Sorry I hadn't updated, I was out of town and then my computer went nuts and I had to fix it.
Klaus spent the next few days catering to Caroline especially after her doctor affirmed that she was in fact pregnant with his child. His heart swelled with a pride and joy he felt was more elevated than usual every time he wrapped his arms around her stomach.
He felt his love for her growing each moment that passed even now as she lay in his arms holding both of his pillows hostage and drooling a bit. He chuckled burying his smiling lips in the crook of her neck peppering kisses every which way to wake her.
Caroline groaned groggily unamused by Klaus' wakening tactics pushing her elbow into his ribs, "Stop it Nik. Sleep is good." She nodded snuggling back into his pillow as she placed her hand over his on her stomach squeezing it. "Baby needs sleep. Don't deny our child their sleep."
He moved his body to lay her on her back as he hovered over her laying in between her legs his elbows resting beside her head. "It's Monday, you need to go to work Love," Klaus tried to reason with his sleepy fiancée. "No sleep for you." He moved down to her stomach whispering, "Or You."
"I'm going to call your entire family and tell them you're against sleep Nik," she told him with determination in her voice even as she shrugged off his advances. She shook her head at him as she pulled herself from his soft sheets, "They will be none too pleased Mister."
Klaus decided to play along with her little game he placed a hand over his forehead like a damsel in distress feigning hurt. "Oh no what ever will I do with myself," he asked her with a horribly fake southern accent. He caught her smiling and pointed at her, "Ha! You smiled."
"I did not," Caroline reasoned as he got up and started chasing her around his room, "Nik stop!" she said and Klaus froze in his spot three feet away from her. She would have been relieved if it wasn't for the look in his eye, "Don't you dare come any closer!" she told him sternly.
Klaus grinned watching her take an authoritative tone with him, "Is this what I am to expect in the future?" he asked as he moved to her left a predatory look in his eyes as he stalked towards her. She held her hand out to him but he rushed to her taking her hand and wrapping it around his taunt waist.
"You tell me what to do and I follow through," he questioned teasingly, they both knew no one made Klaus do anything he didn't want to do. "I find I like you like this Caroline." he murmured against her lips his other hand cupping her face.
"Like what," she stuttered lamely hating that he made her feel so unsure of herself and so excited all at once like a school girl. He smiled placing his lips on her softly making sure to taste as much as he could she loved that he would risk morning breath just to kiss her so early in the day. She wasn't even cute yet.
"Like mine," he stated simply kissing her again, "I find I like you just as you are," he whispered as he walked her to the bathroom door. He let his hands leave her delectable form and pressed them against the door. "I love you." He kissed her again smiling against her lips as he felt her nails dig into his neck.
"I hate you for this," she grumbled he knew what he was doing, her hormones were so out of whack the last few days and he was just being mean. She scratched her nails down his back as he pulled away from her lips smirking because she had to shower and go to work. They weren't going to finish this now.
Huffing she placed a hand on the door knob and let herself into his bathroom to shower thanking her lucky stars she had a job she loved. She turned on the shower keeping it as warm as possible without actually burning her skin, becoming pregnant had made her paranoid about the simplest things.
She read in a book that hot showers could actually affect the fetus which made her nervous, she kept forgetting to check out of that was a fact or not. She was so unprepared it was insane. Her usually anal self was on overdrive with only Klaus to talk her down.
Her mother had just been a walk in the park when she found out about their news already plotting a spring wedding before Caroline was due. The thought of walking down the aisle pregnant wasn't ideal but to marrying the man of her dreams sure made of for it.
Plus it seemed after last night's Mikaelson family dinner that both their families agreed to a wedding before the baby came along. She still remembered their shocked faces when she walked in with Klaus on her arm. They thought she would tell them it was too soon to get married, boy were they in for a surprise.
Then they dropped the bomb on them in the middle of dinner, Caroline was pregnant. It was all Kol's fault really singing that stupid song about first comes love. She laughed even now thinking back or at least she would if she hadn't have felt Klaus climb in the shower behind her.
She hut her eyes feeling his eyes on her backside humming with pleasure as she felt his lips on her shoulder. His hands resting on her small hips before coming forward to rest on her tiny bump, "Hate me still," he inquired biting at the shell of her ear before kissing behind it.
She sighed turning to face him, "A little," she smiled bringing his face closer to hers and kissing him until she couldn't breathe. "Now I feel better," she said looking down at his special friend standing at attention as she stepped out of her shower. "Sorry I've gotta run."
She grinned at him, he truly was a sight stuck in the shower unable to chase after her as she quickly exited the bathroom and dressed. She had brought some clothes with her so she wouldn't have to rush home before she met her new client for a consult at a coffee joint down town.
Klaus couldn't believe the little minx of his fiancée, she drove him nearly out of his mind just now kissing him like that and walking out. He supposed he had it coming after teasing her earlier but still he was left with a pretty substantial piece of evidence he would hold against her later. For now it was a cold shower.
Caroline came home to her apartment after her meeting glad she worked from home most of the time anyways. Removing her coat she checked her voicemails one from Klaus telling her to be careful in her condition and that he loved her. She rolled her eyes at the sappiness and need to care for her secretly loving it.
The other was from Kol surprisingly asking if she and Klaus would meet him at his apartment for something important. Caroline grew worried dialing his number right afterwards to see if everything was alright. She got voicemail but sent both him and Klaus a text setting up a meet that night.
