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13 July 10:13, Manhattan

Caroline's smile became a laugh, she covered her mouth with her left hand. Klaus frowned, it was a weird reaction.

"Seriously?" Caroline couldn't stop laughing. "You made my day."

He was surprised, usually girls were happy when he asked them out, and she was laughing at him. Now, she stopped laughing, and her face expression became more serious.

"Just to be clear. I'm not this type of a girl. Your sweet talk and expensive suits don't impress me. Now, excuse me. I'm at work." Caroline stated, took her coffee pot and walked away to a customer.

There was something special about her, and he couldn't resist grinning. Klaus had just met her, but he knew that he wanted to get to know her. He had to come back to his office now, so he turned towards the exit. Caroline was talking to a customer next to the exit door. Klaus stopped for a minute behind her and whispered loud enough for her to hear him. "I take it as a challenge, love." Klaus didn't see her face, but he was sure that she smiled. Caroline walked up to the counter, and he left the building.

Pearl almost run towards Caroline. "Do you WHO was it?" She said very excitedly.

"I guess his name's Klaus, and judging by his appearance I can assume that he's a businessman." Caroline answered. She couldn't understand why Pearl was so excited about him. He was arrogant, overconfident, and his ego was as big as The Empire State Building or even bigger.

"He's not an ordinary businessman…." Pearl started. "He's Mikaelson. His family is very influential in almost every brand. His sister Rebekah is a well-known fashion designer, and his older brother Elijah is a respected doctor."

"Wow… You do really know a lot about them. Are you a stalker?" Caroline was staring at Pearl in astonishment.

"Of course I'm not." She laughed. "It's all because Elijah is Katherine's ex-boyfriend. Don't tell her I mentioned that." Pearl might be a good friend of Katherine's, but Katherine didn't like talking about the past, especially about Elijah.

"Oh… Well ok. I can keep a secret." Caroline winked.

"Coming back to Klaus…" Pearl started. "You should reconsider his offer. He could be helpful in getting better job."

"Don't go there. I would never use someone to get a better job. I want to accomplish everything all by myself." She answered obviously being a bit hurt.

"I get it. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you." Pearl smiled sincerely. "But he's hot. You have to admit it."

A smile crept on Caroline's face. Of course he was hot, sexy and like almost totally perfect. His blue eyes were making her feel so defenseless and valuable. His voice was like a melody that she would love to listen to for a whole eternity. Caroline reprimanded herself in her thoughts for being exactly the kind of a girl that she didn't want to be.

"He might be. But it's not only about the look. I bet his personality is awful." Caroline answered proud of herself.

"Who is so awful?"

Caroline turned around and saw Katherine. "Hi Katherine." She smiled nervously.

"Hello Caroline, how are you doing? I hope Pearl didn't give you too much to do." Katherine said smiling.

"No, she was great. I think I like her." Caroline joked and got a smack from Pearl. They all laughed.

"So, who were you talking about, girls?" Katherine asked curiously.

"Well…" Caroline started. "I might have had a close encounter with Klaus." She finished a bit hesitantly.

"Klaus? Mikaelson?" Katherine frowned.

"Yeah…" Caroline sighed.

"You don't look happy about this… Was he insistent?" Katherine asked looking at Caroline.

"Actually, he asked her out." Pearl blurted out.

If looks could kill, Pearl would be dying on the floor right now. Caroline didn't want to upset Katherine. "Yeah… He did, but I refused."

"Really?" Katherine was obviously surprised. "Normally, girls…" Caroline didn't let her finish.

"I'm not like the other girls." Caroline couldn't believe that they thought that she would date him only because he's a rich businessman.

"Believe me, Caroline. I know him well enough to tell you that he's not going to give up. Especially, when you refused to go out with him. Anyway…. How long have you been here?" Katherine leaned on the counter.

"Exactly two hours." Caroline answered checking her clock.

"Then stay here three more hours and have a break. During that time I want you to think about a song that you will perform this evening. Now I have to go to my office. Feel free to ask me whatever you want." Katherine ordered and walked away to the room at the end of the corridor behind the counter.

Caroline's heart started beating faster. She totally forgot that she had to sing as well. "Holy Crap!" Caroline thought. She didn't know what she could sing. Only thing she knew was that she had to start working to stop thinking about this stressful situation.

Three hours later

"Hey, Caroline!" She heard Pearl calling her. "It's time for your break."

"Okay, thank you!" Caroline was glad that it was finally her free time. She was hungry and a bit tired. Caroline washed her hands, unpinned her name badge and left the building. "Where should I go now?" She asked herself. "I don't know this city… I guess I'll call Bonnie." She pulled her phone out of her purse and dialed Bonnie's number.

"Hi, Care! How is your first day in a new job?"

"Hi, Bonnie!" Caroline was happy to hear a familiar voice. "It's great. I have a break now, and I thought that maybe we could eat together."

"Oh… Care. I can't.. I have a dance class in a few minutes. I'm sorry."

"It's okay. I guess I will buy something and eat in the park. At least, I will have enough time to think about a song for the evening." Caroline tried her best not to sound down.

"Are you going to sing today?"

"Yeah… Can you come over?" Caroline asked expectantly.

