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Chapter 14

In the night when Klaus and Caroline were sleeping, she took the opportunity of his being tired to check her phone. He was holding her, one arm wrapped around her waist and he was sleeping soundly. Caroline could feel him holding her close, gripping her tight even in his sleep, making her feel important and…safe. She tried to hold on to that feeling as long as she could, no one had ever held her like that. The way he made her feel was new, it was fresh and it was flooding her body with feelings and thoughts that she never thought she would consider, but it was taking her over, rushing through her and taking her on a rollercoaster ride of emotion. And she couldn't stop it. She stayed close to him while she reached over to the nightstand and rummaged through her purse until she found her phone. She turned the volume as low as it could go, knowing very well that any louder and it would wake him, especially with his hearing. She turned it on and felt a realization of reality when she watched her phone continue to buzz, getting raided by 25 text messages and 50 missed calls and voicemails. She felt sad, knowing that her friends and family were probably worried, but she couldn't deny that she would do it all again with no regrets. She dialed her voicemail and almost cried when she heard the concerned voice of her friend.

"Caroline? Where are you?" Elena was freaking out, "She still isn't answering?" Caroline could hear Damon in the background. "No- Caroline please, we're all worried about you, are you okay? You left so fast and no one knows where you are! Did Klaus take you? Did he hurt you?" Caroline's breath caught at her last words. She knew that they still thought of Klaus as the psycho killer that he used to be and probably still was, and she was caught in a frenzy trying to think of how she could explain anything that had happened to them. "Everyone is here, Damon and Stefan are going to find you, don't worry," she was on the brink of tears now, and Caroline couldn't listen any more. She hung up the phone and deleted all of her voicemails, knowing that they all were saying the same thing. She checked her texts and found them from everyone. Her mom, Elena, Tyler, Bonnie, Matt, even Stefan, someone that she hadn't expected considering his ripper binge and loss of humanity lately. She put her phone back on the nightstand after turning it off, and she closed her eyes tight, fighting back tears when she felt Klaus' hand pull her closer. She knew that they would have to face everyone eventually, and she was even more grateful for the day that they had, she was sure now that they had something and it wasn't going to go away quietly. She didn't regret being with Klaus, she didn't regret sleeping with him, kissing him, letting him take her away, or even falling in love with him. Her body tensed at her last thought. Loving him. Seriously? Could she really be falling in love with him? After everything that she and Tyler had gone through she still didn't tell him that she loved him and she was falling for Klaus after a few simple days? Yes. Yes, she was. She was falling for him and she was falling hard. The time they spent together was full of attraction and obstacles, tender kisses and passionate love, and the push and pull that she was experiencing thrilled her. She wasn't about to give it up, she couldn't give it up. She scooted closer into Klaus' arms, grabbing his hand and holding it, waking him up. He let out a sweet sigh and kissed the back of her shoulder, then her cheek, and noticing a tear fall down from her eyes, he was suddenly full of guilt and an overwhelming feeling to make her feel better. She had to feel better.

"What's wrong?" he asked, waking up completely and turning her onto her back, stroking his hand lovingly on her, nothing sexual this time, only comfort. Caroline didn't respond right away, she just kissed him, she kissed him with everything she had, giving him that feeling in his stomach that he hadn't experienced in over a thousand years. "Klaus, I think," she licked her lips and swallowed, practically shivering with nervousness,

"What, love, what is it? Tell me, you can tell me anything," the love in his eyes gave Caroline a sense of security, like she could tell him anything and he would stay by her side.

"I think I love you," she said, another tear falling down the side of her face, but to Klaus she couldn't be more beautiful. "I want you to know that even though we have to go back to Mystic Falls and face everything and everyone, I wouldn't trade this for the world. I've never had this feeling, but I could die and be happy with this, I don't want you to forget that." She was so open, so honest, she didn't have any makeup on and her hair was a mess, but he couldn't imagine an angel in heaven with more grace and beauty than she had shown him thus far. He wiped her tear away with his thumb and he kissed her again, gently and sweetly.

"I think I love you too, Caroline Forbes" he smiled at her, and he was rewarded with a grin on her face and he let out the most genuine laugh, kissing her with a love so pure and so full that she couldn't believe he had any bad inside of him.

He pulled her close again and she fit herself right inside the curve of his body, savoring the moments that they had before they had to go back. She got as close to him as humanly- vampirely possible, and she stayed there with him, dreaming of them, loving them until the sun rose yet again…

Yay, they said I love you! :D I wanted that to happen and I started writing a long chapter but figured it would be best like this, short and sweet before things get too hectic. I hope you enjoy it! Please R&R :]