Chapter 7 She Has No Time
You
think your days are
uneventful She says she has no time Think about the lonely
people She says she
has no time Lonely people tumble
downwards She says
she has no time
And no one ever thinks about you
She goes her own
way
She goes her own way
You say your days are ordinary
And
no one ever thinks about you
But we're all the same
And she can
hardly breathe without you
For you
now
She says she has no time
Then think about the day she found you
Or lie to
yourself
And see it all dissolve around you
For you now
She says she has no time
For you
now
She says she has no time
My heart opens to you
When she says
For you now
She says she has no time
For you
now
She says she has no time
Keane
It had been three weeks since Haley had been released from the hospital. The iron shots were working great so far. Dr. Baldwin had told them that he wanted to keep check on her blood levels every week so they went to his office each week to make sure that everything was ok. They had just returned home and Haley had gone upstairs. Nathan followed her and walked into their room behind her. He pulled her into his arms and placed a light kiss on her lips.
"You're really something else Hales, you know that?"
"Why?" she smiled.
"You just are. I can't believe we are going to have another son. I know we hadn't planned on this but I couldn't imagine it any other way now that we know."
"Me either" she whispered and she moved to claim his lips. Once their lips touched Nathan moved his hand behind her neck to tilt her head backwards slightly allowing him to deepen the kiss even more. After several minutes, he pulled away gasping for breath. "I can't believe that you can still do this to me after all of these years."
"You do me the same way" she breathlessly replied.
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah you do."
Nathan moved to walk her back to the bed. Once she was lying on the top of their comforter he reclined his body on top of hers while resting most of his weight on his forearms. As they began to make out Haley felt his hands slipping underneath her shirt and lightly moving across her stomach. He moved his mouth to her neck and as she moaned in satisfaction he then moved his hands upward to her breasts. When he began rolling her nipple between his thumb and forefinger, she started to nip at his bottom lip lightly. Now it was Nathan's turn to moan. He shoved her shirt up higher and moved to ravage her bra covered breasts. He finally grew tired of the material and unhooked the front clasp, baring her to his hungry eyes. He moved his mouth to one as his hand began to knead the other, Haley holding his head to her even tighter as he went. He began to grind his erection against her, knowing that it would turn her on even more.
"Nathan" she whispered.
He then moved his hand to the button on her jeans. Once it was undone he moved his hand into the waistband and dipped under the edge of her panties. Massaging and flicking her center would only turn them both on to the point of no return. They both knew that and neither cared. When Haley lifted her hips as she arched into him he ground down even harder. "Hales, baby, I want you."
"I want you too." she said.
Nathan lifted himself up and pulled the jeans down her creamy legs. He had always thought that he skin was satiny soft. As the material moved further down he began to place light kisses as it revealed more skin. Once the jeans were on the floor, he moved to nip at her mound through her panties as he slid a finger underneath the edge to insert in to her warm moist body. He began thrusting in and out slowly until he felt her small quiver. Then he inserted another finger along side of the first one and moved them a little faster. Haley again lifted her hips and her husband nipped even more at the top of her crease through the thin material. She began to writhe underneath him and that was his motivation to slip the panties away from her body. When he had them removed and her top was also along the floor with the rest of her clothes, his gaze moved from her head to her toes. 'God this woman was beautiful' he thought. 'She is so hott'.
Haley moved her hand to Nathan's shoulders pulling him to her. As he moved up her body and his face was above hers, she claimed his lips again, this time feverously. Nathan loved it when she got like this. He moved to pull his jeans and boxers away and they joined the rest of the clothing on the floor. Moving above her again he kissed his way up her body, stopping only to lap his tongue in the top of her crease between her legs.
"Oh god" she moaned. She reached down and wrapped her small fingers around him. Nathan had been blessed with a large love wand. The first time they had made love, the sight nearly scared her to death. She knew he would never fit in her small opening but as he moved to work his way inside of her, she felt herself stretching just like she had that night so many years ago. He claimed her lips once he was buried inside. Their tongues imitating what the lower parts of them were already doing. He kissed her as though his life depended on it. In many ways it did. He'd never breath without Haley he knew that.
