A/N: Thank you for the wonderful reviews. Here is second last chapter. I hope you enjoy it. Again it is a big longer than previous chapters. I too think both Kaleb and Davina are at fault. Yes Kaleb made the first mistake by discarding the pregnancy but Davina never tried later. I know it is not something you tend to forget but people who want to work on their marriage have to let go of their ego and she never. I do think that if Kaleb had taken responsibly for his actions, things still wouldnt have improved because Davina is not willing to comply on anything and the fact that she knows that she is doing things to tick him off intentionally shows that she does not want to give this marriage a chance. And now with Kol, she should know that men dont like their wives to be friends with other men especially in that time and age. But Kaleb is not innocent in all of this either and the matters are going to turn worse if they continue at this path.

I honestly think some relationships like marriage cannot last with this attitude, if he does not want to try, then why should I?

For the next couple of days Hayley realized that there were more troubles between Davina and Kaleb than she had realized. She also realized that Kaleb was not the only one to be blamed, Davina was playing an equal part in it too. It came as a shock to her when she realized that she was not even trying or was even shy about showing how unhappy she is with Kaleb. She realized Klaus was right. Their problems couldn't be solved by simple talking or that she should be taking sides- that would make the matters only worse not only for their children but for her and Klaus too. They need to learn how to handle this marriage. Seeing her daughter breaking her own house, was breaking her heart. The only time she would relax was when she was with Klaus in their room and he would hold her and give her encouragement, later lay with her in his arms, just quietly caressing her arm. She realized the wall she had built between him and her was crumbling slowly and it had hardly been three days to their marriage, she wondered. Often she wondered if it were not for Davina and her marital problems, she wouldnt have been with Klaus ever and she would feel confused at what was happening to her life. During these three days she had realized how much he loved her which made her confused about why would he cheat on her all those years ago but then she would tell herself maybe it was just a slip of a moment and …. she would stop herself from thinking further telling herself that if she wants to have a happy life with Klaus then she has to truly put their past behind.

Klaus was really happy with his life even though he and Hayley had not been together but he could already see the difference in his life since she has come into it and it had hardly been three days. The biggest change was his room. The room was always warm before too but there was a woman's touch in there now. Looking at her embroidery things, her shawl, her clothes in the changing chamber were a delight to him. He realized that he had forgotten about that aspect of sharing life with a woman. It was not like he was a monk all these years. He had relationships but none came close to what he had with Camille or what he could have with Hayley. With each passing day, his need to make her his was increasing. They still gathered in the library after dinner, in front of the fire place. He noticed that Davina and Kaleb didn't participate much but at last they were giving them company, participating even if it were in monologues. He loved hearing about her day and tell her about his day. During those moments he often noticed Kaleb and Davina looking towards them with angry or weird expressions but he didnt care. He loved when she would talk to him even if was just to tell him what she did all day.

Friday evening, Hayley was getting ready, feeling a bit conscious at being center of attention in a party, when she felt his fingers on her dress. She wondered she should be used to him by now so why was it that every time he came near her, her heart would flutter like a maiden.

He pulled at her strings, turned her towards him and said looking form top to bottom "you look lovely."

He leaned in and planted a kiss on his lips and felt energy grained from him at the touch of his lips on hers, his hands on her cheek, forehead touching hers.

He couldnt move so he kept his forehead against hers and then felt her hand palming his hand. He leaned back and smiled making the knot in her stomach tighter.

Kaleb put on his coat and turned towards her as she walked out of the room wearing a green dress, her eyes down looking at something. Kaleb followed her gaze and saw her eyes were fixed on her stomach. As he was observing her, she turned around and said "help me with my ties."

Kaleb looked towards her in surprise but then he walked to her and started pulling her ties but hissed "where were you in the afternoon?"

Davina rolled her eyes and said "I dont have to…ouch the baby Kaleb…" when she felt the pull on the string so tight that it caused her to wince.

He angrily stared at the side of her face as her sentence registered to him and he said "Davina you are testing my patience" but at the same time he started to loosen it a bit.

Davina opened her mouth to say something when they heard a knock on the door. He walked towards the door angrily and asked "what is it Henrick?"

Henrick said "lord Niklaus asked for you and lady Davina's."

