Author's Note: Hey guys! I'm back with Chapter 7! Well, things have calmed down somewhat at school so I decided to get this chapter out. I think I did pretty well on my final and one of my essays, the other essay is next week. I hate writing essays! GRR! Anyways, here's Chapter 7! I hope you all like it! As always, please read and review!
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Rating: R, for content.
The Sweetest Sin
Chapter 7
An hour later, Lucas finally exited his room and made his way to the kitchen, where he had thrown his jacket when he came home. Krissy was sitting at the table coloring and when she saw him she ran over to him, "Daddy!" He winced at the name as he picked her up. "I missed you," she said the placed her small hands, one on each cheek, and stared into his blue eyes, "you were crying. Are you okay now?" He looked away sadly but her hands remained where they were, "No, sweetie, I'm not." She kissed his nose then gave him a wet, sloppy kiss on his cheek, "Better now?" He gave her a small smile to ease her worries and hugged her, "Yeah, I feel better. Thank you." "You're welcome, Daddy. I love you," she responded as she wrapped her small arms around his neck as best she could and laid her head against his chest. Lucas felt his throat choke up again and tears well in his eyes at her words. "I love you too Kris," he murmured into her hair.
Several minutes passed as he held the little girl then he set her back down in her chair and crouched down beside her, "Kris, I have to go out for a while. You be good for Grandma Karen, okay?" She nodded, "I always am." He ruffled her hair then kissed her forehead, "I know you are. I'll see you later sweetie." He grabbed his jacket then his car keys and left as Krissy stared sadly after him. She sensed that he was still sad despite what he had told her.
It was still raining from earlier when Lucas arrived at Haley's house, but it had lightened only a little. He noticed that her car wasn't there so he decided to sit on the porch steps and wait for her.
He had waited nearly over an hour when he finally saw Haley's car pull into the driveway. He watched as she stepped out and slowly made her way towards him, never meeting his eyes. Lucas stood and walked down the steps, meeting her at the bottom. He stared intently at her, his anger and rage returning at the thought of her killing their child, a child that he had wanted. Haley finally gathered the courage to look up at him and saw fire burning in his blue eyes. She looked down again and began to cry, knowing she had hurt him greatly. She knew about Dan asking Karen to get an abortion when she was pregnant with Lucas and how much it hurt him to know that his own father hadn't even wanted him to live. Lucas wanted to be a good father, but now he wouldn't know just how good of a father he could be.
The rain started to come down harder as Haley's cries deepened. She tried to hug him but he pushed her away as his angry stare intensified. "How could you do it, Haley? You knew I wanted the baby! How could you kill our child," he yelled furiously, flinging his arms out in frustration. "I'm sorry…" she sobbed, but was cut off by Lucas. "You're sorry? You're sorry! You knew I wanted the baby and yet you went against my wishes anyway! Just to let you know, I hate you for doing this to me, to our baby! I will never forgive you for what you have done!"
He began to walk away from her and she started to sob harder as she ran after him, "Luke, please…" He abruptly turned around, "Please what? Please forgive you? I won't do it, Haley. Killing an innocent child before it is even born is unforgivable to me. You killed our child, Haley, and now both of us have to live with it the rest of our lives. You think about that, Haley."
He glared at her angrily for a moment and as he turned away again, she lunged forward and wrapped her arms around his waist. "I'm sorry… I couldn't do it, Luke. I couldn't go through with the abortion…" He pulled away from her, searching her eyes intently, hoping to find truth in them. "What," he asked in a hoarse whisper. "I didn't have the abortion Luke, I'm still pregnant," she said back quietly. He stared at her silently, the fire in his eyes being covered by smoky clouds. "But-but I went to the clinic and-and you had already left…" his voice was weak, desperate. She nodded, "I went and got the exam and everything, but I couldn't do it… When I wrote that note… I was angry and upset from the fight and even though I wrote that I had thought things through, I really hadn't… While I was waiting in that exam room for the doctor to come in, all I wanted was for you to hold me in your arms, kiss me, and tell me everything would be alright. That we would get through this. Then I thought about Kris and how we raised her together from almost the day she was born. It was then I realized that we would be able to handle this; raising a baby of our own. I'm sorry, I-I was just scared and we're only teenagers… the thought of raising two kids when we're still kids ourselves… that scares me Luke. What if we don't do a good job? What if we aren't good parents?" She looked up at him, searching his eyes for answers.
