Klaus stared into the empty refrigerator and heavily sighed. He had just gone to the store a few days ago and it seemed like all the food was gone already. As he leaned up and shut the door Hayley walked into the kitchen.

Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail and she wore these weird pink puma slippers that Klaus found annoying. Under her thin silk robe he could see her belly, which looked like it got bigger everyday. She looked oddly maternal all of a sudden, maybe it was the hairstyle but he actually visualized her as a mom for the first time since he found out about the baby and strangely it made his heart flutter.

It had been 2 weeks since he shared his kiss with Hayley. It was still hard for him to shake his feelings for her but he knew he had to. Like she said, it was a mistake so no matter what the flutter in his chest said he had to put it behind him.

Ignoring his feelings he closed the refrigerator and stared at her.

"What happened to the orange juice and all the eggs Hayley? Better yet what happened to all the food I just bought the refrigerator is empty." He asked her.

Without looking at him she continued to make her toast. "I drank the last of the juice this morning" She absentmindedly replied.

"And the rest?"

"I ate it, what do you want me to say I'm pregnant and I get hungry" She replied annoyed.

"No need to get defensive Hayley it was a simple question"

"I'm not getting defensive Klaus you're just asking me stupid questions" she said angrily.

"And it wasn't just a question, you were being patronizing."

When he noticed she was making toast he sighed and opened one of the cabinets.

"Try not to get too worked up over mundane things Hayley, think about the child." He said calmly as he placed the pot he took out under the faucet and added water.

"I think about our child all the time Klaus do you?" Hayley snapped back.

As he placed the pot on the stove he paused to look at her. He willed himself to not reply. They had gotten into a petty argument at least three times a week since the night they kissed and he wasn't in the mood today.

In silence he put the water to boil then walked away.

Hayley leaned over the kitchen island and watched him curiously as she took small bites of her toast. After a few seconds he retreated from the pantry and walked to another one of the cabinets. When he passed her without saying anything Hayley rolled her eyes, she was really annoyed by his presence; she found that happened a lot since the kiss they shared.

Finally he walked towards her and pushed ginger root and a peeler towards her on the kitchen counter top. Hayley looked down at it in surprise then finally looked at him catching his eyes.

"I thought you might need that." He said softly.

"How did you know?" Hayley replied.

"You've been here for two weeks and every time you're in a mood in the morning you make toast and then drink this tea of yours. Google says dry toast and ginger can help with morning sickness. I'm assuming you feel unwell."

Hayley hated how weak she was. She had to shift her eyes away from him to make herself not yank him by his Henley so she could feel the blistering heat of his lips against hers. She hated how the small things could make so her vulnerable to him again and again.

"I didn't think you paid that much attention," she said as she grabbed the peeler and the ginger root.

"Well I do Hayley." He said gently, wishing he could kiss her again and tell her he loves her, make her understand just how much she means to him. "And I think about…the child, more than you know." He decided to walk away, being so near to her and seeing the gentleness in her eyes without being able to touch her was becoming overwhelming. He needed space.

"Thank you." Hayley said as he walked away. As she watched his golden locks disappear into the hallway she couldn't help the smile that came to her lips. Feeling slightly flustered and surprisingly hopeful she brushed a stray hair behind her ear and started to make her tea.

About 30 minutes later Hayley sat on the sofa with her feet up as she drank her tea and researched available jobs. This was part of her routine now. She felt claustrophobic in her bedroom so every afternoon she made herself comfortable in the living room or on the balcony and she and either watched TV or she looked up apartments, jobs, or stuff about babies and pregnancy.

For the first couple of days Klaus was very uncomfortable with her new routine but eventually he got used to it and even though it was still awkward at times, they still found a sense of normalcy with each other.

Like clockwork Hayley heard his bedroom door open and he appeared in the kitchen searching for his keys. He always left the house around this time of day. Hayley knew this was a new habit, when they were together he went to his gallery maybe 3 times a week. Since she moved in he had left for the gallery every morning and didn't return home until later in the evening. If she needed anything he would come check on her but them promptly leave. She knew he was avoiding her. Sometimes she felt relieved that he was because she didn't trust herself in his presence after their kiss, but other times she felt hurt that he was so distant from her. It made her feel like their relationship before all of this was a distant memory or a dream.

