So sorry for not updating sooner!
Here's an extra long chapter as compensation ;)
Chapter 10: Seeing Green
"C.. Camille what are you doing here," Klaus asked stunned.
"Klaus, nice to see you, you ungrateful douchebag. It's been way too long. The last time I saw you were when we graduated from Oxford together. It's been nearly seven years," the blonde chuckled, lightly punching him.
"Ouch, seven years and you're still the violent girl I remember. It's nice to see how much you missed me," he grinned rubbing his arm.
"So, how have you been? I was shocked when I heard the news of you getting married! You didn't even have the decency to tell me! I'm hurt, old friend!" she joked.
"Well, Camille if it's any consolation, you weren't the only one kept outside the loop. We were all left in the dark as well," Rebekah replied annoyed. "You know Nik, I would understand you keeping your love life from our family, but I would never have imagined you keeping me in the dark as well," she replied slightly hurt.
"Enough, I don't really need to have the two of you gang up on me. Just leave it, it's all in the past now anyway," Klaus said lowly. "Moving on, Camille this is Caroline, my wife. Caroline, this is Camille my child hood friend I grew up with."
"It's nice to finally meet you Caroline. I'm a huge fan of your work," Camille smiled.
"Thanks. It's nice to meet you too," Caroline replied politely.
"Camille here majored in psychology as well. She is currently working in one of the best psychiatric institutions here in London- The Bethlem Royal Hospital," Klaus explained to Caroline.
"That's great, I majored in psychology in Yale, but I never did managed to pursue a career in it. I seem to enjoy acting more."
"What a coincidence. It's nice to meet a friend from the same field," Camille replied gleefully.
Caroline was about to reply when Rebekah stepped in. "I'm sure the two of you can acquaint yourself another time. Nik, I like to borrow Caroline for a bit," Rebekah said already dragging her away from the living room.
"Good Luck Caroline!" Kol smiled wickedly. "You're going to need it!"
"I can hear you, you retard!" Rebekah countered, pulling Caroline up the stairs.
"Well Nik, you might as well get used to being alone, especially for the duration of your stay here. Rebekah isn't going to let her out of her sight, by the looks of it," Kol said loudly, before leaving the two of them alone.
"So what have you been up to? Still single?" Klaus asked Camille taking a seat beside her and disregarding Kol's comment.
"Nope, not anymore. I actually just started dating someone," she trailed off.
"That's great. What does he do?" Klaus asked.
"Urm, he is actually a guy you know."
That immediately peaked Klaus's interest, "Who?"
She hesitated one a moment, "Marcel, I'm dating Marcel.."
Klaus jaw dropped at her revelation. Camille was dating Marcel, how the heck did that happen?! "Sweet Lord, how did that happened? And why didn't any of you tell me?"
"We're only started dating, it's still in the early stages. We didn't want to make a big deal out of it, not yet anyway," Camille responded in an 'it's not a big deal' tone.
"How long?"
"Bout two months, like I said, early stages."
"Well, you could have given me a hint. I can't believe Marcel didn't tell me when I saw him in Paris!"
"Wait, you were in Paris?! What for?"
"Honeymoon," he grinned. "Anyways, I want you to be careful, Marcel's not exactly a one woman type of guy.
"Geez, Niklaus. Don't worry; you are going way overboard here. We are not even that serious yet. Besides, if you Klaus Mikaelson, billionaire playboy and womanizer can change your ways and settle down, I'm sure Marcel would be capable as well. Enough about me so tell me about her. She looks beautiful by the way," Camille smirked.
"I don't even know where to start. She's absolutely beautiful and I mean not just appearance wise. She has the purest and kindest heart. She is compassionate, caring and loving. I've never felt so strongly about for a woman before. It's scary how deeply I have fallen for her. She is the light to my darkness. She is everything I've ever wanted," Klaus stated in a breath.
Camille was silent for a moment before breaking into a smile. "I'm so happy for you Niklaus. You deserve happiness especially since that Tatia incident. You were never the same after that manipulating and conniving bitch broke your heart. I'm so glad you finally learnt to love again. Caroline sounds like a lovely woman," Camille smiled genuinely.
"I know, I don't know what I did to deserve her. She is too good for me."
"Klaus don't say that, you deserve her love. You are a great guy, an annoying jerk at times but I still love you."
"You love me?" Klaus smiled eyes twinkling in mischief.
Camille hit his arm playfully, "As a friend."
They talked for a bit more, reminiscing their days in Cambridge. "I really have to thank her for bringing back my best friend," Camille said.
"Can I ask you for your advice?" he asked cautiously.
"Yeah, if I can help. What do you want help with?"
"It's about C..Caroline," he whispered.
"Klaus Mikaelson asking me advice on women?! I never thought this day would come!" Camille stifled a laugh.
"Come on, I'm being serious here!" he grunted out.
"Okay okay, what does a womanizer like yourself need help with? Hopefully this isn't about your sex life, as I can't help you in that department. "
"Camille," he growled intimidatingly. "That's enough, are you going to help me or not?"
