Friendly Runaway:
Summary: This story takes place at the beginning of season 4. The only difference is that Keith didn't die in season 3 and that Lucas was the one with Haley when she found out she was pregnant. What would have happened if Haley did fight with Nathan about him accepting the Duke offer without discussing it with her before telling him about the pregnancy? What if she decided to leave town for good this time.
However, she isn't leaving town alone, Lucas who is fed up about all the Peyton/Brooke drama and because he's broken because Brooke broke up with him he decides to follow Haley and run away with her?
What is going to happen when Nathan finally sees Haley again? When will Nathan see Haley again?
The story is mainly about Naley and the beautiful Laley friendship.
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Author note: I hope you're all going to like this story! I'm really excited about writing it myself. Please don't forget to read and review.
Disclaimer: I do not own OTH or any of its characters. I just own the characters I created. :-)
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Lucas squeezed Haley's hand. "Don't worry Hales. I'm sure everything will be fine." Said Lucas smiling. "We need confirmation, we're not even sure you're pregnant."
"I don't know Luke." Said Haley trying to smile back at Lucas." I…Thanks for coming with me. I'm not sure I could have done it alone." She sighed.
Haley took a pregnancy test about a week earlier because she was late, when the test turned out to be positive she ran to Lucas who was and always will be her best friend. She cried in his arms but Lucas advised her to go to the doctors to confirm the result because fake positives could happen as it already did happen for Brooke and him.
The doctor walked back in the room with Haley's medical file in the hand.
"Well Mrs. Scott…" He said sitting down. "You're pregnant... Congratulations!" He added with a nice smile.
Haley's jaw dropped.
"Are you sure?" Asked Lucas frowning. He could not believe that Haley was pregnant.
"Yes I'm sure." Said the doctor laughing. "Don't worry every young father acts the way you do." Added the doctor wanting to reassure Lucas.
"I…He isn't…" Said Haley still in disbelief.
"Thank you." Said Lucas cutting her off. "Well... Come on Haley we better go now, I'm sure the doctor is busy."
He took Haley by the arm and walked her to the door. She was walking like a robot.
"I'll book you an appointment for two months from now is that okay with you?" Asked the doctor to both Haley and Lucas.
"Yes thats just fine" said Lucas as Haley just nodded.
They sat on Lucas' car. They drove silently to the flat she was sharing with Nathan. Once they parked Lucas turned to Haley.
"Come on sweetie… You need to say something!" Said Lucas rubbing her cheek.
"How am I supposed to tell him that? I'm sure he'll freak out." Said Haley with tears in her eyes.
"Nah! Nathan loves you. He'll be a bit scared but he'll be just fine. Don't worry about it". Said Lucas with a reassuring tone.
"You really think so?" Asked Haley with a small voice. "You know everything is now starting to fall in place. He'll probably get a full ride to Duke and Stanford.
We still have to pick a school and all. I'm not sure he is going to like the idea of being a dad." Added Haley drying her tears. I need to look fine for him. She added to herself.
"Who wouldn't be happy to be the father of your child Hales?!" Said Lucas jokingly. He wanted her to laugh. "He is your husband and he loves you more than anything. I can assure you he is going to be thrilled to be the father of the child you're carrying!" Lucas kissed her forehead. "Go and talk to him." He added nicely. "You'll have to tell him eventually and the sooner the better."
Haley nodded. "Thanks for being there for me Lucas". She said with a smile.
"I'll always be there for you Smarty!" Said Lucas squeezing her hand. The moment started to be too emotional and Lucas didn't feel comfortable.
"Ahhh…You swore not to use that silly nickname ever again!!" Said Haley laughing.
"Well…I lied." Said Lucas winking. "Now go…" He added starting the engine.
Haley sighed. "I'll give you a call later."
Lucas watched her walking back to her flat and closing the door behind her. Don't screw this up Nate! She needs you now…. more than ever. Act like a man. Thought Lucas suddenly worried of Nathan's reaction to the pregnancy.
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Nathan was in front of the mirror fixing his tie for the tenth time. My dad is wrong. She won't mind. She wants me to fulfill my dreams. He thought looking at his own reflection. Duke is the chance of my life!
Nathan received a phone call early in the morning but Haley was at Karen's Cafe for her morning shift. He wanted to talk to her about it until he saw his dad. When he announced to his dad that he has been accepted to Duke, Dan looked at Nathan with so much pride in his eyes. Nathan sat on the bed.
"Oh Nate I'm so proud of you!" said Dan hugging him. "You accepted the offer right?"
"Huh no Dad not yet. I wanted to announce the news to Haley first." Said Nathan frowning.
"But… Isn't your wife's dream to go to Stanford?" Asked Dan trying to sound naive even if it wasn't possible not to see the pure evil in his eyes. "I hope she won't try to change your mind. Some women are even ready to lie to have their way!"
"No dad she won't!" Said Nathan firmly. "I can accept their offer and she won't mind at all. She wants me to be happy"
"Do it then…" Said Dan challenging his son.
