Just when Selina thought she'd gotten over her insecurity about not really belonging with the rest of her family, who all had Original blood, Elijah's mother came to visit, something that required a family reunion of sorts. She came striding in, bags full of stuff in hand, handing out presents to all of her grandchildren, and even Elijah. When everything had been handed out, Elijah said, "Mother, don't you have anything for Selina?"

"Oh, I don't, I'm sorry," Esther replied. "I don't seem to have anything left."

"It's okay," Selina replied, standing up. "I-I wasn't expecting anything anyway." She then strode off to her and Elijah's room and shut the door behind her.

"Should I go talk to her?" Gregory asked, rising to his feet.

"Don't worry, son," Elijah told him with a sigh. "I'll do it."

Gregory nodded and sat down while Elijah went to his and Selina's door. Of course it was locked, which Elijah quickly discovered after jiggling the handle. "Darling?" He called. "May I come in? Can we talk about this?"

A few seconds later, the door unlocked and Elijah got a good look at Selina's face, which was drawn and somber. He could tell she was trying not to cry. "You didn't have to come in here," she said. "You should go back and be with your mother. You belong there. I don't. No one will miss me."

"Of course we will!" Elijah replied, taking her in his arms. "It was very rude of my mother to bring presents for everyone and not you."

"Why?" Selina asked. "I'm not related to her by blood."

"What does that matter?" Elijah asked. "You're still family."

"I know we've been over this before," Selina replied, lying down on the bed. "But sometimes, I don't feel like it. It's like you're the king, and I'm the slutty, low-class actress you took for your mistress that no one talks about."

"Oh, come on, now!" Elijah replied. "Not all mistresses were ignored. Some were quite influential. Madame Pampadour for one. And Charles II genuinely loved Nell Gwyn."

"Even so," Selina replied, "they were still considered outside of the loop, you know. A lot of times, the kids weren't even acknowledged!"

"But sometimes they were," Elijah replied. "Dorthea Jordan, who was William the IV's mistress, all her kids by him were acknowledged." He paused. "Look, I know it's hard to get along with my family, and I understand how you feel out of place sometimes, but I wouldn't want to be with anyone other than you. It's not possible. All right? Don't let my mother get you down. Look at her and say 'Screw you', like you do with my father."

Selina chuckled. "You have a point." She sighed. "I know I'm being ridiculous, but I've never actually had a family I've truly felt a part of, you know? Not when I was human, and sometimes, not now. But I'll try."

Elijah gave her a hug and kissed the top of her head. "Once Mother and everyone else leaves, you and I can be alone. I'll get Edward and Laura to take Ethan, and then we'll lock ourselves in here and not come out for several hours."

Selina put her head on his shoulder, smiled, and breathed in his scent. "I like the sound of that," she said. "I can't wait." Then she stood up. "I want to go back to the living room with you."

"Are you sure?" Elijah asked. "You don't have to."

"I want to," Selina replied, taking his hand and giving it a squeeze. "It'll be okay, I promise."

"Oh, and just so you know," Elijah said as they made their way to the door. "Your wedding ring was my mother's. Even though she didn't give you anything today, you still have something."

Selina smiled. "And perhaps that's why she didn't give me anything now, cause I already have something. And something really good. When we get out there, I'll have to thank her."

"Ready?" Elijah asked.

Selina took a deep breath. "Yeah," she nodded. "Let's go."

"I can't believe we're getting away with this!" Klaus said as he reveled in another secret visit with Vivi, who was once again in Selina's care. "It's wonderful. Although, given Amy's inability to find herself another boyfriend, I feel sort of guilty."

"You shouldn't feel guilty," Selina replied. "Yeah, you screwed up by murdering Amy, but Vivi is your daughter too, and if the experience with Lucy taught me anything, it's that there are some things about children you father that their mothers can't teach on their own. Vivi needs you, and if I have to be sneaky so you can see her and risk your brother's wrath, then so be it."

"And how long will we do this?" Klaus asked. "When Vivi starts talking, should I compel her to forget?"

"No, don't!" Selina said quickly. "My dad and Doctor Stensrund did that when Daddy visited me as a kid, and it's something I've never forgiven them for."

"Well, all right, then," Klaus nodded as he pretended to nibble on Vivi's fingers and she giggled. "No forgetting, then. Not a chance."

Just then, the door opened and Elijah strode into the living room. Selina tried to shield Klaus and Vivi from his sight, but failed. "Niklaus?" Elijah asked, peering around his wife. "What are you doing here?"

"Selina invited me," Klaus replied. "She was watching Vivi and said I could come over cause you were gone."

"Did she now?" Elijah replied. Then, he scowled at his wife. "Darling," he said, his voice tight. "Can we talk?"

"Is it absolutely necessary?" Selina asked.

"Yes," Elijah replied and grabbed her wrist, pulling her along with him to their bedroom and slamming the door behind him. "Why is Niklaus here?" He demanded to know. "You promised me that you wouldn't see him anymore. Were you lying to me? Why in the hell do we always have to go through this?"

"I didn't invite him over to sleep with him," Selina replied. "Amy asked me to watch Vivi, and I thought it would be nice if Klaus came to see his daughter."

"And does Amy know you invited him to see Vivi?" Elijah asked. "Would she approve?"

"Well...I didn't exactly tell her," Selina replied. "But Klaus isn't doing her any harm."

"I'm so disappointed in you!" Elijah said. "You've deceived a woman who believes that you're her friend, and you lied to me about letting my brother into this house! It's disgraceful!"

