AUTHOR'S NOTE: Wow, the responses from the last part have been amazing and I'm now over 200 reviews. That just blows my mind and I can't thank you enough!

Did everyone survive the mid-season finale? I just loved it!

To the Guest who asked about Klaus's tattoo: it will be shown more later. As for what it is, I'm not saying but its very incharacter for him in this story.

To the Guest signed in as Rebecca: There will be some drama coming but it's a still away

This next part might be a bit of a let down after the last one. It's kind of a filler part I guess. Don't worry more sexual tension will come in later parts.

Part 10

"How much longer Caroline?" Henry asked huffily, not hiding the irritation in his voice a bit.

"About an hour and a half," Caroline answered as she looked up from her book and at the clock. When she saw the time, she scowled. They were at Lexi's gym for her practice and Henry was bored, beyond bored.

Normally, he didn't have any problem keeping himself occupied while they were there but this week was trying on him. Lexi had her first meet coming up, so she had been working extra hard, which meant more time at the gym, which meant Henry and Caroline spent more time at the gym. Most of the older girls' parents simply dropped them off, but Lexi and her age group were too young for that so they were camped out in the little waiting area. There was a restroom and reasonably comfortable chairs, but neither one of those matter to the seven-year-old boy sitting by her right now. "Did you finish your book?"

"Yes."

"What about you play one of your games?" Caroline asked as she motioned to his handheld gaming unit but Henry only shrugged.

"I already beat the game I brought and I don't want to play anymore."

"Well, let's see what I have in my bag," Caroline said as she pulled out the aforementioned bag. It was actually a bag she had for the kids; they were by no means babies who needed a diaper bag but Caroline had found it handy to keep some stuff on hand when they were going to be out for a while. She made sure to put it in a leather messenger bag so that the kids wouldn't try to claim it made them look babyish. "I've got coloring books, drawing paper, pencils, and crayons."

"I don't feel like drawing," Henry said with a pout.

Caroline's hand closed around a small cardboard box, which she then held up in triumph. "How about we play cards?"

Henry seemed to debate the idea, she could tell he was interested but wasn't ready to give up on his crabbiness yet. She just smiled, as she brushed his shoulder with hers. "Come on, we can play any game you want."

"Okay." The little boy huffed before he moved over a chair so they could use the one between them as a table.

They were halfway through their second game of Go Fish when movement out of the corner of her eye caught Caroline's attention and she saw that the original version of the little boy in front of her had arrived. She kept her mouth shut though because she could tell by the way that Klaus snuck up behind Henry that he was intending on surprising him, which he did just a minute later.

Henry squealed in surprise before he turned around and saw who his attacker was. A smile lit up his face before he jumped on him. "Daddy! You scared me:"

Klaus laughed at his son's antics as they horsed around a little bit, making sure to not disturb the other people around them. After a few minutes, Henry climbed on his back and rested his chin on his dad's shoulder. "Are you here to take me home?"

He could see the look of hope in Henry's eyes but shook his head. "Sorry, buddy, but no. I came to hang out with you while we wait for Lexi so that Caroline can leave."

The aforementioned blonde saw the disappointment in Henry's eyes and made a quick decision. "Actually why don't you go ahead and take him home? I'll stay and bring home Lexi after she's done."

"Caroline, you don't have to," Klaus argued even as Henry began to nod his head in agreement while jumping up and down in excitement. He had to admit that the offer sounded good to him; he hadn't been looking forward to hanging around the gym and heading home to spend time with just his son sounded good. However, he didn't want to take advantage of his nanny's kindness either.

"It's really okay. Henry has been really good this past week dealing with all of the extra time spent here and he's really bored," Caroline declared. "Take him home, I'm sure he's dying for some guy time with his dad. I was just going to go home and read but I've got my book. I'm fine here."

Klaus opened his mouth to argue but stopped when he saw that he was outnumbered and Caroline was looking at him with a stubbornness in her eyes that he had seen her use on the kids to show them she wasn't backing down. "Alright, I know when not to argue. We'll see you at home."

After the two of them left she sat back down and reopened the book she had been previously reading. About an hour later, Caroline felt someone walk up next to her and clear their throat. She looked up and saw one of Lexi's coaches looking back at her. "Hello."

"Hi, we haven't officially met, but I'm Anna, one of the coaches here."

"Yeah, I know Lexi talks about you and Pearl all of the time. I'm Caroline," she said as she put her hand out and the two shook hands.

"It's nice to finally meet you Caroline, Lexi talks about you a lot too. She is actually why I'm here."

Caroline's eyebrows crinkled in concern as she looked out onto the floor to check on her. When she saw the little blonde on the balance beam, perfectly fine, her concern diminished but she was confused. She motioned to the open chair next to her and Anna took the offered seat.

"I'm not sure how much you know about the gym here, but we have a booster club that coordinates various fundraisers for the girls'. The funds we raise goes to new equipment, leotards and warm up suits, parties stuff like that. Trying to keep the cost down for parents."

