Previously...

She stands and walks over to me, wrapping her arms around my neck. I kiss her softly at first, but it quickly becomes more passionate. We make our way to the bed. That night, we finally give in, and it is more magnificent than I ever imagined it could be.

One week later...

Katherine's POV

Kol, Elijah, Rebekah, and I are sitting at our booth having breakfast together. Rebekah twirls her hair with her finger as she tells us the story of how she met "the most gorgeous man to ever grace this earth". Apparently she met him at a nightclub last night. He was feeding from a black-haired woman when she approached him. They talked for hours and he told her that he's in New York searching for an old friend, but he wouldn't tell her who. She doesn't seem to mind though, she just keeps going on about how beautiful he was. Kol tells her that she shouldn't trust so easily and she rolls her eyes, telling him to stop being such a buzz kill. They then get into an argument about which of them is more fun to be around. Kol looks at me. "Katerina, you're an honest person. Who do you prefer to spend time with? Me or my sister?" He asks, and I shake my head. "No way. I am not getting in the middle of this." I say, and he laughs before turning back to Rebekah, continuing their debate. Elijah watches them with an amused grin. My phone beeps and I take it out of my pocket. It's a message from Mark. I open it up and see a picture of him and Lucy on the Eiffel tower. They're wrapped in each other's arms, smiling at the camera, which makes me smile. Rebekah wants to know what it is so I show her. "Aww, they are so adorable." She says, and I agree. Kol smirks and ruins the moment. "Oh, please. He's smiling because he knows that he's gonna get laid when they get back to the hotel."

Rebekah and I decide to go shopping. We leave the guys at the diner and make our way to a small, but expensive, boutique. Elijah and I agreed to meet each other back at the apartment at six so we can go out for dinner. Rebekah is picking out ear rings while I look at the necklaces. "Have I told you yet how grateful I am to finally have someone to shop with?" She says. I smile at her. "Yeah, the first day we met." I remind her and she smiles. "Right. God, we've only been friends for about two weeks but it feels like so much longer." She tells me, holding up a pair of silver ear rings, wanting my opinion. I nod my head approvingly and she walks over to the cashier. It really does feel like it's been forever. I already think of her as a sister, and Kol as a slightly annoying but lovable brother, and Elijah.. I smile as I think of Elijah. Every time I see him I get butterflies in my stomach. He makes me feel whole inside, and that's a feeling I never thought I'd have again. I love him so much, and it kind of scares me. I have a lot of friends, people I care about, people who are close to me, but I've always tried to steer clear of romantic attachments. Other than Elijah, there have only been two men to ever get so close to my heart. Stefan and Kevin. Stefan was a fling, but Kevin was more. I quickly push the thought of my past loves out of my mind. None of it matters anymore. They are my past. Elijah is my present, and my forever.

I walk up to the entrance of my apartment and I see a man trying to peek into my window. I can't see his face, but he's blonde. I clear my throat and he turns around. My jaw drops slightly and I can hardly believe my eyes. "Good evening, Katherine. Long time no see, dear friend." He says, smiling brightly. I recover from my shock and smile, flashing over to him to pull him into a hug. "Kevin!" I yell with delight. He spins me around, laughing. We finally break apart and I look him over. His hair is shorter than it was the last time I saw him, which was in 1946, but other than that, he looks exactly the same. "What are you doing here? How did you find me?" I ask, and he takes a deep breath. "Well, you're not the easiest person to track down, but after years of researching, learning more about your past and your habits, I was able to find a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of your friend Meredith Fell. I then tracked down Meredith Fell, and after hours of trying to convince her I wasn't a threat to you, she still wouldn't tell me how to find you. So, I compelled someone to break into her apartment and find anything that had to do with you and he found an address, and now here I am." He finished, and I can't help but laugh at his persistence. I'm about to say something when I hear Elijah's voice. "Katerina?" Elijah says slowly. I turn around and he's wearing a look of confusion. I briefly wonder how much he just saw.

