"Thank you John." Caroline says nicely to her driver.

The man smiles and touches his hat, he loves his job, not everyone in this town gets to gloat about spending so much time with the city's current Queen.

The hype around the Club is even bigger now that the news have traveled, the Donovan kid is dead and there's a new Sheriff in town, Tyler is actually doing a good job running the joint but everyone knows that the reason behind all the success that The Green Mill knows these days.

Caroline Forbes is the best singer in the district and she looks better every day.

She's happier and more confident, her latest act has everyone talking and she is causing a lot of trouble in good marriages that can't survive the way she has the men wrapped around her blonde waves and her red lips.

John knows that she is now free of Matt Donovan and his obsession over her, he remembers how he had to restrain a few times from pulling the Gangster wannabe away from her in the back seat of the car but with the kid gone, Caroline took another man into her life.

John has dropped her discretely at Room 21 every other night and knows that she has been seeing the Mikaelson leader, now that's a man John respects because his sheer presence demands it, John knows how this city works and he knows whose bullets he rather be dodging.

Caroline Forbes is now the talk of Chicago, because she is equally envied as she is wanted, coveted by every man and envied by every woman, because of her fame and because of her new man.


Inside the club Caroline barely recognizes the woman in the loose elegant silver dress, she widens her eyes but still needs confirmation. "Bonnie?" She calls taking off her gloves.

The girl turns around from her task, she's counting bottles and making a list of all the alcohol that she will need for tonight and smiles at Caroline. "Morning Care." she says with a big smile.

"I really didn't recognize you… you look stunning in that dress."

Bonnie smiles and looks down for a moment, Caroline Forbes saying that she looks stunning is always something to blush about. "You like it? I was drooling over it last week when I saw it in a store, it's on our way home and Kol sneakily bought me the dress the next day."

Caroline clasps her hands together. "Young love, it's so adorable."

Bonnie nervously laughs. "Stop it…"

"I still remember when Nik bought me my first dress." Caroline dreamily sighs.

Bonnie presses the list to her chest, the cold of the sheet covers her exposed cleavage. "I think… I think that maybe I'm… falling in love with him."

Caroline plays with her gloves. "Honey… you are completely in love with him." Her friend is startlingly a bit sad which surprises Caroline. "Bonnie?"

"I don't know how he feels about me so maybe I'm just getting myself into something that I might regret far ahead and I will end up having my heart shattered."

Caroline goes over to Bonnie, she laces her arm around her friend sweetly. "Let me tell you something about these Mikaelson men, they don't know how to say the words. These little words that we crave so much to listen to won't ever leave their mouths the way we expect them but they do show it in every way possible."

Bonnie traps her bottom lip between her teeth. "About that… in the beginning Kol was very…"

Caroline smiles because Bonnie is blushing a little, she strokes her arm as incentive.

"He was very enthusiastic in the way he searched for me but now he arrives home and he just holds me and sleeps." she whispers as if she's spilling out the dirty deeds of a crazy scandalous night.

"That's …" Caroline struggles with the words.

Bonnie slumps in her high heels, she's scared to speak the words that kept her awake at night for the last week.

Caroline wants to go on but their imperative talk comes to an end because Tyler comes in.

"I don't pay you to hug each other." he grumbles and throws a few papers on a table.

Caroline smiles at Bonnie and lets her go, surprisingly Tyler is a tolerable boss, he drools over the girls and casually sneaks his way into the dressing rooms when they are changing but he is less controlling than Matt and loves the Club above everything.

His bad temper is easily endured by everyone and things have improved drastically but he's still a pain in the ass about slackers so now Caroline needs to rehearse and goes to the stage leaving her things on Matt's old booth, Bonnie resumes her work and goes around into the bar, she stretches her arm to grab one of the bottles on top and her body is neatly curved and showed by the flowing dress.

Tyler smirks watching her. "You should wear that dress more often, it's good for business."

Bonnie chuckles. "I am not one of your girls Tyler and if you try to sell me to anyone, I will ask Kol to break your legs."

