Author's Note: Well it seems like my cliffhanger had the intended effect that I was looking for! Glad to hear it! You'll find out soon what he means but I'm pretty sure everyone reading this wouldn't mind 'handling' would they?

Thanks to CeCeVolume for being a wonderful beta and Banana 71588. Go read their fics!

Anyways , onto the next part.

Part 2

"The additional duties of the job require not only for you to handle the children but also me."

"EXCUSE ME?!" Caroline sputtered out in shock and knew her face had to be showing it considering how warm it felt. He couldn't possibly be talking about what she thought he was talking about could he? He was very good looking, but he couldn't really think that if he hired her that she…that they...could he?

When Klaus heard the indignation in her voice at his statement, he felt confused for a moment until he realized how his words could have been interpreted. He probably should have worded it better; Klaus couldn't help but think that Kol would have loved the scene in front of him while Elijah would chastise him. Klaus couldn't help the smirk on his face as Rebekah spoke up.

"What my brother means to say," Rebekah stated as she glared at him for his lack of thought as to how his words could be interpreted. Men were so clueless. "Is that he needs someone to help run his household as well look after the children, right Nik?"

"Yes, of course," Klaus admitted though the situation was humorous. "I assure you that this wouldn't be like one of the tawdry made for TV movies where the father seduces the unsuspecting nanny."

"Good because I assure you that I am too smart to be seduced by you," Caroline retorted before she could reign in her anger at the humor he seemed to find in her embarrassment. To help calm down, she focused on the question he had asked. "What exactly would 'running the household' entail? Housekeeping duties? Cooking?"

"A little of all of it," Klaus answered as they moved the conversation back to the job. "I have a cleaning staff that comes in and cleans twice a month but there is still the day to day upkeep. The kids know their responsibilities of keeping their things up but there are still things such as laundry, and vacuuming. I have a similar situation with cooking. Right now, I have meals delivered frozen to the house, but that only makes a handful of our menus, so there would be nights where a fresh meal would need to be prepared by you if I am having a late evening."

"That sounds like a very good system for a busy family," Caroline commented.

Klaus smiled. "I would like to take credit for it, but it was all Ayanna's work. She used to cook all of the time for us, but over the last couple of years, this arrangement has worked for the best."

Caroline nodded. "I don't see where any of that would be a problem."

"Good," Klaus replied. "Now that we have that out of the way, do you have any questions?"

"You mentioned earlier about me meeting with your children?" Caroline reminded him.

"Yes. They are downstairs in the playroom at the moment."

"Before I meet them, I was wondering if you could tell me a little about them. Anything that you think would be helpful for me to get to know them but also anything that would be beneficial regarding special needs," Caroline requested.

"Of course," Klaus agreed. "As I told the agency, Lexi and Henry are seven, fraternal twins. Lexi is almost ten minutes older and she makes sure that everyone knows that she's the big sister, but Henry doesn't let her boss him around."

"Much," Rebekah interjected.

"Well, brothers have a tendency to give their sisters their way so that they don't have to deal with pouting," Klaus teased his sister. "She is smart and a good student when she focuses. A year ago, she joined the junior team at a gymnastics gym where she was taking tumbling lessons. She has conditioning a few times a week for a couple of hours."

"So that would be one of the extracurricular activities you spoke of," Caroline replied with a smile. She couldn't help but notice the way that his eyes lit up as he talked about his kids.

"Yes that's the primary one actually. Henry hasn't really explored sports yet at his age but that can change in the next few years. He is just as active as his sister but they are a bit different when it comes to their studies. Henry doesn't seem to have to work much at learning; once he gets something, he knows it. He loves to read and anything to do with Science, especially animals." Klaus finished explaining just as he heard a noise by the door. "And the two of them love to try to sneak around the house and try to listen in when they were told to stay put."

Caroline had heard the noise as well and couldn't help but smile when she saw the door that had been partially closed open further to reveal the culprits. The twins were adorable, Henry looked a little tall for his age, with dark blonde curls, and his face was the spitting image of his father, while Lexi was shorter and smaller. She definitely had the build of a gymnast, and she seemed to favor her aunt in her coloring with pale blonde hair that was tied back in a ponytail. Both had guilty looking smiles on their faces at being caught, but didn't looked too worried about the possibility of being in trouble because of it.

"Sorry, but you said we could meet her," Lexi said in apology as she stared at the stranger in the room.

"When Aunt Bekah and I were done talking to her," Klaus reminded his daughter as he tried to act as if he was actually upset at the interruption. "But you're here now so now is as good a time as any I suppose."

The twins' faces lit up as they rushed forward to meet Caroline. Henry beat his sister by inches thanks to his slightly longer legs. "Hi, I'm Henry and this is my sister Lexi. Are you going to be our new nanny?"

