Chapter 11
-Thanks to Currish and Naley19 for the awesome reviews!
-Author's Note: There will only be 2 more chapters until the epilogue. I promise once I finish the epilogue, I will update my other stories!
Haley's POVLucas drove me to Nathan's apartment and I was so nervous. How the hell could I explain all the feelings I had inside of me? Even if this baby is Nathan's, how could our relationship work? It has been based on lies since the beginning. My palms were so sweaty and my heart was racing. I wish I could get the stupid paternity test over with and move on with my life. I had to tell Nathan how I feel and if he doesn't reciprocate, I will leave and never come back.
"Thanks for the ride Lucas. Are you sure Nathan is home?" I asked nervously playing with my hair.
"Yes, I called him before you were released. He told me he would be waiting for you. His apartment is on the 2nd floor and his room number is 23," Lucas assured me.
I gave him a quick hug and got out of the car. Lucas rolled down the wind and shouted, "Good luck and I hope everything goes alright with my brother."
I smiled back at him and walked up to the door. I hit the button for room number 23 and waited for Nathan to buzz me inside.
"Hello," Nathan shouted loudly.
"Hey, It's me Haley," I shouted back.
I heard a buzzing noise a few seconds later and I was able to open the door. I walked the flight of stairs to the 2nd floor and found #23. I knocked on the door and waited anxiously for Nathan to answer the door.
He opened the door and I looked into his beautiful blue eyes. We stared at each other for what felt like a lifetime.
"Are we going to stand out here all day or are you going to let me in," I joked.
"Yeah, you can come in. I was just so surprised to see you. I didn't think you would want to see me ever again," he said as he led me to the living room.
We sat down on the couch and words came pouring out of my mouth before I could stop them.
"I was the girl you met at Tric a month ago and had sex with," I sobbed hysterically.
I put my face into my hands and began to cry even more.
Nathan removed my hands from my face and crushed me against his chest.
"What happened to the long blonde hair?" he joked trying to lighten the mood.
"How did you figure out I was the girl you slept with?" I asked avoiding his question.
"Your eyes gave you away," he admitted. "When we almost kissed the 2nd time, I looked into your eyes and knew you were the beautiful blonde."
"My ex-boyfriend loved my long blonde hair. I couldn't stand looking at it anymore, so I chopped and dyed it. When I looked into your eyes, I knew as well," I confessed.
Nathan let go of me and we returned to our normal positions. I knew we still had a lot to talk about, but being here with him felt so normal.
"Hales, I have to apologize for what I did yesterday. It was rude, wrong, horrible, and you did not deserve it," he confessed. "Unfortunately, there was a reason behind it. Lucas and I believe Dan is up to no good and you were just his scapegoat. I know you are not a drug addict and I am so sorry for slapping you. I needed Dan to believe that I am on his side. I felt so awful and I wanted to find you after that. However, you found me and totally redeemed yourself. Thank you for slapping me because I completely deserved it."
"So you don't hate me?" I asked tearfully.
"Haley James, I will never ever hate you. In fact, I have to be honest about this," he confessed.
"Honest about what" I asked feeling confused.
Nathan pulled me onto his lap, wiped the tears from my eyes, and kissed me tenderly on the lips.
This kiss was filled with passion, lust, and something I was not expecting….love.
Nathan gently pulled away and whispered into my ear, "I love you."
I looked at him and I could see my future in his eyes. I wanted to say those wonderful words back to him, but reality set in because Nathan might not be the father.
"I'm sorry Nathan. I can't do this," I admitted before I got up and ran out the door.
I ran down the stairs and got all the way to my car. I was about to get in, but Nathan came chasing after me.
"You are not going anywhere Haley James. I'm not letting you go without a fight. I love you and I need to know what is going through that beautiful head of yours. You have to let me in and we need to talk about this baby," Nathan said putting his arms around me.
"If I say I love you, will you hold it against me later? I do love you Nathan, but will you still love me knowing this baby might not be yours?" I confessed.
Nathan put his hands on my shoulders and made me look into his eyes.