He gently placed his hands on her shoulders, "We will do a good job and we will be good parents. We already are; Kris can attest to that." He then finally wrapped his arms around her body and hugged her tight to him, pressing his cheek to her forehead, "Everything will be alright… We're going to get through this together…" She cried as she clung onto him then slowly she pulled away from him. She smiled through her tears and gently took his hand, placing it on her stomach, "We're going to have a baby, Luke." He fell to his knees and hugged her around the waist, his face pressed into her abdomen as he too began to cry. He placed one hand on her stomach again and began to rub slowly through the material of her shirt, "I thought I'd lost you, baby… I love you so much…" She let him cry for a few more minutes before she slowly pulled him up to face her again. Haley brought a hand up to tenderly caress his cheek as she stared into his blue eyes, "I love you Luke, I have always loved you, and I love this baby… It's what I've always wanted…a family… with you."
She kissed him then, softly, passionately for a few seconds before they parted. She saw the desire in his eyes before he leaned in and captured her lips hungrily. She gently pushed him away, "No Luke, I want to take this slow okay? I don't want to rush things." "It's kind of late for that, don't you think," he gave her a light smirk as he glanced down to her stomach. She laughed and he pulled her in, placing a tender kiss on her lips, still holding all the desire and love that she had found in his eyes moments ago. They both slowly started to deepen the kiss, their tongues sliding into each other's mouths and dancing with the other's. Both parted for air and Lucas pressed his forehead against hers, placing another chaste kiss on her lips. "Come on, let's get you inside. I don't want you getting sick," he murmured in her ear.
He wrapped one arm around her waist as he led her inside and up to her bedroom. "You should change too, you're soaked," she stated as she took in his wet clothes. "None of your clothes fit me," he replied as he took off his shirt and wrung it out in the bathroom sink. Haley bit her bottom lip nervously at seeing his bare chest and toned muscles. "Are you checking me out Miss James," he asked coyly, "like what you see?" She stuttered in reply, "N-no I wasn't… oh what the hell, so what if I was?" "It's okay, you're the only girl who can look and touch me now. All the other girls will die from trying to keep their hands off me. I'm a big star you know; everybody wants a piece of this," he smiled cockily as he gestured to his body.
She placed her hands on her hips and smiled, "You have an ego too big for your own good, you know that?" "Yep, and proud of it," he responded with a smile. She just shook her head with a crooked grin on her face and she placed her hands on his chest, rubbing them over his muscles. He pulled her close to him, "But since all the girls are off limits to touching me, the guys should be off limits to touching you; especiallyyou, because you're carrying my child. I'm the only one who can touch you now. You're mine and I'm not ever letting you go." He began to run his hands up and down the sides of her body before he slowly brought them up to cup her breasts. She abruptly moved away, crossing her arms under her breasts and he looked at her concernedly, "I'm sorry, that was too fast…"
She sighed, "No Luke, it wasn't. They're just sore. You know, the whole producing-milk-while-you're-pregnant-so-you-can-feed-the-baby-after-its-born thing." He smirked, "Yeah, but it's not called that, it's called breastfeeding, or lactation." She looked at him quizzically for a few minutes, wondering how he had known that. "What," he asked, "I learned it when we took Child Development together to help us with Krissy. I do pay attention where it counts for something." She smiled warmly at him and he cocked his head to the side, looking down at her chest, "They do look bigger." She slapped him on the shoulder, "Lucas!" "What? I can look," he responded. "You can look but you can't touch, these are for the baby," she replied, pointing to her breasts. "Why not," he pouted then smirked, "I wouldn't mind having a round at the breakfast bar once in a while." An appalled expression appeared on her face and she punched him in the chest, "Luke!" He laughed at her reaction, "What? I get free reign of them until after the baby is born," he responded with a cocky grin. She placed her hands on her hips again, "Not if I have anything to say about it, and I do." "We'll see about that," he said as he grabbed her and pulled her onto the bed, then hovered over her. He kissed her all over her face as he tickled her and she tried to squirm from his grasp.
He stopped a few minutes later, the love and desire burning in his eyes again. She looked up at him innocently, her brown eyes disclosing the same feelings. "I promise I won't hurt you," he whispered, gazing into her eyes. She nodded her consent and responded quietly, "Be gentle." "I will," he replied. He then slowly began to peel off her wet shirt and tossed it to the floor. His hands wrapped around her back and fumbled with the clasp of her bra for a few seconds before he finally got it undone. With painstaking slowness, he slid the straps of her bra down her shoulders as if he were opening a present he had waited for all his life; and in a way, he was.
