A/N: hi, thnaks for the wonderful reviews. I am sorry I am not posting as quick as I used to. I have family visiting and am not getting time to write. But I promise I will keep on posting. but it will at least take 2-3 days between chapters. I promise I will finish this story. I hope you like this chapter too. I made this chapter a little longer to make up for posting it late :)

Synopsis: Hayley's secrets are not secrets anymore. Klaus is starting to have doubts about his relationship with Caroline. Stefan tells him something that will make him further confused about Caroline and him.

Klaus spend the next few days wondering how to handle the complicated situation he had gotten himself into. Knowing that Caroline was a vampire on top of his own secret was turning out too much for him. He would often pace in his room at night time wondering what is in store for his and Caroline's future. He was constantly thinking about his doubt over his future with Caroline. This line of thought had started to confuse him a lot as he realized that he was having types of thoughts a lot; thoughts about doubts about their future. He often asked himself if he was being selfish considering that his doubts about his future weren't that strong when he didn't know she was a vampire, so what changed?! Every day he would control his urge to confront her about their secret. The fact that she was not confiding in him or confronting him about his true nature was really starting to bother him. Twice he decided to call her to tell her about himself but then a voice in his head said to him "she has been vampire for God knows how long and didn't confide in you so why should you".

Before he knew it two weeks went by. During this time Caroline contacted him a couple of times finding time during her exams and dance classes but he made excuses and didn't encourage the meeting which took him by surprise too. With each passing day, he knew that they needed to put all cards on the table but he had also realized from her behavior during their phone conversations that she was not ready to face the truth. Late at night when he would lay in his bed staring the ceiling, various thoughts would haunt his mind - thoughts about 'Can they now get married? Can vampire or werwolves for that matter even marry? What kind of life would they have if they get married?. Aren't vampires immortal or something? 'The more he thought about it the more their marriage was starting to look impossible to him.

One thing he was sure of was that the doubts he was having about their future was not because he didnt love her anymore. In fact it was very painful for him to even consider that he might not have a future with her. For some reason even finding out that she was a vampire had not affected his feelings for her which took him by surprise. But Mason's sentence 'vampires and werewolves dont like each other" would take him back to zero and he would wonder how will things work out.

When he would get really swarmed with thoughts he would go spend time with Elijah to help him out with his cases or just talk to him but as a result he ended up spending time with Hayley too. The more time he spend with her, the more he observed her. He couldn't help but feel that his attitude towards her was changing, becoming friendlier. He often wondered while looking at her was it because of what he suspected about her past. He also realized that he was not angry at her anymore for having share in his father's property or for having an affair with him. He often walked onto her while she was lost in thoughts and hence startled her which for some reason bothered him a lot. There were times Elijah, him and her were having a case discussion and Elijah had to step out of the office for some reason leaving them alone but before he could say anything she would excuse herself too leaving him confused too.

He thought about his job a lot too- whether he can continue it as a werewolf, whether he can keep the supernatural world of New Orleans a secret. Often he felt like discussing his problem with Elijah but that meant reveling things to him that he was not ready to reveal or Elijah ready to find out. Elijah on the other hand noticed his absentmindedness at many occasions but when a lot of emphasis he didn't tell him, he let go.

While Klaus was trying to distract by coming to the office every day, Hayley was getting tensed up by his presence. In the beginning it was just for a few hours but she noticed that with passage of time he was spending most of his day in Elijah's office reading a book, lying down on the couch or discussing a case with him. She felt like screaming at him, fighting at him for putting her in this situation. She realized that she had never even considered the possibility that she would be spending time in the company of her rapist and how difficult it would be seeing him everyday. She also realized that it was starting to affect the calmness of her mind but she also knew that it was his office and she had no other option. The more she tried to avoid him the more she had to spend time with him because he was now sitting in the meetings with their clients too and he had surprised her by his kindness, sense of humor, friendliness, sense of nobility. She often wondered when lying on her bed late at night 'Is he the same man you forced himself on her ignoring all her pleas. Why was he so hard on her when he took over the office for that one week after his father died?' and then would go to sleeping thinking 'may be because his father died and he was taking it hard'.

