Hi guys - here is the final update for this story, I know some of you may have been expecting it to go on longer but I had initially planned to twenty chapters and having wrote this it felt like it reached its conclusion here - I added pregnancy to give a sense that this version of Naley will also have a baby Jamie in the future ;)
So on with the final update, thanks so much to everyone that reviewed/supported this story. Enjoy the final update. :)
Chapter 21
Haley felt her heart pounding in her chest as the previous exuberance across his face dropped.
'Wh….you're…..w….what?' Nathan barely got the words out, fumbling and tripping over himself as he glanced down at her belly. She felt her heart flutter noting it was the first thing she had done too when the doctor had told her.
'I'm pregnant…' Haley said softly as he continued to look at her in complete disbelief.
'But….when….how….I mean we were careful you were on birth control weren't you?' Nathan said getting himself into a mild panic.
Haley swallowed thickly; this of course wasn't going how she wished it to play out in her head. 'Well yea….it doesn't always work Nathan…' She reasoned suddenly feeling quiet nauseous again, her hand immediately resting on her tummy. 'Please tell me you're ok with this…' She said softly, the fear prickling her skin with each passing second.
'Haley….I'm…just…I'm ….we're not ready.' Nathan said. She watched him pacing on the spot then seemingly trying to take himself out of the gravity of this entire situation.
'Nathan…' Haley stepped forward then latching onto his jacket covered arm halting him. 'It's ok.' God she really needed him to be ok with this.
'Haley….we're just….we're not ready for this…'
They seemed to be the only words that would leave his mouth. He looked completely frazzled and had it been any other circumstance she actually would have took some humour from the situation given he teased her for being the rambled and frizzly one most of the time. Haley grabbed onto his hands then running her thumb in soothing circles against his palms to calm him, grateful when he remained still beside her.
'I'm sorry….Haley I didn't mean to scare you…I just…' Nathan gulped looking for a breath of air then as he glanced down at her, the girl he'd known since he was 8 years old, his best friend, brazen yet so self-conscious, sweet yet so strong, a young girl who'd stolen his affections from the very moment they'd met now the woman carrying their child.
'I just…..' Words failed him as a whirl of emotions consumed him, a riptide of confusion and hope. She'd given him something he'd never even known his heart had longed for. He reached out then, the back of his hand rubbing across her flat belly, Haley shivered slightly from the action. He glanced back into her eyes then and he felt he could see right into the soul of the girl he'd known all his life.
Haley watched those deep blue eyes, right now she could see the riptide of emotions consuming him, he was looking at her so intensely she knew he felt it. How she felt at the hospital, the disbelief that they had created this life between them, that all those little moments they'd shared from their childhood to their adolescence had led them right here to this very one.
'Please say something….' Haley's voice trembled, as his hand gently caressed her belly.
The emotion still whirling in his ocean blue eyes, Nathan teared up as he spoke. 'I love you…' He choked out, the hand still resting against her belly as the other cupped her cheek before he captured her lips, his tongue seeking entrance immediately sucking languorously against hers, the pair of them moaning softly as the kissed deepened and lingered on slowly.
'When did you find out?' Nathan said softly as he peeled his lips away from hers leaving a gentle kiss on her forehead.
'Last week in the hospital actually….' Haley said nervously.
'Last week…god Hales…' Nathan mumbled taking a step back.
'I'm sorry I didn't know how to tell you….and we were a mess and I know we've only figured things out but….this it's….it's our baby you know…' She rambled nonsensically as her hand once again found her tummy, she'd been doing that a lot lately.
'I'm not upset with you I just wish you could have told me when you found out.' Nathan admitted softly.
'I was scared….I am scared.' Haley admitted honestly then.
'I know.' Nathan said as he closed the distance between them once again wrapping his arms tightly around her, she buried her head in his chest squeezing him tightly. 'It's going to be ok Haley.' He said soothingly as he hugged her tightly, the guilt pinching him for worrying her even more over his reaction, knowing she had been holding all of this in this whole time.
'I really needed to her you say that.' Haley mumbled against him.
The pair stayed wrapped in each other's arms for the longest time before Nathan pulled back. 'Wow…this is just…' His breath hitched in his throat still swallowing his words. 'I can't believe..'
'I know…' Haley said softy as she rested her head against his chest again.
He noticed steam rising from the pot then from where Haley had been cooking. 'Here let me finish this you should rest.'
'Nathan I'm pregnant not ailing.' Haley said as she went back to where she had the sauce simmering on the counter. She wanted to question him more, about the job offer, about how he really felt about all of this. If there was one thing Nathan was good at doing it was putting up a front. But Haley also knew he needed time to process all of this, like she had.
'And I'm telling you that you better get used to being a little less stubborn with me now that you're pregnant.'
'Great please don't tell me you're going to get even more over-protective.' She teased him. 'Maybe I should have waited a few more weeks.'
'I think I'd be able to tell when you started getting fat.'
Haley gasped at him. 'I won't be getting fat…' She admonished.
