AUTHOR'S NOTE: Sorry it has taken me so long to update. While I have envisioned Bill and Stephen visiting from the beginning, I was kind of blocked when it came to writing it.

Thanks to klarolineepiclove and a-little-blonde-distraction for their help with this part and CeceVolume for her betaing skills.

Also, here are some responses:

ilovetvd: you mentioned how you thought it was odd that I implied that Klaroline didn't have sex after the kids go to bed. You are correct, I had something in there but it didn't get included but it is now.

Also to the Guest who didn't understand that title to the last part, it's a saying I've heard throughout my life that is said when someone says something they shouldn't, they stick their foot in their mouths. I have no idea where it comes from, but there you go.

Part 37 Daddy's Girl

Klaus watched as Caroline checked her phone for the tenth time in less than five minutes. Once she saw that her phone did not have the answers she was wanting, she chewed on her lip nervously as her eyes went to the front door. "Do you think they might have gotten lost?"

"It's possible, but you gave them very specific directions. I'm sure they are just stuck in traffic." He declared from his spot on the couch next to her.

"Maybe I should call and find out." She suggested her fingers busy on the touchpad of her phone until Klaus brought his hand up to stop her.

"Love, I'm sure if something was wrong they would have called." Klaus assured her.

Caroline nodded at his statement though she didn't look entirely convinced. She looked at her phone again before standing up. "Well I'm going to do a quick walk through then, make sure that everything is in order."

Klaus reached up and caught her hand before she disappeared out of the room to try and clean a non-existing mess. "Caroline, nothing has been moved, everything is just as perfect as it was when you left it. The twins are downstairs busy in the playroom so why don't you just sit here with me for a moment?"

"I can't, I can't sit still. I'm too nervous." She began to pace back and forth in front of the archway between the foyer and living room anxiously. She should really go into the kitchen and make sure that there weren't any crumbs left over from the twins' snack earlier.

"Why? It's just your father and Stephen right?" Klaus asked already knowing the answer. According to what she had told him, they were coming by the house for the dual purpose of seeing where Caroline lived and worked and picking her up for dinner.

Because of those plans, she had been like this for the past two days; running around the house making sure that everything was showroom perfect. It had started when she requested that the cleaning staff come a couple of days early to make sure that everything was tidy for her guests. She had thanked them profusely but as soon as they left, she moved around the house with a dust rag to make sure that everything was sparkling.

Caroline stopped mid stride when he walked in front of her and pulled her into his arms. Even though her body was still strumming with nervous energy, she felt herself calm a bit at his touch. She was grateful that the twins were occupied so they could steal this moment. She brought her hands up to his shoulders, one of them toying with the necklaces there as she took a deep breath. "Yes, it's just them but that's why I'm so nervous."

"I don't understand." He confessed.

"As you know, I'm a bit of a perfectionist." She declared.

"Really? I had no idea." Klaus joked, earning him a slap on his chest.

"As I was saying…" Caroline went on, glaring at him a bit. "I get that particular character trait from my father though I'm way worse than he is, and I don't want to disappoint him."

"Which I doubt you could ever do." He stated.

"I just want everything to be perfect when he gets here. I mean I know I'm an adult, so it might seem silly to want my dad's approval on things in my life, but I do." She said with a sigh. "They know that I'm in charge of the house as well as the kids so I want it to make a good first impression. I might not be telling him about everything going on my life, like my relationship with you, but a part of me thinks if he gets a good feel for things now, when I do tell him, he'll be very accepting of it."

Klaus looked down into her beautiful blue eyes and saw a mixture of hopefulness and trepidation. He knew that her father's, as well as Stephen's, opinions were very important to her even before her nervous display; especially it seemed in regards to him. The desire to obtain parental approval of their relationship was something new to him, having never had to experience it in the past but he would make sure to do his best to get it for her.

"Your father will be proud of your life here Caroline, how could he not when you pour your heart into everything you do?"

Caroline couldn't help but smile at his words before she leaned forward and kissed him quickly on his lips. "Well if you keep up that charm of yours, I don't doubt that they will both love you."

