Thanks everyone for your kind reviews even though I know it must have been difficult for you to read. Trust me it was hard to write but it's all necessary for their journey. I was feeling so inspired I wrote another chapter, I think that has to be one of my quickest updates ever! So onto chapter 21, we're finally back in the USA!
Collision Course: Chapter 21
August 17: Los Angeles, California
"I can't believe you left Chanel empty handed." Elena said in disbelief as they walked out of the boutique on Rodeo Drive. "Not to mention Dior and Roberto Cavalli."
"I'm not really in the mood for shopping I guess." She said weakly.
"That seems to be the theme with you lately." Elena mumbled. "Seriously what can I do sweetie?"
"Nothing Elena, I already told you that." She said smiling at her friend. "I've just been a bit off since my trip but I'll come good."
"You've been back almost a month Care." Elena said quietly.
"I don't know." She cried in frustration. "Maybe I'll be better once this stupid marriage is finally over, only seventy-nine days to go."
"Not that you're counting or anything." Elena said raising her eyebrows.
"Of course I am, I even have my calendar marked." She replied flippantly.
"So how have things been between you since England?"
"Well we avoid being in the same room as much as possible. It's just lucky we have to travel for work." She muttered thinking how peaceful it had been the last week because Klaus was in Australia promoting his latest film.
"Damon said he's not dealing very well with things."
"Well Elena I'm not here to hold his hand. Klaus is a big boy, even if he sometimes doesn't act like it." She cried.
"Okay Caroline there's no need to get so worked up."
"I'm not worked up." She shot back her forehead creasing into a frown.
"Yeah okay." Elena shook her head not believing her friend for a minute. "How about we could go to the spa?"
"I don't need the spa, I'm perfectly relaxed." She snapped. "Maybe we should go to Chateau Marmont tonight; I could find myself a cute guy."
"Um aren't you forgetting something?" Elena asked earning a blank stare from Caroline.
"Oh I don't know maybe the fact that you're married."
"Yeah well that's unfortunate but it doesn't mean I can't go out and find a suitable candidate for a post-divorce fling."
"Mmmm yeah speaking as your publicist I don't think that's a great idea at the moment." Elena said disapprovingly.
"Well it hasn't stopped Klaus has it? I saw photos from his publicity tour in Australia; those Aussie girls were fawning all over him and trust me he didn't seem to be complaining."
"Klaus may be many things Caroline but he's committed to seeing out this marriage, he's told Bonnie and Damon as much."
"Yeah well you didn't hear him in England; he told me it was about time he did his own things."
"Didn't you say he was drunk? I doubt he'd even remember that, not to mention everything else that happened."
Caroline wasn't sure what Klaus remembered or what he was just blocking out. He barely said two words to her the morning after, which was difficult when they had such a long trip home. Since then he'd been barely civil choosing to retreat back into his shell. Caroline had felt guilty after their fight that maybe she'd gone too far but with the childish way he'd been acting she now felt completely vindicated.
"Don't you dare try and make him out to be the good guy Elena." She said shaking her finger accusingly at her friend.
"He was grieving Caroline doesn't that count for something?"
"Since when are you his biggest fan?" She asked incredulously. "Let me guess this is all Damon's influence."
"Caroline I'm perfectly capable of thinking for myself." She replied curtly. "I just think what you had is too good to let go."
"What did we have Elena? It wasn't a friendship or a relationship; it was like some weird sex arrangement."
"Okay now you're making it sound completely sordid." She said rolling her eyes dramatically. "You love him and you told me he admitted that he loved you too."
"Yeah well that was just the alcohol talking I'm sure." She muttered.
"I'm confused. Didn't you tell Klaus you loved him when you were drunk, what's the difference?"
"There's plenty of difference Elena." She scoffed desperately trying to work out what it actually was. "I mean he was practically paralytic, I definitely still had my wits about me."
"Yeah because it seemed like that at the bachelorette party, remember the coconut bra?" She said thinking back to Caroline's eagerness to wear that particular outfit.
"Why are you so determined to get us back together? If you remember it was nothing but a train wreck."
"I think you are conveniently forgetting all the good times you guys had travelling across Europe, not to mention all that amazing sex."
"Well..." She said feebly.
"Exactly, you've got nothing Forbes because it was so good you fell in love with him."
"Stop Elena!" She yelled making passersby turn around to see what all the commotion was about. "That's enough okay, me and Klaus, it's over." She said lowering her voice. Elena looked at her friend close to tears and immediately felt bad that she'd pushed her too far.
