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"I wasn't avoiding you..." Klaus said with an awkward smile and lowered his head.
"Yeah that's exactly how it looked like..." Caroline said sarcastically.
"Ok...Caroline...what was I supposed to do? You helped me and I owe you...and the least I could do is not to complicate your life more than I already have." Klaus said breathing fast. Caroline frowned.
"I have people after me. People that you have no idea what they are capable of. Even now that we are talking you may be at risk...so if I were you I would stay away from me." Klaus said and tried to leave but Caroline caught his arm.
"If you want me to stay away from you...what were you doing out of the bar's window watching me?" Caroline asked.
"I just wanted to make sure that you are alright and I didn't cause you any trouble." Klaus said.
"I would be better if you were here. Do you have any idea how worried I was when I came back and you had left? My first thought was that they killed you or something." Caroline said.
"I have to go." Klaus said and escaping Caroline's touch he continued his way in a fast pace.
"Just...take care" Caroline yelled and after seeing Klaus getting lost in the crowd she made her way back to the bar where Enzo was waiting for her. She didn't know though that she was being watched.
"Is everything alright? Who was that guy?" Enzo asked fulll of curiosity.
"Hum...just a friend." Caroline replied with a smile and got back to work.
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Kol looked at his watch as he was waiting for Bonnie to pack her suitcases. Bonnie was going nuts. Her room looked just like a bomb had exploded in it. Clothes,shoes and stuff were everywhere.
"This is not happening..." Bonnie yelled desperately from her bedroom.
"Is everything okay?" Kol asked standing up and taking a step closer to her bedroom door.
"Not exactly. I have nothing to wear at the wedding. Anyways we don't have time now. I will buy something from Portland." Bonnie said as she zipped her suitcase.
"We are ready let's go." Bonnie said coming out of her bedroom with her suitcases in her hands.
"No offence...but...isn't the outfit a little inappropriate for the airport?" Kol said and Bonnie looked at herself noticing that she had forgot to get dressed.
"I am sorry...my head is a mess." Bonnie said and got back in her bedroom.
"I don't blame you. It was a last minute decesion." Kol said.
"And who's to blame about it?" Bonnie said with a smile coming out of her room with a pair of jean shorts and a strapless blue top with a heart shaped clevage.
"Me...I guess. Now I think we are ready to go." Kol said and took her suitcases in his hands. Bonnie checked the house one last time and as soon as she and Kol got out of the apartment she locked twice.
"We are taking my car." Kol said pulling with his free hand the car keys out of his pocket. It was a black porche.
"That is..." Bonnie started but was speachless.
"Ok now you are probably thinking how well paid my job is...am I right?" Kol asked with a smirk and Bonnie blinked.
"You got me...I was indeed thinking about it." Bonnie replied approaching the car.
"Well...the previllages of being at this business. This is my proffessional car. It's part of the act. Most women want a rich guy at their side so the agency has a couple of those for moments like this. You know formal occasions like the wedding we are heading to." Kol said placing the suitcases at the port-bagage.
"I didn't ask for my man to be rich...not that I have a problem with it...clearly I don't. I would die to get in one of those. I love fast cars. Once I had the chance to do a photoshoot for a car company. They let me drive a ferrari. It was amazing." Bonnie said caressing the car.
"I have to say I am impressed. Not many women like to talk about cars. Anyways let's keep going. We wouldn't want to lose the plane now would we?" Kol said getting in the driver's seat.
"I kind of still have second thoughts about this." Bonnie said placing herself in the passenger seat.
"Do we need to have this conversation again? Come on...everything is going to be fine." Kol said and touched Bonnie's hand.
"You better be right Kol...hum..you didn't tell me your surname." Bonnie said narrowing her eyes. Kol quickly took his hand away from hers.
"I don't usually reveal it." Kol said in a low tone starting the engeen with his beautiful brown eyes peaned on the road.
"Ok...Is this your real name? Kol? Or is it somehting like a job special..like the car?" Bonnie asked.
