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Two years later, horrifying news reached the loving couple of the Forbes-Mikaelson ranch.

It had been a bright sunny day with Caroline and Klaus riding their horses along the fence line, checking the fences. Their beautiful baby boy, Carson, had stayed behind with his Aunt Bonnie and Cousin Abigail, Kol and Bonnie's daughter. They had settled down at her ranch, now considered theirs, and Klaus signed over his ranch to his sister, as a wedding present, when she married Stefan. Kol and Bonnie had stayed on the ranch with Kol taking over Stefan's duties, and Bonnie staying on as the cook.

Caroline hoped down from her mare, and walked over to the fence. She smiled as she felt him move beside her and turned her head to look at him. Two years of marriage and he was still the sexiest man she had ever seen.

His tanned skin shown underneath his beige button down shirt and white Stetson, and she couldn't stop her mouth from watering at the sight.

"You're staring, cowgirl." He stated, as she smiled, and leaned towards him.

"I can't help it." She muttered, kissing his cheek, as her hat hit his, before he caught her lips with his in a loving kiss.

He chuckled, and shook his head. Instead of making another remark, he moved towards the fence, and examined the tear on the barbed wire. "Caroline, have any of the hands worked up here?" He asked, as she turned from her horse and walked up to her husband.

"No, not that I'm aware of." She answered, as he lifted a piece of torn shirt from the barbed wire, and held it up.

Caroline shook her head. "I don't know anyone who wears that kind of shirt." She replied, taking the shirt in her hands.

Klaus frowned as he took in the blue shirt in her hands. "I'm calling Stefan." He remarked, taking out his cellphone, and dialed his brother-in-law's number. "Stefan, could you do me a favor?" He asked, glancing at his wife. "I think we have a trespasser on our land, and it appears he was wearing a prison shirt, but I can't be sure. Could you…thanks, mate." He added, as Stefan answered before he could finish the question.

Caroline swallowed, and gazed into her husband's eyes. "What are you thinking?" She asked, watching him, carefully.

"We should return home, love." He answered, moving towards his stallion.

She shook her head, and grasped his upper arm. "No, we agreed no secrets." She stated, shaking her head as he turned to face her.

He sighed, and glanced down at the shirt still in her hands. "Let's just get to our son, Caroline." He returned, firmly.

"Niklaus…" She whispered, holding his eyes.

He sighed, and lifted his right hand to her face, gently. "Just trust me, love." He whispered, searching her eyes.

"You know I do, Klaus." She returned, strongly.

He smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes. "Then trust me when I say we need to get back to the ranch house." He stated, strongly.

She held his eyes for a little bit longer, and finally nodded her head. "Okay." She whispered, though she needed answers, the urgency in his voice stopped her from saying another word.

Klaus nodded, and helped her on her mare, and climbed on his stallion, and together they rode off towards the house. His phone vibrated just a few feet from the line of sight of the ranch, and he pulled his stallion to a stop as he answered it.

"Stefan…" He paused, as his hands gripped the reins of his horse, tightly.

Caroline stared at her husband, wanting answers, but waited patiently for him to finish the phone call.

"When did he escape?" He asked in a dark tone. "And we are just hearing about it now?!" He yelled, causing his wife's brow to furrow with confusion.

"We're heading there now." He stated, ending the call, and resisted the urge to slam it against the ground.

She shook her head, and reached her hand over to grasp his hand. "What is it?" She asked, firmly.

He sighed, and turned his head to look at her. "There was a prison break." He began, and before he could finish, her face paled, and she urged her mare forward. "Caroline!"

Caroline shook her head, as pulled her horse to a stop, and climbed off. She started towards the house, when a hand grasped her arm. She shook her head, and pulled against Klaus' grip. "Let me go." She said, clenching her teeth.

Klaus shook his head. "Caroline, if he is in there, then we have to be careful." He stated, though she read the anger in his voice.

She shook her head, thinking only about her son. "Our son…" She stated, jerking in his grasp.

Klaus sighed, and grasped both of her arms, and turned her to face him. "Caroline, look at me," He stated, as she finally focused on him. "We won't be any good to our son if we just rush in there." He remarked, lifting his hands to caress her face.

She closed her eyes, and inhaled deeply. "If anything happens to Carson, I'll kill him." She stated, opening her eyes to gaze into his.

Klaus' eyes turned cold as he nodded. "I know." He stated, leaning forward to kiss her lips for encouragement.

She nodded, and sighed. "What do we do?" She asked, turning her head towards the house.

He sighed, and shifted his eyes to the house. "We go in, quietly." He remarked, gently.

She nodded, and grasped his hand, as they started towards the house, with Klaus grabbing the Winchester from his saddle along the way.

They made their way to the back of the house, and entered as quietly as they could.

Klaus pushed Caroline behind him, and motioned to the side, where they kept another 22 rifle hidden. She pulled it out, gently, and together, they made their way through the house.

