꧁𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚, 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭?꧂
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GRACE FALLS BACK ON THE COUCH LAUGHING AS THEY HAD JUST WATCHED A VIDEO OF KLAUS TRUDGING AROUND THE LOCAL SQUARE. One of Auroras men had sent it and it had just shown them that their plan was working.  "I take it back, this was an amazing idea." She admits with a smile, looking over at Aurora who was pouring some alcohol into her glass. They were currently in a hotel, relaxing for a few minutes. They had to move every so often so that no one could track them.

"I told you." Aurora responds with a smirk, heading over to the woman. "Nik must be going insane right about now." She states as she hands a glass to Grace who shakes her head.

"You know he's gonna kill you?" Grace asks her, raising an eyebrow as she takes a drink out of the glass. Aurora rolls her eyes playfully.

"Let him try." She says as she sits down next to Grace. The blonde stares at her glass for a moment before looking back at Aurora.

"You know, I think people misjudge you." Grace admits, her eyes running over the woman. Aurora furrows her eyebrows, curious but a bit confused.

"How so?"

"You're not some movie villain who wants to make everyone suffer." Grace denies, placing her glass on the table. "You were just trying to get your happy ending while everyone else was twisting your words and painting you out to be someone you're not." She states as she tilts her head.

"I did kiss Nik though, which I do apologize for." Aurora says, feeling awful now that she had really gotten to know Grace.

"You hadn't seen him for a thousand years, and your heart still yearned for him. I understand." Grace says, shaking her head. If she had tried again, yeah, she would probably punch the bitch. But Aurora seemed to be growing and understanding what she can't have.

"I appreciate you sticking up for me, Grace. But you can't see the good in everyone." Aurora denies, some people would just take advantage of it.

"I don't. I just like to give people the benefit of the doubt." Grace says as she looks at her hands. Growing up, people often avoided her because of the image they had made up in their head. That because her family was so closed off, she was rude or unwelcoming. And the fact that her clothes weren't always nice, that she was dirty or part of a bad group.

She never wanted someone to feel like she had. So, she never met someone without having an open mind. Especially someone who others seemed to portray badly. Unless they did something to add some truth to it, Grace would always give someone the benefit of the doubt and treat them like everyone else.

"Sometimes people don't deserve it."

"And I figured that out a bit too late." Grace admits, leaning on her knees. Aurora stares at her for a moment.

"Are we talking about the mother of Nik's child?" She asks curiously, tilting her head. Aurora may or may not have snooped around and found out that they weren't exactly on speaking terms.

"She's my sister-- was my sister." Grace corrects herself. It was so weird to not reference hayley as being her own family. "We met during a time when I was very vulnerable and I needed someone to lean on. I thought she would always have my back." She explains and Aurora furrows her eyebrows.

"But you were wrong?"

"Very." Grace states, nodding her head. "But maybe I am just overexaggerating things." She suggests, rubbing her face. Grace didn't know how far she was going with this. Was she just making it all a big deal when it really wasn't? Was she just taking it too much to heart?

"Never." Aurora denies as she shakes her head. "If you have a true gut feeling that you feel the need to follow, then you do it." She says, sometimes it felt like you had to forgive someone, especially someone you have known for a while. But no one deserved forgiveness, it had to be earned. "It doesn't matter how long you have known someone, sometimes, you truly don't know the real truth." Aurora denies. Some people showed their true colors after you've known them for so long. Everything else being a facade.

"It is just taking a lot to try and forgive her." Grace admits. It wasn't like she wanted to hate Hayley, to lose her sister. But she didn't want to give in as easily as she had done before. Especially because this time, Hayley had hurt her a lot more.

"Then don't." Aurora denies, shrugging her shoulders. "Don't forgive her unless it feels right to you." She states and Grace nods her head slowly.

"It's not like I will ever truly be rid of her though. She is Hope's mother and I'm about to get married to her father." Grace points out. It certainly would be a complicated issue to have to work around. Especially with the fact that Hayley didn't seem to want to give up.

