Battle of egos

by NostalgicUniverse

A/U: Hayley Marshall, daughter of Duke in Britain in 1746, got herself pregnant with lord who left her with the baby so her father asked her bodyguard, Niklaus Mikaelson, to take the responsibility but why would he take that responsibility when he is engaged to be married to the love and mother of his child, Camille O Connell? Klamille and Klayley.

3. Chapter 3 Ego

- continued -

For the next few days things went smooth. Klaus didnt go to her again and Camille never found out what happened between them that night. Hayley tried to keep herself locked in her room as much as she could trying to avoid Camille from whom she was feeling a lot of embarrassment. Every time she saw them together, it was so clear how much they love each other and seeing her so much pregnant was not helping her guilt. Every time Camille came to her room to put logs in the hearth, she told her not to do so but Camille would put them and retreat quietly making her feel bad. And then after three weeks of moving to his house she decided to explore the area so that she could do her work on her own. She put on her hat out of habit and walked out of her room. As she was walking towards one direction she heard Camille ask "where are you going lady Hayley?"

Hayley turned to her, eyed the vegetables she saws holding and said "don't call me that Camille. I have told you many times. I am not a duke's daughter anymore. I am just looking around."

She looked at Camille's very pregnant stomach for a moment and then walked towards her and asked "you must be nearing the end of your pregnancy."

Camille said "almost nine months. You?"

Hayley put a hand to her stomach and said "5 and a half months."

She hesitated and then said "I am sorry for putting you in this position but dont worry. This marriage is only till the baby is born. After that he is all yours."

When Camille continued to look at her without saying anything she said feeling flustered "I mean he is still yours but I will be out of his life once the baby is born."

Camille nodded and turned away without saying anything not seeing the expressions on her face changing to utter desperation. After a few steps she stopped and looked around towards Hayley walking towards the barn wondering if she should go after her or not. Old habits die hard she thought. She had been her companion and maid for the past four years and then she remembered what Klaus had told her about not waiting on her so she shook her head and went back to home carrying the fresh vegetables she had plucked from kitchen garden. Hayley spend the day looking around the farm, the barn, the animals and then she discovered his shed and was shocked to see the swords. She walked around looking at the swords and was impressed by his craftsman ship. She thought of all those countless times she had spend learning to fight with him. At last she decided to go back. On the way back she picked up some logs and went back to her room.

Later that night when Camille entered her room with the fire logs, she stopped as she saw the fire burning in the hearth and lamp burning but the room was empty so she walked to the bathroom and gently pushed it open. She walked in as she saw her sitting in the bath filled with water lost in thoughts. There was something on her face that made Camille's heart sink.

Hayley startled from her thoughts as she felt a loofa at her back and spun around. She said in shock "Camille what are you doing here?"

Camille said "I thought you might need some help lady Hayley."

Hayley sighed and said "I dont Camille but thank you. I was almost done" and stood up. Camille handed her the robe and then after looking at her for a few seconds seeing her put the robe on with head down she left feeling bad for her for some reason.

As she entered the room, he said "I have been meaning to tell you something for a few weeks."

When she looked at him questioningly he said after slight hesitation "I made her my wife Camille"

It took her a moment to realize what he meant and then she asked softly "when?"

He said softly "the day you told me to. I was not going to but then I thought you were right. She is alone, pregnant with someone's child who apparently has deserted her and she is my wife. I need to be fair to her but I cannot help but hate her. I just am unable to develop any feelings for her."

Camille said "your liking has nothing to do with anything. She is your wife and she deserves it. Her father threw her out of his life. She has no one except for you."

Klaus grabbed her and said "I love you. You know that you are the only one in my heart. Trust me."

He pulled her towards him and kissed her hard which to his relief she returned. As he broke the kiss she said "I know." She paused for a second and then continued saying "I want to be alone for a while."

Klaus looked at her with regret and then left the room.

For the next two days he felt really bad as he kept on reliving his sex with Hayley and couldnt shake off this feeling that he had cheated on Camille so he avoided her during the day time but held her tight at night.

Hayley was tying her hair when she felt someone take her hair from her hands. She looked into the mirror at Camille's reflection and said softly "Camille, how many times do I have to tell you that you are not to serve me anymore."

But Camille didnt say anything and continued to tie her hair in a bun just like she had been doing it for the past four years.