"Oh honey, I'm sorry." She cried. "I just hate seeing you sad."
"Yeah well I'll be fine." She replied sounding anything but fine. Elena put her arms around Caroline and pulled her into her embrace.
"Okay let's go out tonight, but just so you know I'm not condoning male window shopping of any kind." Caroline looked over her friend's shoulder trying not to break down completely, the media would just love that. They had already made a point of the couple choosing to go their separate ways for work lately. Caroline was surprised Elena hadn't commented but she realised she was too busy being her friend instead of her publicist, which Caroline had to admit was nice for a change.
"How about we get Bonnie and Jeremy to come with us tonight?" She asked.
"Yeah what is happening with them anyway? I've been in such a haze lately."
"You don't say?" Elena replied smiling at her. "Seriously don't ask! I mean it's obvious they both like each other but getting them together is like trying to pull teeth."
"I guess they're both fairly shy so it's hardly surprising. Maybe we can give them a little push tonight?" She said her eyes lighting up. Maybe some matchmaking might be just what she needed to get her out of her funk.
"Well I've tried everything in my arsenal so please be my guest." She said looking up at the shop in front of them. "Now let's hit Miu Miu and get you something hot to wear tonight."
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"Bonnie!" Caroline called seeing her friend as she approached their table at Mr Chow in Beverly Hills. They had decided to grab a bite to eat before venturing to Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood.
"Oh Caroline it's been way too long." She said standing up to give her a big hug then sending her a sympathetic smile. Since her fight with Klaus the two girls hadn't seen much of each other lately.
"Is that pity on your face Bonnie Bennett?" She chided. "I'm fine; in fact I couldn't be better. There's nothing like a little shopping spree to pick you up." She said indicating her new grey Prada dress and snakeskin Jimmy Choo sling-backs.
"Oooh nice." She said checking out her new designer footwear. "Sorry it's just after everything that happened I feel sort of bad."
"Why do you feel bad?" She asked curiously.
"Well I feel responsible for Klaus and know what a complete pain in the arse he can be."
"Yeah well it's not your fault he's an idiot." She muttered. "He uh seems to be having a good time in Sydney." She said attempting to extricate some information from his publicist.
"Yeah his film has been so well-received over there." She answered not going into further detail. "He'll be back tomorrow night though."
"So soon?" Caroline asked her stomach dropping at the thought of being within such close proximity of him again. At least when Klaus was over the other side of the world she could pretend he sort of didn't exist.
She hadn't admitted it to anyone but Caroline was struggling with her conflicting feelings for Klaus. She was so mad about England and his behaviour since, there was no doubting that, but she was still so attracted to him not to mention completely in love with the idiot.
She had been so angry knowing he'd used her for sex once and if she'd let him again it would have been twice. She knew he was grieving but it didn't make it right. At the end of the day Caroline had her self-respect and wasn't going to compromise it to make him feel better. His moods had been so out of control over there too, reminiscent of when they were first together. One minute he was trying to sleep with her, the next he was practically ignoring her when all she was trying to do was help him through a tough time.
Then there was the moment he told her he loved her sending her into a complete spin. Did he mean it or was it just the alcohol or another ploy to get her into bed? She had been waiting so long to hear those words but even if they were true she couldn't help feel they were somehow tainted by everything else that happened.
Once he returned she knew her insomnia would come back with a vengeance. Having him in the next room when they returned hadn't helped considering all she wanted to do was crawl into his bed and engage in mind-blowing sex. She never really missed having it in the past but she realised once you have the best sex of your life there's no turning back. Damn Klaus Mikaelson.
"Caroline are you okay?" Bonnie asked looking at her strangely.
"Oh yeah, I'm totally fine." She replied unconvincingly trying to rid herself of her crazy thoughts. "How about you?"
"Yeah good, work is busy but you know I like that." She laughed.
"And other things?" She asked with a sly smile on her face noticing Bonnie blush slightly. "How is Little Gilbert?"
"He's okay." She said quietly. "We've been out a few times since he's been in Los Angeles but it's all been fairly platonic."
"Why? Last time I checked you're both extremely attractive people who seem to like each other a lot."
"Yeah well liking someone is the easy part; the hard part is actually acting on it." She said shyly. Caroline nodded knowing how long it had taken her and Klaus to get together even though their attraction was completely off the charts.
"Oh come on I saw you two at the Grill that night you first met, you couldn't keep your eyes off each other not to mention all the flirting."
