Thank you again to all of you following the story and leaving reviews. I apologize for the short chapters and will do my best to make them longer for you. My rl is pretty hectic but I always want to be sure to give you guys a little something and my brain seems to be working overtime with this story.

I'll be heading out of town for the holiday so I wanted to give you some goodness before I disappeared.

Forewarning, there is a lot of Daroline in this story, especially this chapter. It's my second ship after Klaroline and I wanted to depict it in its true form. Plus, I need Klaus to have some competition.

And I promise you will get more Klaroline goodness this chapter

Please, enjoy!

Chapter 3

When the elevator dinged, indicating she had reached her desired floor, Caroline quickly stepped out, a large sign that said 'SALVATORE BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION' covering the wall. She made her way through the large glass doors, smiling at the girl behind the receptionist desk, "Hey Lex, is Damon still in his office?"

The other blonde had one ear bud in her ear, chewing her gum as she was typing on her computer, "Hey Care, yeah, he just sent a girl out in tears. I still think he should be letting Stefan do all of the interviews."

Caroline laughed leaning on the counter, "Well, if all goes well, you don't need to be worried about your tissues being used up by weeping woman."

Lexi grinned, "Does this mean we'll be coworkers?"

Caroline nodded before giving Lexi a fist bump, "Just promise me that you two will keep any office rendezvous' after hours," Caroline rolled her eyes at Lexi's comment and started walking towards Damon's corner office, "AND STAY OFF MY COPY MACHINE!"

Laughing loudly, Caroline turned and gave Lexi a thumbs up. She was soon knocking on Damon's oak door and opening it when he called her in.

"Hey Blondie," he grinned before making his way to her quickly, trapping her so her back was against the door, his hands on either side of her head. He leaned down to kiss her before Caroline pressed a finger to his lips.

"That isn't very professional interview etiquette Mr. Salavtore," she snuck under his arms to sit in one of the chairs in front of his desk, turning to smile and wink at him.

Damon smirked and shook his head before heading back to his desk. On the way, he planted a kiss on the top of her head, "So are you going to tell me what happened or are you too embarrassed to admit you couldn't cut it in a coffee shop," he plopped into his oversized leather office chair and threw his feet up on his desk, "such a tasking job, huh," he winked before reaching and grabbing is half drunken glass of bourbon.

Caroline huffed and rolled her eyes, "This guy was being a total creep, Damon. I mean, have some tact why don't you," she proceeded to close her eyes and rub at her temples.

"You got fired for telling off a guy that was hitting on you?" asked Damon incredulously.

"No, I got fired because I dumped his freshly made iced latte over his head," she muttered, her fingers still pressing to her temples.

Damon let out a loud laugh, "I would have given you a raise not thrown you out on your ass."

Caroline opened her eyes and grinned, "Speaking of, should I be worried about the girl that left crying? Or were they NOT tears of joy," she said playfully.

It was Damon's turn to roll his eyes before he knocked back the rest of his drink, "The girl may have had a nice set of tits, but I require my girl's to at least know the difference between regular and decaf."

"Then you're lucky I just happen to have left a very prestigious coffee establishment due to creative differences," she smirked.

Standing stood from his chair, "Nice resume, babe," he moved over to his mini bar and poured some more bourbon into his empty glass, "You're in."

Caroline squealed before jumping up and moving over to him, wrapping her arms around his neck, "So when do I start?"

Damon smiled and placed his glass down to rest his hands on her waist, "Today. Stef and I have a meeting with some new company that just got here from London. Friendly competition I suppose," he shrugged before kissing her lips softly.

Caroline pressed her hands to his chest and pulled back, "I told you that last night was a mistake," she said softly.

He smirked, "And what about this morning?"

She shook her head, "I work for you now. I don't want to be that girl that gets ahead by sleeping with the boss."

"Well see that's impossible, you were already sleeping with me. People will simply say the boss decided to bring his favorite toy to work."

Caroline scoffed but still had a hint of a smile, "I guess I should go home and get somewhat professional looking," she said before looking down at her clothes, "Jeans and a tshirt doesn't really seem appropriate if you want to impress the Brits."

Damon laughed, "Please, like I'm worried about that. This is all Stefan. I'm only there to look good and remind these assholes who runs this city when it comes to building renovations."

"Either way," she moved towards the door, "I've got the perfect outfit for today. It's only been worn once, but I know it's just professional enough for today."

Damon raised a brow, "Professional enough?"

"You'll love it," she smiled before opening the large door, "promise."

Klaus stepped on to the top floor, the new location for his Chicago offices. Sure, the head of it all was his oldest brother Elijah, but Klaus new that the last thing his brother was going to do was pick up and move to America. He was more than willing to head the operation, finally being truly in charge giving him a feeling of satisfying feeling of independence.

There were still painters finishing up some of the office space, furniture movers placing new desks and conference tables in their rightful place. Klaus allowed his eyes to take it all in before smiling at his newly hired receptionist, "Good morning, Jenna," he smiled, "How are you this morning?"

