OTH I Don't Need No Doctor
Disclaimer: I don't own One Tree Hill. Yep I shamefully admit it. I in fact do not own this . I'm just a lowly teenager who loves the show and thinks she has a pretty decent idea. So um yeah enjoy! (I hope) Oh um I also pretty much picked up where 8 x11 left off and for those of you don't know when the new stuff premieres (on Jan 25th) it's all a month after that drama happens so I decided to kinda fill in the blanks of what I think should happen, or would be cool if it happened ect. Okay sorry rambling over, so go read! (:
Nathan Scott strode through the front door tossing his car keys on the kitchen counter as he proceeded upstairs, his steps slowed as he reached the ajar bedroom door. He lightly pushed it open with one hand as the other stayed placed behind his back. He leaned his tall muscular body against the door frame as he watched his wife accidentally knock over the alarm clock as she reached for the box of Kleenex.
"Shoot!" Haley muttered as she reached down to retrieve it.
Nathan smiled as he watched her attempt to get the item without getting out of bed, per his request. His smile morphed into a smirk as the back of Haley's sweatshirt, actually his sweatshirt, rode up revealing the number '23' tattoo on her lower back.
He continued to watch her failed attempts at grabbing the alarm clock and bit back a laugh as her pregnant belly impeded the process. He inadvertently let out a snort which caused Haley to stop her actions and turn and look at him sideways, "Help, please?" she said as her arm still hung over the side of the bed.
Nathan, still smiling, nodded wordlessly as he walked into the room, bent down and picked up the alarm clock and set it back on the night stand. Haley exhaled as she readjusted herself into a sitting position, pausing momentarily to cast a malevolent glance at the clock which Nathan had so effortlessly managed to attain in a matter of seconds.
"How ya doin?" Nathan asked gently as he reached out and placed a hand on Haley's shoulder, massaging it in small circles with his thumb.
"Fine, can I get up now?" Haley replied in a rush
"Nope, " Nathan smiled slightly, shaking his head " You know the rules."
"Since when did you become a stick in the mud?" Haley inquired jokingly, folding her arms over her chest
"Since I married you." Nathan retorted, with a smile. Haley feigned a gasp and dramatically turned her head, facing the window. "I was kidding." Nathan said unable to keep the chuckle out of his voice.
"Well we don't think it's very funny. Isn't that right baby?" Haley looked down and addressed her growing stomach.
"Okay, Okay, I'm sorry. And to prove it…" Nathan pulled out the bouquet of purple flowers he had been hiding behind his back.
Haley's face changed from an offended expression (however artificial it was) to a look of genuine happiness as a smile spread across her face. "Nathan, they're beautiful, thank you." she said as she took them and held them in front of her. "And I'm sure they smell good too." Haley chuckled lightly,
"The humidifier didn't work, huh?" Nathan deduced from Haley's congested sounding voice that the humidifier that he had set up before he left, hadn't helped.
"Not really." she admitted "But they are beautiful." she added, as she turned and smiled at him.
"Not as beautiful as you are." He leaned over and kissed her on the temple as Haley rolled her eyes good-naturedly.
"Oh yeah, I'm so beautiful." she let out a sarcastic laugh as she gestured to her attire. Which was navy blue pajama bottoms, a white t-shirt and her matching blue pajama top, covered by one of Nathan's sweatshirts which was about three sizes too big on her.
"Yeah, seriously if you were a little taller you could try out for 'America's Next Top Model'" Nathan kidded which elicited a laugh from Haley, Nathan's smile faded as Haley's laughter turned into a series of deep croupy sounding coughs. " Aw babe.." Nathan said sympathetically as he sat on the edge of the bed rubbing her back until the coughs subsided.
"Seriously, I am just so sexy right now, how can you resist me?" Haley joked, her voice soft and hoarse.
Nathan smiled, because he knew that's what she was aiming for. "My girl's always sexy, even with the flu."
This time Haley smirked as she cleared her throat and wiped away the tears from her eyes that had produced during the coughing fit. Actions that Nathan noticed, and promptly leaned over and grabbed the glass of water off the bedside table and held it to Haley's lips.
Haley peered over the rim of the glass up at Nathan with a hint of amusement. Nathan in turn raised his eye brows waiting for her to take a sip. Haley complied and drank some to appease Nathan, then feeling the relief on her sore throat she continued drinking until half the glass was gone. She leaned her head back signaling she was done, Nathan looked at the glass with what seemed to be a satisfied look on his face before he set it back down.
"So Jamie's all set?" Haley asked
"Yeah I just dropped him off with Mouth and Skills." Nathan nodded.