Kaleb said "tell them we will be there shortly."

He walked back to her and said, controlling his anger "are you ready?"

She turned towards him, looking stunning and said "yes I am."

Kaleb looked towards his father and noticed how relaxed he looked and then his gaze went to Hayley and noticed how she was looking comfortable with Klaus as if they had been together for many years. Unintentionally his gaze went to Davina and took in the distance between them and sighed.

Davina felt a movement from the corner of her eyes, following it she saw Hayley pick something off Klaus's coat. Her gaze went to Kaleb and couldnt help but notice how different they were from her parents.

An hour later, Hayley and Klaus were being introduced by Elijah and Sophie to their guests. After some time she started to loosen up and started getting involved in conversations. She was deep in conversation with Sophie, when she heard Klaus ask "do you want to dance?"

She smiled, feeling self conscious, she held her hand as Sophie smiled and said "I will got and check on Stephanie."

Davina was staring at Kaleb when her gaze went to her mother, who was being led to the dance floor by Klaus. She groaned and then stared as he gracefully moved her on the dance floor and she had a gentle smile on her lips.

She looked up and caught Kaleb looking towards her. Their eyes met and then he looked away.

Hayley whispered "they are looking at us."

Klaus said, still keeping his eyes fixed on her face "I know."

Her heart sank as it hit her that he had asked her to dance for them. When she felt a squeeze on her hand she realized that she had tried to pull it away from him. He asked "what happened?" as he noticed her face fell.

Hayley said fixing the smile on her face again "nothing."

He knew something was up with her but didnt press on.

When the music ended she stepped back saying "I should go and see if Sophie needs any assistance."

He didnt feel like letting her go but he let her go.

Hayley spotted Sophie. She said to her "Sophie this is a lovely party you have here for us. Thank you. Do you need any help?"

Sophie said, looking stressful for some reason "No. you go and enjoy."

She could see stress on her face so she asked "what is it?"

Sophie looked around and said "Stephanie. She is crying a lot. I dont know what is wrong. She is fed, changed. The nanny has been unable to keep her quiet."

Hayley said "if you dont mind, I can see to it."

Sophie at once said "no. You go and enjoy the party."

Hayley said "oh Sophie we are family now. If she is distressed then I can help. Where is she?"

Sophie sighed and said "in the guest room with the nanny."

Hayley squeezed her hand and asked "can I bring her here? Maybe seeing people will make her happy."

Sophie said "yes sure." Hayley smiled and left.

A few moments later she walked back into the hall with a relatively calmed down Stephanie in her arms but then stopped as she saw Davina dancing with an young man. Her heart stopped and she hurriedly looked around for Kaleb and spotted him talking to a young woman.

She took one step towards Davina when someone grabbed her from her arm and whispered "don't make a scene over here."

She turned to him and asked, a bit angrily "what is going on with these two? It seems that they don't even want to try."

Klaus said "they don't."

She asked "if I were dancing with someone you wouldn't like it, I am sure of that so why is Kaleb just standing there."

He turned her towards him and said "I will not like it because I love you. Kaleb does not mind it because he does not love her yet."

Her heart skipped a beat at hearing "love" from his mouth but said "I know they dont love each other but they are having a baby. They must have felt something for each other for that to happen."

He felt amused at her effort on ignoring what he had said and said with a smile "he liked her. He has always liked her. But now that they are married. They have responsibilities. They are forced into it. They are not liking it. He needs to feel something else to feel jealous of this."

She asked "and what is that?" looking towards them.

He said, not able to keep his eyes away from her face "care enough to feel jealous" causing her to look towards him.

She asked "and you do?" not knowing that here voice has reduced to a whisper.

he pulled her towards him and said "you have no idea how much" his fingers caressed her back, making her go weak in the knees. She forgot about Davina and Kaleb's problem.

He asked her, amused at the red cheeks "what are you doing with Stephanie?"

Hayley said, looking down "she was disturbed and Sophie was tense so I thought I should try and look she is sleeping now."

He looked down at sleeping Stephanie and the knot in his stomach tightened. He brushed his finger against Stephanie's cheek and said "yes she is."

Hayley's heart was racing so fast that she knew that she had to get away from him. She said "I will give her back to … give her back to Sophie."

