Klaus smiled as he spotted Jason. He walked to him and said "hey man long time no see".
Jason said "are you kidding me? you are the one who has settled in New Orleans doing what? A detective. I still cannot believe the playboy Klaus Mikaelson has become a detective".
Klaus laughed and said "Yes, a lot of things have happened during the last five years that have surprised me too. Any way tell me about yourself. How is your business going?"
Jason said "well I have still managed to keep it on ground".
He looked towards the waiter and said "I want to have steak medium".
Klaus said "same but medium rare".
After the waiter was gone, Jason said "rare?! If I remember correctly you liked well done. I still remember the heated argument you had with the waiter in Doulches a few years back".
Klaus said with a smile "yes, this is some latest development. You were telling me about your business".
Jason said "oh yeah. I am just having a hard time with my secretary. Yesterday I had an interview with a young girl. She looks nice. Actually I wanted to talk to you about her".
Klaus asked while his heart skipped a beat "what do you mean?"
Jason said "It is Hayley Marshall. She works in your company and applied for the job but I wanted to let you know because offering her the job. I dont want you to feel as if I took your secretary away from you".
Klaus absorbed the information in shock and realized that she was changing jobs. Because of him?
He controlled the urge to tell him point blank that he does not want him to give her the job but thought better of it and said "I saw you two yesterday but I didn't know that she was applying for a job".
Jason said "hmmm". Then he leaned back and said "if you want me to not offer her the job I can do that".
Klaus said after a moment "that is fine by me if you give her a good package".
Jason said "sure?"
Klaus said "yes of course. she should think of what's best for her. If she is not happy with us then she has a right to look for a new job".
Soon after the waiter brought their meal and they started to eat while discussing about other random stuff but Klaus couldn't keep her out of his mind. The very fact that she was leaving the job in this health condition was not sitting well with him.
When Klaus entered the office he saw her standing with her back towards him. She was apparently talking to Elijah.
Hayley turned around as she heard the door open. She gulped as she saw him. She turned back to Elijah ignoring his "Ms Marshall".
Klaus looked at her back, felt the sinking feeling in his heart and said to Elijah "Elijah I will be leaving by the end of the week".
Hayley wondered what he was talking about but said to Elijah "… and your sister called. She wanted to talk to you but you were busy with Andrew so I just told her that you will call her back".
Elijah said picking up the phone "thank you Hayley".
Klaus looked at Hayley as she retreated and then back at Elijah who was dialing Rebekah's number.
He walked out of the office and went to her and said "I know you are leaving the job because of me".
When she didnt say anything he continued with a sinking heart "if I tell you that I will leave in a week will you reconsider your decision".
He noticed a change in her expression but still she didnt say anything.
He said "Ms Marshall dont leave this job on my account. I will be gone by the end of this week and Elijah is a good and caring boss. You should reconsider your decision".
Hayley still didn't know what to say so Klaus said "I need to talk to you about all of this before I leave. It will make matters much easy if you tell me where and when you want to meet".
She looked up and saw the guilt on his face but before she could say anything Elijah came out and said "Niklaus mother …"
Klaus spun towards him and said "what happened?"
Elijah said "she is in hospital. She had not been feeling well and about half an hour ago she had some heart trouble. Kol and Rebekah have taken her to the hospital"
He said to Hayley "cancel all my appointments" while heading towards the elevators.
Klaus looked around just for a second to see her standing with open mouth and concern on her face. He followed Elijah to the elevator while looking at his cell and saying "I have missed call from her too".
Later that afternoon she got an email from Jason offering her the job. She stared at the wordings of the email and the amount he was offering with awe and at once decided to take it but something was nagging her and she realized that she didn't want to leave this company. It was his presence that was making her uncomfortable. If he leaves then she can work here. But if she stays here he will always find a way to her.
She shook her head and wondered 'should she call Elijah and ask about his mother?' and then she took out her cell and called his number.
Klaus was pacing in the corridor wondering 'what was happening in there?'
