Chapter 10
Roxy VS Carrick Round 1 / Day I
Klaus POV

When I arrive, Carrick is stepping out of his vehicle and he's got a bouquet of red roses. He stops to stare at me and I stare right back at him.

"In flowers, roses say love, genius."

"And if you knew her at all, you'd know that iris is one of her favorites and she thinks red roses are overdone."

We walk shoulder to shoulder up the stairs and once at the door he rings the bell, and attempts to fight me for the spot.

"I got it!"

I hear Robby yell and when he swings the door open, he just grins.

"Sorry guys, you're not my type."

"It's not for you. Is she out of bed yet?"

"She's in the den keeping the rugrats busy while Logan's making breakfast."

I can hear the children screaming in glee and she's screaming right along with them. I push him to the side and as soon as I step in, Robby closes the door on Carrick.

"Thanks."

"You hurt her, Niklaus. But I know you can also fix her. I'd like that and I don't like Carrick."
"All the same."

She's wearing a unicorn onesie that I've seen many times before. It's made of pale green and white fleece with a pink mane and tail, and a yellow unicorn horn between two big purple colored eyes.
Bridget is wearing one too. Hers is pink with purple spots on the rear end, a yellow unicorn horn and a white mane and tail.

Kian is wearing a fuzzy brown one that makes me think of a little bear and Killian's wearing one that looks like a panda bear.

They're going around and around through the doorways between the living room, billiard room and the hallway. When she stops they collide with her and there's giggling, squealing and she's behind them before they recover.

"I tip you over!" She grasps Bridget by the front of her onesie and sweeps her legs out from under her to lie her on the floor. "I tip you over too!" And does the same to Kian. "But you, you I steal!"
She picks Killian up. "I got a baby panda!"

She parades him into the den where she congratulates Bree and hands him to her.

"Congratulations, it's a baby panda."

"Mama! I'm hot!"

"Yeah? A fleece onesie will do that to ya. Come here." She pushes Bridgets hood down and undoes the zip in the front. "Nope. Keep this on, just unzipped. You don't want to cool off too quickly or you might get a chill." She runs her finger up her belly.

"I'm stuck!"

She unzips Kian and he then climbs up on to the sofa and collapses.

"I'm so tired!"

"You're tired for once? I must be doing something right. Ooh, does this mean you'll nap later?"

"No nap!"

"Aaah! Yes nap! What if I nap with you? Nap sounds good."

"Mind if I join you?"

She whirls around so fast I think she's startled the children.

"Yes, Carrick. I mind that very much."

"I take it you remember who I am now?"

"I do. Be thankful there's virgin eyes in the room or I'd paint the walls with you. Get out of Logans house."

"I thought we could talk."

"Well you thought wrong. And to be clear, we're not picking up where we left off and I would greatly appreciate it if you fall off the face of Pembleton."

Carricks expression turns dark in an instant.

"Why? For that hybrid! He started a family with someone else and you're going to forgive him and pick up with him just like that?!"

He goes from pleasant to foaming like a rabid dog in seconds. She's not at all afraid of him.

"Who said I was getting back with Klaus?"

How she says it puts him at ease and makes me anxious.

"Roxanne, please, let history be an old book and lets start a new one?"

"Hm, so it's okay for you to cheat on me, repeatedly? And then we just forget about it and start over? But Niklaus does something stupid while we're not together and he's not worthy of the same chance you want? Get outta my face with that crap. At least what he did wasn't while we were together. You on the other hand, you let me die of the pox! That YOU gave me!

"Oh my god! That was 1662! When are you going to let that go!"

"When you develop a Tardis, go back in time and keep your dick in your pants! I don't want a relationship right now! Not you with! Not with Klaus! Or anyone else!"

"So in the future perhaps?"

She whips the door closed so fast and hard it causes the windows to rattle.

"Go find Sophia!"

"I don't want Sophia!"

"Really?! Cause once is a fuck up! Fuck up's on repeat is you not giving a fuck about me! So guess now how many fucks you're getting?!"

"None!" I answer with glee.

"You're not getting any either!" Carrick shoots back.

"Hm, not at the moment but I think I've got a much higher chance with her than you do. I'm as patient as I am tenacious. I had her love once and I will have it again."

"My love is mine to give to whom I will. Don't either of you think for a second you can dictate me or so help me, I will do something horrible to you both! Now get out of my house!"

"This isn't over." Carrick glares at me.

"Yes it is. You just haven't realized it yet." I reply. "Now show yourself out before I show you out."

He sets the bouquet down on the dining room table and shows himself out. When she looks at me, standing here like an idiot holding a bunch of iris, the devil face ebbs away into a fond expression.
"Don't get cheeky, Niklaus." And she snatches the flowers with both hands and breathes deeply to soak up their scent.

"I'll be cheeky if I want to. That just proves to me that I've still got a chance."

"Mama! Mama! Let me smell!"

"I will if you stop pulling on my tail."

Bridget lets her tail go and she gives one to her.

"What is it?"

"Iris. It's one of your mums favorites."

They're all shy around me. I'm not sure why.

"I think they know you're a hybrid and in their animal brain, they're afraid of you."

"Why would they be? There are other hybrids here."

Her head tilts. "I would've thought you'd realize it's a werewolf alpha thing."

I shrug. "At least they're not ignoring me now."

And you're not ignoring me. I'll count that as a step in the right direction.