A/N: guest. your curiosity about kids knowing about Mikael having an affair with Hayley will somewhat be answered in this chapter. Klaus and his mother hate Hayley because he thinks that she was having an affair with Mikeal. Elijah is starting to have doubts about the affair. Hayley past with her parents will be relieved but a bit later. She will tell Klaus her side of the story. Right now everyone thinks that she is a runaway.
I hope you enjoy the next chapter too.
Synopsis: Klaus Mikaelsons life is about to change for ever. He is about to enter into a world he had no idea existed. On the other hand Hayley is struggling with the side affects of chemotherapy.
Two weeks later:
Elijah looked up and said "what are you doing here? it has only been two weeks since you left".
Klaus said pulling out a chair and taking a seat "I was on suspension".
Elijah looked at him in shock and asked "why?"
Klaus said indifferently "I shot a cop".
Elijah suddenly got irritated and asked "will you stop being so cryptic. Tell me what happened".
Klaus laughed at his frustration "It was a justified shooting. He was going to kill a child and I shot him".
Elijah looked at him and then snapped in frustration "and?"
Klaus smiled and said "I have been cleared. I just thought I should make use of rest of the days off and come visit my family. Too much to ask for?"
Elijah shook his head and said "no" and then added after some time "so your first kill after joining the force".
Klaus nodded and then added "I don't know what the big deal is".
Elijah said "you don't see it a big deal probably because you save same one".
Klaus said "you are right perhaps".
Elijah said "so Johnson tells me that you pay visit to the office regularly".
Klaus said casually "whenever I get time".
Elijah laughed and said "don't be modest. Three times a week is a lot. Missing the life style?"
Klaus laughed and said "not at all" when the phone rang and Elijah picked it up and said "patch me through and Ms Simpson I need those notes before he come for the meeting".
Klaus looked around and saw a new girl sitting at her desk and asked casually "where is your other secretary?"
Elijah said "Ms Marshall?! She is on leave, hence the slow day".
Klaus said "so what do you think?"
Elijah asked "about her?"
When Klaus nodded, he leaned back and said thoughtfully "I can see why father fell for her. efficient and pretty-in fact i think she's beautiful, besides of young and smart. Do I like it? No I dont but what can we do. He is dead and apparently she has moved on".
Klaus frowned and said "you are singing her tunes for sure".
Elijah laughed and said "yes she is great. Makes great coffee".
Klaus said "I think she has some problems. She asked for a loan when I was here".
Elijah picked up the file and said "oh yeah she needed the loan so I gave it to her. What is the big deal? She will return it".
Klaus looked at him in surprise but didnt say anything as Andrew entered the room.
Andrew said "Klaus, when did you come back?"
Klaus said "a few hours ago. How is my brother treating you?"
Andrew laughed and said "less burdened than you man".
Klaus said "pray that I don't come back ever again" then turned to elijah and said "I'm off. I have not been to home yet and then Caroline".
He was about to leave when Elijah said "hey it is good that you are home. I was thinking of calling you so that we can all hear the will together. I am thinking of getting that done tomorrow. Let me talk to Ben and get back to you".
Klaus nodded and left.
After spending an hour with his mother discussing their business, his wedding plans, assuring her that he was fine and nothing was going to happen to him in his job, gently trying to dissuade her from same old demand about leaving the force and joining the family business, assuring her that he can fulfill his obligations towards Caroline while being a cop he got up to leave. As he walked toward the door his cell rang and he saw Elijah's name on the caller ID.
He picked up the cell and heard him say "Ben will read it tomorrow afternoon".
Klaus walked toward the front door and said "okay good" and then smiled as the door opened. He said to Elijah "I will talk to you later. Mason is here". After putting the cell down he said "Mason! when did you come back?"
He hugged the man who said "technically I am your uncle, generation gap".
Klaus said with a laugh "yes only by five year".
Mason said "true and as for me coming here I was just visiting and then Elijah called me to tell me about the will reading and the shooting. Are you okay?"
Klaus laughed and said carelessly "come on Mason I am a detective. It was bound to happen some day".
