This wasn't a request but I've been watching Devious Maids and got inspired by the whole beverly hills life thing.
Caroline and Elijah have been together for 6 years and married for 5. They have 1 son together called Henrik who is 5 years old. Caroline is like the rich trophy wife who stays home doing all the work and looking after their son Henrik. Elijah works for a living but finds himself unhappy so he has been having an affair.
Quite angsty! Enjoy!
Elijah sighed and loosened his tie as he entered his mansion in Beverly Hills. He had a stressful day full of business meetings with potential investors and trouble within the staff but the one thing that was good about his day was getting to see Elena. The brunette managed to put a smile on his face; he decided that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with the phenomenal girl, meaning a divorce from Caroline. He put his briefcase down by the door and put his keys in the dish on the table by the door.
He headed up the stairs was about to make the usual right hand turn to the master bedroom when he heard voices coming from Henrik's room, he turned to see a light on which was unusual at this time of night, seeing as it was past midnight. He carefully walked towards the door finding it ajar, and nudged it open slightly. He could see Caroline lying in bed with Henrik cuddled into her side.
"Okay, how about I tell you how your mummy met your daddy?" Henrik nodded and moved closer to the blonde.
"Okay, so I met your daddy on a boat trip. I went to spend time with my friend Lexi but came across this incredible man dressed in a suit. And do you know who that man was?" Caroline asked the little boy who just shook his head in response.
"He was your daddy and I fell in love the minute I made eye contact with him. I spent the rest of the night watching him from across the room when he finally had enough and approached me" Caroline continued, Elijah leant against the wall outside the room, listening to his wife talk about their first encounter. He slid down the wall and sat with his back against it, deciding to eavesdrop a little.
"He asked me if something was wrong and I apologised for staring and told him I kept looking over because he was the most handsome man there. He still is" Caroline commented, smiling at the thought of her husband. Elijah felt the slight guilt tugging at his heart at her words.
"After that, your daddy asked if I wanted to meet him again and I said yes. We went on lots of dates and I met his family and he met mine. We got married and then had you my little monkey" she bopped his nose lightly. Henrik smiled and his eyes started drooping.
"Sing mummy, please," he mumbled.
Wise men say, only fools rush in
Oh no, I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay? Would it be a sin?
I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
Something's are meant to be
Sooo, take my hand
And take my whole life too
Cause I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows so surely to the sea
Oh my darling so it goes
Something's are meant to be
So wont you please just
Take my hand
And take my whole life too
Cause I can't help falling in love
In love with you
Cause I can't help
Falling in love
Falling in love
I keep falling in love with you
Elijah rested his head against the wall as he heard Caroline sing their wedding day song. As she neared the end he stood up and made his way back to the front door, texting Elena to let her know he wanted to meet up with her. Caroline brushed the hair out of Henrik's eyes and slowly stood up, leaving the sleeping boy in bed. As she padded softly to her and Elijah's room she looked down the stairs and saw him leaving the house. Sighing softly, she entered their room, looking at the bed they once used to make love in every night, now it was mostly her on one side and him keeping to the other.
Elijah returned home the rest of the week, falling into the routine of sitting outside Henrik's room and listening to Caroline talking to him and then eventually singing. On Friday night he came home from being at Elena's and sat himself down.
"You know me and your dad love you so much" she whispered, it was still loud enough for Elijah to hear and a smile graced his face.
"But I don't think your dad loves me as much as he loves someone else" this caught Elijah's attention and he sat up straighter, straining to hear her words.
"You see, he's been meeting someone for a few years now, I know it's your Auntie Elena" she whispered, her voice filled with unshed tears.
"That's why daddy is always busy because he has to show Auntie Elena he loves her too, but not as much as he loves you baby" her voice breaking and the tears finally slipping down her face.
"What about you mummy?" Henrik asked, Elijah leant towards the door, holding his breath for her response.
"No, he doesn't as much as he loves Aunt Elena and you" tears steadily falling down her face, one landed on Henrik's head and he looked up to see his mother crying. She quickly tried to brush them away but Henrik crawled into her lap and raised his hands to her face.
"Why're you crying mummy?" Elijah's heart clenched at the question, he felt waves of guilt roll over him.
"Because" she managed to whisper, "I love your daddy so much and I don't know how to make him love me more." She admitted, placing a kiss on each of Henrik's palms.