'Well you will get bigger…'
'Bigger yea but not fat and if you ever want to have sex again you better not say those words to me…'
'Trust me sex won't be a problem aren't pregnant girls like…'
'Don't you dare finish that sentence.' Haley warned him turning around as she poked the wooden spoon at him.
Nathan just chuckled. 'You know you remind me so much of mom when you do that…'
Haley smiled biting her lip at his words. How casually he brought Karen into conversation filled her with joy but she held back from mentioning that very fact to him knowing it could cause him to retreat on the subject matter just as fast.
But in some ways it was a sign he was healing or at least trying to. 'You know they say it's kind of life's little plan you have kids so you have something to hold onto when you loose your parents….maybe in this case you'll get something of your mom back' Haley said softly.
Nathan didn't say anything as he came up behind her then wrapping his arms around her shoulders leaning a gentle kiss on her neckline hugging her close from behind. Haley smiled as she continued to stir the sauce.
Haley propped the bowl onto the table completely satisfied as she stretched her feet out on the couch smiling when Nathan placed them in his lap and started massaging them gently.
'Are we going to talk about this job offer?' Haley mumbled softly then, there had been such a loving silence in the air between them almost as they cooked and ate their dinner. But the real world was out there, and their relationship in some ways still vulnerable to the mistakes they had made in the past, to the things they'd left unsaid.
'Well I think the best thing right now would be to not take it but since we're together now I'm guessing I should ask how you feel about it?' Nathan answered honestly as he glanced over at her sending her a small smile.
Haley sent him a heartfelt smile back. 'I think you should take it and we should go.' She watched his eyebrows lift in surprise. 'Ok Hales I know you're not the biggest fan of New York but…?'
'Nathan…' Haley said as she scooted closer to him on the couch. 'New York has never been the problem, it's been me…..and now we're together do I think I could be happy here? Yes absolutely..'
'Then why are you so willing to leave…' He said as he shifted slightly so he was facing her on the couch.
'Call me crazy or whatever…you know I'm crazy..' Haley mused as Nathan chuckled. 'I just think this is a sign for us, after everything we have this chance to go somewhere new together…..you know maybe I wasn't supposed to live on the west coast all them years ago for college because I am supposed to now with you…..'
'A sign?' He mocked her playfully. 'Haley you know you always do this whenever we've like a big decision to make….'
'Nathan stop you're embarrassing me….' Haley gleamed as she felt the blush paint her cheeks.
'Why are you embarrassed?' He said grinning at how adorable she was being.
'I don't know.' Haley admitted biting her lip. 'It just feels different with us now you know? It feels different whe you tease me'
'Yea it does feel different.' Nathan admitted as he continued rubbing her foot soothingly. He wanted to tease her for being so nervous and shy all of a sudden but he decided to spare her further embarrassment. It was nice to think Haley was also experiencing the apprehension around the fickle changes in their relationship. It was all new territory this transition from best friend to a loving relationship and while it may on the surface appear like a rather seamless transition it was all the minor things such as just being together on the couch like this where their old way of being was slightly altered and within that change brought the nerves, the jitters and the butterflies of a new relationship. 'Come here…'
Haley shifted closer to Nathan biting her lip rather shyly before releasing it. He sent her a soft reassuring smile before he leaned closer capturing her lips in a soft, gentle kiss. He felt Haley's tongue probing against his lips seeking his wet warmth, the two moaned as her tongue found his and their kiss lingered on so slowly enjoying the simple pleasure of tasting one another and being together like this.
Reluctantly pulling apart in need of air Nathan left a gentle kiss on her forehead before looking at her intently. 'I think you're right, maybe now is our time to live together somewhere new.' He watched that beautiful smile of hers grace her features before he continued. 'But I'm also going to talk to them in work about it, this isn't a decision I have to make right now, maybe they can hold off on this move a little while and it will give us time to adjust with the pregnancy and all.'
Haley nodded. 'Ok that seems reasonable.'
'So we can go but it doesn't have to be next week.' Nathan said.
Haley just threw her arms around his neck then burying her head in his chest, in his warmth in the comfort that he always gave her.
'What's this for?' Nathan chuckled gravelly trying to peel away from her slightly but she was clinging on for dear life.
'You…for just everything Nathan, I love you so much.' Haley said as she savoured the feeling of his heart beating wildly in his chest at her words.
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Haley giggled at the joke he whispered in her ear sucking in a breath as he left a soft kiss on her neck before blowing over it.
'Ok this is just strange….' Peyton mused as she glanced at the loved-up pair across from her.
'Well I happen to think it's very cute.' Brooke said placing her chin on her hands with a big grin.
'Oh no it's cute…its just we teased these relentlessly about this for years and they got so pissy! Peyton said as Lucas chuckled in agreement.
'Ah earth to Haley….Nathan…yahoo…' She teased.
'What?' Haley said trying to stop her giggling.