Hayley looked at her reflection, saw the depression and as she watched, Camille wiped her cheek making her heart sink. She said "Camille it was nothing. He loves you. I am just his wife and …." she couldnt finish her sentence as their eyes met and she put a pin in her bun and quietly retreated from her room leaving her miserable. She sat there looking at her reflection for a while and then got up and left the room in anger. She spotted him walking towards the hall and said "so you managed to upset her eventually. I was waiting to see that happen. How did you manage that? Just out of curiosity."

Klaus stopped, turned to her and said angrily "it is all your fault. I wish I had never met you."

Hayley said "well my father was really keen on proving that you could handle me which I never got to tell him that you never could."

Klaus took a deliberate deep breath to calm himself down but was unable to mange it as he hissed "I did a better job then anyone else would have."

Hayley patted her stomach and said "yes. well done."

Klaus grabbed her from her arm and hissed "if you don't keep your mouth shut I am going to lock you in your bedroom."

Hayley said with a smirk "good luck with that. You know how that turns out."

and then she added "you are getting angry. Maybe you should have a glass of water to cool yourself down or perhaps a bath."

Klaus felt like strangling her but he let her go, stepped back and stormed into his room.

He closed the door and looked at Camille standing in front of the mirror staring at her naked pregnant belly. He walked to her and held her from behind placing his hands over her stomach and whispered in her ear "I love you. I know you are hurt but tell me what to do. Should I too throw her out?"

Camille at once said "no."

Klaus said "it is only a matter of few months."

Camille said "four months."

Klaus asked "what?"

She said "four months. She is almost six months pregnant."

Klaus groaned but said "that is not much. Just remember that this marriage has not changed anything. I still love you and you will always be in my heart."

She looked at his reflection in the mirror and said "I have served her for the past four years and I know her. She is hurting seeing us together."

Klaus said "no. she is not. We hate each other."

She smiled touching his hand over her stomach "even if you dont like each other, no woman will like her husband to be with some other woman. And that is why I want you go to go her as often as you can. She has a right on you. If she is willing to share you with me then she needs something in return too."

Klaus said in frustration "why are you being so compassionate towards her? She is the reason we are in this mess. She is not sharing you with me. She does not want me to touch her so why should I?"

Camille looked into his eyes and said "as you wish my love. I can only tell you what I think is right but at the end of the day you are her husband."

Klaus smiled and moved his fingers to the front of her dress and started pulling the strings and said "right now I want to give you what you deserve."

Before they knew it Klaus was taking off her clothes and then he took of his and was lying on the bed and pulled the covers on them making sure not to put a lot of weight on her very pregnant stomach. He smiled as he felt her hands on his back as their tongues tangled and her arms went around his neck before he slowly and gently made love to her. When he reached his climax she smiled and said "I love you."

He stayed here and whispered "I love you too" when they heard the door open.

She knocked and waited but when no sound came she entered the room. As soon as her gaze went to the bed she stopped. Seeing him on top of her, her heart sank so fast then she never would have imagined. They were covered but she could tell what they were doing. She saw embarrassment on Camille's face and anger on Klaus. He turned to her and barked "Hayley get out."

Hayley recovered from the shock and said casually "oh dont be a prude now. You are not doing anything I don't know. How do you think I got knocked up?"

Klaus groaned and then looked at Camille who was looking towards Hayley with weird expressions too.

He took a sigh and said "Hayley this is the last time I am telling you to leave."

Hayley looked at his naked back that she had so wanted to see but never saw when he was with her because he didn't want her to.

She said "I came here to tell you that I am going to the river so that you don't worry. My fancy eduction at last is paying off and I thought about doing a nice gesture" her tone changed to sarcasm in the middle of the sentence bringing surprise to Camille's face.

Klaus looked back at her as she picked up his shirt from the chair. He looked at her curiously and then said with irritation "fine go. Be back before dark."

She was at the door when she heard him say "I dont know how can you stand her. She is so uncouth."

Her heart contracted but she continued to go out not wanting to hear what she has to say about her.

As soon as she reached the river, she sat down on the ground and realized that tears were falling her cheek.

Later that night he stormed into his room to demand an explanation. But the first thing he asked as he entered her room was "where is my shirt?"

Hayley asked "which one?"

Klaus barked "the one you took from my room this morning to put buttons on."

