A/N: this chapter has a lot of Davina/ Kaleb because they needed to resolve their issues and that couldn't be covered without going into depth. That does not mean that there is no Klayely in it. This is a really long chapter. I could have divided it into two but then I thought …. why not.. :) so here it is. I hope you enjoy it.

Hayley spend the day with Davina while Klaus at the hospital. Her indifference towards Kaleb's accident was worrying her. She tried to talk to her but the moment she would bring his name up, Davina would get hysterical and start crying so after thinking that she shouldnt be stressed out at this time of her pregnancy she stopped talking about him. After having a quiet dinner with just the two of them they both retreated to their room.

Later in the evening when Klaus entered the room, Hayley asked in a concerned tone "how is he?"

He shook his head saying, sounding fatigued "some of his wounds are really deep and Stefan said it can get infection. How is Davina?"

Hayley said, desperately "she refuses to go and see him Klaus."

Klaus said, feeling depressed and tired too "it is alright. He is in the hospital right now. What matter is when he comes home, what does she do then?"

She didnt know what to say so she kept quiet. He said "come here" as he opened his arms for her.

She walked to him and let him engulf her tired body in his tired yet strong arms.

He said as he rubbed her back "we are in this together. We will get past this too. I will take him to France if I have to. I have been talking to Stefan. He thinks if given proper care he will get better soon and will not be needed to take to France."

She nodded and let him hold her, absorbing the warmth coming out of his body. She whispered "she is so stressed out right now."

Klaus said "you are right so lets keep her stress level minimum. You might think that I am being selfish but I want her to take care of Kaleb. At the end of the day, with all his faults and stupidities, he is still her husband."

Hayley said "I understand Klaus. I want her to do it too but I dont want her to see in this much stress."

He said "you shouldnt be in stress too" as he rubbed her back trying to relieve her of this tension oozing out of her body.

Hayley smiled and said "don't worry about me. I am tougher than I look."

He paused for a moment and then asked "Hayley.."

when she said "hmm" he continued "what did Davina mean how could you live with it?"

At once he felt her stiffening. When she tried to pull herself away fem him, he kept her there and said "no. I have given you all time time. Please tell me."

Hayley sighed and said "Craig was five years older than me. When we got married, despite everything that happened with you, he managed to keep me satisfied and I started to see hope and future with him but then one day he found our about you. It was your birthday. I dont know how he found out about you. He asked me about you and after some insistence I told him. That was my mistake but I realized it after the damage was done. He changed after that. He thought I still loved you. I tried to convince him that you were my past but he was just not willing to give me chance…" she felt her hold lightning. But now that she had started she wanted to continue "he started distancing himself from me. When Davina was born, he could never warm up to Davina. She craved his attention but he couldn't. He started going to …. he started going to brothels, coming home drunk and stanching of women but he would always feel bad afterwards. I had nowhere to go. I couldnt leave him. I had a child and I had no one else. Apart from his relationship with me and Davina he provided us with every materialistic things, made our lives comfortable. Before I knew it, I had spend ten years with him. Five years ago he was in a bar, drunk, got into a fight and he was killed in that fight."

Klaus didn't know what to say. The only thing he could think of was 'at least he was happy with Camille. What did she get out of life?'

When he felt his hand on her chest, he startled out of thoughts said "Hayley I …" but she cut him off by saying "no. that is in my past. I dont have any regrets about my marriage to Craig. I had Davina because of him. But he was right. He was right. After everything and trying to convince him, I was never able to forget you."

He said, whispered into her hair "good because neither was I."

After some moment, she felt a kiss on her head and felt on the verge of crying. She asked "when will he come home?"

Klaus said "luckily he has not broken any bones as he just rolled down. So Stefan thinks that he can come home anytime. I was thinking in a a day or two."

Hayley said "hmm. He will be more comfortable at home."

Two days later:

Davina looked towards him as he laid on their bed with eyes closed vaguely listening to uncle Stefan was explaining her mother and his father how to take care of his wounds. Her heart was beating out of her chest, feeling horrified at seeing those blood stained bandages covering his torso, cuts on his face and an arm in a cast. She startled when Stefan said "Davina, you have to make extra effort to keep them clean. If they get infected, he can die. You need to wash his wounds after every two to three hours. There are couple of wounds at the back but the this one gash on his chest is pretty bad" and at the same time realizing that Elizabeth had an arm around and was rubbing her arm soothing her.

Klaus asked "what do we do if he gets fever or an infection?"

Stefan said as he starting putting his medical gadgets in his bag "Bloodletting is a must. It was done yesterday but it will need to be done again to prevent the risk of infection. Normally bath is giving for fever but he is not in a condition to take bath and neither can his wound get soaking wet so just use sponge to keep it down. I can stay if you want me to."

Klaus said rubbing his hand at the back of his neck to relieve the tension, which didnt go unnoticed by Davina and Hayley "no. It is alright. I will have monsieur Alexandar. He lives nearby."

Stefan nodded and turned toward Rebekah. Rebekah walked to Klaus and said "if you need anything send Henrick or anyone and Stefan can come at any time."

Klaus nodded, hugged her as she squeezed Hayley's hand too.

Davian vaguely registered Elizabeth telling her "he will be fine" not knowing that her own hand was on her stomach.

Klaus said "I will see you out" whereas Hayley stayed behind.

Davina's eyes met her mother's and then she turned away from them.

Hayley eyes went to Davina whose back was turned away from her. She walk dot her and said "I have taught you better, Davina" and left the room.

Davina turned towards him, walked to him and sat on the bed next to him not knowing what to do with him, with this anger she was feeling towards him.

At last she sighed, got up and went to sit on her side of the bed with a book in her hand. She tried to get lost in it but was not successful as the tears had stared flowing down her cheek as she looked towards his bare chest and she remembered what he had done. She sighed as she saw him shiver and pulled the blanket over his torso.

She looked towards the door when it opened and Victoria came in holding a tray. She walked to her and said "my lady, lady Hayley asked to bring you something to eat."

Davina said "oh thank you. Put it on that table."

She looked towards Kaleb and then went to the table while Victoria left after making putting a log in the fireplace and making sure heating pans in the folds of his blanket were still hot. Looking at the soup, bread, vegetables, she felt overwhelmed and her heart warmed up to her mother. She sat down and started eating soup and bread. She didnt know how much time had passed and only startled when she heard him wince. She hastily got up, went to him but realized that he was wincing in pain in his sleep.

She sat next to him and impulsively held his hand. Instantly she felt a squeeze on her hand and her eyes went to his eyes but he was still sleeping.

