Author's Note: Hey guys! Two updates in one day! We haven't had that happen in a while! This chapter is kind of bland and not much happens, but it's full of Laley fluff! Not much else to say other than I might be ending FOWB at 40 chapters, which is coming up REALLY soon! If not 40 then 45 or less. I'll be working on TSS next. I hope you all like it! As always, please read and review!

Disclaimer: I own nothing. One Tree Hill and its characters are property of the WB.

Rating: K+ to T

Finding Our Way Back

Chapter 34 – Watching You Dance Alone

"Mommy, Daddy, push us on the swings," Katie requested as she and Derek ran over to their parents from the playground. "Go grab a swing. We'll be there in a minute guys," Haley responded as she started to get up. Lucas wrapped an arm around her waist to help support her as she stood up. Being nearly five months pregnant, Haley had begun to have more trouble standing and getting up from the couch or bed. It was now early March and the baby would be due sometime in mid or late August. Haley couldn't wait. Not only was she excited, but she was already anxious for this baby to come out because the added weight to her small frame even still in her second trimester had already taken a toll on her poor back. Haley grimaced in discomfort when she finally stood and she put her hand to her back, rubbing a sore spot. Lucas gently pressed his thumb on one of the pressure points and she arched her back forwards, leaning towards him, popping her spine a few times. She let out a soft sigh and wrapped an arm around his waist, resting her head against his chest, "Thanks." He kissed the top of her head and rubbed her shoulder as they walked to the playground to push the kids on the swings.

"I wanna go play basketball," Derek said after fifteen minutes of being pushed on the swings by his mother. A small sigh escaped Haley's lips as her shoulders sank a little and she ran a hand over her stomach. "Guys, Mommy's tired. Let's go home and I'll take you down to the rivercourt later, okay," Lucas replied as he walked to Haley's side and wrapped his arm around her, kissing her forehead. "Okay Daddy," they replied in unison. Haley and Lucas shared a smile. Derek and Katie slid from their swings and Haley bent over to pick up her son, but Lucas got to him first. Haley pouted and crossed her arms over her chest. She wanted to hold her son. "Don't strain yourself," he whispered as he stroked her hair. He then placed Derek in Haley's arms, who positioned him on her hip. Lucas picked up Katie and the foursome headed back to the apartment, Haley and Lucas with their free hands entwined together.

"You've got a present in your office," Chad, one of the players on the basketball team, winked as Lucas made his way through the locker room. Lucas walked a little faster and entered his office, finding Haley sitting atop his desk. She had tears in her eyes and he rushed to her concernedly, wiping them away with his thumbs. "Honey, what's wrong? Are you in pain? Are you okay? Please tell me," Lucas asked, worry in his eyes. She took both his hands and placed them on her stomach. He looked up at her in confusion, "Hales, you're scaring me. What's wrong?" Then he felt it. A slight fluttering and bump against his hand. He gasped as he looked down to her stomach then back up to Haley, who now had a small smile on her face. "It kicked…" he whispered dazedly then leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on her stomach. He ran his hands over her belly, trying to feel the baby kick again. One of his hands snaked under blouse and he began to gently run his fingernails over her stomach in soothing movements. He was rewarded with another kick and he smiled, tears in his eyes. It was so amazing, feeling their child moving inside. He leaned his head down and tenderly kissed her lips, lasting several minutes.

There was a knock on the door and it opened, "Hey Coach- oops, sorry." Haley and Lucas pulled away from each other, frightened expressions momentarily crossing their faces as if they were little kids being caught with their hands in the cookie jar. " Chad, get out of here," Lucas yelled as he pointed towards the locker room where the boy had come from. He left and Lucas sighed, resting his head on her shoulder, "Sorry." She ran a hand through his blonde locks and sighed too, "It's alright. I should get going anyway. I still have some papers to grade before my History class starts. I'll see you later," she pecked him on the lips and slid off the desk. "Wait, one more time before you go," he asked, placing his hand back on her stomach. A few moments later, the baby kicked and he smiled then hugged her, "Thank you, for giving me Katie and Derek; and thank you for giving me another child, for giving me the chance to feel our child kick." She nodded, tears rising to her eyes again as she wrapped her arms around him, "I love you." "I love you too," he responded as he leaned down and kissed her softly. "Alright, I better go," she replied. He nodded and watched her leave his office.

"Hey guys! Come here," Chad called out to his teammates after he had left Lucas' office. Once they were all gathered around him he told them what he had seen transpire. "I saw Coach feelin' up Ms. James! His hands were under her shirt and they were kissing…" He saw the boys' faces turn from excited and interested to shy and they looked away from him. Chad froze. "He's behind me, isn't he," Chad asked. They nodded and he slowly turned around to face Lucas. "Uh, hey Coach, how you doin'?" Lucas stood there with his hands on his hips and an angry expression on his face. "For your information Chad, and for all of you, I was not 'feelin up Ms. James'. Ms. James is my fiancé and she is carrying my child, so I have a right to touch her. Our baby kicked for the first time and I was feeling the baby move when we were so rudely interrupted," Lucas glared at Chad, "You knock and wait for an answer before entering my office. That goes for all of you. Chad, one hundred suicides when we get to the gym." "Aww Coach, I was only-" Chad protested but Lucas stopped him with another hard glare. "Don't test me on this," Lucas growled, "Everybody to the gym!"

Haley pulled out the stereo from under the counter and turned it on, trying to find a station she liked. She finally found one and a soft song filled her ears as she danced barefoot across the floor of the café. Karen and Deb were on a retreat with the small business league and Delaney was home with a sick kid so Haley had offered to watch the café in the evenings after school let out. She cleaned a few tables as she continued to dance, slowly twirling in circles and swaying to the music. He smiled as he watched her dance alone from outside the café through the large plate glass window. He quietly slipped inside and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, placing his hands on her stomach. Haley jumped slightly, startled, then turned and wrapped her arms around his neck, "Lucas!" He kissed her tenderly on the lips as they began to move slowly together, the soft tunes of 'I Do (Cherish You)' by 98 Degrees coming over the speakers. She wrapped her left arm around his torso and he pulled her close with his right arm, placing his left hand on her stomach nestled between their bodies. He smiled as he felt the small movements of their child against his hand and he looked down to Haley, who looked up to him with a soft grin. Lucas slowly leaned down while Haley stood on her tip toes, their lips meeting in the middle for a gentle kiss that seemed to last forever as they continued to dance together.