Hayley felt flustered and said "how do you know I took it? Camille might have."

Klaus snapped "she didn't. I saw you taking it. Now tell me where it is."

She looked at his back and felt terribly annoyed at his agitation so she said "it is over there on that table"

He picked up his shirt and turned to leave when she said casually "I know you are annoyed at me for walking onto you and Camille in the morning but to be fair it was not my fault. If I could hear her pleasure filled voices then I wouldn't have walked in. I get that you don't do it for me. I mean that kind of pleasure to make those sounds but I thought you both love each other so why not…" but before she could say anything further he had pushed her against the wall. He looked into her eyes and hissed "can't you keep your mouth shut?"

She said unable to keep her eyes off of his pink lips inches away from her suddenly wanting him "no I cannot because I know how much you love it when it runs. Now if you don't intend to provide me any pleasure for a change then let me go."

He stepped back and was about to turn when she said "yes that is what I thought."

Klaus tried to control the sudden rage erupting in her but couldn't so stepped forward when she said with a smile "that is more like it" as he pulled her dress up and took her feeling totally agitated at how her eyes never left his face with that insolent smirk on her face. But to his surprise she didn't do anything and let him have full control of situation. He put his hand on the wall and it hit him that he had never had Camille in this position. Theirs was always traditional love making - on the bed under the sheets with him on top always. As soon as it hit him he felt really annoyed with her but he continued to move against her with his face buried in her neck and one hand on the wall while other on her back. At the precise moment when he had started to feel comfortable that she wouldnt do anything to tick him off she linked her arms around his neck and pushed herself up wrapping her legs around his hips taking him by surprise but his hand already at her back grabbed her waist instinctively to support her. She whispered against his ear "don't drop me. I am with child."

He groaned but at the same time he felt his climax reaching so he kept one hand on the wall and other around her back to hold her in spot. As he finished he felt his lips on his neck which send a chill through his body. He put her down and hissed "one of these days you will totally submit to me Hayley."

Hayley said insolently straightening her dress "cannot wait to see how it unfolds."

He buttoned himself up, picked up his shirt and stormed out leaving a satisfied smile on her lips.

Camille was already asleep when he entered his room. He pulled her towards him kissing her gently and tried to sleep but couldn't as he realized that his frustration at her were reaching a level where he was starting to lose temper. She was challenging his male ego and he knew one of these days he is going to snap and might raise his hand on her. He looked at Camille wondering 'why can't she behave lady like Camille?' The more he thought about her the more angrier he got. He drifted off thinking about her.

flashback

11 years ago

He shouted "you are worst person in this castle."

Hayley looked at him in shock and asked "why? because I come and talk to you?"

He said with hatred on his face "you don't talk to me. You insult me and that is why you come here. When are you going to get that I hate you."

Hayley said insolently "well until you are servant of his castle, you will have to indulge me."

He said "I cannot wait for be old enough to leave this place."

Hayley mumbled "me too."

He looked at her and asked "what?"

Hayley said "nothing. you left that spot."

She pointed at the mud on the horse back. He looked at her angrily but continued to clean it.

end flashback

Next evening when Hayley walked out of house she saw Camille carrying a big pail. She stared at her in shock and then headed to her asking "what are you doing?"

Camille said "taking the milk inside."

Hayley groaned and asked "and where is Klaus?"

Camille said "he is at the farm."

She said "give it to me. You are about to have a baby in no time. You shouldn't be carrying heavy things" and took the pail from her hand before Camille could say anything. Camille stared at her in shock and said "lady Hayley you don't need to do this and you shouldnt call him by that name. You know he does not like it. It was different when you were not married but now you are his wife. You shouldn't do things that he does not like."

Hayley looked towards her and said "why? Don't we all drink milk?" ignoring her rest of the comment.

Camille said "but you are a lady?"

Hayley turned to her putting the pail down and said "are you sure?" she put her hand on her stomach leaving Camille speechless.

Camille asked after some hesitation "lady Hayley have you ever talked to the father of your child?"

Hayley looked at her and then after a few moments she said "I don't remember who he is."

Camille asked "what?"

Hayley said "I don't remember who he is."

Camille asked "what do you mean you don't remember. You must remember with whom you have made love to."

Hayley said crudely "not if you are having with two at a time."

