Thank you all so much for being so patient while I worked on this chapter. I made sure to make it extra long for you... Well, I'll leave the real author's note for the bottom. (;

Chapter Eleven - Dinner Guests

"Ugh! I can't do this anymore!" Caroline groaned, standing up off of the ratty old cot that Sir Simon called his bed.

He gave her a caring look.

It only pissed her off more.

"Don't look at me like that! You've had how long to memorize this freaking script? I've had... three hours?" Caroline put her hand up when it looked as though he were about to contradict her. "Last night doesn't count. I was... busy."

She gave him a quick look to see if he had caught on to what she was saying. When he looked as innocent as always, she knew he had no idea. Then again...

"You don't, like, watch me, do you?" She asked carefully, stopping in her pacing to look at him full-on.

He gave her a questioning look, still not saying anything.

"I mean, in my room. You don't... watch me, right?"

Sir Simon suddenly stood up, his face a mask of outrage.

"How could you possibly think that? I would never look in upon a lady when she is in her chambers!"

Okay, so she had definitely underestimated his ghost demeanor. She thought she had seen the worst when she said that one of the lines in the scene they were doing was 'dumb'.

It was like the air in the room got colder and it became harder to breathe. Everything seemed to darken, like a shadow had cast around them. Her eyes widened slightly before she got control of her racing heart.

"Okay, okay. Sorry. I just wanted to make sure."

Sir Simon looked at her for a moment longer before his expression softened and he gave her a stiff smile.

"Perhaps we should take a break?"

Caroline nodded, walking over to grab the book she had dropped onto the cot in her outburst.

"Sounds good. Tomorrow morning?" she asked, her hand on the knob of the old wooden door.

Sir Simon nodded, and Caroline made her exit with a last warm smile. He returned it quickly, and she knew that no real harm had been done.

For a ghost, he was pretty easy to get along with - not that she had actually ever talked to a ghost before.

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Caroline was about to make her way up to her room to drop off her book and get dressed when a knock sounded at the door. It had been so early when she went down to recite lines with Sir Simon the friendly ghost, that she hadn't even bothered to change. He didn't seem to even notice.

Making her way back down the stairs, she then realized how awful she probably looked... Her hair was up in the messiest bun she had ever tangled it into, and she hadn't taken a shower since the day before after Klaus had gone.

When she opened the door, she felt the overwhelming feeling that she looked a complete wreck. Especially when she saw the gorgeous sight of a tight v-neck t-shirt and dark jeans. Definitely drool worthy. Then again, when her eyes met the face attached to her body, she was worried she did actually begin to drool a bit.

"Hey," was all she could come up with.

"Good morning, sweetheart."

Klaus gave her a warm smile that made her bones ache before stepping through the threshold quickly, surprising her, and shutting the door behind him.

When he turned around to look at her, it was then that she realized how close they were actually standing now. She could feel his breath on her nose, and the cool breeze coming off his body after being in the slightly-chilled Fall air outside.

"Where is everyone?"

Her brow furrowed in confusion but answered him all the same, "Mom's at work, I think, and Stefan and Elena are still asleep. I just... came down to grab a book from the library."

Okay, so it wasn't a complete lie. Her chest still twinged like there was a knife spinning in her chest though.

Apparently though, that was enough of an answer for him.

In a split second, like he had inhuman speed or something, Klaus wrapped his fingers around her hips, spinning them so her back slapped against the door. He swallowed her gasp of surprise when his lips found hers immediately.

She moaned against his mouth once her brain caught up with what was happening. Relaxing into his embrace, she wrapped her arms around his neck leisurely, parting her lips against his to deepen the kiss.

For a few minutes, she was completely under his control. His lips worked against hers like he hadn't had air in weeks and she was his oxygen.

Her leg raised up, hitching against his thigh as her body subconsciously searched for the friction she yearned for.

It was then that Klaus slowed his movements, giving her bottom lip a last tug with his before opening his eyes slowly to look at her.

It took her a moment to open her own, still in a daze from the feel of his soft lips.

"I think we should go upstairs, love," Klaus half-whispered, his voice almost cracking from his need for her.

A small red light flickered in her mind, but Caroline was in too much of a daze to care. Or speak.

She nodded.

Klaus took her hand, quickly leading the way up the stairs and to her bedroom.

