Hey guys! So, I ak finally back with the second chapter and I want to let you guys know now that this is a three shot unless I make it into a four shot. I don't intend to make it any longer because I do have other fanfics that I have to focus on, but hopefully this will be a good one :)

Enjoy!

"My lady?" Caroline's lady maid questioned as she entered the bed chambers with a damp linen towel.

"Not now," the blonde cried out as she grasped the chamber pot tightly with both her hands.

Quickly, the girl scurried off and Caroline sat on the floor with a thump as she placed her head in between her legs.

Heaving, she tried to get her rapid heartbeat under control, but that was to no avail. She was fairly certain that she was with child, but she didn't know whether to be happy about it or not.

After all, it has been two months since Klaus' departure to war and even though his letters came at different times, they were becoming less frequent.

"Sweetheart?" Elizabeth Forbes said as she entered the room and quickly made her way over to her daughter that was currently in distress.

"Mama," Caroline replied breathlessly as she looked over at her mother with a miserable look in her eyes.

"You are with child, aren't you?" Liz questioned, no sign of judgement in her voice.

Slowly, Caroline nodded before she burst out crying.

"I wish Klaus was here." Caroline confessed as she clenched her hands into fists and let out a sob.

"Klaus will return, my girl. And when he does, he will be a father and the happiest man alive if my assumption is correct.

"You aren't upset?" Caroline asked her as she wiped at her tears.

"Of course not," her mother shook her head. "I know that what you have with Niklaus is a love match and I understand why the two of you decided to become intimate before you exchanged your vows."

"What will the ton say when they find out?" Caroline asked as the thought of the high level society women that gossiped for sport.

"I care not what they will say, darling. A scandal may befall our family, but I can very well tell you that I am truly happy for you. The child you carry under your heart grows within your belly because God bid it to be so."

"Really?" Caroline asked, exhaling the breath that she was holding.

"Yes," Liz reassured her. "But you do know that your betrothed family has the right to know."

"I know," Caroline nodded. "I just do not know how they react when they find out."

"Their reaction matters, but in all honesty it is how Niklaus reacts that is important. Though he may be off at war, I have no doubt in my mind that when he finds out, he will be the happiest man in all of Europe."

"Shall I write to him and let him know that I am carrying his child or shall I wait?"

"Wait, my dear." Liz told her. "We need Niklaus to keep his focus on what is going around him and not on the future. At least not for now."

"You are right, mama." Caroline admitted as she nodded and Liz smiled before she gave her a kiss on the forehead. "Of course you are." Caroline sighed.

"I'm supposed to be right, my darling." Liz stated before she reached for a linen towel and pressed it against her mouth. "Keep my grandbaby safe, okay?"

"Okay," she smiled before Liz nodded and made her way out of the room.

Once Caroline was alone, she made her way to the edge of her bed and sunk down onto the mattress with a little sigh.

If all went well, the love of her life would be home in a matter of months.

The next day, Caroline readied herself with the help of her lady's maid for the dinner that was going to take place at the Mikaelson townhouse.

As her lady's maid was styling her hair, Caroline allowed the memory of what occurred between her and Nik flash through her mind.

Sighing dreamily, a smile appeared on her lips.

"My dear, are you ready?" William Forbes, her father, questioned as he knocked on her chamber door.

"Yes, papa." Caroline answered and sighed in relief when he didn't sound as angry as he did the day before when he was notified of Caroline's condition:

Caroline walked into her father's study with her mother by her side and she smiled at her because Liz was her anchor.

"My dears, to what do I owe the pleasure?" William questioned as he came around his desk and made his way towards the women.

Pressing his lips to both of their foreheads, Liz reached for his hand and smiled.

"Sweetheart, is everything alright?" He questioned, the confusion evident in his voice.

"It will be," Liz told him as the women moved to the sofa and sat side by side.

William took a seat across from them and crossed his leg over the other as he relaxed into the wing chair.

"Now, tell me what has happened." He urged as he looked at the two women that he loved most.

Liz looked over at Caroline reassuringly and she exhaled a breath before she looked directly at her father.

"Papa... As you well know, my betrothed is currently on commission."

"Yes, indeed." William replied. "The old boy knows what he's doing, I'm certain."

"As do I, but before he left- we, um... Well, we became..." Caroline started, unable to finish her sentence.

Biting down on her bottom lip, Caroline looked at her mother with a desperate gleam in her bright blue eyes and Liz sighed before she made her way over to her husband.

"Bill, what our daughter is trying to say is that before Niklaus left, they both decided to take their relationship a step further..."

"You mean they slept together?" Bill questioned as he looked over at his daughter with anger and something else- disappointment, maybe?

"Papa, I am so sorry." Caroline said as her eyes filled with tears and she put her face in her hands.

