Hey everyone! Thanks so much for being so patient while I took time to write/update this chapter. Things have just been crazy with the holidays. : ) Someone asked if I have a set update schedule and the answer is no, not really. I've been fortunate enough to upload at least once a week so far, sometimes twice a week. But, when TVD is airing new episodes, I will not update Thurs-Sat just because everyone's feels are always so crazy! Haha.

Anyway, thanks to everyone who has reviewed so far and keep them coming! Glad people seemed to enjoy the last chapter so much!

Happy holidays, all! xoxo, Kady

"Do you think we'll be happy, married?" Caroline asked as she lay in bed with Matt. He was stroking her back as she lay with her head on his chest, the blankets tangled around them.

"Of course," Matt whispered, closing his eyes as he tried to fall asleep. "I love you, and we're going to have a baby."

Caroline smiled at his words. They were going to have a baby and she was going to be happy and prove to everyone back home that Hawaii was working out after all.

Caroline sighed as more memories of her and Matt flooded through her mind, which wasn't doing much to help the massage she was currently getting feel as good as it should.

"Am I doing something wrong?" the masseuse asked, her hands gently rubbing down Caroline's back.

"No, Kate, I'm sorry, I'll relax." Caroline knew that when Klaus had treated her to a spa day, it had been his intention to make her feel good. But she couldn't stop thinking about everything last night and what it could all mean. Things already felt serious with Klaus. He was a man, and he wasn't pursuing her for sport. She knew that he liked her and she liked him.

But, the last serious relationship she'd had hadn't ended up so well, so perhaps she was just being cautious? Yes, cautious, she told herself. And there was nothing wrong with being cautious.

"Maybe try and think of something that makes you happy and it will help?" Kate suggested and Caroline smiled through the little hole where her face was on the table.

She thought about last night, when she and Klaus had gotten back to the room and he'd made incredible love to her. Her toes curled just thinking about how gentle and tender he was with her – the way his lips brushed against her shoulder as his hips moved against hers, how soft his hair felt as she ran her fingers through his curls. She smiled again and bit her bottom lip, hoping that there would be more of that tonight.

After the massage was over, concluding her spa day, Caroline found herself lying by the pool. The weather was amazing and she was lying on a pool chair when she heard her phone ring from inside her bag. She moved her hand down to reach into her bag and grabbed the phone, answering after the fifth ring.

"Hello?"

"Caroline!" came the voice of her best friend from back home, Bonnie Bennett.

"Bonnie!" Caroline screeched back, realizing it had been a while since the two had last spoken. "Hi! How are you?"

"I'm okay, what about you?"

"Okay," Caroline echoed, smiling as she sat up in her chair. "Not that I'm not happy for the call, but is everything okay? I wasn't expecting to hear from you."

"Can't a best friend call her other best friend just to see what's up?" Bonnie asked.

Caroline rolled her eyes. "Of course you can. But I know you and I have a sneaking suspicion you've talked to Stefan."

Bonnie was quiet for a moment. "Okay, maybe he and I were sharing some text messages. But I also really did want to say hi."

Caroline sighed. "He told you about Matt being back?"

"Yes."

"I'm fine, Bonnie, I promise."

"I just wanted to make sure. Stefan said it looks like Matt could be back for a while and I just didn't know where your head was at," Bonnie said.

Caroline appreciated the support from Bonnie, but she didn't want her friend to worry. "It'll be fine, trust me. He and I have actually already shared words and I made it perfectly clear that I want nothing to do with him."

"Good. Because Matt Donovan does not deserve to even breathe the same air as you."

"Thanks, Bon. But really, I'm okay. I'm not even on the island, actually."

"Yeah, Stefan mentioned you were away on a business trip? I thought you just worked at the hotel?"

Caroline laughed softly. "Yeah, well, someone else just bought the resort and there's all of these new ideas he wants to implement, so he and I are away meeting with investors on another island."

"Oh," Bonnie said and Caroline knew she was raising her eyebrows with the tone of her voice. "Is this guy hot? When you say you're meeting with investors is that really code for breaking in the bed?"

"Bonnie!" Caroline said, feeling her cheeks get hot. "I…we…it's not like that. He's my boss."

"So, who cares? Is he hot, Caroline?"

