Movement behind her woke Morgana. She forced her eyes open.
"Are you awake?" Klaus whispered.
She closed her eyes and hummed. "Depends what time it is."
She knew he was smiling. His lips brushed her bare shoulder. "I've been thinking about what you said."
He didn't specify; he didn't have to. They both knew exactly what he was talking about.
"I regret not telling you sooner," he continued. "But I'm telling you now. I love you too."
Her eyes flew open, and she swore her heart stopped for a moment. Morgana rolled over so she could see him.
"You do?"
"I do."
She cupped his cheek, softly stroking her thumb along his cheekbone, and kissed him. They rolled over so she was straddling him, his hands on her hips and hers in his hair, and when they pulled away they stayed like that for a minute before she laid back down with her head on his chest.
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"What's the hold up?" Kol demanded.
They were all gathered on the porch, waiting for Hope to come out.
"Alright, we rescued Nik, we escaped mortal danger, why are we not on a private jet to Saint-Tropez?" He ripped a newspaper out of Elijah's hands. "You can catch up on the last five years when we're on our way. I can assure you you haven't missed much."
"Circumstances have changed," Elijah sighed. "We will leave here soon enough."
"We have our niece to consider," Rebekah added.
"Kol has a point," Freya argued. "We need to put an ocean between us and Marcel Gerard as soon as possible."
"We're not going anywhere today," Klaus insisted. "I want one day of peace with my daughter, before we uproot her."
"Any delay is a risk," Freya countered.
"One day. We're in the middle of nowhere," he added, raising his voice, "the house is cloaked, we weren't followed, and I'm not asking!"
The front door opened just as he finished. Hayley and Hope stepped out.
"Everybody, look who's awake," Hayley said.
Hope shyly looked around at her family. It was clear she was uncomfortable. Her voice was quiet when she spoke. "Hello."
"Hello," Klaus replied softly.
Hope looked away from him and up at Hayley. "Mom, can I go play in the garden?"
"Yeah, sure," Hayley agreed.
Hope quickly went down the porch steps and to a small table in the garden. Grendel ran after her and pushed his head against her hand. Morgana smiled at the sight.
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Morgana's plan was this: sneak into the barn, free Keelin and cloak her. Now that they were all reunited, and they had the cure, it didn't seem right to continue to keep her hostage.
"What are you doing?" Hayley asked.
Shit. Morgana turned around and raised an eyebrow. "I'm going to free Keelin."
Hayley passed her and entered the barn. Morgana followed. Hayley grabbed a knife and cut Keelin's bonds.
"You're free to go," she said.