He looked at Rebekah who was sitting with her head on her hands and walked to her and said "everything will be okay. Elijah is with her. She will be okay".
Rebekah asked "can't you go in too?"
He shook his head and said "no. one person at a time".
Kol said angrily "what the hell Nik? Why can't this be resolved? Send her somewhere else. It is affecting mother's health now".
Klaus stood up and said "Kol, we cannot do anything. He left her…." He stopped talking as his gaze fell over his shoulder and he walked passed Kol and said "Ms Marshall. What are you doing here?"
Hayley hesitated cursing her decision to come visit Mrs. Lockwood and on top of that she had to face Klaus.
She said "I called Mr Mikaelson but his phone was not responding so I… I thought that…" She felt confused and then added "I think I should leave".
She was about to turn when she felt someone say loudly "is that her?"
Klaus spun around and said to Rebekah "Rebekah!"
He turned back to Hayley and saw her face turned white.
Hayley felt confused at the girl's outburst and then it hit her that Klaus had told his family. her gaze went to him and their eyes met. She asked "did you….".
Klaus looked at her in confusion and then realized that she thought that he had told his family. He said "no.." but she had already turned around and left.
Klaus ran after her and held her arm and stopped her and said "Hayley listen …" He stopped talking as she turned toward him.
Hayley turned towards him taking him by surprise as he saw tears in her eyes. She hissed "you told your family! Is that the reason your mother is lying in that hospital bed?"
Klaus stared at her for a moment and then he realized that he couldn't tell her the truth and said "no… " but Hayley cut him off by saying "I don't…" and before she knew it her hand swung in the air and landed on his cheek and she hissed stepping closer to him "I never thought you would put me in this situation. At least you could have thought about the impact of everything on Hope's life".
She turned around but not before she saw from her blurry eyes Rebekah and Kol looking at them. She headed towards the elevators leaving him bewildered. She stopped as Tyler walked out of the elevator.
Tyler asked "what are you doing here?"
Hayley wiped her tears and pried her arm free angrily and said "I came to check on Mrs. Lockwood".
She walked towards the elevator leaving him feeling confused too.
Tyler turned and walked towards Klaus who was still standing there looking at her. He asked "how is aunt Esther? Mom will be coming over anytime".
Klaus steered his eyes away from the direction she had walked to and said "she is fine. Elijah is with her".
Tyler asked him "are you okay?"
Klaus said "yes I am fine".
He led him to Rebekah and Kol. Kol had her arm around Rebekah who said "Elijah came out for a second and said mother is better now. She had an anxiety attack thanks god it was not a heart attack. Nik what happened with her? why did she…"
Klaus cut her off by saying "oh that is a great news".
Tyler said to Klaus "listen I need to talk to you about something".
Klaus said "what?"
Tyler said "come with me".
When Klaus walked with him to the window he said "Hayley is looking for a new job but I think she will never be able to find a more suitable job then this one. I was thinking if you can increase her pay may be she will stay back. Klaus she needs this job".
At his last sentence Klaus looked into his eyes wondering 'how much he knows? Does he know about cancer?'
He asked trying to sound curious "why does she need this job?"
Tyler hesitated for a moment and then said "she has cancer and her treatment is pretty expensive".
Klaus looked at him wondering 'what else does he know?' whereas Tyler said "man you are cold. you could at least show some reaction".
Klaus said "I… I am just too surprised. Why hasn't she told us?"
Tyler said with a bit of frustration "because she doesn't want pity. She is opposed to pity ever since…" he stopped talking as he realized what he was about to say but the damage was done.
It took all of Klaus's will power to not show any emotion as he realized that Tyler knew about the incidence that changed her life.
He said "okay I will talk to Elijah about it. It is bad news - about her cancer and we will do what we can to help her. She is a valuable asset to the company".
Tyler said with a sigh "she has been through a lot. She needs a break".
Klaus nodded and turned away but then added "don't tell anyone that I know about her cancer. If she wants to keep it a secret then let her have that".
He turned and left for the room where her mother was admitted.
