A/N: Hey! So new chapter! It's a good one in terms of development – you'll see why. Klaroline might take a little longer but I'm sure you understand why, there are heading in the right direction, Caroline just has a lot to deal with! Big thank you to all the people who reviewed, favourite and followed this story! I am blown away by how popular it is and how much you guys like it and I hope I don't disappoint you!

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After his encounter with Marcel all Klaus wanted to do was see Caroline. Towards the end of their relationship he felt like that a lot, she was a constant bubble of light to him and he clung onto that, to her. There were many nights when Klaus came home late after working with Marcel to find Caroline asleep in his bed, a smile would grace his features as he saw her in one of his shirts, her head buried into his pillow. He would normally strip down and climb into bed next to her, enveloping the blonde into his arms tightly. Caroline would stir and shuffle back against him with a smile like she was waiting for him to get home before getting a good night's sleep. Klaus always felt like the luckiest man in the world when she opened her eyes and leaned up to kiss him.

Things were different now though and he knew he couldn't just turn up at her office. Klaus hated the distance between them, the closeness she now had with Elijah and the fact his own son calls him 'Nik'.

Klaus entered the house with a sigh, throwing his keys down on the nearest surface. He put himself in his current position and he knew he had to fix it. Marcel would be a problem but Klaus could handle it, after all he knew things his protégé could only dream of knowing.

He stopped short when he found Rebekah sitting at the island in the kitchen, a mug of coffee in her hands. She had just made it judging by the steam rising from the mug, her eyes meeting his as she heard him approach.

"I was wondering where you got to." She mused, "It's not like you have a job."

He raised an eyebrow at her, "I was merely getting some fresh air, Rebekah."

"I told you we need to talk," She replied, "So I thought doing it while everyone was out was the best thing. Elijah and Caroline probably wouldn't approve of what I am about to tell you."

That peaked Klaus' interest and he sat himself down opposite his sister, shrugging off his jacket and hanging it over the back of his chair, "What are you talking about?"

Rebekah sighed, "I'm talking about Caroline. I'm not an idiot, Nik, I have eyes. I know you still love her."

Klaus frowned, "How could you…"

"The way you look at her, it's written all over your face that you want her back." Rebekah cut in, taking a sip of her coffee.

"I know I don't deserve her, I know I hurt her. I just can't bear the thought of looking at her every day, raising a child with her and having to lie about my feelings." Klaus sighed, "I will do whatever it takes to get her back, Rebekah."

Rebekah nodded once, "I get it, Nik. I just don't think you do. I know Caroline and Elijah said not to tell you but I think you need to understand just how badly you hurt that girl."

"I did it for her, I was trying to protect her." Klaus reasoned, his throat suddenly dry.

"Well you did the opposite," Rebekah replied harshly. They were silent for a moment before she spoke again, "Caroline knew the risks involved with being with you. She knew five years was a long time to wait but after you told her you didn't want to see her again." Rebekah sighed, "You were everything to her, Nik. She trusted you with things she could never tell anyone else and you pushed her away without a proper explanation?"

Klaus grit his teeth together, he didn't want to hear this but he knew he needed too. If he was ever going to get Caroline back he needed to know this. "What happened, Rebekah?"

"It's like she died or something. She refused to see anyone and pretty much locked herself in her flat for weeks. Eventually Elijah and I decided enough was enough and broke in. She wasn't sleeping, she was barely eating. She didn't even cry or get angry about it, she was just… numb." Rebekah explained, her eyes not meeting Klaus'.

Klaus felt like he had being punched in the chest, hating himself more in that moment than ever before, "I knew she would take it badly, I said some horrible things I didn't mean but I swear I did it because I love her."

"I know that but Caroline doesn't." Rebekah replied, "She was still going to her classes and getting her assignments done, it's just she wasn't Caroline anymore. She wasn't happy and bubbly. One day, Elijah went over there to talk to her. I don't know what he said but it worked. She started sleeping a little more and eating properly. Elijah helped her through it, made sure she was doing okay."

"That's why they're so close?" Klaus summarised.

Rebekah nodded, "Elijah saw how bad things were and he wouldn't leave her when she practically begged him to." She clutched her mug tighter in her hands, "Then she found out she was pregnant. She was scared and alone and messed up, yet Liam helped. He was a part of you I guess and that helped her deal with everything, it gave her a reason to move on from losing the love of her life." Rebekah explained, "Slowly she became our Caroline again, Elijah sorted out her medical bills and when Liam was born and her rent got expensive he told her she was moving in here and he wasn't discussing the matter."

"I didn't want this to happen, Rebekah. I never wanted her to bring up our son alone." Klaus said softly.

"She did, and she was amazing. Liam changed her life, she's strong and passionate and one of my closest friends." Rebekah smiled, "She's okay, Nik. She's a fighter."

"She shouldn't have had to be. I was meant to be there." Klaus replied bitterly.

Rebekah grabbed his arm, "You're here now."

