Chapter 35 I Loved Her First
Nathan and Haley had been back in Tree Hill for a week. Both were lounging around the beach house, trying to rest up from the last couple of months at college. Haley had been to see Dr. Baldwin and received a clean bill of health. He was openly excited for his favorite patient couple's new addition to their family.
Nathan had watched with pride as his wife received her degree at graduation. She had graduated in the top two of her class with honors. Today she was on the couch resting up from their move. It had taken all of both of their strengths to pack everything up but it had been worth it to come home. Tomorrow the couple was going house hunting. Nathan couldn't wait to find a house for his family. He knew that they only had four months to find it, move in and get the baby's room ready. Jamie was turning four in a couple of weeks and his mom and dad had wanted to have his party in their new home for him.
"Daddy, why is Mommy so tired?" Jamie asked.
"We've been busy Buddy. The move back to Tree Hill was a lot of work. Mommy's pregnant and that tires her out by itself. So with all of the extra things we've done in the last couple of weeks she needs to rest ok?"
"Ok. She's asleep again" Jamie smiled.
Nathan was so proud of his little boy. Jamie had his mother's brain. He was so smart for his age. He had wanted his children to be a little closer in age but he was beginning to see that Jamie was going to be a big help to him and Haley. Maybe things did work out for the best.
"Hey Jimmy Jam, why don't we go outside and dribble the basketball buddy. What do you say?"
"Sweet" Jamie ran to get his shoes and pick up the ball by the door.
Nathan wanted Haley to rest. He wasn't just talking when he had told his son that she needed to. It had been a tough two weeks. Graduation had brought so much to do by itself. They had packed up everything and moved back to Tree Hill and Haley wouldn't stop until she had unpacked the things they would need until they moved to their permanent home. They were staying at the beach house for now but Nathan had no intention of being there for long. It belonged to Dan as far as he was concerned. The divorce between his parents had settled that long ago.
Nathan walked outside to find Jamie playing with the small hoop and ball that Lucas had given him right before they left Durham. Nathan hadn't spoken to Luke since that day. After Luke had given the hoop to Jamie, he and Nathan had sat in the living room talking while Jamie played with it for the first time.
"Nathan, I want to thank you for taking care of Haley"
"What?"
"You've been incredible with her since the kidnapping. I am sure it was because you felt guilty but you've still stepped up."
"Wait a minute. What did you just say?"
"I said you've done a terrific job with Haley."
"No Lucas after that"
"I said you've stepped up?" Lucas questioned.
"You know damn well what you said. Now repeat it." Nathan told his brother.
"You felt guilty over the kidnapping?"
"No Lucas. You dick! You said that I did it because I felt guilty over the kidnapping." What the fuck man?"
"Well I know you do. I mean Haley never would have met Damien West if wasn't for basketball"
"That may be true but the way you said that, sounded like I wouldn't have taken care of her otherwise. Let me tell you something Luke, Haley is my wife. I would give my life for her. I would do anything in this world for that girl, unlike you"
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Lucas asked standing up.
"It means that you always think of yourself before anyone else."
"Nathan that is not true. I loved Haley James before you even knew who she was. So don't play that trump card shit with me."
"Lucas, you don't get it do you? Ok let me see if I can spell it out for you. When you found out Haley and I were dating you didn't care if she was happy. You were pissed because it was me. If that wasn't good enough, you treated her like shit during the classic our junior year because she was spending time with me instead of you. That was just because you were currently between girlfriends at the time though. Then, during the school shooting our senior year, you wanted me to walk away and leave her in that school. You didn't want to end up dying you said. Well something to that effect anyway."
"Nathan"
"No shut up Luke. I am not done. During the state championship game, when I noticed that Haley wasn't there and asked you where she was, you didn't care that it was obvious that something was wrong. We were two hours away from home and there were four cheerleaders on the sideline. All of the people that Haley had ridden up there with were absent. You didn't care. All you gave a shit about was that I was planning to throw the game. Do you remember what you said to me when I noticed she wasn't there? You said she was probably putting money down on Pontiac."
"Nathan I'm warning you little brother."
"Nice! You're warning me. Then when she had been kidnapped a few weeks ago, you put your ass between your knees and protected yourself. Hell Coop even laid his life on the line for hers. BUT no, not her best friend, my big brother. You know the guy that says I loved her first? You were too busy protecting your own hide. So don't fucking tell me you loved her before I knew her. I've seen that girl worry over you. Upset over your stupid decisions and happy that you're happy. You've never returned it Lucas. NEVER! Don't you ever say anything like that to me again. I've screwed up in the past I know that. BUT my first priority is always Haley. Can you say the same?"
"Nathan I have a wife now too you know."
