THIS IS 50! Halfway there! Set after Ch. 42 "Wake Me Up". Not necessary to read it, but feel free to ;). Slightly disappointed over the lack of reviews from the last chapter. Drop me a line readers and sorry that its been so long and sorry that it's not too long. xoxox


Me and you and you and me

No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be

The only one for me is you, and you for me

So happy together


As the warm morning light poured into his spacious bedroom Klaus was immediately awakened from his deep slumber by its brightness. He turned over onto his stomach on the spacious king sized bed, only to find the other side was empty, save for a note on her slept on pillow. It had become one of their many "things" over the years after champagne, dancing, and horses to leave hand written notes for each other in numerous places. Reaching towards the small scrap of paper, Klaus read it with a smile and moved languidly to get out of bed and prepare for the day. As he changed into the proper attire as directed by the note he couldn't help but smile at the turn his life had taken from a few years ago. He now had everything that he always desired for centuries: a family of his own, a throne to rule from, and the love of his existence by his side forever.

After quickly grabbing a few other items from his bedside table he made his way downstairs and outside the villa to the stretch of private beach he owned on the shores of Italy along with a villa. As he walked across the smooth white sand he could hear his daughters infectious laughter sounding off from near the water's edge. From his short distance he could see that Addison was running along the beach her hands stretched out in front of her to show something to Caroline who was sitting on a large picnic blanket a few yards from the water's edge. Klaus watched in pure adoration as Caroline gently took something from their daughter and placed it in a small beach pail next to her.

"Good morning, my sweetheart," he greeted as he sat down next to her on the large blanket. As instructed he was wearing his swim trunks ready for a day on the beach with his both his girls as it was the last day of their trip. They had abruptly decided to take an extended vacation as the harsh winter weather settled into Chicago making the warm Mediterranean the perfect escape.

"Morning," Caroline said warmly, kissing him softly on the mouth in greeting as he kneeled down next to her pulling her onto his lap. Klaus took in the sight of his beautiful wife with pure unadulterated pleasure as she was glowing in the warm Italian sunlight dressed in a stylish black one piece and a large sunhat that covered her long blonde curls. She no longer carried the weight of the supernatural drama that always befallen them when they lived in Mystic Falls on her mind. She was weightless in their shared happiness and he too relished in the peace they had found together after so many years of unhappiness and pain.

"Daddy, look what I found," Addie exclaimed running up to them, her small hands extended out to them to show the piece of sea glass she had found along the shoreline.

"It's lovely, precious," Klaus said taking the roughened piece of blue glass from his daughters' hands. Looking over to the bucket next to their blanket, Klaus saw it glittering with other pieces she must have found before he had arrived.

"Mommy said you would help me find more," she insisted tugging on his free hand insistently with the exuberance that only a four year old could have this early in the day. She had the same pout on her lips when he was slow moving to relent to her request.

"Of course he will," Caroline answered for him, removing herself none to gently from his lap despite his slight whine of protest, "and I'm going to get lunch ready since someone decided to sleep past breakfast," she said with a pointed look to Klaus who responded back with a sheepish smile. The reason he had slept so late was because Caroline had kept him up all night, hoping that they would be gifted with a second child soon if the fates would allow them such a gift again.

As Caroline walked off back to the villa, Klaus allowed his daughter to pull him up and together they walked towards the shoreline chattering about this and that as they looked for more sea glass. Letting go of his daughter's hand he saw the pure joy in her eyes are she closely inspected the collected shells, rocks, and driftwood that had collected over time searching for the colored glass. With an excited squeal, she found a new piece and raced over to Klaus to safe keep it as she looked for others. They walked along the beach and found more pieces, which delighted Addie to no end as her collection grew, and Klaus couldn't help but bask in her happiness at such a simple thing.

As they wandered back to their private property Klaus's pockets were bulging with their newfound treasures. After depositing their loot into the bucket, Klaus laid back down on the blanket weary from the sun and heat. He felt Addie cuddle up to his side, much as she did when she was just a toddler when they would watch movies together waiting for Caroline to join them in the evenings. Wrapping his arms around her small figure, Klaus felt a surge of love as she nuzzled into his bare chest; she truly was his little wolf and the other light in his life.

Some time later Caroline returned with a basket filled with sandwiches, snacks, and drinks only to find both her husband and daughter fast asleep. She smiled and woke both of her sleeping beauties with a kiss and a whisper. As both roused themselves at the word "lunch" Caroline doled out the food and drink equally. They ate and talked about what their next vacation would be and how excited they were for the upcoming Christmas holidays, as all the siblings would be joining them in Chicago this year. After clearing the blanket of lunch after they finished eating, they took a quick swim in the water, making sure that Addie was always holding onto one of them as the waves lapped against them. As the sun started to sink in the sky in an explosion of pinks, oranges, and red it signaled the end of another day. Only when Addie started to nod off again did they decide to pack it in for the day as they had an early flight back the next morning.

Despite her protests after waking up in Klaus's arms as he carried her back to the house, Addie received a bath and fell back to sleep immediately after he placed her back in her bed, adorned in new pajamas. As he returned to his own bedroom he saw Caroline still awake reading in bed. He sauntered over to his side of the bed and immediately collapsed onto it. He lifted his head to see Caroline trying and failing to hide a smile behind her book.

"What's that look for?" He asked as he rolled over onto his back, stretching out his tired muscles. Caroline only smiled before putting her book down and turning off the light on the side of the bed before getting fully under the covers.

"How do you feel about Erik for a boy's name?" She whispered into the darkness. Klaus shot his hand out and pulled her into him, sliding her body across the bed.

"Are you sure?" His voice was nervous and excited at the same time at such a revelation.

"I took the test Bonnie gave me before we left and it was positive."

Klaus pulled her into his body smothering her with joyous kisses and laughing at the same time overwhelmed that he would be gifted another child from the spirits. He could never be more thankful that it was Caroline's love that brought him back from the darkness that overwhelmed him and truly made him see the light.


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