Welcome back to one and all!

I have so much that I want to say but I am rushing to get this posted before the clock strikes twelve! No it won't turn into a pumpkin but I want the published date to read 4/18/2017 since that is exactly ONE YEAR since the posting of the first installment, Above All Else! If you are new to this series please head over to my page and read that one first, not a lot will make sense here if you don't.

I have had a few bumps in the road lately, and I am sorry for taking so long to get this written and that it is a little shorter than my normal updates. Time is running out on this day so I will leave the rest for the Author's Note of Chapter two.

Anywho, without further ado; I give you Above It All. Sequel to Above All Else.

I do not own TVD or TO.

Flashbacks written in italics. NSFW at the end of this chapter.

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Caroline tapped her pen against the book that sat propped on her thighs, her mind wandering as she felt the warm breeze glide across her skin and ruffle her hair. Her blue eyes danced over the near similar colored waters from beneath her large sunglasses. The rays of the fading sun sparkled over the water of the sea as it dried the last that remained on her skin from her recent dip in the ocean. Sighing lightly, she glanced back down reading over what she had just wrote in the book and thinking about the man who had given it to her.

Caroline laid silently in Klaus's arms, her eyes dry and scratchy from all the tears she had shed long after the battle was fought and won. Sighing heavily, knowing there was more to come, she knew she had to take advantage of this small reprieve her emotions were giving her.

She tilted her head, looking up to Klaus with a drawn and haggard face, her voice raspy, "We should go let him out now."

Klaus winced at the pain in her voice as he brushed his fingers over her salt stained cheek, answering her lowly knowing she did not need any more conflict this night, "I can take care of it Caroline."

She shook her head against the crook of his neck, "No. It's fine." Sluggishly she sat up and turned her head to look at him with her brows furrowed, "Then again, maybe you should come with me. You know, to help protect me."

Klaus chuckled as he lifted his body off their bed in one sleek move, "I'm sure he won't be as angry as all that."

Caroline scoffed as she began to trudge down the hallway, "Clearly you've never seen him pissed off."

Keeping up with her steady yet unhurried pace, "I'm sure Steven will understand, we were only looking after his safety."

"Here's hoping, but I'm not counting on it. Even if we did have the backing of nearly half the coven."

Turned out Caroline was correct. Steven had ranted and raved when they released him from one of the holding cells in the Mikaelson's basement. He didn't care how many of them wanted to keep him safe, he did not appreciate being knocked unconscious and kept from the battle.

The sound of the front door slamming echoed throughout the halls, resounding within Caroline's chest so deeply she would have sworn she would never see him again. As Klaus had wrapped his arms around her trembling shoulders, she buried her head into his chest taking solace in the fact that even if Steven was so angry that he might never speak to her again, at least he was alive.

So, to say that she was stunned when he had shown up a few days before she and Klaus were scheduled to leave would be an understatement. Steven had begrudgingly agreed that he was happy to be alive and safe, that by being the only human of the group he would have had little means to defend himself. He made sure to stress the fact that by no uncertain terms did that mean he agreed with what and how they accomplished such a feat.

"I love you Sunshine, even when I am steaming out my ears mad at you." Steven had whispered as he hugged her tightly. He gave her a grin that was more a grimace than a smile when he pulled away, "Now what's this I hear about you taking a trip?"

She rushed to explain, "I'm not running away. I'm not hiding out or anything I just need some time to…" Caroline trailed off with a gulp.

"Breath Sunshine, just breath." Steven took slow deep breaths, his eyes crinkling with a smile when she mimicked him, "Good. Now you don't have to explain anything to me. I understand and honestly, I think this is the best thing for you under the circumstances. Go off into the sunset with that hunk-tastic hybrid of yours, Let him carry you away to paradise so you can grieve and sort yourself back out again."

He paused to pull a small hardcovered book out of his satchel slung across his chest, "Here, take this with you."

Caroline had opened the book expecting to find all sorts of words of wisdom and antidotes to keep her amused in attempts to lift her spirits but was dumbfounded at what she found. Cocking an eyebrow, she looked at him skeptically, "The pages are blank. Why are you giving me an empty book?"