But then he realized that Mason was looking grave. He asked "what is going on?"
Mason said "I need to talk to you about some thing really important".
Half an hour later Mason turned the car into the forest. Klaus kept glancing at Mason as they drove deeper and deeper into the forest and then he stopped the car. Klaus got out and asked "where are we?"
Mason said "come on".
He led him deep into the forest and then stopped. He started moving some branches and to Klaus's shock he saw a door on the floor. He looked at Mason and then opened the door. Mason led him through long corridors deep into what looked like tunnel to Klaus. He stopped right in front of a cell and it hit Klaus that they were in a underground dungeon. Klaus looked at it and pushed the solid iron door open and entered. He looked around the room in shock and then walked to the chains and handcuff's attached to the ground. He turned to Mason and asked "what is all this?"
Mason said "This is our family's secret Niklaus".
Klaus picked up the heavy chain and asked "what do you mean?"
Mason said "Niklaus we are not ordinary humans. We have inherited something from our ancestors that make us special, different from others".
Klaus looked at him in confusion and said "what do you mean? You can tell me any thing. I am a detective after all and can take anything" and then he looked around and added as an afterthought "tell me you are not doing anything to break the law. If that is the case dont tell me".
Mason laughed and said "not yet. Tell . During the job have you ever lost it. I mean really lost it and thought you cannot control your anger and did something regrettable - picked up an uncalled for fight?"
Klaus said "of course I have, people often do that".
Mason said "you are not people Niklaus. If you noticed and had any idea, you would have realized that the anger episodes normally happen on full moon".
Klaus looked at him confused and said "what does that have to do with full moon?" He suddenly remembered all those crazy theories he had heard in his time in the force and laughed. He said "I cannot believe it. You mean to say that we are werewolves".
When Mason didn't answer he continued "I cannot believe that you would say something so immature. Werewolves don't exist Mason. It is all a myth".
Mason said in a no nonsense voice "Niklaus werewolves are very real and they do exist. One is standing in the cell with you".
It took a moment for Klaus to digest that piece of information. He could feel the smile slipping from his face and he said "that is not funny any more Mason".
Mason said "tell me about it. When I first transformed I didnt know what was going on so I left Mystic Falls. Remember? I did my research on werewolves and discovered that werewolves are normal people until they trigger their special gene that is passed on to them by their werewolf parents, in our case my father and in your case your father".
Klaus said now starting to get annoyed "Mason this is all rubbish. I dont have time for all this. I have a dinner date with Caroline".
He headed to the door but Mason said "there is only one way to trigger the gene Niklaus and that is if you kill some one intentionally or by accident" making Klaus stop in his track.
He stopped but didnt turn so mason continued "you remember Alissa, that car accident. I was driving that car and that is how I triggered mine. It was an accident but she died. Your father and Richard never triggered their gene.
Klaus stood there looking at the cell door and then an image of the man with a bullet hole in his head flash through his mind and he said "that is not possible" and stormed out of the dungeons.
He didn't stop until he reached his car. He got in and drove away in anger.
He entered Dolches, still angry at Mason for talking rubbish. He took a seat and while waiting for Caroline he tried to think of something else, but his mind kept coming back to what Manson had said no so long ago so in annoyance he started looking around and then he saw her. He stared at her as she tucked the lock of hair behind her ear. He got up and walked to her and said "fancy seeing you here Ms Marshall".
Hayley jumped up from her seat and said "Mr Mikaelsons! what are you doing here?"
Klaus couldn't help but smirk at her question making Hayley realized how dumb of a question that was.
Klaus looked down and saw a notepad on the table and he caught the words "$10,000". He opened his mouth to say something when a man approached their table.
Hayley followed his gaze and gulped as she saw Jim back from the mens room and say "so where were we?"
Klaus glared at her and then said "hello, I am Klaus Mikaelsons".
Before Hayley could respond. He said "Mr Mikaelsons? As in Mikael Lockwood's Mikealsons".
Klaus smirked and said "yes he was my father" and involuntarily his gaze went to Hayley who suddenly felt her cheek burning up.