"Well hello, Henry and Lexi, I'm Caroline," Caroline said in introduction. "As for your question, we'll just have to wait and see."

"Ayanna has taken care of us since we were babies. Dad said that she still loves us but can't watch us anymore," Lexi stated. "He said we're too much of a handful for her since she got sick and that old people just want to sit around and not do anything.

"Lexi…" Klaus warned.

"You did!" Lexi stated.

"She's got you there Dad." Henry agreed.

"Excuse my children Caroline, the two of them gang up on people like this quite often. They fight like cats and dogs sometimes but are quick to band together in times like this," Klaus explained.

"Most siblings do, at least from I've seen," Caroline stated before turning her attention back to the kids. "You're probably not real happy about getting a new nanny are you?"

Both kids shrugged a little while Henry spoke. "We wanted to meet you when Dad said we could, Lexi and I think it could be fun to have someone around who doesn't baby us but..."

"But you will miss her too, am I right?" Caroline asked.

Both of the twins nodded with slightly sad looks on their face that made Caroline's chest tighten a little. These kids were just as sweet as they were adorable. "And I'm sure she will miss taking care of you guys. But you should remember that Ayanna would want you guys to have someone that can take the best care of you and since she isn't able to, she knows that she can't be that person."

Caroline leaned forward and motioned for them to come closer as she whispered. "I'll let you in on a little secret. I hope that I can be."

Smiles replaced frowns as her words seemed to do the trick and put them at ease. Caroline just hoped that she could back up the implied promise and be the nanny that they wanted. She had just met them and they already had their hands wrapped around her heart. Deciding to change to happier things, Caroline smiled as she said. "Lexi, your dad tells me that you're a gymnast? I was a cheerleader when I was younger but only did some tumbling. You must work really hard."

Lexi smiled proudly. "Yep, I have been tumbling since I was really little and last year since I was old enough they asked me if I wanted to be on the junior team."

"And you said yes of course." Caroline added.

"I had to beg Dad because I have to practice for like hours but he said yes. So I started. I did a couple of meets last year, but Dad and my coach Pearl said that I can do all of them now since I've been training long enough. It's going to be so awesome."

"It sounds awesome," Caroline replied with a huge smile. She could tell the little girl was really proud of what she was doing.

"She's pretty good, when she doesn't fall on her butt," Henry interrupted.

Caroline couldn't help but laugh at Henry's words or when Lexi elbowed her brother. She knew that he was trying to get her attention off of his sister and onto him. "And your dad also told me that you love animals?"

Henry nodded enthusiastically as she asked, "What's your favorite animal? I bet you like the big cats."

"They are neat, but hippos are my favorite," Henry answered.

"Really?" Caroline asked.

"Yep, they are just cool. Did you know they kill more people than any other African animal?" Henry asked.

Caroline was surprised by the little fact, most kids wouldn't be so blasé about something like that but Henry just acted like it was an everyday thing. "No. I didn't know that. I've never seen a regular Hippo before, but they have pygmy hippos at the zoo. Have you been?"

Klaus watched quietly off to the side as his kids battled for Caroline's attention. Henry was currently telling Caroline about the last time they had visited the zoo and how he got to go all of the time because they had a membership. Lexi also jumped into the conversation as she told Caroline what she liked when they visited. The two of them seemed quite taken with her. Neither of them were shy, but they normally didn't take over conversations like this when they were talking to an adult. He figured it was due to the friendliness that Caroline seemed to radiate and the way that she engaged them both in conversation.

Rebekah noticed how her brother watched the twins and Caroline interact for a moment before she whispered, "What are you thinking, Nik?"

"I was just going to ask you the same question, sister," Klaus stated.

Knowing she wasn't going to get his answer until she gave him her opinion, Rebekah replied, "I've never liked nor disliked her because I've not spent a lot of time with her. However, I think the children like her, and I agree with Stefan's opinion that she would do well. But…"

"Yes?"

Rebekah hesitated; she wasn't sure how to explain her trepidations to her brother. If he hired Caroline, she would be living in his house, helping him raise his children and that could create a certain sense of intimacy that could cause problems. It hadn't been a worry with Ayanna; she was older and practically family. Caroline was younger and attractive and her brother whether he wanted to admit it or not got lonely. Rebekah though quickly put these thoughts aside, Caroline wasn't Nik's type at all, if anything she was the opposite of the woman that Nik had been involved with in the past. The more she thought about it, the more she couldn't see anything more than possible friendship developing. "Nothing. I'd think she'd be a good choice."

Well now you guys have met Henry and Lexi, what did you think?

I need some help from you guys, I have this story planned out in my head but I need some input from you as well. Caroline and Klaus's relationship will be built around their time together including time with the kids. If you have any suggestions or scenes of them with the kids that you would like to see, please leave it in your feedback or PM them to me.

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