I don't own One Tree Hill.
Chapter 37
The only noise that was made was Nathan's loud cheering. Haley laughed quietly, shaking her head and shrugging her shoulders slightly.
"So that must mean that you're pregnant?" Joan asked, raising her eyebrows.
Haley smiled at her, nodding her head. "Yeah, I am. It was very unexpected but Nathan has been trying to convince me for awhile, but I wanted to wait until next year. Unexpected, but not unwelcome in the slightest. I guess when Nathan puts his mind to something, he achieves it. It's always been that way, I suppose." She hummed, smiling over when she mad eye contact with her husband. She loved how happy and giddy he looked at the moment.
"Judging by his reaction, he sounds pretty excited. What about you? Are you excited?" Joan asked, raising her eyebrows.
"Oh hell yes I'm excited! I had a feeling this was going to happen, and I told myself that if it did then it wouldn't be a bad thing, but next year would be better timing. But who really cares? I'm excited." Haley said, chuckling quietly as Nathan kept waving at her and giving her thumbs up.
Joan looked over her shoulder, smiling brightly. "Oh he's cute. He looks like an excited puppy." She laughed. "So we're guessing he didn't know?" She asked.
"He had no clue." Haley confirmed, smiling. "I've known for about a week, and I've been trying to come up with this super awesome way to tell him, and the moment just felt right." She said, shrugging her shoulders.
"So this explains why there's no touring next year?" Joan asked, raising her eyebrows.
"Yeah, one of the reasons. But like I said, I'm working on an album. So it won't be another silent year from me. I apologize for that." Haley hummed.
"Hey, life as a mom gets hectic, and your children should come first. That makes sense to anyone." Joan agreed.
The interview went on for a couple more minutes, before it finally ended. Haley met a grinning Nathan back stage, smiling up at him.
Nathan enveloped her in a hug, lifting her up off the ground and holding her close to him. "Thank you, Haley." He said softly, holding her tightly.
"Hey, I was still on birth control. This one is all you." She laughed, her arms wrapping around his neck.
He set her back down, kissing her softly. "I can't believe it. How have you been able to hold it in for a whole week?" He asked, looking down at her with wide eyes.
"It was tough." She admitted, resting her hands on his cheeks, brushing her thumbs along his facial hair. "Every time I saw you I just wanted to tell you so I could see your face light up like this." Haley said softly, smiling at him.
"You're not upset, are you?" Nathan asked her softly, raising his eyebrows.
She shook her head quickly, "No, baby. No. I was surprised, yes. But I'm not disappointed at all." She said softly, kissing him quickly.
"You've made my Christmas amazing, Haley. Wow. What a present." Nathan chuckled, glancing up to see Trevor walking towards them.
"Uh, congrats guys." Trevor said, sighing softly. "That's exciting for you. I guess we can't go out for a celebratory drink or anything, huh?" He chuckled. "I'm happy for you."
Haley turned around and looked at him, wrapping her arm around Nathan's waist, leaning into his side. "Thank you, Trevor. We're excited." She smiled, looking up at Nathan.
"Thanks, man." Nathan said to Trevor, before glancing away. "I know we were going to stay and enjoy New York for a little bit. But there's snow here, and snow is cold. Let's go home." He said, looking down at her.
Haley looked up at him, nodding her head. "Yeah, snow sucks." She agreed, kissing him quickly. "Thank you for doing this with me, Trevor. Are you flying to Tree Hill, or back to your house?" She asked.
"I was planning on staying here for a few days. It's been awhile. I want to walk around, see the city. The touristy things." Trevor shrugged.
"New York is pretty great. You'll have fun. Have a drink for me." Haley said, smiling at him.
Trevor nodded, hugging her quickly. "I'll be back home around Christmas, so maybe I'll see you then?" He asked, shrugging.
"We'll plan on it. Today was fun, thank you." She smiled, nodding at him, before turning back to Nathan. "Okay, let me go pack up my stuff, and change into something else. Then we can go." She said softly, kissing him quickly, turning to Trevor and hugging him tightly, before rushing into her dressing room.
"Congratulations." Trevor said to Nathan, nodding at him.
"Thanks." Nathan said, sending him a curt nod and sucking in a deep breath. "Have fun in New York." He grumbled, before deciding to follow Haley into her dressing room.
"You know, I knew I could do it." Nathan said softly, as they were walking out of the airport to their car. He pulled off his jacket, wrapping it tightly around Haley.
Haley chuckled quietly, looking up at him. "You were right, Nathan. I was wrong." She said, smiling at him and kissing his cheeks.
"This is an awesome Christmas present. I can't believe it, Hales. I'm so excited. I just want to turn my phone back on and see what people have said." He grinned at her.
"Don't do it. We promised we'd wait until we saw the kids before we talked to anyone else." She said, shrugging and leaning into his side.
