So this is just a short little fluff filled chapter. I wrote this part and I really liked the direction it took and I wanted it to stand on its own. So I hope you enjoy!
Chapter Eight- For Your Love
"Hales, how did you manage to get such a nice room?" Nathan asked her, as he sat down on the couch next to her.
They were staying in a hotel considering Nathan couldn't have any guests stay over in his dorm. And as his coaches had told him- especially not his female wife. Haley had figured as much so they had checked into this hotel when they arrived- Lucas, Brooke, and Peyton were staying right down the hall. Nathan, though, believed that it was only Lucas who had made the trip out here with Haley.
"Well, I had just booked a normal room, but when we checked in the manager was at the desk and apparently his daughter got to see me on tour and is a huge fan. Thus the upgrade to this beautifully decorated Presidential Suite, which was on the house after I signed a few things for her and took some pictures."
"Wow, it really is such a small world," Nathan said as he took Haley's hand in his and laced their fingers together. "That must be weird, having people ask you for your autograph and to take pictures with them. Does it bother you?"
"Nope," Haley said, gently rubbing Nathan's thumb with her own. "It was a little bit weird at first, but then you start to realize that those people look up to you and respect your music. So, I really just started to take every autograph as a compliment- my fans just appreciating my hard work."
"I'm proud of you, Hales. I never told you that and I just wanted you to know."
"Nathan…"
"No, listen to me. Since I've been down here, I've really been thinking about a lot of things. I mean, I finally realized how much of an ass I was these past few months."
"Nathan, you don't need to do this." She interrupted him.
"Yes, I do, just let me finish. When we first got married, I supported you and your music career way before you even would. I bought you the keyboard- which by the way I'm going to have to get you a new one when we get home- and I encouraged you to sing at TRIC. Just like I told you, I believed in you when you couldn't because that's what we are supposed to do for each other. Then suddenly I felt threatened and was completely blind to the fact that things were really falling into place for you. So I shut myself out and gave you an ultimatum, when I should have been happy for you and should have told you that I would wait forever for you. Because I would, I still would if you told me you wanted to go back on tour. I understand it now and I know that you were just trying to follow your dream. The thing is we shouldn't have to choose, because we can have both."
Nathan took a deep breath, knowing that what he was going to say was going to be hard, but he knew he had to say it at least once. "If you told me that you wanted to go back on tour, I would understand and I would let you go."
"Nathan," she whispered as a tear fell down her cheek, softly bringing her palms up to rest on his cheeks. "That's not what I want, I want to be with you. That's all I've ever wanted."
"But I'd be here waiting for you as soon as you came back, and we could talk on the phone everyday. Haley, when we first started going out I did some horrible things, but for some reason you stuck by me. I mean, look at the reason why we started out. That was such an asshole of a thing for me to do, but you saw past all that. You saw the real me when no one else could. And you forgave me time and time again and you taught me what love is really about. I don't even know where I would be without you, but I don't even want to ever have to consider it. I love who I've become and I have only you to thank for it all. So if you want to go back on tour, just tell me and I know that we'll be able to work everything out. We'll make it work…"
"I'm pregnant." Haley hadn't meant to tell him like that, but he just kept talking and she couldn't get him to stop. "I'm sorry…" she said as she stood up from the couch, suddenly needing to pace. Nathan was truly shocked, she could tell by the look on his face, and she instantly felt horrible for just blurting it out like that. "I know it's crazy and that we're way too young- I mean we're still in high school! - but it happened. I mean we were so careful that night before you left, but it was a pretty amazing night. And after the first few times, I think we just got caught up in everything and I think we became less careful. I've spent the past day and a half rationalizing it, but the fact is that we're going to have a baby and nothing's going to change that."
Nathan was still speechless and Haley didn't blame him. She had just thrown a lot at him and it was a really big deal. A baby was going to change the rest of their lives. She stopped pacing and placed herself in front of Nathan, trying to get him to respond to something. It wasn't like him to be so quiet, but she wanted to give him time to let everything sink in so she didn't say anything else, just stood there.
"A baby, wow…" was all he could say.
"Yeah, I know," she softly responded. Nathan reached up and placed his hand on her stomach and she looked down to see a faint smile playing on his lips. Suddenly Haley didn't feel so worried and it was amazing how something as simple as his touch could make her feel so safe and secure. "What are you thinking, mister?" she asked as she placed her hands on his head, softly running her fingers through his hair.
"Well, at first I was definitely just shocked because a baby in high school is just plain crazy. But then again we've never been normal and that's what I love about us. Sure, it'll be hard, but I think it will be pretty amazing too." He placed his arms around her waist and pulled her as close as possible, placing a gentle kiss on her belly through her clothes. "I'm just a little scared, I guess. I mean- look at my dad. I don't want to end up like that…"
"Nathan," Haley started, placing a finger under his chin so that he was forced to look at her. "You are going to be an amazing dad. I can already tell. You are nothing like Dan and you never have to worry about being like him. You'll just want to treat your child the exact opposite way considering you know first hand how his parenting skills, or lack there of, affected you."
Nathan pulled Haley down so that she was sitting in his lap and placed a soft kiss on her forehead. "So, how are you? Do you feel okay? I mean- what do you feel in general?
Haley laughed at the fact that he was so curious, also happy that he was so interested. "Well so far it's just been morning sickness, which hasn't been that bad. And other than that, I haven't really felt anything else. The baby won't start moving for awhile, so it's just kind of been normal. I do have to go to the doctor though"
"Why, is something wrong?"