"You know, you didn't need to send him away." Haley smiled as she shook her head
Nathan laughed "I didn't. He loves hanging out with the guys. Plus he was bouncing off the walls here, and you need rest." He poked her side lightly, causing her to giggle.
"Nathan I've been in this bed for three days, how much more rest can I possibly get?"
"I don' know." Nathan shrugged "But it's not just you we gotta worry about." He placed a hand on Haley's stomach.
" You're right." Haley placed her hand on top of Nathan's and smiled softly.
"Now I know what it's like to be you." Nathan ribbed
"Shut up." Haley laughed and lightly pushed him
"Knock, knock."
The pair looked up to see Quinn standing in the doorway smiling at the two of them.
"Hey sicko." she grinned at Haley.
"Ah there's the considerate sister I know and love." Haley said sarcastically grinning back at her.
Quinn smiled "How ya feeling, Haley bopp?" she asked as she walked into the room.
"Fine." Haley sniffled and shrugged.
Quinn responded with a nod, knowing that judging from her sister's disheveled appearance, she felt anything but fine.
"So what brings you here, Quinny?" Haley asked
"I'm heading out to a meeting at 3, and I thought I'd stop in and see how my baby sis was doing." she smiled "Oh and you too Nate." she teased.
"Yeah, thanks." Nathan chuckled
while Haley shifted away, sinking a little deeper into the bed.
Feeling their eyes on her , Haley responded before they could voice their thoughts.
"Just a little chilly, that's all." she said with a shiver.
Frowning slightly, Nathan leaned over and kissed her forehead, before standing up.
"She have a fever?" Quinn asked as Nathan passed her.
"Better question is 'how high?'" He said as he left the room.
Quinn nodded to herself before taking Nathan's spot on the bed, next to Haley.
"I'm fine." Haley gave a placating smile
"Haley I hate to break it to you, but you're not Superwoman."
"I didn't believe you when I was five, and I don't believe you now." Haley joked.
"Hales…" Quinn laughed lightly
"So what's this big meeting about?" Haley changed the subject.
Quinn rolled her eyes before conceding and going along with the conversation. "After my trip to Africa I submitted some pictures to this one agency, and they liked them. Now they want to meet with me, hopefully to give me more assignments."
"That's great Quinn." Haley beamed
"Yeah, and maybe this time I can actually focus on the assignment, now that…" Quinn trailed off, looking down at the comforter.
Haley nodded in understanding and rubbed Quinn's arm comfortingly "I know."
Quinn looked at her with a half smile and placed her hand on top of Haley's. Haley mirrored the smile as Nathan walked back into the room, carrying a blanket in one hand and a thermometer in the other.
Quinn stood up and took the blanket from Nathan and went to work unfolding it, while he turned on the thermometer "Under the tongue." Nathan jokingly warned and Haley rolled her eyes as he placed the thermometer in her mouth. Nathan took one of the corners of the blanket Quinn had unfolded, and helped her drape it over Haley. After tucking it in around her they both stood at the foot of the bed with crossed arms looking at her.
"How high do you think it is?" Quinn asked as she turned to Nathan.
He shrugged slightly " No matter what, she'll say she's fine"
"She told me the same thing." Quinn agreed
"She's stubborn."
"You're telling me. Once, she got the mumps in 5th grade, but she snuck out and went to school so she wouldn't miss her history test."
"She snuck out?" Nathan asked incredulously, then he remembered how determined his wife was "Now I see where Jamie gets it." He said, causing the two of them to laugh.
"That's nothing, there was also this one time when she had the chicken pox and-"
"Achew!" Quinn's anecdote was interrupted by a sneeze which snapped Nathan and Quinn's attention back to Haley.
"Bless you." They said in unison and Quinn reached over and pulled out a tissue before setting the entire box next to Haley.
"Thank you." she said as she took the tissues gratefully "I'm still in the room, you know." she looked at the thermometer as it beeped then reset it and stuck it back in her mouth. Nathan chuckled lightly and shook his head. The three waited in silence for a minute before the thermometer beeped for a second time, Nathan took it and read it before Haley had the chance.
"Well?" Quinn said expectantly
"100.7" Nathan said exchanging looks with Quinn then looking back at Haley.
Haley groaned and laid back against the pillows. "Please stop looking at me like that."
"Like what?" Nathan asked
"Like you're sick?" Quinn inquired and Haley nodded sheepishly seeing her point.
"Can't do that ,Hales, cause you are." Nathan said simply.