He then said "it is good to meet you Mr Mikaelsons. My name is Jim Ackles. I knew your father from his reputation".
Klaus couldn't help notice Hayley getting uncomfortable.
Hayley could feel his eyes on him so she said "Jim" and instinctively grabbed his hand taking Jim by surprise and for some reason Klaus annoyed. She continued "Jim thank you for the lovely lunch. I will definitely think about it" and picked up her purse and without looking at Klaus she left.
Klaus looked at Jim Ackles who was staring at Hayley leaving. He said "I am sorry if caused your date to end prematurely" and left without waiting for his response.
Klaus went to his table and saw Caroline sitting there. He smile, kissed her and they had a pleasant dinner in which he managed to forget about what Mason had told him. They discussed their wedding plan which for some reason annoyed Klaus a lot but he kept on listening to her and smiled as she showed her concern about his suspension and casually asked him about his decision to work in the force but Klaus assured her everything will be okay. Caroline changed the topic to the wedding planning again. When she asked him something twice he realized that he was not listening to her, he was thinking about Hayley. He wondered if she managed to get herself a new job using her special abilities with which she had trapped his father too.
She got home just in time to give Hope her bath and put her in the bed next to her. She tried to free her mind from all the conflicting thoughts about Klaus, about what he was doing back in the city, about her cancer and once the chemo start, how the side effects will affect her? and Hope's life and how will she get the loan and more importantly how will she be able to pay for it. At last she managed to sleep still with the last thought about what will happen to Hope if something happens to her.
Klaus went to bed thinking of what Mason had told him and what Hayley was doing with that guy while Caroline was sleeping in his arms. Next morning Klaus woke up and the first thing he saw was Caroline walking towards the bathroom. He looked at her for a moment and then got up and went after her. He took off his clothes and grabbed her from her behind and kissed her on her neck. She turned towards him and moved her hands over his back down to his hip. She grabbed them and squeezed them and said "I have to go to New York for four days. I have to do some important shopping" her eyes twinkled "for our wedding night".
Klaus lifted her face with his forefinger and kissed her and said "looking forward to it.
He moaned as she bit his lip and then slid down trailing kisses on his body. He pulled her up and pinned her against the wall and entered his finger in her core and starting move it against her and then pulled it out and replaced it with his hardened shaft and started ramming in her faster. Caroline moaned and yelled and bit his lips bringing him to a new high and when he climaxed she kissed him and said "I love you".
Klaus said "I love you too" and then turned the shower on and after taking a slow seductive shower they got out.
Caroline put on her lipstick and asked "when are you leaving?"
He said to her as put on his jacket "I have a flight at 12".
She looked at him in the mirror and said "you be careful out there".
He grabbed her from behind and said "I will be. After all I have to get married to you". He kissed her neck and went to put on his shoes.
Klaus got out of the elevator and walked straight into Elijah office.
Hayley was taking notes about the meeting with his client when the door opened and she saw Klaus standing there and her heart skipped at beat. She instinctively looked at Elijah who gestured him to come in while continuing to dictate her.
After he was done she got up and left quietly.
Klaus said "I thought I should meet you before I go. Who knows when I will come back again? May be at the wedding".
Elijah said in surprise "what do you mean you are going? We are going to have a will reading in the afternoon. I told you about it".
Klaus said "I know but you don't need me for that. I have to get back Elijah".
Elijah said angrily "Niklaus!"
Klaus said "you can have the reading without me. You know I don't care about it".
He turned and left the office leaving Elijah angry.
He stopped as he saw her lost in her work and then walked to her desk and said "Ms Marshall!" causing her to jump out of her chair and making himself infuriated. He continued "courtesy demands that you tell my brother before looking for a new job" and walked towards the elevator without waiting for a response.
She turned towards him but he was already gone leaving her bewildered.
She sat down wondering 'what was he talking about?'.
Klaus entered Rousseau's and smiled as a girl walked to him carrying a tray laden with glass of drinks and said "when did you come back?"
He said "I have been back for the past two weeks but I was busy. Crime rate had just bumped up so I had to take some action". He winked at the end of the sentence making her laugh. He added "no seriously I came back two weeks ago but went back home over the weekend. Just came back".
