A/N This is my new fic. Hope you enjoy it and please let me know if you like it!

"Pregnant?" Caroline felt dizzy as she looked at the small stick in her hand. "I can't be pregnant!"

"Take another one, Care. Maybe it's a mistake?" Elena handed her another one.

Positive.

Caroline took a breath. "It was a one night stand. With my boss Elena! I cannot be pregnant! It's not happening" She let out a sob. "My life is ruined!"

"Calm down, Care." Elena reassured her best friend who was near hyperventilating. "Are you sure it's not Tyler's?"

Caroline snorted. "Pretty sure. I've not been with him for six months, Elena. Six months! It has to be Klaus's" She paused as more sobs threatened to break free. "I'm knocked up with my boss's baby. With Klaus Mikaelson's baby. You know that arrogant jerk who's my boss. It was one stupid, drunken night"

"Well, are you going to tell him, Care?" Elena asked. Caroline shook her head. "He may be a jerk but he's also your friend so he deserves to know. He might want to be involved-"

"No." Caroline interrupted. "I won't tell him anything"

"What are you going to do then?" Elena questioned. "You can't go back to work for him." Elena pointed out fairly. Then, a thought ran across her mind. "You are keeping the baby, aren't you?"

Caroline thought about it. She wasn't ready to be a mother. She wasn't ready to give up her life to take care of a baby. She couldn't just step down in her job. She had worked solidly since college to become a lawyer and to get in to a good law firm. Mikaelson and Mikaelson was the best. But, she also couldn't kill off an innocent baby. Her baby. She couldn't be so selfish. She would have to give up everything she worked for. But, she would do it. She could make this work. A tear dropped from her eye. If only her mother was still alive. She would have been there for Caroline. She could have helped her. She shook away the tears. She had to be strong and get her act together. "Yes. I am"

"Then, you need to start thinking about what you're going to do. You obviously have to resign." Elena said thoughtfully. She was trying to see what she could do to help Caroline.

"I'm going to go in today. Hand in my notice. Pack my bags. Sell my apartment. Find a house in another state. Find a job. Register at a hospital" Caroline went into planning mode. She was mentally running through everything she had to do to make this work.

Elena looked shocked. "Are you leaving, Care?"

"I have to Elena. I can't stay here and raise this baby. It'll be too obvious" Caroline explained as she thought about where she was going to live. Her grandmother had left a house to her in New Orleans. That would be perfect. "I'll go to New Orleans. I have a house there"

Elena was surprised at how matter-of-fact Caroline was after everything that had happened. She almost seemed resigned. "You know you don't have to keep the baby"

"Of course I'm keeping the baby." Caroline let out angrily. "I can't make this little one suffer because I am a stupid drunk. I will bring this baby up"

"By yourself? Without a job?" Elena was sceptical. She needed their other best friend Bonnie to come and convince Caroline to tell Klaus. But, Bonnie was on a long deserved holiday in the Bahamas with her boyfriend Damon. Damon was the older brother of Elena's boyfriend Stefan. "You should tell Klaus

"I'll get a job. I have a house. I'll find a job. It doesn't matter what it is" Caroline was determined to put the baby first. She had only known about it for a little while but her maternal feelings were already kicking their way to the surface. "And yes I can and will bring the baby up alone. Klaus has said plenty enough times to all his little flings that he doesn't want anything serious. So why would he want to be serious with me? With Barbie?" She said bitterly. Though, she was a fully qualified lawyer all Klaus gave her to do was read the case files and summarise it for him. She was little more than his own PA.

"At least tell him. Give him the option. It's only fair" Elena was adamant. She could never have children and so felt a little jealous. Stefan had assured her, he didn't mind but she could imagine how desperately he wanted a baby. "Go in today and catch him and tell him"

Caroline was unsure. Everything, she knew about him made her think he would hardly be happy father material. She wasn't motherly herself but she had a good upbringing. Klaus's father hated him and his mother didn't care. She had met them once whilst pretending to be Klaus's girlfriend. And look where that got you. You're knocked up with his kid, Forbes. All because you couldn't hold your alcohol. You only had to act like his girlfriend not actually be his girlfriend. But, you slept with him. "I'll think about it. Anyway I need to go"

Caroline waited for Elena to leave and then locked her apartment. She would walk to work today. Maybe, it would clear her head. Should she tell Klaus? What was the worst that could happen? He wanted nothing to do with her and she would bring the baby up alone. And the best? He agreed to contribute to the costs of raising a child and their baby spent their time split between the both of them. Their baby. Not just hers. The lawyer in her said that she had to tell him. She had to at least give him an opportunity. That was only fair. She got to her office and found a note.

