Caroline finished off the last of her third drink annoyed at her mother for the millionth time that night over the emotional blackmail that put her in this bar. She was drowning her sorrows and breaking one of the many drinking rules of tonight's events, speed dating.

Her mother signed her up for speed dating without her consent then bought this ridiculous dress for her. She felt cold and idly missed her jeans and converse as the bell rang signaling the time out was over. She placed her glass back down thanking the bartender Caroline smiled when the man tapped on his chest pocket thanking her for the money she slipped him so she could drink more.

Vaguely she heard the door to the bar swing open spotting one man she didn't know and one she wished she didn't. Tyler. As she walked over to her assigned chair she watched as her ex took his place in the long line of men his name stamped on his chest by one of the other girls.

She scoffed rolling her eyes simultaneously crossing her legs she knew there was more to her mother's plan. She set this up so Caroline would have to talk to him again. Lost in her own thoughts she hadn't realized when her date sat in front of her smirking at her obvious frustration.

"Something the matter, Love?" he asked leaning forward with his right hand tapping her knee to get her attention. Her eyebrows shot up and Caroline blushed instantaneously as she felt the heat of his hand reach the apex of her thighs.

"Sorry, I guess I was just caught up in my own head." She tells him by means of explanation. She realizes his hand is still on her leg his thumb rubbing soothing circles, "Would you like to tell me about it," he asked her curiously making Caroline feel even more embarrassed about herself and the fact that three chairs down Tyler was glaring at her date.

"I'm sure you don't want to hear about it, I don't even know your name yet. I'm Caroline by that way," she replies sticking out her hand for him to take as his hand on her knee coming up to shake it. She uncrosses her legs his eyes drifting from her face back down towards the movement then back up again.

He smiles and it hits her like a ton of bricks especially when he kisses the back of her hand and says, "Klaus, Klaus Mikaelson and it is a pleasure to meet you." He lets her hand go and she can practically hear Tyler snarl as she tucks a strand of hair away from her face grinning like a school girl.

"There, now we aren't strangers. Come Love talk to me," his eyes daring her she enjoys his challenge leaning forward and placing a hand by her mouth blocking Tyler's view of her mouth. Caroline whispers, "My ex is sitting a few chairs away and I really don't want to deal with it right now."

He nods in understanding his tilted head telling her he wants to know exactly which chair her pestering ex is sitting in. "You see, I'm not much of a date talking about exes on our first." He gives her a crooked smile at her lame attempt at a joke.

"You should hear about mine, a real doozy," he remarks playfully his hand brushing against her leg before he sits back. She giggles slightly enjoying his company thanking her meddling mother and condemning her all at once for her meddling this evening. "How'd you get to the meat market," Klaus asks gesturing around the room.

Caroline clears her throat taking a deep breather she utters, "My mother. She thinks it's strange that I'm 28 and single. To be fair I spent most of my twenties with him." she just out her thumb towards Tyler an annoyed expression gracing her features at the thought of time wasted.

"I see, and he's here because?" Klaus asks her amusement in his tone as he scoots his chair more forward so they may speak more privately. "I'm also assuming my mother. She always liked him and has no clue what a judgmental jack-ass he can be. Excuse my language," she adds sweetly.

Klaus chuckles but says nothing prompting her to place her hands on her knees asking, "And what brings you?" he smiles his head pointing out the brown haired man next to him. "My brother, it was his idea to come out tonight and apparently this was the only bar open. Trying to get my out of my dating slump."

He grunts as said brother waves at Caroline before going back to his date making her laugh her eyes closing as he placed a hand on the nape of her neck. "Want to pretend like we've hit it off and disappear, we could head to a real bar." he asks his tone an octave lower than earlier making her shiver.

He pulled back so he could see her face she smiled nodding her consent making him smile again his dimples appearing and she wished she had a camera to show Bonnie and Elena later. "You had me at 'Real bar'," she tells him taking his hand and her coat while standing up.

As she pulled on her coat she caught him waving at Tyler making her stifle a laugh as she pretended not to notice. He placed an arm around her waist pulling her closer to him as they exited the bar she was about to thank him when he kissed her. It took a moment for the surprise to wear off before Caroline kissed him back only to have him pull away right after.

"I wanted to do that when I walked into the bar and saw you." Klaus informs her, his arms still wrapped possessively around her. "Sorry to have kept you waiting," she quips taking step back. "My car's this way," she points with a shoe she's just taken off removing the other heel. He follows a few feet behind her.

"I take it you don't wear dresses often," he asks as she opens her driver door throwing in her shoes and removing her coat only to chuck it in the backseat. "Correct," she grunts trying to slip into her skinny jeans in front of him. Klaus watched amused his eyes on her bouncing chest as she finally makes her jeans slide up she buttons them.

He steps into her personal space helping her slide down the zipper from the back of her dress. She pulls her arms out of the sleeves and ducks her head into the car dropping some black flats on the ground and putting them on. He helps slide her white t-shirt over her head and down tugging gently at her dress so it falls to the ground.