Feeling self-conscious, Haley covered her chest with her arms, but Lucas gently pulled them away, "You're beautiful, there's nothing to be embarrassed about." He leaned in and softly pressed his lips to hers. He then moved his head down and lightly placed a kiss on the top of each breast. He looked at her in askance, waiting for permission to go further. She nodded and he gently took one in his mouth. She gasped and Lucas immediately let go, gazing at her worriedly, "Did I hurt you?" She shook her head and smiled before placing her hands behind his head and bringing his lips to her breast again. His mouth enclosed on it once more and his tongue slowly began to swirl around her nipple before tenderly suckling it. Haley moaned and arched her back in pleasure, pushing into him. Lucas groaned at the contact and he started to suck a little harder. Haley's breaths became quick as she ran her hands up and down his back and kissed along the crown of his forehead.
He started in on her other breast when Haley began to fumble with the button and zipper of his pants. "Luke, I need you," she whispered hoarsely, her yearning near ready to burst. "Are you sure? What about the baby," he asked concernedly. She nodded in response, "The doctor said it was okay." Haley finally got the button and zipper undone and slipped her hand inside, groping and caressing him through the material of his boxers, "Please, Luke, I need you…" He smirked and wiggled his hips, moving himself against her hand, "Getting a little frisky tonight, aren't we Miss James?" She blushed and pulled him in for a kiss, whispering in his ear, "You better get those pants off or I'll have to get rough with you."
Lucas laughed; he was surprised how Haley's whole demeanor had changed. She usually wasn't flirty or seductive, always self-conscious about her body. "Ooh, me likey. What do I have to do for you to get rough with me?" "Keep acting like this and I'll have to get out my whip," she replied as she blew warm breath into his ear, causing a shiver to course down his spine. "I've been a naughty boy…" he smiled as he began to make a trail of kisses from her lips to her jaw then down her neck to where he started to suck at her collarbone, a sensitive spot for her that he had found the first time they had made love the night of the Spring Fling dance. Haley laughed as Lucas pulled the covers over them…
Afterwards, lying in bed while their breathing returned to normal, they reveled in their lovemaking. "Wow, so much for taking it slow," Haley replied, a little dazed. Lucas lay with his head nestled between her breasts, tenderly stroking her belly and placing light kisses all over her stomach every few minutes. His eyes were half closed in contentment and had a lazy smile on his face as he mumbled something incoherent in response. "You just had to kiss me, didn't you? You started all this," she prodded him jokingly. Lucas propped his head up on her abdomen and scoffed with a disbelieving expression on his face, "Me? I started this? I don't think so Miss James. You kissed me first. You initiated everything." "Yeah, well did you have to look so damn hot and sexy standing there with your shirt off?" "Always," he replied with a smirk. "But just for me and only me, right," she asked as a soft smile graced her features. "Damn straight," he replied with a nod. "Don't curse, our baby could be listening," she responded, her smile widening as she placed a hand on her stomach. "I'm sorry baby," he kissed her belly then the back of Haley's hand.
"Have you thought of any names yet," she inquired, stroking his hair, running his blonde locks through her fingers. Lucas chuckled, "Only about a million. The day you told me you were pregnant, I snuck Mom's baby name book from the attic and I also went online to all the baby name sites. There are some pretty weird ones out there." "So which ones have you considered," she asked interestedly. "Well first of all, there's always the good old-fashioned favorites, Haley or Lucas Jr.," he stated with a wry grin. "No, I will not name our child after either of us. I want our child to have an original name. Something like… Bethany, or Sophia." "Hales, those are both girls' names, what if we have a boy?" "Well, you think of some. It's your baby too," she smiled and after thinking for a moment, she replied, "How about Michael Lucas Scott? That way he will still have your name, but as a middle name?" "We could call him Mikey!" Lucas exclaimed then raised his hands and pulled them away from each other as if envisioning a television screen, "I can just see it now, Life with Mikey!" Haley laughed at this, "Okay, so maybe we'll put that one on the backburner but still keep it on the table. What else?"