"Is there anything you need?" Quinn asked
"Yes, I need you to leave, because it's 2:15 and you're going to be late for your meeting."
"But-"
"No buts." Haley smiled
"You sure?" Quinn asked and Haley nodded in response. "Okay, but call me if you need anything" Quinn said as went over to Haley and hugged her. "I love you."
" I love you too." Haley said as she released her "And don't worry, Nathan's got everything under control." Haley said with a wave of her hand "Good luck."
"Thanks, bye." Quinn smiled
"I'll walk you out." Nathan said to Quinn. "Be right back." He said over his shoulder to Haley, and she nodded and settled back against the pillows.
Quinn walked down the stairs with Nathan trailing behind her she stopped and turned around as she reached the front door "That goes for you too, call me if you need anything."
"I will, and thank you." Nathan smiled and they said their goodbyes as she left.
Nathan closed the door and went into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator and pulled out the orange juice as the phone started to ring he turned around and grabbed it off the counter and answered it. "Hello?" he said as he kicked the fridge shut.
"Hey Nate." came Clay's voice on the other end
"Hey, man. What's up?" Nathan said, balancing the phone between his ear and shoulder as he poured the orange juice into the glass he had gotten out of the cabinet.
"Are you ready?" Clay asked
"For?…" Nathan asked as he turned around and grabbed the bag of medicine off of the other counter.
" 'For?' For Dallas! We have a 4 o'clock flight, remember?"
Nathan's face scrunched up in bewilderment. "Clay, you said I can't be an agent unless I have a college degree, and last time I checked, I'm still stuck in the hell that is Mr. Kellerman's class."
"Correction, you can't sign clients without a degree." Clay clarified, and Nathan nodded even though he knew he couldn't see him. Clay took the silence as a sign to continue.
" You convince them, and I do the signing."
"Clay-"
"C'mon man, we're a team!"
"You want me to drop everything, to help you do a job that you're more than capable of doing by yourself?"
" It's not just a job, this guy's a big deal Nate. It's Matt Johnson he's a hot commodity. And I could really use the money with me and Quinn trying to find a new place. Besides this is the first flight I've been on since the doctor said it was okay, I got shot remember?"
Nathan rolled his eyes "How long are you gonna milk that?"
"I don't know man, it's a pretty nice card to have." Clay kidded
Nathan smiled a little despite himself "Well I still can't go, Haley's fever's back, and I can't exactly just leave my sick pregnant wife by herself. " He resumed rummaging through the bag of medicine looking for Haley's antibiotics.
"There's no one else to take care of her?"
"Pretty much." Nathan sighed
"Brooke?" Clay suggested
"Outta town somewhere with Julian."
"Oh."
"Yeah and Quinn's at that meeting…" Nathan trailed off as he thought about what she said about calling her if he needed help.
"Well Nate can't you just dig deep in your little black book and check?"
Nathan scoffed "Little black book?"
Clay rolled his eyes "Scroll through your contacts, then." He heard Nathan sigh on the other end "Dude c'mon, I need you."
"Okay fine I'll talk to Haley and try to figure something out." He said reluctantly "Just don't get all Brokeback Mountain on me." he joked
"Sure thing Ennis."
"What?"
"Ennis.. He's from-"
"I know, but that makes you Jack, and that means.. Wait a second how do you even know the guy's name?"
"Well how do you?"
"Haley made me watch it, I got through about 3 minutes. You?"
"Oh yeah same here, Quinn, ya know." Clay said clumsily
"Uh huh." Nathan smirked, clearly unconvinced as he took a of bottle of pills and dumped two into his palm, then screwed the back on.
"Yeah uh, I gotta go er finish packing and you have some people to call so uh see ya in a bit Nate." Clay said, rapidly trying to get out of this awkward moment
"Bye." Nathan chuckled and shook his head as he hung up.
Nathan grabbed the glass of juice and headed back upstairs. He gave a sharp exhale as walked into the bedroom. "Hey." he smiled dubiously "Here." he handed the juice and pills.
"Thanks." Haley popped the pills into her mouth "What's going on?" she said before taking a sip of her juice and downing the medicine.
"What do you mean?"
Haley paused to swallow "You have that look like you where you want to tell me something but you don't wanna tell me."
Nathan flashed a nervous smile and scratched the back of his head. "Well Clay just called."
"Okay.. Is he alright? Did something happen?"
"No he's fine. He just called to remind me that our flight to Dallas leaves at four."
"What?" Haley chuckled confusedly
"He's trying to sign Matt Johnson, and he wants me to go with him and help him."
