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Klaus slammed the empty bourbon glass onto his wooden desk as he ran a hand through his hair when another knock sounded on the door.
"Leave," He yelled out pulling out another bottle from his desk drawer.
"I think you had enough time to cool down," Kol's said as he rolled through the door as if he lived there. Rebekah following behind him.
"Get out both of you." Klaus pushed back from his leather chair as he popped open the bottle in his hand. "Better yet leave," he told them.
"Nik," Rebekah called out to him.
At her comment, he walked over towards her, "Don't you dare." He said as he poked her in the shoulder. Just like when they were kids to annoy her.
"You're drunk."
Klaus let out a loud laugh, "That's hilarious coming from you. You're the reason for this."
"He is right," Kol said as he swirled in Klaus chair.
"And you," He spits out. "You just love to cause trouble." He stumbled as he tried to walk over.
"Why don't you just both leave." He told them as he took a drink from the bottle.
"Klaus please," Rebekah begged
"I don't bloody care Rebekah." He shouted "You told me you were clean. That you been clean for the last five years."
"I have Been, Bloody hell Kol tell him the truth." She yelled at her younger brother.
Kol just shrugged. "I got my own burden, Rebekah."
"You're so selfish." she screamed at Kol as Klaus just rolled his eyes walking towards the window in his home office bottle in hand.
"You troll, all you had to do was say yes and he wouldn't have sent you away."
"Yes to what?" Klaus asked as he looked out to the city light
"And I would have had to stay and pretend I had no clue where you would have run. Until he threaten to cut me off and unlike you, I love what I'm studying."
"It's always about money with you." Rebekah snared.
"That's rich coming from you." Kol bit back
"Yes to what," Klaus yelled as he turned to look at them.
"Father needs Rebekah here to marry. To secure his place on the board and with Parliament." Kol said as he walked over to take the bottle out of her hand, "but Rebekah being Rebekah decided to reject the guy in public and father did not like it,"Taking a swing from the bottle with a smirk.
"You know that's not the only reason I said no, Von thought it was great idea to try and manhandle me." Crossing her arms as she looked away from her brothers, "I never would marry someone like that. So Father got me committed and wouldn't release me until I said yes!"
"Pack your things and leave. "
"But Klaus "Rebekah said shocked
"You never found her Kol she was not here."
"But, Bloody hell …"
"But nothing. Rebekah will call mother in two weeks." motioning to his sister.
"If you do this, you know you're giving it all up right?" Klaus told her, "but I will support you."
"Yes thank you Nik." Rebekah let out a small cry.
"This doesn't mean I forgive you."
"Nik."
"You know how important she is to me but you still asked her to lie to me."
"Klaus it wasn't like that I told her to hold on telling you. I begged her to let me do it my way!"
"Still, she lied." He said as he walked out the room.
Caroline had spent the whole night twisting and turning. Unable to get a single ounce of sleep. That was the reason she was leaning up against the building dressed in leggings and her old College sweatshirt, her hair a complete mess. All she needed was to see Klaus, only thing was that he was not home.
Letting out a sigh, Caroline ran a hand through her hair as she paced back and forth for a good five minutes. Fully stressed as she finally leaned on the brick wall of Klaus's building again, she saw a hooded figure jogging her way and Caroline knew exactly who it was.
"Klaus. " Caroline called out to him.
As he pulled down his hood at the mention of his name, he slowed down as he noticed her and shook his head, taking out his headphone.
"I don't want to see you Caroline." He told shaking his head as he looked away from her.
"Klaus", she pleaded "please, just let me explain" she told him as he stopped in his spot.
"I asked you not to let her make you do anything Caroline, I confide in you about her past."
"Klaus, it wasn't like that. She promised me she would tell you."
"Rebekah is a manipulator."
"Klaus if I knew the truth… i would have told you."
Klaus shakes his head running a hand through his hair as he tried to control his breath "I need time Caroline, Give me time and then we can talk." He said with one last look at her before he turn around and walked through the doors of his apartment.
"Well hello to you too Miss." Lexi said as she took a seat across Caroline in the empty restaurant. At 10 A.M on a Monday everyone was either at work or getting the day started. Caroline was dressed in jeans and a simple white tee her hair piled into a messy bun but she had a large hot chocolate in front of her.
"What are you doing here Lexi?"
"Oh, I have a free day my Boss called in sick."
"Ha-ha" Caroline said with a roll of her eyes." I told you I want a day off."
"Oh, I know you're hiding." Her friend said as she called over the waiter ordering a coffee
"I'm not hiding,"
"Well with both you and Klaus out for the day your dad was on a roll."
"Klaus wasn't in?"
"No Cami said he's working from home this week." Lexi shrugged
"Everything is so messed up." Caroline said playing with her ring.
"Just give it time. Rebekah was actually a mess she showed up at Stefan's feeling guilty."
"I'm not very happy with Rebekah right now." Caroline said as she took a drink from her hot cocoa.
"Umm, about that…."Lexi said as Caroline turned at the sound of heels.
"Hi," she said in her british accent as she put her bag down.
"Really?" Caroline turned to Lexi.
"Hey hear her out," Lexi said as Caroline leaned back and crossed her arms as Rebekah took a seat.
"I Know you're mad ,"Rebekah said as she sat down.
Caroline let out a laugh "You don't say?"
"Caroline," Lexi said.
"You lied to me Rebekah, you told me you have been clean!"
"I have been."