They heard their son cry out, and Caroline forced herself to remain still.

"Now, now, can't you shut that little piss ant up?"

Caroline's heart froze as she recognized the voice. She turned her head to Klaus, and saw him swallow, roughly.

They rounded the corner of the hall to where they could get a clear view of the room on the other side.

Sitting on the couch was Bonnie holding her daughter, and her nephew, and standing next to the window was one angry, armed Bill Forbes.

She clutched her gun, and shook her head. She heard her son cry out again, and closed her eyes.

"I said!"

Caroline couldn't take it anymore. "Threaten my son one more time, and I'll shoot your heart out!" She shouted, cocking her gun, much to her husband's dismay.

Bill turned around, and glared at her, only for his face to slowly melt into a cold sneer. "Well, if isn't my bitch of a daughter." He stated, stepping towards her.

She glared at him, and lifted the rifle in her arms to point it at him. "Step away from my son." She stated, glaring at her father.

Bill shook his head, and stepped towards Bonnie and the children. "Now, is this your son?" He asked, pointing the handgun at the small boy with Bonnie holding him closer to her. "I had heard through the grapevine, that you had married, but I couldn't believe it." He continued, glancing at her wedding set on her left hand.

Caroline shook her head. "Why? Because you tried to kill him?" She asked, cockily.

He sneered. "So you did marry the bastard." He stated, shaking his head. "Next time I'd aim better." He added, tilting his gun, slightly.

She shook her head. "Over my dead body," She stated, firmly.

He smiled, and cocked the gun. "My thinking exactly," He stated, pointing the gun straight at her. "Give my regards to your mother."

The next sounds heard were a scream, cries from the children, and two gunshots.

~XXX~

Stefan pulled his 9 mm gun out, and raced up the stairs, kicked in the front door with the gun raised, and the sight he caught was Caroline on the ground holding her son, crying, Bonnie holding her daughter with Kol wrapping his arms around them, and Klaus lowering his Winchester rifle as he sighed, before collapsing on the ground beside his wife and son.

Stefan lowered his gun, as his eyes shifted to the body in front of the couch, and he let out a sigh.

Klaus lifted his eyes to his brother-in-law, and shook his head.

Stefan nodded, as the sirens could be heard from a distance.

It was going to be a long day.

~XXX~

Klaus shifted his gaze to his wife and son, and felt his heart pound with relief that they were safe. With testimonies from Bonnie, an anxious Kol, who arrived just as Klaus took the shot, and a serious Caroline, Klaus had no choice, but to fire the gun, and kill Bill Forbes.

Charges were not going to be pressed; in fact, the police told him that they knew it was going end like this one way or another for Bill Forbes, so nothing was going to happen to Klaus.

Much to the relief of Caroline, who couldn't stand the thought of losing her husband again.

He smiled as his blonde haired son turned to smile at him. He knew then that killing Bill was something that he had to do.

He was a father and a husband. He did what he had to to protect them, and he would do it again.

~XXX~

Caroline leaned against his side, and laid her head on his shoulder. "It's finally over." She whispered, smiling.

Klaus wrapped his arm around her waist, and kissed her head. "Yes, it is." He returned, lowly.

She sighed, and shifted to straddle his lap as they sat on the bed. "When he pointed that gun at our son, I didn't think. I couldn't." She began, shrugging her shoulders.

Klaus shook his head. "You don't have to explain it to me, love." He replied, softly, lifting his right hand to brush her blonde hair from her face. "If you hadn't, then I would have." He added, shaking his head.

She smiled, and searched his eyes. "When that gun fired, I thought that he had…" She paused, tears filling her eyes.

Klaus brushed his thumb over her face. "I know, but luckily, we will never have to experience that again." He stated, searching her eyes.

She smiled through her tears, and nodded. "Good, because I don't think I could take this a third time." She remarked, placing her right hand on his face. "You promised me forever, Niklaus, and I'm holding you to that." She said, with a firm tone.

He smiled, and pulled her face to his, as their foreheads touched. "I wouldn't have it any other way, cowgirl." He whispered, as he captured her lips with his in a loving touch.

She smiled, and pulled back to let their breaths intermingle as their foreheads touched once again. "You know, you saved this ranch more than you realize." She replied, after a moment.

"Oh, do tell, love." He whispered, threading his fingers through her hair.

She sighed, and pulled back to gaze into his eyes. "You loved me, and in doing that you saved me and this ranch from falling into Bill's hands." She explained, as he smiled. "I fought it for so long, but looking back, I was hurting the ranch by not giving in." She added, shaking her head. "I love you, Niklaus."

He smiled, and kissed her lips. "And I love you." He whispered, as she smiled against his lips.

Across the hall, Carson babbled in his baby bed, and let out a laugh. His life was never going to be dull.

And it wasn't.


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