Two days into his bed rest and Elijah is already too bored to put in to words. He isn't the kind of man to sit around the house and do nothing all day and with his office almost complete, he would much rather be there putting the finishing touches together so he can officially open in New Orleans. Although he can't say he hates every aspect of not being able to leave the house. He loves waking up and going to sleep more than he has ever done before because Hayley is always right there, being as caring as possible. He usually hates being looked after but as long as it's Hayley looking after him he isn't going to complain.

Elijah sighs and pushes his work files to the empty side of his bed. He can't focus today. He can't seem to relax either, especially with Hayley out of the house with Rebekah doing a food shop. Klaus might no longer be a problem, but Kol could easily get one of his sleazy friends to find her. She would have a hard time fighting anyone off with her wounds. Hayley has insisted that her wounds are not that bad, but Elijah knows that they are hurting her more than she was saying. She has been too focused on him to focus on her own pain and even though he adores her for that, he really does wish that she would stop trying to force her recovery.

Sighing, Elijah stands up from his bed. He will never get any work done and he knows it, not while he is worrying about Hayley. He walks over to his wardrobe and pulls a white fluffy towel from the bottom of it. He feels his head sway slightly and closes his eyes as a pain bounces around his head. He must have stood up too quickly. He waits for the pain to fade and then opens his eyes again before making his way to the bathroom, a lot slower than preferable.

After walking into the bathroom, Elijah hangs his towel over the edge of the sink and then shuts the door behind him. He puts the plug into the bath and turns the hot tap. As the water fills the tub, he pulls his white top over his head and throws it onto the floor. His black jogging bottoms follow the top and he sits on the edge of the bath as he watches the tub continue to fill, finding the sound of the water running strangely relaxing.

Elijah looks at the corner of the bath behind the taps where Rebekah keeps all of her bath products and tilts his head slightly as he reads their labels. Jo Malone's Lime Basil And Mandarin Bath Oil, Neom Multi Material Bath Salt, Harrrell's Of Cambridge's Manuka Honey. All them look and sound just as expensive as some of his suits. But Elemis Aching Muscle Super Soak does sound very appealing to his sore, injured body.

Going against his head, which sternly tells him not too put that stuff in his bath and emasculate himself like that, Elijah picks up the bottle of Elemis from the corner. He removes the lid and tips it into his bath water before putting the lid back on. He puts the bottle back in it's place like it has never even moved and watches as bubbles start to form in his bath water. If he wasn't a feminist, he would leave the room right now and never mention this to anyone. Thankfully, he doesn't mind being emasculated every once and awhile.

Elijah turns the tap off and puts his hand into the water to check the temperature. Happy with how hot the water is, he stands up, removes his boxers and climbs into the bath, sinking into the warm, bubble filled water. Once he is fully in the tub, he closes his eyes and sighs contently. The water is perfect, a little hotter than necessary, but the nice kind of too hot that makes your skin tingle. And despite not wanting to use Rebekah's fancy, overvalued bath soak, he is really glad that he did. It is releasing an amazingly relaxing smell into the air that could easily make him fall asleep.

The front door bangs shut downstairs and the corner of Elijah's lip twitches upwards. Hayley and Rebekah will be home, which means everything went well with their little shopping trip and no one went after them. With Hayley, their baby and Rebekah home safely, after his bath he will probably be able to focus on his work finally.

Their little baby that is barely even a person right now, but still means the world to it's father. Elijah, much like his little sister, has always wanted children. He has never been sure when he wanted them, how many, or any of the other things that Rebekah has always been certain of, but he has always wanted them. He always thought that Finn would be the first to bring a new little Mikaelson into the world with him and Sage having been together since they were seventeen, married at straight out of university. He even suspected Rebekah would be first with how badly she has always wanted children. Yet, to his surprise, it is him.

