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well appreciated. Anyways, here's chapter ten...
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Peyton's POV
She was right. Brooke. Who would have ever thought that she would be right about something? Ever. But she was. She told me that I just needed some time to get myself together. I needed to accept what had happened and deal with it. Sitting in the waiting room and not going to see Haley wasn't going to reverse what happened. Nothing will. The only way to make things better is to be there for her now. After, when she's dealing. That's the hardest part. I can't be a coward now, not about something this important. Haley's going to need all of the friends she can get. Luckily, there isn't a shortage of those. Haley's got to be the nicest, sweetest, cutest girl in this town. Everyone loves her. Well, almost. Maybe not Nathan, what the hell does he know? He's a jackass... Not the point. The point is, Haley's going to have tones of people helping her through this. Me, Brooke, Karen, Deb, Jake, her family. Lucas. I don't think she'll be alone long enough to breakdown. She needs love and support and friendship. And I plan on giving her all of those things three-fold.
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"And I'll tell her you're still chilling down here until she gets out," Brooke calls out as she starts walking towards the elevator. I send a light smile her way, but she doesn't see it. Before I can say anything else to her, I hear someone calling my name. I turn towards the entrance and see Jake and Jenny walking towards me. "Hey," I whisper, noting that Jenny was sleeping. "What are you doing here so early?"
"She woke me up at six and wouldn't stop crying," he explained, sitting down in the chair that Brooke had just been sitting in. He carefully sat Jenny's carrier on the floor in front of him. "I figured I should get her out of the house before she woke up my parents."
"Good idea," I chuckle as I look at her sleeping face. I guess Jake realizes what I'm thinking cause he quickly answers my unasked question.
"She finally fell asleep in the car ride over here," he says. I nod my head. "A ride usually relaxes her or something. So when she starts crying I drive her around till she calms down."
"Smart," I comment. He nods his head and looks around. I'm assuming that he's looking for Brooke. "She's on her way up to Haley's room." He gives me a surprised look, so I just smile at him.
"How is she?" he asks, worry clearly evident in his voice. He worried about her. He's such a great guy. I hope he finds someone to help him with Jenny.
"Apparently, she's doing good," I answer. Jake gives me a confused look as if just realizing that I wasn't with Haley.
"How come you're still down here?"
"I just can't deal with it right now," I sigh, not wanting to have to explain myself again. "I'll go up when I'm ready," I say before he has a chance to try to convince me to go. It's not going to happen. It'll just take a little time.
"Okay, if you say so," he reassures me. He seems to understand and accept my decision. That's just what I needed. I don't need someone to tell me that I'm being selfish, I know that already. I just need someone to listen to me and not judge. Before I can thank him for understanding, Jenny starts to cry. Jake moves to pick her up, but I get to her first.
"Come here, Jenny," I whisper to her, gently picking her up from her carrier. She's still crying and I can feel Jake's eyes on me. I ignore him and pull Jenny against me. "It's okay, everything's going to be alright." I slowly move her in a back and forth motion to try and calm her. "SSShhhh." Slowly, her crying starts to quiet down and finally she's asleep again. I smile and kiss her head gently.
"That was amazing," Jake smiles. I look over and him and he has a look of wonder on his face. I smile back at him and put Jenny back into her carrier. "How did you know that would work?"
"Haley taught me that," I explain. "The last time I babysat she wouldn't stop crying and I had to call Haley for backup. She suggested that I do that and it worked." He laughs a little and nods his head.
"You are both so great with her," he replies. "I always thought that you'd be a great mother. Haley too. I can't wait to see your guys with your kids," he smiles. When he mentions that I freeze and my smile disappears from my face. Jake immediately notices this and reaches out to me. "What did I say?"
"Nothing," I lie. "It's nothing." I don't think that he needs to hear about Haley right now. Haley doesn't even know that she can't have children now. I'll let her be the one to tell everyone if she wants. I can tell that Jake doesn't believe me, but he seems to understand that I don't want to talk about it.
