Chapter 7: With or Without You

A/N: Thank you for all the reviews. Keep them coming. The song is With or Without You by U2.

See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side
I wait for you

Haley was walking around the house cleaning up after the kids. As the phone rang, Haley happily answered it thinking it was Nathan.

"Hello," Haley chirped in the phone.

"Hi, is a Mr. Nathan Scott there?" a voice from the other side said.

"No he's not. Can I take a message?" Haley asked.

"Yes. Tell him his appointment for the blood test is at 10:30 A.M. tomorrow," the doctor said.

"Blood test?" Haley questioned.

"Yes. For the paternity of the child of Hope Thompson."

And with that, the doctor hung up the phone and Haley's eyes filled up with tears.

Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait without you

Nathan walked into his house, nervously. Realizing he couldn't hide it from his wife, he threw his bag down, and sat on the couch putting his head in his hands.

"So, the doctor called," Haley said turning on a light in the living room.

"Damnit, Haley…you scared the shit out of me," Nathan replied looking at his wife, realizing she had been crying.

"What's wrong?"

"Why do you need a blood test, Nathan." Haley whispered.

"Haley…" Nathan started getting up.

"Why do you need a blood test, Nathan. Tell me what you did." Haley said getting up.

"Haley don't get stressed, it isn't good for the baby." Nathan said walking toward his wife.

"Which one?" Haley asked. "Tell me what you did. YOU WHAT? NATHAN. TELL ME WHAT YOU DID!" Haley screamed.

"I didn't Haley, I promise," Nathan said.

"Then why are you getting a test?" Haley asked.

"Just to prove to her-" Nathan started defending himself.

"I want you out." Haley whispered.

"Haley."

Haley broke down sobbing, falling to the floor. And on instinct, Nathan ran to his wife and started to gather her in his arms. Haley instantly relaxed, but then pushed him away.

"I mean it. Out."

Michelle walked down the stairs and saw her parents arguing, and instantly got worried, knowing her parents barely ever fought.

"Mom. Dad. I'm going to Aunt Peyton's." Michelle stated, and before they could answer, she was out. Haley thanked God at that moment that Peyton only lived down the block, and went to the window watching her oldest child falling into Peyton's arm.

"Haley, please. Baby, I'd never hurt you," Nathan said, tears welling up in his eyes. "I love you so, so much. I just. I don't want this woman to try and tell me I'm the father when I know I'm not. I want to prove it to her and Hales-" Nathan couldn't even continue as he saw Haley go up the stairs and after a few minutes he saw a suitcase get thrown down the stairs. He sighed, wiped his tears, picked the suitcase up, and left.

Haley watched from the top of the stairs and after he left, she started sobbing even more. Doing the only thing she knew she should, she picked up the phone, dialed a familiar number.

With or without you

With or without you

"Lucas?" Haley said into the phone.

"Hales? What's wrong?" Lucas jumped when he heard his best friend on the phone.

"Can you come over?" Haley asked.

"Of course, Haley. Of course," Lucas said hanging up the phone and rushing out the door.

Through the storm we reach the shore
You give it all but I want more
And I'm waiting for you

"He's in love with me," Brooke screamed walking into Peyton's house, only to shockingly cover her mouth after seeing her two nieces, her daughter and Peyton sitting in the living room.

"We're going to…" Jenny started and quickly looked to her mom who just nodded.

"He what," Peyton whispered.

"He's in love with me," Brooke cried.

"Oh my God," Peyton whispered.

"And I don't know what to do," Brooke said.

"Do you still love him?" Peyton asked.

"What do you think?" Brooke asked.

With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you

"I believe him, but my mom doesn't know why he needs a test," Michelle cried to Clarissa.

"Oh my God!" Clarissa exclaimed.

Jenny rushed and put her arms around her sobbing cousin.

"Shelly, why don't you go take a relaxing bath. I'll call your mom and tell her your staying here for the night," Clarissa said.

All Michelle could do was nod her head and hug her cousin. Clarissa and Jenny looked watched their cousin leave the room, and without hesitation Clarissa picked up the phone and called her aunt.

"Hello?" a sobbing Haley picked up the phone.

"Aunt Haley, it's Clarissa. Michelle's going to stay here at Jenny's for the night," Clarissa rushed.

"Is she okay?" Haley asked.

"Fine. She's taking a bath right now. She'll call you in the morning." Clarissa promised.

"Okay, sweetie. Thanks. Love you, tell Michelle I love her." Haley said.

"I will. Love you too," Clarissa said and hung up the phone. She sat back and looked at Jenny who had tears in her eyes.

"Uncle Nathan would never do that," Clarissa said.

"I know," Jenny agreed.

"Aunt Haley's hormonal though, and I guess she thinks he wouldn't take it if he wasn't curious," Clarissa said sadly.

A knock at the door interrupted them.

Clarissa went to answer it, "Uncle Nathan," she whispered throwing her arms around him.

"Hey sunshine," Nathan said hugging his niece back.

"I'm scared," Clarissa said then broke down in tears.

"Why sweetie?" Nathan said pulling away from her.

"Everything's so frigging messed up!" Clarissa screamed. "My mom's marrying someone who she's not in love with. My dad's in love with her. And now you and Aunt Haley are going to get divorced. I can't take this drama!" Clarissa screamed causing Peyton, Jake and Brooke to run in the room.

"Honey, what's wrong?" Brooke asked wiping the tears from her face and running to her daughter.

"Everything," Clarissa whispered finally breaking down her wall and sobbing on the floor.

And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away

Michelle came out of the bathroom to seeing her cousin on the floor curled up in a ball on her aunt's lap and instantly took notice to her dad standing there.

"Daddy," Michelle whispered then running to her dad throwing her arms around him. Nathan wrapped his arms around his little girl and let his tears fall.

"I love you," Michelle said to her dad through her sobs.

"I love you too, baby. I love you, too. And I promise, everything is going to be okay," Nathan whispered.

My hands are tired
My body bruised, she got me with
Nothing to win and
Nothing left to lose

And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away

With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you

Oh...oh...oh...

With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you

Up Next:

"Haley-I never slept with Hope! And you kicked me out of the house. Here you are in bed with my brother!" Nathan screamed.

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"Brooke. I didn't sleep with Haley. We're best frigging friends. I'm allowed to be in her bed," Lucas stressed.

"With no clothes on?" Brooke spat.

"I had clothes on Brooke!" Lucas yelled. "And you know what-we aren't even together! So even if I was naked-it wouldn't have been any of your business."

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"Everything's screwed up, Jake." Peyton cried to her husband.

"It's Nathan and Haley-they'll work it out." Jake soothed his wife.

"What about Brooke and Lucas?" Peyton asked.

"People that are meant to be together always find their way back in the end," Brooke said by the door.

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"Mr. Scott-we have the results."

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"Dude, in case you haven't realized-I don't want to talk to you." Nathan said into his phone.

"Nathan, it's Haley. She was bleeding and she passed out. We're on our way to the hospital." Lucas said.