Chapter 5: Iris
And I'd give up forever to touch you Cause I know that you feel me somehow You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be And I don't want to go home right now
And all I can taste is this moment And all I can breathe is your life And sooner or later it's over I just don't want to miss you tonight
And I don't want the world to see me Cause I don't think that they'd understand When everything's made to be broken I just want you to know who I am
*"Lucas, this isn't right," Haley told him. Finding herself lacking the willpower to resist him, she finally gave in to the emotions flooding through her. His kisses awakened a hunger in her that she had never felt with Nathan and she knew she was powerless against him. No regrets, Haley, she told herself as she gave herself to Lucas.*
Haley woke up, gasping for breath. It had been such an intense dream; she knew that there was no going back now. She had to tell Nathan and it had to be tonight. Getting dressed she hurried out the door. This was getting to be a habit, she thought to herself.
Nathan was stunned to find Haley at his back door in the middle of the night. Foreboding filled him as he saw the look in her eyes. He had a feeling this wasn't going to be pretty. "I take it this is the right place and the right time?" he asked, his voice husky as he struggled not to betray any of his emotions.
"Nathan, I love you, but I'm in love with Lucas. I thought things had changed but they haven't and I can't live a lie anymore. I hope you can forgive me. This is just something I have to do and I'm so sorry for everything." Haley began to cry, not able to hold in any of the pain she had been feeling for so long. Nathan held her in his arms until she had stopped; the most painful thing he'd had to do in his entire life. Why was he comforting her? He was the one that needed comforting, he thought to himself as he held in his arms the only girl he had ever loved.
"You're still here?" Peyton asked, collapsing on the couch next to Jake, emotionally drained.
"Yea, I hope you don't mind, but I fell back asleep and I just woke up a little while ago. I took Jenny home and thought I'd wait for you here," Jake told her.
"It's fine," she told him. "Jake, she doesn't look good. The doctors say she'll recover but she had a severe concussion and her leg is broken, and a couple of her ribs, and I just don't know what I would do if I lost her." Jake held her as she started to cry again. Emotionally drained, she soon fell asleep in his arms. She didn't wake up for another couple of hours and when she did she was startled to find herself looking up at Jake. He smiled down at her. "Guess I was pretty tired, huh?" she said with a small laugh.
"Yea, I noticed." An awkward silence followed until Peyton decided what she had to do. She sat up and kissed him, something she had wanted to do since she had watched him sleeping on her couch the night before.
"Second time in two days, Hales, this is getting to be a pattern," Lucas told Haley, opening the door to find her there. She didn't say a word as they walked to his room and made her dream reality.
*Okay, I know, there wasn't much of a conversation between Haley and Jake, but Nathan and Haley are finally over. Next chapter we'll find out more about Brooke and Kylie...*
And I'd give up forever to touch you Cause I know that you feel me somehow You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be And I don't want to go home right now
And all I can taste is this moment And all I can breathe is your life And sooner or later it's over I just don't want to miss you tonight
And I don't want the world to see me Cause I don't think that they'd understand When everything's made to be broken I just want you to know who I am
*"Lucas, this isn't right," Haley told him. Finding herself lacking the willpower to resist him, she finally gave in to the emotions flooding through her. His kisses awakened a hunger in her that she had never felt with Nathan and she knew she was powerless against him. No regrets, Haley, she told herself as she gave herself to Lucas.*
Haley woke up, gasping for breath. It had been such an intense dream; she knew that there was no going back now. She had to tell Nathan and it had to be tonight. Getting dressed she hurried out the door. This was getting to be a habit, she thought to herself.
Nathan was stunned to find Haley at his back door in the middle of the night. Foreboding filled him as he saw the look in her eyes. He had a feeling this wasn't going to be pretty. "I take it this is the right place and the right time?" he asked, his voice husky as he struggled not to betray any of his emotions.
"Nathan, I love you, but I'm in love with Lucas. I thought things had changed but they haven't and I can't live a lie anymore. I hope you can forgive me. This is just something I have to do and I'm so sorry for everything." Haley began to cry, not able to hold in any of the pain she had been feeling for so long. Nathan held her in his arms until she had stopped; the most painful thing he'd had to do in his entire life. Why was he comforting her? He was the one that needed comforting, he thought to himself as he held in his arms the only girl he had ever loved.
"You're still here?" Peyton asked, collapsing on the couch next to Jake, emotionally drained.
"Yea, I hope you don't mind, but I fell back asleep and I just woke up a little while ago. I took Jenny home and thought I'd wait for you here," Jake told her.
"It's fine," she told him. "Jake, she doesn't look good. The doctors say she'll recover but she had a severe concussion and her leg is broken, and a couple of her ribs, and I just don't know what I would do if I lost her." Jake held her as she started to cry again. Emotionally drained, she soon fell asleep in his arms. She didn't wake up for another couple of hours and when she did she was startled to find herself looking up at Jake. He smiled down at her. "Guess I was pretty tired, huh?" she said with a small laugh.
"Yea, I noticed." An awkward silence followed until Peyton decided what she had to do. She sat up and kissed him, something she had wanted to do since she had watched him sleeping on her couch the night before.
"Second time in two days, Hales, this is getting to be a pattern," Lucas told Haley, opening the door to find her there. She didn't say a word as they walked to his room and made her dream reality.
*Okay, I know, there wasn't much of a conversation between Haley and Jake, but Nathan and Haley are finally over. Next chapter we'll find out more about Brooke and Kylie...*