"Okay," he says, unsurely. "So I heard the latest about Nathan." I flinch as he says the name. For a brief moment I can hear pure hatred in his voice. I can understand it, but I just never thought that Jake could ever get like that.
"And..."
"Still in there," he informs me. I let out a breath that I wasn't aware I had been holding. I don't know what I would do if Nathan was out. Would he come here? Would I be able to restrain myself from killing him? Probably not. "And I think he'll be in there for a while."
"Dan's not bailing him out?" I asked, amazed. I figured that Dan would have Nathan bailed out before his son ever even saw the inside of a cell. Jake nodded and smiled slightly, but it wasn't a nice smile. It was a sick smile. The kind you get when someone you hate is getting theirs.
"Dan says that he can rot in there for all he cares," Jake tells me. I never thought I would ever say this, but I completely agree with Dan. We must be in bizzarro world.
"Good," I comment. "What else have you heard?" The smile vanishes from his face and he looks at the ground for a moment. He looks back up at me and has a disgusted expression on his face.
"The police did some test and it turns out that Nathan wasn't drunk at the time," she spits out. I can feel my stomach start to turn. Not that I would have ever forgiven him even if her was drunk, but at least he would have had some sort of excuse. But he knew what he was doing. Bastard. "They said that he hadn't been drinking at all."
"God..." I mutter. I'm suddenly filled with an overwhelming need to see my best friend. Both of them. I stand up and Jake follows my movement in surprise. "I have to go." He nods.
"I know," he replies. "Tell them I said hi, will ya?" He gives me a genuine smile this time. I bend down and give him a kiss on the cheek.
"Thanks, Jake," I whisper in his ear. Before he can ask me, I bend down and give Jenny a soft kiss on the forehead and stand back up. I give him a quick wave and make my way over to the elevator. For the first time in my life, I'm going to be brave. I'm going to face my fears head on. I hope this doesn't blow up in my face.
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Done done. Hope you guys liked it. I wasn't going to have any romances going on, but I decided to throw a little P/J flirting in. Tell me if you think I should make anything of it. Please review guys. I'm in desperate need of feedback. I want to know if you guys still like it. Please. Thanks. Peace.
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Peyton's POV
She was right. Brooke. Who would have ever thought that she would be right about something? Ever. But she was. She told me that I just needed some time to get myself together. I needed to accept what had happened and deal with it. Sitting in the waiting room and not going to see Haley wasn't going to reverse what happened. Nothing will. The only way to make things better is to be there for her now. After, when she's dealing. That's the hardest part. I can't be a coward now, not about something this important. Haley's going to need all of the friends she can get. Luckily, there isn't a shortage of those. Haley's got to be the nicest, sweetest, cutest girl in this town. Everyone loves her. Well, almost. Maybe not Nathan, what the hell does he know? He's a jackass... Not the point. The point is, Haley's going to have tones of people helping her through this. Me, Brooke, Karen, Deb, Jake, her family. Lucas. I don't think she'll be alone long enough to breakdown. She needs love and support and friendship. And I plan on giving her all of those things three-fold.
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"And I'll tell her you're still chilling down here until she gets out," Brooke calls out as she starts walking towards the elevator. I send a light smile her way, but she doesn't see it. Before I can say anything else to her, I hear someone calling my name. I turn towards the entrance and see Jake and Jenny walking towards me. "Hey," I whisper, noting that Jenny was sleeping. "What are you doing here so early?"
"She woke me up at six and wouldn't stop crying," he explained, sitting down in the chair that Brooke had just been sitting in. He carefully sat Jenny's carrier on the floor in front of him. "I figured I should get her out of the house before she woke up my parents."
"Good idea," I chuckle as I look at her sleeping face. I guess Jake realizes what I'm thinking cause he quickly answers my unasked question.
"She finally fell asleep in the car ride over here," he says. I nod my head. "A ride usually relaxes her or something. So when she starts crying I drive her around till she calms down."
"Smart," I comment. He nods his head and looks around. I'm assuming that he's looking for Brooke. "She's on her way up to Haley's room." He gives me a surprised look, so I just smile at him.
"How is she?" he asks, worry clearly evident in his voice. He worried about her. He's such a great guy. I hope he finds someone to help him with Jenny.
