AN: I know some of you might have hated the idea of a preggie Caroline, but that's the entire point of the fic. If you don't like it no one's forcing you to read it. And for all those who have followed, fave'd and reviewed, thank you for your continuous support!
Chapter 11: Where are we going?
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
"I'm pregnant."
"What" He muttered afraid he might have misheard her.
"I'm pregnant." She croaked, tears welled up in her red eyes.
"What?! Are you sure..." He frowned.
Caroline saw the colour drain from Klaus's face as soon as he actually comprehended exactly what she had said.
She sniffled and nodded unable to even speak.
"Completely sure..?" He muttered
"Yes. I took the test twice, and it was positive both times Nik." She sighed annoyed that even asked that.
"Fuck!" Klaus growled getting up from his knelt position and started pacing the bathroom.
He was at a loss of what to do exactly. He didn't want this, he didn't want a baby.
"How could you do this?!" He exclaimed
"How could I do this?" She fired back shocked as to how he had turned the whole thing onto her and actually blaming her for this.
"I mean.. How did this happen?! We always use protection. You were on the pill and.." He stated continuing to pace the bathroom trying to think of a way to deal with this which he came up blank.
"And what Nik? You know protection's not always a 100%" she sighed
Klaus couldn't stop pacing. He feared that if he stood still, the reality that Caroline was pregnant with...'their' child would catch up to him and bite him in the ass. He wasn't ready for that. He didn't want children at all. Hadn't he told her that from the very beginning? He thought.
Caroline sighed with her head in her hands as she watched Klaus pace back and forth not saying anything but clearly in some sort of deranged conflict with himself. She was about to snap him out of it when he suddenly came to a halt and turned to look at her.
"Get rid of it." He muttered
"What?" She gasped
"Get rid of it. You don't want this kid, nor do I. Let's kill it." He murmured lowly.
She didn't know why she had set expections on Klaus's reaction. She somehow clung to the idea that Klaus would not exactly be thrilled, but would be accepting of the news and the baby. But hearing him actually state those words.. It broke her heart.
"The word is abortion Nik."
"We need an abortion. Don't say kill it." She grimaced
Caroline was never judgemental against people who indulged in abortion, but she wasn't quite sure if that was something she could actually do. Perhaps it was because of the fact that she hadn't ever imagined of being in such a predicament. She had a plan.. That by 26 she'd be married with a 1 and a 1/2 children, a big house with the white picket fence and everything.
He was right in saying she didn't want a baby, but that was before she had found out she was actually pregnant. Knowing this now had changed everything.
Caroline loved Klaus, that she knew for a fact. But also knowing this, would it mean she'd have to choose between keeping the baby or keeping Klaus?
"What difference does it make what we call it?. We've got to do what has to be done. Let's go now, I'll come with you." He stated before walking out leaving a distraught Caroline in his wake who sunk further onto the ground, hoping for some sort of relief to the conflicting emotions that were stirring within her heart.
"I'll stay here." Klaus stated pulling up outside the local hospital with an anxious Caroline seated in the passenger seat.
"You won't come with me?" She frowned
"You know me.. Hospitals and doctors and-" he sighed
"Fine." She stated before yanking off the seatbelt and walking into the buiding.
It wasn't that she hated hospitals, it was just that it always had that smell of medicine. The smell stirred a few memories she'd much like to forget. She thought of the time when she broke her arm falling off a tree and landed up in hospital.
It literally took her parents a couple of hours to actually make it to the hospital due to their 'busy schedules'. As a child she somehow thought it was her fault that her parents hardly spent time with her. But growing up and maturing into a young adult she had gone through some things. Things that could make Caroline see that she was never the one at fault when it came to not getting their affections. They were just neglectful parents
The thought alone made her feel somewhat hypocritcal. Here she was thinking back to the times of her parents negligence when she was in fact here to have an abortion.
She wasn't exactly 'mother of the year' either.
Reaching the reception desk, the kind nurse took her details and sent her to the maternity ward where the doctor would see her.
"Caroline Forbes?"
She heard her name being called and then followed another nurse into a room.
"The doctor will be with you shortly." The nurse smiled
It was a joint examination room. There were two beds on either side with one bed hooked up to a machine that had a screen, clearly being occupied by a brunette woman who looked almost 5 months pregnant. The nurse had been what looked to be starting up the machine and monitor, most likely for an ultrasound.