"Not according to your younger brother."
"Let me explain, I know you're mad and you have a right."
"I sure do," She almost walked away but Lexi sent her a glare that had her staying.
"Fine but don't leave anything thing out Rebekah."
"I was sent to a rehab center but not because of a relapse." Rebekah said as she took a sip of the drink in front of her.
"Rebekah," Lexi said.
"My father was trying to teach me a lesson for saying no to his plan." She sighed "Von… is the son of one of parents that works for my father. My father thought he was the perfect match for me since it will help the company. Secure future jobs." She said with a role of her eyes.
"Von was easy on the eyes," she continued wiggling her eyebrows "But he had a nasty temper and one night he thought it would be okay to push me against the door. He slapped me across the face because, I made a joke at a dinner that he did not approve of."
"Rebekah," Caroline said surprised by the statement.
"Don't worry I kicked him in the balls and ran as fast as I could." she sighed running a hand through her hair. "I wouldn't be with someone who thought it be okay to hit me not just because of me but because of my brothers and especially because of Nick. I have always known my father to be an evil man. At a young age my brothers would take the blame for whenever I spilled the milk, left toys out. Just so my father would not beat would get it the worst .So I swore I would never let a man hit me. Not after all my brothers had to go through to protect me from that."
"Your father truly was an evil man" Caroline said sincerely reaching out her hand.
"That's why I never mention that I ran away, I had plans on coming here anyway and trying to see if I could do it on my own." Rebekah said, "I didn't think he would send Kol. I truly was going to tell Klaus what was going on. He was my only hope, and the only reason Kol showed up is because he wanted to cause trouble." Crossing her arms as she leaned back "That and Father was threatening his inheritance." She shrugged.
"You Mikaelson are one messed up bunch."Lexi
"Lexi!" Caroline cried.
"We are one of a kind," Rebekah shrugged "about Klaus." At the sound of his name Caroline looked down at her hand.
"Just give him time to cool down."
"He asked for the same thing."
A week passed with no word from Klaus. Sure they saw each other at the office but most of the time he gave her a small nod and walked away. It was just frustrating Caroline to no end. Even now that she knew the reason behind Rebekah lying to both of them. Yes Caroline still considered the blond lying to her, even if she knew more than Klaus.
Leaning her head back on her white leather office couch Caroline closed her eyes covering her face as she took a deep breath. She heard a small knock on her office door trying to ignoring it as it just got louder and louder.
"Come in." she said as she sat upright swinging her legs as she saw Lexi pop her head in the office.
"Sorry to interrupt but you got a delivery." Lexi said as she walked through with a large vase full of yellow tuples.
Caroline stood up, "Who are they from?" she asked as she walked over towards her and taking them from her.
"Don't know I never read your mail." Lexi smirked as she walked out the door. Caroline couldn't help but shake her head as she walked over to her glass desk and placed the vase down noticing the white envelope. Taking a deep breath as she pulled it open, the first thing that caused her heart rate to pick up was the the way her name was written.
"Caroline, I'm sorry. Sorry for being an ass, sorry for taking my anger out on you and most of all for pushing you away.- Klaus "With a sigh of relief and a smile on her lips Caroline brought the note up to her heart as she walk around to her desk and tucked the letter away. As she pulled up her email and typed one simple name into the email send section, followed by the simple sentence.
"Can we talk? My place…" and hit send.
As Klaus made his way over to Caroline's apartment, for some reason he couldn't help but feel as though she wouldn't want to see him. Even if she was the one to invite him over.
With a light knock on the door Klaus pulled back as he heard Caroline soft voice Calling out as the door pool open. Dressed in black leggings and a white sweater she looked up at him.
"Hi "she simply said as she stepped aside
"Hi", he replied. walking through her front doors following behind her,
Caroline sighed as she walked through the kitchen. "Umm do you want something to drink?" She asked him she walk towards her refrigerator.
"I'm fine thank you sweetheart." He said as he watch her moving around her kitchen.
"Oh, well I also made tea."
"Sure," He told her
Klaus could tell she was nervous with the way she was moving around the kitchen looking anywhere but at him and in that moment Klaus knew he truly missed her more than anything, and as she turn to look at him and ask him a question he knew he was falling in love with Caroline Forbes .
"Sorry, what sweetheart, what was that?"
"Cream and sugar" she asked again. Finally looking up at him for the first time.
"Just cream" he told her as she quickly turned back to finish the tea.
"Thank you for the flowers" Caroline said she poured the teas.
"I'm sorry." Klaus simply said not being able to take the awkwardness anymore.
Caroline took a deep breath and turned back at him."I'm sorry too." She told him as she crossed her arms, "And I know that you felt betrayed but Klaus it hurt that you wouldn't even let me explain." Caroline told him
"I know but Caroline sometimes I just need time time to process and not say something that might hurt you." He said sincerely. "This is the first time I felt like this with someone and to know you were keeping a secret from me truly hurt me. "
"I get that, but Klaus you have to understand that you pushing me away hurt me too."
"I know and I promises to hear you out before I jump to conclusion in the future." He told her as he wrapped her in his arms.
"And I promises no more secrets." She told him tucking into his chest. "Well major secrets because there might be time I might have to tell a small lie." Looking up to him as he let out a small smile as he pulled her close and kiss the top of the head.
"I missed you." She told him, "It was bloody hell without you this week. What have you done to me Mrs. Forbes?" He responded, as Caroline smirked into his chest.
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