"Want something to drink?" Chris yelled from the kitchen.
"Yes, Please!" Haley called back from her spot in the living room.
After the night's/morning's drama Haley had asked Chris to stay with her and watch a movie. Being Chris he agreed and was currently in the kitchen getting snacks as Haley set up the movie.
"Alright so we had everything but the red vines." Chris told her as he set out the junk food feast.
"Well we can't watch the movie without the red vines." Haley stated, faking a pout.
"Fine, I'll go and get some-" Chris said as he stood up to leave.
"Chris, I'm kidding. Sit down." Haley laughed as she pulled him by the arm to sit beside her.
"Yea, I knew that. I was just-"
"Shut up and start the movie."
"Yes Mam…so what movie are you forcing me to sit here and watch with you?"
"Well first it was going to be 'Sweet November' (Chris groaned) But, I then opted for 'Armageddon'"
"Better." Chris sighed in relief, it wasn't 'Be Cool' but he'd have to settle, this was for Haley's sake anyways.
The two got comfortable as the movie started playing and soon Chris was stretched back with Haley's head resting on a pillow on his lap. They remained this way through out the film and by the time it was over Haley was sobbing as Chris rubbed her back trying to sooth her as he had done so many times on the tour.
"Hey. Jesus! What's wrong? What happened?" Peyton exclaimed as she entered the home.
"She'll be okay. Rough day, sad movie." Chris explained.
"Haley, you gonna be okay?" Peyton asked her broken friend.
Haley looked up through her tears at Peyton and nodded her head.
"Alright, C'mon. Girl time." Peyton suggested as she help Haley up off of the couch.
"Hey, Peyton. Just come back down anytime you want some Chris time." Chris called after them.
"Go to hell Chris." Peyton sang from the stairs.
The two girls talked for a couple of hours about each others problems, sharing many tears in the process. Peyton had heard from Jake and he had found Nikki and was now in New York dealing with the custody issue and Haley was beginning to re think her decision of coming back to Tree Hill.
"You sure you are okay?" Peyton asked, standing in the doorway, about to leave for the night.
"Yes, I'm fine. How about you?"
"About the same as you."
"Okay. See you tomorrow then?"
"Definitely. Night Haley."
"Good night." Haley called as she closed the door. It had been an eventful and emotional day for her and her bed was looking very appealing.
"Alright Chris, I'm out for the night." Haley told him, poking her head into the living room.
"Yea, ok." Chris muttered without looking up from his work, his newest song.
Haley trudged up the flight of stairs and into her room, falling asleep almost instantly.
After only a couple of hours of sleep Haley was awake again, tossing and turning, not being able to fall back into her dream. She was currently laying on her back staring at the ceiling, hoping that eventually her eyes would drift closed and remain that way until morning.
'What time is it anyway?' Haley thought to herself as she turned to look at the alarm clock, in doing so she caught a glimpse of a tall figure standing in her doorway.
"I didn't mean to wake you up." He said from his spot across the room.
"No, I wasn't sleeping. How'd you-" Haley explained as she sat up in her bed.
"Chris let me in. (Haley raised an eyebrow) You said that I could come and talk to you, but if it's too late-"
"No. Of course it's not too late. Come in, sit." Haley encouraged as she moved the blankets to clear a spot on the bed.
"I just. Needed someone to talk to." Nathan mumbled as he sat on the edge of the bed.
"No, it's okay. Talk to me Nathan. What's going on with you?" She asked sincerely.
"I don't even know where to start."
"Okay. How about Dan. How are you doing with that?"
"I don't know. I mean he was an ass to everyone, he finally got what he deserved. But still, I mean he was my dad, we were just starting to try the whole family thing again and now" Nathan stopped, not knowing how to continue.
"That completely understandable Nathan."
"So you think it's normal to be grateful that someone finally stuck to him but yet pissed because they killed him."
"Nathan, he was your dad, no one can ever replace that. And you've never been normal." Haley said softly, trying to lighten the mood a little. Nathan didn't respond.
"How's your mom handling it?"
"She's happy." Nathan scoffed.
"Nathan."
"Well, she acts like it."
"Doesn't she ever show any sign of sadness or mourning?"
"Yea, I guess. Sometimes. Just not often."
"Have you talked to her about it?"
"No."
"Nathan, give her a little support. I mean, he was her husband. They've been married for like 17 years, yea they had their problems and they both made their mistakes but you could tell the love never went away."
"I just. I don't. (Sigh)"
"I know, frustrating." Haley whispered as she crawled over to Nathan from her spot on the bed to comfort him by rubbing his back softly.
"Do you think I could stay here for the night?" Nathan asked awkwardly.
"Yea, of course." Haley nodded, he was slowly letting her back into his life.
A few hours after Chris had led Nathan to Haley he decided to go and check in on her. He hadn't heard any yelling or much noise at all and considering the day's events he didn't know what to make of the silence. He made his way to the room and knocked on the door. No answer. He opened the door and poked his head in. To his surprise Haley was laying on her bed wrapped in Nathan's arms, having the best night's sleep either of them had had in a long time.