"Is it my charm that caught your attention?" Klaus asked as one eyebrow rose in question.

Caroline opened her mouth to answer when the doorbell sounded. He smirked instead. "Saved by the bell it seems."

"Well maybe you and your ego will get my answer later." She said with a wink before rushing out of the room.

Klaus watched her go to greet her guests, while he stayed behind in the living room. He knew she wanted to do introductions but he wanted to give her a few moments alone with them, not to mention that it would look a bit odd if he accompanied her to the door. After all, her father believed them to only be boss and employee, and nothing more.

As soon as her hand touched the doorknob, Caroline yanked it open and smiled widely. The two men she was expecting were on the other side and launched herself forward. "Dad! Stephen!"

Her father caught her in a hug and squeezed back. "Hello, sweetheart."

"I'm so happy to see you guys," She greeted. "I can't believe you're here."

"You act like you haven't seen us in a couple of years instead of a couple of months." Bill stated.

"Don't pay any attention to him, Care. He's just as excited as you are. He's just trying to act all proper and mature whereas in the car he was acting quite the opposite." Stephen said piping in. "Now stop hogging her Bill and let her come here and give me a hug."

Caroline laughed as she released her father after a final squeeze and embraced Stephen. "I was getting worried that you guys got lost or something."

"We would have been here sooner but someone insisted on changing before we left, making us late when he caused us to run late when he couldn't find something in the chaos of his suitcase." Bill explained which Stephen just shrugged off with a roll of his big brown eyes.

"Well you're here now and that's what is important. Now come in come in." Caroline invited as she stepped back into the house and motioned for them to follow her. Once they were through the door and in the foyer, she shut the door. "Well here we are, this is where I live and work."

"It's lovely Caroline, even better in person than the pictures you showed us." Bill admired as the two of them looked around the foyer and the little glimpses of the other rooms visible.

"I think so. I'll give you a tour here in a minute but first, I want to introduce you first to someone." Caroline said as she led them to the living room where Klaus was still standing, waiting for them. "This is Niklaus Mikaelson. Klaus this is my Dad, Bill Forbes and his partner Stephen."

"It is a pleasure to meet you. Caroline has spoken quite often of both of you." Klaus greeted as he extended his hand to Bill first. He could tell by the look in Bill's eyes that he was sizing him up, judging the man that his only daughter was currently living with and worked for. He couldn't blame him, without a doubt he would be doing the exact same thing in his position if it were Lexi.

"The pleasure is ours." Bill replied as he took his hand and shook it firmly. "Thank you for allowing us to visit your home."

"Yes, we were just commenting on how beautiful everything is, the pictures we've seen don't do it justice." Stephen piped in, as he moved to shake Klaus hand as well. Stephen's gaze was different than Bill's had been. Still appraising but there was also a look of awe in them, as if he couldn't believe his eyes. When their hands parted, Stephen moved back to stand by Caroline but not before adding under his breath. "And not just the ones of the house."

Klaus wasn't sure if he was supposed to hear the last part, especially when he noticed Caroline elbowing Stephen slightly as she rolled her eyes. He would have to ask her about it later. "Thank you though I can't take all of the credit. I might have had a hand in decorating it but Caroline is the one that makes sure that it doesn't fall into chaos and filth."

"Oh, please you give me too much credit. The three of you aren't that messy, the twins are good about picking up their own stuff." Caroline commented offhandedly as she looked over at him. She knew he was just trying to compliment her in front of her guests but she didn't want him to go overboard.

"Are you trying to say that I am the responsible party when it comes to the clutter then?" Klaus asked her, a smirk on his face.

"Of course not, I just don't want you making Bill and Stephen think that I work my fingers to the bone cleaning up after you guys." She responded teasingly, a smile lighting up her face as she looked at him. The smirk on his face only widened and she could tell by the look in his eyes that he was about to respond with something just as flirtatious when suddenly Stephen's voice reminded her that they weren't alone.

"Well that sounds like our Care. She could run a small country with her phone and a spreadsheet."

