So I've been thinking about this one for a few weeks and finally decided to put pen to paper or fingertips to keyboard/keypad, whatever you prefer ;).

It's set it after Nathan's accident after the basket ball game when Rachel had called Haley fat and said she has a small head. I've rearranged some events so when Rachel asks Nathan is she ever had a chance with him and he replies "not for a second." (My fave line ever!) that actually happens after but for the sake of this one shot it has already happened and Nathan knows Haley is pregnant. I hope you enjoy and this will be very M rated. I do not own any characters. Please leave reviews.

Haley was lying in bed on her stomach, facing away from the door. She was wide awake and waiting for Nathan to come home. She was cuddling with one of his shirts, allowing the scent to comfort her. She heard the door knob turn. Nathan walked in and slowly closed the door behind himself, trying to keep quiet. He thought Haley was sleeping as he walked over to the dresser and began emptying out his pockets and taking off his tie. He could smell the lingering notes of Haley's perfume and it calmed his troubled mind for a moment, before he heard her voice.

H: "You keep going to that bridge. I never thought I would be jealous of a river."

She spoke quietly, trying to keep her voice steady. But Nathan heard the quiver and felt a pang of guilt. He sighed as he rubbed a hand over his face. How could he explain it to her when he couldn't make sense of it himself.

N: "Well you know how much I like the water." He tried to joke knowing that Haley wouldn't fall for it.

H: "I'm really trying not to be jealous and I want to be understanding. But. Errrrrm. It's really hard with you sneaking around."

She still had her back to him, but she could hear the shuffle of his socks on the carpet as he leaned back against the dresser. He could see the rigidity of her body as she held in the tension she was feeling. He nodded his head slowly even though he knew she couldn't see him.

N: "I'm sorry." He spoke softly, unsure of what else to say but wanting to so badly comfort his wife.

H: "I don't want you to be sorry." She exclaimed throwing a hand up. "I want you to let me in." He could hear the desperation in her voice. "Whatever it is you know. Even if it has something to do with Rachel."

She sounded almost defeated. He looked at her confused but he couldn't take the distance between them anymore. He needed to touch her as much as he knew she need to feel his touch. They were the balms to each other's wounds. They both knew it.

H: "Even if you like her, I just want you to tell me."

He pushed off the drawer and sat besides her, taking her hand in to his own. Feeling the silky softness against his callousness. The hurt she felt hit him like a punch to the gut. But he understood now.

N: "You think I like Rachel?" He sighed. "Haley I was just talking to her about the accident. I love YOU Haley and I only want YOU. When will you understand that? There is no other girl for me. And you know how Rachel is. She's so desperate she makes anything that's innocent look wrong too. She thinks everyone wants her but I only want you." He looked down and sighed again. "I just wanted to know if she saw him too." He spoke in a whisper afraid of what she would think. She could hear the uncertainty in his voice. He felt her fingers squeeze his hand in reassurance.

H: "Saw who?" She questioned gently. He took a deep breath before looking into her deep brown, doe eyes and saying one word. "Keith."

N: "I think that he's the one that pulled me out of that car." Haley gasped slightly and quickly sat up. "I'm nobody's hero." He scoffed. "And that's what Rachel tried to take advantage off. She heard me telling Peyton I saw Keith." She could hear the pain in his voice.

H: "Why didn't you tell me?" He shrugged his shoulders.

N: "Because I thought it would go away. I thought basketball would fix it but it didn't." He seemed so broken in that moment. Haley reached out to touch his arm. She could feel the tension in his muscles. Even in the darkness of the room she could clearly see the warring emotions in the cerulean orbs that were looking back at her; love, hurt, pain, passion and seeking comfort in HER. Her husband was an enigma.

H: "Baby." She sighed. "Your problems are my problems. I want us to figure this out together." He nodded his head, a small smile breaking out on to his handsome face. "And your wrong." She smiled as she lay back down pulling him down with her so he was half laying on her. "You're MY hero." She said with conviction. His smile grew before sighing again. He still needed assurance.

N: "So you don't think I'm crazy?" He whispered.

H: "NO! I do not think that you're crazy!" She exclaimed definitively, running her hands up his chest and shaking her head. He smiled and reached out to stroke her honey blonde curls as she played with the buttons on his shirt. They revelled in each other's closeness.

N: "You know Rachel asked me that if you weren't pregnant if she had a chance with me. You know what I told her? I said not for a second. Not for a millisecond because I have everything I want and need in you." Haley scoffed but smiled. After a moment she spoke.

H: "Do you think I'm fat?" She asked absentmindedly.

N: "What?!" He asked shocked. "Of course not!" He said with assurance.

H: "Do I have a little head?" Her voice broke slightly and his heart broke for her knowing that someone could make such an amazing woman feel so small.

N: "NO!" He stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "I love your head. Come here." He said lifting her head and placing a gentle kiss on her forehead. Her eyes closed as she savoured the feel of his lips on her skin sending electrical currents shooting straight down to her toes. "Let me guess. Rachel." She nodded slightly.

H: "So that's why you keep going down to that bridge?" She asked, concern still evident in her eyes. He nodded sadly but then smiled.