"You're so sexy when you're pregnant- All the time." He corrected himself, wrapping his arm around her shoulders and pulling her close. "This morning I woke up a little bit less happy than I am now, and that extra happiness feels amazing. Thank you, Haley James." Nathan said, kissing her head softly.
Haley smiled at him, closing her eyes and sucking in a deep breath. "It was so hard to keep it from you. You wanted another kid so badly." She hummed, leaning over and kissing his cheek.
Nathan pulled open the passenger side door, helping her in. "I'm three for three. Take that, birth control." He laughed, leaning over and kissing her, before rushing around the car. "I wasn't going to give up on begging you, just so you know. You would of given in eventually." He hummed, getting into the car. He leaned over, kissing her deeply.
Haley rested her hand on his cheek, gently pulling his face closer to hers, before her arms wrapped around his neck.
"Mm, you do not understand how nice it is to see you on stage again. Seeing you perform and announce you're pregnant in the same day? Christmas came a week early." He whispered, kissing her once more.
Haley smiled, gently brushing her fingers through his hair, "I can't believe you actually did it. Well, I guess I shouldn't be too shocked. You are a Scott. Dan got Karen and your mother pregnant, Keith got Karen pregnant, you got me pregnant, Lucas got Peyton pregnant... Notice a pattern?" She laughed. "Let's make sure Jamie never has sex." She shook her head, looking at him.
"I love you." He said softly, smiling brightly at her. He grabbed her hand, intertwining their fingers. Nathan leaned over, kissing her cheek softly. "I can't believe we're having another baby." He said softly, closing his eyes. "I'm just going to say it now, but I hope it's a boy." He shrugged, chuckling quietly.
"What happened to beautiful girls just like me?" Haley laughed, raising her eyebrows and squeezing his hand.
"I have one, Lydia. And I was expecting her to like basketball, but just like her mother, she couldn't care less." He hummed, shaking his head. "Boy, girl, boy, and if we decide to have another, then another girl." He shrugged.
"You've just got this all planned out, hm?" She laughed, kissing his cheek. "We really should of planned our children better. Lydia and Jamie are so far apart. I guess not as far apart as Sawyer and their next kid will be, but still. If we have another, we need to make sure he or she is closer in age to this one." Haley hummed, nodding her head.
"Jamie is way older than this baby. It's fine, that's what we get for having a baby when we're eighteen." He shrugged, beginning to drive home.
"After this baby, we can have our own basketball team." Haley said, shrugging. "Five on the court, at least." She hummed, squeezing his hand.
Nathan looked over at her, "Damn you're sexy when you show me your basketball knowledge." He laughed, winking at her. "I think Jamie and I would do best on our own. You would be no help, Lydia would be no help. Baby Scott would be more helpful than you." He teased.
Haley rolled her eyes, leaning over and kissing his cheek. "Whatever, this kid is going to be a singer." She said, gesturing to her stomach.
"Whatever, baby. You know that won't happen." Nathan replied, kissing her knuckles. "Jamie got your height, I need at least one kid to carry on my legacy." He joked.
"Okay, Dan." Haley said, shaking her head, poking his arm.
"Not funny, Haley. I'm not forcing it onto them." Nathan chuckled, rolling his eyes.
"I know, honey. You're an amazing father, and you have been to each of our kids, and you will be to however many more we have." She hummed, rubbing his arm softly.
"How did you figure out you were pregnant?" He asked her, glancing over at her.
"I was late, so I took a pregnancy test and bam." Haley informed him, shrugging her shoulders.
"I'm so excited, Haley. You have no idea." He said softly, gripping onto her hand tightly.
"I think I have some idea, since I'm going through it too." She laughed, kissing his hand, gently rubbing his knuckles.
"I can't believe you kept it from me for a week. I've told you almost every day since we got home from Paris that I wanted to have a baby, and you kept telling me no. How often do you lie to me?" He joked, smirking slightly.
"Oh come on, this was a good lie. I wanted to surprise you." She hummed, letting go of his hand and beginning to scratch her fingernails up and down his back through his shirt.
Nathan leaned forward a bit, nodding his head, "I guess I'll forgive you, since you're pregnant. Three kids. Wow." He hummed, smiling brightly.
A few minutes later, they pulled into the garage, taking note that Quinn's car was out front.
"I knew she'd be here." Haley chuckled, watching at Nathan rushed to her door, pulling it open. She thanked him softly, getting out of the car.
"Just a second." Nathan hummed, looking down at her and wrapping his arms tightly around her waist, pulling her into a deep kiss.
Haley rested her hands on his chest, gripping his shirt gently and pulling him closer to her. "Damn that's good. You can't do that to me right now, we have to go inside." She whispered against his lips.
