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Chapter two – Phone calls
Klaus was sitting in his favourite chair, leg slung over the arm, sinking back with a drink in hand. His body felt relaxed from the drink but also from the hands that had roamed over his back earlier that day. And he couldn't stop himself thinking about her.
Caroline had captured his attention completely. From the surprised look on her face when he walked in to the way the soft, blonde locks of her hair fell around her face. Her fingers were magic on his back, her smile made his own lips turn involuntarily up at the corner in answer.
He had been around women enough to know what effect he could have on them. They were easy for him to manipulate, many desparate for someone to love them. His looks and attitude attracted women and he had always taken advantage of it. "Until Tatia" he thought with a frown, taking another large gulp of his drink.
Shaking his head free from memories of the past, Klaus turned his thoughts back to their opposite. Caroline was light to Tatia's darkness. They were poles apart in looks and even after such a brief conversation, he could tell that although she shared some of Tatia's fire, she was nothing like her. He couldn't imagine Caroline playing one brother off against another. She had certainly made it clear that she didn't date a client. "Although I imagine I could get her to change her mind" he thought with a smirk.
He smiled at the thought of her long eyelashes lowering against the cream of her cheek as the blush rose up from her jaw. The scent of her perfume as she leaned into him had made him close his eyes briefly and inhale it in. At least he suspected it was her perfume or her shampoo, maybe it was just the scent of her.
There was something unusual about her too, she had turned away from him so abruptly after he had taken the business card from her. His body had warmed as they'd stared at each other and his heart had begin to race. And then she had quickly turned away. He hadn't had such a visceral reaction to a woman before. Sure, there had been many beautiful women coming and going from his bed. But she seemed a different kind of beautiful and he was intrigued.
Normally, he would pick up the phone and call her, confident in the answer but he wasn't so sure about her. She had already ignored his jest about a date although there was truth behind the banter. But he didn't want to wait another week to see her again. So, he picked up the business card that was sitting next to his drink and dialed the number.
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Caroline had flopped onto the couch when she got home, the afternoon dragging by and leaving her drained. She really needed to get a blood bag from the fridge but she could wait a little longer, for now she just needed to lie back and try not to think.
Klaus had monopolised her thoughts while she finished up her day. But it always came back to not wanting to date a client. That's if he was interested in dating her at all. He could just be one of those guys that flirted with anything that had double x chromosomes. Although there had been the moment when their hands had touched. And when their eyes had locked. She was also having trouble forgetting his body.
She had found her eyes drawn to his mouth, waiting for when he called her sweetheart or love. She knew it was only a European thing. When she had travelled for a few years before studying, she had heard many drunk guys at bars calling her the same. But it felt different coming from his lips.
But no, he was too much like the guys she knew she shouldn't date, the ones that always left her heart bleeding.
Her cellphone chirped from where she had dropped her handbag by the door. Groaning, Caroline sat up and shuffled over to answer it.
"Caroline speaking."
"Care! It's Elena."
Immediately, Caroline's lethargy dissapeared at the sound of one of her best friends voices. "Elena, I've missed you! Where are you?"
"We're in Paris heading to the airport, on our way to Chicago. Damon has some people he wants to catch up with and I'm happy to just go along for the ride."
"Oh" Caroline replied, trying to keep the dissapointment out of her voice.
"You didn't think we'd come back home without seeing you too though? Damon is catching up with Stefan and I would rather not be around for that reunion so he suggested I come visit blondie, are you free next weekend?"
"Definately! Oh can't wait, maybe I can get Bonnie to come stay too, like old times."
"Yes yes, I would love that, I really miss you guys."
Sadness swept over Caroline as she replied "Miss you guys too, wish we could go back to the way it used to be."
"Life is certainly diffferent now Care. Are you ok? Do you have a sexy man in your life to help put a smile on your face?"
Caroline paused, thinking back to earlier in the day and meeting Klaus. He had made her smile. "Ah no, noone like that."
"You're not telling me everything Care, I know you, spill!"
"Well, there was a gorgeous guy who came in for back problems today. His eyes, wow. But he had the same arrogant attitude as Tyler and I don't want to go there again."
"So he was hot and cocky?" Elena asked.
"Yes and his body, oh man" Caroline continued thinking of the shirtless Klaus.
"So you get them to take their clothes off now Care? Nice." Elena replied, laughing.
"Not intentionally, it was a misunderstanding. But anyway, he's off limits even if I wanted to go down that track. I don't date clients."
"Oh Care, I want you to be happy though. We need to chat a whole lot more when I get there."
"Well, I'll call Bonnie and see if we can have a girls weekend. See you soon Elena."
"Bye Caroline, can't wait" as she switched off the call, she heard "See you blondie" in the background and a giggling Elena before it cut out. Caroline sighed, she even missed Damon, what was up with that?!
Now that she was standing, a blood bag seemed like a good idea so she headed to the kitchen as the phone rang again. "Did you forget something Elena?" she asked with a laugh, answering.
"No love, this is Klaus Mikaelson here."
Caroline stopped in her tracks. She could've picked his accent anywhere, the way his voice seemed to reach down the phone, caressing each word.
"Ah, hello Mr. Mikaelson. What can I do for you?"
"Well, I was wondering if I could come in for an appointment tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow? Are you in pain again already? That is surprising" Caroline replied, brow furrowed.
"Well yes and no. The part you worked on in my back was great but now my neck is sore too."
"Sometimes there is a residual effect which can initially take a few days to come right. Often when I work on someones neck for example, they can get a headache because the muscles have been out of sorts for so long and they don't like being put right. I think it's possible working on your back has triggered a sore neck which should settle down by itself in the next few days."
There was silence at the end of the phone. Caroline could feel her heart beating faster while she waited. At the other end of the phone, Klaus was trying to think of what to say. He wanted to see her as soon as he could, he didn't think she would have a reason not to see him, didn't a doctor want more money?
"Mr Mikaelson, are you still there?"
"Yes love, it's just that I don't think I can wait a few days. Could I come in tomorrow just to double check everything is ok?"
"Let me just bring up my schedule" she replied, tapping on her keyboard. "I'm sorry, I'm fully booked tomorrow but I can see you the next day at 10am?"
She heard a small sigh at the other end of the phone. "Well, I was hoping to see you again sooner than that but I guess it will have to do sweetheart."
"Ok then Kl... Mr Mikaelson, I'll see you then."
She heard the suppressed laughter at the end of the phone at her slip. She needed to stop thinking of him as Klaus in her head and stick with Mr. Mikaelson. Or better yet, she needed to stop thinking about him at all.
"Sure thing, I'll see you 10am Wednesday. Goodbye Caroline."
"Goodbye Klaus" she replied softly as she heard the disconnected signal on the line and it was a few seconds before she realised she was staring at the wall and still holding the phone to her ear.
I know it may feel like not a lot happened in this chapter, just to warn you, it may not be an instant love affair but it will get there :P I think they need some time to work it out a bit first. BTW, love reviews, still wondering about the story name...