Klaus + Hayley: Falling for Her

Klaus, Hayley and Elijah left their car and then looked over at the window of the house to see Rebekah there with Hope in her hands. They looked very peaceful and Rebekah looked like she was either singing or telling Hope a story. Hayley's eyes watered once more. "My baby." She whispered and hurried up to go inside. Elijah and Klaus followed after her. "Are you sure that you have this under control, brother?" Elijah asked and Klaus nodded. "Just leave it to me. We'll see what we're dealing with, speak to Rebekah and think about where we should more. We need a much safer place this time for her."

Rebekah and Hayley shared a big hug and she asked her, "How are you holding up? As a hybrid and all…it must be very difficult for you." Hayley nodded and wiped the tears from her face and Rebekah smiled at her in a sad way. "Come and see your daughter. There is no one stopping you this time." She whispered and led Hayley to the nursery they saw in the window. Hope was there in her crib and giggling as she saw people moving. "She has grown." Hayley commented with happiness. Klaus and Elijah came inside and they both got their chance to see Hope grown. "I can't believe anyone would try to hurt you, sweetheart." Hayley whispered as she caressed her cheek.

Klaus came over to Hayley and looked down at their daughter. He took in her beauty, which matched her mother's very well. "I have to say that I am surprised you did a good job with her so far, sister." Klaus commented and got a playful punch in the shoulder by Rebekah, who also smiled at him. "She is just as stubborn as you, Nik. There was nothing I could do about that." Klaus looked over at Hayley and saw her being the happiest woman in the world which made him smile. That was what he wanted for her. He wanted her happiness. Rebekah hugged Elijah and they exchanged smiles.

"How have you been, dear sister?" Elijah asked and Rebekah shook her head. "The usual with Hope. I've been traveling a lot with her. We just nestled here a couple of days ago. I spoke to a doctor and she told me that it is not good for a baby to be moved out of homes so often. I had to lie and tell her that because of my work, we have to move to different places." "And what was her suggestion?" "Her suggestion was to take it easy on the work and focus more on the health of the baby. She is right. That's why I have to tell you that we can't keep doing this for her. She needs a stable home. Ever since she had been born, I think we've been to more than ten places in this world. It's time for a break." Klaus had heard what Rebekah said and gave her a look. Hayley was too mesmerized with Hope to hear.

Klaus left Hayley and Hope to speak to Elijah and Rebekah. "We are not keeping her here, Rebekah." He told her and she rolled her eyes at the way he was always eavesdropping. "What other choice do we have, Nik? Do you want your child to have issues like you had growing up? Stop traumatizing her and let her live here and we can stay with her for a while. She's just a baby and I am sure that Mother was bluffing when she told you that she knows where she is." Klaus growled. "She knows what I have been doing every second of my life ever since we last killed her. She knows everything, Rebekah!" He raised his voice a little which made Hope start crying and Klaus regretted it completely.

Hayley took Hope in the nursery and closed the door after her. Klaus sighed and rubbed his eyes for one moment as his brother and sisters were looking at him. "It's time to do the right thing here, Nik." Rebekah commented and Klaus looked back at the shut door. "We are taking her back to New Orleans and she is going to stay there, in our home, well protected." He informed them. "Right in the middle of a war brewing?" Rebekah asked, outraged. "You heard me, sister. There will be no arguing about that." He turned around and opened the door to the nursery to find Hayley in a rocking chair with their daughter on her lap. Hayley gently placed a finger over her lips with a smile on her face.

He was relieved that she wasn't mad at him for waking Hope up with his loud voice. At last, he took a seat right next to Hayley and watched her rock Hope over and over again. "She trusts me and the way she looks at me, I think she still remembers that I am her mommy." Hayley told him and Klaus smiled back. "Yes, I know that babies remember their mother's voice and they never forget it. You don't have to worry about her not remembering you, love. She knows deep down that you are her mother. She can feel it." Hayley nodded and looked over at him as Hope closed her eyes. "I never believed that we would make it this far. I never believed that we would go on like this and manage to get her back to us. I thought…I thought that I would never see her again." Klaus placed a hand over hers and looked at her deep in the eyes. "You know that I will do everything in my power to protect both of you?" "Yes." "Then you have nothing to worry about, little wolf."

Klaus was walking around the room after a couple of minutes and Hope woke up at last and looked into her father's eyes as he smiled. "Hey, there." He whispered in the softest voice Hayley had ever heard. Hope was still nestled safely in her mother's arms as Klaus bent over her and kissed her on her forehead, making her giggle with happiness. "I think she knows who you are too." Hayley commented as she looked at him have fun with his daughter. "I am hard to forget, love. I know from past experience that pretty girls never forget a handsome face as this one." He was being smug to piss her off and he succeeded. He liked to constantly remind Hayley of their night of passion in order to make her nervous.

"You trust me, Klaus that I have long since forgotten about that night." Hayley whispered and she knew deep down that it was so not true. She was thinking about their night more often than she should have been. Klaus looked up, distracted by her gorgeous hazel eyes to even remember that she had a baby in her lap that still wanted her father's attention. "Love, I don't think you really mean that?" He looked so smug and sure of himself. "Oh really? Then you tell me, big bad hybrid, what is it that I mean?" "I think that you are finally showing the shyness of your pretty little face to me. A night like that cannot be forgotten, little wolf. Look at the result right in front of us." Hayley started laughing uncontrollably.

He looked at her face as she did that and he saw something. He wasn't sure what it was, but it did remind him of that one moment they had spent in the nursery when she was pregnant. It was wonderful how the light shone on her face and it made her look more radiant than she already was. He had touched her stomach for the first time with her permission and felt their little daughter kick. It looked like a déjà vu. Him, leaning over her as she was sitting in the rocking chair. He didn't know what his next move would be but her eyes drawn him to her in ways he couldn't stop himself.

The memory faded and he looked into the same beautiful eyes of hers and saw the same smile he had seen when she was pregnant that day. It was the very same one. She was happy and he was happy as well for what they had. He was feeling the immediate urge to lean over her and press his lips to hers. He had managed to refrain himself at last. "Right." He whispered and this time, it really felt like a déjà vu. "I'll leave you to her then. Mother-daughter time." He whispered and she nodded, smiling. He sighed with relief as he left the nursery and smiled to himself for some reason. Right now, what he wanted was to keep Hayley and Hope close to him so no one would harm them. They had not seen their daughter in months and maybe for now, Rebekah was right. It was time for a pleasant break.