A/N – Thank you all for the feedback on the last chapter – some of you liked it others didn't. I appreciate all of your opinions and thank you for your honesty (did you see what I did there?) Again thank you for the support as I write this.

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"Hi Barbie."

Caroline rolled her eyes as she fell back into her couch. Why did she pick up the phone again? "Damon. What the hell do you want?"

"Well someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed in their Barbie Dream House."

"I was in a great mood until you called Damon." Caroline snarked into the phone as she her tugged her fingers irritably through her curls.

"I tend to have that effect on people. It's a gift"

Caroline could almost hear him smirking through the phone. "Again, what the do you want?"

"Blondie I am hurt that you would think that I would call just because I want something."

"You do only call when you want something."

"Awww, and here I thought we were becoming best friends forever, just like you and my baby bro."

Caroline snorted at that.

"So I hear you have found Ken. How is that working out for you? Am I going to be invited to your Barbie Dream Wedding?"

God, she was really starting to regret all the times she brought her Barbie stuff over to Stefan's when they were in elementary school. Her Barbie's would usually go on raids with Stefan's G.I. Joes before returning to base for Barbie to have a celebratory tea party with G.I. Joe for a successful mission. Damon only being two years older than they were bore witness to these play dates and had used them against her ever since. Plus the fact he said she looked a real life Barbie didn't help matters either.

"Sure, why not." Caroline said, her voice practically dripping with sarcasm. "You can bring your bromance Alaric with you as your date."

"Great. Where do you plan to register? Bed, Bath and Barbie?"

"God damn it Damon! If you don't tell me what the hell you want I am so going to hang up on your ass." Caroline's temper snapping as she growled her threat into the phone. Damn it, she was starting to sound just like Klaus when Kol got too out of control.

"Easy Blondie, just having a little fun."

"Damon." The warning clear in Caroline's voice, she could hear Demon sigh into the phone and almost hear him roll his eyes before he became serious enough to answer her question.

"Stefan isn't answering my calls."

Caroline sighed as he finally got to the damn point. Most of the time Damon called her was because of Stefan. While Stefan and Damon were not on speaking terms Damon would call her just to get an update on his brother. It was the only reason she ever even tolerated talking to the elder Salvatore was because of his love for his younger brother. Now that Stefan and Damon were talking again, she didn't hear from Damon as often as she used to, thank God.

"Kat is coming into town."

"Damn."

"I'm sure it is going to be ok Damon. He probably just needs a little time to adjust with her being in town. She is only here for a week and I am going to do my best to keep them apart as much as possible." Caroline tried to reassure him gently. She was just as concerned about Stefan relapsing as Damon was. Especially after knowing the truth about Stefan's past. Although, honestly Caroline felt Stefan was in a good enough place that he could handle seeing Katherine again and not fall apart.

"There is no telling what will happen when she bitch is on the loose."

"Hey! That is my best friend and your ex-girlfriend you are talking about."

"Well we all make mistakes."

"You're such a dick."

"You know you love it Blondie."

Caroline just rolled her eyes and looked at the clock. Was 1 p.m. too early to start drinking?

"Look, I will keep you in the loop with Stefan while Kat is in town, ok? And I am sure that Stefan will start talking to you again once she leaves."

Damon sighed dramatically into the phone before mumbling "Fine."

Caroline just rolled her eyes once more and decided that it definitely wasn't too early to start drinking.

"I will text you soon."

"You better Barbie."

"Bye Damon."

"Bye Blondie."


"KAT!"

"CAROLINE!" Katherine yelled as she dropped all her bags and ran straight for her best friend, hopping into her arms and crashing both of them straight into the ground.

"Gah!"

Both girls lay sprawled on the ground of the airport, a mess of blonde and chestnut curls as they fell into gales of laughter, drawing the eyes of the people around them. Caroline gasped for breath as she rolled Katherine off of her and pulled herself up to her feet, her face red as a tomato as she caught the looks of those around her. Shaking her head with embarrassment she leaned down to pull her best friend up to her feet.

"You haven't changed a bit Kat." Caroline drawled as she pulled her friend into a tight hug before letting her go and taking her arm to lead her over to the bags and jacket that Katherine had left lying in a pile on the floor in front of the main terminal doors. Leaning down she helped her friend pick up her things before leading her over to the baggage claim.

Katherine rolled her eyes at Caroline's comment. "We've only been apart for like 4 months. What did you expect? I mean shit; it isn't like you went over the rainbow or something, Dorothy."