The bright smile that graced her features indicated that all was well, "Actually, I had a great night last night," she hesitantly held up her left hand, a bright sparkle emitting from her finger, "My boyfriend proposed last night!"

Klaus let out a small cheer, "That's fantastic, Jenna. Congratulations."

Jenna quickly felt a flush wash over her, "Thank you sir."

He held up a hand, "Please, I've told you to call me Klaus, no need for formalities. I'm not that stuck up," he winked before looking towards his office, "is my brother here yet?"

Jenna tried to hold in a laugh and nodded, "Yeah, he's here," she bit her lip before leaning forward, "is there a particular reason he reeked of hazelnut and coffee?"

Klaus began to walk towards his office, "Let's just say he got his true taste of American woman this morning."

He was still chuckling to himself, the girl's face, Caroline, flashing in his mind before he pushed open his office door. Kol was standing at the window, rubbing his wet hair with a towel, "You know Nik, I think you should install a shower in my office as well," he turned around and smirked, "Cause I plan on having a little visit with that lovely morsel every morning, it's well worth the dry cleaning bill to see her nostrils flare."

Klaus ignored the anger that started boiling inside of him, unaware of how someone he hadn't even spoken to could already have that sort of effect on him, "You're out of luck, Kol. She was fired after she gave you that hazelnut bath."

A slight frown showed on Kol's face, not for the girl, but do to the fact that his plans for his morning routine were ruined, "Well, that's unfortunate," Kol slanted his eyes at his brother, "How did you know?"

"I overheard her on the phone when she left the shop," Klaus moved to his desk and pulled some files out before reading them over, "I need some quiet before this meeting with," he stopped for a moment, pulling a paper from under his files, "The Salvatores."

"You mean the company we are going to end up putting out of business, right?" said Kol with a devilish grin.

"The very one," muttered Klaus, "Now make sure you are here on time. I refuse to be late to this little gathering."

"Rebekah are you sure Stefan is going to be okay with you coming by?" Caroline and her roommate were riding up the elevator to the Salvatore offices, "I mean this meeting is pretty big from what I can tell."

The other girl simply waved her hand in the air, "Please, Stefan will be happy to have a distraction once it's over."

The elevator dinged and as soon as they walked through the doors, Lexi jumped up, "Caroline! There you are! You're late!"

"What are you talking about I thought the meeting didn't start for another half an hour," she looked at Lexi in confusion as she got dragged towards the conference room, "It doesn't but you need to get all of the copies ready for everyone."

Caroline growled, "Damon didn't tell me that Lexi."

"He was probably too busy staring at your ass when you were walking out," they made a quick turn into a large room that held a copy machine about the size of Texas. Lexi handed her a manila envelope, "You need to make five copies of each, front and back."

She started to move out of the room when Caroline grabbed her arm, "Wait! I don't know how to work this thing!"

Lexi rolled her eyes and took about five minutes teaching Caroline how to get everything set correctly before leaving her on her own. After nearly twenty minutes, Caroline was near a nervous breakdown, but she had everything neatly stacked and ready to take to the conference room. She had heard voices while she was in there, but was too distracted by the confusing technology to really distinguish any of them.

Caroline was soon standing in front of the conference room door. Before she entered, she fixed her hair and plastered a bright smile on her face. Making her way inside, her eyes landed on Stefan and Damon on one side of the table both looking up, "There she is."

"Sorry it took so long. That monster in there apparently isn't my biggest fan," when the other two men turned, Caroline felt her heart drop, along with the papers in her hand, "You!?" she spat when she saw Kol grinning at her.

"What the fuck, Care," Damon spouted as Stefan and Klaus had moved to help her pick up the papers.

Caroline stalked towards Kol, pointing her finger, "You got me fired!"

Damon's eyes widened, "This is the guy?"

Kol was laughing causing Caroline to become even angrier, "It appears you landed on your feet just fine, love."

"Don't start Kol," muttered Klaus as he stood from the floor, a pile of papers in his hands, "Miss, you must forgive my brother," he placed the paper on the table and held out his hand, "I'm Klaus."

Caroline quickly calmed at the sound of the man's voice, remembering their small moment in the coffee shop. He was even sexier when he spoke, "Um…I-I'm Caroline," she shook his hand, a warmth spreading on her skin from his touch. Her eyes moved to the mess that was now spread on the table and she gave an apologetic look to Stefan and Damon, "I'm so sorry, I'll get this fixed."

She realized her hand was still in Klaus' and she pulled it away slowly, a blush forming on her cheeks, something that didn't go unnoticed by Damon. Stefan soon cleared his throat, "No Caroline, it's not really that important. We'll have it sent to Klaus later on today."

Nodding once, Caroline began backing out, "I'll just…go then," she gave Kol one final glare before her face softened as she looked over at Klaus, "It was nice meeting you," her back hit the door and she fumbled for the door knob. Once she finally had a good grasp she quickly opened it and slipped out.

And there you have a true Klaroline interaction! I hope you liked this one and be sure to leave me some reviews!

To those in the states, I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!