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GRACE HAD JUST FINISHED CLEANING HERSELF UP IN THE SHOWER, wrapping a robe around herself. Who knew that killing someone would get blood in places that you didn't even know blood could end up. Letting out a sigh, she looks into the mirror for a moment before turning to walk towards the door. Grace turns the handle, opening it but she almost jumped as she saw Jenna and Klaus both standing near it, as if waiting for her to appear.

"Can I help you two?" Grace asks as she raises an eyebrow at the pair. She shakes her head as she walks past them, heading towards the closet in order to grab some clothes.

"How are you doing?" Klaus asks cautiously as he moves towards the closet with Jenna. Grace only glances at them, narrowing her eyes.

"Fine." She replies as she grabs a shirt and some jeans before closing the closet door. Grace could still feel their eyes staring holes into her. "Are you going to watch me change too?" Grace questions as she turns towards them. Jenna places a hand on her hip, tilting her head.

"Are you sure you're okay? You kind of ... Well, he deserved it, but you broke down after." Jenna states, she wasn't about to feel sad that Robert was dead, but she wanted to know if it had any affect on grace. Not him being dead but being the one that killed him.

"I was just overwhelmed." Grace shrugs her shoulders, she had just almost died and then was so caught up in the moment. When Klaus had touched her, it brought her back to reality. "Seriously, I'm fine." She assures them, not needing to be asked it a million times.

"I'll leave you two alone." Jenna mumbles, glancing towards Klaus before leaving the bedroom.

"Love, you know you can talk to me." Klaus says once the woman was gone. Grace sighs as she runs a hand through her hair.

"There's nothing to talk about." She admits as she shrugs her shoulders. Klaus looked like he obviously didn't believe her. Grace sighs as she places her shirt down for a moment. "Nik, I don't feel guilty for what I had to do." Grace didn't feel a shed of guilt, not when she was stabbing him and not now.

"You just took a while in there, love." He points out, it was definitely longer than she should've taken. Grace bites the inside of her cheek as she unwraps the robe.

"I guess I was just, thinking." Grace admits as she pulls on her underwear and starts clasping her bra. "I will never feel bad for what I did to my father. I just don't know what to do now that I'm free." She states as she honestly had never even thought of what true freedom would feel like. And it definitely felt weird. "I mean, since I left home, I knew it was always a possibility that he'd find me but now..." She trails off, shaking her head as she brings the shirt over her head.

"You don't have to worry." Klaus finishes for her, knowing what she was saying. It's the feeling he first got when he had killed Mikael. Well, before the man came back to life.

"No."

"I'm sorry I wasn't here." Klaus admits with a sigh as he felt like he should've been here to protect her.

"It's okay. I can handle myself." Grace assures him with a smile as she nudges his arm before grabbing her jeans. "Now what is this about Rebekah?" Grace asks as she really didn't get a chance to process what he had told her on the phone before she was attacked.

"It's... Don't worry about it right now." Klaus didn't want her worrying about things that she didn't have to. Elijah and him could handle the Rebekah situation.

"Seems like you and Jenna are getting along." Grace says, bringing the jeans up her legs. She could see the man roll his eyes and she couldn't help but laugh.

"Us standing in the same room waiting for you, is not getting along." He corrects her as he crosses his arms against his chest. Grace shakes her head, one day, she would get them to like each other.

"Of course."

"Hayleys on her way, by the way." Klaus tells her and grace freezes for a moment, her eyes widening.

"What?"

"She's coming from the-"

"You told her?" Grace asks him firmly and Klaus just stared at her, a bit confused.

"Did you not want me to?" Klaus asks curiously, furrowing his eyebrows. Grace sighs as she didn't really mind but she wasn't the biggest concern right now.

"I just don't want her to worry about me. You guys should be more focused on Hope." She points out, Dahlia was still coming and they couldn't be distracted by small matters such as her dad. Klaus frowns as he brings his hand up to her cheek.

"We can worry about you as well, love." He replies, he wasn't just going to forget about her just because they had other pressing concerns to worry about. "I love you." Klaus says as he gazes down at her. Grace smiles back at him, tilting her head.

