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30-12-2013
Claudia lay in bed remembering the time she had spent with Nik. No matter how long they spent together; it was never enough. When he was with her they were just Nik and Claudia. No evil hybrids or 'Klaus' drama as Claudia liked to call it; it was just them doing normal couple things like normal couples should do.
Claudia often found herself wondering if meeting Nik had been the best or the worst thing that ever happened to her life. In a way she was grateful since it finally meant she got to be free and pursue all the things she had dreamed of in her short life, but it also meant that she had to keep their relationship a secret and never truly be with each other.
Claudia sighed and got out of bed, which had just a moment ago held her beloved, to go take a much needed shower. No matter how many times she had this internal debate with herself she always ended up with the same conclusion - she just couldn't bring herself to leave her him. No matter how many bad things he'd done while she had known him or the infinite number of things before her; she knew she would never leave him, just as he would never dream of leaving her.
Claudia washed her waist length chestnut hair and lathered up her body with her rose scented body lotion that Nik loved so much. She looked down to make sure the ring was still there. To her it was more than just a ring, it was more than just a symbol of her and Nik's love to one another, it was a promise that he would always come back to her. She rinsed off and changed into one of Nik's shirts that still smelled like him and settled down for a night alone. Again.
Beep… Beep… Beep… Beep!
Claudia groaned at the sound of her alarm ringing at the ridiculous time of 6 am. If there was one thing she hated about her job it was the hours that she worked. In the 90 years that she had been alive she varied between two professions; either a doctor or lawyer and quickly became the best in both.
Since she was frozen at the age of 24 she could never stay in one job for too long before someone started asking questions, but no matter what she was doing she never liked to leave her hometown of Chicago. It was her safe zone, the place she could always come back to no matter what changed or happened in her life and she would recognise it; from the park where she used to spend her afternoons just watching the world pass her by or the bar where she could drink and dance the night away in the heat of the prohibition.
Claudia was currently a lawyer and was one of the best in the East Coast with people coming in from all over the world to beg her to come and represent them in whatever situation they had gotten themselves into from murder to a messy divorce. She had made a name for herself and was one of the reasons she could charge as much as she did when clients did come to her with their problems.
She checked her phone and found a message from Nik:
Wish I could have spent the night with you in my arms; it won't be that long before my next visit again love ;)
Hearing from Nik put a smile to her face and gave her the will to get out of bed for the day. She checked the weather before getting dressed. It was a sunny day so she slipped on a pale blue silk dress and with a black ribbon and a pair of snake skin Louboutins. One of the perks that Claudia found when becoming immortal was the flawless skin and complexion meaning she only had to apply some mascara and eyeliner before she was done. She finished off her look with her signature blood red lipstick that she'd worn since the 20's and refused to depart with.
She grabbed her bag and slipped in her Ipad with all the case information and her Iphone before heading out the door with a black coffee in hand. It was a nice day so she decided to walk to work and get a few minutes of peace before entering the chaotic office for the day. As she left her apartment building, she got the feeling that she was being watched. Being she long term fiancée of the big bad hybrid she could never be too careful. When her search came back empty she simply brushed it off with her being paranoid and carried on with her way to work.
Katherine had been watching her for the past few weeks, getting to know her routine and what she did. She had been looking for Klaus's weakness for decades and here she was: wearing designer clothing and having one of the most demanding jobs in the country.
Katherine wondered what she was doing with a monster like Klaus- who wouldn't hesitate to kill anyone with a flick of his wrist while she would fight tooth and claw to save the innocent from crimes they didn't commit. They were such a contrast that Katherine had to do a double take when she had first discovered the vampire with eyes the colour of deep honey. She knew it was going to be hard to take her since it was be obvious if she went missing due to her high demanding job, but knew it was worth the risk if it got him off her trail. Over the past few weeks he had visited her frequently but briefly, never staying for more than a few hours at most but it was painfully clear that Klaus; the man with no heart always came back for her.
She had discovered her greatest enemy's weakness; and she was to be damned if she let her slip with her perfectly manicured fingers. As she saw her leave her apartment building she noticed that Claudia had felt someone's eyes on her and quickly sped off to make a phone call about her discovery to a certain green eyed vampire.
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A/N: So here's the second chapter, hope you like it and tell me what you think!
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Daisy xo