Before he could say another word, she had gone leaving an amused smile on his lips.

Rest of the evening was fun. They mingled with Elijah and Sophie's friends. He got to know some new people. Hayley shared a dance with Stefan. Klaus shared a dance with Sophie. She had some conversation with Rebekah. Even though she and her had spend a few hours together on the day of her wedding, she could feel that she was still not warming towards her and that she knew was from her side but she couldnt help herself. The only two people who didnt dance with each other were Davina and Kaleb and that didnt go unnoticed by Rebekah who walked to Klaus and asked "is there something going on between Davina and Kaleb."

Klaus looked towards them and said "they had a little argument before leaving the house."

Rebekah asked "anything serious?"

Klaus shook his head saying "no. Just annoyed at each other."

Rebekah said "as long as they can discuss their problem."

Klaus said "yes."

She then said "you look happy."

Her heart felt very light when he said "yes" following his gaze she saw Hayley talking to Stefan and smiled. She patted his arm and walked away from him while he took a drink from the server.

She said angrily "did you see them acting like teenagers."

Kaleb said with a sigh "they are married Davina."

She asked a bit taken aback "are you taking their side now?"

He glared at her, remembering how she was dancing with that stranger and then he walked towards the changing room saying casually "I am not talking their side. Just telling you that they are married and married couples do that."

She wanted to hit him as she recalled how he was laughing happily with that stranger.

He came out after changing his clothes and went to lie on the bed. She kept looking towards him steaming as the image of him dancing with that girl kept on playing in her mind and then went to change her clothes too. A few minutes later she was lying next to him unable to keep the image of their parents dancing together not knowing that he was thinking of the same thing and his hands were touching hers.

Hayley was fast asleep when she felt a soft touch on her cheek that startled her out of sleep and realized it was his fingers. In the dim light from the fireplace, she could see desires on his face and his hand was brushing against her cheek. She was about to say no when his lips moved near her neck and pressed his lips against her lips and he mumbled "Hayley, please let me. I need you."

She felt herself go limber and her stomach muscles tightened and she couldn't help it. She gave in and let him make her his wife. The desires that had been buried for the past five years were awakened. His hands moved to her breast and they gently fondled with it causing her to moan. He smiled at the desires, that had suddenly appeared on her face and continued his hand to slide down to her stomach, to her thigh and then to her mound. Hayley squirmed and her arms went around his neck. His hand brushed against her thigh as it brought the shift up. His lips touched the small swell of her breast making her moan louder and she panted "Oh…"

When he slipped into her, she was almost on the verge of crying at how gentle he was with her, how close he was to her physically and emotionally as compared to Craig. When he had stopped moving in her she was cursing and regretting all those years she had been separate from him. He gently removed the hair strand from her forehead, kissed her lips softly and whispered "I love you Hayley."

She wanted to say something but her throat chocked. She opened her mouth to say something but the words didnt come out and she closed it.

He didnt expect anything from her so seeing her struggle broke his heart.

A tear slid down her eyes down her temple, when his lips touched hers again and he whispered "you dont need to say anything Hayley. I know" and brushed that tear away.

Next morning when her eyes opened, she smiled as her gaze went to him sleeping a couple of inches from him. She wanted to touch his soft lips and suddenly felt like saying "I love you too" but she lost the nerves. After some thought she gently touched his forehead and a frown appeared on her forehead as she felt it warm. She quietly sneaked out of the bed, parted the curtains and went to change her clothes. When she came out he was still sleeping. She quietly left the room and went towards the kitchen. Daniella was already making breakfast. She said "do we have chicken?"

She said "yes my lady."

Hayley asked "I need some to make stock."

Daniella said "I can make it my lady."

She nodded and said "when the breakfast is ready, put the stock on."

She nodded saying "yes my lady."

When she entered her room a few minutes later, he was out of bed. During breakfast her gaze met his and she smiled. When he coughed, Kaleb asked "are you feeling alright father?"

He said "yes" as he took the tea cup passed by Hayley.

Kaleb looked towards Hayley and then towards Davina who was eating her breakfast very quietly and took the tea cup passed by Hayley too.

