It had been two months since Caroline's nightmares started and with each day they were still getting worse, she finally decided to give up trying to sleep and go in search for ice cream. When she walked into the kitchen she saw Hayley sitting at the table eating what she came to search for, at first the wolf never noticed Caroline watching her but that soon changed. "You know you've been pregnant for so long, I always thought that dogs only carried their litter for nine weeks." she said as she moved to check the freezer for more frozen goodness. "You know I don't know why you hate me so much, its not like I asked for any of this." Hayley said as she watched the vampire from across the room. "Yeah I'm sure you didn't, you had it out for me the second you set foot in Mystic Falls. First you went after Tyler, then you tricked him into unsiring Klaus' hybrids, then you got Klaus to kill them. Which I should actually give you credit for, that was pretty smart. But then after everything I went through just to be with him, you slept with him. I just honestly don't get why you hated me so much." Caroline sat at the opposite end of the table and began eating. "I hated that you had everything, and I have nothing. Is that what you want to hear? That I was so jealous of you, that I wanted what was yours, does it make you happy to know that?" she asked, Caroline thought about it for a few minutes before replying. "Actually it does make me feel better," Hayley looked close to tears and Caroline reveled in it. "Enjoy your ice cream." she said as she got up and headed back to bed. She was asleep within minutes, and instead of her ususal nightmares she dreamt of a small boy cuddled up with her and Klaus.
Caroline came home a few nights later after a full day of alcohol and blood to the sound of Hayley screaming, 'Well apparently the were-sluts in labour.' she thought as she walked into the living room. "Good evening, sweetheart." Klaus said when she sat down opposite him. "Shouldn't you be upstairs with your baby mama?" she asked, Klaus grinned. "But I am with her, you're sitting right in front of me." Caroline sighed."So you're back on this then, god don't you ever get bored?" Klaus shook his head. "I'll never get bored of proving to you how human you really are." Caroline got up and headed out of the room, as she got to the door she stopped and said. "You should just give up you know, the Caroline you love is gone, and if I have my way she's never coming back." Klaus heard Caroline's bedroom door slammed shut, he growled as another one of Hayley's screams tore through the house, then everything went silent for a few seconds. As Klaus made his way to the stairs, the sounds of a baby crying could be heard. "Nikaus he is perfect, you should go and see him." Elijah said when he came out of the room Hayley was is. "Has she held him yet?" Klaus asked. "No not yet." Elijah replied confused, Klaus nodded and opened the door to her room. His son was laying in a small moses basket beside the bed, and Hayley watched his every move. "He's so tiny." Klaus whispered as he stared at his son. "Yeah, but he's stronger than he looks." Hayley said, Klaus sat on the bed next to her. "I suppose its a shame that you'll never be able to hold him." he said, Hayley's eyes went wide, before she could say anything Klaus had her heart in his hand and she was dead. "Thank you for making mine and Caroline's family complete."
"Caroline, love. Will you come and see the baby?" Klaus asked from where he lent against her bedroom door. "I would rather walk into the sun, but thanks." She replied, Klaus sighed. "You know you can't avoid him forever, sooner or later you will be in the same room as him." "You might be right," she said. "but I know for a fact that its not happening today." Klaus closed the door as he left to go back downstairs, Caroline threw herself on her bed and listened to the conversation between the two brothers. "Elijah its been a weeks and she still won't go near him, what am I going to do?" Caroline rolled her eyes, 'How about give up?' she thought. "Her emotions are still off Niklaus, you can't expect the arrival of Henrik to change that." She heard the baby start to whimper and Klaus trying to calm him. "I can't do this without her, Elijah." Caroline closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Caroline opened her eyes and found herself back in her child hood room, 'What the hell is going on?' she thought, she could hear voices coming from the kitchen, but couldn't make out what they were saying. 'Why can't I hear them?' she made her way out of her room and down the stairs. "Does my beautiful grandson want a cookie?" Liz asked the child as he sat on Klaus' lap. 'Ok seriously what the hell?' "Look Henrik." Klaus said as he pointed to Caroline standing the doorway. "Mommy." The little boy cheered as he struggled to get off his fathers lap. "This isn't real." Caroline said out loud. "Of course this isn't, but it could be." Caroline spun round after hearing the familiar voice. "Daddy?" "Hey pumpkin."
"Why are you here?" She asked. "I think you know why I'm here, sweetheart. You've turned into the monster you promised me you'd never be." Bill said. "Daddy I'm sorry, I..." "Caroline its ok, we can still fix it." he said. "Now first thing, you need to switch your emotions back on, do you hear me? And second, that baby needs a mother..." "Yeah but I'm not his mother." Caroline sighed. "The werewolf is dead, and that child needs you. This is your only chance to have the life you wanted, you can have a family." he said as he pulled her into a hug. "But I've done bad things, what if I can't deal with it? What if it drives me insane?" Now it was Bill's turn to sigh. "Some things are just worth the risk."
Caroline shot up in her bed, silent tears rolling down her face. She could feel her humanity fighting to get through, the only question now is would she let it?