She didn't even have time to look inside before Klaus had locked the door behind them and once again had her in his arms.

His lips devoured her mouth completely, and in turn, her senses.

"Klaus," she exhaled as his lips moved along her jaw, the feel of his fingers moving under her tank top driving her crazy. They sent little sparks of heat through her skin everywhere they touched.

He hummed against the skin of her neck, forcing her eyes closed at the sensation.

In that moment, she was completely his without any defenses.

She hadn't even realized they had been moving until the backs of her legs hit her bed, making her tumble backwards. By the look on Klaus' face as he stood between her legs, he had planned it.

"You are stunning, Caroline."

Caroline nibbled on her bottom lip as she tried to ignore how his words sent a round of arousal through her body. She liked to think she had more control over herself than that...

And it seemed that he liked to prove otherwise.

Klaus moved to hover over her, his knee finding the bed between her legs, firmly against her core that was still covered by her pajama pants and panties.

Her hips moved involuntarily against his leg, trying to find friction to ease the ache.

"Patience, love."

Her eyes glazed over as her mind instantly as she began to think about all the things she would need to be patient for. Something told her Klaus wasn't exactly inexperienced.

Klaus brought her back to reality though as his hand ran lightly over her tank top, up the center for her stomach and chest, then back down again.

"You have no idea what you do to me." He smirked though the look in his eye told her he was being completely serious, "I couldn't stop thinking about you last night."

"I know," Caroline breathed out. "You were texting me. Not that I mind."

"You do like to tease."

The blush that crept up her neck to her cheeks forced her into silence with the memories of their texts the previous night rushing through her mind's eye.

Her silence brought a wolfish grin to his lips as he leaned forward. Caroline's eyes closed when she felt his breath brush over her ear. "I'd like to give you something, Caroline."

"Like what?"

He didn't answer. At least not with words, as his mouth was suddenly very occupied by kissing her neck.

Caroline gasped as she felt his tongue brush against her skin. Her hips moved against his leg.

Klaus seemed to take pity on her as he began to move things along, his fingers slipping under the waistband of her pajama pants.

"Klaus-" Caroline began, her eyes suddenly trained on him with a worried expression. She wanted him. More than she cared to admit, if she were honest with herself. But she didn't want to move things along too quickly, either.

She knew how moving too quickly ended.

His eyes met hers as he almost whispered to her, "Trust me."

It surprised her. It was like he wanted it so badly; her trust. And with the mere thought that he needed it so much, she couldn't help but to give it to him. Not when he looked at her like that, anyway.

Caroline nodded.

Klaus didn't waste any more time.

Resuming the path of kisses, his lips traveled over her clothed stomach while his fingers slid her pants down to her ankles.

Her heart raced faster.

Is he-

Her pants were off before she could even finish her thought, and his lips grazed lightly over her panties, finding the skin of her thigh.

Caroline let her head drop to the bed for a moment, relishing in the way his hands seemed to feel like they were everywhere at once, his lips sending a sweet torture through her skin. Every time his tongue darted out to taste her, it sent a wave of arousal straight to her center.

And then her panties were also sliding down to join her pants.

It seemed that his own patience was lost as soon as she was exposed.

Her eyes darted to his head between her legs as he knelt on the floor in front of her when his full lips met her slick folds.

Caroline's hands gripped the bedspread, her head falling back once again and her hips flying off the bed as his mouth encased her. His tongue found her clit almost immediately and she couldn't help but cry out at the needed attention.

Her hips rocked against his mouth as he found a rhythm with his tongue; from her clit to running circles around her soaked entrance, and then back again.

It didn't take long for her to feel her release building, making her quiver with anticipation.

"Oh my god," she groaned out through clenched teeth.

Klaus paused his ministrations, much to Caroline's displeasure. "Not quite, sweetheart."

Caroline's eyes shot to his with an almost death glare at being so close, her hands finding his hair as she roughly pushed her hips up to try and meet his lips. "No talking!"

Klaus grinned at her, obviously finding amusement in her outrage.

He totally did that on purpose…

A shiver ran through her she watched his mouth move down to her again.

And just like that, she was once again lost to her desire, her body almost immediately finding the peak she had been at previously.

The sound of rattling tried to break her focus, but she was too far gone to care.

That is, until she heard a voice that most definitely was not Klaus.

