"I hate him!" Caroline scowled, plopping a spoonful of cookie dough on the silver baking sheet with a loud "plop".
Elena and Bonnie cast a look at each other. "I'm sure it's not that drastic." Elena started.
"It is! I can't stand him! With his stupid accent, and big lips, and eyebrows that do this twitchy thing!" Caroline threw her spoon back into the bowl of cookie dough and crossed her arms, frustrated.
"Caroline." Elena set down the bowl of butter cream icing she was mixing up, and wrapping her arms around her shoulders. "I know you are upset about Tyler…"
"It's not just Tyler!" Caroline protested. "It's Klaus! He's so… you know? Just like so, urgh! He's infuriating!"
"Do you want my honest assessment?" Bonnie asked, sucking Nutella off her fingers.
Caroline nodded, sniffling.
"Sounds like you have a bit of a crush." Bonnie grinned.
Caroline let out a frustrated shriek, and threw a mix spoon at Bonnie's head, which she dogged. Elena shot her a look, but Bonnie shrugged, sucking on her fingers.
"Stefan and Damon are working on getting rid of him." Elena counseled Caroline reassuringly. "And hopefully Rebekah too." She frowned, dwelling on the fact that she's seemed to capture both Damon and Stefan's attention.
"It's just-" Caroline paused. "Can you guys promise on your life never to repeat this?"
"Of course!" Elena and Bonnie exclaimed at the same time.
"Ok." Caroline twisted her face in exasperation. "It's just, Tyler and I aren't even officially a couple anymore. And he never even calls. And Klaus is always there with his love notes, and his gifts, and his charming accent, and-" Caroline shrugged. "I can't figure out if it's because Tyler isn't MIA or because I actually like him." She sighed.
"Oh, the woes of being a beautiful vampire." Bonnie teased.
"Hey." Caroline laughed. "I never asked for this. Men just can't resist my charm."
The girls laughed. "I think if you deserve someone who makes you happy." Elena said seriously. "Even if he is a psychopathic original." She cracked a small smile.
"Yeah." Caroline gave a small grin. "Thanks you guys."
"Of course!" The girls exclaimed, crowding around and hugging her. Caroline laughed. "You guys are so mushy."
"It's what we do." Elena said.
"What's that burning smell?" Bonnie asked.
The girls leaped apart, opening the oven to have a bunch of thick smoke pour out, and stuck the now charcoal black cookies outside.
"Enough of this, I don't want to burn another batch." Caroline coughed.
After Bonnie cleaned out the smoke in the kitchen ("Have I told you how much I love your witch powers?" Elena asked), Caroline started on the second batch of cookies, hoping to distract herself, and feeling a bit better about the whole mess.