These days the only reminder she had of what they used to be was her growing belly. Her child may have been unplanned but it was conceived during the time of her life where she was the happiest she had ever been, it was conceived with someone she loved so much at one point she felt like she couldn't breathe without him. She couldn't think about her child without thinking about what she and Klaus used to have and thinking about what they used to be made her long for him again.

"I'll be back later Hayley" Klaus said when he finally found his car keys. "I'll stop at the store on my way home. Is there anything you need while I'm out?" He asked.

"Yeah I need a few things." She replied as she looked up from her computer to see him standing near the door looking at her. "I'll text you a list since I don't feel like arguing if you forget something like last time."

"Okay" He replied before turning to leave the house.

"Klaus wait, I almost forgot…" Hayley interrupted him.

"Forgot what?" He replied after he turned back around.

"I have a doctor's appointment today at 3:30…I just thought you should know"

She wanted to ask him to come, but she remembered his reaction the last time she asked, and he had admitted to her that he felt in over his head with the baby so she didn't want to push the issue when she knew he wasn't ready yet.

"Oh" Was all he could manage to say in return, much to Hayley's disappointment.

"Andrea is bringing me since I can't drive myself." Hayley added.

"Right, makes sense." Klaus replied with little emotion once again.

"That's all I wanted to say" Hayley hastily replied to end the awkward conversation and hide her growing disappointment. Klaus looked like he wanted to jump out of his skin.

Klaus knew he should say more, he should try to be more supportive. He recalled her words to him about just being truthful and the guilt started eating away at him. He could tell that she was disappointed. He needed to give her some sort of explanation

"Hayley listen I..I um…I have a meeting at the gallery at that time that I can't get out of so I can't accompany you this time. Let me know what the doctor says about everything." He hoped he sounded sincere.

"It's okay, we'll talk about it when you get home I understand." Hayley said as she forced a smile on her face to hide how she really felt.

"I have to go now, call me if you need me for anything, and don't forget to send the list."

"Got it." Hayley replied as she buried her head in her computer again and blocked out the ache she felt in her heart as he walked out of the house.

Mikael was in his study at his home when he got a phone call from Joseph Stein, his trusted family private investigator. Immediately after he hung up he left the room to seek out Esther. She was in the kitchen going over dinner plans with the family chef.

"Esther come, Joseph just called. He said he finally found something on Hayley and the Labonairs. He will be here in a few minutes."

"Already? I thought he was having a tough time with the investigation?" Esther replied. She wanted to know but she wished they could put this off. She wanted to spare Niklaus the inevitable heartache she knew was coming his way.

"Well he got a lead and was able to dig something up"

Before Esther could answer him again they both heard the doorbell ring.

"That's probably him, let's go." Mikael hastily said.

Without replying Esther followed him to the front door.

"Joseph, thank you for coming" Mikael greeted him as he opened the door.

"No problem Mikael." Joseph replied.

"Lovely to see you again Joseph, please come in, I'll have some tea brought to us while we talk about important matters." Esther finally spoke up before she led her husband and Joseph to Mikael's study.

The two men settled down in the office and Hayley stood quietly in the back of the room. She could see the glee in Mikael's eyes and it disturbed her. He was getting ready to ruin her son's life and he took pleasure in it. Ansel would have never done this, she thought to herself quietly.

"So Joseph what do you have for me on Hayley Labonair and her family." Mikael spoke up, getting right to the point.

"As I mentioned before it was very difficult to get something on them at first. I was able to find out some basic information about Hayley. She's a student at Colombia, good student but she's had her fair share of scandals. She's been arrested twice and her father buried both incidents, one was drunk driving and the other was disorderly conduct. My sources in the police force tell me that her father has someone in the department on payroll; they recently buried a toxicology report from her accident and stopped an investigation into it that might have resulted in criminal charges.

"Charges? What happened with that accident" Mikael asked.

"It appears she was on prescription drugs when she had her accident. The cops wanted to investigate but David had it buried. The amount of drugs in her system indicates that she may have a problem. All the details are in this file" He said has he put a large folder on Mikael's desk.

Mikael looked up at Esther and she could see the rage building up in his face. Esther herself was disappointed but she knew Mikael would never let this go, with this knowledge about Hayley's reckless behavior he would never let her near the child after she gave birth.

"You say she's involved with Klaus right? In what capacity may I ask?" Joseph questioned.