"Family is complicated." Aurora mutters, looking down at her hands.

"Don't I know it."

"You know, I do really see what Nik sees in you." Aurora admits with a soft smile, her gaze wandering over the woman. Grace was glad Aurora was coming to terms with the fact that Klaus had moved on, but it still hurt her, the way that Aurora hadn't even thought about anyone else during that time.

"This doesn't mean you won't find happiness, Aurora." Grace says, wanting her to be able to actually search for love instead of being stuck. "Someone could be just around the corner for you." She points out with a light smile. Aurora returned it.

"You really think so?" Aurora asks her, her eyes genuine. The woman just wanted love, she had been stripped of her identity and her brother just wanted to lock her up. She was only searching for someone to truly care for her.

"I do." Grace admits, nodding her head as she grabbed the womans hand, giving it a squeeze. "If you survive Nik, that is." She teases Aurora who laughs a little bit. It was silent between them for a moment before Aurora wraps her arms around the woman, hugging her.

Grace was slightly taken aback by the gesture but a smile formed on her lips as she wrapped her arms around the redhead. Maybe if aurora wasnt so charming, wasn't so demanding of why Klaus had chosen Grace would she feel bad for the woman. But Aurora had so clearly just wanted someone who loved her. Klaus was all she had known and with Elijah's compulsion, it wasn't a big leap that Aurora would come and find him.

But Aurora seemed to now understand why Klaus was marrying Grace. That time moved on and so did hearts. It was no doubt that Aurora would always love Klaus. But you could love someone, and also let them go. Because although you may think you're their happiness, sometimes it's you that is clouding them from really getting their true happy ending.

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LUCIEN WAS STOOD IN HIS APARTMENT WHEN KLAUS CAME BARGING IN. It had caught him off guard as he had seen him yet a mere hour again at the compound. "Where is she?" Klaus's voice boomed through the room as he made his way angrily over to Lucien. The man just furrows his eyebrows, confused on why he was here.

"Where is who?" Lucien asks but suddenly he was held against the wall, Klaus having his hand wrapped around the man's throat.

"Don't play dumb, Lucien. You will tell me where Aurora has her." He snaps, a glare set in his eyes and Lucien could tell that the man wasn't playing around.

"I have no idea what you are talking about, Nik." His voice came out slightly strained from the pressure Klaus had on his throat.

"Was it your idea to have her take my fiance?" Klaus asks him, it wouldn't surprise him if Lucien had some sort of hand in Grace's Kidnapping. But Lucien just looked beyond confused.

"Aurora took Grace?" Lucien questions and he could feel klaus loosen his grip ever so slightly. "Why are you here blaming me?" He asks, it was evident that Grace wasn't in the apartment.

"Are you in on it?"

"Why would I knowingly take Grace and in return, sign my own death warrant?" Lucien wasn't so dumb as to do that unless there was a way he could over power Klaus.

"Because you certainly have had a death wish since stepping foot in my city." Klaus points out, referencing to the fact that the man had made a move and threatened Grace within only a few days of being in town.

"I don't know where Aurora has taken her." He denies, glaring back at the man who never lessened his hold. "But, if I were you, I'd find her in a hurry before Aurora decides to leave you alone on your wedding day." Lucien points out with a scoff, clearly referencing to the fact that Grace may not make it to their wedding day.

"If I find out you had anything to do with this-"

"You are my sire, I did not take your fiance." Lucien states, staring back at Klaus. The man scoffs, narrowing his eyes.

"I'm supposed to just take your word for it?" Klaus asks him, the trust between them was already gone as it was so it was hard to just believe the man.

"Nik, I don't care what you do. Either way, you're wasting your own time." Lucien states, he wasn't helping himself by being here threatening him. Aurora had her own plan and she clearly didn't tell either him or Tristan.

