"I got it," Caroline sighed disbelieving of her luck her hands trembled as she ran them through her hair tangling her waves in her fingers as she leaned against her cubicle wall. Klaus was right, her head shot up looking from left to right as she went to sit in her chair. She pulled her phone from her purse her heart still racing at the news.

She typed in her password giddy to tell him the news when a text came through from him, "Speak of the devil," she muttered clicking her screen icon to view the message. "You got it didn't you?" it read making her grin, a second text came straight after, "Tonight you know where after work, eight o'clock." She rolled her eyes tucking her phone back into her purse without texting him.

"Are you and Klaus sexting," Kat asked leaning over the wall of their cubicle, Caroline's head shot up as her face warmed from her co-workers accusation.

"We're not like that," she hissed in a shushed tone waving her friend over so they could talk without their bosses seeing them.

"Maybe you're not but Klaus is," the brunette supplied with a laugh making Caroline's eyebrows meet in confusion.

"You think that Nik," she asked unable to finish her thought or her sentence but there was no need Kat finished it for her.

"Wants to jump your bones? Date you so hard. Marry the crap out of you um," the brunette made a fake thinking pose before she responded, "Yeah!" she said with such a carefree matter of fact tone that Caroline almost fell from her seat.

"So tonight," she sighed focusing on steadying her voice, "It's a date then," she asked her friend showing her his texts from earlier Kat almost squealed barely managing to cover her mouth as Caroline gasped for air.

"You're not wearing that are you," Kat asked gesturing to her green dress, Caroline looked down at her outfit then back up at Kat.

"It's not a date!" she said trying to reason within herself and to her friend.

"But if it was," Kat tilted her head sitting on the edge of Caroline's desk, "Is that what you would wear? On a date with one of the city's most eligible bachelors no less?"

Her hands went to the sides of her face as she tried to deny the excitement in the pit of her stomach, "All my clothes are at his place," she said taking in a deep breath to keep from hyperventilating, "It's not a date, Kat it's not we're just going out to celebrate."

"Are you saying you wouldn't go out on a date with him," Caroline stood looking Kat in the eye but the girl didn't bat an eyelash as she continued, "Or are you saying you don't want to him to treat this as a date?"

"I look good right" she asked the brunette one last time after she stepped out of their shared cab the girl nodded at Caroline with a salacious grin. She turned her head looking inside the window of the restaurant before turning back to her friend. "Good night," she said waving her off as she turned to go inside.

She opened the restaurant's door hearing the bell ring as she did, "Reservation under Mikaelson," she said and the woman behind the booth smiled waving her to follow. "Right this way," she said cheerfully as Caroline took a step forward swallowing hard. She tried to remind herself that it wasn't a date - it was just two friends having dinner.

It didn't matter that she stopped at home with Kat and changed four times, it didn't besides Kat loved to stir the pot seeing things that weren't really there. So what if she knew Caroline liked him it didn't automatically mean that Klaus carried a torch for her. It didn't so why was he looking up at her like that as she spotted him and began to move in closer.

Klaus stopped playing with the plastic straw he had been using as a distraction while he waited for Caroline to arrive. His eyes traveling from her shoes all the way up her calves to her thighs and the way her dress curved towards her hips and waist. The sight was enough to make his insides turn to liquid but somehow he was alive and his eyes trailed further up to her ribs through the valley of her breasts and up her delicate neck until they finally landed on the blushing face he adored.

He was certain the hostess had said something but he didn't quite catch it, "You changed," he blurted out incoherently. Caroline seemed to turn even more red at the accusation as she stood awkwardly he knew he should stand but his mind wasn't computing just how to.

"Here let me," he sighed as he figured out how his joints worked standing up from his chair and moving to her he leaned into her space placing a chaste kiss on her lips without thinking. He pulled back taking her chair in his hands and pulling it out for her to sit in.

Caroline's breath caught at the feel of his lips over hers the wind of his action lighting up her veins as she moved to take her seat. Her lips sought his out kissing him back just as chastely as she sat down in her indicated chair. "I did," she said replying to his first comment.

He cleared his throat as he went to sit back down next to her their knees touching before she moved herself further away, I can't say I'm disappointed."

Caroline felt the line of his pant leg brush her thigh making her feel warm all over deciding she should move away from that feeling for now, "Well I'm glad," she whispered tensely.

Klaus nodded gesturing to the empty glasses in front of her, "Wine or water," he asked with an arched eyebrow leaving the decision up to her.

She smiled at him for asking for her opinion knowing just how often she chose water over wine on a happy occasion, "Wine," she said assuredly, "I want to celebrate," he said with a lift of her shoulders reminding herself to loosen up a bit.

Klaus nodded waving to the closest person who worked there and asking for a bottle of his favorite wine, "I was going to invite everyone," he confessed once he had finished ordering, "But I was feeling rather selfish." He admitted with a devil's grin.

"Good choice then because I only wanted you," she confessed to him playing with the table settings distracting herself from the whirlwind her stomach was in at the moment. She looked at him from the corner of her eye catching his Klaus tilted his head at her explanation. "Here with me tonight. I can tell everyone else later."

He gave her a genuine smile as she turned her head to him leaning closer as he said, "I agree." They eye each other in continued silence the wine server coming and going without notice.

"You're the only one that's always there for me and I wanted to share this night with only you," she told him cutting their silence short. "As a thanks." she added apprehensively.

Klaus tossed his napkin aside from off of the top of his charter plate, "You don't need to thank me Love," he uttered leaning back in his chair pushing away from their growing proximity.