"I know how your mind works Caroline. You need to sort and shift through everything that has transpired and all the possible outcomes before you can find closure. And knowing you as I do, you will do this on your own to an obsessive degree. So, the empty book." Steven shrugged and waved his hand towards it, "A journal if you will."

"You want me to keep a diary." She stated in a monotoned voice, staring at the object in her hand as if it had a disease. At the moment, she could hardly even think of all that had happened, let alone process it all. How in the world was she supposed to write about it even to herself?

Steven gave her shoulder a gentle squeeze, "You'll figure it out Sunshine." He looked at her with a soft smile as if he knew exactly where her thoughts were heading. He suddenly inhaled deeply, blowing his breath out heavily before looking into her eyes meaningfully, "and in regard to closure; be sure you find a little of that here in Mystic Falls before you go galivanting off across the globe."

"What do you mean?"

"There is a woman in this town Caroline that you thought to be a vital family member for most of your life here. I'd hate to think you let that go unhandled before you left." He offered her a meaningful grin before walking out of the room.

Caroline kept her jaw clenched tightly until she was sure Steven was gone. The instant he left her lip began to tremble and her eyes filled with tears.

Caroline smiled with a fond shake of her head as she idly fanned the pages of the journal with her fingers. Steven always seemed to know what he was talking about, she thought, even when at times she wished he didn't. She giggled and rolled her eyes heartfeltly as she remembered the argument she had with Klaus a few days after and the events the subsequently followed.

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Klaus had been reluctant to let her go out on her own. Standing with his imposing form blocking her way to the front door with his arms crossed tightly over his chest he snarled, "No."

"Klaus I'll be fine." She huffed in exasperation.

"You don't know that for sure what with..."

She cut him off quickly before they gained the attention of the others in the house, "The dangers are gone and I just have something to do before we leave. I need to do this and I need to do it alone."

The rigid set of his jaw as well as the narrowing of his eyes had her sighing. She could easily see what he tried so desperately to hide beneath his hard exterior; his worry. Not only over her safety but also whether or not she would return. Somewhere inside him Klaus still had this crazy idea that she would leave and never come back. Caroline knew it would take years if not decades for him to lower his guard with her completely. Even still, she could see right through him. He used orders and demands, force and anger as a way to hide is more vulnerable emotions.

Stepping in close to him she gently ran her hand over his scruff covered cheek, smiling inwardly as he leaned into her touch just a smidge. Moving her head down to catch his eyes with hers she kept her voice just as soft as her touch, "I will be fine. I will come back. No one will hurt me."

Klaus was beginning to despise how easily she could sway and affect him and he tried to stand firm, "You will be fine because you will not go alone."

"No, I will be fine because I can take care of myself." Caroline stated strongly as she took a step back.

Not to be ignored Klaus stepped forward, his body pressed tightly against hers as he hissed in her ear, "How? With this newly formed powers we know nothing about? The very same ones that you do not want to discuss with anyone yet?"

Caroline lightly shoved him, doing little more than pushing his chest a few inches back. Her eyes glared at him from beneath her lashes as she hissed, "Yes, those powers. Plus the fact that I am not a complete airheaded moron who can't take care of herself don't forget." She snipped as she poked her finger into his chest.

Lessening his eyes at her he snarled, "You are not going alone and that's final."

"And who made you my Lord and Master huh?" Caroline swiped her hand through the air, pinching the bridge of her nose with her other, "No. We are not doing this. We are not going to fight over this."

"Oh and just why is that?"

"Because as much as I understand what you are thinking, you need to understand that I have to do this for myself. I love you and I know you love me. So please, just can't you go off the faith of that, stay home and trust that I will be fine and I will be back?" Caroline licked her lips battling against the tears that were threatening to form in her eyes, "I need to do this while I still can Klaus."

Klaus read in her eyes what she was trying to tell him. It wasn't about her losing her nerve or something happening that would make this impossible. No, she was talking about her near crippling emotional state. How one moment she would be having a conversation and then the next she would lock herself away in their room either sobbing her bleeding heart out or staring off at nothing barley able to function.

"Fine." Klaus caved begrudgingly before offering his own rules, "You will call me immediately if anything, even the smallest detail, seems out of place."

Caroline smirked with a mock salute, "Aye, aye Captain." Before she was out the door.

