Lost in the Past
Chapter 18
A/N - Ok, we just had the long awaited Nathan and Haley reunion. I've been waiting to write that since like chapter 5. Anyhow, I know you all enjoyed that and wanna see what Peyton has to tell Luke, but she's got 3 things. The last 2 won't be revealed for a few chapters. Here's chapter 18, enjoy:
Hard benches, cold floors, angry men, and 2 brothers. Jail life wasn't suiting the Scott brothers, and the fact that everyone was speaking in French wasn't adding to the effect. Nathan cursed himself for not walking out when Haley told him to. She begged and pleaded, but he had to be stubborn and stay.
Lucas was sitting in pain still. He couldn't move his hand and his nose was bleeding like crazy on the floor of the jail cell. He hadn't said anything to Nathan since earlier. When they were younger, he'd hated the thought of his brother with his best friend, but the couple grew on him. Now, here he was sitting in a jail cell in England because of those two. He weakly smiled at himself and then realized the blood was still coming from his nose. He tried to wipe it away with his bad hand, and then screeched in pain.
"What?" Nathan asked quickly after hearing his brother.
"My damn hand," he answered angrily.
"How're we gonna get outta here?" Nathan mumbled.
"Well, I haven't got any money here. Or at least not enough to get us out," Lucas answered.
"Then who do we go to?"
Lucas shrugged his shoulders, but didn't make any attempt to look at his brother.
"We could always try my mom," Nathan said perking up a little bit.
Lucas smiled at the idea. "You might finally have a good idea," he said standing up.
He was packing up the last box. Putting the last lamp in the trunk. She was crying on the step waiting for someone to come and save her. She'd finally met the one man who loved her and wanted to hold her, and they were leaving. He would never know that she loved him too, and when he touched her she got more flashes of her memory. She didn't want the feelings she felt around him to go away.
Chris didn't care, he pushed her into the passenger seat and stepped on the gas without looking back. There was no way he was going to lose Haley, not after all he went through to get her.
"That man was a phony," Chris said looking to her.
"He wasn't. He loved me and he needed me. More than you do," she said slouching in her seat.
He just turned up the music and drowned her out. He was determined to not listen to her and not care about her wants.
The phone rang and Deb ran through the house trying to find it. She couldn't keep up with the huge house, but didn't have the heart to sell it because she still held out hope that she'd meet someone, and have a family to share it with.
"Hello?" she answered, breathing heavily.
"Mom," Nathan said happy to hear someone's voice he knew.
"Nathan! It's been so long since I've heard from you. How are you?" She perked up as soon as she heard his voice.
"Well, I don't really have time for small talk, but I either need you to get a plane ticket or wire me money," he said hoping she wouldn't ask a lot of questions.
"What? Why?"
"Me and Luke are in jail in Paris and I can explain all of it later, but I don't like it in here and you need to get us out," he said quickly.
"I'll get a plane ticket and be there as soon as I can," she said hanging up before Nathan could say anymore. It left a smile on his face though.
"She's coming," Nathan said being thrown back in the cell. Lucas let a small smile grace his face and all they had to do was wait.
Deb hung up the phone and ran around like crazy. She was grabbing her suitcase and throwing any clothes she thought she'd need in it. She couldn't bear the thought of them in jail.
"Good thing they didn't grow up together. Karen and I would've been going crazy for these kids," she said to the house. She ran out the door and was on her way to the airport.
All this time Peyton was absolutely oblivious to the situation. 'I need to tell him' she thought to herself. She didn't get much time to think though. Not a second later, Will was walking towards her.
"Hey buddy," Peyton said lifting him off his feet.
He just laid his head on her shoulder and didn't say a word. She rocked him back and forth then carried him back up to bed. "He really is a sweet little boy," she said to herself.
A day later, Nathan and Lucas were sitting in a taxi trying to explain everything that happened to them. Deb had her mouth slightly open as she listened intently to the whole story. Lucas didn't talk much, he was too worried about everything. He didn't think of the plastic on the seats or how he couldn't speak French. He worried about Nathan, Peyton, and his kids, but most of all he worried about his best friend.
They were on another plane only hours later. Deb and Lucas had to go through much protesting on Nathan's part, but after all of it they managed to get him on a plane and on his way to America. He wanted to see Will more than anything, but he wanted to be able to bring Haley with him. They both meant the world to him.
"Amazing," he said to Lucas.
"What?" he asked confused.
"That I can love someone else just as much as I love Haley," he replied looking out the window and to the ground below.
Lucas smiled and patted him on the shoulder. He knew the feeling well. When little Nathan was born, he didn't know he could love someone so much, but then he looked at Peyton and he knew he could.
They landed back in North Carolina and Lucas wasn't in any panic to get to a hospital. His priority was to see Peyton and his kids. He was told a billion times from the two of them that he needed to get a cast on his hand, but he tuned them out and took off after her house.
He stepped out of the car, and walked towards the door. Lucas didn't feel the pain, or care about the looks people gave him. He knocked gently on the door with his good hand and could only wait for an answer from her. He hadn't slept in days. He hadn't done much of anything in days, when he thought about it.
She answered the door and saw the condition of the man she'd known from high school. He looked almost as bad as he did when she saw him after his accident. Even though they hadn't settled everything between them, she still pulled him into a hug which he willingly accepted.
"What happened?" she asked as the tears brimmed her eyes.