"We told you over and over again that your virtue was to be given to your husband on your wedding night and you dared to give it up before you were wed? How could you?" Bill questioned at her, the disappointment evident in his voice as he shook his head from side to side.

"Papa, I know." Caroline said, looking away from him. "But Nik was getting ready to go off to war and I simply couldn't allow him to go without a memory of our love."

"And if when he comes back, perhaps a changed man, what will you do then? What if he finds a woman while away and forgets about you?"

"Nik wouldn't do that to me, papa. I know that your are disappointed it me, but the truth of the fact is that I am with child and when my betrothed returns we will be wed, scandal be damned."

"You say scandal be damned, but you do know in what era we are in, yes? The haute ton will have a bloody field day of this should they find out."

"I'll retire to the country for the next couple of months if that is what you want, papa. Just please, do not turn me away because even though you believe that I made a mistake, I believe it was meant to be."

Sighing, Bill made his way over to his daughter and as he raised his palm, Caroline shut her eyes in order to ready herself for the sting of her father's palm against her cheek.

Instead, she felt her father's callused, yet soft palm caressing her cheek in a fatherly manner.

Opening her eyes slowly, she looked up at him with a confused expression in her bright blue eyes.

"Papa?" She said, the curiosity evident in her voice.

"Though I am still disappointed in what you and your betrothed did, I am happy that I will be a grandfather sooner than I thought."

"Really?" She asked as her eyes lit up with hope and she gave him a brilliant smile as bright as the sun.

"Yes," he admitted, a chuckle escaping his lips before he gave her a kiss on the forehead. "We must tell our future in-laws, Caroline. You understand that, yes?"

"Of course," she nodded. "Mama and I already spoke about it."

"Very good," he nodded. "I will send a missive informing the Mikaelson's that we will like to have them join us for dinner on tomorrow's eve."

"Okay," Caroline agreed as she gave both of her parents hugs, smiling from ear to ear.

Returning back to the present, the blonde cleared her head as she reached for her gloves and put them on.

Within the next few minutes, the Forbes family members were settled into their carriage that showed their family crest.

"Do you know how you will bring up your condition, my dear?" Elizabeth questioned, directing the question to Caroline, but looking directly at her husband who sat quietly staring out the window.

"At the moment, no." The blonde confessed. "Although, I have no doubt in my mind that it will come to me before the closing of dinner."

"And how are you feeling?" Her mother asked as she reached for her daughter's hands and placed them on her lap.

"Good," Caroline assured. "I feel some nausea, but other than that I am quite good, thankfully."

"That's good," Liz sighed, visibly relaxing now that she knew that her daughter was doing quite well.

Nodding, the women cut off their conversation and simply awaited for the carriage to stop in front of the Mikaelson's manor.

Once it did, the footman opened the door and Bill urged his wife and daughter to go first.

As the footman raised his palm in order to help Caroline out, the doors from the manor burst open and Rebekah, the only girl in the the Mikaelson family, moved in their direction with a distraught expression on her face.

"Bekah?" Caroline said as she moved in her friend's direction worriedly and reached for her clammy hand that was as cold as a winter's day.

"Come inside." Rebekah whispered as she pulled the blonde along.

When Liz and William caught up to them, the foursome made their way inside the house hastily.

Then, Rebekah led them to the dining area and when Caroline looked around the room, she saw sorrow on her future family members faces and felt her world tilt.

"What happened?" The blonde asked in a small voice as she made her way further into the room, unsure of herself.

Looking up, Elijah- the eldest of the Mikaelson siblings- made his way over to her slowly and handed her the letter the was crumpled on the sides.

Looking down with confusion, Caroline read:

Dear members of the Mikaelson family,

I was Niklaus Mikaelson's General and I write to inform you that unfortunately, Niklaus did not survive the latest battle. I truly am sorry to have to write to you of such a horrid fact, but I know that this is what Klaus would have wanted.

We were not able to find his body intact, and though this is a gruesome detail, surely you understand that you all deserve to know what happened to your loved one.

We have found some of his remains and will transport them to you in an orderly fashion.

Again, I am deeply sorry for your loss because even though you all were his actual family, he was our brother and comrade.

My condolences,

General Saltzman

"No," Caroline said as she looked over the different faces of Elijah, Finn, Kol, Esther, Rebekah, Henrik, and her parents.

"He's gone." Esther cried out as she clutched her hand to her heart.

At that moment, Caroline felt her heart shatter into a billion different pieces and felt the nausea build up.

Before she could move towards a pot of some sort, Caroline felt the bile rising into her throats before she lost all her contents into the rug before she fell into a dark oblivion that she knew she would never get out of.

The love of her life was gone and there was absolutely nothing that she could do about it...

There you have it! I hope this chapter was alright and I torallr know this is angsty, but we will see what happens in the next chapter :)

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