9 毕业典礼后~~~
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"She wanted to back out, run to the bathroom, flee to her car or at least close her eyes, so he would stop looking at her like he knew everything she was thinking and feeling. Instead she was rooted to her spot; drink in hand, eyes glued to him."
“So how is the newly minted graduate going to celebrate this once in a lifetime occasion? ”Klaus chuckled cheerily, while they were leaving the stadium. “How many parties did you organize for tonight?”
“None, ”Caroline answered quietly.“With everything that’s been happening the last few weeks I didn’t feel like it.”
“Nothing? No dancing with your girlfriends, no celebratory dinner with your mom, no mindless drinking with your mediocre classmates?”He smirked.
“Well, the reappearance of spiteful dead monsters put the brakes on my planning. I could use a drink though. Do you have to go back to the baby drama straight away or can you stick around for a second?”Caroline asked seemingly sweetly.
He stopped dead in his tracks.
He was stunned, his face motionless. She had rendered him speechless, which was first for her. It didn’t feel as good as she thought it would. The only sound she could hear was the beat of her heart and the sound of crickets in heat coming from the parking lot.
“I have a few hours.”He said emotionlessly.“Where do you want to go?”
“Oh, this isn’t Bourbon Street; the only place still open is the Grill.”
She was disappointed that he didn’t even acknowledge her bait. Okay, she can play it cool too. It’s not like it mattered that much anyway. She’ll let him buy her a few drinks to say thanks for showing up and saving the day. She’ll smile and banter a little and then he’ll be on his way and she’ll be free of all of it. She told herself that the nerves of anticipation building inside her was a result of being able to see Tyler again and not the prospect of spending a few hours alone with Klaus.
“Do you want to take my car or walk there? ”Caroline asked arriving at the parking lot. She looked around and saw only her Ford parked there.
“Since I ran here from the airport, I’d say you are going to have to drive, sweetheart.”He was already waking towards her car.
“You ran here from the airport? In that suit?”She was trying very hard not to sound impressed and failing wholeheartedly as she unlocked the doors.
“Your last few messages sounded panicked, so I figured I’d better hurry up. The town car would have slowed me down considerably.”His smile didn’t reach his eyes as he opened the door to her car and got in.
“I have to say I’m not enamored by the modern American automobile industry. I picture you driving something a tad bit more flashy and bright. This looks too… simple for you.”He said with a touch of condescension, while trailing his hand on the cloth interior of the car.
“I like simple and American.”
like Tyler.
Caroline added in her mind, while buckling up. She didn’t bother covering her double meaning with a smile; she wanted to cut him, just a little bit.
“I gather that and by all means you should enjoy it, for that will not always be the case.”Klaus retorted a little too hastily with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. She put the car into gear forcefully, the biting sound standing out against the palpable tension as they left for the Grill.
The car ride was quiet and uneventful; she didn’t put on music or look at him as he stared outside the window into the dark nothingness. Even before she parked across the street from the Grill she knew it was closed – there was no music or light coming from inside. Her stomach squeezed painfully and she racked her brain on what to do next.
“Let’s go Graduate, you owe me a drink.”He opened the car door and started walking towards the entrance of the Grill.
“It’s clearly closed, how do you propose we…”She was silenced by Klaus kicking the door open. He turned around and gave her his most dimpled smile ever. Okay, so he clearly wants that drink then, she thought slightly amused. Caroline was reading him correctly for once and guessed that the casual mention of the miracle baby did the trick.
“What were you saying, love? I assume you know where to locate the light switch and the good Champagne?”
She was too stunted and excited to answer, so she walked across the room to flip the main light switch on and asked him to choose some music while she was fetching glasses and the top shelf whiskey from behind the bar. The fact that the sheriff’s daughter was breaking and entering in the middle of the night, accompanied by a dangerous original hybrid no less, was reckless didn’t even cross her mind. It should have, but she felt only relief. She didn’t want to acknowledge it, but Caroline missed him. She told herself it wasn’t so much that she wanted to see him again, but she wanted to say goodbye, to close the book on their weird and confusing chapter.
