The LONG awaited chapter. Sorry it took soooo long. Thanks TO ALL who have reviewed. I would also like to thaank No Doubt, whose song Don't Speak(title of chappy)helped me get the inspiration to write, also the songs Love, by Nat King Cole, and Heavily Broken by The Veronica's. Also my new fav site : because I NEED it when i write...
Chapter 12-
PART 2- Don't Speak
Nathan rose from his seat, and tapped his glass, signaling the start of his best man speech. "So, I'm not good with words like Lucas or anything, but I'll try not to screw up too badly. Um. So for those of you who lived under a rock or never grew up in Tree Hill (lucky you), I will say that mine and Lucas's relationship is anything but perfect, in fact just last week we had a fight in a jail cell, which by the way, I won." He pauses, and those closet to them laugh.
"No, you didn't!" Lucas shouts.
"Lucas, please. No interruptions, anyways, even when we are fighting he's still my big, broody brother, and I love 'em. And, Brooke, well, she's been annoying me since like kindergarten when I 'accidentally' knocked over her block tower. But Lucas and Brooke together, well, honestly they make me sick, but in a good way. They balance out well, and I wish them the best of luck. So, to Lucas and Brooke!"
"To Lucas and Brooke!" The crowd echoes, taking a drink of his champagne. Next, Haley stood, slightly crying, and rose her glass.
"Lucas has been my best friend for as long as I can remember. I love him to death, and that will never change. He's stuck with me forever, lucky him. Brooke is an amazing person and since she married Lucas I have to be stuck with her forever." She joked, and Brooke feigned a pout, then broke out in a smile and laughed with the crowd. "BUT she is a perfect match for Lucas, she's Cheery to his Broody. And yet, I still have to laugh because Lucas had the biggest crush on Brooke for probably as long as I've known him. We used to joke that they'd get married and he'd blush and then get all broody thinking about her. But then they ACTUALLY did get married and so it's like his own little fantasy come true, ah, how cliche... but they are perfect for each other and I know they will honor their vows. So TO THE NEWLYWEDS!"
"TO THE NEWLYWEDS!"
Haley hugged Brooke, both crying and wiping off their tears. Lucas moved in to hug Haley, and whispered, "I love you too," in her ear and she cried harder.
"Mommy! Did you get a boo boo?" Megan asked.
"No, sweetie I didn't." Haley replied, giving her a confused look.
"Are you sad den?"
"No.."
"DEN WHY are you CRYING?"
"I'm just really happy." She smiled, as Nathan walked up behind them, sitting down in a seat near them.
"Daddy, Mommy's so happy she CRIES!" She exclaimed. Haley's face grew pale, and Nathan smiled and pulled Megan onto his lap, starting a conversation with her. Brooke leaned over in her chair to whisper urgently in Haley's ear.
"Did you hear what she just called him?"
"Daddy..." Haley muttered in disbelief.
"Yeah! What the hell is that about."
"She's four, she doesn't know any better, and they HAVE been spending a lot of time together, it was only natural. He IS her father."
"Like HELL he is! He wasn't here for anything! Suddenly two weeks make's him daddy!" She whispered harshly.
"Brooke.." Haley warned.
"I know, I know. Just don't get hurt Hales." Brooke sighed, defeated.
"I won't..." She prayed for the millionth time that summer, turning her attention back to her glass of champagne.
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"I'm really proud of you Lucas." Haley smiled, as they spun around on the dance floor. "I've always been proud of you. You are a complete dumbas/s sometimes, but overall you are a pretty decent guy."
"Um... thanks... I think."
"Your welcome, Mr. Scott." She replied cordially.
"Your speech was really nice Hales, even if half of it made fun of me for crushing on her."
"Well, I figured I could go boring and plain, but that's not really my style or Brooke's so I thought I'd be funny."
"...By making me look like a stalker or something?"
"Are you denying it? Besides, what do you care, she's your WIFE now!"
"Yeah, she is.." He smiled, looking over Haley's shoulder to see Brooke, who was joyfully talking and laughing with Mouth and Karen. She caught his stare and she smiled and winked playfully at him. Haley took one look at Lucas and Brooke staring at each other and pulled away from Lucas.
"Go ask her to dance, you moron."
