Chapter#8~ Always...Protectively
AN: ok it might totally suck from now on (if it hasn't already) because all the other chapters I had like written out in my head because I think about Naley like 24/7 (Yes my name is Jackie and I have a problem. I am obsessed with Nathan and Haley and James Lafferty () LOL ANYWAYS as I was saying. The other chapters I knew exactly what to write whereas these I just knew where I wanted to go but wasn't quite sure how to go about getting there in writing so sorry if it sucks.
"What the hell why haven't the doctors said anything?" Nathan ran his hands through his hair as he paced back and forth.
"Sweetie calm down. This is like waiting for a jury to make a decision. The longer the wait the better chances." Deb reasoned with her son. He didn't answer and just kept pacing. Deb was seated next to Keith and Karen who were holding hands. Across from them were Peyton and Jake. Peyton had her head on Jake's shoulder. He was playing with her hair as she was sniffling back tears every five seconds. Brooke and Luke were standing against a wall, she in his arms still slowly crying. Luke had a face filled with worry too and he was fighting not to cry.
"If our baby dies...or Haley..." he didn't finish he just slumped down into a chair and put his head in his hands.
"I still cant believe Dan did this" Keith said utter shock lingering in his voice.
"I know what you mean. I knew he wasn't an angel but to go crazy like this..." Karen shook her head in disbelief.
"Dan really went over the edge this time. I mean to want to kill you Nathan..." Deb joined in as she ran her hand up and down her son's back.
"He'll pay...if anything happens to them he'll pay" Nathan stated so coldly serious that it scared everyone in the room a little bit.
"Listen man they're going to be fine. He's going to pay anyway. I mean c'mon kidnapping, endangerment of a child, attempted murder, and who knows how many other charges he'll have against him. They'll put him away long enough for him to die before he gets out." Jake reasoned.
"That's if they find him" Luke broke his silence.
"They better or I will" Nathan warned.
"I'll help you" Lucas responded deadly serious. Before anyone could say anything else, they heard footsteps coming down the hall. Nathan jumped up quickly from his seat.
"Family of Haley James Scott?" the doctor asked stepping into the waiting area. The rest of the group stood up as Nathan went over to the doctor.
"I'm her husband," he paused "How is she?" he breathed concerned.
"Mr. Scott your wife lost a lot of blood but she's stable. However because of the blood loss she is very weak and I want her in bed rest for a week."
"What about the baby?" Nathan's voice cracked asking the question.
"I'm going to be very honest Mr. Scott," the doctor paused and everyone held his or her breath. "You and your wife are the luckiest couple I've ever dealt with. With the amount of blood loss it should have been impossible but its definitely a miracle because although it's fragile...your baby is fine" he smiled at the end. Everyone let out the breath they were holding and Nathan sighed happily and deeply, the tears of joy welling up in his eyes.
"However she's not out of the clear yet which is why I want her in complete bed rest for at least one week." Nathan nodded in understanding.
"When can she go home?" Peyton asked.
"If everything remains stable then tomorrow," the doctor replied.
"Is she conscious?" Brooke asked.
"When I was in there she was still asleep but she should be waking up soon."
"Can I see her?" Nathan asked almost begging.
The doctor sighed, "Alright, but only you Mr. Scott because she needs to rest and she can't have any stress whatsoever." Nathan nodded and followed the doctor to Haley's room.
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Nathan stepped into Haley's room quietly closing the door behind him. "Nathan..." she whispered.
"Oh I'm sorry honey I didn't mean to wake you" Nathan said as he went over and took Haley's hand in his, sitting on the chair next to the bed.
"No I was already awake," she said with a smile. "I'm glad you're here," she whispered happily. A slow tear ran down Nathan's cheek. "Baby what's wrong?" she asked concerned.
"I'm just so happy that you're here. You scared me half to death," he said laughingly at the end.
"Aww honey you know I could never leave you," she smiled at him. Nathan took his free hand and laid it gently on Haley's stomach as another tear rolled down his cheek. This time Haley joined him as a tear ran down her cheek too while she placed a hand over his where it lay on her stomach. She turned back to look at him. "Our baby's ok!" she whispered, her voice cracking as more tears slid down her face. Nathan got up and placed a long tender kiss on her forehead.
"Yea...our little miracle baby is ok," he whispered back also crying now.
"He or she couldn't leave his or her mommy and daddy," she laughed through the tears. Nathan just smiled back at her.
"The doctor says you can go home tomorrow but he wants you resting in bed for at least a week so I am going to wait on you hand and foot" he smiled at her. She just laughed and then got a little more of a serious expression on her face although she retained the smile.
"Um, what happened with your father?" she asked as she squeezed his hand a little.
"Nathan's laughing grin faded away quickly and he got totally serious, "Haley I am so sorry he did that to you I..." he began explaining but he was cut off.
"Nathan," she brought her hand up to his cheek and caressed it. "Sweetie its not your fault I just asked because I wanted to know how you were dealing with this I mean he is your father?" she spoke softly.
"Not anymore Haley...it's not like he ever really was," he said seriously. "They haven't caught him yet but they will," he reassured her and she sent him an encouraging smile.
"Well until then you can protect me!" she grinned.
"Always" he replied with a smile and leaning in to give her a sweet kiss on the lips.
"Stay with me...here climb in there's room for us both" she said motioning him to get into bed with her so that he could hold her as she slept. You didn't have to ask him twice. He went around to the other side of the bed and got in, taking her into his arms and holding her tightly to him...protectively.
