Chapter Twenty Three-
Nathan stood looking at his baby sister in Keith's arms while Haley poured all of them some coffee in the back. Nathan couldn't understand how Keith could just show up and make it seem like nothing ever happened.
"So you getting out of high school" Keith asked
"Do you really expect me to just bust out with conversation with you" Nathan said coldly
"No, I don't. Have you talked to Lucas" Keith asked
"If your asking if he knows then yes" Nathan said
"I'm guessing he hates me just as much as you do" Keith said
"I don't hate you, its just that I don't understand how you guys can just do this. Lucas on the other hand is not so forgiving" Nathan said
"I know I owe you a lot of answers but..." Keith said
"You don't owe me jack" Nathan said
"It was an accident" Keith said
"So you sleeping with my mother was an accident" Nathan said
"Yes" Keith said
"What about my sister ?" Nathan said
"She's a handful but she is a joy" Keith said
"Does my mom take care of her, too" Nathan said
"Yeah, whenever she's in town" Keith said
"Which is not often" Nathan said
"I need to ask you something" Keith said
"What" Nathan said
"I need to know if you can take care of Jamie" Keith asked
"Like babysit. Isn't that kind of early to be asking..." Nathan asked
"Look, she needs to be in a stable place" Keith said
"Why, whats wrong with you" Nathan asked
"I'm a very sick man" Keith said
"Sick as in how" Nathan asked
"Just promise me you'll take care of Jamie" Keith said
"Sick, how. Keith" Nathan asked as Haley walked out of the storage room with a flashlight in hand.
"Had to fight demons down there" Haley said
"Spiders getting to you" Keith laughed suddenly stopped by his abrupt coughing
"You caught a little dust" Haley laughed
"Yeah, I guess so" Keith said
"Hales, can you do me a favor" Nathan asked
"What is it" Haley asked
"I left some stuff at Lucas's place, can you run by and pick them up for me" Nathan asked
"Sure" Haley said
"I'll be by his place in about an hour to pick you up" Nathan said
"All right cool" Haley said before she grabbed her coat and left
"You didn't have to do that" Keith said
"I wanna get the truth from you" Nathan said
"I gave you the truth" Keith said
"No, you gave me some half ass excuse of the truth" Nathan said
"I can't take care of her" Keith said
"What do you mean by that" Nathan asked
"My heart" Keith said
"What about your heart" Nathan asked
"I need a heart transplant" Keith said
"Are you gonna die" Nathan asked as his heart nearly broke
"You know I ask myself that sometimes" Keith said
"How long have you known" Nathan said
"For about two years now" Keith said
"Is that why you left" Nathan asked
"Partly. I got a job in Charleston, thinking that it was just a scare so I got something to fall back on. But the doctor says its pretty serious" Keith said
"Shouldn't you be in a hospital" Nathan said
"If I'm gonna die then I want to see my nephew and Haley James get married" Keith said
"You know about that" Nathan asked
"Doesn't everyone" Keith laughed
"I guess so" Nathan smiled
Nathan drove at night trying to fight back the tears that seemed to be forming in his eyes. Haley hadn't gotten a word out of him ever since he picked her up, she figured he was being hard headed with her. No longer could he hold back what was tearing him apart inside so he just pulled over to the side of the road then turned off th engine.
"Nathan, whats wrong" Haley asked
"I would never do anything to hurt you, you know that right" Nathan said
"I know that" Haley said
"Things lately just feel as if a wall is being built in my direction" Nathan said
"How" Haley asked
"With my family and with you" Nathan said
"What do you mean" Haley asked
"There is something that I haven't told you" Nathan said
"What" Haley asked confused
"I got accepted to Washington" Nathan said
"Nathan, that's great" Haley smiled
"But your going to New York" Nathan said
"Lets not talk about that" Haley said
"We have to" Nathan said forcing the issue
"I'm not going" Haley said
"No, your going" Nathan said
"What" Haley asked surprised
"I refuse to let you give up your dream to be with me" Nathan said
"But we'll be married by then" Haley said
"As much as it pains me to say this but I think I have to" Nathan said as tears fell from his eyes
"What are you trying to say" Haley asked
"I don't think we shoud get married" Nathan said
Nathan stood looking at his baby sister in Keith's arms while Haley poured all of them some coffee in the back. Nathan couldn't understand how Keith could just show up and make it seem like nothing ever happened.