Despite wanting to shout it to the world that he is going to be a father, Elijah has told literally no one. He hasn't told any of his siblings apart from Rebekah and he hasn't phoned his parents to tell them either. He isn't sure how everyone will react and if they all want to fly out and meet his baby, he isn't sure whether he would want that. All of his family, apart from the obvious two missing parties, being in one room together does not sound like something that would end well.

The missing parties. He has been trying hard to avoid that particular thought.

Suddenly the bathroom door opens slightly and Hayley pops her head in through the small gap. She gives him a loving smile which turns into an amused smile when she sees the bubbles floating all around his bath. She steps into the bathroom and shuts the door behind her before sitting on the closed toilet seat opposite the bath.

"I didn't realise you were a bubble guy". Hayley says, clearly very amused.

Elijah can't help the smile that comes to his face as he looks down at the bubbles floating around his bath.

"Mind if I join you?" Hayley asks, standing up.

"Not at all", Elijah replies.

Without hesitation, Hayley pulls her navy blue cardigan off and throws it over the toilet seat. She then pulls off her black vest and throws that on top of her cardigan while she kicks off her shoes. Her jeans, bra, underwear and socks also go on top of her cardigan and Elijah lets his eyes roam over her newly naked body. There isn't a single part of her that he doesn't love, adore and desire.

Hayley slips into the bath in front of him and shuffles to sit in between his legs, her head resting against his chest. She then moves her head across to the front of his shoulder so that she can look up at his face and she smiles at him. Elijah smiles back at her before he wraps his arms around her waist and then moves forwards, and kisses her cheek. He makes her feel worshipped and cherished in a way she has never been before.

"Anything exciting happen whilst you were out?" He asks, moving from her cheek to plant gentle kisses on her neck.

Hayley closes her eyes and exhales, feeling calm and happy. "Nope. Only thing even remotely interesting was this woman who threw an apple at her boyfriend's head while they were arguing". Hayley smiles to herself at the memory. "How was your day?

Elijah lets out a deep breath against her neck before planting a soft kiss there.

"Highly unproductive". He tells her before moving to kiss along her shoulder.

"And why's that?" She asked, thoroughly enjoying the feeling of being peppered with loving kisses.

"Couldn't focus".

Hayley chuckles. She knows how hard Elijah has been finding it to focus and at first she thought that it might be because he killed Klaus and that was weighing on his mind. But it is actually because he has been cooped up in his room for the last two days, only not being moaned at by Rebekah for leaving his room when he comes down for food. He had explained it all to her last night and to Hayley it makes sense. She thinks she would struggle to focus if at the back of her mind she knew that she was stuck inside, not able to go out without possible further injury.

Nestling her forehead against Elijah's neck, Hayley puts her hands on top of his arms, which are still around her waist. She runs her hands up and down his arms twice, making the water slush slightly before she settles them. She has never had a bath with Elijah before, but she is completely certain that it won't be the last time. She hasn't felt this relaxed in months.

"We'll be able to go to Hawaii soon". Elijah says, then moving his lips from the end of her shoulder and back to her neck.

"Or, we could go to Bali". Hayley suggests, opening her eyes.

"Bali?" Elijah asks, confused and Hayley smiles.

"I saw a picture of it on Facebook. It looks perfect", she explains.

Elijah kisses just underneath her ear, then moving his mouth right next to her ear.

"Anywhere else you would like to add to this ever growing vacation list?" He asks, playfully.

Hayley bites her lip as she thinks about his question. There are literally hundreds of places that she could add to the list. She loves the idea of travelling, she always has. Ever since she was a child she has always wanted to travel the world and now that she has the chance to, she is stuck for choice. After a few seconds, a place pops into her mind.

"Costa Rica", Hayley finally answers.

Elijah frowns slightly while smirking against the skin of her neck. "Unusual choice".

"I hear they have beautiful beaches. A friend I used to see at the gym went once, she said it was the best week of her life". Hayley says, turning to look up at him.