Caroline.

Come to my office immediately.

Niklaus Mikaelson.

So, he was going to fire her. That's what the note meant. She laughed hysterically. Everyone who got that note got fired. Aurora, Genevieve, Hayley... The list was endless. They all had brief flings with Klaus and were then subsequently fired. Well, she would resign first. She made her way to his office.

"Come in and shut the door, love" He barked from his chair as she entered nervously. "I have called you in to my office to inform you Caroline that we are letting-"

She interrupted him. "I'm pregnant Klaus so I'm resigning." She looked at his face. At first, it had looked amused when she interrupted him but now he looked pale. "It's yours by the way"

"You're pregnant?" His face began to darken. "Clever idea, love. But, it's not my child. What did you think? You would tell me this story, I hand you some money and then you're free to try your tricks elsewhere. You're fired Caroline Forbes"

Tears began to stream down her face. She hadn't expected this from him. He was often rude and rough around the edges but this was just cruel. He thought she was some two-bit slut who was a gold digger. She furiously blinked away the tears. "Actually, you'll find I've already resigned. I handed in my notice to Mr Mikaelson already" She got up and was about to leave. Then, she turned and faced him. "And for your information, I do not want your money nor am I some cheap whore. I had thought that maybe given your upbringing you would like something different for your child. But, obviously you're just like you father" By the end of the speech, she was ranting and feeling extremely faint. It had been a low blow to compare him to his father and she regretted it the minute she stopped her rant. He was looking at her like she was the devil herself with those tormented ocean eyes.

"If you're quite finished Miss Forbes" Klaus maintained his composure despite his hurt. Every word stung him like a wasp. He was nothing like Mikael. Nothing. She was just using his past against him. He had told her everything shortly after he hired her. They had been friends. But, the mere mention of a baby and they were at odds. "Please let yourself out"

Caroline was about to exit his office. "I'm sorry. Using your father was below the belt" She said softly as she left and climbed down the stairs to her office.

She began frantically packing all of her personal items away whilst tears rolled down her cheeks, each one a bigger droplet than the previous. She had ruined everything. She had ruined their friendship. He had told her about his family in confidence, as a friend, and she had used it against him. She had been a petty, spiteful bitch to him. Why would he believe her without any evidence? She would just leave and go to New Orleans. He obviously didn't want this baby. She began lifting her boxes before remembering she walked here. She couldn't carry them all home. She put them down again. She would walk home and drive back so she could pick up all of her stuff. That's when she noticed him standing there in her doorway. He looked murderous. She noticed Elijah behind him. No wonder, he looked so angry.

"Hello, Miss Forbes" Elijah greeted her courteously. He had always liked her and respected her so when he found out about Niklaus's behaviour towards her he was determined to rectify it. It was highly likely in his opinion that she was pregnant as she seldom lied and her lies were normally pathetic. "I understand that you are pregnant with Niklaus' child?"

Caroline was stunned. She hadn't expected Klaus to tell Elijah. "Yes, Mr Mikaelson"

"Then will you consent to a prenatal paternity test? If you do so and what you are saying is true then I assure you that Niklaus will suitably provide for the child and I myself will ensure he does so. Niklaus will also aid you in bringing up this child in a manner that you both decide" Elijah explained calmly. Then, he turned to Klaus. "Do you have anything you wish to add Niklaus?"

"I apologise for my rudeness love" Klaus said.

It was rather begrudging but Caroline accepted it. "It's okay. I'll take this test if and only if you want me to Klaus. I am pregnant with your baby and my word should be good enough but if you want me to I will. But, if I do so then you have take part in raising our baby. Not just money. Time, love, attention. Can you give this baby those things?"

Elijah chuckled but hid it well. Caroline could be good for his brother. He knew she had faked being his girlfriend but he could see something between them. Maybe, they could work things out. He shot Niklaus a look. Elijah would ensure that Caroline was supported in spite of the outcome.

Klaus was thinking. Could he be a good father? What if he was like Mikael? Could he really help bring up a child? He was too young. He wasn't ready for this yet. But, maybe this was his opportunity. All he had to do was get Caroline on his side. Make peace with her. Then, maybe together it wouldn't be so difficult. "If you are pregnant with my child then yes. I will support you in every way"

A/N Thank you for reading! Please leave me some feedback! Selena