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Rating: T (Contains violence)
The Bodyguard
Chapter 25
"Nobody cares about what I want anymore." The man stated walking a little bit closer with his gun raised in the air aimed at Jimmy and Haley.
"Tell me and I can make it happen. I have connections. Whatever you want." Jimmy said backing up a little terrified about what was going to happen.
"Well right about now I want you dead."
BANG
Haley screamed as her father fell back after being shot directly in the chest causing her to fall back on the ground. She looked over at her father who was laying next to her clutching his injury. She let out a sob as she touched his hands that were already covered in blood.
"Looks like it's just me and you now Haley." The man said aiming the gun at her now while taking off his mask.
Haley looked up at him in shock to see who it was.
Jake Scott.
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"Jake? But..." Haley finally breathed out as she looked up at the guy that she has known her whole life.
Jake looked back down at her with an evil glare. The gun still pointed at her cocked and ready to be fired. "Surprised Hales?"
Haley flinched as he said her nickname. His tone was menacing and cold. She looked around for any kind of exit with her peripheral vision, and found none. They were in a deserted hallway and the sounds she could make out was the band playing faintly in the background. She looked down and almost forgot her father lying there severely injured. So yeah Jake was right, she was surprised.
Haley felt her father's neck for a pulse. It was there, however it was weak. She needed to think quick if both were going to make it out of the hallway alive. The necklace. Her hand instinctively came up to her neck and pushed the small heart shaped diamond to alert Nathan.
"Why are you doing this Jake?" She asked trying to keep him talking to her until help arrived.
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Nathan made his way down the hall and was about to turn the corner when his phone started beeping like crazy. He reached in his pocket pulling it out and flipping it open.
Haley was in trouble.
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BEEP BEEP BEEP
Jake instantly turned around to see where the source of the beeping noise was coming from, and found nothing. He then turned back to Haley and saw the panic and fear in her eyes.
"What did you do Haley?" He asked as he walked over to her and yanked her by her arm making her stand up.
Haley let out a yelp from pain as Jake grabbed her arm forcing her to stand up. Then he pulled her to stand in front of him like you would do a hostage, aiming the gun at her head.
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Nathan heard Haley's cry and felt his chest tighten and his stomach flip. He peaked around the corner and saw that somebody had her in front of them acting as a human shield, and Jimmy lying on the ground. He mentally cursed himself for not getting their quicker. He had to act quick and smart.
"Nathan...Come out and play" Jake said from behind Haley who had tears steadily rolling down her face.
"Why don't you just let them go and face me like a man?" Nathan yelled from his spot not yet knowing who it was.
"Where's the fun in that?" Jake shouted back at him his anger rising, causing his grip on Haley's neck to grow tighter. "Come on out or your little bitch is going to die."
Haley could feel his arm pressing tighter on her neck so she was now struggling to breath.
Nathan looked back around the corner and saw Haley grasping at his arm trying to get air. That is what sent him over the boiling point. He came around the corner gun raised ready to aim and fire.
Jake saw that Nathan actually came out in the open startling him. His gun that was aimed at Haley's head was now directed at his brother while he moved his head so that he could be seen.
Nathan stopped dead in his tracks.
"Jake?" Nathan asked completely shocked. Sure he had suspicions about him but he would have never thought that it was him.
"Big shocker isn't it Nate?" Jake asked with a throaty chuckle.
"But why...?" Nathan asked angrily. The shock wore off and was replaced with rage.
"Doesn't matter...Now you're going down with Jimmy." Jake yelled with his finger on the trigger.
BANG
Before Jake pulled the trigger Haley had stomped on his foot with her pumps causing him to shoot at the ground. In the process Haley managed to get free, falling to the ground by her father.
After the pain in Jake's foot subsided he aimed his gun at Haley in a furious manner.
BANG
Jake stumbled back as the bullet hit him in his left shoulder. He looked at Nathan who was slowly walking towards him with his gun raised.
"Nate...man you just messed up..." Jake stated coldly as he raised his gun back at his older brother.