Even though she had observed a change in his attitude towards her, it didnt make her feeling any less agitated by his presence in the office. She thought 'It was not as if she could leave this job considering with her cancer condition and all. She cannot do anything about it except to learn to coexist in the same space' so she focused all her attention to staying calm in front of him. There were days when she felt as if he wanted to talk to her about something but before he could she would excuse herself and leave the office. There were time when she could feel his eyes on her but she refused to look at him. There were days when she was not feeling well but she couldn't tell Elijah to take an early leave because of him being there. On those days after reaching home she would wonder 'why didnt she just ask Elijah to leave early? it was not an issue when Klaus was not in the office so why is she now hesitating in asking for a holiday or a half day?'

At home Hope had started to guess that something was wrong with her. She was getting too clingy, fussy and at times stubborn. Hayley figured that she was demanding her attention. the more she wanted to spend time with her, the more she could sometimes because of her health and sometimes because of her job. She thought with frustration 'how could she not guess something was wrong with her mother, she spends half her time in bathroom throwing up'. These days she was really frustrated as the date to have her second chemo was approaching fast and she was still short of three thousand dollars. She had decided that she was going to ask the loan from the company but now that Klaus was spending all the time in the company, she realized that she was not getting an opportunity to ask him.

A week before the chemo she was brewing her coffee when Amy came out and said "hey did you get the loan?"

Hayley said "no, I have not. I am thinking of talking to Mr Mikaelsons today".

Amy said "hey I have some money. You can borrow that and when you have money you can return it to me".

Hayley said with a smile "that is very sweet Amy. I will get some don't worry but thanks for the offer".

After reaching the office she went in Elijah's office and after straightening his desk she turned around and saw Klaus standing there. She gulped and said "good morning Mr. Milkealsons. You are early today".

Klaus said casually "yes Elijah had to go to New Orleans office yesterday so I am taking over here"

Hayley felt her heart sink and she asked "to New Orleans? for how long?"

Klaus noticed her face getting pale and said in a deliberate slow voice "for a week. Is there a problem".

Hayley's heart continued to sink and she wondered 'what is she going to do about loan sanction now? If she asks Amanda Klaus will find out and she does not want her to know about this new loan. Already he is upset about her previous loan' but then out of blue Hope's smiling face flashed through her eyes and she said "no nothing is wrong. Do you want your coffee now?"

Klaus nodded and walked to his desk even thought he didn't feel satisfied by her answer.

A couple of minutes later he looked at the coffee she put on his desk and looked up at her standing with the notepad in her hand. He leaned back and asked "Ms Marshall. Can I ask you something ?"

Hayley gulped and said "yes".

Klaus stared at her for a few seconds wondering how to ask her about his suspicion. Then he thought 'may be he will be able to get something from how her feelings for him' so he asked "are you afraid of me?"

Hayley was embracing herself for the worst but hearing this from him took her by surprise and she abruptly said "what?!"

Klaus leaned forward, folded his arms on the table and asked "are you afraid of me?"

Hayley said now starting to feel nervous "why do you ask that?"

Klaus said with a slight hint of smile "from the way you act around me".

Hayley said "I…" she felt lost for words and saw to her surprise his face getting pale. She was surprised to realize that seeing him pale didn't give her any pleasure. In fact she felt bad for him so she muster up the courage and said slowly "no, if I have given you that impression then I am sorry".

She paused for a moment hoping that her answer had satisfied him but she realized that the damage was done. She hastily said "you remind me of my old boyfriend. We didn't get along well".

Klaus continued to look at her unable to ignore the sinking feeling in his stomach. In that short span of time he had realized, from his experience as a detective, that she was lying and that just made everything she had just said much worse.

Hayley didnt know what to say so she said "Mr. Mikaelsons I have the schedule for your brother. Will you be covering him?"

Klaus took a deep breath to distract himself from that pit in his stomach and said "yes" now taking his eyes off of her.