Yes maybe she would have preffered a private room with a private doctor, but she didn't have medical aid, nor did she have the money to dish out on private appointments... So a public hospital would do for now.
"Caroline?" She heard an all too familiar voice call out
"Enzo?" She gasped seeing him in his Doctor lab coat no doubt. What were the chances...
"What are you doing here?" He frowned. He was completely shocked. Not only to see the blonde beauty again, but in the maternity ward no doubt.
"I uh.." She muttered still processing the fact that Enzo was HER doctor.. Out of all people, seriously?.
"Doctor, Mrs Summers is ready for you." The nurse interjected before Caroline could respond.
"Yes of course. I'll be with you in a moment Caroline. You can have a seat." He smiled at her and then walked over to the other bed where Mrs Summers and her huge belly laid.
Enzo had always wondered about Caroline and whether she was still hung up on Klaus. But the look in her eye whenever she saw Klaus was all the more reason he had left in the first place.
Yes he really liked her, but he was no ones second choice, even if she was beautiful.
Caroline sat on the opposite bed waiting for Enzo to get done with Mrs Summers. To say she felt awkward was an understatement. Caroline had to sit and watch Enzo, the guy she had last seen in a couple months who liked her now here and happened to be her doctor. Despite the awkwardness, she couldn't help but find herself so intrigued by the ultrasound process that was about to take place, even if she knew that wasn't something she would be going for after today..
"And how are we feeling today?" He asked the woman
"Excellent." She beamed
"Its fascinating to watch you know." Enzo stated turning to Caroline who just half smiled.
This wasn't helping her at all.. She thought.
"After 5 months, your baby responds to voices. Look his responding to us.." Enzo smiled moving the wand over Mrs Summer's belly as all 4 occupants in the room's gazes were fixed onto the screen. Caroline could make out the form of the 5 month old boy who had moved after hearing Enzo speak.
"There you see the hands taking shape, you can't see the legs because the body's in the way. But I'm sure you can feel the legs." Enzo smiled down to Mrs Summers who grinned in agreement
"Oh yes. His quite the kicker." She giggled
"And...there, you can see your baby's heart beating." Enzo stated as Caroline and Mrs Summers both looked onto the screen where a moving blop continued to beat in the chest of the baby boy.
"His so beautiful..oh I think I'm going to cry." Mrs Summers sniffled as her eyes started to well up in tears at the sight of her very first child on the screen.
"Well baby's healthy and growing so is mummy. So I'd say we're all good. Would you like the print outs?"
"Yes. I can't wait to go home and show my husband." Mrs Summers grinned.
And there Caroline sat as the entire scene unfolded infront of her.
She watched the heart beat of another life inside a woman. She even heard the fact that Mrs Summers had been lucky enough to go home to a husband who wanted to have this baby with her.
"Well. I'll send your reports tomorrow, but everything seems to be going perfectly." Enzo stated writing a few things down in Mrs Summers folder and then handing her the pictures of the ultrasound.
"Thank you Doctor. Bye." She smiled at Enzo and then Caroline before she made her way out the room along with the nurse who had left Caroline now alone with Enzo in the exam room.
"Its been many years and yet everytime I see a new life.. I'm amazed. Life giving birth to life; its really extraordinary." He smiled taking a seat next to the bed Caroline had been seated on.
"But when its conceived, it isn't a new life..just a part of your body." She muttered
"Well..that depends on your view-point I guess." He shrugged
"l believe that it's a new life from the moment of conception. But, maybe l'm just old-fashioned.
So tell me, how come you're here ?" He asked
Perhaps he had a little glint of hope that she was here to see him and tell him she had finally gotten over Klaus.. And then again as a doctor's point of view, he was worried.
"I'm pregnant." She replied
"Wow.. Uh, congratulations. I didn't know you and Klaus got married.." He stated eyebrows raised. Of course she hadn't come here for him. Why would he even attempt to think about it.
Caroline was pregnant! Was it Klaus's? Of course it was. She did leave him for Klaus as he recalled.