BANG
The bullet connected with Nathan just below his pectoral causing him to fall back on the ground.
Haley screamed in alarm at Nathan being shot gaining Jake's attention once again.
"Ahh...Did your poor bodyguard get hurt?" Jake questioned in a mock tone. "Don't worry baby you'll join him soon."
"Why are you doing this Jake?" Haley found herself asking in a surprisingly calm voice.
"You" He answered simply pointing his gun back at her.
BANG
BANG
Haley screamed again shutting her eyes tight when the gun was fired. She opened them seconds later to find that she was still alive but splattered with blood. That's when she saw Jake lying on the ground next to her unconscious.
Haley looked over at Nathan who was slightly sitting up, his gun directed to where Jake was standing. She was up in a flash and kneeling beside Nathan.
"Haley go get help." Nathan said in a throaty tone just above a whisper.
"I'm not leaving you" Haley stated her voice cracking with emotion. Nathan laid his head back on the cold marble floor while bringing his hand up to his wound.
"Go Haley now...Please..." He demanded shakily feeling darkness swirl around him. He looked up into her watery eyes and gently touched her cheek. "I love you. You know that right?"
Before she had a chance to say it back he became unconscious as well.
Haley jumped up and took off running as fast as she could toward the ballroom. She flung the door open just as everyone was counting down to the New Year. She stood there trying to catch her breath while scanning the room. Then someone saw her standing there and screamed causing everyone to look towards the source. Haley felt the dizziness wash over her as she passed out right there on the spot.
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Haley awoke still lying in the same spot that she fainted. Her mother and friends were all hovering over her with frightened expressions.
"Dad and Nathan..." Haley said sitting up and glancing around.
"What happened?" Lydia asked with fear written all across her face.
"Did someone call an ambulance?" Haley asked ignoring her mother at the moment.
"It's on the way." Brooke stated kneeling down beside her best friend. "What happened..."
"We need a doctor ASAP!" Lucas stated emerging from the hallway with Tim.
As if on cue the paramedics came in with a stretcher. Everyone cleared out of the way so the paramedics could have easy access moving around.
Everything else was a blur to Haley as she watched stretchers go by with her dad, Nathan, and Jake lying on them. The police arrived and was taking statements from anyone who saw what happened. The only person who witnessed it all that was still conscious was Haley.
Her mother left in the squad with her father and her friends were trying to comfort her.
"This is all my fault." Haley cried as she talked to Brooke and Peyton.
Brooke pulled her into a tight embrace as she soothingly rubbed her back. "This is not you fault. Don't even think that."
"Yeah Haley. You did not ask for any of this to happen to you." Peyton chimed in nearing tears herself. What a way to start the New Year. "Look on the bright side...We kicked Callie's ass."
Haley pulled away from Brooke with a chuckle followed by another sob.
"Come on Hales lets go to the hospital." Brooke stated putting a hand on Haley's back while leading her to her car.
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Haley sat in the waiting room with her mother, friends and the Scotts' waiting for any news from the doctors. They had been waiting for almost two hours now and haven't heard a word yet. Her father and Nathan were both currently in surgery.
"I'm so sorry about all this Haley and Lydia." Deb blurted breaking the silence.
"Deb you don't need to be sorry." Lydia replied sincerely.
"Yes I do." Deb stood up and began to pace. "Jake had been keeping to himself for the past couple months. He wasn't the same person, you know? I should have paid more attention to him or something...Then maybe none of this..."
"Mom stop it. Don't blame yourself." Lucas stated slightly raising his voice.
"He's right Deb. This is nobody's fault." Lydia added in calmly.
"Mrs. Scott?" A doctor asked looking around the crowded room. Deb and Haley jumped up in unison walking towards the doctor. He glanced at both women and then his eyes stopped on Haley. "Sorry Miss but this concerns only the family."
"She is family." Deb exclaimed a little to loudly.
The doctor looked at Deb incredulously before continuing. "Okay. Your son is out of surgery and doing just fine. There was no severe artery damages. He did puncture a lung however. Which we was able to fix...he's sedated at the moment. But should wake up anytime now...You may go see him if you like. He's in room 321."
