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Klaus pushed Tatia away as she reached for his belt buckle.

"Stop," Klaus said and Tatia looked at him confused.

"What's wrong?" Tatia asked.

"What's wrong?" Klaus repeated, "You are about to marry my brother."

"Exactly, which is why we should do this one more time before I do because you are insisting on ending this once I am married," Tatia said leaning in again, but Klaus dodged her.

"No," Klaus said moving away from her. "Stay away from me Tatia."

"This is about her, isn't it?" Tatia asked with angry eyes, "You think I don't see it? You think I don't see the way you look at her?"

"Who?" Klaus said even though he knew exactly who she was talking about.

"Caroline," Tatia said saying her name as if it was poison. "Listen to me Niklaus, that little blond angel will never be able to keep up with you."

"Actually, she can," Klaus said, "In fact. I must admit in all the women I have shagged she was by far the best."

"You slept with her?" Tatia said shocked, "When?"

"Five years ago, long before she dated Kol," Klaus told her. "And if you share that information with anyone, I will tell Elijah about this little affair of ours."

"You will lose him forever if you do," Tatia pointed out.

"I lost my brother a long time ago," Klaus said and then left her in the room alone.

"5 years, huh?" Tatia said to herself.

Wasn't that little girl of Caroline's 4?

The little girl with the blond curls and cute dimples?

The little girl who looked a great deal like Caroline, but still resembled someone else?

A evil grin formed on her pretty face.

K&C

"What do I do, Bonnie?" Caroline said into the phone, "I can't tell Kol. I can't have him keep anymore secrets." She was hiding out in Kol's room figuring out where to go from here.

"Then don't tell him." Bonnie replied, "Just let Kol get through the weekend without anymore drama. I don't think he can take much more."

"You're right," Caroline said, "What about Klaus?"

"What his is doing is wrong, but it that reason enough to keep the truth from him?" Bonnie asked.

"Well he obviously doesn't care about his brother's feelings," Caroline answered, "What does that say about him?"

"Didn't you tell me that Klaus dated Tatia first?" Bonnie asked.

"Yes," Caroline answered.

"Then he probably just confused," Bonnie said, "And it seems to be Tatia's fault more than anything. Maybe you could cut him a little slack."

"What if he just doesn't care?" Caroline argued, "If he doesn't care that he is cheating with his brothers fiance would he even care about Ella?"

"Caroline, you don't honestly believe that," Bonnie said.

"No, I don't," Caroline said, "I don't want him to hurt her."

"Her or you?" Bonnie said and Caroline didn't know how to respond to that.

K&C

The wedding was beautiful. Tatia looked like a princess from a fairytale. Everything was perfect. The flowers, the church, the dress, everything. Caroline couldn't have planned it better herself. On the outside it seemed like a dream wedding with a dream couple, but Caroline knew better. Rebekah was sitting next to her not even bothering to hide her scowl. Kol looked very handsome in his suit. Poor boy still didn't know how to tie a tie, but Caroline taking very fake girlfriend duties seriously helped him. Klaus looked hot as hell too, but Caroline wasn't going to let herself go there.

Caroline saw Tatia try to catch Klaus' eye as she walked down the isle, but Klaus refused to look at her. Huh. Something must have happened. The bride and groom said their vows and Caroline once again looked at Rebekah. The girl had tears in her eyes, but they weren't happy tears. It then clicked in Caroline's brain. Rebekah knew. She knew about the affair. That is why she was so against the wedding. She was trying to make Elijah call it off. Rebekah was very loyal so she kept her brother's secret, but still was trying to find subtle ways to get Elijah to stop it all. Caroline took her hand and Rebekah looked at her. Caroline gave her a small smile.

"You may kiss the bride," The minster said and everyone clapped at the fairytale sight of Elijah and Tatia have their first kiss as a married couple.

"Thank God there is a pre-nup," Rebekah said quietly to Caroline as they clapped.

The wedding party made their way back down the isle. Caroline caught Klaus' eye, but he quickly turned away.

What?

K&C

Another thing Caroline noticed about the Mikaelson clan was that they all loved to drink. As soon as the reception started they all had a drink in their hands. They seemed the kind of family that pretends everything is fine when it really isn't. Kol at the moment was trying to persuade Caroline to drink as well.

