This part takes place immediately after the 4th epy of the season 4.
Author's note: I write in english to deepen it, I'm French so sorry for the mistakes.
One Tree Hill.
Tell Me Sweet Little Lies …
Lucas' voiceover.
Previously in One Tree Hill.
Rachel and Nathan were on the bridge still destroyed after the accident. Rachel plunged her eyes in Nathan's.
"I remember something about the accident." Nathan frowned, interested, maybe she could answer to his doubts.
"Something I saw in the water" She continued.
She sounded upset. Nathan shrugged:
"What is it, Rachel? What did you see? "
"Keith."Brooke and Mouth were sitting on Brooke's bed.
"I know what Rachel said about the baby. But she's wrong. You're gonna be a great mother." Brooke took Mouth in her arms to thank him. She prevented her to cry. She took a deep breathe and looked at him in eyes. "I need to tell you something." She said.
Haley entered in Luke's bedroom.
"I need to tell you something." She closed the door and walked to the bed, she sat on.
"Is it true?... About Brooke?"
"Oh.. don't be mad about Brooke. She's such a great friend."
Lucas stood up.
"I can't believe she didn't tell me."
"Luke… it's not Brooke." Lucas shook his head as if he didn't understand.
"It's me… I'm pregnant."
Sometimes, people hide things… these things… can be… important…
Haley was in the bathroom, standing in front of the mirror, her hands on her bare belly. She sighed. Haley rolled down her t-shirt and went out of the bathroom. She stopped leaning back against the doorway, looking at Nathan who was sleeping on the bed.
And these things, people don't know how to say them… because they're scared, if they tell the truth to hurt someone or to not be able to overcome the reaction…
Brooke sat up in her bed and stretched. She looked at her night stand and opened the drawer. She took a picture and looked at it. Lucas and Brooke were on the picture, smiling. She sighed and closed the drawer, locking up the picture inside.
… and sometimes they prefer lying and hide their feelings to confess…
Rachel was lying on her bed. She took her cell phone and looked at the picture. She smiled seeing Nathan's face. She bit her lip, proudly and got up.
… Or sometimes… they lie to achieve their aims.
Haley was sitting on the stool in the kitchen, reading the mails. Nathan arrived, stretching. He bent over her and kissed her.
Haley smiled.
"Where were you last night? You came back at home late…" Nathan hesitated before to say.
"I walked on the beach… and I forgot the time…" He lied, looking at Haley in eyes.
Haley nodded. "Oh… god…I'm gonna be late." She said checking at her watch.
She stood up and grabbed her. Before she went out, Nathan caught her by her arm and drew her against him. He bent over her and kissed her passionately.
Haley took a deep breathe. She had to tell him the truth right now…
"Nathan…"
"Yeah?"
"I…" She paused, any words wanted to be pronounced. She wanted… but she couldn't. "I…"
Nathan frowned, interrogatively.
"I love you."
He smiled, amused. "Me too."
She smiled and went out. She stayed a little moment in front of the door, she sighed and bit her lips to prevent to cry.
Lucas went to come in the high school when he saw Peyton. He walked to her and said.
"Hello, dear."
"Hey." She exclaimed seeing him. She smiled and her eyes brightened.
"How are you? Did you find your jacket?"
"No… never mind…"
Lucas nodded. "I thought all the night and… and I feel something's wrong…"
"What about?"
"Please.. Swear you won't be mad?"
"I swear you." She laughed.
"About Derek… he's odd…"
"Come on Lucas!" She began to walk ahead.
"Peyton! You swore!" He caught her up. "Sorry… but I'm worried…"
"You haven't any reason to be worried, Luke… I'm fine and I'm happy. All my life… I wanted a family… and I have just found out I have a brother… Please, Luke... let him a chance… for me…"
Lucas couldn't resist when she begged him. He sighed. "Ok." He lied.
Derek was standing, hiding behind the bushes. He looked at Peyton and Lucas. He took his camera and took some photos of her. An odd smile on his lips and weird sparkles in his eyes appeared on his face.
Brooke caught Haley up.
"Hey…"
"Hey."
"So?" Brooke asked.
"So what?"
"Did you break the news to Nathan?"
"No…"
"No?"
"But I told Lucas it isn't you who is pregnant."
"You told Lucas… but not Nathan…"
"Brooke… It's not easy!" They continued to walk then Haley stopped seeing Nathan next to Rachel's locker. Rachel was laughing. Nathan was smiling. Haley rolled her eyes.
"What bitch!" Brooke exclaimed.
Haley sighed, wondering why Nathan smiled to her like this. She walked to them, with Brooke.
"Hey."
Nathan smiled and surrounded Haley by the waist. This move reassured Haley. She put her head on his chest. Rachel glared at her. Brooke noticed it.
"What were you talking about to laugh like this?" Brooke asked, innocently.
Rachel closed her locker. "Nothing which concern you."
Haley began to be pale. Nathan looked at her.
"Are you okay?"
She felt sick.
"Yeah… I'm okay." She was on tip-toe and put a kiss on Nathan's lips.
Haley was at Karen's Café. She wiped the table which was free and returned at the cash desk, when Lucas entered.
"Hi."
He moved to Haley with a sweet smile.
"Hi." She said smiling. "Your mother isn't here… She had an appointment."
"Yes I know… It's you I just come to see."
"Oh…" Haley stopped whet she was doing and sighed.
"I almost broke the news to Nathan…"
"Almost?" He repeated, frowning.
"Yeah…"
"Haley… You should…" Haley cut him off, raising her hand.
"I know! I know I have to tell me. But it's not easy! I can't tell him like that. "Good morning Nathan… some coffee? Oh by the way I'm pregnant.""
She glared at Lucas.
"This situation scared me. I'm totally scared about that. I can't help!"
"I understand. But... he has the right to know…"
Haley sighed and went back to clean the table.
Nathan hung up his cell phone which was ringing.
"Yeah?"
"Nathan?" He recognized this voice.
"Rachel…"
"Hi… I'm… I'm a little bit upset… since yesterday… I need to talk with someone… who can understand me…"
"Where are you?"
"I'm on the bridge."
"Ok… I'm coming."
"Thank you, Nathan." Nathan hung down. He took a deep breathe. He found something he couldn't describe since Rachel told him she also saw Keith in the water and he wanted to find out more.
Nathan arrived at the bridge. He went out of the car and looked around him. He saw Rachel sitting on the brink of the bridge.
"You shouldn't be sat here."
"I love dangerous things… then if I fall you're here."
Nathan went to sit next to her.
"You needed to talk…" He said.
"Nathan… I lied you…"
He looked at her, surprised.
"What?"
She hesitated to talk. Then…
"I didn't need to talk." She paused, and put her head on Nathan's shoulder. "Just to be with someone." He took a deep breathe and looked at the water.
They stayed here until the sun set.
Brooke went to enter in the house when Mouth appeared.
"Good evening."
She nodded. "What are you doing here?"
"I thought about what you said last night."
Brooke nodded again and smiled.
"You should tell it to him…"
Brooke lowered her head. "You're right. I don't know how…"
"Just tell him… you don't care what happen next."
Brooke moved to him and took her in arms. "Thank you Mouth. You're the best…"
"I'll be always there for you Brooke."
"I know…" Brooke began to cry, she wiped her eyes, taking a deep breathe. Mouth greeted her by a sign of his head and went away. Brooke sat on the steps and took a deep breathe. A shadow appeared next to her.
"Good evening…"
"Lucas?"
"May I?" He asked showing the steps. Brooke shrugged. He sat.
"I'm sorry." He said.
"What about?"
"Yesterday… I was wrong to say this… It was bad."
"What? That I was expecting Chris Keller the Second?"
"Yeah…among other things…"
Brooke shrugged again. "Never mind. I wanted to help Haley, that's all. I heard all the rumors…"
"Brooke?"
"Yeah?"
"Would you tell me if you would be pregnant?"
Brooke plunged her gaze into his. She hesitated a long time. Would she tell it? She lowered her eyes.
"I would…" She lied.
"Thank you." He took Brooke's hand and kissed it. "See you… the red door's girl."
He stood up and left.
Brooke was freezing. "Sorry… Lucas…"
Haley came in the place. It was plunged in the darkness. She switched on.
"Nathan? Nathan?"
Nobody. She threw a jacket on the back of the couch and walked to the bedroom. It was empty. She returned in the kitchen where she saw a note on the table. "I'm on the basket ball ground." Haley knew something was wrong when she saw the ball on the floor next to the couch.
Nathan and Rachel were in Nathan's car. Rachel lowered her head.
"You know… It's difficult to live again after an accident… I have nobody to talk about this… to share my fear… this horrible experience… You're the one… who can understand… and who knows…you're the one who wants listening to me… just a little…"
She put her hand on Nathan's leg. "Thank you…"
He nodded. She bent over him, sliding her head under Nathan's shirt. She put her lips on his then kissed him. Nathan could feel her warmth breathe on his skin.
Nathan felt the cold of the water. He opened his eyes. He was in the water. He saw this unknown face in front of him. He tried to catch it.
Their kiss became more and more passionate. Rachel rolled up Nathan's shirt and caressed his chest.
Nathan moved his arms. He felt his clothes stuck on his skin because of the water. He saw the bracelet went away. He could still see the face. He wanted to call it.
Rachel undid her shirt and threw it on the seat behind. Nathan grabbed her by her waist.
Nathan swam to try to come up to the person in front of him. Then, he recognized it. His heart hurt. Haley… She opened her eyes. He could see her now. She was here in front of him, stretching her hand to him.
Nathan opened his eyes. He realized what he was doing. He parted from Rachel.
"Stop!"
"What's wrong?"
Nathan tried to take his breathe again.
"It wasn't Keith…"
"What?" Rachel asked disappointment in her voice.
"It was Haley… I know now… I'm alive thanks to her… It was her I saw… not Keith…" He grabbed Rachel's shirt and gave it to her.
"I'm in love with my wife. Get dressed."
Rachel took her shirt. Nathan smiled and looked at the road straight in front of him. He froze. Rachel noticed and looked at there.
Haley was standing there in the middle of the road. Nathan saw tears flowed on her cheeks. She was paralyzed. Nathan opened the car's door and went out. They still looked at each other eyes in eyes.
"Haley…"
She shook her head and went away, running at full speed.
"Haley!!" He fell down… realizing what he had just done. Rachel went out of the car, a proud smile on her face.
Lucas was in front of his computer, typing.
Sometimes, lies can be useful. But sometimes it's useless, especially if you lied to someone who knows you very well… People who lie because they didn't find the good words… always regret to not tell the truth before… People who lie to achieve their aims always succeed…
The door opened. Lucas turned his head to look at the visitor. Haley was standing there, she had red eyes, and her cheeks were wet. Lucas stood up.
"What happened?" He asked understanding something bad happened.
She moved her lips a little to try to talk, but any words wanted to be pronounced. She fell down on the floor, breaking down. Lucas ran to take her in his arms and to comfort her.
"Ssshhh…"
In all the situations, we never take out unhurt... a person around us or ourselves will automatically be hurt…
To be continued...