"This stays in this room Joseph do you hear me?" Mikael replied as he stared him down.

"Of course Mikael, how many of your family secrets have I kept over the years."

"Hayley is carrying my son's child. I'm afraid Niklaus is being used by this family or this girl. I don't trust them which is why I asked you to investigate." Mikael replied.

"I see. Well if you think he's being targeted then I'll have to do more digging for a motive. It's not money since my sources have discovered that Hayley has a sizable trust fund and several assets given to her by her family."

"Is that all you've found, nothing on David?" Mikael asked getting impatient.

"Unfortunately no that's not it. What I'm about to tell you was very hard to come by but it's sensitive information. I have to know that I can trust you with this. I'm good at my job because my sources can trust me, in order to maintain that trust I need to know that you won't publicize any of what I'm about to tell you or go to the authorities." Joseph replied.

"You have my word Joseph, I only want to know so I can protect my son and my grandchild, I don't want to bring any negative attention to my family so it will be for my use only."

"I tracked down a former housekeeper for the Labonairs. She told me that 7 years ago she walked in on a heated phone conversation between David and Senator Keating. She didn't know what it was about but it involved Hayley and the next day the family took an unannounced trip to New Jersey for a few days. That's the only thing she knew about that night but she believed something shady happened. She and the rest of the household staff were given bonuses to not talk about anything they knew with each other so no one ever spoke of it again after that."

"So what is David hiding?" Mikael asked finally intrigued.

"I looked into his dealings in New Jersey around that time frame and came up with nothing of any significance. I had a hunch that David might hide his more unsavory dealings with his foundation. That's when I discovered that The Labonair foundation has been a benefactor to a medical office for the last 7 years. He donates 100K to them annually and It's listed on the foundation's financials as a part of an initiative to support the private healthcare industry. I sent one of my most trusted aides there to look into this place and on the surface it's a simple private medical practice but when you look deeper they run a private clinic that performs several services discreetly, one of the services is abortions. This was confirmed first hand by one of their workers."

Mikael's eyes lit up as Esther's stomach turned. There was no way this could get any worse and she felt disgusted.

"So what are you saying exactly Joseph?" Mikael questioned.

"I don't have substantial proof but it appears David took Hayley to New Jersey for an abortion. She would have been 15 years old at the time and a teen pregnancy would have been a huge scandal for a Republican New York State Senator. Senator Keating oddly enough became one of his biggest political supporters around this time. My guess is that the father may have been Keating's son, Daniel, he's the same age as Hayley and the Labonair children attended the same school as the Keating children. You know how teenagers can get, Hayley and Daniel probably fooled around and she accidentally got pregnant and their parents took them to take care of it so it didn't ruin their lives. I've seen it happen countless times in these circles over the years."

"So David Labonair, a staunch anti abortion republican senator got an abortion for his teenage daughter and has been paying the clinic to keep quiet about it for years. I always knew he was a shady politician given his tie to the Vanderwoodsens, he practically pimped his eldest daughter out to them to increase his clout but this, this is quite the scandal."

"I can keep looking into it to see what else I can find out about it if you want, but remember, these sources breached several confidentiality laws to give me this information, if we poke too much they might not talk anymore out of fear of the consequences or they might tip someone off that we're asking questions. Sometimes money isn't enough to keep a source on your side when you're dealing with sensitive information."

"No I think I know enough. Thank you for all of your help in this matter Joseph, send the bill for your services to Vanessa."

"Always a pleasure working with you Mikael let me know if you need anything else." Joseph replied as he stood up and shook Mikael's hands. The two men retreated from the study while Esther walked away and finally took a seat in a chair across the room. She felt like the room was closing in on her. Part of her felt like Mikael was right, Hayley and the Labonairs were reckless and bad news, but she saw the look in her sons eyes when he talked about her, she knew in her heart this wasn't just a fling so how could she let Mikael destroy the woman carrying her son's child.

Her confused thoughts were all over the place when Mikael's voice interrupted her.

"I knew there would be something there I could use. That girl and that family should not be allowed to get their hands on our grandchild." Mikael roared.

"It's her child Mikael you can't just rip her child from her arms, and Niklaus will not go for this, I'm telling you this girl means something to him even If I don't like it I could see it in his eyes when he talked about her."