"Come on, live a little," Kol said and Caroline eyed the martini still debated wither or not to drink it. "I know you usually don't go out because of Ella, but take a load off darling."

"I shouldn't," Caroline said but found herself reaching for the glass and taking a sip. It burned at first, her throat wasn't used to the taste, but it was wonderful. Kol saw the look on her face and grinned.

"You need to get out more, my friend," Kol said taking a sip of his own drink.

"I can't go out when I have a four year old daughter," Caroline reminded him.

"If she had a father you could," Kol said and Caroline frowned.

"I thought you were going to let me decide what to do," Caroline said.

"I am," Kol assured her, "I just want you to think about it."

"I have thought about it, and from what I have seen Klaus isn't the father type," Caroline said. "You can at least agree with that."

"Out of all my siblings I suppose Nik was the last one I thought would be a Dad," Kol said, "I'll support you no matter what, but Nik might surprise you."

Oh he surprised her all right. Caroline was taken completely by surprise when she saw Klaus with his tongue down is brother's fiancees throat, but again she kept that fact to herself.

"Caroline!" Rebekah called out interrupting Caroline out of her thoughts. "Come dance."

Caroline smiled and allowed Rebekah lead her out to the dance floor. The two girls danced and it wasn't long before Kol joined them.

On the other side of the room Klaus watched as Caroline danced with Kol and Rebekah. He watched as Kol spun Caroline around with his hand on her waist. She was stunning. The pink dress she wore was very flattering, but she probably would have looked better in blue. It would have matched her eyes.

"Niklaus?" Esther said and Klaus turned to look at her.

"Mother," He said with a formal nod.

"It meant a lot to your brother that you did this for him," Esther said, "I know it must have been difficult."

"It was nothing," Klaus said taking and sip of his drink, "I look good in a suit and Elijah wrote my best man speech for me." He was getting really sick of everyone thinking he was such a good guy for being the best man, but it was all a front. If they knew the truth they would be disgusted.

"You do look very nice," Esther said, "But your tie is a little crooked." Esther stepped closer and Klaus stiffened. She fixed his tie and patted his shoulders. "There."

"Thank you," Klaus said softly and Esther smiled.

"You're welcome," Esther said.

K&C

Of course she caught the bouquet. Caroline wasn't even trying and the flowers just seemed to fly into her hands. She had only joined the group of girls because Rebekah dragged her over. After she caught it everyone looked at Kol who just shrugged and smirked.

"It is too bad you aren't going to marry Kol," Rebekah said as the men gathered on the floor to see who could catch the garter. "It would have been nice to have you are a sister."

"Kol is the best friend in the world, but we wouldn't be a good couple," Caroline said, "And he feels the same."

"The accent thing, right?" Rebekah said and Caroline just looked at her, "Kol filled me in. Should I take offense at that?"

Caroline needed a change of subject. If Rebekah found out about Ella there was no way the girl was going to be able keep that secret.

"Your brother doesn't even seem happy to be married to the wicked witch," Caroline said and they both looked at Elijah's face. He didn't look miserable, but he didn't have the glow most people did when they married the person they were supposed to be in love with.

"I don't know," Rebekah said, "We aren't a very open family. If something goes wrong we usually pretend it never happened. That is why I love Matt so much. He is so open. We can talk for hours. I don't need to pretend with him."

"I think that is what we all want, someone who we don't have to pretend with," Caroline and Rebekah nodded. There was a cheering noise which meant that someone had caught the garter.

"Well look who your dance partner is?" Rebekah said with a smirk and Caroline felt like banging her head against the table.

Klaus.

K&C

They danced in silence for a while. The song playing was an old jazzy tune that Caroline recognized from her childhood. It was the kind of music her father used to listen too. It wasn't long before the floor started to fill up with more couples so they weren't on display. Caroline had so much to say to Klaus but for some reason the only thing she could think to say was,

"I love this song."

"So do I. The twenties, by far my favorite decade," Klaus said as they danced, "The jazz, the champagne, not a care in the world. People would dance till they dropped."

