Sunlight

Chapter 12: Good Morning To You

"So where are we going?"

Klaus inhaled and paused, causing him to grin when Caroline pouted.

"You promised, Niklaus."

"Alright. We're going to Paris."

The blonde brightened instantly. "Really?"

"Truly."

"That's incredible!" Despite their current challenge on who could hold out the longest, Caroline pressed her lips to his, wanting to show just how happy she was. He held her close, the fingers of one hand twining through her sunshine hair, capturing her bottom lip between his and swallowing the sighing sound she made.

"We'll have to pack, then." She broke away, but Klaus pulled her mouth back to his, not willing to let her go so easily, his hands stroking down her arms and wrapping around her waist.

"And Kol wont be pleased to know we're doing this again." She murmured in between tiny gasps as Klaus moved to suck at her neck.

"You really want to talk about my brother at a time like this?" He chuckled into the column of her throat.

"No," Caroline said, tugging his head up so she could kiss him again, biting his lip so he hummed. He pressed his legs against hers, moving her backwards till she was trapped against the table. She one-upped him by hopping up to sit on the table and wrapping her legs around him, bringing him closer. Klaus made a noise of surprise in the back of his throat, but smiled into the kiss, towering over her, making her lean back and lie down on the table.

"Ah, teaspoon, in my back," Caroline gasped between pushes and pulls of their lips, her hand searching for the cutlery digging into her back, flinging it across the room.

She laughed into the kiss, her hands wandering down Klaus' back and tugging at his shirt so she could feel the muscles and skin beneath her fingers. His own hands moved under her shirt and around the lower section of her ribs, making her gasp and giggle.

"Are you ticklish, Caroline?" Klaus grinned, brushing his hands softly across her navel. She wriggled, accidently grinding against his hips while she tried to avoid his fingers, and he pressed closer to her with a groan.

"I might be," She murmured, kissing him as he continued to tickle her and press into her body, trapping her against the table while she squirmed with a mix of laughter and desire. It made her smile, and made him smile, and their kisses gave way to chuckles as they pressed their foreheads together, unable to use their mouths at that moment for anything but grinning.

"Do you mind? We eat from that table." Rebekah's voice was the one to cut through and disrupt them this time, though she also had a funny smile on her face, torn between not wanting to see her brother in any intimate position, yet also wanting to see his happiness.

"Well we'll make it easier for you all. Our flight is in a few hours, so we should head out soon." Klaus lifted Caroline down from the table, but she didn't move away.

"Flight?" She gulped.

He smiled, tucking a wayward curl behind her ear. "You'll be fine."

"Yeah, sure." She replied, her voice climbing slightly.

Klaus nodded reassuringly, and let Caroline walk past him to her room to pack away her things. It took next to no time. She checked her phone, not expecting any calls, and remembered the one person she needed to talk to the most who she hadn't heard from, and with good reason she supposed. She dialed the familiar number, and waited.

"Hello?"

The very word with that familiar voice made her breath stutter in her chest.

"Hi Mom," Caroline said brightly, phone pressed tightly to her ear to catch every sound the Sheriff made. Despite everything, she loved her mother dearly and had missed her.