A few hours later, he was feeling worse. He was feeling really cold and tired. The fire in the library was not enough to keep his body warm. He felt his whole body was aching when the door opened and Davina walked in. She walked to him and asked as he coughed again "papa, how are you feeling?"

He said "I am good. Just a bit cold. How are you feeling?"

She looked taken aback but then she said "I am good too" for some reason feeling flustered and then she walked to the chair and sat on it as she picked up a book to read.

Klaus looked up when he saw a bowl of soup being placed in front of him. He smiled at her and asked "why?"

Davina looked up when she heard him ask "why?"

Her eyes went to her mother's smile as she said "soup is good for keeping the fever down."

He asked "how did you know?"

She said "you are my husband" she paused for a moment and then said "you need to rest."

He said "I will. I have some accounts to check."

She said softly "you can do it in the bed."

He thought for a moment, getting tired by the second, feeling cold and then said "yes I can" and got up.

She said "you go and lie down and I will bring this to the room" as she picked up the bowl of soup not knowing her daughter's eyes were following her.

Davina was trying to engage her mind in the embroidery in her hand but unable to stop thinking of the interaction between her mother and his father, when the door opened and he entered. Their eyes met for a moment before she said "papa has not been feeling well."

He asked, confused "what do you mean?"

Davina said "he has fever and is coughing. He has been resting since morning in the room."

Kaleb nodded, and left the room, headed towards his father's room. He knocked at the door and entered it after hearing his "come in." At once he noticed the change. He couldnt put his finger on what but he felt the change. The room was warm but he realized that the warmth was not because of the fire. Davina's mother was sitting near the fireplace doing something on the sewing machine and his father was sitting on the bed, reading some file. He said "Kaleb come."

He asked "how are you feeling? Davina said you are sick."

Klaus said, casually "a bit of fever."

He said "oh."

Klaus looked at his face and then asked "do you want to play chess?"

Kaleb looked toward he chess board and said "yes why not."

Klaus said "bring it here."

Kaleb asked as he set the board on the bed and dragged the chair near the bed "what were you doing?"

Klaus said "I am just going through these accounts from the hospital."

He opened his mouth to ask the details when he heard Hayley ask "which hospital?"

Klaus said, closing the file "Middlesex infirmary."

They turned towards the door when they heard the knock and Davina entered the room. She looked at them and was starting to turn when Hayley said "Davina come, sit."

Davina was feeling so tired and depressed for some reason that she just wanted her mother so she walked to her and sat next to her on the carpet and within seconds her head resting on her knees to Kaleb's surprise.

He could see tension on her face and wondered 'what is wrong with her?" when Klaus said "you want to start?"

Kaleb nodded and as he started Klaus said "Stefan and I founded an infirmary. We have been working on it for the past five years."

Hayley said "that is wonderful Klaus."

She felt Davina shift.

He noticed Kaleb shift in his spot and a smile appeared on his lips as he moved his knight.

Hayley noticed the smile and following his gaze, she smiled too and asked "are they like royal hospitals or specialized."

Klaus said "specialized. This one is for cancer patients in addition to general sickness. Last month Stefan had created a new wing - surgery wing. A doctor from France has joined the staff which is a really good addition."

She said "this is great…" she paused for a moment and then asked "is there a maternity ward too?"

Klaus said looking towards her "no. Not yet."

Hayley said "you dont think there should be one. It seems to be primarily a cancer hospital but It will be a good idea to expand it. I mean the midwives are available but it would be good to have some place where some specialized doctors are available in case of emergency."

Klaus stared at her and then he recalled Camille and their child and said "that is a good suggestion. I will discuss this with Stefan because for that he will need some specialized doctors I presume."

He looked toward Kaleb who seemed to be in thoughts and asked "Kaleb, Davina what do you think?"

Kaleb said "it is a good idea."

Hayley asked "Davina?" as she fingered her hair.

She said "hmm good idea. Who know I might need it!" causing heads to spun towards her. She could feel eyes on her. She said "why are you all looking so shocked? Do you not know how many women die in childbirth just because they don't get proper care?"

The room was quiet and then she looked at him in shock when Kaleb suddenly got up and left the room leaving her bewildered, wondering 'what did she say wrong this time?' She sighed but didnt say anything.