Hayley looked at him with pity realizing that he knew she was lying to him and was shocked and confused to realize that she was feeling bad for him.

She cleared her mind and said trying to sound normal " you have a meeting at 11 with Anderson and Andrew about the Liberty Mutual case and then at 3 you have a late lunch with your mother".

Klaus said without looking at her "that will be all Ms Marshall. Thank you".

After she left he stared in the space wondering 'why is she scared of him? Was his behavior when he first took over towards her that bad? that is really insulting and offensive that she was scared of him and for no apparent reason. He is a detective and should be able to find out what is the reason behind all of this'.

Later that night as he laid in his bed he recalled his lunch date with his mother and her hatred for Hayley which had taken him by surprise. He realized that even thought he didnt like her but that much hatred had bothered him too. He wondered if he should tell Elijah about her persistent demand of firing Hayley but then decided to tell him when he will come back.

For the next two days Klaus and Hayley spend a lot of time together in the meetings, during the discussions about the cases but Hayley noticed that he rarely looked at her. Mostly he would be pacing in the room while giving her notes or discussing a case. Klaus on the other hand was feeling really trapped between knowing how scared she is from him and how much Esther hates her and wants her gone from the office.

After she had gone home on wednesday he was thinking about her to his surprise when the door opened and Amanda entered the room. She said "Good evening Mr. Mikealsons. Ms Marshall asked for two thousand dollars today. Should I sanction her?"

Klaus looked at her and said "yes" to his surprise.

Amanda said "okay".

She turned and left and he wondered 'why does she need so much money? Asking for loan twice in three months is not to sneeze at. Are we not paying her enough? May be it is difficult to make ends meet. after all she has a daughter. May be she should get a raise".

He got up and left for his penthouse.

Next day when Hayley reached the office, he was already there. She gave him his coffee and told him about his daily agenda and was somewhat disappointed when he show any sign of communication. After going back to her desk she checked her email and was shocked to read the email from Amanda telling her that her loan had been sanctioned. She looked around and saw him sitting on his chair reading a file.

He looked up for some reason and saw her looking at him. Their eyes met and then he broke the contact.

Klaus was writing a plea agreement when the door opened. He asked without looking at her "what is it Ms Marshall?"

Hayley cleared her throat and said "I wanted to thank you for the loan you sanctioned".

Klaus looked up and said "your welcome".

She turned to leave when Klaus said after a moment of deliberation "Ms Marshall!"

Hayley turned slowly and said "yes Mr Mikaelsons".

Klaus asked with some hesitation "is everything okay at your house?"

Hayley felt her heart sink and said "yes".

Klaus stared at her face again clearly sensing the lie but chose not to say anything. When he nodded, she turned and left.

For the next three days he noticed her lost on occasions but she was doing her job well. Elijah was supposed to come back on Monday and he was supposed to wrap up the case by Friday so he was working late into the night but he was unable to. He thought his apprehension about the coming full moon on Saturday was causing the hinderance but then he realized that it was not just that, it was everything. Caroline, Hayley, his job. He even ended up spending nights in the office only to be awakened by Hayley just before the people started coming to the office. He often wondered where would he go to transform on Saturday and by Saturday evening he knew where he would go.

On Saturday evening he was driving towards the dungeons when he impulsively called Stefan and asked "want to have an adventurous night?"

He smiled as he heard him say "must be adventurous for you if you roam in the forest and howl but I don't imagine you being adventurous if you are chained to the ground. As for me I am up for a show".

Klaus said bitterly "it is not as much fun as it sounds. Any way I will pick you up in ten minute".

Stefan watched as Klaus started chaining himself to the hooks attached on the floor of the cell.

Klaus said "hypothetical question. How can a relationship between a vampire and a werewolf work?"

Stefan said sarcastically while giving him the chain "well considering werewolf bite is lethal to the vampire, I would see it needs some work".

Klaus clamped his wrist in the cuffs and asked "what do you mean werewolf bite? In the human form or the wolf form?"

Stefan walked towards the door and said "both".

