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"Cancer..you cannot be serious Nathan, no" Haley whispered, quietly, her expression changing immediately as she struggled to take the news. Nathan had imagined her getting upset, having reminders of her mum, but this was on a whole new scale.
It was horrible telling her..
"Hales I need to tell you something" he had repeated, his voice growing stronger and more determined after his conversation with Clay
"What is it honey..you got me a present?" She asked, laughing slightly and kissing his cheek with a coy grin; Nathan sighed, he knew this would kill her
"You know when Clay got me that advert..for cancer.." Nathan started, watching Haley step back from him a little, looking confused; it was starting to sink in, she didn't like the topic of conversation
"Yeah.." Haley asked, keeping a calm and cool exterior
"Well we did some tests, me and Clay had to do tests" Nathan babbled nervously, running a sheepish hand through his hair and watching Haley take a deep breath, looking nervous, but nodding, not thinking that her words would add anything to what Nathan was about to say
"I tested back positive Haley..for Testicular Cancer" Nathan had said, taking a shuddering breath and watching his wife, just praying she would say something. He searched for the meaning in her eyes, what was she feeling, was she upset, was she hurt, well of course she would be hurt but on what scale...
Rocked back to the present, and his wifes expectant eyes, Nathan relented
"Im serious, Haley" Nathan revealed, trying to keep strong, but he had been holding it in for so long that a shy whimper subsided
"They must of mixed it up" Haley muttered, in a monotone, looking pissed off
"What?" Nathan asked, following her as she headed over to the kitchen, still muttering to herself
"You and Clays results, they must of been swapped, Clays got cancer..oh my god I should ring Quinn shes going to be devastated..with mum and then the man she loves.." Haley said, wandering around, pouring herself a large glass of wine, being completely out of character. He had seen Haley in denial about her mum, but this seemed to be alot worse, but he knew that deep down, Haley knew. This was why she was currently walking around with a phone but doing nothing with it, her eyes had glazed over
"Clay doesn't have cancer Haley..I do..and I have the piece of paper that says so, right here" Nathan frowned, digging into his pockets and finding a battered envelope, something that he had carried around with him ever since he found out the news, the writing was fading due to him reading it so much. Everytime he showered, everytime he was in traffic, everywhere. And now finally, he had told Haley, and she didn't believe it
"It cant be..the timing.." Haley said, trying not to admit defeat
"Is like a sick joke..I know Hales..but I can get help" Nathan said, folding his arms and deciding that he needed to be strong
"Thats what mum said.." Haley sadly said, then snapping back into her parallel universe
"But Clays condition has nothing to do with you..he will get help, he will. Oh Nate are you ok, your best friend gets cancer.." Haley babbled, coming closer to him and wrapping 2 arms around him, but Nathan pulled her off, in a frustrated manner, holding her wrists lightly above both of their heads
After a minute of silence, Nathan spoke through a lump in his throat which was threatening to expose his weakness
"Haley..its me..ive got cancer. Not Clay..he tested negative..like I thought I would..we were meant to both be negative Haley" Nathan sniffed slightly, suddenly dropping Haleys hands and sighing heavily, he needed Haley so badly right now..