A few hours later, Hayley was walking towards the door while Klaus was checking accounting book, sitting near the fireplace, when he grabbed her hand and asked "where are you going?"

She said "I will go and clean his wounds."

He kissed her hand and said "thank you."

She said "he is a son to me too Klaus"

Klaus said as he pulled her toward him and put her lips on her flat stomach "you never got to tell them about your pregnancy."

Hayley shivered at the feel of his lip on her and said "it is not the time for that. Let him get better and then we can tell them" as her fingers went into his hair.

She stepped back and said "I will be back in a while."

When she opened the door to their room, she stopped when she noticed her sitting next to him and dabbing wet cloth on his wounds. She walked to her, put her hand on her shoulder and said "I am proud of you Davina."

Davina said, dabbing his wounds "I will never forgive him."

Hayley heart ached for her, hearing the hurt in her voice but she said "dont but right now he needs all of us especially you."

She kissed her head and was leaving when asked "have you eaten anything?"

Davian said "yes."

Hayley nodded and turned back towards the door. She closed the door and left with hope in her heart.

When she entered her room, she saw the curtains were drawn, the oil lamp was turned down implying that he was already in bed. She walked to the bed, parted the curtains and asked "are you feeling alright?"

He said "I … I don't know Hayley. I cannot wrap my head around how could he do this to her."

Hayley said "Klaus they were not happy…." but he shook his head and said "no. Don't make excuses for him Hayley."

Her heart broke at seeing the sadness in his eyes. She stepped closer to him and said "I know you are hurt. I am too. Davina is too. I think he is hurting too. Not from the accident but from what he did to her. I have hope that with time we will all heal."

She bend down kissed his lips and then she lost all energy and she cupped his face and deepened the kiss.

Klaus said huskily "Hayley" against her lips and pulled her into his lap and started undressing her. When he had taken off her dress, his lips moved from her lips to her neck, to her breast, making Hayley moan and throw her head back. He wrapped his arm around her and rolled them over, now her back touching the mattress, and laid on her after taking off his clothes as her eyes locked onto the act, his lips tasted each and ever part of her body resting on her stomach longer than other parts as he kissed their child while she moaned, pulled at his hair, squirmed under his touch. When her leg wrapped around him pulling himcloser towards her, he looked up and caught her looking towards him. He shifted up until he was eye to eye to her and while looking into her eyes he slipped into her. She moaned and pulled him tighter towards him and shifted that made him moan. He whispered "do it again."

She asked "what?"

He grabbed her waist and moved her. Hayley moaned loudly and then she started to move with him and when she climaxed just before him, she was panting into his neck and he was panting into her neck.

He looked up and said, smiling lazily "I really enjoyed your participation today."

She blushed and said "that was first for me."

He said "I hope you enjoyed it" and a moment later, he laughed when she said "I…." turning red in that dim light of lamp.

He stayed on top of her and when she said "I feel so guilty. Our kids are going through so much and we…"

He said "Hayley, I told you I will never let their marriage come in between us. I am sad about what happened too but we have to look at things objectively. You said to me yourself there is a silver lining in all of this which reminds me you came back quicker than I expected" as his finger circled her breast.

She said, shivering under his touch "I didnt need to change his bandages. Davina was already doing it."

He said "here is your silver lining."

She smiled and nuzzled his lips against his neck again as she pulled him toward her.

He slid off of her and then after a thought said "maybe we should wear our clothes. They might need us in the middle of night."

She nodded, wrapped the sheet around her and went to change her clothes.

Davina picked up the wet cloth and moved it across his bare chest, wiping the blood gently, the gash was really bad and it was still oozing blood, even after two days, in spite of the bandage. He had not woken up since he had come home and even though she was still angry at him, she had started to get worried.

That night, while deep in sleep, she felt something soft touch her hand followed by someone calling her name. She looked towards him and saw that his eyes were open and he was wincing in pain. She abruptly sat up and asked "Kaleb…"

She hurried out of the bed and dashed to the door, opened it and said to Henrick "he is awake. Call for Mr. Alexandar."

She walked back to him, picked up her robe and put it and saw him trying to get up. She at next to him and said "Kaleb" but his eyes were closed. She gingerly touched his arm which made him snap his eyes open.

She pulled her hand back and said "Mr. Alexandar….he is a doctor. He will come and see to you."

He whispered "Davina please, I am sorry. I made a mistake. please forgive me" and closed his eyes. She shook her head, eyes getting blurry and said "no. I will not. I will never forgive you."

But he had lost his consciousness again and she just sat there. A moment later the doctor came and after seeing him but said "that is a good development my lady."

For the couple of days, he would open his eyes for a few minutes and then close them. His life was hanging in balance. They had to do another bloodletting while she paced outside the room fidgeting not understanding why she was feeling this way. Her eyes kept going again and again to Klaus, seeing him distressed. How worried his father was after she had witnessed his anger towards him. For his sake, she had submitted to taking care of him. She felt relieved that her mother was there to give her support. She noticed how her mother took care of him. When she would look at her taking care of Kaleb's wounds, she would get confused -confused at why was she taking care of someone who hurt her daughter and when one day she asked her that as she was siting with her late in the night and Klaus was not in the room, Hayley said "because whatever he did Davina, he is still your husband and we are a family. Family members take care of each other."

Klaus had his hand on the door but stopped when he heard "Family member take care of each other."

She got up slowly putting her hand on her stomach when she said "Davina, you are old enough to understand what relationships are."

She paused for a moment and then continued "I didnt have a happy marriage with your father and you know that but the day he died, I cried a lot. You know why?"

Daivna shook to the core as her gaze went to Kaleb and asked in a whisper "why?"

She said "because he was still my husband. We were in a relationship that was supposed to be very pure and loving. There was promise in it and after he was gone, I realized that not only that promise had been unfilled but also I have no one in my life. I had you but you would have gotten married one day too and love, one cannot live alone in this world. There is a reason this relationship has been made sacred and one of the most important relationships. However liberal you become, you will not be complete if you dont find that special connection with someone. Your child will need a father. How much you dont want to talk about your father now, I was there when you would cry at night wanting to know why didn't he love you. You need someone in your life to care about you, to take care of, love you, love them, have some purpose with and marriage provides that purpose. Kaleb is your life partner whether you are happy with him or not but one thing I tell you that you will feel incomplete without him."

He stood there looking toward the door and then stepped back and leaned against the wall waiting for her to come back.

Hayley almost screamed when she heard him whisper against her ear, after she came out of Davina's room "you surprise me Hayley."

Hayley asked "really. What do you mean?" as they started towards their room.

Klaus said "one shouldnt live with someone if they are not happy and you once believed in that."