Klaus glares at him for another moment before letting the man go. He just storms toward the front door as he takes out his phone, deciding to call Elijah. After a few moments, his voice comes through the phone. "Hello?" Elijah asks, wiping tristans blood from his hands.

"Elijah, I need you to help me find her." Klaus pleads, desperation in his tone. Elijah sighs as he knew he was talking about Grace. It was made clear that Aurora had taken her but they were having trouble locating her.

"Niklaus, Aurora is hiding her--"

"Then get Freya to do a bloody locator spell." Klaus snaps, not wanting to wait around while they just dallied around the fact that Grace was missing.

"The location keeps changing." Elijah points out, it wasn't as easy as Klaus thought it was.

"You owe me this, brother." Klaus sneers at the man who clenches his jaw. "After what you did to her, you are helping me get her back." He demands.

"I am trying to get the coordinates of Rebekah's whereabouts from Tristan." Elijah points out, they had more on their plate than just auroras newest trick. Klaus clenches his jaw a bit, angry that Elijah wasn't more concerned.

"I love our sister but she is not in imminent danger right now." He states, Rebekah would still be in the ocean in an hours time. But Grace may not be alive within that same amount.

"Why did you continue to allow Aurora around? Surely you knew this would happen." Elijah accuses him, acting like it was his fault that Aurora went rogue. It wasn't like he could force the woman away, especially with their plan to separate the trio who seemed to be aligned against them.

"Are you going to help me or not?" Klaus asks him bluntly, already fed up with his brother who let's out a sigh.

"I already have my hands full---" Klaus didn't let him finish, just hanging up the call and throwing his phone against the wall. He didn't know why Aurora would take Grace, he hadn't done anything toward her. Sure, he took Tristan but that was just so they could get the coordinates to Rebekah's location.

Granted, that was probably the reason for Aurora taking Grace but she knew that if anything happened to his fiance, it would just end in him killing her. So he really couldn't understand her motive behind it.

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JENNA'S VOICE CAME THROUGH THE PHONE AS GRACE ANSWERED THE WOMANS CALL. She had gotten a few messages as well but hadnt really had the time to read them. "Why am I getting frantic calls from Klaus, begging me to find you?" Jenna asks curiously. She was honestly surprised that Grace had answered her call, mainly because Klaus had planted the seed that Aurora had taken her.

"About that..." Grace trails off, rubbing the back of her neck. Of course he had went to Jenna, she really should've warned the woman.

"What did you do?" Jenna asks in a stern tone.

"Nothing." Grace denies, leaning against the wall. "Technically it was Aurora." She admits, it wasn't really her fault, she had just gone along with the idea.

"Wait, she really has you?" She asks curiously, furrowing her eyebrows.

"She doesn't have me."  Grace assures Jenna, not wanting to have her worry as well, especially having a new born.

"Then why is Klaus saying that she kidnapped you?" Jenna questions, confused about the whole situation.

"It might be a little white lie." Grace admits and the phone went silent for a second. She could tell that Jenna was annoyed.

"This is a joke?"

"More like payback."

"With the woman who's in love with your fiance?" Jenna questions, narrowing her eyes. She didnt even get why Grace talked to Aurora, let alone hung out with her.

"She's evolving." Grace assures the woman.

"Mhm." Jenna hums, not really believing it. "Grace, have you really thought this through?" She asks, they both knew Klaus's temper and this wouldn't exactly make him calm.

"Oh, come on. He won't be that mad." Grace denies as she shrugs her shoulders.

"He's fuming right now and ready to rip Tristan's head off just to get you back." Jenna tells her, he was so sure that Tristan knew what was going on but the man was just as clueless as the rest of them.

"Well, that would be counter-productive." Grace points out since it would only anger Aurora. Even though in Grace's eyes, who would even miss the man?

"Not that I'm against making Klaus suffer or playing pranks, but don't you think this is a bad time? I mean with the prophecy and Rebekah already being gone." Jenna explains, everyone was already on edge about everything and Grace was just piling it on top for klaus.