"But, we were.."
"No, I was, you were eyeing Brooke."
"Thanks Hales.." He smiled. And she rolled her eyes, amusingly at him. She remembered being that happy with Nathan years ago. She sighed and turned around, running right into Dan.
"I saw Lucas desert you and I thought a pretty girl like you can't be standing alone on the dance floor." He told her knowingly, taking her hand and leading her back out to the middle of the ballroom.
"And where is your wife? Shouldn't you be dancing with her? Or your mother, or your new daughter-in-law?"
"Deb, has been 'powdering her nose' for twenty minutes, my mother is dancing with Nathan, Brooke is with Lucas, and I happen to like my other daughter-in-law just as much as the new one." He smirked the trademark Scott smirk, and she gave in.
"Well, if you insist."
"Oh, madame, I do insist." They dance for about a half of a song, before yet another Scott interrupts.
"May I cut in?" He asks.
"Keith, I love you and all, but dancing with you isn't really my cup of tea." Dan jokes.
"I meant with the stunning lady in.. Pink."
"Of course..." He smiled, walking away to find Deb. Haley accepted Keith's hand graciously.
"Having fun tonight Haley?"
"Yes, I am. So far I've been through almost THREE glasses of champagne. "
"Ooooo... Quite the stretch for you."
"Yeah, Karen said she'd take Megan for the night, that's okay right?"
"Of course, we love her. I'd keep her forever, but Karen keeps telling she needs her REAL mom and she wouldn't want to live with old farts like us."
"You are not that old, and she loves your house, she always talks about Karen's cooking."
"Ah, yes. The food, what a way to a kids heart huh?"
"Yeah, that's why you are all stuck with me, I don't really like Lucas at all... just Karen's food." She whispered jokingly.
"But you could have gotten food at Karen's Café whenever you wanted."
"Yes, but not for free. I didn't have any money growing up, 4 bucks for my mac and cheese and a pop everyday, I would have been bankrupt by the time I was like 8."
"Good point. Ah, there she is now." He stated, as Karen walked up to them.
"May I cut in Haley?"
"Sure. I need to 'powder my nose' anyway." She laughed, walking toward the bathroom, giving one last glance toward all of the couples on the dance floor, and Nathan and Megan talking. She sighed longingly and continued on her way.
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A few hours later, after plenty of more drinking, eating, and dancing, Brooke was finally ready to throw the bouquet.
"Alright! 1...2...3!" Brooke screamed, as she threw the flowers over her head. Megan, who was on Nathan's shoulders, caught it.
"Not more flowers!" She groaned, sneezing again.
"Looks like you are getting married, pumpkin." Lucas tells her.
"Ewwww! I don't wanna get maiweed!" She proclaimed, jabbing the flowers at Haley. "Here, Mommy, you can get maiweed."
"Oh, gee, thanks." Haley responded sarcastically, avoiding Nathan's stare.
Next, the men all grouped together, as Lucas peeled the garter off of Brooke's leg. He flung it 'accidentally' away from the group, landing it on Nathan's lap, who was sitting at the table, drinking his champagne.
"Dude! You made me spill my drink!" He shouted.
"Sorry, Bad aim, I guess." He snickered.
"Yeah, I'm sure." He growled, wiping off his pants, causing Lucas to laugh.
"Looks like Nathan is getting married too." Mouth shouted.
Megan rushed over to where Karen and Haley were talking and tugged lightly on Haley's dress.
"What is it Meg?" Haley asked.
"Nathan's getting maiweed too! Does dat mean you guys are maiweeing each other!"
Haley glanced over nervously at Karen before crouching down to Megan's level.
"No baby, it doesn't."
"But Abby from prew-school says her mommy and daddy are maiweed..."
"Well, Abby is a lucky girl..."
"But why isn't you and daddy maiweed!" She cried, attracting Nathan and Lucas's attention.
"Meg! Um, why don't you and I, um, go see if we can scrounge up some more cake?"
"Fine..." She agreed, glaring at Haley as she followed Lucas away from the group.
"Excuse me..." Haley muttered, doing all she could not to break down and cry in front of everyone, brushing past Nathan and speeding out of the hall.
