"Hayley, no. You cannot go out like this." "Why? Am I broken?" " No! You're pregnant, for Pete's sake!" "So… just because I'm carrying a miracle baby means that suddenly I can't fight my own battles? No, Katherine, that's not how I roll." "That's beside the point; Klaus and Elijah are handling it. You and I need to figure out how to get Esther out of Rebekah's body." A sudden realization dawned on me, "What if we tell her she can use my body?" "You're...! Hayley! You're insane! She'll kill your baby!" "What if she can't?" "How could we even manage that?" "The baby is one-quarter witch." "So?" "So… We use its blood to do a protection spell." Katherine rolled her eyes, "Those spells don't always work." Maybe it's the pregnancy, or the lack of sleep, or Klaus constantly worrying, but given my idea; I think I've gone crazy. "Why don't we befriend her?" "WHAT? Hayley you've lost your mind!" "No, I haven't. I see what Esther wants. She wants her family whole. What if we can give that to her, in the process, convincing her that her children do not need to be destroyed." Katherine got up and started pacing the room. "That's not a bad idea… But how will we pull it off?" "We will do it maturely, like adults." We looked at each other and burst out laughing.

I grabbed my phone and looked at her. She nodded, holding her breath. I dialed Rebekah's number, "Hello?" "Hi, Esther. Look, we need to talk to you." "What do you to talk about?" "Okay, I'll make you a deal-" "A deal? Why would I make a deal with you?" "Just, hear me out. Please. I get where you're coming from; you want to rid the world of your mistake of creating vampires. But, I believe that you really don't want to do that. You only wish to see your family whole; but you must keep the ancestors happy. I can tell. So, here's what we're proposing." "We're?" "Katherine and I. Meet us at the bayou and we will discuss this matter, maturely, and come to an agreement. Are you willing?" There was a sigh, "I suppose so. You have a good heart, girl." "Thank you, Esther."

I hung and looked at Katherine, who looked stunned. "In all my life, never have I seen a witch manipulated so easily by a wolf. I'm sorry, hybrid. Just, be careful, dear." "Dear? Katherine, as much as it pains me to say this, you've been spending too much time with Elijah." Her hand flew to her mouth, "Oh my gosh! I have!" I laughed, "Anyway, that's not the point. You're coming with me." "Oh, yeah. Right." I straightened my black top, extenuating my baby bump, and stood up. I walked to my closet and grabbed a blue sweater, throwing it on over my tank top. Katherine looked me up and down. "What?" "You are really hot; especially for a pregnant chick." "Thanks…" I said, rolling my eyes. She hit me, lightly. "That's a compliment, weirdo!" We laughed, and I pulled her into a hug, which she accepted. "You don't know how nice it's been to be here." She whispered. "I'm glad you've been here. I couldn't do this without a friend like you." She smiled and we switched the subject before it got too awkward. We don't express our emotions well. She threw on a magenta sweatshirt and we headed out to the bayou.

"Hello, Esther." I walked forward and shook her hand, "Why did you ask to meet with me?" "I wanted to talk to you like a person, not a witch. I want you to talk to me like a person, not a hybrid. If you don't, I will leave. Have I made myself clear?" She nodded, but looked suspiciously at Katherine, "What about her?" "I'm a human, now. Even if I wanted to insult you, I'm not stupid." "Well, that's good to here. Now, let's walk." "Actually, can we sit?" I asked, my feet killing me. "Why, sweetie? The bayou is beautiful." "I'm pregnant and my feet are killing me and, quite frankly, I'm a bit dizzy." "Yes, yes, of course. I was pregnant many times before. Let's sit." We sat on the ground, Katherine and I across from her. I looked down as my phone beeped. I looked down at the caller. Shoot. I shot Katherine a look, showing her the screen. She gasped and I stood up to answer it. "Sorry, Esther. It's Klaus. I'll just be a minute." She nodded and I walked away to talk. "Hi, Klaus." "Hello, Love. Where are you and Katherine?" "What? Were we supposed to be somewhere?" "We drained Marcellus of my mother's hex. He feels really remorseful and we believe him. So, we are taking him to our place. Knowing you and Katherine, you are off somewhere. Just be home in twenty minutes." "Okay. See you soon. Love you." "Love you too, Little Wolf. Bye." "Bye."

I turned my attention back to Esther and Katherine. "Love him? I see we got another Tatia, here." I smiled, "I'm not Tatia." "Yes, I can see. You are much stronger; braver. Now, let's talk about why we're here." I nodded. "What do you want our daughter for?" "I don't. My intent is to get to my children. If your baby is the way in, then that is how I will do it." I looked in her eyes and said, pleadingly, "Esther, I know you're not completely heartless. Disagreements with your children have to be settled between you and them, but you can't and won't harm my daughter. You're a mother; You must feel my pain. Did you ever have someone trying to kill your baby just to get to the man you love and his family?" "Not exactly." "I get you want to return the world to natural order, but you have to face your mistake and move on." She sighed, then, to my surprise, hugged me and started crying, "I am so sorry, Hayley. I won't… I won't hurt your baby. Even if it is the most powerful creature I've ever seen, I can't hurt you, as a mother, as a person." "What about Klaus, Elijah, and the real Rebekah?" "Hayley, I see something in you. I don't know how, but you knew exactly that I don't want to harm my own blood. Please forgive me for anything I was going to do. I truly am sorry." I looked her in the eye. I have a special knack for knowing when someone's telling the truth or not. "You're telling the truth." I said. She nodded, slowly. I checked my phone. "Oh my gosh, Katherine, we have to be back in 30 seconds." "Wait! Let me come, too. I have apologizing to do. And explanation of some… things, as well." Esther said. I stood up, grabbed them and speeded us back to the house.

We burst through the door, right when Klaus, Elijah, and Marcel walked in the door. "Esther!" They yelled, in unison. Klaus sped to me and pulled me away, "Stay away from her, Little Wolf." I shook my head, "No. We talked. She's different." Klaus looked into her eyes. "Have you told Hayley the truth?" He asked, compelling her. "I have. I don't want to kill you or hurt your baby." She said in a monotone voice. He looked at me, shocked. Esther returned to normal and said, "Now, can you get me out of my daughter's body?" "We need to find you another body until you can get your old one back." Marcel said. "How about Cami's?" I asked. Everyone turned to look at me in shock. "What?" "She is an innocent human." Marcel said. "So? We were all innocent, once." I replied, not seeing the big deal. "I like you; I can see why Klaus does, especially. He always liked a feisty girl." Esther said. I glanced at Klaus, my cheeks burning. His were flushed a little, too. "Plus, I hear you're pretty good in bed…" "Klaus, this is getting weird. And that's coming from the hybrid carrying a miracle baby." I told him, I looked around, expecting Katherine to make a remark about the bed comment when I saw she and Elijah were M.I.A. "Seriously, use Cami's body; It's better than Rebekah's, at least for now." I said.