"I'm really sorry, Caroline. I have to stay at work till 9 p.m." Bonnie sounded truly embarrassed.

"It's okay, Bonnie. I understand. You can come another time. I'm starving. See you later."

"Break a leg! I love you."

Caroline put her phone back in her purse. She looked around to find some place to buy take-out food. She noticed a hot dog stand. "I guess it's better than nothing."

"What do you need darling?" An older man asked her nicely.

"I would like to have one hot dog with ketchup and a coke." Caroline ordered politely. After few minutes she had 'her dinner'. "Now I have to find some place to eat it in peace." She thought walking towards the park. Caroline was searching carefully for some quiet place, and she noticed a beautiful willow tree with branches almost long enough to reach the ground. "Perfect!" She went there , sat on the ground and started eating. After she had finished her meal, Caroline started thinking about a song that she had to sing this evening. She wanted to perform something energetic but still a bit old-fashioned to entertain everyone. As no one were around, Caroline began to sing quietly some songs to practice and decide which one is the most suitable for her. She was so consumed with singing, she didn't notice someone standing behind her.

"First you destroyed my favorite shirt, and now you took my favorite place to eat." Caroline flinched as she heard someone talking to her. She turned around and looked up. It was Klaus, grinning as usual.

"God! You scared me." Caroline said offensively.

"I didn't mean to, love." Klaus answered sincerely. "Can I join you?" He asked politely.

"If you have to." Caroline shot back, but she felt bad at the same time. Actually, he was quite nice, and she was acting like a child. "Of course you can." She added with a slight smile.

Klaus sat down next to her, they were both looking ahead. He broke the awkward silence. "I didn't know that you sing. And that you are really good."

A small blush crept on her cheeks, she didn't expect to hear anything nice from him. "Thank you." Caroline answered shyly. She could smell his cologne lingering in the air, his proximity was making her heart beat faster, and the silence fell again as she didn't know what to say. "Uhm… So this is your favorite place to eat, huh?" She asked, but she didn't dare to look at him.

"It was. Now, I will have to share it with you." Klaus answered slowly like he wanted her to understand the importance of each word. Caroline could feel that he's starting at her. Again, she felt a warm blush crept on her cheeks. Caroline didn't know that he noticed it, Klaus smiled. He hardly knew Caroline, but there was something about her that he couldn't stop thinking about her blond hair, her sweet perfume, and even the way she rolled her eyes. "Do you mind if I start eating, love?" He asked her.

"No, no. Go ahead. You came too late, I have already eaten my let's say dinner." Caroline giggled quietly.

Klaus unpacked his meal, she couldn't resist checking what kind of guy like him eats. Much to her surprise, it was an ordinary meal, two sandwiches and tea. Caroline expected something expensive and sophisticated. She finally found the courage to look at him. Caroline's gaze met his, those deep blue eyes were so mesmerizing that she couldn't help smiling.

"What's so funny? Do I have something on my face?" Klaus asked her wiping his mouth.

"No, no." Caroline was laughing now. "I just thought that someone like you would eat something more like caviar." She added tilting her head.

"Don't judge a book by its cover, love." Klaus responded grinning at her.

"Still you brought tea with you." Caroline pointed the liquid on the ground. "How British of you." She tried to imitate a British accent.

Klaus laughed. "And what did you eat? A hot dog?"

Caroline frowned. "How did you know?" She asked surprised.

"How American of you." He stated with a funny American accent.

Caroline started laughing. She looked at him again, she felt more comfortable now. Caroline noticed that he really had something on his face. "You have something…" She said pointing a piece of bread around his lips. He was trying to get rid of this, but it was still there so she decided to help him. "Let me…" Caroline said and removed it with her thumb. Her touch sent shivers down Klaus' spine. She had to be special, he had been dating a lot of girls, but none of them had this effect on him. Caroline felt a bit awkward, and she quickly took her hand away.

"Thank you." He said almost whispering.

Caroline couldn't believe that he was the same person she had met this morning. Klaus was so different now. He was nice, sweet, humble, and even more attractive. Somehow, she wanted to get to know him.

"So… What are you doing?" She asked to break the silence.

"I own a company. Since childhood I have been interested in art, so I decided to run a company that help people to advertise their products. Basically, we create banners and this kind of stuff." Klaus answered and started drinking his tea. He had two plastic cups so he poured tea for her as well.

"Thank you." Caroline took the cup and started sipping the liquid.

"Do you want to know anything else, love?"

Caroline was searching her mind for some appropriate questions when she realized that she didn't choose the song. She nervously checked her clock.

"Damn it! I have to go back now." Caroline stated.

"Wait… Why?" Klaus asked carefully.

"I have a thing to do." She said. While standing up she accidentally spilled tea on Klaus's shirt. "Oh my God!" Caroline almost screamed. "I'm so sorry!" She started to apologize.

Klaus stood up laughing. "I'm starting thinking that you want me to strip off my clothes."

Caroline rolled her eyes. And now his old version was back, but she kind of liked it.

"You wish. I really have to go." Caroline wanted to start walking, but he grabbed her wrist.

"What about dinner?" He asked with a gleam in his eye.

"You've already had it." Caroline answered. He let her go.

Klaus was standing there under the willow tree watching her walking away from him. He picked up his things and run after her.