"We're pregnant." He said softly, resting his forehead on hers. "We're having another baby, Hales. This is so exciting." He hummed.
She smiled, kissing him once more, before hugging him tightly. "I hope the kids feel that way too. We'll see though. I'm worried Lydia will be upset because she's not the youngest. Jamie will probably be fine, he's always been mature." Haley said softly, gently brushing her hands up and down Nathan's torso, taking a second to admire the way his defined muscles felt under her palms.
"Come on, you. Let's get inside and see our kids." He hummed, nuzzling his nose into her hair, before pulling her inside.
"They're home!" Quinn yelled out, rushing to them, Brooke walking in behind her, followed by Jamie and Lydia. "Why didn't you tell me, Haley?" Quinn asked, frowning at her.
"I wanted to surprise everyone!" Haley defended herself, shrugging slightly and laughing.
Quinn pulled her into a tight hug, "You told Brooke." She shrugged, "Oh, who cares! We're both having babies! Our kids will be best friends and each others favorite cousin, I can feel it." She grinned.
Haley hugged her sister tightly, shaking her head in Brooke's direction, before smiling slightly.
Brooke mouthed the word 'sorry' before rushing over and hugging Nathan. "Geez, Nate. That's two out of three that I knew before you. I guess we know who comes first now." She laughed, smiling at him.
"Oh, whatever Brooke." He grumbled, shaking his head before hugging her tightly. "I'm too happy to care that you definitely come first in my wife's life." He joked, smiling over at Haley.
"That's right. Don't forget it. Okay, goodbye all. Thank you for letting me watch your angel children today while my husband stays home with my demons. It was a real breather." Brooke laughed, hugging Haley quickly. "I'm so excited for you, Tutor Mom to three. I'll see you tomorrow, alright?" She hummed, nodding at Haley before heading out.
Jamie looked over at Haley, who was still being hugged tightly by Quinn. He blinked when Quinn started to cry, before looking at his dad with wide eyes when Haley started to tear up too.
"Just ignore them." Nathan chuckled quietly, looking at his children. "So... What do you guys think?" He asked them cautiously, glancing over at his crying wife.
"I think it's fine. I'd prefer you have a baby now rather than when I'm old enough to have my own children." Jamie chuckled, shrugging his shoulders. "I'm actually pretty excited. It's going to be a boy, I know it." He grinned.
Nathan nodded, pulling Jamie into a quick hug. "Good man. Tell your mom that once she's done with... Whatever is going on over there." He chuckled, before kneeling down in front of his daughter. She was silent, which was very unusual, just staring at him with her big brown eyes that were identical to Haley's. "Well?" He asked her softly, smiling slightly.
"I want a sister. One my age." Lydia said, nodding her head and shrugging.
"Well, I don't know how that's going to work out but we'll do our best." He replied, kissing her head softly.
"I don't want a brother at all. I have Jamie." She reminded him, pointing at Jamie. "Brothers aren't fun." She grumbled.
Nathan glanced over at Haley, sighing softly. "I have a brother, and he's one of my best friends, Lydia." He assured her, shrugging. "And I have three sisters now, and I like my brother better." He glanced over at Haley and Quinn, before leaning over and whispering to Lydia, "And your mom has three sisters, and I like her brothers better." Nathan chuckled, holding his finger to his lips to tell her to be quiet.
Lydia giggled quietly, looking over at Quinn, "Okay. I still want a sister but I will love a brother." She looked up at Nathan, before hugging him tightly. "What happens when Mommy has a baby? How did it get there? How long do we have to wait?" She asked him.
Nathan let out a deep sigh, glancing over at Haley who was still hugging Quinn, "Here sweetheart. How about we go have some ice cream to celebrate, and we can talk about this when you're a little older? But to answer one of your questions, it takes nine months until the baby will be here. The same goes for Quinn and Megan too, but their babies will be here a little before ours." He said softly, sucking in a deep breath. "Alright, kids. Let's go get you some ice cream." Nathan said, picking up Lydia, resting his hand on Jamie's shoulder and leading them to the kitchen.
Haley looked at Quinn, wiping her eyes. "You don't get to cry anymore. Because I don't want to cry anymore and if you keep crying then I'll keep crying." She said, letting out a deep breath.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I'm just so excited for you guys." Quinn hummed, hugging her again. "I bet Nathan is really excited, huh?" She asked, raising her eyebrows.
Haley nodded at her, smiling brightly. "I think he's holding back a little bit, but I'm pretty sure he wants to stand on top of Karen's Cafe and yell it out." She laughed.
"How do you feel about it?" Quinn asked, smiling down at Haley. "You look happy. I know you wanted to wait." She chuckled, nodding down at her younger sister.