"Umm.. I'll go..." Nathan mumbled, chasing after her.
Haley was barely aware of the fact that it was poring rain outside, as she ran quickly away from the ballroom, out into the garden. She sat down on a wooden bench, and watched as the rain pelted the brick patio.
"Haley!" Nathan called loudly over the storm. He sat down next to her, but she stood up. "Haley... I"
"Don't Nathan." She warned. "Because there is nothing you can do or say to fix this now." She yelled, starting to walk away, but he grabbed her arm.
"Haley, come on, at least let me explain..." He pleaded.
"Explain what Nathan! Explain why you left, explain why, even after all of those promises, you still chose basketball over me and Megan! Or explain how you suddenly couldn't love me anymore?" She sobbed, flailing her arms around. The several drinks she had were kicking in, making her slightly more emotional and honest than she normally might have been.
"Haley, I left because I thought it would be a good opportunity. I didn't choose basketball over you, I was just stubborn and didn't understand why you wouldn't of told me that you were pregnant. And, I swear to god, I NEVER stopped loving you." He promised, lifting her chin and gently placing his broad hands on her face, rubbing off the mixture of tears, makeup and rain.
Haley trembled voluntarily at the feeling of his hands on her skin. Every brain cell she had was telling her to pull away, to leave, but the look in his eyes was intoxicating, and it made her heart long to stay. She shivered slightly as the strong wind blew and the warm summer rain poured down upon them harder. She drew in a breath as he moved closer to her. His arm snaked around her lower back, and he pushed her closer to him. She didn't remember to think, he seemed to have always had that effect on her. The tension that had mounted between the two was undeniably changing into a whole other type of tension, one that had been unfamiliar to Haley since he left. "Nathan," she shuddered.
"I love you Haley," He confirmed tenderly. She felt herself tense when his hand left her cheek and trailed down her bare arm.
"Haley..." He murmured hoarsely, leaning closer to her, so she could feel his breath. His mouth met hers and they shared a small sweet kiss, before he pushed her body fully against his. She wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss, the raw passion between the two was unmistakable.
Nathan had never been more attracted to anyone in his whole life. She still made him forget everything around him and made his breath run short, but this was foreign to him. Their kiss was intense and desperate, the longing was evident. It had been close to 5 long years where he couldn't hear her voice, or see her smile, or hold her, and he vowed, in that moment, to never leave her again.
She pulled away, and rested her head on his chin. "Do you wanna head home?" She whispered seductively.
He nodded. They walked around to the parking lot, which was in a few inches of rain water and climbed into the dry limo.
They had trouble holding it in on the ride back to her house, hardly keeping their hands off each other. The limo driver announced they were there right before it went much further.
"Thanks." Nathan mumbles to him, helping Haley to get out. They walk inside and immediately Nathan wraps his arms around her waist and kisses her passionately.
"Where's... Megan?" He asked between kisses.
"Karen's for the night." She answers. He lifts her up, allowing her to wrap her legs around his middle. He carries her up the stairs, continuing to kiss her, when they reach her bedroom he lowers her down. She quickly sheds his suit coat, unties his bowtie, and unbuttons his shirt, throwing them haphazardly on the floor. He finds the zipper on her dress, and slowly drags it down, causing her to shudder. The drenched dress was discarded and they made their way towards the bed. He removed her bra and underwear, and she removed his pants and boxers.
"God, you are so beautiful." He whispered, hoping she doesn't regret this in the morning.
I hope you liked it, that I didn't make you wait all of this time for nothing. Because I would feel sorry. PLEASE review, good or bad, I want to know your honest answer. Um. Feminine Calculators are cool...(shout out to BK for that one ... dont ask.)
MY Review answers or w/e...: there are too many of you now!
Mrs. Marissa Murray: I am SO glad you enjoyed the last chapter. I hope the Naley inthis one doesn't disappoint.
LiasonFan2: I tried to have them talk sort of... more in the upcoming chapters I promise.
Chigirl875: Curious? Hmm... well be curious no more. The Naley is reavealed.
1ThNaley23: Thanks for the long review and the AWESOME comments that came with. Lol Dangerously in Love is amazing, and you're right, it does fit well for that chapter. Hope you liked this chapter just as much.
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Katie