"Yes I get that. But you were like this before you and Peyton too Lucas. I don't want us to be at odds again ok? But you need to accept the fact that there is nothing and I mean nothing that I won't do for Haley Scott. The love that I have for her so far surpasses yours its pathetic. IT should be that way. I know that. I'm her husband. But you don't get to treat me like it's not that way. Are we clear?"
As much as Lucas wanted to beat Nathan's ass right now he knew that he was right. He shouldn't have said what he had. "Yeah Nate. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that the way that I did. I didn't mean it exactly like it came out. Ok?"
"Ok." The brother's bumped fists and looked over to the one girl that had both of their love, no matter which was greater or which one had come first. Haley was special to them both.
She hadn't heard what they said. She was in the kitchen on the phone with Deb. A few minutes after the argument she made her way to the living room and both of the Scott brothers looked up at her. "What?"
"Nothing" They smiled. Both just knew they were about to get raked over the coals for their actions.
"No, something is up. You two both look like the cat that ate the canary."
Nathan was the first to move. He stood up and walked over to pull Haley into his arms. "Nothing baby. I promise. Lucas and I were just talking about the past."
"Ok."
"Hales, you and Luke are my family, you know that right?"
"Yeah baby. I know" She searched his eyes, wondering where that came from.
"And Haley, you know you'll always be a huge part of us right?" Lucas added
"Yeah Luke. What in the hell is going on in here you two?" Haley asked, resting her hand on her slightly swollen tummy.
"Hales, you have no idea, what it was like knowing that crazy son of a bitch had you." Nathan started.
"Nathan, I'm fine." She rubbed her stomach. "We're fine. You can't keep doing this to yourself. It's not your fault baby."
"He targeted you because of me though Haley"
"Nathan, he was ill baby. You know that. We received the transcripts from Taylor's arraignment and the trial. He can't ever hurt us again. He's gone." Haley hugged Nathan tightly to her. He had told her that he wasn't sure he would get to her in time. He just knew that West would win that last show down.
Lucas walked up and put an arm around each of them. Nathan returned the gesture by putting one of his around Lucas while the other one stayed on Haley's waist. They all stood there for several minutes until Jamie got their attention. "Ooops" he said.
The ball he had been playing with hit the bookcase on the back wall, knocking several pictures to the floor.
"Ok! No more playing ball in the house young man" Haley spoke up. They all had to laugh at the look that she received from the small boy. It was a Nathan Scott pout if there ever had been one.
"Daddy?"
Nathan sat up and came back to the present from the memory. "Yeah Buddy?"
"You and Mommy still love me when the baby gets here?"
Nathan got up and walked over to Jamie. Kneeling down in from of him, he pulled his son close to his face. "Jamie, you know we love you. That's not going to change. We might be busy with the baby because he won't be able to do anything for his self but that won't mean we don't love you Jimmy Jam. That will never mean that ok?" He ruffled up Jamie's hair. Jamie nodding to his dad.
When Haley woke up the house was quiet. Nathan had told her that he and Jamie might go to the Rivercourt. It had been along time since Nathan had been there. He wanted to show it to Jamie now that he was getting older. She moved to the kitchen to get some water just as the phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Haley?"
Haley froze. "Mr. Scott, what can I do for you?"
"I just wanted to call and speak with Nathan. I know you two are done with school. How's the beach house?"
"It's fine but Nathan's not here right now."
"I'm sure he wouldn't talk to me if he was. I've tried to call him several times and he's short and nasty every time. You on the other hand, are being surprisingly pleasant. Thank you."
"Mr. Scott, I probably shouldn't say this but it would be best if you called back when Nathan's here. He won't like it that I'm talking to you."
"Haley, before you go please just tell me, how's my grandson?"
"Which one?" She asked innocently.
"What do you mean which one? There's more than one?"
Haley realized that Dan didn't know she was pregnant. She tried to play it off. "Well yeah I mean there's Nathan and Lucas."
"No Haley, I said grandson. I wanted to know how Jamie is doing."
"He's fine Mr. Scott. I really have to go ok?" She hung up the phone just as Nathan walked in.
"Who was that?" He asked though he already knew.
"It was your dad." She slowly looked up hating to meet his eyes.
"Haley, you don't have to talk to him you know. Just hang the phone up baby."
"He wanted to know how his grandson was, Nathan. I screwed up. I wasn't thinking and asked him which one." She was beginning to get upset.
"No, Haley stop baby. It's ok. I haven't spoke to him the last few times he's called. I just hadn't told him yet. Not that I want to talk to him in the first place." Nathan rubbed his hand up and down her back.
"Where's Jamie?"
"Mom came by and picked him up. They're going to get ice cream. She said they wouldn't be gone long. Are you ok?"