"I need an abortion." She sighed
It was enough to make Enzo understand exactly what was going on. He felt truly sorry for her, even though he didn't even know if this is what she really wanted. Even after she had witnessed Mrs Summers ultrasound. And yet Enzo also couldn't help the rage he felt at Klaus as well. Here Caroline was ready to have a abortion and the father of the child wasn't even present. Did he not care about her enough to want to be here for her through the procedure.
"Where is Klaus?" Enzo asked
Caroline just breathed out slowly and lowered her head in shame. It somehow annoyed her that Enzo would think he had be proven right in saying Klaus was a temporary happiness. She didn't want to believe that, she couldn't. But after this morning's events, she started having second guesses.
Enzo didn't agree with abortion and felt that every child whether it be a foetus or a fully formed baby should live. But that didn't mean it clouded his moral ethics of his practise. He was here to provide a service to the public and not to judge.
"Don't worry Caroline. With the laser technology you won't feel any pain. It'll be done in 15 minutes." He stated getting up, ushering her to lay down on the bed.
Well if Klaus wasn't going to be showing up, she was somewhat glad she had Enzo with her. It was a terrible process and she didn't want to be alone.
"You just relax okay?" He assured her resting his hand on hers
Caroline laid flat on her back as she turned her head to the side and sucked in a breath.
She really wished Klaus had been here with her.
"Dammit.." Bonnie gasped breathlessly.
A thin beam of sweat covering her forehead and neck after the vigarous activites that had just taken place.
"I was so not going to do that.. I was going to make you wait like 40 days or something.." She sighed catching her breath
"I was actually going to wait too... But then I remembered, I'm a Mikealson." Kol smirked pulling a heated Bonnie flush against him as their intertwined body's came down from the high they had both received and were now basking in the glorious sex after glow.
Kol felt the tiredness from his body slowly taking over and knew that he would be out soon. But he had fought aimlessly to keep his eyes open to make sure this was real. To see Bonnie Bennet laying next to him with that glorious smile in her glorious after glow and just fucked hair.
She looke wild and untamed and yet a breathless warmth flowed from her. When she smiled at him, it was as if she were assuring him that there was no one else in the world she wanted to see.
Sighing in contempt he draped his arm around her as if to keep her by his side throughout his slumber and slowly drifted off to sleep.
This had only been the third or fourth date and already she had fallen into his bed, Bonnie wanted to punch herself in the face.
After what seemed to be a few minutes or so, turning to her side she found a sleeping Kol curled up next to her with a heavy arm draped lazily around her torso.
The strangest thing about the encounter is that point somewhere now in the wee hours of the morning where the magic wears off.
Maybe it's when those first birds start chirping and the reality of the event has set in. Or maybe it's when you're lying next to Kol Mikealson of all people.
Bonnie didn't think she could face the awkward 'I kinda want you to leave' conversation over strong black coffee in nothing but his shirt. Besides that, she also had an early morning meeting with Katherine. She did what any level-headed person would do in this situation; she got out.
Slowly she managed to release herself from underneath his strong hold.
Then came the hardest part; looking for her clothes. She managed to pull on her dress, find her heels and just before she could even put on her panties, she saw Kol's form stir in the bed.
She instantly froze and slowly shoved the panties into her purse instead. Deciding it was much safer and wiser to put her heels on outside to avoid making any noise that would wake Kol up.
Before she took her leave however, she found herself stuck onto her spot looking over at Kol who slept so soundly. She kept questioning herself; 'was this the right thing to do?'
'Yes it was' her subconcious would snap. If this had been her apartment, Kol would probably have left her in the wee hours of the morning as well. So technically she was just saving him the trouble.
Looking to his sleeping gorgeous form on the bed all could she could think of was 'Fuck!'. there's eyeliner and mascara all over his pillows. And a stupid smirk on his face even though he had been asleep. Bonnie then realised, she needed to change everything about her life starting with her sex life.
Hair sticking out in all directions, makeup half gone, with her undies in her purse, she left the apartment in the last afterhours when the sun's been up already, and all the "regular" people are out and about doing whatever it is that they do all day, and Bonnie's been up all night, in the same sweaty club clothes for HOURS.
She had to squint beacuse its so frickin BRIGHT outside and who knows where her sunglasses are, and everyone's STARING at her cause they can tell she's still probably really a liiiiiittle too fucked up to be seen outside in the daytime just yet, so she's not making eye contact with anyone, and you she just wants be home with the blinds closed but its soooooooo... farrrrrrrrr... awayyyyyy, besides she's running late for her meeting with Katherine.
