Seven

James Reese was a man who had done many things in his life that were wrong and he hurt people but the one person he regretted hurting was Meredith. He had met Meredith when he was twenty five and she was sixteen though he hadn't known she was sixteen. Meredith had told him that she was eighteen and in her first year of college. He fell in love with her quickly because he knew what she was to him, she was his mate. James was a Guardian which meant that he watched over the supernatural world and guarded it from threats that would potentially end the whole of the supernatural race. Two months after he met Meredith he had been backed into a corner by a powerful sorceress, Morgana, who used a spell that stated if he touched Meredith she would die. To protect her James lied to her and then left not knowing she was pregnant. A month ago Morgana had died and in doing so revealed, while gloating, that he had a daughter and Meredith hated him. Looking at her now as she stood against the kitchen counter he knew that was true he just hoped that she would let him explain. The problem was that her clothing which was black shorts and a dark blue cami left little to imagination and made him want her all the same.

"You said we had to talk," Meredith said arms crossed.

"I'm sorry I left," James apologized hating that he had hurt her.

"You were married and you choose," Meredith said simply to his apology trying not to let him in.

"It's a lot more complicated than that Mere," James said stepping closer but stopping when he saw her tense up.

"Then explain it to me James," Meredith ordered.

"I'm a Guardian, a watcher of the supernatural world. I met you and everything changed so did my purpose. A sorceress didn't like that so she did a spell that stated if I so much as touched

you then you died. To protect you I lied about being married, I'm not and the spell broke a month ago when Morgana died. I'm sorry," James explained walking until his arms had trapped her against the counter.

Meredith didn't want to believe him and she wanted to deny any feelings she still had for James but seeing him here now in a suit ruined that plan. Hearing what he had to say she wanted to be angry with him for making that choice for her but then Meredith realized that if positions had been reversed she would have done the same thing. James was no match for a sorceress especially once she had already cast a spell so as angry as she wanted to be Meredith couldn't because him doing this meant that he loved her.

"Damn you James," Meredith said.

She saw James open his mouth to say something but before he could she pulled him to her and kissed him. Meredith felt everything come back including her feelings and sighed when he cupped her face and took control of the kiss. James sighed as he finally wrapped himself around his mate taking everything about her in. Her hair was longer and her body had filled out in all the right places. He didn't want this to go too far because she deserved better than that and besides they had issues they still needed to work through before that should happen. All that mattered now was that he was with his mate once again and she was giving him another chance.

~Fell Girl~

Rose sighed as she watched Klaus look at Stefan in suspicion. On one hand Rose could understand that Stefan loved Elena and would do anything for her on the other though she was upset that he did because he was trying to trick an Original which was not a smart thing to do. It didn't help that Katherine was planning on awaking Mikael who would kill all the vampires in existence. Rebekah was just leaning back a drink in hand while she watched everything unfold.

"Nik can I talk to you?" Rose asked never once taking her eyes off of Klaus.

"Watch him sister," Klaus ordered as he dragged Rose out of the hotel and kept walking until they were in the lobby where Stefan wouldn't hear.

"I have a suggestion but you might not like it so please don't take this the wrong way," Rose pleaded.

"Fine," Klaus huffed because he saw the look in her eyes.

"I think that you should wake up your siblings. I mean together all of you can take down Mikael and finally live your lives without running every five seconds. Granted they will more than likely be mad at you but I mean I'm sure with Rebekah there you could get them to listen. I just don't want to lose you Nik so please just think about it," Rose said taking his face in her hands.

"I'll think about it love but you darling are going back to your mother," Klaus ordered and he saw the look in her eyes, "I need you safe."

Rose was surprised because him saying that meant he loved her or at the very least was falling for her. She nodded her head in agreement and then leaned up to kiss him. Klaus wrapped his arms around her waist and was thankful that she had agreed. If he was to take down Mikael as was needed he need her away from him because Rose was his weakness, she was the woman that he loved. Rose pulled away before it could go too far and looked into Klaus's blue eyes as she tried to see what he was feeling. She still found herself surprised by the open honesty that Klaus seemed to have with her and hoped that his family didn't destroy that or all that had been built between them.