AN: ok it might totally suck from now on (if it hasn't already) because all the other chapters I had like written out in my head because I think about Naley like 24/7 (Yes my name is Jackie and I have a problem. I am obsessed with Nathan and Haley and James Lafferty () LOL ANYWAYS as I was saying. The other chapters I knew exactly what to write whereas these I just knew where I wanted to go but wasn't quite sure how to go about getting there in writing so sorry if it sucks.
"What the hell why haven't the doctors said anything?" Nathan ran his hands through his hair as he paced back and forth.
"Sweetie calm down. This is like waiting for a jury to make a decision. The longer the wait the better chances." Deb reasoned with her son. He didn't answer and just kept pacing. Deb was seated next to Keith and Karen who were holding hands. Across from them were Peyton and Jake. Peyton had her head on Jake's shoulder. He was playing with her hair as she was sniffling back tears every five seconds. Brooke and Luke were standing against a wall, she in his arms still slowly crying. Luke had a face filled with worry too and he was fighting not to cry.
"If our baby dies...or Haley..." he didn't finish he just slumped down into a chair and put his head in his hands.
"I still cant believe Dan did this" Keith said utter shock lingering in his voice.
"I know what you mean. I knew he wasn't an angel but to go crazy like this..." Karen shook her head in disbelief.
"Dan really went over the edge this time. I mean to want to kill you Nathan..." Deb joined in as she ran her hand up and down her son's back.
"He'll pay...if anything happens to them he'll pay" Nathan stated so coldly serious that it scared everyone in the room a little bit.
"Listen man they're going to be fine. He's going to pay anyway. I mean c'mon kidnapping, endangerment of a child, attempted murder, and who knows how many other charges he'll have against him. They'll put him away long enough for him to die before he gets out." Jake reasoned.
"That's if they find him" Luke broke his silence.
"They better or I will" Nathan warned.
"I'll help you" Lucas responded deadly serious. Before anyone could say anything else, they heard footsteps coming down the hall. Nathan jumped up quickly from his seat.
"Family of Haley James Scott?" the doctor asked stepping into the waiting area. The rest of the group stood up as Nathan went over to the doctor.
"I'm her husband," he paused "How is she?" he breathed concerned.
"Mr. Scott your wife lost a lot of blood but she's stable. However because of the blood loss she is very weak and I want her in bed rest for a week."
"What about the baby?" Nathan's voice cracked asking the question.
"I'm going to be very honest Mr. Scott," the doctor paused and everyone held his or her breath. "You and your wife are the luckiest couple I've ever dealt with. With the amount of blood loss it should have been impossible but its definitely a miracle because although it's fragile...your baby is fine" he smiled at the end. Everyone let out the breath they were holding and Nathan sighed happily and deeply, the tears of joy welling up in his eyes.
"However she's not out of the clear yet which is why I want her in complete bed rest for at least one week." Nathan nodded in understanding.
"When can she go home?" Peyton asked.
"If everything remains stable then tomorrow," the doctor replied.
"Is she conscious?" Brooke asked.
"When I was in there she was still asleep but she should be waking up soon."
"Can I see her?" Nathan asked almost begging.
The doctor sighed, "Alright, but only you Mr. Scott because she needs to rest and she can't have any stress whatsoever." Nathan nodded and followed the doctor to Haley's room.
~~**~~
Nathan stepped into Haley's room quietly closing the door behind him. "Nathan..." she whispered.
"Oh I'm sorry honey I didn't mean to wake you" Nathan said as he went over and took Haley's hand in his, sitting on the chair next to the bed.
"No I was already awake," she said with a smile. "I'm glad you're here," she whispered happily. A slow tear ran down Nathan's cheek. "Baby what's wrong?" she asked concerned.
"I'm just so happy that you're here. You scared me half to death," he said laughingly at the end.
"Aww honey you know I could never leave you," she smiled at him. Nathan took his free hand and laid it gently on Haley's stomach as another tear rolled down his cheek. This time Haley joined him as a tear ran down her cheek too while she placed a hand over his where it lay on her stomach. She turned back to look at him. "Our baby's ok!" she whispered, her voice cracking as more tears slid down her face. Nathan got up and placed a long tender kiss on her forehead.
"Yea...our little miracle baby is ok," he whispered back also crying now.
"He or she couldn't leave his or her mommy and daddy," she laughed through the tears. Nathan just smiled back at her.
"The doctor says you can go home tomorrow but he wants you resting in bed for at least a week so I am going to wait on you hand and foot" he smiled at her. She just laughed and then got a little more of a serious expression on her face although she retained the smile.
"Um, what happened with your father?" she asked as she squeezed his hand a little.
"Nathan's laughing grin faded away quickly and he got totally serious, "Haley I am so sorry he did that to you I..." he began explaining but he was cut off.
"Nathan," she brought her hand up to his cheek and caressed it. "Sweetie its not your fault I just asked because I wanted to know how you were dealing with this I mean he is your father?" she spoke softly.
"Not anymore Haley...it's not like he ever really was," he said seriously. "They haven't caught him yet but they will," he reassured her and she sent him an encouraging smile.
"Well until then you can protect me!" she grinned.
"Always" he replied with a smile and leaning in to give her a sweet kiss on the lips.
"Stay with me...here climb in there's room for us both" she said motioning him to get into bed with her so that he could hold her as she slept. You didn't have to ask him twice. He went around to the other side of the bed and got in, taking her into his arms and holding her tightly to him...protectively.