A/N: Hey everyone,sorry it has taken me so long to UD, I had 3 assignments due in this week,uni is so not fun!Thanks to everyone who has read and review, you are all awesome and I really appreciate it.
I still do not own OTH...but was it just me or was James Lafferty uber hot in this weeks episode?
Chapter 14-Makes Me Wonder
Nathan sat by Haley's beside, her hand resting limply in his. He couldn't remember the last time he slept, or ate. All he could think of was Haley, and the letter she had left. He considered calling her parents, or Taylor but a selfish part of him wanted to be the only one looking after her. Nathan talked to her about anything or everything, hoping something would trigger her to wake up.
A soft tap on the door interrupted Nathan's thoughts.
"Nate?" Karen called out
"Hi Karen" he said glumly
"How is she?"
"The same"
"She's are fighter, Nate"
"Yeah" he said, continuing to look at Haley
"Lucas and Brooke sent me down" Karen said gently
"Is Brooke still in labour?" he asked, briefly breaking his gaze from Haley's comatose form.
"No, she gave birth about half an hour ago, a little girl, and name yet to come"
"Oh good, good" he said absently
"How about you have a bit of a break Nate? Go visit your new niece, get a cup of coffee"
"No Haley needs me here" he said stubbornly
"Come on, you're no good to Haley if you end up in the hospital as well. I'll stay with Haley"
"Ok, I'll be back in 15 minutes" he said reluctantly
"Nathan, just have a little faith Haley's going to wake up"
"Thanks Karen"
Nathan stood outside the nursery, staring at his baby niece.
"Beautiful, isn't she?"
"Yeah she is going to be a heart breaker" he replied softly
"Do you ever think about what our baby would look like?" Peyton asked
"All the time"
"Really?"
"Of course"
Peyton tapped her foot impatiently as she continued to knock on the door. She knew he was in there; Nathan's car was parked out the front
Finally she heard the thudding of footsteps coming towards the door.
"What??" he grunted as he opened the door
"Nathan, we need to talk"
"About what?"
"Can I just come in?"
"Whatever" he said before retreating to the couch
Peyton stepped over the threshold, her eyes falling upon the state of the apartment. Pizza boxes thrown in random places, and enough beer bottles to fund a liquor store. She subconsciously held her breathe before sitting down adjacent to Nathan.
"Nathan?"
"Yeah?" he said still watching the game
"We need to talk"-
"If this is about what happened Peyt, it didn't mean—"
"Nathan I'm pregnant"
"You have to be kidding me" he said slowly
"I wouldn't Nathan, not about something like this"
"Are you sure?"
"3 pregnancy tests, all positive. So yeah I think im pregnant" she said sarcastically
"What are we going to do?"
"I'm going to keep it"
"Ok" he said automatically
"And you can be involved as much as you like" Peyton stated. She could see Nathan's mind ticking over. Peyton waited patiently for his response.
"We need to get married"
"What Nathan, look I don't think I am the marrying type"
"I am not going to let my son or daughter be called all those names that Lucas had to put up with"
"I don't want that either"
"So we are going to get married"
"I suppose so"
"I guess it just wasn't meant to be" Peyton said, watching Baby Scott sleep peacefully
"I guess so"
"Do you think we should have stayed married?" she asked, still avoiding eye contact with her husband
"I don't know, Peyton, these are hard questions to answer" he said
"I know, but after it happened, there really wasn't any reason for us to stayed married, was there? Maybe we would have been happier if we ended it earlier" she said pensively
Nathan had been running drills with the team for over 2 hours. Basketball was an outlet where nothing else mattered, and in times like these, he needed it more than ever. He was focused on the task at hand.
"Scott!" the assistant coach yelled from the sidelines
He looked up, the sweat dripping from his face. The coach beckoned him.
He reluctantly jogged over. A side bar during practice was rarely a good sign.
"Scott your wife is one the phone. She said it is an emergency"
"Peyton? What's wrong?" he said after snatching the phone from his superior.
"Nate? It's the baby..." she said weakly
"What about the baby Peyton? Is it alright?"
"No, its not, Nathan. The baby's gone" she said sobbing
Spontaneous abortion is what the medics call it. You and I know it as miscarriage. But any way you put it, at 17 weeks into her pregnancy, Peyton Scott lost her baby.
"It wasn't your fault, Peyton. Remember what the doctor said."
"I know, I guess being around all these babies it makes me wonder" Peyton said watching Baby Scott intently
"I know"
"Do you and Haley ever…"
"We talked about it, but we were just 16, Peyton. Having a baby at 21 is a bit different to having one at 16" he reminded her
"Did you ever imagine being back with her though?"
"Every day since the day she left" Nathan stated honestly
"I sometimes wish I didn't loose the baby. Maybe things would be different" she said
Peyton placed her hand reassuring on Nathan before he turned away.
"I miss the baby, too" he murmured