Tyler loses his smile and goes back to his papers, he keeps forgetting that the shorty is warming the Mikaelson troublemaker at night.


"How come you don't like it?" Dominic asks and folds his arms to further prove how surprised he is.

Klaus laughs. "I just don't see the point in it."

Dominic shakes his head in deep disapproval. "Baseball is the best game in the world."

Klaus is still laughing but checks the street for cars. "My apologies Nic, I obviously don't know what I'm missing."

Dominic shrugs and takes his hand. "It's ok, I forgive you." he easily says and waits for the grown up to cross the street to his school.

Klaus still feels nervous when Dominic does this, taking his hand and looking up at him like this still makes him shaky, he takes the little boy to the other side and Dominic hums a song, Klaus smiles that he does this.

Caroline does the same when she is happy.

When they arrive to the school gates, Dominic falls sad, this is the worst part of his day, the part when he has to say goodbye to Klaus.

The best is that Klaus now for some reason walks him to school every day, at first he thought that his mother and Gran were ill but apparently Gran is getting old and needs to stay in bed a little more and since his mom works until very late, she likes the warm bed in the mornings.

This used to be the dreaded hour for him, now Dominic wakes up at five in the morning, rushes to get ready and waits for Klaus outside of his house.

Klaus picks him up a lot earlier than he is supposed to but he takes him to a coffee shop and buys him warm milk and they just talk, then when its time, Klaus takes him to school.

Dominic kicks a small rock that is lying in the sidewalk. "I guess that I'll see you tomorrow."

Klaus smiles. "Of course Dominic."

The boy presses his eyebrows. "What happens when you get tired of me?"

Klaus frowns. "What do you mean Dominic?"

Dominic kicks that rock harder. "Soon you will get tired of me and of my silly stories and you will move along."

Klaus can't help the small chuckle, Dominic even pouts like his mother does.

He gets on one knee and places a finger on the chin of the boy making him look up. "I will never get tired of you…" It takes everything inside of Klaus not to call him son.

The kid looks up smiling, he meets Klaus with blue eyes that match his and smiles. "Promise?"

Klaus nods. "Yes."

With one big impulse Dominic laces his arms around Klaus and hugs him tight, he loves that Klaus is so strong, it makes him feel safe and like nothing will ever happen to him and he is happy that Klaus is dancing with his mom because that means nothing will happen to her either.


"Bonnie?" Tyler yells by the edge of the bar, a few men give him a shady look but he doesn't care about that.

Bonnie makes her way to him and looks at the girl that he is holding next to him, she has dark hair, she's young and with beautiful eyes, she also looks terrified with all the noise and confusion and Bonnie smiles warmly at her.

"This is April, she's new and shy and I need you to show her how all this works."

"The bar?" Bonnie asks confused.

"How to flirt with men so that they can buy her drinks." Tyler snaps appalled.

The men around him take their drinks and leave to a table upset but he isn't that bothered about it and goes to his office leaving the package behind.

Bonnie rests her arms on top of the counter. "So… small town girl? First time in Chicago?"

April smiles and nods, she flinches when a group of men starts to laugh loudly, one of them stumbles drunk, he looks at her and gives her a big smile.

"Pretty little thing…" he says with a slow tongue.

Bonnie pulls April inside with her and shoves the man away. "Go breathe somewhere else Shane."

The man makes a pistol gesture with his fingers and closes one eye at her.

"Regular pill… he's here every night." Bonnie explains while having a proper look at April.

She is pretty but has a really innocent vibe which makes every pistol in the joint want to tap her, she takes the box with the lost and found items that they keep behind the counter and uses a clip to pull the girl's hair on the side giving her another look.

If she looks sexier the men will leave her alone because the most of them are intimidated by beautiful confident girls so Bonnie pulls the baggy dress on the sides as well and makes sure that the dress is tight with the use of pins.

April's leg is showing when Bonnie is done because she traps the skirt up on one side as well, she smiles happy that the girl looks so good after she is done applying some bright lipstick.