There's no cabs and everyone's still staring at her. What the hell was she thinking anyway, she should have left a long time ago under cover of the darkness of the night, or at least before the damn sun came up, instead of waiting till sleep overtook Kol and it became obvious that he was not going to be waking up.
In an outfit consisting of a short black strapless tube dress with the word "FUCK" written all over them, her sparkley 9-inch jimmy choo's she continued down the busy streets of New Orleans. The smudgey remains of fuschia lipstick, accompanied by the smokey remains of her mascara and eyeliner, she wished a cab would come already so she didn't have to do the walk of shame past the church, the police station, Cami's, Starbucks, Borders, and the gym!
Ooh, wait, Starbucks... caramel macchiato, anyone?
"Nik where are we going?" Caroline muttered lowly at her place in the passenger seat next to him as he drove them away from the hospital.
"Home why?, do you have meetings? I think you should rest today." He replied not taking his eyes off the road.
"No I mean us. The two of us, where are we going?" She turned to look at him
"I..I don't understand." He frowned
"Three months ago I met a guy. Before I met him, I detested him. Then I really met him and I started liking him and we started living together. And now, now I'm in love with him." She sighed
"I hope you're talking about me," he smiled looking at her
"I love you too Caroline. You know that," he added
"We both know that when you said those words to me all those months ago, I didn't mean what it was suppose to mean." She shook her head
"But now it does Caroline." He added
"So now what, what happens now?" She sighed
"I don't know I haven't really thought about it. I guess with time we'll both realise what we want." He stated
"How much time?" She asked
"What do you mean?" He frowned
"Nik, we started living together for a reason. To get to know and understand eachother. This wasn't a relationship. It was the beginning of one, right?." She stated
"Right." He responded wearily thinking where exactly she was going with this.
"So we made a beginning-" she started
"And I think its a good beginning. I like being with you, you like being with me." He added
"So shouldn't we think about this relationship now?" She asked
"Don't tell me you're talking about marriage." He joked. But after hearing no response from her, he frowned
"Are you?" He asked seeing her serious face
"I don't know." She sighed
"Caroline.. You're the one who said that you aren't ready for marriage. That you couldn't think of it." He frowned
"-Yes. I couldn't think of marriage then. I didn't know what I wanted from life. But now I know," she stated turning to look at him as he continued to drive.
"What do you know?" He asked
"That I want to be with you for the rest of my life." She stated
"Caroline we live together. We have plenty of time to explore what we have between us and I'm sure it'll be for a very long time. We've got a good thing going Caroline..so why-" he started
"Because I love you Nik. And maybe I want the right to have a say in your life. And I want to give you that right too." She turned to looked at him again but he continued to stare onto the road ahead. Various emotions plaguing his face.
"Why are you so afraid of giving this relationship a name?" She sighed
"Sweetheart listen to me.. This will complicate everything. Please don't ruin this. You've just been through major trauma, I know it wasn't easy for you. So you just need to rest and let it be for a few days-"
"I didn't get the abortion done." She stated
Klaus immediately pulled dead brakes causing the tires of the car to screech to a stop before he turned to look at her in shock.
"What?!" He asked
"I saw the hands.. And the beating of the heart. It was a life Nik, living inside that woman, a life now inside of me; I can't destroy it." She muttered as the tears rolled down her cheeks.
"What the.. Listen to yourself Caroline. What are you saying?" He exclaimed
She refused to look at him and remained passive in her seat. It had only been the tears that had fallen from her eyes onto her lap as she held her head down.
"You have a life! Your friends, your career.. Us dammit! You want to give that all up just for the sake of a child?" He couldn't believe what he was hearing.
He couldn't be a father, he didn't know how and it wasn't like he had the best examples in his life; anything but. How could she be so selfish? This wasn't just her life she was changing here, He thought.
"No Nik, I don't want this either. But.. I can't kill it." She whimpered
"The word is abortion Caroline!" He fired back using her own words against her. And started the car again continuing their journey home.
Seeing her flinch at his raised voice, he took a breath before he spoke to her yet again only in a much more calmer tone. Perhaps he could turn around and make her see that this abortion was what she needed, what they both needed in fact.