Klaus continued to look towards her and then said "nothing will happen to you" as he started to put the pieces back with heavy heart as he recalled his own loss, causing her eyes to get blurry. She said "I will play with you if you want to continue."

Klaus eyes met Hayley's and saw tension on her face and said "sure."

Kaleb was pacing his room unable to keep her words out of his mind, thinking about what he had lost and his heart squeezed at the the thought that it might happen to her. He realized that even though he didnt love her but he would never want that for her. He walked to the bed, fell on it and within minutes had gone to sleep.

By the time she reached back her room, he was sleeping. She sighed and after changing went to lie next to him too.

For the next couple of days Kaleb and Davina couldnt help but notice how she cared for him. On account of his illness, they had started to have their evening tea in their room and looking at them was making them realize more and more what their own marriage was lacking and for some reason that was making Kaleb angry at what they were missing not knowing that Davina was feeling the same way towards him wondering what went wrong in their case. How is that they both cannot show any care for each other.

On the fourth day, Klaus was feeling much better. His fever had gone and he felt relieved that they didnt have to go through that bloodletting. The medicines provided by Stefan did their magic and care Hayley had shown towards him just made him overwhelmed at times and many a times sad at what they had missed during these past years. He was lying on the bed, feeling a bit lazy, reading a book around noon, when she walked into the room and said "Klaus, Rebekah send someone by name of Andriana"

He smiled and said "she is her maid" as she flipped the page of his book.

Hayley said "oh. She wants to know if you can come early this Saturday to help Elizabeth with her French lesson?"

Klaus said "yes."

She nodded and wrote something on the paper and then walked out of the room.

He started when he heard her ask "why are you smiling?

Klaus asked "was I?"

She said "yes" as she picked up the embroidery she was doing.

He said "It is good to hear you calling me Klaus again. Camille could never bring herself to call me that. She insisted on calling me Niklaus."

She smiled but then the smile disappeared from her face and she asked "Camille?"

He realized his mistake and kept quiet. She asked again "who is Camille?"

He said reluctantly "Kaleb's mother."

She asked, confused "what do you mean Kaleb's mother?"

He got up, walked to her and stood her up by holding her hand. He said "Hayley please dont think ill of her when I tell you this."

She asked "who?" confused at what was going on.

He said "my mother."

She asked with racing heart, a sinking feeling in her stomach "what do you mean?"

He said "Hayley….I never cheated on you. I never had anything with Caroline. She … She lied to you."

Kaleb's hand stopped at the door when he heard "Hayley…" his expressions changed to confusion but a moment later his world turned upside down when he heard him say "I never cheated on you. I never had anything with Caroline. She … She lied to you."

She gasped and stared into his eyes and asks "you didnt have a child with her?"

He shook his head and said "no. My mother lied."

He paused for a moment seeing her getting pale and then continued "when you refused, I was confused why would you do that. I didnt know. You were so angry that I knew there was no point in talking to you at that time so I thought I will go back again and try to find out what happened but when I went to your house next day, your house was locked and I found out you and your father had left that place. For the next few weeks I look for you but couldnt find you. I coulnt live here anymore so I left for France. I was so heartbroken not knowing why you would do this all of a sudden. I met Camille and we became friend. I told her about you. She was there for me. I needed someone in my life so I got married to Camille against my mother's protest and we had Kaleb within a year. If I had not had them I would have lost my mind. I came back two years later when mother got very sick. She told me everything before she died. I went to look for you, to talk to you, to explain, to apologize but your house was still locked. Your father had died and you were married. I wanted to look for you but I didnt know how to approach you. What my mother did, she made it impossible for me to look into your eyes so I didnt try to look for her and what would have happened. I had a son and another child on the way. You were married. Camille didnt deserve that. I left after she died and never came back. I just hoped all these years that you were happy."

She was so shocked at hearing this that she didnt know what to say. At last she whispered "why didnt you tell me Klaus?"

He said "she was my mother Hayley. I don't want you to think ill of her…" he paused for a moment and then continued "more than you already think. I had no idea she hated you so much."

He was feeling as if his heart will break if she didnt say anything. He pulled her towards her and said "not a day has gone by in the past fifteen years when I have not regretted what my mother did to you and your father. If it were not for Camille, I dont know what would have happened."