"Yeah, I did. But everyone predicted it, and here it is. I'm not upset at all, honestly. I feel like it's going to be really good for us. We've been arguing a lot lately, and I know that things are fine right now, but I was worried for awhile. Not that we were going to get divorced, of course. Just worried." Haley said softly, smiling. "We've both just been acting so jealous lately, which is ridiculous because we both know how much we love each other. I hope this just settles things with the press, and with all the people around us and reminds everyone that they don't actually know what our relationship is like, you know?" She shrugged, running her fingers through her hair. "But I'm pretty excited, despite the fact that it would of been more convenient next year. And I love how excited Nathan is." She said, smiling and shrugging.
"Clay is excited for you guys too. Logan wasn't feeling all that well so he just stayed home. He told me he tried to call Nathan, but his phone was off." Quinn said, shrugging her shoulders.
"Yeah, we wanted to talk to our kids before we talked to anyone else." Haley hummed, smiling slightly. "Which reminds me that I need to turn my phone back on." She laughed, shaking her head. "Deb will come storm our house like you did probably, if I don't answer my phone soon." She laughed, shaking her head.
"I'm so so excited for you guys, Haley. You're amazing parents. Plus, I knew that Nathan could do it." Quinn teased, winking at her. "But you want to know what's not fair? You announced your pregnancy on television, while husband kidnapped mine and took him to Chicago then announced mine to you all while he was hungover." She laughed, shaking her head quickly. "That's just messed up." She hummed softly, hugging Haley again.
"Yeah, I'm still sorry for that. I don't think he is, but I am so that should count for something." Haley laughed, smiling at Quinn. "You predicted I would be pregnant by Christmas, and here I am. I'm sorry if I stole your thunder or anything." She said, shrugging.
"Haley, you didn't. I'm glad that we're both pregnant. The sad thing is that now I can't make you drink beer and eat sushi for me, like you made me do for you." Quinn laughed, "And besides. This is my first pregnancy, and this is your third. Mine is bigger news." She joked, hugging her tightly. "Our kids are going to be best friends like we are." She said softly, smiling brightly.
Haley nodded her head, "They better be. Same with Megan's baby. I better call her soon too." She said softly, nodding at Quinn.
Quinn nodded her head in return, "Well, I love you. I'm going to head home now and let you be a family. I'm so excited for you guys, really." She said softly, giving Haley one last hug, before heading out of the house.
Nathan looked up at Haley as she walked out of the bathroom, smirking at her slightly.
"You look beautiful, Hales." He hummed, winking at her and nodding his head.
"Nathan, I'm wearing a bathrobe." Haley replied, gesturing down at herself and rolling her eyes.
"Yeah, but I know what's under the bathrobe and I'm just telling you in advance. Plus, you look beautiful in everything." He grinned at her, standing up. He walked over to her slowly, gently resting his hand on her stomach.
She smiled at him, resting her hand on top of his, "I love you, Nathan." She said softly, leaning forward and kissing his chest once.
"You must love me a lot. Twelve days of Christmas lingerie and a baby. What a month it's been." He chuckled, leaning down and kissing her softly.
Haley wrapped her arms around his neck, brushing her fingers over the short hair on the back of his head. "I do love you a lot." She said softly, resting her forehead against his.
"We're having another baby." Nathan said softly, closing his eyes and smiling at her. "I wish I could just skip the next nine months and he could be here now." He chuckled, blinking his eyes open.
"This baby could be a girl, you know." Haley laughed, gently rubbing his neck.
"Yeah, I know. I'm just messing with you. I'll love this baby regardless of gender." He hummed, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist. "Christmas is the best." He chuckled, looking down at her.
"Yeah, it really is." She said softly, smiling up at him.
"I can't believe there's only a week left. Did we get everything for the kids?" He asked her, raising his eyebrows.
"Almost everything. I still have a few things on my list that I was going to pick up tomorrow. Which reminds me- we need to talk about tomorrow. With their Christmas break starting, we need to figure out what we're going to do with them." She laughed.
"Well Jamie can stay and watch Lydia." Nathan shrugged his shoulders, smiling down at her.
"I don't know about that..." Haley trailed off, frowning slightly.
"Come on, Hales. He's thirteen. They'll be fine. Plus, Clay and I are not planning on working much this week, so I'll be home a lot." He said softly, pulling her closer to him.
"Clay and I? Mm, you're sexy when you use good grammar." She laughed, kissing him quickly. "Okay, I actually have a lot of wok to do this week, with the cafe and with the studio. So I'll be home as much as I can, but we'll see. And I have to finish up Christmas shopping." Haley hummed softly, smiling up at him.
"Okay, well let me know if you need any help. I don't want my girl to exhaust herself." Nathan said softly, before tugging on the tie that held her bathrobe closed. "Now, let's get down to business." He said, smirking at her, before untying it and pushing the bathrobe off her shoulders.