And turned to leave so that Camille doesn't see through her lie when Camille said "lady Hayley women shouldn't talk like that. Your…" she hesitated and then said "husband will not like the way you talk."

She turned to her and said "I know. He has been telling me that for the past eight years. It really bothers him that I don't have proper manners. Why is that?"

Camille said "it is good to have manners."

She said "hmm I will work on them" and was leaving when Camille said "are you happy?"

She asked "with him? Do you not know me at all Camille?"

Camille walked to her and said "you can fool him but no me. We were close once."

Hayley felt her cheek getting red. She turned away from her saying "I dont know what you mean Camille. I am tired. Going to bed early today. I am not hungry." She left without seeing a sad smile on Camille's face.

Klaus laid on the bed wondering why was she not at dinner. He looked at Camille fast asleep. He got up and went to her room. When he entered he saw her sitting on the ground in her Shift near the fire doing something. He walked to her.

Hayley was writing down in her journal in the lamp light thinking about her conversation with Camille wondering if she knew her secret. She wondered should she tell her to keep her mouth shut or just ignore it. She startled and hastily put the journey under her thigh when she heard him ask "what are you doing?"

She said curtly "none of your business" as she started to get up but then she looked up and gave him her hand.

Klaus stared at her hand and then reluctantly pulled her up. He asked "why aren't you asleep?"

Hayley said walking towards the table to put the journal there "are you here to exercise you husbandly rights or just to talk?"

She had her back towards him so she missed the shocked expressions on his face immediately replaced by anger. He walked to her, turned her towards him and hissed "husbandly rights."

His anger got more fueled when she smiled and said "oh good. For a moment I got worried."

She paused for a moment looking at the anger on his face and then said "but I am not in a mood."

He stared at her thinking he had not heard her right and asked "what?"

Hayley looked up from his chest and said "I am not in a mood. You said you will never force yourself on me. I hope you will abide by what you said." As soon as the words were out she was shocked that she had refused him what was his right and she cursed what had been fed into her mind about husbands rights but then she shook her head saying "hopefully he will not want to too."

Klaus looked at her still confused that she refused him trying to think of when was the last time Camille refused him but couldnt remember but he didnt say anything and left. As soon as he left she sat on the chair feeling miserable and cursing herself for making herself miserable.

She laid on the bed, opened the journal she had been writing for her child writing each day of her pregnancy incase she had to give him away. She wiped her tears praying again for it to be a girl. She closed the journal, got up, walked to the hearth and poked at the dying fire to give it one last kick. She turned the lamp down and went to lie on the bed again. For the next few minutes she kept on thinking about how to stop her father from taking away her child. Will Klaus help her but even before she thought about it she knew he wouldnt. She put her hand on her stomach and her heart literally ached and she cursed herself for getting too attached to her child but then she said to herself how can she think that way! The last thought that crossed her mind before she drifted off to sleep was that she shouldnt get too attach to her child.

Next morning when she woke up a young girl was standing near her bed. She asked her "what is you name?"

She smiled and said "Eve. Camille send me to help you with you bath and anything else you need."

Hayley sighed and said "prepare my bath but next time dont come in without knocking at the door."

Eve smiled and said "yes my lady."

Hayley said "call me Hayley."

Eve said "my lady, Camille asked me to call you by my lady" and walked away to the bath chamber.

Klaus was really getting frustrated with his life, not being able to do anything productive. He had servants who were taking care of his land, animals so he started going to his shed to work on the swords making that was once his passion. While he was sharpening the edge of one particular sword one day, the door opened and she walked in. He asked "what are you doing here?"

Hayley recovered and said "I love the smell of that sweat you leave here so I come to smell it."

Klaus stared at her angrily and then continued to do his work. He looked up after a while and saw her holding a sharp sword looking at it. He stared at her wondering what she was doing when she swished it in the air. Out of blue a memory of him and her practicing sword fighting flashed through his mind. By the time he came back to present he looked towards her but she had left. He continued to sharpen the sword and then decided to teach young men how to sword fight and suddenly felt excited.

Two days later, he was lying in his bed with Camille curled up near him when the thunder roared and he remembered how scared she was of thunder. He tried to get her out of his mind but couldn't and then he cursed those eight years trying to protect her from harms way and because of that he couldnt very well lie there knowing well how scared she was of thunders - her only weakness. He gently removed Camille's hand from his torso and got up. He looked at her for a moment and then went towards her room.