"I love you too." She replies before leaning into kiss him deeply.

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HAYLEY RUSHES INTO THE LIVING ROOM, seeing grace sat on the couch. When Klaus had told her of Robert attacking the woman, she was terrified. She didn't think that would ever happen, well, at least when no one was around. Considering how many people constantly moved around the compound, it was odd to get a period where no one else was there. "Oh, my god. Are you okay?" Hayley asks, worry in her voice as she quickly moved over to the blonde who nods her head.

"I'm fine, sugar. Don't worry." Grace says, standing up from the couch to allow Hayley to hug her.

"Of course I'm gonna worry." Hayley says with a sigh, holding her tightly before pulling away. "I can't believe he attacked you." She admits as she moves her hands to the woman's cheeks.

"I'm more surprised that he waited that long." Grace states, she thought he would've attacked the first time they saw each other. "And that Jenna was the thing to provoke him." She adds, snorting a bit. The fact that Jenna was the reason he went postal, just was so funny to her.

"So, he's gone? For good?"

"For good." Grace states with a nod and Hayley let's out a sigh of relief. "Unless he can come back to life as well." She points out as it seemed that everyone got a second life for some reason. Hayley smiles, shaking her head.

"Let's pray that isn't the case." She states, not needing to deal with that excuse of a man ever again. "I'm so sorry I wasn't here." Hayley says with a frown forming on her face but grace didn't want her to blame herself.

"It's fine, Hayley. I promise." Grace assured her with a soft smile. "I handled myself." She states and Hayley couldn't deny that, grace held her own pretty well from what Klaus told her.

"You sure did." Hayley says before looking at her curiously, narrowing her eyes. "Did you really have to stab him fifteen times though?" She asks, wondering if there was a certain reason for it or if it was all just in the moment.

"One for every year I was stuck in that dreadful house." Grace admits as she didn't exactly mean to stab him that many times, it just sort of happened.

"Sounds fair." Hayley nods firmly with a small laugh. Grace smiles at her, the woman returning it. "I saw Mark outside, are they planning on moving here?" Hayley asks curiously, she was going to ask but was so preoccupied on finding grace and seeing that she was okay.

"Jenna is just showing him around and if he thinks it's a good fit, then yeah." Grace answers her and Hayley could only nod her head slowly.

"Are you sure you want them to move here?" Hayley asks as the city wasn't exactly the best place to move right now.

"I mean, it's their life, I can't really stop them. Same way I couldn't stop Hanna." Grace tells her as she shrugs her shoulders. She couldn't really deny them from moving here, as much as she may want to.

"How is she, anyways?" She asks curiously, having not seen the girl around recently.

"I was gonna drop by later, tell them about Robert." Grace admits and Hayley sighs, bringing her hand up.

"Well, you know I'm always here for you." Hayley says as she rubs the girls shoulder. Grace nods her head, softly smiling at her. She knew she could always count on Hayley, it wasn't like she purposely didn't tell anyone about her father, she physically couldn't.

"I know." She replies with a nod of her head before hayley pulls her into a hug, holding her close.

"If your mom ever shows back up, call me right away." Hayley states, she knew Ann had left New Orleans but now that Robert was dead they never knew when she would show back up. Grace was hoping she just stayed away but knowing her parents ambition, she would likely make another appearance sometime in the future.

"Okay."

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GRACE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR OF THE APARTMENT, glancing around for a moment. It's a few seconds before the door opens and Hanna stands in front of her. The younger girl lets out a gasp as she immediately wraps her arms around Grace. "Grace!" She says excitedly and grace only smiles as she hugs the girl back before pulling away.

"Hey, han." Grace replies as she looks down at her before moving inside of the apartment. "How have you been?" She asks as she closes the door behind her.

"Just settling in." Hanna admits as she moves towards the kitchen. "What are you doing here?" She asks curiously and grace just fiddles with her fingers as she looks around the apartment.

"Uh, is your dad here?" Grace questions and Hanna nods her head, glancing behind her towards one of the bedrooms.