She asked, tears running down her cheeks "what happened to her?"

He said "she and …" his voice broke to her surprise but then he continued "she and our daughter died in childbirth."

Hayley gasped. She suddenly recalled their discussion the other night about maternity ward and how Kaleb had stormed out of the room, how white Klaus had suddenly gone and her heart ached for both of them. She immediately said "Klaus…I had no idea. I am so sorry for your loss."

He said, not knowing the tears were forming in his eyes "I had Kaleb and I had hope that you were happily married somewhere."

When she didnt say anything about her marriage, his heart sank. He asked "Hayley were you happy?"

Her eyes suddenly got blurry and she couldn't say anything. He leaned in, his forehead touching her. She whispered "I had Davina."

Her answer broke his heart and all questions why she used her maiden name, why Davina or she never mentioned him were answered. She suddenly realized that he was caressing her hand. When he leaned in to kiss her, she didnt lean back. When his lips touched hers she collapsed against him and let go. His arms went around her and he whispered against her lips "Hayley, please give me one chance to make up for what my mother did."

She said "Klaus I…."

He said "please Hayley. I promise I will make up for everything me and my family did to you."

She nodded against his chest, wiping her tears and let him hold her absorbing the feel from his body. At last she said "we should sleep now."

He let her go, lifted her chin up with his finger and looking into her eyes he asked "I love you Hayley."

Her heart fluttered. She said "Klaus… I know I still have feelings for you but I have spend last seventeen years trying to forget you, thinking you have abandoned me, cheated on me. It will take me some time to start loving you again."

He said "I will wait for that day Hayley."

She smiled and went to change her clothes.

Kaleb felt his world has turned upside down. He slowly turned back and went to his room.

As he laid on the bed still reeling with what he had heard he didnt hear her at first.

Davina looked towards him angrily thinking he was doing it on purpose, not answering him but then she realized he really was lost in thoughts so she asked again "what is it?"

He stared at her and shook his head.

he went to lay and started thinking about what he had overheard between his father and Davina's mother. He couldn't believe Andrea Marshall, now Andrea Mikaelson was Hayley- the Hayley he knew his father loved so much, even to this day. He wondered what his grandmother did to them. He now understood why his father got married to her so quickly. Why was he insistent on this marriage.

When she laid next to him, he turned towards her and softly kissed her and before she knew it his lips had moved to her neck and his hands were roaming on her body, taking off her clothes, taking off his clothes. By the time he stilled in her, she knew how much he loved her and that her love for him was starting to come out too but she was unable to bring herself to say it.

When he said "I have waited so long to have a family with you" as he covered her with the blanket, she looked towards him in shock and said "Klaus our children are having children. We cannot…."

He laughed, pulled her towards him and said "yes we can and I will be very happy if we have but if we dont, I will not love you any less."

Next afternoon he was still reeling with what he had heard when he entered his room, he stopped as he saw her standing on the stool doing something with the curtain. He walked to her and asked "what are you doing?"

She said "fixing it."

He said "step down. I will do it."

She turned towards him and said with contempt "I can do it. I don't need a man to do everything for me."

His already confused mind snapped hearing her tone and he was about to say something when she lost her balance and his hands went on either side of her body in a protective instinct as hers went on his shoulder to prevent the fall.

Their eyes met, his anger all gone as he continued to hold her while she continued to look into his eyes and then she pulled herself up and holding his hand got down. She freed her hand from his grasp, to his surprise very gently and walked away from him leaving him confused.

An hour later, he was in the library trying to read but couldnt, his eyes going to Klaus again and again wondering should he ask him about Hayley but he was feeling conflicted and the with frustration he snapped the book shut.

Klaus looked towards Kaleb as he snapped the book shut. He closed his softly and said, seeing frustration on his son's face "Kaleb, where is Davina?"

Kaleb said, suddenly getting annoyed "I dont know."

Klaus sighed and said "Kaleb, if husbands keep on pushing their wives away then they will find comfort in someone else's arm."

Kaleb looked towards his father wondering what was he talking about. Out of blue, he remembered her friendship with Kol and his heart sank, to his surprise. He wondered if his father knew but his expressions were not revealing anything so he said in agitation "father, I don't know how to talk to her. She is so insolent. I want to talk to her nicely but she is always so rude that I lose my temper."

