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Chapter 50
Brooke and Lucas were finally together. For them, it was a new start, a second chance at life. As they walked to the parking lot of the hospital, they held hands.
"Everybody deserves a second chance, right?", Lucas smiled as he held Brooke's hand up to kiss it.
"Yes. Everybody.", she said as her dimples surfaced once more to make way for a huge smile.
"Even us.", Lucas repeated as he opened the car door and led his girlfriend to the passenger seat. He quickly sat in the driver's seat and started the car.
This was going to be the start of a really long journey for the two of them. Both of them new that they would along the way run into bumps, traffic lights causing them to wait patiently before the green light finally flashed, and cross roads that would always test them. But they also knew there would be a lot of exciting road trips, beautiful sceneries and wonderful music. They had each other, and for the first time in a long time, they felt, actually they knew, it was enough. Enough to get them by there long journey. And even enough to outlast it.
She still lay there. Her body was motionless but her thoughts were as restless as could be. "Open your eyes, Peyton.", a voice in her head kept whispering. "You have so much to live for. Fight Peyton, fight for it. It's time you didn't let this shot at happiness go without a fight." The voice kept whispering. "You love this man and he loves you back. Isn't that what you wanted?"
Her thoughts kept clouding her mind. She wanted to wake up, she really did. She had so much to live for, so much to look forward, too. And deep in the depths of her faintly beating heart, she knew what she was going to do. She was going to fight everyday to get back to the man she loved and his baby that she had grown to love, until the day came when she finally did.
People always leave. But then again, true love always finds a way back.
Meanwhile, Jake just sat by her side hoping for his miracle. And he also knew in the depths of his anxiously beating heart that he would sit by her side day after day after day, until she finally did wake up so he could be the man by her side when her life began again, so he could kissed her and tell her he loved her forever and forever. He would sit and wait and hope. After all, sometimes they come back.
Nathan and Haley were finally beginning to fulfill their promise to each other, one day at a time. They had a whole lifetime to encourage each other, support each other and love each other. And although it's hard to imagine a love as big as the one they shared for each other grow even bigger within the span of always and forever, with Nathan and Haley they would make it possible. Their love got them through the worst of times and through the best of times.
"Baby, I'm so glad we met back in high school.", Haley said as she cuddled closer to Nathan who lay on his back on the soft white sand.
He leaned in to kiss her. He was more in love with her now than he was a few minutes ago.
"Yeah, I still remember the day I saw you. You were carrying all your books and were running to your English class. But you know something, Hales? You dropped something on the floor and didn't even notice it."
Haley's eyes were filled with surprise. "Really? And what was that?"
Nathan smirked as he kissed her forehead. "According to your list, your happy."
"What list?", Haley looked confused. And to Nathan she still looked beautiful.
"You know, the "What it will take for Haley James to be truly happy" list that you probably scribbled during your earlier class that morning."
Haley smiled. "Oh, so that's where that list went.", she said as she nodded. "Yeah, I am happy but it doesn't take a list to figure that out.", she said as she pulled her husband into a tighter embrace.
"Do you remember what you wrote?", he asked her.
Haley just smiled at him.
"Well let's see.", he said. "You went to Stanford, you recorded a couple of albums, you got to go to Italy..,"
"Oh my gosh Nathan!", Haley gasped. "Is that why you wanted to go to Italy for our honeymoon?"
Nathan just smiled.
"…you got married and you're going to be a mother…"
"Nathan, you forgot the most important thing. The reason I actually wrote the list."
Nathan looked confused. He was sure those were the only things scribbled on that paper. He had spent countless nights just staring at it. He couldn't have missed anything.
"You have to read between the lines, baby…. I got to fall in love."
With that they kissed again.
Remember today for it is the start of forever. The boy and the girl finally found what they were looking for – a love that could withstand everything, even always and forever. And the only reassurance they needed was each other. For whenever the girl looked into the boy's eyes, she smiled. And you know what? The boy looked the girl right back in the eye, never losing sight of her and the love that they shared, and smiled back. Always and forever.
At this moment, there are six billion, four hundred seventy million, eight hundred eighteen thousand, six hundred seventy one people in the world. Some are running scared. Some are coming home. Some tell lies to make it through the day. Others are just not facing the truth. Some are evil men, at war with good. And some are good, struggling with evil. Some are in love, and have found peace. Some are coming home to the ones they love. Six billion people in the world, six billion souls. And sometimes all you need is one.
Xxx The End xxX