Elijah looks over all of her features. Her eyes, her nose, her mouth. He then looks back up at her eyes and smiles, nodding his head slowly, not wanting to move too fast like he did earlier.

"We can start in Hawaii and then travel to Costa Rica", Elijah says. It makes sense, they are the two closest places so they will start there and make their way to the other places after.

"Then Bali and Italy last". Hayley says and Elijah nods.

"And we will spend at least two weeks in each country".

"Two weeks?" Hayley asks, knowing that four countries and two weeks each means they will be away for eight weeks. Two whole months.

Elijah moves his head to her shoulder and nods against it.

"It that too long?" Elijah asks, then smirking. "Do you think you will grow tired of me?"

Hayley lets out a fake laugh. "That is never going to happen, believe me". She then smirks at him flirtatiously, turning her body to lay on her side and bringing one hand up to his chest. "Only an idiot could get tired of you".

Elijah smirks back at her and brings one of his wet hands up to cup her un-bruised cheek. He strokes her cheek gently and then brings his lips down to hers, kissing her deeply, yet tenderly. She kisses him back just as deeply, bringing her hand from his chest up to the back of his neck. She strokes the small hairs there and it takes every ounce of self control that Elijah has to prevent a groan from working it's way up his throat.

With his other hand, Elijah grips Hayley's hip, careful of any pain she might feel there. Hayley moves then, turning so that her front is pressing against him, her bare chest against his, her core against his semi hard manhood. She wraps both arms around his neck, rubbing her entire body against his as she brings herself level with him so that she can deepen their kiss even more. Elijah's hand drops from her cheek and moves down her back, stopping once it reaches the small of her back, holding her against him and pushing her body even closer to his.

Elijah runs his tounge against Hayley's bottom lip before their tongues tangle together and Hayley lets out a low moan. She will never get over the brilliance that is Elijah's tongue. She can feel his hardness growing more and more by the minute underneath her and she can't help but grind against him. They haven't had sex since that horrible night at the docks because of their wounds. They didn't want to hurt each other. But the line between pleasure and pain is so thin and Hayley really wants this, regardless of the pain she might be feeling.

Hayley breaks the kiss and moves her lips down to his neck, grazing her teeth against his pulse point before she kisses him there. Elijah's hand moves from the small of her back to her ass, grabbing it and pushing the bottom half of her body closer to his as she continues to kiss downwards. She then moves her hands to his shoulders as she starts to kiss down his damp chest, occasionally swirling her tongue against his skin before planting a kiss there. The feel of her tongue on his chest makes him moan and he closes his eyes as his head flops back.

Once she reaches the water level, Hayley stops her kissing quest and makes her way back to his lips. Their lips meet again and Hayley brings her hands down to Elijah's chest, feeling his heart beating fast beneath her palm. She can also feel the large cut that is on his chest. The same cut that is supposed to have a bandage on it. She won't mention that just now though, not when she can feel her arousal increasing so quickly.

Despite desperately not wanting to risk hurting Hayley, Elijah knows that there is no way he can reject her advances now. He wants this far too much and from her breathing, he can tell that she wants it just as badly. Elijah moves his right hand from her ass, bringing it around to her core which is submerged. She breaks their kiss and gasps quietly as his forefinger and middle finger find her nub and start to rub gently in slow, torturous circles. Elijah moves his lips to her neck and plants small kisses there, letting his tongue graze her skin as he continues to pleasure her with his fingers.

Hayley moans as Elijah starts to move his fingers faster and she pulls his lips back to hers. There is nothing gentle about how she kisses him this time, kissing him roughly and frenzied. She breaks the kiss when the need for air is too strong, running his bottom lip through her teeth as she does, causing Elijah to groan. She can feel a tightening in her stomach already and she is amazed at how badly she wants this release after just a few days without sex.

Elijah then stops rubbing circles over her nub and uses the same two fingers to rub over it, down to her entrance and then back over it. Hayley moans and quickly puts her lips back on Elijah's, not wanting to make too much noise in case Rebekah decides to come upstairs. She moans into his mouth, moving her hands from his chest to his shoulders and holding on to him as she feels herself getting closer to her climax.

