Nathan just looked at them both…and he smiled. He knew how hard things had been for Brooke lately and he knew his wife all too well. By the way Brooke was cuddled up to her, he could tell that Haley had been talking to her about Julian. Even when Haley was struggling to fight her own battles, she would always help everyone else any way she could…Nathan shut the door…as quietly as he could. But, unfortunately not quiet enough…Brooke woke up immediately as the door reached its resting place…She lifted her head up and looked around for a second. Haley was fast asleep…Brooke began to move, before Nathan walked over and sat down…
"You ok???…"
"Yeah…I must have dosed off…I've been struggling to sleep, you know with Julian and everything…"
Brooke rubbed her hands over her face…
"Haley gave you one of her supporting talks…didn't' she???…"
"She did…"
"And??…"
"And I said that she shouldn't't worry about me…and that she was the one everyone else should be concentrating on…she is the one that's ill…"
Nathan nodded his head…
"Brooke…if you carry on like this, you are going to make yourself ill…you cant keep this bottled up…and if you cant talk to Haley, who can you talk to??…"
"I don't need to talk to anyone Nathan…I-I need to deal with this on my own…"
Brooke's other arm, was trapped behind Haley's back…She didn't want to wake Haley up, so she asked for Nathan's help…
"Can you get her for me??…"
Nathan sighed…He walked around to the other side of the bed. He took one side of Haley's body and he place his other hand on the back of her head. Brooke had the other side of her body…
"On three move her forwards…"
"One, two, three…"
As Nathan said three, the duo pushed Haley forwards, while Brooke freed her arm…Nathan still had hold of Haley's delicate head…Then they placed her back to the original place…She looked at ease…These days, Haley bruised really easy, so everyone who touched her had to be delicate…Haley, was all tucked up neatly in her bed…Only her arms and the upper part o her body showing…Her arms had bruises and cuts, all the way up from her falling and where the doctors had been examining her…Also, there was wires that were inserted into her skin all up her arm…In which the surface of her skin was black and blue…Since she had been getting worse, everyone had noticed that Haley, had lost a lot of weight…She had easily lost one stone over the past week. She had been off her food. Barely eating…Once Nathan had placed her head back down, he gave her a kiss on the forehead before he returned to his seat…
"So…how are you coping??…"
"Honestly….not so good…"
Brooke began to get teary…
"It's going to be hard Brooke…"
"I know Nate…but, every time I close my eyes, I see his face…"
Brooke began to tremble…
"Brooke…"
"As I held him in my arms, I saw the light leave his eyes…I felt his soul leave his body…I cant ever get over that Nathan…That will stay in my memory for as long as I live…"
"It will go away Brooke…it is just going to take time…"
"Yeah…and time is not what I have got a lot of Nathan…I have a baby coming…and one day….one day I am going to have to tell this child exactly what happened to their dad…how am I meant to get through that??…"
"Brooke…you don't have to do it alone…"
Brooke just looked up to the ceiling…she wiped the few tears away that were trickling down her face…
"That is where your wrong Nathan….I don't want to do it alone, but I have too…"
Brooke stood up of the bed and walked over to the door…She turned around, as she took the door handle…
"Tell Haley…thank you…"
And with that, Brooke left…Nathan knew himself, that he had just got Brooke to open up…ever so slightly…She needed to let all that anger, hatred and hurt out of her system…and if Nathan was going to be on the receiving end of it, so be it…Elsewhere, Lucas and Peyton had just put Jamie and the girls to bed…Lucas had just got changed…he wore some grey bottoms and a white t-shirt, where Peyton wore some pyjama bottoms, which were decorated with monkey's and she wore a white strappy top…Peyton had her hair tied back, out of her way…Anna loved to play with her hair a lot, so she tended to keep it tied up…Lucas and Peyton, were both laid on the sofa together. Lucas had one arm around Peyton and the other rested on her stomach…They kissed before they began to talk…
"So…how is my gorgeous wife doing???…"
"Quite good today actually…"
"That is what I like to hear…"
"Yeah…apart from bitch Lindsay…you know I cant actually believe that she turned up at the hospital today…I swear if she comes anywhere near us again…I will…"
But before Peyton could finish, Lucas was talking…
"Do nothing…and don't be using that language while your pregnant…"
Peyton just pulled Lucas a funny look…
"Yes sir…"
Lucas laughed…
"No but seriously…high risk pregnancies and stress don't mix…so just do me and Anna a favour and just calm it down ok??…"
"Ok…"
All of a sudden, there was a knock at the door…
"Who is that at this time??…"
Peyton looked at Lucas…
"I don't know…"
As Lucas and Peyton were about to get up, the door opened…Lucas and Peyton didn't move, they just looked…They just carried on looking as Karen walked through the door…
"Mom…"
Lucas let out a smile…
"What are you doing here???"
