Chapter five: You love me but you don't know who I am
The following Saturday Lucas was sitting in the café after closing, long after closing, it was almost midnight.
Flashback
"You should really go over there and talk to her man. She needs you to forgive her and you need that to." Nathan again tried to make his brother visit Haley, something he had been trying to do for the last half an hour.
"Why? Give me one good reason?" Lucas asked irritated with his brothers arguing. "Why are you defending her anyway?"
"Because you trust me right? Then trust me and go to see her. Maybe not today but soon okay? She needs you more than you'll ever know and more than she'll ever admit." Nathan tried to argue.
"Fine, I'll go but not today." Lucas gave in as they sat down in the classroom.
End of flashback
He wanted to know what Nathan had been talking about when he wanted him to go see Haley. He didn't want to talk to her though, afraid to get into another pointless fight. He decided to just drop by and watch through a window how she was doing and then leave.
When he pulled up outside the building he saw Haley exiting her car and walking toward her apartment. She was greeted by an old lady with something in her arms, Lucas could not see what from the distance but it was covered in a blanket. Haley pulled out some money and gave the lady before they said goodbyes; Haley retreated into her apartment with the thing the lady had been carrying now in her arms. He snuck out from his car and walked up the stairs peeking through a window. Inside he could see a couch and a TV which Haley was turning on, putting on Finding Nemo before sitting back on the couch revealing what was in her arms.
It was a child, a small boy not older than four months. Haley played with him and he giggled as she tickled his feet. He had a pair of big baby blue eyes and some blonde hair could be seen on his head, he was playing with a picture Haley gave him and at first Lucas could not se what was in the picture but soon he saw himself and Haley hugging on a bright summer day. Haley started rocking the boy back and forth while singing to him, even if Lucas couldn't hear her he knew she had an amazing voice and he found himself wishing to be there, inside, sitting on the couch with her, holding her close. He couldn't tear his gaze from the couple and he found himself standing there losing track of time. He would have stood there all night if Haley hadn't risen to carry the boy to his bed, as she turned she saw Lucas standing in the window and their eyes met.
Haley stood in shock, Nathan had promised not to tell so what was he doing here?
Flashback
"Nathan?" Haley asked surprised to se him outside her apartment.
"Hey Haley. I was just wondering about yours and Lucas' relationship before you left, since I didn't know either of you very well back then and Lucas won't tell me." He started to ramble and she cut him off.
"Yeah, come on in. I'm just going to put Oliver here to sleep and I'll be right back." She said gesturing to the child in her arms as she retreated toward the bedroom. She soon returned fully clothed and without a child in her arms anymore.
"He… he looks a lot like Lucas." Nathan pointed out.
"Yeah, he does."
"Is… is Luke the…" Nathan stumbled over his words.
"Yeah, Luke's the father."
"You should tell him."
"Yeah but what should I say: Hi, you know when I left like almost a year ago I was pregnant with your child and now I'm back, want to play happy family? It doesn't work like that Nathan." She sounded sad as she sat down on the couch beside him.
"I know but he'd want to know, you can't keep this from him forever."
"I know that but it's just so hard you know. Promise you won't tell him yet."
"I promise." He said and they spent the rest of the evening talking about Haley and Lucas.
End of flashback
She saw the shock in his eyes but they were filled with so much emotion that it was difficult to pick them out; she thought she saw love somewhere and also there was a sadness rarely seen in his eyes. She had never seen him so sad before and it made her sad too.
He stared into her eyes and saw his own shock reflected in them, he saw the hurt he had caused and how broken she was. Her beautiful chestnut eyes spilled over with tears as she tore away her gaze and slowly walked to the bedroom putting the sleeping child to rest. She returned and bent down to turn off the TV before going back into the bedroom to change and go to bed herself.
As she lay in bed she tried to fight the memories that were flowing back into her mind but it was useless…
Flashback
"Haley James!" Her mothers voice rung through the house as she stormed down the stairs and into the kitchen.
"What mom?" Haley asked.
"I want you to tell me what this is supposed to mean young lady!" She yelled holding up the pregnancy test she found in the trash.
"You mean technically?" Haley asked hoping to be able to get out of this conversation.
"You're pregnant?" Her mother continued yelling.
"I-I… uh… yeah?" Haley said, nervously twitching her hands.
"How? When? Who?" Her mother asked.
"The first two questions I'm not going to answer 'cause it's kinda personal don't you think?" She tried to joke but her mother did not laugh so she continued. "Lucas."
"Why, oh why did I let you date that boy? What if he turns out to be just like his father and leaves you? Have you thought about that? Have you thought about what this will do to your future? You can't keep this child you must understand that, you're a smart girl."
"Mom! He's not going to become Dan." Haley defended Lucas but her mother's words had got stuck in her head and every second of every minute a fear grew larger in there, the fear of losing Lucas, the fear of him leaving her. Little did her mother know that it would be that fear that would drive her daughter away.
"You can not keep this child Haley."
"Yes I can! It's my choice."
"Not when you're under our roof it isn't." Her mother screamed.
"Then I guess I'm moving!" Haley yelled before running up to her room, slamming the door as hard as she could.
End of flashback
When Lucas woke up Sunday morning he felt the smell of breakfast and he walked into the kitchen to find his mother cooking.
"Morning." He greeted.
"Morning sleepyhead. Where were you last night?" His mother asked.
"I went to Haley's apartment."
"Lucas, why are you ignoring the girl? She said it was because of her second job but you've never been judgemental about stuff like that, why start now?" Karen asked looking up from the stove.
"I just know that she could get a much better job than that, a more respectful one. I just don't want her to work there mom."
"I get that Lucas but it's her choice, it can't be that bad right?"
"She works as a stripper mom!"
"What? My sweet Haley James works as a… No, that's not right. She should be thinking about her studies instead of something like that." Karen said confused. "I don't know what she need the money too so badly, can't she just move back in with her parents?"
"They threw her out mom, I told you that."
"I know I just don't know what she could possibly need the money for." Karen wondered out loud.
"Well I do." Lucas said as he got up from the table and left without another word.
Thank you all for reading this and I hope you like it so far, I also hope that you'll tell me what you think about the story. Love / Malin