Elijah walks into the apartment at seven at night and is greeted by Jack. He runs over and throws himself at Elijah, who rubs behind his ear and pats him on the back as he looks around for any signs that Hayley might be home. There is a glass half filled with wine on the coffee table so she can't be far. He gives Jack one last stroke and goes to find Hayley.
He walks through the living room and turns to walk down the corridor when he sees her on her way towards him. He stops where he is and a small smile comes to his face. She is wearing her usual black jeans with a back t-shirt which hugs her body perfectly. Her hair looks slightly damp, she's probably just got back from the gym and jumped in the shower.
"Hey, you okay?" Hayley asks, giving Elijah a smile. He returns the smile and nods.
"Are you?" He asks.
"Yeah, I guess so." Hayley walks past him and he turns to watch her sit down on the couch.
She sighs as she picks up the DVD case next to her on the couch and turns it over to read the back of it. Hayley turns around and looks over her shoulder when she realises Elijah has not followed and is still stood there. She looks him up and down before smiling at him again.
"You sure you're okay?" Hayley asks, not sure why he is stood there watching her.
"Yes, I'm sure" Elijah replies and moves to sit down next to her. Hayley returns to reading the back of the DVD case as he sits down next to her, maybe a little too close than he should do.
Elijah slowly reaches over and grabs the top of the DVD case before pulling it from Hayley's hands and reading it himself. Hayley smiles as he does this and shakes her head in amusement. She leans over and picks up her glass of wine while he reads the case and takes a rather large sip. Elijah looks at the front of the casing and shakes his head before putting it down on the coffee table.
Hayley frowns, not sure what he is shaking his head at.
"You can't possibly enjoy watching this" Elijah says and nods towards the DVD.
"I do actually, it's one of my favourites" Hayley says and puts her glass back down.
Elijah shakes his head again.
"That's not a real movie. I could show you hundreds of movies that are far more worthy of watching than that" Elijah tells her and Hayley smiles at the thought of sitting and watching films with Elijah all night.
"There's nothing wrong with this one, Elijah. It's Twilight, it's one of the best films out there" Hayley says. She then adds "besides it's not as if I have anything better to do."
Elijah lets out a breath he didn't know he was holding in. He wishes he could do something to make Hayley's night better, but the truth is he probably can't. Not much can make her truly happy anymore, especially not after what Klaus has recently done. A part of her just doesn't feel the same anymore.
Elijah suddenly stands up and holds his hand out to Hayley. She looks at his hand and frowns at him.
"Come on" he says and she takes his hand and allows him to pull her up.
"Where are we going?" Hayley asks and she grabs her jacket off the single chair on the way past.
"You'll see once we get there" Elijah replies and opens the door to let Hayley leave first. Once she has stepped out, he follows and clicks for the elevator.
Hayley zips up her jacket and the elevator arrives. They step onto the elevator at the same time and Elijah clicks for the ground floor. They stand in silence but like usual neither of them find it to be awkward, or uncomfortable. They arrive at the ground floor and step off quickly as a couple try to squeeze past them.
"Are we going in your car?" Hayley asks as she pushes her hands into her pockets.
"I thought we could go for a walk actually" Elijah says and Hayley sighs. He looks at her with a smirk on his face and she rolls her eyes at him.
"As if you're making me walk when I did 4 hours in the gym today" she states and Elijah chuckles under his breath.
"My apologies, I just couldn't stand to let you watch that monstrosity people actually consider an enjoyable movie" he says and holds the building door open for her. Hayley laughs as she walks through the door and Elijah smiles at the sound he is starting to like a little too much.
They walk side by side in a tranquil silence, the only sound being the odd dog barking, or music from a nearby bar. Ever now and again Hayley finds herself falling into Elijah and has to pull herself away. Elijah sees every time she sways closer and every time he wants to help her the rest of the way, to pull her into him and hold her close as they walk under the half moon and the shiny, silver stars. But he has incredible self-control and is able to stop himself every time he moves closer to her.
After almost half an hour of walking, they arrive at a street filled with people partying and drinking, dancing and cheering. With music blaring from speakers in all directions and everybody enjoying themselves, and dressed in suits, or beautiful dresses, Hayley can only assume this is a wedding. Surely enough, a few minutes later her theory is proved correct. The bride and groom come past dancing with a small group of men and women following them with confetti.
Elijah smiles as he watches the couple laugh and pull each other closer to start a dance as the song changes. He wishes he could have that one day. Hayley is also watching on, feeling slightly jealous. She use to have that kind of love with Klaus. He always pulled her out to dance without fail and he always made sure to make her feel like she was the only woman in the room. Now he couldn't even do that if he tried his hardest.
Hayley shakes her head and looks away from them and towards Elijah. He continues to stare on at the couple and Hayley can't help but feel sorry for him. He could be happily married with maybe a kid, or two by now if Klaus hadn't of ruined his relationship with his ex-girlfriend.
Elijah suddenly turns to face her and he gives her a half smile. She smiles back and takes one last look at the bride and groom before she bites her lip and turns back to Elijah.
"Ever gatecrashed a wedding?" She asks and Elijah frowns and smiles at the same time.
"No, I'm afraid I can't say I have" he replies and Hayley smiles.
"Well, there's a first time for everything" Hayley says and grabs Elijah's hand as she pulls him into the crowd of dancing people.
Hayley has no idea where she is going, but she continues to pull Elijah through the crowds. She stops when she finds a space big enough for the both of them and turns around to Elijah. He stops dead in his tracks and smiles at her, unsure of what else to do. Hayley smiles back at him and grabs his tie and pulls him to her, he willingly does as he is told. She then wraps both arms around his neck and his arms automatically fall to her waist as they fall into a fast paced swaying motion.