"Caroline? You in there?"

Stefan's voice instantly brought her down from her almost-high. Her heart sputtered with surprise and fear at being caught, even though he clearly couldn't see them, nor could he come in.

Thank god he locked the door.

Klaus sighed with frustration, his forehead finding her knee.

"U-um, yeah! Just a sec!"

"Okay, well I'm thinking we should head int-"

"I'll meet you downstairs in a minute, Stef!"

Her ears trained on the hallway, she heard a soft grumble before footsteps walked down the hallway.

She let out a breath she hadn't known she had been holding as her body slumped on the bed. Though, she was far from relaxed.

"I guess he kind of killed the mood."

She looked at Klaus then, noticing his lips turned down in a pout as he said, "It doesn't have to. I could-"

"No, nope." She cut him off, sitting up on the bed, "Now I'm thinking about Stefan." She paused for a moment on that thought before shivering, "Gross."

Klaus smirked at that, obviously finding more enjoyment out of her discomfort than she was.

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"We have to come up with a reason you were here," Caroline pauses, looking to the floor for some guidance before continuing, "In my room." She looks back at Klaus who still looked thoroughly amused, "With the door locked."

Caroline had managed to get dressed with little help from the exquisitely handsome man who kept trying to prevent her from putting her pants back on. His lips kept catching hers in that way that made her hands shake and her knees week. Ten minutes later, here she stood in front of him, hands clasped tightly to her waistband.

Klaus stepped closer to her, his hands resting on top of hers.

Damn those dimples!

"Well, we are two adults." His lips brushed against hers, and for a moment, she thought he might deepen it once again, making them take even longer. When he broke away, she couldn't help the frown that took over her features.

"Not to mention, I did have another reason for coming here."

Caroline arched an eyebrow, looking at him incredulously. "Oh? You mean you didn't come here just to be dirty?"

She tried to be completely serious, but the crimson that flushed to her cheeks gave her away.

Klaus chuckled, "No, sweetheart. I was going to invite you to dinner tonight, but I admit I got a little distracted when you opened the door like that." He waved a hand, gesturing to her pajama-clad form.

"Yeah," she scoffed, shaking her head, "'cause I'm distracting dressed like this."

His face suddenly went completely serious.

"You're my distraction, Caroline."

Swallowing the lump that had formed in her throat, Caroline turned on her heal and opened the door. "We should probably head down. Stefan's going to wonder what took me - us - so long," she corrected herself.

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"Their house is freaking huge."

Caroline nodded at Elena's words without looking away from the enormous white oak door in front of them as the three waited outside the Mikaelson Estate.

She had thought the Canterville Hall was huge, but this… this put her house to shame.

Klaus had decided to invite her two friends to dinner as well, after the slightly awkward greeting when they reached the library earlier. Many knowing looks had been exchanged before Caroline couldn't take it anymore and decided to tell him they'd just meet him later.

Well, now it was later.

And holy shit.

"Okay, I think we may have underdressed."

Stefan's input was definitely not welcome. Especially since Caroline was thinking of that really nice red dress in her wardrobe back at home.

When no one answered, he continued, "Seriously now guys…" They both finally looked over at him with questioning glances, "How's my hair?"

Both girls gave scoffs simultaneously before turning back to the door.

Taking a deep breath, Caroline reached forward and pushed the doorbell.

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Klaus opened his bedroom door, walking out into the hall to make his way downstairs. He was expecting Caroline and her friends anytime now, so he wanted to be ready.

He jumped as he shut his door behind him though, Henrik seemingly coming out of nowhere in front of him, his arms crossed over his chest. His light brown eyes glared at him like he was in on some sort of secret.

Well, at least he got dressed before dinner…

"I know what this is about."

Klaus sighed. "Oh?"

"Mother's out of town, so you decided to invite a girl over."

He shook his head, walking around his younger brother. "You know I'm twenty-two years old, right? I do not have to wait until Mother is out to have a woman over."

He was lying of course. Henrik knew it. Klaus knew it.

"Kol found out."

And with those three simple words, Klaus stopped walking. He could feel the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end.

Bloody hell.

"And how, pray tell, did he find out?"

Henrik shrugged, "I told him."

"Traitor," Klaus said, turning around to face his younger brother.

"What? I thought it might be nice to have a family dinner. It's not like we do it that often!"