Fifteen minutes later Caroline had found herself standing outside of the police station nervously running her right hand over her left arm. She could only hope that her Mom, she winced as she mentally corrected herself, Liz, hadn't changed her normal work schedule over the past two months since she had left. Since seeing Steven she had debated quietly to herself just when would be the right time to try and talk to Liz. If she caught her after her shift, Caroline knew she ran the risk of Liz feeling tired and not in a very good mood. Catching her before work though posed the risk of ruining Liz's day and while Caroline didn't want to cause her anymore pain she figured it was the safest bet. This way Liz would be awake and coherent for this conversation but still have the option of calling off work if she needed to.

Caroline watched from across the street as the familiar police cruiser that had been such a huge part of her childhood pulled into the parking lot off to the side of the building. Squaring her shoulders, she inhaled deeply knowing it was now or never and set off across the street to the parking lot to catch Liz before anyone else seen her.

Liz noticed her the moment she stepped out of the car and Caroline tried not to take it too personally when her eyes hardened over as she harshly slammed the door.

"Whatever is going on, I don't want any part of it." Liz offered in a form of a greeting.

Caroline held her hands up in front of her, shaking them back and forth at her wrist, "Nothing is going on I promise."

"Then what are you doing here? My shift starts in a few minutes and I…"

Caroline cut her off with a small grin and a light laugh, "Want to get caught up on last night's paperwork. I know. Somethings never change."

Liz paused seeming unsure of what to say before settling on, "While some things do."

"Yeah." Caroline breathed quietly while nibbling on her lower lip as she tucked her hair behind her ear. Looking at Liz's face all Caroline seen was the only Mother she had ever known. Through the good times and the bad, for just over the past decade Elizabeth Forbes was the only Mother she had had. Yet knowing the truth of everything finally gave Caroline the understanding of just why sometimes her Mom, Liz she winced as she corrected herself again, would give her that strange off kilter look like she wasn't sure just how to act around her.

It was that understanding that gave Caroline the push she needed to speak, "So, I'm leaving town for a while."

Liz blinked her eyes as if that was not what she had been expecting to hear, "Oh?"

"Yeah after, I mean," Caroline cursed her emotions for running so hot and cold. One minute she could control herself to the point she felt numb to everything and then the next, like right now, her eyes had a mind of their own and would well up with tears.

A look of sympathy and understanding passed over Liz's face, and in a move that seemed to surprise her as much as it did Caroline, she placed a hand on her upper arm as she spoke softly, "I'm so sorry Caroline. I know what you standing here means for you. And I know just how hard it is to lose someone you hold so dear."

The two women stood staring at each other with tears in their eyes long after Liz had dropped her hand from Caroline's arm.

Clearing her throat Liz pointed her thumb over her shoulder, "Well, good luck on your trip. I should go."

Caroline felt panic rise in her chest at the sight of Liz's back. Without thinking she shouted, "Mom wait!" Her breath caught in her throat as Liz turned back to face her, "I'm sorry. So, so sorry. I know you're not really my Mom and I get it now why you kept yourself distant from me all these years. But, you are the only Mom I have ever known. And even if you didn't get it right, even if I didn't get it right by you; you helped make me who I am."

"Caroline please. Don't." Liz croaked.

Caroline lifted her hands and slowly crept towards her, her eye begging Liz not to turn and run away like she could tell she really wanted to, "Please, just let me say this and I promise you will never have to see me again if that's what you want."

Seeing that she had her attention Caroline waved her hand towards the police cruiser, feeling a tiny bit relieved that Liz followed her to the trunk and leaned against it with her.

"I want you to know that I understand now." Caroline began quietly, "And I can't even begin to imagine how hard it was for you to not only lose your daughter but to out of nowhere have me there. Wearing her clothes, sleeping in her bed, pretending to the whole town that I was her."

"I wasn't allowed to grieve. She was sick, we knew she was dying but still. All of a sudden on the day I lost her I had this other little girl, who looked so much like her, that I had to take in and raise. I had to tell everyone you were her, so I couldn't even ask for the comfort I so desperately needed from my family or friends." Liz gulped, her breath harshly panting from her clenched teeth, "All I could feel was that I was letting my daughter down, that she would think I was replacing her with you any time I allowed myself to care for you."

