Here it is, the final chapter. I hope you all enjoyed it, and thank you to everyone who favorited or alerted this story. And a huge thank you to all those people who reviewed. I'm thinking of doing a sequel, let me know what you think.
Time went by quickly, and Haley's due date fast approached. By this point she couldn't wait to have these babies, it was getting to be very difficult to walk. There was only so much waddling that she could take before she went completely crazy. Just to be safe Brooke was spending the next little while with Haley and Nathan to take care of Everleigh until the twins arrived.
"I bet you're finally ready to be rid of that belly, aren't you Hales?" Brooke asked as they sat watching Dirty Dancing for the billionth time.
"Oh yeah. I haven't seen my feet in the longest time. I'm afraid I'm gonna trip on them or something." Haley said smiling, while gently rubbing her huge bump.
"I bet. You know what Hales? We have watched this movie at least once a week since we were thirteen." Brooke said.
"I know. This is one tradition I never want to end. Just us girls watching our favorite movie together. It's nice that Nathan takes Everleigh out on these nights." Haley said smiling broadly.
"Well I think Nathan really enjoys his one on one time with his princess too. It's not only us that benefits Hales." Brooke said.
"I know he does. I have never seen someone light up, the way Nathan does when he see's Everleigh, or vice versa. It's amazing to see." Haley sighed.
"I have." Brooke said.
"What?" Haley asked confused.
"I have seen the way Nathan looks at you. I have seen him walk into the house upset, and bitter, but when he sees you a smile lights up his face, and it looks like there was never anything wrong." Brooke enthused.
"He has that effect on me too." Haley smiled at her best friend.
"That's love." Brooke said laying her head on her lifelong best friends shoulder. The two girls turned their attention back to the love story in Dirty Dancing.
Nathan and Everleigh were at the Rivercourt. Nathan watched smiling as Everleigh kicked a basketball around the ground. He watched as she picked up the ball and carried it over to Nathan, he stood up knowing what she wanted. He picked her up and carried her over to the basket. Once she was right by the basket she pushed the ball through the hood.
"Yay!" she squealed.
"Everleigh scored, Everleigh scored!" Nathan cheered running around the court with Everleigh on his shoulders. Every time after she scores for the first time, she demands to do it over and over again, and Nathan loves it. He had always thought that when and if he ever had kids it would be a son. A son that he could teach basketball too, but fate had a different plan and gave him the most beautiful little girl in the world. And this little girl was interested in basketball. He couldn't believe how good his life turned out to be, a couple years earlier he was watching Ryan and Haley begin their lives together. That nearly killed him, because although he'd been happy for his best friend, his unrequited love for Haley made it hard to see Ryan touch her or kiss her. But now, he was with Haley, and although he felt bad for what happened, he wouldn't take it back. The end result meant way too much to him. He now had everything that he never knew he wanted back then when he was a different person.
"You know what Hales, I used to envy you. I used to wish I was you. I used to be so jealous of you, when you and Nathan first got together." Brooke confessed quietly after the movie ended.
"You what?" Haley asked shocked.
"I was jealous. Now back then Lucas and I were having a couple issues. We blamed each other for me not being able to get pregnant. And when I saw that you were pregnant, I couldn't believe it. I didn't want to be the only one not pregnant. But now I'm not anymore. You deserve this happiness." Brooke said squeezing Haley's hand.
"Brooke, are you guys still trying?" Haley asked.
"We don't need to anymore. I'm pregnant Hales. I found out today, I haven't even told Lucas yet. I'm so excited." Brooke said tears falling from her eyes.
"Oh Brooke. I'm so happy. It's your turn to be the girl with the baby." Haley said wrapping her arms around her crying best friend.
"Thank you Hales. I'm gonna need you through this. I don't know if I'll be able to do this by myself. Pregnancy is such a big deal and I don't know if I'm strong enough." Brooke said sobbing into her shoulder.
"You are strong enough Brooke. You are the strongest person I know. You're going to be a great mother." Haley consoled her friend.
Nathan and Everleigh walked into the house to find Haley and Brooke crying together on the couch.
"What's wrong? Is everything okay?" he asked panic stricken.
"Yeah everything's perfect. It's perfect." Haley said standing up to embrace her husband.
"Then why are you crying?" he asked still worried.
"We're girls. We cry sometimes." Haley said smiling, not wanting to say Brooke's good news.
