mini-chapter to assist in the segway to a new format to move this thing along already!Next chapter shouldbe up shortly!
"You live in the truth, and I know I can't fake it."
"Nathan?" Haley's voice cracked has he walked towards her.
"Hey," he half-smiled and took a few more steps into the room.
"You must be Taylor's little surprise."
"Yeah, we'll see if I can live up to that."
Haley was nervous. She hated sarcasm, and she knew Nathan never used it without reason.
"I'm sorry Haley, I made a mistake," he sat down in the chair next to the bed, his death grip on the small bouquet of flowers never ceasing.
"For some reason I have a feeling you mean I made a mistake." She could feel the tears forming in her eyes, she wondered how she could have any left.
"No, we made a mistake. We weren't ready. Maybe we just tried to fill the things we were missing with commitment."
"So you're saying this is it, once and for all. You give up?" she wasn't letting go without him admitting his half of the responsibility, no matter how guilty it would make her feel later.
"Don't be dramatic Haley."
"Typical. I don't know why I didn't trust Lucas from the beginning."
"Listen, I'm not my dad, ok?" he shouted, getting defensive.
A nurse popped her head in the room, could we please keep it down." The nurse walked across the room towards Haley, "You know you're not supposed to be lying down. I'm going to have to ask that your visitor leave, you need your rest." She started to leave the room before Haley had time to protest. "Now," she stated sternly as she left the room.
"I'll call you, I promise. You're not alone Hales." Nathan took the opportunity to finish the conversation the only way he knew, how everyone had left him before. He set the flowers down next to another vase and gave Haley a kiss on the cheek, but she didn't even move.
She didn't want pity, she just didn't want everyone to walk away. A taste of her own medicine maybe?