Flashback
"We're dads. We have children. Little girls. They left us though… Luke we need to find them. Need to," Nathan's brown eyes flashed a rare emotion for either Scott brother; desperation.
"Come on Nate, the paper Haley works for, they have to know were she lives, come on let's go and find our kids," and with that the brothers stumbled out of the room and to he car driving into Las Angles.
Back to the story
Nathan and Lucas sat under an uncomfortable silence the whole way to their children's house after a short ride to the paper's office and a quick lie to her editor that he promised childhood pictures. Their minds were racked with thousands of questions the most resounding one though was why? And that question they could come up with no answer to.
After about thirty minutes, in silence, they pulled up to the girls' house, and with both cars sitting in the driveway, some of their fears were relieved, they were home at least. Climbing out of the car both men took a deep breath and looked at each other. "So this is it," Nate sighed.
"Yea... I guess it is…" Luke replied trying to seem some type of calm but all the while his thoughts were overwhelming him. What if Haley's daughters aren't his… what if, what if after that party... What if "his" daughters are mine? Nathan gave his brother a worried look, but swallowed the lump in his throat and headed towards the large oak door. He went to knock but the door opened first.
"Haley," Nate whispered. Her glorious brown waves curled towards her face and her brown eyes lit up when she saw him. Quickly he embraced her.
"Nathan.. I think you're killing me," she choked from his arms. He wasn't really, but he arms felt too right, too safe.
Loosing his grip, but not letting her go, he whispered into her hair, "How do I know that when I let go you'll still be here?" She pulled back, biting her lip.
"I'm still here," she whispered back. Within a matter of minutes both boys sat on the girls' couch, and Haley and Brooke stood in the corner of the room, with pictures in their hands. The girls had gone out with Rosa, the maid, for the day. "Now before we start, " Haley began.
"Know that we didn't mean to hurt you guys. We cared about you too much to stay. Being fathers at sixteen…" Brooke trailed off. Taking a deep breath she continued, "Would have wrecked your lives."
"Well we're here now," Lucas stated, his brother finished his statement.
"And we're not leaving you two, nor our daughters, ever."
"We love you guys-"
"Nothing can ever change that-"
"Stay with us-"
"Forever and always-"
"Please?" They finished in unison, both taking rings out of their pockets.
Haley started to cry, but still ran into Nathan's arms, and Brooke followed suit into Luke's arms. Both of the emotional twenty two year olds happily accepted the rings. After a few minutes, the girls regained composure. "Why don't you guys meet your daughter?" Haley suggested hinting to the photographs that resided in there arms.
Brook glanced at her best friend in a new light; she's so brave, I'm so proud of her. "Well Luke, here's one of your daughters," she handed him a picture of a smiling little girl with mid-back auburn brown hair, like her mom's, and her father's eyes, "This is Jordan Elizabeth."
Handing Nate a picture, this girl looked so much like her mom, except for her eyes which matched her dad's. "Lynnette Debra, Lynnie."
"Wow, she looks so much like you…" he trailed off.
"Allisa Michelle, she looks more like you, Luke," Brooke smiled.
"Nate, this is Cali, Callidora Denise," Nathan beamed. "You'll stay with me for forever right Nate? No exceptions?"
"Forever and for always Hales, forever, and for always," he leaned in to kiss her then noticed the last picture frame.
"And this," Haley began. She took a deep breath, and Brooked smiled reassuring at her. "Is Aleka Sandra," She showed the boys the picture; her eyes matched Lynnie's and Allisa's. "Luke."
A/N Okay that's all. It's over, lol, it's a mix of both happy and sad, though not really sad. Hope you enoyed my story.
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