Author's Note :
I'm in love with every one of you! Thank you all so much for being a part of making me the happiest girl in the world! This chapter is going to be satisfying , I think… And for nearly posting the whole song , I'm sorry guys but this girl is in love with Ed Sheeran… This chapter is extra special to me and I hope it will be to you too! Love you sweethearts and see you next week!
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CHAPTER 7
Settle down with me
Cover me up
Cuddle me in
Lie down with me
And hold me in your arms
And your heart's against my chest, your lips pressed to my neck
I'm falling for your eyes, but they don't know me yet
And with a feeling I'll forget, I'm in love now
Kiss me like you wanna be loved
You wanna be loved
…
Yeah I've been feeling everything
From hate to love
From love to lust
From lust to truth
I guess that's how I know you
So I hold you close to help you give it up
…
Klaus went downstairs , after taking a cold shower. He saw Caroline and Evelyn sleeping like angels and didn't want to wake them up. He wanted to surprise them by making them breakfast. He opened the fridge to see what he could prepare for them. He decided to make pancakes after he found the maple syrup.
He couldn't help but think maybe he could be Evelyn's father. But he just wasn't ready. All he needed was time. He was glad that Caroline saw him through the walls that he built. He was glad that he was with Caroline and never left her side. Because if he did , he knew that there was no turning back. Caroline was exactly like him. She would never forgive anyone who broke her trust again.
He decided to pour the maple syrup when he heard Evelyn crying. They would soon be downstairs. He drew silly faces on the pancakes with the syrup. They all looked so funny when he was done with them all. Caroline came downstairs , holding Evelyn in her arms. She smiled at him , the second their eyes met.
"Mmmm , That smells awesome , Klaus! Where did you get it?"
"These magic hands can do a pretty good job , love…"
"Wait… Did you do these? "
"Yes , sweetheart. I'm glad you like it."
"Don't get your hopes up , I haven't tried it yet…"
Klaus laughed at Caroline's response and handed the plate over to Caroline finally revealing the funny pancakes fully. She smiled when she saw the faces on the pancakes. She saw Evelyn leaning to the pancakes so she gave a piece to Evelyn's mouth quickly. Evelyn pulled a happy face when she swallowed her piece. Caroline decided to taste the pancake and when she did , she wanted to smile.
She didn't want to admit that those pancakes were the tastiest and sweetest pancakes she had ever eaten.
"So…?" Klaus asked unable to wait. He wanted to know if Caroline liked it.
"So what?" Caroline decided to play dumb. She knew this would drive Klaus crazy.
"The pancakes , Caroline… Did you like them?"
"Maybe , maybe not…"
Klaus smirked , knowing that Caroline really liked them. She handed Evelyn to Klaus , to eat those pieces from heaven in peace. Evelyn's face was covered with maple syrup. They all laughed at Evelyn , who was laughing with them. Caroline couldn't hold herself anymore.
"Evie , darling , why don't you give Klaus a kiss?"
Evelyn was a smart little girl who understood what she was told. She gave Klaus a kiss and put her cheek to his cheek. Klaus' cheeks burned. But Evelyn was so lovely that he couldn't stand but give her a kiss on the forehead. He turned to Caroline when he realized that his face was covered with the maple syrup too.
"Oh , You are going to pay for this , love…"
Caroline laughed when she saw Klaus' face. It was so funny seeing him like that. It was different to see him this innocent and lovable. Klaus' face lit up when he saw the opportunity of revenge. He left Evelyn on the floor and knocked Caroline to the ground swiftly with his hybrid speed. She was on the floor when Klaus started to tickle her.
She laughed too loud and Klaus turned his face to check on Evelyn. Caroline took this opportunity to knock him down. He was the one on the floor now. It didn't last a second for the tables to turn once again. Klaus was stronger and faster.
"I didn't get enough of my revenge sweetheart…"
Klaus started rubbing his cheeks to Caroline's forehead , her rose cheeks and he couldn't hold himself when he rubbed his cheeks to Caroline's lips. It took Caroline a minute to realize that they were looking at each other's eyes now. Their faces gently touching. Klaus finally made his move and started kissing her. A wave of surprise hit him when Caroline started kissing him back passionately. Klaus lost himself in the kiss. He wanted to do this for a long time. Time passed too quick as they kissed. Caroline let out a moan as the kiss deepened. But the tiny noises Evelyn made brought them back to reality. Klaus stopped kissing her , out of breath.
He finally got up , releasing Caroline from his arms. Caroline made her way to the smiling little baby on the floor , playing with the pancake in her hands. It didn't last long for Caroline to realize she was actually covered with maple syrup too. She had to clean herself and Evelyn up. She tried to look at Klaus but failed , both ignoring each other.
