AN: So this idea came to me last night and I thought it would be a good way to get outta of my writing funk. This will only be a short fic, probably only 3 chapters, 4 at the most. The first two chapters will focus on a specific POV/relationship, the last chapter will be a general pov. Hope you like it! Review please! I could really use to feedback to help me get out of my funk and get back into writing my other two main fics! as usual I hope you guys enjoy.

Relationship: Klaus and Cami/POV: Cami

By the time Cami entered the compound the party was already in full swing. She didn't really care about being late since she didn't really want to be there but Klaus wanted her their despite their argument earlier in the day. She had a heavy feeling in her heart after their argument, she was confused about everything from herself and her future to her relationship so what she needed at that moment was a stiff drink and a distraction, she had hoped that if she had to be at this party it would be a respite for her but before she could find either of those things she saw them together, making her already heavy heart get even heavier. She hid the shot to her heart that she was feeling and found herself a drink then walked up to Elijah who was standing in the shadows watching that same thing that she had just seen, Klaus with his arm around Hayley's waist and his fingers unknowingly interlocked with hers while smiling from ear to ear and dancing.

She wasn't the jealous type. That's what she told her self every time she got that ping in her heart when she saw them together, or witnessed first hand his dedication to her, or saw how they smiled around each other, how happy they were in each other's presence. Truthfully it really wasn't jealousy. That word implied that she was envious of their connection and she couldn't say that's what she was. She wasn't envious of it, she was just painfully aware of it. She didn't watch them wishing he was the same way with her, he was everything she wanted with her on the good days, but that couldn't make her blind to the difference. They probably didn't notice the difference themselves but there was a difference, a difference that was getting more and more obvious and thus making it more difficult for her to ignore.

She loved Klaus. She never expected to and she didn't want to but she couldn't shake the draw to him, the desire to see that good in him shine through and when he showed it to her she felt that maybe she wasn't being a fool for someone who didn't love her back. That maybe loving him, despite the mountains of reasons why she shouldn't,was worth it. He was tender, he was doting, he was kind but it never felt truly authentic, it always felt fleeting and like eventually his true feelings and colors would show (and they usually did). He told her he loved her, that he had finally opened his heart up to someone really and truly for the first time in 1000 years, and it should have made her feel secure in his feelings for her, it should have made her believe it without a doubt because Klaus Mikaelson doesn't fall in love, he doesn't tell people he loves them so if he says it then surly he means it. Yet she never really felt like he was in love with her, there was always something missing in his actions that made it obvious to her that he didn't despite his insistence that he did.

She told her self that she didn't necessarily need him to love her. Klaus wasn't capable of love, is how she rationalized it. Of course he isn't in love with her, he can't love her because he doesn't know how, he's incapable of such a thing.. She remembered the first time he told her that he loved her. Her life had been in danger and he came to her rescue in a frenzy fearful that he would lose her. He brought her back to the compound and held her close and told her how he loved her and he can't loose her. The look in his eyes, the fear, it melted her and made her forget all about her anger towards him for being the reason she almost died in the first place. She told him that he didn't have to say that, that he didn't need to love her for her to stay here with him but he insisted that he did. He offered her words she didn't need to hear and once she heard them they haunted her, she couldn't shake them, she couldn't shake needing him to really mean it, to really show her that he meant it. She always told herself that she was okay with him not being in love with her, and in a way she was, she always told herself not to expect more than Klaus could give and it worked for a while, it really did but then she moved into the compound and witnessed him everyday with another woman and it shook the very foundation of her rationale.

