Elijah had left, or at least that was what Klaus claimed. Lizzie suspected he'd had something to do with it, but she didn't care enough to ask. Sure, the noble Original was charming and kind, but he was also a thousand years old. She figured he could handle himself.

Right now, she was having breakfast with Luke as she whispered "We need to talk about you know what."

She was talking about the Merge. 

Lizzie was wearing a short black dress with a jean jacket and some boots.

"There's nothing we can't do. You know it."Luke replied.

"I'm not so sure. We might need... I hate to say it. But we need Kai."Lizzie sighed.

Luke whispered shouted "Are you crazy?! He tried to kill us when we were like four and he killed..."

"I've been working on a spell. It might give him emotions back. He won't be some sociopath anymore. And you know just like me, that we need answers and he's the only one who can help us."Lizzie sighed.

"But Jo's got the Ascendant. How we're going to take it from her?"Luke reminded.

"We'll figure it out like we'll always do."Lizzie told him before she added "In order to break the link with the Gemini coven, we can't do it alone. We need his help."

Klaus appeared and asked "What are you two whispering about?"

Lizzie shrugged "It's nothing."

"Family business."Luke added.

Lizzie said "Klaus, I need to go out. Grocery shopping. I eat for two now. And I need new clothes. And herbs. Gotta find a witchy store. And before you throw a tantrum about not being safe, you will come with us."

Klaus opened his mouth to argue before Luke said to him "You won't win with her. Believe, it's better to accept. She's too damn stubborn."

"I am not stubborn!"Lizzie gasped.

"You are."Luke said.

Later on,  after the groceries and the shopping, Lizzie was sunbathing by the pool in a bikini, sipping a non-alcoholic cocktail.

Klaus was heading out _ probably to drink with Marcel. Again.

"You're taking forever with this evil villain plan of yours."Lizzie called, pouting.

"Read. Cook. Meditate. I don't care."He snapped, pulling on his coat.

Klaus then noticed the scars along Lizzie's ribs. His hand hovered near them, not touching as his voice was quieter now "Who did this?"

Lizzie grabbed his wrist and shoved it away before she said cooly "My father. Didn't like having an abomination for a daughter. He used to beat us. Me and my brother. Luke has always been protective of me and he took the worst of it. And there was also the fact that our own mother joined. Only because we were born different."

"My father used to beat me too. Started calling me an abomination when he found out the truth."Klaus said quietly.

"I know. Elijah showed me. Guess we're not so different."Lizzie told him, nodding.

Klaus muttered "He shouldn't have."

"You don't have to be ashamed of that. What we've been through. The fucking abuse. Make us who we are today. It made us strong. And survivors. We're not the monsters. They are. And I think they feared us. And they were right. Siphons are stronger than any smug little coven. And you're Klaus Mikaelson. The Big Bad."Lizzie said.

To her surprise, he smiled _ genuine, warm "Perhaps you're right, little siphon."

"Duh. I'm super smart. Your kid's gonna be a genius, thanks to me."Lizzie smirked.

He rolled his eyes.

She said after a moment "My dad used to tell me stories about you."

Klaus asked "Oh? What kind?"

"The usual. Psychopathic mass murderer. Betrayal, torture, abomination of nature. Scared the crap out of me and Luke ... we were seven."Lizzie told him.

Klaus chuckled "He wasn't wrong."

Lizzie told him "I think you're more than the monster they think you are."

He watched her for a long beat before finally turning to leave. She felt something strange in her chest _ warm, soft. Dangerous.