"Okay, okay. I swear, no more laughing. I'm all ears now."
Making sure no one was lingering, Klaus spilled his situation. He told her everything- the drunken wedding, the one night stand and the contract. He knew that he wasn't supposed to tell a soul about the contract, but it's Camille he is opening up to. He knew he could trust his old friend.
Camille was speechless after listening to Klaus's story. What the hell did he get himself into! "Ok, let me get this straight. So the whole back story, love at first sight crap was a hoax?"
"Well, I wouldn't put it that way. I definitely felt something for her the moment I laid eyes on her."
"So the two of you had not met before the benefit? The whole dating secretly to keep her private life away from public was just a lie?" she asked a bit loudly.
"Sssh, not so loud. I don't want anyone else finding this out," he hissed. "What am I going to do?"
"Just to get everything straight, you stayed in this false marriage for the contract?" she asked frowning.
"Yes, I'm not proud of it, but it's the truth. But I never thought I would fall for her. What am I going to do?" he asked worriedly.
"You do love her right?" she asked.
He nodded. "Of course, I thought it was just lust and attraction before but I realized it wasn't just that. I care deeply for her."
"You bastard, how could you do that to her especially after she told you about Tyler?" she snapped, pointing a finger at him accusingly.
"Camille, I know I fucked up. I don't need a lecture to know what I did was wrong, I want to know what to do," he sighed desperately.
"Okay, I'll tell you what I think you should do, even if you might not be happy with it," she paused. "I think you should tell her the truth."
"What?! Why?" he asked.
"If you truly love her, I think you should be the one telling her. It would be horrible if she found out some other way later."
"But she won't forgive me if I do. Can't you think of something else?"
"Listen to me Niklaus," she looked at her sternly. "She would hurt even more if you kept this from her. You said so yourself, that you guys have not had been intimate since the wedding night, as Caroline wanted to take things slow. Tell her so you can gain her trust. I know she would be hurt and disappointed when she knows the truth, but you can earn her trust again."
"She will hate me when she finds out. I'll lose her."
"Are you going to keep her in the dark due to your selfish desires. A lasting relationship is based on trust; you need to let her trust you. From what you told me, I gathered that she has really low faith in men since Tyler, that's why she is hesitant to let you fully in. I know it's hard Klaus, but I really think you should be honest with her. What if she found out the truth through someone instead?"
"I know, but I'm scared she won't forgive me. I can't bare the thought of losing her, not when I have her this close."
"She'll forgive you eventually. You said so yourself, she is kind and compassionate. She might need some time to get through it, but if she really loves you, she will forgive you," Camille said patting his shoulder in reassurance.
"I'll think about it," he said after a moment. "Can I ask for a favor?"
"It depends, what do you need?"
"Do you think you can perform a psychological profile on Caroline?" Klaus asked slowly, afraid to look into Camille's eyes.
"I don't understand, why do you want me to do that?" Camille asked perplexed by his sudden request.
"I think there was more to the Tyler incident than she led on. Her brothers were furious when they found out. One of them threatened to kill me if I upset her. I want to know what happened when she found out the truth about Tyler. "
"Are you sure? She studied psychology as well; she would probably know I'm profiling her," Camille explained carefully, feeling slightly uncomfortable at his request.
"Please, I need to know before I even consider telling her."
"Fine," she sighed giving in. "But I'm not making any promises. If she doesn't want to talk about it, I won't push her. I'll only ask her as a friend."
"Thanks, I owe you one."
"Okay, I'll try talking to her," Camille replied getting up.
Klaus sat there alone deep in thought. What was he going to do? He knew that telling her the truth was necessary, but he didn't want to risk losing her trust. Not after spending two whole infuriating months earning it. He sighed, why was his life so complicated! Why couldn't he live a simple life with her?
Caroline had been busy conversing with Rebekah since they left Klaus. The conversation they had was a bit awkward at first, but they grew more comfortable in each other's presence with each passing minute. It was easy to talk to the other blonde as they were both twenty-two and had similar interests. Caroline learnt that Rebekah was an event planner mostly organizing parties and auctions.
"Tell me more about what you do," Rebekah pushed. "I've always wanted to know how it feels like to live as a celebrity."
"It's nothing special, really."
"I've seen your latest movie, 'Pride and Prejudice', it is truly remarkable," Rebekah gushed.
"Thanks, that means a lot. I'm a huge Jane Austen fan and was a bit worried whether I could pull the role of successfully. I was worried I couldn't pull off the character."
"Your portrayal of Elizabeth Bennett was perfect! It was amazing, I really enjoyed watching it, being a huge Jane Austen fan myself," Rebekah said sheepishly.
"Thanks, I'm glad you like it."
"Galen Vaughn played the role of Mr. Darcy perfectly. The chemistry between the two of you was magical. It really looked that the two of you were madly in love with each other"
"Yeah, Galen is a great co- star. I truly enjoyed working with him. We hit it off really well."
"You know before the news of your drunken marriage broke out, there were rumors stating that you and Galen were actually an item. Apparently, the both of you were so great on screen because you were already dating off screen," Rebekah stated carefully.