"I really like the clothes," Caroline said, "Those flapper dresses were amazing."

A heavy silence followed.

"You seem angry at me," Klaus commented.

"I'm not," Caroline said shortly.

"Your tone says differently," Klaus countered.

"What does it matter?" Caroline asked, "You are the one that won't even look at me." Klaus stopped dancing and took Caroline's chin gently with his hand and made her look at him. They stared at each other for a while oblivious to everyone around them. This was the moment. Caroline could easily ask Klaus to accompany her outside and tell him about Ella. Instead she said nothing. The song ended and Klaus walked away leaving Caroline alone on the dance floor. Kol walked over and they started to dance.

"What happened?" Kol asked.

"I chickened out. You were right, he deserves to know, but I couldn't do it." Caroline told him. "It was the moment and it past. We are leaving in the morning."

"There will be plenty more moments," Kol assured her, "He is my brother. I can just ask him to come out to visit me and you can tell him then."

"Yeah, this way I can be more prepared," Caroline said feeling relived, "I can make a plan."

"You do love to plan things," Kol said with a grin.

"What do I do now?" Caroline asked.

"Now, we just dance," Kol said and Caroline laughed and rested her head on his shoulder thinking how lucky she was to have a friend like him.

K&C

Klaus was walking back to his room after that joke of a wedding when he heard Caroline speaking to someone in the bathroom.

"Oh that sounds fun," He heard Caroline say, "I am glad you are having a good time with Aunt Bonnie, but I will be home tomorrow. I love you, baby." She must be talking to her daughter. "I will see you soon. Bye!"

Klaus hid behind the corner when the bathroom door opened and Caroline came out. She was still wearing the dress she wore to the wedding, but her hair was down and she looked worn out. Caroline couldn't be a day over 26, five years younger then him, but she carried herself with a grace of someone much older. When they were dancing she almost seemed sad. The sound of a door closing brought Klaus out of his thoughts. It was time for bed then. The sooner tomorrow came the sooner he could get the hell out of here.

K&C

Kol and Caroline had left early that morning so Klaus hadn't been there to see them off. Not that he wanted to. He hated seeing his brother and Caroline together. He was about to leave too and go back to his own flat in London. Klaus was walking down the hall back to his room when someone grabbed his hand and pulled him into the bathroom. He turned and saw Tatia looking at him.

"Shouldn't you be on your honeymoon?" Klaus asked in a bored voice.

"We leave in a couple minutes, but I couldn't leave without telling you something," Tatia said.

"I don't want to hear it," Klaus and reached for the doorknob, but Tatia blocked his way.

"It isn't about us, it is about Caroline," Tatia said and that made him stop.

"What about her?" Klaus asked.

"I remember you told me that 5 years ago you and Caroline spent a night together, but I haven't told a soul," Tatia said.

"Your point?" Klaus said wanting to get the hell out of there, but was curious of what Tatia was going to say about Caroline.

"Caroline's daughter, she is 4 years old Nik," Tatia told him.

"4?" Klaus repeated.

"I saw a picture, she has your smile," Tatia said.

"What are you saying?" Klaus said his tone harsh.

"Ella is your daughter," Tatia said and Klaus looked at her dumbfounded. Before Klaus could speak she went on, "She didn't tell you, but I couldn't live with another secret. Especially one like this."

"No, you're lying. Caroline would've told me if I had a…a daughter." Klaus stammered, "Besides, Kol would've said something. I know he would've. He is my brother."

"Maybe he doesn't know," Tatia replied, taking a step closer. "If you don't believe me, then you can ask your mother. She saw the picture as well." A moment of silence followed as the realization sunk in that he might have a daughter.

"Why?" Klaus said, "Why would she not tell me?"

"I don't know," Tatia said taking his hand in a comforting gesture.

"How...how could she keep this from me?" Klaus said talking to himself more than to Tatia.

"I don't know," Tatia said again, "I don't know why she didn't tell you. She had the perfect opportunity, but yet she kept silent." Tatia could see Klaus' jaw tighten and his eyes grow hard. Just the reaction she was hoping for.