"Please stop crying, don't be sad" Henrik pleaded, desperation laced his voice.
"I'm not sad because I still have you, and I don't know what I would do if I lost you" she smiled weakly, "I've already lost one of my boys, I can't loose you too."
Elijah had enough and walked away but instead of leaving to go to Elena's like he had been doing for the past few nights he walked into his study and sat down at his desk. He drank his way through a few glasses of scotch before he decided to go to sleep, he walked into the bedroom he shared with Caroline and stood at he threshold watching his wife sleeping. He noticed her hand fall over onto his side and move back almost as if it had burnt her to touch it. She automatically turned over in her sleep so her back was to his side.
He slid into his side and faced the same direction as Caroline, he watched the rise and fall of her breathing and slowly fell asleep to that. When he woke up the next morning he noticed a light weight on his shoulder and found that Caroline's hand was resting on it, he watched her as she slept peacefully, taking in her features. His phone went off and Elijah cursed, reaching over and turning it off before Caroline woke up. However the noise caused her eyes to open and when she noticed her hand on Elijah's shoulder she retracted it immediately.
"I'm sorry" she whispered, too afraid to look at him. She sat up and swung her legs over the side of the bed.
"It's okay" he replied softly watching as Caroline moved around the room, avoiding eye contact with him.
"I should um, go wake Henrik up for school" she muttered then left the room quickly. Elijah sighed and checked his phone finding a message from Elena.
Bought something new for you, come see it in person today? X
Attached was a photo of Elena in black lingerie, smirking seductively at the camera. He got out of bed and prepared for the day at work. Once he was finished he walked down the stairs and into the kitchen to get his morning cup of coffee. When he entered he noticed that Henrik was sitting on one of the bar stools and Caroline was walking about preparing his breakfast. Watching her walk around he finally noticed what she was wearing, she wore a light pink lace nighty and if memory serves him right it was the one he bought her as a birthday gift the first year they dated and a simple silk dressing gown.
"Daddy" Henrik called, Caroline's head snapped towards his direction and gave him a small smile.
"There's coffee in the pot," she pointed to the machine before going back to preparing Henrik's breakfast.
"Hello Henry" he said moving towards the boy and taking a seat on the island next to him. Caroline poured out coffee into a mug for Elijah and set it down in front of him.
"Thank you" he looked up to Caroline who just nodded and then turned back to the stove. Caroline lifted the French toast out of the pan and placed it on a plate with a dusting of icing sugar, slices of strawberries and a spoonful of Nutella. She placed the plate in front of Henrik whose eyes gleamed with excitement.
She sat on the other side of him cutting up small bite size pieces for him to eat, once she finished she got up to get him his orange juice.
"Daddy try" Henrik shoved a forkful towards Elijah who just smiled and opened his mouth. His eyes shut when the food touched his tongue, his mind flashing back to one of his early memories with Caroline.
Elijah rolled over in his sleep, his arm reaching out for Caroline only to find she wasn't there. He sighed thinking that it was just a ruse and she didn't actually care for him. He got out of bed and collected his clothes that were strewn about Caroline's small apartment. Once he had changed and left the bedroom he walked towards the front door, walking past the open kitchen he noticed Caroline standing there making breakfast. She spun around and let out a small scream, her hand flying over to cover her heart.
"God Elijah! You scared the shit out of me! Don't do that," she shouted, closing her eyes and waiting for her heart beat to return to normal speed.
"Sorry about that Care" he chuckled moving towards her and hugging her tightly.
"It's okay," she mumbled, hugging him back. When they pulled away she turned back to the stove and pulled the French toast out of the pan and onto a plate.
"I made you breakfast" she smiled, dusting the toast with icing sugar then placing sliced strawberries and Nutella on top. Elijah cut himself a bit and put it into his mouth, he couldn't help the small moan that escaped him. Caroline heard it and chuckled.
"Good then?"
"The best." He agreed, tucking into the rest.
"Isn't it good?" Henrik asked, breaking Elijah out of his trance. Caroline put the juice in front of Henrik and wiped his mouth that was covered in Nutella.
"The best" he said softly watching as Caroline stilled her movements. After a few more long seconds and Caroline started moving.
"Right, go get dressed for school mister and meet me down here when you're done" she instructed Henrik who nodded and placed a kiss on Elijah's cheek then one on Caroline's before running off. Caroline took the empty plate, rinsed it and put it in the dishwasher.
