Hi all! Happy Holidays : ) I thought it would be great to get another update out before Christmas, and so I present to you chapter 11!

xoxo, Kady

Caroline opened her eyes slowly, blinking as the sun settled across her face. She turned on her side to reach for Klaus but the spot next to her on the bed was empty. She looked over and saw that the bathroom door was closed, and sighed. Klaus was leaving her again. If this was how the trip was going to continue, with him leaving her alone all day and only spending time with her at night, then she was happy they were going home tomorrow.

The bathroom door opened and Caroline expected to see Klaus dressed, so when he walked out completely naked – the way they had both fallen asleep – a grin crept across her lips and she patted the empty spot next to her.

"What's that smile about?" Klaus asked as he climbed back into bed and leaned in to peck her lips softly.

Caroline cupped his face and sucked on his bottom lip for a moment before pulling away from the kiss and shrugging. "I just, well, I thought you were going to leave me again."

Klaus pushed her onto back and kissed along her jaw, his lips trailing down to her shoulder and collarbone. "No. I actually don't have anything to do today, or for the rest of the trip."

"Oh?" Caroline asked, figuring they had at least another dinner seeing as they weren't leaving until tomorrow morning.

"Oh is correct," he said, his lips brushing across the tops of her breasts. "If I were alone on this trip I would have left today, but when you agreed to come I thought it would be nice if we just had a day to ourselves."

Caroline brushed her fingers through his hair and watched as his lips trailed down to her abdomen. "Sounds like you were pretty confident that all of this was going to happen," she said, wiggling her hips.

Klaus looked up and her and moved his shoulders up and down. "What can I say? I'm a man who gets what he wants."

Caroline rolled her eyes but smiled, happy that she wasn't going to be spending another day alone. "Okay then, what are we going to do today?"

"Well," Klaus said, kissing down her thighs, "I thought we could go scuba diving and then maybe a helicopter ride later."

Caroline noticed the way Klaus was making sure not to let his lips find the most sensitive parts on her body, and she appreciated that he was being so gentle. After the bath last night he had held her as she fell asleep, the memory of the way his fingers brushed over her skin causing her body to shiver. She'd loved every minute of it, and her body was welcoming this softer approach.

"That sounds a little…much, don't you think, rich boy?" Caroline teased, cooing softly when he took one of her feet into his hands and started to massage it slowly.

Klaus laughed and lay on his side to look up at her as he continued to massage her foot. "Well, I've never been scuba diving before, so I thought we could try that together."

Caroline thought for a moment. "Can we compromise?"

"Compromise?"

"Yes," Caroline continued, "I'll go snorkeling with you and the helicopter ride, but not scuba diving. We'd have to get certified and get all of the gear and it just seems like it would take up too much of the day."

Now it was Klaus' turn to be quiet for a moment. "Okay," he finally agreed, nodding his head. "That sounds fair. Plus, it doesn't mess up my dinner plans."

"Nothing too fancy, right?" Caroline asked, arching an eyebrow. "I'm a simple girl, you know. Your money doesn't impress me."

Klaus rolled his eyes and climbed up the bed so that he was lying next to her. "I'm not doing all of this to show you how much money I have. But, the amount of money that I do have does make things easier when we want to do nice things."

"Like helicopter rides?"

"Like helicopter rides."

Caroline sighed but leaned in and pecked his lips quickly before sitting up. "Well, I'd better get ready then."

"If you're taking a shower I think I'll join you," Klaus said, sitting up, too.

Caroline grabbed a pillow from the bed and tossed it at him, shaking her head and pointing her index finger at him. "I am showering but you will definitely not be joining me, Mr. Mikaelson."

"And why is that, Miss Forbes?"

"Because, we won't even be showering in there if you join me."

"And the problem with that is?" Klaus asked, grinning at her.

Caroline frowned and walked to the bathroom, already starting to close the door. "You're an animal."

"And you like it."

"Yeah, yeah," Caroline mumbled, closing the door and locking it as she moved to turn on the shower.

"You're not seriously going to pout like that for the rest of the day, are you?" Caroline asked as they sat in the town car, heading for the airstrip. She'd had a lot of fun on their little snorkeling adventure, but Klaus did not share her sentiments. Caroline had quickly learned that Klaus wasn't great at everything, and he hated that.