'So you two need the rest room or something? I'm sure we can stall the desert although Nathan's probably already gonna be full after…' Brooke teased at their love sick ways.
'Ugh Brooke!' Lucas admonished her not really wanting to think of his brother and one of his closest friends in that light.
'What?' Brooke said innocently.
'Why is everyone looking at us?' Nathan said as he leaned across the table again for his beer settling back beside Haley with his arm thrown casually around her.
'I was just saying this is a little weird for me considering how pissy you two used to get when we made all them jokes about you getting together…'
'Can we not go there?'
'We are so going there do you know how long I've waited to say I told you so…'
Haley just shook her head at her friends. 'I don't know but let me guess you're going to say it now..'
Peyton just smirked playfully. 'You guys remember our failed trip away the night after the state championship.'
Haley groaned; she remembered all right. Her and Trevor had called it quits because she wouldn't give it up and not to mention the weirdness between her and Nathan the night of the championship itself.
'Where did you go?' Brooke said.
'Well that's just it we never made it there….' Nathan said.
'Oh my god Nathan you're going to love this there's like so many hiking trails.' Haley mused as she scrolled through her phone looking at the travel blog Peyton had recommended. They were in the middle of a 6-hour drive towards Acadia National Park, a weekend getaway the girls had planned for the boys for finally finishing the basketball season.
Nathan barely mumbled out a 'cool' as he kept his focus on the road.
And so she tried a little more. 'Oh and they have like midnight kayaking that would be so cool…' She was usually good at rambling on until he caved and told her what was going on anyway. She couldn't pinpoint it herself, she figured he'd be really excited over all of this, Nathan loved outdoors stuff and then there was the fact they'd won the state championship. She just wanted to come out with a what the hell is going on with you but she knew that wasn't the approach to take with her best friend, he'd cave and seek her advice or comfort or whatever…eventually.
Haley was more impatient than usual though. Pretty soon they could potentially be miles apart and she wanted to enjoy every moment like this as much as possible.
'We have to do that don't you think?' Nothing.
'Nathan…' Haley said a little less friendly then.
'Haley I'm trying to concentrate on the road I don't want to miss the turn off.' He said not even glancing in her direction.
'you won't I have it all here on the satnav that's my job.' She said trying to keep her spirits up.
'Yea well I still need to concentrate I'm the one that's driving…'
'Ok I was just asking…' She began only he cut her off.
'Why don't you just go to sleep?' He hadn't meant for his words to come out so cold but they had.
'Fine.' Haley spat out then completely hurt and frustrated with him. 'Drive alone see if I care if after an hour of boredom you have no one to play 21 questions with or the radio game..' She huffed.
'Hales…' Nathan began then wincing at how annoyed she clearly was, of course she was. He'd being given her a serious case of the cold shoulder all day and he wasn't even sure why. All he knew was that after last night and all the weirdness it brought up he actually needed some distance from her today, that's how he had planned it until this entire trip was sprung on him.
He knew he needed to shake himself out of it and just enjoy his time here with his best friend. Nothing was going on between them. He knew his thoughts were irrational and yet what his mum had said to him yesterday after the game was replaying in his head. Damn, why had she to go and say that? He'd even snapped at her this morning and felt horribly guilty.
'Haley….' He began again when he was met with her silence.
'I'm sleeping Nathan.' She berated him.
'You're not sleeping if you're answering me.'
'I am answering to let you know I'm sleeping and if you plan on staying friends you may not want to push me on this!'
Nathan sighed softly, usually when she threatened the friendship card he would tease her that she could never do without him and it would go vice versa until they laughed d forgot what they were originally play fighting about in the first place. Now wasn't one of those times.
An hour later Haley came out of her restless slumber frowning at the image of the car bonnet opened in front of her. 'What's going on?' She mumbled her voice thick with sleep.
'I think our car has to be towed.' Peyton said with a heavy sigh.
'Why? What happened?'
'It just started stuttering and then the red engine light came on and Nathan pulled over.'
Haley glanced out the side window noticing Nathan clenching his jaw tightly as he spewed off to the man on the phone. Oh boy.
'He is such a grouch today. Did something happen with you two?'
'Well try asking him that because I don't know what I have done.' Haley mumbled.
'Oh….well like I know Trevor called it off I just thought….'
'What?'
'Maybe you kissed last night or something.'
'No Peyton we didn't kiss god I wish everyone would let that go its like the closer we get to finishing the school the more people are pushing it.'
'Maybe that's because you two need a push…'
'We don't need a push I think if it was to happen we might have tried it by now and anyways the thought of kissing Nathan right now is just ugh….I'm not attracted to him..'
'Sure you're not..' Peyton teased her. 'I mean it's not like he hasn't completely filled out this past year, his arms have got so muscular and his hair all scruffy, his voice much deeper…'
'You got a thing for him Peyt why don't you go for it?' Haley spewed sarcastically.
'Oh come on girlie you know I'm just playing with you.'
