Find Our Way Back Chapter 17: Thank God I Found You, an one tree hill fanfic

Find Our Way Back

Chapter 17

Thank God I Found You

Disclaimer: I don't own any of these OTH characters, as much as I'd like to. And none of these songs are mine. The song in this chapter is "Thank God I Found You," - Mariah Carey, Joe, and 98 Degrees.

I would give up everything
before I'd separate
Myself from you
After so much suffering
I finally found unvarnished truth
I was all by myself for the longest time
So cold inside
And the hurt from the heartache
Would not subside
I felt like dying
Until you saved my life

Later that same night…

Haley laid in Nathan's bed, her head resting on his chest. "Nathan," she whispered.

"Hmmm,"

"How am I going to go back to sleeping alone when Jimmy and I go home?"

"The same way you did for the past five years. It's only been two nights Haley."

"It sucks."

"I know. But only a few more months. Then neither of us will have to again."

"Right, only a few months," Haley reached up and kissed him.

"Haley?"

"Yeah?"

"Is there any possibility that what Jimmy said is true?"

"About me being pregnant?"

"Well, yeah. I mean, we have had sex," Nathan said, tilting his head.

Like she could forget, "I know that. But we were careful."

"But that doesn't always work," Nathan pressed.

Haley laid silent for a moment, then looked into his beautiful blue eyes, "You were hoping it was true."

He looked away quickly, then looked back, "What, No."

"No, you did. You were hoping Jimmy was right, that I was pregnant."

"Haley…" Nathan was unsure how to respond. "Is it wrong for me to want the woman I love to be carrying my child?"

"Not at all baby, but don't you think it's a little soon?"

"Not really Haley. We're adults, who happen to love each other very much and already have one child together."

"We'll have as many kids as you want Nathan. I promise. But right now, I'm not pregnant."

Thank God I found you
I was lost without you
My every wish and every dream
Somehow became reality
When you brought the sunlight
Completed my whole life
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude
Sweet baby I'm so thankful I found you

Meanwhile at a nearby hotel, Lucas and Brooke got ready for bed.

Thinking out loud, Lucas said, "You know, it would make sense."

Brooke stuck her head out of the bathroom, "What would make sense?"

"Haley being pregnant."

"How so?"

"It would explain the extreme mood swings. Her sudden need to tell Jimmy. Asking Nathan to move in. Then being extremely pissed off when he wouldn't. Normally, Haley would understand. Being pregnant would make her like that."

Brooke glared at her husband, hands on her hips, "Are you trying to tell me something?"

"Yeah, that I think Haley is in fact pregnant," Lucas noticed that she continued to glare, "What?"

"Are you saying I'm moody?"

Lucas chuckled and walked over to her, "No baby," he kissed her lightly, "No more than usual anyway."

She smacked him playfully, "Okay, I'll forgive you."

"Do you not remember when Haley was pregnant with Jimmy? It was like a wild roller coaster ride of emotions around her. That kid wreaked havoc on her moods."

"I guess I do remember that. But she's nowhere near being that bad."

"Yes, but we didn't run into her until she was almost 4 months pregnant. It could've been mild in the beginning. If she is pregnant, it can't be more than a month or two."

"We'd better keep an eye on her then," Brooke smiled, "This is so exciting!"

I will give you everything
There's nothing in the world
I wouldn't do
To insure your happiness
I cherish every part of you
'Cause without you beside me
I can't survive
Don't want to try
If you're keeping me warn
Each and every night
I'll be alright
'Cause I need you in my life

Deb sat with Karen in the lobby of their hotel, talking about Jimmy. "What's he like Karen?"

"He's a great kid Deb. Everything I could imagine Nathan being like when he was that age."

"He does look a lot like Nathan…" she trailed off.

"That he does. And Lucas says that he's a carbon copy of his daddy, right down to his extreme love for Haley."

"Why didn't you tell me? All of those times I told you about Nathan hurting, and missing her, and you knew where she was. Why didn't you say anything?"

"I was sworn to secrecy. It was only by accident that we found out. Do you remember when Lucas and Brooke moved to Nashville?"

"Yeah. The town was suddenly MUCH quieter."

Karen chuckled, "Well, I went down to see the house, with Andy and Keith. Haley showed up with Jimmy, not knowing we were there. Needless to say, Lucas couldn't hide her from us anymore."

"Yeah, Nathan said that he knew Lucas knew where Haley was, but that Lucas had some childhood friendship bond to withhold, and had promised to keep her whereabouts a secret. But wow, a kid too. That's a lot to keep from a person."

"I know, I'm sorry Deb, really, I am."

"He seems to know you guys pretty well."

"Yeah, Keith's been down there often, and you know that Andy and I go visit a few times a year. He calls us on the phone sometimes too. He's a good kid. You'll love him."

"If we get the chance to be in his life," Deb sounded sad.

"I don't think Nathan would've invited you here if he intended to keep you out. Unless Dan's an ass, you should be safe."

"We'll just have to make sure he's on his best behavior."

"I think he will be. He seemed different somehow tonight. I think he's seeing an opportunity to fix his wrongs. This could be good for all of the Scott men."

"Lets hope so."

Deb returned to her room to find Dan sitting on the bed with his laptop open. "What are you doing?"

"The boy wants toys, he's gonna get toys."

Deb laughed, "Don't you spoil him. Haley will kill you."

"That's what grandparents are for. Besides, we can afford to, and we've already missed five years, we've gotta make up for lost time."

Deb shook her head, this could definitely be a good thing, or a REALLY bad thing.

See I was so desolate
Before you came to me
Looking back I guess
It shows that we were
Destined to shine
After the rain
To appreciate
The gift of what we have
And go through it all
Over again
To be able to feel this way