"The media tends to exaggerate all the time. We are just good friends, nothing more."
"That was why I was surprised when the news broke out about the marriage between you and Nik."
"Were you upset by the news?" Caroline asked timidly.
"What, no of course not! I've always wanted a sister and couldn't have hoped for a better one!" Rebekah smiled. "I'm so happy for the both of you. Nik deserves to be happy, he deserves happiness than most of us after what he had been through with Tatia."
"Klaus told me about once about Tatia, but I feel that he only gave me a brief explanation of what really happened." Caroline whispered.
"Nik was just different after the whole ordeal. He used to be this fun, caring and loving person but I think he lost hope in love after the betrayal. He was always cold and distant after that. He used women for pleasure, always shagging and bedding different women as he pleases until you came along. You've changed him, Caroline. I can see that he isn't as broken as he used to be before and I want to thank you for that," Rebekah clasped their hands together. "Thank you for saving him."
"Bekah, you give me too much credit," Caroline replied modestly. "Klaus has changed me as well."
"I'm really glad the two of you are happy together. You two are perfect for each other."
"Can I ask you something," Caroline asked cautiously.
"Yeah of course."
"About Camille…is she and Klaus just friends?" Caroline asked her curiosity getting the best of her.
"Yeah they practically grew up together. I think she had a huge crush on him a long time ago, but they didn't get together or anything. Wait, are you jealous?" Rebekah grinned, raising her eyebrow.
"What! No," Caroline defended a bit loudly.
"You don't have to pretend in front of me," Rebekah smiled gently. "And you don't have any reason to be jealous, Niklaus wouldn't cheat on you. He obviously loves you, only you."
It was dinnertime when the two blondes made their way out of Rebekah's room.
"See, I told you, Nik. You won't be seeing Caroline much with Bekah around," Kol snickered.
"Kol, behave. She is a guest here," Esther warned.
"I hope you enjoy your stay here Caroline. If there's anything you need, don't hesitate to inform me," Esther smiled warmly.
"Madam, dinner is ready," a servant bowed.
The group made their way towards the dinning room. Esther sat at the head of the table, with Kol and Klaus on each of her side. Caroline instinctively took the seat beside Klaus while Rebekah took her spot beside Kol.
"Nik, how long are you going to stay in London for?" Rebekah asked.
"Roughly a week, we're leaving after the ball."
"You're only staying for a week! Can't you stay longer? There's so much stuff that I want to show Caroline, we just started being friends!" Rebekah whined.
"Sorry, but I can't take that long out of work."
"Would you be able to stay longer Caroline?" Rebekah asked hopefully.
"I'm sorry, I wish I could but I can't," Caroline replied sadly.
"Oh.."
"You can always come and visit us though," Caroline suggested brightly.
"Really?" Rebekah beamed.
"Yeah, it would be great. I'm sure Klaus wouldn't mind."
"Can I please Nik?" Rebekah pleaded giving him her puppy dog look.
"You're always welcome, Bekah," Klaus replied with brotherly affection.
"Great, I can't wait to see what you do first handedly," Rebekah exclaimed excitedly.
"Do you just like me because I'm a celebrity?" Caroline joked.
"Of course not!" Rebekah replied serious.
"I'm just messing with you! I'm sure it's fine if you want to tag along."
Caroline found the dinner entertaining as she watched Klaus and Kol continuous bickering throughout the entire meal. Though her brothers bicker occasionally, it wasn't as amusing as the Mikaelsons.
Klaus was glad when dinner was finally over. It was a disaster he never ever wanted to sit through again. Kol was incredibly annoying throughout it; he was this close to strangling him. He was worn out when they retired into their rooms. Klaus dropped down tiredly on the bed, thinking of what Camille had said earlier.
"I'm going to have a shower first," Caroline said, leaving him in his own thoughts.
Klaus could hear the shower running a few minutes later. He lay there listening to the sound of the water then he began to think of her naked in the shower. He could picture her beautiful body with water running down her chest in between her breasts and cascading down over her body, her skin agleam, driving himself completely crazy. He shut his eyes tightly and groaned. He was beyond hard and his jeans felt two sizes too small. He really needed to stop going there, shaking the erotic images from his dirty mind. Gritting his teeth, he shifted the bulge in his pants to relieve some of the pressure.
Caroline turned off the shower, stepped out and dried herself briskly with the large, soft bath towel. She felt refreshed after the shower, just what she needed to wind down from her crazy day. She slipped on a matching set of pajamas- a blue tank top and blue pajamas bottoms before exiting the bathroom.
Klaus heard the bathroom door squeaked open. Caroline was dressed in blue pajamas and her hair was wet. Her skin was slightly flushed from the hot shower; he gulped at the sight of her. He could feel the hardness of his erection again. Damn! Aroused again! How was he going to sleep beside her when all he could think about is ravishing her.
Klaus got up and made his way towards the bathroom quickly trying to hide his erection. He didn't want to freak her out or made her think he was just after sex. Klaus took a long cold shower, briefly succeeding in dampening some of his arousal. Making sure he was in control of his desires, he slowly walked out of the bathroom.
