Despite the crushing disappointment of not finding a way back home Rose finds herself smiling for the first time that day as she re-reads the note before looking over at the painting of her.

Is this the painting he had been working on and didn't want her to see when she was in his art studio with him?

Is this the painting he had been working on and didn't want her to see when she was in his art studio with him?

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"Verdict?" His voice comments from behind her as she whips her head to face him.

His body language read lazy and casual but she knows better. He was nervous to hear how she would respond to the painting of her.

"Not the greatest piece I've seen" she says as his face falls a little at her words before a smile overtakes her face,

"Not the greatest piece I've seen" she says as his face falls a little at her words before a smile overtakes her face,

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"I'm joking Klaus, it's gorgeous" she adds with a bright smile directed to him as he smiles back.

"And you're forgiven" she adds, "but" she emphasises firmly when he smiles gratefully at her forgiveness, "don't ever talk to me like that again and never, ever, grab me in a choke-hold like that again

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"And you're forgiven" she adds, "but" she emphasises firmly when he smiles gratefully at her forgiveness, "don't ever talk to me like that again and never, ever, grab me in a choke-hold like that again. I'm not your toy" she adds seriously as she takes steps closer toward him before stopping directly in front of him so that he sees in her eyes just how serious she is about what she's said.

"Never again, love" He says with a nod as they stare into each other's for a few seconds before she turns to face the painting.

Why does she always feel this strange warmth in her chest whenever Klaus smiles at her?

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