Klaus said "yes temper makes people do and say things they regret later. I want you to be gentle towards her. She is carrying your child. She needs some extra attention. Marriage is more than love. It is care for each other" hoping he was noticing the care Hayley was showing towards him.

When Kaleb kept quiet, looked thoughtful. Klaus continued to look towards him for a moment and then got up and left after patting him on the shoulder.

He was pacing in his room thinking about what his father had said, getting worried, looking at the rain falling from the sky, the dark embracing the lawn wondering where she was. He was reeling with guilt at having to lie to his father about her being in their room. He spun around when the door opened and she walked in soaking wet, her clothes sticking to each and every part of her body making her nipples pressing against her dress.

He dashed to her and asked "where were you?"

She said, shaking water from her hair "Kol and I …."

Before she could continued a slap landed on her face and he had pulled her towards him and was kissing her aggressively. She tried to free herself but he was holding her really tight. His hand had moved from her shoulder blade to her bottom and he pushed her into him and there was sound of this tear and her dress came back.

Davina said, panicking "Kaleb please no. Dont. Please." but he was pushing her on the bed and fell. His hand moved to her breast and he squeezed it when suddenly he felt something against his stomach. He looked down and remembered she was pregnant. He slowly got up from her, ran his fingers through his hair in frustration and said "Davina… I am sorry."
She shouted "get out. Get out right now."

He continued to look towards her for a moment and then retreated while she curled up and started crying. The last thought in her mind was "what happened between them? He looked so caring in the morning when he prevented her from falling. He didnt even listen to what she was going to say."

Kaleb dashed to the stable, got on his horse and galloped it in one direction. He didnt know where he was going and when at last he stopped and looked up, he realized that he was in a bar. He got off of his horse and went inside. He ordered a beer for himself and went to sit in a quite corner.

He was thinking about Davina, images of her and Kol in the rain were hogging his mind, when his thoughts were interrupted by a very smooth and silky voice saying "I can relieve you of this tension."

He looked towards the woman dressed in a maroon velvet dress, the bodice so tight that half her breast was pouring out of it. He said, still brooding about Davina and Kol "I am fine…" but stopped talking when she stepped closer and to his surprise sat on his lap, straddling him and brought her lips close to his lips whispering "I know how to make you feel better" and then touched his lips with her, lingered there, not really kissing him and then something snapped and before he knew it he was kissing her, his hands on her breast and in one swift movement he ripped her dress open. His lips moved to her cleavage when suddenly an image of Davina flashed through his mind which angered him further and he continued to kiss her and pushing her dress up while her hands were fumbling with his privates after releasing him of his pants. He felt revitalizing at being handled by a woman this way. He settled her on him and she started riding him, pushing his face into her naked breast and when he at least released himself in her, he felt relieved, relieved after a long time. He was panting against her neck and then he pushed her away from her, pulled his pants up and left the bar.

When he reached his chamber, she was sleep. He walked to her, starting to feel guilty and then he recalled that she was with Kol. His heart raged in fury as he recalled his own first time with her which too happened in the rain and felt a squeeze in his heart as the thought occurred to him 'has she done anything with Kol?' but then shook his head saying "no she wouldn't." "But you did." An accusing voice reminded him of what he had done merely an hour ago. He said to himself, forcefully "she pushed me into it" and went to change his wet clothes.

Next morning when he woke up, she was not next to him. He parted the curtains and looked around and saw Victoria helping her with her dress. He got out of the bed, walked to them and said "leave us Victoria."

She nodded without a word and left. Kaleb pulled at her string and said in a cold voice "you will not meet Kol again. Do you understand?"

She winced as the string tightened but said "I …" when he snapped as he turned her towards him "Davina, this is your last warning. You will not meet him. If you meet him, I will kill both of you."

She was still feeling angry at what he was about to do yesterday and his accusation that she said insolently "I will meet him Kaleb. He gives me pleasure that you cannot give fandom."

Before she knew it Kaleb had lifted her and had pinned her on the bed and was lifting her dress and pulling his pajamas down and hissed "It is not my job to give you pleasure. I am here to exercise my rights but I have tried to give you pleasure too. Not anymore. From this day on wards you will give that to me. Do you understand?"

