I didn't receive a lot of reviews but I will nonetheless continue the story because I'm a big fan of Hayley and I want to please Klayley shippers. The storyline is getting tense and please don't get bored. In this chapter there will be a few scenes of Hope. Enjoy reading. Inspired Song : Meg Myers – Desire.
The next morning, Hayley woke up at Hope's crying. She threw away the duvet and sat on the bed. She remembered the conversation of the night before and wondered if Klaus found sleep afterwards. She headed to the nursery and found Hope struggling to climb the cradle. Luckily, she rushed to pick her up before she could hurt herself "Can't wait mommy to pick you up you little attention-seeker!"Hayley pecked her chubby cheeks, making Hope giggle.
She looked at her mother with her big emerald eyes and called "dada" while playing with her mother's hair.
"Dada must be sleeping, we won't wake him, should we?" Hope nodded and Hayley said "Good girl, now let's go eat something".
She walked through the corridor making her way to the kitchen when she saw Klaus filling his glass with red liquor. He was wearing his usual sweatpants and black T-shirt. His stubbly chin and messy hair said a lot about his troubled mind.
"Drinking in the morning, another sleepless night?" she inquired. He raised his head and smiled when he heard his daughter screaming enthusiastically again "dada!"He dimpled up at her adorable voice and lurched to his littlest wolf to give her morning kiss.
Hayley could feel the alcohol penetrating her lungs as he leaned in. She sighed in displeasure and gnarled "you reek of wine, we're going through a time soberness is highly needed Klaus, we must keep our eyes open and mind clear"
"And you do really think a couple of glasses of wine will make me less heedful".She glanced at the 3 bottles of wine laid on the counter.
" I doubt they were only two glasses, you're drowning yourself into alcohol and I can see you can barely stand on your feet".
Klaus rolled his eyes and hissed with a challenging tone "Listen to me little wolf, I'm perfectly aware of the danger that is looming over us and if you suggest that I'm being reckless regarding the safety of my child I'm happy to tell you that Hope is my daughter as well and I don't need you to remind me of this every single bloody second".
"No need to lash out at me I was trying to warn you" Hayley croaked, making Hope stir in her arms.
Klaus opened his mouth to say something but was interrupted by a sharp knock on the door. They both looked at one another motionlessly. Hayley placed her index on her lips in the attempt of keeping Klaus quiet. He, on the other hand, whispered questionably "who is this?"
"I don't know" Hayley replied with a hushed tone.
He raised a brow indifferently and headed to the door but was blocked by a firm grip around his left arm. He turned back nonchalantly to face Hayley's alarming eyes that screamed disapproval. After a short moment of trying to convince Klaus not to open the door opting for every soundless way to communicate with him, he ignored her pleas and decided to open it nevertheless .He made his way to the front door, leaving Hayley torn between stopping him from receiving someone in their impermanent house or not. She couldn't relate to Klaus' behavior lately. The paranoid Klaus she knew would never let himself fall into a trap so easily. He would take more precaution before letting a potential enemy into his house, what with this unusual Imprudence?
He swayed to the front door and opened it to find a beautiful woman in her mid thirties with a covered dish on her palms. She was dressed in a navy blue dress that complemented her eyes.
Klaus asked with a devious grin that Hayley instantly recognized from their sinful one nightstand.
"How can I help you my lady"The woman flushed as he was scanning her face like a predator.
"I'm Ginger, your neighbor of the opposite house, see the one in blue" she pointed to her house and Klaus could only focus on the pulse of her veins whose agonizing cadence managed to entrap all his senses instantly.
He was doing his best to control himself from ripping her throat and sucking her dry. Besides, she wasn't being helpful as she began to rub her neck sensationally while talking as though she was purposely inviting him to have a bite.
Meanwhile, Hayley was in the kitchen watching her baby girl devouring her breakfast. She was listening to the father of her child while he was shamelessly wooing their unexpected visitor .She felt beyond annoyed at his pesky way of finishing his sentences with endearing names like "sweetheart" and "love", "Did he forget about Camille overnight?" she groaned inwardly before she decided to join them leaving her baby girl more than satisfied now that her tiny belly was full.
The Blondie kept on scamming the house itching to come inside.
"oh and I presume this delicious lasagna is for us" Klaus asked with a cheerful smile giving her the impression of being the loveliest neighbor she had ever met.
"How did you know that?" she asked astonishingly.
"I can smell a tasty meal miles away" he motioned with his hand to invite her and she stepped into the house without hesitation.
Ginger's eyes widened at the sight of Hayley who was wearing her infamous bitchy smile and was clearly not pleased with her presence.
" I didn't know the lady of the house was here, hello ! I'm Ginger and I made this lasagna for you" Hayley picked the plate from her and smiled reluctantly "Nice to meet you my name is Regina Cruz, it's so sweet of you".