'Are you? Cause it kind of seems like you're treating me like I'm stupid or something, trust me Peyton I'm not in denial…he's my best friend and I'd like to keep it that way..'
'Ok….ok.' Peyton said holding her hands up. 'But maybe someone should tell him that…'
Haley quirked her eyebrows at her.
'Giving the ways he's being acting today…'
Peyton hopped out of the car then going to see what was the story as Haley sat there playing with the ring on her pinkie finger Nathan had given her, it's not like she could pinpoint anything. She thought they'd left things ok between them last night so if he had a problem with her she honestly was coming up empty with what that was.
'So what's the story?' Peyton came up to the boys slipping her hands into the back pocket of her jeans.
'AA is coming out to take a look at it so we've just to wait…'
'And will they fix it or do we need to arrange another way there?'
'I don't know why don't you ring them and ask them?' Nathan said. Its not like he had all the answers.
'Seriously Nate what the hell is your problem?' Peyton spewed then as Nathan rolled his eyes, always Peyton with the dramatics. 'you know this little trip was Haley's idea because she wanted to do something nice for you and we thought we'd get all the guys on board; it was supposed to be just the two of you unless you wanted it that way…' She said stubbornly. That caught his attention as he looked at her just daring her to continue that trail of thought.
'How many times do I have to tell you that we're friends?' Nathan gritted out. 'Seriously Peyton its getting a little old…'
'I think you like her it's a harmless observation.'
'Its not a harmless observation….Haley is my best friend Peyton I'm not just gonna screw that up because it's our senior year and we should try it…..do you know how stupid that theory is? Besides I don't even think of Haley in that way…I'm not attracted to her I'm not…'
Peyton watched; eyebrows raise as rambled on in a complete tizzy over the whole thing before he stopped his rant on all the reasons he didn't like Haley only to find her standing with her arms crossed behind Peyton having heard every word.
'Hales….' Nathan began only she shook her head at him before stalking away. 'Dammit Haley!' Nathan dropped the spanner and went after her.
'You're terrible you know that?' Jake joked as he picked up the spanner Nathan had been holding and continued to inspect the boot.
'Got them talking didn't I?' Peyton said.
'Haley….wait will you stop walking away from me please? Its dark and we're not on a main road…'
Haley gave in hearing the concern in his voice which only seemed to irritate her further. 'Oh so now you want to talk to me?' She said turning around to him, her arms crossed over herself.
Nathan winced at the irritation simmering in her features but mostly the hurt. 'I'm sorry I'm an ass.'
'Yea you got that right you're a jackass actually.' Haley fumed at him.
It wasn't the right time to chuckle at her or remind her that she just swore at him, Haley never swore…she hated it. 'You're right…I shouldn't have said those things its just Peyton she wouldn't stop on about us and…'
'Yea I got the same story and you know what I said to her…I'm not interested, end of.' Haley said shaking her head at him. 'You didn't have to go give her a list of reasons why I'm not attractive Nathan…'
Nathan closed his eyes then regretfully as he walked closer to her. He hated himself right now for that, Haley was both a brazen spitfire of a girl and extremely self-conscious of her appearance. He wished she could see how she looked to others and he'd gone and stomped on that himself all to save face.
'Haley you know I didn't mean it.' Nathan said softly as he walked closer to her closing the distance between them. She huddled into him hating how her body seemed to seek his comfort so hastily despite him being the source of her pain a few moments before.
Haley pulled back eying her best friend curiously. 'What's really going on Nathan? And don't lie to me…you're snappy last night you say everything's fine…you're snappy today…' Haley said her eyes beseeching his.
'You're right…I'm sorry there's just being a lot going on, with state, finals and applying to college and on top of all that pretty soon we're going to be miles away…..'
'Isn't that supposed to be my role?' Haley said with a small smile then and Nathan paused mid rant giving her a look. 'You know I'm supposed to be the frazzled one that gets in a tizzy over all this and you're supposed to be the all cool, calm and collected and be like…don't worry Haley it's all gonna be just fine…' She teased mocking his deep voice.
'I don't sound like that!' Nathan scoffed
'Yea I think you do…' Haley said mocking his voice again watching him. 'See there's that Scott smile I love.' She teased as she went to pinch his cheeks.
'Hales…' Nathan said pulling her arm off him. 'Stop that we're not ten anymore you know.'
Haley just giggled. 'I'm always going to pinch your cheek mister.'
Nathan could feel her warming, comforting nature consume him and he smiled that boyish grin back at her.
'Hey…do you think maybe that because we've been best friends for so long we've liked absorbed each other's personalities…' Haley mused.
'Well that's a disturbing thought.' Nathan said rather bemused.
'It could happen like you'll go to college and be all panicked and over analyse every little thing and I'll be all cool and confident.'
'Haley you could never be cool.'
'Ahh…' Haley admonished him as she went to slap him but Nathan was too fast and turned her in his arms and began to tickle her sides leaving the pair of laughing wildly in the finish.
'Dammit you always do that!' Haley huffed out of breath as Nathan finally let her go.