She stopped walking and said "and when will it end then? If everyone decides to break a relationship just because they were unhappy and without trying then what is left behind to live for. Relationships especially marriage is hard work so I can understand why someone would want to live alone but relationship is what makes life worth living and marriage is one of the most important relationship. Yes I believed in some stupid things but then I grew up Klaus."

Klaus asked, after a moment of quiet "what if she is never happy?"

Hayley's heart broke but she said "at least she should try. She has not tried yet. She should give it a try and so should he. They both need to try. They are going to have a child in a few days. They cannot escape from it. I am sure if they try it will work out. She has to try not only for herself but for her child. Kaleb has to try for his child. We cannot live selfishly in this world. If we do that then at the end of they day it is just sadness, loneliness and isolation. She is married. She need to work on it. It is not like they can get a divorce or separation."

Klaus opened his mouth to say something when she said "no Klaus. I do have an open mind about somethings but no, that is not even an option. We need to draw some lines somewhere. And this is for me" and walked away from him leaving him confused at what should they do.

Davina thought a lot about what her mother had said about her and Kaleb and wondered if she was right. She recalled last couple of years of her mothers life when she had seen her so sad even though her father had not really been nice to her mother so why was she sad after his death. She wondered 'if some thing happens to Kaleb will she be sad too?'

To her surprise, even the thought shook her. But what he did, can she forgive him? Can she live with him after what he did? Wasn't her mother living with her father?

Her thought were interrupted by her mother's voice "as much as I hate to admit. He is a man and you keep on pushing him he will be pushed away."

Kaleb saying "you pushed me into it."

She shook her head saying "I didn't push him into doing this."

The more she thought about it, the more confused she got. She would stare at his bare chest rise and fall wondering if she pushed him away. She said to herself in anger 'even if she did, he shouldnt have cheated on her.' She wondered 'when did that happen? How come she didnt see it coming?'

"because you were busy with Kol and trying to push him away."

Thinking about her time with Kol and remembering how angry Kaleb would get every time she brought up his name, she started to feel guilty, realizing that she used to do it intentionally, deliberately trying to hurt him. She recalled how angry he was when he found out about Kol. She wondered why? for the first time ever, really wondered. Then she recalled that night when she came back and he had hit her for the first time. She recalled her clothes and suddenly she remembered that night in the stable with him and her. She gasped as it finally hit her why he was so angry. She looked towards him wondering did he think that she had done something with Kol. Then she recalled when she had said to him the other day "he gives me pleasure you cannot…" and how he had retaliated. She suddenly felt sick and ran to the bathroom and started throwing up. She came back, looked towards him and a deep regret for what had happened took place in her heart and she wondered was that the final push for him? Thinking about her mother with Klaus was not helping her thoughts either. The care they showed to each other was making her feel guilty that they never showed for each other.

For the next week she continued to take care of him, cleaning his wound, making sure it was not infected. She made sure the bed was warm with heating pans under the blanket on account of him not wearing his shirt and the weather being so cold, made sure he had blanket over his torso.

13th January 1805

She was cleaning his wound when his eyes opened and met hers. For the first time after many days, she saw clarity in them and she felt her heart relaxing.

He asked "why are you doing this?"

She said softly, not looking towards him "I dont know."

Kaleb closed his eyes.

Davina noticed his eyes closing and thought he has lost consciences again. Before she could stop herself she said "Kaleb…" he opened his eyes slowly.

She felt relieved and continued to clean his wound knowing well he was looking at her but she refused to look towards him or talk to him again and at last she saw his eyes closing again.

With each passing day he was getting better, his wound was healing now. On account of his illness family gathering were taking place at Mikaelson manor. He had started staying awake for long duration of times and had started to get out of bed too. The sprain in his ankle was making him wobble but it was better then his arm, he realized, which was in the cast. To his frustration he needed help in many things as his arms was in cast and he was dependent on her and Henrick.

She felt relieved that Henrick was there to help him as she realized that she didnt want to help him now that he was getting better. Her worry about him was gone and she just wanted to leave him alone to suffer but then she realized that she was wrong. He needed her more than she had realized when three weeks after the accident she entered into the room and stopped when she saw him trying to put a shirt on.

She stood there looking towards him and then she startled when he yelled in anger and threw the shirt on the floor and took the cast support off but then winced as he threw it aside. She dashed to him, picked up the shirt with difficult, turned him towards her and helped him wear the shirt not looking at his face knowing well he was looking towards her.

She said, pointing towards the cast support "give me that. I have trouble bending over ."

He bend down and picked up the cast support. She took it and put it around his neck and his arm in it.

She then turned and started to leave when Kaleb grabbed her hand saying "Davina I…." but she yanked her hand away from his grasp and walked away from him.

The moment she stepped out, she leaned against the door as she realized that Henrick cannot be with him all the time, she on the other hand was with him in that room all the time so she was in a position to help him more than Henrick. She sighed and headed towards the library to see what her mother was doing, not wanting to be in his company.

Kaleb could see that even though she was helping him, helping him heal, she was still angry at him. It confused him why she was helping him after what he had done. Her helping him was increasing his guilt level. Not wanting to be in her debt or continue feeling guilty because of her attitude, he realized that he didn't want her help, but he also realized that he needed it. His right arm was in cast and he often need Davina's help in certain activities like eating, writing, helping in changing his clothes, When she would help him walk to the bathroom, the closeness with her would make him weak. She had not talked to him once. If he asked anything she was just reply in monologue. Seeing sadness in her eyes which was now mixed with something else which he couldnt put finger on, his heart would sink further. His father and her mother visited him every day. He could see Klaus was really angry with him. He had not talked to him once. Hayley did all the talking which made his already guilt filled heart more guilty. Seeing the disappointment in his eyes was making him depressed.

Before she knew it a month went by. She had started to see Maria, the mid-wife during this time. Once or twice, it happened in front of him. The look on his face, when his gaze had gone to her stomach had made her heart race. He had completely recovered except for his arm which was still in the cast but he has stopped using the cast support. She and he had unconsciously chosen a neutral way to act around each other. She was still angry at him. He was still feeling guilty which was visible to her and gave her some satisfaction. He had tried to talk to her a few times but when she didn't encourage it, he had stopped doing that too. Now that he had recovered Daivina was getting confused with each passing day at what she wanted from this marriage. She had realized that she was no where ready to forgive him, even though she had realized that she was to blame too in this mess.

21st February 1805

Davina looked down at her almost nine month pregnant stomach, thought about what Maria had told her when she was there to check on her a few hours ago and rubbed her hand on it, wanting to hold her baby in her arm, not knowing Kaleb was looking towards her. She looked up and caught him looking towards her. They held each other gaze for a moment and then she looked away.