"No," she smiled, kissing his cheek. "Everything's fine, I just need to go have a checkup and get another pregnancy test. I mean with the ten home pregnancy tests I already took, the morning sickness, and the fact that I'm late- there's no doubt in my mind, but I just want to be sure."
"Understandable. Do you want me to go with you?"
"Of course!" She said- playfully hitting his chest. "You're in this too, mister, every step of the way."
"Good, because I wouldn't have it any other way."
Haley couldn't help but lean down and kiss him. It didn't take them long to deepen the kiss, after all they had been away from each other for two weeks and now had a huge hotel room all to themselves. She reached between them and lifted Nathan's shirt off, breaking their kiss only momentarily. She ran one hand over the hard muscles of his chest and used her free hand to reach down and start unbuckling her belt with the help of Nathan.
Nathan pulled back from the kiss and Haley looked up at him, confused. "What's wrong?" she asked him.
"Are you sure that this is okay?" he naively asked.
Haley couldn't help but break into a fit of giggles. "Nathan, babe, did you ever pay attention in health? Do you think pregnant women honestly go nine months without having sex?"
"I don't know- I just don't want to hurt you or the baby."
Haley resituated herself so that she was straddling his lap. "You won't hurt us, I promise. Now it has been about two and a half weeks since I last saw you, and I plan on using this night to our full advantage! Do you agree with me?"
Nathan didn't say anything, just stood up, taking Haley with him. She laughed as she wrapped her legs around his waist and leaned forward to place kisses on his neck. He started walking towards the bedroom and Haley thought he was going to stop, but he kept walking past the bed.
"Where are you taking me?" she asked playfully.
"Well I was at practice this whole morning and I feel very stinky, so I am making you take a shower with me." He reached into the shower and turned on the water, still holding tightlyonto Haley.
"Making me, huh? It seems as though you still think you own me… And why would you want to take a shower? We're just going to spend the whole night getting sweaty again." She said suggestively, leaning forward to nibble on his ear.
"You are such a tease, Hales, I love it." He couldn't help but smile as she giggled- he had always found it so sexy. "Now we are taking a shower whether you like to or not because I have dreamt of this moment the past two weeks, and I'm not letting it pass me by."
"No complaints here- I mean this shower is huge!" She laughed and reached down to remove her own shirt. Nathan put her down so that they could shed the rest of their clothing and then he playfully chased her into the shower.
They both allowed the warm water to roll down their bodies, never fully breaking contact from each other. "You know the best thing about all of this?" Haley asked as she leaned against the wall, pulling him towards her.
"What?" he asked, leaning forward to place kisses along her jaw, her neck, and her collarbone.
"We don't even have to worry about protection." She laughed and placed her hands on the small of his back, pulling him even closer.
"You want to know the other best thing?" he asked.
"What?"
"I've never found you as sexy as I do right now," he whispered in her ear as he placed his hands on her hips.
She smiled and whispered back, "I love you so much, Nathan."
"I love you too, Hales"
They didn't say anything else, just let their lips take over and do the talking for them. The rest of the night was spent in perfect harmony, sleeping for only short periods of time before the need for each other's touch became too much to take. They held onto each other tightly, as if they would never let go, never fully pulled away from each other. Neither one could of asked for a better reunion.
Nathan didn't sleep much, too worried that this was all a dream that he didn't want to wake up from. He softly stroked Haley's face, or her hair, in her moments of sleep- never wanting to let go of her. It amazed him how sometimes she would reach out for him while she slept, as if her unconscious was still awake and yearning for him. Nothing had ever felt this perfect.
But the good thing was that they both had learned from everything they'd been through. They knew that life wouldn't continue to be this perfect forever, they weren't naïve like they used to be, but they both knew they would do their best to take advantage of the moments that came along like this. And that's how they were going to make their forever last.
You are every part of me
And with every breath I take
Your love will light my way
And for every day I live
The promise that I made
Is I will never let you go babe
I swear I never knew love like this before
And for everything you are
I gotta make you know
For your love
And I'd give anything for your love
'Cause baby I'd never make it alone
And forever I'll stand by your side
I just gotta make you see yeah
I only live... for your love
When I was running out of faith
You still believed in me
And never let me fall
And the times I lost my way
You're the one who held me up
And brought me through it all
I swear I never saw it like this before
'Cause baby with your love you gave me
The reason to go on
And for your love
And I'd give anything for your love
'Cause baby I'd never make it alone
And forever I'll stand by your side
I just gotta make you see yeah
I only live... for your love
When I was running out of faith
You still believed in me
And never let me fall
And the times I lost my way
You're the one who held me up
And brought me through it all
And everything I am
And all that I could be
Would mean nothing now
If you're not with me
Shinin' your light on me
When night is closen' in
When I was weak
You were the one who made me strong
you gave me faith to carry on
And I'd give anything for your love
'Cause baby I'd never make it alone
And forever I'll stand by your side
I just gotta make you see yeah
I only live... for your love
When I was running out of faith
You still believed in me
And never let me fall
And the times I lost my way
You're the one who held me up
And brought me through it all
-"For Your Love" by Jessica Simpson
Thanks so much for reading and all of the reviews! Feedback is my fuel and it keeps me going! I hope you enjoyed this chapter- I know it is shorter than my usual, but I really liked how it turned out and thought it was too special to be mixed in with other stuff. So this was just strictly fluff! Also- I kind of wanted to have Nathan say some of the things I had him say... I mean Haley forgave him for a lot of things during Season One and I think that's been very overlooked. Anyway hope you enjoy and please R&R!
Kylie