Nathan shuffled on his feet a little then, for some reason he wanted to hug her so badly just for cheering him up but then his mum's words from last night were playing on his mind and he found himself all of a sudden placing these boundaries on their relationship that were never there before.
But invisible or not Haley was already obliterating those boundaries as she wrapped her arms around him then and huddled into his chest.
'What's this for?' He mumbled his arms wrapping around her soaking in the mirage of feelings she was evoking him in, maybe it was because of his mother's words, or maybe it was just because the two of them were on the cusp of change about to go out into the world apart when usually they'd faced it all together - maybe that was why all of a sudden his feelings were so immense around her.
'You just look like you need it.' She mumbled back.
Nathan smiled at her words. 'I am sorry Haley for being a grouch.'
'Its ok just don't be like that again or this time I'm going to disown you and leave your ass in Tree Hill.'
Nathan chuckled. 'How can you go from being so sweet to so brassy in a couple of seconds?'
'I guess you have rubbed off on me..'
'I'm going to let that comment slide only because you've let me away with so much tonight..' Nathan mused smiling as he felt Haley chuckle against his sweatshirt and he hugged her tighter.
'Come on we better get back to them before they think we killed each other..'
'Or made out..' Haley joked.
'Hales…' Nathan moaned.
'What?' She teased. 'We hear it all the time..'
'Yea but its even worse coming from you…'
'They put up such a fight senior year…' Peyton said as they recounted the story to Brooke.
Haley could only smile now thinking back, it felt like her and Nathan had grown so much since then both as individuals and in their relationship, not just romantically but friendship wise as well.
'It's not like we knew.' Nathan reasoned.
'Yea you were just a pair of fools…' Lucas teased.
'What's this dump on us night?' Haley teased back throwing a chip at him as the gang laughed.
'It's a good kind of weird though seeing you like this.' Peyton said then. 'I think that deserves a cheers.'
'I think you might want to wait with the cheers because things are about to get even weirder.' Haley said finding her courage as she felt Nathan grip her hand under the table. She glanced at him as he gave her a reassuring look.
'What do you mean?' Brooke said quirking her eyebrow at the pair whom all of a sudden seemed nervous.
'We're….' Nathan began only to be halted by Haley just blurting out completely opposite to how they had planned. Nathan couldn't help but smirk at her for doing so.
'I'm pregnant…' Haley just blurted out.
'What?' Peyton said completely astonished, she had not been expecting that.
'You're pregant? But...I'm pregnant…' Brooke squealed out eyes wide in shock.
'Wait…what?'
'Oh my god….' Brooke squealed, the sound screeching at their ears. 'We're both pregnant..'
'You're pregnant?' Haley said pointing at Brooke gasping with both shock and excitement. A few people began to glance at their table curiously when Brooke hopped out of her seat and ran over towards Haley.
Nathan and Lucas both looking on semi-shocked two before they glanced at each other with wide smiles.
'When did you find out?' Haley said then as Brooke sat back beside Lucas.
'Last month we wanted to wait to tell you two together.' Brooke said. 'But oh my god I never expected you two…'
'Well we're still in shock.' Haley said as Nathan took her hand squeezing it softly.
'How far along are you?'
'About 4 weeks.' Haley said.
'Wow.' Brooke said feeling her eyes tearing up. 'I'm 8 weeks.'
'This is pretty amazing, congrats guys…' Lucas said.
'I think we can cheers to that.' Peyton mused as the gang all lifted up their glasses and the two girls their waters.
'So I guess that explains you not taking the San Fran job..' Lucas said then.
Nathan nodded. 'We just need more time to plan the move so we will be here for a good part of the pregnancy.'
'Oh great we can suffer together.' Brooke joked feeling her eyes tear up none the less.
'Oh here she goes….' Lucas teased her. 'It's all ahead of you man.'
Nathan grimaced a little before he felt Haley smack him playfully on the arm for making that face. 'You're not the one who has to get fat.'
'Brooke reminds me of that every day.' Lucas said.
'Well wow I'm starting to feel left out maybe I should call Jake.' Peyton mused as they all laughed again.
'Where is Jake tonight?'
'He's working, he actually had to fly to San Fran for a pitch this weekend.'
Lucas just nodded then before facing Nathan. 'So I take it you two are on good terms again?'
'Yea.' Nathan said. 'We're not like women we don't hold onto things.'
'We do not hold onto things.' Haley refuted him.
'You do Hales you're still pissed at Quinn for hooking up with that Joe guy you weirded out in our junior year…'
'Hang on Haley had a thing for Joe?' Peyton scoffed as Lucas laughed.
'That is so not the point right now.' Hale defended herself. 'And you shouldn't have made the public knowledge.' She playfully shoved Nathan.
Nathan just chuckled at her before leaning in and whispering something in her ear that obviously made Haley blush as he left a kiss on her forehead.
Peyton watched them with a smile, for all her teasing and bantering with them it filled her with such joy to see two of her closest friends so blissfully happy and together after all this time.
