Chapter 20
Haley had been walking around Tree Hill thinking about everything when she found herself standing on the soft sand at the beach. Thoughts kept running through her head about what just happened to her life in just a few hours. She finally found a spot and sat down. The wind was blowing through Haley as she hugged her self tightly, wishing that she could've at least brought a jacket or blanket. Her train of thought was caught off by a voice from behind.
"Hales?" the guy took a spot right next to her. "What are you doing here?" he looked at her, waiting for a response.
"I should be asking you the same thing…" Haley kept her glance towards the calm water.
"Well uhmm I was taking a walk…"
Haley finally took her glance away and stared at the guy beside her giving him an 'are you kidding me look' "C'mon Nathan, I know my dad sent you…"
"Okay caught me red handed…" he chuckled raising his hands in defeat.
"So what did he say?? Tell you to convince me to forgive them or to come back home??" she shook her head before taking her glance back to the scenery in front.
"Actually, he just quite simply told me to go talk to you… He's worried about you Hales, what happened anyway??" Nathan noticed that she was getting colder and decided to give her his jacket since he was wearing a thick sweater underneath.
"Thanks…Do you remember this spot??" she smiled at him.
"Huh?" Nathan was completely confused by Haley's question.
"This spot…This is the spot where I last saw my family." She looked down and looked back up at Nathan.
It was obvious Nathan was still oblivious to what Haley was talking about.
"Your family too Nate…It was the best day of my life…" a slow tear finally came down Haley's cheek.
"The beach outing, from the picture." Finally something snapped Nathan into the clue. Haley just nodded her head trying to keep any more tears from falling.
"Awww Hales come here…" Nathan grabbed hold of his girlfriend and held her tight in his arms kissing the top of her forehead.
"My mom is pregnant…" She said with a hoarse voice.
"She's what?!?" Nathan took her away to look at her to make sure she wasn't lying.
"Yeah, she's having a baby with Dan…" Haley pulled away and dug her head down into her knees.
"Wow…I'm sorry Hales…" Nathan knew there was nothing he could say to make the situation any better for Haley.
"Yeah me too…and you know what else??" Haley looked up at him once more. "My dad is the one who called my mom to come here."
"Oh…" Nathan felt a little responsible for that one because he was the one who told Lucas about Haley's problem.
"How can my life get any worse? You know I thought I was hurt by what Dan and Chris did to me but after hearing all this crap, getting rape doesn't even compare to what my family has done to me."
"Hales…"
"No, it's true and don't you dare try to defend them…I just don't know what to do anymore Nate. I feel so numb right now. Look I can't even cry!" Haley pointed to her eyes, which were completely dry after the one tear that fell.
"Haley…I'm so sorry you feel this way right now…and I wish there's something I could do…but I know you're going to have to figure this out on your own…but you know if you need anything at all I'm here for you okay??" Nathan ran his fingers through Haley's golden locks and smiled at her.
"Thank you…" she replied sweetly laying her head on his shoulders.
"Lucas! Someone's here to see you!" Andy called up from the bottom of the stairs.
"Did you say something dad??" Lucas said as he descended down the stairs.
"Yeah, I said someone's here to see you." Andy repeated.
"Oh, mom still here??" he asked.
"No I told her to go home and get some rest, don't want her to worry too much because of the baby." Andy replied.
"Yeah, that was a big shocker huh…But I feel bad, I don't want mom to think I'm not going to be there for her….Maybe I should give her a call…" Lucas said as he scratched the back of his head.
"Yeah sure, maybe later, your guest is probably waiting…" Andy pointed him towards the living room.
"Who is it??" Lucas asked.
"It's Brooke." Andy plain out said.
"What?! Dad I can't see her now…Too much has happened…" Lucas said in a low whisper.
"Lucas c'mon….Can't keep a lady waiting…" Andy smiled and went up the stairs leaving Lucas to contemplate with himself.
Lucas took a deep breathe as thoughts kept running through his head of the events that had happened that day. How can it that in one day a person's life can be turned upside down. How can he even face this girl? After everything that has happened that day, Brooke was the last thing on his mind right now. Finally he took a step towards the living room.
"Hi…" Brooke put the cup in her hands down on the coffee table and smiled at the handsome figure standing in front of her.
"What are you doing here Brooke??" Brooke's heart sank as she heard those words come out of his mouth.
"I…How are you??" Brooke tried to keep the tears from falling.
"I'm fantastic! My life couldn't be better. How is yours?" Lucas said sarcastically with a big smirk on his face.
Brooke couldn't believe he was acting this way even though she can't blame him. She was lost of words as she just kept her head down not wanting to look at him anymore. "Look, I'm sorry, this was a bad idea I should go…" Brooke forced a smile on her face as she got up and walked passed Lucas.