Caroline was lying on her side on the bed, sleeping quietly curled up. He noiselessly crawled into bed behind her, and gently wrapped his arms around her, pulling her tightly to himself. She looked peaceful as he delicately ran a finger down her cheek and observed her beautiful face. He placed a lingering kiss on her forehead and whispered slowly, "Sleep, my little angel. Sweet dreams."
Sunlight streamed into the bedroom through the window, and as the rays of the sun came across the figure of the bed. Klaus stirred, squinting as his eyes fluttered open, adjusting to the brilliant light streaming into his bedroom. Klaus reached for her, liking the way her distinctive scent was on the pillow, but not liking it so much when his outstretched hand found an empty bed beside him.
"Caroline?" he sat up groggily. He glanced at the clock on his bedroom nightstand. It was slightly past nine. Where could she have gone? He glanced at the bathroom, half expecting to see her, but it was empty. She's probably downstairs having breakfast. He launched himself out of bed, pulling on a clean pair of jeans and a grey Henley.
He spotted Rebekah roaming the hallway when he exited his bedroom. "Sister, have you seen Caroline?"
"I was just going to look for her. She wasn't at the dinning room, so I assumed she was with you. Hmm, strange," Rebekah muttered.
Klaus shook his head wondering where could Caroline have gone. He made his downstairs to the living room in hopes of finding her.
"Niklaus," Finn acknowledged looking up from his newspaper.
"Good morning brother. By any chance have you seen Caroline?"
"As a matter of fact I did. She was just here about an hour ago."
"Do you know where she went?" Klaus asked.
"She said something about accompanying Kol to the airport to pick up Elijah and his girlfriend Katherine," Finn replied turning his attention back to the newspaper.
"Oh," Klaus frowned slightly.
"So where is she?" Rebekah asked joining him in the dinning area a little while later.
"Apparently she has accompanied Kol to the airport," he said harshly, taking a sip of his coffee.
"Why are you so grumpy this early in the morning?" Rebekah asked taking a seat beside him.
Klaus ignored his sister's question, turning his attention back to his tablet.
"Well, just to let you know, I'm taking Caroline shopping later," she stated simply.
"No, you're not. I've already made plans for us today," Klaus stated firmly.
"Oh come on Nik, don't be a jerk," Rebekah huffed. "I really like Caroline, why can't you let me spend more time with her. She is only here for a week."
"See, this is the reason why I didn't tell any of you about her," he stated annoyed, retreating back to his room. Klaus needed a distraction to keep his mind from wandering to her. He couldn't bear to think what his brother and her could be up to. He knew they were both just friends, but he didn't like how comfortable they were with each other. He went through some client files hoping to focus on something else and he succeeded. He was so focused on his work at hand that he didn't hear the opening of his bedroom door.
It was noon when Caroline reappeared in their bedroom. "Hi," she smiled sweetly walking in. "Klaus?"
Klaus looked up from his laptop when he heard her melodic voice calling his name. He smiled as he laid his eyes on her. How could someone be so beautiful? She was smiling and as always he was stunned by her beauty. She was wearing a beautiful blue dress that seemed to sparkle in the light. Her dressed showed off her curving features and just a hint of cleavage from the neckline of the dress.
Caroline walked up to him, "Klaus, sorry for leaving…." She couldn't finish before lips claimed hers in a drugging kiss.
Caroline leaned fully against Klaus's tall masculine frame, molding perfectly to him as she eagerly returned his kiss. When they finally broke apart and Klaus caught his breath, he said, "I've missed you, love."
She pressed her forehead to his chest, "I've missed you too."
"You are so beautiful," he breathed, kissing her lightly, on the top of her head, then tipping her face up so he could kiss her nose, her lips and her chin. He held her tightly, not wanting to let her go.
"Klaus," Caroline whispered after a moment.
"Hmm.." he mumbled breathing in her scent.
"I need to change. Kol is waiting for me downstairs." Klaus tightened his grip on her at the mention of his brother.
"Where are you going?" he asked hoarsely.
"Baseball. Your brother is playing a friendly match with a few of his friends and asked me whether I wanted to tag along. Do you wanna come?" she asked pulling out of his embrace.
"Do you want me to?" he asked softly.
"You don't have to if you don't want to," she said on her way to the bathroom. Caroline came out dressed in a pair of black skinny jeans and an over sized t- shirt. "So are you going to come?" she asked.
"Yeah ok, why don't you wait downstairs first, I'll be down in a moment."
"Hey Caroline, so where is Nik taking you?" Rebekah asked when she spotted Caroline walking down the stairs.
"What are you talking about?"
"Where are you going?" Rebekah asked.
"Baseball with Kol," Caroline answered simply.
"Wait, what? Isn't Nik taking you sightseeing?"
"No. Klaus never said anything about that…He is actually coming along as well, do you wanna come?" Caroline offered.
"Okay, I'll just go get change," Rebekah said, running back upstairs.
