A/N - I own no characters and still can find no way to get into the WB. I realize there hasn't been much Peyton but I'm trying to figure out what to do with her. Any ideas? Review!! This chapter is mainly N/H. With some Luke still looking for Peyton.
Haley looked down at her cell phone and sighed. "I'm sorry, Nathan. It's Lucas...wait...it Lucas?! That means he's really awake!" She answered her phone with a cheery "Hello is it really you Luke?!" "No, I'm Darth Vader, and Haley I'm your father." Luke replied sarcastically. "Hey, Luke" "Hey, Hales. It's been a while. Huh?" "Yea, four months to be exact." "So how've you been?" Lucas asked trying to catch up. "Oh, ya know. Same old stuff goin on. Nathan and I were just talking." "Oh, sorry. Did I interrupt something? Because if I did I can always call back," Lucas offered. "What? No, don't be silly. I'll just fill you in on the details later. But, hey what's up?" "Well...actually I was wondering if you might know where Peyton is?" "Oh." Haley began to panic. She'd promised Peyton not tell Lucas. But Lucas was her best friend and he deserved to know where Peyton was. Didn't he? She didn't know what to tell him and she didn't want to break a promise. She looked at Nathan and he looked back at her smiling. She smiled back and thought to herself "he's clueless." "Haley...are you there?" "Luke...um yea, I'm here. I don't know where Peyton is. I saw her leave the hospital this morning and I didn't see her after that. Sorry." "No problem. I guess I'll talk to ya later if ya stop by?" "Yea, Luke I'll definitely be by later. Bye." She hung up the phone and she felt so guilty for lying, but she couldn't change it now. She looked back over to Nathan and he sat there patiently looking up at the sky. She knew he was thinking, but she hadn't the slightest idea what was in his mind. She wanted to know but instead she hit his arm playfully and he looked over to her. "Ok, I know how corny this sounds, but where were we?" he chuckled at her and smiled as she put her arms back around his neck and they came so close again until Tim came up behind them. He coughed and they pulled apart again. "Yea?" Nathan asked arrogantly. "Sorry man. Am I interrupting something here?" Tim said laughing. Nathan shot him a dirty look. "Ok, ok I'll go." Tim walked away feeling a bit rejected but he laughed again as he turned around to look at Nathan.
Lucas continued to call until there was no one left. He felt as though he'd failed his mission. He left Peyton another message, but there was still no word. Then again it had only been a couple of hours. He was worried now though. It was time for physical therapy the doctors had told him. But he couldn't force himself to get up. Not with Peyton missing. So the doctors let him off but only because it was his first day. So he passed the time by talking to his mom and his uncle and Deb. While they went to get lunch he decided to play solitaire. That didn't turn out too good on his bed, so he just laid there for an hour. It was 4:00 when something triggered his memory and he remembered something. He had this feeling that someone talked to him a while ago. He thought hard trying to remember. It was someone unusual but he knew this person. When his mom, uncle, and Deb walked in he sat talking to them. They had no idea who it could've been. It was about 9 PM when it hit him. "Someone unusual, but someone I know...Nathan? Well, it sure as hell wasn't Dan. It has to be Nathan that was here. My brother was here? I have to call him. We need to talk." Luke said aloud. He grabbed his cell phone and dialed Nathan's cell. It was a foreign number to Luke but he remembered it all the same. It began to ring and Luke was getting ready to hang up after a few rings. The answer ended up coming just as he was about to hit end.
After Tim interrupted them it was hard to go back for that kiss a third time. So Nathan held off, and as hard as it was he sat there resisting touching Haley. They were talking again and finally it was leading up to a kiss again because Nathan could feel her tensing up and being so relaxed at the same time. But this time it was his cell phone that was ringing. This time it was his cell phone reading LUKE'S CELL. He was startled that Luke was calling his cell. He answered it trying to figure out what was going on. "Hello?" Nathan said sounding being very annoyed. "Nathan, hey." "Lucas, hi...um...is something wrong?" "Well, no not really, but I was wondering if you could do me a favor?" "Uh...well it depends." "I was wondering if you could come up here? I mean I was laying here and I have this feeling we need to talk." "Yea, I guess we do. I'll be there soon. Bye" Nathan said and hung up. "Ok, Haley, I know this sounds weird and all but I'm going to see Luke. He said he wanted to talk." Nathan jumped off the table and gave Haley a kiss on the cheek. "I'll call ya later and we'll finish this." He got in his SUV and went in the direction of the hospital. Haley sat there kind of shocked, but excited. Finally the two most important men in her life were going to get along. She knew Nathan had really changed and some sense had been knocked into Luke. Maybe this was a blessing in disguise she thought. It's going to bring us all closer.