Klaus put the cuff around his anklet and thought 'that is interesting but a potential problem in their love making'.

Stefan asked casually "does Caroline know that you know about her?"

Klaus shook his head.

Stefan asked casually "what are you waiting for?".

Klaus said with irritation "how do you supposed I talk to her about something like this?"

Stefan said "well first of all you are a detective not to mention a lawyer. If any one should know how to talk to someone about an unbelievable topic it can be you only and second and most importantly I am a bad person to take advice from in this regard. I dont think there is any easy way of talking to her about it. The thing about Caroline is that she has accepted herself as a vampire after being in denial for a very short while but she wants to be normal while being a vampire. In wanting for that to happen she ignores the fact that she is a vampire. If you are waiting for her to bring up the topic then she wouldn't. You will have to talk to her about it".

Klaus laughed but it was short lived as he felt the first bone break and his body withered with pain.

Stefan looked at him curiously seeing his body wither and twist with pain and limbs elongating causing him to yell in pain and closed the door and stepped outside in the corridor. He leaned against the wall observing him being transform.

The last thing Klaus remembered was turning towards Stefan who was looking through the bars on the door of the cell and he growled in pain.

While Klaus was preparing for the full moon, Hayley was preparing for her second chemotherapy. She walked into the hospital cursing her cancer and her complicated life. As she sat in the waiting room for Dr. Ackles to come, her mind kept on wandering towards Hope. Her innocent face, big bluish brown eyes and those dimples. That smile, that face were the reason she was fighting for her life, finding the courage to get up every morning and drag herself out of bed even though she just wanted to crawl into a corner and spend the rest of her life there. She startled as she heard Jim Ackles saying "hello Hayley, lets go".

Next morning as he transformed back, Stefan stood up from the floor where he was sitting while doing something on his computer and said "I have had my share of seeing werewolf transformations but it is always very fascinating to see them transform".

Klaus pulled on the pair of pants he had brought with him and said with annoyance "easy for you to say. Your bones are not breaking".

Stefan laughed and said "touche ".

Klaus buttoned up his shirt and said "about what you told me before I transformed, what will happen if I accidentally bite her"

Stefan said "as I said lethal. She can die, slow and agonizing death. I mean vampires are immortal otherwise but this can kill us gradually".

Klaus put his shoes on and asked "who turned her?"

Stefan said "it was a same vampire who sired me and Damon, Katherine Pierce".

Klaus asked "why?"

Stefan said casually "well she was bored apparently. It happened two summers ago. Caroline was injured badly and she had Damon's blood in her system to cure her. If a human being dies with a vampire's blood in her or his system they come back as vampires. That is what happened with her"

Klaus asked while joining Stefan to walk out of dungeon "who is Katherine Peirce?"

By the time they reached Stefan's house, he had told him everything about Katherine Pierce. After dropping Stefan home, he went to his penthouse after picking up something to eat from McDonalds.

He realized that he was really hungry after his transition and then he remembered the same thing happening last time too. He wondered if the transformation somehow increasing his appetite. He also realized that his favorite burger was not his favorite anymore. He stared at the beef petty but then continued to eat it as he heard a loud rumbling from his stomach.

After entering his room, he fell on his bed without changing his clothes and went to sleep.

A few hours later he woke up and after staring at the ceiling he thought he should call Caroline. Stefan was right they need to talk about it. HE picked up his cell and dialed her number but the bell kept on ringing and no one picked up the phone. He got up, freshened himself and left the penthouse. As he was driving randomly he decided to wrap up the case he was working on so he turned his car towards the office.

As he entered the office building he greeted the man sitting behind the desk and headed towards their floor.

He went straight to the office and sat behind the desk and started looking around for the file but couldn't find it. He got up and went to her desk but it was not there too. He wondered 'did she take it home?'

After a couple of moments of deliberating whether he should contact her or not and then he thought that if he called her it would spook her. He dialed Elijah's cell.

As the call connected he asked Elijah "does Ms Marshall take files home too?"

Elijah said "yes sometimes".