Knowing that she is close, Elijah speeds up his fingers, rubbing them over her nub quicker. Hayley pulls her mouth from his and moans again at his actions. She knows that today won't be one of the days where she can stay quiet, especially not with how Elijah is moving his fingers against her. So, she moves her mouth to the spot where his neck meets his shoulder and bites down gently, hoping to silence herself. Elijah groans upon feeling her teeth sinking down into his neck and he jolts when her breath hits him there, causing him to rub her nub a bit harder than intended. However, Hayley likes it and bites down harder onto his shoulder as she moans again.

Continuing to rub over her sweet spot harder, Elijah moves his lips to her shoulder and plants a line of kisses there. Hayley suddenly moves her legs so she is straddling Elijah's thighs, opening them wider for him. That seems to do the trick as after just a few more rubs, Hayley is right on the edge, tensing to reach her release quicker.

Elijah changes the angle of his hand slightly and that is what does it. Hayley bites down hard on his shoulder, moaning uncontrollably as her orgasm hits her. Elijah ignores the pain of her bite and continues to rub over her nub, drawing out her orgasm for as long as possible. When his rubbing causes her to jump slightly, he pulls his hand away, putting it on her thigh under the water to let the water clean it off.

Finally pulling her mouth from his skin, Hayley moves her lips to Elijah's, kissing him deeply and passionately. She then reaches down in between them and wraps her hand around Elijah's hard shaft. She isn't done with him yet. His grip on her hip and thigh tighten slightly as she runs her hand up and down his shaft. She then wraps an arm around the back of his neck, bringing herself to be kneeling above his hardness as she uses her hand to guide him closer to her entrance.

Hayley breaks their kiss and lowers herself onto his hardness slowly, taking him inside of her inch by inch, causing them both to groan. Once she has taken all of him inside of her, she stops and brings her other hand up to also wrap around the back of his neck. Elijah moves his hands to rest on her waist, gripping her gently, but firmly. He then exhales deeply before he looks up at Hayley to find her already looking down at him, her eyes clouded over by lust.

Maintaining eye contact, Hayley moves her hips up slowly, causing her to moan and Elijah to exhale once again. She stops when only his tip remains inside of her and then slowly pushes herself all the way back down. She then lowers her lips down to his, kissing him and swallowing all of his grunts and groans as she repeats her action as the same speed again. After her rushed orgasm, she wants to take this slow and Elijah seems to understand that. He doesn't try to rush her, he lets her control their speed.

Elijah moves his lips to her neck and starts to kiss down it, grazing his teeth and tounge over her skin as he goes. Hayley is stimulated once again by the feel of his lips against her neck and she closes her eyes as she continues to move up and down on his shaft. Her position is perfect, Elijah's hardness is rubbing against her g-spot every time she moves and her nub is also rubbing against his stomach. She can feel another orgasm building up inside of her quickly, despite the deliciously slow pace she has set.

As Elijah reaches the bottom of her throat, he gently bites her there, also swirling his tounge around in a circular pattern on skin. Hayley bites her lip and groans in pleasure as she pushes down on to his shaft again. She slowly moves herself upwards before tensing around him as she slowly pushes back down onto his hardness. Elijah moans and Hayley tenses around him again, this time as she moves up and as she pushes back down. Elijah drops his forehead to her shoulder, his mouth hanging open as she continues to tense around him with her every movement.

Hayley then starts to push her nub a little harder against his stomach as she moves up and down his shaft, also making sure to drag him all the way along her g-spot. She bites down onto her lip harder as she feels her nub start to throb with the need for release. Her insides are screaming at her to go faster, but she is determined to finish this slowly.