"Dad!" Hanna calls out and it was a moment before Paul came out into the living room. He smiles once he sees grace standing next to hanna.

"Hey, Grace. How are you?" He asks the woman who smiles gently.

"Good, what about you?" She retorts and Paul puts his hands inside of his pockets as he stops in front of her.

"Just getting by." Paul admits as he glances down at his daughter before furrowing his eyebrows. "Did you need something?" He questions and Grace just shakes her head, fiddling with her fingers.

"I just came to tell you guys that Robert will never bother you again." She admits and they both share a look for a moment, not exactly knowing what she meant. Hanna was a bit confused, opening her mouth to say something back.

"Are you sure? He's very --"

"I'm sure." She states firmly, lifting her hand to Hanna's cheek. "He's gone, Hanna." Grace assures her and Hanna nods her head, feeling relief hit her. But it was mainly for grace since she knew how persistent Robert could be.

"What about Ann?" Hanna questions, the woman seemingly was nowhere to be found but you could never be so sure.

"She's still out there but I doubt she'll come back." She didn't know for sure if Ann would even dare come back to New Orleans especially since she knows of the group Grace surrounded herself with. "You're safe." Grace tells the young blonde who smiles up at her.

"So are you." Hanna retorts and grace returns the smile, nodding her head.

"Yeah."

"So... You and Klaus?" She asks, a teasing glint in her eyes. Grace groans as she tilts her head back, of course Hanna would know.

"Fine, you were right." Grace admits and she could see the excitement that formed on Hanna's face.

"I knew it." Hanna says as she claps her hands together. Grace playfully rolls her eyes as she just laughs lightly.

"Whatever, kiddo." Grace responds, knowing that Hanna would definitely tease Klaus next time she saw him.

"I have to finish a school project but do you want to hang out tomorrow?" She asks curiously and grace brings her hands to her pockets, nodding her head.

"Sure."

"Great!" Hanna says before hugging the girl one more time. "Bye, grace." She waves before heading to her room. Grace just waves back at her before the door shuts, leaving her with Paul.

"Are you doing okay?" Paul asks her as he leans against the counter. Grace let's out a small sigh but nods her head, meeting his gaze.

"Yeah, just.. relieved." Grace admits, there was a lot of weight off of her shoulders now that her father was gone.

"I'm really sorry that no one protected you when you were younger." He admits, but Grace shakes her head, a soft smile forming on her face.

"I try and think of the positives." Grace admits and Paul just gives a curious expression. "If I got out earlier, I would never have met Hayley, i would have never come here... I wouldn't know Hanna." She knew that everything happened for a reason, even if the things that happened to you weren't exactly pleasant. "My life would be infinitely different." She states as she looks at the man in front of her.

"That is true." Paul agreed with a smile as he nods his head. "Just take care, okay?" He tells her and she just smiles back at him, nudging his arm.

"You too."

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GRACE LAYS IN BED WITH KLAUS, her head resting on his chest as she runs her fingers along the ripples in his shirt. Klaus had his hand running through her hair as he held her close. A sigh leaves his lips as he glanced down at her. "This has been a very hectic day, love." Klaus says as he runs his hand down her back. Grace chuckles underneath her breath.

"When is it not?" She retorts, it seemed that nowadays, every single day was going to be hectic for them. Grace sighs as she presses her lips together tightly. "Nik?" Grace asks and only keeps running his hand up and down her spine.

"Hm?" He hums as they just lay comfortably with each other.

"When Dahlia comes, do you think we'll be able to defeat her?" She questions curiously as she truly didn't understand much about Dahlia, or their past. It all seemed so complicated.

"I don't know." Klaus admits with a soft sigh, kissing the side of her head.  "I am not sure what Freya said is true and what's not." He tells her and grace just looks up at him, meeting his eyes.

"But we know Dahlia is real." Grace states, they knew Dahlia did exist, they just didn't know if Freya told the truth in her stories. Well, Klaus was the only one who was suspecting she didn't.

"But we don't know the full extent of her power." Klaus retorts and grace nods her head slowly. They truly didn't know what she was capable of towards an original. "Don't worry, love. Everything will be okay." He assures her and she just furrows her eyebrows.

