There's Nothing Deadlier Than a Woman Scorned (Chapter twenty-eight)
/Flashback/
"Go away!" Haley James exclaimed as she slammed the door in Nathan's face, but Nathan stuck his foot out and blocked it. Then he put his arm through and warned her to step aside otherwise she'd get hurt. She was already bounding up the steps and into her room by the time he got into the hall.
He followed her into her room and sighed as she returned to the boxes that she was now unpacking. They had spent the entire weekend packing her room up to move the stuff over to his place. "Haley, we should talk about this," he said. Haley chuckled.
"You're right. You do know that breaking and entering is a felony right?" she asked.
"That's not what I was talking about," he replied.
"Well, that's all I'm willing to say to you right now," Haley said, folding her arms across her chest indignantly. Nathan's eyes travelled down to her stomach, which was growing bigger by the week with their child inside of her.
"Haley, we need to work this out… for her," he said. Haley followed his gaze and laughed at her.
"Uh-uh. There's no way you get to make me feel guilty here. And don't use her as a bargaining chip," Haley said.
"I'm not. I'm thinking of her," he said.
"You should have thought about her before you slept with Brooke and knocked her up," Haley said, getting up and walking to the window. "Speaking of which, how is the back-stabbing bitch?"
"This isn't about Brooke. Can we just leave her out of it?" Nathan said. Haley laughed at him.
"We wouldn't even be having this conversation if it weren't for her," Haley said.
"It takes two, Hales," Nathan reminded her. Haley chuckled.
"Well, I certainly didn't sleep with her," Haley said sarcastically.
"I meant that I was a willing participant. It's not all Brooke's fault," he said. Haley nodded.
"Well, at least you're man enough to admit your part in it. You're not going to try to blame it all on her," Haley said, nodding. There were tears flowing down her face.
"I'm man enough to admit when I've made a mistake," he said. Haley smirked.
"It doesn't change anything, Nathan. We're still over," she said, shaking her head.
"Haley, come on. We can work through this," he said. Haley shook her head.
"No, we can't, Nathan. You know how I feel about Brooke. You know what I was going through then all alone and you just didn't care," Haley exclaimed.
"That's not true," Nathan insisted. Haley shrugged and told him to leave. He sighed and walked away.
/End of Flashback/
Now almost a month later, Nathan was standing at Haley's door about to tell her news that would no doubt devastate her. He knocked on the door just as Haley opened it and sighed when she saw him standing there. "What do you want?" she asked. He looked at her. She was bigger than the last time he had seen her and she was dressed in a frilly white top with a long flowing blue skirt.
"I need to talk to you," he said. Haley rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Please."
"Fine," Haley said, leading the way back inside and into the kitchen. She leaned against the counter and looked at him expectantly.
"How are you?" he asked, looking at her and then her stomach. Haley looked at him sympathetically.
"Everything is fine," she said somewhat reassuringly. He nodded and looked around uncomfortably. He shifted his weight a few times and Haley grew frustrated. "Nathan, what is it?"
"Um…" he started. Haley looked at him expectantly. "I'm engaged." Haley blinked rapidly. Then, she let out a breath.
"To Brooke?" she squeaked. He could see her eyes beginning to fill with unshed tears. Then, he nodded. Haley straightened herself and walked a few steps. She opened her mouth to speak but then looked at him and closed it. Now she felt an incredible stabbing pain in her back and tried to reach out to grab something to hold onto for support but was too late and came crashing down, her head connected to the hard floor and she was out like a light.
Four hours later…
Nathan sighed as he walked into Haley's hospital room. Haley was stirring so she was just waking up. He walked over and sat down beside her just in time for her to open her eyes. "Nathan? What happened?" she asked.
"You, uh, collapsed," he replied brokenly, wiping away fresh tears.
"Why?" she asked. He just looked at her with pain in his eyes. She shook her head as tears spilled out of her eyes. "Don't tell me…"
"I'm sorry, Haley. We lost the baby," he said.
"No," Haley said shaking her head in disbelief. "No, no, no." He leaned forward and pulled her to him. He knew she probably hated him but they needed to get through the loss of their baby together. She muttered something.
"What?" he asked.
"How?" she asked. "What did I do wrong?"
"The umbilical cord wrapped around the baby's neck and she died. There's nothing you could've done to prevent it," he replied pulling her closer. Haley nodded in understanding. Then, a few seconds later, her face crumpled as she began sobbing into his chest.
"Our baby, Nathan," she said brokenly.
"Shh," he said through his own tears as he sat down on her bed and held her in his arms, wanting to shield her from the harsh reality. "They're going to perform an emergency c-section in a few minutes. I thought that you should know beforehand." Haley nodded at him.
An hour later…
A doctor came out of the room and walked over to him and looked at him pitifully. "Nathan Scott?"
"Yes," Nathan replied, nodding. "How's Haley?" The doctor swallowed hard and took a deep breath.
"I'm sorry, son," he said. Nathan looked at him in confusion. "But she didn't make it."
"What?" Nathan exclaimed in disbelief.
"The doctors were closing and your girlfriend went into cardiac arrest. We did everything we could but we were unable to save her," he said. Nathan stared at him and then looked around.
"Haley's dead?" he asked, processing the information. The doctor nodded sadly. "Noooo!"
Nathan, covered in sweat, sprung up. Then, he looked around and realized he was in his bedroom. He was confused as to how he got there but then he felt a hand on his shoulder. "Nathan, what is it?" Haley asked. He turned to face her.
"Haley?" he said.
"What's wrong?" she asked, running her hand along his arm and making him face her. He looked at her, noticing her grandmother's ring still on her finger and that she was still pregnant. He sighed as he pulled her against him into a crushing embrace. He began to kiss her fervently. He kissed her forehead, her cheeks, above her eyes, below them, her mouth, and her chin until she pulled away and looked at him in alarm.
"Nathan, what's bothering you?" she asked, clearly confused. He smiled and hugged her again.
"Nothing," he said. She shrugged in his embrace.
"Are you sure?" she murmured against his shoulder. He smiled and nodded.
"It was just a dream," he said, smiling against her mouth as they kissed.