"She is unfit Esther! You heard what he said she was under the influence of drugs when she got into that accident; she took drugs while pregnant and endangered her life and the life of the child. She's an addict that's more than enough to have her declared unfit. If we don't act eventually she will endanger the child or her family will try to get their hooks in Niklaus like they did with Andrew's son." He yelled.

"So what are you going to do with this information Mikael?" Esther asked knowing she would not win this battle.

"Right now, nothing. We'll wait for the right time to use this information. I need to know that when the time comes you will be on my side on this Esther"

She looked back at him without replying.

"I know you want to protect her for Niklaus I can see it in your eyes when we talk about this, but you need to be on my side, much more is at stake here than just your son."

"I know that Mikael, my grandchild is also on the line here"

Mikael narrowed his eyes at her remark; she wanted him to feel the sting of the words.

"I have done what's best for my son since he was conceived and I will keep doing that for as long as I live, you don't have to worry about that Mikael." Esther replied without flinching at the anger building on Mikael. Before he could respond she left the room.

"You're pretty quiet today Hayley, what's going on?" Andrea asked as she sat in the doctor's office with Hayley.

"I'm just tired Andrea." Hayley replied as she kept staring at the wall.

"I know when you're tired, something is bothering you"

"I was really looking forward to this appointment, hopeful I would get some good news about the baby but then I told Klaus about the appointment and he had no reaction at all. He made some excuse about having a meeting. I tried not to be disappointed but I am and I can't tell him that because he already feels like he's in over his head."

"It's still early Hayley, give him some time." Andrea replied.

"You're right, he just needs time" Hayley replied even though she didn't believe it.

"How are we feeling today Hayley" Dr. Headen interrupted as she finally walked in.

"I feel okay I guess. No pain or anything in about a week" Hayley replied.

"That's good, let's take a look and see how things are going" she replied.

A few seconds later Hayley felt that familiar cold sensation on her abdomen from the gel and heard that familiar thump fill the room, making all her frustration and disappointment disappear.

"It looks like the baby has had a little growth spurt, I'll need to take official measurements to be sure but it looks like it's size is just about where it needs to be for around 14 weeks gestation."

"Really? Because I've been trying really hard to gain weight. I've been really worried ever since you told me about the baby being undersized. I eat literally everything"

"Yes Hayley, i'm really pleased with the progress you've made so far. You're abruption is healing itself nicely. You're pregnancy will still be high risk until you deliver but you're out of the woods now. Things should progress normally from here on out."

Hayley started to tear up as she felt the relief wash over her. She had been so worried about her baby for weeks and finally hearing that it would be okay was the best news she had ever gotten in her life. Andrea grabbed her hand and smiled at her with excitement.

"That's the best news I've gotten in a while thank you so much Dr. Headen." Hayley finally replied.

"I'm going to keep you on bed rest for another two weeks just to be safe but as I said your progress is good. I'll take a few pictures for you and get the measurements for our records. Did you want to try to find out the sex today? With the baby's position we can tell what you're having."

"Oh, I hadn't thought about it. I thought I had to wait a little while longer." Hayley answered.

"Sometimes it's hard to see but sometimes the baby cooperates and we can see it as early as 14 weeks. It's up to you, you do have another appointment in 2 weeks so we can do it then if you want to wait."

She wanted to know, but she also felt like it wasn't the right time. Despite his behavior she wanted Klaus to be there. If she waited maybe he would come and they could finally bond over their child, but what if she waited and he still pushed her away, what if he never ends up being ready she wondered.

"I think I'll wait until the next appointment if that's okay" Hayley finally answered.

"Okay. You can clean off and sit up for your physical exam I'll be right back." She replied.

As soon as the door closed Andrea popped up.

"Why are you waiting I want to know if I'm having a niece or nephew I thought you would be anxious to find out the sex of the baby Hayley"?

"I do want to know but I just want to wait a few weeks, it's just 2 weeks Andrea"

"Two weeks that we don't have to wait what are you hiding from me?" Andrea asked with narrowed eyes.

"I want to wait for Klaus, there are you happy" Hayley finally let out with a sigh. "Finding out the sex is a big deal and I don't want to do it alone if I don't have to. After everything I still love him and I want him to be there and I think he might come around by then. Does that make me stupid and naive?" Hayley asked honestly.

"No Hayley it doesn't. I know you love him and I think any person in your position would want to share this with the person who's child they are carrying. I think sharing that would be good for the two of you."