"No...it's real...but enough with me. I am here to serve you. So what exactly are we going to do?" Kol asked and Bonnie took a deep breath ready to explain everything.
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Rebekah was patiently waiting at the Canyon Grill for the mysterious Stefan Salvatore,the phone owner to arrive. She had Matt to keep her company though.
"So...Rebekah...are you seeing anyone?" Matt asked peaning his blue eyes at hers. Rebekah lowered her eyes and paused.
"Not exactly no. I just came out of a difficult relationship." Rebekah said in a low tone.
"Is this difficult for you? Did you dump him?" Matt asked full of curiosity.
"Actually yes. I ended it. He was being jealous and sometimes obssessive." Rebekah said with a sigh.
"I can't blame him with such a beautiful woman on his side." Matt said with a smile and Rebekah smiled too blushing slightly.
"Thank you Matt..." she replied in a low voice. The sound of the door opening made them both pean their eyes on the door. The man who came in was really handsome. He was tall and masculine with dirty blonde hair and green eyes. Stefan wore his most charming smile and made his way to the bar.
"I am looking for Rebekah..." Stefan said and Rebekah smiled getting lost into his eyes.
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"Okay...yes...well take care of it...no I can't. It is your job...I am going on a honeymoon...I don't know...okay bye." Elijah was on the phone as he entered the dining room. Katherine was already there. She took a sip of her coffee and watched Elijah as he put his phone back in his pocket and took a seat without even looking at her.
"I am not the only one who skips the goodmorning part." Katherine said. Elijah raised his eyes.
"I am sorry. I have many things on my mind right now." Elijah replied pouring himself a cup of coffee.
"I know that this is difficult for both of us..but we could at least try...we don't have to treat each other like we are enemies or something..." Katherine said and lowered her head as soon as she felt Elijah's brown eyes on her.
"I couldn't agree more." Elijah said in a serious tone.
"Good. So we both agree that we have to grow closer..." Katherine said and Elijah became awkward.
"Hum...we have the time to talk about this on our trip. By the way...be ready by ten tomorrow cause we have to be at the airport by eleven." Elijah said changing the subject. Katherine narrowed her eyes on him.
"Sure." she replied and got back to her breakfast.
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Elena was on her road to the boutique when she bumped into someone. Elena almost fell but the handsome stranger managed to wrap his arms aroud her waist preventing her from the disaster of humiliating herself and ruining her clothes since there was water down.
"Oh my God..I am so sorry I didn't see you..." Elena said raising her brown eyes to meet Damon's blue ones.
"It's ok. I should have watched were I was going too." Damon said helping Elena stand straight. Elena blinked a few times and smiled.
"Do you live around here? I haven't seen you before." Elena said narrowing he reyes on Damon.
"Actually my friend lives across the street. His name is Alaric Saltzman do you know him?" Damon said.
"Description?" Elena said.
"Tall with kind of blonde hair and hazel eyes." Damon said.
"You mean the guy with the three different girlfriends?" Elena asked smiling.
"Yeah yeah that's him. That's my boy. I don't have his habbits though. I am totally monogamic." Damon said smiling.
"You don't say..." Elena replied checking Damon from top to toe.
"I am Damon by the way...Damon Salvatore." Damon said estending his hand.
"Elena Gilbert." Elena replied and took his hand willingly.
"Elena...nice name. It suits you." Damon said.
"Thank you Damon...now if you excuse me I have to go. I have work to do. It was nice meeting you. See you around I guess..." Elena said and tried to leave but Damon caught her arm.
"That's a little uncertain...what do you say? Should we meet later for a coffee or something?" Damon said peaning his icy blue eyes in Elena's.
"Hum that sounds good. I will be at work until late but I am sure I can take a break. You can pass by it's actually right there." Elena said pointing at her boutique.
"Oh you work at the boutique...explains your fine taste." Damon said checking Elena from top to toe.