A far off tone took over Caroline's voice as her eyes smiled at Liz holding her captive, "She didn't. She loved you and only wants you to be happy. She's at peace and no longer felt any pain after she passed in her sleep."

Liz's face went pale as she grasped Caroline's arms asking her frantically, "How do you know that? No one knows she passed in her sleep. How do you know?"

Caroline shook her head as if clearing a fog from her mind, her brows furrowed as she answered, "I don't know. I can just…feel it. God does that even make sense?"

Liz slowly let go of her arms, a look of understanding crossing over her face, "Given whose daughter you really are? Yes." Taking notice of Caroline's confusion Liz continued, "You still have a lot to learn about your family's history and your powers. But before you ask, I'm not the one to give you answers. I don't know much because honestly, I didn't pay much attention. I never thought you would wake up in my lifetime and then after you did…"

Caroline laid a hand to Liz's arm with a tender understanding smile, "It's okay."

"Well I really should be getting into work."

Caroline nervously fidgeted on her feet, with her head tilted down her eyes looked up at Liz, "Can I ask just one thing?"

Liz debated before giving in with a nod.

"All our time together; all our memories?" Caroline bit her lower lip before whispering through her closing throat, "They weren't all bad, were they?"

Liz smiled gently with a subtle shake of her head, "No Caroline, they weren't all bad. It was hard and I am ready to start my life over but they weren't all bad."

Caroline smiled shakily nodding her head once, "Thanks Liz. I hope one day you are able to find happiness again."

"You too Caroline. You too."

With that Caroline watched as Liz pushed her body off the trunk of the car and walked into the police station without looking back once. She stood there long after the door had closed, her mouth tasting blood from pressing her teeth into her lower lip in an effort to control its trembling.

A sudden whoosh next to her brought with it the comforting scent of Klaus and in the next instant she was wrapped up within the shield of his loving arms. Her shoulders shook, her voice muffled against his powerful chest, "I thought I told you to stay home. That I wanted to do this alone."

Klaus cradled the back of her head with his hand as he held her close, "You did My Love. But as you will come to find out, I rarely do as I am told."

"Rebel." Caroline mumbled against his chest.

Klaus chuckled lowly, "On occasion. Though I am sure you will forgive my transgressions in following you here, especially considering how tightly you are holding on to me."

Caroline purposefully squeezed him tighter, grinning through her tears in delight as the breath wheezed from his lungs under the force. She tilted her head to look at him with a poor excuse of a scoffing smirk, "Stalker."

Klaus winked at her, "It's not stalking if the subject enjoys it."

His quip gained him a huff and an eye roll from her. Klaus slid his hand from the back of her head to lightly feather his fingertips over her cheek, "Tell me truly, are you alright Caroline?"

"With what just happened with her?" Caroline sighed as she thought over her encounter with Liz. Her blue eyes dried and her voice carried a conviction that surprised the both of them, "Yeah, I think I am."

Klaus eyed her skeptically as she extracted herself from his arms only to link her right one with his left and pull them into a casual walk down the sidewalk of downtown Mystic Falls, "So what did you two ladies talk about that makes you believe so?"

Caroline gasped in mock surprise, "You mean you didn't listen in? What a horrible stalker I have!"

Klaus laughed, choosing to take the easy ribbing from her if it meant he could enjoy this side of her for the time being, "Guilty as charged, Love. But I would have to say that it counts as points in my favor as your lover that even while following you I still gave you your privacy."

She playfully knocked her hips into his, "Oh be still my heart, what a charming Prince you are!"

Once their laughter died down Caroline shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know. We just had a moment of closure I guess."

Ever vigilant when it came to her, Klaus caught the flash of uncertainty that over took her eyes for a spilt second. Narrowing his eyes at her he asked her firmly, "There is more to it than that. What else happened?"

"Nothing gets by you, does it?" She evaded.

"Not when it comes to you it doesn't." He stared at her with his lips pressed waiting for her to speak.

"Ugh! I'll never get away with anything with you!" She tossed her hands in the air.

"Caroline," He growled, "Stop stalling."

