For Caritobear
Caroline pulled out her phone dialing her friends number only to get her voice mail, "Hey Rebekah it's Caroline, I hate you, he's late. I thought you said he was never late."
She ended the call tucking her phone back into her pocket as she smiled back at the hostess who looked on sadly
making Caroline growl.
She paced the waiting room another time before she decided something she walked up to the hostess, "I'll be at the bar," she said as she took off her coat and handed it to her.
The hostess nodded and told her she would send her date her way once he came in, Caroline forced a smile as she grabbed her purse eager for a drink.
Elijah grabbed Klaus by the collar outside of the restaurant as soon as he appeared, "I asked for Rebekah, what are you doing here," he said annoyed at his younger brother's presence.
"Rebekah didn't trust you so she sent me to make sure you went in," Klaus said reasoning with his older brother but laughing on the inside as he tried to peer into the windows.
"I can't," Elijah said ignoring his brother as he paced the outside block, "It's too soon," his heart still broken by a brunette that had run away again.
"Fine," Klaus said with a mischievous grin, "I'll go inside and apologize," Klaus said shoving his brother off as he tried to grab for him.
Klaus chuckled as he strode inside of the restaurant smiling at the hostess.
Klaus removed his coat laying it on his arm as he approached her looking at her name badge, "Dana, is it?"
The girl nodded flirtatiously glad to have his attention as she asked him his name, "Mikaelson," he said lifting his hand, "Party of two." His fingers indicated.
Her face fell when she recalled the blonde, "Oh," she stilted her head, "Your date is by the bar," she said grabbing a a few menus to pass on to their waiter.
Klaus looked over and was caught by a somber looking blonde before he looked back at the hostess, "Blind date," he said in explanation when he turned back to her unsure of who she was.
"The blonde in the black dress," she clarified as she turned her attention to the waiter talking back and forth with him.
Klaus moved past the opening of the restaurant and walked up to the bar he looked over at the blonde as he stood two seats away from her ordering a drink of his own.
He surveyed her out of the corner of his eyes as he paid with his card the bartender saying his last name out loud, "Mikaelson."
The blonde repeated his name in her head before she dropped her glass on the bar looking at him, "You're Elijah?" she asked turning in her chair to look at him.
Klaus smiled timidly unsure of how to say that he wasn't his brother, that his brother was standing outside like a coward because his girlfriend broke up with him.
He didn't know how to tell her that his sister should mind her own business and not involve beautiful woman into their familial problems.
Now that he was here with her and she was beautiful but she believed he was her date he cleared his throat,"Klaus, actually," he said as his drink arrived.
He took a tentative sip of his drink as she absorbed the knowledge,"This is worse than when Matt sent Tyler to break up with me in high school," she mumbled as she finished her drink.
"I'm going to kill Bekah," she whined getting up as she pulled her wallet out and she dropped a ten on the bar.
"I'd get in line," Klaus said surprising her as she was mid-way out of his eye line she turned her head looking back at him, "Rebekah is already on Elijah's list and after that it's my turn."
"I think I can handle Bekah," she told him as she turned to look at him seeing him her features changed, "Thank you for coming in here no matter how horrible it feels." she said kindly with a nod of dismissal.
"No thanks needed," Klaus said following her, "But you could just come out with me instead," he said stilling her, "I mean, you're already dressed." he said lifting his shoulders as she turned around smiling.
"I don't need a pity date," Caroline said to him as she slipped back on her coat hating the way she blushed under his gaze.
"Maybe you could take pity on me instead," he said vying for more time with her, "I fear I won't stop thinking about you until I know more." he admitted making her scoff as she crossed her arms.
"One meal," she said her stomach fluttering as he beamed she pushed down all other feelings when he extended his hand to her and focused on how good it felt to have his eyes on her.
"That's all I need," he said but he failed to mention it was all he needed to make her fall in love with him as he felt he had already fallen for her.