"Are you sure it's okay," she asked looking in the mirror worriedly as she tied her dress back up through the front.
Klaus walked into her room smiling at the fact that she had listened and used his option, "You look great," he told her as he saw her, "Besides you know I love that dress."
Caroline turned her head to look at him, "You only love this dress because you met me in it," she reminded him as he strode closer.
He shook his head with a small smile, "That's not the only reason," he said kissing her cheek indulging the curios look she threw his way.
"It was because it was the first time I thought I was capable of more than just lust," he admitted as she turned in his arms her hands on her hips.
Klaus beamed looking down as she tilted her head up to him, "It represents more to me because of the person who was wearing the dress and what she thinks I'm capable of."
Caroline pursed her lips to keep from smiling back, "Damn it," she muttered under her breath she couldn't back out now she thought as fresh nerves hit her.
"I thought meeting the parents was hard," she muttered as she slid into her best sling backs and reached for her clutch.
"They'll love you," he assured her though secretly he was worried as well, not that they wouldn't love her but that they would embarrass him.
Luckily for him they were meeting his siblings at a local bar for a karaoke night, Caroline's idea of alleviating the tension.
He had to admit, it was a clever plan. There was a chance he wouldn't be embarrassed for anyone but the people on stage.
Caroline smiled when he grabbed her cape coat that matched her attire perfectly helping her into it as they walked through her apartment.
"Thank you," she said as he buttoned up her coat and reached for the door letting her out first and following after her.
They walked hand in hand into the already crowded bar Klaus looked from her to his siblings squeezing her hand reassuringly as he waved to them with his other.
He eyed his sister until she smiled back at the pair of them taking some of the pressure off, he knew Bekah out of all of them would be difficult.
She hadn't yet gotten used to not being his top priority anymore, though she hated it before now after twenty plus years it was difficult to realize her brother had a life of his own.
Caroline recognized the group immediately from their pictures she put her best foot forward and walked right alongside Klaus as they met the group.
Finn, Elijah, Kol and Rebekah she repeated to herself as she smiled as widely and politely as she could muster, "Hi," she said extending her hand to the one closest.
"Caroline," said Finn, "We've heard Klaus rave on and on about you it's like we already know you," he said as he shook her hand with both hands smiling warmly.
Klaus looked at his brother oddly then over at Kol as Caroline shook Elijah's hand unawares, Kol made a gesture with his hands that he had already been drinking.
Klaus nodded in understanding as they moved down the line Kol greeting Caroline with a hug mostly to annoy Klaus and surprise Caroline, "Welcome to the family," he Joked swaying with her.
Caroline broke into a true smile as she laughed at his antics, "And this is My sister Bekah," he said getting to the last sibling of the group.
"You're even more beautiful thank Klaus' sketches," she complimented his sister making her smile in return.
"Doubtful," she muttered before shaking her hand, "Klaus is too talented for his own good but I'm too vain to be satisfied," she joked easing the tension in Klaus' back.
"I did enjoy this idea of yours though," she complimented in return waving her hand at the room Caroline smiled at the acknowledgment as she removed her coat.
Adding two pitchers and a bottle of bourbon later the group was getting lit up like a house on fire Caroline was mid-laugh when the announcer came on.
"Mikaelson party, you're up." She froze looking from the ceiling to Klaus who instantly looked at her the guilt setting in her face.
He came closer as his siblings stood looking confused unsure if they were in fact referring to them or some other people.
"What did you do," he murmured into her ear making her shiver even now as the announcer waved the party up and the opening beats of a song started.
"I'm sorry," she began wincing as she did, "I forgot to mention," she tried to say as Kol tugged on her arm and Bekah dragged Elijah who then held onto Finn.
"I love this song," Kol shouted as he reached for the microphone helping his sister up as the lyrics appeared on the screen.
They skimmed over the first verse before finding their rhythm , "So here's a story from A to Z," Kol shouted as he clapped his sister laughing as she sang with him.
Klaus smiled at her as he carried her up the stage making her join them, "Caroline," he entreated as he handed her an extra mic she took it.
She almost dropped it as Elijah and Finn broke out the next verse , "I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really really really wanna zigazig ha."
Klaus laughed as he held her at her waist singling along with his siblings before he surprised her by stealing her mic.
"If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends" Klaus sang pointing behind him to his siblings as he sang to her.
She laughed clapping as she went on singing with him before he handed the mic back to her lost in their bubble.
"Say you can handle my love are you for real," she sang badly shoving him playfully as she danced around him.
Kol wrapped an arm around her shoulders and sang with her and Bekah as Klaus watched her forgetting all about everyone else.
He realized it then, he would never stop loving this creature in front of him and he would tell her soon, he felt it.
Klaus almost said it but then Elijah and Finn jumped off of the stage bursting as the song went on making Kol boil over in laughter.
"This was a good idea," Klaus whispered into her ear as he snuck her off of the stage ready to call it a night with his family before he had to clean up the mess.
He opened the door smiling not willing to let the drizzling ruin his mood as he turned back to make sure she was coming.
"We can't just leave them," Caroline protested pouting that the fun was over as he grabbed her bag and coat walking them out of the bar.
"But then I can't get you home and tell you what I want you to know," he said captivating her attention as she took his hand.
"Ok fine," she moaned with a smile going along with him her hand coming out to touch the fresh drops of rain that began to come down.
"Just so you know Nik," she said looking back at him as he wiped a drop off of her cheek, "I love you too."
As she told him feeling a new rush of feelings flow through her at the way he looked back at her just before he shut his eyes and kissed her.