She looked around and said "I have customers to take care of, will talk again".
Klaus went to sit on an empty table and started looking around but suddenly he remembered what Mason had told him. He shook his head smiling when he heard a voice "hey Camille" and then a pat on his back saying "my man Klaus, when did you come back?"
Klaus looked up and said with a smile "Marcel, yesterday".
Marcel sat opposite him and said "so what happened? Did they prove you innocent or what?"
Klaus said "how did you find out?"
Marcel laughed and said "I have eyes everywhere especially on people I call my friends. So tell me".
Klaus said "of course they did. It was a justified shooting".
Marcel said with a smile "good".
He picked up his glass of bourbon and wondered should he share with Marcel about what Mason had told him. He was contemplating the idea when Marcel said to him "you look confused. Any problems?"
Klaus leaned forward and asked "do you believe that werewolves exist?"
He couldn't help but notice the smile slip from Marcel's face. He asked "What ?"
Marcel leaned forward, looked into his eyes and said "it is a myth Klaus. Whoever told you about werewolves was joking with you. Just Forget about it".
and then he got up and left.
Klaus stared at his back and wondered 'why did Marcel tell him to forget about it?'
He walked towards his car when the cell rang and he smiled when he read Elijah's name on the caller Id. He picked it up and sat in the driver's seat and said "so how much did you get?"
He sat in his car in silence as he heard Elijah tell him the detail of the will causing his anger to reach a point where he knew if Hayley Marshall were in front of him he would have strangled her. He put the cell down after Elijah was done telling him and drove towards the apartment, near the precinct, steaming in anger at her.
A week later
By the time he got home he was feeling really agitated. He has been back hardly a week and the work was really hectic especially tonight. He entered the apartment, put the keys in the big bowl along with his wallet and badge and wondered 'what is it about full moon that makes people crazy' . He was feeling so tired and annoyed that he just wanted to lie on the bed and take a long uninterrupted sleep. He was walking toward his room when he heard the bell. He went to open the door and said with exasperation "Mason! What are you doing here?"
Mason said "Full moon. Come on. We only have one hour".
Klaus looked at him in surprise and then he remembered what mason had told him. He said with irritation "oh come on man, I just came home after a most idiot case of stupidity I have ever seen". and turned back towards inside when Mason grabbed him by his arm and dragged him out.
Klaus said "let go Mason" and pushed him away.
Mason looked up at the dark sky and said now with a hint of irruption "okay, you dont believe me. Dont. Just come with me and see with your own eyes".
Klaus stared at Mason in annoyance and then he said "okay fine. I will indulge you this once" He picked up his wallet and badge and headed out with him.
Mason asked "we need to go somewhere secluded. You must know the area".
Klaus nodded and guided him toward the bayou.
During the ride Mason said "whatever happens, just go with the flow. You will feel terrible pain. It is your first time so it may take many hours. I will chain you with the tree so that you dont hurt anyone".
Klaus rolled his eyes but didnt say anything.
They parked the car deep in the wood. Mason said to him "leave you wallet, phone, badge, jacket in the car".
Klaus looked at him as if he had lost his mind but did what he was told. He looked at Mason in shock as he took out the chain from the trunk of the car and chained him to a tree and then he did the same to himself.
Klaus said "man you have lost it. You need a check…" when he heard it; the first howl and he looked around and then he heard the crackling of bones followed by the most terrible pain he had every experienced in his life shot through his body. He yelled, his body withered with the crackling of the sound of bones. Last thing he saw before he blacked out was Mason's mouth and limbs elongating and everything started to become hazy.
Next time when he opened his eyes, he had a blanket on him and Mason was sitting opposite him fully clothed".
He asked "so now you believe me?".
Klaus got up and said in a shocked voice "no it cannot be".
Mason said "Niklaus the sooner you realize of the world you have just stepped in, the sooner you will accept it. The world of vampires, witches, werewolves".
Klaus said in shock "you are kidding".