That night Hayley thought of what he had said to her about him leaving and then opened the email Jason had send to her about the job and wondered what she should do under this situation. After the visit from the hospital she realized that she couldn't very well work with Elijah knowing that he knows about her and Klaus's past.
She thought 'Apex technology were offering her good money for sure but will they be able to understand her problems and how will her health condition affect her new job. Will she be able to get days off or early leave like she can get over here. What if she needs loan? will the company sanction it?'
Next morning Elijah was not in the office so she gathered his mother must be still not well and for some reason she was grateful thinking that she will not have to face him.
The work was slow as he was not in the office so she spend a lot of time thinking about her prospects in future and at last she reached a decision. During lunch time she called Jason and said "I want to meet you".
Thirty minutes later she was led into Jason's office by a young girl. She said "Mr. Simpson".
Jason stood up and said with a smile "Ms Marshall".
After she took the seat opposite him, Jason asked "so what have you thought about it?"
Hayley said to Jason "I am thankful but for personal reason I cannot take this job".
Jason looked at her for a few moment and then asked "may I ask what are your personal reasons?"
Hayley said "I have a small daughter and because of that I cannot work late hours and your job description requires me to put in long hours".
Jason smiled and nodded "I understand. Unfortunately my day starts late and ends late too and I need someone who is willing to work late hours with me. Any way it was nice meeting you Ms Marshall".
Hayley got up and said "thank you. I am sorry but Mikaelson have been really good to me about my flexibility in the schedule".
Jason smiled and said "yes, I know Elijah is a good boss. How is he doing?"
Hayley hesitated and said "good".
Jason said "I was going to pay him a visit in a day or so".
Hayley thought for a moment and then said "his mother is not well so he is not in the office".
Jason said "oh really. I didn't know".
Hayley left Apex technology feeling satisfied for the first time in two days.
It was around noon, Klaus was sitting in his mother's room trying to think about her but his mind kept going back to Hayley and her assumption about their situation. He couldn't help but recall her and Tyler's interaction and wondered 'does he know? but if he knows then why had he not told anyone?'
One thing he was sure of was that Tyler and Hayley had something going on- something that was not friendly but Tyler was still helping her. He recalled him standing up for her when she had asked for the loan, he had just asked him to raise her pay. Suddenly he felt a weird sensation in his stomach and he realized that he didn't like that relationship. He sat up as he thought 'does Tyler get to spend time with Hope too?'
As the thought crossed his mind, he suddenly got annoyed and realized that he wanted to meet his daughter again. Thinking of her as his daughter felt strange to him but he realized that he liked the feeling he suddenly had. He knew that Hayley wouldn't let him meet her and he knew that he couldn't force her under these circumstances. He got up with frustration and walked to the window and looked out when he heard his mother's weak voice "Niklaus".
Klaus looked around and walked to her and help her hand and said "hey, how are you?"
Esther said "Niklaus, I want her gone. tell me you will fire her. I don't care how you do it. I want her gone. How could Mikael do this to me? He gave her share in the property. He made her our equal. I want her gone".
She started to get hysterical by the end of the sentence. Klaus said soothingly "Mother, we will handle it. Please dont worry yourself about it".
He looked as the nurse entered and said "Mr. Mikaelson, she needs to rest. You can visit a bit later. I will give her sedative".
He nodded, kissed her hand and watched the nurse giving her sedative. He let do of his mother's hand and retreated the room lost and confused. He was sitting in the lobby when he saw Caroline walking towards him hurriedly. She came close to him and hugged him and said "I am sorry I couldn't come early. I had the class".
Klaus pulled back and said "it is fine. She is better now. Doctor has given her sedative".
Caroline held his hand and sat down next to him and said "it will be okay. I am here now. Everything will be okay".
As Caroline sat with him, talked to him casually about his mother and about their night together which for some reason made him uncomfortable and left him wondering why was he feeling that way? As she went to visit his mother in her room, he realized that while he was listening to her talk his mind was busy thinking about Hayley. All of a sudden his mind went to her job interview with Jason. His hands were itching to call Jason to find out if she has accepted the job or not but then decided against it. He suddenly realized that he had been thinking about her more than Caroline these days even thought Caroline had been sitting with him comforting him for two hours.