"I still like the name Michael and I really like the name Braden so how about Braden Michael," Lucas suggested. "Hmm, Braden Michael Scott… It does have a nice ring to it," Haley mused as she thought about it, "I like it. I think we have our boy name. Now, how about girls?" "I do like the name Sophia," Lucas responded. Haley added, "And I would like to name the baby after your mom if it's a girl. She's been such a prominent figure in my life and played a huge part in raising me all these years. How about Sophia Karen Scott?" He lifted his head and softly brushed his lips against hers, "I love it, but we didn't think of something…" "What," she asked, confused. "What if we have twins? Like two girls or two boys, not a boy and a girl," he inquired. "Don't you even think about it, mister. I am NOT having twins. No sir," she wiggled her index finger in his face. "Just trying to keep all the bases covered," he smirked back at her then said sarcastically, "you know us Scott men; we can be pretty fertile."
He sighed happily and laid his head back on her abdomen, placing a soft kiss on her belly and tenderly rubbing it a few turns, "So, we have our baby names; Braden Michael and Sophia Karen." "Yeah," Haley replied dreamily as she thought ahead to six months in the future. "When are we going to tell Krissy," Lucas asked. "Probably when I start showing, I guess," she responded after some thought. He rubbed her stomach again and smiled, "You already are." Haley propped herself up on her elbows and glared at him, "Lucas Scott, are you calling me fat?" 'She's already having mood swings and there's still six months left,' he thought to himself as he looked to the ceiling, 'God help me.' "No, I think you're beautiful. No one can ever amount to you. You're it for me, Hales. It's always been you and always will be. I love you so much Haley," Lucas said as he stared deeply into her brown doe eyes. She pulled him in for a passionate kiss and when they parted, she smiled with tears in her eyes, "Good answer. No, amazing answer; the best one I've ever had."
They were kissing again when Lucas quickly pulled away with a horrified expression on his face, "Oh god, Krissy! And my mom! They're both probably wondering where I am…" He stood from the bed and began to get dressed, "I have to leave for a little bit. God, my mom's probably so worried about me after earlier…" "What Luke? What about earlier," she asked concernedly, standing from the bed and walking over to him. He turned to her with clouded, pain-filled eyes, "After I went to the clinic, I came home and went to my room; I was crying still from when I had left the clinic. Mom came in to see me and I just broke down, I couldn't handle it all by myself anymore. I told her everything; that you were pregnant with my child, and that you'd gotten an abortion because I thought you had…" He began to cry lightly as he wrapped his arms around her tightly.
"Sh, sh, it's alright…" she rubbed his back to comfort him, then took his hand and placed it on her stomach, "our baby is right here, Luke, and our baby is safe. I will do everything in my power to protect our baby, while he or she is inside me and after our son or daughter is born." He nodded silently and he pulled away from her then stroked her hair and kissed her on the lips. "I'll be back in a little while," he responded then rested his forehead against hers, "I love you." She placed her hand at the back of his head and stared into his blue eyes for several moments. "I love you too," she replied, stroking his cheek, "Bring our daughter home, Luke." He smiled and squeezed her lightly around the waist before grabbing his keys and heading out the door.
Lucas entered his house and Karen, hearing the door, rushed to him with worried, frantic eyes, "Oh my god, Lucas, are you okay? Where have you been? I was so worried about you!" She searched him for any sign that he was hurt, but found none. Lucas placed his hands on his mother's shoulders to try and calm her, "Mom, I'm okay. I was at Haley's house." "You weren't trying to make me into a grandma again, were you," she joked, feeling relieved that her son was alright. "No, you already are a grandma; to Krissy, and now the new baby. She didn't get an abortion Mom… She's having the baby, we're having the baby. I've never been so happy in my life, Mom, never…" he hugged her tightly to his body, crying into her neck. She hugged him back, stroking his head, offering him silent comfort. "I know it's going to be hard, but we're ready, I know we are. We've gone through the same thing with Kris, so we know what to expect," he replied. "Oh just you wait. You have no idea what to expect during pregnancy. There's morning sickness, hormones, mood swings, cravings, not to mention the complaining…" He raised his hands to stop her, "I know, I learned all that in the Child Development class I took with Hales when Krissy was a baby." "You still have no idea what you're in for," she smiled as she patted his shoulder.
