The Storm After the Calm (Part Two)
Introduction
Six months have gone by since Haley told Nathan she was pregnant and is now seven months into her pregnancy. Rachel is still around, only everyone thinks she left. I hinted that Dan would be making peoples' lives miserable, while what he's been up to is about to be revealed and don't be surprised to learn that he has a partner (maybe more than one).
Chapter Seven
Haley felt someone touching her face. She opened her eyes to see Nathan smiling at her. "Sorry. I didn't mean to wake you," he said. She yawned as she sighed.
"Yeah, that's why you touched my face," she grumbled.
"I couldn't help it," he said.
"Well, tomorrow I'll wake you up by spilling water all over you and then let's see how you feel when I say that I didn't mean to do it," she said. He laughed as he wrapped his arm around her.
"How are you feeling today?" he asked.
"Like I don't want to go to work," she said.
"Haley, this is your last day before you go on maternity leave. You need to go," he said. Haley groaned.
"Why don't you stay home with me and we can just relax today?" she asked.
"As tempting as that sounds, I can't. There's a game tonight. Besides, you have a doctor's appointment later on," he said.
"Oh, yeah," she said. Nathan smirked. Haley sighed as she started to get up, which was a difficult task now that there was a person inside her. Nathan gently pulled her back down beside him.
"What are you doing? We have to go to work, remember?" Haley teased.
"We can be a little late," Nathan said as he started kissing her.
SIX HOURS LATER
Haley sighed as she packed up her classroom. She felt a lump in her throat as she realized she wouldn't be back in the room for a few months. She was going to miss all of her students, not to mention, the piano. "Mrs. Scott," a student said. Haley turned around to see one of the guitar students, Jeremy. She had asked him to grab her guitar from the classroom.
"Thanks, Jeremy," she said. Jeremy hesitated.
"Are you sure you can manage to carry this?" he asked out of concern. Haley smiled.
"Oh, yes, I can. But, thanks for the concern," she said as she took it from him. She was almost insulted. She was pregnant not paralysed. She walked out of the classroom and walked over to the elevator. She could walk down the stairs, but not while she was holding her shoulder bag and her guitar. The door opened right when she pushed the down arrow and she walked in. She pushed the button for the first floor. The door opened again and she walked out. She headed down to Nathan's office to tell him that she was on her way home. She knew she didn't have to tell him, she just wanted an excuse to see him. As she passed, Lucas walked out of his office that he shared with Jake.
"Hey, Hales. Fancy meeting you here," he said sarcastically.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Well, the music room is quite a ways away from here," he said.
"I'm not just a music teacher," she reminded him.
"Your English classroom is even further away," he said. She smirked.
"That's not what I meant," she said.
"What did you mean?" Lucas asked.
"My husband is the coach. I came to see him," she said.
"And not me? You know, I've only been back for two days," he joked.
"I love the symmetry," Haley said. Lucas looked at her in confusion. "Well, one Scott returns, another one leaves," she explained. Lucas laughed.
"Well, I'll let you go see Nathan. I have a class to teach anyways," he said. Haley smiled and walked over to Nathan's door.
She lightly tapped it and he said, "Come in." She smirked. He still sounds annoyed whenever anyone knocks at that door. She opened the door and walked in. She found Nathan sitting at his desk while Jake stood in the doorway that connected from the gym.
Jake smiled brightly at her as he said, "Hi, Haley. I'll leave you two alone." Nathan smirked at him as he left and shut the door quietly behind him. Nathan turned and smiled brightly at Haley.
"Hi, sweetie," he said. Haley smiled as she dropped her bag and guitar on the empty chair and came around his desk. He met her half way as he stood up and kissed her. "What are you doing here?" he asked when the kiss ended.
"I'm waiting for Brooke and Peyton. Peyton agreed to drive me home and then to my doctor's appointment. Brooke wanted to come with us since it's her day off anyways," she said. Nathan smiled at her lovingly as he helped her sit down in the uncomfortable chairs.