"Aurora won't keep Rebekah away for long." Grace denies, Aurora had already told her that she would tell Klaus the coordinates that she had when he finally found them.

"And you know that how?"

"She's not a bad person, Jenna. She's just broken." Grace points out with a sigh. Yes, Aurora had kissed Klaus but that was before they had even met. And she trusted Klaus enough to tell her the truth and to be loyal to her.

"Not everything needs to be fixed by you." Jenna denies, shaking her head. Just because Aurora seemed to be sad about the fact Klaus was happy, didn't mean Grace had to feel bad about it.

"I know that."

"Are you sure you're not trying to replace Hayley?" Jenna asks her, they hadn't really talked about the Hayley situation but she knew Grace was still very mad at the woman.

"I don't really want to think about Hayley, okay?" Grace admits with a sigh, rubbing her face.

"But she's coming to the wedding?" Jenna retorts, it wasn't even like she could completely avoid her, she was Hope's mother.

"She can come, doesn't mean I'll acknowledge her." Grace admits as she shrugs her shoulders. Hayley was gonna go anyway, whether Grace had allowed it or not.

"Why be pissed at her and not Elijah?" Jenna asks her as she didn't quite understand that. Elijah had honestly done more than Hayley had.

"I'm pissed at them both. Elijah is just a bit harder since he's Nik's brother." She points out which just confused Jenna more.

"So?"

"I don't want Nik to lose his brother because of me." Grace says with a small frown. She hated the fact that her drama with Hayley was affecting Klaus's relationship with Elijah.

"Elijah made his choice when he stabbed you. He dug his own grave with Klaus." Jenna states, it wasn't like he was completely innocent in all of this.

"I don't know. Can we just leave it for now?" Grace suggests with a sigh. She knew Elijah made his own decisions but she still felt bad since she knew how hard Klaus tried to keep his family together.

"Okay." Jenna responds. "Please don't let this go on for too long because his incessant phone calls are waking up Lily." She admits with a groan. She was ready to just break her phone at this point because even if she ignored Klaus's calls, he would just call her from another number.

"Oh, how is she?" Grace asks with a gasp, a smile forming on her face.

"Crying constantly and I'm on no sleep but that's newborns for you." Jenna states bluntly, not exactly as happy as Grace was. Grace presses her lips together tightly, trying not to laugh.

"I'll let you get your rest." She admits, knowing that Jenna would need it in the long run.

"I'll talk to you later, sweetheart."

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GRACE WAVES AS PAUL ENTERS THE ROOM, much to the surprise of aurora who just raises her eyebrows at the blonde woman. "So, we're telling people our location now?" Aurora asks, looking at Grace. She knew Klaus would use anything he could to find them and Paul being here would likely raise suspicion. Well, that was if he was smart enough to put it together.

"Paul won't say anything to Nik." Grace denies as she knew Paul would play along if Klaus had called him. Which he most likely already had.

"I don't even know what you two are doing." Paul admits, shaking his head. He didn't even really want to know but of course Aurora was excited to tell him as she was quite proud of it.

"We're pretending that I kidnapped her to get Nik all out of sorts." Aurora explains which earned a surprised look from Paul. He just glances toward Grace.

"Is this a clever plan?" He asks her, he knew Klaus could get quite... frustrated. Especially with things involving Aurora or someone daring to hurt Grace.

"Probably not but it's so funny." Grace admits with a smile, sharing it with Aurora. "Watching him run around the city is so amusing." She states as Aurora pulls out the phone, showing Paul pictures.

"He even went to the zoo because I said that's where i was. The zoo!" Aurora says, laughing loudly.

"And I assume you're videoing it all?"

"Well, of course." Aurora responds with a smirk as she scrolls through the numerous videos her people had sent her. Grace shakes her head, laughing.

"Rebekah will die when she sees this." She points out. She knew Rebekah was always up for playing tricks on her brothers.

"Can I talk to you?" Paul asks the woman, catching her attention. Grace looks at him, furrowing her eyebrows but he just gestures toward the door.