Klaus couldn't take off his eyes of the lovely blond and Hayley on the other hand couldn't help stealing a glance at Klaus's vicious eyes that were disgustingly checking out the woman like a moving appetizer.
"Thanks for the lasagna" Hayley cleared her throat to break the awkward silence and shook hands with Ginger.
"It's nothing" she turned to face Klaus' gaze.
"It's too early Ginger, I'm sure you can join us for a cup of tea" .
She was about to speak when he vamped in front of her making her jump with shock. Grabbed her chin and said with a hypnotizing voice"You will forget everything I'm going to do to you now, you will leave the house only remembering that nobody opened the door for you and next time you will come back with someone as tasty as you, clear?"She nodded like a robot.
Hayley saw it coming the moment Ginger walked in but she didn't expect it to be that quickly. Since they intended to spend a few weeks in this house and wouldn't allow any shortage of blood, Klaus made sure that they have enough food for at least 3 weeks. They stored dozens of blood bags in the refrigerator and even compelled some neighbors to pay them a visit every 3 days to donate some blood (or compelled to donate blood). Klaus jumped at the poor lady notwithstanding the abundant blood stocking making Hayley flinch with horror. He sucked in her frail neck giving her no chance to scream or protest and at that moment Hayley realized how abominable creatures they are.
Hayley's attention suddenly shifted to the woman's heartbeat that was menacing to stop. Klaus wasn't willing to keep her alive as he continued sucking in her which urged Hayley to stop him with an earsplitting shout "Klaus STOP !".
He raised his head exposing his red-stained mouth and murderous look without breaking hold of Ginger's small waist.
"How greedy of me, I forgot to invite you, come over little wolf"
Hayley strode forward to free Ginger from him but she wasn't fast enough as he moved swiftly backward before she could even reach him.
"We have a mountain of blood bags so I don't see the need of murdering our neighbors, I'm going to heal her and send her home , Capich !" she spat with a stern tone.
He hated how she could get under his skin and manage to interfere in his daily routine without getting cold feet. Now that they had to live in the same household, they both needed to behave in front of their daughter and avoid getting hectic around her. This set of rules they promised to abide by sounded on the spur of the moment so invalid and unnecessary. Klaus Mikaelson wouldn't let anyone dictate his actions so why not break those rules.
He glared at her in contempt and whooshed to her in the blink of an eye, causing the half-dead woman to fall on the bloodstained floor. Hayley felt a pit in her stomach as he began to look at her with the same lustful regard he gave to his previous victim. He grabbed her two elbows abruptly and dared in a whisper.
"This conversation would have been much easier if I could compel you"
"Are you going to compel me to shut up Klaus and watch you paint the neighborhood in red" He frowned sarcastically then began to laugh hysterically while tightening his grip on her.
Hayley felt her blood boil in her system.
"I should have known you were such a bad drunk, now let me go before I can hurt you" groaned challengingly
Klaus leaned in making her writhe in discomfort. He could sense from her unsteady breathing and edgy voice how badly the close proximity was getting on her nerves. To spite her even further, he circled his right arm around her waist making their noses only two inches apart. The sober him was screaming WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING whereas the drunk him was too reckless to back out from the ridiculousness he was about to do .He needed release after all the drama he'd been through he felt like blowing off some steam and what is better way to ease up than drinking blood and ...
NO He wouldn't allow his mind to go there. He perfectly knew how desperate he was and desperation leads to self-embarrassing deeds, that's what his inner mind kept on telling him. Hayley's mind on the other hand was clouded by a not so different dilemma. She would willingly kill herself rather than letting herself involved in an intimate moment with Klaus. The first time made havoc so there was no need to make the history repeat itself. However she couldn't deny the attraction she felt to the wicked man who was standing before her. Those lips could tempt the devil itself. She started to look at his rosy lips and the image of Elijah popped in her mind shattering all of her steamy thoughts. How could she forget about the man she loved in a fraction of second?She squirmed in discomfort between his arm.
"Stop it!" and pushed him with all her strength making his back land against the wall " Have a little respect to the brother who never ceased to make sacrifices for you" She spat venomously and made her way to Ginger who was gasping for air.
She bit her wrist and fed her until she healed and compelled her afterward to leave and never come back.
"Too bad she will return because I compelled her to do so" Klaus smirked, she shot him a deadly look " I'll make sure she won't".
Before she could return to the kitchen to check on her daughter he blocked her way and said menacingly "Don't you dare defending my brother, you broke his heart into pieces when you married Jackson and you'll do even worse because you know , foolish as he can be, will always stay faithful to you". His words shot her like fire arrows and it was not because of their meanness, but because of their truthfulness and they stung her like a giant bee. He left the room leaving behind a flabbergasted Hayley overwhelmed by anguish and guilt.
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