"Ok, Damon."

"Hey!"

"Look, I'm just saying your snark factor increased like times 1000 once you got with him….. just an observation." Caroline smirked as she came to a stop at the baggage claim waiting for the bags to arrive, her arm still linked with Katherine's as they both watched for the belt to start.

"Or maybe he just brings the mega bitch out in all the women he dates." Katherine's eye brows went up as if she was offering some scientific explanation on the behavior changes of women that were in sexual contact with one Mr. Damon Salvatore.

"I think he brings the mega bitch out of anyone he interacts with." Caroline smirked once more as she lifted her arm to wrap around her best friend's shoulder, pulling her close against her, her blonde head falling to rest against her shoulder.

"True." They shared a comfortable silence before Caroline spoke up once more.

"So is there a reason you are dressed like a hooker today? I thought you usually save that stuff for the club." Carline said as she lifted her head to give her friend the once over. Katherine was dressed with skin tight jeans, black high heeled booties and a green and blue corset top that lifted her breasts to make it seem like they were being offered on a plate.

"With those pictures you sent of your boyfriend's hot brothers I thought we might run into one of them today."

"At the airport?" Caroline brows furrowed together as she tried to grasp Katherine's logic of why Klaus's brothers would come to the airport with Caroline to pick her up.

"Not at the airport you goof. In case we like went straight to the bar or something." Katherine shrugged a bare shoulder in explanation. "Plus you never know when you are going to meet some hot guy on the plane and join the mile high club." Katherine said lifting her eyebrows up and down with emphasis.

Caroline just laughed and shook her head and focused on talking about Klaus's brothers. "Well if you are interested in his brothers Fin is married so he is off the table and that just leaves Elijah and Kol. Although honestly Elijah is a suit so not sure if you are really into that and Kol is too silly for your tastes."

Katherine just shrugged again her eyes moving from Caroline to the conveyor belt that had started up looking for her luggage. "Don't care. They are hot and I am only here for a week."Caroline just rolled her eyes as she turned her attention to the conveyor belt as well.

Once Katherine's bags had been collected they brought everything outside to the curb for arrivals where the black Range Rover waited for them. Glenn stood patiently at the back of the SUV, the hatch back open as he waited for the delivery of Katherine's luggage.

Both girls gave him a smile as they gave him all of Katherine's luggage before climbing into the back seat. "Now this is what I call riding in style." Carline just smirked at her comment as they made their way to Caroline's flat. Once they arrived Glenn helped them take everything inside of her place. Once ever thing was delivered Glenn gave a slight nod, leaving his card before he left them alone. Klaus had said that Glenn would be their driver for the week that Katherine was in town.

Once they had everything unpacked and settled they both fell onto the couch, Caroline watching Katherine as she looked around the flat. "So, what do you think?" Caroline asked as she tucked her feet under her legs and leaned her elbow on the arm of the couch.

"It's small." Katherine said as she looked around the room, her slender fingers pulled at her chestnut curls, twirling her hair around in a make shift bun at the back of her neck only to have it fall apart the moment she let go of her hair.

"It's London." The simple statement explanation enough about why her place was so small.

Katherine gave a slight shrug of her shoulder before she turned her attention to her best friend, brown eyes taking a moment to look her over. She looked good for the most part, her blonde curls hung loosely around her heart shaped face, and her pink blouse hugged her trim figure with a gray cardigan hanging from her shoulders, skinny blue jeans hugging her slender legs. At least she didn't get fat.

"So what do you want to do? Do you want to rest? Or maybe get some dinner? See some sights first? You decide because this week is all about you."

"Everyday should be about me." Katherine said, lifting her eyebrow as if that should have been obvious from the start.

Caroline resisted the urge to roll her eyes and just let her head fall to the side, her eyebrows lifting as if to say seriously?

"Let's go to your boyfriends bar." Katherine said as she lifted herself off the couch to go into the bathroom, flipping the light on before she started primping herself in front of the mirror.

"Kat, you are in London for the first time ever and you want to go to Nik's bar?" Caroline's brows drew together as she twisted around in her seat to lean herself over the arm of the couch, watching Katherine mess with her hair in the bathroom.

"Sure why not? It is night time Caroline; it isn't like a lot of tourist attractions are open anyway. And besides, you have talked so much about it I want to see it for myself. And maybe Nik's sexy brothers will be there." Katherine gave a quick waggle of her brows as she turned off the light and strode towards the door. "Come on! Up! Let's go." Katherine clapped her hands at Caroline before turning to pull on her shoes and jacket.