"What good is that?" Klaus asked, "My love for her won't change everything she went through. It wouldn't change the fact Liam grew up without his father for four years of his life."

"No, it won't." Rebekah agreed, "But it will mean those five years weren't for nothing."

"I want my family back." His voice was strong and full of conviction and Rebekah smiled.

"Well I would start by telling your son he has a father." She replied, "He asks about you a lot. Caroline tells him stories about you. She wants Liam to know that you leaving wasn't by choice."

"Caroline wants to wait to tell him." Klaus sighed, "I need to show her I am not leaving them again."

"You're Liam's father, he has a right to know!" Rebekah said loudly as she stood up from the table.

A small gasp from the entrance of the kitchen caused them both to turn and face the door. Liam and Caroline were standing there, his face a mixture of confusion and shock. Caroline's eyes fixed on Klaus' face.

"Daddy?" The little boy asked in a meek voice. There were tears in his eyes as he looked from Klaus to Caroline for confirmation.

"Liam…" Caroline started but Liam tore his hand away from hers and ran up the stairs to his room.

"Caroline." Klaus said softly, his eyes saying things he couldn't form into words.

She shook her head, "He shouldn't have found out like that." She said, "This was what I was trying to protect him from."

"He needed to know at some point." Rebekah reasoned, "I would never have blurted it out if I knew you were there. It's the middle of the day, I thought he was at school."

"They sent him home, he's not feeling well," Caroline explained, "It's okay, Rebekah. We'll figure it out."

Klaus frowned, "Is Liam okay?"

"Yeah, he has a temperature. It's the preschool's policy to send him home." Caroline explained, "I think the fact he found his dad is the big shocker right now."

"What do you want to do?" Klaus asked as he walked over to her.

Caroline sighed, "We tell him. I can't lie to his face, Klaus."

Klaus nodded, "Okay, we tell him together."

Caroline smiled gratefully at him as Rebekah spoke, "I'll leave you to it. Call me if you need anything. I am sorry, Caroline."

"It's okay, Rebekah, it wasn't your fault." She smiled at her friend before walking towards Liam's room, Klaus following behind her.

His bedroom door was wide open as they got to his room, the little boy face down on the bed, cuddling his wolf to his chest.

"Liam?" Caroline said gently, walking into his room to sit at the bottom of his bed.

"Come on, mate." Klaus tried, "Talk to us."

Liam shifted so he with sitting crossed legged on his bed, sniffling softly, "You're my dad?" he asked quietly.

Klaus came to kneel down in front of him on the floor, "Yes, I'm your dad."

"We were going to tell you soon. We just wanted to make sure daddy didn't have to leave again before we told you." Caroline said gently.

"You said daddy worked far away and you didn't know when he was coming home." Liam sniffled, his eyes trained on the wolf in his hands.

"That's true, mate. I came home to surprise your mom but I'm back now." Klaus explained, rubbing Liam's arm soothingly.

"Can I call you dad now?"

Klaus chuckled, "I'd like that."

"Are you okay?" Caroline asked and Liam nodded, climbing into her lap for a hug. Caroline returned it with relief.

"So we're a family now?" he asked into her neck.

"We always were a family, Liam." Caroline replied.

"Yeah but dad's here now so we're a proper family."

"Always and forever, Liam. I promise." Klaus replied and the little boy moved from Caroline's arms to wrap himself around Klaus. He was stunned for a moment before hugging the little boy closely, taking comfort in the way Liam clung onto him.

"I think I'm going to like having a dad." He smiled. Klaus said nothing but held him tighter.

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"Thank you for today." Caroline smiled as Klaus shut the door to Liam's bedroom. The little boy was happily sitting on his bed colouring after his parents had finished talking to him and he was taking everything surprising well. "I don't think I would have been able to do that by myself." She admitted, tucking some hair behind her ear.

Klaus smiled softly, "You won't have to. I'm not leaving you again, Caroline. I can't."

"You promised me always and forever once too, that didn't exactly turn out how I imagined." She smiled sadly at him.

"It doesn't mean it can't happen." Klaus replied, "I still want that, Caroline. I still want you." His eyes were pleading with her own as Caroline wrapped her arms around herself.

"Why? Because I'm so full of light?" She asked, "Because I'm meant to save you from yourself?" She was being defensive and Klaus knew it was because she didn't want to get hurt again.

"You weren't just a light to me, Caroline. You were my whole damn sky."

She gave him a watery smile then, her eyes shining with tears he knew she was trying hard not to spill.

"You don't get to do this to me. You don't get to come back here after five years and tell me you want to be with me again. You can't do this to me, Klaus." Her voice was pleading with him and all he wanted to do was hug her and never let go.

"I needed you to know how I feel, I owe you the truth at the very least." Klaus replied, his voice low.

"I don't know what you want me to do with that. I'm not the same girl you broke up with. I'm a mom and a lawyer and I am trying to raise your son."