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'So I think that went well….' Haley said as she dropped the keys onto the side table by the door as Nathan closed it behind him.
She felt the goose bumps coating all over her as he slipped his arms around her whispering in her ear. 'Did I tell you how beautiful you look tonight?' He murmured in her ear pushing her locks to one side as he nibbled down her neck relishing in her whimpers.
'Hmmm…..it still kind of freaks me out when you say things like that..' Haley teased him as she moved her head further to the side giving him more access. He chuckled against her neck the vibration only causing her need for him to escalate even more.
'Does it freak you out when I do this?' He goaded her as his hand slipped underneath her black mini skirt until he reached her delicious dampness both simultaneously groaning the moment his finger grazed her there.
'Nathan….' Haley moaned out pushing herself against his finger frustrated when he began to trace idle circles against her thighs again.
'I didn't think so..' Nathan teased hotly, one hand coming down to rest on her waist as the other teased her skin dangerously close to where she needed him to be.
'Nathan…' Haley whimpered again a she felt his lips attack her neck nipping and biting.
'What do you want Hales?'
She groaned realising exactly what he was doing. It was so typical of Nathan to tease her like this, she wanted to berate him for it but the anticipation running through her veins had her body burning up, her head incredibly cloudy. She moaned hotly as she felt his hard cock press into her back, what the hell was he waiting for?
He smiled against her neck hearing her erotic whimpering cries and moans as he pressed himself even further into her. They were both as stubborn as each other, had been their whole lives; Nathan was getting a whole lot of enjoyment out of riling her up in this way and playing the stubborn cards against her now.
'Nathan…' She moaned again.
Fuck if she said his name like that just one more time this whole thing would be over before it began, he felt his cock get painfully even harder.
'Come on Hales tell me what you want…..you can do that can't you?' He whispered hotly against her ear as one solitary finger grazed against her panties, fuck she was soaked through. Nathan couldn't hold back the groan.
'Nathan seriously now is not the time to prove whose the most stubborn….' Haley barely gritted out whimpering as he pulled his hand away again.
'That's not what I wanted to hear.'
'Seriously this isn't like our water gun fights….'
He chuckled at that, the husky sound so tantalisingly delicious. It made her want him even more. 'Well I'm not sure Hales you're pretty damn wet right now.'
'Oh my god you did not just say that!' Haley gauffed. 'Nathan please tell me you haven't used line like that before.'
His hand was still running circles on her leg as he chuckled against her neck and Haley giggled with him.
The desire burning through her laced with that warm familiarity of their friendship and how the two now were so intrinsically linked she wondered how they were such separate entities for so long. How easy it was for them to seamlessly switch from full on sexual lust to playfulness with each other.
'It's about to get worse Hales…' Nathan chuckled as he finally turned her boxing her against the wall. She could see the darkened lust in his eyes and the mirage of childlike amour for her that he'd always held. It warmed her heart how that seemed so much more prominent now.
'I haven't had to use that line before because no one's ever being so we…'
'Don't even finish that sentence.' She said biting her lip playfully at him as her hand not so accidentally grazed against his cock which was now straining against his trouser pants.
'Looking a little tight there….' Haley teased him as her hand barely grazed him again before lifting it up.
Her hand had barely left him before Nathan grabbed it and placed it back over his swelled cock. 'You feel what you do to me?' He said as he lifted his hand boxing her in against the wall again groaning as Haley began to rub her hand up and down his length. Fuck this was only outside of his trousers and he felt just about ready to explode.
How was it possible to be so completely consumed with desire from one person's touch?'
'I want you…' Haley whimpered, literally throbbing for him.
All playfulness between them seemed to fall away, even her admittance didn't matter now as Nathan began to pull Haley towards the bedroom.
'No…here.' She barely got out as she pulled them back against the wall and began placing hot, wet kisses along his neck unbuttoning his shirt as she went down.
Holy fuck he hadn't been expecting that, she wanted him to take her against the wall. Jesus. Nathan didn't waste a second more as his hand slipped underneath her skirt again pulling her wet panties down as he roughly grabbed her thighs and hoisted her up groaning loudly as he felt her dampness soak through his trousers. Haley was leaving a trail of hot kisses down his chest as her hands unbuttoned him finally releasing his cock, her juices already coating him he'd never felt something so erotic in his entire life.
'Hales you're killing me.' Nathan groaned. She sent that innocent yet alluring smile as she kissed back up his muscular chest before joining their mouths just as Nathan thrusted inside of her simultaneously swallowing their deep guttural moans.
'God that feels so good…' Haley cried out throwing her head back as Nathan pounded relentlessly hitting her so deeply as she backed into the wall, he was been so rough with her and it was quickly sending her to the brink of that blissful edge. Nathan groaned as he felt Haley's wall clench around his cock as he shifted his stance thrusting his length in at an even deeper angle.
