Thanks for the patience....here it is the climax of the story....I will finish this story soon....there are 4 or 5 more chapters and an afterword.....thanks to all the readers and reviewers....P.S. one day I'll own everything, but not today.....
Two weeks before the wedding
Nathan had been sitting in the office at the cottage when he heard a knock on the door. He waited for a second knock before going down to open it. He opened the door and stood with a surprised expression. It was Haley. She stood there shaking and it looked like she'd been crying for quite some time. Nathan opened the door wider and let her in. They stood there quietly looking at each other. It had been 5weeks since they made love and Haley ran out.
"Would you like something to drink?"
Haley, who was looking at a picture of Nathan and Audrey, shook her head. "No."
Nathan shrugged and asked, "What are you doing here? You made it clear that we weren't to see each other again."
Haley gulped and tears started to run down her cheeks. "We made a mistake Nathan and we need to tell Audrey as soon as possible. The sooner the better."
Nathan shook his head in disagreement. "No....weren't you the one that said it was a one time deal that was never going to happen again?"
Haley's eyes burned with anger. "Yeah, but this 'one time deal' is going to affect us for the rest of our lives.
Nathan was confused. He shot her a dirty look. "What are you talking about? How is it going to affect us? I've adopted the 'out of sight, out of mind' motto and it works wonders for me."
Haley froze. Did he really just say that to me? she thought to herself. For a moment she found herself in a state of disbelief. "Oh my gosh. You are so immature. Gosh, I can't believe that we are having a baby together. How could I have been so stupid?"
Nathan choked. Did she really just say that to me? he thought to himself. "Did you just say that we are having a baby?"
Haley nodded, "Yeah... I just found out and I thought that you at least deserved to know." Haley turned to leave, but Nathan grabbed her arm and spun her back around.
"What the hell is that suppose to mean?"
Haley stifled a sob. "I don't want to ruin things between you and Audrey. I've seen the way she looks at you. Its like your the only person in the world and no one else matters. It's the same look I had when we were together. I ruined it once for you and I don't want to do it again." Haley watched as Nathan sat down on the couch and rubbed his hands over his face.
"Haley....I'm sorry. I was caught off-guard. Your having my baby. I know that it may not mean much to you, but I don't want history to repeat itself. I don't want our child to be like Lucas and despise me. I'm ready and I want a real family."
Haley looked up in his eyes. He was being truthful. She thought about it and then asked.
"You say you want a family....the question is do you want a family with me?"
Nathan stood quietly for a moment. He had to be sure because someone was going to get hurt. The only question was who would it be. Nathan looked at a picture of Audrey holding her newborn niece. He remembered taking the picture.
Flashback***
"Nate, look at her. Meriah Myla Overton. Take a picture of the two of us before she spits up on my shirt." Audrey said.
"You two are so cute together." Nathan said as he shot the picture.
Audrey handed the baby back to her sister. She wrapped her arms around Nathan's neck.
"One day that'll be our baby girl."
Nathan kissed her forehead. "Or boy. Whatever just as long as it's ours."
Audrey smiled at him and they shared a passionate kiss.
End Flashback***
Haley noticed the picture that Nathan was staring at. She knew Nathan was conflicted.
"It's okay Nathan. I know you and Audrey will be good parents to the baby when its time for him to visit you. We don't have to be together in order for us to be good parents."
Nathan looked at Haley and sighed. "I'm sorry. I can't make this decision right now. I need some time to straighten this out and make sense of what's going on."
Haley smiled and nodded. "I understand and I need to get going."
Nathan wrapped his arms around Haley and held her as close as he could. He couldn't believe that she was pregnant, but he was happy. Haley wrapped her arms around Nathan and inhaled his scent. She missed having him around to hold her. She loved him and it was only getting stronger.
The two were still hugging when Audrey walked into the cottage. She stopped and looked at them. She could tell that Haley had been crying. She glanced over at Nathan. The two of them had jumped apart rather quickly, and that sent a small alarm off in Audrey's head.
"What's going on here?" her eyes intensely watching both of them.
Haley and Nathan looked at each other and then back at Audrey. They didn't know what to say, but it wasn't going to be the truth....at least not yet.