"There you are, what took you so long?" Kol asked. "I've been sitting here for half an hour."
"Sorry, hope you don't mind I've invited your siblings."
"Why would you do that?" Kol huffed.
"The more the merrier and its only Bekah and Klaus."
"Great, you invited the Drama Queen and Mr. Grumpy. Just great," Kol mumbled sarcastically.
"Kol.." Klaus growled.
"See, what did I tell you grumpy all the time!" Kol exclaimed.
"Come on, it'll be fun," Caroline half pleaded.
Once they were seated in the car, Caroline regretted her decision. The two younger Mikaelsons butted heads in every single thing. She had never seen such quarrelsome siblings. They seem to have an opposite opinion for everything. She felt a migraine forming as she tried playing peacemaker for the tenth time.
"Enough, the two of you," Klaus howled from the drivers seat.
"Nik but he/ she started it," they complained.
"Shut it. I don't want to hear it. Not another word from the both of you," he said lowly. "I'm this close to snapping, don't tempt me." Klaus pinched the bridge of his nose, annoyed at his siblings. "Are you okay sweetheart?" he turned his attention the blonde beside him.
"It's fine," she mumbled. "Are we there yet?"
"Almost."
Caroline took a deep breath, relieved to finally leave the confined space of the vehicle. She couldn't stand their incessant bickering anymore. Their excessive and pointless squabble was taking a huge tow on her sanity.
"Are you sure, you are alright?" Klaus touched her cheek concerned. "You looked a little pale."
"Yeah, I'll be fine," she gave him a small smile.
Klaus led her to the bleachers. "Sit, I'll get us some water." He was back in a bit. He handed her the bottle, which she took a smile sip.
"Thank you, "she said quietly. "How do you stand them? Has it always been like this?"
"Pretty much. Kol has always been this annoying. He has been grating my nerves since birth," Klaus let out a small laugh.
"You must missed them terribly," she chuckled.
Klaus slid his arm around her waist; Caroline leaned against his shoulder, comfortable with his closeness. They watched the entire match with their hands linked together. It was nice change to finally have a quiet time together. They watched as Kol played pitcher and Rebekah played catcher. It was fun watching the siblings enjoy themselves.
"You were great," Caroline handed Rebekah a bottle of water when the game ended.
"What about me? No fair," Kol whined like a ten year old.
"Here," Klaus threw a bottle at him. "When are you going to start acting your age? You're not a kid anymore Kol!"
"Ouch!" Kol faked hurt, touching his heart. "You hurt me Nik."
"Can we go now?" Rebekah wailed. Rebekah regretted tagging along. She only agreed to it thinking she could spend some time with Caroline, which didn't even happen since she had to spend the whole game replacing an absent team mate as catcher. She couldn't wait to run a warm, relaxing bath. She was exhausted, both mentally and physically.
The drive back home was quiet since the younger siblings had both fallen asleep due to exhaustion.
"Today was fun," Caroline smiled contently.
"It definitely was an unforgettable experience, but not one I would want to suffer again."
"Don't the two of them looked so peaceful asleep?" she looked at the two sleeping form.
"I would give anything if they could remain that way," Klaus chuckled to himself.
The four of them got back just in time for dinner. The Mikaelsons took their respective seats at the dining table. Caroline took a seat beside Klaus and Katherine. She was ecstatic that Katherine was here. She was in desperate need of a girl's night. Since moving in with Klaus two months ago, they rarely hung out anymore, especially since she started dating him. She had so much to tell her best friend, she couldn't wait to get her alone tomorrow. The dinner ended on a happy note with everyone maintaining a light and happy atmosphere. Whilst they were enjoying some crème brûlée for dessert, their butler unexpectedly came in and whispered something to Esther.
"It seems we have another guest here, Camille is here. Tell her to join us for dessert," she instructed the butler.
"Hi, I really don't want to intrude," Camille started.
"Nonsense, take a seat," Esther stated firmly. "We've know you since you were a child, , no need for formalities, come seat," Esther gestured towards the vacant seat beside Klaus.
Caroline felt something stirred deep within her seeing Klaus laughed at something Camille had say. She couldn't stand the way Camille would touch him when they laughed. Caroline felt a prick of jealousy when she heard them reminisced about their past memories. About a dozen different scenarios played out in her mind. Did Camille still have feelings for him? Did Klaus know about it? Klaus's voice interrupted her train of thought. It was only then that she realized that dinner was over and only the three of them were left.
"Sweetheart, why don't you go up to our room and freshen up first, I'll be right up. I'm just going to have a quick chat with Camille here," he said standing up.
Caroline nodded, before slowing making her way upstairs. Why was Camille looking for Klaus again? What are they talking about? Why couldn't she listen? Caroline wasn't normally the jealous type, or at least she didn't think she was until now. She shocked herself with his feeling of jealousy, because she had never been jealous of another woman before. She was appalled at her own horrible, jealous thoughts. She was not a petty, jealous person, and she was not going to start being one now. A relaxing warm bath is what she needed to clear her thoughts.
"So did you tell her yet?" Camille demanded once they were out of earshot.
