"I used to think you love me,
Now baby I'm sure…"
He hated that song. He hated it with passion. It wasn't just that the song was too happy and annoying. It wasn't just that he had to hear it often during the parades to the point that made him want to rip his own eyes and use them as earplugs.
He hated it for a good reason.
It reminded him of her, it reminded him of what he missed the most.
"And I just can't wait till the day
When you knock on my door…"
He tried so hard not to get his hopes up after he moved to New Orleans, but there was a small part of him that held onto the idea of Caroline showing up to his door some day. He wished for her to arrive and tell him she accepted his offer. He would take her around the globe while still keeping her as Queen of New Orleans, he would make her dreams come true.
But as the days passed and he went to bed every night, he felt her absence in his king sized bed. He felt the absence of her light in his life.
She is, like Hayley once jokingly said, a big ball of sunshine. She glows and lights the dark corners of his soul.
That's why he hated that song.
…Until she actually showed up in New Orleans.
That was four months ago. The happiest four months of his life. For the first time in a thousand years Klaus knew what walking on sunshine meant.
Klaus turned and looked around the small but cozy apartment. He was very upset when Caroline insisted on having her own place, but at least there they could be alone. And that was a good thing, especially when Klaus tried so hard to make her moan and scream in pleasure during their intimate moments.
But that morning the apartment was in silence. Caroline slept peacefully on the bed, the sheet barely covering her naked body and Klaus could see her from the kitchen, since the little loft had no walls dividing the rooms.
Klaus went back to the task, making sure the eggs and bacon were well cooked. Waking up next to her always put him in a good mood, and that morning, while he made breakfast to surprise her in bed, he felt like singing.
"I used to think maybe you loved me
Now baby I'm sure
And I just can't wait till the day
When you knock on my door…"
Klaus couldn't help but smile at song. She was there, she knocked on his door –not really, she sang him a song at the Rousseau, but still, she was there- and she loved him. Now he was sure.
"Now everytime I go for the mailbox
Gotta hold myself down
Because I just can't wait till
You write me you're coming around…"
As he reached two cups to pour the coffee in, he couldn't help but bounce in the kitchen, practically dancing to the happy tune.
"I'm walking on sunshine
I'm walking on sunshine
I'm walking on sunshine
And time to feel good…"
A small giggle made Klaus freeze. He felt like a kid who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. What a crime! He turned around slowly and saw Caroline leaning against the wall behind the bed, holding the sheets against her chest. How long had she been watching him?
Klaus blushed and finished placing the food on a tray. As he reached the bed he saw the big smile on Caroline's face and couldn't help but smile too.
"Not bad at all." She said proud of him. "Go on…"
Klaus clicked his tongue and placed the tray on her lap.
"I don't sing, sweetheart."
Caroline arched her eyebrow, in her typical "seriously?" way.
"Now we both know that's a lie…" She chuckled and picked up her cup of coffee, then she sang softly.
"I used to think maybe you loved me
Now I know that it's true…"
Klaus watched her as she took a sip of her coffee, looking at him with big, innocent eyes.
Oh, the things he did for this woman…
"And I don't want to spend my life
Just to waiting for you
Now I don't want you back for the weekend
Not back for a day, no no no
I said baby I just want you back
And I want you to stay…"
He sang to her, perhaps a little off-key and maybe he even chocked a little, embarrassed of singing while she looked at him so closely. But Caroline was clearly enjoying it. She looked at him with big eyes and a sweet smile on her lips. She bounced on the bed and Klaus find out her energy was contagious. He started bouncing too, which made her laugh.
"I'm walking on sunshine
I'm walking on sunshine
I'm walking on sunshine
And time to feel good!"
Caroline laughed and pulled him for a kiss.
"It does feel good, doesn't it?" She whispered against his lips. Klaus smirked, proud of himself for making her laugh and smile so much.
"And it's about to feel even better…" He whispered huskily before kissing her before.