"Yeah." Grace responds, looking back at Aurora. "I'll be right back, Aurora." She says but the redhead only stops her.

"Why, what's wrong?" Aurora asks, wondering what it was. Grace sends her a tight smile, shaking her head as she didn't want to worry her.

"Nothing, just talking about Hanna." She lies, she knew it wasn't about Hanna but Grace wasn't really open about Ann. Especially when the woman was seemingly planning her demise.

"You're lying." Aurora points out, narrowing her eyes.

"No, I'm not."

"Yes, you are." Aurora states with a scoff, crossing her arms against her chest. "What's this really about?" She asks her, flickering her eyes between the pair. Paul shares a glance with Grace who sighs but nods her head.

"We're just talking about Ann." Paul informs the woman who became confused instantly.

"Who's Ann?" Aurora questions, her eyes moving to Grace. The blonde meets the woman's gaze.

"My mother." She answers her which seemingly just made Aurora more confused.

"And why is that a secret?" Aurora asks, raising an eyebrow a them.

"It's not a secret. I just don't openly talk about it." Grace denies, sitting on the edge of the couch. Aurora nods her head slowly.

"Oh." She responds, moving closer to the woman. "Do you not like her?" Aurora asks her curiously. Grace laughs underneath her breath.

"That would be an understatement." She mumbles with a sigh, rubbing her face a little it.

"Is she here?" Aurora questions.

"We don't know." Paul denies, crossing his arms. "I've been trying to somehow find her, but even Jenna can't track her down." He points out, it seemed like the woman had completely disappeared.

"Jenna, right..." Aurora trails off for a moment. She heard Grace talk about her and wondered just how great the woman was.

"I just don't want to bother her anymore. I mean, she has Lily to worry about." Grace states, she knew the woman was already exhausted. Paul sighs, leaning against the couch.

"You know her, she'll always want to help no matter what." He tells her and Grace nods her head.

"And she knows when we're keeping things from her." She points out. Which was kind of annoying because she could never keep any sort of secret from her, even if it was for her own safety.

"Exactly." Paul responds, his eyes moving to Aurora for a second. "But I can keep an eye out for Ann. You two... continue what you're doing." He says, still not sure if they had thought this whole thing out. Aurora gasps as she moves over to Grace.

"Ooh, he just arrived at the fighting gym." She says as she shows Grace the pictures. Both of them laugh as he was certainly making his rounds around the city. "He looks angry." Aurora states with amusement in her voice. Paul shakes his head with a small smile before leaving the two women to what they were doing.

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GRACE KNEW SHE WAS IN FOR IT WHEN AURORA HAD ACCIDENTALLY HAD THE PHONE CALL ON SPEAKER WHEN TAUNTING KLAUS. He was able to hear Grace in the background and it was very clear that she hadnt been in any danger. Aurora had left, not wanting to get the brunt of Klaus's rage. Or at least let Grace calm him down a bit. She could hear him angrily coming up the stairs as she paced in the bedroom.

As she turns to the door, she saw him enter and he did not look pleased with her at all. "Before you say anything, I know you're mad and I understand why but you also have to see why I did it." Grace says, taking a step back. Klaus stops, a glare in his eyes as his jaw clenches.

"Why you did it? You had me running all over the city, worried sick about you." Klaus points out, he didn't know why she thought it was a good idea, especially with everything going on with the prophecy. Grace sighs, fiddling with her fingers.

"I know that--"

"And you thought it would be hilarious?" Klaus asks her, walking up to her. Grace couldn't help but snort as she nods her head.

"Well, it was." She admits which only seemed to make him angrier. Grace moves toward him, placing her hands on his chest. "Baby, you're upset, I get that. But you did kind of deserve it." Grace tells him as Klaus just grabs her hands, moving them off of him.

"I deserved to have my fiance pretend to be kidnapped by my insane ex?" Klaus questions, confused but mainly trying to wrap his mind around why she even thought about doing it.