"Yeah well I keep waiting for him to make the first move but he doesn't so I'm not sure whether he even likes me still." She replied anxiously.
"Okay have you ever considered tequila?" She joked.
"And end up married in Vegas." She asked cocking her left eyebrow. "I think I'll pass Caroline."
"Here you are, wow this place is packed. Thank god we have you Caroline or we wouldn't have secured a booking." Elena said sitting next to her. Jeremy smiled at them taking the seat by Bonnie. They both looked at Caroline nervously, Bonnie wasn't kidding when she said things were awkward.
The waitress approached their table waiting to take their order. "So how about some wine, or you know they have some great flavoured tequila on the menu." Caroline smiled noticing Bonnie's outraged stare.
"I could have some tequila." Elena said no doubt aware of her little plan.
"Not for me, that stuff does crazy things to people." Jeremy said smiling knowingly at Caroline, his dimples accentuated. "I'll just have a Corona." She shook her head; this was going to be tough.
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"So where's Damon this evening?" Caroline asked Elena as they sat at Bar Marmont.
Jeremy was using the rest room and Bonnie had noticed an ex-boyfriend over the other side of the bar who she was talking to animatedly. She said they parted ways amicably a few years earlier and still caught up every now and again to chat. That was certainly a friendly break-up Caroline thought, she wondered how she could get one of those considering her last two disasters.
Bonnie and Jeremy were still at a stalemate and even though she'd managed to get some drinks into them her matchmaking scheme was falling flat. She figured she must have lost her magic touch, another reason she figured to blame Klaus.
"He's in Atlanta signing a new client." She said taking a sip of her drink. "He'll be back tomorrow though."
"So how are you guys going?"
"Yeah we're good actually. It's nice to be with someone who understands the industry and how everything works."
"Have you guys officially moved in yet?" She asked. They had been so busy with their jobs their domestic situation had taken a back seat.
"Sort of, half his stuff is at mine but hopefully once he gets back the other half will make the move too." She chuckled at their disorganisation. "He's actually picking up Klaus from the airport tomorrow afternoon so I guess I'll have to wait until after that."
"I know he's on his way back Elena." She said rolling her eyes at her friend's obvious attempt to bring him into the conversation.
"What he told you that?" She asked her surprise evident.
"No Bonnie did, Klaus doesn't fill me in on his schedule much these days which is hardly surprising I suppose."
"Are you going to be okay living with him for a few weeks straight? I know he doesn't have much on before he starts shooting his next film in Chicago after Labor Day."
"Well I did before so I'll suffer through it again; I don't really have much choice until this ridiculous marriage is finally over." She said sculling her vodka in one go. "Oh my god is that Tyler?"
Elena looked over her expression telling Caroline it was indeed him. She hadn't seen him since Madrid thankfully after he made such a fool of himself.
"Do you think he'll come over?" Elena asked slightly panicked.
"Surely not after his little tantrum at the EMA after-party." She said purposely looking the other way so as to avoid detection.
"Well it looks like you spoke to soon." Elena squeaked looking behind her, Caroline felt the dread building inside her.
"Caroline, Elena." He said looking at them both in turn. "How are you ladies this evening?"
"Yeah we're fine Tyler and you?" She asked sweetly trying to hide her immense hatred for the guy.
"I've been great actually; my new single was released this week so tonight we're celebrating."
"Really you have a new single? I had no idea." Elena said her voice thick with sarcasm.
"Well anyway." He said ignoring Elena's insult. "How are you Care? I have to admit I've been a little worried about you."
"Worried about me why?" She asked her interest suddenly peaked.
"Well considering how violent your husband is I would be lying if I said I wasn't concerned for your safety."
"Oh p-uh-lease Tyler, he only hit you because you provoked him." She scoffed thinking he got exactly what he deserved.
"I'm only looking out for you Caroline; I mean I feel sort of responsible for you after all the time we were together." Caroline mentally rolled her eyes at his comment still in complete disbelief she actually went out with this loser. She wanted to say so many things but knew the place would be crawling with paparazzi looking for the perfect shot.
"Oh how sweet Tyler." Elena cooed. "So you felt responsible for her even when you were busy screwing Marcy Roberts?" She said shouting the last part so everyone could hear her. Caroline couldn't believe Elena said that and so publicly. Tyler looked around briefly before scurrying away as fast as he could.
"Elena Gilbert you are my hero." She said grinning at her friend. "I can't believe you said that, what happened to you inner publicist?"