"Love listen to me. You're ruining both of our lives, please don't do this." He muttered
She knew he didn't want this baby. But she could not, for the life of her think of aborting this child.
"I need time to think this over." She sighed
"This isn't just your decision you know, it's my life as well. And I don't want this kid." He sighed
"I know.." She murmured
"And this doesn't make any difference to you at all?" He scowled
"Nik do you love me?" She stated
"What difference does it make Caroline. What difference does it make how much I love you or how much you love me?. I can't give you the proof that you're asking for Caroline" Klaus growled
"I don't want this kid. I don't want to get married. No matter how many times you ask me, nothings going to change that." He stated
"You're right.. We're so far from understanding eachother." She shook her head
"Yes! Very far in fact. Because I thought I was with a sensible, intelligent and beautiful woman who'll live life to the fullest with me." He stated
"Well I'm sorry you were inconvenienced." She bit back
"Oh go to hell." He growled
Pulling up at the house as he stomped inside banging the car door. Caroline not far behind on his trail.
"You know what, I'm glad we decided to live together first. Because all I can think of now is.. Thank God we didn't get married." He stated
Caroline felt her the pang at her heart and the utterment of those hateful words. She couldn't help but feel neglected, an all too familiar feeling in her life. In some way she didn't know why she had expected a better reaction from him. Perhaps it was her love for him that blinded and clouded her better judgement.
Despite the hurt she felt at that moment, she knew she had to stand up for herself and for her child. She was not going to live her life based on how and with Klaus's approval. Yes she loved him dearly, but if he thought she actually needed him to be present in her life for it to be given meaning he was highly mistaken, she thought.
"Now you listen to me. From this day forward you have absolutely no responsibility towards me and this baby. You want to be free? You're free. I'll decide what I have to do from now on." She bit back and started to walk towards her old room.
"And one more thing," she added turning around to face him again.
"You once asked me a question, about whether I'd ask myself in ten years on why I didn't give Nik and Caroline a chance, and the answer is yes. I would ask myself that. I'm glad I gave us this chance, now I'll never regret having lost something. I'm glad I discovered that there was nothing to loose anyway." She stated as the tears welled up her eyes as she turned back to walk to her room. It had been painfully agonizing to say those words to him. But it had to be said.
Strangley enough, Bonnie had managed to make it on time for her meeting at Kat's and luckily they were close friends so she didn't quite mind that she was dressed in last night's clothing. She had managed to tame her 'just fucked' hair and always had spare eye liner and lipstick in her clutch for emergencies. So after a quick starbucks macchiato, she used the few minutes she had left to freshen up in the bathroom.
She just hoped that Katherine wouldn't notice that she had been doing the walk of shame.
"Nice hair." Katherine frowned seeing her bronzed tanned friend walking into her living room with starbucks.
Bonnie merely shrugged it off and then tried to get straight down to business, but Katherine however, wasn't buying it.
"Are you doing the walk of shame?" Katherine asked wide eyed
"No..what? I fell asleep in.. The library." Bonnie muttered lowly
"Yeah. Because going to the library in 9 inch heels and a really short skirt is totally normal." Katherine giggled
"So you and Kol..." Kat started
"Kat.. Please don't. I'm not in the mood right now,my head hurts, I'm in last nights clothing in desperate need of a shower and my hair is disastrous." Bonnie sighed
"Tell you what, you go upstairs and get showered. I'll borrow you something of Elena's. Then we can have breakfast and finish business later." Kat smirked
"Thanks Kat." Bonnie smiled greatful at her friend as she started to walk toward the stairs
"But don't think we're not going to have the 'Kol' talk. And I'm talking details sister!" Kat called out after Bonnie
Not only did she need new amo to diss Kol with, but she really was interested in what exactly Kol was to Bonnie and vice versa. She knew him to be the always annoying lady killer brother in law that she strangely loved like a brother and somewhat had his best interests at heart, but she would never tell him that. Nor would she tell Bonnie.
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Bonnie finally felt human after the shower and change of fresh clothes. Wrapping up her hair in a messy bun, her gaze dropped to a picture frame that sat on Katherine's dressing table beside the huge mirror.