Elijah's POV

I'm on my way to Katerina's apartment. When I turn the corner, I freeze. Katerina is wrapped in a man's arms and he's spinning her around. They're both laughing. Suddenly I am full of jealousy and I want to rip this man's arms off. He puts her down and I listen to them speaking. I've learned that his name is Kevin and he's tracked her down. Finally, I make my way over to them, speaking up. "Katerina?" She turns around quickly, a nervous look on her face, and what else is there... Guilt? "Elijah." She breathes out, before straightening herself up and walking over to me with a small smile on her face. I'm not smiling though. I want to know why this man felt the need to track her down. Her smile fades. Finally, Kevin speaks. "Katherine, who is this guy?" He asks, as if I'm an unwanted interruption, and she turns to face him, then looks back to me. "Kevin, this is Elijah. My boyfriend. Elijah, this is Kevin. My very old friend." She says, and I can see that he's unhappy, though he tries to cover it with a fake smile. Katerina continues. "Kevin, I think it'd be best if you just go now. It was nice to see you, though." She says, and I wonder why she wants him gone now. If he was just a friend, she wouldn't be so nervous. They must have a more complicated history. "Well, can I at least have your number? So we can meet up or something." He asks, and I can barely contain my anger. "I don't think that's a good idea. Please, just go." She says, and he finally gives in. "I get it. He's your boyfriend now and you don't have time for your ex." He says, and the glint in his eye tells me that he only added that last part to get to me.

Once we get inside, Katerina walks over to the couch and takes a seat, avoiding making eye contact with me. I lean against the wall and stare at her. I want answers. "Is there something you want to tell me, Katerina?" I ask, and she finally looks at me. She takes a deep breath before responding. "Kevin is just a face from my past." She says, but I'm not buying it. "I heard what he said, Katerina. He was more than that." I say, and she sighs in defeat. "Our relationship was complicated, at best. He was my friend first, then my best friend, and we gradually became more, but we couldn't make it work, so we went our separate ways and lost contact with each other. Or, I lost contact with him. I was hurt and I just wanted away from him. This is the first time I've seen him in nearly fifty years." She says, standing up to walk over to me. I do feel slightly better to know that whatever they had between them was fifty years ago. I'm still not satisfied, though. "If you wanted away from him so badly, why were you so happy to see him again?" I ask, and she opens her mouth to speak, then closes it. I laugh bitterly, moving away from her. I need to get out of here before she sees a darker side of me. I walk toward the door. "Where are you going? Elijah, please don't leave." She asks, and I can hear the pain in her voice. "I'm going to Rebekah's. I think you have some things to figure out. I'll see you tomorrow, Katerina." I say, leaving her standing in the middle of the dark living room.

I'm sitting on a bar stool in Rebekah's kitchen. Kol is sitting next to me, pouring us more drinks. Rebekah left to check on Katerina after making sure I was okay. I won't admit it, but I'm glad Rebekah went to check on her. Part of me feels bad for leaving her like that, but I could feel my anger threatening to explode and I didn't want to hurt her. "Come on, Elijah. It's not like she invited him over. He found her and she sent him away." Kol says, trying his best to comfort me. I shake my head. "Only because I showed up. You didn't see the way they were when she didn't know I was watching. They were all over each other." I say, and Kol sighs. "Did she kiss him?" He asks. "No." I reply. "Did she say something along the lines of I love you or I miss you?" He asks, and suddenly I'm feeling worse about myself. "No.." I say quietly. "She didn't, but she also couldn't tell me why she was so happy to see him. She didn't say she missed him or that she still loves him, but she also didn't say that she didn't. She just looked at me, speechless." I say, and I feel the anger returning. Kol takes my glass from me. "I think you've had enough, Elijah." He takes my glass to the sink then looks at me seriously. "I know you're upset, but you are a complete fool if you can't see how much that woman loves you. This man showing up doesn't change that. So, she has a past. We all do. Do you remember what you told me the day you asked for my help winning Katerina over? You told me that you didn't fight for her 500 years ago and you lost her. Do you really want that to happen again?" He asks, and I know he's right.

And that's chapter 11. Let me know what you think. (: