Daddy's little girl
Nathan sat on his bed staring at the frame he held in his hand. It was just a plain thin black frame. What he was really looking at was the picture inside the frame. It was of their wedding day, well their second wedding day. The one everyone remembered. The one where Cooper and Rachel crashed the wedding Limo over the bridge and he jumped in to try and save them. He could remember it so clearly like it was just yesterday.
"Hey it's me, is everything okay?"
"Fine. Soon to be husband again. Why?"
"I just wanted to hear your voice. Where are you?"
"I'm right here." Nathan turns around and sees the carriage pull around towards the two men in tuxedos. She looks so pretty in her ivory dress as she blows a kiss at him.
As the music swells Nathan steps up to the Arber with his uncle and the ceremony begins. Deb and Dan walk down the aisle. Then after them comes Peyton. "You had your chance," she says to Nathan as she walks by him. Then Brooke, "Want to make it a dual ceremony, Coop?"
After what seems like a full minute, Luke walks down the aisle with Haley. He hugs his best friend then shakes Nathan's hand. Then he gives Nathan her hand and steps to his place beside Cooper.
"Friends and loved ones, we are gathered here today to witness the renewal of a commitment, a commitment between Nathan and Haley to love one another, unconditionally and endlessly. Nathan and Haley, there are many things I could say to the two of you today, but instead I choose to listen to the words you have for each other."
After a slight pause the pastor says, "Haley…"
"Nathan, it's been said that there is one word that will free us from the weight and pain of life and that word is love… And I believe that. That doesn't mean it hasn't been hard or that it won't be. It just means that I found a stillness and a bravery in myself with you. You make me brave, and I will love you till the end of time. This I vow today."
"Nathan…"
"Last year we stood on a beach and I told you how much I loved you. And I would always, always protect you. That day no one believed that this would work, but I don't think anybody understood the love that I have for you; because if they did they would've never doubted us. So I wanted to marry you all over again, in front of most of our world because today when I look into your eyes my love for you only grows. It's even stronger now, and my love will never waver. This I vow to you… today… and always, forever.
"Haley, on this day, do you reconfirm and rededicate yourself to the vow you promised to uphold…"
She turns towards Brooke, who has the ring, takes it and slides it onto Nathan's finger, "I do."
"Nathan, on this day do you rededicate and reconfirm your commitment to the vows that you promised to uphold."
"I do." He turns to Lucas who is holding out the ring. Instead of taking the ring he reaches into his tux jacket and pulls out a ring box. "Actually, I have a new ring." He opens it up and slides the new ring onto his wife's finger.
"Thank you." Haley says breathlessly, only to him.
"And now before the eyes of God, I once again announce you husband and wife. You may kiss your bride."
"I love you, Haley."
"I love you to."
He could barely remember being that happy. He could barely even handle thinking about her, Haley, his one true love. As he thought about everything that had happened to them since that fateful day, Nathan didn't notice that he had someone watching him.
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Fourteen year old Lydia watched her dad look at a picture. She could not tell which one it was but she could probably have guessed. She saw him shed a tear and try and wipe it away so quickly. But she knew what or who he was thinking about. She thought about her too. She thought about her every day of her life since she had left them: her mom.
It's not like she had left them on purpose. But the truth is that it had hurt. It hurt so much. Every time she thought about her mother she had noticed this painful throbbing in her chest: her heart. And it was no different this time. She remembered a time when her mom was still with them, when they were a family.
"Lydia, sweetie. We had better leave if you don't want to be late." Haley yelled up the stairs at her nine year old daughter. "Your father is already in the car, and he is going to be mad if he has to miss anything." As she said the last part, she heard running footsteps and knew that her nine year old daughter was coming to meet her.
Haley watched as the little girl ran up to her after bounding down the stairs.
"Jeez, hold your horses. I'm done."
"Woah there missy. Your shoe is untied."
"I'll do it in the car. Like you said, we shouldn't be late for Jamie's first game." Lydia said as she looked down at her feet.
Haley turned towards the front door and her daughter followed behind her, her shoe laces trailing. They made it to the warmed-up car in one piece and as they got in Haley could tell that Nathan was annoyed.
"Okay, can we finally leave now?" Nathan asked his wife of seventeen years.
"Yep." She began as Nathan looked at her, "And I was ready fifteen minutes ago so don't look at me. It was your daughter. So blame her."
"Hey, it is so not my fault. Someone told me that the game started at 7, not 6:30."
"I think we will be fine. No harm no foul." Nathan said as he pulled out of the driveway.
Two hours later…
"That was a great game, Jamie. You probably made at least three-quarters of the points tonight." Nathan complimented his son as they drove home from the complete shutout of a game.
"Thanks, Dad. But you know we always beat the Pickerington Hicks."
"I can't believe they're called the hicks." Lydia says.
"They are not actually called the hicks but they should be." Nathan says, remembering that he called them that when he invited Haley to the game all those years ago.
"So Jamie, what would you like to eat? I can fix you anything you want tonight." Haley says, changing the subject.
"Mom, can we just go out and eat, like pizza or something?" Lydia says.
"Well, it's up to Jame." She says to her daughter.
"Yeah! Let's go to pizza. That sounds good to me." Jamie confirms.
"Okay. Pizza it is." Nathan says as he turns to go to the one and only pizza place in Tree Hill. He parallel parked outside of the building and once they got out they walked into the dining room.
Okay, thank you for reading. As I said it is the beginning of my fanfic career here so any feed back is appreciated. Also I know it is mostly flashbacks in the first chapter but you will soon find out what has happened to Haley. Probably in the next chapter.
On a different note, since it is my very first story can you guys please tell me if the chapter is too long or too short. It is actually over a thousand words but I just couldn't stop writing