Klaus groaned and said "I think she might have taken Davis's file home".

Elijah said causally "so what is the issue? Go and get it".

Klaus nodded and said "yes apparently that is what I am going to do".

After disconnecting the call with Elijah he looked at his phone thoughtfully thinking 'should he call her?'

At last he decided to call her. As he was holding for her to pick up the cell, the door to the office opened and Caroline entered the the office. She walked to him and kissed him. As she linked her arms around his neck Klaus said "Caroline just a second I am on the phone" but the bell kept ringing and no one picked up her cell.

He suddenly got really agitated and thought in anger 'what is her problem? if it were Elijah she would have answered. Being scared of me does not mean that she is allowed to act childishly'.

He put the cell in his jeans, got up angrily and said to Caroline "I have to go love but I need to talk to you about something important".

He kissed her and left his office without waiting for a response.

Half an hour later he climbed the stairs and then looked around and pressed the bell and waited patiently for her to come out.

A couple of minutes later the door opened and a young girl came out. He said "I think I am at the wrong.." but stopped talking as a young child peeked her head out saying "who is it?"

She looked at Hope who yelled excitedly "Klaus".

She said in surprise "you know her?"

Klaus said "yes we have met. I am Klaus Mikealsons, Ms Marshall's boss. Well I used to be. Can i talk to her?"

She said "she is not home yet".

Klaus said "and you are?"

She said "I am Amy, Hope's babysitter".

Klaus said "when will she be back? I am in a hurry and wanted to talk to her about something urgent".

Amy said "she will be late Mr Mikaelsons".

Klaus said now getting annoyed "she has a file I need from her".

Amy said after some thought "can you come tomorrow? I will find out from her by then".

Klaus said with slight agitation "I need it urgently. Can't you call her or something?"

He could see her mind wheels turning and being a cop he knew why she was hesitating.

He said to her "I can wait here while you go and check if the file is in her room somewhere. It will Stenson vs Dean written on the cover".

Amy looked at him for a moment and then said with a smile "how about you come in? I will bring her office bag and you can see if it is in there".

Klaus thought for a moment and said "sure".

She led him in and said "I will bring her bag" holding Hope's hand and dragging her towards the room.

Hope shook her head and said adamantly "no" bringing a smile to his lips.

Amy said a bit firmly "come Hope" and took her hand and forcefully took her inside.

Klaus smiled as he understood her hesitation. He ideally walked to the neat and clean kitchen. He was looking at the pictures stuck on the fridge door when his gaze fell on a card on the fridge. He stared at the name "Dr Jim Ackles

Oncologist

202-435-9989".

A vague image of meeting someone by this name in Doulches flashed through his mind and he wondered "so a doctor!".

He looked towards Amy as she came back with a bag in her hand and said "all her work related things are in this bag if you want to go through".

She put the bag on the table and stood aside with Hope.

Klaus skimmed through them and found the file and looked up as he felt her lean against his leg. He looked at Amy who stepped forward to pull her back but he said "that is fine".

Hope touched his wristwatch and say "pretty".

Klaus felt a tug at his heart looking down at those beautiful brown hair and said "thank you".

Hope looked at him. Klaus couldn't help notice the seriousness on her face. As he was wondering why she was so serious she said "mommy sick".

Before he could ask anything Amy said hastily "yes sweetie, mommy is coming down with flu. I told you she will get better".

Klaus looked towards her and his experience told him that she was lying. He decided not to show any reaction, got up and said "thank you". He turned towards Hope and said "bye" and left the apartment.

He sat in his car but didnt start it wondering what was bothering him. Then he realized that it was the lie about her that was bothering him. He thought in annoyance 'if she was on a date then why lie? Did she not want Hope to know about her whereabouts? But what did Hope mean when she said "mommy sick". Wasn't it after that Amy told a lie'.

He suddenly smiled and said to himself "how foolish of me?! She must have gotten another job interview somewhere and obviously she does not want Elijah to know about it".

