"Why is he so worked up about tomorrow?" River asked from her uncle, as her father ran around their apartment – changing clothes and mumbling to himself. Elijah smirked, and he raised his eyebrows like he would be surprised her father had never told her that story.

"He has a meeting with someone", he started, "You know your father had another weakness back in the days."

"What? Who? Tell me everything" The little girl demanded with an excited tone in her voice. As much as Klaus didn't like it, River was crazy about their past – she almost felt frustrated for everything exciting happening before her birth. Also her father didn't really talk about anyone he would've loved or missed from his past so this was new information for her.

"A certain blonde vampire called Caroline made a quite impression to him", Elijah said, and River gasped.

"Caroline. I've heard that name before – in your stories", she realized.

"She was one of the... good natured vampires in Mystic Falls. Katherine had turned her into a vampire only couple years back, but I think it suited her. Your father really fancied her – you should have seen. She had a boyfriend, but just seeing the way she looked at your father told loudly and clearly that she had feelings for him as well. Of coarse she didn't realize it until the very last day."

"What happened then?" River asked with round-eyed wonder.

"Her boyfriend died", suddenly the answer came from the door – Klaus gave a glare to his brother, but his voice was neutral as he talked, "And I had to go, and with the situation going on she couldn't come with me."

"And now they're meeting for the first time after seven years", Elijah ended with an amused smile. River sighted theatrically; "That's so romantic! Tell me more about her! - you have to buy her roses when you meet – and-and tell her that you still love her and-and-"

"Okay, I think I can handle this one by myself – You know I have a little bit more experience than you", Klaus pointed out with a soft smile, and River pursed her lips. He came to pick her up into his arms, and the little girl put their foreheads together.

"Does she know I exist?"

"Not yet."

"Are you gonna tell her?"

Klaus grinned lovingly to his daughter, "You are all I have to brag about, darling."