Dear Journal,

Since dinner at the Nelson-Myers, I have received several invitations from some of the most influential families in New York. As well as invitations from sons of the families. Katie tells me I should accept the dinners from the families and also the other invitations. That it suspicious if I'm not seen with a handsome eligible bachelor or two. The only man in New York I wish to receive an invitation from is the only one I have not received on from. Klaus. Who I have learned is as hard to read as he is handsome. After dinner the other night he stayed at my side until I left the party. He has offered to escort me to dinner at every party we have both been attending. Everyday I look through the cards that have arrived and none are from him. I thought we got along wonderfully; but I do not have much experience with men. Just my brothers and Christopher. I love him so, he meant everything to me; but it has been many years and I have moved on. Tonight I have been invited by my new friend Emma to join her at the theater. Her mother forces her to go with her sisters and their fiances, even though Emma is not betrothed. I wanted to decline but the note from Emma was so sad that I succumbed to her demands. I am sure it will be a most entertaining evening.

Katie entered the suite of rooms she shared with Nikole, the bell hop in tow. Nikole needed to feed and Katie didn't want her to be roaming the streets. She knew that Nikole could take care of herself but she thought of her as a daughter and she wanted to know where she was at all times. After she compelled the boy she noticed Katie watching her.

"Is there something wrong?" Nikole asked snapping Katie from her thoughts.

"Wrong? No, just curious." she said with a smile.

"Curious about what?" Nikole asked smiling.

"Why you don't kill." Katie said honestly.

"Because it's not necessary." she said simply.

"Oh, but are you getting enough? Because I don't want you to starve." Katie said with concern.

"Katie, I won't starve. I made a choice not to be a killer. It is difficult sometimes but I take no pleasure in feeding so I am able to pull back and not take too much." Nikole said to Katie, who was listening intently.

"And your brothers don't feel that way?" Katie asked.

"No they do not. That difference forced us apart." she said her eyes full of tears. Katie hugged her allowing her to cry. When she had cried herself out, Katie helped her prepare for the theater. Katie laid a white and blue floor length gown on the bed. The blue bodice was embroidered with crystals and gold beads around the crew neck and crisscrossed under the bust, over a near solid covering of beads. The skirt was white with beaded blue embroidery. A hit of blue peeked through the bottom where the skirt was split, held together over the blue with thin gold thread.

"Come dear, sit at the vanity. I will do your hair." Katie said to Nikole. She sat at the vanity and Katie began to brush her hair while humming a song. Nikole noticed that Katie hummed the song often but she was unable to identify it. After Katie finished styling her hair she placed a sapphire and diamond bracelet on her wrist to complete the look.

"Where did this come from?" Nikole asked fingering the elegant bracelet.

"It was delivered earlier today." Katie said moving to the bed.

"Did it come with a note?" she asked still looking at the expensive bracelet.

"Yes, but I did not open it. It was not addressed to me." Katie said plainly.

"Yet you opened the box in which it cam? You may as well have opened the note." Nikole said smiling at her friends selective morals. Katie handed Nikole the note. She opened it and read it; her eyebrows raising in confusion.

"What does it say?" Katie asked impatiently. Nikole rolled her eyes and read the note aloud.

Nikole,

I saw this and my thoughts immediately leapt to you. A piece so stunning should only be showcased by one whose beauty surpasses it. I hope you enjoy this and know that you are in my thoughts often.

A friend

"Who sends something like this, writes a note and does not leave a signature?" Nikole asked intrigued by the note.

"Does it really matter? You have a secret suitor, and it seems he is educated and rich. It could be worse." Katie said eying Nikole carefully. She was convinced that the note had come from Mr. Mikaelson but if Nikole did not think so she was to going to voice her opinion. Katie knew that a man like him would eventually make his intentions known to Nikole and she hoped the girl she considered a surrogate daughter didn't run from him. She placed Nikole's wrap around her shoulders and led her downstairs and out side where the Nelson-Myers were waiting for her. Nikole was surprised to see Mrs. Nelson-Myers as well.

"Nikole, dear so delightful to see you." she said as Nikole entered the carriage.

"It's a pleasure to see you. Thank your for the invitation." Nikole said politely.

"You're very welcome dear." the older lady said. When they arrived at the theater, they were lead to a box and once they were seated Emma began talking.

"That's a beautiful bracelet. Where did you get it?" Emma asked curiously. Nikole blushed before she answered.

"I have no idea. It came to my rooms today with an anonymous note. It was too beautiful not to wear." Nikole said absently fingering the bracelet.

"It is beautiful." Emma breathed a little jealous of her friend but the jealousy didn't last long. It was overtaken by a need to find out who her friend had received such and elegant gift from. "So who do you think it's from?" Emma asked.

"I have no idea." she said. Emma was about to say something else but the play began. Upon the ending of the second act they exited the box to mingle and stretch. Emma was about to launch into her questions when she noticed Niklaus Mikaelson heading their way.

"Good evening, Miss Nelson-Myers. How are you this evening?" Klaus said with a smile.

"Lovely, thank you for asking." she said averting her eyes. She watched his eyes flicker to Nikole's bracelet and saw his smile get wider. Emma knew then that the bracelet was from him.

"Good evening, Miss Salvatore." he said watching her smile.

"Good evening, Mr. Mikaelson." she said.

"I thought I asked you to call me Klaus, love." he said staring into her eyes.

"You did, I have decided not to." Nikole said stubbornly. "It is not proper." she added to explain further why she would not be so familiar with him.

"I rarely do what is proper, love." he said with a devilish grin. His grin widened as her eyes widened. She took a step away from him hooking her arm into Emma's tightly. She started to walk away but Emma pull from her grip and ran back. She leaned close to him.

"The bracelet is lovely. She loves it." Emma whispered. She stepped away from him and rejoined Nikole who looked annoyed. "What's wrong Niki?" Emma asked knowing her friend was jealous.

"Nothing. What did you say to him, Em?" Nikole asked trying to pretend as if she wasn't curious.

"Nothing much. I only thanked him on your behalf for the beautiful bracelet." Emma said conspiratorially.

"You think this is from him?" Nikole asked hopeful.

"I know it is." Emma said squeezing her friend's fingers. The second half of the play began before Nikole could say anything else. When the Nelson-Myers dropped Nikole off, Emma hugged her and kissed her cheek.

"Nikole, dear come 'round for tea tomorrow. Gavin's fiance and her brothers will be there." Mrs. Nelson-Myers said giving her a knowing look.

"Thank you so much for tonight. I will see you tomorrow." Nikole said with a smile and a wave as the doorman let her inside.