"Caroline" Elijah started but she cut him off.
"I need go get dressed to take Henry to school" she practically ran out of the kitchen leaving Elijah sitting there trying to comprehend what just happened. When Caroline reached their room she shut the door and slid down it, her heart racing a mile a minute. She couldn't help but avoid him, she knew that any conversation they have could lead to the three words she didn't have the strength to hear. 'I'm leaving you'. A knock on the door shook her out of her inner musings.
"Mummy, I'm going to be late" Henrik called through the door.
"Give me 5 minutes baby" she called jumping up and throwing on a random dress from their walk in wardrobe. She slipped on a pair of black stilettos and ran down the stairs. Elijah was bent down talking to Henrik and turned his head when he heard the unmistakable sound of heels on marble. He looked up to see Caroline running down the stairs, he had to do a double take because he noticed the dress she was wearing was the one she wore to their engagement party. Caroline frowned when she saw Elijah staring at her, she looked down and immediately realised her mistake.
"Mummy!" Henrik called bouncing up and down, wanting to leave for school.
"Okay! Okay! Let's go" she opened the front door and Henrik charged outside and to the black Lexus jeep. Caroline let out a laugh and grabbed the keys from the bowl and her sunglasses that she had left there. Elijah watched as she unlocked the door and slid in with the same grace and elegance she always carried about her.
He finished his coffee then headed over to Elena's house because truthfully he didn't need to be in the office today. He pulled up on the curb and hopped out, he started walking up the driveway when he got the feeling of eyes on him. He turned to see Lexi Branson standing in her driveway, disapproval written all over her face. He had forgotten that Lexi and Caroline used to work together and went to the same university. He quickly made his way to the front door, which swung open at his arrival.
Elena stood there wearing the lingerie she sent him a photo of earlier in the day. She pulled him in by her tie sending a glare to Lexi who was shaking her head in disapproval.
"Hey baby" she cooed, running her fingers up and down his chest.
"Hey" he replied placing a kiss on her lips.
"Have you told her yet?"
"Not yet Elena" Elijah sighed moving to sit down on the couch.
"Why not?"
"Because I just haven't had time between work and seeing you. She's always asleep when I return home and gone when I wake up" he explained, lying to her a little.
"Okay, well why don't you tell her tonight?" Elena straddled his lap, "I'll let you leave early to tell her."
"Okay" he whispered kissing her. They spent the rest of the afternoon lounging around in bed. At 4 Elena had fallen asleep on his chest leaving him to let his thoughts wander. He reached out for his phone on the nightstand to the left of him, in doing so his wedding ring glinted in the light. He looked at it with remorse and took it off, putting it into his jacket pocket.
He decided to head home to talk to Caroline, to finally end their marriage. Bidding Elena goodbye he took the long way home, putting off his arrival because he wasn't quite sure how he was going to phrase it. He pulled into their driveway and groaned when he noticed her car was missing, of course. She had gone to pick up Henrik from soccer practice, he got out and made his way through the house. He went to the library where he was certain the tumbler was full of scotch in there.
When Elijah walked in and poured himself a drink he noticed Caroline's laptop was out. He let curiosity over take him and walked over to see what she had been up to. He saw a few windows open and looked through them, the first one was a document and it was titled 'all the things you love about him'. And he scrolled for pages finding a list of everything Caroline loved about him. He clicked on the next one, which was a web browser, he noticed all of the bookmarks and tabs that were open were all on how to be a better wife, ways to make your husband happy. Clicking off that he was brought to a video. Their wedding video to be precise. He realised that she had put their vows on a loop.
The opening of the front door and the sounds of Henrik running up and down the stairs made him move away. He approached the doorway to the library when he heard Caroline's voice, as if she was speaking to someone, he hid behind the door so she wouldn't notice him.
"I don't know Lex, I feel like everyday I'm losing him more and more. Did you know he tried to talk to me this morning and I locked myself in our bedroom just in the off chance he was going to end it." Caroline was pacing down the hallway past the library, back and forth
"Loved, Lexi. As in past tense, and I don't know what to do anymore. I don't want this to end, I'm trying so hard to do everything right, be the perfect wife. And none of this is working. I'm worried that Henrik is catching on to something; he asked me if his dad and me were fighting this morning on the way to school. It's partially my fault though" Caroline sighed and stopped pacing outside the library.