Klaus wasn't sure what to expect from Kol this evening but he took it in stride picking up a lovely looking Caroline at her front door before escorting her to his brother's apartment. He knew Caroline had never been there so they decided it would be easier for her to just ride with him.
Kol answered his door promptly bemused with the couple before him, "Glad you could make it," he said hugging caroling and shaking his brother's hand. "Do come in," he invited them in gesturing to his comfy red couch Caroline smiled before stepping inside his apartment.
Klaus glowered at him unsure of what to expect making Kol feel like he had the upper-hand, what did they expect an axe? "How prompt of you two," he observed walking over to sit on his coffee table. Klaus nodded which was the only acknowledgement he got. "Wow you two really don't like not knowing what's going on."
Caroline's smile fell at his words, "Kol what's going on," she asked rolling her eyes at his annoying tactics. She wanted him to come out with whatever he had to say, Monday was a hard day for anyone but Monday on top of a surprise kinda sucked.
"Fine," Kol simpered looking over at his brother, "I've got a present for the lovely couple!" he clapped his hands together standing up. Klaus stood with him following him to the corner of the room behind Caroline.
"What the hell is going on?" he asked his little brother gripping his arm which in turn made his brother's smile grow. Kol shook himself of his grasp walking out of the room Caroline turned her face to him smiling.
"It'll be fine," she reassured him even though she had no clue what his brother had up his sleeve at the present moment. It couldn't be bad right? He would have just come out with it in order to cause a bigger problem and find the joy in it.
They hear feet padding towards them, small feet. They look at each other before looking down Kol's hallway to the oncoming noise. Kol laughs as he enters, "You should see your faces," he says when the golden puppy jumps onto Caroline's lap snuggling into her.
"You got us a puppy," Caroline squealed from excitement hugging the lab to her chest as it licked her face making her laugh. Klaus placed a hand on her shoulder and somehow she knew he wasn't okay with this new addition. "Come on Nik get in the spirit," she scolded still not looking at him.
Kol grabbed the puppy from her arms, "I'll just leave you two alone a minute," he walked towards the glass doors leading out to his patio as Klaus came around to sit next to Caroline. She took his hand in hers waiting for him to speak.
Klaus couldn't believe himself he was afraid of a puppy, not his wedding or his baby on the way but a puppy. "What if he hurts you or the baby?" Klaus asked her feeling stupid when she smirked, "It's on honest question Caroline. You could trip on it and hurt yourself," he reasoned.
"I'll have you to protect me," Caroline replied kissing his cheek, "He's perfect, and you can train him to attack Kol." Klaus smiled at that and she knew she had him. "You could train him to pee on Elijah's best suit. Or bite at Rebekah's cute shoes." She went on loving his dimples appearing at her deviousness.
"I do like these ideas," Klaus resigned himself kissing her hand and standing up, "Alright let's go get him. Caroline stood up with the help of Klaus humoring him because she was barely four months pregnant she could handle herself so far. Except around snickers bars, caramel was a weakness right now.
"You're such a good doggy, I wuv you, yes I do. Yes!" Kol told the puppy affectionately as they slid the glass door open. Klaus buried his face in her shoulder trying to bite back a laugh in order to prolong his brother's embarrassment. Caroline giggled giving them away.
Kol's back stiffened his smile turning to a frown as he let go of the dog who immediately ran around Caroline's feet licking her ankles. He stood up facing them both, "We were bonding," he said clearing his throat. That made them laugh harder.
"I'm sure he knows you wuv him," Klaus teased from behind Caroline making Kol grab at one of the outdoor candles to lug at his brother. "Body shield!" he shouted placing his hands on Caroline and pushing her in front of him. "You wouldn't hurt a pregnant lady would you?"
Caroline stomped on Klaus' foot stepping away just as Kol tossed him the candle landing on the side of his face. The puppy barked at him as well defending the man who wuved him, "You deserved that!" Caroline squealed running behind Kol.
"So that's how it is," Klaus said watching them both, they nodded but looked nervous even with the dog on their side. "Okay then," Klaus turned around walking back inside. Kol and Caroline looked at each other wondering what Klaus was up to.
Klaus could play that game he entered the kitchen grabbing Kol's watering can and filling it to the top, "We can play," he muttered as he shut the water off and walked back.
Kol and Caroline couldn't decide on whether or not to go back inside but Klaus was taking his time to reveal his plan for them. They hadn't heard the front door so he had to still be around, "You go." Hissed Kol. She shoved him however into the door frame just as Klaus appeared.
He poured the water can over his brother enjoying the stunned look on both their faces before Caroline burst out laughing at Kol. She walked over to Klaus kissing him soundly on the mouth. he smiled wrapping an arm around her as his other hand spilled the rest over her head.
She felt cold and wet she couldn't believe Klaus had just done that but he had so she bit his lip, "Not cool Mikaelson!" she exclaimed running inside the apartment looking for something to arm herself with. Kol tossed her a few of the living room pillows for defense as Klaus came in with the water can again.
He was aiming for them both splashing just about anything that got in his way not caring how expensive it was. Kol disappeared when Caroline lunged a pillow at his face before disappearing in the other direction.
His brother appeared behind him loaded with a water gun, "Kol where did you get that," he asked as Kol mercilessly squirted at him drenching his clothes. Kol laughed manically as Caroline came back in with bowls of water tossing one at them both. It was going to be a long night for the puppy.
Just needed some happy so I wrote this... Next chapters will be big events before the ending! I love you all for reviewing, following, favoring, reading and just being you! :))
