There she was again Caroline, not sweetheart, not love but Caroline waiting three people behind the front of the line where he was currently taking orders.

He smiled when he caught her eye making her smile back even as she looked away, he took the name of the customer and called next.

He grabbed the small regular coffee cup she would inevitably order and picked up the permanent marker by the register.

Typing in her order so it would be ready he smiled as politely as he could at the next customer who was waiting his turn to order

"Just give it a minute to boot," he said messing with the register's buttons unnecessarily as he bout time with his marker.

He finished setting her cup down in the order line as he went to his next customer and the one after smiling when he heard her name be called a few feet away from him.

She looked up from her phone her eyes darting to his face with an arched brow that told him she knew that was him.

He steadily eyed her even as he spoke with his customer who had returned to add something to their order when the transaction had settled she approached the order line.

"You didn't have to do that," she said pulling money from her wallet as he reached over grabbing her order and setting it in front of her.

Their hands touched as she reached for it, "But I did, you're running late," he said his finger tapping her watch as he took his hand away.

"I am," she said passing him a bill, "Keep the change," she told him as she sipped carefully from her throwaway cup, "Tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow," he said in return as he gave her the receipt watching her walk away again he returned to the rest of his shift happy to be off at noon.

Caroline smiled to herself as she walked past the coffee shop window watching him work as she carefully removed the heat protector to see what he had in store for her today.

He drew her eyes this time the moment her eyes locked with his, she smiled to herself as she walked faster to work sliding the cup back into the heat protector.

Every day for three months he'd done it, no reason, no follow up just because he could she supposed but it still made her day a little brighter.

At lunch she walked past the coffee shop spotting him untying his apron and setting it on a hook behind the counter.

On instinct she went inside flustered when he turned his head at the sound of the bell he grinned to her as he grabbed a button up from some place she couldn't see.

"Can I get you something," a woman behind the counter said drawing her attention away from him as she shook her head in response.

Embarrassed she went for the door, "Is there anything I can do for you Caroline,' he said from right behind her making her pause with her hand on the door.

"That's the first time you've said my name," she said as she turned her head to look at him he smiled as she did his hand coming to her back.

"It is," he agreed as he walked her outside, "It's also the first time you've come in here while I'm off the clock," he observed as they stood outside in the sun.

"I don't know why I went inside I just," she said quickly making him smile instead of the irritated looks she got usually when that happened.

"Would you like to have lunch with me," he asked when she paused looking just as nervous before his eyes followed hers, "Not coffee," he said making her laugh.

"I'd like that," she replied tossing her hair back delighted as his fingers briefly touched her hand it wasn't an accident especially not after it happened again.

"Could I hold your hand," he asked seriously unsure Caroline nodded not trusting herself to speak he locked his fingers in hers gently his thumb sliding over her knuckles once.

"I know this great little place that serves brunch," she said as they turned the corner Klaus smiled agreeing with her happy to go wherever she wanted.