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"Klaus why didn't you wake me up?" she cried from behind his shoulder as he rubbed the sleepiness from his eyes hearing her move around her room trying to get ready. "In all honesty I forgot," he said as he slumped over the side of her warm sheets turning his head to spot her shuffling around in her closet looking for something to wear.

"Wear the black one," he offered making Caroline stop and search through her hangers for the one he meant mumbling a thank you as she raced from her room to their bathroom. He lifted his head to the poster by the door she had just shut, 'Paris' it read making him sigh his eyes traveled around the room to the pictures of them as kids.

To the shelf he helped her build when they found this apartment four years ago stock full with books from all over, her love books and his supernatural books that had somehow made their way into her bedroom. He felt a smile on his lips as he stood walking over to her door opening it so he could exit hearing the shower already running as he did.

He stepped to the kitchen shrugging out the wrinkles in his shirt from their cat nap as he decided on a glass of water. Klaus smirked thinking of how wonderful it felt to be near her even if he didn't kiss her even if he didn't get to lie with her every night moments would creep up on them that he thoroughly enjoyed wishing they were reciprocated. His thoughts stopped at the knock on the door.

Caroline exited the bathroom at that moment, "Klaus can you get the door," she called to him from the hallway in nothing but her towel and a high bun she had placed in her hair when she jumped into the shower. Klaus eyed her making a chill run through her skin, that or the cold air after her warm shower. Caroline tried not to think about what that meant as she trotted back to her room.

She quickly shut her door wishing she wasn't disappointed that he didn't react any more than Klaus usual did when she wore practically nothing. Not that she minded of course because they were just friends, nothing more. That's what they had decided ages ago or she decided to herself anyways in their teens when the hormones were working in overdrive.

She shook her head thinking those things were neither here nor there as she towel dried her body ending with her legs and undoing the bun she had on her head. Quickly as she could she slipped on her underwear and her bra sliding into the black dress Klaus had recommended hating that he knew what she looked good in.

She fluffed her hair coming out the odd curls and brushed them back before she started in on her make up routine. She tried not to think about how odd it would be if Klaus didn't like the guy she was dating now considering how oddly the last few that had been in her life had ended things with her. He was simply too overprotective she tried to reason but it didn't warm her sheets at night that was a given.

Klaus sat down after letting the man in not bothering to learn his name knowing he'd be gone before the week was up or hopefully even the night. "Have a drink," he offered kindly the man shook his head as he sat across from Klaus. "Are you her brother?" the man asked confused as to why he had answered the door instead of his blonde roommate.

Klaus chuckled leaning forward his elbows on his knees as he spoke to him directly, "See here's the thing," he rubbed his chin with his right hand, "Caroline is going to be out spending her night with you." He used his other hand to point at him before continuing, "But she comes home to me." He said definitively scooting forward with a smirk as the man squirmed in his seat gulping hard.

Klaus smiled lightening the mood at least for him, "I'm the one she ends up with. I'm her last love." He finished taking his glass of water from the table finishing it all before he set it down hearing his heart blaring in his ears. Caroline wasn't ready yet so he still had some time to chat with the man, "I thought you guys were just friends?" he questioned Klaus.

Klaus nodded setting down his coffee his finger gliding over the rim as he spoke his eyes on the glass before he looked up, "We are," he nodded, "For now." He ignored the friction he might have caused in their relationship if this bloke decided to let her in on this conversation later. Her bedroom door swung open alerting both men to her presence their heads snapping in her direction.

Caroline walked out of her room steadily noticing Klaus smile which in turn made her smile, "I'm ready!" she announced as she squeezed her hands together lifting her shoulders as she spotted her date, "How do I look? Klaus don't say anything!" she warned looking over at her date her heels clicking on the floor as she paced the hallway moving into the living room where the two men were.

The man in question stood up a single flower in his hand as he tucked his other hand into his pocket looking from Caroline to Klaus and then back at her before he responded. "You look incredible," he said to her nervously brushing off his conversation with her roommate. "Absolutely radiant," Klaus seconded as he stood from the couch moving towards her to say good night.

Caroline blushed as he spoke turning to him to give Klaus a hug, "Thanks, see you later." She said taking his hand as Klaus kept his hand at her waist she went to kiss his cheek not noticing Klaus had moved his head making them accidentally kiss each other on the lips in front of her date. She nervously laughed as she stepped out of his embrace taking her dates hand ignoring the flower in the other.

Klaus stood back watching her go off with another man yet again waving as he did, "Have a good time Sweetheart," he called as she left their home the man almost shutting the door before he heard her say, "I will," in response. He ran a hand down his face watching the love of his life escape him yet again all because he was too afraid to admit how he had felt about her since the third grade.

"Klaus Mikaelson what did you say to my date?" Caroline shouted as she stormed into her apartment not thirty minutes after she had left with high hopes for the evening. That was until her date had obliterated them by saying they probably shouldn't see each other anymore because She obviously had some things to work out on her own.