"That guy had it coming. I really regret not outing him as the cheating and lying scumbag he is to be honest." She said shaking her head. "I would have hit him if Klaus hadn't done it first."
"Well that's probably good you didn't considering Jenny King is sitting further down the bar." Caroline said discreetly indicating the blonde journalist.
"Oh yeah I know, I said that last part just for her benefit." They both giggled. Caroline realised she hadn't laughed in what seemed like ages and it felt good.
"This place is so cool, I mean even the toilets are amazing." Jeremy chuckled sitting next to his sister, this was a whole new world for him.
"Oh I think the Grill could definitely do with some fancy toilets." Caroline said.
"Yeah I'm sure the patrons would love revolving urinals in the men's toilet." He laughed. "It's definitely given me some ideas though for my next venture." He said mysteriously, both girls looked at him curiously. "So what did I miss?"
"Well Tyler Lockwood just walked in but don't worry your big sister scared him away." Caroline joked.
"Your creepy ex?" He asked looking at Caroline who nodded in agreement. "Although I have to say I'm glad celebrities aren't completely immune to those awkward moments." He chuckled.
"No they're not but usually have the added pressure of the media around to capture every uncomfortable word." Elena said knowingly.
"Seriously I don't know how you do it Care." He said shaking his head. "So uh where is Bonnie?" He asked pretending to not care. Caroline looked over at her talking with her ex an idea coming to her.
"Well actually she was just cornered by an ex-boyfriend over there." She said gesturing to them and watching Jeremy's face fall. "Things between them ended really badly. I don't know maybe you could just go over there and lend her some moral support." Elena looked at her in confusion.
"Well she doesn't look too upset Care." Jeremy said noticing she seemed to be laughing at something.
"It's all an act Jeremy that's what girls do when an ex turns up, we pretend everything is fantastic and plaster on a fake smile like the one Bonnie has on her face right now."
Jeremy looked over at Bonnie still not entirely convinced although Caroline couldn't mistake the jealousy in his eyes. After a moment he spoke again. "What kind of moral support are we talking?"
"They type where you make her ex-boyfriend wish he never let her go; you know what I mean don't you Jer?" She asked hoping her message was getting through.
He hesitated briefly then finished his beer in one gulp, obviously gathering the courage to try and save Bonnie. He stood up and walked over purposefully, Bonnie in his sights.
"What have you done?" Elena asked in disbelief.
"Trust me I haven't completely lost my touch, well I hope not anyway." She mumbled watching their interaction in anticipation.
"Hey baby I wondered where you had gone." Jeremy said sidling up to Bonnie and slinging his arm possessively around her shoulders. She looked at him her confusion obvious.
"Ah I've just been talking to James. Um James this is Jeremy he's actually…"
"Her boyfriend, yeah nice to meet you James." He replied shaking his hand briefly before looking deeply into her big brown eyes and holding her stare. "I've missed you all the way over here." Bonnie was now turning a deep crimson, not that Jeremy had noticed he was on too much of a roll.
"You have..." She stuttered unsure of what to say next.
"Yeah I have so I wanted to come over here and give you something to tie us both over." He said putting his hand on her cheek gently and leaning in, kissing her with everything he had. Shocked at first Bonnie slowly started to reciprocate, her body relaxing into his embrace. James looked at them slightly embarrassed before smiling and walking off, leaving the lovebirds to continue making out.
"Caroline you are a genius." Elena cried patting her on the back affectionately.
"Yep I've still got it." She smiled feeling better than she had in a while.
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August 18: Los Angeles California
Caroline was exhausted, she'd been recording her new single all day and had just returned from a big workout at the gym to try and relieve some stress. Truthfully she hated exercise in all its forms but had discovered a love of kickboxing, no doubt because she could pretend the bag was Klaus or in today's case Jenny King from Variety Magazine.
Thanks to its front page the media had rekindled their interest in the couple and their 'crumbling marriage' as they put it, so had been following her every move. Caroline couldn't help but think the term crumbling was a very true depiction of their marriage at the moment although for very different reasons.
The front page was split into two photos. One half was a photo of her and Tyler talking the night before and the other of Klaus surrounded by multiple girls on a yacht in Sydney Harbour. The headline screamed "Forwood rekindle their romance as Mikaelson parties with a bevy of beauties in Sydney."
She loved how selective the media were when it came to selling magazines. Caroline had spoken to Tyler for no more than a couple of minutes and they had conveniently cut Elena out of the picture to make it look like more than what it was. Obviously Jenny King had no interest in the facts including Tyler cheating on her.
As for Klaus Caroline had to admit that the image of him with so many gorgeous girls had rattled her somewhat but she had to trust in the promise he made. The only thing to cure her anxiety was a big bowl of gooey Mac 'n' Cheese with extra cheese. She figured she'd at least done a workout which would slightly offset the millions of calories she was about to consume.
She returned home dreading that a certain person would be there but everything seemed relatively quiet. She breathed a sigh of relief hoping she wouldn't see him, especially given the renewed media interest. After showering Caroline put on her pale blue camisole and matching shorts. If Klaus had been around she would have worn more clothing but considering he wasn't there and how hot it was she really didn't care. She walked out to the kitchen screaming in fright at the figure standing in front of the fridge.
"Seriously woman are you trying to scare me?" He growled turning around. She felt her heart thumping inside her chest knowing it wasn't so much from fright but something else entirely.
Klaus stopped short slowly perusing every curve of her body. Caroline could feel him devouring her, his eyes filled with unadulterated lust. She shook her head trying to calm the vibrations reverberating through her body. She really wished she'd worn more clothes knowing that her taut nipples would be obvious through the fabric of her sheer singlet top. She crossed her arms over her chest determined to not let him get to her. He cocked his eyebrow at her knowing exactly what she was trying to cover. She shook her head attempting to gather her thoughts.
"Um I wasn't expecting you." She said her voice shaking.
"Well it is my house." He snapped returning to his usual grumpy self.
"Yeah well don't worry I won't be imposing on your hospitality much longer."
"Good." He replied curtly shutting the fridge with a bang. He lifted the orange juice to his mouth and drank. Once he'd finished he shook the container and she could tell by the lack of noise it was empty. He turned around opened the fridge and put it back on the shelf.
"That's real mature Klaus." She uttered unable to stop herself.
"Well you know it is my house." He said his eyes roaming all over her body, making her shiver with desire.
"Yeah I got that the first time you said it Klaus." She muttered. "So I take it this means you're going to be staying in tonight?"
"I haven't decided yet, I was thinking about heading out but staying here and annoying you is quite tempting." He replied his eyes trained on her long toned legs. Caroline might as well have been naked. She wouldn't make that mistake again, even if it was 98 degrees.
"Great something to look forward to then." She replied sending him a dirty look. "I would have thought after all that partying down under you'd be pretty tired." She snapped unable to help herself, the picture from Variety emblazoned on her brain.
"My partying?" He asked. "That's rich coming from the girl who was at Bar Marmont last night with her ex-boyfriend."
"Well I guess I don't need to ask if you've seen Variety today."
"It's a little difficult not to have seen it when the front page is splashed across every airport from Sydney to LA." He snarled. "Not to mention the friendly media pack that greeted me at LAX."
"Not that I need to explain myself to you but we ran into him last night, it was all completely innocent." He looked at her suspiciously like he was having trouble believing her story.
"Yeah well quite frankly Caroline I don't care what you do with your private life as long as you don't make a fool out of me." He cried. "I have sacrificed a lot for this damn marriage."
"And you don't think I have as well?" She shouted. "Dealing with you on a daily basis has been a monumental task in itself."
"You're no picnic yourself sweetheart." He shot back. "Look the more we keep out of each other's way the better."
"I couldn't agree more."
"Well at least we agree on something." He muttered. "I think that makes my decision on what I'm doing tonight a pretty easy one." He stalked out of the kitchen but not before he brushed past her causing Caroline's skin to feel like it was on fire.
August 19: Los Angeles California
Caroline walked up to the modern two story townhouse and knocked loudly on the door. She had been jumpy all morning, no doubt due to her sleepless night waiting for her husband to come home which never happened. Caroline knew she didn't have to worry about Klaus anymore but she couldn't help it, she was still in love with the guy, even if he was an inconsiderate arse.
She had decided to pick up Elena and go out for coffee, not that she really needed another after the three she'd already consumed that morning. The door flung open revealing a very frazzled Damon.
"Ah Blondie to what do I owe the pleasure?" He smiled his green eyes flashing at her.
"Well as much as I love you Damon I actually came for Elena given this is her house." She smiled. "Although I guess congratulations are in order as it's technically your place too now."
"Why thank you. Although it's still her place, I mean she has enough junk." He muttered trying to move boxes out of the way so she could get in the door.
"Yeah I've lived with the girl and she's a complete hoarder." She said knowingly. "Don't tell me she still has all her old toys, I told her to donate those to the hospital years ago."