"Hey, she's not insane." Grace denies, a bit snappy as she narrows her eyes. "Sure, it was her idea but you are the one who talked to her about us and this was payback for it." She states which just makes Klaus cover his face for a moment.

"Payback?" Klaus asks her, a scoff leaving his lips. "Love, if you wanted to get me back, play a harmless prank on me, don't pretend you're in danger." He says, clear anger in his tone. Grace shrugs her shoulders though, not getting the big deal.

"It was harmless."

"I thought she was going to hurt you." He states, it wasn't harmless to him and she was acting like it was some big joke.

"She didn't, Nik." Grace assures him, tilting her head. She understood that he was upset but it was clear that Aurora did nothing to her.

"Well, how was I supposed to know that?" Klaus asks her, crossing his arms against his chest.

"Um... you weren't" Grace responds. It was kind of the whole point. "But you figured it out, kudos to you." She says with a smile, giving him a thumbs up. But he didn't even hint a smile back, moving his eyes away from her. "Are you seriously mad at me?" She asks him with a slight groan.

"I'm upset with you." Klaus corrects her with a sigh. Grace narrows her eyes, placing her hand on her hip.

"Well, I was upset with you but forgave you." She points out, raising an eyebrow at him. Klaus just stares at her for a moment, wondering if she was joking or not.

"That's forgiving me?" He asks, if that was her forgiving him, he'd rather her stay upset.

"Now it is." Grace says cheekily as she moves toward him. Klaus rolls his eyes playfully but allows her to take his hand in hers.

"Just promise to never do that again." Klaus pleads, he hated the thought that something bad was happening to her. Grace looks down at the ground momentarily.

"No promises." She teases him but she could see the unamused expression on his face. "Okay, okay." Grace holds her hands up in defence. "I promise." She assures him, resting her hands on his chest.

"Now that it's sorted. I think you'll be pleased to know that Elijah has Rebekah." Klaus tells her, it was good news all around, and it meant that Tristan had no more leverage over them.

"That's great!" Grace responds with a huge smile on her face.

"Mhm." He hums, he just knew his sister was going to be annoying when she learned how much she had missed. "I'm certain she'll want to know all about our wedding plans." Klaus states which makes Grace laugh a bit.

"Obviously."

"Have you picked a day?" Klaus asks curiously, he knew she was narrowing down on one but didn't want to pressure her. Grace nods her head.

"Saturday." She tells him and he looked surprised by the date she had said.

"Two days away." Klaus says, a bit shocked but mainly since she hadn't really set a specific day since they've been engaged.

"Is that too soon?" Grace asks cautiously, biting the inside of her cheek. Klaus sends her a reassuring smile as he just shakes his head.

"No, no. You said you wanted this week, and I am all for it." He admits, placing his hands on her waist and bringing her toward him. Grace raises an eyebrow at the man.

"To be fair, you weren't really listening when you said that." Grace points out with a slight laugh. Klaus let's his eyes run over her before they settle back on her gaze.

"Could you blame me?" Klaus asks her, tilting his head. Grace smiles as she rolls her eyes playfully, leaning against the man's chest.

"I guess not." She responds before pressing a soft kiss to his lips. Klaus returns it, his fingers rubbing her hips gently. Grace sighs into it, her hand placing on his cheek before she pulls away and rests her head on his shoulder.

As Klaus wraps his arms around her, holding her close, she couldn't help but wrap her head around the fact that they were indeed getting married very soon. They would be husband and wife. It wasn't like she didn't know she was going to spend the rest of her life with him. But it still caught her off guard that they had made it this far. There was some self sabotaging along the way, but it was clear that they were both in love with each other.

And they wouldn't change it for the world.

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GRACE POURED THE WINE INTO TWO GLASSES BEFORE SITTING DOWN NEXT TO CAMILLE ON THE COUCH. "So, Klaus told me about your little trick." Camille admits as she watches Grace. The blonde slowly looks at her, she knew Klaus would tell everybody. Mainly to get them on his side that it wasn't a good prank. But that didn't matter to Grace, she knew Rebekah would be on her side and that's all that mattered.