'Nathan…' Haley barely got out between breaths, a silver of sweat coating her skin now. Nathan couldn't resist bringing his mouth to the top of her breasts tasting the saltiness and sweetness of her skin, all Haley.
'God I'm so close….I'm gonna….' Haley cried out, her walls clenching him tightly and letting go as the rush of desire consumed her entire being leaving her shuddering against him sighing blissfully as she felt Nathan's warm load fill her entirely, her name falling in a series of erotic whispers from his lips.
Nathan leant his head against Haley's shoulder, drops of sweat dripping from his fringe onto her slick body, their breathing ragged. Seconds later she felt him pull back a little as Haley dropped her legs down bracing herself against the wall not trusting her legs to even stand after that encounter. Her heart only began racing even wilder as Nathan pulled away from her and bent down leaving a series of gentle kisses across her tummy, the action bringing tears to her eyes.
Her best friend, her Nathan kissing her tummy where their child lay.
'You were quiet dirty tonight.' Nathan teased Haley as her naked form snuggled into his side.
'I was not….' Haley tried to defend herself feeling rather bashful.
After their hot encounter in the hallway they somehow found themselves tangled up in each other in the bedroom again where Haley had supposedly ordered Nathan to lay down as she guided herself down on him. Their lovemaking had being slow, hot and heavy, both of them brought each other to release in the most tortuously teasingly way possible. It had been amazing. Every time they came together just brought them even closer if that was even possible. Haley smiled from where she snuggled into his arms.
'What are you thinking about Hales?' Nathan questioned softly as his hand continued to rub up and down her arm softly.
'Our kid. I think it's going to be a boy.' She said softly.
'Oh yeah…' Nathan said quirking an eyebrow.
'What do you think?' She said as she began to draw circles on his chest.
'I think we're going to have a little girl just like you.' He said softly smiling as Haley glanced up at him with that heart-warming smile of hers.
'Its pretty amazing you and Lucas are going to become father's at the same time.'
'Yea.' Nathan smiled before he began chuckling then.
'What?' Haley said wondering what he was laughing about now.
'I was just thinking about what Peyton said earlier about the dolls, didn't Lucas like chuck his one in the garden?'
Haley giggled against Nathan's chest then as she remembered back. 'You laugh now but you weren't much better mister…' She teased him.
'I kept the baby alive didn't I?'
'Just about.' Haley joked.
'Pizza's here..' Lucas said as he came back into his house where the gang where all in the living room sitting around chilling out after the basketball game.
'Thank god I could inhale this.' Peyton mused.
'You weren't even playing girl.' Skills joked.
'Cheering is hard work to you know.' Haley defended the girls.
'Please you just have to stand there looking pretty.' Skills goaded.
'Because you said I look pretty I'll let that one go.' Haley mused as she grabbed a slice of pizza.
Seconds later the unmerciful screeching cries of the baby could be heard.
'Whose is it?'
'Well all the other kids are sleeping in here so who left there's out there..'
'I did, I left it beside my gym bag.' Nathan said as he went to take another slice of pizza like it wasn't a big deal.
'Nathan…' Haley admonished him then. 'You can't just do that, go and bring her in.'
Nathan just shook his head at Haley, she was taking this biology project way too seriously. 'Hales I've just sat down I had a long game.'
'Go and get her Nathan she won't stop crying…'
'Why should I get her? You get her?'
Meanwhile the rest of the ganging were glancing between each other trying not to laugh at the scene before them. Nathan and Haley were like a married couple at the best of times but this whole baby situation really brought it out in them.
'Friends my ass.' Lucas muttered under her breath as the others snickered.
'Shut up Lucas. I don't see you too worried about your kid thrown out in the garden…'
'Lucas….' Haley gasped.
'Damn dawg that is cold.' Skills teased.
'You said you wouldn't tell anyone.' Lucas admonished Nathan who just laughed. 'Your kid is still crying by the way.'
'Least I still have one.' Nathan shot back.
'Ok Nathan please just get her…' Haley pouted.
Nathan threw his slice of pizza back down before standing. 'This sucks I didn't even have good sex to compensate dealing with it…'
That got a good few more snickers from everyone.
'You're disgusting.' Haley said frowning at his foul words. 'Besides I don't think you'd particularly want to have it with me now would you..' Haley refuted grossed out at the thought and she blushed, despite herself.
. 'Trust me any sex would do.' Nathan grumbled just as Haley stood up then playfully knocking him across the head.
'Oww what was that for?' Nathan glared at her.
'For being a disrespectful twat that's what…' Haley said.
The others couldn't help but laugh at the banter between the pair.
Nathan walked out into the pantry then with Haley following close behind. 'I don't know why you sent me out here when you were just going to come anyway.' Nathan mumbled.
'Oh quit being such a grouch.' Haley teased as she picked up the crying baby doll. 'Ah what's wrong baby girl…' She cooed being extra over the top knowing it would get a rise out of Nathan.
He was rolling his eyes but then he couldn't help but smile at her. 'You look like a fool you know that…'
'Yea…' Haley said rather bemused. 'But you're my best friend so whose the bigger fool?'