"Oh thanks...I am actually the owner and designer." Elena replied.
"I am not surprised...you seem quite a creative person." Damon said.
"Well...I really have to go...come later and we can have this coffee." Elena said.
"Sure. See you this afternoone then." Damon said and passed across the street to meet Alaric at the coffee shop that was under his apartment.
"See you." Elena replied and continued her way with a smile printed on her face.
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"So he dumped you because you gained two pounds? That was his excuse?" Kol asked Bonnie as they were sitting at the airport cafetteria waiting for their departure. Kai had a relationship with Bonnie and he had broke up with her.
"That's what he said...over the phone...but then Liv found out that he was cheating on me the whole time." Bonnie said and Kol raised his eyebrows.
"If he is such an asshole why are you trying to make him jealous?" Kol asked in a serious tone.
"I may still feel a little attracted to him but I don't want us to get back together. I don't want to make him jealous. I just want to show him that...it is his loss." Bonnie said taking a sip of her coffee.
"That's the spirit. You know I would never dump a girl because of her weight." Kol said lowering his head.
"I wanted to ask you...do you do relationships?" Bonnie asked full of curiosity.
"Excuse me?" Kol asked narrowing his eyes.
"Did you have any girlfriends since you started this job? If you don't want to answer..." Bonnie began but was interrupted.
"It's ok...Actually I had one...but it didn't go well. She wasn't the sharing type." Kol said.
"It must be difficult not to have a personal life of your own because of your job." Bonnie said.
"I believe that if I found the right one I would leave the job." Kol said.
"How did you know that she wasn't the right one..." Bonnie asked making eye contact.
"I just didn't feel anything special around her. I guess I would sense it if my other half was around." Kol said with a smirk.
"Ok..I am starting to believe that if my other half is out there...he is probably at the other end of the world without money for a plane ticket and in a coma." Bonnie said cracking a smile at Kol who widened his smile.
"I am sure that he is closer than you think he is...definetely closer than you think he is." Kol replied and Bonnie giggled.
"God I hope you're right." Bonnie replied.
"When was the last time you had a relationship?" Kol asked. Bonnie's eyes widened and she paused.
"You don't want to answer?" Kol asked and Bonnie narrowed her eyes.
"No I am counting the years..." Bonnie replied.
"Ok ok I get it. Have you ever done it?" Kol asked.
"What? Yes. Why are you asking?" Bonnie replied.
"Curiosity..." Kol said and Bonnie nodded.
"Once. I have done it once." Bonnie said and lowered her head.
"Oh God...hum you should take advantage of this situation and live your life." Kol said and Bonnie gave him a questioning look.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Bonnie asked scared of what she was going to hear.
"You have me at your services...take advantage of it." Kol said with a smirk and Bonnie lowered her eyes and blushed.
"Are you giving me advice to have sex with you?" Bonnie said in a low tone leaning forward making sure that noone else would hear her.
"I am just saying that this might be a good opportunity for you to get back in the game since you are obviously out for a long time...I mean you rent me anyways...it's included in the package. There is no extra charge." Kol said and Bonnie seemed surprised and awkward.
"How about no?" she said and relaxed back on her chair again.
"Why?" Kol asked with a smirk narrowing his eyes.
"Ok...I am already doing the impossible for me by renting you to introduce you as my boyfriend but this...is way not me. I don't pay to make love. It wouldn't feel right." Bonnie said and lowered her head.
"You don't know how it would feel. You have never done it." Kol replied.
"I just...don't do this." Bonnie said.
"You don't do it in general." Kol said.
"Kol..." Bonnie protested.
"What..am I wrong? You just said that you have done it once...years ago. I think it's about time for you to have some fun in your life." Kol said.
"I think it's about time to change the subject." Bonnie said raising her eyebrws.
"Fine." Kol said and smiled at Bonnie who looked a little pissed.
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"I am Rebekah." Rebekah replied smiling and extending her hand towards Stefan.