"Oh, I'm more worried for Hope than myself." Grace admits as she didn't care about her safety, all she cared about was that Hope was safe. Since it seemed like the entire world was after her.

"We'll protect her." He states as he takes her hand in his, giving it a squeeze. Grace smiles at him before resting her forehead against his, closing her eyes for a moment. Klaus brings his hand up to her cheek, stroking it softly. Grace sighs gently before connecting their lips in a deep kiss.

Klaus kisses her back, his hand moving into her hair, gripping it lightly. He rolls her over so he was on top of her, his hand moving down her thigh. Grace moans softly into the kiss as she wraps her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. Her thighs tense around him as their kiss heatens. Grace moves her hand to his shirt, pulling it upwards. Klaus pulls away from her lips for a split second in order to remove it.

As soon as it was off, Grace pulls him down towards her, smashing their lips together. Her hands trail down his bare chest, rubbing at his skin. Klaus groans against her lips as he grips her waist, his hand playing with the hem.of her shirt aswell. Grace stops kissing him for a moment, giving him more leverage.

As he yanks her shirt off, he moves his lips to her neck, leaving heated kisses on her skin. His body grinds against her as his hand moves downwards. Grace tilts her head to give him more access and she could feel his hand unbuttoning her jeans. She moans as he moves his hand into her pants, his fingers dragging along softly. "Please, Nik." She begs as she holds him close to her, his hand playing with her underwear, teasing her. He pulls his hand back up before moving his lips down towards her chest.

She lays back as his lips trail down her body, his hands gripping her skin. Grace bites her bottom lip, just watching the man mark her body. Klaus gets to the waistline of her jeans, Grace could see him pulling them down before her underwear followed. It didn't take long for Klaus to start kissing along her thighs, his hands rubbing them before he pulls her toward him. He glanced up at her with a smirk before his head moved between her thighs.

She gasps as she closes her eyes, her head tilting back as her hands gripped the bedsheets. "Nik." She moans out as she bites her bottom lip. Klaus grips one of her thighs, his other hand moving up her body towards her chest. Grace could feel his tongue moving against her and all she could do was wither underneath his touch. Her hand grips his hair, yanking on it as she moans lightly.

Grace's thighs tighten around his head as her toes curl. "Fuck, Nik." She moans loudly as she throws her head back, feeling herself get closer. But there was a sudden smash from the other room, causing Klaus to pull away from her. Grace whines but her head tilts towards the door.

"What was that?" Grace asks, almost out of breath. Klaus shakes his head as he sits up, instantly grabbing his shirt in order to put it on.

"I don't know." He admits as he gets up off of the bed. "Stay here." Klaus tells her before rushing out of the room and she only lets it a scoff.

"Like hell." She mumbles as she pulls up her jeans before grabbing her shirt to pull it on while running out of the room after Klaus. She makes her way down the hall, seeing the dead werewolf.

Klaus was already in Hopes room, seeing Rebekah peering over the crib. "Rebekah, what are you doing?!" Klaus shouts towards her but Eva only turns towards him, using her magic to give him an aneurysm. Klaus groans as he falls to his knees, just as Grace makes her way to the door. Her eyes widen at the sight.

Hayley charges back at her but Eva only lifts her hand, causing her to fall to the ground in pain. Klaus growls before throwing his hand towards her, slicing her leg causing a pained groan to leave Eva. She intensifies her magic before disappearing.

Klaus and Hayley instantly feel relief as they get up, both of them peering into Hopes bed. Grace walks into the room, moving to stand next to Klaus, still processing what had just happened. "Safe to say, that's not Rebekah." She says, making both of them just look at her, not exactly amused by her comment.

"You don't say?" Hayley retorts as she shakes her head. Grace only smiles down at Hope before leaning down to pick the baby up.

"Hey, cutie. You're okay." She mumbles as she holds Hope close to her, seeing the girl smile at her, giggling lightly. "Oh, yeah. You're fine." Grace says with a nod, laughing as well as she looks towards Klaus. He smiles gently, reaching out his hand to stroke his daughters arm.