"So you getting out of high school" Keith asked
"Do you really expect me to just bust out with conversation with you" Nathan said coldly
"No, I don't. Have you talked to Lucas" Keith asked
"If your asking if he knows then yes" Nathan said
"I'm guessing he hates me just as much as you do" Keith said
"I don't hate you, its just that I don't understand how you guys can just do this. Lucas on the other hand is not so forgiving" Nathan said
"I know I owe you a lot of answers but..." Keith said
"You don't owe me jack" Nathan said
"It was an accident" Keith said
"So you sleeping with my mother was an accident" Nathan said
"Yes" Keith said
"What about my sister ?" Nathan said
"She's a handful but she is a joy" Keith said
"Does my mom take care of her, too" Nathan said
"Yeah, whenever she's in town" Keith said
"Which is not often" Nathan said
"I need to ask you something" Keith said
"What" Nathan said
"I need to know if you can take care of Jamie" Keith asked
"Like babysit. Isn't that kind of early to be asking..." Nathan asked
"Look, she needs to be in a stable place" Keith said
"Why, whats wrong with you" Nathan asked
"I'm a very sick man" Keith said
"Sick as in how" Nathan asked
"Just promise me you'll take care of Jamie" Keith said
"Sick, how. Keith" Nathan asked as Haley walked out of the storage room with a flashlight in hand.
"Had to fight demons down there" Haley said
"Spiders getting to you" Keith laughed suddenly stopped by his abrupt coughing
"You caught a little dust" Haley laughed
"Yeah, I guess so" Keith said
"Hales, can you do me a favor" Nathan asked
"What is it" Haley asked
"I left some stuff at Lucas's place, can you run by and pick them up for me" Nathan asked
"Sure" Haley said
"I'll be by his place in about an hour to pick you up" Nathan said
"All right cool" Haley said before she grabbed her coat and left
"You didn't have to do that" Keith said
"I wanna get the truth from you" Nathan said
"I gave you the truth" Keith said
"No, you gave me some half ass excuse of the truth" Nathan said
"I can't take care of her" Keith said
"What do you mean by that" Nathan asked
"My heart" Keith said
"What about your heart" Nathan asked
"I need a heart transplant" Keith said
"Are you gonna die" Nathan asked as his heart nearly broke
"You know I ask myself that sometimes" Keith said
"How long have you known" Nathan said
"For about two years now" Keith said
"Is that why you left" Nathan asked
"Partly. I got a job in Charleston, thinking that it was just a scare so I got something to fall back on. But the doctor says its pretty serious" Keith said
"Shouldn't you be in a hospital" Nathan said
"If I'm gonna die then I want to see my nephew and Haley James get married" Keith said
"You know about that" Nathan asked
"Doesn't everyone" Keith laughed
"I guess so" Nathan smiled
Nathan drove at night trying to fight back the tears that seemed to be forming in his eyes. Haley hadn't gotten a word out of him ever since he picked her up, she figured he was being hard headed with her. No longer could he hold back what was tearing him apart inside so he just pulled over to the side of the road then turned off th engine.
"Nathan, whats wrong" Haley asked
"I would never do anything to hurt you, you know that right" Nathan said
"I know that" Haley said
"Things lately just feel as if a wall is being built in my direction" Nathan said
"How" Haley asked
"With my family and with you" Nathan said
"What do you mean" Haley asked
"There is something that I haven't told you" Nathan said
"What" Haley asked confused
"I got accepted to Washington" Nathan said
"Nathan, that's great" Haley smiled
"But your going to New York" Nathan said
"Lets not talk about that" Haley said
"We have to" Nathan said forcing the issue
"I'm not going" Haley said
"No, your going" Nathan said
"What" Haley asked surprised
"I refuse to let you give up your dream to be with me" Nathan said
"But we'll be married by then" Haley said
"As much as it pains me to say this but I think I have to" Nathan said as tears fell from his eyes
"What are you trying to say" Haley asked
"I don't think we shoud get married" Nathan said