"If I had told you what I was doing, would you have been any less mad at me?" Selina asked.

"No," Elijah replied with a shake of his head. "But at least you wouldn't be keeping things from me. Now, does Vivi have anyone else who can watch her? I'm going to take her to them and then have a talk with my brother."

Selina sighed. "Margot and Kol are home, I guess."

"Fine," Elijah replied. "That's where I'll take her. And Klaus will come with me. I'm not leaving you alone with him."

He left, slamming the door behind him, and Selina sniffled, plopping down on the bed and trying not to cry.

"I don't know what you're so mad about," Klaus said as Elijah got in the car, his face mottled purple. "Selina and I didn't do anything."

Elijah saw that Vivi was safely secured in her car seat before he punched Klaus in the face.

"Fuck, what was that for?" Klaus asked, trying to stem the flow of blood from his nose. Even though he knew it would stop, there would still be time for some to stain his clothes.

"For sneaking around with my wife!" Elijah grouched. "And Selina told me that Amy has no idea about you seeing Vivi. You've already treated her horribly enough. Must you add lying to that list of offenses, Niklaus?" He began backing out of the driveway as Klaus felt his nose heal.

"Where are we going?" Klaus asked, not answering Elijah's last question.

"We're taking Vivi to Kol and Margot's, and then we're going to continue this conversation," Elijah answered.

"Well, won't that be fun?" Klaus replied dryly. "I can't wait."

"Oh, shut up," Elijah replied. They dropped Vivi off and refused to stay for a drink. Then, as they were driving away, something snapped in Elijah. He parked in an empty lot, dragged Klaus out of the car, and began pummeling him. Klaus was so stunned that at first, he didn't react, but soon, he and Elijah were rolling around on the grass, stained, sweaty, and covered in blood.

"Are you finished?" Klaus asked when Elijah had to pause.

"No," Elijah replied. "Not really." He then brought his fist forward again, but this time, Klaus stopped it. Then, Elijah watched as his brother transformed into a large, snapping wolf.

"You know you can't kill me that way," he smirked. But the wolf snapped, urged him to his feet, and began chasing after him. When Klaus finally tired, Elijah looked around and had no idea where he was or how to get back to his car. "Good job, Niklaus!" He snapped at his brother. "Now we're lost!" He then took his phone out of his pocket and swore. "And my phone is out of juice. Shit!"

"You can't blame that on me," Klaus replied.

"Just get in the car," Elijah replied.

A few days later, a very worried Selina stumbled into Enid's, where Klaus' father Ronan was tending bar. "What can I get you, lassie?" He asked her. "You look so tired out."

"I've not been sleeping much lately," Selina admitted. "My husband and I got in a fight a few days ago. He left with Klaus and I haven't heard from him since."

"And this would be Klaus' brother?" Ronan asked as he poured her a vodka on the rocks.

"Yeah," Selina replied. "That guy." She took a few sips of her drink and sucked in her breath. "Thanks," she told Ronan. "I needed that."

"It looked like it," Ronan replied. "And Klaus showed up here yesterday, but he didn't have anyone with him."

"All right," Selina replied. She had a few more drinks and got to her feet. "I'm gonna go upstairs now," she said. "I'm a little sleepy."

"All right," Ronan smiled. "Sweet dreams, Lassie."

Once she was upstairs, Ronan went into the back room where Elijah was tied, gagged, and beat up, with several people surrounding him.

"Can we take him out now?" One of them, a burly young man with dark hair, dark eyes, and a moon shaped scar under his eye asked. "What kept you? And are you sure this is the son of the man that killed your family?"

"His wife showed up looking for him," Ronan replied. "And yes it is. I've been waiting for this day for years. Now, if Benjamin is around to do the spell, we can be on our way. And remember, be gentle with my son's half-brother. We don't want him dead. Not when we could punish his father in a far worse way." He got real close to Elijah's face and said, "A thousand years ago, your father killed my family because your mother and I loved each other. Now, I have another family, ready and willing to avenge what he did. And we're starting with you."

Elijah heard this and struggled as they got him out to a van, and then a sour looking warlock who resembled Alistair on a bad day put a spell on him so that he could no longer move. Then they drove away from the bar, the engine of the van making loud noises and belching out a trail of dark exhaust behind them.

"You've worn that necklace every day since your grandmother gave it to you," Edward told Laura as she stared at the hall mirror, stroking a sapphire necklace that Esther had given her. "You can take it off sometimes. And why do you feel the need to wear it while you work?"

Laura giggled. "Just to see the look on Katherine's face. Did you see that face she made when she realized that all the stuff Gregory got wasn't as good as this?"

"And here I thought you and Katherine had decided to grow up and reconcile," Edward sighed. "Boy was I wrong."

"Of course you were," Laura replied. "Us getting along was just temporary for the sake of the article!"

Edward sighed. "And what about Charlie and Elizabeth? They get along. What'll happen if it turns into more than just getting along? I know you two will kick up a big fuss and ruin it all for them. Please don't."

Laura stopped stroking the necklace and turned to face Edward. "Do you really think I'm so selfish that I would let my immense hatred of Katherine get in the way of my son's happiness?"

"Well, I would hope not," Edward replied. "But you can't blame me for thinking it will happen."

"All right, I'll try and behave myself if Charlie and Elizabeth decide to date." Laura promised. "I can't speak for Katherine, but if anyone ruins things for Charlie and Elizabeth, it won't be me."