"I brought up the affair the other day, mind you I didn't say it was an affair. I don't have anyone Lex, just Henrik and you. And I can't always depend on you because you have your own life" tears were streaming down her face, "What do I do Lexi?" Elijah chose that moment to make his presence known and swung the door open. Caroline took in a sharp breath and cut Lexi off.
"Lex, I've got to go" she hung up and quickly brushed away her tears.
"Hi. I didn't know you'd be back so early, are you joining us for dinner?" Caroline fidgeted, not knowing what to do.
"Yes well I managed to finish all the work that needed to be done. I think I will be joining you for dinner and a guest will be coming as well if you don't mind?"
"Of course not, the more the merrier" she nodded.
"Caroline we need to talk" Elijah started but got cut off by Henrik who was barrelling towards him.
"Dad! What are you doing back so early?" Henrik jumped into his embrace Elijah picked the boy up who was already chatting his ears off.
"I'll go get dinner ready" Caroline turned and walked to the kitchen preparing the pot roast and apple pie. By 7 everything was prepared and Caroline was just finishing setting the dinner table up. The doorbell rang letting her know that Elijah's guest had arrived.
"I'll get it" she called out, not wanting to disturb Henrik's time with his dad. She swung the door open and came face to face with a smiling Elena.
"Hey Care," she said coming into the house and handing her jacket to the blonde.
"Elena" she breathed out, her heart constricting at the sight of her ex-friend and husbands mistress.
"Where are my two favourite boys" she called and no sooner did Henrik and Elijah appear. Henrik ran over to Elena and jumped into a hug.
"Aunt Elena!" He cheered causing her to chuckle and place a kiss on his forehead. Elijah had a smile on his face and greeted her with a kiss too. Caroline felt her heart falter, her perfect smile crooked and the light in her eyes dim.
"Dinner's just about ready, it'll be a few more minutes. Why don't you guys go sit in the living room and I'll call when it's ready?" Caroline spoke up, Henrik nodding and dragging Elijah off to the living room and tugging Elena as well. Caroline walked into the kitchen and placed her hands on the counter, bending over slightly her breaths uneven. She took a deep breath and turned, putting everything on serving trays and placing it on the dinner table.
She walked to the living room to call them to dinner and the sight in front of her officially broke her heart. Elena, Elijah and Henrik were all cuddled together and laughing about something Henrik was telling them. They looked happy and for once in the 6 years her and Elijah had been married she saw his radiant smile. She let out a shaky breath, which Henrik and Elena didn't notice, but it caught Elijah's attention. He turned to see Caroline running up the stairs of the house, he excused himself and followed after her. He found her in their room, haphazardly throwing clothes and shoes into a suitcase.
"Caroline, what is the meaning of this?" Elijah asked making Caroline halt in her movements. She looked over at him with a sad smile then zipped up her suitcase, she slung the duffle bag over her shoulder and walked over to him.
"I'm leaving" it came out a whisper, "I can't sit around anymore knowing that I'm the reason you're unhappy. I can't be selfish with you and make you stay. So I'm going to do the thing that you haven't been able to do for years now and say. I'm leaving you." She pushed past him and made her way down the stairs ignoring Elijah's calls. She made it halfway down when Elena and Henrik appeared at the doorway to the living room.
"Caroline! Wait!" Elijah called running after her, she didn't stop. She went to the table and grabbed her keys and handbag. She opened the door and put her bag into the trunk of her car.
"Mum! Where are you going!" Henrik tried to run after her but Elijah caught him before he ran out.
"Mummy! Don't leave me" tears streamed down his face as he tried to get out of Elijah's grasp. Caroline let out a sob then moved in front of their son.
"Hey, it's alright. I'm not leaving you but I have to go away for a while. But it's okay because you have your daddy and Auntie Elena to take care of you" Caroline wiped away his tears and cupped his cheeks, "I love you so much baby." She placed a kiss on his forehead before going back to the car. She drove off not sure of where she was going to end up but she just kept on driving.
Elijah closed the front door with a sigh and turned around to find Henrik sitting on the bottom step crying. Elena moved over and tried to put her arms around him but he pushed her away and stood up.
"This is all your fault!" he screamed pointing at Elena, "why didn't you just leave my mummy and daddy alone! I hate you!"
"Henrik Joseph Mikaelson I will not have you speak to Elena like that" Elijah bellowed and Henrik just turned to him.