Hayley was looking at the ceiling seeing the water drip from a hole when another roar of thunder happened scaring her to the core. She cursed herself for never managing to overcome that particular fear of her and for sending Eve away. She suddenly realized that her cheeks were wet and that made her realize that she was crying. She wiped her eyes not a second before she saw someone standing in the room that just caused her to scream.

He hastily said "Hayley" sitting next to her.

Hayley controlled her racing heart and almost shouted "you scared me."

He stared at the fear on her face and realized that under that tough exterior she was still a very vulnerable woman.

Before she could stop herself, her hand went to her cheek and wiped her tears which didnt go unnoticed by Klaus who scooted close to her and asked "Are you crying because of the thunder? I thought you would have overcome this fear by now."

Hayley snapped "dont be an idiot. I dont cry."

Hearing idiot from her mouth successfully ruined his good intentions. He snapped "that is what I thought."

He started to get up when another thunder happened and he clearly saw her flinch which she tried to cover up but too late. He asked with reluctance "do you want me to stay with you?"

Hayley looked at him and said "if you want to have sex then just say so."

Klaus's eyes flashed with anger and he said "fine. Be alone" before he marched out of the room.

As soon as he left closing the door behind her she fell on the bed holding the sheet to her chest cursing her big mouth and stupid desire to tick him off. She was lost in her thoughts when the heavy rain started pounded at the window followed by the lightening and thunder and at the same time door opened again as he came back in.

He said aggressively "you are right. I want to have sex with you" as he closed the door behind him and walked towards her.

She smiled knowing well why he was back. She removed the sheet and scooted over. Klaus sighed, got in the bed with her and before she knew it he was pulling her Shift up but she didnt make an effort to reach to him which took him by surprise.

He asked in surprise "what? No tricks up the sleeve?"

Hayley smiled and said "no, I have decided to give you a break today."

Klaus felt really annoyed at her sentence and said "no need for your pity."

Hayley snapped "I have done many things to you but never ever I have pitied you."

Klaus pushed her legs apart with his hand asking sarcastically "and why that kindness?"

Hayley said ignoring the shiver that ran through her body at the touch of his hand on her naked thighs "because you don't deserve it" as she felt him slip in her making her want to moan but she was not going to let him see how much pleasure it was to have him in her.

He glared at her trying to figure out if she was pulling something else or not when she suddenly moved making him realize that he was not moving. He said sharply "Hayley!"

Hayley said in a sweet voice "oh I thought you were unable to"

Klaus hissed "you know all that expensive education, scholars and tutors have gone wasted on you. You have no finesse."

Hayley lifted herself up balancing on her elbows until her lips were an inch from his lips and said sarcastically "I didnt know you were looking for finesse. Camille told me that you wouldnt like this type of behavior. I will try to change myself just for you" and gently planted a kiss on his lips and fell back.

Klaus stared into her mischief filled eyes that he hated and angrily moved in her when the thunder roared and he saw her eyes dart to the window and her body tensed up causing the muscles of the wall around him tighten and it took all his will power not to moan. There was another flash of light followed by another roar and he felt her arms go around his torso. In natural protective instinct he cradled her head in his arms making her realize what she had done and a second later he felt the arms around his back come apart but he had seen her vulnerability and he smirked. Seeing the smirk on his face just annoyed her and she shifted and wrapped her legs around his buttocks and pulled him towards her making him curse "damn it Hayley" but he continued to move and then he felt a soft kick against his stomach and his gaze went to her stomach and then to her face and he saw shock on her face. He asked in impulse "are you alright?"

Hayley said in daze "yes" at the same time her hand moved from his back and sneaked between his torso and her stomach and put it where they had felt the kick. She suddenly looked so vulnerable that he wanted to cuddle her and smooth away all the vulnerabilities. She didnt realize that she had a smile on her lips but then her eyes met his and the smile vanished causing him to smirk.

He continued to rock and then her eyes closed and he took a sigh of relief not wanting to let her see his own vulnerability when he comes on. When he finished, she didnt open her eyes but the smile on her lips was telling him that she was aware of what had happened and apparently he had managed to please her which took him by surprise as he recalled how much they hated each other. He pulled himself out but continued to stare at her staring at her vulnerable face.