"Nice to see you too Peyton…"
Peyton looked at Lucas and they laughed…Peyton managed to get herself and her growing bump off of the sofa, but as she was about to walk to Kare to give her a hug, Peyton crippled over in pain…
"Owwww!!…"
Peyton leant over and placed one hand on her stomach and the other on the chair, to support her weight…At the same time, Lucas was up and behind her, holding both of her arms, while Karen was right there demanding to know what was wrong…
"Peyton are you ok??…"
Peyton didn't answer…She just kept breathing, as Lucas sat her down on the chair…Both hands were cradling her bump…As Peyton sat in the chair, Lucas knelt down…Then she leant over to one side, just to get comfy…
"I-I don't mind the kicks, but I do mind the elbows…"
"Damn it Peyton…you scared me then…"
"Sorry…"
Peyton just laughed…
"Are you sure your ok??…"
"I'm fine…"
Lucas then turned his attention to his mom…
"And what on Earth are you doing here mom??…"
"Well…I heard that Brooke and Haley were having a hard time…and I thought a nice visit to see my granddaughter and my son and daughter-in-law, would be a nice surprise…"
"You can say that again…"
"Thanks Peyton…"
Karen laughed…
"Mom…where is my little sister??…"
"Oh…she is with Andy…they had a few things they wanted to do while I was here…"
"Oh charming…"
Peyton laughed at her husband…Lucas and Peyton, spent the next few hours, talking to Karen about everything that had gone off in the past few weeks…They had been talking about the kids and everything else…Lucas was glad to see his mom…They had a nice long chat, before they got Karen set up for the night and they all went to bed…Elsewhere, Brooke had arrived home…She tried to sleep, but all she could think about was Julian…She laid on the sofa, just string into space…Thinking. Thinking. Thinking. She couldn't take her mind off of him…every single second of every single day, she thought about Julian…He was all she wanted…Back at the hospital, Nathan couldn't sleep either…He was scared to leave Haley on her own…He had to have someone watching her, just in case something went wrong…Nathan took Haley's hand, as she laid sleeping…As he did, one of the doctors walked in…Nathan was quick to jump to concern…
"Is everything ok??…"
"That's what I am going to find out…I just need to check in vitals…"
"Ok…"
The doctor injected something into one of the tubes that was attached to Haley…
"What's that???…why are you giving Haley that??…"
Nathan asked with concern…
"Haley's heartbeat is beating slower than it should be…this should hopefully, slowly bring it back up to the average beat…"
The doctor wrote a few things in Haley's book, before he headed towards the door…
"Emmmm….Doctor???"
The doctor turned around…
"Yes??…"
"Is Haley going to pull through??…"
The doctor hesitated for a minute…
"Mr Scott, I'm not going to lie to you…Haley is very weak and fragile…The cancer has attacked the majority of her vital organs…a-and now it has begun to attack her central nervous system…the odds aren't in her favour…Things are going to get worse before they get better…"
The doctor just looked at Nathan…
"Thank you…"
The doctor nodded his head, before he left the room…Nathan turned his attention back to Haley…
"Hales…I know your weak right now…but, you can beat this…you know it and I know it…you can beat this…you just have to make you mind up to fight…"
Meanwhile, back at Brooke's house, Brooke had just been in the shower…She wore black skinny jeans and a black oversized top…Yet again, she placed one of Julian's jumpers on aswell…After that, she walked across the hallway, to the baby's room…She opened the door ever so slightly and she slipped her slender figure through the gap in the door…The walls were pale white. No colour. No excitement. Nothing. Nothing, but just plain boring white walls…But, that was all about to change…In the middle of the room, were some cans of paint, with brushes all stacked up on a table…She needed something to keep herself occupied with…and this was it. She was going to decorate her baby's room. She walked over to the middle of the room. She took a knife and opened the paint can. Inside the colour was a sky blue colour. So by that, it was obvious that she thought her baby was a boy. Brooke was convinced it was a boy…She had a feeling…Mothers instinct…And Brooke tended to be right all the time, so she went with her instinct…Brooke wasn't the only one who had a feeling, Julian had a feeling aswell…He thought it was a boy too…Even though it was too early to tell…Brooke began to paint one of the walls…She had so many plans for her babies room…
5 HOURS LATER… …7am…
Brooke had painted all four walls of her babies room…She had just started her second coating…Finally, the room had a bit of colour…Brooke wasn't long into painting the wall, when she was sure she heard a knock at the door. Brooke didn't know weather to answer it or not…She froze for a second. Brooke placed the painting brush down on the floor, before she slowly walked down the stairs…Brooke stood behind the door…She had one hand on the handle, but she wasn't going to open it…
"W-who is it??…"
No one answered. They just knocked on the door again…
"Who is there??…"
No one answered, they just knocked again…
"Hello??…"
There was another knock…and Brooke gave in…She opened the door and she came face to face, with someone she least expected…
"Jamie??…"
"Hi aunt Brooke…"
"Jamie Scott…what on Earth are you doing here???…"
"I brought you the chocolates…"
Brooke just smiled, as he lifted the box of chocolates up to her…
"Come here.."