Now that it was calm, Hayley could really notice their appearance. Klaus had his shirt inside out, his hair a mess. While as Grace was practically almost showing her whole bra by the way she put on her shirt, not to mention her smudged lipstick.

"Were you two...." Hayley trails off, flicking her eyes between the couple. Klaus just smirks which gives her all the answers she needed. "Give me my baby." She states, taking Hope from Graces arms before heading into her room. Grace just laughs lightly as she shakes her head.

Klaus rests his chin on Graces shoulder from behind her, his arms wrapping around her waist. She almost melts into his touch as she leans her head back, meeting his gaze. Klaus leans down, pressing their lips together. She couldn't help but moan as she brings her hand up to grip his hair. As they pull away, grace glances towards Hayley's bedroom before pulling Klaus into the hallway.

It seemed he got the idea because she was picked up off of the ground instantly making her squeal. Grace wraps her legs around his waist as he presses her against the wall, kissing her deeply. Grace moans as she kisses him back, bringing her hands to his neck. He starts walking them back to his room as their lips never leave each other. Grace could feel him gripping her thighs as they hit the doorframe.

She only reaches her hand out, grabbing the door before slamming it behind them

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GRACE WAS STOOD NEXT TO HAYLEY AS THEY WATCHED KLAUS GRAB SOMETHING FROM A BOX. Marcel was in front of them, his arms crossed against his chest. "I should stop packing these away, there's always one family member or another in need of a good shackling." Klaus explains to them as he turns towards Marcel, walking over to him. He puts the shackles in the vampires hand. "Find Rebekah or Eva or whoever the bloody hell that was, use these to stop her from doing magic, and don't hurt her. The non psychopathic bits are still my sister." He tells the man who clenches his jaw slightly.

"All right. I won't be the only one looking for her." Marcel points out, it wasn't as easy to just grab her as it seemed. "She killed witch kids. The twenty four hour hold that Elijah got the covens to agree to ended at midnight. Every witch in the city is gonna be gunning for her." He states and Klaus sighs before his eyes move over to Hayley.

"Go to Elijah, get him to charm his elderly witch into calling off the hunt." Klaus tells her and Hayley just scoffs, raising her eyebrows at the man.

"And leave Hope?" She retorts as she pushes herself off of the desk, crossing her arms. "Don't you think I should stay here and protect our daughter?"  Hayley asks him, her voice showing anger.

"Jackson has been working night and day to secure this compound, surrounding it with his werewolf army, not to mention the fact that I'm here, and I know the best way to protect our child is to get Rebekah out of that serial killers body and back into the original model." Klaus explains to her as he clasps his hands behind his back. Hayley could only roll her eyes.

"Hmm. And what will you be doing while we're doing all the dirty work?" Hayley questions, narrowing her eyes and Klaus only turns away, moving back over to the same shelf.

"Why, attending to the even dirtier work, as usual." He responds and Hayley just shakes her head before walking out of the room, Marcel following behind her. Grace moves over to Klaus, bringing her hand to his back.

"Do you and Hayley always have to argue?" Grace asks as it seems like it was neverending, and now that Jenna may be moving back, it would only get worse.

"She mainly starts it." Klaus retorts as he looks towards her and she was not amused.

"Not the point." Grace retorts as she shakes her head. Klaus only shrugs his shoulders. "You're so tense all of the time." She points out as he was practically always on guard, no matter where he was.

"I'm just protective, love." Klaus tells her and she only narrows her eyes.

"Mhm." She hums before leaning into him, pressing a kiss to his lips. Klaus instantly kisses her back, his hands moving to grip her hips. Grace brings her hand up, stroking his cheek before she pulls away, much to his dismay. "Now, what exactly is your plan?" Grace asks, although she could tell that he wanted to continue kissing her. Klaus moves back from her slightly, tilting his head as a smirk forms on his lips.

"I'm going to call up my dear sister."