Nathan pulled up to the hospital and got in the elevator to go to Luke's room. He walked in and found him sleeping peacefully. Nathan sat next to his brother and watched him sleep. "Look at him. He's so helpless and vulnerable. What have I done?" Nathan whispered into the dark room expecting no answer. He could see Luke had no intention of waking up to talk. He looked exhausted. So Nathan pushed the chair away to leave and he walked into the waiting room where it was growing dark. It was completely silent because Keith, his mom, and Karen had gone out to get dinner and to go home for the night. He put his head in his hands and a tear fell from his eye. "I could've used a brother to get through my childhood. Someone to hang out with and share responsibility. To play basketball with and get in trouble with. Someone who wouldn't have let my dad do what he did to me. Maybe, I would be a better person if I had Luke as a brother." Nathan thought to himself. "I wish I could rewind time. Maybe Haley would still love me because there was more to our break up then she'll tell me."
Peyton had just arrived in South Carolina. She took all day to go to a place that should've taken an hour to get to. She had stopped for food and at all different motels to get some rest. Some of the motels she couldn't stay at because they reminded her of the night her and Luke almost ha. She was really scared for the first time in her life. Scared to be alone and scared to be without Luke. She really felt like she needed him when she arrived at her friend's house. She slowly stepped out of the car and saw the door open in the house in front of her. The first thing she pictured was Haley, Brooke, Luke, and Nathan standing there saying hi to her. She fell back against the car for support but it didn't understand like Luke. It didn't hug or hold her. She knew the car was no Lucas Scott. She looked back at her life and saw what was ahead of her and for the first time, Peyton admitted to herself that she was petrified of what lay ahead of her.
Nathan sat and thought about his life for a long while the ups, the downs, the good times, and the bad. After all that he'd come to conclusion. The conclusion was that life was too short to waste on stupid fights, when everyone could be out having fun and look what they'd all become. He'd grown tired of thinking of his screwed up life around 11:30 and was getting up to leave when something inside made him stay. Something held him there. So he walked back into Luke's room. He put two chairs together and tried to situate himself to be comfortable. As sleep took over him and him and his eyes began to close, he hear the door open. He couldn't bring himself to open his eyes again to see who it was. He felt a warm hand being placed over his own. He could tell from the touch that it was Haley. He felt her crawl on top of him and kiss his forehead. Then he felt her head on his chest and her heart against his own. He felt her moving to get comfortable on top of him. He heard her mumble one last thing before she fell asleep to her heartbeat against his own. She mumbled what sounded like "Goodnight boys. I love you both so much."
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Haley looked down at her cell phone and sighed. "I'm sorry, Nathan. It's Lucas...wait...it Lucas?! That means he's really awake!" She answered her phone with a cheery "Hello is it really you Luke?!" "No, I'm Darth Vader, and Haley I'm your father." Luke replied sarcastically. "Hey, Luke" "Hey, Hales. It's been a while. Huh?" "Yea, four months to be exact." "So how've you been?" Lucas asked trying to catch up. "Oh, ya know. Same old stuff goin on. Nathan and I were just talking." "Oh, sorry. Did I interrupt something? Because if I did I can always call back," Lucas offered. "What? No, don't be silly. I'll just fill you in on the details later. But, hey what's up?" "Well...actually I was wondering if you might know where Peyton is?" "Oh." Haley began to panic. She'd promised Peyton not tell Lucas. But Lucas was her best friend and he deserved to know where Peyton was. Didn't he? She didn't know what to tell him and she didn't want to break a promise. She looked at Nathan and he looked back at her smiling. She smiled back and thought to herself "he's clueless." "Haley...are you there?" "Luke...um yea, I'm here. I don't know where Peyton is. I saw her leave the hospital this morning and I didn't see her after that. Sorry." "No problem. I guess I'll talk to ya later if ya stop by?" "Yea, Luke I'll definitely be by later. Bye." She hung up the phone and she felt so guilty for lying, but she couldn't change it now. She looked back over to Nathan and he sat there patiently looking up at the sky. She knew he was thinking, but she hadn't the slightest idea what was in his mind. She wanted to know but instead she hit his arm playfully and he looked over to her. "Ok, I know how corny this sounds, but where were we?" he chuckled at her and smiled as she put her arms back around his neck and they came so close again until Tim came up behind them. He coughed and they pulled apart again. "Yea?" Nathan asked arrogantly. "Sorry man. Am I interrupting something here?" Tim said laughing. Nathan shot him a dirty look. "Ok, ok I'll go." Tim walked away feeling a bit rejected but he laughed again as he turned around to look at Nathan.
