"What's wrong Nathan?"

"I-I have to go", he said, taking a few steps back .

"Bu-", she was cut off by Nathan swiftly turning around and heading for his car. Attempting to follow him, she tried desperately to grab his hand but it was to no use, he just kept pulling away.

"Nathan, what's wrong!"

Finally after a few minutes he stopped just as he was about to get into his silver SUV, turning towards Haley. His eyes were impassive and his breathing heavy.

"What is it ?" She asked softly, grabbing his hand and intertwining their fingers. After a few moments Nathan spoke, his voice slightly breaking.

"My d-dad. He's in the hospital, he's dying Haley."

At the mention of his father, Haley froze. The memories and pain flooded back into her body and the day she thought she would never be around to see, sprung up on her like a suprise, but it really was a suprise, a suprise she hoped to steer clear of, and that was having to see Dan again.

"Will you come with me?", he asked, looking into her eyes deeply, but never noticing the unfamiliar fear that shown through the brown orbs.

"Uh-", she desperately tried to come up with an excuse, but the look on Nathan's face made her so guilty. Even if she hated Dan and could not bear the site of him, she was finally getting another chance with Nathan and she had to be there for him. She knew if she wasn't she'd lose her shot once again.

"Okay."

Nathan smiled sadly and brought his hand up to her cheek, rubbing the skin gently with his thumb.

"Thank you."

Haley nodded, placing her hand over his and giving him a small smile, only... it didn't reach her eyes.

/

Fifteen minutes later they arrived at Tree Hill Emergency Care, Nathan scrambling out of the car and through the glass doors with Haley trailing behind.

"What room is he in?"

"Lucas said 155, I think it's on the top floor."

Nodding Haley followed Nathan into the now opened elevator waiting patiently as the machine closed and ascended into the air. 'Breathe, Breathe', she thought, she bit her bottom lip nervously and began to fidget. Hearing the ding, they both walked out looking down the long hallway. Spotting the room to the right, Haley tugged on Nathan's hand and pointed to the label that read '155'.

"Uhm you go ahead and go in, I'm gona find a nurse and find out how he's doing", she said, pointing towards the clerk's desk.

"Okay and Haley?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks again", he responded and bent down, placing a tender kiss on her cheek. He then walked up to the door and looking back at Haley once more who gave him a small wave, went in.

"Excuse me."

The clerk looked up from the papers she was filing through and smiled politely.

"Yes?"

"I'd like to check on Dan Scott's progress?"

"Well you'll have to ask his nurse or his doctor, they're they only ones who would know anything."

"Could you tell me who his nurse is and where she's at?"

The clerk scooted over to the computer, typing in a few things and then scooted back over in front of Haley.

"That would be... Taylor James and she's right behind you."

Haley's eyes bulged and her mouth became agap as she turned around to come face to face with her sister. Taylor matched the expression of her sisters as she came up to lean on the counter.

"Tay? What are you doing here?"

"I can ask the same for yourself."

Haley rolled her eyes.

"Don't give me that Tay this is a hospital, how do you work here?"

Taylor sighed, putting the clip board that was in her hand on the counter.

"Well remember when I went to college and I got a degree?"

Haley nodded.

"Well that was for medical Haley and so I decided to become a registered nurse and stop looking at me that way", she retorted, popping the gum that was in her mouth loudly.

"But I thought you said you got a job at a bar?"

"I lied. I didn't want you to make fun of me."

Haley shook her head in disbelief.

"Why would I make fun of you Taylor? I mean this job is way better than some bar job."

"Because your a musician and Brooke's a fashion designer and Peyton a record label, you guys are all big things and a registered nurse is not."

Haley sighed.

After graduating from high school, she had decided to go to UCLA and pursue her music career while attending college, where she met her record label best friend, Peyton Sawyer. Brooke, her other best friend whom she met in college as well and who happened to become a fashion multi-millionaire by starting online, funded the company. Truth be told, that was a rare occurrence, hell it was a rare occurrence to even make it to the big leagues. Haley could very well understand why her sister didn't want her to know where she worked, but then again a bar is as far away from as good as nurse as can be.

"Well then why did you say you worked in a bar Tay? That's way more embarrassing."

"Because a bar isn't a career it's just a job", Taylor retorted. Still not completely understanding her, Haley shook her head.

"Anyways your Dan's nurse?"

"Yeah why?"

"How is he doing?", she asked, worry in her eyes, but Taylor knew it wasn't from Dan being in the hospital, it was from the fear she had of him.

Taylor sighed, looking at Haley sternly.

"Not good. He's dying, in fact they're only giving him a few days to live, if that."

"W-why? What's wrong with him?"

"He has cancer and it's already spread through his whole body, even in his bones and there is no way we can get to it now, not even by kemo therapy."

Haley looked to the ground, avoiding her sisters eyes. Truth be told she was sad, but not for Dan, she could care less about the bastard, but this would break Nathan's heart and she hated to see that. She'd already seen it once before, hell she caused it and she didn't want to see it again.

"You know what you have to do right?", Taylor asked.

Confused Haley shook her head.

"Haley, you have to tell him... the truth."

Haley shook her head feverishly, tears springing to her eyes.

"I can't Tay, he's hurting right now."

"Yeah, but don't you think he has a right to know what his dad has done before he dies?"

"For why?"

Taylor shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't know, maybe to confront him or to show him what his dad really is, a monster."

