Cami stayed silent as Stefan pulled into the driveway. Cami got out and grabbed her duffle from the backseat. She opened the front door and tossed her keys on the small table in the center of the foyer. It currently held a crystal vase full of wildflowers. Cami paused and smiled. She looked at the card. "Welcome Home Mom". She grinned and yelled.
"Hello? Anyone home?"
Soon Hope appeared at the top of the stairs with Kova in her arms.
"Mom!"
They flew down the stairs while Reagan and Bonnie ran in from the living room. Hope and Kova hugged her first. Cami took Kova into her arms and smiled.
"Did you grow without me here?"
Kova grinned. "Yup."
Cami kissed all of her kids and then smiled at Bonnie. "I hope they were good for you."
Bonnie nodded. "For the most part. But I have no idea how you do this day in and day out."
Cami laughed and hugged her.
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After a few days and with Thanksgiving tomorrow, Cami decided to make a phone call. She waited and finally her call was answered.
"Hello Cami."
Cami smiled. "Hey Rebekah."
"Did you need Nik? He has his phone you know?"
"I know but I needed you. I think you all should get to be with Hope and the other kids for Thanksgiving. Your brother will disagree. I know that he will but I think you all need this."
Rebekah sighed. "I don't know Cami. If the Hallow is awakened..."
"But Freya didn't think that it was?"
"But we do not know that for sure. As much as we would all love to see them I don't think we should risk it."
Cami sighed and sat down on one of the counter stools. "What if just Klaus and Hayley come? They can see Hope and spend some time with her."
Rebekah held the phone away and Cami heard her talk to someone.
'It's Cami. She wants to know if you and Hayley would like to spend Thanksgiving with her and the children so that you can see Hope."
She came back on.
"They're not sure. They don't want to abandon the rest of us."
"Well you are all more then welcome. You know that."
"We do and we do want to meet the children but we can not risk awakening the Hallow."
"I know. Well Happy Thanksgiving."
"To you as well."
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Cami was reading on her laptop when Elena walked in the back door. She smiled.
"Hey. Are you busy?"
Cami shook her head. "I am trying to figure out how to cook a turkey."
"Don't you have compelled chefs?"
Cami shrugged. "I gave them the holiday off. I compel them enough."
Elena sat down next to her with an apple in her hand. "So what are you doing for Thanksgiving? Going to the Mikaelson's?"
She shook her head. "They don't want to risk the Hallow being woken."
"Well Caroline has asked me to insist that you all spend Thanksgiving with us. Alaric is bringing the twins so it will be everyone."
Cami smiled. "We will be there."
"Good because Caroline's wrath is terrifying."
Cami nodded in agreement. She then leaned back in her chair and rubbed her tiny little bump. Elena looked at her carefully.
"What's wrong?"
Cami shrugged. "I just...I thought that things would be different. I thought that we could be a...a real..."
"Family."
Cami nodded and laughed to herself. "I guess I was wrong again."
Elena grabbed her hand. "Cami you want a real family that is not a bad thing. After everything that you and Klaus have been through I think they owe you that."
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Hope walked downstairs in her burgundy laser cut neckline skater dress. She looked at Cami.
"So can Ethan come over tomorrow night and watch a movie?"
Cami nodded as she slid a brown bow into Kova's hair. "Sure."
Kova looked at her sister curious. "Are you going to marry Ethan?"
Hope smiled and knelt down. "I don't know yet. We only just met. I want to date him a few years before I marry him."
Kova nodded. "Or you don't have to get married. Mommy and Daddy aren't married."
Hope laughed and picked her sister up. Cami yelled upstairs.
"Reagan come on!"
A minute later Reagan came downstairs in a navy sweater and jeans. Kova kicked to be put down. Hope obliged and watched her sister straighten her purple smocked dress with brown turkeys on the collar. They made it to Caroline and Stefan's with a minute to spare. Caroline smiled as they entered the dining room.
"Hey i'm glad you all made it."
Cami hugged her. "Thank you for inviting us."
"Of course. Come pick a seat."
The kids started sitting except for Kova who was lifted into the air. Damon chuckled and tickled her.
"Hey there little munchkin."
Kova giggled and smiled. "Uncle Damon put me down!"
He kissed her forehead and set her on the floor. He then kissed Cami's head and Hope's.
"I'm starving."
Caroline rolled her eyes. "Almost time."
Alaric walked in with Josie and Lizzie the Bonnie and Elena walked in. Finally Stefan carried the turkey to the table. As Cami looked around at everyone she felt like something was missing. Then it hit her Klaus and his family were part of her family.
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Cami heard the doorbell ring and knew that it was Ethan. She heard Hope let him in and then rolled her eyes when she heard their lips smacking together. Reagan walked into his mother's bedroom and flopped on the bottom of the California King size bed.
"Do they have to make out everywhere?"
She nodded. "I get it but they're...teenagers."
She looked up from her computer. "You'll act like that too someday."
He rolled his eyes. "I doubt it."
Cami was about to say more when her phone rang. She read the name on the caller id and looked at Reagan.
"You have permission to spy from a distance."
He grinned and darted out of the room. Cami answered laughing.
"Hello?"
Bonnie's voice rang through. "Hey. Are you sitting down?"
"Yeah why?"
"I saw starlings today by the school."
Cami froze. "Seriously?"
"Yeah. I don't really know if it's her but I think you and the kids need to be careful."
"Well they have two weeks left before winter break so...maybe I should take them out of town for a little while?"
"Maybe."
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A couple days later Cami knew she had to do something. Kova came up to her with a note signed by Esther after recess. Cami panicked and put the younger kids in the car. She then went to Hope's school and spoke to the receptionist.
"Excuse me? I am here to get my daughter Hope Mikaelson."
The lady nodded. "I'll call her out of class."
A few minutes later Hope walked in and looked confused. "Mom? What's going on?"
"We need to go to the doctor's."
Hope looked even more confused. When they walked outside Cami explained.
"Esther was at the kids school."
Hope's eyes widened. "Ok."
"Get you car and follow behind me."
Hope nodded and did as she was told. Cami drove to the fist place she could think of. She just hoped that it would be enough.
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