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This is the third month of the deal. I divided it in 2 parts because otherwise it was way too long. Please don't hate me and let me know what you think.

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The third month / Part 1

Caroline sat on her bed, waiting for the bell to ring. It was Bonnie's birthday and Klaus had asked to come with her. Bonnie had been far away to be thrilled, but she knew that Caroline couldn't say no because of the deal. As she really wanted to see Caroline for her birthday, she had reluctantly agreed on having Klaus as a guest. Truth to be told, Klaus would have let Caroline go alone if she had asked for. But she wanted him to be there, even if she didn't have the courage to admit it to her friends. But they had noticed something, she was sure about it. She just had a very violent confrontation with Tyler, who was accusing her to enjoy way to much the time she was spending with Klaus. Caroline had tried to explain herself, but Tyler didn't want to hear anything and didn't speak to her anymore. And she knew that her other friends was wondering what exactly was going on between Klaus and her. Actually, she couldn't have told them even if she had wanted to, because she didn't know. Klaus was still coming on her bedroom every night. Caroline was lying down next to him and Klaus was wrapping his arms around her while they were having more and more heart to heart. Klaus was opening to her and it made Caroline happy. She was falling asleep in his arms every night, and he was gone every morning when she was waking up. She was grateful that he didn't push her because she was so confused that she didn't even know what she wanted.

The bell made her jump. She noticed she was nervous. She was always nervous when Klaus and her friends had to be in the same room. And actually the party was pretty tense. Everybody was clearly wondering if Caroline was here with Klaus because of the deal or because she wanted to. After a couple hours of awkward conversations, Caroline gave up and asked Klaus to drive her home. He followed her until the kitchen where she poured herself a glass of vodka, hoping to calm herself down.

"What's wrong love?" he asked.

Caroline shrugged and leaned on the counter.

"I think everybody had noticed that we had grown closer" she answered.

"And is it that terrible?"

Caroline scoffed.

"It's easy for you to say. You are not the one who is about to lose all his friends" she said a little sharply.

"Come on, you are being dramatic" exclaimed Klaus, clearly unimpressed. "Your friends love you Caroline. Believe me, they love you enough to accept your choices, no matter what they are. If everybody accepts the choice of Elena to have the Salvatore brothers in her life, I don't see why they wouldn't accept yours."

Klaus had a point and Caroline knew it.

"Actually, I think they are wondering what exactly is going on between us" she admitted softly.

"Well, that's funny because actually I'm wondering the exact same thing" answered Klaus on a very low voice.

Caroline swallowed hard. She looked at him, unable to utter a word. His face was unreadable but his eyes betrayed him. He was desperate for an answer. Caroline tried to talk but her voice failed her and she closed her eyes.

She felt Klaus approach her slowly and she opened her eyes. His gaze on her was burning and his jaw was clench. He was walking extremely slowly, never breaking eye contact and Caroline understood. He was going to kiss her and he was giving her the time to move if she didn't want to. Caroline kept looking at him, unable to remove her gaze from him. Her breathing suddenly increased as her feet seemed glued on the ground. She was unable to move. She was unable to speak. She was unable to think. The only thing she could do was look at him and try to swallow the big lump in her throat. Klaus stopped right in front of her. He didn't touch her but he was close enough so she could feel the heat radiating from his chest. He lowered his head until his lips brushed against her earlobe.

"I'm going to count to five and then I'm going to kiss you Caroline" he whispered in her ear. "So you have five seconds to make me stop if you don't want me to kiss you".

Caroline closed her eyes, her brain turning to jelly.

Klaus kissed the sweet spot behind her ear and Caroline shivered.

"One" Klaus whispered .

His lips traveled agonizingly slowly down her neck and pressed against her pulse point making Caroline pant.

"Two" Klaus whispered against her skin.

His lips traced lazily a path until her collarbone and lingered here for a while.

"Three".

Klaus moved his head a few inches lower and pressed his mouth in Caroline's dress low cut, right in the tantalizing spot between her two breasts.

Caroline arched against his lips and couldn't suppress a moan from escaping her mouth.

"Four" Klaus whispered , his voice turning husky.

His lips slowly traveled back until Caroline's face and kissed the corner of her mouth while his hands were cradling her face.

"Five" he breathed heavily.

Then he slowly pressed his lips against hers and the time suddenly stopped. Klaus took his time, kissing her softly, savoring the taste of her lips. He was dreaming about kissing her for so long that he was desperate to enjoy every seconds of it. When he finally deepened the kiss, Caroline sighed in his mouth. His lips felt like heaven. His tongue played with hers until she felt dizzy and she had to cling on his shirt to support her. The kiss slowly heated up. Klaus' mouth became more exigent and his arms snaked around her waist, pulling her closer. His kiss became more passionate and Caroline moaned as she wrapped her arms behind his neck. Feeling her response, Klaus pulled her even closer, until he could feel all the curves of her body against his. He growled at the sensation and Caroline tightened her grip behind his neck, feeling her body melt against his. Klaus was now ravishing her mouth, exploring it like if his life depended on it. He let his hands roamed all over her body, and the sounds he was eliciting from her were not helping him to keep his restraint. Gathering all his self control, Klaus eventually gently pulled away from Caroline. She mumbled in protest but Klaus took her face in his hands to prevent her for kissing him again.