Mason said "you are living in a city full of witches, vampires and werewolves. I have been traveling a lot in the past five years and I have found the biggest vampire population in New Orleans controlled by a Marcel Gerald. You must know him but what you dont know is that he is vampire. Rumor is that there used to be a pack based in New Orleans but I have not found it".
Klaus's let his mind absorbed all of this information for a second and then laughed and said "no he is not a vampire. Vampires are not real".
Mason said "A couple of hours ago you didnt believe in werewolves too but you are one now. He is a vampire and I am sure you must have witnessed things that have made you question about his reality but he then compelled you".
Klaus asked in confusion "compelled me?"
Masons said "Vampires can compel human but not other vampires, witches and triggered werewolves".
Klaus suddenly remembered Marcel telling him to forget about what Mason had told him and said "can he make me forget about things by saying stuff?"
Mason said "sure, anything. Compulsion is mind control but now that you are a triggered wolf, he will not be able to control your mind. But you have to be careful. Vampires and wolves are mortal enemies".
Klaus said "what do you mean?" still confused at what had happened.
For the next few days Mason told him everything about werwolves that he knew.
While Mason was telling him about werewolves Klaus realized that his problems were just starting as a thought occurred to him 'what was he going to do about Caroline? She cannot get married to a werewolf' .
When he shared his concern with Mason, he said "dont think about it right now. Werewolves do get married. But eventually you have to tell her about it. Preferably before the wedding". He smiled by the end of the sentence making Klaus really mad.
After Mason left. for the next few weeks Klaus put his mind on his job to distract himself from everything that had been and the impending next full moon was haunting him. Every time Caroline called him or he called her, he felt like telling her everything but lost nerves. Mason had told him that he would come back for the next moon too until Klaus could control his transformation. With each passing day his agitation that he was not normal was increasing. The fact that he was a detective and he knew about this world; a world about vampires, killing humans, drinking their blood about which he couldn't do anything was not helping his already aggregated state of mind. Late at the night when he would lie in his bed thinking of the full moon and the pain during the transformation. He often end up thinking about the girl he raped and wondered if he was being punished for his crime?. He started observing Marcel and his men from distance remembering Mason's warning that vampires can sense werewolves but his caution was short lived as one day when he was at Lafayette Cemetery, Marcel walked to him and said "I wouldn't have believed it if I had not seen it for myself".
Klaus said "what?"
Marcel said with a smirk "first lesson. Vampires can sense who is what! It is like after your first transformation, your body was labelled and we vampires can see that label. So shooting that cop must have triggered your gene?"
Klaus said "apparently".
Marcel said with a smile "so now you know".
Klaus said "now I know but still trying to believe it".
Marcel said "what are you going to do? You being a detective and all".
Klaus shrugged his shoulder and rubbed the back of his neck and said "I dont know. Still working on that tiny issue".
Marcel said "then you need to know New Orleans's world so that you know what you are dealing with".
By the time Marcel was done telling him about all the factions of New Orleans, their involvement in each other's life, vampires of French Quarter, witches of Lafayette Cemetery, the cursed Crescent wolves in the bayou he thought he would lose his mind. The biggest shock was to find out that the captain of his precinct was well aware of this world and he was working in collaboration with the leaders of human factions. He spend next couple of days digging into Crescent wolves history and observed them late in the night when he was off duty. Within a week he managed to find out everything about the Crescent wolves that he could, their birthmark, their royal legacy, their curse, everything. Often he felt like calling Elijah and telling him everything that had happened but he lost his nerves.
Before he knew it the next full moon was upon him and as promised Mason was back to help him with his transformation. During his second transition along with Mason he observed Crescent wolves turn into human, dance and sing around the fire they built. With each passing day working in his precinct he was getting more and more confused as to how to balance the law and the supernatural world. Often he looked at his captain and wondered 'how could he close his eyes to that world and be a detective at the same time'. The feeling that he was not being honest with his job was making it impossible for him to do his job efficiently that even Alexis noticed his carelessness at one particular instance when he was supposed to read rights to a suspect but he forgot to say so. After careful deliberation, one night two weeks after his second transformation he decided to take a break from his job.
