Fall

chapter: eight

Nathan looked at Haley when he heard the gun shot. As soon as he looked at her he could see the terrible fear in her eyes. Nathan bent down and picked up Haley knowing she wouldn't be able to get to his office fast enough. She still had the fear in her eyes as they reached the locker room doors. By the time they got there pretty much every student was in a designated lockdown area or out of the school. So it was just them two entering the locker room.

Nathan held the door till it shut so it didn't make any noise. He knew that he had to protect Haley. And he was gonna try his best to do that. Nathan carried Haley through the locker room to his office because she dropped her crutches in the hall way. She was really worried about her friends. She went to reach for we cell phone but remembered she left it on the charger. They finally reached his office. Nathan walked in and right away put Haley on his chair. Not that she was heavy because he could lift her with one arm but he wanted her to be comfortable. Nathan bend down in front of Haley.

"Hales it's gonna be okay. We are safe in here. What are the odds the shooter come in here? Plus my office door locks." he got up locked the office door and close the blinds to the open window.

"But what about Brooke, Lucas, and Peyton. What if one of them got hurt? I need to know they are safe."

"Baby I'm sure they are safe. But we need to worry about us right now. Our safety. Now I don't have my cell phone either and the phone in here doesn't work so we are gonna have to wait till someone come and finds us. Hopefully the police. But Haley, I love you and I will always protect you."

Haley smiled. Nathan's word always warmed her heart an he always knew how to make her feel safe. She leaned down and kissed him before she shivered. No one had been in Nathan's office the past few days so it wasn't exactly warm in there.

"Are you cold Hales?"

"Yeah a little. But I will be fine."

"No I have a couple blankets and pillows from when we went on that date on the beach. I needed the pillows for a drill for the team and I figured I might as well keep the stuff in here for now. "

Nathan got up and walke over to the closet in the office. He opened it up and pulled out 2 smaller blankets and one big one. He layered the 2 thick small ones on top of each other then laid two pillows down. Haley hopped the two steps to the bed made out of blankets and sat down. Nathan sat down beside her and then he laid down and pulled Haley into his embrace.

"Ya know this would be kind of nice if we weren't stuck in my office while there was someone with a gun in the school."

"Yeah your right. God Nathan, I love you so much that I can't breath when I'm around you. And when I'm not my heart aches For your touch and kisses. I know it's only been two months but it seriously feels like its been two years. " Haley was rubbing Nathan's chest as his arm was around her shoulders and her head was on his chest. He was running small shapes on her arm.

Haley felt a sudden shift in Nathan's mood. His body got stiff.

"Nathan what's wrong?"

"Haley I need to tell you something. But I want you to know that this doesn't change the way I feel about you. She was a mistake. I will always love you if you don't want to be with me after this."

"Nathan what the hell are you talking about. Who was a mistake? Did you cheat on me?"

"No. God, no Hales. Okay when I graduated a frien of mine in high school was having one last party for all of the seniors. I got really drunk and unfortunately had sex with this girl Erica Marsh. She was student council president and popular. I was popular so we knew each other. Two weeks later I'm keeping in shape and just shooting around in the gym and she comes in and says shes pregnant. I told her that I didn't want to be with her but I would stick around and help raise the baby. But 6 months into the pregnancy she miscarried. I went to check on her after we found out an she was gone. No note, no call, no nothing. I wasn't upset because I didn't have feelings for her."

"Oh my. Nathan I'm so sorry. That must have been tough."

"Wait. Your not mad Hales?"

"Of course not Nathan. I'm actually glad you told me. It means alot."

"Oh Haley. You have no idea how good it is to hear you say your not mad. I mean it was tough on me at first especially since I was at college with no one to comfort me. But it just got a little bit easier everyday. But sometime I will be out somewhere and I will see a father with his son or daughter and I just think about what he would be like today."

Haley could feel her eyes start to water. She felt bad that he had to experience and go through that alone. She leaned up and have him a very loving and passionate kiss. She wished that Erica would have stuck around to help him through it. But it is what it is. And sh. Was here now instead of Erica.

" His birthday is next week. He would be turning 2."

"What were you gonna name him?"

"Landon Jimmy Scott. It's funny that her dads name was Jimmy like yours."