He moved in long slow strokes in and out until he thought he would explode. He was gentle and caring in his lovemaking to her. Some of the times had been more intense than this but never once had he been rough with her. His hand worked its way up to again knead her breast. She began panting for air until she finally had to draw her lips away to get enough and then she placed her forehead against his as he continued to move within her.
Nathan was doing everything possible to hold back and wait for her release. It was getting harder and harder to hold control. "Baby, please I can't…"
Haley knew what he was asking for and in that moment she gave it to him. Her release claimed her as her internal walls clinched at him milking him until he too was in the land of bliss. As they both came, each moaning the other's name until the ride was over, their bodies shook and trembled. It was powerful. It was moving and it was just the start of the whole day.
Later that afternoon the two were still lying naked in each other's arms. They had just completed round four and each one was totally spent.
"Hales?"
"Yeah?"
"Baby as much as I don't want to we had better get up and get dressed. The kids will be home soon."
"I know. Just stay here another minute ok?"
He smiled down at her upturned face before kissing her full on the lips. He rubbed his hand up and down her arm while they still held each other's eyes.
"I'm so happy with you Nathan. You've made my life unbelievable. I can't tell you how much I love you. There are no words that do the way I feel justice."
Nathan's breath caught low in his throat. He still hadn't removed his gave from her eyes. His wife. His soulmate, His always and forever. His heart. His world. Haley was all of those things to him and so much more. His expression full of love and adoration caused her skin to heat. "God the way you look at me sometimes." She whispered as she moved to place her lips on his. He might not have said anything in words but his eyes gave away his feelings in leaps and bounds.
After dinner that night Jamie announced that he needed to use the phone. Tiffany had been upset earlier today and she wouldn't talk to him. He really wanted to find out what was going on with her.
As the phone rang he waited hoping she would answer it.
"Hello?"
"Tiffany?"
"No this is her sister. She's asleep."
"Will you tell her Jamie called?"
"Sure Jamie. I'll be glad to."
As Jamie turned off the phone he began to think back to earlier in the day. He didn't know what but something was going on with his girlfriend. Jason had told him that she had been crying in the hall that morning before he got there and he had tried to get her to go find Jamie, telling her that she would feel better. Tiffany of course knew it would only serve to make her feel worse. This whole thing was getting out of hand. She had yet to find the keys to the Kids Club. Mr. Scott didn't leave them lying around like Mad Dawg might think. The gang member was becoming inpatient. Tiffany was beginning to fear what he would do next.
"That was him again" Melissa told her sister.
"What did you tell him?" Tiffany asked.
"I told him you were asleep. Why do you have me lying to him?"
"Missy look… It's a long story. One I don't want to get into. Just let me handle Jamie Scott ok?"
"Oh little sister you're an idiot if you don't handle him. I'm a junior in high school and I think the boy is fine."
"I wish that I could love him. I really do but that is just not possible." Tiffany told her sister.
"Only if you won't let it be" Missy said as she walked out of the door.
As Jamie came back downstairs Haley noticed the sad look in his eyes. "Jimmy Jam, what's up buddy?"
"Nothing"
"Jamie I'm your mother I can see that something is bothering you."
As Jamie looked at his mom he knew that there was no need to lie to her. She usually had some good advice but was he ready to talk about it? No he didn't think so.
"Mom, I'm just not up to talking right now ok?"
"Ok buddy but if you need me you know I'm here right?"
Jamie nodded and went to hug his Mom. They had always been close. Jamie thought he had the best Mom in the world. Haley Scott was perfect in so many ways to so many people. As he wrapped his arms around her she held on tightly. Her oldest son was really bothered by something. Nathan had decided that tonight was the night to tell the kids about the baby. Haley wasn't sure with Jamie already seeming to have enough on his plate.