Klaus ran a hand over his face, mostly so he wouldn't have to look at the desperate expression his little brother was giving him.

Damn it!

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Caroline was more than surprised when the door swung open and Kol stood on the other side. Her mouth hung open and her eyes widened.

"Ah, hello darling!"

"Oh," she began, trying to pull her thoughts together. Shaking herself out of her shock, Caroline continued, "Kol… it's nice to… see you. Are you joining us for dinner?"

Please say no, please say no, please say n-

"Of course!" Kol exclaimed, moving out of the way to let the three of them enter.

Damn it!

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Klaus watched from the top of the staircase as Kol let Caroline and her friends into the house. He watched as his chance to verbally exclude his brother from their dinner vanished as he took their coats. He watched the hyena chortle with excitement. He then watched as all hope died when his little sister walked into the room wearing her favorite cocktail dress.

You've got to be kidding me…

He ran down the stairs at top speed, but it was already too late before he'd even finished his thought.

Rebekah was introducing herself to everyone.

He watched as the lioness looked over the herd before choosing the weakest to prey upon.

Poor Stefan. I was just starting to like him.

Then his eyes landed on the most beautiful vision.

Caroline was wearing a light blue dress that showed off her stunningly long legs and pert breasts. He would have to make sure to not stare too much tonight.

Then again, he'd have a hard enough time to try and look away from her gaze, which had caught his from across the room.

He made his way over so he stood in front of her, but just as he was about to open his mouth to welcome her, a voice announced their arrival behind him.

"Good evening, everyone."

Klaus pinched the bridge of his nose before taking a deep breath and turning to face his elder brother.

Of course, Elijah was wearing one of his finest charcoal grey suits with matching tie. His short hair was spiked just so that it almost looked natural.

Almost.

And now the pack is complete as the alpha lion puffs out his chest in a defensive manner, marking his t-

I really need to stop watching the discovery channel with Henrik.

"Niklaus, aren't you going to introduce everyone?"

No, I'm going to take my girl and get out of this one-pony t-

"Of course, brother. I was just getting to that."

The lone wolf holds his ground.

A scene from The Hangover flash through his mind.

As he introduces his family to their guests, Klaus can't help but notice the tension in the room.

Rebekah is looking at Stefan like he's the desert at the end of the three-course meal. Elena and Elijah seem to be staring at each other like they're in that really strange scene at the beginning of every love story, making the saliva in his mouth turn sour. Kol is looking at the newcomers like he's the only one that gets some secret joke. Caroline is looking at- well, she's looking at him. And Henrik-

Wait, where the hell is Henrik?

It's then that he realizes that the only person in his family that was actually invited is missing. Klaus' eyes darken as he feels a rage building in him at the mere thought of his little brother leaving him to this mess.

Once again, he finds himself turning around, looking for his missing brother with new forms of torture on his mind.

As thought Elijah can somehow sense his anger and where it might be directed, he speaks before the damn that is Klaus' rage breaks.

"Henrik told me that he would meet us in the dining room. He said something about not wanting to be around for the awkward introductions."

Elijah fixes his impeccably placed tie.

Klaus wants to rip the tie from his neck and strangle himself with it.

"Well, are we all going to just stand here all night, or are we going to eat?" Rebekah's nagging breaks the silence that had threatened to submerge them, and without another word, Rebekah leads the way to the dining room.

Klaus stands frozen to his spot. He's pretty sure Henrik put lead in his shoes.

"Klaus?"

The angelic voice makes his mind burst through the haze that his family left in their wake, leaving him with the vision of long legs and blond curls.

His eyebrows raise in question and he's welcomed with a brilliant smile from her.

"Aren't you coming?"

He couldn't respond. Maybe Kol drugged him.

Wouldn't be the first time.

"Klaus?"

Finally, he responds, taking her hand in his.

"Maybe we should just leave… while no one's looking."

He's never been afraid of anything, but dinner with his family, girlfriend and new friends was something he was definitely not looking forward to. After all, he had a great record of staying clear of any family functions where they would all be together, he didn't see the reason to break that streak now.

Caroline didn't seem to be agreeing with him though as she gave him an understanding smile.

"Oh come on, it can't be that bad. What's the worst that can happen?"

