Nathan stood up from his stool and excused himself. "I'm just gonna go grab something for you...um, make yourself comfortable, I guess." Nathan exited the kitchen and living area. Haley picked herself off her leaning position into the island. She wandered off to the old couch. She streched out and buried her self in the famailar love seat. The same secure smell raised from the fabric. She let out a heavy and deep breath while letting the couch surround her.
Nathan reentered the living area to see Haley resting on the couch. A relaxed smile sat across her face that was three quaters visible to Nathan. The remained side of her face laid embedded into the couchseat. Nathan squated down onto the balls of his feet. He brushed a stray hair from her angelic face. Every moment he had spent with her was bittersweet. He was forced to deal with his past everyday and now it wasn't going to be forced into the back of his mind as usual. He shifted the box in his right hand and rested it behind him.
"You have no idea how much I love you right now Hales." He whispered in muttered sounds to the silence.
Peyton walked through the boutique doors still slightly shooken from the past events. Brooke looked up from her moment of sketching to see her best friend in a daze. She dropped her things and rushed to her side. "P.Sawyer, what happened? Who died?" Brooke wrapped her arms around her friend's skinny frame.
"Jenny." She weeped.
Nathan supported Haley's petite figure as he lifted from his knees. He suppressed the dreams he had experienced of carrying Haley to his home after finding her. He never believed she had willingly left him. Part of him hoped that she had been forced to leave her life. That would be the only logical explanation for all his sudden pain. He cradled her head as he steadily walked to his bedroom. He pushed the covers to the side as he rested Haley's body in a slow and even movement down towards the bed. She stirred at the immediate change in scenary. She cradled her head in a pillow and turned her body into her famaliar grove of the bed she had long since resided in. His hand smoothed her hair softly. It still felt like silk. "You have no idea." He whispered from his lips.
"I know Jenny died years ago Peyton but you have to move on." Brooke soothed her friend.
"No No.." Peyton shook her head. "I was visiting Jenny and Jake showed up. We talked...sort of. I never knew he was back in town."
"It's okay Peyton." Brooke started
"He said he was sorry"
Haley's eyes fluttered open slowly. Nathan didn't noticed and continued to admire her in a daze. Haley saw the love and passion filled in his eyes. She remembered his old spirit and his love that still seemed to live on. She rested her eyes shut lightly trying to pretend to be sleeping.
"Oh God, I love you so much. I just hanging on for hope that it still measures up."
"He did? He forgave you? That's so great." Brooke hugged her friend tight and swung from side to side in the embrace. "How do you feel?" She stepped back and rested her hands on her best friend's shoulders.
Peyton shurgged her shoulders in confusion. "I just, I got what I always wanted. I just hope we can cope with what we are now."
"What are you exactly?" Brooke asked getting excited.
"Friends I hope." Peyton wished.
Haley remained in her faux sleeping state as Nathan's words melted her heart. How could she be so heartless? What took her so long? It wasn't like she was hiding an illegimate child. All Nathan had ever been was her unconditional loving soul mate and she had abused his heart repeatidly.
"Nathan, I can feel it." Haley whispered as Nathan froze his hand that rested on her hair. Her eyes opened wide as she lifted herself off the bed and closer to Nathan. Falling into his lips.
