Ch.25

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"Well, there's really no easy way to tell you this."

"Haley, you can tell me anything. You know that." Nathan rubbed small circles soothingly on her back.

"I'm pregnant." Haley mumbled.

Nathan lifted her chin so that she was looking at him. "What was that?"

"I'm pregnant." Haley said more clearly.

"Oh… Like pregnant, pregnant?"

"Yeah." Haley said confused.

"Like, you're having a baby?"

"Yeah. We are having a baby. There's a bun in the oven, a roast on slow cook, a baby."

Nathan stayed silent.

"Nate?"

"How long have you known?"

"Well, I've been worrying about it for a couple of weeks, and then Brooke and I found out for sure at the doctor's this morning."

"Wait. Brooke knew?"

"Well, yeah. I called her when I was freaking out one day and she set up the appointment. Brooke and Lucas knew how hard it was for me so they agreed to help."

"Lucas knew too?!" Nathan started yelling.

"Yeah. After you kissed Rachel and I went there, I told him." Haley said softly.

"Who else knew before me?" Nathan was ticked.

"I told Peyton right now, but that's it."

"Oh, it's so nice of you to finally tell me. I thought it meant something that we were married, but now I see where I stand on the list!"

"Nathan, it's not like that! We are in high school. I just wanted to know for sure before I told you. I didn't want you to freak out on me." Haley said, tears forming in her eyes.

"You mean like I'm doing now? I'm your husband Haley! I think I had a right to know!"

"I was going to tell you soon."

"Yeah. Just as soon as you told everyone else, right?"

"No. I just didn't know what to do! I didn't know how to tell you. This is all so huge! I just wanted to know what they thought."

Nathan had no idea what to say.

"Nathan..." Haley started to cry.

Then, Nathan realized what a jackass he was being. Haley was having his child. This was one of the greatest days of his life. He knew that she must have been so scared of how to tell him and of what he would say. Before he could say anything, Haley spoke.

"I'm sorry." She whispered.

"Don't be. You have nothing to be sorry for, Hales. You must have been so scared. Were you afraid of what I would say?" Nathan asked gently.

She slowly nodded.

Nathan used his thumb to wipe away the tears falling down her face.

"I'm sorry I was an ass, Hales. I was just shocked, but I promise you that I have never been happier in my life. Well, maybe on the day that I married you, but this runs a pretty close second."

Haley smiled up at him. "So you're really okay with this?"

"Okay with this? Haley we're going to have a kid! This is amazing. I love you so much!"

He leaned down and tenderly kissed her.

"I'm sorry that you had to go through this alone. I want you to know, that you can tell me anything. I know that I freaked out on you about this, but I promise that it will never happen again. Okay?"

Haley smiled. "I love you, Nathan Scott.

"I love you too, Hales!"

"So, does this mean that you will come with me to my doctor's appointment next week?"

"Of course. What's it for?"

"Well, I have to give all of our information to my regular doctor, and then they are going to do the first ultrasound."

"I wouldn't miss it for the world." He said sincerely as he leaned down to kiss her again.

NALEY

One week later, Nathan was at the doctor's appointment with Haley, just like he said he would be. They found out that Haley was about 8 weeks along.

"Okay. Now that I have all of your information, would you two like to see your baby?" The doctor asked.

"Of course." Nathan responded, finding Haley's hand and lacing their fingers together.

"Okay." The doctor got everything ready and showed them their child.

"Wow!" Nathan said quietly.

"That's amazing." Haley whispered.

"I'm going to go print you two off a picture. Haley, you can get dressed. Unless you have any questions, I think we're done here."

"I have just one question." Haley said.

"Okay, what is that?"

"Shouldn't I have morning sickness or something?"

"Oh don't worry. That might not come until the second or third trimester." The doctor smiled.

"Okay."

NALEY

After the appointment, they decided that they should probably tell Deb and Dan.

Nathan walked into the house. "Mom? Dad? Are you guy's home?"

"In the kitchen, Nathan!"

They walked in.

"Hey, you two! Do you wanna join us for lunch?" Deb asked.

"Sure, but can we talk to you first?"

"Of course." Dan said. "Have a seat."

Once they sat, both Deb and Dan waited for one of them to tell them what was going on.

Nathan decided that it was best to just throw it out there. "Mom, dad, Haley's pregnant."

They both stopped. They were shocked, but they knew that Nathan and Haley were probably freaking out. They had to stay strong for them.

"Are you sure?" Dan asked.

"Yeah. Here's the ultrasound picture." Nathan pulled it out and showed them.

Deb started to cry. "Oh my god. That's great you two!" She pulled them each into a hug.

"Nathan, what did I tell you son? I called that you would get Haley pregnant soon."

They both started to laugh, relieved that his parents were taking it okay.

"So, you're not mad?" Haley asked.

"Of course not dear. We will help you in anyway we can!"

"Thanks mom." Nathan said.

"So, are you going to tell your parents, Haley?" Dan asked cautiously.

"No." Haley said. "They have no right to know."

Nathan thought that Haley would start crying as she talked about her parents, but surprisingly, she was fine.

They all sat around talking about the baby as they ate lunch. Deb and Dan told them that they would watch him or her while Nathan and Haley were in school. Haley was due in the early summer, not long after graduation. Nathan's parents wanted them to still be able to go to college, so they offered to help when they were in classes.

Nathan and Haley left after lunch, happy that his parent's had taken it so well.

Please review and let me know what you thought! The next chapter is going to jump ahead a little so Haley will be going into her fourth month. Nathan is going to get his first dose of hormones and food cravings! I promise you that it will be awesome! haha