After the dinner dishes were done Nathan and Haley sat down with the kids. Nathan had said that it was still time to tell them before one of them noticed something. Jamie would be getting his licenses in about two more weeks at the end of the school year. He was old enough to handle that his family was expanding.
"Ah guys there's something your Mom and I need to tell you."
Natalie, Nicole and Bri all sat and listened. Jamie still seemed to be partially in another world. Finally Natalie spoke up. "Ok Dad what is it?"
"Nat, your dad and I are going to have another baby."
"WHAT? MOM YOU'RE PREGNANT?"
"Yes. I am Natalie."
Nicole moved over to her Mom and wrapped her small arms around her neck "Mom that's great."
"Yeah, this one will be the deciding factor around here." Bri said as everyone looked at him strangely. "What? Right now we have three males and three females. This kid will break the tie"
Natalie still hadn't said anything. "Mom, this is why you were in the hospital isn't it?"
"Not exactly Natalie. You know that I have the anemia problems. But yes now that you mention it, it usually does get worse during pregnancy."
"Are you going to be ok?" Natalie asked her Mom."
"Yeah baby. I feel great. The shots are working and I'm doing a lot better."
Natalie moved to her mother and hugged her neck. She wasn't sure if she liked this idea or not but it was obvious that her parents were happy about it.
Jamie just watched his family. Finally he stood up and moved to walk out of the room. Nathan started to go after him but something stopped him.
"Jimmy Jam? Son?"
"Dad, how could you do that to her again?" Jamie moved to run out of the front door.
Haley stood up to go after him but Nathan held out his hand. "Let me talk to him Hales."
Nathan finally found Jamie at the Rivercourt. He moved out of the Range Rover and went to sit beside his son on the bleachers. Jamie didn't say anything. He just sat there.
"Jamie, son, please talk to me."
"Dad I don't know what to say."
"Tell me why you're upset."
"Dad.." he started. "I'm upset because I don't want to lose my Mom."
"Jamie you aren't going to lose your Mom buddy."
"Dad do you remember what happened last time?"
"Jamie you think the pregnancy was what caused that?"
"Wasn't it?"
"Jamie, your Mom and I have tried to protect you from things that we knew would hurt you buddy. Your Mom being sick last time had nothing to do with her being pregnant."
"So if she hadn't been pregnant and Grandpa Dan did that to her it wouldn't have hurt her?"
Nathan stopped. Jamie had a point. It was worse because she was pregnant. "Jamie what your Grandfather did was unforgiveable. He's in jail now son. I'm going to make absolutely sure that he stays there. You're right though if your Mom hadn't been pregnant it might not have been as bad. But she still would have been in danger son. As long as your Grandfather can get to her she'll always be in danger, Jamie. Can you understand that?"
Jamie nodded his head. "Dad, will he ever get out?"
"I hope not buddy."
"Are you happy about the baby Dad?"
"Yeah Jamie I am. I love each one of you kids. You know that don't you?"
"Yeah I just worry about Mom. I mean DAMN don't you two know anything about birth control Dad?"
Nathan had to laugh at that. "Jamie I shouldn't be having this conversation with you but I'm going to. We were using birth control son. Sometimes things happen. If it's meant to be there's nothing you can do."
Jamie stared at his dad. "Yeah well, I'm never having unprotected sex if that's true. I'm not going to have any surprises."
Nathan laughed again. "Jamie every one of you have been the greatest surprise life had to offer son. But no you're right don't have unprotected sex until you get married. I never did. You don't want to be put into a situation that you are not ready for. When you get married it's different."
"How dad?"
"When you get married you are already starting a family." Nathan said with a smile.
Jamie nodded again. His Dad was right. He shouldn't be mad about this.
"Jamie, even if you don't like this, I need for you to be ok with it to the point that you're not mad. Your Mom doesn't need that buddy."