Without waiting for an answer, she turns and leads him by the hand towards where everyone disappeared.

He winced.

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Caroline's emotions were running wild. On one hand, she was excited to meet Klaus' family. On the other, there was something nagging her in the back of her mind about how Klaus wanted to run away. Perhaps it had something to do with the way Kol was staring at her like a rare piece of steak from across the table that had her rethinking her boyfriend's offer.

Boyfriend? That doesn't sound right…

For a little while, they all sat in silence as the drinks were served.

Seriously? A caterer?

Looking around the table, Caroline watched as Klaus' siblings began to interact with her friends. Rebekah and Stefan seemed to have a lot to talk about, or at least, Rebekah seemed to have a lot to tell Stefan. Elena and Elijah were… well, staring, from across the table. Were they trying to be discrete, or did they just forget how to talk?

Klaus' youngest brother, Henrik, seemed to be thoroughly amused by the interactions going around him, and Klaus looked like a raging bull.

And would Kol stop freaking staring?!

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Trying to reel in the building hatred he was feeling towards his youngest sibling was like trying to reel in a shark with ten-pound-test. He kept biting through any line of thought that would take his mind off it.

That is, until he saw Caroline's overwhelmed expression.

Poor thing, it hasn't even started yet…

Taking her hand lightly in his, effectively getting her to look at him, he placed a soft kiss on her knuckles. She smiled at him warmly.

Hm, strange. She took my mind off it…

"Aw, aren't you two just adorable?" Kol's obnoxiously buoyant voice rang through the room. "You've already had sex, haven't you?"

All eyes turned to them.

Here we go.

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The small buzz of chatter eventually filled the room again after the food came out; a beautiful roast. The irony wasn't lost on Caroline.

With the delicious smell in the air, she couldn't help but feel warm, like everything was going to be fine.

After Kol's little outburst, it seemed that everyone just shirked it off as a 'Kol thing' and moved on.

Her mind couldn't help but wander back to what her and Klaus had been up to earlier in the day though, but she quickly pushed it out of her mind. She could think about that later, when she wasn't surrounded by Klaus' siblings.

Yes, she though to herself with a small, optimistic smile coating her lips, everything will be fine.

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"I hate you, Nik! I can't believe you would say that in front of company!"

Rebekah's screeching took control over the room, leaving everyone that wasn't involved staring at their half-finished plate.

Klaus just rolled his eyes, "Bekah please. It's just a spot. I'm sure you'll be able to get it out af-"

"Don't even say it! This is just like that time when I was starting school and you said I looked like a bubble!"

He just sighed, "You were thirteen, I really think it's time you let that go."

"You did look like a bubble though. Remember the shoes you-"

"Shut up, Kol!" she screeched again, making everyone jump.

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"All I'm saying is you could really do with dressing more respectfully, rather than trying your best to look homeless."

"I do not look homeless, Elijah!" Kol exclaimed, finally losing his composure. His fork made a horrible noise as it hit his ceramic plate. "Maybe you just need to loosen up!"

Three snorts could be heard as the other Mikaelson's raised their hands to their mouths, watching as the corner of their eldest brother's eye twitched, the only sign that he had heard his brother speak.

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Desert was a fantastic chocolate cake with custard.

"Did you guys see the new Doctor Who?" Henrik asked to no one in particular.

"Fish fingers and custard!"

Everyone turned to look at Stefan.

"What a nerd…" Kol chuckled, taking a large bite of his cake.

Klaus glared, pointing at him with his fork, "That's enough, Captain Kirk."

"Von 'All-o'een!" Kol exclaimed through a full mouth.

"Last year," Henrik muttered.

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Caroline sat on the couch next to Rebekah, staring at the blank television screen as the yells of Klaus, Kol, Henrik and Stefan could be heard somewhere in the distance behind them.

"You're wrong!" Henrik yelled.

"No way! Sean Connery will always be the best Bond!" Stefan yelled back, refusing to let the subject drop for the fifth round.

Something smashed, barely sending a jolt through the girls.

"You're both wrong! Roger Moore was obviously the best. He was just made for the role. He. Is. Bond." Kol growled out, obviously through clenched teeth.

Rebekah picked at one of her nails with her thumb, examining them as her foot swished in boredom.

"I'm just saying, Daniel Craig has really made the role his own," Henrik reasoned.

