Find Our Way Back
Chapter 23
With A Little Help From My Friends
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 "With a Little Help From My Friends" performed by Joe Cocker.
Author's Note: Okay, so I have to apologize for the EXTREME delay of this update! I was struggling with the song for this chapter, and I still don't know if this is exactly the right song, but it fits okay, so, enjoy, hopefully I'll update again before the weekend is over...
What would you think if I sang out of tune,
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song
And I'll try not to sing out of key.
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
Haley laid curled up next to Nathan on Sunday morning. They'd been awake for hours, but were enjoying the quietness of the hotel room. "Do you think they'll say yes?"
"What?" Nathan asked, "Will who say yes to what?"
"You're hopeless."
"Nah, not completely. Just in love."
"Okay, I'll accept that," Haley kissed him.
"Now what were you asking?"
"If you think they'll say yes to the houses."
"Eventually."
"Are you really paying for them, 100?"
"Does that bother you?"
"God no. I love that you want to chare your money."
"It's our money now."
"My money you mean," Haley grinned.
Nathan looked at her quizzically.
"Hey mister, you're the one who didn't want the pre-nup. Now I can divorce you and take all the money," she kissed him again.
"How about I just give you all of the money, can I convince you to stay?" Nathan trailed kisses down her neck.
"I'll think about it…since you did offer to baby-sit," Haley slowly ran her hands across his back.
What do I do when my love is away
(Does it worry you to be alone?)
How do I feel by the end of the day,
(Are you sad because you're on your own?)
No, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
Lucas sat at the breakfast table with Brooke, "So…"
She smiled, "Deep subject…"
"I know," he smiled back, "We haven't talked about Nathan's offer."
"But obviously you've been thinking about it."
"Do you mean to tell me that you haven't been?"
"No, don't be silly, of course I've been thinking about it."
"What are your thoughts?"
"I'll do it if Peyton will. That was my gut reaction. I love the idea of living next door to Peyton, and Haley. But we have a house, and moving sucks. We have enough room here for our family. It's closer to work, plus it's paid for."
"We wouldn't be paying for the new house."
"I know, and that's just weird. Is he trying to flaunt his money?"
"I have to agree about it being weird, but you know Nathan's not like that. I think he just wants to do something nice for his closest friends."
"What are your thoughts?"
"I'd love to live next door to my brother, to raise our kids together. And honestly, the chance to design our own home, not many people get to do that. And I think it would be great if Jake and Peyton move out here too. But they've got a lot more to consider."
"Maybe we should sell our house and give Nathan the money to help cover the new house."
"The money thing's a big deal to you, isn't it."
"I just don't want people to think we're free-loaders. We got this house for free, and now your super-rich brother is paying for us to design and build our dream house."
"I doubt anyone will think that, but we'll give him the money from selling the house."
"Yay! We're moving."
Do you need anybody
I need somebody to love
Could it be anybody
I want somebody to love.
Would you believe in a love at first sight
Yes, I'm certain that it happens all the time
What do you see when you turn out the light
I can't tell you but I know it's mine,
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
"So how long are we going to wait before accepting the offer to move here?"
"Jake!" Peyton hissed, looking towards the bedrooms, afraid Jenny or Jacob would hear them, "We can't move here."
"You're the one that wanted to, and now you're saying no?"
"You know it's not about that. We can't afford it," she paused, "Sure, no house payment, but we'd still have four kids to feed and clothe."
"They do have jobs here in Nashville."
"I know, but we have a life we like back at home. And I like my job."
"How many times have you sent in your strip from home?"
"I do it all the time."
"Exactly, you're a cartoonist well on her way to syndication. I'm sure they'd be willing to let you email your strip everyday."
"But what about you? I hear somebody else already has the high school coaching position."
"I can do something else. We wouldn't be moving right away. There's plenty of time to find something."
"What about the kids? Jenny and Jacob like their school. They might not want to move."
"Yeah right, and pass up the opportunity to live next door to Uncle Nathan? Now you're just delusional."
"We'll talk to them before we leave on Saturday."
"Okay."
Do you need anybody
I just need someone to love
Could it be anybody
I want somebody to love.
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
with a little help from my friends.