Caroline let out a deep sigh as she pulled herself up and pulled out her phone from her back pocket. Her bottom lip caught between her teeth as she sent a quick text to Stefan.

I'm on my way to Nik's bar with Kat, just wanted to give you a heads up in case you don't want to see her. – C

Tucking her phone back into her pocket she made her way to the door, stepping into her pink Tory Burch flats and pulling on her jacket and scarf. A soft ding signaled an incoming text message, and Caroline pulled her phone out again and read the message.

Thanks for the warning. – S

Caroline gave a soft sigh as she tucked her phone into her jacket pocket and moved to grab her purse.

"So are we taking the Range Rover?" Katherine asked as she rocked on the balls of her feet waiting for Caroline to get ready to go out.

"No. We are going to take the train. I am determined that you experience at least a little bit of London tonight and what better way than to take the Underground." Caroline smirked as she pulled Katherine out the door. Once the door was locked she looped her arm through Katherine's and they made their way to the train station.

The ride was quick and Caroline was pretty sure Katherine actually enjoyed the experience. Well kind of enjoyed. Maybe. Her mutterings about how much better it would be if they were being driven around in an expensive SUV instead of taking the train made her doubt the whole Katherine actually enjoying the London Underground but she was going to pretend that she enjoyed it nonetheless.

The walk from the train station wasn't that far, which was good because the less Katherine had to complain about the better. The bar itself was fairly busy given the fact that it was a Wednesday night. Caroline and Katherine entered the bar, pulling off their jackets as they made their way deeper inside of the building. Caroline's blue eyes scanning over the crowed looking anyone that she knew, although more specifically she was checking to see if Stefan had decided to leave or stay knowing she was brining Katherine with her to the bar.

The bar seemed to be clear of anyone that she knew and Stefan nowhere in sight which helped ease the tension in her shoulders she had not realized she had been holding onto. With a slight shrug she piled her's and Katherine jackets on an empty bar stood and pulled herself up onto the one next to it, Katherine following suit next to her. Caroline smiled as George came up to the two of them, the man giving a curious glance to Katherine before returning his gaze to Caroline.

"Hi George." Caroline smiled as he gave her a small wink. "Can you get us two rum and cokes …. " Her voice trialing for a moment as she looked over at Katherine who was just giving her a look that said that wasn't going to be enough. "….and four shots of tequila please." Katherine's smile returning to her lips once the drink order was placed.

George quickly returned with their rum and cokes and then turned to take care of their shots. Four shooters placed onto the bar top before grabbing a bottle of tequila and filled each glass. Just as he was going to put the bottle away, Katherine's hand shot out to stop him from putting the tequila away. "Leave the bottle. We are going to be drinking a whole lot more."

George glanced at Caroline who just rolled her eyes and gave a slight nod. Normally he didn't let the customers take the bottle, but given that it was Klaus's girl in front of him, he wasn't going to gainsay her friend. Setting the bottle down, he left the ladies to their drinking as he moved away to take care of his other customers.

Caroline and Katherine both lifted a shot as Katherine made her toast. "Best friends forever together again….. And I am still prettier than you are."

Caroline just laughed, a quiet "You wish." murmured as they clanked their glasses together and took the shot. The girls spent the next two hours drinking shots and talking. Most of the conversation centered on Katherine and her job working at one of the trendiest bar's in Manhattan. They also covered Caroline's relationship and Katherine's never ending parade of men that would hold her interest for a month before she became tired of them. Their conversation slowly falling apart as the night progressed with each additional shot that they took.

Caroline and Katherine were well on their way to beyond hammered when Caroline felt a set of warm hands curl around her waist and the scent of woods filling her senses. A smile touched her lips as she felt her boyfriend lean down to press a lingering kiss against the skin of her neck before lifting his lips murmur softly in her ear. "Hello sweetheart."

"Nik!" Caroline almost yelled as she twisted around in her chair to face him and then almost fell off her bar stool as she became dizzy from the momentum. Lucky for her that Klaus still had his arms around her and was able to catch her before she face planted onto the floor. Caroline gave a drunken giggle at the almost fall and lifted her arms to wrap around his neck. Her words slurred as she pressed sloppy kisses against his cheek. "Hii looouve. I missshed you."