"Nathan, I'm pregnant. And I have no idea how to tell Lucas. We gave up on trying, and now here I am. Pregnant." Brooke said excitedly, all traces of tears being replaced by a radiant happiness.
"Wow. You're pregnant. And you haven't told Luke yet. I would just come right out and say it the way you told me just now. In fact, he should be here in a few minutes. He met us at the Rivercourt and said he missed you so I invited him over for the night." Nathan said.
"Oh goody, my husband is coming." Brooke said excitedly. A couple minutes later Lucas walked through the door, and immediately Brooke ran over and leaped into his arms.
"Hey babe. Happy to see me?" he asked smiling.
"Always. Now I have some wonderful news. You may want to sit down." she said gesturing to the couch where Nathan was now seated beside Haley.
"What's going on Brooke?" Lucas asked cautiously, since the last time she was this happy she had blown a ton of money on an antique set of dishes.
"This is going to sound crazy. And unexpected. But here is goes. I'm pregnant. I found out today." she rambled.
"You're what?" he asked shocked.
"I'm pregnant. We're pregnant. We're gonna have a baby?" Brooke said happily.
Lucas couldn't say a word, instead he jumped up and kissed Brooke with everything he had.
"Okay, ew. I don't like seeing my brother and his wife going at it in my living room. I'm going to bed, Hales you coming?" he said standing up.
"Yeah. Enjoy the rest of your night you guys. I remember the night I told Nathan I was pregnant with Everleigh. That was a good night." she said smiling at the memories.
"Good night Hales, Nate." Brooke and Lucas said in unison before sinking down into the couch.
Once Haley was settled in bed, Nathan climbed into his side and Haley instinctively snuggled up closer to him.
"I'm so happy for Brooke and Lucas. They deserve some happiness." she said rubbing her stomach when a particularly painful pain shot across her stomach.
"They do. Hales are you okay. You keep wincing." he asked concerned.
"It's alright. I've just been having contractions for the past few hours. They're still really far apart though. We still have time." she assured him.
"Okay, let me know when you're ready." he said.
"I will." she said before laying back and closing her eyes.
A few hours later, Haley shook Nathan, trying to wake him up.
"Nathan. Nathan! It's time." she said as he stirred. He was out of bed like a shot, grabbing her bag and helping her get up. She put her jacket on, and hobbled out of the room behind Nathan. Nathan scribbled a note for Brooke and Lucas, then helped Haley out to the car.
"Nathan hurry up." Haley said bracing herself through another contraction.
"I'm hurrying." he said pulling out of the garage and speeding down the street.
"Can we get there, like maybe today?" she asked seethingly.
"I'm hurrying." he said for what felt like the thousandth time, while speeding up even more.
"Nathan! Are you trying to kill us. You're going to fast." she shrieked.
"Just calm down Hales. I know you're in pain, but you can do this. In just a few hours you'll be holding our beautiful babies. Just calm down." he said soothingly.
"Sorry Nathan. I'm just eager to meet them." she said smiling and reaching over to touch his arm.
"I know Haley." he said smiling at her as he pulled into the hospital parking lot. He ran in to get a wheelchair, and wheeled it out to where she was sitting hunched over in the car. He eased her into the chair and wheeled her into the hospital.
Once inside the hospital, a nurse took them into room immediately because of how far along her labour was. The next couple hours went by slowly. Every little while a nurse would come in and check to see how dilated she was. Haley wanted this over with. She was beginning to question her sanity at wanting a natural child birth. The pain was getting to be almost too much, when the nurse came back in and declared that it was time to get the doctor. A few minutes later Ryan appeared in the doorway.
"The nurse says you're ready to push Haley. Are you ready?" he said taking a seat between her legs. Haley nodded weakly.
"Okay, when I say push. Give me a big push." he said. Upon Ryan's instruction she started pushing. After several pushes a cry filled the room.
"Congratulations, baby boy. Now just a few more pushes then you can hold your babies." he said handing the baby off too the nurse. A few more pushes later, another cry filled the room.
"Congratulations, a baby girl." he said as he wiped his brow and stood up. As the nurses cleaned up the babies, another nurse cleaned up Haley. After a little while the nurses brought over the babies and handed them too Haley.
"Welcome to the world James Lucas Scott and Naleigh Breyton Scott." she said through tear filled eyes.