"It's nice to meet you Rebekah...Stefan Salvatore." Stefan said taking her hand willingly and peaning his eyes to her again. They both paused for a while until Matt cleared his throat.
"Can I get you something?" He asked Stefan looking a little annoyed. Stefan noticed.
"I am fine thanks. Can we talk?" he said turning to Rebekah who followed him outside. Matt was already shooting daggers at him.
"Sorry...but your boyfriend was making me uncomfortable with his jealous looks." Stefan said taking a seat at a bench outside the grill.
"Matt? I just met him he is not my boyfriend." Rebekah replied smiling sweetly sitting next to Stefan who smirked.
"Oh that's promising. He must really likes you though...not that I can't see why?" Stefan said and Rebekah lowered her eyes smiling. This was definetely her lucky day. She had two hot guys flirting her.
"Are you flirting me?" Rebekah asked smiling playfully and Stefan smiled too.
"Would you want me to flirt you?" Stefan asked narrowing his eyes on Rebekah who stood up and handed him his phone.
"You can stick around and find out." Rebekah said heading back in the grill.
"For starters you could give me your number..." Stefan yelled and Rebekah turned around.
"It's already in Stef..." she said with a smile and continued her way. She always had this self confidence around boys.
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A few hours later Kol and Bonnie were already on the plane towards Portland. They were sitting next to each other. Bonnie was sitting by the window. Kol was next and in the third seat there was an old lady who was sleeping. The plane passed through a minor air gap. Kol grabbed the seat and jumped. Bonnie looked at him with a light smile.
"What?" Kol asked widening his eyes.
"Someone seems a little afraid of flying..." Bonnie noticed and saw annoyance in Kol's face.
"I am not afraid...ha...I just...ok maybe I am a little...worried." Kol said lowering his eyes and Bonnie's smile widened.
"Ok could you stop making fun of me and take my mind off of it?" Kol asked and Bonnie seemed sceptical.
"Got it. That is a good chance for us to talk about our fake relationship. How we met? How long are we together? What's your job?" Bonnie said and Kol nodded.
"I want to be a business man. I've always wanted to be a business man." Kol said.
"What business?" Bonnie asked.
"I'll say that I am working in Mikaelson Incorporated." Kol said. He was using Elijah's company for his business. Bonnie narrowed her eyes.
"Any specific reason that you are choosing this company." she asked thinking of Elijah's and Katherine's recent wedding. Kol seemed nervous.
"No...I just like it." Kol replied. He didn't want anyone to know that the owner was his brother.
"Fine...we met...we met...I am out of ideas." Bonnie said lowering her eyes.
"We could say that we work together. That you did a photoshoot for the company." Kol said.
"That is very good. You have imagination." Bonnie said smirking.
"Shshshsh!" the old lady complained looking angrily at Kol and Bonnie who smiled at each other.
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Elena was designing a dress when the door knocked and Anna came in her office. Anna approached her smiling with meaning and leaned in.
"There is a...Damon Salvatore outside waiting for you.." Anna said and Elena's eyes widened.
"Oh my God..he is already here...I'll be out in a minute." Elena said and Anna exited the office. Elena got up and ran in front of the mirror. She fixed her hair and make up and taking a deep breath she grabbed her bag and exited her office seeing the hot Damon Salvatore waiting for her.
"Here I am." Elena said entering the room. Damon examined her from top to toe and smiled.
"Let's go then." Damon said in a sexy voice and exited the boutique. Elena followed him.
"Are we going across the street?" Elena asked.
"No..." Damon said in an intriguing way and opened the car door for her.
"Where are we going then?" Elena asked full of curiosity.
"That's a surprise." Damon replied and sped up.
They were driving for a while and Damon pulled over. There was noone around and Elena noticed that they were at the beginning of the woods.
"Aren't we going for a coffee?" Elena asked narrowing her eyes as Damon opened the car door for her.
"I reconsidered it and I thought that this would be a lot better." Damon said and opened the back seat grabbing a picnic basket. Elena smiled impressed.
