Disclaimer: I own nothing. Sorry it took so long to post the other chapters. I'm ashamed to say that they have been sitting on my laptop and gathering metaphorical dust. Anyway enjoy.


Chapter 8 – Niklaus's P.O.V

I didn't know what to do. Mina had fainted, and Serena had kicked us all out of the bedroom the second we got her in there. Laying curled up on the double bed that belonged to Mina, they spooned together in hopes that Serena could offer her some form of comfort. Caroline had moved to sit on the porch outside, and with shaky arms, I wrapped myself around her and buried my face in her beautiful blonde hair.

"You know that I loved you dearly sweetheart?" I asked her softly.

"Yeah, I know. It may have taken me a while but I love you too," she replied just as quiet. I could hear Rebekah having a tearful screaming fit, as she tore Elijah a new one. Somehow it didn't seem right to make much more noise than we were. Caroline snuggled into my chest, and looked up from under her lashes. Guilt welled in those silvery baby blues.

"You don't have to look so guilty," I told her truthfully and already knowing why she was tormenting herself over, "We should probably talk about the way you look at her though?" She froze and for a moment I thought she was going to bolt.

"Who Mina?" she asked in a carefully calculated, and aloof tone.

"No. Serena," I replied swiftly making her flinch, "You're beginning to love her. That's okay. You're not the only one." I waited for those words to sink in, and then she drew back and smacked me in the arm.

"You're an ass. I was beginning to seriously freak out," she hissed with her eyes falling shut for a moment, "Oh my god." Her head laid on my shoulder. "So let me get this straight. You love me, I love you and we both love Serena," Caroline breathed, "What the hell are we going to do?"

"Get a life?" Kol suggested from the door, "It's such a shame there are some things that you can't un-hear." I groaned.

"Now? You chose to unplug your iPod from your head now? When there's something to overhear," I said blowing out a sigh.

"Yes," he said with relish and a cocky smirk coating his lips, "Now what am I going to do with this information?" I wanted to let my forehead fall into my palm – with force, but I couldn't because he'd never let me live it down, and I remembered the horror of the last time I had been put in a position like this with Kol.

"Oh don't worry he isn't going to do anything," Caroline said smiling brightly.

"And why won't I darling?" Kol asked.

"Because I'll garrotte you with your balls if you do," she replied, and I swear that he paled.

"If I hadn't already fallen in love with you Caroline, I would do so now," I promised, "That still doesn't answer the question you asked. What are we going to do?" I motioned to Caroline and I at that. She bit her lip and looked out at the horizon.

"Oh come on, like it's a question," Kol said in disbelief, "If you both love her, then invest in a bigger bed and pull her into the middle of it." Disbelief was surging through me at how utterly simple he made it sound, and I turned my eyes to Caroline. There was a small spark of deviousness that sparkled, getting bigger and bigger with every passing micro-second until I was certain that I was soon to be facing a supernova of mischief.

"You know what, I like that idea," she said warmly, "Let's do that. Let's really, really do that." For a moment I thought my brain was going to explode, or at very least the zipper of my pants at the idea of the two women wrapped around each other in my bed. I threw a tiny glance at the smirking face of my little brother, before tightening my arms around the beautiful source of light in my arms and speeding us off into the forest, not stopping until we were both far out of hearing range. "What?" she started breathlessly, although she had no reason to be breathless yet, but I interrupted her. Shoving her into a tree and pressing myself tightly against her. Relishing in her warm body heat, I pressed my lips to hers in a slow slide of mouths that had her shivering, and I struggling to control my strength. "So I take it that you like that idea to?" she said with a light chuckle, hands moving to my push off my jacket.

"Damn living in a house full of people with supernatural hearing," I said in return, "I've missed this." The hands fumbling with my clothes stopped shakily, and the horrified look her face was sightly worrying.

"That? That was why we've been…" she trailed off, and I chuckled. Lifting her up so she could wrap her legs around my waist.

"Less physical when there were other people in hearing distance?" I finished with a punishing grind of my hips. Her fingers clutched at my shoulders, fluttering between barely touching and bruising.

"Fuck other people and there hearing distance," she gasped with her head tilted back, "I don't care. I vote we gr-aaaaab… ah, Serena and fuck her silly. Screw anyone that's listening."

"We need a plan for that," I muttered, in between sucking on her neck. I could feel my gums aching as I longed take her neck and drink down her exquisite smelling blood. Unfortunately we hadn't really gone there, so I would be a gentleman and refrain until we had done so.

"Plan later, us now," she said one hand fisting my hair, and the other undoing my zip. I smirked at her, feeling the soft tremble as I did so gave me a heady rush so I slapped her fingers away and pushed up her dress. She was soaked. I let out a small moan that had her staring down at me with hooded eyes, and desperately arching her hips. Seeking out friction.

"I should deny you love. You denied me plenty, even when you knew that you felt this," I hissed at her, feeling just a tad spiteful and sore over how long it took her to accept her feelings. Her human teeth tugged at my earlobe.

"You can't tell me no, especially not to this," she purred in my ear. In my distraction my leg was kicked out from under me, and my back hit the leafy dirt floor. Caroline practically pounced on me, her hand disappearing into my pants to pull out what she wanted – what she really wanted.

"You're right," I replied simply, before flipping us and slamming into her so hard that I swear I left a Caroline shaped imprint in the dirt. She let out a sexy keening sound and I went to work, gritting my teeth through the waves and waves of pleasure that was brought by her beautiful body. I could feel her chilly hands thrust themselves up the back of my shirt and claw furiously at my back, her eyes were open wide. I couldn't stop myself from drowning in them, and the she snapped apart in my arms. Clenching tightly around me, I stilled before giving one last brutal thrust and stilling as I exploded. She lay limp, and out of breath as I slid out of her and rolled to have her lay on top of me. Caroline snuggled deeper into me, and I took a deep breath in, her calming scent seeping into my consciousness.

"You know if I didn't know better, I would say you're using me for sex," I joked, but her response completely threw me off.

"No, I don't think so," she said softly with an undertone of wistful seriousness, "I kinda think I just love you." I felt myself shiver in the satisfaction of hearing her say that.

"I love you too Caroline," I told her, using her name rather than the multitude of pet names I usually use to show her how much I truly meant it.

"Now all we need is Serena, and everything will be perfect," she sighed happily. I chuckled.

"Ah yes, now about that plan that we'll be needing love," I started. She looked up with a wicked smile painted on her lips.

"Just leave it all to me," she said with relish, "And I promise that one day you'll come home to an epic surprise." The image of the two women I loved wrapped around each other popped back into my head like a particularly persistent jack in the box.

"I sincerely hope that you aren't tired out," I say fervently, before rolling us over.


So I was thinking, Kol needs a friend. Any suggestions? Marcel is going to be pissed when he figures out that his pet witch went walkabout. Anyway enough spoilers, be a dear and review?