Klaus stood and looked at his family, after all these years they were finally reunited with their mother with them and Mikael gone. When he first saw his mother after all that time, Klaus was convinced that Esther was only here to kill him given what he had done to her. But she wasn't, all his mother wanted was for them all to be a family again and her presence seemed to have an effect on all his siblings who had wanted to abandon him before their mother arrived. The one thing that would have made this reunion perfect was if Henrik was with them. Watching his family interact with one each other Klaus's attention was soon pulled away when he heard footsteps approaching and looking behind him he saw Veronika walking into the room.

"Forgive me for intruding, I thought the dinner party would be over but clearly it isn't." Veronika said with a weak laugh and Klaus watched as her eyes drifted over his family and in particular his sister. Veronika hadn't seen Rebekah since Chicago he was well aware of how close the two of them were and so he watched as Veronika's eyes softened. "Rebekah…

"Hello Veronika." Rebekah replied giving her old friend a small smile.

"Veronika?" Kol asked in surprise and Klaus did not like where this was going especially given his brother's tone of voice and the fact that Kol was walking around the room and slowly eyeing up Veronika as down as if she was some kind of prize to be won. "You must be the infamous Veronika that I heard so much about over the years and my are you incredibly gorgeous…

"Back off Kol she's mine." Klaus snarled not liking the way in which his younger brother was looking at Veronika. Kol needed to understand very quickly that Veronika belonged to him alone and was off limits, Klaus wouldn't hesitate to dagger his brother again for a short while if he continued to act this way around Veronika.

"I'll remind you Niklaus that I don't belong to you as that would mean that I am a possession that can be claimed and not a person." Veronika quipped.

"Beautiful with a mind of her own and able to incite a jealous streak in my brother, I think we'll get along rather well Veronika Petrova." Kol said and Klaus could only roll his eyes.

"Petrova? Another one…" Finn asked much to Klaus' annoyance as it caused Veronika to look at him in a way that demanded answers from him. She clearly wanted to know what her brother meant by that comment, for a brief second Klaus wished his brother's would follow Elijah's example and remain silent.

"Certainly the most beautiful out of them all." Kol stated which caused Veronika to have to look away whilst Klaus glared at his younger brother. It was like Kol was asking to be redaggered and put back in that coffin of his for another hundred years,

"Yes, Veronika is a Petrova and now that we've established that I'll do the rest of the introductions. Veronika you know Bekah and Elijah already but I'd like to introduce you to the rest of my family." Klaus began and he watched as Veronika's eyes widened which didn't surprise him given that he had barely mentioned his family over the years and she had been very surprised to learn that Mikael was his father.

"You undaggered them?" Veronika asked incredibly slowly as the information was clearly sinking in.

"Not exactly, I have Elijah to thank for that but all that matters is that we are all together again and this time for good…" Klaus replied giving Veronika and his family a reassuring smile. "Nica these are my brother's Finn and Kol, I'd also like you to meet my mother."

It was clear by the look on Veronika's face that she was stunned as Klaus had killed her entire family and now he was introducing her to his family, including the mother he had killed over a thousand years. Veronika managed to raise a bright smile before edging away from Klaus. "It is a pleasure to finally meet you all in person but if you'll excuse me, I think I should go…"

"Nica…" Klaus began as he grabbed Veronika's hand.

"You need time with your family and who am I to interfere with that? I of all people know about the importance of family. So I'm going to go and leave you all to it, you must have quite a bit to talk about after this time." Veronika told Klaus with a small smile. "I'll give you some space for a few days so I'll go to D.C. and you can call me in a few days once you've helped your siblings and your mother adjust. No doubt it's going to take some time for them to adjust to everything that has changed."

"I wouldn't trust Klaus for that, the rest of my family would be much safer in your hands Veronika." Rebekah idily stated.

"Be that true, I still think I should go. I don't want to interfere in the slightest…"

"You've been away long enough…" Klaus firmly stated, as well intentioned as Veronika was he didn't want her going anywhere. Not just because he always wanted her by his side but Klaus had a feeling that Veronika's presence alone would help keep the peace. Only problem was trying to convince Veronika to stay.

"And some of us even longer!" Kol quipped which caused Veronika to smile and Klaus decided that maybe his brother could be allowed near his Little Petrova as Kol seemed to make Veronika feel at ease.

"Your brother makes a very valid point Nikalus, they've had to go without you for years so I think if you show a little self restraint you can go without me for at least a few days if you really true." Veronika pointed out and Klaus frowned, he could already tell that Veronika was going to get on well with Kol like she did with Rebekah and Elijah. He wasn't sure whether or not her liked that. Klaus was about to respond but he fell short of saying anything when his mother took a few steps towards them and held out her hand for Veronika to take.

"Niklaus is right, please stay Veronika. I want to get to know the woman whose captured my son's heart…"