Episode 8 Chapter 1 Shattered

"What would you do if all your dreams came crashing down at your feet?" Noah's voice can be heard.

Elizabeth was sitting on her hospital bed. She couldn't believe that it had been two weeks. She couldn't believe that her life had completely fallen apart while she was lying unconscious on her hospital bed. She knew that nothing would ever be the same, and it wasn't fair. None of it was fair. She only did what she did so that Noah could have the baby he always wanted.

"Hey," Peyton walked in caring a bag for Elizabeth. "I thought you might want to get out of that hospital gown."

"Yeah," Elizabeth looked down.

"The doctor said that you could go home today."

"I'm guessing my home is no longer with my husband."

"Your father and I thought that you should stay with us for a few days. You know just until you are back on your feet."

Elizabeth nodded. "Mom I don't know what to do."

Peyton dropped the bag at the edge of the bed and sat next to Elizabeth. "You and Noah love each other very much. I know that to be true."

"This is different mom. Noah hasn't even come to see me since I woke up. He hates me."

"He doesn't hate you. He is upset, but he will cool down soon."

"It's been two weeks…He has had plenty of time to cool down." Elizabeth looked down. She tried not to cry. She had been crying ever since she woke up. "I think if the paternity test had turned out different he still would hate me. I should have never done what I did, but it was all for him. I wanted him to be a father."

Peyton rubbed Elizabeth's shoulder. "I think that Noah will come around, but you can't stress anymore. It is not good for you."

Elizabeth nodded. "I know…But now I have a whole new set of worries. I have to leave my little girl here while I go home. She's going to be so alone."

"We will come visit her three or four times a day. She won't be alone. Madeline Elise is going to know that she is very loved." Peyton hugged her daughter. "And with time everything that is going on with your marriage is going to be okay. It will all work out for the best."

"Yeah well I just hope that Noah doesn't think the best is divorce. Because I love him with everything that I am, and I don't want to lose him."

…..

Daniel was knocking on Brooke and Nathan's door. He had tried to talk to her every day for two weeks. Nathan was being an ass.

Brooke opened the door this time.

"Brooke, please, you have to let me see Isabella. She is my wife."

"Well if it was up to me she wouldn't be. Your whole marriage is a sham."

"No," Daniel told her. "I love her. That was not a lie."

"Yeah well she doesn't want to see you." Brooke shut the door in his face.

Nathan looked at her. "What are we going to do?"

"There isn't much we can do." Brooke sighed. She was worried about her daughter.

Isabella was staring at her parents from upstairs. She didn't know what she was going to do. Her marriage was over before it even started.

…

"Savannah," Lucas called out for his daughter. "It's time to go."

Savannah walked downstairs. "Dad, I was thinking. Can Drake take me today? He's waiting in his car outside."

"I thought I was going to take you."

"I know but drake really wants to take me. Please dad…" Savannah begged.

Lucas sighed. "Okay that's fine." He reluctantly agreed. "Call me if you need anything."

"I will dad," she kissed his cheek. "I promise."

Lucas sighed as he watched her walk out of the door. He hated that he always worried about his little girl, but that was a parents' job.

….

Graham walks downstairs in his scrubs.

"Wow you look sexy." Lily smiled.

"I have surgery today."

"Oooh." Lily laughed. "Where's Emma?"

"She's upstairs with Annie and Scott. They are watching a movie."

"Oh good."

Scarlet walks downstairs with big wholes all in her jeans.

"What are you wearing?" Lily asked.

"Clothes," Scarlet snapped at her.

"Excuse me," Lily looked at her. "You're not wearing that today. Those jeans are way too revealing."

"You have probably worn worse."

"Scarlet don't talk to your mother like that." Graham warned her.

"Whatever," Scarlet walked out of the room.

Lily looked at Graham. "I don't know what has gotten into her. She has been like that ever since we moved in together. I just don't get it."

"Me either," Graham sighed. He had a feeling he knew what it was, but he was going to let Lily figure it out on her own.

…

Isabella is sitting in her room. Nathan and Brooke walk in. "Isabella, we need to talk to you."

"About Daniel…I know he was here earlier. I know you guys don't think that I can handle it but I can."

"Isabella we think that you need look at your options." Nathan told her.

"And what are those?"

"We think you should get an annulment."

Isabella nodded. She had no idea what she was going to do.

She still loved Daniel.

…

Elizabeth is in the NICU looking at her beautiful little baby girl. "Hey Madeline Elise Colby…I'm going to visit you every single day every single time that I can. I love you baby girl, and I promise that one day Noah will love you too."

….

Noah is sitting on the couch in the apartment.

He is on the phone.

"Yes sir…I know I have turned the job down before, but this is what I want."

"You do realize the job is in New Orleans, right?"

"Yes I do, and I'm ready to move. I have nothing left in Tree Hill."

"Well then the job is yours." The man on the other end of the line told him.

"Thank you," Noah hung up.

He knew that he was making the right decision.

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Okay so what do you guys think? I hope you all liked it. I will try to update soon.

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Oh and I loved the episode last night. Totally cute…I'm sad Peyton isn't going to be at the wedding. I don't think that Peyton would ever miss Brooke's wedding…not for anything. But I understand, and I have to say that I love Hilarie in White Collar. She is doing an awesome job in the role.

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