A/N: Here is another one. Thank you very much to everyobody that reviewed and for the +alerts. I really do appreciate it! And as a reward, here is the next chapter, enjoy. Please read and review :)
Admin Assistant
Chapter 2
As Caroline walked in from the lifts, she noticed there was still no one at the desk.
So Klaus wasn't joking, I am still working here, she thought gloomily. She sighed as she sat herself down at her new desk and began to log in.
The sound of her long nail typing on the keyboard which echoed throughout the floor loudly, caught Klaus' attention.
Inside his office, he smirked, knowing that Caroline had returned despite having quit the previous night. He laid back in his leather chair with his feet up on the desk, crossed over each other, as he held a glass to his head with water and tablets inside of it.
He really was the worst CEO of all time, but, he was one of the most influential and rich men in the world, which was a bonus.
"Mr Mikaelson," spoke a soft voice from the door.
Klaus motioned her to come forward, but squinted his eyes shut at the sound of her voice.
"What's wrong with you?" she asked with a frown as she held her clipboard tightly to her chest.
The CEO looked over to her, noticing that today she wore a tight white frilly top with a small dark drey skirt. She noticed him checking her out and looked away so as not to spit it with her boss again.
"Nothing love, just a long night. What do you have for me?" he asked with a smile.
"Stefan Salvator has requested a meeting with you at 8 o clock about the software capabilities since they are doing an upgrade soon," said Caroline, reading off her clipboard. "And also, I need some stationary. I'm assuming I just order the same way as always?"
Klaus rolled his eyes. "Why does Stefan want a meeting with me? I'm assuming its about his brother," said Klaus, totally ignoring Caroline's last question.
Caroline didn't bloody know, why should she? "How would I know?" she asked with a hand on her hip in frustration. "But you have to deal with it now, since you're the one who decided I couldn't work for him anymore."
Klaus sighed, taking his legs off his desk and placing his glass on the desk with a clang. "Yes, that's right. You work for me, but you had always worked for me, Caroline, just not directly for me. Now what do you think he bloody wants?" he exclaimed, his blue orbs peircing into hers.
Caroline couldn't believe his attitude. It was getting really annoying. "Look, I'm just a PA. I can't possibly know everything that is going on with everybody. I'm good, but I'm not a mind reader. You could always call and ask him."
This woman was going to be the death of him, either that or he would crack the shits and fire her.
"Really? I didn't know that you weren't a mind reader, sweetheart, seeing how they don't exist! How about you call him and ask him?" he exclaimed sarcastically. "You really want me to fire you, don't you?"
Caroline scoffed. "Please, you couldn't handle it without me. I'm not sure what your previous receptionist did, but clearly it wasn't much."
Klaus raised an eyebrow inquisitively, urging Caroline to continue.
"She didn't organise your schedule properly, type up reports, organise your minutes or memo's. What did she actually do?" she asked with fire in her eyes. "Or is that something you liked about her?"
The CEO smirked. "Actually, she did quite a lot for me," he said suggestively, causing Caroline's eyes to widen at his insinuation.
Caroline decided to ignore his comment and continued with what she had to tell him before the conversation diverged. "Look. Just to reiterate what I told you yesterday including this morning's add on's to your schedule, you have an 8 o clock appointment with Stefan Salvator, 10 o clock with Rachal the model, 11 o clock meeting with the board and a 12 o clock meeting with your associates. You also have a one o clock meeting with the Managers," said Caroline, not looking up from her clip board.
"I will be at my desk, and just so you know, you disgust me in every possible way," she said with a distasteful look upon her face as she turned on her heel and left his office quickly.
Klaus watched the blonde leave. She was starting to grow on him, even her weird behaviour of being 'disgusted' with him amused the hell out of him. But he wasn't looking forward to his full day, which caused him to scowl since he wasn't used to actually working. But he had to keep face in front of her now because she wasn't going to be bribed with sex, like the other receptionist.
He would have to think of a way to go back to doing what he usually did without her rabbiting that information to other people in the company. He had tried threatening her - that didn't work. He tried seducing her, sort of, and she just seemed to be disgusted by his behaviour. Perhaps he should have tried it the other way around.