"Of course not, it's only been a day," he argued.
"I thought about what the favor you asked…and I'm sorry, I don't think I'll be able to follow through it," she replied apologetically.
"Why?" he asked confused.
"I think it would be better if you asked her yourself what happened. She needs to let you in, not me. You need to let her trust you. I think you need to be honest to her first, tell her the truth, before you can expect her to open up to you," Camille said gently.
He could hear the shower running when he entered his bedroom. He lazily made his way to his mini bar. He needed a drink if he was going to be honest with her. He could hear her singing in the shower. He could picture her long hair dripping on her shoulders, her pale body soaped and slippery, and water sluicing between her breasts. The sheer thought of her in the shower made him ache with need. He groaned and took another swig of bourbon as the shower stopped running.
Caroline came out of the shower clothed in a pale pink bathrobe. "You're back. I'm done now, you can use the bathroom now," she said sensing his presence.
Caroline was seated comfortably on his bed flipping through a magazine when she heard the bathroom door opened. Klaus came out of the shower clad only in his boxer shorts. Water droplets trickled down his chest, and the light reflecting on his skin made him glisten. Caroline felt her cheeks turning a bright red when Klaus caught her staring at him.
"Sweetheart, can I ask you something?" Klaus carefully slid into the bed beside her, one arm draped around her waist and holding her hand with the other.
"Yeah, what do you want to know?" she snuggled into his warm embrace, tucking her head into his shoulder.
"It's about Tyler…" he said slowly hearing her take a sharp breath. "What happened to you after you found out?"
A long moment of silence passed as Caroline pondered the question. How would he react when she told him the truth?
"It's ok if you don't want to talk about it. I'm sorry for bringing it up," he whispered gently after a while.
"Klaus," she whispered looking into his eyes. "I didn't cope very well when I found out the truth. It was a very dark time of my past where I even suffered from depression. My brothers and friends were the ones that helped me through it. Even though, it took a whole year before I recovered from it, they never gave up. The part of me that believed in true love shattered after the ordeal. I was scared to love again," she sobbed quietly.
Klaus pulled her closer to him, her face buried in his chest. He caressed her hair with his hand. "Sssh, sweetheart. It's all in the past now. You have a full life ahead of you."
"But you have made me want to love again. The men in my past life have all hurt me so deeply I've been afraid to let anyone in until I met you." At that moment, Caroline broke. She was ready to give in to her true feelings. Lifting her head from his naked chest, she kissed his brows, his cheeks, his nose and his stubble.
"Sweetheart," Klaus growled, claiming her soft mouth with savage possessiveness as he pinned her beneath him.
His kiss was electric, like sensual fire. She felt the smooth hot satin of his lips, felt the roughness of his stubble, the powerful strength of his arms around her. He opened his mouth and nipped at her lower lip gently before slowly soothing the sting away with his tongue. He ravaged her mouth, his tongue exploring every contour of her mouth. The heat of his tongue was like liquid silk softly stroking inside her mouth. Sparks of pleasure spiraled down her body, making her breasts taunt and heavy, tightening a coil of tension low and deep in her belly. Her nerve endings sizzled from her fingertips to her toes.
When he pulled away, she heard the low, hoarse gasp of his breath. "I need to tell you something," he said huskily.
Caroline ran her hands up the ripples of his hard abs and across his muscular shoulders. She nuzzled his neck and nipped his earlobe before whispering seductively in his ear. "You can tell me later." Caroline wrapped a finger around one of his necklaces and pulled him back down to her.
Taking the hint, Klaus reclaimed her lips without another word. His hands were everywhere as he kissed her swollen lips. His embrace deepened, became hungrier and harder as his mouth pressed against hers, so hot and wet. His tongue twined with her own, and his hands cupped her breasts over the thin fabric of her nightgown that she had changed into, causing a gasp at the back of her throat. He stroked her waist, caressing her bare arms. Finally he cradled her face and kissed her again with deepening fervor. She kissed him back with all the reckless passion. She wanted this. She needed to feel him.
She gasped as his hands move beneath her satin nightgown to her naked breasts. Her nipples tightened to hard points, sharpening in exquisite pleasure as he squeezed each of them gently between his fingers. His lips were hot against her skin as he moved down, nibbling her chin, licking her throat. Suddenly, Klaus yanked her nightgown down, causing the spaghetti straps to snap as the fabric surrendered, leaving Caroline bare except for her lace panties. He showed rough brutality to her dress, but he caressed her body as if she were a precious, fragile treasure.
"You're so beautiful," he stared, taking in her perfect figure and pert breasts.
Caroline moaned as his large hands covered her full, naked breasts, squeezing each nipple, holding each as a delicacy for the pleasure of his mouth. When he lowered his head, she felt the moist heat of his breath against her nipple and gripped the cream silk bedspread beneath her.
"Oh..Mmmm. " She whimpered as his entire mouth enfolded her nipple, suckling gently, his tongue swirling against her tight, swollen peak. She inhaled in tiny, desperate gasps as his hot, wet mouth moved to suckle the other breast in turn.
