We were back in Virginia quicker than I wanted to be and I had to keep reminding myself this was to get Tyler back and not to actually tell him how amazing I was. We pulled up to the park in Mystic Falls and saw Tyler standing by himself in the middle, glancing down at his phone anxiously. We weren't even late. What was his problem?

Caroline put the car in park but she didn't jump out and run at Tyler as I had been expecting. "No matter what happens, Klaus, I want you to know I care about you. So don't leave me. Ever."

I took a deep breath, wishing I had any other response available since it was going to be hard to keep but I couldn't imagine saying anything else because the end result would be a smile. "I promise, love."

Then she hopped out of the car and rushed at Tyler. I exited the car as well, but much slower, and sauntered over in their direction, trying to maintain some remnants of the scheme. I wasn't sure what Tyler would do if he became suspicious.

I heard the slap of skin meeting skin and saw red rise to Tyler's left cheek in the shape of a blurry hand. Then she wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned in close. I glanced away toward the swing set in the distance where children were playing and noticed a man standing in the bushes. My senses automatically perked up with the rush of adrenaline in my system and I furiously scanned the remainder of the park and noticed five other similar bodies around the park. We were surrounded. Correction, I was surrounded.

I went up to Caroline in the hope I could get what I noticed across to her at some point but the anticipated conversation took off right when I arrived.

"Klaus, seriously?" Tyler directed at Caroline.

"What did you expect Tyler? You disappeared. You left me. Why did you do that?"

"I needed some time to sort out some things."

"Some things?" Caroline whispered patronizingly.

Tyler pointedly stared at me and I rolled my eyes right back at him. "I would leave," I growled. "But I noticed you had some friends."

"What are you talking about?" Tyler asked.

"Okay," Caroline began, "I don't know what's been going on but if it helps you to know that this was all a lie just so I could draw you out. I'm not sure you deserve to know that, so are you going to back off? There's not a contest Tyler."

"That's a relief," Tyler sighed, "I guess you won't mind then."

"Mind what?"

Tyler nodded in a gesture sort of way and I gripped Caroline's arm spinning her around to the various men stationed all throughout the park. They were fast approaching and would soon be on me and I'd be dead. Caroline whispered furiously to Tyler but I couldn't hear a word, all I could hear was a booming in my ears. Then they were here and I crashed to the ground, five men on top of me. I managed to fight their mouths, a bite would've been fatal, away and keep them mostly at bay but I wouldn't be able to for much longer. It was simply too many body parts to keep track of. I inhaled deeply and closed my eyes, accepting my fate as best I could. Only a coward would scream and be afraid of death after he'd lived multiple lifetimes.

I felt Caroline place her fingers on my temple and I heard Tyler call of his men. I opened my eyes and saw Caroline's eyes flicking to the various scratches all over my body, checking for bites.

"I'm good," I rasped.

"No you're not. Tyler, what the hell?"

"Get out of the way, Caroline."

"No! You're going to have to kill me if you want to kill him. And I'll take as many of your bastard men along with me."

"Don't you trust me?"

"No, I don't. What happened to you, Tyler? I told you Klaus wasn't a problem and the first conclusion you reached was that he was because he like flirting with me. You didn't take the time to realize it was one-sided or that I was completely devoted to you and I supported all of your decisions. And this entire time you've been plotting to kill Klaus behind my back. Did you even come here to get me back or was it all because you knew Klaus was with me?"

Tyler didn't say a word. Caroline grew dismayed and reached her hand out to mine and helped me up. She retained possession of my hand and pulled me away without looking back.

"Why didn't you punch him?"

"He wasn't worth it."

"Oh come on," I said, "He must have been. You've loved him for years. There's no way betrayal like that wasn't worth a punch."

"You're right," Caroline whispered. "But I didn't feel like he was worth it for some reason. I just didn't want to look at him."

I didn't say anything in reply pretty sure every response running through my head would result in a similar hatred from Caroline. They were all a little too soon after the break up. At least, I assumed they were over. Who ever knew when it came to Caroline.

She sidled into the passenger seat and I stared at her awkwardly. She leaned over to roll down the window on the driver's side and smiled weakly. "Could you drive me home?"

"Of course, Caroline." I got behind the wheel. The keys were already in the ignition so all I had to do was pull out into traffic. I pressed the gas a too aggressively and overshot the turn a bit and Caroline sat up right away nervously. "Maybe this was a bad idea," she murmured.

"I almost got it," I said with clenched teeth, barely missing a mailbox and screeching to a halt at a stop sign. Caroline's reached over and gripped my knee hard as though she could somehow control how I was driving. Funnily enough, it seemed to help because I started to figure out how the car responded and managed to get us to Caroline's house in one piece and her car too. She exhaled loudly and gave me a hug across our seats.

I hugged her back and let go quickly, figuring it was one of those hugs, but before I knew what was happening, I could feel my shirt and the skin beneath becoming wet and Caroline's body convulsing. I wrapped her in my arms and stroked her hair. I didn't try to silence her or even calm her down because I felt she needed to get everything out.

When Caroline finally pulled away she smiled blearily at me and gave me a kiss on the cheek.

"You really are the best, Klaus. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise."

"I'm not. It's just for you. I probably deserve the crap from everyone else."

"Well, then I'm glad you're in love with me."

"Great," I said. "I'm gonna go. Are you going to be okay?"

"I'll be fine. Maybe you should stay with me. What if Tyler comes to get you? I'm not sure if I could cope if you died right now."

"I have Rebekah. She'll protect me. And if it helps in any way, which I doubt because it's probably too soon, but I love you, so don't be discouraged. You're not alone. You have someone who is just as alone as you feel right now."

"Thanks."

"I'll see you later, Caroline."

"I'm counting on it."