Brooke sadly ate through a pot of chocolate ice cream, not even pausing to laugh as she watched Julian get a spot on his nose
"How were the guys today" Brooke said in a deadbeat voice, feigning interest at something new
"Fine..Clay had his check-up, his kidneys going to be fine" Julian said, wondering if a little positive news would help dull the ache in Brookes heart
"Im glad theres some good news on this side of the patch" Brooke said, focusing on the hair that she had found that had strayed out of the control of her ponytail
"Have you thought about that job offer Brooke?" Julian asked, trying to break her flow of thinking..the conversation the first time hadn't been promising
"Vice President, Brooke thats massive!" Julian grinned, overcompensating for his excitement, trying to get her to match his mood, desperately trying
"Massive" Brooke repeated, looking around the empty nursery and sighing "Not that massive though" she continued, gesturing to the three colours on the wall that they had painted, and watching Julians facial expression become pained
"Maybe a move is the best thing for us Brooke..a new focus, eh?" He asked, sliding his hands around Brooke's waist and finally breaking her barriers down..she was leaning agaisn't him
"Thats what everybody wants..a new focus. Like nothing happened" Brooke said, trying to pull away from Julians embrace, but not having the strength to do so
"What do you mean?" Julian questioned his wife, whos gaze was again fixed on the wall
"Everybody runs away from things, and now we have completed the set.." Brooke said bitterly, looking up at Julian
"Nobody has ran away from anything" Julian said, in a promising tone, but Brooke broke away from him
"Everybody has ran away, Nathan runs away from giving up Basketball, Clay runs away from the fact that he shot shot by a psycho, and now, we are running away from the fact that we.." Brooke stuttered as she tried to carry on
"Lost a baby Brooke, we lost, a baby" Julian reminded her, "you need to start saying it Brooke, then you will accept it" Julian softly said, cradling her away from the world..
"But if we leave, we run away, we run away from the fact that we didn't get what we wanted here Julian..nothing is going to fill the hole in my heart once its been opened" Brooke said, supressing a small cry and grabbing her keys
"I need to go out Ju.." Brooke whispered, kissing his cheek and rushing out of the house with a small sob
"Brooke.." Julian started, but she had already gone
Brookes stony voice broke Julians thought trail
"Julian, I cant..we cant." Brooke repeated, and wandered to the fridge, her footsteps becoming more and more slow
Clay smiled down at Quinn and pressed a soft kiss down to her head
"This is good" he smiled, almost serenely
"Whats good?" Quinn asked, snuggling into him more
"Me, you, no drama for once" Clay replied with a small laugh
"Its all gone now baby" Quinn responded
Clay burst into the house with a big grin
"Quinn?" he called out, it sounded alot more urgent then it should of been
"Baby, im here" Quinn called back, and rushed into the lounge, where Clay was stood
"How did it go?" Quinn asked, stepping towards him carefully
"Everythings fine Quinn..I cant believe it..everythings fine.." Clay said, looking into her eyes in the way that she knew he did, taking her into that small world that just contained the two of them. Just with one flicker of those piercing blue eyes. This was also combined with a wide grin
"Everything? The kidney? The bullet?" Quinn grinned, watching his expression, it didn't falter
"Absolutely everything! We made it!" Clay responded, with a big laugh and a joyful face.
"Oh my god this is amazing!" Quinn smiled, not being able to hold herself back any longer, and pulling Clay towards her, putting her arms around his waist, pulling him in and giving him a small, sensual kiss, before holding him close
"Thats what happens when you have everything to live for" Clay whispered into her ear, feeling Quinns face light up with the situation
"I mean it Quinn..I love you" Clay smiled, and pressed a kiss to her cheek
"I love you too, more and more everyday" Quinn replied, holding him closely. This was their world.
Haley was sitting on the sofa, Nathan watching her calmly, trying to keep a brave face on
"Why didn't you tell me as soon as you knew Nathan..who did you tell..oh I know, you probably told Clay, and Julian,and Quinn and Brooke probably know, and im probably the big idiot who knows absolutely nothing all over again huh Nathan?" Haley stood up, taking a generous sip from her glass of wine
"Your the first person ive told Haley" Nathan said, not rising to her bait, she was upset, he knew she would be
"Oh, so you hid it. Yeah, you avoid things, even Jamie said so, I remember now" Haley said, folding her arms and taking another sip..Nathan bravely rose from his seat and softly took the wine glass from Haley
"It wont help you Hales" he said, sadly
"You have cancer Nathan..you have cancer.." Haley said, emitting a small cry..and then Nathan knew she had finally taken it in after a night of persuasion, and wrapped his arms around her..he knew.