"Well don't tell him I said that, and don't tell Rebekah either because I know she'll just run and confront Klaus and I don't want him to feel pressured or obligated."

"Fine I won't I promise" Andrea replied as she stood up. "I'll be outside waiting for your appointment to be done"

As soon as she shut the door to Hayley's room she pulled her phone out of her purse. She noticed 2 missed calls from her father and rolled her eyes. Retreating down the hallway she dialed Rebekah's number even though she had just promised her sister she wouldn't talk to her about it.

When Hayley got home the fridge was fully stocked and the pantry was full. She checked the freezer for her favorite ice cream and smiled when she saw two tubs of it waiting for her. She grabbed a spoon and took the ice cream out of the freezer then plopped down on the sofa feeling happy. Her baby way healthy and her kitchen was stocked with food, she couldn't ask for a better day.

After putting her feet up she relaxed and thought about Klaus. Thinking maybe she should reach out she picked up her phone and texted him.

Hayley: Hey. When will you be home? Got some good news today.

Klaus: Don't know yet, maybe in a few hours I'm held up at the gallery

Hayley: oh…

Hayley: I guess I'll just talk to you about it whenever you get home

Klaus: okay, do you need anything?

Hayley: no I'm fine, talk to you when you get home.

Without waiting to see his reply she put the phone down in frustration and drowned her feelings in her ice cream. She wasn't sure what she was expecting from him but she knew it wasn't what she got. He didn't even do anything wrong if she was being honest, he just wasn't doing enough. Determined to not let anything ruin her mood she tried to focus on what made her happy, her baby, her healthy baby that she would get to see grow inside of her and get to hold in her arms. Smiling at the thought she rubbed her belly and got lost in an episode of one of her favorite TV shows.

She wasn't sure when she drifted off to sleep but the sound of the doorbell suddenly woke her up. Klaus didn't usually get visitors. Hastily she cleaned up her ice cream and got up to get the door.

When she opened it a blonde woman who looked to be about the same age as Klaus was standing at the door. The woman's eyes got wide as she failed to hide her surprised at seeing Hayley answer the door.

"Can I help you" Hayley asked trying to ignore the obvious gaping the unknown woman was doing towards her.

"Umm is Klaus home?" She asked hesitantly.

"No he's not here right now" Hayley replied.

"Oh…" The woman looked at Hayley up and down then fixated on her belly. Hayley was starting to get annoyed, clearly this woman had something going on with Klaus.

"Is there anything else I can help you with?" Hayley let out impatiently. She barely tried to hide her annoyance.

"I'm sorry I'm just confused. Are you and Klaus together?" The woman asked.

"Who are you?" Hayley bit back without answering her.

"I'm Camille, a friend of Klaus's"

"And why did you decide to come here looking for him exactly?" Hayley was sure Klaus was seeing her and an intense rage and jealousy came over her.

"Klaus was supposed to meet me for a late lunch at 3 but he never showed up and he won't answer my calls. I was worried so I thought maybe he was here and wanted to talk. He never told me he had a live in girlfriend."

"Yeah well I'm Hayley and yes I live here with Klaus. I guess he keeps things from everyone in his life" Hayley replied bitterly.

"I really had no idea Hayley, this is really awkward, maybe I should go."

"Yeah maybe you should. I'll be sure to tell Klaus you stopped by Camille goodbye." Hayley said before slamming the door before she could reply.

She took deep breathes to keep herself from loosing her cool. She wanted to call him and scream at him but she thought about her child and the stress it would cause. He lied to her about having a meeting during her doctor's appointment and he was seeing another woman. She felt insanely jealous even though she and Klaus weren't together. He wasn't supposed to move on, especially when she can't do the same thing. Here she was trying to let him back in even though she was still hurt and all this time he had been keeping something like this from her. It felt like a slap in the face and she couldn't stop the tears that started to fall. If she wasn't pregnant she would have taken a pill to make herself feel better, but she couldn't do that now. She just had to cope and she hated it. She hated how she felt herself going backwards after all the good progress she had made.

Disgusted and devastated she retreated to her bedroom and cried until she fell asleep again.

Klaus didn't get home until late into the evening. When he walked in the house it was quiet in the living room which made him sigh in relief since that meant Hayley was in her bedroom and he could retreat to his room without running into her.