It was a picture of Katherine with Elena and Caroline all decked out in their college graduation gear. They all shared the massive grin that beamed on their faces as they stood arms around eachother's necks smiling at the camera.
Bonnie couldn't help but frown at the thought of Caroline. She hadn't seen Caroline since they had both found out she was pregnant. She kept calling and calling up until the point of literally going to see her, when Caroline called to assure her that she was fine and just needed some time alone with Klaus.
Caroline didn't elaborate much on the Klaus topic and Bonnie felt it hadn't been her place to pry either.
But what really got to Bonnie was the fact that Katherine hadn't a clue of what was going on. Bonnie hadn't been close with the girls that long, but it had been long enough to tell that Katherine and Caroline were inseperable and she couldn't help but sulk at the thought of how much Caroline needed that support of her friend.
Yes Bonnie would be there for her whenever she needed anything, but Katherine knew Caroline inside and out and Bonnie was sure that she would know exactly how to comfort Caroline.
Speaking of who, Katherine entered the bedroom with a jar of salted pickles in her one hand, while she kept a half eaten pickle in the other.
"Cravings got you bad?" Bonnie smirked
"They won't go away. I literally eat and sleep pickles.. Ever since I've been craving though, Elijah has always kept the fridge stocked with pickles. I don't know what I would do if he hadn't been here to support me you know.." Katherine sighed dramatically, throwing herself on her king sized authopedic bed as she looked towards Bonnie who sat at her dressing table.
And again, Bonnie was brought back to the sudden negative thoughts that plagued her mind.
She didn't know Klaus personally, but from what she'd heard.. He didn't want children.
So did that mean Caroline was alone in all of this? How could Klaus be so different to his own brother Elijah, who waited hand and foot on his pregnant wife.
"What's that frown for?" Katherine asked
Caroline hadn't said much, but she did make clear that under no circumstances was Bonnie to tell Katherine about what happened. She felt that Katherine was pregnant and didn't need this ectra added stress.
Bonnie only agreed on condition that Caroline tell Kat herself and to also make it soon.
"Nothing." She smiled tight lipped and dismissed all the Caroline thoughts before she got caught out. Katherine had a knack for reading people, and with the way Bonnie's mind had been going into overdrive about Caroline.. It was only a matter of time before she found out.
"O-kay..." Kat frowned
"So about the party, everything should be set by this weekend so its a go ahead for the house warming." Bonnie smiled
"Good.. I want Caroline to get started as soon as possible. There's a lot of things to plan and-"
"Caroline's planning it?" Bonnie frowned
"Well I didn't ask her yet but she'll have no problem with it I'm sure. She did after all plan and wedding and everything." Kat shrugged
"-Right.." Bonnie muttered
"Is there a problem?" Katherine asked
"No.. Er no problem. I just think that maybe Caroline would be busy you know, with all the work and meetings she has going on with the mayor.." Bonnie shrugged lying through her teeth.
"What do you know Bennet.. Spit it out." Katherine stated folding her arms as she suddenly sat straight up facing the wide hazel-eyed Bonnie
"What? Nothing." Bonnie muttered
"You're the worst liar in the world you know. Is something going on with Care?"
"No.. And yes. But you should probably talk to her about it." Bonnie muttered lowly.
Katherine immediately became worried. What was going on with Caroline that had Bonnie's panties in a twist?. Besides that, why is it that Bonnie seems to know everything about HER best friend lately than she does?!
"Bonnie.." Katherine stated in a warning tone.
"You should call her." Bonnie sighed getting up to head back to the bathroom leaving a very confused, annoyed and somewhat hormonal Katherine who angrily yanked another pickle from the jar and munched on it furiously trying to piece together what the fuck had happened.
Caroline sat in her old room what felt like hours.
So far, all she had was a plan. It was nothing long-term just a few things that she could get out of the way for now.
First of all, she would have to move back to her old room and decided to get her things when she knew Klaus would be working late at the studio in attempts to avoid him at all costs.
Secondly she would have to tell Katherine and Elijah. Elijah was Klaus's brother making him the uncle of this baby and he had every right to know. It wasn't that she wanted to fork out any money for herself or the baby, she just felt that it was in Klaus's family's right to know.
