Chapter 10
"I don't think it's a good idea." Matt repeated once again.
"I agree." Bonnie levelled Caroline with a look.
The three of them were in the Bennett small flower shop. Caroline and Bonnie were supposed to go dress shopping next, Matt, besides no interest in women's business had a shift soon at the Mystic.
"Do you need money that much ?" Matt ask worried.
"No. Gloria pays well enough that I can pay my rent and put food on my table. But a bit extra money doesn't hurt you know. And I wouldn't have said yes to anything dangerous, but it's just playing a dumb smiling blonde on his arm for a few hours, that's all."
"Just going anywhere with Klaus Mikaelson is dangerous enough Caroline." Bonnie said.
"Well, it's too late to go back on my words. I'll be careful, I promise." She said, hoping they would drop it. They got the hint as they exchanged a look and changed the subject.
"You saw Penny this weekend right ? How is she ?" Bonnie smiled knowingly at Matt.
"She's good." He responded with a roll of his eyes.
"Who's Penny ?"
"Matt's girlfriend." Bonnie replied teasingly.
"I didn't know you had a girlfriend."
Matt shrugged his shoulders seemingly a bit embarrassed going by the slight blush on his cheeks.
"She only comes to Chicago once a month, her father has a farm and they make delivery then."
"Is that why I never saw her before ?"
"Yeah. But it's probably never gonna work between us. Her dad will never let her marry a Chicago bartender, especially one with disreputable ties." Matt made a wry smile.
"You know what I think on the subject. If you want something you should work to go get it."
"I don't really know that girl, but if you like her, she's probably really nice. And if she truly like you I'm sure she'll choose you." Caroline said.
"Thing is I don't want to drag her down in my life either if I'm gonna spend the rest of it here. I'm going to be late for my shift if I don't go now, I'll see you later." Matt said before leaving.
"I probably shouldn't have said anything, not knowing either of their circumstances well." Caroline sighed. She hoped Matt wasn't mad at her.
"Don't worry. He's just pissed at himself because he thinks he doesn't have anything to offer a girl." Bonnie comforted her.
"Well, that's not true. Any girl would be fortunate to have someone like Matt."
"We both know it, and I'm sure Penny does too, if only Matt himself believed it now." Bonnie shook her head.
There was a moment of silence before her pretty dark skin friend refocused her attention on her.
"Come on, we have a dress to find. Even though Klaus doesn't deserve a knockout like you on his arm, every girl should doll themselves up once in a while. It's gonna be fun." Bonnie smiled.
Caroline couldn't help smiling back as this was the first time her friend expressed any positive opinion on the subject.
"I need a red dress."
"Why this particular color without even having looked at what's available first ?"
"Request from Klaus."
Bonnie raised an eyebrow. Caroline shrugged as is to say she didn't know the reason either.
"Red it is." Her friend nodded as they left the flower shop.
-O-
"Elijah."
Katherine turned from her vanity mirror, to face the man in the embrasure of the door with a delighted smile on her face.
"Sorry for the intrusion."
"There is no need for that between us." She held a hand to him, as he closed the door behind him and stepped closer to her.
She rose from her seat and went into his embrace. Raising her head to meet his gaze with her own enticing one.
"I've missed you."
"Have you ?"
"Of course." She smiled, but realizing he was not in an amorous mood changed tactic. "Is something wrong ? Is it Klaus ?"
"No. It's nothing, just family business."
"Aren't I going to be part of your family soon ? You know you can tell me anything."
"You know I can't do that yet, my family needs to acknowledge us first."
"Then did you talk to your brother ?"
"Not yet."
"You promised Elijah."
"And I'll keep my words. He has been in a better mood recently, soon I'll tell him I want to marry you."
Katherine smiled reassured.
"You're the only one who gave me a chance and believe I've changed, I love you. Say you love me too."
"I love you Katerina." Elijah complied, his eyes darkening, sensing this Katherine smiled and sealed their lips together as she pulled him to the bed.
-O-
Kol was stumbling out of the Mystic in the late night when suddenly a gun barrel was pointed at his head. Sobering him up some he quickly focused on the gun holder, relaxing minutely once he knew.
"Recognize it ?" Freya pulled back the gun. "I found it with Henrik. He said you were teaching him to shoot." The sudden furious expression on her face would have cowed a man twice as big as her.
"Freya. I'm sorry, okay. Henrik asked me and I didn't think it would be a big deal."
"You didn't think at all. What possessed you to leave a gun with your little brother without any supervision ?! He could have hurt himself." She roughly shoved him, gun still in hand.
"Whoa, careful there."
"Unlike you I emptied the gun chambers before pointing it to my little brother's head." She said with disdain.
"Look, I was wrong. Henrik's already fifteen, I thought it was time he learn, he's a Mikaelson too. I didn't learn much older."
"He isn't you Kol. Unlike you and the rest of us. Both Rebekah and Henrik didn't grow up surrounded by violence and blood, we made sure they were sheltered from this aspect of our life. Never do something stupid like that again, or I swear it's me you'll have to face, and this time I'll keep the bullets in the bloody gun."
"Yeah. I swear Freya. Henrik's alright though ?"
"I took the gun before he could shoot a hole in himself. He's fine. Now let's go home."