Lots of Klaroline goodness in this chapter :)
"Nik." Caroline said breathlessly.
The man looked up and there stood Caroline. "Caroline." Klaus said shocked.
Klaus stepped closer to Caroline because he didn't know if he was just hallucinating or if she was really there.
"It's really you." Klaus said looking into Caroline's sparkly blue eyes.
"And it's really you. I can't believe this!" Caroline said excitedly.
"That was you at the club yesterday, wasn't it?" Klaus asked.
"Yes Nik, it was."
"Why did you run out?"
"I was shocked. I couldn't believe that it was really you."
"I thought that I would never see you again."
"Me too, Nik, but I am so glad that I was wrong."
"As am I, please Caroline take a seat." Klaus said gesturing for Caroline to take a seat in the chair opposite his desk.
"Okay." Caroline said nervously. She couldn't fucking believe this. They were actually speaking face to face after fifteen years. Caroline thought that Nik has forgotten her but she was wrong.
Klaus took a seat behind his desk and he just stared at Caroline. He couldn't believe his eyes. He had to pinch himself to make sure that this was real life and not a dream.
Caroline wanted to get up and give Nik a hug, but she wasn't sure if that was the right thing to do. What if Nik didn't really think of her as his best friend anymore? After fifteen years, he obviously had a new best friend.
Caroline spoke up first, "I thought you were in England."
"I was, but I moved to New York a couple of years ago." Klaus said to Caroline.
"I can't believe this." Caroline said slowly.
"Me neither Caroline." Klaus said bewildered. He wanted to jump up and grab Caroline to give her a big hug but he didn't know how she would react.
Both Caroline and Klaus were unsure of what to do.
"So you're looking for a job, huh?" Klaus asked.
"What?" Caroline asked confused. Her brain was still not functioning properly. "I mean yeah. I just moved here with two of my friends and I really need a job."
"When did you move here? From where?"
"I moved here a day ago."
"And you're already looking for a job?" Klaus asked raising his eyebrow.
"Yeah, you know me. I like to get things done."
"I know." Klaus said smiling at his friend. She always was a hard worker even when she was a child. "Did you come here from Virginia?"
"Nah, my parents and I moved to Chicago a few years back."
"Ah, I see. This is fantastic."
"What do you mean?"
"That I finally saw you again! I have waited 15 years to see my best friend, and here you are sitting before me. I missed you so much Care Bear." Klaus said smiling.
"You did?" Caroline asked tearing up.
"Of course, I did. Why wouldn't I?"
"I don't know, I thought you didn't think of me as your best friend anymore."
"What? That is crazy, sweetheart. I thought about you every day. I always wondered how you were doing."
"So did I Nik. I missed you so much!" Caroline said suddenly getting up and going to Nik. Caroline hugged Klaus tightly, and he hugged her back just as tight.
"You want to know something?" Klaus asked.
"Yes." Caroline replied into his chest.
"I thought you ran away from me yesterday, because you hated me for abandoning you." Klaus said laughing to himself while playing with Caroline's hair.
"What!? I would never hate you. I didn't feel abandoned Nik. Sure I was sad, when you told me that you were moving to England in that letter, but I never hated you. How could I?"
"Really?"
"Yes. You wer—no you are my best friend. Always and forever."
Klaus felt moisture build up in his eyes and he couldn't believe he was crying. If Kol would have seen him then, he would think that he walked into some alternate universe.
"I'm so happy to hear that, Care Bear." Klaus said his voice breaking.
Caroline stopped hugging Nik, because she wanted to see his face. He has grown into such a handsome man, she thought.
"Thank you Nik."
"For what?" Klaus asked wiping away the tears that have escaped.
"For what you did for me yesterday, I don't know what would have happened to me if you didn't stop that asshole."
"I wouldn't have let him hurt you. I won't let anybody hurt you, now that we are reunited."
"You promise?"
"I promise Caroline. I will never abandon you again." Klaus said honestly.