Elijah can feel her walls pulsating around him as she keeps moving, getting closer and closer to her climax. He finally moves his hands from her waist, wrapping them around her back and holding her even closer to him as he feels himself start to throb. Hayley then tenses at the same time as Elijah's hardness rubs right over her g-spot with an extremely intense slowness, and that is all it takes for them both to reach their orgasms. Hayley continues to move up and down on Elijah's hardness, moaning against his shoulder as she rides out her release. Elijah also moans against Hayley's shoulder as he empties himself inside of her.

Elijah moves his head from her shoulder and kisses the small bite mark he has left on her neck. He then brings one of his hands up to her bruised cheek, cupping it with the utter most care. Hayley moves her head from his shoulder too, giving Elijah a small, cheeky smile.

"Good job I'm already pregnant". Hayley says, smiling at her own joke.

Elijah laughs and pulls her lips to his. Unlike their previous kisses, this one is fuelled by love, not lust. Hayley kisses him again when the kiss breaks and he runs his hands up and down her back. When the kiss breaks, Hayley kisses his cheek before moving her head to his shoulder again and holding him to her in an embrace. Elijah sighs contently and closes his eyes. He could stay like this with her all day.

"We should probably get out before Rebekah comes looking for us", Hayley says. Elijah doesn't want to move, but he knows that she is right. His sister often comes to seek one of them out when she gets bored.

Sighing, Elijah pulls away from Hayley just enough to see her face. He cups her injured cheek again and gently strokes his thumb over one of the bruises there. She smiles at him and leans into his touch adorably. He would give anything to be able to make all of her pain go away, even if it meant taking on all of that pain and adding it to his own.

Elijah nods in acknowledgement to what she has just said. Hayley gives him a quick, chaste kiss on the lips before she slowly pulls herself off of his now flaccid member. She then steps out of the bath, grabbing Rebekah's spare towel from the towel rack by the sink. Elijah watches her and sinks slightly further into the drastically cooling water. He slips down until his head is submerged in the water, wetting his face before he then pushes his head back out of the water.

Shaking the water from his face, Elijah opens his eyes to see Hayley sat on the edge of the bath in the towel watching him. He gives her a quick smile before he rises and steps out of the bath. Hayley pulls the plug while Elijah wraps his towel around his waist tightly so it won't fall. He then turns to Hayley and holds his hand out to her.

Hayley stands up and takes his hand without hesitation. He pulls her to him and spins her just as she reaches him so that her back is pressed against his front. He wraps his arms around her waist and starts moving her to the door. Hayley smiles and opens the door for them to leave. They can come back and move their clothes later.

"I can't wait to get you alone in Costa Rica". Elijah says, smirking against her neck.

Hayley laughs and holds his arms around her waist as they struggle to make their way along the landing to Elijah's room... Or their room. It is technically their room now considering both of their things are in it and they both sleep in it. Marcel calls it their room, so Hayley figures that she should start calling it that too.

Hayley opens their bedroom door and turns in Elijah's arms to rest her arms on his chest. His arms wrap around her waist, his hands coming to rest on the small of her back. She can see a love bite where she had bit him earlier and that makes her smile even more than she already was doing. She leans upwards and kisses him playfully.

"I hope you haven't been frolicking in my bloody bathtub".

They both turn their heads to see Rebekah stood at the top of the stairs. She has one hand on her hip and one on the top of the banister. Hayley bites her lip to stop herself from saying anything, or even worse laughing. She knows that she is a terrible liar and Rebekah knows that too. If she says anything, or laughs, Rebekah will have her answer.

"I have no idea what you're talking about, sister". Elijah says as he continues to push Hayley into their room.

Elijah shuts the door behind them and walks Hayley to the bed. He eases her down onto it and settles on top of her, ignoring the sharp pain his ribs he feels. He moves his lips to her neck and kisses her there, slowly making his way to her chest and collarbones.

"You are both disgusting!" They hear Rebekah shouting from the other side of the door.

Hayley laughs beneath him and Elijah chuckles against the skin of her neck.