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KLAUS STOOD NEXT TO GRACE AS THEY BOTH LOOKED AT REBEKAH'S PORTRAIT. It was quite strange knowing that not only was rebekah in another body, but the actual person was trying to fight to be in control. Grace tilts her head, looking towards Klaus but she notices a woman walking down the stairs. "Our sister was quite the beauty." Freya states as she walks over to the couple. Klaus only turns to his sister, narrowing his eyes. Grace was going to introduce herself but Klaus spoke first.

"You said that you could put Rebekah back in her original body. Do it." Klaus demands and grace rolls her eyes, he couldn't even ask her nicely when she was doing this as a favour.

"So you've come to your senses?" Freya asks him, raising an eyebrow at the men.

"My senses have not faltered, they still demand that you are not trusted. However, circumstance dictates otherwise for now." He explains to her and Grace just glances towards him.

"Nik, be nice." She tells him, Freya could have easily said no, but she wanted to help Rebekah. That just so happened to be helping Klaus. Freya moves her eyes over to Grace.

"I don't think we've met." Freya says as she extends her hand towards the blonde woman."Freya." She states with a soft smile and Grace returns it as she shakes Freya's hand.

"Grace."

"Hayleys sister, correct?" Freya had heard a few things about her, but the thing that shocked her the most was she was actually with Klaus. Freya didn't think her brother would ever actually find love.

"Yep."

"Hm." She glances over Grace for a moment before her eyes move back to her brother. "What's changed?" Freya questions as she crossed her arms against her chest.

"Eva Sinclair has resumed control.of her body, leaving Rebekah trapped and powerless, so make with your spells and enchantments and put my sister back in her true body." Klaus tells her and Freya laughs half-heartedly, shaking her head.

"Im afraid it's not that simple." She responds and Klaus only hums in dissatisfaction.

"More stalling, very well." Klaus mutters as he stares at the woman. "I know I can't kill you, but I shall have a fine time trying. Tell me, have you ever been skinned alive?" He asks her curiously and Graces eyes widen as she slaps his arm.

"Oh, my god. Do your plans always resort in you killing someone if they don't say what you want?" Grace questions as she glared at the man who only smirks down at her.

"Most of the time, love." Klaus retorts and Grace could only shake her head.

"The problem is Rebekah's condition has worsened. When I offered to help, she was in control of Eva's body." Freya points out as she crossed her arms against her chest. It wasn't her fault that Klaus had killed her.  "If she's lost inside Eva, I don't have a spell that can breach Eva's mind and find her." She explains to the man who only smirks lightly, tilting his head.

"Fortunately for you, I know someone well versed in such spells." Klaus responds and Freya just seemed a bit confused. "Let's go meet her, shall we?" He asks and Grace just immediately shakes her head.

"If it's who I think it is, I'll pass." Grace admits, not wanting to be anywhere near Esther, even if she was a vampire now. Klaus nods, understanding and he only brings his hand up to her cheek.

"I'll call you, love." Klaus tells her and she just smiles at him, leaning into him.

"Mhm." She replies, pressing a quick kiss to his lips before turning to freya. "It was nice meeting you." Grace says with a kind smile before going to walk away. Klaus and Freya start to move in the opposite direction but Freya couldn't help but glance at her brother.

"How did you get someone so polite when you're obviously not?" Freya asks him curiously and Klaus just rolls his eyes, pushing her forward a bit as he could hear grace laughing behind him.

"Just walk."

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JENNA AND GRACE WERE SPRAWLED OUT ON THE BED, both of them just staring up at the ceiling. Grace had decided to go visit since she wasn't really doing anything, anyways. That made Jenna a bit confused since she wasn't with Klaus. Not that she wanted Klaus to come over too. "Aren't you helping in getting Rebekah back?" She asks curiously as she tilts her head, looking at the woman who meets her gaze.

"Well, I was with Nik who had to go see his mother and I didn't really want to." Grace admits as she scrunches up her nose. She would surely punch Esther if she saw her, so it really was best for her not to go. "And Hayley is with Elijah and gia which is just pure awkwardness." She adds, she was not about to get caught up in the middle of that. Hayley tried to convince her to come meet them but Grace hadn't even responded. Luckily her read notifications were off.