The first time she got the ping in her heart, was when Klaus had been taken captive by a very powerful foe for days and finally returned home. She and Hayley had worked endlessly to find him but It was Elijah who was successful. She was worried sick, as was Hayley and when Elijah came through those doors holding up Klaus she felt relief wash over her. She started to go to him only Klaus let go of Elijah and immediately went to his daughter and Hayley. She didn't care at first, of course he wanted to see the most important person to him upon his return, but it was what he did after that made her question if there was more there. She watched him hold his daughter in his arms, flood her with kisses with tears in his eyes, then she watched Hayley get upset and angrily question why he would ever get himself into that kinda of situation knowing how much they needed him. She saw guilt rush over Klaus and then he embraced her. She watched Hayley whisper are you okay with such tenderness and concern, while Klaus nodded his head yes and told her he was sorry for putting her and their daughter through such stress. It was like they were in their own little world and it was just them and their daughter. As if she and Elijah were no one, spectators to their lives. She felt like she was watching a husband return home to his panicked wife and child.

She remembered glancing over at Elijah as they both watched Klaus and Hayley reunite with each other. She was pretty emotionless at the sight but Elijah clearly looked uncomfortable with their display. She could tell by the way his demeanor stiffened and they way he turned away from them. He left the room completely soon after. When Klaus finally made his way to her he embraced her and sighed in relief, kissing her on her forehead before retreating upstairs to their bedroom. As she laid in bed with him she couldn't get the visual of him with Hayley out of her head, she wondered why it was standing out so much to her. She already knew how important to him Hayley was, she witnessed their unorthodox platonic relationship everyday but she saw something different that day. There was a desperation in Klaus when he embraced Hayley, like he had waited to do that since he had been taken. The relief she saw in Hayley's eyes and the hurt she felt by his actions was more than just concern for the father of her child's well being. There was an intimacy there and intimacy that went beyond just two people who care about each other and were raising a child together. They way Klaus hugged Hayley was more delicate than the way he hugged her, the earnesty in which he told Hayley he was sorry, the way he cared about how much the whole ordeal upset her. He showed a special kinda care for her, a different kind of care than the care he showed her and it caused a sinking feeling in her heart. Klaus was so different with her and his daughter, he was almost a different person sometimes and that fact had never been more apparent than in that moment

After that it was as if her eyes became a magnifying glass and every interaction became larger in scale. Every laugh, every look, every touch just seemed to be bigger in meaning, seemed to stick out to her like a sore thumb making her question the connection they shared. He smiled more around Hayley than he did around anyone except Hope. There was a comfort he had with Hayley that he didn't have with her. He always seemed more relaxed, less weighed down. The Klaus she saw always needed some sort of help, some sort of saving, that Klaus always seemed weighed down by something and it usually prevented him from giving her everything she needed. The Klaus she saw around Hayley rarely needed saving, no longer appeared to need any sort of fixing, he was light, less heavy with her. For a while the thoughts only persisted for a short time, quickly fleeing once she had him alone and she could see his crooked smile and run her fingers through his golden hair but eventually even that didn't make it disappear.

The connection Klaus shared with Hayley only continued to intensify the more she observed them. They were so in sync with each other at times, it seemed like they could complete each other's sentences and could read each other's minds. There was a certain level of control that Klaus gave up to Hayley that he didn't give up to anyone else, not even to her. It was akin to the control a man would give to his spouse. Not to mention that she could see how in awe of Hayley's power Klaus was. When she was in action Klaus looked at her as if she was a goddess, standing in awe as one of her worshippers. He championed Hayley in a way he never did for her, choosing instead to treat her as if she was fragile and in need of shielding from any and everything. He respected her that's for sure, probably more that he respected anyone but he didn't get that proud smile and glimmer in his eyes as if she was a wonder to behold like he did with Hayley.