"Oh yeah all of her toys including her collection of one hundred My Little Ponies." He said shaking his head. "Trust me I counted."
"You never know they may be worth a lot of money one day Damon." She laughed.
"Yeah I won't hold my breath." He joked. "Can I get you a drink? Elena has just gone out to the shops but she shouldn't be long."
"How about a coffee I need something to keep me awake." She said knowing it probably wasn't the best thing for her right now.
"Sure just don't mind all the mess." He apologised as they weaved their way past the lounge room and into the spacious kitchen. "So you didn't get much sleep last night?"
"What?" She asked distractedly wondering if he knew what was wrong. "Oh yeah I mean it was so hot which didn't help matters." She mumbled nervously working out whether she should ask Damon, even though she didn't want to show she cared.
"Yeah it was terrible at least Atlanta was more pleasant."
"So did you go out last night?" She asked hoping he was with Klaus.
"No Elena made me start unpacking my stuff; apparently she's sick of my clutter." He said rolling his eyes.
"So um I take it you don't know where Klaus went then?" She asked quietly hating that she still cared so much.
"No sorry Caroline I don't. I picked him up from the airport and dropped him back at his place. He was pretty moody so I didn't stay too long." She knew exactly what he meant.
"It's just he went out and hasn't been home since." She said anxiously, beginning to feel sick. He could have been hurt and in a ditch somewhere considering how self-destructive he could be when he was angry.
"Oh Caroline don't worry." He said putting his arm around her to try and soothe her. "Klaus has been known to pull a few all-nighters in his time. He's probably just sitting at a bar somewhere, he'll be okay."
"Why doesn't that fill me with a lot of confidence?"
"Look there's no denying he's been a little down lately but he'll be fine don't worry." He said looking at Caroline. "How about I give him a call?" He asked and she nodded desperate to know he was safe.
Damon pulled out his phone, pressed a few buttons and waited for the phone to connect. She noticed a frown cross his face realising that it wasn't a good sign. "Hey buddy just calling to check-in, call me back ASAP." He said disconnecting the call.
"I'm sure he'll get back soon." He said reassuringly. "He's probably already back at his place passed out on the bed, believe me it has happened before. I tried calling him numerous times one day and it turned out he was fast asleep with Mr Hugsy." He said attempting a joke.
"Thanks Damon." She said weakly. "Actually maybe that coffee isn't a good idea; I've already had a couple today."
"Sure how about I get you a water instead?" He asked and she nodded. "If you don't mind me saying you seem to be awfully worried about Klaus considering everything that happened."
"Well I am, even though he can be the biggest idiot."
"I hear you Blondie; I've had to put up with him for years." He chuckled. "Oh the stories I could tell you about that one." Caroline's eyes lit up briefly happy to have something to take her mind off his current whereabouts.
"Well there was the time he…." Caroline's phone rang interrupting his story; she took it out of her handbag hoping it was Klaus. She looked at the caller ID and connected.
"Hey Katherine what's going on?" She asked wondering what her friend was doing calling so early in the morning, although she realised it was a little later on the east coast.
"I was calling to see how you're doing." She said her voice full of concern.
"What do you mean how I'm doing?" She asked curiously.
"Well when I saw it on Entertainment Tonight I couldn't believe it but I mean the footage was fairly clear." She rambled. Caroline felt light headed from all the confusion clouding her mind.
"What did you see?" She cried scared of the response. "Katherine tell me." She reiterated making Damon look over, Caroline signalled at him to turn on the television.
"They have footage of Klaus and um Jessica Sykes." She said quietly obviously finding it difficult to elaborate. The TV screen flashed on showing the co-stars looking very friendly as they walked out of the Ivy and exited in the same car. Caroline felt her blood go cold. Damon looked on in disbelief.
"Look you know how the media like to beat things up I'm sure he was just giving her a lift home. I mean you've seen him this morning right?" She asked. Caroline didn't respond immediately she was too shocked. "Caroline sweetie?"
"I um haven't seen him today, Klaus didn't come home Katherine." She said trying to keep herself calm even though her insides were churning.
"Look talk to him, I'm sure there's an explanation, you did tell me that Jessica Sykes is a piece of work." She said obviously trying to ease her mind.
"Um thanks Katherine I have to go, I'll speak to you later." She murmured disconnecting the call and looking at Damon who was also in complete shock. She cleared her throat trying to gather her thoughts.
"Tell your client I want a divorce." She hissed her anger and sadness threatening to erupt at any moment. She walked out the door ignoring Damon's pleas to come back.