Caroline steps out of it with his offered hand dipping into a sarcastic curtsey as she picks up the dress from the floor landing in the growing pile of her backseat. "You ravishing either way," Klaus remarks as she shuts her door and shrugs on an entirely different jacket.

"Thanks, this is more me. My Mom picked out the pink lace monstrosity," she tells him unable to find anything else to say and unable to take a genuine compliment. He doesn't comment either looking down the bust street at the nights party-goers. "I think here first," he points to the bar next door.

"Agreed shots on my mystery man," Caroline informs him pushing him from behind towards the bar ignoring the cold night air. "You saved me back there so I'll save you," she says sitting by the bar next to him ordering a round of shots.

"You're going to save me from my boyfriend," he asks in a mock serious tone making her spit out her shot and start to cough. Klaus breaks into laughter asking the bartender for some water as her rubs her back.

Caroline gulps down the water her eyes shooting daggers at him as she slams it on the counter, "I meant that one hand washes the other. I was going to help you out of the slump your ex put you in before you tried to kill me." Klaus hadn't laughed since she knocked him in the gut but the amusement had not yet died from his eyes.

"We don't need a bar for that, I'm thinking of another word it also has three letters and starts with a B." he winks at her for good measure and she feels her cheeks burn at his insinuation. Klaus takes a seat next to her nudging her shoulder lightly.

"Dream on after that bucko," Caroline replies enjoying the frown gracing his features. She takes his shot and orders more until the night becomes a blurry mess her head spinning and Klaus ever present with her throughout the night.

She wakes not opening her eyes considering how much her head is pounding at the present moment she feels heavier. Right, there's someone in her bed. Wait, who? "Good morning Caroline," a man murmurs sleepily into her hair pressing a kiss to her forehead his hold getting tighter on her waist.

"I'm nude," she realizes her eyes shooting open taking in her surroundings Caroline is dismayed when she recognizes her room. She never lets a guy sleep over at her place, she goes to there's so she can sneak out and never run into them again not that she sleeps around a lot. Unlike her best friends brother Damon who hasn't been to certain parts of the city in years just to avoid girls he's slept with and never called back.

"As am I," the man says rubbing against her jolting her from her thoughts her body responding to him before she can think about what is happening he lays her on her back pressing himself against her. "Klaus," his name pops into her brain remembering as it shoots out her mouth coming out more as a moan than anything else.

"Mmm, thought you might remember, just needed a little push," as he said so he grinded his hips against her. His mouth pressing hot kisses along her jaw and down her neck as his hands ran up and down her sore body. Caroline nodded unable to say anything as his teeth grazed her neck down to her exposed breasts.

Her cell rang and she reached out to grab her phone reading 'Mom' on the screen she grunted blaming her current predicament on her mother as well. "Answer it," he told her in between kisses leading down her body. Shakily she pressed talk her other hand trying to get the stranger she brought home to stop doing delicious things to her body.

"Caroline, you didn't call after the event last night, how'd it go?" her mother asked before she could even get a word in. Klaus chose that moment to place her legs on his shoulders. Placing a hand on her stomach to keep her from bucking forward. "It went well," she breathed out answering her mother as Klaus' tongue came out to play.

"Did you run into anyone in particular," her mother asked obviously meaning Tyler, Caroline tugged on his hair as he chuckled at her mother's question. Clearly he had heard the question about Tyler, "Ye-yeah mom, I saw him there," she said answering vaguely and trying to keep some composure as he brought his other hand up from caressing her thigh.

"Great, I'm glad you two got to talk," her mother said. "Mom, I've gotta go. Company," she answered her mother's unasked question tossing her phone aside she used all her strength to pull Klaus up before she could do anything she wouldn't regret.

She kissed his lips, "I wasn't done with you." He mumbled against her mouth. "You're a strange man in my apartment, and you should go." He stopped kissing her looking dejected. "Not because I want you to but because I just hung up on my mother so she wouldn't hear what we were doing."

He looked very confused and she huffed her hand running down his chest reassuringly, "If you don't you'll meet her and we won't be strangers anymore and you won't have an out." Caroline tried to explain quickly frustrated considering how close she was when she stopped him.

"She's on her way to yell at me for being too easy. I don't want you in the crossfire or to feel in any way obligated to come back here if you do," she told him nervously. She really needed to have a talk about her mom butting into her love life or what was left of it.

"That's not a problem Love," he said pushing off the bed taking her sheets with him she grabbed a pillow placing it on her naked form his eyes raking over the exposed flesh. "I'll just put my clothes on and make us all breakfast," he shut the door behind him leaving her naked and shocked.

He wanted to meet her mom. Klaus wanted to see more of her even after they had already slept together a grin spread on her face as she realized she wanted to see more of him to. "I have to get ready," she whispered to herself getting up she gathered her clothes and fixed her bed.

Caroline opened her bedroom door finding him cooking with a sheet wrapped around his waist the comforter on the couch. He saluted her with the spatula a wide grin in place when she asked if he wanted to join her for a quick shower. "We can heat this up," he said before dropping her sheet and following her into her bathroom.