"But I thought you couldn't without your-"
"I wouldn't technically be doing the signing I'd be convincing and Clay'd be signing." He elaborated and Haley nodded "Anyway I told him no, at first, then he just kept saying he couldn't do it by himself, so I told him I'd talk to you and see what you think…What do you think? Cause I'd be completely fine staying here with you."
"Go." She smiled "I'll be fine."
"Haley I can't just leave you by yourself."
"Nathan don't worry, I have a phone, and if worse comes to worst, I can, you know physically get up." she said with a hint of sarcasm.
"You also have a fever and I don't want you getting up. And please don't say 'if worse comes to worst' you should know that's like tempting fate in this town." he joked lightly.
"So what are you going to do, hire someone to chaperone me?"
"Yep." Nathan smiled and nodded
"You're crazy." she shook her head
"Crazy bout you Hales." he said and she rolled her eyes and smiled
Nathan reached over and took the t.v. remote and handed it to her. As he left the room he looked at his phone and noticed a text from Quinn that read:
'How's she doing?-Quinn'
He sighed glancing back at the bedroom door behind him before shaking his head and reluctantly dialing Quinn's number
15 minutes later
Nathan walked back in the bedroom and opened the closet and Haley looked up from the book she was reading. "Hey. So, who'd you come up with?" she asked
"Well I called Quinn-"
"Nathan! She's in a meeting, I don't want her skipping that to come back here, I'd rather stay by myself than have her do that. I-"
"Haley! I only called her after she texted me and told her how things were going. Don't worry, she's not your sitter."
"Sitter? What am I nine?" Haley chuckled
"Okay, person to come and sit with you."
"Now I'm 90?" Haley laughed
"You're impossible, Haley James." Nathan shook his head good-naturedly as he went back to picking out his clothes
"That's Haley James-Scott." Haley clarified with a smile and Nathan poked his head out of the closet and returned it. "So who is it?"
"Who's what?" came Nathan's muffled reply as he reached for a white button up shirt in the back of the closet.
"My sitter, chaperone.. thing. You said it wasn't Quinn. So who is it? Are Mouth and Skills coming over here with Jamie? If they are, I should probably clean up. "
"For Mouth and Skills? They've made the house look ten times worse than this. And besides you aren't suppose to get up." Nathan stripped out his black t-shirt and put on his white dress shirt and started buttoning it.
"I didn't mean the house. I meant..me." she gestured to her attire.
"Why? " he asked with a slight smile as he held two ties silently asking for Haley to choose
"Because I look like a refugee from a third world country." she said pointing to the blue tie in Nathan's right hand.
"No you don't Hales." he admonished with a laugh, laying his tie around neck.
"Yes I do. And the only reason you don't think so is because you're my husband. And if Mouth and Skills saw me the same way you do, I doubt we'd be friends with them." Haley joked
"Good point." Nathan nodded as he slipped off his jeans and stepped into his black slacks. "But it's not them anyway."
"It's not?"
"Nope. Is this straight?" Nathan asking adjusting his tie
"No, and who is it then?"
"Well I bumped into Principal Rimkus …" Nathan laughed as he undid his tie and retied it.
"Nathan."
"What? It was either her or hunt down my ex step-mommy." he smirked
"Oh that is so not funny even on a good day." Haley said throwing a pillow at him.
Nathan dodged it effectively and sat down on the edge on the bed.
"I think it'd be pretty funny, leaving you alone with Rachel for five or six hours. Sounds like fun."
"You wouldn't think it was so amusing if the only thing you saw when you got home was police tape and divorce papers." Haley said threateningly and
Nathan merely laughed and finished up putting on and tying his shoes. "So c'mon, tell me, who's the warden?" Haley prodded
"I prefer the term burgomaster."
Haley looked up just at the sound of a voice a familiar voice
"Hm I like it. I've always wanted to go to Europe." a female voice replied No it couldn't be. she thought as she heard the approaching foot steps come toward the bedroom then stared at the brown pair of men's boots then over at the the tan pair of uggs next to them. Her eyes traveled upward till they landed on the faces of the mystery people. And sure enough, it was. Lucas and Peyton standing in the doorway.
Yep that's chapter 1! Leave reviews please and chapter 2 shall be up soon! (: Thank you in advance. Oh and just so you know I'm going to encorporate all the characters in this story it is just going to focus on Nathan, Haley Lucas and Peyton. I'm also going to try and do my best at subplots and side stories and things. Hopefully they aren't too out of character. And I'm gonna try and tie up loose ends. So um leave messages and reviews please and thank you.