Klaus just smirked as he pulled back from her, the strong smell of tequila practically radiating off of her as she spoke to him. Klaus glanced over at the almost empty bottle of tequila for a moment before looking back at his inebriated girlfriend. "And you are very drunk, love."Klaus said with an amused sigh as he tucked one of her curls behind her ear, his other arm firmly latched around her waist incase she decided to try and take another nosedive onto the floor.

"I'mmm not bunk. I'mm imbeveraged." Caroline said with a sharp nod of her head looking extremely pleased with herself for that explanation.

"Yeeeah! Imbeveraged." Katherine confirmed as she raised her shot glass in agreement before taking the shot. Klaus's eyebrows went up with amusement as he watched the two women explain their current state of drunkenness to him. Klaus could tell that Katherine was just as drunk as Caroline, if not more so.

With a slight shake of his head he looked over Caroline's head to catch George's eye. "I think it is time to cut these ladies off for the evening."

"Hey!" They both said in unison as George snapped up the bottle to put it back onto the self and out of their reach. Katherine started to pull her legs up onto the seat of the bar stool so she could climb onto the bar in an effort to take back the bottle, but only got so far before a set of hands grabbed her hips and pulled her ass firmly back onto the chair. Katherine twisted in her seat, ready to give a piece of her mind to the person who tried to stop her only to freeze as she looked at the man who held her.

"Woo, you'rrrre hawt." The words fell out of her mouth without a second thought, which given how drunk she was second thoughts were pretty much a ridiculous notion at that point.

Katherine looking over the man who held her without an ounce of shame for her perusal over his person, he was tall, the suit he was wearing fit his body well, showcasing the lean muscles underneath. His strong jaw free of stubble, his dark hair styled with a little bit of gel, his chocolate brown eyes filled with a mix of curiosity and amusement as he looked down on the woman he was currently restraining from climbing over the bar.

Katherine's words finally pulled Caroline's attention away from the bottle of tequila she was gazing longingly at to look at Katherine and the man who was holding her down. A smile lighting up her face as she recognized who it was and reached out to pat him on the arm, only missing it completely and her hand ending up patting Katherine's leg instead. "Elijah!"

"Ms. Forbes." Elijah said politely as he gave Caroline a respectful nod before retuning his attention to the girl in his arms.

"Hhhooooww manny times doo I hafta tell yous to call mee Claroline?" Caroline said as she swayed a bit in her seat before leaning heavily against Klaus, one of her hands lifting to play idly with the necklaces around his neck as his hands slid soothingly up and down her back as he held her against his body.

"Apologies Caroline." Elijah said with a nod of his head, his eyes never leaving Katherine who was currently staring at him like he was sex on a stick. "And what is your name?"

"Kitty Kat." Caroline answered at the same time Katherine did. "Katherine."

"It's a pleasure to meet you Katherine." Elijah murmured as he lifted up one of her hands and pressed a soft kiss against the back of it. Klaus observed the whole scene unfold with an amused smirk as he watched his older brother lay on the charm with Caroline's friend. He had never seen his brother this interested in a woman before, let alone a drunk one considering that Elijah never allowed himself to overindulge and hated to be around people who did.

"I waaant the fleasure of riddding your discooo shtick." Katherine said bluntly causing Elijah's brows to furrow in confusion as he shot Klaus a quick glance for clarification only to have his brother shrug because he sure as hell didn't know what Katherine was talking about. Caroline however had caught the comment and went completely red in the face, her hand covering her mouth to stifle her shocked laughter.

"I think it is time to get you ladies home." Elijah said quietly as he helped Katherine to her feet, Klaus handing him one of the jackets that was on the barstool next to Caroline, he himself helping Caroline with her jacket and scarf as he dodged her attempts at trying to make out with him. Katherine stood passively in front of Elijah as he helped her with her jacket her dark eyes never leaving his face. Once they were appropriately attired Klaus and Elijah guided the girls out front where Glenn was waiting for them, holding open the back door of the Range Rover. At some point Klaus had called for the car to take the girls home.

Elijah gave a soft smile to Katherine as he pressed another kiss against the back of her hand. "Hopefully we will meet again." Before Katherine could respond Caroline pushed her into the back seat wanting to get out of the cold, a muffled "Bitch!" floating out from inside the car as Katherine pulled herself onto the seat and scooted to the far end of the back seat. Caroline's hand curling around Klaus's as she dragged him inside with her as she entered the SUV. The door shut with a slam, Klaus glancing outside the window at his brother just watching them pull away, his hands stuffed in his pockets and an amused smirk touching his handsome face.

