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"Nathan?' He heard her voice after few moments. A voice her recognized immediately. Haley's voice. 'What is she doing here? 'He pulled away from Brooke, wiping tears with his arm prior to coming face to face, with his wife.
"What a hell are you doing here, Haley?" He snapped. Haley reached towards him but he took a step back. "Don't touch me! "He snapped. She flinched, letting her hand drop to her sides.
"Nate, calm down. We just came to see Peyton" Lucas began, stepping besides Haley.
"No! " He screamed, make a few people in waiting room glimpse his direction, to see what was going on. "Neither of you have a right to see her"
"What is that supposed to mean? We're her friends too"
"Are you?" He took a step towards Lucas. "If you were a real friend, you would be happy for Peyton. Instead of trying to break us up" Nathan confirmed angrily. He felt Brooke's hand on his arm, trying to pull him back.
"I didn't…" Lucas began.
"Peyton told me Lucas!" Nathan took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. "She told me how you kept trying getting her to break up with me, that I wasn't right for her. I thought we were finally becoming family, Lucas"
"We are"
"You're not acting like it. Not just that, you are not acting like a friend to Peyton either. You're no better than Haley, and you" He paused, turning towards Haley."You stop being Peyton's friend from the moment you left. It's your fault she's here in first place"
"Nathan, I didn't mean for her to end up here. How was I supposed to know that she would take it so personally? Besides what I said is true. You two don't belong together, Nathan" She walked towards and tried to take his hand into hers but he pushed her away from him. "Nate, forget her. It won't last anyways. Let's go home, start over" She held out her hand towards him.
"The only thing I want from you Haley is a divorce" He responded, hearing Haley let out a gasp escape from her mouth. She grabbed onto his hand at the same time as he turned away from her, walking away.
"Nathan! Wait!"
He spun around. "No! I waited for you Haley; you weren't even there after my accident. I'm done waiting. I told you that if you left it was over. You made your choice. I meant it Haley. I'm done" He walked away from her. Haley looked after him with tears in her eyes before glancing towards Lucas.
"Lucas you got to do something!"
Lucas took a hold of Haley's hand, glancing towards Nathan as he sat in one of the chairs in waiting room."There is nothing I can do. He loves her. I wish I could"
"You both need to leave" Brooke responded, glaring at Haley. "Especially you. I don't want you here, Nathan doesn't and neither does Peyton. If you really loved Nathan, you wouldn't left" She walked towards where Nathan was sitting and sat beside him, whispering to him in soothing voice.
"Mr. Scott?" He heard a voice after what seemed like days. He rubbed his eyes for second before opening them, seeing doctor in front of him. He sat straighter on the chair, looked at the doctor in alert. "Is Peyton all right?"
"I'm Dr. Smith, Peyton's doctor" He introduced himself, shaking his hand before continuing."Peyton's heart rate went up a bit, but it still weak. We want keep her here for few days for observation, but she's awake and asking for you" Nathan's eyes glanced towards Brooke who was asleep on the chair besides him. 'Let her sleep, she been through enough today'.
He got up from a chair. "Take me to her" Nathan said. The nodded walking towards the double doors and into hallway, Nathan followed him.
The Doctor came to stop when he reached a room number 15."Here it is. Try to not say anything that might upset her" Nathan nodded, walking in the doorway; he heard footsteps behind him, fading away. He stopped in the doorway for few moments, watching her. 'I need to help her. I need to watch out for her more' thoughts ran through his mind. Taking a deep breath, he stepped inside the room.
"Hey" She said as he approached her bed, sitting on the chair besides her bed, taking her hand into his. He glanced over at the ring that he gave her few hours earlier and smiled.
"Peyton…" He paused for second, looking over at the heart monitor that she was hooked up too and even he could tell that her heartbeat was lower the is should be. "We need to talk"
Peyton's smile faded. "What's wrong?" Then she took her hand away from his and put through her blonde hair. "Oh god, you going break up with me isn't you? I knew that I wasn't good enough for you. Haley was right" Tears formed in her eyes.
"Peyton!" He called out, getting a hold, both of her arms. His eyes meeting hers. "You got to calm down, okay? I'm not breaking up with you. I just want to talk about what happened. You have to stay calm, okay? It can't be good for your heart"
Peyton let out a breath of relief. "Don't scare me like that Nathan"
"Sorry. Move over a bit, Babe" Nathan lay down next to her as she moved a bit, wrapping both of his arms around her. Watching her with so much love, happiness that it brought smile to her lips. "Why did you do it, Peyton? Why did you starve yourself? Was it because of what Haley said?"
Peyton shook her head. "Nathan, I started before Haley even came back" She took a breath, glancing towards the bed, unable to look at him. "I started it when I first told you about how I felt and you rejected me. I thought that Haley had something I didn't. " She confessed, her eyes drifted towards her hands, she interlaced them together.
'It's my fault' He shook the thought from his head, placing his fingers underneath her chin, lifting it up. Their eyes met. "You're beautiful, Peyton" He responded and before she had a chance to protest, his lips touched hers.
Pulling back after few moments, he wrapped his arms around her more, pulling her closer towards him. Peyton rested her head on his chest, hearing his heart beating. "You do have something Haley doesn't. You care Peyton. Even the way I treated you in past, you still stood by my side. You didn't abound me like Haley"
"I'll never leave you, Nathan. I love you too much" She lifted her head up to look at him. "I have a confession to make" She hesitated for moment.
Nathan tucked the strands of her blonde hair behind her ear. "What is it? You know you can tell me anything"
"I umm…" she felt her cheeks starting to heat up. "I had feelings for you for while, before the accident, before Haley left. I tried denying them but they just kept coming back"
Nathan's went wide. "How long?"
"When you and Haley, eloped. That's when I realized, that my feelings for you never went away" She confessed, feeling her cheeks heating up more.
"That's why you were acting so weird when I told you we got married" Peyton nodded. Nathan smiled at her, touching her face with his fingers which send shivers through her body. "I 'm filling for divorce" He blurted out. Peyton's eyes went wide.
"Are you sure Nathan?"
"I never had been so sure of anything else in my life. For longest time I thought I belonged with her. I was wrong. You were right. You're the one I belong with"
Peyton smiled.
"Peyton, about what happened. You need get help" He said after few moments of silence. She looked up at him, her eyes in alarm.
"Help? Oh no. Nathan you not thinking of sending me to a rehab are you?"
"Baby" He placed his hand on either side of her face. "You need help. 78 is not healthy weight. They can help you. I don't want you get sick. I don't want to lose you"
"But…" 'Listen to him! You know he's right '"That means I won't see you for few months"
"I come visit you, as much as they let me. I promise. Just do this, for me. Please? I don't even want go through this again. You have no idea how terrified I was. Especially when they told me that you might not…" Nathan's voice trailed off, breaking. He swallowed a lump that formed in his throat. 'Get a hold of yourself Scott! She needs you '
Peyton wrapped her arms around him. "I'm sorry; I never meant to scare you. I'm okay now" She said in soothing voice.
Nathan buried his face in her shoulder, tears falling. "I'm so sorry" He managed to get out.
Peyton kept on arm wrapped around him, stroking his hair with her other. Peyton had never seen him upset; usually he was a strong one. Seeing him this vulnerable, broke her heart. "You got nothing to be sorry about. I am the one who should be sorry. I never meant to hurt you" 'You have to do it, For Nathan' "I'll do it Nate. I'll go to rehab. I get help. For you"