They continue to sway, changing their speed with the change of each song, but never letting go of one another. The feeling of warmth surrounding them is addictive and none of them can seem to get enough as they dance on through the night. Almost two hours later is the first time any of them make a move to change their position.
"I'll get us some drinks" Elijah says into Hayley's ear and she pulls away to look at him and nods. He nods back once and gives her a small smile before walking to the nearest bar.
He struggles to move once inside because of all the people dancing wildly and stood talking near the bar, but he gets there eventually without using any unnecessary force. He orders a Vodka and coke for Hayley, not entirely sure what she likes, and a double bourbon for himself.
While waiting for the drinks he looks out of the window to see Hayley still dancing. He watches her swing her hips from side to side and roam her hands over her body as she moves. He feels his throat go dry and he quickly looks away. The drinks arrive and he leaves a 20 dollar bill on the counter before taking them and leaving.
As he steps outside, Elijah sees a table near where Hayley is dancing become available and he quickly moves towards it. He puts the drinks on the table and shrugs his blazer off. He gentle wraps it around the back of one of the chairs and picks up his bourbon as he looks up at Hayley again. She looks right back at him and starts to dance her way to him. He smiles behind his glass as he watches her.
Hayley downs her drink despite not knowing what is in the glass, yanks her jacket off and tosses it on the chair and then quickly goes back to dancing. Elijah chuckles to himself and takes a sip from his drink. Body Talk by Foxes comes on and Hayley suddenly becomes even more energetic if that's possible and turns to face Elijah. She points at him and sways her hips as she gestures with her hands for him to come and join her. He smiles at her and sighs before downing all of his drink and making his way towards her, undoing his top button and loosing his tie.
Once he reaches her, she throws her arms around his neck and pulls him close so almost every part of their bodies are touching and she begins to sway again. Elijah's hands fall to her hips and he sways with her, looking down at how Hayley's body moves as he does.
Hayley uses her hand and forces Elijah to make eye contact by lifting his chin. She bites her lip as they stare into each others eyes and dance together. The air surrounding them suddenly becomes very thick and both Hayley and Elijah can feel a strong desire start to rise up inside of them.
Five drinks later, an extremely bad song choice is made and Hayley just can't seem to control herself anymore. S&M by Rihanna comes on and Hayley downs her drink and walks over to where she left Elijah with one thing on her mind. She grabs his shoulder and turns him to face her before she turns around herself and pushes her back against his front before wrapping one arm around the back of his neck and slowly dropping to the floor.
Elijah tries so unbelievably hard to not enjoy what Hayley is doing, but there is no man in the world who would not enjoy this. As Hayley comes back up from the floor she makes sure to really rub her backside against Elijah's groin and he grinds his teeth together to stop himself from groaning.
She wraps an arm around Elijah's neck again and suddenly starts swaying again from left to right. Elijah locks one arm around her waist and sways with her, pulling her as close as possible with each movement they make. Hayley smirks to her drunken self; she did not expect this to happen when Elijah dragged her out of her apartment earlier on. She thought they would go for a walk, maybe get food and then go back and watch a film. She is exceptionally happy the night did not go on that route.
Hayley turns in the circle of Elijah's arms and wraps both arms around his neck before bringing them down with her as she drops to the floor again. Elijah literally has no idea how to react. He stares down at Hayley, eyes full of lust as she slowly makes her way back up to him. Once she is standing up straight again, he grabs one of her hands in his and places the other on her waist. Hayley places her hand on his shoulder and pulls him as close as they can possibly get before they start to step and sway around in circles together.
It isn't long before Elijah spins Hayley away from him and then quickly yanks her back. As they are about to collide, Hayley jumps into the air, leaving Elijah with no choice but to catch her. And he does. Her arms fly around his neck and her legs lock around his waist as her head falls back and she looks up at the stars in the dark sky. His arms lock around her lower back, one hand cupping her backside as he feels a tightening in his pants.
Elijah spins her in his arms three times before he lets her down. She slides down his body slowly until both of her feet are firmly on the floor, making sure she maintains eye contact as she does. Once she is safely on the floor, Elijah backs her into a nearby wall and grabs her face with both hands. Hayley is panting, not only because she is out of breath from all of the dancing, but because of how badly she wants this.
If Elijah was to take her up against this wall right now, there is not one part of her that would feel guilty. After a lot of thinking and a lot of time analysing what happened with Klaus, she has realised that if she is going to be punished for something, she might as well have done it.
They stay like that for a while, panting and staring at each others lips. Both of them want to make the first move, but none of them can actually find the courage to do so. Elijah slowly drops his hands from Hayley's face and his head falls to her shoulder. She closes her eyes and sighs as she wraps her arms around him, hugging him and holding him close to her.
It seems they have both come to their senses.
Hayley knows that she shouldn't do this, not only would she be causing a possible split between the whole Mikaelson family, but she would probably lose all respect she has for herself. She sighs again. They can't stay here after that. Wedding celebrations go on all night in New Orleans and if they stick around there is no doubt there will be a repeat of their almost kiss. And next time, Hayley won't accept anything except Elijah's lips pressed firmly against hers.
"I think it's time for home" she says quietly into his ear. She gets no reaction at first, but a few seconds later she feels him nod against her shoulder.
Slowly, Elijah raises his head from Hayley's shoulder and then looks down at her. They stay like that for a few seconds before Hayley smiles and leans up to place a light kiss on his cheek. Elijah accepts the kiss and strokes Hayley's cheek. He smiles at her before he walks away to get his blazer and Hayley's jacket from their table.
He returns and holds his elbow out for Hayley to link it, she does just that and they begin the long stumble home.