"This is your fault too! If you just loved mummy like she loved you she wouldn't have left me! I hate you!" He turned and ran up to his room, slamming the door behind him. Elijah sighed, running a hand through his hair. Elena moved towards him and placed a kiss on his lips.
"I'll go, you talk to him and I'll come back tomorrow okay?" Elijah just nodded and Elena made her way back home. Elijah went up to Henrik's room and gently pushed it open and found Henrik on his knees in front of his bed, hands in a prayer position.
"Dear lord, please bring my mum back to me and make her never leave me. And please make my daddy love my mummy as much as she loves him and as much as he loves me. Please make Auntie Elena go away. Please let my family be a happy one. But mostly, please just give me back my mummy." He pleaded, tears falling down his face.
Elijah let out a shaky breath and decided not to disturb Henrik in fear of him acting up. He walked downstairs and into the dining room and found dinner set out; she had made his favourite food and brought out his favourite wine as well. His heart clenched with guilt and hurt. He lifted the wine and smiled, he knew Caroline hated that particular one but she always bought it and drank it when he wanted to celebrate or drink. He sat at the table alone and put food onto his plate.
The first bite was as good as the rest, Caroline always knew how to cook and when she heard that this was his favourite meal she made sure to cook it frequently. After he cleaned up around the house he made his way to their room, looking at their giant bed that she once shared with him and not wanting to go anywhere near it. He changed into his pyjamas and walked across the hall and into his study where he spent the night sleeping awkwardly on the couch.
"Dad wake up, I have to go to school" Henrik pushed his dad awake. Elijah's eyes slowly opened and his brain registered what he was saying. He quickly jumped up and ran to their bedroom pulling on the jeans, t-shirt and converse Caroline had bought him as a joke. He ran down the stairs and into the kitchen.
"What do you want for breakfast?" He looked through the fridge.
"When's mum coming back?" he got as a reply instead.
"I'm not sure. Now what do you want for breakfast?"
"I don't know mum usually surprises me everyday" he shrugged, "I'm not hungry anyways." Elijah sighed and pulled out a cereal bar and handed it to him.
"Let's get going then" he ushered Henrik to his Mercedes. Henrik got in and Elijah followed seconds after.
"Do you even know the way?" Elijah's eyes widened.
"Do you?" Elijah asked and Henrik nodded and gave him the instructions to get to school. After dropping Henrik at school Elijah drove around aimlessly not knowing where to go. He had called earlier to ask for the day off which his boss allowed. He just pulled into the drive when he got a call from his brother.
"Klaus, to what do I owe this call?"
"Caroline just came here looking for a job and wondering if I would give her her old position. I said of course and then she asked me if it was possible to have the work apartment as well."
"She what?" Elijah asked, putting the phone on speaker and turning around to drive over to Klaus' office.
"I said yes but when I asked her if something was wrong she dismissed it and ran off. What the hell happened?" Klaus bellowed into the phone.
"I'll be there in 20 minutes" Elijah replied hanging up on his brother.
"Where is she?" Elijah asked, storming into Klaus' office.
"I'm not telling you until you explain why she is asking for her job back and a place to stay." Klaus replied, gesturing to the seat across from him.
"I've been having an affair with Elena Gilbert for the past 5 years, it turns out Caroline knew" Klaus responded by punching his brother in the face. Elijah didn't bother retaliating knowing he deserved much worse.
"I guess I deserved that," Elijah said, wiping the blood from his mouth.
"No Elijah. You deserve much worse. How could you do this to her?"
"I don't know! I guess just woke up one day and didn't love her" he explained weakly.
"No you don't just wake up one day and not love someone. That's not how it works."
"I don't know what to say Niklaus."
"5 years! For fuck sake and she stayed with you this entire time?" Elijah nodded his head, "she must either be mentally insane or she must really give a shit about you and love you to no end." Klaus ranted.
"I mean with her best friend Elijah!"
"I know! Don't you think I feel like crap?" Elijah shouted back, tired of being made to feel like shit.
"No I don't" Klaus said sternly, "because if you did you would've stopped this whole charade long enough to see Caroline for who she is. Kind, caring, forgiving, willing to turn a blind eye on the fact that her one true love is having an affair. You really screwed up."
"Please just tell me where I can find her" Elijah begged Klaus. Klaus sighed and looked up and past him where Caroline was standing, she made a gesture for him not to tell or let Elijah know she was there.
