Everything was awkward now. There was a weird tension inside the penthouse that made Klaus feel like he was choking. Or maybe it was the guilt?

The morning after their fight, Klaus apologized and for a moment there everything was okay, until he tried explaining himself and ended up with his foot in his mouth once again. They had another fight and it was only then when they realized how much their personalities clashed. He was hot headed and stubborn while she was too smart to put up with his bad excuses.

The second day he bought her flowers and she took them gladly. They were beautiful and Caroline found the gesture very thoughtful. That was until Klaus opened his mouth and screwed it up AGAIN.

"If I had known that buying you a present would do the trick…"

Caroline glared at him to the point he thought his head would explode. He knew better than to think that Caroline was a materialist girl, he couldn't buy her forgiveness with presents.

That night she slept at Rebekah's. Klaus' heart broke when he saw her leave with a little bag. He looked down to Spots, who looked sad too. Caroline wanted to take the dog with her but Rebekah told her about her allergies (which were actually fancy words for "I don't want that dog sleeping on my couch"). So Caroline promised to be back first thing in the morning to take him out for a walk. Klaus could swear that when Spots looked back at him, he looked angry.

"I know mate, I fucked up." Klaus said with regret.

He reached the point where he asked Elijah for advice, something he never thought would happen. Elijah was just as surprised, but he would gladly help his brother. It's not that Elijah wasn't good with women, or gave bad advices, it's just that Klaus was just too proud to seek for help. But Caroline was worth it. It was time to swallow that pride and do whatever it takes to get her back.

"Women are always right, Niklaus." Elijah said as he sat down on his favorite chair.

"That's it? That's your opening line?" Klaus asked disappointed while sitting on the couch next to him. Elijah just chuckled and took a sip of bourbon.

"It's true. If ten years with Katerina taught me something is that women are always right, even if they're not. You don't fight them, you let them win. If they win, they're happy, and if they're happy, you're happy. It's a win-win situation."

Klaus groaned and rubbed his face.

"Katherine has you on a leash."

"Perhaps, but I couldn't be happier." Elijah replied.

"It started as a silly fight, but it grew and grew, and now I've messed it up too much. How do I get her to forgive me?"

"Well, for starters you need to undo what you've done wrong, or do something right to make it up to her." Elijah suggested.

"It's not like I can go back in time and be honest with her back then when I should have. And we're not giving Hayley her job back, not when we're actually rutting for her to go to jail." Klaus replied.

"Then a romantic gesture should get you back to her good graces."

"I bought her flowers." Klaus mumbled.

"That's a start. Perhaps you could try something more personal." Elijah suggested.

"Such as?" Klaus asked interested.

Elijah smiled and leaned closer to give his brother to share his idea.

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Caroline sighed as she walked into the penthouse. She couldn't hide at Rebekah's forever. She was still a little bit hurt that he wasn't entirely honest with her, disappointed even, but she wasn't still mad.

It was his bad temper and his hurtful words that upset her. The last couple of days they did nothing but fight, and Klaus always put an end to the discussion by spitting poisonous words that left Caroline speechless.

"I will not have my hand forced by you or anyone else!"

"You look like you're in need for of comfort… why don't you find someone less terrible you can relate to?"

Problem is she didn't fall too far behind. After all, she did call him "terrible" first, and even hissed "I can't even look at you right now" before leaving to sleep at Rebekah's.

Perhaps having a relationship with Klaus wasn't a good idea. She started to considerate the possibility of moving out. Maybe she could move in with Bonnie, or even get her own place, since the company paid well… that is, of course, of Klaus didn't fire her. She wanted to believe he wouldn't do that, but then again, he fired Hayley so easily before…

Everything was a mess. She was stressed, tired and sad, she couldn't think straight. All Caroline wanted to do was to take Spots out for a walk, take a bath, eat and go to bed. Maybe even repeat all that the next day.

As she walked down the hall she heard music playing from Klaus' studio. She stood by the closed door and pondered whether she should knock and let him know she was there, maybe even talk things out. But she realized Klaus never locked himself in his studio, so maybe he wanted to be alone.

Instead she walked to her room, decided to take Spots out for a walk.

"Come on, Spots! I'm taking you to the park. We better leave now, it will snow later." She said as she sat down on the bed and changed her shoes.

Spots, however, wasn't anywhere to be found. Caroline got up and looked around.

"Spots?... Spoooots…" she called out as she looked around the bed, underneath her vanity, and even inside the closet.

