Chapter 36

"Thanks," Hayley sighed as Elijah placed a breakfast tray on her nightstand. She hated this whole bed rest thing, but of course she would do whatever she had to do for her daughter.

"You're welcome," Elijah replied smiling. "How are you feeling?"

"Nauseous," she huffed. "Nothing new there."

"I'm sorry. Is there anything I can do?"

"Have you heard anything from the doctor?"

Elijah shook his head.

"No, not yet."

Hayley hesitated for a moment before continuing.

"So… What happened between her and Klaus?"

Her question clearly surprised Elijah, but he got over that quickly.

"Well… She was married off to Niklaus when we were still humans. It didn't last."

Hayley's eyes widened.

"Married off?"

"Yes, arranged marriages were common back then."

"Did she want to marry him?"

Elijah cleared his throat.

"I'm not sure. They barely knew one another, but as far as I can tell, they got along. Until our mother's spell."

"Why didn't your mother turn her as well, if she was Klaus' wife?"

Elijah bit his bottom lip.

"She… She was pregnant. Mother didn't want to risk the child's life."

"What?" Hayley gasped. "Klaus has a child with her?"

Elijah looked sad as he shook his head.

"No, the child died soon after Mag gave birth to him."

"Oh…"

"We were running from our father and we sailed across the sea to Europe. Mag didn't really recover from her loss and eventually she left us."

"Right…" Hayley murmured. "Did one of you turn her?"

"No, I don't know who did."

Hayley took a moment to process all this new information. Of course she felt bad for Mag, she couldn't even imagine how losing a child would feel like. But…

"Are you sure that we can trust her? I mean… She lost her child and now she's supposed to help my child. And what about that boyfriend of hers? Rebekah said that he's the first person Klaus turned."

Elijah's eyebrows furrowed.

"Yes, that's true. And no, I don't trust Lucien at all. Mag on the other hand… I've heard that she's an excellent doctor, but I am keeping an eye on her, you don't have to worry about that."

Hayley nodded.

"Good…. So…Were you two…close?"

"Not really. She was my sister-in-law and we got along fine, but I wouldn't say that we were very close."

Hayley couldn't deny that she was pleased to hear that. At least Mag didn't have a history with Elijah. She didn't have time to say anything when the door opened and Rebekah marched in.

"Have you seen Nik?" she huffed.

"Good morning to you too," Elijah replied. "And no, not since last night."

"Typical," Rebekah snorted. "He's been out the whole night and he's not answering his phone."

"I'm sure he'll be here soon," Elijah stated.

Rebekah bit her bottom lip.

"You don't think… Could he have gone to see Mag?"

"I'm sure he hasn't…"

Elijah didn't finish his sentence, his eyebrows furrowed.

"Maybe."

"I was afraid of that," Rebekah sighed. "Let's hope he hasn't caused trouble."

"Why would he have caused trouble?" Hayley asked. "Does he still have feelings for her or something?"

Elijah and Rebekah exchanged glances.

"I'm not sure," Rebekah murmured.

Something told Hayley that she was sure. Of course Klaus had to make things as complicated as possible. Nothing could ever be easy with him.

Klaus blinked his eyes, only to regret for opening them in the first place. His head hurt like hell.

"Good morning," a female voice said.

Klaus smelled coffee and forced himself to turn his head.

"Camille?" he murmured.

"Yeah," the blonde said, handing him a cup of coffee. "I think you need this."

Slowly Klaus got into a sitting position and noticed that he was on Camille's sofa.

"Thank you," he murmured and took the cup from her. "How did I end up here?"

Camille raised an eyebrow.

"You don't remember? Well, you were wasted so I guess I shouldn't be surprised."

Klaus took a sip out of the cup, trying to recall what had happened last night. Unfortunately he started to remember. Mag… He had watched her having sex with Lucien. After that there were bits and pieces. He remembered drinking in a bar. He remembered two dark-haired women who had joined him. He remembered shagging them both in the restroom.

He had called them both Mag and told them to call him Niklaus. He had told them to cry out his name when he made them come. They had. Yet they hadn't sounded like Mag. He had drunk some more. And more. Finally he had broken into Camille's apartment. He had wanted to talk. Thankfully he had passed out before making a bigger fool out of himself.

"Are you alright?" Camille asked after a moment of silence.

"Sure," Klaus murmured. "I'm sorry for coming here like this."

"Don't worry about it. Did something happen? You seemed upset last night."

"I'm fine," Klaus assured. "Really."

He wasn't.

"Ah…Ah… Oh God…"

The image of Mag reaching her peak was all Klaus could think about. He had never seen anything so arousing. So perfect.

"Oh God Mag…"

That should have been him. She was his wife. How dared Lucien touch her? She didn't belong to him, she belonged to Klaus. For so long Klaus had thought that he would never see her again. He had thought that he had lost her forever. She was here now. His wife. His. It was time to show her who she belonged to.

Mag yawned and stretched her arms before opening her eyes. The silky sheets felt wonderful against her naked skin, she smiled and reached for Lucien. He wasn't there. She turned her head and saw roses everywhere. There were dozens of them, placed all around the bedroom. Her smile grew wider; this was a very sweet gesture. There was a note on Lucien's pillow.

My sweet Mag

Leaving this bed is one of the hardest things I've ever had to do, but unfortunately I have an urgent matter to take care of. I'll be back very soon, hopefully before you wake up.

Yours

Lucien

Mag placed the note back on the pillow and got up. She was in an excellent mood, she felt like singing and dancing. It didn't matter that she was a terrible singer.

"Good morning starshine, the earth says hello. You twinkle above us, we twinkle below. Good morning starshine, you lead us along. My love and me as we sing our early morning singing song…"

She hopped to the bathroom and brushed her hair before turning the shower on. A blissful sigh escaped her lips as the warm water touched her skin. Everything felt perfect. Apparently she had really needed to get laid. The thought almost made her giggle. She closed her eyes and hummed while washing her hair. Suddenly she heard the bathroom door opening.

"Perfect timing," she said smiling. "Want to join me?"

Her back was turned to the door and her eyes were still closed when Lucien's fingers touched her neck and he sniffed her hair.

"It's really you…" he murmured.

Mag froze when she realized that the man standing behind her wasn't Lucien. She turned around and her eyes widened when she saw the familiar dark eyes staring at her.

"Kol…"