"Yeah. I'm fine. That phone call just caught me off guard. I wasn't expecting to talk to him."
Nathan sighed heavily. He didn't know why Dan wouldn't leave them alone. Nathan had no intention of his family being the obsession that replaced basketball for Dan. Nathan had lived that life and it sure as hell wasn't going to repeat itself.
"Let's talk about something else, Hales. Something happy" Nathan smiled.
"Well, what would you like to talk about. I can think of lot's of happy things." She smiled.
"Oh yeah like what?"
"Jamie, the baby, US, your mom, Luke and Peyton, Brooke and Cooper,…"
"Ah ok that's not the book I thought you were reading cause we surely were not on the same page in that conversation"
"Oh really?" Haley smiled.
"Yeah. REALLY" Nathan confirmed.
"How do you know I just hadn't made it to that chapter yet. Maybe I was just reading the opening pages."
"Oh really?" He asked and pulled her to him, taking her lips like a starved man.
Nathan lifted her feet off of the floor and moved them over to the couch. As he sat down, Haley straddled him, the kiss instantly deepening. He moved his hand to lift her shirt. When it was off he removed her bra and it followed behind it. As he gazed at her bare chest, he felt himself tighten. Leaning toward her he placed open mouthed kisses across her breasts. When he heard Haley moan, it caused his heart to race. He reached down to unbutton her pants, heatedly hurrying no longer able to wait.
"Oh Hales, I have to have you. I have to have you now baby." He moaned. She moved back and stood up from his lap. She pushed her pants down her legs and reached to undo his cargo shorts. When they had rid of this short and boxers, Nathan sat back down and pulled Haley back to his lap. She raised up and wrapped her hand around his length massaging it up and down until she heard his moan and felt him pulling her to him. She placed the throbbing flesh at her entrance and behind to slowly slide down it, never taking her eyes from her husbands.
"Oh God Haley. I don't believe I am going to say this…" He felt himself explode inside of her, moaning as completion found him.
Haley smiled. He had never been that out of control with her, not even the first night they made love. She moved to get something to clean them up but Nathan held her tight. "No baby, hold on a second please." Soon she realized why he wanted her to wait. She felt him hardening within her. He placed his hands on her hips and began to guide her up and down. Soon, Haley felt her own release rapidly approaching, moaning his name. Nathan guided her up and quickly back down causing her to scream his name. As she did, he felt her begin to quiver around him. He moved her to do it again and felt her shatter as her arms tightened around his around his shoulders and her face was buried into the side of his neck. His body stiffened as he followed her in ecstasy.
When they had regained their breath and their bodies had come back down, it was Haley that finally spoke.
"Oh baby" she whispered.
"I know Hales, I feel the same way" he whispered back.
Haley was entering her seventh month of pregnancy. She sat in the waiting room of Dr. Baldwin's office thinking that this time it was passing quickly. Nathan was going to meet her here as soon as he was finished meeting with the inspector at the Kids Club. She was beginning to think he wouldn't get here in time.
Fifteen minutes later he came barreling through the door. When he saw her still sitting in the waiting room he took a deep breath and walked over to sit beside her. "I'm sorry Hales. That took longer than I expected."
"It's ok." She smiled.
He placed his hand over his unborn child and smiled. "I'm here now baby. We're all set with the Kids Club. We'll be able to open the first week in September like we planned."
"That's great baby."
"Yeah. This little guy will be here by then, and I am hoping this will be past you."
Haley laughed. "Some how I think it will just be the beginning baby"
"No I mean the pregnancy Hales."
"I just can't believe that I have to go through the hottest part of summer."
"I know baby. I wish it wasn't that way."
"Haley Scott" the nurse called.
Nathan and Haley got up and followed her to the exam room. When Dr. Baldwin came in later, he saw Haley's growing belly and smiled. "Well I see now what I owe this pleasure to" he smiled.
"Hi Dr.Baldwin" Haley greeted the older man.
"Haley, Nathan, I received the medical records last week but I haven't had a chance to go through them yet. When's this little one due Haley?"
"August sixteenth" she smiled.
"How have your blood levels been?"
"They were fine last month" she answered.
"She's been tired a lot since we got home though Dr. Baldwin. I mean we've packed and moved and graduated but I would feel safer if you would double check her blood work." Nathan told him.
Haley looked at Nathan with adoration in her eyes. 'He always protects me' she thought. 'How did I get so lucky?'
Nathan smiled back and told her he would rather be safe than sorry. So far since the beginning of her pregnancy she had not been placed on iron tablets. Nathan had kept his fingers crossed that she was still doing well.
"Ok. We'll get it done guys." Dr. Baldwin turned and left the room. Once the door was closed he shook his head slightly. "Nathan has become one hell of a man" he muttered.