"So, you're dodging a bullet." Jenna retorts and Grace starts at her for a moment before firmly nodding her head.

"Basically." Grace replies and Jenna only snorts, shaking her head. "I'm being supportive, from a distance." She says, shrugging her shoulders. Jenna smiles gently before it fades lightly.

"I'm really sorry I couldn't help your friend Kol." Jenna apologizes as she never really said it before.

"He wasn't technically my friend but yeah, I felt bad that we couldn't save him." Grace knew that Kol and her could have possibly became friends. If he wasn't so damn annoying all the time. But she did feel upset when he died because he truly didn't deserve to go out that way.

"Maybe when we get Rebekah back, her and I can figure something out." Jenna suggests and Grace nods her head, glad that she was happy to help. Even though she didn't even really know Kol.

"Yeah, Davina will want to help as well." Grace adds, knowing Davina was already looking for ways to bring Kol back but has been unsuccessful so far.

Jenna keeps glancing over at Grace, she had something on her mind but she didn't know if this was the right time to say it. But she knew that if she didn't, a million different things would come up and she would never get a chance to. "I um... Have something to tell you." Jenna admits and Grace looks at her curiously, tilting her head.

"What?" She asks, she could see that the woman was nervous about something as she fiddles with her fingers.

"I'm pregnant." Jenna announces and at first Grace just gasps, not really knowing how to react to the news that she had just been given.

"Oh, my god." Grace was in complete shock, her eyes wide as she just stared at Jenna for a second. "Oh, my god! That's amazing!" She screams as she immediately envelopes Jenna in a tight hug.  "I'm so happy for you!" Grace tells her as she holds the woman before pulling away.

"Thanks." Jenna responds with a smile as she runs a hand through her hair. "It was a surprise to us as well. I hadn't really been feeling well so I took a test and it was positive." She explains and Grace brings her hand stop her face.

"Wow, we're gonna have a mini Jenna." She states, becoming a little bit more freaked out. "I don't know if I'm prepared for that." Grace teases the woman who laughs, shaking her head.

"Me either."

"Do you know how far along you are?" Grace asks and Jenna shakes her head, although Grace would honestly think shes psychic if she could just tell automatically.

"I'm going to the doctor's tomorrow to find out." Jenna tells her and grace instantly smiles, squealing a little bit.

"This is so exciting." She admits as she claps her hands together. "So, wait, are you moving here?" Grace asks, her eyes widening as she knew they didn't want to raise a baby in New York City. Jenna nods her head, smiling.

"Yeah."

"God, I really am so happy for you." Grace tells her as she fiddles with her fingers. Jenna could see in her eyes that she was slightly hurting and Jenna knew why. Grace had told her about her unfortunate news from the doctor.

"You know my kids are yours, right?" Jenna asks as she grabs the girls hand, giving her a sincere look.

"Mhm." Grace hums with a nod, squeezing her hand before glancing around. "Where's Mark?" She asks curiously but Jenna's eyes instantly widen.

"Oh, please don't tackle him." Usually when there was big news, grace would completely jump on mark, often when he wasn't paying attention and they would go toppling to the ground.

"What, i'm excited!" Grace announces and Jenna shakes her head with a loud laugh, a bright smile on her face.

"I'm not telling you where he is now." Jenna denies and Grace pouts as she moves over to the blonde, sitting on her knees and giving a pleading expression.

"Oh, come on." She groans as she wraps her arms around the girl. Jenna just looks at her happily as they both lay back down on the bed.

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WALKING INTO THE COMPOUND, Grace noticed that Rebekah was staring at her portrait. Luckily, Klaus and Elijah were able to anchor Freya while she sent Marcel and Vincent inside Eva's mind to get Rebekah. It went according to plan since Eva was no longer going to be a threat to her. Which means she was no longer a threat to Hope.

"Rebekah." Grace says, catching the woman's attention. Rebekah smiles as she turns to Grace.

"Hello, love." Rebekah responds as she pulls the girl in for a hug. "How have you been?" She asks when they pull away from each other and grace could only raise an eyebrow at the original.