Finally she decided to check underneath the bed. She pulled the covers away and smiled.

"There you are…" she said as she spotted her dog, but quickly frowned. "Spots? What's wrong?" She reached out to take him out of the bed. "Oh no… KLAUS!"

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Liz Forbes had her eyes closed and her face tilted up to the sun. She was pretty sure she would never get used to heaven. The sun felt so real, so warm.

She could tell that someone else was sitting next to her on the bench and she opened her eyes when she heard a metallic sound.

"Seriously? You're smocking… in heaven…" she said arching an eyebrow.

"Cut me some slack, love. I just died." Enzo said when he finished lighting his cigarette.

"Right, but you knew that was going to happen." Liz said. "And it wasn't your first time either."

"Yes, but it doesn't get any easier with the years to be honest." Enzo replied before smoking.

"Easier? Think about Caroline! It won't be easy for her either!" Liz complained.

"Relax." Enzo said. "Goldilocks will be fine. Klaus is with her."

"But they're fighting." Liz said softly. "And Spots dying sounds so pointless."

Enzo turned to her and gave him a seductive smile.

"Don't you know it, love? Tragedy brings the lovers closer." He said while wiggling his eyebrows.

Liz rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"What? Are you worried?" Enzo asked.

"Of course I'm worried, I'm her mother. What if she needs you? What if she needs Spots?"

"Trust me, Elizabeth. You raised a wonderful woman. She's strong, she'll come through. And she doesn't need me anymore. My mission as her guardian angel is over."

Liz took a breath and sighed.

"So what happens next?" She asked.

"I get assigned another mission. I think some eight years old boy with problems to make new friends." Enzo said.

"I meant with Caroline." Liz said annoyed.

"She'll fix things with Klaus and move on." Enzo replied.

"Maybe they could get a new dog." She suggested. Enzo made a face and scoffed.

"Hardly."

"Awe, are you jealous?" Liz teased. Enzo didn't look at her, instead he finished his cigarette. "Don't worry, I'm sure Caroline will never forget you, Enzo… Or should I call you Spots?"

Enzo rolled his eyes.

"Don't get me wrong, I adore Gorgeous, but she has a terrible taste for names."

Liz laughed at that.

"You're a really weird angel."

"Were you expecting halos and fluffy wings?" Enzo teased.

"Something like that, yeah." Liz said with a smile. Enzo smiled back and shrugged.

"Turns out God has a sense of humor." He said.

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Klaus sat on the edge of Caroline's bed and watched her as she cried her eyes out.

"Spo-oots!" She cried holding her pillow tight against her chest. It really broke Klaus' heart to see her like that.

It had been a hard day. After all the fights and tension, Klaus locked himself in his studio to paint. It was the first time he would paint in years and he wanted to do something nice for Caroline. It would also give him a chance to finally use the Christmas present she got him. He hoped this would give him another chance to make things right with her. He just wasn't expecting this.

When he heard her scream his name, he dropped his brush and ran to her room. There he found Caroline holding Spots with a worried look on her face.

"Klaus, something is wrong with Spots!" She cried.

"We're taking him to the vet, let's go."

Klaus drove as fast as he could in the busy streets of New York. He hadn't even finished parking the car when Caroline jumped out and ran into the building. The veterinarian told her to lay Spots on a cold, metallic table and then made them wait outside.

They had bad news. Spots was old, really old, and very sick. His stomach wasn't working anymore and he was in a lot of pain.

Klaus would never forget how Caroline fell into his arms when the veterinarian told them it was time to put him down to sleep.

They walked back into the room and the vet left them alone so they could say good bye to the dog. Caroline went first.

"I don't think I can put in words everything I wanna say to you." She whispered while stroking Spots' head. "I love you. I'm gonna miss you. Thank you for everything." She finished before starting to cry. She wanted to say so much more but she couldn't find her voice at the time.

Klaus followed and stood by the table. He never liked the dog that much, but he knew how hard this would be for Caroline, and to completely honest, he didn't hate the dog either.

"You go in peace, mate. I'll take care of her for you."

Then the vet walked in and… that was it.

Incapable of just sit there in silence while the woman he loved cried so desperately, Klaus decided to lay down with her and pull her into his arms. She quickly wrapped her arm around his waist and pressed her face against his chest.

"It's okay love." Klaus whispered while stroking her hair. "He's watching over you from heaven now."