The Business Deal

"Can you hear what they're saying?" Caroline whispered pushing Elena over. Stefan had been in the office with her father for over an hour now.
"What if he knows about last night?" Elena looked worried.

That thought never crossed Caroline's mind. "There's no way he could possibly know. He only just walked in the door." she tried to sound confident in her statement, but there was an underlying fear in her voice that she hoped Elena couldn't sense.

"Whatever it is, it can't be good." Caroline was trying to think. She didn't remember seeing or talking to anyone that could be associated with her family last night. After all she was on the other side of town. She now had every reason to be worried at this point.

"He looks angry Caroline, maybe we shouldn't listen anymore."

Determined, Caroline pressed her ear closer to the door. Please let me hear something she thought to herself. Anything. She was desperate.

"…. I will not agree to that Stefan! What kind of man does he think I am?! I will not let my only daughter marry one of their mutts. Who do they even have in mind? Kol?" Her father sounded enraged.

"Mikael proposed Klaus." Stefan said blankly. He knew this was a pointless conversation. He told Mikael that when he proposed the idea last night. "He told me that this deal could be beneficial not only to him, but to you as well."

"How is marrying off my baby girl to that monster beneficial to me? I might as well let her marry Lockwood." There was sarcasm in his voice.

Her father hated the Lockwood's. They were a nuisance to the Forbes, but they weren't far off from the the Mikaelson's. Bill insisted that Caroline marry within their inner circle. Any man that tried to pursue her outside of it was either stupid or had a death wish.

"The Lockwood's are the problem Mr. Forbes." Stefan knew that statement was true. He had been informed by his own inner circle that they were causing problems all around Chicago. "We have been informed that over the past few months that their forces have nearly multiplied and they're almost at an even playing field with both your family and the Mikaelson's. Not even Damon and I could take them as strong as they are now."

Bill didn't look the phased. "I'll believe it when I see it Stefan. The only way they could have gotten stronger is if they recruited heads up in Chicago. Believe me Stefan. I took care of that."

Stefan looked apologetic. "I'm sorry Mr. Forbes. I didn't know what business you were attending to when you were in Chicago."

"Well I wasn't there for the women this time." He laughed at himself.

Stefan ignored the comment. He didn't acknowledge the fact the Bill Forbes was an unfaithful to his wife. Everyone knew it.

"It's something to think about." Stefan said.

"There's nothing to think about. The answer is no."

XOXO

"He said no?" Mikael questioned Stefan.

"He told me that the Lockwood's aren't a threat to him." Stefan tried to be as vague as possible. Mr. Forbes was very stern when he told him don't tell him that I was in Chicago right before he left.

Mr. Forbes did not want Mikael to have any insight on what he was doing and Stefan was a man of his word. He may have always been the middle man when it came to their affairs between each other, but he would never completely be one sided with both families.

"Let him find out the hard way then. I'm not going to come crawling to him like a little bitch and try to convince him to marry my son. You may leave now Stefan."

Stefan walked out of Mikael's office and was just about to get into his car when he felt someone grab his hand. "Leaving so soon Stefan?"

Rebekah. He couldn't believe this.

"You've been here this entire time and didn't once have the decency to come say 'hello'? Where are your manners Mr. Salvatore?" She eyed him up and down as she dragged her finger from his stomach up to his chest.

"Hello Rebekah." That's about all he had to say to her at this point. The last time she was here, things ended on a bad note. She was not the type of girl he wanted to be involved with anymore.

"Don't I amuse you anymore Stefan? Why don't you go out with me and Nik tonight for a drink?" There was a hint of hope in her voice. She knew she messed up last time they were together. She was in love with him and if Stefan was still the man she remembered. He was still in love with her.

"I already have plans." He lied.

"I think you're lying mate." Klaus came out of nowhere and stood next to Rebekah. "I believe you owe me one after last night. What happened to your sweet little blonde friend anyway?"

"She's busy tonight" he lied again.

"Making friends and not telling me?" Rebekah gave him a questioning look.

He ignored her. "Sorry Klaus, I can't tonight. Besides, I'm already in the middle of this 'business deal' that your family has got me involved in and I need to go speak with Mr. Forbes as soon as I can."

Klaus replied without hesitation "He'll find out soon enough that this was a mistake." The Forbes didn't realize how truly ruthless his father could be and when he wanted something done, he got it done.

"I'll see you later Klaus, Rebekah." He left before Rebekah could patronize him even more.

Elena. He said her name in his head. Now that was a woman that he wanted to be with. She was sweet, kind and respectable. Most importantly, she wouldn't cause any trouble. He knew something good could come out of developing a relationship with her.

XOXO

Klaus was worried. He never got worried. For the sake of his family though, he knew it had to get done. If they wanted to multiply their forces his family had to take Bill Forbes out.

The Forbes wouldn't see it coming. And with Bill gone, that would give their family the upper hand and hopefully join both families together with an arranged marriage to Caroline.

The plan was almost perfect. Bill had no other children. Caroline by right would inherit everything Bill has established.

He wasn't actually going to perform the murder. His job was to make sure the mess was covered up.

Bill just had to do it the hard way he thought.

"Is everything ready Elijah?" Klaus had to make sure there were no flaws.

"I assure you Klaus. Everything will be fine. Just make sure no one knows what we're up to. Don't tell Kol, Rebekah or mother. You know if mother found out she would never speak to us again. These types of situations aren't exactly her favorite. I know you know that."

The assassination was in an extremely delicate state. Even though their family crest was engraved Family over everything he had to make this look like someone else did it.

He had spent weeks analyzing how some of the northern mobs performed their assassinations. He had to almost perfect how they left their 'mark' after they killed each victim.

Klaus had to make the Forbes family would beg for their help. Bill Forbes was the only problem standing between his family and completely dominating New Orleans.

Family over everything.


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