Klaus had decided to see them home, as he did not trust the drunken girls to actually go inside into Caroline's flat once they were dropped off, afraid they would wander off to another bar and the last thing he needed was them to end up at the hospital with alcohol poisoning.

He could have had one of his men do it, but he didn't trust anyone with Caroline other than himself. He could feel his blood start to boil at the thought of another man trying to touch his girl. These bouts of jealousy would give him pause from time to time. Bringing up questions he didn't want to know the answer to. Let alone why he was asking such questions in the first place. Wasn't he going to leave her once he slept with her? So what did it matter if someone else touched her even if it was just to help her? Yet as soon as those questions crossed his mind, all he could think about was tearing into the man who would touch what was his.

His messy thoughts were pushed away once they arrived at Caroline's building. The ride had been fairly quiet; the two girls had occupied themselves by swaying from side to side softly singing some song about disco sticks.

It was easy enough to get the girls inside surprisingly, because leading drunks around was a lot like herding cats. Once they hit the door Katherine quickly pulled off her boots and jacket, once the offending items were off she dropped face first into the couch and passed out almost instantaneously. Caroline on the other hand was more interested in Klaus than actually settling in for the night, becoming overly affectionate as she tried to kiss and touch Klaus as he assisted her with taking off her coat and shoes. Klaus tried to ignore her advances for the most part, only pausing to return a soft kiss here and there.

It was when he suddenly felt Caroline's hand down his pants did he gave a startled grunt and quickly pulled her hand out, quickly backing away from her until his back hit the door with a loud thump causing Caroline to giggle drunkenly at his antics before she approached him again, her hands sliding up and down his chest as she leaned up to whisper against his lips. "Leeet's haave seeeex."

A faint smirk touched his lips at her request and he just shook his head. "As much as I would love to, you are too drunk, sweetheart. Maybe when you sober up." Klaus said gently as he took a hold of her roaming hands used them to lead her over to her bed, throwing back the covers and helping her lay down.

Caroline pouted at him as she snuggled under the covers. "Nnnot wven a littttle bit of seex?" Caroline asked, giving him her best puppy dog look. Klaus just chuckled and leaned down to pull the blanket higher over her shoulders and press a soft kiss against her forehead. "Go to sleep, love."

Klaus stayed until she fell asleep, which wasn't very long after her head hit the pillow. With a sigh he turned on his heel and left the flat, glancing at Katherine who had somehow managed to pull the blanket that was over the back of the couch on top of her. It amused him to no end that someone like her had managed to catch his older brother's interest.

Taking the spare key that hung on the key rack he closed the door and locked it behind him, not willing to risk leaving her door unlocked. It was London after all and he knew just how dangerous it could be.


The next morning was not pretty for Caroline or Katherine. Both of them taking turns to puke in the toilet, whichever one was not puking would hold the hair back of the one who was. They spent most of the day recovering from their drunken shenanigans, laying on the couch drinking water and eating greasy takeout food to settle their stomachs. Klaus had even texted Caroline to make sure that she was ok, and even asked about Katherine, although Caroline was pretty sure the only reason he was asking was because of Elijah.

Once they managed to get over their hangover from hell they spend the rest of the week doing touristy stuff, visiting all the big sites, eating English breakfasts and fish and chips, shopping, clubbing and everything else Caroline could fit in. Katherine shouldn't have been surprised that Caroline had scheduled their itinerary to within an inch of her life. Katherine should have known that Caroline was lying through her teeth when she had told Katherine that she would get to choose what they would do during her visit to London, there was no way in hell her neurotic friend would ever give up control like that.

Caroline was glad to have Katherine in London with her for a little while. It helped her forget about the whole crime syndicate that Klaus and Stefan were a part of and she could pretend that everything was normal. There were times that they were together that Caroline would almost tell her about what Klaus and Stefan really did, but would always catch herself. The less Katherine knew the better. It was probably safer that way as well.

They finally did have a free night, two days before Katherine was scheduled to catch her flight home. Katherine was hoping to see Elijah again so she talked Caroline into going back to her Klaus's bar. Caroline smirked as she watched Katherine take extra care while getting ready that evening. Katherine had chosen a sleeveless blood red cowl neck top that gave the viewer a peek at her black lacy bra if she happened to move the right way. Her skinny dark blue jeans were almost indecent with how tight they were, Caroline wasn't sure how she even managed to get into them without painting them on and suede dark purple heels completed her look. Elijah wasn't going to know what hit him.