Brooke lifted Jamie up and shut the door behind her, once she brought him inside…
"How did you get here Jamie??…"
"I walked…"
"You walked!!…"
Brooke placed Jamie on the sofa and she sat down next to him…
"Jamie….you know not to wonder off on your own…"
Jamie looked at the floor…
"I know…but, I heard about uncle Julian…"
Brooke just looked at him…
"Oh…"
Brooke put one hand on Jamie's lap…
"I tell you what…I will ring your uncle Lucas to tell him that your safe and then we will get you a big cookie and you can tell me what's going on…ok??…"
"Ok…"
Brooke walked over to the phone and dialled Lucas and Peyton's number…Peyton was the one to answer…
"Hey Peyton…I know you guys are probably freaking out about Jamie, but he's safe…he walked over to my house…so you can stop panicking…I'll stay here with him until you guys come and pick him up…"
Peyton said a few words and then Brooke put the phone down…She looked at Jamie…
"Am I in trouble??…"
"No Jamie…they were just worried about you…your aunt Peyton is on her way for you….no what do you say to that cookie…"
Jamie smiled…
"Sounds good…"
Brooke walked over to the cookie jar and she rummaged to the bottom, towards the really big cookies…
"Now…what would you like???…Chocolate chip…or a cookie with m and m's???…"
"Chocolate chip please…"
"Chocolate chip coming right up sir…"
"Now…what would you like???…Chocolate chip…or a cookie with m and m's???…"
"Chocolate chip please…"
"Chocolate chip coming right up sir…"
Brooke brought the cookie over to Jamie and placed it on the table in front of him..
"So little man…are you gonna tell me what's going on??…"
"Well…I heard about what happened to uncle Julian…and everyone said that I couldn't see you and I just wanted to make sure that you were ok…"
"Well look at me…I'm fine…no need for my little man to worry…"
"You sure…"
"I'm sure…"
Brooke laughed at her godson…
"If anything little man, I should be worrying about you…I know your having rough time with your mom and everything…"
Jamie just looked at the floor…Brooke got up of the sofa and walked towards him…She stopped in front of him and knelt down. She placed both her hands on his lap…
"Are you going to get a new boyfriend…"
Jamie looked at Brooke…He sounded really upset at the prospect of having a new uncle…
"You're the only boyfriend in my life…"
Jamie smiled..
"Now, you seemed to have polished that cookie off pretty quick haven't you…"
"I guess…"
Jamie looked at Brooke…
"What are you working on??…"
"What??…"
"Your working on something…"
Brooke looked at Jamie…
"How do you know??…"
"I know everything…"
Brooke laughed…
"Ok…but, you cant tell anyone…"
"Ok…"
"Swear??…"
Jamie got his little finger out…
"Pinkie swear…"
Brook took Jamie's hand…
"Ok come upstairs…"
Brooke led Jamie to the room she had been working on…She opened the door and let Jamie inside…
"What you doing this for aunt Brooke??…"
She looked at him…
"Are you having a baby??…"
Brooke began to get teary..
"Yes…yes I am Jamie…"
Jamie smiled…Brooke walked over to him and took both his hands…
"When this baby comes…you know he's never gonna replace you…I wouldn't want anyone to replace you…you know I love you too much for that right??…"
"Right.."