She could feel her eyes on him so she slowly opened them not wanting him to see how much pleasure he provided her.

She groaned as she realized that she was right. He was in fact staring at her. As soon as their eyes met he said "you know you are not as tough as you want everyone to believe you to be."

He got up from her and was walking towards the door when she said "and you are not as gentlemen you think you are."

He turned to look at her, his expressions turned to anger and left.

He went to his room, slipped an arm around Camille who was still sleeping and drifted off to sleep feeling guilty about having sex with Hayley again.

While he was holding Camille in his arms that night, Hayley laid on her bed looking towards the adjoining door thinking of him and Camille and what they might be doing and will she ever get that kind of respect from him as he gives to Camille. She suddenly felt guilty for having sex with him knowing well Camille would get hurt if she finds out. She thought angrily 'why doesn't she stop him from coming to her?' and then she recalled him telling her that she himself was sending him to her and she wondered 'how could she be alright with the love of her life doing something so intimate with another woman? When will this norm change? When will women start telling their lovers that they don't like it.'

'But neither are you telling him to not to sleep with Camille? You are his wife. You have a right to tell him that.' She wondered but she answered herself "because he does not love you like he loves Camille. Why don't you back out? Not let him touch you if you feel so guilty about it." She wondered but then answered herself "he is your husband. However liberal in thinking you have become, you cannot take that right away from him- the right that the god and society has given him- doesn't matter how much he hates you."

She put her hand on her stomach as she felt the kick again and thought of a while ago when her baby had kicked her the first time when he was making love to her. Love or sex? she questioned herself but then she shook her head saying to herself "love, he will only make to Camille who deserves him. I am just an annoying obligation to him and considering that he does not even like me he is fulfilling his husbandly duties quite efficiently" and then the smile vanished from her lips as she remembered that her father had full intention of taking this baby from her. She shouldn't care about it. She closed her eyes, let the tears fall from her eyes and get absorb into the pillow and drifted off to sleep.

Klaus got off his horse and strolled in the barn. He stopped as he saw her patting a horse. Remembering her passion for riding, he walked to her and grabbed the reins and asked "what the hell do you think you are doing?"

Hayley stared at him and then said "going for a ride."

He said "are you crazy? you shouldn't be riding a horse in your condition."

Hayley asked innocently "why, what happened to me?"

Klaus looked at her and said "maybe you have forgotten that you are carrying a child or is it that you dont care about this child."

Hayley said after a moment "the second one" and walked away from him.

He continued to look at her in shock and then followed her asking "you dont care about your baby?"

Hayley thought about her recent thoughts about the baby and said "no. Is that surprising?"

Klaus said in disbelief "I cannot believe it. What is happening to you Hayley? You are going to be a mother to your child in a few months."

She turned to him and walked to him saying "yes I will be but do I have to care about it right now. When she will be born I can show her all the care she needs."

Klaus looked at her wondering was she being serious or pulling something again but the serious look on her face just made a drop in his stomach.

He continued to look at her as she turned and walked away. For the next hour he was busy practicing sword fighting with one of the young men from the village but she was at the back of his mind. After he was finished with the training session, he went to Camille who was knitting something and asked abruptly "Camille, have you ever felt that you didnt care about our child?"

Camille looked up and him and asked smiling "what sort of question is that?"

Klaus said feeling agitated now "just answer me."

Camille said in confusion "no."

Klaus said "Talk to her. She said today that she does not care about her child. I am afraid she might do something to harm her child."

Camille said dismissively "no Niklaus, that is not possible."

Klaus said "you dont know her Camille."

Camille said seeing the worry on his face "alright I will talk to her."

Next evening when he got home after a long day he wanted to take a bath to wash off the sweat and fatigue of the whole day but stopped as he saw Camille pacing in their room. As their eyes met, she said "you were right. She actually does not care about her child and she looks depressed. Maybe she is feeling lonely. Maybe she wants to go home. Our life style is so different from what she has been used to."

She paused for a second and then asked "have you been to her?"

Klaus siad "no."

Camille asked "why not?"

Klaus said "I don't want her."

Camille said "maybe that is the reason she is feeling depressed. You should go to her."

Klaus said with annoyance "Camille how can you send me to her? You know I dont like her."