N: "For that. Aaaaand….." he said smiling while reaching to take something out of his trouser pocket. "For this." He said holding up that plastic bracelet that he had given her on the docks the first time she had tutored him. It's what had made her begin to fall for him and see past his bad boy facade. It had been through so much with them. Haley closed her eyes in relief for a moment and smiled letting out a shaky breath as Nathan slipped the bracelet on to her hand. The plastic felt warm against her skin.

N: "I love you Haley." He whispered looking intently into her eyes.

H: "I love you too Nathan Scott." She replied as she lifted her head to meet his lips in a soft kiss that portrayed their emotions.

The kiss deepened and Nathan's tongue stroked Haley's lips seeking entrance. Haley moaned as she gave access to his tongue. She sucked on his bottom lip and gently bit at it eliciting a groan from Nathan. He was laying besides her now half on top and half besides her. God he needed her. They pulled away gasping for breath.Nathan rested his head against Haley's. Their eyes were hooded, full of passion and longing.

N: "I only need you Hales. I don't need or want anyone else. I don't like anyone else. I married you Hales. Not once but twice because what I feel for you I've never felt before and I never will feel that way again not for anyone but you. Your my life Hales. Your the reason my heart beats. You're the ONLY reason I wake up in the morning and why I feel the need to be a better man. No one else has ever made me feel that way and no one can make me feel that way besides you and God I need you baby. I need you like I need oxygen to breathe. I love you so much. You're my world. My till death do us apart and even beyond that because we will be together after we die too."

She could hear the rawness of his voice. He had voiced her own feelings. She reached up to cup his face.

H: "That's exactly how I feel about you. I couldn't have said it better myself. It's just I've never felt good enough for you. You could have had anyone so why me? But I know you love me and I know you want me and God Nathan I need you. I need you so bad I can't be without you."

She started pulling at his shirt. He helped her to unbutton his top and throw it off before pulling off his undershirt. His lips found hers again as he went to pull her camisole off. His hand slipped beneath the soft material and caressed her skin before pulling the offending piece over her head. He broke away from her luscious lips and traced kisses along her jaw.

Her hands were exploring the oh so familiar map of his chest and abs. He left a trail of wet kisses along the length of her slender neck. She was kissing his shoulders any chance she got. It felt like a trail of fire everywhere they touched. They both felt like an inferno of emotions ready to burst. Nathan's calloused hands palmed her silky soft breasts as the other hand supported his weight. His mouth followed the ministrations of his hand. He placed his hot mouth around her free breast.

H: "Nathan." She moaned breathily. He gently bit on the hardened pebbles that were her nipples. Her body convulsed beneath him. "Nathan, please."

She was wrestling with his pants. He knew what she wanted without words, what she needed. He helped her to take his pants off and kick them to the side. He slid her shorts off making sure to lightly trace her legs as he slid them down causing all her nerve ending to burst to life. Haley took a hold of his member and stroked it a few times, feeling every ridge and crevice. The rock hardness of the whole thing encased in a soft skin. Nathan groaned loudly. He looked like a Greek god as he hovered above her.

N: "I need you so bad Hales."

H: " I need you too baby." That was all he needed to hear. He thrust himself into her. Her silky folds moulding around his cock pulling him in. They groaned in unison.

N: "I was wrong." He was almost panting as the sensation of being in her was overpowering him like it always did. But he needed to say it and he needed for her to hear it. "When I said basketball solves everything. I was wrong. It's you. Being one with you, being whole with you. Connected like we are now. That's what saves me. That's what solves everything and makes the world bearable." He was looking deep into her eyes as he spoke and she could see the truth in his unwavering gaze.

H: "I love you." Those three words and he knew she believed him. Knew that, that was what she had needed to hear.

N: "I love you too."

And with that he slowly started to pull out of her before thrusting back into her. Her insides like a glove, the perfect fit for his member and his member only. They groaned again, fireworks exploding behind closed eyes each time he pulled out and thrust to the hilt. Haley's legs were wrapped around his waist urging him further into her, her hands roaming his muscled arms and muscular back following the ridges. Nathan was taking his sweet time. Pulling out slowly then thrusting to the hilt quickly. Their nerves were on fire.

H: "Nathan." She panted.

N: "Yeah baby?" He gritted back, trying to keep the slow pace.

H: "I need more. Faster. Please." She begged desperately. She tightened his legs around her waist.

N: "Fuck." He let out before increasing his pace. His cock pistoned in and out. Haley's juices coating his member and her meeting his every thrust. His mouth returned to her breasts and she laced her hands into his short hair holding his head there. They were panting and gasping for breath. He could feel her body begin to stiffen, knowing she was close. He was close himself.

N: "Come for me baby." His words were her undoing. As if he was the one who controlled her body. Her body convulsed, her insides gripping his cock like a vice, milking him for all he was worth.

H/N: "Nathan." "Haley." They both cried out together as if their names were prayers. They both climaxed together. Nathan carried on pumping, riding out both their orgasms as he softened inside her. Keeping his cock buried inside her, he made them lie facing each other and tenderly kissed her lips. Stroking her hair he smiled at his beautiful wife.

N: "I love you Mrs. Scott."

H: "I love you too Mr. Scott." She smiled shyly back.

He kissed her forehead and pulled her into him. Their bodies stayed connected as they began to fall asleep. The last thought that passed Nathan's mind was how cumming inside her was the remedy, healing him and washing away the horror of the accident. As long as he had Haley, he would be fine. He would be perfect.

The End.

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