April looks down on herself and smiles, she never looked so good and never imagined she would, to be honest, it's nice to look so different.

"New girl?" Kol asks as he arrives.

Bonnie looks at him. "Started just now."

"Then serve us darling." Kol says sitting by the counter.

Bonnie encourages her and April takes a deep breath. "What will it be?"

"Scotch, straight!" Kol taps the counter happy and winks at his girl.

April looks confused with so many bottles to choose from but finally decides on one, she pours something into a glass and hands it to Kol.

"Thank you, that's gin but it looks straight." he teases the girl and shoves the glass to Jeremy that just arrived.

"Oh I'm sorry…" April quickly says and tries to grab the glass but ends up knocking it all over the counter.

Jeremy has to stand up to avoid getting all wet pants.

Kol laughs. "Great start love."

Bonnie gives him a look. "Don't be mean."

"I'll get you another drink, maybe the right one this time..." April looks at all the bottles almost in panic.

He laughs and leans over the counter. "No need, I just came to kiss my girl before leaving. I have a job out of town."

Bonnie is sad that he won't spend the night with her and cups his cheek, they share a long tender kiss and April looks stunned that they are so blunt in their ways and that the hot man is Bonnie's boyfriend.

"Be careful." she whispers at him.

"Always darling." he answers and steals another kiss from her before straightening up, he punches Jeremy's arm so hard that the kid almost tips over and leaves.

Bonnie decides to focus on the new girl for the rest of the night to keep her mind busy. "What will it be Jeremy?" she asks the other kid eyeing April amused.

"Anything strong… Kol says that I need to toughen up."

Bonnie points at a bottle and April serves the attractive boy, he has a great smile and she blushes noticing his muscled arms under the tight shirt, it seems every man in Chicago is hot so far.


Rebekah shakes her head, she refuses to believe that Elijah still hasn't asked Elena out on a date. "She will be gone soon Elijah."

"If she must." Elijah simply replies.

"She will go back to her sad hometown and marry the local doctor, he will bore her to death and she will end up fat and mother of 10."

Elijah gives his sister an admonishing look.

"When she could be married to you and give me a mini Elijah, will you just imagine the hair that that cutie would have?" she teases her brother.

"I will not force anything on her, it is her choice." He grumbles.

Rebekah crosses her arms. "How can she have a choice if you won't even ask the girl out?"

"Shouldn't you be focusing on your little nephew?"

Rebekah clasps her hands together and brings them to her heart. "Oh my, he is so cute and adorable. I want to pinch his cheeks so hard."

"He looks just like Nik when he was little." Elijah says happy.

"But seeing him across the street is kind of harsh, we deserve a lot more. I demand dinner with him and Caroline." Rebekah is stern.

"I agree, we should talk to Caroline when she finishes her act." Elijah says taking his drink, he chokes on it when Elena walks inside the Club along with her sister and Stefan.

She smiles hugely when she sees Elijah and walks over to him instantly. "You are here Elijah."

"So are you Elena." he clears his throat.

She smiles at him but doesn't say anything else and the moment is silent for both.

Katherine quickly leads Stefan to another table, she can't stand Rebekah and doesn't want to talk to her, the feeling is mutual and the boring staring moment Elijah and Elena are sharing makes her snap.

She grabs her purse and takes a cigarette out, she turns to one of the men eyeing her with a dubious smile, he offers her light and a drink.

"No thank you." she easily dismisses him.

Just like she sends away the other poor bastards that try their luck with her but Rebekah lives in a world where rules are made by her, her body and soul belong to one man only and she allows others to touch her when she can't stand the loneliness and the memories that he left with her.

But only when she wants it and tonight she won't let anyone touch her.

She drags out her smoke and her drink, she takes her time with both ignoring the ongoing talk about books that she will never read, she was happier when her brother was only staring at Elena, they definitely are a match with their common love for poems.