Snorkeling had started out fun and simple enough, but Klaus had struggled a little, water constantly going down the air pipe throwing off his swimming balance. After a while he just gave up and Caroline joined him back on the shore, teasing him a little until she saw his temper was serious.

"I'm not pouting," Klaus corrected, pushing his sunglasses higher on the bridge of his nose.

Caroline smiled. "You're kind of adorable when you're having a temper tantrum."

Klaus turned his head to look at her and tightened his jaw. "Caroline, you're beautiful, but if you don't stop talking I'll –"

"You'll what, Klaus?" she asked, interrupting him. "Relax. What's the matter? Afraid to not be perfect at everything?"

Klaus continued to look at her and then moved his head away to stare out the window again, choosing not to answer her.

Caroline frowned, feeling like maybe she had struck a nerve, and decided to be quiet for the rest of the ride to the airstrip. She was nervous to get into the helicopter; it was something about being inside such an enclosed space so high up in the air that made her nervous. She was usually a nervous rambler, but Klaus didn't seem in the mood to cater to her insecurities, so she just continued to take deep breaths as they got out of the car and walked towards the helicopter and it's spinning blades.

Klaus helped her into the small machine and made sure to assist her with her headset and seatbelts. She smiled at him but her smile was barely returned and she was certain whatever she had said in the car was still digging at him. He sat next to her and got himself situated before tapping his hands on the seat in front of him, the pilot turning around to give them a thumbs up.

Caroline held onto the handle by her window as the helicopter started its accent up, her stomach flip-flopping with her fear and nerves.

"Relax, love," came Klaus' voice over the intercom of their headsets. She looked at him and nodded, thinking how staying calm wasn't exactly easy when they were climbing so high into the air but she just concentrated on the view, hoping it would distract her fearful thoughts.

The helicopter traveled farther away from where she could see tiny people on the ground and buildings, lush expanses of green slowly unveiling as they traveled away from the main populous areas. "Wow," Caroline mumbled, her face moving towards the glass of her window. She had lived in Hawaii for five years now and she had never seen anything as beautiful as what she was seeing right now. There seemed to be endless valleys of green hills, spurts of color popping in here and there from the plant life surrounding the green.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Klaus asked, reaching over to grab one of her hands. He laced his fingers through hers and she turned to look at him, seeing that his sour mood had changed almost instantly. She smiled and nodded her head, squeezing his hand.

And just when Caroline thought it couldn't get any better, her breath caught in her throat as the helicopter rounded a corner and the waterfalls came into view. "Holy shit," she mumbled, covering her hand with her mouth and laughing. "Sorry."

Klaus laughed softly and moved closer to her, leaning in to peck her cheek. Caroline turned her head to face him and leaned in, pecking his lips softly. "This is amazing," she said, her eyes focusing back on the view outside of her window.

Klaus squeezed her hand again and smiled to himself, happy that he had decided to take her on the helicopter ride. "I'm happy you're enjoying it."

Caroline didn't even answer him, her eyes too busy taking in all of the natural beauty they were crossing over. This definitely was the most romantic thing a guy had done for her, ever. She didn't want it to end but soon their hour and a half ride was over and the helicopter was landing back on the airstrip. She stopped Klaus' hands when he moved to unbuckle her seatbelts and cupped his face, kissing him softly. "Thank you," she murmured, happy when he returned her smile fully this time.

"It was my pleasure, sweetheart," he replied, and she noticed his bad mood was gone completely and he was back to the happy Klaus that had greeted her this morning.

"Klaus…Klaus…" Caroline moaned, her hands reaching down to hold onto his hips in an effort to slow down his movements. After the helicopter ride he'd taken her to a beautiful, private, sunset dinner on the rooftop of one of the nicer resorts on the island, which ended up being a nice cap-off to their adventurous day together.

When they'd arrived back at the hotel, he'd barely been able to keep his hands off of her in the elevator, and her clothes were gone in seconds when they reached the room. And while Caroline was just as eager as he was, there was something different about the way his body was moving against hers. It was almost like she could sense the desperation and need his hips were hinting at, and she wondered if her comment on the way to the airstrip earlier in the day was still playing around in his mind.

"Klaus," she tried again, moving her hands to cup his face, forcing him to look at her. "Slow down, babe. We have all night."

