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Ok guys, this is the last chapter! I hope you all liked this story and thank you all so much for reading and reviewing! I'm glad to actually get one of my stories done since I have some huge number to work on, but what can I say? I get an idea, I write it. I hope you all enjoyed reading this story as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Chapter 11: You and I
"I could have sworn you just asked me to marry you."
He laughed, "I did."
"What?"
"I love you Haley, and I want to marry you."
"Nathan, love you too, so much, you know that, but, you want to get married? We're in high school. People don't get married in high school. I mean, that's just, it's not normal."
"And neither are we Hales. I'm not normal, what I feel for you isn't normal, but I love the feeling and I don't want it to stop. And if you haven't noticed, these last two weeks, haven't been exactly normal. I don't ever want to be normal with you Haley."
"Nate, I know this hasn't been normal, but what if it drives apart? Or-"
"It won't. I swear that nothing could ever drive us apart. I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want to be with you forever."
"Nathan I want that too-"
"Then why can't forever start now?"
She bit her bottom lip nervously and looked at him. She saw the love in his eyes and she knew he was the one she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. She loved him more than anything and she knew he was the one. "Ok," she said and smiled.
"Yes?"
"Yes." He smiled and captured her lips in a searing kiss. His tongue ran along her bottom lip and begged for entrance to her mouth. She granted it and her tongue fought with his. They pulled away when they needed air, "say it," he said.
"I want to marry you Nathan Scott."
"I love you Haley James, soon to be Scott."
Haley was discharged from the hospital a few days later and she, Brooke and Peyton started plans on Haley and Nathan's wedding. Brooke was her maid of honor and Peyton would be her other bridesmaid. Lucas was of course his brother's best man and Jake a groomsman.
Nathan couldn't believe that Haley had agreed to marry him. It seemed to good to be true, but it was true. She loved him and she was going to marry him. He loved her so much and he didn't know what he would have done if he'd lost her. He didn't even want to think about it.
Everyone was shocked when they heard they wanted to get married. Everyone was happy for them though. Nathan was worried about what his mom would say. Would she be angry? Would she try to stop the wedding? Those thoughts plagued his mind before he told her about their plans to get married. Fortunately she was happy for them. Yes, like everyone she was shocked, but she was happy.
Brooke was ecstatic! She wanted to make the dress and help plan the wedding and make the bridesmaids' dresses. She wanted to basically do everything. If Haley didn't know any better, she would have sworn Brooke was planning her own wedding. Haley knew she was happy for her.
Peyton was happy too. She always knew that Nathan and Haley would end up together. Everyone knew that. It just took longer than they thought. When she heard about their engagement, she was surprised, but happy. She figured they would be together but she didn't know that meant they would get married.
Lucas and Jake felt the same way. Jake was right when he said the first thing Nathan would do when he was found was tell Haley that he loved her. Lucas knew his brother and he knew that when he wanted something, he went for it. Haley was shy about going for what she wanted but Nathan wasn't. So since he wanted her, he got her.
Nathan and Haley had found an apartment for themselves and they were in the process of unpacking. Haley stood in their bedroom next to the bed looking at pictures. "Hey," she heard from the door. She turned and saw Nathan. She smiled, "hi."
"It's kinda weird being in your room, while you know I'm here."
"Yeah, about that, how many times did you spy on me?"
"All the time."
"Pervert."
"Hey, you're the one who changed in front of me."
"Nathan!"
"I'm just kidding," he walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her back and she looked up at him. "So you didn't watch me?"
"I watched you, but I only saw you changing once."
"Nathan!"
"I looked away all the other times.'
"Yeah I'll bet."
"It's true, I swear!" She smiled at him and leaned up to place a kiss on his lips. "I can't believe we're getting married."
"I know, I can't wait to marry you."
"Me too, I love you."
"I love you too."
"You better."
A few hours later the two of them sat on the couch in the living room watching TV. Haley rested her head against his chest. There was something in the back of her mind that had been bothering her, but she didn't know if she wanted to bring it up. "Ok, what's wrong?" Nathan asked.
"You know me to well."
"Where's your head at Hales?"
"I was just thinking, what happened to Damien?"
"He's in jail Hales, we don't ever have to worry about him again. They got him on attempted murder, for both you and me."
"I could have killed him Nate."
"He almost killed you."
"And you."
"We don't have to worry about him."
"I know."