Kaleb continued to look towards her. He then walked to her and sat next to her on the bed and said "Davina, please …" but she got up and walked away from him towards the door.

Kaleb sighed with frustration and followed her.

Hayley said "Klaus we should tell them now. Kaleb is feeling better."

Klaus said "yes we should."

She asked as she detected an anger in his tone- the anger that always came whenever Kaleb was mentioned "Klaus are you never going to talk to Kaleb?"

He put the newspaper down, sighed but didnt say anything for a moment and then asked "you think I should let him off hook easily like Davina had done it."

Hayley opened her mouth to say something when the door opened and Davina walked in followed by Kaleb.

Davina said "papa, I read that book you told me about. It was really fascinating."

Klaus said "your mo…. I had a friend when I was your age and that was her favorite book."

She smiled, walked to the fireplace and sat near it, warming her hands.

Hayley took a deep breath, turned towards Davina and said "how are you feeling?"

Davina said "I am fine" without looking towards her.

Hayley said "that is good and you Kaleb?" she directed the last part of her sentence towards him.

Hayley noticed her gaze going to Klaus who was looking down at the newspaper. She suddenly felt mad at Klaus for being so stubborn but she kept quiet and looked back towards Kaleb not knowing another pair of eyes was observing that exchange too. When he said "I am good too" she said "good. I wanted to tell you and Davina something."

Davina looked towards her curiously and asked "what?"

Hayley suddenly started to feel nervous and realized that she was not ready to tell them. She felt flustered at why she was feeling that way.

Kaleb eyes went towards Klaus and he saw a hint of smile on his lips that made him curious too.

Klaus, after many days, felt amused when he saw Hayley's cheeks burning. He waited for her to tell Davina but had an idea that she will not and when she said "this week the dinner is at our place" he almost laughed but instead cleared his throat and said "what your mother wants to tell you is that we are going to have a baby."

He noticed Davina's gaping mouth and Kaleb looking from him to Hayley but he didnt care. He only cared about Hayley who was turning red to his amusement as if they had done something very wrong.

Davina asked in shock "what are you saying mama?"

Hayley, taken aback by her question, even though she was expecting this kind of reaction, said "Davina. Klaus and I are married and married couple have children."

Davina said, incredulously "no. they dont. They dont have children when their children are having children."

She put her hand on her stomach and winced. Hayley hurried to her and tried to hold her hand but she yanked it away.

She asked in a low voice but unfortunately everyone could hear it "how could you?."

She stood up and walked out of the library, leaving everyone bewildered. Hayley's eyes darted to shocked looking Kaleb and then to angry looking Klaus and realized that her own eyes had gotten blurry.

Klaus felt like going after Davina and yelling at her until she comes to her senses but seeing the devastated look on Hayley's face, he ignored Davina and walked to her as she sat back on her chair.

Kaleb too got up, not knowing what to do. He looked towards his father who said "Hayley, are you feeling alright?" making his heart warm up to his father.

Hayley held his hand and said "I want to go to our room" and started to get but Klaus was already scooping her up.

She said "I can wa…." but stopped as a lump in her throat made it impossible for her to say anything further.

She rested her hand on his chest as let the tears get absorbed in his shirt.

He turned around and caught Kaleb's glance. There was something on his face that confused him but he ignored him too, steaming in anger at Davina and worried about Hayley. He carried her to their room while she kept her head against his chest and let her tears fall. He laid her on the bed, and sat near her. Hayley said in a teary voice "we were supposed to make them better but…I think we ruined it further."

Klaus was extremely angry but he said in a calm voice "no we have not ruined anything. We are married and we deserve to have a child."

He leaned in and kissed her forehead and said "I will be back."

As he started to get up, she grab his hand and said "dont say anything to them."

He smiled at how well she knew him but said in a firm voice "no. This is not when I am going to be quiet Hayley" and left the room.

Davina was sitting on the bed thinking about what her mother had told them.

Kaleb was pacing the room feeling confused at this new development and then he said "Davina you shouldnt have said all that. They are married. She is your mother…" when the door opened and he stopped talking.

Klaus looked towards her without saying anything for a moment and then said in a cold voice "you are so selfish daughter Davina. What has she done to deserve this from you. She has done so much for you and for once she wants something for herself and here you stand and say that she shouldnt be doing this to you!"

Kaleb stared at him in shock, at speaking like this to Davina and then hastily said "father I will talk to her" at seeing Klaus's angry face, knowing how cold his anger can be.

Klaus turned away from them saying "yes talk to her. She is not a child anymore."

The moment the door closed, Davina turned to Kaleb and asked "do you think I was being selfish?"

Kaleb looked towards her, surprised that she wants his opinion and then after a moment he said "yes. You need to apologize to your mother Davina."

Davina said, turning away from him in a barely audible voice "I…I want to be alone."

Klaeb said "when you are alone you should think about what you want Davina" and left the room.

Klaus asked her "how are you feeling?" as he entered the room.

She said "apart from being depressed a little bit, I am fine."

Klaus said "I am sorry you had to hear that."

She said with a touch of smile "that is fine." When he raised his eyebrow as if he didnt believe her, she continued "I will be back", got up and went the bathroom.

He was putting on his coat and said "Hayley I know I should be with you but I have to go to Stefan to give him this plan for the maternity ward in the ho…." when he heard her say "Klaus…"

He turned towards her questioningly and saw her bitting her lips. he said with an encouraging smile "dont worry about them Hayley. We didnt do anything wrong."

She shook her head, trying to control her tears and said "I am bleeding."

he looked at her confused for a moment and then it hit him and he dashed to her saying "what?"

She said again "I am bleeding", her voice shook.

He scooped up her up and laid her on the bed as tears started flowing down her eyes.

He rang the bell and waited anxiously holding her hand, as she continued to cry quietly. Couple of moments later, Anna entered. She asked "my lord?"

He said "send for Maria."

He put one hand on her stomach and held her hand with the other saying "everything will be alright Hayley."

Kaleb was walking towards the library wondering if Davina will accept this new development. Will she apologize for her behavior? when he heard Victoria saying "Maria is the mid-wife. Why would lord Niklaus ask her presence."

His heart dropped a couple of inches and he ran towards his father's room.

He knocked and then entered after slight hesitation. The moment he entered, he stopped as he noticed his father pacing the room in panic.

He asked "what happened?" but then Maria pulled the curtain apart around the bed.

Maria said "my lord, we have to wait and see. I regret to tell you that if she continues to bleed, she will lose her child. She should rest. That is all I can recommend at this time."