Klaus wasn't trying to seem like some horny teenager, but he needed Caroline right now. He needed the comfort her body could provide him, he needed to feel her appreciation and her admiration. He hated that her simple comment from earlier was still plaguing his mind.

What's the matter? Afraid to not be perfect at everything?

Klaus moved his hips faster, his lips finding hers and his tongue filling her mouth, mimicking the movements of his thrusts against her. Caroline moaned as he picked up his speed, her hands moving to hold onto his shoulder blades.

"Klaus," she moaned, pulling her mouth away. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," he mumbled, and kissed her again, moving a hand between the two of them, his thumb stroking her hot center.

Caroline arched her body when she felt his touch against her, her heart pounding against her chest as her need started to overpower her worry for him. If he said nothing was wrong, nothing was wrong, right?

Klaus pulled away from her body abruptly, turning her over onto her stomach. Caroline barely had time to realize what was happening before he lifted her hips into the air and thrust himself back inside of her, going as deep as he could go.

"Oh," she whimpered, her hands fisting the sheets as a new wave of pleasure wracked her body. She hadn't experienced this new position with him and his dominance was starting to turn her on even more. "Yes, please…"

Klaus held onto her hips, his thrusts hard and deep against her as he leaned down to kiss along her spine. He was in a daze, a sexual haze washing over him drowning out his insecurities and fears. "Caroline," he groaned, one of his hands moving to smack one of her firm cheeks.

Caroline's eyes widened when she felt the smack, her head turning around to look at him. She wasn't a prude or anything, and of course she was very into intense sex, but Klaus just didn't seem like the kind of guy who was into sex like this. He was proper and foreign, British and regal and refined. Caroline sat up a little and anchored a hand around his neck, bringing his lips to hers as she felt her body start to pulse and contract around his ministrations.

"That's it, sweetheart," Klaus coaxed, his hand reaching around to slide down her stomach and find the center of her being, rubbing her a few times before her body fell forward onto the bed again, her body shaking against his as her pleasure washed over her in waves.

Klaus thrust against her a few more times and then his body went rigid before joining her in it's pulsing, his hands moving to hold onto her hips again as he rode out his own orgasm. He pulled away from her and collapsed onto his back, watching as her body sagged against the bed, a smile on her face.

"That was…unexpected," she said, laughing softly, her eyes slowly opening to look at him.

Klaus moved a hand down to caress her bottom, smacking it again playfully. "What can I say? I just let myself go."

"Apparently," she acknowledged, sighing happily. They were both silent for a few moments, allowing their bodies to come down from their highs. "I'm sorry," she whispered.

"Sorry? For what?"

"For what I said earlier," she continued, biting her bottom lip. "I know that perfect comment struck a nerve and I didn't mean it to."

Klaus waved his hand in the air, acting like it was no bother but she knew better. She was slowly, but surely, learning how to read his body and facial expressions and even though he'd had sunglasses on in the car she was willing to bet his eyes looked hurt with her words.

"It's not okay. The way you just made love to me proved that."

Klaus sighed and shrugged his shoulders up and down. "It's fine, Caroline. I guess I'm just sensitive sometimes because I work incredibly hard to be perfect at everything."

Caroline nodded. "I didn't mean to offend or discredit your efforts."

Klaus waved his hand again and closed his eyes, taking a deep breath and letting it out.

"It has to do with your father, doesn't it?" she said after another few moments of silence.

Klaus was quiet, not responding to her at first and she wondered if he had fallen asleep. "Mikael is…a very hard man to please."

Caroline nodded again and leaned over, placing a gentle kiss onto his shoulder. "I'm sorry again."

"Let's just forget about it and go to sleep," Klaus suggested, smiling at her. He pulled the covers over their bodies kissed the top of her head, closing his eyes in hopes of going to bed with a more settled mind.

"I don't want to go back," Caroline whined, laughing softly when Klaus gave her a funny look. Their plane was going to land soon and Caroline knew once they were back at the resort they had to pretend like nothing they had done on their trip had ever even happened.

"I had an amazing time with you, Caroline. But, it's not going to end. We're just going to be more…private with our affairs," he said, sipping from his glass of wine.