He went to his captain the very next day and said "I am having personal problems back home and I would like to have some time off".
Benson looked at him and said "Klaus you just came back from vacation".
Klaus controlled his annoyance which was ready to shoot out of him these days and said "I have to go Benson. Give me unpaid leave but i have to go".
Benson stared at him and then said "okay. how long?"
Klaus said "a month may be two".
His captain looked at him and then leaned in and said "you know the world you have stepped into is really dangerous".
Klaus looked at him and said "who told you?"
His captain said "I am in collaboration with the leaders of the human faction Klaus".
Klaus said "I assume that my secret is safe with you".
Benson nodded and said "yes".
Klaus left after saying "may be this break will do me good and give me new perspective".
7 weeks after trigger his gene:
Klaus stopped the car in his usual spot near the office building, took a deep breath and told himself to be careful and not spill anything to Elijah. Ten minutes later he entered the office and the first thing he saw was her empty chair. Seeing it empty brought on some relief and he went to his office.
As he opened the door Elijah looked up and gestured him to come in. Klaus went in and took the chair opposite the desk while Elijah continued to talk on the phone. He gestured him that it will take one more minute and then he said "perfect Mr. Samuel. Then we are done here. My secretary will contact you about the updates".
And then put the cradle down and said "when did you get here? Man you came after a month this time"
Klaus said "just now. Coming directly from the airport. How are you doing? seems like things are under control".
Elijah leaned back and said "yes. Things are good. Hayley is great. She helps a lot".
Klaus registered the use of her first name and said "so you both are on first name basis?!"
Elijah laughed and said "don't be absurd. She is not that kind of a girl".
Klaus said "and how would you know what type of girl is she? You have only been working with her for two months. She had an affair with father from which she managed to squeeze a lump sum of money for herself. When I think about it, I want to strangle her. I am surprised she is still working here". He tone changed to aggressiveness by the end of the sentence.
Elijah said shaking his head "about that…" when the door opened and he stopped talking.
Hayley took a deep breath, wiped her face and headed out of the bathroom. She picked up the file from her desk that she was going to give him before she had to run to the bathroom, fixed a smile on her face and went to his room. She said with a smile "Mr. Mikaelsons the deposition with …" and stopped.
Klaus looked towards her and saw the smile slipping from her face.
He said coldly "hello Ms Marshall".
Hayley gulped and controlled the sudden nausea she felt and said "Mr Mikalesons". She turned to Elijah and said "I am sorry I didn't know you had company" and turned to leave.
As she reached the door Elijah said "Hayley".
Hayley stopped and turned around and from his hand gesture she realized that she had not given him the file.
Klaus noticed red sneaking on her cheeks as she walked back and handed him the file and left.
She went to her desk, stood there for a second and then hurried towards the bathroom and started throwing up. After she was done, she washed her mouth and said in undertone "damn chemo". She dried her mouth and left the bathroom.
Elijah said "I have to dictate some notes to Hayley and then I have to talk to you about something really important regarding the will. Let me do that so she can type them before she leaves for home. After that we can go for lunch. Do you want to stick around?"
Klaus nodded wondering what Elijah wanted to discuss.
Elijah leaned back scanning the file "so how long are you staying this time?"
Klaus said "I have taken some personal time off".
Elijah looked up and said "what?! you?! Personal time?! Are you feeling okay?"
Klaus laughed at his sarcasm and said "yes, I am taking personal time off. I have not had a proper break for what three years".
Elijah said "well good for you. Good to have you home and may be you can help me around too".
Klaus nodded his head as he saw Hayley entering the office again with the notepad and then smiled as he heard Elijah say "well Caroline will be over the moon for sure".
She heard him say "well Caroline will be over the moon for sure", wondered in confusion 'what are they talking about?' but went to sit on the sofa. She started writing down what Elijah was telling her and gave him her input. She could feel his eyes on her occasionally and that were just making her nervous and sick. She rubbed her hand against her pants and realized to her shock that she had not done this for almost two months.