"Uhm… Klaus… I'm going to go and clean Evelyn up."
She didn't wait for him to answer. She made her way upstairs , to the bathroom. She couldn't help but smile and touch her lips. That kiss was the best kiss she ever shared with anyone. She was smiling like a teenager. This kiss was going to make everything awkward between them. But the way he kissed her really messed up with her mind.
He was kissing so passionate that Caroline could swear that they were head over heels with each other if she didn't know better. She kept touching her lips like an idiotic teenager who just had her first kiss. But that was how it felt like. Like the first kiss. Both nervous and can't wait to kiss each other at the same time.
Caroline decided to shake this thought out of her mind. She got in the shower and put Evelyn on her lap. She cleaned herself and Evelyn. When they got out ,Evelyn was already sleepy so she decided to sing her to sleep even though she knew that she was going to be alone with Klaus.
It didn't last long for Evelyn to sleep as she drowned in her thoughts. This was a mistake. He got under her skin with his every move. She didn't know what to tell him. How did she feel about him after this? Was she angry at him? She didn't know. She felt different around him. She had no clue how or what to feel anymore. She had to talk to him and clear things out between them.
Caroline left Evelyn in the room , sleeping. She made her way downstairs and saw Klaus drawing in the living room. They both knew that they were in the same room but ignored one another. Caroline decided to break the silence sat next to him on the couch. The distance between them killed her. She got closer to him without looking at him. She needed him , no matter what happened between them. Klaus brought her even closer. Caroline never wanted to be this fragile , she wanted to be strong. She looked right to his eyes while he never stopped drawing.
"You know staring is a bad habit , love."
Caroline wanted to say that they could make this work but she said something else entirely.
"It was a mistake Klaus."
"What was a mistake , love?"
"This is a mistake Klaus , we are making a mistake! By playing house together , kissing , sleeping together and by everything we have done…"
"Now why would you think that?"
"Because , … we are not this! We can't let our human dreams haunt us like this. We are already hurting ourselves."
"What are you saying Caroline? That we should leave Evelyn like this and go? That I should leave you two? Because if that's what you are assuming that is certainly not your decision to make."
"You don't get it Klaus! This is not me. I don't do maple syrup kisses , I don't play house…"
"And do you think I do? Do you think that this is something that I'm used to? If it so , you are deadly wrong Caroline…"
" I don't even know who I am anymore Klaus. I don't even recognize myself. And then there is you… The perfect Niklaus Mikaelson who was supposed to be a mass murderer but actually the opposite. He is this caring , sweet man that got under my skin."
"You never knew me Caroline. You only knew the face I showed you. You believed in a lie all along. And I'm showing you my true colours and yet you don't believe in it. Don't you get that I'm doing this for you? "
Caroline didn't know what to say. She only knew that she couldn't face him anymore. It was enough , for both of them. She slowly turned back and closed her face with her hands.
"Don't turn your back on me!"
" I should have turned my back on you ages ago!"
Caroline spat. But Klaus was not giving up. He was not ready to give up. He took her in her arms and started kissing her with passion once again. Both giving in to this kiss… But Caroline couldn't let this happen again and again. This wasn't taking them anywhere. She couldn't stop him either. She wanted this but deep down she knew that this thing between them would never work. She stepped back , breaking the kiss.
"This is exactly what I'm talking about! We just can't…"
"Why are you playing me Caroline? For one minute I believe that you want to kiss me , the other minute you assume that you can't do this. What can't we do Caroline? What do you want from me?"
"I don't want anything from you. And I'm not playing you! I'm so sick of getting hurt! I just can't take it anymore!"
"Do you sincerely think that I would ever hurt you Caroline?"
"And that is what you don't get. You hurt me but you don't even realize! You have eyes but you just can't see what's in front of you Klaus. You hurt me , when you backed off from being Evelyn's dad. You hurt me when I realized that this life we are pretending to live , this family will never be real… And you hurt me by kissing me with so much passion that I can't resist you nor the kiss. But do you know what hurts the most? It hurts to know that we can never be together. I can survive a few scars but this is internal bleeding Klaus… I didn't even realized that I was bleeding. I only had this heart ache… It still aches…"
Klaus didn't know what to say for a minute. This moment between them was too honest. She finally admitted her feelings to him and herself. He drowned in his thoughts but when he come clear , he knew exactly what to say. Even though to say that would hurt.
"Do you want me to leave Caroline? Because if that is what you want , I will leave right now. But don't expect me to get out of Evelyn's or… your life. Call me selfish , but I'm here because I want to."