Haley rested her head against his shoulder again and looked back at the TV. Her bottom lip was wedged between her teeth and she couldn't help but think, maybe I should pay him a visit.
The next morning Haley woke up and drove to Tree Hill prison. Damien was there for the time being, until his trial, he was being tried as an adult. Haley told the guards who she was there to see. She sat down on the stool behind the plexi glass window. A few minutes later a guard escorted Damien in. He sat on the bench across from her and she picked up the phone to speak to him.
"Well, well, Haley James."
"Shut up Damien."
"Feisty, you see that's why I always liked you Hales."
"I said shut up. I came her for a reason and it wasn't to listen to you. I wanted you to know, I'm not afraid of you anymore. You may have scared everyone before, but I'm not afraid of you anymore. You can't do anything to me and you wanna know why? Because I have the satisfaction of knowing I could have killed you. You remember don't you? I'll bet you do."
Damien sat there listening to what she was saying. No one had ever talked to him like that before. "And you remember all of the, 'Nathan's dead, you might as well stop looking, I killed him myself' shit? Well I just have on last thing to say to you before I leave, and that's, I told you so." She hung up the phone before getting up and walking away before he could say anything to her.
She walked outside and got in her car. She started the engine and drove away. She had finally told Damien what she really thought. She wasn't going to hold that in any longer. She wanted him to live with the fact that she moved on from what he'd done. She wasn't going to hold that with her anymore.
If she was going to move on from everything, she needed him to know that he had no power over her anymore.
Two weeks later
Haley stood in a room looking at herself in the narrow mirror. She wore a silk white dress the stopped just above the knee. It had a modest V neck and her hair was pulled up in a French twist with a few pieces of hair framing her face. She had on a pair of simple white shoes and her make up was very natural. The door opened and Brooke walked in with Peyton behind her.
They wore red strapless dresses that also stopped just above the knee. Brooke had made all of the dresses for them. Brooke's hair was swept to one side of her neck and curled and held with bobby pins. Peyton's hair was straightened and pulled up. They all looked beautiful. "Hey," Haley said as she saw her friends walk up next to her.
"Hey H. James soon to be Scott," Brooke said and smiled.
"We just wanted to come see how you were doing, wanted to make sure you weren't going to pull a runaway bride," Peyton joked. Haley smiled and shook her head, "never."
"Well, we gotta go out and greet the guests, but we'll see ya out there," Brooke hugged her and then so did Peyton. Haley smiled and looked back at herself in the mirror after the door shut.
She thought about how she knew she was making the right decision. She loved Nathan more than anything and she knew she wanted to spend her life with him. No one ever made her as happy as he did. He made her see the silver lining in things and she loved that about him.
She couldn't think of anyone who could make her as happy. There was a knock on the door followed by Lucas and Jake walking in. "Oh, sorry Princess, I was looking for my friend Haley," Lucas said. Haley smiled and hugged both of them. Jake looked at the table that had make up and hair products on it. "Did it take all of that to make you look like that?" he asked.
Haley hit him in the arm with the back of her hand, "hey! I'll have you know, Brooke, Peyton and I all got ready in here."
"Well you look really beautiful Hales."
"You really do," Lucas agreed.
"Thanks Jake, BIL."
"Bill?" Lucas asked, "did you forget my name?"
"Brother in law? Hello."
"Yeah, Luke, jeez," Jake said.
"Oh like you knew what it meant," Lucas said and looked at Jake. Haley smiled at her two bickering best friends. "Well we're gonna head out there," Lucas said, "we'll see you out there," he kissed her forehead and turned towards the door.
"You really look great Hales, congratulations," Jake said and kissed her cheek before following her out.
Nathan stood in a room where he and Jake and Luke had gotten ready. The door opened and Brooke and Peyton walked in. "Hey Nate," Peyton said and they walked over to him. "Hey," he said, "how's my girl?"
"Gorgeous," Brooke said, "wait until you see her."
"She always looks gorgeous."
"That's true."
"Nervous?" Peyton asked.
"No, I just wait until she's all mine."
"You two are so cute," Brooke said, "I mean really, we were wondering how long it would take until you two got together."
"Seriously, it took you guys long enough, but I'll have you know I won the bet," Peyton stated proudly.
"You guys were betting on this?"
"Duh," they replied in unison. He smiled and hugged his two friends before they went back out to where they would soon walk down the aisle.