Her eyes snapped away from Klaus' face and to her dad and Stephen. Caroline watched as her dad's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at them and she knew that he was trying to get a read on the two of them. She never could hide very much from her father. She tried to keep her blush under control as she cleared her throat. "Really most days all I do is make sure that the kids don't kill each other while Klaus is at work or whenever he needs me."

She cringed at her choice of words; she probably shouldn't have made it sound like she was at his beck and call. She tried to think of something to say to fix it, but thankfully, Klaus came to the rescue.

"Can I offer either of you gentleman something to drink?" He asked. "Water? Coffee? Something stronger perhaps? I have a small variety of spirits in my liquor cabinet."

"I'm sure that Bill would enjoy a finger of scotch, while I could go for some tea." Stephen accepted before he looked over at Caroline. "Maybe you can show that charming kitchen you've told me so much about while these two handsome men enjoy a drink?"

"Um, sure I guess." Caroline hesitated, unsure if it was the best idea to leave the two of them alone. "Unless you would like to see it, Dad?"

"I'll be fine here Sweetheart, a scotch before dinner sounds good. Not to mention you and Stephen are the cooks here, not me." Bill answered. "I'm sure that Klaus and I can find something to talk about while the two of you are busy."

Caroline watched as Klaus moved over to the liquor cabinet to retrieve their drinks, nodding to her as he did, letting her know it was okay if she left him with her father. With his assurance, she reached over and grabbed Stephen's hand. "Well you too enjoy your drink, we won't be long."

Klaus poured their drinks as Caroline led Stephen out of the living room and towards the kitchen. Once they were out of the room, he walked over and handed Bill one of the tumblers. "Please, have a seat."

"Thank you." Bill replied as he took the proffered drink before sitting down. "Caroline seems to be quite comfortable here."

"I hope so. Since she first moved in, I have made sure that she understands that this is her home and not just her place of business." Klaus stated.

"Yes, Caroline has mentioned to me how generous you are," Bill commented. "She said that you like to reward your employees."

"Not necessarily reward, I simply like to take care of my people. I make sure to only employ those who are highly skilled and knowledgeable. They tend to work best when they are well taken care of and know they are valued." Klaus explained.

"I see." Bill commented as he took a sip of drink. "My daughter has always made sure to do her best."

"Caroline is very good at her job, I am very lucky to have her." Klaus was about to say more when Lexi and Henry suddenly came rushing in.

"Dad, is Caroline's dad here…yet?" Henry asked before he caught sight the stranger sitting with their father. "I guess so."

Klaus motioned for his children to come closer. "Mr. Forbes I'd like you to meet my children, Alexandria and Henrik."

"Hi." Lexi said politely as her brother waved.

"Hello, there." Bill replied with a smile at the two children in front of him. "Caroline talks about the two of you all of the time, I feel like we already been introduced."

"Really?" Henry asked, sounding a bit surprised.

"She talks about how much she likes taking care of the two of you, that she loves being here."

"We love her being here too, she's great." Henry declared.

"Yeah, she's one of our favorite people." Lexi agreed.

"I'm glad to hear that." Bill stated.

"What else did she tell you?" Henry asked. "Like exactly?"

Bill chuckled at the little boy's question. He sounded as if he wasn't sure if Caroline had been telling him the good or the bad. "Just little things, she talks about helping you guys with your school work, Lexi's gymnastics or your reading. She says you really like to read."

"I do." Henry nodded. "I get in trouble sometimes for reading too much."

"I heard that, Caroline said that your teachers have to tell you to put it away and pay attention." Bill commented. "I used to get notes home like that about Caroline except that it was because she was talking too much."

"That happens to me," Lexi piped in. "Dad says I wouldn't get in trouble if I would wait to talk to my friends at recess but sometimes that's just too long to wait. I get it from my Aunt Bekah and Uncle Kol, he says they never know when to be quiet."

"Lexi," Klaus said. "You're going to give Mr. Forbes a bad impression of them."

"I'm only telling him what you said." She replied.