Caroline bit her bottom lip and shrugged, even though she knew Bonnie obviously couldn't see her. "I guess so."

Bonnie sighed. "He either is or he isn't, Care."

"Fine, yes, Bonnie, Klaus is very hot. Happy?"

"Klaus? What kind of a name is Klaus?"

"I don't know…his. Look, I have to get going because there's a dinner later –" Bonnie started giggled, interrupting Caroline and causing her to roll her eyes, "and I need to get ready. Don't start with me, Bennett. And stop texting with Stefan. You two are ridiculous sometimes."

"You love us, shut up. Oh, but he did also mention that you finally smacked that Elena bitch. Good for you. I don't like her, and you know me, I like everybody."

"Yeah, yeah," Caroline said. They both said their goodbyes, with promises to stay in touch more often, and Caroline hung up the phone, climbing off of her chair and gathering her stuff.

Caroline sat on the bed and checked her phone again. It was almost five o'clock, right when Klaus said he wanted her to be ready. After her talk with Bonnie, she'd come upstairs to shower and get ready, donning a simple black dress, light make up, and her hair up in a messy bun. She thought she looked hot and she hoped Klaus thought so, too.

She was just about to call him when the door handle moved and then the door opened with Klaus walking inside and taking off his sunglasses.

"Wow," he said as she stood up, taking in her appearance. "You look stunning, sweetheart."

Caroline smiled and walked over to him slowly, twirling in a circle. "I know it's kind of simple, but I didn't want to get too dressed up, especially because I'm not sure where we're going."

Klaus wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer against his body, leaning in to peck her lips softly. "Actually, the dinner is just at the restaurant downstairs. So, this is perfect." He kissed her again, his time cupping her face and letting the tip of his tongue taste her lips, smiling at the flavor of her lip gloss. "Cherry?"

"Very Cherry," Caroline corrected, grinning. "I missed you today. I didn't realized you'd literally be gone until five."

Klaus pulled away from her and pulled his shirt over his head, pulling a clean one out of his suitcase. "Well, I did have this trip planned before you'd agreed to come, and I just had some more personal things to attend to today."

"Oh," Caroline said. "Everything alright?"

"Yes, good," he said, walking into the bathroom and closing the door. Caroline frowned. Had she said something wrong? Was he lying and he actually didn't like the way she looked? She contemplated changing when the door opened again and Klaus came back out with his dress shirt on and his face looking refreshed. "Is everything alright with you, love? How was the spa?"

"The spa was great, thank you," she said, checking her phone. Something felt off. The magic they'd shared last night and even this morning didn't seem to be present anymore. "Should we go?"

"Yes," he agreed, noticing a change in her tone and demeanor. "You're sure everything is alright?"

"I'm fine," Caroline said, flashing him a smile as she headed towards the door, her clutch tucked under her arm.

Klaus had never wanted to rip a man's head off more in his life than he wanted to rip off Tyler Lockwood's. The young, cocky, rich kid was flirting so obviously with Caroline, that Klaus was about two seconds away from launching himself over the table and tearing the boy's eyes out.

Caroline laughed again at one of Tyler's jokes – although it wasn't even a funny one – and sipped from her glass of champagne. She was putting on the charm again, hoping that she would do a good job like she had with Shane the night before.

"Um, think we could get back to business here?" Klaus said, his jaw tight as he watched Tyler's eyes move from Caroline back to Klaus.

"Lighten up, Klaus. Business doesn't have to be so formal all the time," Tyler said, signaling for the waiter so he could order another drink.

"On the contrary, I think I've been doing business longer than you've even been alive, Mr. Lockwood. Nevertheless, let's get on with it. It's simple, you're either interested in investing or you're not."

Caroline could see Klaus was angry. He didn't like the way Tyler was giving her most of his attention. Caroline hadn't been paying the other man much attention until she noticed Klaus glaring at him. He'd given her a weird vibe back in the hotel room and so maybe seeing her flirting with another guy might remind him of what they shared last night, and how good it had been between them.

"What Klaus means to say, is that this could be a good opportunity for you, Tyler. I know you said your father is the one who owns the company, but if you start making good choices on how to invest his money, he'll be more than happy that it's all being left to you one day," Caroline said, smirking at him.

"Yeah," Tyler agreed, nodding his head. "I mean, I don't really need his approval. There's no way the company won't be left to me, it's my birthright."