Lucas continued to call until there was no one left. He felt as though he'd failed his mission. He left Peyton another message, but there was still no word. Then again it had only been a couple of hours. He was worried now though. It was time for physical therapy the doctors had told him. But he couldn't force himself to get up. Not with Peyton missing. So the doctors let him off but only because it was his first day. So he passed the time by talking to his mom and his uncle and Deb. While they went to get lunch he decided to play solitaire. That didn't turn out too good on his bed, so he just laid there for an hour. It was 4:00 when something triggered his memory and he remembered something. He had this feeling that someone talked to him a while ago. He thought hard trying to remember. It was someone unusual but he knew this person. When his mom, uncle, and Deb walked in he sat talking to them. They had no idea who it could've been. It was about 9 PM when it hit him. "Someone unusual, but someone I know...Nathan? Well, it sure as hell wasn't Dan. It has to be Nathan that was here. My brother was here? I have to call him. We need to talk." Luke said aloud. He grabbed his cell phone and dialed Nathan's cell. It was a foreign number to Luke but he remembered it all the same. It began to ring and Luke was getting ready to hang up after a few rings. The answer ended up coming just as he was about to hit end.
After Tim interrupted them it was hard to go back for that kiss a third time. So Nathan held off, and as hard as it was he sat there resisting touching Haley. They were talking again and finally it was leading up to a kiss again because Nathan could feel her tensing up and being so relaxed at the same time. But this time it was his cell phone that was ringing. This time it was his cell phone reading LUKE'S CELL. He was startled that Luke was calling his cell. He answered it trying to figure out what was going on. "Hello?" Nathan said sounding being very annoyed. "Nathan, hey." "Lucas, hi...um...is something wrong?" "Well, no not really, but I was wondering if you could do me a favor?" "Uh...well it depends." "I was wondering if you could come up here? I mean I was laying here and I have this feeling we need to talk." "Yea, I guess we do. I'll be there soon. Bye" Nathan said and hung up. "Ok, Haley, I know this sounds weird and all but I'm going to see Luke. He said he wanted to talk." Nathan jumped off the table and gave Haley a kiss on the cheek. "I'll call ya later and we'll finish this." He got in his SUV and went in the direction of the hospital. Haley sat there kind of shocked, but excited. Finally the two most important men in her life were going to get along. She knew Nathan had really changed and some sense had been knocked into Luke. Maybe this was a blessing in disguise she thought. It's going to bring us all closer.
Nathan pulled up to the hospital and got in the elevator to go to Luke's room. He walked in and found him sleeping peacefully. Nathan sat next to his brother and watched him sleep. "Look at him. He's so helpless and vulnerable. What have I done?" Nathan whispered into the dark room expecting no answer. He could see Luke had no intention of waking up to talk. He looked exhausted. So Nathan pushed the chair away to leave and he walked into the waiting room where it was growing dark. It was completely silent because Keith, his mom, and Karen had gone out to get dinner and to go home for the night. He put his head in his hands and a tear fell from his eye. "I could've used a brother to get through my childhood. Someone to hang out with and share responsibility. To play basketball with and get in trouble with. Someone who wouldn't have let my dad do what he did to me. Maybe, I would be a better person if I had Luke as a brother." Nathan thought to himself. "I wish I could rewind time. Maybe Haley would still love me because there was more to our break up then she'll tell me."
Peyton had just arrived in South Carolina. She took all day to go to a place that should've taken an hour to get to. She had stopped for food and at all different motels to get some rest. Some of the motels she couldn't stay at because they reminded her of the night her and Luke almost ha. She was really scared for the first time in her life. Scared to be alone and scared to be without Luke. She really felt like she needed him when she arrived at her friend's house. She slowly stepped out of the car and saw the door open in the house in front of her. The first thing she pictured was Haley, Brooke, Luke, and Nathan standing there saying hi to her. She fell back against the car for support but it didn't understand like Luke. It didn't hug or hold her. She knew the car was no Lucas Scott. She looked back at her life and saw what was ahead of her and for the first time, Peyton admitted to herself that she was petrified of what lay ahead of her.
Nathan sat and thought about his life for a long while the ups, the downs, the good times, and the bad. After all that he'd come to conclusion. The conclusion was that life was too short to waste on stupid fights, when everyone could be out having fun and look what they'd all become. He'd grown tired of thinking of his screwed up life around 11:30 and was getting up to leave when something inside made him stay. Something held him there. So he walked back into Luke's room. He put two chairs together and tried to situate himself to be comfortable. As sleep took over him and him and his eyes began to close, he hear the door open. He couldn't bring himself to open his eyes again to see who it was. He felt a warm hand being placed over his own. He could tell from the touch that it was Haley. He felt her crawl on top of him and kiss his forehead. Then he felt her head on his chest and her heart against his own. He felt her moving to get comfortable on top of him. He heard her mumble one last thing before she fell asleep to her heartbeat against his own. She mumbled what sounded like "Goodnight boys. I love you both so much."
HOPE YOU LIKED IT!! REVIEW SO I KNOW!! I REALIZE I'M KINDA DRAGGING THINGS OUT AND IT MAY GET A LITTLE BORING BUT IT'LL PICK BACK UP!! REVIEW SO I KNOW YOU GUYS LIKE IT AND IF YOU DO KEEP READING!! THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED SO FAR!! I REALLY ENJOY THEM!! HOPE I DID GOOD WITH HALEY AND NATHAN SO FAR. REVIEW!!!!! THANKS!