Rebekah smiles before taking another sip from her sweet juice, Damon would be shooting jokes like a machine gun at these two by now and he would be sneaking his devious hand under her short white-pearl dress and whispering devilish things in her ear that would make even her blush and pull him to the nearest corner.

She finishes her drink but unlike the alcohol, she needs another smoke and goes outside, there's another sucker trying his luck and she smiles that flirty smile of hers, purses her full lips and comes near the man, she can see him shaking in lust when her sweet perfume surrounds him.

"Not tonight baby face…" she whispers and slowly licks her lips.

The man is practically hard when she removes her finger away from his chin. "Please… tell me your name…" he asks with sweaty palms.

Rebekah smiles and pulls her voice into a seductive manner. "I'm the devil and the devil has no name…"

She leaves the Club and the man craving to know her and she does it with a smile, a fake one that she perfected over the last 10 years.

She misses Damon, her heart doesn't beat the right way without him but she learned to put up a show so good that even her brothers believe that she is over him.


I take my drink and find a table, I could sit with Katherine and Stefan but she hates my guts and I'm not in the mood to end up having my own precious liquor all over my black suit.

I touch my black suit vest, it's Caroline's favorite and I wait for my Queen to start her sweet torture.

She has included in her act the song that she has sweetly sang in my ear for years, the one that haunted me when I left her behind, sometimes when I closed my eyes I could listen to her sweet evil voice in my ear whispering the words in that gentle way that she has of singing.

Alluring like the demon that she is.

The lights go dim and the Club is immersed in silence, you could hear the filter in a cigarette disappear with the intensity of it all, they are all waiting for the star.

We should be out of this town by now but Donovan's death is still under investigation and as usual I'm high on another suspects list.

I'm forced to stay here but she has found a way to keep us happy, once a week she sings that song, she performs it to a Club that can't hold anyone else inside and I smile happy because no matter how many come to see her and cheer for her, there is only one person for whom Caroline sings and dances that song.

Me.

The music slowly gives her away and the lights start to show her, she's lying on top of the piano and her voice is slow, seductive and to me she seems to be purring instead of singing but that could be me because I find her irresistible and I want to have her right on top of that white piano.

She is facing the ceiling and I know that she has her eyes closed, the red dress clashes with her ivory skin and the white piano and she lazily has one knee slightly up.

"I've got trouble, trouble, trouble

Always knocking at my door..."

Her voice fills the place and my blood boils inside of my veins, I never deemed possible to want someone the way that I want her.

No… it's not want, it's need.

I need Caroline like the air that my lungs barely allow inside and even knowing that every man inside this place will dream of her tonight, I still find comfort that when she turns her head to the audience, she will face me.

Caroline blindly knows where I am, I'm right here, always here for my beloved one.


Connor watches the woman end her show and applauds with will, like every other sucker inside of this Club she has everyone on the palm of her hand, he could try to be different but there is no way to resist such a beautiful woman with the voice to kill.

He finds her perfect after 2 songs and wants to meet her after 3.

His hat is being twirled in his hands when she steps down from the stage, showered with flowers and greedy hands that want to touch the star.

She is polite and doesn't push anyone away but Conner finds it strange that she ends up sitting in a table with another man.

He squints and remembers the man, he's Salvatore's friend and the prime suspect in the Donovan's case.

Connor decides to rudely interrupt the almost kiss happening between the couple. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bother you but I just had to come over and tell you that I find you truly remarkable."

The girl looks at him a bit astonished but like the professional that she is, she quickly reacts and smiles. "That's very kind of you. Thank you…"

Her words match her sparkling big eyes and he is a bit taken by it, he didn't expect her to be this beautiful up close. "My name is Connor."

He almost forgets about the other man at the table, only remembering it when she looks at him, he does the same and faces the hard expression, the man looks as dangerous as all the stories that he heard about him. "Klaus Mikaelson I presume."

He drinks and squints never letting his cigarette go and Connor knows that's all the answer he will get from him.

Connor returns to the magnificent creature in red. "I am a fan. Surely after tonight I have found my reason to live."

