Thank you for all the reviews last Chapter..
This chapter has been extremely hard to decide on and i've been thinking about this for a long time.
I hope this is okay!
Please Send me a review of who you believe Caroline should choose, I'd like to know your thoughts :)
Klaus spun around finding his previous best friend "You were my friend. My best friend. Why?" Tyler shrugged his shoulders
"I'd been in love with Hayley since we were in our freshman year and you knew that. I was at a conference in L.A last year and bumped into her, She was talking about her life and that she was in love with you and I was hurt. First you leave town after your monster of a father murdered my dad then you start dating the one girl I've ever loved"
Klaus became angry as he went for Tyler but Elijah stepped between them grabbing Klaus around the waist pulling him back "Niklaus leave it" He said sternly.
Klaus looked towards Hayley glaring at her "You have nothing to say?" she shook her head as the tears continued to fall
"You were just going to continue to pretend that he was mine? What about Tyler? Does he not have a right to see his child?" She looked towards Esther her eyes pleading for help.
"Don't look at her; She isn't going to help you" He bellowed angrily.
"Can you take Liam home for me please?" Caroline asked Bonnie not wanting Liam to have to listen to the things that were about to unfold.
"Sure. I'll take him home and settle him. Just be careful" She replied wrapping her arms around her friend.
Caroline walked towards the bar ringing the bell loudly "Clear out people; I'll refund you if you keep a hold of your receipts' I am very sorry for the inconvenience" She shouted aloud watching as people began leaving.
Caroline told her staff to clear out that she'd clear up herself; Matt stayed behind helping her out so that he was close by for Rebekah.
Esther walked towards her son smiling Smugly "I encouraged her to continue dating you and I was the one who planted the seed of marriage in her head.."
Klaus saw red when he realized his mother knew all along that the child he'd treasured and adored wasn't his son "How could you?" He spat.
"Quite easily, Hayley had always been in love with you and I knew you were sleeping with her as a replacement for your Precious Caroline so when I discovered she was pregnant by Tyler I told her to lie and say it was yours. She refused at first but then I offered her marriage to you and she agreed"
Klaus felt like he'd been hit in the stomach as his mothers words hit him hard "Why? You knew I always loved Caroline"
"That girl was nothing but trouble, She never loved you. You were her meal ticket; Mommy and Daddy didn't care enough to bother with her so she leaned on you. Then when she fell pregnant she wanted you to forget everything you had worked so hard to achieve"
Caroline had heard what Esther was saying and she was fuming.
"How dare you? My parents loved me just fine. You however allowed your husband to beat him because he felt like it; You ever wonder why my mom always let him stay? She had seen the bruises on his arms or the knife wounds on his stomach" Caroline was beyond angry, This women had helped ruin her son's life punishing her son for her mistakes as a mother resulting in Klaus running away.
"I tried my best, If I stepped between them Mikael would have beat me too" all of her children gasped at her words
"You mean to tell us if it was a choice between you or Nik that Father hit, then you would choose Nik?" Rebekah spoke sadly.
"Yes. I would because he was strong and I was not. Niklaus was a result of my stupid mistake and your father hated him for it" Rebekah shook her head at her mother
"He was a child mother, He did not deserve that kind of hardship" Caroline could see the pain in Klaus' eyes at his mothers words; all those times she could have prevented his nightmares she ignored it.
"You're as much a monster as Mikael" Caroline yelled angrily as she stepped towards Klaus reaching for his hand holding it tightly.
His eyes caught hers as a small smile appeared grateful for her being there beside him.
"What I don't understand is why would you do something like this too him?" Rebekah said slightly confused as to why her mother would want to punish Klaus.
"I was having an affair with Richard Lockwood and I was going to leave your father. Niklaus was at the Lockwood's the night of Richards Murder and he never saved him. I hate him for ruining everything."
Rebekah shook her head "Why?"
Esther looked towards Klaus then Tyler "Because I was in love with him and he freed me from the chains your father had wrapped around me"
"I need to know. Why did you tell him I didn't love him? Why was it so wrong of us to have our child together?" Esther smirked at her
"I just didn't like you and at that time he would have believed anything I told him. You never deserved him" She said her eyes filled with hatred for her.
"I did nothing but love him and support him; I was there when he needed somebody you however were too busy with your legs wrapped around Mr Lockwood's waist to care that your husband was killing your son. Yes I said Killing him! Klaus tell her" She said looking towards Klaus her eyes pleading with him to tell his mother the truth about his fathers abuse
"He would never kill him" She said laughing.
Klaus lifted his shirt revealing his scars he'd received from his father throughout his childhood as tears fell down his face Rebekah ran to her brother wrapping her arms around him "I am so sorry" she whispered in his ear as her own tears fell.
"He got angry when you didn't come home one night; He had been drinking heavily that night as he walked into my room dragging me by my hair to my feet. I stood there dazed not fully understanding what he was doing until I felt the cold blade slice across my stomach over and over again; When he'd finished slashing my stomach his hands found my neck…" He took a deep breath not wanting to continue reliving his past.
Caroline wrapped her other hand over their joined hands "He almost killed him there and then but I was staying the night; I walked out of his bathroom startling Mikael. He walked out of the room laughing, I had to give him CPR because he was so close to death. That's what you did to your son" Esther gasped as the realization of her actions had done.
She was so racked with anger from Richards murder that she had never noticed the pain she'd allowed Klaus to suffer for her infidelity.