Klaus drew a nipple into his mouth. With a knowing tongue, he manipulated the delicate bud until it peaked. He dragged the tender nub in deeper, devouring all the rose- colored flesh, sucking, nibbling and swirling, he lashed her into a frenzy of want. "Klaus," she whimpered, grabbing at him with greedy fingers. He repeated the same slow patient treatment with her other nipple, sucking, nibbling and flicking till her nipples were hard pebbles.
Satisfied that her breasts were wet and swollen, her nipples red and distended, he shifted his attention to lower parts of her body. His hand stroked up her bare leg in a slow sensual manner. The heavy weight of his hard muscular body pressed her down into the softness of the bed, and she felt his fingertips languidly explore up her bare calf to caress the hollow behind her knee. As he suckled her breast, his hand continued to move upwards. Stroking her outer thigh and her inner thigh.
Her head fell back with abandon as he kissed down her throat, kissing the valley between her breasts to the soft curve of her belly. She felt the swift flick of his tongue inside her belly botton, but before she could fully grasps what he was doing, his teeth were gently pulling down the top edge of her panties.
Klaus pushed her legs apart and she felt his breath against her thighs. She shivered as he kissed up her legs. He gave a teasing lick beneath the bottom edge of her panties, and her fingernails gripped into his shoulders.
"Please Klaus," she whimpered. She held her breath; eyes squeezed shut, as his hand cupped the mound between her legs. He sucked her most sensitive spot through the lacy fabric, and she cried out. "Klaus..."
Klaus slid his long fingers in a bold trail below her soak panties and groaned with anticipation. "You're so wet and ready for me, sweetheart," he purred sexily.
Caroline felt him ripped off her panties and the next second she was crying out in pleasure. Klaus was licking her, spreading her wide with his fingers so he could taste every slick fold. Caroline was hugely turned on at the sight of Klaus buried between her legs. She felt the pleasure building inside of her as she felt his skillful tongue on her clit and his thumb circling her nub. His tongue played with her, teasing her, one moment lapping her with its full width, then moving to flick her sensitive nub with the tip. She was being sucked into a maelstrom of ecstasy, drowning in waves of pleasure. Her hips lifted of their own accord to meet his mouth as the tension in her deepest core built higher and higher.
"Oh Klaus," she moaned. Caroline couldn't halt the scream that erupted from her when he licked her. Her juices were running wildly. She could hear his hungry gulps as he lapped her up, and she was gone with it. He sucked and lapped at her until she was blinded with ecstasy.
Caroline tasted so sweet, so hot Klaus couldn't help but moan in pleasure. Her heat flowed over him, ensnared him. He lapped at her like he never had for a woman before, enjoying the sweet muskiness of her essence.
"Oh god," she moaned as she bit into her bottom lip.
He thrust his tongue right up as far into her as he could reach. Lapping at her a minute, he then withdrew, causing her to groan. Circling his tongue around her tender clit, he eased a finger into her wet heat. Curving and probing, he found her G- spot and ran the tip of his finger over it again and again.
"Oh…Oh…Klaus," she screamed and began to shudder. He continued to lick her clit, rubbing her G-spot gently now, and lap her juices, enjoying her unique flavor- she tasted like sweet ambrosia to him. He could lap at her pussy all night.
Caroline moaned louder and louder with every glide of his tongue over her pussy and it didn't take long before she threw her head back and cried out as her first orgasm claimed her. Klaus slowly licked her down from her orgasm induced high, enjoying every last drop of her sweet juice.
She had just started coming down from the high of her released when she felt Klaus kissed her swollen pussy lips gently, raised his head and moved slowly back up, trailing butterfly kisses along the way.
"Mine," he growled possessively. He nipped her earlobe teasingly and then sucked the junction of her shoulder and neck into his mouth, pulling at the skin, wanting to mark her as his. He pressed his mouth full on the curve of her neck on her pulse point and sucked the spot with deep, hard tugs. His teeth grazed the delicate skin and nipped until bruises formed marking her. His mark. He felt her nails in his back as she cried out with pleasure and pain.
"I'm sorry if I hurt you, love," he murmured placing a gentle kiss on the red passion mark his mouth had made on her neck. He caressed her chin, lifting her face up so he could gaze at her. He stared intensely into those mesmerizing and captivating blue green eyes, feeling so incredibly, intensely, deeply in love with her. "I love you, Caroline Salvatore."
For that single moment, it felt as time had stopped. She looked up into his intense blue orbs and, when she saw what she knew to be love, she smiled. She caressed his cheek, her eyes shinning with happiness and love, "I love you too, Niklaus."
Klaus felt his heart soared in his chest at her confession. She loved him! Caroline loved him! Klaus kissed her again, his mouth hot and hard against hers. The kiss grew hotter, deeper, more and more intense with every second their lips and tongues collided. He caressed her face ad slide his hands into the waterfall of her hair. His body trembled with need as hers quivered in anticipation.