"How dare she keep this from me," Klaus' tone was now filled with anger as he stormed out of the bathroom. Tatia grinned. She turned back to the mirror and reapplied her lip gloss. She had a honeymoon to go to, but she was not going to give up Niklaus so easily. And she was most certainly not going to lose him to that little blond girl. Tatia would drive a wedge between them before anything even happened.

K&C

"Oh I missed you!" Caroline said kissing Ella all over her face while Ella giggled.

"I missed you too Mommy," Ella said and Caroline couldn't help but kiss her cheeks again.

"How was she?" Caroline asked Bonnie.

"An angel," Bonnie replied.

Caroline looked back at Ella and felt a pang of sadness. It was so strange that only a couple of hours ago she had been dancing with Ella's father.

"Mommy?" Ella said and Caroline snapped out of it.

"Tell me all about your weekend with Aunt Bonnie," Caroline said sitting down on the couch and setting Ella on her lap.

"Well..." Ella started out and then proceeded to outline the last three days to Caroline. The little girl liked to talk.

The longer Caroline watched Ella the more of Klaus she saw in her. Ella resembled Caroline quite a bit, but Caroline saw Klaus in there too. The same serious expression, the same stubborn jaw.

The same smile.

Later that night Caroline got out her computer and typed Niklaus Mikaelson into the search engine. She was surprised at how many articles came up. Apparently he was a really big deal in the European art scene. His paintings sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars. There were a few interview articles, but not many. They just asked about where he got his inspiration from and his technique. When he came to his personal life he was tight lipped, but there was pictures of him with numerous women.

She looked at the clock. Looks like it is still daytime in England. Wonder what everyone is up to?

K&C

"Niklaus, what is it?" Esther said when he stormed into her study.

"Is it true? Did you now?" Klaus asked.

"I had a suspicion," Esther replied not bothering to fake ignorance.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Klaus said his hands balling into fists.

"I wanted Caroline to," Esther said getting up. "I am sorry that she didn't. She was probably too shocked to think clearly."

"Why are you defending her?" Klaus said between gritted teeth. "She knew I was Ella's father and she didn't tell me! Caroline had three bloody days to tell me, but she did not!"

"Do not raise your voice to me," Esther said and Klaus crossed his arms in anger. "I don't know why she didn't tell you, but whatever decision you make I will support you."

"You will?" Klaus said. Esther had never been that great of a support system to him growing up.

"Yes," Esther said, "Do what you must. I will stand by you."

Klaus nodded once and then walked out of the room. He knew exactly what he was going to do.

K&C

"Here you are," Caroline said holding Ella's hand as they stood in front of the art museum. It was Ella's first day of class. Things had finally settled down since she had gotten back and it was time for the highlight of the week, taking Ella to her first art class. Caroline could tell Ella was nervous. She held tightly on Caroline's hand. "I'll be back in a hour and you can tell me all about it," Caroline said and hugged Ella. Ella gave her one more wave before the teacher got everyone's attention because class was about to start.

When Caroline got home she sprawled out on the couch. It was rare she got any alone time. She opened up her laptop and checked some of her e-mails. Caroline started work again on Monday so she had somethings to catch up on. Around a half a hour later there was a knock on the door. That was odd. Bonnie and Kol were both at work and Ella was still at art class. Caroline put her computer down and went to answer it. She opened the door and saw Klaus standing on the other side.

"Klaus," Caroline said shocked, "What are you doing here?"

"I am here to see my daughter." Klaus said and Caroline felt her world crashing down with those 7 words.

…...
What did you think? A very evil cliffhanger I know! So many questions!

Lane -

Why did you have Elijah marry that wicked witch? (There is a reason I will explore later, but she is not pregnant, in case that is where anyone was going)

How is Caroline going to react to Klaus' reappearance? What is his plan?

What is Kol going to do? What about the rest of the Mikaelson's?

Will there be a Mikaelson invasion in Chicago?

What will Ella think?

You will have to just continue reading to find out!

Once again that you all for reviewing. I mean holy cow. You have all been amazing. Again, I am open to suggestions so if there is anything you might want to see in the future I will try to make it happen.

Lux22, seriously, what would I do without you? That is all I can say.