And since he didn't want anything to do with her or her baby, she didn't want to disadvantage the rest of the Mikealsons from being a part of his/her life. And by Mikealsons she meant Rebekah, Kol, Elijah and Sage. She didn't want her child anywhere near Mikeal who was a horrid excuse for a father or even Esther who used her children as pawns in a power struggle play with her husband.
And lastly.. She would have to move out. Financially, she couldn't for atleast another 7 or 8 months. All of her emergency money had gone into the house and furniture and she hadn't had any to spare. Even with the few giggs she had going now, it was merely just enough to pay off a few bills but still had left a major dent in her wallet.
Thinking about living arrangements had also angered her. Why should she be the one to move out when she had paid for half of everything?. And if they were going into technicalities, Caroline had obviously needed the house more since well she is now pregnant.
She doubted Klaus gave a shit about that anyway.
Sighing she decided to skip number 1 on this list for now seeing as Klaus had been in his room all day. The room that had all of her clothes, shoes and other things.
Next up was telling Katherine.. "This should be good." Caroline sighed.
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To Katherine's surprise, Caroline had just pulled up in the driveway as Bonnie drove off.
So far there hadn't seemed to be anything physically wrong with her friend, well besides the major sulk on her face. Katherine thought as she inspected Caroline from head to toe who walked toward her
"Hey.." Katherine smiled pulling her into a hug
Caroline had planned out everything she was going to say from start to finish in her head to Kat. But right now? She couldn't seem to form even one word let alone a sentence.
Instead she just broke down crying on her best friends shoulder who instantly pulled her tighter into her embrace.
Feeling Katherine's little bump pressed against her torso, Caroline couldn't help but cry harder as her thoughts were brought back to the baby she now carried inside of her.
"Shh.. Care I'm right here. Come inside." Katherine comforted her before ushering her inside and towards the living room where they sat on the couch not too far from eachother.
Caroline hadn't said anything as to why she was crying yet, but asked if Elijah could join them which made Katherine worry even more.
"Care what is it?" Katherine frowned as Elijah sat opposite them, a look of concern on his face as he shared the same worry about Caroline with his wife.
"I'm pregnant." Caroline sighed.
She swore if she said those words to someone once more, she would just scream. It felt as if it had been the only thing she said today.
Katherine and Elijah had both shared the look of shock on their faces.
Caroline hadn't missed the glint of happiness on Katherines face followed by an unsure look.
To say Katherine was shocked was an understatement. She couldn't however help the happiness she felt too. Caroline was pregnant! She and her best friend would be embarking on the amazing journey of motherhood together even though she had been about 2/3 months ahead already.
But that didn't expalin Caroline's grief which could only mean one thing.
"Klaus" Katherine huffed in anger as she stalked up and started to pace in fury.
Elijah didn't need to be an expert to know exactly what had happened. He knew how his brother had felt about children. He also however, knew and understood his reasons too.
"Give him some time. I'm sure he'll feel differently." Elijah stated. He was sure that Caroline didn't know the full story explaining Klaus's disinterest in the baby, but he didn't know if it was his place to tell her either.
"The hell he'll feel differently!" Katherine growled
"Katerina.." Elijah started
"Don't you Katerina me.." Katherine frowned, hormones kicking into overdrive as she continued her little rant.
"Look what your brother has done Elijah.. To my best friend."
"Katerina calm down. You're getting over excited. Its not good for the baby." Elijah sighed
"No Elijah. Its all fun and games until he just has to take a little responsibility and then what does he do? The coward runs away." She huffed
Caroline remained silent as she watched the scene unfold before her. That was until, Elijah pulled her out of her little trance
"Huh?" Caroline frowned missing what Elijah had just said
"I asked, what you were planning to do next Caroline.." Elijah half smiled
"What do you mean what she's planning to do? She's going to stay with us of course!" Katherine added
"I didn't mean to be rude Caroline, I was going to offer for you to live here, after all.. You are family." He smiled ignoring his hormonal wife
"No.." She stated
"No?" Katherine frowned
"No. I can't." She sighed
"Half of everything I had I put into that house, and just because I'm pregnant and Klaus wants nothing to do with me, doesn't mean I'm going to bend over backwards to make his life easier." Caroline added a sudden spark of courage willed inside of her.
"I'm going home. Whether he wants me there or not."
Hope the chapter was okay.
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