"I-I'm not sure about this Tay."

"Haley come on, you have to tell him and maybe it'll take some of the hurt away if Nathan knew what he did, dont you want that? The hurt to go away for Nathan?"

Haley nodded and Taylor smiled at her sadly, placing her hand on her shoulder.

"Then you know what you have to do."

With that she picked up her clip board and turned around, walking down the corridor and into another patient's room. Haley knew she was right, Nathan needed to know and she needed him to know. She would have to tell him tonight.

/

"Hey Haley!", Lucas called, coming from Dan's hospital room. Haley got out of the chair she was sitting in near the clerks desk.

"How come your not in the room?"

"Oh well I don't want to intrude, this is family time", she shrugged.

"But Haley you are like family, atleast you're mine, please come inside", Lucas said, grabbing on to Haley's shoulder. She pulled back a little though, an unsure look crossing her features.

"I don't think that's such a good idea."

"But why? Nathan needs you right now. Listen he's in there by himself, my mom had to leave for awhile and I need to do a few things, could you please wait with him?"

Haley looked into Lucas' pleading face and surrendered, she would have to face Nathan sometime.

"Okay." Lucas nodded and gave her a small hug, before heading to the elevator. Haley slowly made her way to the room's doorway stopping to observe the scene in front of her. Nathan was sitting on the left side of his dad's bed, hands clasped together, elbows on knees, facing his father. When Haley spotted Dan, she felt fear flood her body and she didn't know if she could handle seeing him.

Suddenly Nathan turned around and gave her a sad smile, gesturing for her to come in. She did and walked next to Nathan, hands at her sides.

"How's he doing?"

"Worse, the doctors said he won't live another week", Nathan replied, looking down at his hands.

"You know", he continued, "I admit he was never really the father I wished he'd be and he did have his bad side... but he had alot of good too. He took care of us Haley, even when my mom became a junkie and had too go to rehab, he looked out for us and granted he was mean, he still... he still helped us."

Haley looked down to the floor, avoiding Nathan's eyes.

"Nathan."

"He was there an-"

"Nathan!"

He looked up into Haley's tear soaked face, concern evident on his features.

"Haley what's wrong?"

"I have something to tell you", she trailed off.

"What?"

"Maybe right here is not good."

Nathan shook his head.

"No, what ever you need to tell me you can tell me right here no one's around."

Haley glanced at Dan's motionless figure and took a deep breath.

"Remember when I told you I lost the baby?"

"Haley we don't have to talk about this now-"

"Yes we do", she answered cutting him off.

"Nathan I didn't lose the baby."

"What are you talking about?", he asked, confusion setting over his handsome face.

"I had an abortion."

She watched his face turn into disbelief as the tears streamed down her cheeks.

"You're lying."

"No Nathan I'm not. And let me explain-"

"Why should you, if you're not lying? Huh? What right would you have?", Nathan responded.

"Because-"

"Because what Haley?"

"Just listen to me!", she screamed.

"Dan forced me too. He told me I was ruining your life by having the baby."

"So you listened to him?"

"I had too! He was going to kill me and everyone I knew if I didn't!"

"Oh that's bull, he would never do that and even IF he did--which he didn't--you could have come to me", Nathan said standing up.

"No I couldn't, because then you would go and do something stupid Nathan and I couldn't let that happen, besides you can't stop your father."

"So what are saying, I'm weak?"

Haley shook her head vastly.

"No Nathan, I didn't mean it like that, I was just saying you couldn't stop him alone."

Nathan laughed and threw his hands in the air.

"And why the hell should I believe you? First you KILL our baby", his voice rose, "then you LIE to me about it and now your saying I'm incapable of taking care of things!"

Haley tried desperately to make him understand, but he cut her off. Nathan fell silent and turned toward the window. When he turned back around he had tears in his eyes.

"How could you do that to me?"

"I-I-", Haley stuttered, sobbing.

"Huh? HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO ME!"

The tone of his voice grew so loud, Haley could have sworn the whole hospital heard it and now Nathan was sobbing heavily too. Haley ran over to his side to try to comfort him, but he pulled away harshly.

"Don't touch me you murderer!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Haley felt as if she'd been shot straight in the heart.

"Just get out! Get out! I don't want you here! You're a liar!"

Haley slowly started to back up as Nathan continued to yell. She turned around and fled the room just as Taylor came running in, having heard the noise in all. Nathan put his hands on his head and fell onto his knees, tears still running down his face and Taylor could her an audible whispering as she perked her ears to try to make out the words.

He was whispering, "No", over and over again, while rocking back and forth. All the sudden she felt guilty, she was the one who told Haley to tell him, but then again, he had to learn the truth sometime. Turning away she walked out of the room as Lucas came running in, rushing over to his brothers side.

"Nathan!? Nathan!? What's a matter?" But Nathan still didn't say anything as he continued to sob.

When Haley had reached the front doors, Taylor had stopped her giving her the key to her car. She smiled gratefully and headed into the parking lot, spotting the green camero she hopped in it and drove off speeding down the road. Naturally Haley wasn't one for speeding, but she didn't care. She was currently doing eighty down the road, tears still descending her face. She closed her eyes for a brief moment, 'I wish I would of never met Nathan.' Hearing a honk her eyes flew open, as bright lights shown through the front window. She slammed on the brakes and swerved the car, but it was too late.

BANG!

And after that, everything went black.