Once he got to his room he sat on his bed and for the first time in a while he felt a little pleased with himself. He hadn't had a drink in almost 2 weeks thanks to his daily Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. He had resisted the strong urge to drink that he had felt earlier that day and went to a meeting instead where he finally opened up to the group about his impending fatherhood. He found that he liked talked to people who really didn't know him and who couldn't judge him. He wanted to tell Hayley about the meetings but he wanted to wait until he was sure it could really make a difference for him. He didn't want to get her hopes up about him kicking his alcoholism before he was sure he could do it, if he failed it would only be another disappointment. He wanted to give it a few more days before he told her and this was the most confident he had felt since he made the decision to do something about his problem after their kiss.

After taking his shower he went towards the kitchen to prepare dinner for the two of them, he hadn't cooked in a few days and he felt like doing something nice since he knew he let her down by not coming with her to her appointment. When her reached the kitchen Hayley was already there.

"You're finally awake" He smiled as he entered the kitchen. Hayley did her best to hide her anger, she didn't want to explode.

"You're finally home" she replied with barely any emotion.

"I was just about to cook for you, I figured you didn't want take out three days in a row" He said casually.

Before she confronted him about Camille she wanted to see how he would react to talking about the baby. So she lead with that.

"That's fine" She replied. "I thought you might want to hear about my appointment"

"Yeah how did that go you said you had news"

"I do, it looks like the complication is healing itself and the baby is no longer behind in growth, he or she is out of the woods for now and my doctor thinks my pregnancy can progress like any other normal pregnancy. "

"Oh, that's good Hayley." He replied without even looking at her, he stayed preoccupied with chopping the vegetables. Even in her anger she wanted him to say something, be more enthusiastic. She cried when she heard the news and all he had to say was "that's good". No matter how many times she told herself to stay calm she couldn't stop the hurt and anger.

"That's all you have to say Klaus? That's good? I tell you that your child is going to be okay and you barely react."

The vitriol in her voice made him finally pay attention. "I didn't barely react I said that's good, what else am I supposed to say Hayley?"

"What else are you supposed to say? I don't know Klaus anything else that might show you give even the slightest damn about this baby or me how about that."

"This morning I told you that I care, much more than you know and you still don't believe me. What else do you want Hayley?What else do I have to do in order to get your stamp of approval?" He replied annoyed.

"How about you tell the truth!" She yelled.

"This again" Klaus sighed. "I told you I feel a little in over my head but I just need time, how much more truthful do you need me to be?"

"I'm so tired Klaus" She cried. "I'm trying really hard to give you time but I shouldn't have to be the one to try, you hurt me remember? You turned you back on me but I'm the one doing all the work here to make myself better, to make this baby's life better, and make whatever the hell this we have going on work, but you? You don't do anything!" She yelled.

"I take care of you and that child, I provide for you both, this is my house remember? I have offered you everything you could possibly need and it's still not enough."

"You think throwing money around is how you show you care but it's not. It takes more than that to raise a functioning child Klaus. You're going to end up just like my father if you really believe just providing money is enough."

"You would dare compare me that that vile man Hayley? Is that really what you think of me?" He said solemnly. He found that he was more hurt over the comparison than he was angry. Hayley didn't reply.

"I don't know what kind of father I will be one day Hayley, I know nothing about what it takes to be a parent and I think that's okay since I only found out I was going to be one a few weeks ago due to no fault of my own I might add. What I do know is that I would never treat my own flesh and blood the way your father treats you. I also know that I won't be playing this little game you like to play much longer." He said firmly.

"And what game is that exactly Klaus?" Hayley bit back, completely unapologetic in her sentiments

"The one where you lash out at me for your own damn hangups that game!" He yelled. "I don't know what this is really about but I don't even care at this point. Nothing I do will ever be good enough for your or enough to overcome whatever nonsense you have going on in your fucked up head."

Hayley looked at him utterly flabbergasted that he would say such a thing to her.

"My games Klaus? Like you aren't the coward that would rather hide instead of actually face what the problems you've caused in your life and in this relationship? No one is at fault for your misery besides yourself and you know that" She yelled.

