Finding The Way Back

Chapter 29

"Haley James, where the hell are you? You told me you would call me after the show, and it's been two days. I know you're with Nathan, and I understand that you needed your alone time to get freaky but you should have at least called me." Brooke snapped into the phone.

Haley laughed, "I'm in London, Brooke." She hummed, smiling at Nathan, gently tracing her fingers over his bare chest as he slept quietly.

"London? What are you doing in London?" Brooke asked her, raising her eyebrows. "When you leave to a foreign country you should tell your friends and family. Tell your idiot boyfriend the same, because Clay had no idea where he was."

Haley smiled slightly, kissing Nathan's cheek. "Husband." She corrected her, humming softly.

Brooke was silent for a about a minute, before she spoke up. "Excuse me?" She asked her.

"He's my husband. We got married yesterday." Haley responded, picking up his left hand, admiring the gold band around his finger.

"You're kidding." Brooke said, raising her eyebrows.

"Nope. He proposed to me... And we were talking about when to get married, and we decided that it's pointless to wait." Haley hummed, tracing her fingers over Nathan's forearm.

"What the hell? Are you serious?" Brooke asked her quickly.

"I'm completely serious." Haley laughed quietly, smiling brightly.

"Are you actually pregnant?"

"No, Brooke."

"Were you drunk? Are you drunk right now?"

"No, Brooke." Haley laughed, shaking her head. "I'm just in love."

"But, Haley... Are you serious?" Brooke asked again.

"Yes, Brooke. We got married yesterday. We're going to travel for awhile. See different places, kind of stay lowkey." Haley hummed, pushing Nathan's hair off his forehead.

"I might sound kind of calm, but I'll have you know that I'm freaking out on the inside. Does anyone else know?" Brooke asked her quietly, shaking her head.

"Nope, just you. And the minister." Haley responded, tracing her finger along her now husband's jaw.

"Tell me what happened. This is not a very Haley James thing of you to do." Brooke demanded:

"Haley James Scott." Haley corrected her, smiling when she saw Nathan smile slightly.

"Haley James Scott, tell me what happened." Brooke demanded again.

"Nathan is waking up. I'll tell you once we get back, alright?" Haley hummed, kissing Nathan softly.

"Dammit, Haley. I guess you probably don't want me to tell anyone, hm?" Brooke asked her, sighing heavily.

"Not yet, please. I haven't told my parents, or anyone. Just wait a few days and we'll tell people." Haley said softly, smiling brightly.

"You owe me, Haley Scott. This is a big secret to keep inside, especially from Peyton. But I will do what I can. How long will you be gone?" Brooke asked her, shaking her head.

"I don't know." Haley said, closing her eyes.

"You're starting to act more like Brooke Davis, and I'm starting to act more like Haley James. Call me later." Brooke grumbled, "I love you! Tell Nate I said congratulations. I'm super pissed at you guys. Bye."

"Bye, Brooke." Haley laughed, hanging up the phone and tossing it to the side.

Nathan propped his head up with his arm, looking at her. "Hello." He said softly, smiling brightly.

"Mm... I love you." Haley said, kissing him briefly. "I love you so much, Nathan."

"I love you too, baby. I can't believe we got married." He whispered, kissing her again. "I'm so happy. No responsibilities. No crazy women trying to accuse me of getting them pregnant."

"Speaking of responsibilities... You have an agent and a mother to contact and tell them you're out of town. I already texted my parents, Quinn, Lucas, Peyton, and I just got off the phone with Brooke." Haley hummed, tracing her fingers along his chest.

"Quinn can tell Clay. My mom will be fine." Nathan smirked at her, wrapping his arms around her. "I love you, Mrs. Scott."

"I love the sound of that. I didn't know how much I needed to be Haley Scott until now." She said softly, pulling him closer to her.

"I hope you know how happy you've made me. Because you really have." He said softly. "Plus, the fact that we have money, and time adds to that. What do you say, Haley Scott? A month long honeymoon? Travel around the world with me?"

"Two months." Haley said, winking at him. "Unless you don't think you can handle it, husband of mine."

"Oh, baby... I know I can handle it." He said, moving so he was hovering over her.

"What do you say you rock my world, and then we go explore?" She suggested, smirking slightly.

"I think you mean rock your world again, Mrs. Scott." Nathan laughed, nodding at her.

Haley hummed, kissing him briefly, "My mistake, Mr. Scott." She said, pulling him down into a deep kiss, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"It's a clock, Hales." Nathan laughed, a few hours later, looking up at it and shrugging.

"It is so much more than a clock." Haley laughed, grabbing his hand, swinging their arms, looking down at the ring on his hand. "I think it's beautiful."

"Not even close to as beautiful as the view I'm looking at." He chuckled, looking down at her, kissing her softly.

She looked up at him, smiling brightly. "Not nearly as beautiful as the view I have either."

"Beautiful? Can we pick a different word?" He asked, raising his eyebrows.

"No, I don't think so." She laughed, winking at him. "I'm pretty sure I'm going to stick with beautiful. Because I have the most beautiful husband."

"I guess I can accept beautiful." He hummed, pulling her close to him, kissing her softly.

Haley cupped his cheeks, pulling him closer to her, smiling against his mouth.

"I love you so much. And if you think the clock is beautiful, then I think the clock is beautiful." Nathan hummed, rubbing her sides softly.

"You're so kind." She laughed, brushing her thumb over his cheekbone.

"Only the best for my wife." He smirked down at her, winking.

"This all seems like a dream." Haley whispered, kissing his cheek. "An amazing dream that I never want to wake up from."

"Good thing we never have to." He hummed, grabbing her hand. "We never have to go back, you know... We could just drop off the earth and travel forever."

"Oh yeah?" She laughed, smiling up at him.

"Yeah, we could spend the rest of our lives vacationing from country to country." Nathan suggested, looking up at Big Ben, shrugging.

"What happens if we run out of money?" She asked, raising her eyebrows.

"You play music on the street and we can earn a couple bucks." He laughed, glancing at her.

"Good idea." She laughed, squeezing his hand softly. "What if instead of doing that, we go to a different place every week for the next two months?" She suggested.

"I could handle that." Nathan agreed with her, smiling brightly. "This honeymoon is going to destroy all other honeymoons. Just like our engagement, which only lasted a few hours, and our wedding did. Wait, come to think of it... We destroy all other couples."

"We are pretty great, aren't we?" Haley laughed, winking up at him.

"Damn, my wife is sexy." He smirked, looking at her.

"Really? Well... I thought it was going to be fun to explore, but I think I've seen enough. Would you like to accompany me back to the hotel?" She asked, raising her eyebrows.

"Nah, I think I'm going to stare at this clock more." He teased, shrugging.

"It's called Big Ben, Nathan. And that's fine. Suit yourself." Haley hummed. "I'll just get in the jacuzzi and open up a bottle of red wine by myself."

Nathan looked at her, smirking slightly. "Okay, okay. I'm following you."