Hey guys. I'm so sorry I didn't update sooner. My summer has been more hectic than expected. Well anyway, here it is. Please review. (:
In all of the seventeen years of her life, Haley James had loved only once. Boys had come and gone, but only one man was permanately engraved in her heart. He was named Nathan Scott. She wasn't sure if it was his charm and good looks, or his constant love towards her, or maybe his amazing athletic ability, his smile, his eyes, his way of way of fixing his mistakes? Maybe it was all of those put together. She didn't have to think through all of the small details to know how she felt.
"Nathan?" Haley's chocolate brown eyes were overflowing with tears, her voice shook as she spoke. She kept her distance from the hospital bed.
"Why not come closer? I missed you." Nathan smiled at her and waved her forward.
"It was just hard Nathan. . . " Haley stepped forward quite slowly, finally reaching the bed fifteen seconds later.
"Listen, I swear I'm okay, everything will be okay. I will never leave you." He said gazing into her eyes and combing his fingers through her hair.
"How do you know? You don't Nathan. You aren't invincible." She said holding his hand tight.
"Who says?" He said smiling at her.
"Pure science says so Nathan." She added with a serious look spread across her face.
"Pure science can't stop everlasting love Haley." He kissed her forehead and looked her over.
Haley took a moment to herself to smile and find the strength to believe him.
"Why are you wearing Peyton's jacket?"
"This hospital is like ten below zero, she lent it to me."
"Leather suits you." He said with a bright smile.
"It's ten times better than that ugly ass rainbow poncho." He laughed for a rather long time and held her small hand in his.
"Okay! Okay! I know about your feelings toward my not so fashionable poncho." She said rolling her eyes and laughing shortly.
"Haley, that thing is in much need of a super hot furnace." He laughed and nudged her arm.
"Nathan I love you."
"Is this because I made fun of your freak poncho, because I'm sorry, it was just really funny."
"No, I really mean it Nathan. I love you and it's nothing but true. I want to be with you always." She hugged him tight, wrapping her arms around his muscular frame.
"I'm not going anywhere. I'll always be with you. I love you more than I can describe with words Haley James, and that love is forever lasting. One day you'll make me the happiest man on the world and be my wife, we'll have mini Nathan Scott's running around playing basketball, avoiding geometry homework unlike their mother, but they will have your heart. That amazing heart you have, so sweet and caring. We'll be together, always and forever right?" He smiled and kissed her forehead.
Haley paused for a few seconds to take this all in. Nathan was talking serious commitment, and not one part of her disliked the thought of their future.
She sunk into his chest and closed her eyes. "Always and forever."
"Those nurses have absolutely no sense of style. Can you say bleak much?" Brooke closed her car door shut and began to walk up to the cabin with her closest friends.
"Brooke, they're nurses not Vegas show girls." Peyton said rolling her eyes.
"But still, would it kill them to add a fashionable belt, maybe a red or bright purple."
The group laughed and Lucas wrapped his arms around his girlfriend. "You have one unique mind Brooke P. Davis."
"I know." She said with much perkiness.
"Oh my god, I just had the most amazing idea ever for our first night back since, well uh the accident."
"What's on your mind tigger?" Haley asked with curiousness.
"A fashion show for our boys, all clothes being provided by the B. Davis suitcase."
"Sweet idea Brooke." Mouth added.
"Alright, all you boys meet back in the living room at nine. We gots some work to do."
"The correct grammar is 'we have some work to do'" Haley chimed in, unsure if it was an appropriate time.
"Shut it tutor girl, each time you correct me grammatically is one more item of underwear you will be showcasing."
"Woah wait! Underwear? No way in hell." She protested.
"Yeah way! You're doing it or else the contents of your diary will definately be exposed by the end of the night."
"Brooke! Ugh!" Haley opened the door to Brooke's bedroom and stumbled over to the bed, diving into the bright pillows.
"Alright, let's see what we have here."
Brooke shuffled through her clothes, tossing them into three seperate piles. Peyton sat down next to Haley and carefully watched Brooke.
"Okay this is Haley's pile, the theme is: bad school girl with a twist of naughty." Brooke smiled at her own creative idea.
Haley opened her eyes slowly, afraid of what she was going to be blackmailed into.
"Brooke! You can't be serious! My pile looks a lot like the inside of the Victoria Secret Catalouge."
"That's the point tutor girl! You aren't being fair to Nathan. Boys are horny Haley, god you have so much to learn!" Brooke tossed the clothes to Haley and directed her to the bathroom.
"No!" Haley clutched the clothes and shook her head.
"Now! Or else!" Brooke kept her finger in the same direction, refusing to give in.
Haley stood up quickly and stormed into the bathroom, slamming the door shut with a great force.
"Now P. Sawyer, you're theme is rocker chick! Jake will totally dig it."
"Wow Brooke, this is so me. Where did you get these?" Peyton grabbed a Led Zeppelin concert tour t-shirt and put it on.
"I stole them from you when we were like eight, I thought I could pull off your emo depressing look." She laughed.
"Sadly, I couldn't. I was obviously too cheery."
"Brooke, there is no way I'm wearing this in front of Nathan, and especially not in front of Lucas."
"Oh come on! Let us see." Peyton responded with a chuckle.
Haley slowly opened the door and walked two steps out the door. Her body froze and she shut her eyes tight.
"I look so ridiculous!"
Haley stood there in a laced baby blue cami with matching boyfriend underwear. Her hair was pulled in a low ponytail to the left side of her head, held together by a blue ribbon.
"Heck no Haley! You're a total babe!" Peyton and Brooke declared in unison.
"Really?" Haley sounded more than surprised.
"Yeah and Nathan will be so turned on, he might just have to leave the room." Brooke added.
Haley flashed an evil glare in Brooke's direction. "There is still no way I'm doing this."
"You have no choice darling, I have your diary and now I own you." She held up her diary for all three of them to see clearly.
"Show time in a half hour girls." With that, Brooke grinned and left the room.
Sorry it's not that good, I'm having a major writers block at the moment. :P I would really appreciate some reviews. Thanks for keeping up with the story. :) Secret for the chapters ahead- Someone from Tree Hill has a deep secret that is just waiting to come out.