"Daddy," Krissy questioned as she appeared from the hallway. "Hey sweetie," he bent down on one knee and opened his arms, "come here." She ran to him and wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing his cheek, "I missed you Daddy." "I missed you too Kris," he hugged her tight. "You're happy now," Krissy stated as she pulled away and looked at him. "I am, very happy," he smiled at her and ruffled her light brown locks of hair. "Then I'm happy too," she responded. "Good," he said then patted her back, "now go get your things together, okay? We're going home to see Mommy." Krissy's cheerful demeanor quickly changed and a frown formed on her face as she looked down at her feet, "I don't wanna see Mommy, she yelled at me." "I know sweetie, but Mommy's sorry. She wants to see you," Lucas tried to coax the little girl. She shook her head no and Lucas' heart broke at the scared look in her eyes. "Come on, baby, do it for me? Please?" "O-Okay Daddy," Krissy replied hesitantly in a shaky voice.
He kissed her forehead then set her down on the ground. "Go get your stuff sweetie," he replied then turned to his mom, "I'm going to stay with Haley tonight. We still have a lot of things to work out…" "I understand, go on ahead. She can't get any more pregnant, right," she joked with a wide smile. "Not that I know of, but nothing's going to happen. We're just going to sleep together… okay, that didn't come out right. You know what I mean, right," he asked a little confusedly. She nodded and hugged him, "Do me a favor?" "What," he inquired. "Tell Haley to come back to the café. I really miss her and we need her there. She's irreplaceable; you tell her that." He grinned, "I will." Krissy then came from his room carrying her backpack and stuffed dog as she tried to pull on her coat. "Let me help you with that," Lucas kneeled down on the floor again and gestured her over. He helped her zip up her coat then picked her up and said goodbye to his mom. "I'll see you tomorrow morning. We might come in for breakfast at the café," he kissed her cheek. "Okay, see you in the morning. Bye Kris," she stroked the girl's head and kissed her temple. "Bye grandma," Krissy waved to her as they walked out of the house.
Haley waited patiently on the couch in the living room for Lucas to return with Krissy. However, she was nervous inside. She had never yelled at Krissy like that before and feared that the little girl hated her for it. Suddenly the front door opened and Lucas came in, leading Krissy by the hand. Haley rubbed her thighs to try and calm her nerves then quickly stood and walked a few steps forward, stopping three feet from Lucas and Krissy. Lucas let go of her hand and Krissy stared down at her feet, not meeting Haley's eyes. Haley sank down to her knees, her eyes beginning to water at the fact that her own sister was afraid to come near her or talk to her. She held out her arms with a pleading look in her eyes, "I'm so sorry baby, please come here." There was a second of hesitation before Krissy ran into her sister's arms and began to cry too.
Haley hugged her tight for several long, indeterminable minutes and relished in the feel of the little girl in her arms again. "I love you so much Kris. I didn't mean to yell at you. I'm so sorry," she whispered into her hair. "I didn't mean to make you mad, Mommy, but I missed Daddy," Krissy sniffled as she touched Haley's cheek where a few tears had fallen, "don't cry Hay-Hay, I don't like it when you're sad." "I'm not sad anymore Kris," she replied as she glanced up at Lucas, who was smiling down at the two, and smiled too. "Good," Krissy responded, "because Daddy is happy too." "What about you, Kris, are you happy," Haley asked. "Uh huh, can Daddy stay with us tonight? I want you and Daddy to hold me when I sleep." The two teens smiled at each other in awe of the child's sweetness. Haley picked her up and positioned her on her hip, "Let's get you ready for bed sweetie."
Lucas was already lying in Haley's bed clad in a t-shirt and boxers when Haley and Krissy entered the room. "Daddy," Krissy shouted excitedly as she crawled across the bed to where he lay. "Hey Squirt," he replied as he pulled her close to him. "I'll be right back, I'm going to go change," Haley responded as she grabbed some clothes. Krissy climbed onto his chest and laid her head against it. He leaned his head back on the pillow and closed his eyes as he stroked her hair and rubbed her back. Haley returned a few minutes later and she slipped under the covers beside them. "So what's it gonna be tonight? I think it should be a Krissy Sandwich," Lucas grinned. "I agree," Haley replied. Both Lucas and Haley positioned themselves to face each other and carefully laid Krissy between them. "Goodnight Kris," Haley said quietly as she caressed the cheek of the already sleeping little girl. "Night sweetie," Lucas said softly, placing a gentle kiss on her forehead. Lucas and Haley wrapped their arms around each other, careful not to disturb Krissy, and smiled at each other. "Goodnight Luke," she said. Lucas leaned in and softly kissed her on the lips, one which lasted a few good minutes until they slowly pulled away from each other. "Night Hales," he responded as he began to rub her stomach then looked up at her and smiled before he closed his eyes. "Night baby," he whispered as he fell into a peaceful slumber.