"Hales, I don't care if this baby is mine or not. I love you so much and I will help you raise this baby. It would be amazing if I was the father, but it doesn't matter. I will love this child just as much as I love you. I should have told you how I felt a month ago. I feel like such an idiot for waiting, but I had to make sure Dan wouldn't hurt you. I know he did anyway and I am so sorry for that," he said sincerely.
I began to cry again because what Nathan said was so sweet and honest.
I threw myself into Nathan's arms and kissed him with all the love in my heart and soul.
A few minutes later, we broke the embrace and I whispered into his ear, "I love you."
"I love you too," he whispered back.
He took my hand and we walked back into the building. We took the elevator and made out all the way to the 2nd floor. After getting out of the elevator, Nathan picked me up and carried me to his apartment.
He wouldn't put me down until we arrived into his bedroom. He put me down onto the bed and closed the door.
He sat down next to me and my stomach was doing flips because I still had to tell him the truth about Chris.
His lips were about to touch mine, but I put my hand over his mouth.
"Nate, do remember the night we were together and you noticed the bruises on my stomach?" I asked him hesitantly.
"Yeah, you gave me a vague answer. Why are you bringing this up now?" he asked holding my hand.
"I have to tell you the real reason Chris and I broke up. He hit me on numerous occasions for no reason whatsoever. At first, I pretended that I deserved to be hit because I was so in love with him. After the 7th time, I was done. I told him I was going to the police and he freaked out at me. I tried to leave, but he pulled me by my hair to stop me. He slapped me across the face so many times that night. I kicked him where it hurts and ran like hell. I drove away as fast as I could and stopped after about five minutes. I looked at my face and I could see the bruises already forming. I quickly put makeup on my face and then tried to find a place where I could drown my sorrows. That's when I found Tric and you know the rest. I should have said something that night, but I was too drunk and upset," I confessed feeling relieved that I got this off my chest.
"Wow! Haley, I don't know what to say. All I can say is Chris will never hurt you again. I will not allow him to be near you or the baby. He doesn't deserve to know about this. I am so sorry that he hurt you so badly. I feel worse because I hit you too. I swear on my life, it will never ever happen again. I love you, Haley James and nothing will ever change that," he spoke calmly.
"I love you too Nathan. Thank you for listening because you are the first person I've told besides the police. I could never get the courage to tell my parents. Well, I will have to tell them now because I am pregnant and have no clue who the father is," I stated.
"Haley, I will take a paternity test and hopefully, we can put this mess behind us. If the results show I am not the father, everything will still be alright. I will still love you and help raise this child together. I am not going anywhere. I am in this for the long haul and I hope you are too," he said.
"As long as you are with me, I am in this too. The only bad thing is I asked Lucas to find Chris and ask him if he would take a paternity test," I said feeling the dread once again.
"Let me call Lucas and let's pray he hasn't called him yet," he suggested before getting his cell phone and calling Lucas.
The phone rang 4 times before Lucas answered.
"Hey, Nate. How's it going with Haley? Please tell me that you admitted your feelings for her," Lucas said anxiously.
"Hey, Luke. Yes I did tell her how I feel and she feels the same. I just have one question though. Did you get a hold of Chris because if you didn't, don't bother," Nathan said.
"Actually, I just called him a few minutes ago and he sounds like a fucking douchebag. It's no wonder Haley kicked his ass to the curb. I didn't get a chance to tell him that Haley was pregnant because he said, 'tell that bitch she can drop dead for all I care.' Obviously, he wants nothing to do with Haley either," Lucas explained.
Nathan informed Lucas that he was going to take a paternity test anyway and was going to help raise the baby. Even if the results show he is not the father, he refuses to abandon me.
One Week Later Nathan's POVHaley and I were sitting in the doctor's office and waited patiently for the results. I took the paternity test a few hours after Haley and I confessed our love for each other. We wanted to get this over with right away and the results took a week to come in.
Haley and I were inseparable for the past week. She stayed at my apartment almost every night. We were not having sex, but it was wonderful waking up next to her every morning.
The doctor came into the room and she opened up the folder with the results.
"The paternity test has proven that Nathan Scott is the biological father of the unborn child."
-I was going to end the chapter before the doctor read the results, but I made a huge promise to my friend Vicki that I would not end this chapter in a cliffhanger. So now you know that Nathan is the father. I am just as happy as the readers!!!