She started to push him off of her but then she realized that he will not stop and suddenly she didnt want to be raped or cause damage to their child in this struggle so she stopped struggling. She let him have her. She submitted. She gasped as he continued to rock in her, his angry and cold eyes never leaving hers, not once kissing her or caressing her body like he normally did. She continued to look into his eyes as he continued to move in her and then he released himself and then pushed her away from him saying "you will not do this with anyone else again. Do you understand?" and stormed to the bathroom leaving a shocked expression on her face.

During breakfast, Hayley asked "Davina what is it? You are really quiet."

Davina said "I … I am tired mother."

Hayley couldn't help but look towards Kaleb who too looked distressed about something.

Later that day Hayley knocked at Davina's room and entered after a moment.

She walked to her and asked "Davina, what is the matter? "

Davina said, trying hard not to cry "I just feel tired today."

Hayley smiled and said "yes that happens during pregnancy."

She put her head in her mother's lap saying "I know. I wish I had not gotten pregnant with this child. I wish I had not…"

Hayley said, interrupting her "what happened was in the past Davina. You and Kaleb cannot run from it. You need to work on this relationship too. If you keeping on distancing yourself from him, you will push him away. He is a man. As much as I hate to admit it, he will find comfort somewhere else if you dont provide him what he is looking for. Don't push him away, my love."

Davina said "I…" she looked down at her stomach, for a moment her heart warmed up to that child but then she recalled what happened with Kaleb in the morning and started to get angry at him again.

Hayley asked "tell me where were you yesterday at lunch time."

She said getting up "with Kol."

Hayley asked, confused "who is he?"

Daivna sat up, smiled and said "he is the stable boy and mother he is so…"

Hayley felt shocked, at the expressions on her face and then at once said "stop. Stop right there."

The smile slipped from Davina's face. Hayley got up and said "you are a married woman Davina Mikaelson…"

Davina cut her off by saying "I know but being with him…" when a slap landed on her face followed by a gasp by Hayley.

She grabbed her arms, shook her and asked angry "tell me you didnt do anything that you shouldnt have."

Davina said rubbing her cheek "no I have not but…"

She said angrily "stop it! Dont let Kaleb find out about this Kol"

Davina said insolently "he knows."

Hayley asked "what?" her voice reducing to a whisper.

She said "he knows."

Hayley asked "and?"

Davina said "I dont care what he thinks"

Hayley said angrily "if you put one step out of this manor without his permission, it will not be good for you Davina Mikaelson" and dashed out.

She was pacing her room when the door opened and Klaus entered. She spun towards him feeling guilty at what Davina was doing.

She walked to him and kissed him hard.

He stepped back and asked "what happened?"

She suddenly started crying saying "how did I go so wrong Klaus? I tried to give her some good values."

Klaus asked "you know?"

She gasped "did you know?"

He said, exasperated "yes. This is my house. Of course I know what is going on in here."

She asked "why didnt you tell me this before?"

He said "what should I have told you? It is not something I can tell anyone."

Hayley asked "how can Kaleb tolerate it?"

He said "I dont think he is that innocent in all of this. He must have done something to push her away."

Hayley shook her head saying "whatever he did, Davina shouldn't have done this Klaus."

He pulled her towards her saying "I know…but he is her husband. He needs to figure out how to deal with it. All we can do is show them how to care about each other" and his lips found hers and kissed them gently.

Davina asked Jackson as she entered the stable "do you know where Kol is?"

Jackson said, respectfully "lord Kaleb had terminated his services, my lady."

She look at him in shock and then she said "alright, you can go."

She marched back to the manor and into her room. The moment she saw him she asked him angrily "you terminated him from his job."

He looked towards her but didnt say anything to her surprise. He just changed his clothes and went to bed ignoring her "Kaleb I am talking to you."

A/N : So what do you think? Is hayley right about her behavior pushing Kaleb away. Is Klaus's right what he said to Kaleb? Will Davina find out about Kaleb's indiscretion? Do you think Davina pushed him into it regardless of it was, at the of the day, Kaleb's choice? Will Davina forget about Kol? Are they learning anything from their parents?