"How nice for you," Caroline heard Klaus mumble and she kicked him underneath the table.

"You could come by anytime you want," Caroline added. "Come check the club and restaurant out for yourself."

"Will you be there to save me a dance?" Tyler asked her, leaning closer to her and smiling.

Klaus rolled his eyes. He placed his hands in his lap and slowly started to crack his knuckles. Tyler either needed to agree or not because Klaus was literally two seconds away from beating him to a pulp.

"Maybe," Caroline teased and giggled, finishing the rest of the liquid in her glass.

"I'll run everything over with my dad, but I'm basically going to say yes now."

"Great!" Caroline beamed, clapping her hands excitedly. "It's going to be such a great opportunity Tyler, I promise."

"Great," Klaus echoed, taking a business card out of his wallet. "Have your people contact me when Daddy's said it's alright," he said, sliding the card across the table to Tyler. He stood up from his chair and finished the rest of his scotch. "Caroline?"

"Oh, we're leaving?" she asked, a little confused. When Shane had agreed they had ordered a bottle of champagne to celebrate. But, Martin wasn't with them tonight, so maybe this wasn't as high profile as she'd assumed? She slowly stood up from her chair and smiled at Tyler, patting his hand that was resting on the table. "I'll see you at the resort, yeah?"

Tyler nodded his head and then stood up too, shaking hands with Klaus. "It was nice to meet you both. I look forward to speaking again soon." Tyler's eyes were looking only at Caroline when he'd said that last part.

Klaus nodded quickly and grabbed Caroline's hand, heading straight to the elevators.

"Klaus! We didn't even pay for the dinner," Caroline hissed, trying to keep up with him as he pulled her along.

"The restaurant knows to charge it to the room," he gruffed as they reached the elevators, his fist punching the call button a little harder than he'd intended.

Caroline pulled her hand away from his grip and frowned. What had gotten in to him? He couldn't play the mood swings card with her. He couldn't be so sweet and caring when they made love, and then Mr. Business when they were in the room before the dinner, and then act like a jealous boyfriend when she was talking with Tyler. Her head was starting to hurt just thinking about it all.

The elevator doors opened and Klaus and Caroline walked inside, Klaus pushing the button of their floor as the doors closed. They stood there in silence as the elevator climbed up, Caroline fidgeting a little with the clasp on her clutch.

When they reached their floor, they both silently walked out of the lift and headed down the hall towards their room. Caroline held back a sigh at the feeling of the tension between them. She wasn't sure if Klaus was going to act like this for the rest of the night or what, but if he was, she was going to see about sleeping on the couch in their suite.

Klaus pulled out the key card and opened the door, motioning for her to go in before him. Caroline nodded and walked into the room, turning around to face him as the doors closed. Klaus grabbed her by the shoulders and spun her around, pinning her back against the door. His lips were on hers instantly, the surprise causing her to drop her clutch onto the floor. Caroline kissed him back, her body arching against his as his hands moved to her hips, pulling her body close against his own.

Caroline pulled away from his mouth after a few more seconds and placed her hands on his chest, distancing the two of them a little. "Okay, what the hell?"

Klaus' chest was heaving a little with his labored breathing as he looked at her, his eyes a little wide. "What? I don't understand…"

"You know exactly what I'm talking about Klaus. You came into the room before dinner acting all weird and formal with me, and then at dinner you were basically a jealous, raging lunatic, and now this? I'm confused, what is it that you want from me? Because you'd better figure it out before one of us ends up on that couch tonight."

Klaus took a few deep breaths and looked at her, nodding his head before backing away from the door and sighing. "I didn't know how to act when I got back from my day. I didn't know if we were picking up from where we left off or were just going to ignore what happened or I don't know."

"So, instead of just asking me you act like a crazy person?"

"I suppose so, yes," Klaus said, sitting on the end of the bed. He brushed a hand through his hair. "And then seeing you at dinner with Tyler and the way he was looking at you…."

"It made you jealous," Caroline finished, stepping out of her heels and walking over to the bed. "That was obvious." She sat down next to him and placed her hand on his back. "What is it that you want, Klaus? We might as well get this figured out before we get back to Maui."