Klaus also constantly sought refuge with Hayley. When they would argue, which was often, Klaus would often retreat from their room and stay gone all night. On the off chance she sought him out she either found him in his studio painting or with Hayley and their daughter. Even when they didn't argue she found that Klaus still sought comfort from Hayley a lot. Whenever some issue with his father or the wolves came up he put up a wall with her. Refusing to talk about it no matter how hard she pried. Instead he would leave their room to find solace elsewhere and usually that ended up being with Hayley. One night after one of Klaus's brush offs she went looking for him and found him in the dining room taking back drinks with Hayley venting about something concerning the wolves. He spoke so candidly with Hayley, not holding anything back no matter how unsavory and it made her wonder just how much of a mask Klaus wore around her. Hayley listened to his entire rant without a word and then offered him words of comfort and encouragement. She watched as Hayley carefully put her hand on top of Klaus's and looked him in the eye and reminded him of the time he told her they could get through anything together. She watched him smile at her and place his hand on top on hers, giving it a gentle caress with his thumb. Their eyes stayed locked on each other's and if she didn't know any better she would have thought they would kiss each other next but they didn't. They both just pulled away then quickly transitioned to talking about Hope. Watching their intimacy when they knew no one was watching took all the air out of her lungs. She was relieved that they didn't make a move on each other but he still feel a sense of betrayal in his actions with Hayley. She knew in her heart that Klaus would never cheat on her, especially not with Hayley, but what she saw brewing between them and what she witnessed was probably worst than that, there was an obvious emotional attachment there, one that would probably only get stronger and stronger as time went by and she didn't know how she could live with him having that kinda attachment to a woman that wasn't her.

A few nights later they argued and she questioned him about why he was shutting her out of his life in so many ways. When he gave her a shaky excuse she got even more frustrated and without thinking she blurted out how he doesn't shut Hayley out. She immediately regretted it because the last thing she wanted to seem was insecure -she wasn't, she was sure that Klaus wanted to be with her- and she hoped that he would ignore what she said but to her surprise he answered her. He told her that Hayley was different, that there were parts of him that he could share with Hayley that he couldn't share with her because she just wouldn't understand. When he saw the deflated look on her face he rushed to her and tried to assure her that it didn't make him value her any less, or that it meant that the support she gives him means nothing and can't compare, that it just meant that it was different but that didn't make it better for her, it actually made it worse because it just confirmed what she was thinking. Things with Hayley were different

She tried hard to ignore it but she couldn't, not when the fact was staring her in the face everyday at breakfast, and at dinner, and in their down town together. She knew he wanted to be with her, but she also knew he didn't love her, he wasn't capable of loving her and she kept telling herself that there was no way he could be in love with Hayley for the very same reason. It's what kept her from letting him go when she felt like she needed too on several occasions but deep down she knew that she couldn't keep that up forever, that the ceiling would collapse on her eventually and she would be devastated by the debris.

And that's exactly what happened to her.

That day she had walked into his study expecting to find him alone but found him with Hope instead. She smiled and sat on the couch and watched him dote on her, watched him smile and play with her. He was his happiest when he was with hope and the way he looked her made Cami smile. There was a hopefulness and glimmer behind his eyes when he saw Hope, she caused a smile to come on his face instantly, she made him laugh and she made him calm. She could tell by the way he looked at her that Klaus truly loved his daughter, with everything in him. shortly after Hayley came into the room and she saw Klaus light up as she entered. Hayley seemed like she had something important on her mind so she decided to just give them some privacy. Before she left however she turned back to look at them and that's when she saw it, that's when it clicked for her and she was no longer able to deny it. She saw the same look in Klaus's eyes when he looked at her that she had just seen when he looked at Hope. A look that said I love you. She had been deluding herself all this time into thinking that Klaus wasn't capable of love but the truth was he was capable of love and that's what she was seeing behind his eyes as he looked at Hayley the same way he looked at Hope. She realized in that moment that Klaus could love, he just didn't love her, he couldn't' love her, but not because he was incapable, but because he loved someone else….he was in love with Hayley. She retreated to their room confused and heartbroken trying to understand how she missed it for so long. When Klaus came to their room that night he made love to her and he held her but it didn't feel the same. She knew where his heart was and it wasn't' with her even if his body was with her. They weren't really together anymore in her mind, they were just two lovers now, two lovers who went wrong.