Jamie smiled…And Brooke gave Jamie a hug…
"Are you having a baby boy??…"
"Well…I-I don't know for sure…but, I have a feeling…and you know your aunt Brooke, she's always right…"
"Apart from when I'm right…"
Brooke laughed…
"Ok…"
Then they heard a knock at the door…
"I bet that's your aunt Peyton…"
"Can I stay up here for a bit…"
"Just a few minutes…and then you will have to go and see your mom…"
"Ok…"
"Remember…sworn to secrecy…"
It was then that Brooke headed downstairs and she opened the door to Peyton…Brooke invited her in…She knew what Peyton was going to try and talk about, so she was going to try desperately to avoid the subject…
"How you doing??…"
"I'm fine…"
Peyton tilted her head, as if to say…yeah right…
"No really I'm fine…"
"Brooke, I know that you like to deal with the big stuff on your own…but, if you ever need me, you know where I am…"
Brooke went silent and then she nodded her head…
"H-how are you doing??…"
"I-I'm getting there…the babies started kicking the other day…but, I've been really stressed out about you, Haley and Julian…"
Brooke just looked at her…
"How's Jamie??…"
"He's fine…he just needed someone to talk to about Julian…I think he wants to go and see Haley…he's going through a really rough time at the moment…He misses his mom…If you could take him to see her…I think that will help a lot…"
"Yeah Lucas, has just gone to see Haley right now, the girls are in the car…"
"Oh…right I'll get Jamie…"
Brooke walked over to the bottom of the staircase and called Jamie…
"Jamie…your aunt Peyton is here to take you to see your mom…"
Jamie came rushing down the stairs. He stopped on the last step and Brooke picked him up…
"You ready to see your mom??…"
Jamie nodded…
"Right…give me a kiss and then you can go.."
And that is exactly what happened…Jamie left with his aunt Peyton…But, before he could close the door, Brooke stopped him…
"Secret…"
Jamie smiled and responded…
"Secret…"
And then Jamie left…Meanwhile, Nathan was asleep in the chair at Haley's bedside…Lucas was sat up on the bed next to Haley…He had his legs up on the bed…They held each others hands as they were talking…
"So best friend…how are you doing???…"
"Well my mom came home this morning…"
"Really??…"
"Yeah…she said that she was gonna stop by later to see how your doing…"
"That's nice…so how are you doing??…
"Shouldn't I be asking you that??…
"Shut up and answer the question…"
"Ok…well the babies have started kicking…and I got an offer on the movie…"
"A new one??…"
"Yeah the first one fell through, when Julian…"
Haley just nodded her head…
"Wow Luke that's great!…did you accept??…"
"I'm thinking about it…"
Haley smiled at her best friend…
"I really hope you pull through this Hales…"
Haley looked at Lucas…
"Me too…"
It was then that Haley, let go of Lucas' hand and rested her head in her hands…Lucas noticed immediately…
"Haley are you ok??…"
"Y-yeah, my head…just really hurts…"
"Ok…ok I'll get a doctor…"
As Lucas jumped off the bed, Nathan woke up…Then Haley's monitors began to beep slower…It got slower and slower until she eventually flat lined…The doctors rushed in to help Haley….As they did they asked Lucas and Nathan to leave. They did. The doctors scrambled to get Haley's heart beating again…Outside, Lucas and Nathan were full of fear…
"Luke what the hell happened??…"
"I don't know…one minute we were talking…the next she stops breathing…"
"Come on Haley…"
As they stood outside her room, someone unexpected walked past them…
"Nathan….Lucas…Is everything ok??…"
The brothers looked up, as they came face to face with Dan…
"Is everything ok??…"
"No it's not ok??…"
Then Lucas continued…
"What do you want Dan??…"
"I want to know what's wrong…"
But before Lucas and Nathan could respond, one of the doctor waled out of Haley's room…They both approached him…
"Doctor is everything ok??…"
"Mr Scott…unfortunately, we have had to place Haley on a life support machine…her breathing is very laboured and her breaths are beyond shallow…"
"Well….what can we do for her???…"
"Right now…there is nothing we can do for her…it's up to Haley now…all we can do is hope and pray…"
Lucas and Nathan, couldn't believe what they just heard…Meanwhile, Brooke was making a few preparations for Julian's funeral…She had to do it…and I guess now was the right time…The time tat suited her…Brooke was suddenly interrupted by a knock on the door…Brooke quickly got up off the sofa and headed for the door…
"Jamie Scott!!!…that better not be you again!!…"
Brooke opened the door, without hesitating…
"Sam…"
A/N - Yeyyy…I have reached 100 reviews…Just a quick thank you to all of you who reviewed and of course to all the others who have read my story…So I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I hope you can give me a review…I'd really appreciate it…Tanks again…