Klaus nodded and looked at her, reaching over to grab the hand that wasn't rubbing his back. "Well, I like you, Caroline, as if that isn't obvious. And I know you have qualms about me being your boss, but I'm willing to take things slow if that's what you want."

Caroline thought for a moment about his words. "I'd like for us to keep things quiet and between us, at least at first. There's no need in getting everyone's opinion on what we're doing if we're not even sure what is it that's happening."

"Alright," Klaus replied, "Sounds fair."

"I really like you, too," she said, leaning over to peck his cheek. "But, can you just be one Klaus? I really like this Klaus, the same Klaus from last night."

Klaus laughed softly. "I'll try my best for you, sweetheart. Although, I can't make any promises when it comes to that Lockwood boy. He really was incessant wasn't he?"

"He was just being nice," Caroline said, rolling her eyes as she stood up.

"Where are you going?" Klaus asked, hoping she wasn't serious about one of them sleeping on the couch.

Caroline smirked and grabbed his hand, pulling him up from the bed as she walked them towards the bathroom. "I want a bath, and I thought you'd like to join me."

"You thought correctly, sweetheart," Klaus agreed, already starting to unbutton his shirt with his free hand.

"This is nice," Klaus murmured as he leaned back a little against Caroline as she sat behind him and washed his back with a washcloth.

"I take it you don't do this a lot?" she asked, dipping the cloth into the hot water surrounding them before dragging it slowly across his shoulders.

"Not really, no. Why, do you do this a lot with other men?"

Caroline snorted and shook her head. "Uh, no." She leaned forward and kissed the back of his neck softly before setting the washcloth down and grabbing a bottle of shampoo. She poured a generous amount into her hands and started to wash Klaus' hair, massaging his scalp.

"Mmm," he moaned, causing Caroline to grin. "You're spoiling me, love."

"Well, I guess it's the least I could do considering how pampered I was today."

"Did you enjoy yourself?" Klaus asked, sighing happily as she started to rub the back of his neck.

"I did, thank you," she replied, grabbing the adjustable nozzle and clicking it on to rinse his hair. She turned it off and set it back in place when she was done, moving around in the tub until she was straddling his waist, facing him. "I really am glad that I agreed to come on this trip."

"So am I," Klaus agreed, leaning forward to place soft kisses along her collarbone.

"And not just because of this," she said, although she was very much enjoying the feel of his lips on her skin. "But, because it's just been nice to be away from the resort and from everyone, especially with Matt there now."

Klaus nodded and pulled her body tighter against his, his mouth moving to the tops of her breasts.

Caroline closed her eyes and leaned back a little, cooing softly when she felt his tongue drag across one of her nipples. "Klaus," she moaned, feeling her hips being lifted and then she was being lowered onto his hardened erection, another moan escaping her lips.

Klaus started to slowly move her up and down, the water sloshing around in the tub and they moved more against each other. "I'm sorry, I should have asked –"

"It's fine. I'm…protected," she said, her hands moving to hold onto his shoulders as she started to move a little faster.

"Good," he said. "I just had to have you, sweetheart." He leaned forward and brought his lips to her neck, sucking on her skin as they continued to join their bodies against one another's.

Caroline pushed him back a little and grabbed onto the sides of the tub, rolling her hips into his as their bodies climbed higher and higher together.

"You're so beautiful," Klaus said, his jaw tight and his eyes dark as he watched her move up and down against him, his hands holding onto her hips to help anchor her to him.

Caroline licked her lips and closed her eyes, her body starting to shake as the familiar heat pooled between her legs. "Klaus," she moaned and her head fell forward onto his shoulder as she rocked harder and harder until she was pulsing with the sweet pleasures his body gave her, her hips moving faster to ride out her release.

Klaus whimpered and groaned, holding onto her bottom as he pushed deeper and deeper until he was shaking with his own orgasm, his hips gradually slowing to a stop as he held her body against his. He kissed her shoulder and stroked her back, lifted her off of him and turning her around so she could lie back against him.

"Guess we worked out all of that tension," Caroline said after a few moments of silence, her body still pulsing with her orgasm.

Klaus smiled and kissed the top of her head, holding her against him until the water turned cold.

Now, who could resist a little bathtub scene? ; ) Hope you all enjoyed this chapter! And big thanks as always to Katie (hybridlovelies/cicadaa) for being the best beta!

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