"We have to stop now, sweetheart, otherwise I won't be able to stop anymore". Klaus was out of breath and every word was raspy and difficult.

Caroline wanted to say something but he put a finger on her lips.

"Please Caroline, listen to me. I know you still don't know what you want with me and I understand why. I know it's complicated for you and I know you have more to lose than me. I kissed you because you drive me crazy and I couldn't help myself but I don't want things to go any further as long as you don't know for sure what you want."

Caroline sighed deeply and leaned her head against his chest.

"You are right" she admitted on a low voice. "I don't know what I want. I'm attracted to you, I can't deny it. And you became important to me over the last few months. But I feel so lost and so confused that I don't know what to do about it".

Klaus took her face in his hands and forced Caroline to look at him.

"I know sweetheart, and it's ok. Don't forget that I'm immortal and that I have forever" he smiled to lighten the mood.

Caroline gave him a poor smile.

"I don't want you to think that I'm playing with you" she said a little shyly. "Because I'm not. I really enjoy the time we are spending together and I would like things stay the same between us."

Klaus pressed his forehead against hers.

"I know you're not playing, don't worry about it. And don't worry about tonight, it's not going to change anything between us, I promise".

Klaus kept his word. During the following days, he didn't try to push Caroline as she was trying to figure things out. He was still seeing her every day and for now, it was enough for him.

A few days later, Caroline was on her living room, watching for some TV show. It was Saturday morning and she knew that Klaus wouldn't be long to show up. As expected, less than 20 minutes later, he was knocking at her front door. Even if she had never admitted it to him, she liked that he always had the consideration of knocking.

When she saw the look on his face, she immediately knew that he was up to something. She knew him well enough now to notice his unusual half nervous smirk.

"What's going on?" Caroline asked.

"Hello to you too, sweetheart" Klaus replied. "Why do you think something is going on?"

"The look on your face" Caroline answered immediately. "You are up to something, what is it?"

Klaus smiled, actually happy that she knew him well enough now to notice.

"Well, actually I have something to ask you" he admitted. "But it's not part of the deal so you are free to say no. I just would like to say that it would make me really happy if you said yes."

Caroline frowned. He was usually not that cautious when he wanted to ask something and it puzzled her.

"Ok, what is it?" she asked carefully.

Klaus hesitated but he finally answered.

"I would like to draw you" he whispered.

Caroline raised her eyebrows in confusion.

"You already drew me" she pointed.

Klaus cleared his throat.

"I would like to draw you naked" he clarified even more softly.

Caroline gasped.

"What?" she almost squealed.

Klaus cleared his throat again.

"I would like to draw you naked" he repeated more firmly this time.

Caroline felt that she was furiously blushing. She was far away to be a prude but there was something extremely intimidating about the idea of being naked in front of Klaus, even if it was for posing as a model.

"I don't want to" she said quickly. "I can't, I don't want to". Caroline was almost panicking and Klaus perfectly felt it.

"That's ok sweetheart, don't worry about it. I told you you were free to say no, forget it".

Caroline forced herself to breathe.

"Why would you like to do that?" she asked softly, avoiding his gaze.

Klaus smiled. "Because you are beautiful" he answered spontaneously. "You are one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen, and as an artist, it would be a sin not to draw you".

Caroline didn't answer. She was trying to understand why she was feeling so panicked at his request. He wouldn't be the first man to see her naked. And she knew him well enough now to know that it wasn't a trick to see her naked. He was really asking it in an artistic way. So why this wave of panic? The answer came suddenly in her mind. Because she was afraid of what he would think of her body. He must have seen thousands of naked women over the years, and had probably even draw a bunch of them. What is she wasn't as beautiful as them? And why on earth she was worried about it? Caroline went on with her inner conversation and reached another epiphany. Because Klaus was hot and she wanted him to find her hot too. She was attracted to him and she didn't want him to be disappointed with her body. A part of her knew she had nothing to fear. The way Klaus was looking at her was enough to assure her how beautiful he found her. But still, naked was not the same.

Caroline suddenly lifted her face. "How many naked women did you already draw?" she asked.

Klaus shrugged. "I don't know" he admitted. "Not that much".

"Will you show me some of those paintings?" Caroline asked.

"Sure, if you want to".

Caroline nodded and one hour later she was in Klaus 'mansion, looking at the canvases he was showing her. She mentally cursed him. The canvases were absolutely stunning. Extremely sensual and not vulgar for a single second. None of the women were represented as an object, but like a piece of art. Caroline couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy in front of all that women Klaus had wanted to draw. But more than jealousy, she felt flattered. Klaus was finding her beautiful enough to want to draw her. Which woman wouldn't be flattered to have her body painted by such a talented artist?

Caroline took a deep breath and she looked Klaus straight in the eyes.

"I'll do it" she said firmly.

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