Klaus's POV:

Lorelei comes back today.

We had spent the past few days together side by side as I helped her come to terms with what had happened.

She then spent the next two weeks in Georgia helping the pack and now she's coming back home.

At first she was heartbroken and then she was furious at me for what I had done but in the end she understood.

She learned that what I had told her was true.

I let her be when she'd told me her plan and fled. She needed time and space.

I check the time.

She should've been here by now,

I grab my jacket and head out into the street.

Lorelei's POV:

I stand inches from the man's face and jerk his head to the side. I'm about to sink my teeth into the man's neck when someone grabs me and yanks me off.

I turn around and Nik is there.

"I thought we'd discussed this." He says in a low voice

"No. You discussed this." I say and down the shot on the table

I set the glass back down and turn around, not looking at him as I stand up and start to head towards the door.

He grabs my arm and I stop.

"Lorelei-" He begins

I turn around to face him.

"Let me go right now." I say through gritted teeth

He doesn't move and his grip doesn't waver.

"Nik I swear to God I will make a scene." I warn

"You don't want to do that love."

"Then let. Me. Go." I hiss

He releases me and I walk out of the bar into the street.

It's hot out tonight and the sweat sticks to my skin. I take a deep breath to try and calm myself.

Klaus's POV:

I open the door and walk out of the bar.

"Lorelei." I say

She exhales loudly, frustrated and turns around.

"Nik I was hungry and there was nobody around." She says

"You still tried to feed on a man around humans."

She rolls her eyes.

"It's not that big of a deal."

"Not that big of a deal? Lorelei when you decided that you were going to be careful while feeding, this is not what we talked about!"

"Why can't you just let this go?" She demands

"Because you're out there trying to feed in front of humans." I say

"So just compel all the people and forget about it. You don't seem to have a problem compelling people to get what you want. How is this any different?" She snaps

"I can't just compel all of New Orleans because you decide you want to be careless." I say, voice rising

"Nik I'm not in the mood for a lecture."

"Too bad. You're going to listen whether you like it or not."

She crosses her arms and glares at me but she doesn't speak.

"I taught you to be careful. Listen to the heartbeat to know when to stop and to do it in private. Marcel created a deal with the humans a long time ago and it has served us well. Tourists only and the humans of New Orleans who know about us would leave us be."

"It didn't matter back then when I was feeding before." She says

"Because you weren't feeding on innocent people! You were dead set against in from the beginning. Now all of a sudden you changed and I don't mind it but you need to be cautious!" I say

She doesn't speak. I see tears in her eyes and I can't quite determine what she's thinking.

I hold out my hand.

"Where are we going?" She demands

"Home."

"No!"

"Lorelei you've had an exhausting past few weeks and you need sleep. Now let's go."

Fed up, I grab her and we speed off. I don't release her until we are standing in the bedroom.

"Seriously?" She demands

"Get in bed and go to sleep love. We can talk more about this tomorrow."

She stares at me for a long moment.

I don't move or change my expression.

Realizing I am not backing down, she climbs into bed.

I give her a kiss and head into the study to paint.

A few hours later I walk back into the bedroom.

The light is on.

Damn it Lorelei.

I take a deep breath and walk into the bedroom. She's lying down, eyes open and she looks frustrated.

"I thought you'd be asleep." I say

She sighs

"What is it?"

"I can't sleep."

"Do you want help?"

She sits up and looks at me. She thinks for a long moment and nods. I walk over and hold her face in my hand.

"Sleep." I say compelling her

Her eyes shut and I lie her down and readjust the covers, tucking her in.