"I will!" Said Nathan now that the doubts had invaded his head. "You know what you're the mayor right? Why not calling a press conference for tonight. I'll announce my choice to attend Duke." Added Nathan trying to sound sure of himself.
"I'll do it. Be at city hall at 5.30 pm. everything will be ready." Said Dan walking away before Nathan could change his mind.
Nathan shook his head and looked at his watch it was 4.30 already. "Haley where are you?" He asked out loud. She was supposed to be back at 3.
At this instant he heard the door open. "Haley?" He shouted from the bedroom.
"Hey Honey! Sorry I'm late" Haley shouted back. "Can you come here please? I need to talk to you." Said Haley taking a deep breath. The sooner the better she added to herself.
She was surprised to see Nathan all dressed up. "Geez you look hot!" Said Haley smiling. "Why did you dress like that for?" She asked curiously.
"Well… To accept the offer Duke made me." Said Nathan simply, trying to avoid her glance.
"You…What?" Said Haley confused. "Duke made you an offer?"
"Yes they did." Said Nathan finally looking at her.
"I'm happy Nathan but you also had an offer from Stanford right? I thought we were going to discuss this choice together." Said Haley sadly.
"Actually no." Said Nathan firmly. "You've been accepted to both so Duke is what it's going to be." He added looking for his car keys.
"I can't believe you are doing that!" Said Haley angry." I don't have anything to say in this then?"
"Of course you do! You come to Duke with me or... you go to Stanford alone…you've got the choice!" Said Nathan stating the evident.
"Do you call that a choice?" asked Haley shouting now. "It's you or my dream right? I chose you over music without a doubt. Why don't you even want to consider Stanford for a minute?"
"Duke has always been my dream Haley!! If I want to play in the NBA it's the place to be." He added shouting back at her.
"No it's not true! Stanford is pretty good for basketball too!" Replied Haley sure of herself.
"How would you know that? You don't know anything about Basketball!" Said Nathan crossing his arms on his chest.
"Yeah? How dumb do you think I am? What about Adam Keefe, Brevin Knight, Mark Madsen, Jarron and Jason Collins huh?" Said Haley in complete furry. "Where do you think they played college basketball at? Huh? At Stanford!!"
"You planned this all along?" Said Nathan in shock. "You wanted me to go to Stanford!"
"No!" Said Haley trying to calm down. "How can you even consider something like that? I wanted to know if…and I say "if" Stanford was good for basketball because if it wasn't then I would have chosen Duke from the start!" Said Haley sincerely.
Nathan looked at her in disbelief. "I don't know…" he said not shouting anymore. "I really need to go now. Are you coming?" He asked calmly but coldly.
"No I'm not." Said Haley really disappointed by her husband. "I can't believe you 're making me loose my second dream without even hesitating a second."
"What about my dream Haley?" Said Nathan looking at her coldly. "What about my life? Maybe my dad was right!" He added shaking his head.
"About what?" Asked Haley knowing what to expect.
" Maybe it was a mistake to marry you and…. I'm so dumb that I did it twice!" Said Nathan like he meant it.
Those words just broke Haley's heart. She didn't expect Nathan to turn into someone that mean!
"Well...We'll continue this lovely conversation later." Said Nathan sarcastically.
"Nathan wait! There's something you need to know." Said Haley almost begging. The situation can't get any worse anyway she added to herself.
"What are you going to tell me Haley? What lies are you going to pull up to keep me away from my dream huh?" Asked Nathan. "Ummm let me guess... Maybe you're pregnant? This one will be quite good!" He said sarcastically.
"No I'm not" said Haley shaking her head. Well I was wrong the situation could be worse! She thought. "And thank god for that! I just wanted to wish you luck for the announcement. I'm…I'm proud of you." She added with tears in her eyes.
Once Nathan closed the door behind him she waited a moment and started to cry.
After a while she stood up tried to dry her tears. She took her phone and called Lucas. She took a couple of deep breaths to try to calm herself down.
"Hey Luke." She said trying to sound normal. She didn't want to worry him more than necessary. "Where are you?"
"I'm at home." Said Lucas feeling something was wrong with Haley as soon as she said « hey ». "Dan came by…Apparently Nathan is accepting Duke's offer."
"I know he did." Said Haley, her eyes filling up with tears again. "I'll be over in about 15 minutes. Just stay there okay?"
"Okay…" Said Lucas worried. "Hales what's wrong?"
"I'll explain to you later." Said Haley hanging up.
That's it! She thought to herself going to the bedroom and throwing some clothes in her bag. "I'm going to make you the best present ever Nathan! I give you your freedom back!" She shouted walking back to the kitchen.
She took a piece of paper on which she wrote.
Nathan,
« Always and forever » died today.
Don't look for me. I don't want you in my life anymore.
Enjoy your freedom. That's the best present I could give to you.
I wish you a great life and a great career.
Haley James.
Haley left the little plastic bracelet and her keys on top of the piece of paper but she couldn't leave her wedding ring. It was too important for her.
She stood in the middle of the room and looked around the flat for the last time.
"I will never set a foot in Tree Hill ever again!" Said Haley sure of herself closing the door behind her.