"I know. I'll apologize when I get back. Dad?"
"Yeah?"
"What do you do when Mom's upset about something and won't talk to you?"
"If she gets like that Jamie, you just have to let her wait until she's ready. Why?"
"Tiffany's been upset all day. She won't talk to me and I don't know what's wrong."
"She will when she's ready son. Sometimes people have to work things out for themselves before they can talk about it with someone else."
"Dad, I think it's something really bad though."
"It won't do your relationship any good if you don't let her come to terms with it first though Jamie."
Jamie looked at Nathan and smirked. His Dad was right. "Thanks Dad."
"You ready to go back home?"
"Yeah"
When Jamie and Nathan walked back into the house Jamie moved to the couch beside his Mom. He leaned down and hugged her. "Mom, I'm sorry"
"It's ok buddy."
"No I shouldn't have acted that way. It's not that I'm unhappy about the baby. I am just worried about you."
"Jamie, I'm going to be fine."
"I know but it's still scary. Mom?"
"Yeah Jamie?"
"Did you know that I still remember the day that Natalie and Nicole were born?"
"No I didn't. Why don't you tell me about that." Haley said as Nathan moved beside her to sit down.
"Uncle Lucas and Aunt Peyton had just brought me and Bri back home when we saw Daddy's old Range Rover backing out of the garage. I remember Dad telling Uncle Luke that he couldn't wake you up and had to get you to the hospital."
Haley looked over to Nathan. She knew the story but she wasn't aware that Jamie did.
"Jamie, buddy, we talked about that. It was because of your Grandfather."
"I know Dad but I didn't realize that until today at the Rivercourt. I knew he had done something to Mom but I have believed that it was the pregnancy that caused it for years."
"Jamie he can't hurt us anymore. Ok?"
"Mom please tell me you are kidding. He just had someone stalking you a few months ago."
"Stalking me. Right. He wanted to scare me. He didn't hurt me Jamie."
Jamie sat there a few minutes thinking about what his Mom has just said. She was right. She hadn't been hurt but they didn't know for sure that she wouldn't be."
The next morning Jamie went to school. Tiffany came up to him with a shy smile on her face. "I'm sorry about yesterday."
"It's ok. Is there anything I can do?" Jamie asked.
"No. It's something I have to work out on my own Jamie."
He nodded. Understanding that she would tell him when she was ready just like his Dad has told him.
The next twelve days had flown by. Jamie would be getting his license tomorrow. He couldn't believe that he would finally be sixteen. His parents had thrown a big cookout/pool party for him and his friends. Jamie had tried to get them to let him have a party at the beach but Nathan thought back to those parties he used to have and told Jamie he didn't think that was a good idea.
Haley and Nathan had just come downstairs. The kids were eating cereal and Haley moved to make coffee. She stuck a couple of pieces of bread in the toaster and turned to Jamie.
"Jamie I'll be there to pick you up at one thirty ok?"
"Ok Mom. Can we go to Wilmington?"
"Sure. I would love to go to town. Is there something special we're going for?"
"Yeah. I want to go get a new polo and jeans for this party next weekend. Things are better between Tiffany and me and we're going together."
"Ok. Nathan, I guess we'll be home a little later than I expected." Haley said.
"You two just be careful. Jamie take care of your Mom buddy." Nathan pointed at his son.
"You know I will Dad." Jamie answered.
When Jamie got to school the first thing he saw was Mad Dawg grabbing Tiffany's wrists. They didn't see him come up behind them so they didn't cover their words.
"I told you Tiffy, you want that cop Dad of yours to live? You better get me what I'm looking for."
He then moved to slam her against the wall and Jamie moved in to intervene, punching him in the jaw as hard as he could. "Get off her man. NOW!" Jamie told him. "If you want to pick on someone, pick on someone your own size."