"I don't really know what happened. She was talking about her daughter she lost and somehow I just knew things, could feel them deep inside my gut." She pressed her hand unconsciously to her midsection.

Klaus opened his mouth to question her further only to snap it shut under her penetrating glare. "This is another of those odd supernatural occurrences you are having that you do not wish to speak of, isn't it?"

"Yup." Caroline smacked her lips together, bouncing on her toes as they continued to walk.

"You do understand that we must tackle all that is changing with you sooner rather than later, correct?"

"Yes, but not today." She said with a resolute nod before adding quickly, "And not anytime soon. I just want to process all this before we start telling everyone and diving into it all."

Klaus caved in with a jerky nod of his head. While he understood what all this meant to her and what it was doing to her emotions, he also knew that they were going to need to figure out what all these things meant for her. What her weaknesses were, what her powers would be, how the bloody hell she had shifted into a wolf. He could feel his panic at the unknown rise as it bubbled in his gut.

"You're over thinking this again." Caroline seen him clench his jaw in vexation. Sighing she tugged on his arm, pulling him to a stop, "You promised. You promised me we could go away so I could clear my head and grieve. And once I am ready, then and only then, would we start diving head first into this mess." Placing her hand to his chest she pressed against it lightly, letting him feel she was there with him, "I know this isn't easy for you Klaus, we've had this talk already. But I need this."

It was her eyes that calmed him as much as it was her hand rubbing small soothing circles against his beating heart, "Aye. That I did."

Caroline smiled tenderly at him, "Thanks." She began to say something else when the peal of a child's laughter rang through the air followed by a deep masculine chortle.

Her eyes followed the sight of a little girl being chased by her father through the park. Klaus turned his head to glance over his shoulder to see what had captured her attention. When he looked back at her he felt his body sag at the sight before him.

Her face was pale, her eyes held a far-off gaze filled with nothing but pain and her entire body had stiffened rigidly.

Klaus carefully tucked her rigid body beneath his arm, pulling her in close as he whispered, "Come on, let's get you home."

She walked mechanically by his side as he guided her away from prying eyes. Klaus was well use to this mood settling over her since the night her Father had passed. Caroline shutting down was her way of protecting herself when the emotions became too much.

As soon as they were out of sight Klaus bent at his knees, scooping her up into his arms and flashed them towards home as she curled into his warm embrace and began to sob. It was in that moment that Klaus decided where to take her to first. She needed to be away from other's, with nothing but the sounds of nature to comfort her.

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And take her away he did.

Caroline smiled from her lounge chair, her toes curling in the pink sands of Elafonissi Beach. When they had first arrived in Greece, Klaus had a chartered boat waiting for them to spirit them away to the secluded and private; Silver Island. The small family owned island was used as a private yoga retreat that required booking months, if not a year, in advance. Caroline had been too depressed to even think about those who had lost their reservations due to how ever Klaus had made it happen. She could only hope that they had all got their money back or were able to reschedule.

She wasn't too broken up about it though, the few weeks they had spent on that island with nothing but the ocean and time passing them by, was exactly what she had needed.

Once she felt ready to venture back out into the world, Klaus had made a fabulous tour guide. Showing her the beautiful and stunning sights that Greece had to offer and showering her with the wealth of knowledge he had gained over the years.

The hustle and bustle of the local markets had made her feel giddy once again. The sights and sounds of nature that seemed as if they were gifted from the Gods themselves left her in an awed wonder at the beauty surrounding her. The vivid night sky taken in from a small speedboat in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea made her feel strangely connected with the Universe while at the same time left her feeling humble with the realization of just how small everyone truly was.

All in all, what had begun as a difficult adventure with her feeling like she would never be able to crawl back into the land of the living again; had turned into something beautiful, magical and peaceful.

Caroline was jolted from her inner musings when she felt a vibration coming from her beach bag sitting against her chair. Reaching in she smirked at the incoming text message from Steven that simply said, All set. Stowing her phone back in her bag, along with her journal, she settled back into her chair with a relaxed moan.

She caught his scent just seconds before she felt his scruff scratch pleasantly against her bare shoulder as his lips brushed a tender kiss to her skin from behind.