Half an hour after Caroline left, he left too after kissing his mother on her cheek. He was walking out of the hospital when he saw him walking towards him. He fixed a smile on his face and said "what are you doing here Jason?"
Jason said "heard about your mother. Is she doing any better?"
Klaus felt his heart skip a beat and said "yes she is fine. Who told you?"
Jason said "Ms Marshall".
He said "hmmm" and then hesitated for a second and then asked "so what happened with Ms Marshall. Have you offered her the job?"
Jason said "She came to my office today and refused my offer. I hope you had nothing to do with it".
Klaus said in confusion "what do you mean? Why would I tell her not to take a good offer?"
Jason said with a knowing smile "I have known you for a long time Klaus and I can see through the layers you have on you. I tell you about her giving interview for the job and then two days later she refused the job offer. Any way she said that she cannot work long hours because of her daughter but it sounds too good to be true".
Klaus said "she does have a daughter. I don't know why she refused your offer but yes she does have a daughter and she does not work late hours with us too".
They talked for a while on general topic and then Jason left and Klaus went to his penthouse too.
Two days after Esther's anxiety attack, when Elijah entered the office he saw her sitting on her chair. He walked to her and said "hello Ms Marshall".
Hayley was so absorbed in her work that she didnt sense him. Hearing his voice made her jump out of her chair. She suddenly felt really nervous making her frustrated that she was getting nervous from a man who had been such a source of comfort to her. She asked nervously "how is your mother Mr. Mikaelson".
Elijah said feeling confused by her nervousness "she is fine now. She will be coming home today".
Hayley smiled and said "that is great".
She brushed her hair out of her forehead and groaned as she felt strands of hair in her hand. She closed her fist so that he cannot see it and said "I wanted to tell you that I have refused Jason's Simpson's offer".
Elijah felt as if someone threw cold water on him and realized at that moment that ever since the anxiety attack he was kind of hoping that she would accept the offer.
Hayley looked at his face and couldn't help but notice the disappointment and her heart sank as she thought 'so they know and he does not want me in this company anymore'.
She said dejectedly "i will bring you coffee in a few minutes".
Elijah nodded and went in his office.
As she entered his office with the cup of coffee, she stopped as her eyes met Klaus's. She put the coffee on the table and retreated without saying anything.
She sat on her chair and closed her eyes as she suddenly felt dizzy.
Hayley was leaning against her chair with her eyes closed when she heard argument.
She sat up and looked around and saw Klaus and Elijah standing in the office talking to some one on the speaker phone. As she looked towards the office, her eyes met with Klaus's.
She got up at the same time Elijah disconnected the call angrily and rubbed his forehead in frustration.
Elijah said to Klaus "now what do we do?"
Klaus said "I am already hating this Stenson guy".
Elijah said "he was a difficult client but much better then his wife. So you can Imagine".
He looked towards her and gestured her to come in.
As she entered, Elijah said "I have to go back again but mother needs me and then Andrew needs help with his case so I have to cancel…."
He looked at Klaus who was staring at the paper weight he had picked up from the desk and said "you are going back so why dont you take this case?"
Klaus laughed and said "I dont know the ABC of this case".
Elijah thought for a moment and then it hit him. He thought 'Why not send Hayley to New Orleans. It will give her a chance to see the New Orleans office and when she comes back he can suggest her to go there. By that time may be he will be able to calm his mother down'.
He said "Hayley knows. She can go with you".
Hayley felt her heart jump into her throat. She at once said "I cannot go with him. I have Hope to take care of".
Before Elijah could say anything Klaus said while keeping his eyes on the paper weight "bring her with you".
He could feel her eyes on him but didn't look up.
Hayley looked at him in shock but noticed that he was not looking at her.
She said "I…" but before she could say anything else Elijah said "it is a great idea. Why don't you two go. You will get a break too and Hope will have fun in New Orleans too".