"And I will never abandon you."
"So do you still want to be my assistant?" Klaus asked smiling at his best friend.
"Yes I do, but the woman downstairs said that you already hired somebody." Caroline replied looking down at her hands.
"I'll ask Sage to call the girl back and tell her that I changed my mind." Klaus said, sure he wanted Brittany to be his assistant because she would probably satisfy his needs, but he wanted to see Caroline every single day more.
"Are you sure? I mean you haven't even looked at my resume yet." Caroline said. Caroline really needed a job and she really wanted to be able to see Nik every single day, but then again she wasn't really experienced.
"I don't need your resume Care Bear. I know you will do a brilliant job because you are you." Klaus said to his long lost best friend.
"Just take a look at it, and then you'll probably change your mind about wanting me as your assistant." Caroline said shifting from one foot to the other.
"Fine, I will take a look at it but I will not change my mind." Klaus said.
"We'll see about that." Caroline said playfully while handing her resume to Klaus.
Klaus looked over the resume, but he was barely paying any attention to it. He didn't care if Caroline wasn't the most experienced, he knew that she would do the job just fine.
"You got the job." Klaus said handing the resume back to Caroline. Their hands touched slightly and they both felt a shock of electricity go through them.
"Seriously?" Caroline asked with a big smile on her lips.
"Yes." Klaus said, smiling back at Caroline. Her smile was just as beautiful as he remembered.
"Yes! Thank you, thank you, thank you Nik!" Caroline said hugging Klaus and giving him a kiss on his cheek.
"You're welcome, love." Klaus said.
"Alright you got to stop with the 'love' and 'sweetheart'." Caroline said playfully nudging Klaus.
"Why do I have to stop, sweetheart?" Klaus asked with a mischievous look in his blue-grey eyes. He always loved playing around with Caroline.
"'Cuz you sound so British." Caroline said rolling her eyes at him. He would always do this when they were kids. When Caroline would tell him to do something, he would do the complete opposite.
"And that is a bad thing because…"
"I'm not used to it. You even have a slight British accent." Caroline said trying to use her best British accent.
"Don't do that Care."
"Why not?" Caroline asked happily. She was happy that Nik was using her other nickname.
"Because I like your accent as it is."
"Fine," Caroline said using her actual accent again.
"Give me a minute, I have to call Sage and tell her to call that other girl."
"Okay." Caroline said returning to her seat.
Caroline took out her cell phone and texted Elena: OMFG! –C.
What happened? –E.
Nik. –C.
Who? –E.
Caroline sighed and typed: Nik! My best friend from my child hood. –C.
Oh, what about him? –E.
I'm with him right now. –C.
What? How? Where? –E.
I'll tell you later, g2g. ttyl. –C.
OMG, no tell me! –E.
I can't, I'll tell you later. Promise! –C.
When Klaus called Sage he told her to call that Brittany girl back and tell her that he found another assistant.
"What? Nik why?" Sage asked over the phone confused.
"Caroline is going to be my new assistant."
"Who's Caroline?"
"The girl that you sent up, Sage."
"So, I'm guessing her resume was impressive?"
"Oh yeah, and she also happens to be my best friend from the foster home."
"What!?" Sage yelled over the phone.
"I know right, I will talk to you later okay?"
"Okay, Klaus don't do anything stupid!" Sage warned.
"I won't, good bye!"
"All done?" Caroline asked, once she saw Nik get off the phone.
"Yep," Klaus said smiling at Caroline. He still couldn't believe that his best friend was sitting before him.
"Awesome. So when do I start?"
"Tomorrow,"
"Okay, I'll be here. Thank you, Nik, so much! I went to over five places and they all turned me away." Caroline said sadly.
"Well it's there loss then." Klaus said reassuring Caroline.
"Tell me about your life, Nik."
"What do you want to know?"
"Everything,"
"You sure? I'd much rather talk about you."