He turned the ignition on and pulled the car on the road. After a few minutes he realized that he was still thinking of her and that doctor. He wondered 'what kind of job can she get in a doctors office. A secretary perhaps. So why not join him before? he was already offering a lot of money. 10,000 is a lot of money. It cannot be secretary so then what?'

His training, experience and sharp mind was just nagging him to his annoyance so at last he picked up his cell and called the number he had read on the card.
As the call connected he said "i am calling from… " He quickly scanned his brain and said "from the liberty insurance company I got this CV from a girl named Hayley marshall. She gave Dr Ackle's name as a reference. I just wanted to talk to him about her".

He heard her say excitedly "oh Hayley she is so sweet" and then added in a sympathetic tone "Poor girl".

For some reason hearing those words just made his heart sink. He asked "what do you mean?"

The girl said "you know the cancer and all".

He just stared at the road ahead in shock and then said recovering from the shock "so sorry to hear that. I hope she is taking good care of herself".

The girl said "well she is having her second chemo today so I would say yes she is. I have to say that she is really brave".

Klaus said "that is good".

He looked straight on the road absentmindedly suddenly overcome by a major attack of depression.

He stopped the car outside the building where his penthouse was located and walked towards the lobby feeling really depressed to his surprise. After entering into the penthouse and thinking for a moment he picked up his phone.

For the next few hours, he used his police connections trying to find out where Hayley Marshall was having her chemo while all the time wondering 'why was he getting so emotional about all of it and why was he so bothered about her having cancer. He does not get along with her and she does not even like him. In fact she is scared of him for some reason'.

He suddenly remembered her taking loans which now had started to make sense. He cursed his ignorance at the fact that one of his employee was so sick and he had no idea. At last after two hours he managed to locate her. Twenty minutes later he walked towards the front desk, took out his wallet and said "Detective Mikaelsons, I am looking for a Ms Hayley Marshall. I need her ward number".

The nurser looked down on the monitor and said "223".

Klaus walked towards the elevators feeling really apprehensive. Part of his mind was telling him to go back but the other was reminding him all of his observations of her - the weight loss, leaving the party looking sick, buckling of knees more the once, asking for loan, worried expressions. At last he got out and went to her room and hesitantly opened the door.

Hayley had just gone to sleep after a terrible few hours of enduring the pain and didnt hear the door open, see someone enter the room and stand near her bed looking at her covered with pink blanket. She missed seeing the shocked and the pained expressions on his face and then after a few agonizing moments leaving feeling thoroughly depressed.

In the afternoon, the nurse came in as she was putting on her shirt and said "you can go home. Dr Jill called a cab for you. You will have more nausea and more hair loss this time but just take it easy".

Hayley thanked her and walked out of the hospital. She walked towards the cab waiting for her outside.

When she got home, even though she was thoroughly depressed, her face broke in to a grin as Hope ran to her screaming and yelling with happiness. Next couple of hours she sat with her on the sofa looking a the cartoons while Amy made her coffee and told him about Klaus's visit. After putting Hope to bed, she went to sleep too.

Next morning she woke up way too early. She took a long shower and changed into a black pants and a fawn shirt. As she stood in front of the mirror she cursed as the shirt slipped from her shoulder. She said to herself "damn the weigh loss".

She kissed Hope on her forehead and after grabbing the coffee from the table she headed out.

Klaus entered the office wondering 'should he tell Elijah about Hayley?' He stopped in his track as he saw her sitting in her chair lost in her computer.

He walked towards her and said "hello Ms Marshall" making her jump out of her chair.

She looked at him and said coldly "hello Mr. Mikaelsons".

He noticed slight dark circles under her eyes and her complexion somewhat pale but now that he knew the reason for that he suddenly admired her will and dedication to her work and life in general.

He said "Elijah is not back yet so you are stuck with me for another two days".

He paused just for a moment and then added impulsively "I hope you don't mind" bringing a smile to her lips to both of their surprise.

Hayley said "I will bring you coffee".