Caroline sat at her desk and pulled out her phone.
Hey, I'm back. I know I said that I had quit but, I guess Klaus doesn't take no for an answer. Anyway, lunch 12.30? oxox
C
She began on some reports from some stats from the last associates meeting and then she would have to do one for the Manager meeting. After an hour, she had finished her first report and looked at the time. It was 8 o clock and she was pretty sure Klaus hadn't left his office. Caroline sighed, dreading to go in there, but it was her duty as a PA to remind him.
She got up and straighted her skirt, placing a bit of blonde curl behind her ear and then marched forward into his office.
"Klaus," she said evenly, causing the CEO to look past his monitor to look into her eyes.
"Yes?"
"Your meeting...I sent you a meeting request in outlook," she said, trying not to sound too condescending or forceful.
"I know. I dismissed it."
Caroline rolled her eyes. "I see. So will I tell Stefan you are cancelling?"
Klaus didn't answer.
"Oh for gods sake, why don't you want to go?" she asked as she walked up to his desk with her arms folded over her chest in frustration.
He looked up at her with an amused expression. "Because he's a prick and I don't like him, that's why. Besides, he doesn't seem to take me seriously."
"So wear a red tie," she said, tapping an index finger on her arm impatiently.
Klaus couldn't believe he was actually having an arguement with one of his subordinates. His word was final, right? Why wasn't he getting pissed right now?
"Why red?"
"Because it shows a sense of power, strength and action. It may intimidate him more," said Caroline, not bothering to mention sexuality since he seemed to thrive on sexual comments which made her feel awkward.
Klaus frowned.
"Fine. But you're coming with me. Where can I get a red tie?" he asked, looking to her.
"Does it look like I wear ties to you?! God!" she exclaimed as she walked out of his office in annoyance.
Klaus watched her go, as he had done many times since she started up on his level. He liked the view, but didn't like it when she opened her mouth to speak. He surmised it was just something he would have to work on.
Elena yawned and continued typing. She'd just gotten off the phone from Caroline and just wanted to finish her last sentence in the report she was typing. Once done, she pressed the white button on the intercom.
"Stefan. Caroline has convinced the CEO to see you and said you should head up now," said Elena.
"Okay. Wish me luck."
Stefan headed over to the lift and pressed level 17. He would go to see Damon first. Once the lift 'dinged' and the doors opened, he strode straight to Damon's office also noticing the temp receptionist sitting where Caroline had sat previously. He opened the double doors before she could say anything, to see Damon arguing with Caroline.
"Seriously Damon? Its one tie, and I was the one who bought it for you!" she exclaimed as she held a red tie in her hands.
Damon was looking at her as if he were about to throttle her. "I don't care! You're not giving it to him to use! I refuse to wear it ever again if you do!"
"Fine, I'll buy you a new one. God! What is it with you? He is the CEO you know..." said Caroline with a roll of her eyes.
"I know that, Caroline. And he's a dick! Don't tell me you're already sleeping with him..."
Caroline's eyes widened, but then narrowed dangerously. "How dare you! He may be a dick, Damon, but let me tell you, you both sound very similar. And as if I would!" she exclaimed as she rushed out of the office, pushing open the double doors with a bit more force than necessary.
Stefan looked to his brother, whom had his head in his hands as he sat at the desk.
"That was a bit harsh-"
"Don't fucking start, Stefan."
"Did you mean that?"
"Of course I didn't mean it, Stefan! Jesus! I'm just pissed off, okay? Tell me you have that meeting this morning," said Damon, looking up at his brother with a dark expression.
Stefan nodded.
"I'm just going to try and convince him to lay off you a bit and maybe suggest a alternative PA. I could downtalk Caroline and tell him it isn't worth just trying to piss you off yada yada yada," said Stefan. "If it doesn't work, we'll have to come up with a plan B, like, trying to overthrow him from being CEO."
Damon sighed. "Yeah what ever. Just make it sound good. I mean bad, since you'll be trying to make Caroline sound like an absolute idiot. Actually on second thought, I think I'll come."
Stefan's eyes widened. "No Damon! You'll make it worse!"