Tiffany was small like his Mom. She was petite and hand dark brown shoulder length hair. She was no match for this guy. As Jamie moved to put his arm around her he saw the bruises on her wrist where the other guy had been twisting her arm. He turned and hit him again in the jaw. "If I catch you near her again, I'm going to make you wish you were never born. You got it? Jerome?"
Jamie took her hand and moved her down the breezeway. When he finally had put some distance between them and the gang member Jamie turned to her. "Are you ok?"
Tiffany just stood there with tears in her eyes. She couldn't look Jamie in the face. "I don't deserve you Jamie Scott." she whispered.
Jamie pulled her into a hug. He wasn't sure what she meant by that. He had heard what they said when they didn't realize he was behind them but he wasn't completely sure what it meant.
Tiffany told him that they needed to get to class. After lunch the office assistant called Jamie's classroom to tell the teacher to send him up to go home. When Jamie reached the office his saw his mom standing there waiting for him. "Are you ready Jimmy Jam?"
Jamie broke out in a huge smile. "Of course I am, Mom."
"Let's go get those drivers license then buddy, dating and drama await you." Haley giggled.
They made their way to the DMV. After signing in they waited for almost thirty minutes and finally the officer called him. "James Lucas Scott"
Jamie stood up and squeezed his Mom's hand. "Good luck" she said. He smiled and then followed the officer to the exam room to take his test.
Haley sat there with large tears in her eyes. Her little boy had grown up so fast. Jamie had been a joy to her and Nathan both. He was growing up into such a fine young man. Haley had told Nathan many times that he was the cause of that. He truly led his boys by example. Nathan had just smirked and said it still all stemmed from her. He wouldn't be the man he was if Haley hadn't come along.
After an hour or so, Jamie came out with the officer and asked his Mom for the key's to the Denali. It was time for the driving part of his test. When she handed them to him she lightly squeezed his hand and smiled. Jamie smiled back and then he and the officer went outside.
Nathan had gone over to the local dealership and purchased silver Tahoe. He thought that Jamie would really like this vehicle. It was a brand new one it only had sixty two miles on it. It was fully loaded and since he was paying cash he had gotten a nice discount. He drove the vehicle over to the house and parked it. They had made a huge red bow to place on the hood of the truck. Nathan was pleased with the purchase. He moved into the house and called Haley.
"Hello"
"Hi baby"
"Hi" she said lightly.
"Haley what's wrong?"
"He's growing up." she sniffled.
Nathan smiled to himself. Yes he was growing up. He hated it that Haley was upset but he totally expected it. It had been this way over every major milestone in each of their kid's lives. Their first word, their first step, their first day of school, losing their first tooth, their first boyfriend/girlfriend. She loved her children, that was acutely evident.
"Baby you can't do this to yourself." he whispered.
"I know I'll be fine by the time he gets back."
"Back? Where did he go?"
"He's gone to do the driving portion of his test. He came and asked for the keys just a few minutes ago. It nearly broke my heart. I feel like he's moving away from me."
"Haley, baby Jamie would never move away from you. That boy loves you, almost as much as I do. All our kids do. They know you're a fantastic Mom. That's why they get so mad at me when they think I'm keeping things from them."
"Nathan they know you're a wonderful Dad too baby. Don't ever doubt that. Jamie and Bri try to hard to be exactly like you."
Nathan felt his heart warm at that. The boys were following in his steps quite a bit. As long as they followed in his steps after Haley he could live with that. "I picked up the Tahoe today."
"You did? Which one did you get?"
"The silver one. I thought he would like it best."
"Oh Nathan. He's going to love it."
"It's the only one that had a sunroof in it. I also had them add the stereo system that we looked at."
"That's good. Oh I need to go here he comes baby."
"Ok Hales, I love you."
"I love you too" she said before hanging up.
When Jamie came in the door he says his mother's questioning eyes. He nodded to her that he had done ok and then followed the officer to the back. Fifteen minutes later he came out to the waiting area and held out his hand to his Mom. "Let's go. I am officially licensed to drive. Wilmington here we come."
