CHAPTER 5
CAROLINE FORBES
Klaus texted me to leave 5 minutes early and be there 12:00, so now I was there and I waited and I waited reading some car magazine and 12:15 he finally came.
"Sorry sweetheart, but I had to wait 15 minutes at least so it wouldn't rise suspicions." He said after closing the door. "Got into cars now, huh?"
"You know I have drivers license, I'm not a total imbecile."
"What are you talking about, where is this coming from?" He asked taking the jacket off.
"I don't know, I'm just in a mood."
"Okay, how can I help change the mood?" He said taking my hand and pulling me up in his embrace.
I kissed him and started to unbutton his shirt, " You know I have some ideas that could help."
He started to work on my clothing, "I think I like these ideas."
KLAUS MIKAELSON
We were in the middle of it, she was already so close, when my phone buzzed and I groaned and she whined, "Klaus!"
"Sorry, sweetheart, this I got to take."
I sat on the bed and answered it, "Hunter."
"Don't yell at me, I just learned that your wife is already in the building looking for your love nest. My contact said that, "you had it well hidden".
I started to gather my clothing and threw her hers, "do you know where she is right now."
"She just got in with that stupid driver of yours who by the way talks too much."
I was startled, I thought Joaquin was trustworthy enough. But that was tomorrow's problem.
"Thanks, Hunter".
"Get dressed, Caroline, Aurelia is coming."
"NO."
"Caroline."
"Let her find us. What's the worst that could happen."
Then I heard something outside the door.
I grabbed her and put my hand on her mouth. I was surprised she didn't bite me.
Then the door was slammed shut and it got quiet and we waited a little while more but nobody came back.
I sighed in relief.
AURELIA MIKAELSON
When I heard both were gone from the office, I was so excited to get to the penthouse, Juaquin had gotten the card from somewhere to go up to the PE and when the elevator doors opened I was enraged to find that the apartment was empty, it was sterile clean, no evidence of fool play and I knew that this wasn't the place they had gone to. I hated that chair now more than ever because I knew that were together right now probably laughing at me that I am some stupid and bitter idiot in wheelchair, in love with my 10 years younger husband. But I swore that second that I would make them both pay.
KLAUS MIKAELSON
I looked Caroline dressing herself and thought that this woman was the end of me.
I walked over to her and pulled her in my embrace.
"What's wrong sweetheart? I'm sorry that she ruined out time together today."
"Klaus-"
"Hunter is the only one I have activated as always to come through because he never calls just to say hello. You get what I'm saying?"
"Who is this guy?" Caroline asked impatiently.
"I know him since he worked for Aurelia's father."
Caroline's eyes widened.
"Don't worry, he will not ever tell anything to Aurelia. He would be out of business, if he took contradicting jobs. My driver Juaquin is a different story all together."
"Wait, you are not gonna kill him, are you?"
My eyes widened, "You have watched too much mafia related tv, love." She groaned resting her jaw on my shoulder to continue listening, "I don't kill anybody, but with who I am, being rich and known publicly, enemies happen and sometimes people have to be taken down a notch or two, but I haven't had to kill anybody yet. And I wouldn't. Hunter knows that too. He's good at finding other solutions."
"You talk about him like you respect him a lot. Klaus he's just another thug."
"Thanks to him we have this, he dealt with making this apartment happen. He himself doesn't know exactly where it is, he just knows I have it hidden. I dealt with the Kelly problem. Kelly took the lawsuit back and as far as I know has moved on with her life. I even wrote her a recommendation."
"Well, that was big of you, Klaus."
"I try."
She then kissed me and said, "I know you do. I'm thankful for everything you and this Hunter have done for me."
"That's the spirit, now let's get you dressed, because you have got to go now."
"Klaus? I have wanted to ask that forever and have always just forgotten but why isn't your wife calling you on your cell phone."
"Oh, she sometimes calls, but I usually have her on silence. If I started to take her calls, I would be talking to her all day and wouldn't be able to get anything done."
"But what stops her from calling the office all day?"
"Image, Caroline, she doesn't want people to know how attached she is to me. Wants to act like a normal wife. But normal husbands and wife talk on cell nowadays, so everyone knows our relationship must not be very normal if she has to call the office. But I really don't have time to chat all day every day with people, Caroline. I choose wisely, who gets my attention."
She got what I meant and grinned and kissed me, "Now I'm gonna go though. See you later, Mr Mikaelson."
When she was gone, I called Hunter, "Look, she found your decoy and went home but the witnesses say she seemed very upset when leaving. Something about that was the last time you and Forbes made a fool of her."
"Ok, thanks Hunter. You did good."
CAROLINE FORBES
The next day, Klaus surprised me by asking me to his office and told me whether I'd be interested to come to have lunch with me on strictly co-working capacity and
"If anyone asked, I didn't want to eat alone, we talked business and of course, no touching or other affections are allowed. How does that sound."
"Good, It sounds good, If you can keep your hands to yourself, Mr Mikaelson."
He smiled and kissed me and told me not to worry.
So exactly 12:00 we went to lunch together, went casually to Stacey and he told to tell anyone who called, that both of us were at lunch. Everyone watched a little suspiciously, but we acted casually and not finding anything promiscuous, they continued their work.
We sat down as far from the window as possible, more to the side of the foyer and talked about everything an nothing. When I talked about my mom and how hospital pills are getting too much with even this paycheck, he held my hand like 5 seconds before we realised what we did and then offered to take care of some of or all of the hospital bills.
Trying to contain my tears, I told him we would be talking about it later, that this was not the time or the place.
Then our lunch was over and we didn't even touch when we were in elevator alone.
I was happy when I got home, singing while making dinner for us, I had gotten her out of that bed, joining me watching tv in living room and we planned to play board games later. Then our door bell rang and Mom called me to come and look who it was. I thought probably a neighbour asking for sugar or something. I nearly had an heart attack when it was Aurelia Mikaelson at my door, she told her driver to wait there.
"So are you gonna invite me in or let me stay here, Caroline."
"Oh, right, Mrs Mikaelson, come in."
When I had closed the door I turned around and asked her, "What brought you to our neighbourhood?"
"I wanted to look my husband's whore in the eye and make her an offer she couldn't refuse."
"Excuse me?" My mother asked from the couch.
"Oh, you don't know, Mrs Forbes?"
"Please don't Mrs Mikaelson," I pleaded with her.
"What don't I know, Caroline?" Mom asked me.
"Your daughter has been sleeping with my husband ever since she started working for us."
"Caroline, tell me this isn't true?"
"I'm sorry, mom." I cried.
Mom looked at me like I was some stranger, she didn't know.