"I am…" Klaus raised his hand glaring at her "Save it mother. I know you don't mean it" Rebekah and Katherine had tears filling their eyes at Klaus' story.
"I'm not marrying you tomorrow Hayley. I am not going to pretend to be sorry because I am not, I never wanted this marriage it was forced on me. I just want you to know that Tyler deserves to know his son, don't deny him that" Klaus turned to Tyler; He wasn't angry at him like he was his mother and Hayley.
"I am truly sorry about your father and I hope you get the chance to know your own son" Tyler nodded
"I'm sorry too" Tyler replied truthfully..
"I am sure Caroline would like to lock up so that she can get back to Liam" Elijah spoke aloud.
"I think it's best we carry on the discussion when we get home" They all agreed leaving Caroline to close up shop.
"I'll stay if you want?" Matt suggested as he watched Rebekah leave
"It's okay. I'll finish it off in the morning, I just really need to get back to Liam. I left him with Bon and Jer" Matt nodded as he threw the clothe on the table beside him before walking out of the door with Caroline.
When Caroline arrived home she found Bonnie and Jeremy asleep on the couch cuddled up with the television playing a movie from her collection; She grabbed her blanket from the chair throwing it over the pair.
Caroline couldn't sleep she was frustrated and worried about Klaus, It was always hard for him too talk about his father and the beatings.
She just finished wiping down the kitchen counter top when she heard a knock at her front door.
Opening the door she found a tear stained Klaus looking at her "Can I come in?" He asked.
Caroline widened the door to let him in, closing the door she walked towards her kitchen "Want a drink?" She asked him as she filled the coffee pot; Her eyes finding Klaus as he nodded.
"What happened?" He leaned against the counter top
"Elijah knew, He said he found out a few weeks ago. He said he was waiting for mother to slip up, I wish my family would be honest with me. I feel like you're the only honest person I know" Caroline gulped a little, how was she going to tell him that she'd found out days ago.
She knew she needed to tell him but she didn't want to hurt him.
"I am sorry for what my mother did to you; She ruined everything. We could have been a family by now maybe even married.." Caroline was saddened by his words because he was right, they would have been married maybe celebrating their anniversary instead of him almost marrying another woman.
Klaus reached out his hand touching her cheek "I love you Caroline.. I always have."
Caroline didn't know what to say, she knew she loved him too but she also knew she was falling for Damon and it wasn't fair to either of them if she'd told the other that she loved him.
Klaus swiped the hair from her face as she looked into her eyes, burning desire and love wanting to released itself, He placed his lips on hers in a sweet motion not wanting to rush her into something she wasn't ready to give him again, he understood her reservations towards him regarding their past.
Caroline closed her eyes as she felt his lips against hers; She needed more than a simple chaste kiss to know if what she felt for him was still as solid as it was before he left.
She wrapped her arms around his neck tilting her head to the side to give her better reach for his lips; He held her tightly towards him as his lips worked against hers.
Caroline suddenly fell back into reality as she realized she couldn't lie to him not about what she knew and it wasn't fair to him. "Stop" She said pushing her hands against his chest breaking them apart.
"What's wrong?" He asked noticing the way she paced around not wanting to look at him.
"I... I knew about Max's father's identity" Klaus looked at her confused
"What do you mean?" Caroline adverted her gaze not wanting to look at him
"Meredith found his birth certificate; His original had Tyler named as his father but she said the birth certificate she was using was faked with your name on it; I'm sorry. I wanted to tell you I did but Bonnie and Elena.."
Klaus stepped away from her in disgust "You knew and you didn't tell me? I thought I could trust you; You were the one person I relied on to tell me the truth" He said hurt evident in his voice
"You lost my honesty the day you abandoned us. Liam didn't deserve it and neither did I. Your father was sentenced to life in prison the year after Liam turned one why didn't you come back then? You could have come back and I'd have taken you back in an instant"
"Why do you keep asking me this? I said I was sorry" He yelled angrily.
"Because I'm still broken Klaus! I have been broken since the day you left me; I've watched our son grow without you. You're angry because the child you've been raising isn't yours well think how I feel! I am angry because you stayed with them so easily but left me"
Her flood gates opened as the tears streamed down her face uncontrollably
"Sweetheart" he whispered as he walked towards her
"Go. Just get out. I don't want to see you again" She screamed as she held her arms to her chest falling to the floor.
She suddenly felt like she was eighteen again and he'd left her alone carrying their son; She wasn't sure if she'd be able to mend herself this time.
One more kiss could be the best thing
But one more lie could be the worst
And all these thoughts are never resting
And you're not something I deserve Let Me Go~3 Doors Down
R&R
A/N: Okay i am so sorry for late update but this was hard for me; originally Mikael was going to be the father but it wouldn't have tied in the the Lockwood's
Just want to add although Klaus wasn't angry at Hayley and Tyler near the end doesn't mean he's forgiven them; I felt like he owed Tyler for not helping the night of the shooting so he feels guilty himself.
I actually wanted to cry while i was writing what Mikael did too Klaus because it was actually quite painful to think of him being hurt.
Caroline and Klaus have still got a way to go but she's finally admitted to him that she still loves him but that shes still broken by what he did to her.
I really hated Esther as i wrote this but also felt sorry for her because she believed Klaus was the problem and not truly understanding the extent of Mikael's abuse on him.
How do you guys feel about Klaus now? Is he worthy of Caroline's heart or is Damon still number 1?