Caroline's eyes fluttered open as the bright sunlight drew in through her window. She groaned, grabbing her covers and pulling it over her. How much did she drink last night? She looked down at herself, she was wearing her oversized shirt. Odd. She doesn't remember putting on that shirt or even getting home for that matter.

"What happened last night?" She whispered to herself as she began to feel her head spin and vomit coming up her throat. "No, no…" She whimpered as she ran to the toilet, throwing up for what she is sure wasn't the first time. She vaguely remembered throwing up at the club too, but that was all. All she was certain was that she danced with this guy she didn't even get a name from and then she went to the restroom, that was it.

She flushed the toilet as she stayed sitting there for a little while, wanting to make sure that she wasn't going to have to rush there again.

After two minutes, she stood up towards the sink and splashed cold water on her face.

"How much did I drink last night?" She spoke to herself, seeing how pale she looked through the mirror. Her hair was a mess and her mascara ran along her cheeks. She quickly grabbed her make-up remover wipes and she worked on her face. She felt incredibly heavy and sick; it was one of those hangovers she used to have during college. "Why did you do this to yourself, Caroline?"

After she finished her face she slowly walked back to her bed, crawling deep into the covers, wishing this nightmare of a morning would just go away.

"Good morning sunshine!" Kol called out as he entered the bedroom. Caroline groaned at his chipper voice. She was not going to be able to recover with him around.

"What are you doing here, Kol?" She asked in a soft hushed tone, trying to not upset herself as well. "I am not feeling too well to have company right now."

"I would have guessed with by how much you took in last night." He replied. "You were passed out drunk. Thankfully, Nik found you in the gentlemen's restroom, no less, hurling every bit of the unholy juice." Caroline furrowed her eyebrows as she turned to look at Kol, who was now sitting at the foot of her bed. He looked like he had just woken up.

Did he sleep here?

"I was in the men's room? Why?" She asked.

"Dunno," He shrugged. "I was just on my merry way to the loo when I enter and hear you scream 'Get away!'. Imagine my surprise seeing you on the floor and Nik standing in front of you. I was confused for a moment before he explained that you were drunk out of your mind and told me that we should take you home." He went to lay down, placing his arm in an angle to help keep his head up. "So, we did, and I decided to stay overnight to make sure you were ok."

"Nik…I mean, Klaus helped me last night?" She then asked, feeling a little good about that piece of information. It shouldn't make her feel good, but she can't help it. She is still in love with him and just knowing that he was still looking out for her was a big deal, even after everything he has done and said.

"Yes, he did. It was quite weird actually because it was supposed to be guy's night and all of a sudden, he suggests the club you are at."

"I don't understand him." She whispered more to herself than to him while shaking her head. Kol also shook his head.

"Don't think too much into it Care." He told her. "Nik isn't worth it, to be honest. I know he is my brother; I should try to at least talk good of him, but this isn't right. Him wanting time for himself is just nonsense." He paused. "If you ask me, I think he made a mistake in letting you go and soon enough he will be crawling back to you."

"Don't say those things." She whispered. "I don't want to hear that he might want me back; after everything that has happened, I just want to move on. I know that it will take me a long time because I do still love him very much, but I have to do this for me, for my sake." A few tears fell as she wiped them away. Kol dropped his sight before he rose it again.

"I'm sorry for what my brother did to you. I also hope that you do find happiness again and, in that journey, that you don't forget about me." He insisted. "We are like family, Care, and I still want to be there for you." Caroline smiled at him.

"Thank you, Kol. I appreciate it."


*later that day*

Caroline was feeling a lot better. After her heartfelt conversation with Kol, he left the apartment and she went to take a nap. She woke up with the feeling of wanting to clean a little. Ever since Klaus left, she hadn't kept the apartment as sparkling clean as she always did. It wasn't a mess, that she was sure of, but she hadn't done her deep cleaning. She started out in the kitchen, putting everything away...everything that she had left out when she made breakfast for Klaus and her. She never got to cleaning it that day because she was too busy crying her eyes out.

She dropped her sight, closing her eyes before the tears began to build up. The memories were still fresh and she just couldn't handle it; everything reminded her of him. She walked away from the dishes and stepped into her living room. Framed pictures of Klaus and her were placed all around the room. One particular memory came to her mind:

Klaus and Caroline were sitting on Klaus' loveseat as they rewatched another Harry Potter film. He turned to look at her and watched how engrossed she was at watching the 5th movie for the millionth time. She was always in some kind of trance and he always found himself falling even more in love with her for it. How much she could care for something so little as a movie series. That was when he knew, he knew that he wanted to be with her for as long as he lived. They were two years into their relationship and he was utterly and irretrievably in love with her, she was everything he wanted and more. So cheerful, so mature, so nurturing, he couldn't find one single thing wrong with her.

"Move in with me." He stated, still looking at her. Caroline slowly turned to look at him, her eyebrows knitted together in confusion.

"What?" She asked.

"You heard me, Care." He replied while smirking. "So?"

She moved to be face to face with him. "Are you serious?"

"Yes, I want to live with you. I want to wake up every morning with you. I want to have breakfast, lunch and dinner with you. Create all these new memories, don't you?" Caroline's eyes glistened with unshed tears as she lunged herself to her boyfriend. She hugged him tightly before pulling herself away to kiss him. "So, I get from this response that it is a yes?" He asked once they parted.

"Of course it's a yes! I would love to live with you, honey. This is amazing, I love you so much!" She expressed before kissing him again.