"Apparently, she's doing good," I answer. Jake gives me a confused look as if just realizing that I wasn't with Haley.
"How come you're still down here?"
"I just can't deal with it right now," I sigh, not wanting to have to explain myself again. "I'll go up when I'm ready," I say before he has a chance to try to convince me to go. It's not going to happen. It'll just take a little time.
"Okay, if you say so," he reassures me. He seems to understand and accept my decision. That's just what I needed. I don't need someone to tell me that I'm being selfish, I know that already. I just need someone to listen to me and not judge. Before I can thank him for understanding, Jenny starts to cry. Jake moves to pick her up, but I get to her first.
"Come here, Jenny," I whisper to her, gently picking her up from her carrier. She's still crying and I can feel Jake's eyes on me. I ignore him and pull Jenny against me. "It's okay, everything's going to be alright." I slowly move her in a back and forth motion to try and calm her. "SSShhhh." Slowly, her crying starts to quiet down and finally she's asleep again. I smile and kiss her head gently.
"That was amazing," Jake smiles. I look over and him and he has a look of wonder on his face. I smile back at him and put Jenny back into her carrier. "How did you know that would work?"
"Haley taught me that," I explain. "The last time I babysat she wouldn't stop crying and I had to call Haley for backup. She suggested that I do that and it worked." He laughs a little and nods his head.
"You are both so great with her," he replies. "I always thought that you'd be a great mother. Haley too. I can't wait to see your guys with your kids," he smiles. When he mentions that I freeze and my smile disappears from my face. Jake immediately notices this and reaches out to me. "What did I say?"
"Nothing," I lie. "It's nothing." I don't think that he needs to hear about Haley right now. Haley doesn't even know that she can't have children now. I'll let her be the one to tell everyone if she wants. I can tell that Jake doesn't believe me, but he seems to understand that I don't want to talk about it.
"Okay," he says, unsurely. "So I heard the latest about Nathan." I flinch as he says the name. For a brief moment I can hear pure hatred in his voice. I can understand it, but I just never thought that Jake could ever get like that.
"And..."
"Still in there," he informs me. I let out a breath that I wasn't aware I had been holding. I don't know what I would do if Nathan was out. Would he come here? Would I be able to restrain myself from killing him? Probably not. "And I think he'll be in there for a while."
"Dan's not bailing him out?" I asked, amazed. I figured that Dan would have Nathan bailed out before his son ever even saw the inside of a cell. Jake nodded and smiled slightly, but it wasn't a nice smile. It was a sick smile. The kind you get when someone you hate is getting theirs.
"Dan says that he can rot in there for all he cares," Jake tells me. I never thought I would ever say this, but I completely agree with Dan. We must be in bizzarro world.
"Good," I comment. "What else have you heard?" The smile vanishes from his face and he looks at the ground for a moment. He looks back up at me and has a disgusted expression on his face.
"The police did some test and it turns out that Nathan wasn't drunk at the time," she spits out. I can feel my stomach start to turn. Not that I would have ever forgiven him even if her was drunk, but at least he would have had some sort of excuse. But he knew what he was doing. Bastard. "They said that he hadn't been drinking at all."
"God..." I mutter. I'm suddenly filled with an overwhelming need to see my best friend. Both of them. I stand up and Jake follows my movement in surprise. "I have to go." He nods.
"I know," he replies. "Tell them I said hi, will ya?" He gives me a genuine smile this time. I bend down and give him a kiss on the cheek.
"Thanks, Jake," I whisper in his ear. Before he can ask me, I bend down and give Jenny a soft kiss on the forehead and stand back up. I give him a quick wave and make my way over to the elevator. For the first time in my life, I'm going to be brave. I'm going to face my fears head on. I hope this doesn't blow up in my face.
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Done done. Hope you guys liked it. I wasn't going to have any romances going on, but I decided to throw a little P/J flirting in. Tell me if you think I should make anything of it. Please review guys. I'm in desperate need of feedback. I want to know if you guys still like it. Please. Thanks. Peace.