On The Run

Take One With Me or Get Out

Klaus wasn't sure how long he'd been staring at her. Was she serious? Of course she wasn't that was impossible. "What?" He asked fear consuming him as she continued to stare at him obviously waiting for him to say something. "I...that's not possible love. What do you...mean...pregnant?" He said stumbling over his words. He couldn't remember the last time he'd been so flustered.

She sighed and looked away before taking his hand and putting it on her stomach. "Listen." She said closing her eyes.

He stared at her in disbelief but did as she said. It took him a few minutes to decipher the small yet strong heart beat from the roaring of his pulse in his ears. He removed his hand and took a step back. What had he done? He couldn't be a father, he was a monster. He killed people, he took pleasure in hurting people, reveled in their pain. His own father had spent the past thousand years trying to kill him. "How...how did this happen?" He stammered he had absolutely no idea what to say.

"I think it has something to do with your blood...with the connection we made." She said looking at him but not quite meeting his eyes.

He shoved his hand in his jean pocket to keep her from seeing it shake. He'd seen a lot of things, done a lot of things, but this one thing terrified him more than anything else. "My blood?" He asked as what she said finally sank in. She had drank a lot she'd nearly drained him, but he'd let her not wanting his bite to hurt her. He had done this to her. "I'm sorry I did this to you Caroline." He whispered.

"Your sorry you did this to me?" She repeated softly but with anger.

How could he be a father he'd already been hurting his child, by depriving Caroline of much needed sleep, he was hurting her now by not saying the right things. He put them in danger because of who he was, she had been in a fight earlier because she was bait for him. This stunning beautiful woman before him who was carrying his child had to fight for her life tonight because of him. He was a monster incapable of love, and no one would ever love him, because he was worthless. If he were smart he would make her leave out that door and never come back before he hurt either of them anymore.

He looked at her for the first time and saw the fear on her face and the hurt. She was just as terrified as he. He saw the slight tremble of her lip that she tried to hide by looking away. How could he turn his back on her? He'd spent the past ten weeks and four days trying to get her back how could he push her away now knowing that it was his child she carried. A child that shouldn't even be possible. Before he realized what he was doing he grabbed her and pulled her to him. Her arms wrapped around him and she sighed into his shoulder. He was going to make this work. He was going to be a better father than Mikael. He was going to be a better person for all of them.

"It's going to be ok love." He said into her soft blonde waves, and he prayed that it would be.

Caroline awoke to the feel of firm flesh beneath her cheek. It took her a second to realize she was laying on Klaus's bare chest. Heat pooled in her instantly at the feel of him. He hadn't made any advances towards her last night and she'd been to tired to care, but after a few months of dream sex she was more than ready for the real deal. Not to mention her hormones were starting to kick into overdrive.

She placed a hesitant kiss on his chest and she felt him inhale sharply. She smiled kissing him again working her way up to his neck. "Caroline." He said looking at her.

She smiled before kissing him on the lips. He started to resist but she thrust her tongue into his mouth and he growled meeting her tongue as each of them fought for control. She slowly slid on top of him laying across his strong upper body.

"Stop Caroline." He whispered pushing her up so she straddled him. "You shouldn't be doing this." He said looking up at her with heat in his eyes.

She rolled her eyes and looked down at him. "Why?"