Klaus leaned back on the sofa and picked up a book and started reading it but couldn't help glancing at her. There was something about her that was different, he noticed regardless of how angry he was at her. As he looked at her, he saw it - rubbing of the hand against her pants that for some reason infuriated him.
And then it hit him what was different about her - she has lost some weight. At that realization he straightened up in his seat when he heard Elijah say "so we are done? Don't forget about the party Andrew is throwing tomorrow".
Hayley suddenly smiled, making Klaus's knees go weak, and said "Mr. Mikalesons you are resilient".
Elijah laughed and said "I am the head of the office. I have to make sure everyone has fun and you deserve fun after the hours you put in and besides it is weekend tomorrow. Surely you can have one night to yourself".
Hayley smiled and said "I said I will try" and then left the office without looking at him leaving me confused further.
After she left Elijah said "how about we talk tomorrow in the morning".
He nodded and then said "I will be going then. I have not yet met Caroline. If she finds out that I came to see you first, she will throw a fit".
He left the room leaving Elijah smiling, looking down at his file.
Klaus spend the afternoon with his mother and his siblings. They were overjoyed to hear that he was home for at least one month.
After he left from his parents house he called Caroline. As the call connected he said "what are you doing?"
Caroline said "wishing that you were here".
Klaus smiled and said "and if I were?"
Caroline said with a sigh "even than I couldn't meet you. I have finales coming up next week. This fashion designing is not easy mister".
Klaus said "let me think. Law vs fashion designing…hmm .. yup you win" making her laugh bringing a smile to his lips. He continued "the good new is that you will be done with you college by the time we will be married".
He sat in the car and put her on the bluetooth and smiled as he heard her say "I will be free like a bird. I still cannot believe we still have around four months before the wedding".
Klaus said with a smile "be patient. I called to tell you that I am on unpaid leave for one month and I am in Mystic Falls".
He started the car and heard her say "unpaid, why?"
Klaus looked at the GPS from where her voice was coming with curiosity and asked "you are not happy that I am back?".
Caroline at once said "of course I am happy. I will be at the penthouse tonight".
Suddenly a strange feeling came over him and he said "not tonight. I have some work to do. Tomorrow?"
she said "sure. Love you".
Klaus smiled and said "love you too" and disconnected the call.
After putting the cell down he wondered 'why didnt he encourage her to come over?' and realized it was because of this new change in his life.
He went to sleep with difficulty that night and after many days he woke up with that nightmare. He got out of bed, lit the smoke and spend rest of the night awake thinking about his past, his present and future and what should he do with this new development in his life.
Around four in the morning he managed to get sleep only to be awaken by a call from Elijah at 10 am.
Half an hour later he he entered the Starbuck where Elijah had asked him to meet. After they settled down with their coffee, Elijah said "so here is the issue. It is about the will. Mother is very insistent that she will not give a penny to Hayley. In fact she wants to fire her from the company but Hayley needs the job and I cannot do that and she is a good worker. At what basis should I fire her".
Klaus said after pondering over the matter for a few seconds "I can understand mother's reaction". He paused for a moment and then said "so she had not still gotten the money?"
Elijah said with exasperation "no. Are you kidding me? The past seven weeks had been horrible. I don't want to fire her but mother is just being so adamant. I have suspicion that she needs the job. She borrowed quite a lot of money from the company".
Klaus said "for what?" curiously.
Elijah said "I don't know. I asked but she didnt want to tell and I didn't insist. But what are we going to do with this property issue. Mother even once told me that she will drag her to the courts if she has to"
Klaus sat up straight and said "what?"
Elijah said "yes but then I managed to persuade her from not doing that by reminding her the consequences of it on our reputation. And you know the one thing this family is proud of is its name".
Klaus thought for a moment and then said "why don't you transfer her to New Orleans office".
Elijah smiled and said "that is what I have been thinking. I wanted to discuss this with you but still property issue is still there".
Klaus said "that cannot be undone. What he has given her it is hers. We cannot not give her that. You and I both know that. And to think she does not know about it yet".
He was quiet for a second wondering 'if she needs money then why not take the job Jim Ackles was offering her? 10000 dollars is a lot of money'.