"Brooke! Stop…" A voice called up from behind her. She stopped and stood still as she couldn't help but let tears fall down her cheeks now.
"Just..." Lucas sighed.
"No, Lucas it's fine I'm gonna go…" This time no voice was going to stop her now from walking out that door and to her much disappointment no voice even tried to.
After a few minutes of silence between the couple and just taking in the beautiful view in front of them, they both started to feel the cold air circulating their body as the sky turns dark.
"How about we call it a night huh??" Nathan suggested as he looked down at his girlfriend.
"I guess…" Haley sighed.
"So I'll drop you home now??" he smiled.
"Nathan you know I can't go home right now…" Haley complained.
"Well I had to try anyway…" he chuckled.
"Yeah nice try…but seriously…" she looked at him for answers.
"Well you can stay at my place…" Nathan suggested.
"Nathan I can't…I just can't be in bed with someone else right now…you know what happened last time…" As much as she would love to stay with Nathan, she just couldn't go through the terrible memories in her head again.
"Well most probably Cooper will stay out late again so maybe you can stay at his room??" he suggested again.
"And what? Wait until he walks in with a prostitute? I don't think so… that's just disgusting…" Haley shivered at the thought of it, which made Nathan laugh.
"Okay…so what are you going to do then??" he asked.
"You think Peyton will let me stay at her place??" she asked.
"Yeah sure probably…but you do know that Brooke is staying with her since now ever since her parents moved to California right??" Nathan pointed out.
"Well I'm going to have to face her someday right?? Besides I have to start small with this whole forgiving thing…and I think Brooke is a good start." She smiled.
"So you're okay with Brooke now??" Nathan asked.
"Well I'm still upset at what she did…but I at least know she did it unintentionally unlike some of the people I know…I mean it's not really her fault that other people found out…it was bound to come out one way or another…" She confirmed.
"Good, glad you're already a step toward the healing bit…" Nathan smiled at Haley and kissed her forehead.
"Yeah, but don't expect me to feel the same way anytime soon about my family if I can even call them that still…" Haley stated firmly.
"Okay.." Nathan chuckled. "Let's call Peyton on the way there."
"Okay, but Nate can you do me a huge favor??" she smiled at him with puppy dog eyes.
"Of course anything…." Nathan said without any hesitation.
"Can you please grab a few clothes for me for tomorrow?? You don't expect me to go to school looking like this do you??" Nathan took a look at her and smiled.
"What wrong with that??" he tried to hold in his laugh.
"Nate!!" Haley whined and gave her boyfriend a playful slap on the arm.
"What??" he chuckled. "You look beautiful to me no matter what you wear…and besides I'm sure Peyton or Brooke will be happy to lend you some of their clothes…"
"Okay fine…You just don't want to face the nagging voices of my father and Lucas…" she joked.
"Hey, I just don't want to get crap after failing to get you to come home tonight."
"Whatever, scaredy baby…" Haley giggled. "You know they're going to constantly call you tonight right??"
"Yeah don't remind me…my pants hasn't stopped vibrating ever since I came here…I think I'll unhook every phone in the house tonight…" he chuckled.
"Well let's get going already I'm freezing my bum off!!" Haley jumped up from her spot, followed by Nathan and both started walking towards Nathan's car with their arms wrapped around each other.
A/N: Okie dokie that's the chapter!! I hope it wasn't too bad!! ducks for any flying tomatoes just in case…So tell me what you think…anything is gladly accepted…good or terrible…don't be shy!!
AngelLuva: Andy could never be mad at his family…but he is furious with Dan! So expect something to happen there!! Hehe I kind of feel bad writing Dan as this terrible person here especially because I'm so loving him this season!! Lol...but I need a villain right??…and don't think Haley will be forgiving any time soon…I mean she will end her dispute with Brooke but expect to see more tension with Haley and her family.
Silent Me: That's the plan!! Hehe…but unfortunately didn't work quite as well as I hoped…:o(…but it's all good as long as I still have you guys to count on!! Lol…hope you continue reading after reading this! I was in a bit of a blah mood while and after writing this…hopefully I can get back on track after this!!
RBDFAN: aww don't worry they eventually will…:o)…just expect some drama before that happens!! Hehe
JeniRose: Oh Lucas and Karen are on talking terms. He just felt a little awkward having her there with Haley practically above them. And it's the first time they actually had a face to face greeting since Karen left Tree Hill so yeah…Yep Nathan will always be there for Haley no matter what! As for Lucas and Nathan…we'll see what happens with them…