It had been two months since Caroline and Klaus started officially dating; two months since she found out Hayley had had his daughter Artemis. Sometimes it was hard for Caroline to love Klaus, but she knew that she always would even if he decided he didn't want her. Klaus was always possessive of Caroline, ever since that day in the Mystic Grill when Kol commented on how attractive she was, and Klaus threatened to tear out his liver. But what Caroline could never grasp was that Klaus was possessive over a lot more than her and his family.

It all started with Elijah. Ever since he and Katerina had broken up, he's been on a road to find his only living brother's redemption. And that's when he met Hayley. Elijah swore to protect her and the child, but in the process of doing all that, he started to fall for her. Klaus would get mad every time he saw those two super close. Klaus didn't want to be like Mikael; he didn't want to be a horrible, abusive, neglectful father, but he also didn't want his child to call Elijah "daddy" either. One December night, Klaus had found Elijah and Hayley sitting in her room playing with Artemis, and they seemed like a family. He flipped out and daggered Elijah when Hayley and their daughter were fast asleep. When Hayley found out, she hurriedly went to Caroline. If anyone could get Klaus to understand, it was her.

Caroline found Klaus in his study and regarded him angrily. She wasn't quite sure what she should say to him, and she was starting to feel like the old Caroline: the insecure, neurotic, "second choice" Caroline.

"What is your issue?" she asked him flatly.

"You're going to have to a bit more specific, love," Klaus told her with an amused look on his face.

"Seriously? Elijah's 'missing,' and Hayley's going frantic trying to find out where he is."

"Sweetheart, why don't you let the Big Bad and his sibling handle this?" Klaus teased.

Something in Caroline snapped. "I'm not a child, Niklaus. Whatever is going on between Hayley and Elijah doesn't and shouldn't concern you. Why is it such a problem to see him happy?"

Klaus glared at her. He hated when people used his full name, unless it was when Caroline was moaning it. "He can be happy. Just not with the little wolf."

She just rolled her eyes. "And why not? He can't have Katherine, and he's happy around Hayley. And he adores your daughter, just like everyone else."

"Because she's mine!" Klaus roared at her as he stood up.

Caroline took a step back, and he could see the anger flicker across her face. "Who's yours? Artemis? Because she's always going to be your daughter. Elijah isn't going to replace you if that's what you're afraid of."

Klaus didn't have the nerve to tell her he really meant Hayley, but Caroline figured it out quickly. She took another step back and said, "Oh. You mean her." Caroline let out a empty chuckle. "I get it. I'm just going to go, then. Take care, Klaus." And with that, she walked out of his office and sped out of the house in tears.

Klaus took after her and never caught up to her. He spent a week looking for her, and after going to the plantation mansion and Caroline's apartment, he figured she was gone. He had his witches try to locate her, and he learned that Caroline had taken off to Capri. He even sent Tyler there to look out for her. But one day, Klaus felt the urge to call her, so he got out his phone, scrolled down to her number, and clicked the little green button.

"Caroline, love, you have no idea how much I've been thinking about you and our last meeting. I'm sorry for what I said. It was poppycock." He sighed heavily into the phone. "Sweetheart, I love you. You are the only woman for me, and I'm stupid for not having told you sooner. You are my heart and my soul, and I am lost without you. I will spend eternity making this up to you. Just please come home to me."

Caroline listened to Klaus' voicemail and just shook her head, tears starting to come from her eyes.