"We would have still been happy Klaus" Tears were starting to fall again. "It would have still been just you and me against this fucked up world, two fucked up being being fucked up together remember? but you ruined it, you did that not me and instead of facing that and our situation with this baby you would rather treat me like I'm a burden while you lie to me"

"If I'm so horrible then why the fuck are you even here Hayley?" Klaus said now completely agitated

"Because I love you" Hayley thought to herself, though she didn't say it out loud.

"If I'm so insufferable then why do you want me here?" Hayley replied quickly.

"Because I love you" Echoed through Klaus's head.

"You needed me Hayley, and I've been trying to be there as best as I can even though I have no clue what in the bloody hell I'm doing but you refuse to see that." He was beyond exasperated at this point, he felt like it was just a loosing battle and just like he always feared he would never be able to give her what she truly needed

"If you're trying so hard then why did you lie about having a meeting during my appointment Klaus?"

"What are you talking about?"

"I know you lied Klaus. Camille, she came over here today looking for you, she told me you were supposed to meet her today at 3 so there was never a meeting you had to go to, you just needed an excuse to blow me off so you can be with someone else."

Klaus looked at her shocked that she found out about camille. He knew Hayley wouldn't understand if he had told her before and he didn't want her to find out like this.

"Hayley that's not what you think" He tried to explain.

"It's not what I think? She looked horrified that I was here. You lied to my face and blew me off for an important appointment for our child, our child Klaus. What else am I supposed to think besides you're seeing her behind my back?"

"I'm not seeing here behind your back, we aren't together Hayley, and as I said it's not what you think. If that's what this is about then you could have just asked me about her I would have told you the truth"

"I don't believe anything you say" Hayley said as her voice cracked again. "Who is she?"

"She's an old friend Hayley that's it"

"And old friend that you've slept with before?"

"Yes but again Hayley it's not what you think"

He wish he would explain it to her. He just liked talking to Camille, they had a fling a while back and when he ran into her a few weeks ago she offered to listen to his problems, he liked talking to her but he wasn't seriously seeing her.

"Camille is just on old friend that I enjoy talking to that's it. That's all their is to it"

"But she's more important to me and your baby? Are you leaving me for her Klaus is that it?" Hayley cried

"No" He said sternly.

"Is that why you avoid me because you want someone else and me and the baby are just complications?"

"Hayley no"

"Just tell me the truth for once, please, I can't take this anymore Klaus I just-"

Before she could finish her sentence she felt his lips crash fiercely into hers. The force pushed her back a little bit and she had to adjust her footing. Without hesitation she returned his kisses even as tears still streaked down her cheeks. His hand gently caressed her cheek and his free hand pulled her into his body. Hayley melted at the contact and she whimpered against his lips as they both desperately kissed each other. It felt like she was in a haze, completely unable to stop herself because every part of her needed him. The heat between them was blistering against her neck and she forgot about everything she had just said to him, everything he had said to her.

Just as she was about to truly get lost in their moment she felt him pull away from her. The room filled with loud pants as she was barely able to catch her breath after he pulled away. With his hand still against her cheek and without breaking the contact between their bodies he stared into her eyes, hoping she could see how much he loved her.

"I want you Hayley" He pleaded to her. "I don't want Camille or anyone else, just you. I've always only wanted you why can't you see that"

Hayley felt like something was stuck in her throat and she couldn't get a word out, all she could do was cry because it rush of up and down emotions was too much for her.

"I know I messed us up but I never wanted it to end Hayley. I never stopped wanting you"

"Then why did you leave me Klaus" she sobbed.

"I thought I was destroying you" he whispered as he stepped away from her.

Hayley looked ached at the loss of contact. She felt like she could barely breathe underneath the confusion, pain, and passion.

"You were spiraling and I thought it was my fault, we were moving so fast and you needed too much. You were right Hayley I was a coward." He finally let out as a single tear streaked his left cheek.

"I'm sorry" was the last thing he whispered before he retreat from the room. Hayley collapsed on the sofa and sobbed as she buried her face in her hands.

Klaus stood frozen against his bedroom door. He could hear her in crying. Wishing he could drown it all out his eyes searched the room for the only thing he knew could numb him.

AN: so here is the new chapter. I didn't get a chance to really proofread the last section because of time so I'm really sorry for any typos. I'm not sure how I feel about this chapter so leave me a review please! What do you think Mikael is going to do with the information about Hayley? What is Klaus going to use to numb him? Did you guys like the fight between Klaus and Hayley at the end? Let me know!