Caroline felt a frown on her face as he moved back she unconsciously moved closer to him filling in the gap slightly as she spoke, "I know, I'd rather…"

Her words were interrupted however, "Hello I'm Dana and I'll be your waitress for tonight!" the woman exclaimed, "Are we ready to order?"

The moment gone Klaus searched her face for the end of her sentence both of them ignored Dana at first but no one responded. Klaus was left to wonder what she would prefer and what it had to do with him.

She met the waitresses stare with an uneasy smile, "The lobster ravioli," she informed her pointing down at her menu her head turned to her date, erm friend, "And Klaus?"

Both women looked at him expectantly leaving him with no choice, "The same," he replied handing her their menus frustrated with the waitress already.

Caroline shook her head unsure of why he had just done that, "You don't eat lobster Klaus." She told him confidently moving in her chair to look at him directly instead of to the side.

Klaus's eyes met the ceiling, "Yes I do," he replied taking a sip of his wine.

Caroline took his glass causing him to look back at her then to her hand on his glass, "Your allergic," she reminded him daring him to disprove her.

Klaus shrugged taking his glass back, "You have my epiepen don't you?" he said unconcerned as he took another sip.

Caroling grew annoyed at his blasé attitude, "Yes," she huffed, "But still I'd rather spend the night with you at home not a hospital," she said without thinking.

Klaus met her eyes then with a look she didn't quite understand, "I mean not together, together but like on the couch," she clarified quickly.

Klaus ignored part of that comment imagining her straddling his waist in that dress having it bunch in his hands on their couch as her nails dug into his back as their waitress returned. "Sorry more wine?" she sked clearly having forgot to ask before.

Klaus looked from her to the waitress, "Yes," he held his glass up to her, "And I'd like to change my order to the bolognaise option." He said with a devastating smile causing her to blush and Caroline to internally growl.

"Very well," she said as she topped them both off, Caroline's unnecessarily as it still sat untouched on her side of the table before she left for good.

"Do you like her," Caroline said chewing on her bottom lip as soon as the words left her mouth.

Klaus looked a tad caught off guard, "What," he asked choking on nothing.

Caroline stuck to her line of questioning unable to help the uneasy feeling she had going through her, "Do you like her? It's a simple question."

Klaus scooted his chair aside looking at her directly, "It's an out of nowhere question!" he hissed looking from side to side making sure their voices didn't rise higher than they should in public.

Caroline leaned in closer taking a cue from him, "No. It's a you're flirting with the waitress on my big night question!" she forcefully murmured back to him as he moved in closer.

Klaus sighed briskly, "I thought you didn't want to make a big deal about it?"

Caroline huffed once more rolling her eyes as she crossed her arms and legs, "I didn't when I thought I wasn't going to get it but now," she was cut off by him.

"Now it's different because you have it," he finished placing a hand on the table cloth just to have it bunch in his hands.

Caroline's eyes turned to slits before she blinked again, he didn't get it and neither did she. Why was she feeling this way if it was a harmless crush? "No, it's different because you excite me!" she blurted her eyes widening as she heard herself.

Klaus froze, "What," he entreated.

Caroline thought fast thinking of a way to retract her words, "I mean you got me all excited about it!" her hands gesturing to nothing as she tried to fight out her flustered look, "And here you are about to run off with her!" she whispered vehemently pointing to where the girl had gone, "And leave me alone!"

Klaus had never been as confused as he was no, okay that was a lie there was this one time before but it wasn't his fault she was wearing next to nothing on their family Cabo trip. "I'm not going anywhere with Danny!" he responded in the same tone.

"Dana," she huffed annoyed at him.

"Whatever," he replied just as fast moving closer to her until their shoes met. "I only want to be with you," he uttered with a breathy tone.

"What?" she asked her whole body moving forward to hear him say it again.

Klaus was at a loss his own mind betraying him with his thoughts, his speech, "You know at home on our couch."

Caroline felt her face fall, "Oh," she responded softly.

"Dinner," Dana said with an oblivious grin suddenly appearing with a servers tray their plates on the top.

"Go away," Klaus said after she had placed their plates down and started to speak once more the girl nodded with an odd look on her face. "Caroline," he started looking at his friend.

Caroline tried not to smile as the girl left but it was really hard then she heard him call her name, "Tell me what you want," he said with a low voice as he licked his lips causing her stomach to flip.

"I want to get our plates to go," she told him, "I want to go home with you." Caroline heard him clear his throat at that, "I want to do that right now."

Klaus spotted Dana off to the right and called her forward to ask for the check and some to go boxes without a second thought or fight about what she was suggesting. As the woman took their plates with a bewildered look Klaus sat quietly eyeing Caroline, "Why did you kiss me," he asked instead.

"You kissed me I was simply returning the gesture," she replied with a smile.

"No," he said leaning an elbow on the table as he surveyed her every action. "You never kiss me back and tonight you did. I want to know why," he said.

Dana returned once more with a sole brown paper bag depositing it on the table along with Klaus' credit card. "Have a good night," she said but all her cheeriness was gone by then.

"I wanted to," Caroline responded ignoring the woman until she took her leave standing up from her chair her hand reaching out past him to the bag on the table taking it.

"Is that the only way you want to kiss me," he inquired standing alongside her whispering his words right where her hair and ear met tickling the skin there.

"No," she told him bravely as she began from their table leaving him the choice to follow after her or not she smiled when she heard his feet darting after her at the exit.

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