"Haley go on ahead. I'll be there in a second." Deb said turning to look at Haley. She nodded her head and walked off down the hall to Nathan's room.
Deb turned back to the doctor. "How is Jacob Scott doing?"
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Haley walked into the room and felt her eyes well up again at the sight of Nathan lying in the bed. She went to his side and took his hand into her own. When she touched his cold skin is when she completely lost it. She knew that he was going to be okay, that's not why she was crying. She was crying from everything that has happened to her the past couple months. All the pain and stress that she has endured came washing over all at once and she was drowning in it.
"Haley what's wrong?" She looked up to see Nathan staring at her with worry. "Is everyone alright?"
"I don't know. The doctors haven't said anything about my dad and your mom I think is asking about Jake." She replied wiping the tears from her flushed cheeks.
Nathan sighed then turned away from Haley. Jake. He still couldn't believe that he was behind everything. The thought of Jake possibly being dead scared him. He was furious with Jake for hurting Jimmy and trying to hurt Haley. But he didn't want him dead. He wanted him punished for his actions. He wanted him in jail where he belongs.
"You should go see how your dad is doing." Nathan stated breaking the momentary silence. Haley looked at him like he was nuts.
"No...My mom will send someone for me when she hears something..."
"Haley...I'm sorry for everything." He said softly before she could say another word. Haley felt her lip start to quiver.
"Don't be. Believe it or not you have made my life so much better. Even through all the craziness...I haven't been happier." She brought her hand up to brush his jaw line. Nathan closed his eyes at her touch enjoying the feel of her soft hand. "You are my other half Nathan...without you I wouldn't be whole."
"I love you" He said looking deep into her doe brown eyes.
"I love you" She replied leaning in and brushing her lips softly against his.
"Haley your mom...Oh...Um.." Deb said walking into the room not meaning to interrupt the intimate moment. Haley smiled at Nathan before getting up from the bed.
"What did my mom want?" She asked and Deb looked at her confused.
"Oh...Um...Yeah the doctor talked to your mom concerning your dad..."
Haley was out of the room and down the hall not giving Deb a chance to finish her sentence. Deb turned to look at her oldest son and sighed. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine mom. How is Jake? I mean, he isn't..." Nathan asked not wanting to say the last part.
"He's still in surgery. He had some artery damage. The doctor said that he should be just fine." Deb replied feeling her heart warm at the look of relief on her sons features. "Now there is something I want to ask you."
Nathan looked to his mother dumbfounded.
"Is it true...Is Haley really pregnant?" Deb asked with a raised eyebrow.
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Haley walked into her fathers room and saw her mother sitting in a chair by his bed fast asleep. Once again tears escaped her eyes and traveled down her face. How did everything get so messed up? Why did Jake want to kill her? Haley's head swarmed for any possible motive that he might have had. Of course there was the most obvious choice. Jealousy. That still didn't explain why he would try to kill her. She felt her head to begin to throb the more she tried to figure it out.
Haley walked over to her fathers bedside and planted a kiss on his cheek. Then she walked to the small couch that turned into a single person bed. She didn't even bother making it into a bed, instead she just laid down and fell asleep.
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The next couple days seemed like they lasted a lifetime. Haley's father has still not woken up yet, and Jake was recovering under constant police supervision. He confessed to everything. He told them he was the one who hired someone to kidnap Haley at Tric that night.
The news of the Vice Presidents son was Worldwide. So that made leaving and entering the hospital almost impossible. Dan was having a hard time sorting the mess out.
However the even bigger news was that the police had some guy in custody who confessed to breaking into the James' household both times. The first time when they found the house destroyed and the second time when Tim was shot. And confessing to hiring someone to kill Haley.
"So the time when we left the mall and you got shot...and when we got chased after leaving the clinic..." Haley said in complete shock.
"Yeah that wasn't Jake. Those were professional hitman. The brother hired them of the guy you dad sent to prison." Nathan stated finally able to connect all the pieces to the puzzle.