"Maybe if you three would stop arguing about this, you'd realize how ridiculously unoriginal James Bond is now."

Everyone silenced at Klaus' input.

"Is he for real?" Stefan questioned.

"I love your shoes," Caroline said, gesturing to Rebekah's black pumps.

"Thanks! How are you liking England?"

Caroline nodded, mulling over the question for a moment, "I like it… It's pretty. Lots of hedges."

Rebekah nodded, still staring at her nails.

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Klaus, Rebekah, Kol and Henrik occupied the couches, all wearing bored expressions with their legs and arms crossed.

"I don't know what you expect me to do, Care! He's already on his way!" Stefan finally yelled, running a hand through his perfect hair in exasperation.

Caroline threw her hands in the air, face red with anger. "You call him back and say he's not welcome! That's what you do! That's what you should have done in the first place, Stefan!"

"Where's Elijah?" Klaus asked his siblings, looking at each one as they simultaneously shrugged.

"Give me the phone! I'll tell him he's not welcome!"

"No! You're not ca-"

A small tussle can be heard.

"Give that back!"

Another scuffle can be heard, before a bang.

"Stefan! Come on!" Caroline's voice changed, and Klaus recognized the whiney-sad voice that Rebekah would always use when she was trying to get her way.

And then the unmistakable sound of a foot hitting the ground in frustration.

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Caroline's head rested on Klaus' lap, her fingers playing with his sleeved arm as it rested over her stomach. Her feet were reclined onto Stefan's lap as he sat on the other side of the couch, his arms resting over them.

"Nice meeting you, guys," Henrik said, stifling a yawn as he got off the opposite couch he had been sitting on with Rebekah.

"You too, Henrik," Caroline smiled warmly at him while Stefan waved a goodbye as the youngest Mikaelson left the room.

The remaining four looked at each other, as though something was missing.

"Where's Elena?" Caroline asked Stefan.

"Where's Kol?" Klaus questioned his sister.

"Where's Elijah?" Rebekah exclaimed, her hands falling to her knees.

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The Mikaelson's sat on the couches after Elijah and Kol returned.

"No freaking way, Stefan!"

Stefan's grumble could be heard by even the deaf.

"See! Elena agrees. He's not coming!" Caroline exclaimed.

Klaus' head fell back on the couch, exhausted.

"There's nothing I can do about it, so can we just-"

"No!" both girls exclaimed.

Kol sat up quickly, instantly perky, "Cat fight?"

"Sit down, Kol," Elijah glared pointedly at him just as his youngest brother was about to stand.

"You know, Elena… There's a pond just down the road. No one would ever know if we just took him there to d-"

Klaus' eyebrows met his hairline.

"Caroline!" Elena and Stefan yelled.

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Caroline sat on Klaus' lap, her feet snuggled under his leg, his arms draped around her. Elena sat next to them while Elijah, Kol and Rebekah took the other couch.

"The Yorkshire puddings were perfect, don't you agree?" Elijah asked the room.

"Oh my god, and the gravy?" Kol said without opening his eyes as his head lulled on the back of the couch. His hand went to his stomach in remembrance.

"What are Yorkshire puddings?" Caroline asked quietly, unable to move her head from the crook between Klaus' shoulder and neck.

Everyone opened their mouth to answer, then frowned, like they were at a loss for words.

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Klaus' thumb rubbed over Caroline's cheek as he gave her a short kiss. He had walked her to the door after everyone else said their goodbyes, leaving Elena and Stefan waiting outside for their blond friend.

"Text me tomorrow?" She whispered hoarsely.

He just nodded and gave her another chaste kiss.

When she stepped outside, she stood between her two best friends, the door shutting quietly behind them.

"That was…" Elena started.

"…yeah." Stefan finished.

All three wore the same confused, exhausted expressions, their hair completely frazzled and their clothes wrinkled.

"I think I might be sick." Caroline groaned.

O.O

Yeah, so I'm so so so sorry this took me so long to get out. I really had no idea how to go about this chapter, and I had a bunch of RL crap going on, so when I did have time to write, I had the worst writers block.

Then yesterday, I had an idea. If any of you have watched Gilmore Girls, you'll probably find some resemblance to this scene and a certain family dinner. xD

I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I (eventually) enjoyed writing it.

Please, leave a review and tell me what you think?