"Gosh, how naive I was to think this would last." She told herself as she picked up one of the many photos they had together. She cried before placing it back on the coffee table, face down. She then preceded to do the same with the rest; she didn't want to have these reminders of what she used to have. It wasn't fair to her.

This was the place she felt save, she felt comfort, she loved and now she hates it. Klaus asking her to leave this place is actually not a bad idea.

*Bing*

Her phone lit up with a new message, bringing her out of her trance. She checked it, not recognizing the phone number. Her eyebrows furrowed as she grabbed her phone, unlocking it, she read:

UNKOWN: Hello, Caroline, are you feeling well?

"Who is this?" She whispered to herself as she replied back the same thing. In less than a minute, the person had already responded.

UNKOWN: Enzo

Caroline's eyes widened. How does he know my number? Who gave it to him?

*Bing*

UNKOWN: I hope you don't mind. I asked your friend for your number.

Caroline: No, it's fine.

Caroline: and yeah, I'm feeling a lot better than I was this morning, thanks for asking.

Enzo: You're welcome, love. It was just weird to see you be taken out of the club by your ex-boyfriend and his brother, that's all. I wanted to make sure that it was ok and that you were ok.

Caroline: Yeah, sorry about that. I drank way too much when I should have started off slow. I am at my apartment nursing a hangover, but I am good.

She went back to her room, forgetting that she ever wanted to deep clean the apartment as she kept texting with Enzo. It felt nice to talk to someone new, someone that she didn't have any type of history with. This was a fresh start; something that she didn't know she needed.


A week had passed by and not much had changed for Caroline. She was still living in Klaus' apartment, looking for a place of her own, and she was still in love with him. There was the exception of her texts with Enzo that made her smile day to day, but every time she would walk into the apartment, memories of her past relationship flooded her mind. How was she supposed to fully move on like this?

So, when Enzo asked her out on a date, she felt the need to say no, but Kat convinced her to do the exact opposite. She needed the distraction and she wouldn't be surprised if Klaus had a date as well, since that was one of the reasons why he broke things off with her.

Caroline sat on the middle of her bed re-reading the text from Enzo.

'I'll pick you up at 8.'

It was now 5:35 P.M. and she was no where near getting ready. She was seriously debating on whether she should cancel or not. Would she even have fun? Is it too soon? What if Klaus finds out and every last bit of a chance of reconciling is gone?

"Caroline you are overthinking this! Just get ready and go!" She told herself before she got up and she went into her bathroom. She was not going to let Klaus ruin something that might be good for her.

Turning on her music, on full blast, she then started to get ready for her first date in 6 years.

After 2 hours, she now had her hair and makeup done. Now, all she needed was an outfit; that is why she was standing in front of her computer, facetiming with Kat so that they could both decide on which one looked best.

"Has he told you where he is taking you?" Kat asked as she placed a spoon full of strawberry ice cream inside her mouth. Caroline turned to look at her as she pulled up a peach blouse with jeans. Kat shook her head.

"Well, he said to wear something nice." She replied, rummaging again through the clothes that she had thrown on her bed.

"Then, in that case, just where your nicest lingerie." She joked. Caroline glared at her before she went back to looking for an outfit.

"Please, Kat, help me. I haven't been on a first date since Klaus 6 years ago. I'm way out of practice and first dates are a lot different now." She whined.

"Ok, just wear your two-piece pink pastel outfit. Remember? The crop top with the bodycon mini skirt?" Caroline ran into her closet and came out with the outfit. She held it up for Kat to see.

"This one?"

Kat clapped. "That's the one."

"Ok, I'm going to change, thank you Kitty Kat." She replied.

"Call me after your date to give me all the details." She added. Caroline nodded, blowing her a kiss before closing her computer and going to change. She only had 20 more minutes before Enzo arrived.

She actually hadn't noticed how nervous she was about this. Butterflies were starting to swarm inside her stomach, and she felt a little light headed. Just when she finished putting on her outfit, she heard the doorbell.

Fuck.

She quickly ran to the door, looking at herself in the mirror next to the door before she opened it. "Hey, I'm – Klaus? What – um, what do you need?"

He gawked at her, head to toe, before he opened his mouth. "I rang the doorbell this time, I did notice that it was wrong of me to just barge in here intruding in your privacy." She nodded, slightly looking down at the ground before she met his eyes again.

"Thank you for that, but that doesn't answer my question." She replied.

"Oh, right, um – are you going out?" He then asked.

"I am actually."

"Ok, yeah, I'll be quick then. I just came to grab my poker set; we are having this gambling night at 'Lijah's." He explained as he came inside. Caroline closed the door when he was inside and then walked away.

"You know where everything is. I'll be in the room if you need anything else." She added before disappearing.

Klaus didn't take his sight off of her. He found himself much more attracted to her and that was causing some trouble. What if he just gave into his instincts this one time? She doesn't have to go out with the girls, right?

One night of giving into my weakness won't hurt. Just one night is all that I need to fully get over her. To get closure.

A knock at the door dragged him out of his thoughts. He shook his head before he went to open the door.

"Klaus, don't, I got it!" Caroline yelled as she rushed out of the room, but she was too late, he already had the door wide open. You could tell by just looking at his face that he was furious, and Enzo didn't look too eager with the answerer.

"The ex-boyfriend I presume?" Enzo asked, extending his hand. Klaus stared at it before he turned to look at Caroline. This night went from, 'Let's have the best night since the breakup' to 'Fuck, this is worse than the breakup'.