Caroline herself had decided on something a little more low key, a dark green scoop neck t-shirt that displayed how good of a job her push-up bra was doing. Her skinny jeans hung low enough off her hips that she would flash a little bit of the skin of her stomach anytime she lifted her arms. Her favorite yellow flats and gray cardigan added to the ensemble for comfort.

Once the girls were ready they threw on their jackets and went out to the Range Rover that waited for them out font, Caroline having learned her lesson that Katherine was not overly impressed with subway systems when she could be driven around in a very expensive SUV. During the ride over, Caroline had made sure to text Stefan again, warning him of their impending arrival. They had texted a few times while Katherine was in town; he was quiet for the most part, but seemed to be holding it together none the less. Carline had even texted Damon a few times just to reassure him about his brother, to which his responses were either bitingly sarcastic at best or derogatory towards Katherine, so nothing too surprising really.

They arrived at the bar soon enough, both girls climbing out of the back seat, Caroline reaching for Katherine's hand as she guided them towards the door. Just as Katherine was about to open it, it flew open revealing Stefan who was just on his way out the door. All three of them froze in place, Katherine and Stefan had their eyes locked on one another while Caroline just looked furtively between the two of them unsure of what to do.

It was when another patron moved to leave the bar that they all broke out of their trance and Stefan reached out to take Katherine arm and moved her and Caroline off the side of the building, a faint smile on his face as he looked from Caroline to Katherine. "Hey Caroline…. Kat….You're looking well."

Katherine face losing some of the hardness that it usually held and returned his faint smile with one of her own, her hand squeezing Caroline's as she spoke. "Thank you. So are you."

They both fell into an awkward silence after that, all of them looking at one another before Stefan finally gave a slight cough and tilted his head motioning to the street. "Well, I should get going."

Both girls gave a slight nod at that, and Stefan turned on his heel and started walking down the sidewalk. Katherine watched him leave, a battle of emotions flickering across her face before she came to some internal agreement.

"Stefan wait!" Katherine yelled as she released Caroline's hand and ran over to where Stefan had stopped and turned around to wait for her to come over to him. Katherine swallowing hard as she came to a stop before him, looking around the area for a moment before she found the courage to actually look him in the eye.

"Stefan, I just wanted to let you know I am sorry that I hurt you. I was a total bitch to you and I hope that one day you can forgive me." Katherine said as she paused for a moment and took a deep breath as she looked down at her feet for a moment before looking back up at him, guilt marring her lovely features. "I hope that we can one day be friends again."

Katherine fell into silence after that, her dark eyes never leaving Stefan's face as she watched a play of emotion pass over it. His head dropped for a moment, looking at the ground as he shoved his hands into his pockets, a quick breath taken before he looked up at Katherine, a small smile on his lips. "I would like that too."

Both of them seem to breathe a little easier, the weight on their shoulders a little lighter, their talk seeming to bring some kind of closer to the both of them. Stefan reached out to give her shoulder a gentle squeeze before turning around and walking away. Katherine's eyes closing as she took a deep breath, pleased with her apology and its outcome.

Turning herself around, Katherine made her way back to Caroline who stood waiting by the door, her hands stuffed in her jacket pockets, a soft loving look on her face as her best friend made her way back over to her. Not bothering to wait for Katherine to come to her, Caroline took the last few steps towards Katherine, her hands coming out of her pockets to pull her into a tight hug. Katherine's arms locking around her back as she hugged her even tighter.

"You ok?"

"Yeah." Katherine said as she pulled back to face her best friend, a happy little smile touching her red lips. "Yeah, I think things are going to be ok again."

Caroline returned the smile before glancing down the street at the retreating back of Stefan. She would catch up with him soon enough, for now she hoped that his meeting with Katherine would help him with his healing process.

"Come on, let's go inside." Katherine said as she looped her arm through Caroline's and made her way towards the front door of the bar, pulling it open and leading them both inside.

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So broke this chapter into two parts – the next one may take a little while to get out – I have to study for my series 63 license for work – so I am going to try and squeeze writing the second half of this chapter in. Key word is try. In the mean time – tell me what you thought about this chapter. Love it? Hate it? In case you didn't notice I have a soft spot for Elijah and Kat. ^_^