"It hasn't been that long since we've seen each other." She points out, laughing lightly.

"I know but I heard you finally plucked up the courage to get rid of your father." Rebekah points out, wishing she would've been here to see it happen.

"Technically he forced me to have to kill him since he was going to kill me." Grace corrects and Rebekah just stared at her before shrugging her shoulders.

"No matter, he's gone now." She points out as she places her hands on her hips.

"And so is Eva." Grace adds and Rebekah groans, tilting her head back.

"That was bloody terrifying." Rebekah admits as she didn't think being trapped in somebody's mind would genuinely scare her.

"Well, I'm glad you're back to.... Well, semi-normal." She replies, knowing she wouldn't be back to her regular self until she was back in her own body.

"Me too." Rebekah returns the smile before she sees her brother walking into the room with a bottle of alcohol in his hand. "What?" She asks, narrowing her eyes. "You're not fishing for a thank you, I hope." She states as she tilts her head at the man. Klaus just chuckles as he drinks from the bottle.

"I'd find myself freezing in hell before I got one from you." Klaus retorts with a smirk and Rebekah only seemed a bit proud of it.
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Well, come on then. Let's get you back in your proper body. Though I'll likely have to torture Freya and Esther to do so, which actually might be quite fun." Klaus says with a smirk playing on his lips. Grace narrows her eyes, crossing her arms against her chest.

"Nik." She scolds him and he only looks at her innocently. "Okay, Esther, I don't care but at least give Freya a chance. She seems nice." Grace admits and Klaus scoffs lightly, not seeming to agree with her opinion.

"Hmm, so does Jenna apparently." Klaus retorts and grace couldn't help but roll her eyes, groaning in annoyance. While as he just looked victorious.

"No, Nik. I'm staying put." Rebekah denies and Klaus just stared at his sister confused. "Eva's gone for good, but her body, this body is still linked to Davina and those children. I can feel it and if I leave it, then it dies, and Davina and the others die with it."  She explains to him but it didn't seem that Klaus particularly cared.

"So bloody what?" He mutters and grace could only slap his chest harshly, glaring at the man.

"Stop it." Grace demands as she stares at him. Klaus meets her gaze, his eyes moving down to his chest for a moment.

"She's the only one that can hit you and not be worried about retaliation. I am quite jealous, really." Rebekah adds as she places a hand on her hip. Grace just smiles as she practically hangs off of Klaus' neck.  "I happen to like Davina. Im not about to let her die." She states, getting back on topic as she narrows her eyes at Klaus who only smirks. "Besides, do you really want the wrath of every New Orleans witch upon us just as Dahlia arrives?" She asks him and he moves his eyes towards the ground, his arm wrapped around grace. "We need them on our side or at the very least not siding against us." Rebekah knew that when Dahlia arrived, they needed al the help they could get. "And there's also the matter of Kol. I vowed I'd bring him back. I can't even attempt to do that if I'm not a witch." She says with a small frown.

"Freyas been inside my head. She knows my secrets." Klaus tells his sister who rolls her eyes a bit.

"So, she knows you go very far for very few? So bloody what?" Rebekah didn't get why he was so untrustworthy of Freya, it wasn't like she didnt help them.

"Nik, you need to stop acting like everyone is out to get you. She just wants to help her family." Grace says to him but he only clenches his jaw, staring down at the ground.

"Niklaus, just for one second can we be what we need to be? A family united?" Rebekah asks him as she tilts her head. Klaus sighs as he moves towards his sister.

"For now, for you." Klaus responds and Rebekah smiles gently. The man just turns, grabbing graces hand starts to walk towards the exit of the compound.

"Nik." He turns back around, staring at Rebekah who only tilts her head. "Thank you." She says and Klaus smiles back at her before he walks out with Grace.

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Chapter forty! Wow I can't believe it. I also can't believe we're still on season 2 😂 just a reminder, I am splitting this into two books now, this book will stop mid season 3 and continue in the other book up until season 5

I did not realize how long this chapter was until I finished writing it lol