The Prince of Mystic Falls

77. Therapy

Pairing: Elijah/Matt (M/m) hand
Caution: graphic content warning

Klaus called and got Jeremy in to see the therapist that Marcel's contact had recommended. Now that the appointment was imminent, he really didn't want to go. As they were on the 45 minute ride to the office, Jeremy started to express his displeasure.

"Dad, this is horrible. I have stuff to do. I mean, what can this lady tell me that I don't already know?" Jeremy whined.

"Son, you promised you would give it a chance. Please, just talk to her, okay?" Klaus said patting his leg with his right hand.

"Fine. But if I do it, can I get my phone back?" Jeremy prodded.

Klaus was tempted to say 'We'll see', but then thought of Elijah's face if he backed down again.

"No," Klaus smiled, "but nice try. It's a couple more days. You will live."

Jeremy grumbled something under his breath that even Klaus' vampire hearing couldn't detect and slumped down in the seat. They spent the rest of the rest ride in silence.

Klaus walked Jeremy in and checked in with the receptionist. They waited in a small room. It wasn't sound proofed very well and if Klaus concentrated, he could hear voices in the next room.

"If the way you learned to relate to others in your family of origin is incompatible with the way your partner learned to relate to theirs, conflicts can arise. Fear and hurt can bubble up, especially when your primary attachments involve a level of trauma. Our fight or flight response is wired into this social engagement, and can get triggered, even when that is not the original source of the hurt," he heard a voice say.

"So I'm blaming them for things that aren't their fault because I'm messed up," a female voice said.

"You're not 'messed up', but you are displacing. Let's pick this up next week, huh? It's time. Think about what you want out of the relationship," the first voice said.

Seconds later, a teenage girl came out of the room. She checked out Jeremy up and down, smiled, then left. Jeremy colored and looked at the wall.

"Hi, you must be Jeremy. And this is your dad? I'm Camille O'Connell,"

Cami said holding out her hand. Cami felt a shock go through her body when she saw the handsome blond man in a black leather jacket.

"Lovely to meet you, Niklaus Mikaelson. Call me Klaus," Klaus said smiling. He wanted to kiss her hand, but they didn't do that any more.

The voice, that accent! Cami scolded herself to be professional. She knew that Niklaus Mikaelson was an ancient vampire. Just like her uncle, she tried to treat humans and supernaturals equally. But his green eyes seemed to bore into her, or were they blue?

"Call me Cami. Won't you both come in," Cami said warmly, pushing her long blond hair behind her ear.

Cami explained the process. She would talk to Jeremy alone this session and get an assessment and they would go from there. Klaus filled in Cami on how Jeremy had come to live with him and be adopted. He left out kidnapping him at first to save his life, and some of the supernatural things that happened, but included the deaths of Jeremy's parents.