"Yes I'm sure. How's your family? Are you seeing anyone? How's life?" Caroline asked all of those questions.
"Woah! Slow down there, Care Bear. We have all the time in the world to talk about everything." Klaus said smiling at his best friend. She never really was patient.
"Do we?" Caroline asked.
"Of course!"
"Okay good." Caroline said smiling.
She really hoped that she would never lose Nik again. She wouldn't be able to cope with that.
"Let's go out to lunch and we'll talk about all of that." Klaus said.
"Don't you have to work?"
"Yes I do, but I don't care right now. I just got you back Caroline, and I'm not ready to let you go."
"Okay. Let's go!" Caroline said feeling her heart flutter in her chest. Caroline grabbed all of her things and jumped out of her seat. She almost lost her balance, but Klaus caught her.
"Careful, love. I don't want you getting hurt." Klaus said winking at his best friend.
"Here we go again with the 'love'." Caroline said rolling her eyes at Nik.
"Fine I'll stop calling you 'love' and 'sweetheart' because I love you." Klaus said smiling down at Caroline.
"I love you too, Nik." Caroline replied. This was the first time in fifteen years that they had said I love you to one another. They both had to admit that it did have a nice ring to it.
Caroline looped her arm around Nik's, and they walked out of the office together. Caroline couldn't help but wonder if it was just coincidence or faith.
Once they got downstairs, Sage saw them and she was glad to see Klaus genuinely smiling. He hasn't smiled in such a long time that it was refreshing to see a smile on his face.
When they came up to Sage, Caroline smiled at the red-headed lady and Sage smiled back, and Klaus said, "I am off Sage, I have much more important things to do then sit in that office all day."
"Go have fun you two crazy kids!" Sage replied.
"We will." They both said.
"She seems like a nice lady." Caroline said to Nik once they were outside.
"She is. She is actually Finn's wife."
"Really? How are your siblings anyway?"
"They're great but annoying. Do you have any siblings?"
"No." Caroline said sadly.
"It's okay Care Bear." Klaus said putting his arm around Caroline.
"I guess."
"Anyway who are the two friends that came to New York with you?"
"Elena Gilbert and Bonnie Bennett."
Klaus heard the name Bonnie before and he tried to recall from where. He then remembered that that was the girl Kol was with last night.
"My brother was with a girl named Bonnie last night at the club."
"What does your brother look like?"
"Brown hair, brown eyes. Nothing special." Klaus simply said.
"Oh my god! That's the guy that Bonnie was dancing with."
"Would you look at that? It looks like my brother and your friend were together."
"Were you with anyone else at the club?" Caroline asked.
"Yeah my mate Stefan was there."
"Light brown hair and forest green eyes?" Caroline asked.
"Yes, how do you know?"
"I think he was the guy that was dancing with Elena."
"Oh wow. I can't believe this!" Klaus said. He couldn't believe that his brother and mate were dancing with Caroline's friends.
"Me either. We should totally go out on a triple date." Caroline replied jokingly.
"You know what? I think we should." Klaus said.
"You sure? I mean obviously you have a girlfriend, and I don't think she would like that very much."
Klaus looked at Caroline and asked, "Why do you think I have a girlfriend?"
"'Cuz you're hot… Duh…" Caroline said accidently blurting that out. She just called her best friend hot! Oh snap. What would he think?
"You think I'm hot?" Klaus asked with a raised eyebrow.
Caroline was now blushing and she said, "Um, I mean you are attractive…"
Klaus smiled at Caroline and said, "Thank you Care Bear, I think your pretty hot as well."
"You do?" Caroline asked a little too loudly.
"Obviously… I mean look at you!"
"Thank you." Caroline said shyly.
"No problem."
They walked in silence because they were both lost in their own thoughts. Caroline liked Nik, and Nik liked Caroline as more than a best friend. Even though they were obviously attracted to one another, they knew that nothing could happen between them because if it didn't work out then their friendship would be thrown out the window.
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