The pit in his stomach just got bigger and he looked towards his father who looked composed otherwise expect for his voice which shook when he said "you can go"

He said "father, I will send Davina."

Klaus composed himself before walking towards her. He parted the curtain and sat next to her saying "everything will be okay. Nothing will happen to our child." as his hand rested on stomach. She wiped her eyes, put her hand on top of his hand and tried to smile but couldnt manage.

Davina was pacing in the room thinking about what he had said and after some thought she realized he was right. Her reaction was not mature. They were married. Married couples do have kids. If she wants to have a child then who is she to stop her. But she is going to become a grandmother. Your child will be a few months older than your sibling. Wouldn't it be embarrassing? She was lost in thought when she heard him say "Davina…"

She startled and turned towards him and asked "you really think I was …." but stopped talking when she noticed his expressions.

She asked "what happened?" her heart sank.

He said reluctantly "your mother…. "

she asked in the panicked voice, all anger suddenly evaporated "what happened"

He said "umm…. hopefully nothing but she needs you."

She asked again, her voice rising this time "tell me what happened?"

Kaleb walked to her and to her surprise held her hand and said reluctantly "she might be losing the baby."

Davina gasped, yanked her hands from his grasp and headed towards the door.

Hayley was lying in the bed, feeling depressed when the door opened and Davina walked in. She tried to smile and hoped she did and said "Davina, come."

Davina "mama, how are you feeling?"

When Hayley said "I will be alright Davina. You should not worry at this stage of your pregnancy" she felt more guilty about her behavior a while ago.

They both looked towards the door when it opened and Klaus entered the room. Hayley noticed the smile slip from his lips as his gaze went to Davina but he walked to her and gave her the book saying "here."

As she watched, he went to sit near the fireplace with the book in his hand. Davina said "please forgive me mama."

Hayley said "it is all right my child. Everything will be all right. I just need to rest and hope it will stop."

She asked "can I do anything mama?" as she shift feeling uncomfortable at the size of her stomach.

Hayley said "Davina, I know you are worried but I will be alright. You need to go to your room and rest."

Her eyes met Klaus's who nodded and said "your mother is right. You need to rest."

Davina said, feeling guilty "is it alright if I sit with you for a while?"

Hayley eyes went to Klaus who was looking into the fire and nodded.

His heart was full of fear of what might happen. After some time he looked towards her and saw her with her head resting on Hayley's shoulder and she reading a book in a soft voice.

She stayed with Hayley all afternoon and luckily the bleeding stopped after a while but Maria told her to rest so she and Klaus made sure she does not leave the bed unless necessary. Near evening she suddenly realized that Kaleb was no where around.

He shook the snow out of his hair and pulled the coat around him to warm himself as he headed towards his room wondering how mama was feeling? Should he go and see how she is feeling. Is he baby alright? She must be sleeping right now. If aunt Rebekah had let him come home early, he could have seen her before she had gone to sleep. When he opened the door of his room, he stopped when she asked him harshly "where were you?"

He was taken aback by the harshness in her tone and then it dawn on him why she was angry and he paled but said "aunt Rebekah's. Father asked me to give some file to uncle Stefan. Then aunt Rebekah was not letting me come back as it had started to snow really heavy and then she stopped me for dinner."

She started to turn when he pulled her towards him but she didnt look towards him and said coldly "Kaleb, let me go."

He said "no. I need to talk to you."

She continued in the same tone "I dont…" turning towards him angry when his lips met hers and he gave her a long and a gentle kiss. She tried to push him away but he was holding her from her arms very close to him. He broke the kiss but didnt step back and said "Davina please listen to me. For our child's sake talk to me."

She jumped when his hand went to her stomach. First time touching it intentionally, showing some emotions for it. She wanted to push him away but he was holding her tight and then to her shock, tears filled up her eyes and he said pleading "Davina. please…."

She tried again to push him away but he wouldnt let her go and then out of blue she started crying, crying bitterly and his arms went around her and he pulled her into a hug. She struggled to free herself but he wouldnt let her go.

Kaleb let her cry, his chin resting on her head, feeling guilty at causing so much hurt to her, his arms engulfing her fragile body in his. She said "I cannot forgive you Kaleb. I grew up knowing this …" but stopped when he separated her from him with a shocked expression on his face. She suddenly realized what she had said and stepped back but the grabbed her arm and whisper "what?"

She sighed and said "my father. He …. he was not loyal to my mother. I dont know what was wrong in their relationship but he was not loyal to her. To the world they were happy couple but I knew. I knew and I saw her broken about it, living with him day in and out as if it was nothing but I cannot … I dont know how she did it. I feel so…."

He pulled her in a tight hug again and said "please Davina. I am so sorry I put you through this. I dont have words to say how guilty I feel."

She felt too tired, too exhausted with this constant fight with him, her pregnancy weighing on her so she kept quiet, let him hold her, tears still falling form her eyes.

He led her to the bed, sat her down and said "please give me a chance to make up for what I did."

She said "you cannot make up for this Kaleb. You cannot."

He said with frustration "I know. I know. Tell me what to do."

She said crying "I dont know. I dont know. All I know is that I dont want to forgive you."

HE said "you don't want to forgive me. Fine. I understand but please dont shut me out. We have already made a lot of mistakes. Please dont do this to me."

She shook her head and looked down at her hand resting on her stomach. He continued to look at her silent face and then stood up, sighed and asked "Davina…."

When she looked towards him he asked "why are you even upset that I have cheated on you?"

She asked angrily as she stood up "what sort of question is that Kaleb?"

He asked, not slightly annoyed at her anger "I am serious. Why?"

She snapped "because you are my husband."

He asked in the same calm tone "do you want me to be that?"

She stared at him in shock, now understanding what he was saying and didnt know what to say so she kept quiet. He continued to look towards her for a moment and then asked, dejected "how is mama?"

She said softly "she is fine now. Maria wants her to rest. The bleeding stopped so hopefully the baby is fine."

Kaleb smiled, feeling relieved at the first good news in many days and said "I am going to change my clothes."

He had hardly turned when she said "I am angry at your cheating on me because you were right. I pushed you into…"

He turned towards her and said as knelt down next to her "no, no Davina. I was angry. I wanted to blame someone. It was my fault. I should't have done it."

Davina shook her head wiping her tears which had again started falling "no. I was my fault. I never tried to work his marriage. I was angry that you rejected me when you called what happened between us a mistake."

Kaleb asked in confusion "what?"

She said "when you came to my house after…" even in this angry mood, she turned red at the memory.

He thought for a moment and then at hastily sat next to her and said "I didn't mean making love to you was a mistake Davina. I meant my coming to your house was a mistake. I felt cornered when you wanted to know what I was planning to do about what happened between them."