Klaus looked at her and knowing her condition he didnt feel like asking her to run around doing errands for him. He just wished that he could send her home and she could rest. he had spend the night before reading about side affects of chemo and from that he had realized that and he had realized that she should be resting, but he couldn't just tell her to go home without reveling her secret, so he said "I don't need coffee today. I just had one was leaving for the office".

Klaus spend the next two days working with her and couldn't help but admire how brave she was being and wondered about her and thinking 'how could this have happened and how is she managing all of this. She has a small child to take care of. How long had she this cancer?'

He called Caroline on Tuesday, two days after Hayley's chemo to talk to her about their situation but to his surprise he found out that she was in Chicago on some dance competition. She told him that she would be back in two days. After putting the cell down Klaus wondered 'what has been happening to their relationship. There was a time when they were inseparable and would do everything after telling each other and now she has gone to Chicago without telling him. It was not as if he would have stopped her so why did she not tell him?'

Three days after her chemo Klaus noticed that she was really pale and he had often caught her closing her eyes just for a fraction and take deep breaths making him wonder if she was feeling sick. She had excused herself a could of times from the meeting he was having with her and knew that she had gone to throw up.

She had just come back from the bathroom and sat opposite him and said "I am sorry".

Klaus said "that is fine" without looking up at her.

Hayley was taking notes he was dictating when she ran her finger through her hair and stared at the loose strand that had come off in her hand.

While dictating her as he read the details from the file, he looked up and saw her look at something. At closer look he realized that there were in her hand and he felt a drop in his stomach.

He looked down and said "Ms marshall I am done here. If you want to go home you can".

Hayley took a sigh of relief and for the first time of ever meeting him felt gratitude in her life.

After around half an hour he decided to wind up for the day too wondering 'when will Elijah come back and take over?"

He took out his car from the parking spot and was driving towards the exit when he saw her standing near her car with the hood open. He didn't think for a moment and stopped the car. He got out and walked to her.

Hayley cursed and said to herself "shit. Just paid 500 for the repair".

She jumped out of her skin when she heard his amused voice "I didn't know you knew this language".

Before she could stop herself the words blustered out of her mouth "with a car like this I picked up some colorful words" bringing a heartfelt laughter from him.

She flushed at his laughter and then looked at him in surprised when he rolled up his sleeves and said "step aside let me look at it".

He bend down on the engine and then said "start the ignition"

Hayley walked around and started the ignition and groaned as she saw smoke coming out of the engine.

He looked up and said through the windscreen "turn it off" Even before she came out she knew it was a lost cause.

He said closing the hood with a bang "there is smoke coming out. I think your car needs serious repair".

Hayley looked at her wrist watch, gulped the nausea down and said "okay thanks".

As she picked up her bag he said impulsively "let me drop you".

Hayley said hastily "no I can go. I have already called the cab. I was just looking what is wrong with this piece of junk".

She paused for a second and looked around and then smiled making his knees go weak. She turned to him and caught him looking at her with weird expressions. She suddenly started to feel the dizzy making the smile slip from her lips.

She braved herself and said "there my cab is here. Thanks for you help. I will get it towed tomorrow or bring someone to look at it".

She turned towards her car to get her purse but suddenly dizziness took over and her knees buckled.

Klaus was looking at her when he saw her knees buckle. He impulsively grabbed her arm and supported her body to prevent her form falling.

Hayley felt her knee buckle, his hand grabbing her arm and steading her and at the same time she felt her shirt slip from her shoulder. She hastily tried to cover it.

He was so taken back by her reaction that he couldn't help bust stare at her. And then their eyes met just for a fraction and his trained eyes saw the terror. The pit in his stomach that he had been feeling for the past three days just got bigger to his surprise and something from five years ago flashed through his eyes and he pulled her towards him and ignoring her "please don't", pulled down the shirt from her shoulder and stared at the fading bite marks.

He felt as if all air got sucked out of him and he felt the push. He blinked his eyes and looked at her now pulling the dress up her shoulder. She looked up and their eyes met for a second, hers suddenly gone cold and distinct while his confused. She turned, controlled her nausea and walked away from him leaving him still shocked and confused.