She placed her hand in his and they moved through the door and to the Denali. When they finally reached the mall, Jamie told his Mom he wanted to go over to Old Navy. They walked in and he began to search through the shirts. He finally found one and held it up for Haley to see asking if she liked it. As she looked at it, she smiled. It was a black Polo with royal blue stripes across the chest. Nathan used to have one just like it. That brought back so many memories for her. She nodded her approval and Jamie went to try the shirt on.
After they finished shopping for Jamie, Haley moved into Belk's to find an outfit for Natalie, Nicole and Bri. Once the purchases were made she started toward the door with Jamie in tow. He saw his Mom stop at a Peach and Black Prom dress. He noticed that she seemed to travel away from the mall in her thinking.
"Mom? You ok?"
"Yeah Jamie. I wore a Prom Dress very similar to this one the year that I was pregnant with you. It wasn't full length like this one and it had wider shoulder straps but other than that it looked the same."
"Did Dad like it?" he smiled.
"Your Dad bought it Jamie."
As they made their way out of the mall and to the Denali, Jamie took the packages from her and placed them in the back while his Mom got in on the passenger side. When he jumped in the driver's seat and started up the truck Haley looked over at him. "You're a good young man James Lucas Scott. Don't ever change ok?"
"I won't Mom. I promise. Tell me about Dad buying you a Prom Dress. I've never heard that story."
Haley knew if he told him Nathan would kill her but she couldn't resist. It was such a sweet thing that he did. "Jamie if I tell you, you have to promise that you won't let your Dad know that you have any idea this ever happened ok?"
"OK. I won't tell him Mom."
"Your Dad, Uncle Skills and Mouth entered a strip contest and won. He bought the Prom Dress with the money.
"You are kidding. My Dad a stripper?"
"Well not completely stripped but yeah, he did."
FLASHBACK
Nathan walked into their bedroom in the apartment carrying a box. Haley was in their bathroom standing at the door. "How you doin? Hotstuff?" as she twirled the gold g string around her fingers.
"Very funny. Get it all out." He smiled.
"How much for a lap dance?" she smiled as she made her way to him.
"You done?"
"Not even close. I'm serious. How much for a lap dance?" she teased.
"I needed some extra cash ok?"
"What for?" she smiled.
"This." He began helping her pull back the tissue paper. Her eyes lit up as she lifted the dress out of the box. "They actually had Prom Dresses in the maternity section. Who knew?"
"Nathan! This is really beautiful"
"I'm just glad that we won tonight. Otherwise I would have had to take that back. I just wanted you to have a great prom Hales."
"Whoa. Thank you. Maybe we should have waited and saved the money until you got a job."
"I'll get a job. You said in a perfect world you'd wear a pretty dress and dance with the man you love."
"Well I don't think I'm going to be dancing. The doctor says it takes most people…"
"You're not most people. I've seen how you are when you set your mind to something. You can do this. I'll help you."
She leaned over and kissed him so tenderly. He moved her to his lap and pulled gently so she would sit down. Moving his hand to her neck, he intensified the kiss. He leaned back and rolled slightly to the side so that Haley was soon lying beside him. Moving to her neck, he sucked furiously at her sensitive spot.
END FLASHBACK
They talked more about her and his Dad's courtship, neither of them realizing that a car had raced up behind them.
"Ok Scott" Mad Dawg said. "I know you've got my girl in that truck. She ain't cooperating so it's time you both went down."
Jamie was still talking to his Mom as the car pulled out to pass them. Before he realized what had happened the car had rammed into the side of them.
"Jamie, look out" was the last word either of them heard before the Denali went over the embankment. Mad Dawg stopped his car and watched as the truck came to a rest.
"Fuck me again bitch. Your Dad is next." He said. "I just rid of you and Scott. Now I'm going to find the good detective." He laughed evilly as he got into his car, never looking back.