Klaus looked up not knowing for sure what words to choose just then so he stuck with something simple, "Nothing," he said as he shrugged. His eyes went back down to his work doing his best to not look affected by the fiery blonde currently seething by the front door. His penciled hand moved along the waves he had already constructed tracing and shadowing as he went about his work.

Caroline huffed annoyed at him for so many reasons at this point before she spoke again, "Don't just say nothing all nonchalantly while sketching in you little book there," she waved a finger at his book as she took off her heels one by one tossing them to the ground carelessly. "Legs crossed on the coffee table which I've already asked you not to do a million times." She reprimanded watching as he removed them.

She walked over to him stopping when she felt her bare leg brush against the fabric of his jeans causing that familiar tingle in her body. "What are you even sketching anyways," she questioned taking him by surprise as she pulled the book from his grasp before he could dive for it she moved, "Oh." The sound came from her mouth impressed, flattered even as she skimmed the pages.

Klaus frowned stepping behind her as she continued to look through the book, "Can I have it back please," he asked holding out his hand for her to place the book but she never relented causing him to panic. She turned on him then moving into his space as she shut the book shoving it into his chest, "Why are all of these me?" she asked him her brow furrowed which he found endearing her look softening.

Klaus took the book from her hands his eyes trained on hers as he breathed, "You know why Caroline." He wasn't about to say something she didn't already know no matter how much it pained him. Her brows lowered further in contemplation her teeth poking out to bite at her lower lip as she thought making him want to bite that lip too.

"Is that why you chased them all away," she inquired her hands still under his over the book that held countless sketches of her face. Laughing, sleeping, and crying, from random moments over the years of their friendship. Moments she herself didn't think were as memorable as he did. She eyed the book wondering which image she had missed, if she'd ever get to open it again.

Klaus sighed looking away from her before looking back tucking his fingers under her chin so she might look at him as he spoke, "Yes." There was nothing else to say except that because everything that might have been running through her mind at this point was true. A dry laugh escaped her throat then, "No remorse?" she asked before he shook his head answering, "Nope," keeping up his short answers.

"Just jealousy," she said making Klaus' face contort but before he could respond Caroline moved her hands from his sketchbook, "Even when I was here crying about being alone?" she pointed at her bedroom door thinking about all her breakups and few makeups. He was the reason she was always so confused and he had the gull to chase them all away because he was feeling possessive.

"I was with you all those times," he reasoned as she tried to move away from him, "You were never alone. You just didn't see me even when I was right there having you cry into my shoulder." She scoffed a defensive reaction he was sure as she crossed her arms looking disappointedly at him. She pushed away from him in anger running a frazzled hand over her curls to push them away from her face.

"But you never said anything," she tried to reconcile within herself her own feelings of longing over him, years of it when he felt the same way. A passing thought in her mind said she couldn't really blame him of feel so betrayed when she practically acted the same way when he brought girls over. Which rarely ever happened, the thought occurred to her looking back over her at him.

"No I didn't," he said as she moved away from him caching his book in his hands before tossing it on the couch following her. Before he could she moved back into him sticking her bony finger into his chest hard, "Why," she almost shouted. "You were jealous enough to talk them out of ever seeing me again but," she stopped talking as he rushed back into her pushing his chest into hers.

"I just thought they had a right to know," Klaus blurted out interrupting whatever low blow she had coming for him. She groaned almost shoving him before she threw her hands up instead frustrated with him already, "Before I did." She replied adding valuable information to the conversation that left him without another word left to utter.

Klaus heaved a sigh preparing himself from what he was about to say his hands against his lips before he spoke, "Somewhere inside you already knew Caroline." He spoke softly against her face his hands reemerging over her shoulders his thumbs running soothing circles over them. It was as if something clicked inside of her then because when she reopened her eyes she looked at him differently.

"So what if I did," she conceded waving her hands around again as she snapped, "It's not like you were going to do anything about it." He almost chuckled then she could see it on his face the mirth in his eyes as his left hand cupped her cheek. "I was the only one doing anything about it Love," he alleged.

She looked up at him his locked jaw that did something to her in a deep level as her fingers traced his scruff liking the feel of it under her fingers. "You should have come to me," she told him liking that her words made him beam his lips parting in happiness that melted her heart. She really did fall for him every day harder and harder as time went by it seemed.

He placed his hand over hers on his face, "I did. Every look I gave you, every lingering touch," he pressed a kiss to the inside of her palm, "Every chill that ran down my spine over you." She sighed as he spoke, "Every night you sleep in my room in my clothes," she giggled as he almost groaned at the thought, "Caroline in my mind you have been with me forever. I love you." Then he pressed his lips to hers finally.

AN: Hope you enjoyed! Happy Reading! :))