She continued to look into his eyes trying to figure out if he was telling the truth or not but kept quiet.

He said "If I had stood up to my responsibility, this all wouldnt have happened."

When he held her hand she yanked it away saying "Kaleb no. This does not change anything. I will not forgive you Kaleb . I have realized that I am to blame for this too but what you did I cannot forgive you. I cannot. I will probably but not right now. Right now I want to try to …" she stopped talking as the tears started to fall again.

His heart sank realizing that she will not forgive him but he told himself "what did he expect?"

He said "I promise we will get through this Davina."

She didnt know what to say. She was feeling tired, her back was hurting.

When he asked "are you hurting?" she got confused and asked incredulously "are you being serious Kaleb?"

He hastily said "no. no I mean you have your hand on the back. I meant…"

He felt so flustered that he stopped talking and she realized that she in fact had her hand on her back and she was hurting a bit. She said "yes. My back is hurting a little. I think I want to sleep."

He said "you should lie down. I will go and change and will be back in a moment."

He got up and went towards the changing room with slight hope but still with guilt in his heart.

By the time he came back, he saw that she was already in the bed and had her eyes closed. He walked to the fireplace, put another log, lowered the lamp, drew the curtains and went to lie next to her. He fixed her blanket and tried to sleep but couldn't for a a long time.

For the next few days, they both made conscious effort to be nice to each other. She was still angry with him. He understood why she was angry with him so he didnt try to ask for forgiveness again especially now that he knew it was not something new for her. Every time he thought about her childhood his heart would break for her.

Davina could see Kaleb trying but every time she would even bring herself close to forgiving him, the image of him being the mystery woman would pop into her mind and she would break down again. To her dismay at night times when she was unable to sleep, she had started to feel the desire to be intimate with him, realizing it had been a long long time and it just angered her why she was even thinking that. She realized that after their talk the other day, even though he was showing concern and care for her but she started to see all those actions to make up for the guilt he was feeling and she couldnt help but notice that even though he was showing concern for her, he was still distancing himself from her which confused and relieved her at the same time. She recalled his similar behavior before his accident and got confused further. He looked so guilty of what he had done that she didnt dwell too much on the thought that he might be cheating on her again, when it crossed her mind. His arm was still in the cast and he still needed help with a lot of stuff but she realized that he had started doing a lot of stuff on his own.

26th February 1805

She walked into the changing room when she heard him curse and saw him struggling with his trousers' button. She walked to him and took over. She looked up when she was done and noticed that he was not looking towards her. She said "Kaleb…"

He looked down and asked "what?" not knowing his voice had reduced to whisper.

She asked reluctantly "what is it?"

He said "nothing. I am getting late for courts …." She said "oh" and before she could say anything else, he picked up his coat and had left.

She spend the day thinking about his behavior and with passing minute, she started to get angry towards him as she realized that he was still ignoring her. When he entered the room, later that evening, she was fuming. She shouted "I don't want your pity care. If you really feel sorry for what you did…."

He cut her off by saying in confusion, with a hint of anger "what are you saying Davina? Do you think I am not being honest with you?"

Davina asked angrily "you want me to believe that you really feel bad for what you did when you continuously ignore me like you used to do?" and started to turn when he grabbed her arm, pulled her towards him so close that she could feel his warm breath on her face.

He said "I avoid you because I cannot be around you without thinking about being with you but after what happened I dont think I deserve to have you."

He continued to look into her blue eyes, the desire to kiss her, to be with her was so strong that he let her go and said "mama said to call you for dinner" and left the room leaving her stunned at what he had said and suddenly she understood why he was acting that way even before the accident and her heart unwillingly ached for him.

He was normal at the dinner table, talking with Hayley while discretely making sure that she was eating properly but she could feel tension oozing out of him during the dinner.

Hayley said to Klaus after Davina said "I am tried, I want to sleep" soon followed by Kaleb "have you noticed the change in them?"

He said "yes. They seem relax around each other."

She said "I am half afraid that it is for our benefit."

Klaus aid "even if it is, hopefully it will develop into something better with time but I dont thinks so. Something has happened between them and I think they are willing to try. "

He kissed her.

When they laid on the bed, Daving thought about what he had said and wondered should she let him. Should she forgiven him. Let him make love to her, be intimate with her. Thinking about random things she fell asleep not knowing he was up feeling depressed that she had not responded to what he had said earlier, proving that she was not wiling to forgive him yet. He sighed and turned away from her.

Hayley was feeling very restless as she was unable to sleep. She looked towards him as his hand brushed on her stomach, noticed his eyes closed and whispered "I cannot sleep Klaus."

Klaus turned to her side, moved his lips near her neck and said "I have something in my mind to keep you busy but unfortunately I am dead tired Hayley."

She looked into his eyes and saw sleep in them. She thought for a moment and then leaned in and gently put her lips against his lips and asked "something like this or this..." as her hand started to slip down to his privates.

The sleep vanished from his eyes in an instance, his eyes cleared and he said "no. let me tell you" as he started teasing her, with not a sign of that tiredness he was talking about a moment ago, and before she knew it, he was making love to her. Later she sighed in his arms, feeling loved, and they both drifted off to sleep almost instantly.

Davina felt a sharp pain in her back, so bad that she gasped and her eyes snapped open and then she felt something wet and she knew. She started to get up but the pain was so severe that a scream was about to escape her mouth. She looked towards him and even though she didnt want to but because he was there, she shook him, whispering "Kaleb, I… Kaleb I think I am going to have the baby. Oh god…. please it hurts."

Kaleb was deep in sleep when he felt someone's shaking him and his eyes snapped open knowing it must be her. Hearing what she said he sat up at once and the sleep vanished from his eyes.

He held her hand saying "Maria. I will call Maria."

She vaguely registered that he knew Maria was her midwife.

Davina said, shaking her head "Kaleb, I need mama."

Kaleb said "Davina I am here. It is late into night. Let her rest."

She didnt know how but she grabbed his hand, probably because it was there, and said in a pleading voice, wincing in pain "Kaleb it hurts. Please call her."

He impulsively kissed her hand taking her by surprise, his heart racing with panic building up in him as he recalled his own mother's death during childbirth and said "I am here for you Davina."

He was deep in sleep when he heard a sound that woke him up and a moment later, he realized that it was a knock and then it came again a bit louder this time. He put on his robes, made sure curtains were drawn and headed towards the door.

Hayley startled out of her sleep when she heard him saying "Hayley wake up. Davina is about to have her baby."

She quickly put on her shift and then the robe and was going towards the door when he grabbed her hand and said "Hayley…" and she realized what she was doing. She flushed but then headed to the changing room and hastily put on her dress and then pulled the shawl around her as she shivered in cold. Thinking of Davina she headed out while Klaus joined her too after putting on his clothes.

27th February, 1805

1:05 pm

He looked down at his son and smiled. He looked towards Davina propped against the pillow, looking tired and said "Aiden Mikaelson."

She said with a non-smiling face "no. I don't like it."

His eyes met Hayley's who slowly stood up and walked to him and looked at the baby and said "Aiden is a very pretty name Davina."

Davina said "I dont like it."

Kaleb closed his eyes just for a moment, calmed himself down and said "if you like any name do tell."

He looked towards his father, not seeing the smile on his face, walked to him and asked "do you want to hold him?"

His eyes met Klaus and he could still see anger and disappointment in them. He could see reluctance but then he took the baby from his arms and smile at him as he look down at him and the baby grabbed his finger.

Davina took a sigh of relief, not knowing why. She asked "papa do you like Aiden?"

He asked "name or him?" that made her smile, a tired smile.

She said "name!"

Klaus said "yes."

Kaleb at once felt relieved that he approved something of his.

Klaus's walked to Hayley and smiled saying "I cannot believe you and I have become grandparents."

She looked down at him, touched his cheek with her finger gently and said, feeling overwhelmed "hmm. He is so adorable."

Her voice shook towards the end of the sentence, heavy with emotions. Klaus arm went around her as he brought her near him not knowing their kids were watching them.

Davina's eyes met Kaleb, both knowing that the other was thinking about their parents interaction too.

Klaus opened his mouth to say something when Aiden squirmed and at once started crying. Klaus walked to Davina as the midwife said "my lady, he must be hungry."

Davina felt her cheeks burning and then to her relief Klaus said "I should leave. Congratulations Davina", kissed her on her head and eft without glancing towards Kaleb once.

Kaleb stood there feeling uncomfortable as Hayley walked to Davina, sat near her and started telling her how to nurse the baby while Maria was taking care of her bed.

Davina was listening to her mother but she could see him from the corner of her eyes and when he turned and retreated from the room, her heart sank.

The moment the door closed, Davina opened the strings of her shift and put the baby on her breast. After a few moments she felt him sucking and she gasped, looked up and smiled at the smile on her mother's face.

Hayley asked her "how are you feeling?" as she brushed hair away from her forehead.

Davina said "tired" as she looked towards her baby and then said "Aiden Mikaelson."

Hayley smiled and fixed her bed saying "I still remember the night when you were born. It was too very cold and it was snowing just like today."

When Davina just smiled, she asked "are you and Kaleb…." unable finish her sentence.

Davina said "he is trying but I just dont have in my heart to forgive him mama at least not right now. Maybe with time I will but not right now."

Hayley asked after a slight pause "have you ever thought how he felt when he thought that you had something with Kol?"

She looked down at the baby and said "he has gone to sleep."

Hayley said with a sigh "babies sleep a lot in the beginning. You will have to feed him whenever he wakes up and in the beginning it will be whenever he will be hungry. He will tell you that by crying and you have change him afterwards just like Maria showed you. Do you want me to stay?"

Davina said, after thinking for a moment "no. We will manage it."

Hayley acknowledged the use of "we" and feeling hopeful, she kissed her, said "you need to rest. I know it is afternoon but go to sleep. If you need anything just ask Kaleb to bring me."

She took the baby from her, put him in the crib, settled her down in the bed and left the room quietly.

She tried to relax but couldnt and kept wondering what her mother had said and wondered 'where was he?'

At that precise moment the door opened and he walked in. Their eyes met for a second and then he walked to the cradle placed next to her and asked without looking towards her "do you need anything?"

She said, softly "water" look at the soft expression, soft smile on his lip as he was looking down at their baby.

A moment later, he helped her sit up even though she could do it herself and handed her the glass of water. After she was done he said "you should rest now. I can keep an eye on him."

She said as she settled back again "you have been up all night too. You should lie down."

He said "I am fine. It is not I who went through this …" their eyes met, hers noticed the emotion in his eyes, his noticed the tiredness in hers and then he looked away to her slight heart ache. But then to her relief, he did go around the bed and laid next to her. He couldnt sleep whereas she went to sleep as soon as she closed her eyes.

Davina felt someone shaking her. When she opened her eyes Kaleb softly said "Davina, he is crying. Do you think he is hungry?"

She groaned, sleepy and feeling tired but she nodded and sat up. She took the baby from him, pulled at her strings and exposed her breast to him and he quickly and hungrily latched on to it. She pulled the blanket over him as her hand brushed against his slightly cold feet. She brushed her finger on her cheek, all the sleep gone from her eyes as he continued to suck at her breast, taking her breath away. A moment later when she looked up she caught him looking towards them. The moment their eyes met, he looked away and turned away from her. After she was done, she changed him and then put him back in the cradle, throughout observing that he was attentive incase she needed any help.

Later that day Elijah and Rebekah came with their families. They all gathered in her room, held the baby, expressed their happiness. She almost laughed when Rebekah and Sophie hugged Hayley fiercely as they screamed when they told them about their baby. She smiled when Elizabeth sat next to her with Aiden in her ams and said "I think he will break hearts. And I love his name. Who suggested it?"

Davina looked towards Kaleb and said "Kaleb", noticed the smile on his lips but sadness in his eyes and following his gaze she saw they were fixed on Klaus. Her heart ached for him. She could see that on the surface he was smiling but living with him, looking at his guilt for the past couple of months she had come to know his moods and could see how distressed he was.

For the next few days, she noticed that he was there for her and Aiden whenever they needed him but other than that he was keeping his distance and she recalled what he had said. The way he was with Aiden, just melted her heart but it would break the moment he would back off from their son the moment he would realize that she had seen him like that with him. Aiden was proving to be difficult baby. He was not liking anyone besides his mother and he constantly wanted her who needed rest so everyone had taken a role of relieving her from that duty. Seeing him loved by Klaus, her mother and Kaleb would overwhelm her and to her pleasant surprise she had started looking forwards to her own sibling not knowing that Kaleb was feeling the same way.

Before she knew it Aiden was six weeks old. Her mother had started to show a little bit, Kaleb was out of his cast, he and his father had started to break the ice between them and for that she knew Aiden played a very important role.

12nd April 1805

He picked up the file from the table and said "I have to leave…." when she turned him towards her, took the file from his hand and said "no you don't. It is Saturday."

He said, feeling flustered "I know but I have some unfinished work."

She said "really? Or is it that you are running away from me?"

He said, feeling flustered "Davina… you know why I cannot be around you."

She said, taking a step towards him, closing the distance between them "I know."

He asked "what are you saying?" not knowing that his voice had reduced to a whisper.

She said, with a hint of encouraging smile on her lips "whatever you want to take it."

He asked "have you forgiven me?" in the same tone, his eyes roaming on her face, fixing on her lips.

She said "no."

HE asked "then why?"

She said "because I need it... unless you want me to go and find it somewhere…." but before she could finish her sentence his lips came crashing down to her and he whispered fiercely "no."

She said, smiling this time "that is what I thought."

He continued to look into her eyes and then stepped back saying with regret in his voice "Davina I …"

but she pulled him back and asked "is that how you are going to try Kaleb?"

He sighed and said "I wish I can take all it back."

She said "you cannot. What we can do is move on, try to put it behind us. I want to move on. I have thought about what you asked me the other day and yes I want you to be my husband and I want to be your wife. I want to put this behind us. Like I want you to forget about Kol."

She felt him stiffening. She continued "I want to confess that in hind-side I think you terminating him from the services prevented me from doing something stupid with him and for that I feel grateful."

He continued to look towards her and then stepped forward and cupped her face and kissed her deep saying "I love you Davina. I am so sorry"

He felt her stiffening but he continued "Kaleb I know you feel guilty but I dont want you to work on this relationship out of guilt. Do it because you want to"

He siad "I am not doing it out of guilt. I don't know when I fell in love with you. Yes I am still guilty but my feelings towards are not coming out of guilt. Trust me please. I want us to have a good marriage. I want us to have what…." she finished the sentence with him "what our parents have."

He smiled, touched his forehead with hers and said "yes."

And then smiled helplessly as Aiden started to cry. She stepped back, squeezed his hand, walked to Aiden and in a matter of minutes she had put him against her. She looked up and caught him looking towards her.

Kaleb felt mesmerized and then when she continued to look towards him, he walked to her, knelt near her, touched Aiden's cheek and then hesitantly brushed his fingers against the swell of her breast causing her to gasp. He leaned in and kissed her lips softly and said "you both look beautiful."

She whispered "I cannot wait for tonight."

He opened his mouth to say something when they heard a knock at the door. He got up, walked to the door and after listening to Henrick said "papa wants to talk to me about something. I will be back in a while."

Davina smiled, shifted Aiden to the other side and nodded.

That night when he was intimate with her, it took her back to that rainy afternoon in that stable and when he pulled her towards her in a warm embrace, she knew they can have a future together. It will take time but they will have it.

10th July, 1805

Afternoon:

He said "I told you it will work out between them but I have to admit that I was wrong."

Hayley asked "about what?" as she held his hand and stood up

He said caressing her hand "I thought seeing us will help them but ironically Kaleb cheating on Davina helped them more, not to mention his accident. If I had known that, I would have broken his leg a long time ago."

She laughed and said "I guess you are right. His cheating on her made her realize that she was not innocent in all of this but I refused to admit that we didnt play a role" her tone changing to pouty towards the end of sentence and then continued ignoring his laughter "do you think I would have married you after you supposedly cheated on me?"

Klaus said pulling her towards him, kissing her lips "and you think I only asked you to marry me to help them?"

She asked smiling, feeling pampered "you didnt?"

He shook his head slowly, seeing the tease in her eyes "no. I hoped seeing us they will learn something but no one could help them if they don't help themselves Hayley. Yes we could be a role model to them but for that I will not have gotten married to you. I would have married you in any case but I knew if I ask you for them you will do it."

Davina was about to knock at the door when she heard her mother say "you manipulated me?"

He smiled and said "I would have done anything to get you back in my life so I used something which I knew you would never refuse. Davina and Kaleb's marital problems."

She smiled and said "Klaus. I love you so much. Sometimes I get so mad at myself for not demanding to know why you cheated on me. If I had, we would have known what really happened and maybe this wouldnt have happened. We wouldnt have missed all those years."

He said "I should have insisted on knowing why you refused. Even after that I couldn't stop loving you and then I found out what happened, I was heartbroken. Why do you think I never got married after Camille? I just couldnt live with anyone knowing that you thought I cheated on you."

Kaleb grabbed her hand and pulled a stunned looking Davina away form the door.

She pulled at his hand when they reached their room and said confused "tell me right now what we overheard."

Kaleb looked towards her feeling amused for some reason and then said "you need to calm down first" as he took sleeping Aiden from her arms and went to put him on the bed.

She said "Klaus I dont know how I could believe ... and then gasped and said "oh I think it is time."

He stared at her face and when she winced visibly, holding her stomach, he led her to the bed and laid her down trying to keep his own calm as he realized that she still had one more month to go and then rang the bell for Maria.

She was gaping at him trying to digest what she had heard. Feeling sad for her mother and his father for what they went through and what they had been trying to do for their children's marriage. He said "I had no idea that the reason they got married was to help us." when they heard a knock on the door.

Kaleb went to open it and as Davina watch he said "we will be there."

He walked back to her and said "Davina, mama is having the baby right now."

She said, confused "what? but she still has one month to go" and hurried towards the door when a hand grabbed her.

She said angrily "let go of me Kaleb. I need to be with her."

He grabbed her and turned her towards her saying firmly "Davina, stop it. I know. I care about her too. Look here. You need to compose yourself to be there for her."

When she looked into her eyes she started crying, hugged him and said "I cannot lose her Kaleb."

He patted her head affectionately "you will not. We will not. She is just having a baby."

She said "do you know how many women die…"

He cut her off by saying "I know and no, nothing will happen to her."

She startled when they head the baby cry.

He said "you feed him, I will go and see how she is doing."

11th July, 1805

8: 20 am

She looked towards him, feeling tired and wanting to sleep as Maria pushed the heating pans under her blankets. She smiled as her gaze went to Kaleb and Davina standing close to each other with his one arm around her and holding Aiden in other arm and then Klaus said "Hope… Hope Mikaelson."

She smiled and closed her eyes.

Later that night, Davina gently knocked at the door and then pushed it open after some time. The curtains were drawn back, the lamp was down. She walked to the bed and stood there looking towards her mother, sleeping peacefully with Hope in between her and Klaus with his hand on her tiny body.

She startled when she felt warm, familiar arms around her. She whispered "I love you Kaleb."

He kissed her neck and said "I love you too Davina" and then he guided her out of the room and they walked towards their rooms with hands in each other's hands.

The end.

A/N: At last one more story came to an end. As usual I love writing a story from that time and age. Thank you for reading this story and leaving wonderful reviews.

I want you to remember that this story happened in 18th century when divorce and separations was not a option. People couldn't walk out of marriages that easily like they do it today.