Love Will Prevail
PG-13
Sequel to "What is Meant to Be." This sequel wasn't planned, but I had a lot of requests to continue the story, so here you go. Review please!!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these OTH characters, even though I'd like to.
Prologue
Nathan and Haley stood in the doorway of their bedroom watching their son Harrison sleep. He was only a moth old, but already they couldn't imagine their lives without him. He'd been born two weeks before graduation, which had made Haley even happier because it meant she didn't have to waddle through the ceremony.
Haley sighed and walked into the kitchen where she poured a glass of milk.
Nathan walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. Kissing his wife's neck, he mumbled, "What's up?"
"Nothing. Just thinking, that's all."
"About what?"
Haley turned towards Nathan and rested her head on his chest, "About our lives, what we have planned, and where we're going. We don't have any plans Nathan."
"Sure we do Hales. We plan to raise a beautiful family and be happy. We're planning to go to UNC where we have scholarships and a cute apartment waiting for us."
"I'm talking about our family Nathan. We got married without planning," she looked up into his eyes.
Nathan pushed away, "Are you regretting that?"
"No, never, I love you Nathan, and I always will," she kissed him lightly, "And Harrison wasn't planned. I wouldn't give him up for anything, but we've never even really talked about having kids."
"I guess I just figured that after we found out about Harrison, the topic became mute. At least for a while."
"It's anything but mute Nathan. If anything, it's more relevant now than ever."
"Well, lets talk about it now Haley."
"Nathan, you only want to talk about this because I'm upset. I don't want to talk like this."
Nathan knew she was at least a little bit right, and he also knew better than to pick a fight. So, he took the easy route and turned on the TV.
Two nights later…
Haley laid in bed, watching Harrison through the bars of his crib. She couldn't believe that such a beautiful baby was hers, and Nathan's. she felt him crawl into bed next to her, but she kept her back to him. Things had been a little tense since she'd tried to pick a fight.
Nathan gently wrapped his arm around the waist of his wife. He'd been thinking about what she'd said. There wasn't a waking moment that he didn't think about his life with her. But he also didn't need a plan. As long as he was with her, nothing else mattered. "Haley,"
She laid silent, pretending to sleep, not wanting to argue.
Nathan knew she was faking, so he continued to talk, knowing she'd say something if she felt so compelled. "Look Hales, I've been thinking a lot about what you said the other day. You're right about us not having a plan, and I know it's important to you that we have one. So lets talk about a plan. I'd love to have lots of kids. Being an 'only' child I remember what it was like. I don't want that for Harrison. I'd really like four, or more. But if one is all you want, I can be okay with that too. My plan, Haley, is to be with you, and be happy."
A tear trickled down her face as she listened to the man she loved.
"But Haley, as mush as I want us to have more babies, I think we need to wait. Until after college."
"Oh Nathan!" Haley rolled over and smothered him with kisses. "I was so afraid that you'd want something different. I'm scared that college is going to be too hard with a baby, and hurt our marriage."
"We're going to be fine Haley. I promise. Our marriage will survive because we love each other, and college will work because we support each other."
"Thank you Nathan."
"Anything for you Hales."