"Mmm, I enjoy the sounds you make as you relax while taking in all that nature has to offer you." His lips trailed a languid path over the curve of her shoulder, his tongue teasingly licking under the string of her white bikini top, "But I love the sounds I can pull from your glorious lips even more." He whispered huskily.

Caroline groaned at the warmth his lips and tongue brought to her as he paid homage to the side of her neck. Somehow, he must have sensed she moods had shifted. How she had no idea, it wasn't like she had given off any clues or signals that she was done with the temporary hiatus to their sex life that her grief had imposed. But that was Klaus; always vigilant of knowing just what she wanted before she knew it for herself.

Raising her arm, Caroline threading her fingers through his hair enjoying the feeling of his lips for a moment before speaking, "I'm ready to head back home."

Klaus instantly pulled back, walking around her chair to sit on the space she opened for him as she slid over. His brows furrowed in concern, "Are you certain Caroline?" He had known ever since this morning that she was nearing the point of begin ready for their love making one again. That heated look in her eyes that he had sorely missed as he was dressing left little to his imagination or doubt. But this, wanting to go back home, this struck him seemingly out of nowhere.

Caroline giggled sweetly with her head titled to the side as she lifted her sunglasses to the top of her head, "With all this worrying you do over me, it's surprising you're not going gray."

Klaus gently knocked her hand away from his hair with a light scoff, "One of the many perks of being an immortal creature, no need to concern ourselves with the pesky human conditions of aging."

A bubbling laugh left her lips at the adorable way he had scrunched his nose, "True. But speaking of those pesky concerns; I'm ready to do something I never thought I'd do."

"Oh, and what's that Love?" He tilted his head curiously.

"I want to jump off that cliff you were raving about when we got here." She smiled as his eyes and face lit up in excitement.

"Really now?"

"Uh huh." She nodded her head and shrugged her shoulders, "I figured I might as well give it a try. You know, end this trip with a bang before we head back home."

He couldn't have gathered her things fast enough and she couldn't have laughed more at his childish enthusiasm. She couldn't even find it within herself to reprimand him for compelling all the other jumpers and swimmers to leave. She was just so happy and giddy to see this playful and adventurous side of him. Just as she was excited and thrilled to experience her first real adventure with him alone.

Holding hands, they jumped together off the over one-hundred-foot cliff into the crystal blue waters below with Klaus shouting his exhilaration as Caroline squealed hers.

They both kicked their way to the surface, wiping the salty water off their faces as they laughed with glee.

Caroline was still laughing and smiling brightly as Klaus wrapped his arm around her waist, kicking his feet and propelling them to the rocky wall of the cliff. Lifting her body, he set her on a small rocky lip that was just large enough to fit her bottom as the warm water brushed at her thighs. She felt the mood begin to shift as he propped his body up on an underwater ledge, fitting himself between the cradle of her thighs.

His smile was that of a happy man, while his eyes began to heat with a look she had not been aware she had missed so much. Their bodies still dripped from the sea water making the heat of his chest slid deliciously over hers as he pressed their bodies closer together.

A devilish gleam flashed in his eyes as his hands slowly slid up her thighs, the water brushing the over the tops of her legs causing an indescribable feeling as he lowered his head to place a trail of gentle kisses over her shoulder.

Her fingers threaded through his wet hair, her other hand gripping his back as she began to pant at the heat flaring deep within her body, "I want you."

Klaus hummed against her skin, his lips trailing over her collarbone to the tops of her luscious breast, "As I want you, Caroline." He purred her name causing her nipples to pebble as his tongue dipped just below her bikini top while his fingers played with the sides of her bottoms.

Her hips undulated restlessly, feeling the evidence of his need for her brush against her core just shy of where she needed him to be most. Her head fell back against the rocky wall as he used his teeth to pull the fabric away from her right breast. His sinful tongue making slow wet circles around her hardened peak pulling a breathy moan from her, "I need you Klaus."

His hot breath sent shivers through her as he groaned against her nipple, "As need you, Caroline." His lips wrapped around her nipple, sucking it into his mouth, flicking his tongue across it just as he began to roll his hips.

Caroline grasped his back and hair harshly in frustration, "God! Will you stop saying my name like that and just get inside me already?"

She could feel his smirk forming before she even saw it when he pulled his head back from her chest, uttering lowly, "I thought you'd never ask, Caroline."