Nathan just chuckled.
'You want to go to dada…' Haley teased as she handed the baby doll that was still screeching over to Nathan.
The doll quietened down in his arms. 'That's not fair she likes you better.' Haley pouted.
Nathan chuckled and Haley felt her heart swelling at the sight, yeesh call it teenage hormones or what but baby doll or not it was such a lovely sight seeing him standing there with a kid. 'You'll make a great father someday you know that.'
'Haley don't freak me out and make me drop the baby…'
Haley just laughed. 'What is it with teenage guys and kids?'
'Oh I dunno you have a father like Dan there's always the chance of history repeating itself.'
'Except you're nothing like him.' Haley countered. Nathan just smiled at her. 'As lovely as this little girl is I'm ready to give her back…'
Haley giggled at that nodding her head in agreement. 'Don't forget that you'll owe me when you go up a grade in biology.'
'Whatever Hales I could have done this solo.'
Haley hit him playfully.
'Hey watch our kid…'
'Oh so its our kid now?'
Nathan smirked and then his face kind of frowned. 'Well it is but that's also kind of disturbing cause you know we'd have to….'
'Ok…..spare me the details.' Haley butted in and Nathan chuckled at how embarrassed she seemed.
'Its just sex Hales I don't know why you can't say the word…'
'I can say the word just not with my best friend that's just weird…'
Nathan continued to chuckle down at her.
'Why do you always do that?' Haley said.
'What?' Nathan teased her.
'Embarrass me….'
'Because I enjoy your reaction to much. Its cute.' Nathan said easily then as he finally left the doll down again.
'Ok now this conversation is just broaching on weird…' Haley said making a face, they were definitely moving away from the safe zone of friendship territory. 'Lets get back out there.'
Nathan just smiled.
'Eh Nathan….you can't just leave her on the countertop.' Haley told him.
'Here we go again.' He mumbled as he grabbed the doll bringing it out with him
'God this time we won't be able to just hand the baby back..' Nathan joked as Haley giggled against his chest.
'You know when I said you'd be a good father I never thought it would be to my child…' She mumbled softly.
She felt Nathan squeeze her tightly then before his spoke, his words were weighted. 'Mum would have been so happy.'
Haley swallowed hard, her heart fluttering at how in tune they were with each other. She had been thinking about Karen too. Actually she had been thinking about her a lot. 'You know I have been thinking about her a lot lately since I found out…'
'oh yea…' Nathan said as he continued to rub his hand down her arm.
'Hmm…' Haley sighed. 'I was just thinking about what an amazing mother she was to you and to me…'
'Yea she couldn't get rid of you I think she started to like you then…'
'Funny….' Haley said poking him in the side. 'If I could be even half the mother she was..
'You will be Hales.' Nathan said earnestly then as his other hand reached down for hers bringing it to his lips with a soft kiss. 'I know it because you are the most kind, compassionate and selfless person I know, you'll be amazing..'
'Stop you're going to make me cry….' Haley said shakily as she already felt the tears burning the back of her eyes.
'Oh here we go…Lucas warned me.' Nathan teased her.
Haley just have him a look for saying that before she leaned up on her elbows capturing his lips in a gentle kiss, snaking her tongue into his hot awaiting mouth and tasting him, the pair moaning again at the succulent feel of each other.
'And what was that for…?' Nathan said with that teasing glint in his eyes as she pulled away. 'Not that I'm complaining.'
'Just….I love you Nathan and I know you'll probably hold what I'm about to say against me for the rest of time..' She said amused as his face lit up with curiosity. 'But I don't know how we waited so long….maybe waited isn't the right word but I don't know how we resisted it, this..us…' She said as she took his hand then feeling the familiar spark evade every part of her. 'You feel that?' She whispered softly.
He nodded his head, his heart beating wildly at her words. God he loved her. He had always loved her but now it felt like he was falling for that spitfire of a blonde girl all over again in a completely different way. Two young kids destined to be together from that very first moment they met in the playground at the tender age of 8.
'I love you Haley, I always have.' Nathan said as he leaned forward again capturing her lips again before he pulled away smiling softly as his hand went down to stroke her belly enjoying the way her body shuddered from such a simple touch.
'Even when I shouted at you for hitting me across the head with a basketball…' She teased biting his lower lip.
'Nah more so when you kicked me on the shin..' He teased back and she lay down cuddling in closer to him, her heart fluttering as the memory of their first meeting filled her with nostalgic adoration for that boy and the man he had become.
'But if our kid's best friend is the opposite sex I'm totally not allowing it.' Nathan joked and Haley giggled against his chest.
'Oh yeah because a boy and a girl that are best friends can never just be that right?' She teased making light of the comments she and Nathan had received throughout their lives growing up.
'Definitely not..' Nathan finally admitted as he rolled over his body covering Haley's like a pillow their lips connecting as their bodies and hearts had finally became one.
The End.