She said "she is pregnant with no baby father. Like I have said you before, you are the only person she has left in her life. I dont send you to her happily but you are her husband and she has a right on you. I can understand what she is going through and like you I am afraid that she might do something to harm herself or her baby. We both know how stubborn she can get."

Hayley was lying on the bed thinking about Camille and her discussion about her feelings for her child. At first she was surprised when Camille had brought up the topic but then she realized that Klaus had something to do with it. Even then she couldnt help telling her the same thing she had told Klaus as if saying that again and again will make her not care about that child she was carrying. Her heart ached that they both couldnt understand how she couldnt care about her child not once asking or thinking what she was afraid of and why she didnt want to develop those feelings for that child. She put her hand on her stomach and wondered "Will she be able to live without her child? Damn you Winslow if you only you had not been so coward."

She startled as the door opened and he walked in. She looked towards him but didnt say anything and just scooted on her bed making space for him. Klaus stared at her and then walked to her. As he sat on the bed she said "I know why you are here but if you dont mind can you just lie down with me."

He stared at her in surprise at her soft tone but at the same time he didnt want to do that. Somehow that felt too intimate for him more then sex. He felt like leaving her room as quickly as he could but he nodded and laid next to her. He got another surprise when her hand ended up on his chest.

She didn't know what to say so she kept quiet. He took a deep breath and said "Hayley you cannot hate your own baby."

Hayley sighed but before she could stop herself she said "maybe if the father was not a coward."

Klaus continued to stare at the ceiling and then he felt her tensed up and remove her hand. He looked towards her and it hit him. He sat up as he realized that this is the first time she has talked about the father. He turned to her and asked her "who is he?"

Hayley stared into his face feeling embarrassed by sharing that piece of information with him and seeing the sympathy on his face made her say "someone who gave me so much pleasure you cannot even think about giving."

Before she knew it he was on top of her pinning her arms over her head and hissed "enough. I have had enough of your insult. No more. You are my wife and you will behave like my wife."

She said looking into his eyes"make me."

He said through clenched teeth "Hayley I am losing my patience with you. If you were not pregnant. I would…" he was so angry that he was unable to finish his sentence.

She asked "you would what? hit me? Kill me? Do it before I die of boredom in this house."

Klaus started to get up from her angrily she said "now I am ready for what you came for."

Klaus sighed as he recalled his discussion with Camille and decided to squash his ego but before he could say anything she said "so what are you waiting for. Have me."

Klaus looked at her disrespectful face and said with irritation "Hayley. You are so infuriating. You really think that I will treat you like a whore even if you paint the picture so perfectly" and got off and sat at the edge of the bed.

Hayley looked at the anger on his face and felt like cradling him but she realized that he was there for her just because of the responsibility he was feeling towards her even after all this annoyance and hatred so she got up and sat in his lap totally surprising him.

He asked "what the hell are you doing now?"

Hayley said with racing heart "it seemed that you have changed your mind suddenly. I could only conclude that because you are unable to perform so I thought I might help seeing that I am a whore" and then he felt a jolt as her hands grabbed his private through his trousers. She got surprised at her own boldness too but she realized that she didnt care. She just wanted him to feel satisfied that he was fulfilling his duties.

Klaus felt as if someone had slapped him. He grabbed her hands and roared "how dare you?"

Hayley said insolently "dare you what? Obviously you cannot perform so I being a good wife was helping you. It seems you are ready now" as she looked down.

He pushed her down on the bed in anger and took of his breeches and hissed "stay still."

Hayley said rolling her eyes "oh sure."

He groaned and took her. As soon as he entered her he felt her shift on the bed and he lost it and barked "Hayley if you dont stop I will…." but he couldn't finish the sentence as she tighten her grip around him and he fell on her. She smiled with satisfaction into his neck as he started to move. She relaxed her muscles around him absorbing the smell of his sweat as she started to reach the climax and at the same time she felt a squeeze on her breast which took her by surprise but she didnt show any reaction.

When he was panting against her neck she said "I tried. Honestly I tried to submit but I couldnt. Maybe next time."

He looked up and for the first time ever he couldnt help but laugh helplessly taking her by surprise.

He got up from her and laid next to her and then he pulled her towards him which took her by surprise again and said "you think you can win from me. I will break you. Just wait and see."

Hayley said sarcastically "can't wait."

He pushed her away, pulled up his breeches and left.

-continued-