Her hand was holding his when he made the move to twirl her. She did so, and loved how her red dress picked up and flew. He liked it too, smiling with her and pulling her to him. Caroline put her head to his shoulder, nestling her nose against Klaus's neck as they took each other's hand and started to slow dance. She picked up her head but kept her eyes closed as Klaus took her in. His arm wrapped around her fully, guiding them in a slow circle and without knowing whose forehead leaned in first, his brooder forehead was pressed against hers, the guilt and trouble of the years hadn't left one mark yet.
Someone else would've noted how many years were between them. But somehow, the thousand years weren't that important to either of them. It made their life an adventure; when old things came back from the past, and information from the past was useful to problems right now. But other than him being more knowledgable in some areas than her, they were equals.
Hope, Josie and Elizabeth slept upstairs in adjacent rooms; the one night Caroline didn't have to worry that they'd be up and watching their mom and mommy's old love dance together. And Hope was sleeping soundly in her small bed. It certainly made things easier.
Klaus leaned away from Caroline and spun her again, this time, surprising her with pulling her back to his front. Their arms wrapped around eachother and they just stared out into nothing. Somehow this felt right. This felt safe. And it felt as if they could stand here, like this, for as long as they wanted to. No matter how many minutes, hours or years passed by. No problems would arise, Hope and the twins would not need them, no one, would need them. As long as they stayed liked this.
Sometime during the night, they heard a stirring in the twins room and went to check on them; Klaus had grown somewhat attached to the girls just as Caroline was. And when it was discovered that Josie and Elizabeth were still asleep, they went to Klaus's bedroom and fell asleep together as well. In the same position under the covers as they had been down on the ground floor.
It still felt right.
It still felt safe.
It still felt like it could go on forever.
And even though it didn't, it was something both of them treasured.
