21. Tatia

Later that evening Katherine and Elijah were getting ready for dinner at the Mikaelson's, Katherine has learned quickly that even though it was just dinner at the Mikaelsons than half of the time it was an elegant event.

Elijah had dressed in his usual suit, while Katherine had opted to wear a simple, short black dress that hugged her curves. She placed down her curling iron and fiddled with her earrings. "Why did you mom invite us to dinner again?"

"I'm not really sure myself," Elijah frowned. "She said it was a surprise and with my mother that could mean anything." He glanced at her. "You look lovely."

"Thank you. Be good Baby while Mommy and Daddy are out." She cooed at the tiny, black dog who was position on her doggy bed already.

Elijah rolled his eyes as he handed her, her coat. "Let's go, Mrs. Mikaelson."

The ride to Elijah's parents' home was a short one and by the time that they arrived Kol and Rebekah were getting out of their own cars. Kol looked casual-elegant like he always did in a button down shirt and jeans. Rebekah was dressed in a blue skirt and a white cashmere sweater.

Kol gave an exaggerated wave. "It's Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Mikaelson! Don't you two look lovely this evening?"

"Kol," Rebekah hissed. "Shut up, the neighbors will hear us!"

"Spoil sport." Kol shot back.

"Hi, Kol, Hi Rebekah." Katherine greeted them. "Any idea of what your mother's big surprise is?"

Rebekah shrugged. "With mother it could be anything."

"Well, let's not wait any longer, shall we?" Kol joked as he pushed the door open and they went inside. Katherine relaxed as he smelled the aroma of roast chicken and vanilla.

Esther came to greet them, she was wearing a simple olive colored dress, but she still managed to look stunning. "Darlings." She gave Rebekah, Elijah, and Kol a kiss on the cheek while giving Katherine a wary smile that Katherine ignored. She had never really believed that Esther had liked her very much.

"Mother, where's daddy?" Rebekah asked.

"One of your father friends' got sick so he went to visit him at the hospital," Esther explained. "We will have dinner just the six of us."

"Don't you mean five?" Elijah corrected.

She shook her head. "No, someone came to visit, dear will you come in, please."

A beautiful woman with dark hair and beautiful clothes entered the hallway, though Katherine had no idea who she was, she saw the mood in the room change. Rebekah was glaring, Elijah's jaw was tightening, and even Kol had lost his smirk.

Katherine was the only one feeling clueless. "Um, who is-"

The pretty woman interrupted her. "I don't think we've meet, I'm Tatia Petrova."

Tatia. The famous Tatia, the one that Elijah had been so hung over before they were married. It was easy to see why Elijah had fallen for her, she was pretty, flawless, and was classy. Still hadn't the girl cheated on Elijah, why the hell had Esther invited her to dinner, especially since Katherine was married to her son (well, fake married, sort of in a relationship.)

As soon as the name Tatia had been uttered Rebekah had made fake plans, squeezed Katherine's hand something that she had never done and stormed out of there, while Kol came down with the "stomach flu" and followed Rebekah.

So now the only ones having dinner in the dining room were Esther, Tatia, Elijah, and Katherine. Lovely.

"So it must have been a lovely wedding," Tatia said as she daintily put down her dinner fork. "How long have you two been married?"

"Only a few weeks." Elijah said. "My mother must have told you."

Tatia didn't miss a beat. "She did," she turned over to Katherine. "You're a very lucky woman, Katherine. Lots of women would kill for a man like Elijah."

"I know," Katherine shot back. "Thankfully, I didn't make any stupid mistakes and caused him to run away forever."

Tatia ignored the dig. "So what do you do, Katherine while Elijah is at home? It must be wonderful having all that free time."

Katherine clutched her fork. So she wasn't the most hardworking or responsible person did she have to bring it up. "Oh, I'm sure I will be plenty busy when the kids come."

Esther nearly choked on her water, while Elijah simply raised an eyebrow.

Tatia fumbled a little. "Of course, so are you pregnant?"

"No, but we're trying, very hard." She emphasize. "Come on, Elijah let's go home, I'm tired. Tatia, it was . . . interesting meeting you."

"Are you ok?" Elijah asked as he briefly looked at Katherine. He noticed that she had been very quiet during the entire ride and had focus more on looking out the window and clutching her bag than anything else.

It was obvious that things with Tatia hadn't gone well and it hadn't helped that Tatia has showed up unexpected.

"I'm fine." Katherine grumbled without looking at him.

Elijah didn't looked convinced, but he thought it was better if he didn't say anything. Katherine's next comment surprised him though.

"Though I can see why you fell for her," Katherine grumbled. "She's beautiful."

"Why, Mrs. Mikaelson are you jealous?" Elijah asked with a teasing tone in his voice. "I never thought I would live to see the day."

She rolled her eyes, though she was a slight blush coating her cheeks. "Very funny." She hesitated. "And I admit that I might be a little jealous, but remember this is only for a year if she wants to sink her claws a year after this, then fine."

Elijah's amused smile faded and he patted her hand. "Kat, that's not going to happen. Tatia cheated on me and I have no desire to go back to her. You don't have to worry about anything."

Katherine squirmed uncomfortably. "I'm not worried, I'm just-"

They stopped at a stop sign and Elijah leaned over and kissed her forehead. "You have nothing to worry about."

-End of Chapter Twenty One-