Lorelei:

I switch the hose from mist to jet and point it at the ground, the strong force of the water removing the blood from the ground.

Nik and I have gotten home around 3 am after taking care of the CEO. I thought it would look a little suspicious if a boss in a big company vanished overnight so we drained him to make sure the vervain was out of his system and then compelled him for some answers.

It turns out that he had been forced to assist a group of witches who had been taking out vampires and werewolves in multiple different states in the past 5 months.

These witches believed that they were the pure race and that the rest had to be eliminated so witches could take over.

Earlier today Hayley took the Cresents to the church so they could have a place to stay since it was already too crowded in the compound. Freya set up a barrier spell to keep them safe and Hayley is watching over them along with Hope.

Freya has been working nonstop to find the rest of the company's people and what witches had hired them but so far, no luck.

I hear footsteps behind me and turn, soaking the person with water.

Klaus stands there in dark jeans and a dark red t shirt. He looks down at himself then to me.

"Lovely." He says sarcastically

"Sorry." I say

Then I tilt the hose up and spray him in the face.

He wipes the water from his face and gives me a dirty look.

"What? It's just water." I say trying to hold back my laughter

He walks closer to me.

"Those words will be carved into your tombstone."

"Oh baby you couldn't kill me even if you wanted to." I say and roll my eyes

He rolls his eyes at me.

"Plus I missed a spot. Thought I'd even it out."

I turn my attention back to the mess.

"Where is everyone?"

"Well Hayley took Hope and the Cresents to the church with Freya so they'd have a place to stay. Elijah is MIA and Rebekah and Marcel are out in the Quarter." I say

The blood pools into a large puddle that slowly circles down a drain in the ground.

"What are your plans for the day?" I ask him

"World domination." He says with a chuckle

"So the usual. Why don't we go out? I'm in the mood for something drenched in chocolate." I say

"So, the usual?" He asks

I stick my tongue out at him.

"Before we leave, go grab me some dry clothes."

"How about 'please' ?"

"How about 'before I turn that body of yours into my personal playground?'"

I stand up, grab him some clothes from our room and bring it to him. I sit down, kind of hoping I'll get to watch him strip but he signals for me to turn around. I pout.

"Nice try love but you ruined your own chance to watch the show."

I listen as he changes and grabs his dirty clothes, speeds upstairs then he returns in a dark blue shirt and blue jeans. He grabs my hand and we head out.

Twenty minutes later we're back home with three large containers of chocolate covered strawberries.

I take two of the containers and place them in the fridge and grab a blood bag, place it on top of the container and walk out into the foyer.

Nik makes a face.

"What?" I ask

"Blood and chocolate covered strawberries?"

"I'm hungry. Bite me." I say

"Don't tempt me. I'm going to go paint whilst it's calm."

He kisses me on the forehead as I drain my blood bag and walks off.

I put my earbuds in my ears and listen to my music and eat my strawberries.

When I'm done, I go to the study and sit down, watching Nik paint. He stands at the canvas painting.

"If you're going to be in here you best behave yourself." Nik warns

"Buzzkill." I say pretending to cough

He turns around and gives me a stern look.

"Fine Mr. Buzzkill I'll sit here quietly." I say

"Thank you."

I roll my eyes.

"I saw that."

I sit and watch as he works, covering a canvas full of stars over a dark city.

Klaus's POV:

"Hey-" Lorelei begins

"Love what happened to sitting quietly?" I ask

"As much fun as it is to watch you paint, I want to go out." She says

"Why don't you join Rebekah?"

"Because I want to go with you."

"Maybe later."

She opens her mouth to speak but I cut her off.

"One more word or any more sass from you in the next 20 minutes and you'll be kneeling on the floor with your hands cuffed behind you back and a ball gag between your lips." I warn

She thinks for a moment then presses her lips together. I turn back around and continue painting.

Lorelei:

I wait for exactly 20 minutes until I break the silence.

"Can we go now?" I ask

Nik looks down at his watch and chuckles.

"Hey I followed your order." I point out

"That you did." He says with a sigh and placed his paintbrush in the container.

I clap my hands happily and grab his hand. We take off through the Quarter.

We watch as a few musicians start playing it's Jazz song and I take his hand as he rolls his eyes and we slow dance together, his hand in mine for what feels like hours.

He smiles at me and I feel butterflies in my stomach. It was just like the first time meeting him. I grin and lay my head on his shoulder.

I watch as the sun starts to set, turning his hair from its dirty blonde to a golden shade. I smile at him and our lips meet.

I smile through the kiss and once we finally pull away, I grab his hand and we head home.