Nathan smiled thinking about how Haley would soon be his wife. He couldn't wait to start his life with her. He loved her more than anything in the entire world. He would have given anything to be with her always. He knew they were forever.
Nathan walked outside to the grassy spot near the beach. He could hear the waves crashing against the shore and he looked at all of the people sitting waiting for Haley to walk down the aisle.
Lucas and Jake walked out and stood next to him. Lucas patted him on the shoulder. Nathan smiled at both of them before 'We Are Man And Wife' by Michelle Featherstone began to play. Brooke and Peyton walked down the aisle toward them. "Want to make it a dual ceremony Luke?" Brooke asked playfully. Peyton smiled and winked at Nathan before smiling at Nathan.
Soon everyone stood when they saw Haley and her father. Nathan felt like the breath literally got knocked out of his lungs when he saw her. She looked beautiful. She smiled as she made her way towards him. He dad kissed her forehead as he gave her away to her soon to be husband.
He smiled at her and took both of her hands in his. The priest smiled at the two of them before he began to speak, "there are many things that I could say to Nathan and Haley, but they have chosen to express their love in their own words. Haley," he said and motioned for Haley to speak.
She looked into Nathan's eyes before she began to speak to him, "Nathan, when you asked me to marry you, I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe that I was lucky enough to be the one you chose to spend your life with. Sometimes I still can't believe it. I love you more than there are even words to express. You are the only person I could ever spend my life with. With you I feel a stillness and a calm wash over me. I find myself being more brave when I'm with you. You make me brave. Today, I vow, to love you forever and devote my life to making you as happy as you have made me."
Nathan smiled at her brought his hand up to wipe away a stray tear from her cheek. "Nathan," the priest said. Nathan looked back at her and said, "Um, I didn't really know what to write because I knew that when I saw you today, my heart would just automatically know what to saw, and it did." He laughed quietly and she smiled at him, "Haley, I feel that same stillness when I'm with you. Sometimes when I'm with you my hearts swells with pride because, I know that this amazing women, chose to be with me. She chose to spend her life eternally with me. At times I feel like I'm gonna wake up and this will only be a dream. But even if it was, I know that my feelings for you would stay the same. I've always loved you, and I know that I always will. I promise to you today, to love you always and forever."
The priest smiled as he finished and said, "I'm happy to present Nathan and Haley Scott, Nathan, you may kiss your bride." Nathan smiled and seized Haley's lips in his. She wrapped her arms around his neck and her hand went to the back of his head holding him to her. Their guests applauded the happy couple and Nathan rested his forehead against hers. "I love you Mrs. Scott."
"I love you too, Mr. Scott."
Soon everyone was at the reception for Nathan and Haley. They talked to the guests and everyone told them how happy they were for them and congratulated them. Soon it was time for their first dance. Haley had left Nathan in charge of picking the song.
They walked out to the dance floor hand in hand. So what song did you pick anyway?" The soft sounds of a piano playing filled the room and she smiled up at him. "I love this song."
"Well I had a little help," they both looked over at Brooke and Peyton and smiled at them.
Here we are
On earth together
It's you and I
God has made us fall in love
It's true
I've really found
Someone like you
Haley rested her head against his chest. He took her hand and put it over her his heart and said, "you feel that?"
"Yeah."
"You make my heart race Haley James Scott."
Will it stay
The love you feel for me
Will you say
That you will be by my side
To see me through
Until my life is through
Well in my mind
We can conquer the world
In love you and I
You and I, you and I...
"I love you so much."
"I love you more."
"I really don't think that's possible."
I'm glad
At least in my life
I've found someone
That may not be here forever
To see me through
But I found strength in you
Cause in my mind
You will stay here always
In love you and I
You and I, you and I
You and I, you and I
You and I
In my mind
We can conquer the world
In love you and I
You and I, you and I
You and I...
The happy couple stared into each others eyes and knew that there was no place they would rather be than with each other. They shared a love that was rare to find. Sometime they were afraid to show how much they loved each other because they were afraid their love would be beaten out of them by tragedy. They knew that would never happen, they knew that even when the times were hard, they had each other to make it through.
"We're always gonna be together," he said, "always and forever."
"You and I."
That's it! I hope you all like this chapter, I for one, love it! Please review and let me know what you think about this chapter, it is the last. I hope you all liked this story, and thank you all for sticking with me through it! The song I used was You and I by Michael Buble