"Follow me.." Damon said and Elena did as she was told. Ina while they were at a cliff. Damon approached the edge and put down the basket.
"This place is amazing." Elena said approaching Damon and taking a seat at the edge of the cliff with her legs hanging down. They were high enough but Elena was never afraid of heights. In fact she had done free fall a time or two by now.
"And you haven't seen anything yet. As long as the sun begins to set is pure magic." Damon said smiling and sat next to Elena offering her a cookie.
"Those are delicious." Elena said taking a bite of the cookie.
"I made them." Damon said and Elena looked surprised.
"Wow...Any other hidden talents?" Elena asked with a smile and Damon smiled two making eye contact.
"Many..." he said and leaned in. Elena leaned in too but as soon as their lips were brushing Elena opened her eyes.
"The sun is setting..." Elena whispered against Damon's lips and they both moved their eyes that was now setting.
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Caroline had finished her shift at the bar and was returning home. One of the men in black that were after Klaus was following her. Caroline could feel that something was wrong. She started walking faster narrowing her blue eyes and stopping every now and then to make sure that noone was following her. She decided to confuse her watcher and she turned in a small dark road. The man hadn't turned yet and before Caroline realized it she was pushed again the wall with a hand over her mouth.
"We should stop meeting like that." Klaus whispered.
At the corner tha man in black looked around. He kept wondering where Caroline was. He was sure that she had turned but he couldn't find her. He didn't bother to look behind the huge recycling bin though.
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Katherine was in her room. She decided to sleep early since she had to get up early in the morning to take care of the last details before her supposed honeymoon. Elijah was downstairs. He had drank a lot. It wasn't his style to get wasted but it happened that night. Elijah was wasted. So wasted that he could barely walk.
Elijah dragged himself until the stairs. He slowly climbed up the stairs almost in the four and leaning into the wall he made his way towards his room. He made a stop first outside of Katherine's room. Elijah knocked the door. Katherine was caught off guard and rushed to the door. She was in her short black sleeping dress and her hair was messy.
Katherine opened the door and Elijah lost his balance but Katherine managed to catch him before he falls on the ground.
"Oh my God Elijah are you ok?" Katherine asked worried helping him stand on his feet. Elijah raised his brown eyes in order to meet hers.
"Katherine? Me and you...talk..." he mumbled.
"Oh God...Are you drunk?" Katherine asked narrowing her eyes.
"I need to talk." Elijah whispered and attempted to take a step back. He lost his balance and Katherine managed to keep him up.
"Ok...what you need now..is sleep..and a bitter coffee." Katherine said and wrapping Elijah's arm around her she helped him arrive at his room. Katherine opened the door and she and Elijah came in. She helped Elijah lay on his bed and as soon as she was ready to leave Elijah took hold of her hand.
"Please stay..." Elijah said in a low voice.
"I can't...we both need to rest before the trip tomorrow. Go to sleep and everything is going to be fine ok?" Katherine said and escaping his touch eaded to the door.
"I feel so alone." Elijah's voice was heard again. Katherine stopped dead in her tracks. She knew the feeling. Elena was working hard. Jeremy was away and her friends couldn't be around all the time. They had their one lives. As for her father they were never close. She knew what lonliness meant.
"I have noone." Elijah complained again sitting on the bed and lowering his head. Katherine approached him and sat next to him. This was the first time that he showed any kind of emotion. The first time that he seemed vulnerable.
"That's not true. You have your brothers,your sister,your friends...me." Katherine said and touched his shoulder. Elijah raised his head looking deeply into Katherine's eyes. Elijah pulled Katherine in a tender hug catching her of guard. Katherine hugged him back. She loved the feeling of her husband's arms around her. This was the closest they have been since now.
"Stay with me." Elijah begged her and Katherine nodded with a smile. She took a seat next to him at the other side of the bed. Elijah rested his head on her lap as she was caressing his hair until he fell asleep.
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