"That sounds like a good plan, I'm sure the parents appreciate it," Caroline stated.

"Yes, they do. Actually, the booster club is run by a combination of parents and coaches, the coach in charge is me and I need a parent to spearhead their side as well. I was hoping that you would help me with that," Anna declared.

Caroline's eyes widened in surprise. "You're serious? But I'm not a parent, I'm just a nanny."

"I know," Anna admitted. "Normally I wouldn't ask, but I really need someone. Lexi hasn't stopped talking about you, about how her dad has you running the house and that you used to run stuff when you were in a cheerleader in school. I've got parents who are willing to help, but no one to spearhead this thing. I promise it won't take up a ton of your time, we can meet while you are here with Lexi."

Anna's desperation could clearly be seen in her eyes and she felt bad for the other woman. She had to admit that the offer sounded somewhat appealing, she had kind of missed that part of her life the last few years but Caroline wasn't sure if it was her place to say yes or not. "I'm not saying no, but not saying yes either. Can I think about it and let you know?"

A bright smile appeared on Anna's face and relief flooded her eyes. "Thank you, just for being willing to consider it."

The two spoke for a few more minutes before Anna had to leave to finish up the end of practice. Shortly thereafter, Lexi came bounding out talking a mile a minute about what she had been working on. Caroline smiled as she corralled the little girl into her street clothes. She was talking so quickly that Caroline almost didn't hear her question. "Caroline, you're coming to my meet, aren't you?"

"Your meet?"

"You have to come. You have to please?" Lexi begged.

"We'll see, okay," Caroline replied as she finished helping Lexi get dressed before they left to head for home.

The wind had picked up considerably, making the November chill even worse. By the time they got to the house, Caroline felt half frozen. Therefore, when she walked into a warm house smelling of Italian food, her eyes almost rolled back into her head in bliss. She and Lexi hung up their coats before Caroline followed her nose but found the kitchen empty.

It was then that she heard a loud noise coming from downstairs. She headed downstairs where the playroom was located and found Klaus and Henry playing video games animatedly. The two of them were so caught up in it that they didn't notice Caroline standing in the doorway. She couldn't help but notice how young and carefree Klaus looked as he focused on the game. It was cute.

She didn't want to disturb so she went back upstairs and into the kitchen. She started making herself some tea to warm her up. She had just finished when Klaus appeared. "Hey."

"Hello to you too, love," Klaus greeted as he went over to the oven and checked the food inside. Henry hadn't been happy that he had to pause their game but once he explained that if he didn't that dinner would burn and they wouldn't have anything to eat, his son was more than happy to pause it.

"So I have a couple of things I need to talk to you about."

Klaus's eyebrow quirked up in question. "Sounds serious, should I be concerned?"

"No, nothing like that," Caroline assured him. "Lexi asked me earlier if I would be at her first meet."

"I'm not surprised that she asked; what did you tell her?" Klaus asked.

"That I wasn't sure. I mean, I wasn't sure if it would be okay with you," she replied unsure.

"It's up to you," Klaus answered. "To be honest, it's about 5 hours of waiting for 5 minutes of activity. It might not be how you want to spend your day off."

"I know, it's just she's been working so hard and it means so much to her," Caroline explained. "I don't want to disappoint her."

Klaus looked at the blonde-haired woman across from him as he realized how lucky he was that Stefan had mentioned her to him. They weren't just a job to her she truly cared for them and that meant a lot to him. "Then it's settled."

Caroline smiled at his statement. "There's one other thing. Today after you took Henry home, Anna came to talk to me."

"Pearl's daughter?"

"The same. She asked me if I'd be willing to help out with the Booster Club at the Gym. I reminded her that I'm not a mom but she said she didn't care. She's desperate for help," Caroline acknowledged. "It sounds interesting; I used to do stuff like this when I was in school. I told her I'd think on it but I wanted to talk to you first to make sure I wasn't overstepping."

"You are a unique woman, Caroline Forbes," Klaus declared. "If you want to help Anna, by all means don't let me stop you."

"Great. I'll let her know next time I see her," Caroline replied happily. "So what are you making, it smells delicious."

"Just one of those frozen lasagnas," Klaus answered with a shrug. "Are you hungry? There's plenty if you want to eat with us."

Caroline considered his offer for a minute. Despite making dinner for Klaus and the kids most nights, she rarely ate with them. After she was done for the night, she would give him time to spend with the kids by running errands, going out to grab food or coffee. But right now, the smell of the food and the company was too tempting. "That sounds great."

So what did you guys think? Too Boring? Like I said above, it's kind of a filler part to move the story along. I will give you guys a bit of a spoiler, December will be a big month for the two of them in regards to moving things along.

Next week, I will be updating on Sunday instead of Monday or Tuesday due to Christmas. I'm hosting Christmas Eve at my house so I'll be busy.