"No Stefan. I want to see him say that he's doing this because of me, I want him to see how stupid this is and how shit he is at being a CEO. I want him to give me back Caroline!"
They left for the meeting. As the doors to the lift open and they were greeted by nobody at the reception desk, which was weird, so they decided to just wait in the meeting room down the hall.
Damon gave Stefan a cautious look but then when they opened the doors to the meeting room, Damon began to scowl.
Klaus was standing up, facing them with a smirk; his gaze looking over Caroline's head while she was fixing his tie with her back facing them. She was quite close to him with her face close to his chest as she intricately folded his tie neatly. Klaus seemed to relish in the fact that Damon was pissed off at the scene he had just walked in on, and Stefan merely frowned.
"Thanks, love," he said softly as she walked to a chair with her clip board in front of it. "That's okay," she had said quietly.
As Caroline sat down at the desk, opposite Damon and Stefan whom had taken a seat on the other side of the table, her eyes widened. Was Damon even meant to be there?
"Stefan, I don't believe Damon was invited," said Klaus as he took a seat next to Caroline.
Klaus placed his elbows on the arm rests of the seat with one in a fist underneath his chin as his cool gaze found the eldest Salvator brother.
"Oh, Klaus, you really are a dick. You think this is funny?" exclaimed Damon, a vein popping out on the top of his forehead.
The CEO narrowed his eyes. "I think you're forgetting who you're talking to, mate."
Caroline stared at the two, back and forth as they exchanged comments.
"No, I haven't. Why did you decide to move Caroline to your office Klaus? And don't lie," said Damon menacingly.
Klaus merely adjusted his tie a bit, to release pressure from his adam's apple.
"Its none of your concern. Find a new PA," he said, matching his glare. "I believe Stefan called the meeting, not you. Unless it is something about Mode, I don't want to hear it."
Stefan sighed. "Yes, it partly is. Look, you don't need Caroline, Klaus. She is demanding, opinionated and self righteous, can you really handle her like Damon can?" explained Stefan, avoiding Caroline's appalled expression.
Klaus frowned at his comments, but could see what he was trying to achieve.
"Is that what you really think of her? And you think I can't handle more than Damon can? You forget, our family can handle more than you, since we merged with your company without much effort, mind you," said Klaus with a knowing twinkle in his eye.
Damon looked to Caroline and his gaze softened. He didn't want to hurt her, but it was the only way to get her back. "Yeah pretty much. You know you can't handle people talking back to you, don't get me wrong, she's the best you can get, but she's a handful. I'm sure there are plenty of other personal assistants you can choose from and I thought you liked the slutty ones," said Damon, as he added on the last jibe at the last minute, hoping to get a rise out of the CEO.
Klaus narrowed his eyes at Damon.
"I'm keeping her. End of discussion," said Klaus with a clipped tone. He was getting tired of the arguement now, the fact that he even allowed it to continue this long was beyond him.
"Excuse me," said a quiet voice from next to Klaus. "Don't I have a say in this?"
"NO!" exclaimed Klaus and Damon at the same time as they glared at her.
Caroline merely sat further back in her chair with her eyes facing the table. Bunch of pricks, thought Caroline as she inwardly cursed them both.
"Now, what was it you wanted to discuss about Mode," said Klaus calmly.
Damon had decided to cross his arms and looked to the side as if he had just lost a game and was a sore loser.
Stefan sighed and continued on with work relating topics.
Caroline had never felt so used and insulted in her life. She looked at each of them, who didn't seem concerned in the slightest at how they had said such awful things about her and so decided to get up and walk out, not caring what they thought about it. She grabbed her clipboard and headed toward her desk.
"Blondie," said a familiar voice, referring to her as his preferred nickname. She looked up to see Damon staring at her intensely from above the shelf at the front of her desk.
"What Damon?" she spat, not bothering to look up from what she was doing.
"I'm sorry. I asked Stefan to say those things-"
"I couldn't care less, Damon. Go away," she said as tears began to form in her eyes when she wished they wouldn't.