"So Jake was pretty much trying to make it seem like he wasn't doing anything at all. Like it was all this other guys doing?" Haley asked unbelievingly.
"Yeah...Until Jake cracked...At Christmas." Nathan said softly. getting up from his chair and walking to the window.
They were currently in her father's hospital room discussing the news that Nathan found out this morning. Haley stood up and planted a kiss to her fathers cheek. "I'm going to get a snack in Cafeteria. You want anything?" She asked walking up to him.
Nathan turned around to look at her. "I'm fine...But I would like a kiss before you go."
Haley gave him a smile that lit up her whole face. "No problem."
Nathan leaned down and pressed his lips to hers ever so softly. The kiss didn't last long but it was just as passionate as one that would last a lifetime. Haley pulled away with a brighter smile than before.
"You know I think you already have that pregnancy glow." Nathan said brushing a stray blonde lock out of her face.
"I think that it's you that makes me glow." Haley replied giving him another quick kiss before exiting the room.
Nathan watched her walk out and then turned to look at Jimmy. Who was staring right at him. Nathan did a double take to make sure he saw clearly. When he realized that Jimmy was indeed awake he moved to his bed and handed him a cup of water.
"I'm going to go get Lydia and the doctor." Nathan stated after handing him the water.
"Hold on Nathan." Jimmy stated in a throaty voice caused from the dryness of his mouth. He took a drink of the water and handed it back to Nathan. "I heard what you said to Haley."
"Look Jimmy...I'm sorry for..." Nathan said trying to search for the right words. How do you tell a guy that you're sorry for getting his daughter pregnant?
"I know you are. And I can see that you two truly love each other. I should be thanking you for making my daughter so happy." Jimmy said in all honesty. "I also heard you talking about what happened with..."
"Jake?" Nathan asked sitting down in a chair next to his bed.
"It really was him?" Jimmy questioned perplexed by the information.
"Yeah it was." Nathan replied looking down.
"Hey I forgot my purse after I got all the way down there." Haley said walking back into the room oblivious to the fact that her father was awake. She looked to Nathan sitting next to the bed and then glanced at her father. "Dad?"
Jimmy smiled at her and Haley ran into his waiting arms. She cried happily into his chest.
Nathan sat back smiling at the reunion of father and daughter. "I'm going to get your mom now." He said getting up and walking out of the room.
Haley pulled away from her father with tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry dad. I really am sorry...I never meant any of this..."
"No it's fine." Jimmy stated wiping the tears from his daughters face. "Now tell me that my future grandchild is okay after everything that happened."
Haley choked out a happy sob as she hugged her father again.
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The next day Jimmy was up and walking around just fine. Everything was finally alright. Jimmy and Nathan both talked Haley into having an ultrasound down to make sure everything was alright with the baby.
"Come on Haley we need to go down there or we're going to be late for the appointment." Nathan stated standing up from his current seat.
Haley let out a sigh. She couldn't deny the fact that she did want to have it done. She was just extremely anxious to make sure everything was alright.
"Okay let's go." She replied following Nathan to the door.
"Everything will be just fine. You'll see." Jimmy stated to his daughter before she left the room. Haley turned around, and gave him a nervous smile.
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"Okay we're going to try to pick up the heartbeat. As long there is a heartbeat everything else should be just fine." The ultrasound technician said to Haley.
Haley looked over at Nathan who was sitting next to her on the examination table. He gave her hand a gentle squeeze. The technician squeezed some gel onto her flat stomach and placed the device onto the gel rubbing it around. She continued to move the device around her lower abdomen. Haley became very worried when she heard nothing. Then suddenly a loud noise filled the room.
"There it is." The woman stated looking at the screen.
"That's our baby?" Nathan asked looking at screen confused.
"That's your baby" She replied looking to them with a smile.
Nathan looked at Haley who had tears in her eyes. That was the first time they heard there baby's heartbeat. "That's our baby Nathan." Haley said her face lighting up from her smile. Nathan hugged her to him happily.
Everything was finally going to be alright.
The End
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