"He did, did he?"

"Not that I don't find it hilarious but he was so worried about you." Camille says, remembering how Klaus constantly called her asking if she had seen Grace yet.

"Hey, my lie kept you from getting hurt." Grace points out as she crosses her arms. Camille smiles, rolling her eyes a bit.

"And you have my respect." She responds with a slight laugh. Camille was glad that Grace had gotten her away from Aurora. "Is Klaus mad?" Camille asks curiously, raising an eyebrow. She knew Klaus found out but she didn't know what his reaction was.

"I think he understands why I did it." Grace says as she shrugs her shoulders. He was a bit pissed but she knew exactly how to get rid of that. "Plus, it honestly got Aurora more on our side and she gave Nik some of the coordinates to find Rebekah." She explains, it wasn't like they hadn't gotten anything out of it. In fact, klaus should be thanking her instead.

"Well, that is good." Camille says, glad Rebekah was going to be found. Her eyes drift for a moment as she bites her bottom lip. "You're really having this wedding soon?" She questions, she honestly didnt think they'd make it this far but they did. Not that she wasn't insanely happy for Grace, it just hurt a bit.

"Yeah." Grace responds with a smile, looking over at Camille. "I've been meaning to ask you something." She admits, making the blonde meet her gaze. "Will you be a bridesmaid?" She asks her and she could see that Camille was a but taken aback.

Camille couldn't help but feel a slight pain in her heart as she was asked the question. She would have to watch front and center, Klaus marrying Grace. "Of course." She replies as she forces a smile onto her face. "I'd be honoured." Camille states making Grace let out a sigh of relief.

"Great, I was so scared you would say no."

"And why would I do that? You're definitely my favourite person here." Camille tells her with a wink. Grace smirks as she tilts her head.

"Oh, I'm everyone's favourite." She retorts, crossing her arms. Camille laughs, nodding her head.

"Clearly." Camille replies, brushing her hair out of her face. "Even Aurora has taken a liking toward you." She points out which was shocking since when she had first arrived, she wasn't exactly Grace's biggest fan. Mainly since she was engaged to klaus.

"That somewhat surprised me, honestly." Grace admits, taking a sip from her wine. Camille nods her head in agreement.

"Well, yeah. You'd think she'd want you dead." She retorts as she raises an eyebrow. Grace knew everyone thought Aurora was the bad guy, similar to her brother. But she was quite different once you got to know her.

"She's sweet, just misunderstood." Grace states and this just makes Camille narrow her eyes a bit.

"She did try and kidnap me." Camille points out, if Grace hadn't stepped in, she most likely would've been dead.

"She was angry." Grace retorts which just makes Camille shake her head with a soft smile. She leans back, resting her head in the palm of her hand.

"Are you waiting for Rebekah to be back to have the wedding?" She asks curiously, she knew Rebekah was on her way back with Elijah, but Camille still wasn't sure when exactly they were having the wedding. Grace nods her head slowly, fiddling with her fingers.

"I've been kind of dreading talking to Davina because I know she still doesn't have Kol back." Grace responds, she felt awful that Davina still hadn't figured a way to bring kol back. Rebekah had been so close until the strix intervened.

"She'll figure it out. And I'm sure she will be happy for you." Camille assures her, Davina would never want her to delay her happiness.  Grace looks down at her hands. It still kind of felt like she was rubbing it in, having a wedding while everything was going on.

"Yeah."

Camille leans closer to Grace, grabbing her hand and giving it a squeeze. "So, let me see that dress." She says with a teasing smile. Grace laughs but returns it, playfully rolling her eyes. She just holds onto Camille's hand, pulling the woman up before taking her to where Hanna had stored her wedding dress.

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I want everyone at the wedding, I'm just trying to think about a way to bring kol back earlier.