"What else did Caroline get in trouble for when she was our age?" Henry asked interrupting his father and sister before they could go on. He really wanted to know more about Caroline.

"She didn't get into much trouble." Bill stated. "She doesn't have any brothers and sisters so if she got into trouble, she couldn't see her friends and learned quickly not to get visits with them taken away."

"Oh." Henry responded, disappointment evident in his voice.

"That doesn't mean she didn't get into funny situations though." Bill assured him. "Caroline is too strong minded for that not to happen. When she sets her mind to it, she gets it and sometimes the results aren't always great."

"Like what?" Lexi asked.

"Well when she was a little younger than you, she was very much in love with unicorns. She had a stuffed one that had a rainbow colored mane and she told her mother and I one day that she wanted her hair to match Buttercup's. We told her no, that her hair couldn't be more than one color and she was too young anyways." Bill explained. "However, Caroline didn't like that answer, so she decided to prove us wrong. She took some markers and colored her hair until the entire front part of her head looked like a rainbow."

Klaus couldn't help but laugh at the image that popped into his head at Bill's story. He was very familiar with Caroline's stubbornness as well as her determination when she set her mind to something. They would have been together sooner if not for it. "I'm sure she was quite proud to prove you wrong."

"Yes, she was." Bill agreed. "She came out of her room, hands full of the markers she'd been using and insisted that since it could be done, we had to help her finish it because she couldn't reach the back. Her mother and I were quite shocked when we saw her."

"Did you make her wash it out?" Lexi giggled.

"We tried, but they were permanent markers so it had to wear out." Bill explained. "Thankfully it was the summer time and it wore out."

"Not completely, I still had a little bit of the purple when I went back to school. You can see it in the pictures." Caroline stated as she and Stephen returned. "Why did you tell them that embarrassing story, Dad?"

"They asked about things you might have done when you were younger. As your father, I'm inclined to share embarrassing stories of about you." Bill replied teasingly causing Caroline to roll her eyes.

"Oh Care, if that's the only story he tells them, feel lucky. I can think of several more embarrassing stories from your teenage years we can share." Stephen mentioned.

"You wouldn't dare." Caroline said, as she turned towards him, glaring.

"Well some of them might be too much for young ears but I'm sure that Klaus would like to hear them." He responded, throwing a smile in the man in question's direction.

Before Klaus could open his mouth to answer, Caroline spoke up. "Well look how late it's getting. I need to show you guys the rest of the house so that we can get to dinner before it's too late."

"Then perhaps Klaus and the twins would care to join us for dinner?" Stephen asked, looking over at Bill to see if he was in agreement. He was very interested in seeing more of Caroline as well as her interactions with Klaus and his children.

"Yes, you are more than welcome to come along." Bill agreed though he wasn't as enthusiastic about it as Stephen. He wanted to spend time with just his daughter, they had lots of things to catch up on.

"We thank you for the offer, but we already have dinner waiting for us in the kitchen and early bedtimes with school tomorrow." Klaus interjected. "Not to mention that we get Caroline to ourselves all of the time, I would hate to deprive you her sole focus."

Caroline smiled her thanks to him, Klaus was very aware of how much she had been looking to this visit and though she would enjoy the additional company, she really was looking forward to it just being the three of them.

Bill and Stephen both nodded in acknowledgement before allowing for Caroline to lead them out of the living room and throughout the house. After a quick tour, the three of them were out the door leaving Klaus and the twins behind. "Okay you two, go get cleaned up so that the table can get set."

As the twins scampered off to do as their father instructed, Klaus worked on getting the food together though his mind was on Caroline. The meeting had gone well, he just hoped that her father thought so as well.

Sorry for the part being so short guys. I originally planned for Bill and Stephen's visit to only take one part but I figured I'd break it in half so I could update faster. Next part will be a dinner between Caroline, Bill, and Stephen.

FYI, Stephen and his reaction to Klaus is based on one of my coworkers and his reaction when I showed him a picture of Joseph Morgan.

Also, my niece actually did color her hair with sharpies, and no it doesn't come out when you wash it.