His shorts landed on a nearby rock with a wet smack within the next instant. He pulled her neglected breast free, his lips descending upon it as his hand dove beneath the shallow waters surround her lower body, pushing the fabric away to rub his fingers over her lower lips.

Klaus groaned against her breast, his hips jutting forward when he found her to be soaking and ready for him. His thumb circling her swollen clit as his index finger probed within her silky depths.

Caroline's mouth fell open, her thighs widening at his touch she had missed so much, "Klaus, please."

Klaus raised his head, their heated eyes locking as their panting breaths mingled together. Slowly he lined his hardened shaft to her sensitive folds before easing himself inside of her.

Caroline's eyes fluttered shut as he pressed himself deeper into her core, immersing herself in the feeling of being connected to him on such a primal level. Only to feel him stop moving after he sank all the way in with one hand cupping the soft flesh of her bottom as his other brushed against the side of her face.

Opening her eyes, she sucked in a moan at the desire that swirled within his gray-blue eyes, "That's my girl, look at me Caroline."

Her lower lip trembled as she groaned at the way he purred her name yet again causing her inner walls fluttered around him. She laced her fingers together behind his neck, resting her forehead against his, their eyes staring deep into the other's as their hips began to roll and sway.

After not being together like this after so long, Caroline had thought that their first time since before everything had happened would be fast and frantic.

This was anything but.

She felt whole, complete, with each slow thrust and gentle roll. She felt every ounce of love and desire that she was pouring into him come equally back to her in waves as her climax edged closer and closer.

His eyes were glazed over with pleasure, his shaky breath ghosting over her face as he continued his slow deep thrusts of his hips.

Her nipples brushed deliciously against his chest, his pelvis pressing her sensitive clit in a constant motion as he began rolling his hips just a little faster.

Caroline felt a deep need to throw her head back, but not wanting to break eye contact with him she pulled on his neck bringing him closer as her inner walls gripped him and her thighs began to tremble.

Klaus groaned her name shakily, and if she wasn't caught at the start of an intense orgasm, she would have smirked at finally getting him to not purr her name yet again. Instead her inner walls clamped down on his ridged shaft, a long broken cry of his name bursting from her lips as her entire body trembled from the force of her release. His fevered eyes matching with his low growl only spurred her climax on further as she felt the heat of his release as his shaft began twitching deep within her core.

With their bodies still trembling from the onslaught of their mutual pleasure, they sagged against each other, eyes still locked as their lips began brushing with soft breathless kisses.

Untangling her stiff fingers from behind his neck, Caroline lowered them to the tops of his shoulders. Her eyes dancing with his as she smiled tenderly, "I love you."

"I love you." His voice echoed just as tender as her smile.

Breaking eye contact for the first time since they had begun, Caroline sighed dreamily as she laid her head to his shoulder and played with the ends of his hair. After a few minutes of blissful silence her head shot up at the feeling of him growing hard within her once again. "Again?" She squeaked in surprise.

She was met with a smug smirk and a casual shrug, "What can I say, you have me utterly enthralled Caroline."

She winced her eyes at him even as heat began to build back up within her core, "I don't care how the way you purr my name affects me. I want a bed this time."

Klaus hummed deeply, giving one last roll of his hips against her before pulling his body away, "That can be arranged Caroline."

His dimples appeared as she let out a mixture of a huff and a groan. He watched her right her bikini as he pulled his shorts back on, using the rocky wall to keep afloat. He waited until her body was back in the water before swimming up behind her, pulling her roughly against him to paint a picture in her mind with a sinful whisper, "I have spent many an hour imagining all the ways I could have you throughout our rooms back at the hotel. The bed, the desk, the shower. The list is nearly endless." He felt her shiver as he pressed his hard member against her luscious bottom, pausing to swipe his tongue over salty skin, "I look forward to seeing those erotic imaginings come to life."

Caroline bit her lower lip before quickly spinning in his arms, looking up at him from under her lashes seductively as her husky voice tickled his lips, "Then what are you waiting for?"

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Thank you all for being patient and kind while waiting for this sequel to arrive! If you have the time please drop me a line! (REMEMBER...THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING!)