Klaus drops the glass on the table with a smile and faces the man. "Wouldn't that be the law?"

Connor smiles at him. "So you know who I am?"

"There's not much in this town that happens without my knowledge."

"Then you could help us close the Donovan case and tell us who did it."

Klaus smiles with the direct ways of the long coat. "I said not much…"

"I see… well I would hate to place this angel that I heard tonight in that short list of suspects… I find it a true shame…" Connor glances at Caroline and at her generous cleavage.

Instead of being embarrassed Caroline leans over touching her red shoe that is showing a perfect toe. "Now… that's a bit silly, why would I be a suspect?"

Connor licks his lips unconsciously, the woman is truly something else. "You were his girlfriend and it didn't take you long to sit in another chair."

Caroline laughs flirting with the man openly. "You know that I was helping Stefan and that Matt was just for the show."

"It's never a good idea to give so much power to a woman as beautiful as yourself."

Caroline bats those huge eyelashes of hers and stands up slowly. "And that is the cold truth of it all."

Connor watches as she swings her hips away and then looks at Klaus, he expects the man to be raging with jealousy but he is calmly having his drink. "I hope that you don't mind the compliments, I'm sure that you are used to having other men admiring her."

Klaus smiles without facing him. "I don't mind it at all, considering that at the end of the night…" he stands up and grabs his coat and hat. "She is going home with me."

Connor twirls his hat one more time watching after Klaus, the lucky bastard.


Klaus goes to her dressing room, he closes the door behind him and throws his coat and hat on the couch, he places his hands inside of his suit pants upset while she gives him a smile from her mirror.

"You look so hot when you get all jealous."

Klaus looks away from her. "You didn't have to flirt so hard with the poor fella, Stefan warned us that he would come around sniffing and I don't care if he develops a heated fling for you, he doesn't have to be another Matt."

She pulls the feather from her hair which makes it fall down in cascades, she looks directly at Klaus, she knows how much he loves that she is letting her hair grow and she stands up with an intention.

Klaus gulps down, she is wearing a tight white body suit with tiny hooks that hold her stockings in place, the sight of it all under the robe that she is wearing prevents him from a full meltdown but has him already faltering, it isn't fair that she looks this good wearing innocent white.

"Stefan only said that he wanted to know why this Connor was really here and that he wanted to see my show. I will not do nothing more than what you just saw and I don't plan on spending time alone with the idiot."

"Maybe I should find someone who needs distraction as well…" Klaus is stubborn with his jealousy.

Caroline smiles and slowly takes off her robe, letting it fall to the ground. "I don't want you to be upset…"

"I'm not upset… I just want to take you and Dominic and leave this bloody city."

The way that he presses his jaw is crystal clear of how this is actually consuming him and Caroline comes near him to move her arms around his neck. "I've got you back… I don't care about anything else…"

"When will you tell him?"

Caroline sighs. "That's why you are really upset then…"

"I want him to know Caroline."

"And he will but I need to prepare him, it will be such a shock … I told him that you were dead Nik…" she says quietly.

Klaus makes an upset line with his lips. "I feel like I'm deceiving him by hiding that he is my son."

Caroline rests her forehead against his. "I will tell him soon." She promises him.

He smiles finally loosening up.

It changes the mood as well and Caroline smiles. "Did you enjoy the show tonight?"

Klaus' hands travel down her body, taking every curve and warmth that he can find on the way. "Will you sing to me now that we are alone?"

There is a shimmer of evilness in her eyes as he starts unclasping her stockings while looking at her.

Caroline breaths against his lips. "Only after you make me curse your name…" she whispers as his hands start pushing the stockings a little down.

His smile is dark and his hands come up, gently squeezing her waist and then her breasts through the tight body suit, he touches her exposed skin, slowly tracing it and then cups her chin, her cheek and brings his lips closer to hers.

He teases her before touching them, she is shivering and shuddering in desire already, her hands start unbuttoning his vest and slowly she nudges his lips with her tongue.