Caroline never cried about work, not ever. Even when there was so much work to be done and not enough time to do it in, but she just felt like she was being used as a toy and two children were fighting over who got to have her. And what was worse, they then insulted her, had they even known she was still in the room?
"I'm sorry, I just want you back, that's all," said Damon, his voice serious. He rarely was serious, he liked to muck around and joke and be sarcastic it was just his way.
Caroline shook her head. "I don't know your history with Klaus and I understand you don't like him, but I am a person Damon. And now I'm upset so just go, okay?" she asked as she got up from her desk to head to the bathroom down the hall, past the meeting room.
Damon frowned. Since when did she start referring to Mr Mikaelson as Klaus? "Don't tell me you like him, Caroline," said Damon, but Caroline didn't answer.
She kept walking. As she passed the meeting room door, Klaus and Stefan began to exit. Stefan looked to her with remorse and then glared at Damon and the CEO noticed her as well.
His eyes met her glossy emerald orbs for a split second, but she looked away as she pushed open the door to the ladies room.
"Well, congratulations Damon," said Klaus as he stopped at his door.
Damon scowled at him and narrowed his eyes.
"You did this, Klaus!" he said, pointing at the CEO.
Stefan walked up behind his brother and placed his hands on his shoulders to calm him and to possibly pull him back in case he decided to punch him.
Klaus shook his head solemnly. "No Damon. I wasn't the one who made her upset. That was all you."
He didn't even bother to look back at the Salvator, he simply walked into his office and shut the glass doors behind him.
Damon stared at the doors for a few seconds, cursing the name that was plastered across the front. Niklaus Mikaelson - CEO.
"We'll get him, Damon, just not now," said Stefan quietly. "Come on, lets go."
Caroline arrived back at her desk, her make up re-done and feeling slightly better. She sat down at her desk and logged back into her computer. She picked up her phone, noticing she had a missed message.
Hey Care,
Yep, 12.30 sounds good. We'll talk then. xoxo
E.
Caroline smiled, for the first time today. At least she had some time to herself. She went back to work and began typing her second report, but she found it was hard to focus. This morning's meeting had really shaken her up. She shook her head and continued with her work.
When she had finished, she looked at the time to find it was nine o clock. Caroline sighed, she better remind Klaus about the meeting at ten o clock. She got up from her desk and opened the glass doors to his office.
"You don't like knocking do you, love?" he said as his eyes looked at her past his monitor.
Caroline ignored the comment. "Don't forget your meeting at ten, I chose the coffee shop Michel's, unless you would prefer some where else as she called earlier so I set it up."
Klaus smiled charmingly. "That's fine, love. I know where it is, its nice there."
Caroline frowned at his tone and how nice he was being, as opposed to last night when he was an utter asshole.
"What? It is," he said, finding it amusing at her surprised expression.
"Why are you being nice?" she asked, accusingly with a hand on her hip.
Klaus narrowed his eyes at her with fake offense. "Are you saying I can't be nice?"
Caroline didn't comment, choosing not to keep saying what she thought or she really would get fired.
"Sweet heart, look. The meeting this morning-"
"Save it, Klaus. Look, just don't forget your meeting, that's all I came in for," she said before turning around and walked out of the room.
Klaus just stared at the doors, not really understanding why he hadn't fired her yet. She was so...fiery. He liked it. Oh, he was going to enjoy her being his receptionist. Klaus decided right then and there what he was going to do. He was going to get her in his bed, it was a must. He would do everything in his power to ensure that it happened, he would even put up with her rudeness and abrupt honesty which he would never tolerate from anybody, apart from his siblings.
He would make her see he was irresistible and there was a reason women flocked to him like sheep. Klaus smirked at that thought, and then looked back to his monitor. Ah yes, it would take a while, but he would do it. It hadn't been his original plan, but it was more of a second goal to pissing Damon off and it was partly because he was bored too.
A/N: Sorry, short chapter, but I guess its showing a bit of KlausxCaroline and how Damon always stuff's things up with his mouth, even though he told Stefan to say those things, it was still his idea. :S FYI - this isn't a DamonxCaroline fic, he doesn't like her like that, nor the other way around if people were wondering. They're just really good friends, or were. :P