"You've made your bed brother. Now it's time to lay in it." Klaus buttoned up his jacket and turned back to work. He saw Caroline shoot him a grateful smile before leaving.
Caroline got into the car and drove by Henrik's school; she hopped out and walked into the hallways and to Henrik's class. She asked the teacher to take him out of class for a family emergency. Henrik came bounding out and hugged his mum.
"Hi baby" she whispered into his hair, holding him close.
"Hi mummy" he replied, burying his head in the crook of his neck. She picked him up and carried him back to the car. They drove around town for a while, they went to the ice cream parlor and the park and then finally back home. She got out of the car with him and walked to the door, unlocking it. When she walked in she heard Can't Help Falling In Love by Ingrid Michaelson playing throughout the house. Hand in hand with Henrik they walked through the house and into the living room where Elijah and hers first dance was playing on the TV.
Henrik tugged on her hand and brought her over to the couch to watch it. As it reached it's final seconds the tape flickered and it was some of the silly videos her and Elijah had filmed when they were on their honeymoon. The current one was done on her phone, Elijah was cuddling her from behind and had his head resting in the crook of her neck.
"Good morning Mr Mikaelson" Caroline smiled when Elijah placed a kiss just below her ear.
"Good morning Mrs Mikaelson" he replied smiling.
A few more videos went by of them walking on the beach and pretending to interview each other. Once again the tape flickered and it was Elijah dressed in the tux he wore at the wedding, except she knew he must've done it recently because he was standing in their gazebo out back.
"Caroline Forbes, I love you so much. I love that you know what to do to make me smile and laugh. I love your smile and laugh. I love waking up next to you and getting to tell the world that you are mine. And I cannot wait until I make you my wife. I promise to always love you and be forever faithful."
Caroline let out a shaky breath, tears streaming down her face at the sound of his vows that he spoke to her 5 years ago.
"I broke those vows a long time ago and I am so unbelievably sorry. I am even more sorry that it took you walking out on me to realise that I was the reason we didn't work. The things I did are completely unforgivable and I would understand if you hate me and wish to leave forever. But I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me for the things I've done the last five years. Maybe not today, tomorrow, next week, month or year but hopefully you will be able to look past that and forgive me."
Behind her Elijah stood in his tux holding the same white roses Caroline had in her wedding bouquet.
"I am going to try so hard to make this up to you. I will fix this. I love you Caroline Mikaelson. Please don't leave me. Please don't leave your idiotic, selfish, cruel husband in the hopes he can redeem himself and once again become your lovable, kind, caring husband that you aren't afraid of."
The video flickered off; Caroline wiped away the tears in her eyes.
"Well?" she heard Elijah speak from behind her, she turned to see him standing there with a bouquet like the one she had at their wedding.
"Henry give us a minute" she turned to look at Henrik who pouted but gave his parents space anyways, "Elijah, what are you doing?" He moved towards her so he was standing a few inches away.
"I'm apologizing for being the world's worst husband and dad."
"No. Why are you putting me through all of this?"
"I don't understand."
"Elijah you know I love you, even more than on our wedding day but you keep hurting me. And when I saw you and Elena last night I was upset but finally happy because I let myself hate you. Just a little but still. And then you have to go and play with my heart again and tell me you love me and want to make up for your past mistakes."
"Caroline I am so sorry for putting you through all of this but please trust me when I say I want us to work" he got down on his knees in front of her, "please. What can I do to get you to give me another try?"
"I want us to move."
"Move where?"
"To Europe and we won't tell anyone except families. Just us three. A small town, a small house that has just enough room for the three of us. That's what I want" Elijah nodded immediately, "and." Caroline added causing Elijah to frown a little.
"I want you to drop any form of contact with Elena Gilbert, you won't even tell her we're leaving or where we are going. We won't send her the annual Christmas card. Nothing. And if you give me any reason to doubt you, I will leave you and I will be taking Henrik with me." Elijah nodded and pulled her into a hug, which she returned.
"We will leave at the end of the week, I will sort it all out. I promise. We will be a family, I love you" he pressed a kiss on her lips. She didn't return it but she didn't avoid it. Elijah figured it was progress and he was willing to do everything in his power for him and Caroline to be like they were 5 years ago. Happy and very much in love.
Hopefully that wasn't horrible :) review please :) x