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Summary: Nathan returns safely home from war, only to be injured in a car accident. Will the accident bring his family closer together or tear them apart? Can his friends and family help him to deal with it before its too late? Naley, Brucas

Home
CHAPTER 3

I slowly opened my eyes, wondering what was going on; rubbing the sleep from them the site of Haley squirming beside my filled my eyes. Her arm still draped on my chest, she jerked her body, emitting small noises. Sweat was starting to form on her brow, and I could tell she was having a bad dream.

"Hales." I whispered, trying to wake her, to no avail. Shaking her shoulder gently, I saw her eyes start to open, she squinted them, looking up at me. "What's wrong?" I asked her.

She mumbled something, titling her head downwards away from my eyes, and then a small drop fell onto my arm. Using my other hand I titled her head back up towards me and saw another tear streaking down her cheek, landing on her lips. My hand cupped her face gently, my other rising up to her hair, stroking it comfortingly. "Haley." I whispered, my thumb wiping away another tear.

"You died." She whimpered wrapping her arm tighter around me. I think I felt my heart break a little at her sadness. I pulled her over me, so she was resting on top of me, her head lying on my chest.

"I'm here." I whispered, my arms wrapping instantly tighter around her. "I'm not going anywhere. Ok?" She nodded her head, sniffling a little. A laid a light kiss in her hair as my hand rubbed soothing circles on her bare back. Slowly, I heard her breath return to normal as she fell asleep.

Slowly rolling her over so I wouldn't wake her, I pulled myself from the bed and pulled on a pair of my spongebob boxers, basketball shorts, and a wife beater. Yawning, I made my way to the kitchen and pulled out a bowl and some cereal and set them on the table. Sighing when I realized I didn't have the paper I made my way out the front door towards the driveway.

"Nathan?" A woman's voice called from across the street as I stood back up. Turning to face her I saw Mrs. Davis standing by her garden with a hose. I lifted my hand, waving to her.

"Morning." I stated, walking across the street to talk to her, tucking the paper under my arm. She laid down the hose, taking a few steps towards me, shielding her eyes from the bright morning sun.

"When did you get home?" She questioned me, her face showing confusion.

"Yesterday." I smiled. Realizing my attire, I moved my hand to my hair, smoothing it down.

"I'm glad your home." She smiled, bending down to grab the hose again.

"Thanks." I said turning around, offering her a goodbye wave before walking back towards my house. I closed the door quietly, careful not to wake Haley, and then dropped the paper on the kitchen table.

Scooping a mouthful of cheerios into my mouth, I furrowed my brow when I heard the front door open. Standing, I met Lucas and Andy in the front hall. "Hey." I smiled, bending down to pick Andy up. "Want some breakfast?" I asked Lucas, gesturing towards the kitchen.

"I can't," He said holding up his watch. "I gotta get to work." He answered, backing towards the door.

"Ok." I nodded. "Stop by afterwards." I called as he waved goodbye. I walked back into the kitchen, setting Andy in the chair beside me and grabbing another bowl, pouring him some cereal. "Did you have fun?" I asked, scooping some more into my mouth.

"Yep." He answered, following my actions. "Jak and I played basketball, I won."

Slowly standing from the bed and pulling on some clothes, I made my way to the kitchen, but stopped in the doorway. It was such a cute site to see Nathan and Andy eating breakfast, they look so much alike. "Morning." I stated, walking further into the kitchen, pulling myself up onto the counter.

"Hey." Nathan smiled, folding the paper and standing, walking towards me, standing between my legs. "Andy, have you taken a shower yet?"

"No sir." Andy replied. Already a step ahead of Nathan, he stood and walked down the hallway towards the bathroom. "I'll go take one."

"Happy Birthday baby." Nathan whispered in my ear, his hands finding their way to my legs, electricity running through my body at his touch. My hands found their way to his neck, pulling his face towards mine, our lips connecting. His hands slowly made their way up my thighs, resting against my stomach; he pulled me closer towards his body as our tongues battled for control.

His detached from mine as he kissed his way down my jaw, stopping on my neck, nibbling lightly, leaving a mark. I moaned in his ear, but pulled away when I heard the shower water shut off. "We can't do this." I whisper, his head resting against my shoulder.

"I know." He stated, his head moving back so I could see his eyes.

"Daddy." Andy said walking into the room, his hair glistening. "Wanna play a video game?"

"Sure." Nathan answered turning his head towards our son. "Go set it up, I'll be there in a minute." He instructed as Andy ran into the other room.

"Go play." I said pushing him away from me, jumping off the counter.

"Come play with us." He said grabbing my hand, dragging me into the living room. I took a seat on the couch, Andy between us. Andy reached down, grabbed a controller for Nathan and handed it to him. "What about mommy's controller?" Nathan asked.

"Mommies can't play games." Andy stated. "That's what Jak said."

"Well Jak is wrong." Nathan said grabbing another controller and handing it to me.

"I'm better than Daddy." I smiled over his head towards Nathan, knowing it would start an argument.

"Are not." Nathan said sticking his tongue out at me. "You only beat me twice. Besides, you cheated."

"I did not!" I laughed. "Your just a sore loser."

"Shut up and play." He said pressing a button on the controller. We raced, laughing and screaming at the TV; I came in first, Andy in second, and Nathan in last.

"Daddy lost!" Andy laughed high-fiveing me. I laughed as Nathan frowned, pushing his bottom lip out.

"Aww." I faked sympathy. "Poor Natey sucks at racing."

"No fair." Nathan frowned. "You two ganged up on me."

I smiled as I leaned over Andy, kissing his bottom lip. "All better?" I asked.

"A little." He said, his lip still hanging out slightly. "I think I need another one."

I smiled, leaning over towards him again, this time kissing him slightly longer, my tongue tracing his bottom lip. "Eww." Andy interrupted, his small hands covering his eyes.

"Just wait till you get older." Nathan laughed, his hand ruffling Andy's hair.

"I'm never gonna do that." Andy said sticking his tongue out for emphasis. "Girls have cooties."

"Really?" I smiled down at him. I kissed the side of his cheek, and he quickly rubbed it off.

"No kisses." He said standing up from the couch. I signaled for Nathan to grab him. Nathan wrapped his arms around Andy's body, lifting him up. I smiled at Andy as I stood, laying another kiss on his check. "No!" He squirmed in Nathan's arms as I continued to kiss his cheeks. "I don't want cooties!"

"Too bad." Nathan laughed, holding him tighter so he couldn't escape. Finally Andy kicked himself free, darting away from me as I chased him puckering my lips.

"Give me a kiss!" I yelled chasing him. He ran through the house, yelling and laughing as he tried to escape me.

Nathan grabbed my arm as I ran by, and I looked up at him confusedly. His lips crashed onto mine. Slowly he let go, but grabbed me around the waist as I struggled to recover from it. "I wanted cooties." He smiled.