SOME HOTEL ROOM
Rachel Moore sighed as she started packing up her things to leave town. She had finally accepted the reality that Nathan would never be with her now that he and his wife were expecting a baby. As much as she loved Nathan, she wasn't going to stick around Tree Hill and continue to make a fool out of herself nor was she going to continue to try to take Nathan away from Haley now that she was pregnant with their kid. She wasn't that cold hearted. Then, a knock on her hotel door took her out of her thoughts. She opened the door and was shocked to see Dan Scott at her door. He walked in and observed her suitcases. "What is this?" he asked.
Rachel swallowed hard as she said, "I'm leaving." Dan laughed wickedly as he shook his head.
"I'm not paying you to give up and leave town Miss Moore. I paid you for a service and I expect that service to be fulfilled," he said. Rachel scoffed.
"There's no way I'm going to be able to get between Nathan and Haley now that she's pregnant and, frankly, I don't want to. That child deserves both its parents and I'm not going to be the one who takes them away," she said.
"That child will be more than fine with its mother. I don't want that woman in my son's life anymore," Dan said.
"Why? Can't you see that he's happy with her?" Rachel asked.
"Of course I can, but it's only a matter of time before she has a change of heart again and I will not let my son go through that again. He needs someone who knows what they want and who is willing to do anything to get it by his side and that someone is going to be you. Whether you like it or not," he said.
"I don't like it and I'm not going to do it. I know that Nathan loves his wife and even if we end up together by some stroke of luck, he'll always love her more than me. I want to be who he wants. I don't want to be what he settles for," Rachel said. "What's so funny?" she demanded.
"You, Miss Moore. My Goodness, you're acting as if you have a choice in the matter," he said. Rachel looked at him as if he were crazy. "Let me put it to you this way, Rachel. Either you help me with my problem or you can spend the next ten years mulling over your mistakes behind bars," he said. Rachel looked at him in confusion. Dan took a plastic bag full of heroin out of his pocket and said, "I know about your problem, Rachel. So, unless you don't want me to notify the police that there's a drug dealer in our midst, you better do as I say," he said. Rachel sighed in defeat. She looked at Dan and he smiled as he probably realized that she was going to help him.
"How do you suggest I go about doing it?" she asked.
"I don't care how you seduce Nathan. I want Haley out of Nathan's life now. Consider that your top priority," Dan said.
"I seduce Nathan and that's how Haley is out of his life," she reminded him.
"Oh, yes, because it worked so well the first time," he said sarcastically.
"No, you're to take care of Haley first," he said. Rachel sighed as she understood what she was supposed to do and dreaded that she was actually going to do it.
SIX HOURS LATER
Nathan was so tired when he drove the car home that he almost considered pulling over and sleeping for about an hour, but he knew that Haley was waiting for him at home. The thought of Haley woke him up immediately. He couldn't believe that she was pregnant with their first child. He was so happy, he felt like he needed to pinch himself just to make sure it wasn't a dream. He loved it when he woke up before she did and he could see her sleeping peacefully wrapped in his arms and he could feel her stomach and one time he actually felt their daughter kick inside Haley's uterus. He pulled the car into their driveway. He took the keys out of the ignition and opened the door. He got out and went to the trunk. As he leaned forward to grab his gym bag and swung it over his shoulder, something at the side of the house caught his eye. He couldn't explain it, but somehow, something seemed different to him. He put his gym bag back in the trunk and shut it. He walked over to the side of the house and almost lost his footing at what he saw. A motionless Haley laid on the ground. He ran to her immediately. She was on her back and her hair was in disarray as it was covering her face. Her legs were twisted in such a way that Nathan was sure one of them had to be broken. He looked up and saw that a window on the third floor had been shattered. He looked around the area and noticed shards of broken glass everywhere. That's when he noticed the pool of blood around Haley. He moved some hair away from her face as he screamed, "Haley!" There was no response. He quickly put his index finger to her neck and was relieved to find a pulse, but it was faint. He grabbed his cell phone out of his back pocket and dialled 911 and pushed "Send". "Hello, 911, what is your emergency?" A female asked. "My wife is unconscious," he said. "What happened?" she asked. "I don't know. I think she might have fallen out of a window. Please, send an ambulance. There's broken glass and blood everywhere," he said. "Where are you?" she asked. "1456 Hunt Street. It's a white and grey house. Please hurry. My wife is pregnant," he said.