Caroline nodded and sat back in her lush first-class chair, hating that she wasn't going to be able to hold his hand or kiss him in public once they were back. But, this was the best thing, they both had decided. The last thing she needed was people thinking she was shacking it up with the boss to try and get promoted or whatever, especially after she had worked so hard to become the Head Concierge all on her own.

Their plane landed on time and before she even realized it, their town car was minutes away from the resort.

"You're sure you don't want me to drop you off at your place?" Klaus asked, squeezing her hand to get her attention.

"What? Oh, no, I want to see Stefan," Caroline said, rousing herself from her own thoughts.

"Are you going to tell him about what happened?" Klaus asked, his eyebrows arching up for a second.

Caroline shrugged. "Maybe, but not right away."

Klaus just nodded and returned his gaze to looking out of his window, his hand still holding onto hers. They reached the resort and reluctantly pulled their hands away, the valet coming around to open their doors.

"Welcome back, Mr. Mikaelson," one of them greeted. "Hey, Caroline."

Caroline smiled and thanked their driver as he handed her her suitcase, which she rolled towards the doors without waiting for Klaus. She didn't want people to see them walk in together and pick up on their vibes. She knew she was being too paranoid but didn't want to take the chance of running into Elena and causing any suspicions.

"Caroline!" she heard someone call her name and she followed the voice to Jenna, not sure if she should be afraid or happy to see her friend and boss.

"Hey, Jenna," she said, trying to sound as casual as possible. "Miss me?"

"Oh yeah, I missed you alright," Jenna said, crossing her arms over her chest as she stopped in front of Caroline. "Where's Klaus?"

"Right here," he said as he waked up behind Caroline, moving his sunglasses to the front of his shirt. "Hello, Jenna. Glad to see the place is still all in one piece."

Jenna rolled her eyes. "I did run this place before you bought it, you know," she said, gaining a smile from Klaus. "But, there was one teeny, tiny, minor incident while you were away."

"Oh?" Klaus asked, his eyes looking around to assess any visible damage.

"Look who's back," came another voice and Caroline spotted Stefan walking towards them. She smiled and embraced him into a tight hug when he reached her, instantly feeling better now that she was back in the presence of her best friend. "How was the trip?"

"Fine," Klaus answered, quickly shaking hands with the other man.

"Both investor meetings went well," Caroline confirmed, not even looking at Klaus. "What happened while we were gone?"

Stefan and Jenna looked at each other and then flashed grins, and Caroline knew they were trying to play off whatever it was that had happened. "We asked him not to," Jenna started, looking at Klaus and then Caroline.

"We told him it wouldn't be a good idea, and we were right," Stefan added, nodding his head.

"Well, what is it? What happened?" Klaus asked, growing a little impatient.

"There might have possibly been a small, tiny fire in the kitchen," Jenna finished, looking down at her shoes and clearing her throat.

"A what?" Caroline asked, her hands on her hips. "Who the hell caused that?"

"That would be Klaus' charming brother, Kol," Stefan said, shaking his head.

Klaus groaned. "How did he even get back there?"

Jenna sighed. "He was trying to impress me, I think, and said he was going to make me something and while we tried to get him out of there, there was really no stopping him."

Klaus rubbed his eyes and then shook his head. "I want to see the damage. Let me put my bags in your office, Jenna, and then let's go to the kitchen." He looked at Caroline and smiled. "You're going to be okay getting home?"

She nodded and bumped her hip against Stefan's. "This guy will take me home. Thank you for the trip, Klaus. It was a nice time."

Klaus nodded once at her and then he and Jenna walked off, his head shaking as she told him more of the story.

"You okay?" Stefan asked her, taking her suitcase from her and starting to roll it towards the employee door to the parking lot.

"Yeah, I'm great," Caroline said, walking along side him. She held back a sigh as she realized that her happy little Klaus, romantic trip bubble was popped with their return to Maui. But, like he had told her, things weren't going to end between them completely, and that was something that was making her not as sad as she wanted to be.

Well there you go lovers, a little bit of Klaroline fluff : ) Maybe not too much happened in this chapter but I wanted to delve a little deeper into Klaus' mind and I thought it was nice to see him pout a little and show his need for Caroline and approval in general.

Things are going to start to get interesting, especially with the arrival of Finn to the Island and a huge surfing competition, so stay tuned!

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