"I love you, sweetheart. You are mine," he said huskily. He claimed her mouth in another possessive kiss. A kiss that became more urgent still as his arousal hardened further when Caroline pressed herself against him. Flesh to flesh, tantalizing, searing.
For a brief second, reason entered his mind again. He lifted his mouth from hers, his eyes heavy. Desire suffused her face. But he needed to hear the words- to make sure. He didn't want her to regret it tomorrow.
"Are you sure?" He held his breath. His nerve endings ached with need. He didn't think such a passion could exist, but it did, maybe because of love, he had never loved a woman as much as this blonde angel before him. It frightened him, awed him, and thrilled him at the same time.
"I've never been more sure of anything in my life," she whispered, love and desire made up her face.
Slowly, Klaus peppered her forehead, eyelids, cheeks, nose and chin with gentle, seductive kisses. He then continued dropping kisses all over her shoulders and stomach, leaving a hot trail of desire all over her body. His fingers slid through her slick, saturate slid of her pussy again. He parted the swollen folds, his fingers circling the swollen nub of her clit with tortuously slow strokes.
"Klaus, please I need you," she whimpered. Caroline impatiently tugged the waistband of his boxers, her body couldn't stand his ministrations a moment longer.
"Caroline," Klaus growled, sliding a finger into her. He withdrew his finger, coated in her juices, and inserted two. She moaned, wiggling against him. He pushed his fingers deeper until he found her swollen G- spot, then he rubbed it mercilessly.
She cried out as she climaxed for the second time. Her pussy tightened, clutching at his fingers as she came. She drenched his fingers with her juices. "Bloody Hell, sweetheart," he groaned out as he hurriedly got rid of his boxers, flinging them on the floor, leaving both of them gloriously naked.
Klaus attacked her mouth with fervent passion again as he positioned himself to enter her. His shaft swelled at the feel of her moist center touching the head of it. He closed his eyes, trying to ensure that he would always remember the image of his breathtaking blonde angel lying naked beneath him. Caroline instinctively spread her legs further and looked deeply into his eyes. He was struck by not only the desire and hunger for him that he saw clouded in her eyes, but the love he could see as well.
He eased his manhood into her slowly, a little at a time, reveling in the feel of her body adjusting to the size of him. "Oh, Klaus," she cried out at his penetration. He moved his hips back until just the head of his shaft was left inside, then began to push back into her slowly, marveling at how warm, and tight she was.
"Fuck Caroline…" He groaned into her mouth, unable to hold it in. She fit him like a wet leather glove, soft and silky and tight. She took him easily, as if she had been made for him. She was tight and hot, fitting him perfectly, gripping his cock like a silken glove and making him work to fit the entire length inside her. No matter how slick and wet she got she was fist tight around his bursting erection.
Each time he pulled back, Caroline nearly cried out in protest, but he did not make her wait long as he entered her a bit more quickly with each stroke. She hooked her legs behind his and moved her hips up as he eased his way back inside of her. He bent his head, again capturing one of her full nipples in his teeth. He was rewarded by her inner walls tightly clenching him, pulling him deeper inside her velvety warmth. He increased the pace of his thrusting, needing to be as far inside of her body as he could possibly get.
Caroline responded by completely wrapping her legs around his middle and grinding her pelvic bone hard against his. His cock felt wonderful against the innermost part of her cunt as he thrust, even harder now from the new angle.
"Klaus," Caroline cried out as this new position allowed him to reach places she hadn't dreamed existed. It took only a moment for them to find a rhythm that brought them each closer to the edge. Their eyes remained locked on one another's as Klaus plunged into her deeper with more force.
Then he slowed for a time, not wanting her pleasure or his to end too soon. He teased her with long, slow strokes, and watched as her face became more flushed, her eyes darker and her features contorted in pleasure. She matched him in his movements and it wasn't long before he felt the need to once again sink into her hard and fast. Her fingers dug into the flesh on his shoulders as she felt her impending climax begin again deep within her. He felt the beginnings of it as well as he increased his movements so that they would reach it at the same time.
"Klaus," Caroline cried out his name, when the earthshattering orgasm washed through her, shuddering violently, clenching her muscles down hard on him. Klaus's manhood pulsed inside of her, filling her with his essence, as he watched her entire body become taut, her neck bent back. He could not resist sinking his teeth into the exposed tendon of her throat as she came. His arms shook with the effort of holding himself up, as the last of his seed spilled into her womb.
Mine, he thought to himself as he collapsed on top of her, barely recalling the need to move his body a little to the side so that he did not crush her with his weight. Klaus started to move, afraid of crushing her, but Caroline wrapped her arms around him more tightly. "That was incredible," she gushed, nestling in his arms with the after glow of sex scenting her skin.
He kissed her tenderly several times as they both tried to find calm after the storm. His cock softened inside of her as they lay together basking in the afterglow of great sex.
"I love you." He whispered those three words again.
She ran her fingers through his dirty blonde curly hair. "I love you too."
There you go. So what do you think? I sincerely hope the entire wait was worth it for this smut filled chapter.
I'm already working on the next chapter, hopeful to have it up in the next couple of days ;)
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