VII

Caroline heard the doorbell ring as soon as she got out of her shower. She was drying her wet hair with a towel and was already in her pajamas when then the doorbell rang, half confused she answered in and saw a tear streaked Katherine Pierce holding a suitcase. "Kat, hi what are you-"

"I told Elijah," she interrupted. "About having an abortion."

"Oh," she opened the door wider, she could pretty much tell by Katherine's face how it had gone. "Come on in."

"Is it ok if I stay here for a few days?" she sniffed as she put her suitcase against the wall. "Elijah can barely look at me right now."

"Of course." She said as she closed the door. "How did he take it?"

"How do you think?" Katherine asked sarcastically as she plopped herself on the couch. "He practically went insane. I probably shouldn't have blurted it out either, but he was taking about buying a house and good schools and I don't know I just couldn't take it."

"You can't blame him for being excited, Kat." Caroline pointed out. "Elijah has always been the father type."

Katherine sighed as she placed her hand against her cheek. "He hates me. You should have seen his face, it was like he wanted to murder me. I could have slapped him across the face and that would have hurt less. But I'm still firm about my decision I don't want to have a baby. . .but I don't want to hurt him either. I just think that if we take a few days off each other than I don't know, maybe everything will work out."

"Of course they will." But Caroline sounded distracted today, it was clear that the blonde's thoughts were elsewhere. In only a matter of hours she will be telling Klaus, the jerk that practically made her life a living hell that he was the father of her unborn baby, swell.

Katherine noticed this and asked. "What's wrong? Is it the store?"

"No, not exactly something bigger." Caroline bit her lip. "Much bigger, Bonnie already knows, but I didn't want to bother you."

"You're not bothering me, Care." Katherine said firmly. "We're friends, and friends discuss each other's problems."

Caroline sighed, though grateful for her friend's insistence. "All right, but don't say that I didn't warn you, remember a few weeks ago during Rebekah and Stefan's wedding when you saw Klaus and me talking."

Katherine nodded.

"And I told you that I slept with him?" Katherine nodded. "Well, we were both kind of drunk and. . .Well, I'm pregnant Katherine. I'm expecting Klaus' baby."

Katherine gaped as she tried to form a sentence. "You're what? You're carrying the devil spawn?!"

"Katherine!"

"Sorry, but you have to admit if it's Klaus' baby it would probably come with a tail and horns." She trailed off. "Are you going to keep him, I mean with the store and all."

"Yes, I'm keeping the baby." Caroline said firmly. "And about the store I'll handle it, a baby is no excuse, the point is that Bonnie wants me to tell Klaus."

"Well, yeah I'm guessing he's going to be wondering when he sees you all knocked up in nine months." Katherine said dryly. "When are you going to tell him?"

"Tomorrow." Caroline admitted it. "I'm nervous though, what if he doesn't want anything to do with it?"

"Well if he's anything like Elijah, maybe he'll be excited." Katherine said in a non-convincing tone.

Caroline snorted. "I sincerely doubt that."

The next morning Caroline was standing in front of Mikaelson Inc. dressed in a white pencil skirt and a light blue blazer, her blond hair was in a low ponytail. She had passed through here many times, but she had never actually gone inside.

Caroline could feel her palms sweating as she walked towards the main building, you can do this Forbes, she told herself. There was always the chance that Klaus would not want the baby, but Caroline was ready to take that chance. If Klaus didn't want the baby fine, then Caroline would raise it by herself she certainly didn't want someone toxic in their lives, but there was also a part of her that wanted Klaus to accept it.

Or at least acknowledge it.

Caroline's heels make a click sound as they stepped through the marble tile floor. She went towards the reception desk. "Hi, I'm here to see Mr. Mikaelson, Klaus not Elijah."

"25th floor." The receptionist responded, bored.

"Thanks." Caroline got into the elevator and watched as the numbers changed with each floor. Caroline could feel her heartbeat stop as it stopped on the 25th floor. She saw a secretary with red hair answering calls.

"Yes," she said as she looked Caroline up and down. "Can I help you?"

"I'm here to see Klaus Mikaelson."

"Do you have an appointment?"

"Well, no." Caroline responded. "But I really need to talk to him."

"You can't see him without an appointment." The girl snootily told her. "And he's in a meeting with his father."

"It won't take long." Caroline snapped.

"Caroline?" both women turned around and saw Elijah exiting the office. "I'll take care of Miss Forbes, Genevieve."

"Of course sir." She murmured.

Caroline smirked at her as she followed Elijah into his office. "I'm sure my brother won't take long, Caroline." Elijah said as he offered her a seat. "Though I am surprised that you came to see him, you guys are always agitated around each other."

"Well you know." Caroline laughed nervously. "People change."

"They do." Elijah said almost sadly. "Can I offer you any refreshment?"

"No, thanks." She said quietly. "Katherine is staying with me Elijah."

Elijah didn't look surprise. "I've figured as much." He ran a hand through his dark hair. "Have you managed to talk some sense into her?"

"You can't really make Katherine do anything she doesn't want to do." Caroline admitted.

"Well, you're right about that." Elijah said. "It's just I've been wanting a child for so long and Katherine can be stubborn and impulsive, I just don't want her to do something that she might regret."

Caroline nodded. "Just don't be too hard on her, please? This is difficult for her too and she doesn't want to hurt you."

"I'll talk to her." Elijah said stiffly. "I promise."

At that moment, Genevieve came in. "Mr. Mikaelson just finished his meeting, he wants you to wait in his office."

The word that could perfectly describe Klaus' office was cold. There wasn't a single inch of color on the walls except the colors white and black. True, Elijah's office was the same but at least he attempted to decorate it with pictures of Katherine and his sister Rebekah.

But there wasn't a personal anything in Klaus' office, it reminded Caroline of a funeral home. She sipped the tea that Genevieve had brought her. She couldn't help but noticed that she had been unusually cold to Caroline ever since she had stepped inside the room, though she didn't know why.

Caroline heard the door creak and Klaus stepped in wearing a suit as well. He barely glanced at Caroline as if she visited every day. "Caroline, what a pleasant surprise. I wasn't expecting to see you after, what you said about our night together . . . oh yes that I should never speak of it again." He smirked.

Caroline forced herself to keep her temper from boiling over. She put down her tea. "I need to talk to you. Now."

"My so serious today." He sat across from her. "I'm all ears."

Caroline took a deep breath. "I'm pregnant." His face remained emotionless. "With your baby. I got pregnant from our night in-"

"Don't say another word, Caroline!" Klaus interrupted as he stood up, his face suddenly filled with rage. "Ours was simply a one night stand I couldn't have possibly gotten you pregnant."

"Neither of us used any protection, Klaus." She snapped back. "So it's very possible, I'm not exactly happy with this either."

Klaus rummage a hand through his light hair. "No, you can't be pregnant. There is no way, you've been with someone else admit it!"

"Do you actually think I would lie to you?" Caroline's voice broke. "About this? About being pregnant?"

"Love, it wouldn't be the first time someone tried to pin this on me." Klaus said sarcastically. "Though, I'm afraid that you're wasting your time, if you think that I'm going to be fooled by this outrages lie of me having impregnated you. Please go look for someone else to be your fool."

"Ugh, forget it you're an ass!" she shouted trying to keep the tears from falling as she grabbed her purse. Klaus could be such a jack ass, how could Bonnie and Katherine convinced her that Klaus would actually be civilized. "And a damn coward and neither me or my baby need someone like you, you can go to hell Klaus!"

"I've been called worse, sweetheart!" Klaus shouted after her. "Thanks for the visit!"

-End of Chapter Seven-

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