Klaus smiled then, "You're an amazing mother, Caroline. Never doubt that, there is no one else in the world I would rather have as the mother of my child."

"I need time, I can't do this with you right now." She wasn't looking at him but her tone said everything.

She started walking away and Klaus let her go knowing better than to push her for more than she was willing to give. It was a start and he would take it.

"I'm not going away, Caroline. If I did it might kill me because I can't imagine my life without you in it."

She stopped walking and turned back to face him shaking her head, "You can't say things like that."

"You told me once to speak from my heart, that's what I'm doing." He replied as he walked past her, the night she told him that flashing through his mind.

It was their first date and to say Klaus was nervous was an understatement. He didn't do this, he didn't take women out on dates and try to get to know them. Caroline was different, he was drawn to her and he needed to find out more about her. She was smart and beautiful and passionate, she challenged him and he liked that. She knew who she was and what she wanted out of her life.

Klaus had taken her to dinner at his favourite Italian restaurant, the pair shared smiles and champagne and by the time their starters arrived Klaus knew he wanted many more dates with her in the future. She wasn't trying to impress him and he liked that, she was being herself and they just clicked. His eyes held hers over the table as they talked and he found himself mesmerised by the beauty before him.

They were now walking back through the park, the sky dark above them.

"I had a really nice time tonight." Caroline smiled, biting her lip slightly.

Klaus returned her smile, "As did I, love. So do I get a second date?"

"I think I can fit you in my schedule somewhere." She teased as they turned a corner.

Caroline shivered slightly in her wrap and Klaus removed his suit jacket, draping it over her shoulders.

"Thank you."

He grabbed her hand and Caroline intertwined their fingers together, "It's my pleasure."

They continued walking for a while, exchanging smiles and questions before Caroline cut in, "Do you know what would make this the perfect date?"

Klaus raised an eyebrow at her, "What's that?"

"S'mores!" she exclaimed proudly causing Klaus to chuckle.

He led her back to his home and Caroline rummaged through his cupboards until she found the ingredients she was looking for. She came back into the living room where Klaus was setting up the fire, placing her items on the coffee table with glee.

"I can't believe you have never had s'mores before." She smiled as she settled on a couch cushion on the floor.

"Well, I am British." Klaus reminded her as he sat down next to her on his own cushion.

"Yeah, the accent makes up for the lack of s'mores." She laughed as she grabbed a packet of chocolate digestives and the bag of marshmallows. "You didn't have gram crackers so I improvised."

Klaus took the marshmallows from her, placing one on a skewer and hold it over the fire.

"So my accent is the selling point for you?" Klaus teased as Caroline set up her own marshmallow.

She laughed, "Your determination is good too." She handed him two biscuits, "Now put the marshmallow between the two and taste it."

Klaus did as instructed, placing the marshmallow between the two chocolate sides of the biscuits before taking a bite, "Okay, definitely the best date I've ever had." He smiled as he tasted the s'more.

"I told you." She replied, constructing her own s'more.

"So in all honestly why did you agree to go out with me?" Klaus asked out of curiosity.

Caroline smiled, "You spoke from your heart. You told me exactly why you came over to speak to me. I like that. Everyone should do that."

Klaus smirked, "You have some marshmallow on your lip."

Caroline frowned, trying to lick her lip. Klaus shook his head and smiled reaching out to run his thumb along her bottom lip, removing all traces of marshmallow.

She gasped slightly and Klaus' thumb stopped on her bottom lip, his eyes meeting hers. The air around them was electric and his only thought was how much he wanted to kiss her. Her eyes were wide and trained on his, watching for his next move. Klaus glided his thumb down to her chin, pulling her mouth towards his.

Their lips met softly, Caroline raising herself up on her knees to kiss him properly. Klaus' hands were on her face as their lips moved against each other's, her mouth soft and warm against his own. Caroline moved closer to him and Klaus' hands moved to her waist to pull her the rest of the way so she was basically in his lap.

His tongue ran along her lip, where her own tongue had been a few minutes ago and Caroline lost her balance. Klaus' back hit the floor as she fell on top of him. Both of them broke the kiss to laugh, smiling at each other from their spot on the floor.

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Marcel sighed as he put the phone down, a growl of anger escaping his throat as he threw the pen in his hand across the room. Silas was an impatient man and Marcel knew he needed Klaus if he had any hope of pulling this job off. It was too big to do alone and he wasn't an idiot as to trust someone he didn't know with such a job.

He was pulled out of this thoughts by his right hand man, Diego entering the office, "Marcel, someone's here to see you."

Marcel sighed, "Send them away, I'm busy."

"It's the police."

He head snapped up just in time to see two police officers enter his office, their eyes narrowing on him the moment they saw him.

Marcel shot them a friendly smile, he knew how to play this game, "Gentlemen, what can I do for you?"

"Marcel Gerard?" One of the police officers started, "You're under arrest."

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Next chapter we have a Caroline and Elijah talk, some more Klaus/Liam bonding and some Jealous Klaus!