When Caroline didn't say a word , Klaus nodded slowly and got away from the house. He opened his car's door and drove fast and far. He found a pub where he could drink as much as he wanted. He compelled the bartender to give him the huge bottle of bourbon.
He remembered every single word that Caroline said. He remembered that they could never be together. And he remembered his father Mikael's words.
"Nobody cares about you anymore , boy!"
He took a huge sip from the bottle. His words always haunted him in his worst moments. The moments that he felt weak and hurt.
"You will never be loved , boy!
"You are a coward!"
"You are not worthy of love boy!"
"You will never be loved …"
Klaus lost himself even more with every sentence. The purpose of that night was to forget everything. He took another sip from the bottle when he saw a blond approaching. The resemblance was unbearable. She looked so much like Caroline. Or Klaus simply drank too much.
The blond started flirting with him. Klaus pretended that he cared what she kept telling him. She talked too much that he couldn't take it anymore. He decided to make himself forget what he had been through in the old ways. He finally revealed his British accent.
"Would you like to go somewhere less crowded?"
The girl accepted his offer immediately. They made their way to the bathroom and the blond couldn't take her hands off him. She was actually pretty but nothing compared to Caroline and her natural beauty. He started kissing her roughly and understood that no one could ever replace Caroline. There was no passion between Klaus and the girl. There was no warmth…
The girl's heart was beating fast as Klaus started to kiss down her neck. He compelled the girl not to yell when he sucked his teeth to her neck. He could feel the blood lust grow bigger in him. It was euphoric but still all he could think was Caroline. Nothing worked when it came to forgetting her.
When he was finished , the girl fell down to the floor unconscious. He did not care about that blond at all. To him she was just another human waste. Her life meant nothing to the universe. Klaus didn't get what he wanted tonight. He couldn't forget. He finished the bottle with one last sip.
He got out of the pub , knowing that he had to go back. He had to go home , to Caroline… His grey shirt was all red now. He took it off , not wanting Caroline to see or know about his night. He threw it to the trash. He still had his coat and that would do just fine.
He got home sooner than he expected. He opened the door and got in. He remembered that he moved in to Caroline's room after the first night. So all of his stuff was there. The guest room was also upstairs and he didn't want to wake Evelyn or Caroline up. He decided to sleep on the couch in the living room.
He removed his pants as well as his coat and lied down on the couch. The bottle of bourbon that he drank started to show its effects on him but he couldn't sleep. He closed his eyes. He could use a little sleep but he was used to sleep with Caroline and he missed her warmth more than anything.
He heard a noise but decided not to open his eyes. It was probably Caroline and he wasn't ready to face her. To say that he wanted her and he could fight the world just for that. He pretended to sleep , he didn't move an inch.
Caroline couldn't sleep all night. All he could think was Klaus. Then she heard a noise. It was probably him , coming back. He would sleep in the guest room even though she needed him desperately. She would go to him but she had pride. After all the things that were said ,it made this situation even more impossible.
She didn't mean the harsh words that she told him. She didn't want to be like this with Klaus. She decided to go downstairs and drink something. She moved from the bed and walked down quietly. But when she was in the living room , she saw Klaus sleeping peacefully on the couch. He was only in his boxers. Caroline couldn't help but stare.
She smiled looking at him. She opened the cupboard leaving the room for a second. And she pulled the blanket out. She went back to the living room. He looked like an angel to her. She put the blanket on him slowly , trying not to wake him up. She sat down at the end of the same couch.
She had planned what to tell him when he came back. She had to say those thing now. Because she knew that she could never say those things if he was awake. She looked at his face once again. He was more attractive than any man she liked or just found handsome. She started whispering knowing that he wouldn't hear those things she was about to tell him.
"I'm sorry… I didn't mean to be this harsh on you. I never wanted to hurt you and when I did , I realized that I hurt myself even more , unconsciously. I know you more than you think , I believe I do. I knew 'Klaus' before but this 'Nik' is new to me. I know that I wouldn't fall in love with Klaus easily but I'm falling for Nik and it kills me. It kills me to know that you will hurt me. I would never turn my back on you. I accept you for who you are and you should believe in that. I know that you can't hear me now and what I'm doing right now is stupid but I just don't want you to leave me.
And I hope when I wake up in the morning you will be there smiling at me like you always do. I won't smile back but that is all because of my stupid pride. It is hard to admit but I want to kiss you. I want you to be there to hold me every night. Because I can't sleep. I can't sleep knowing that you are away. Don't you dare ever leave me like you did today. Don't you dare push me away even though I push you first. Be there to remind me that you will never leave me… And don't fall for me the way I fell for you Nik. Just don't…"
Caroline left to go back to her bed. She was relieved. She felt relieved. But the only thing she didn't know was that Klaus heard all of it. Every single word…