"Can I tell you later? I just need to go to a hospital," he said weakly.
She nodded letting the tears fall and let Nathan watch the three kids. She ran to the car as fast as she could and took off towards the hospital. Thoughts swam through her head at a million miles per hour. 'Look at him' she thought looking over to the man she loved for years. Here she was at 22 and she still didn't know who she was supposed to love. She hadn't even had a chance to live and she'd already been married, divorced, and had two kids. She didn't know she'd be 24 before she'd have a chance to truly live and be happy.
They got to the hospital in record time. Lucas was hanging on for dear life when they pulled into the parking lot.
"Damn Peyton. I'm not dying, you could've let up on the lead foot," he said with a half smile.
She laughed and then turned serious and started pushing him into the hospital.
"We need a doctor," she said upon walking into the building.
Half an hour later, he looked better. He had a cast on his hand for six months and a brace on his nose. He was grumbling the whole way out because of his appearance.
"Luke, stop it. I think you look cute," she said smiling at him. Boy, did he love that smile. He gave her a cocky smirk and she couldn't help but hit him in the arm playfully.
"You just wrecked it right there," she said shaking her head. He shrugged and grabbed her waist from behind. He liked the flirty thing they had.
"Um...I have to tell you something..." Peyton said nervously.
He nodded in response for her to continue.
"See," she was going to tell him the truth "I," but she chickened out. "I knew about Will and Haley before you."
"How?" he asked speaking for the first time since they got out of the hospital.
"We kept in touch a lot and she told me she was pregnant on the phone but she begged me and made me promise to not tell you guys. I had to listen to her because she did the same for me when I was gone," she told him with a nervous look.
"Hey, look it's ok...you didn't know what was going on with her and that guy did you?"
She shook her head for a no and then she broke into tears.
He pulled her to him and held her. He rubbed her back soothingly.
"You didn't know. She stopped calling us all, stop beating yourself up over it," he whispered. She nodded pulling away. She wiped at her make-up and got back in the car. He was left with his own thoughts of how to win her back.
Haley sat in the car angrily when they arrived at the airport. She was scared that if they went too far, she would never see him again.
"Flight to North Carolina now boarding," the PA system shouted. They ran towards that gate and something about North Carolina seemed familiar but she couldn't put her finger on it.
She sat in her seat in coach and stared out the window. She wished she knew how to get to the man who was there earlier. She didn't know she would be closer to him than ever.
2 YEARS LATER
It had been another 2 long years in all of their lives. They were all growing older and trying to live happily. The latter was not successful.
Peyton and Lucas had spent two years in their current situation. They were stuck in that cycle. They would flirt more than a divorced couple should. They snuck kisses here and there, but no one knew. They would fight and not talk for days, then apologize and begin to flirt again. The kids didn't know any of it. And there was still something Peyton had to tell Lucas that was eating away at her.
Nathan spent two years learning how to be a father. He and Will were closer than ever and he was still searching for Haley. He had no luck though. She seemed to have disappeared off the face of the earth.
Deb met a guy and they were engaged. He moved into the house and Nathan actually liked him. He could've sworn when she met a guy he would hate him, but this guy made his mom happy. If she was happy, he was happy.
Keith and Karen were married and living happily. She still had the café and it was making more money than she needed.
Little Nathan was 8 years old and trying to stay happy with his parents divorced. He was in 3rd grade and looking more like Lucas than ever. He was good in school and loved to read. He was a momma's boy though.
Will and Liz were each 4. Only a couple of days apart. They had just entered pre-school and Lucas was already over-protective with any boys she hung out with besides Will.
Jake and Brooke married a year ago. They were happy. No one expected them. Jenny loved Brooke like a mother and at 9 she had no interest in meeting Nikki. Jenny and little Nathan spent all their time together. They were best friends and Jake was very protective of the two of them. They were in no way related and Jake knew that it could turn into more...
It did strike Peyton how little Nathan came to be like Luke. He had a girl best friend and he had Luke's smile. He gave the smirk the Scott boys always seemed to have. He had a great relationship with Peyton, but he had his dad too. He loved basketball, but he drew too. He was perfect to her.
Haley and Chris were living in North Carolina. Only a town away from everything she knew. She still hadn't gotten much of her memory back, but she continued to have dreams. She still held the hope that Nathan would save her, and he still intended to.
Lucas was picking up the kids on a Thursday when Peyton had to tell him something she'd held inside for so long.
"Luke, we need to talk," she told the 24 year old blonde. He looked a little confused but walked inside with her.
"What's up?" he asked happily.
"I never..." she said trailing off.
I KNOW I'M EVIL...BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO REVIEW FOR MORE. WHAT DID SHE NEVER DO? FIND OUT. THEY'RE ALL 24 AND EVERYTHING'S GOING TO GET A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED. HOW DO THEY FIND HALEY? IF YOU REMEMBER THE SPOILER AT THE END OF TOO YOUNG, TOO MUCH, TOO FAST THEN YOU MAY HAVE A CLUE. REVIEW!!
NEXT - What does Peyton have to say? / Nathan still looking for Haley / A Luke and Peyton moment? / Another Haley and Nathan reunion? / Drama... / The story will be coming to a close soon, but there's still a lot left.
Ok, I hope you all liked it and I worked hard on this. It didn't quite come out the way I wanted, but it's ok. Tell me what you thought. Will update very soon!!