It soon disappears inside of his mouth where he welcomes her and they share a deep kiss.

His vest comes down his arms, his shirt is quickly removed and her exquisite lingerie disappears slowly from her body before he picks her up and lies her down on the couch.

Klaus caresses her legs before parting them and lowering his head to pleasure her, Caroline moans and her hand flies to his hair, he is at her entrance with his tongue and he makes her curse all right, she's cursing him for being so good and for adding a finger to the play.


Kol is quiet, she is sleeping and he is trying to get into bed without waking her.

"I thought that you were going to be away all night…" she says from her side.

"And I thought that you were sleeping…" he grimaces.

Bonnie moves so that she can face him. "Are you tired of me already? Be honest." she demands bluntly.

Kol looks at her stunned. "Where did that come from darling?"

"You are… different and I don't know… I feel like you lost interest in me or something." she says pressing her lips together, when he smiles it leaves her really upset. "Don't joke about this Kol, please, I'm serious."

He staggers. "I never… had a girlfriend before… I had a lot of one nighters but you are the first girl that I'm sharing a house with. You and I have something but it's all a novelty to me."

She is struck by his honesty and touches his face in a slow motion, this is making her emotional.

He takes her tiny hand into his and then close to his heart. "I don't know how to do this… how to be in a steady fling so maybe you could cut me some slack here?"

She nods at him with a smile, he has completely taken charge of her heart and she is falling in love with him hard.

"So… do you want to have sex?" he asks with a raised eyebrow.

She laughs and pushes him away playfully which makes him laugh but soon he is encompassing her body with his and he's looking at her with wonder, she adores how his body is heavy on hers.

For a moment he is serious. "I don't want to scare or push you away so this is all new to me. Boundaries and these shenanigans are all a mystery to me… I never was with a woman for more than once and when we're together, it's…" He drifts into a heartfelt smile as if the thought is enough to heal him. "You're slowly erasing this revolt that exists inside of me and lately I've been wondering myself, would you get tired of it all and leave me?"

Bonnie smiles and moves her hands to his hair. "I want you more with every day Kol."

They kiss without hurry and it works as a seal, there are no doubts left and Kol's hand is feeling her leg under the nighty, it's short little thing and it doesn't last long on her body.

Bonnie helps him with the shirt on his torso and expects a fast development when he's out of all of his clothes but instead Kol rests over her body to kiss her, it's a series of kisses and his hands are still caressing her cheek or her neck instead of her naked body.

It's easy to loose track of reality with Kol, he's good at making her feel desired and she enjoys the softness of his hair to keep her hands entangled in it until they wander down to gently outline his back.

She can tell that he's pressing on her panties, he's ready for her but so is she, she's soaking and they have only kissed thus far, still it takes him a little longer to really move things along.

However tonight it's not the same hastiness as some other nights and he slowly glides her panties down her legs without taking his eyes away from hers, he's so enchanted by her beauty that he only wants to look at her while they make love.

Which is exactly what he does tonight, from a slow entry to a slower flow of thrusts, he kisses her with every move and intensely looks at her like she's the only thing that he wants to look at for the rest of his life.

He's slow and he makes sure that he rubs over that sensitive nub of hers every time that he pulls back to fully bury himself inside of her and Bonnie responds with incoherent blissful sounds, her body is pulsating with every deep slow thrust and she finds her orgasm shattering.

Kol is kissing her to bring her down from a strong high and although she's a bit out of breath she still answers the same motion of his lips, she's stroking his back and her knee tucks around his waist, she finds a small niche for it on the crook of his back and smiles lazily at him.

"Can you do that again?" Her leg is caressing his body.

Kol has a small chuckle. "How does forever sound to you?"

"It sounds like we were waiting for each other." It's perfect, he's the one and she's sure of it.

Gladly he runs his knuckles along the line of her chin and he kisses her again, right before he makes love to her again and by dawn when she's sleeping all nuzzled against him, he feels happy, he's in love with her.


Soundtrack:

I got trouble – Christina Aguilera