Hey guys, Thanx for the awesome reviews, here's chapter four...
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Chapter 4: The Truth
Haley was getting ready for bed when she heard a small knock on her door. " Come in." She called silently, everyone else had gone to bed but she couldn't sleep because she had been becoming restless and uncomfortable. As the door slowly creaked over Haley watched the person in her mirror in front of her. Slowly a young girl crept in behind the door shyly. Her hair was messy- curls all over the place, her feet bare and her tiny pajamas twisted. She just stood there are stared at Haley admiringly.
"Hey." Haley whispered, turning around to look at her. She looked so adorable, but at the same time, so much like Peyton it was scary. But, Adorable.
"My Grandma talked about you a lot, she told me lots of stories." She said, still a little shy. She was hugging an old, worn out, pink bunny rabbit and she had he thumb in her mouth not even removing it to talk.
"Really?" Haley smiled.
"Yea, I really wanted to meet you, I asked Daddy if you'd come visit me, he said no." She said sadly. " But I knew you would, Grandma said." She smiled excitedly.
"Aw, I really wanted to meet you too sweety." Haley laughed.
"Why doesn't my daddy like you?" She blurted out. The words, and the thoughts, of the fight they had cut Haley deeply.
"Um, you're daddy warned me about something, or someone. But I didn't listen. He was right though. Lesson number one, nine chances in ten, your Daddy's always right." Haley curled up her nose at the little girl, who giggled at her face and silently made her way to sit next to Haley on her bed. Her small, short legs dangled over the bed and she let them move back and forth quickly, still smiling and laughing.
"Will you play with me tomorrow?" The little girl asked, gone back to her shy tone.
"Of course, what do you like to play?.. or..." Haley hesitated. " Do you like to draw" it only made sense if she did, she was already so much like Peyton.
But instead the little girl screwed up her nose at Haley. " Not really... we can play dress up though!" She gasped excitedly, her eyes were wide with enthusiasm.
"Sounds great!" Haley laughed. " Wow! Brooke would definitely love you!"
The little girl looked at her in surprise. " You know Brooke?" She asked confused.
" YOU know Brooke?" Haley asked her instead.
"Daddy talks about her a lot. Says he loves her and says the yucky stuff like people say on Grandma's movies." She squinted, screwing up her nose again.
Haley looked at her, a little frightened. " Yucky stuff?"
"Yea, like she's really pretty, and he made mistakes and he wants to be with her again and..." She got cut off by Lucas's angry tone.
"ERICA! Stop it! What are you doing in here?" He yelled. Erica looked at him frightened. She had never heard her daddy yell before. Haley looked at him angrily, she should never have had to hear him yell.
"Im just talking to Aunt Haley." She pouted sorrily.
"Baby, it's time to go back to bed." He calmed his voice and directed her out. The little girl got up sadly and walked out of the room.
"Still hate me huh?" Haley spat out at him, so sick of the whole fight.
"You chose Nathan over your family Haley." Lucas responded, turning his head so that he didn't look her in the eye. " And Brooke, you chose her over me."
" First of all, Nathan was my husband!" Past tense. It ached inside of her. " and Brooke was my best friend!" Haley cried. " You chose Peyton over her!"
" PEYTON WAS PREGNANT!" Lucas justified.
"SO WAS BROOKE!" Haley yelled back, but regretted it right away.
Lucas didn't ask any questions, just looked at her confused, like he wasn't thinking about what she had just said, or like he already knew. He suddenly became calm, like he didn't want to argue with her anymore. " Wait, Nathan was your husband?" He asked suddenly. " You mean, is your husband, right?"
Haley closed her eyes tightly, pushing away the stinging feeling of emerging tears. " was. We're getting a divorce. He wasn't ready for a family. He wanted to go back to basketball." She sobbed. Lucas stared at her. "Just say it... you told me so..."
"Im sorry, this isn't what I wanted to happen." He whispered.
"Yes it is." She sighed sadly.
"AUNT HALEY!" Michael squealed as he ran into Haley awaiting arms. After a very quick ( since they didn't live THAT far away) and nerve wrecking flight, Brooke was standing on Karen's front porch. It was the weekend, and just as they promised, Michael could visit on them.
"Hey Baby! Oh I Missed you!" Haley laughed as she scooped him up into the air and tickled his ribs before putting him down again.
"I missed you too!" He smiled.
"Hey Tigger." Haley whispered sweetly as she looked pass the little boy and at her best friend.
"Hey yourself." Brooke winked. The two just stood there until Brooke laughed, choking up, and ran over to Haley. " Ready to come home yet?" She tried as she hugged her.
"Aw, Brookie, I am home." Haley pouted.
"I know, it was worth a try right?" Brooke smiled before wiping away a silent tear. " And how's my little girl?" Brooke spoke into Haley's stomach. The baby kicked, causing Haley to wince.
"Ow, restless." Haley laughed. " Oh Gosh! Come inside please!" Haley anticipated.
" I was wondering when you'd invite us in!" Michael spat out. Haley and Brooke looked at each other and broke out in laughter. Michael just watched them, wondering what was so funny.
Soon they were all in the kitchen; Brooke, Haley and Michael. Karen and Lucas were at work, and Erica was with Keith at the park. " So what's new in Tree Hill?" Brooke asked nervously. Haley knew exactly what she was fishing around for, and exactly why she didn't want to say it out loud.
" Um let's see, When Erica was born Peyton left Lucas to raise her by himself, the hasn't seen her since, and Erica told me last night that Lucas still talks about you all the time and talks about mistakes that he has made!" Haley said all in one breath. Brooke stared at her in shock.
"Ice Cream anyone?" Haley smiled, standing and walking to the fridge. Brooke just sat there, staring off into the distance.
"YAY! ICE CREAM!" Michael said excitedly, jumping up and down. Haley just laughed. Brooke shook off her look of shock to pretend she didn't care. But deep down, it was the best news she had gotten in years. Before she could say anything, she remembered something. Reaching into her purse she pulled out a brown envelope.
"Hales?" Brooke said sadly.
"Yea?" Haley answered, turning to look at her when the envelope caught her attention. "You divorcing me too?" She said, trying to make a joke out of it.
"He, ah, forgot to sign the last ones, so the Lawyers sent these new ones for you to sign, they'll be sent to him again and um... then, it'll be processed." Brooke said quietly, trying to be gentle.
Haley just stared down at the envelope, then smiled, shaking off the pain in her stomach. "Okay. Wanna pass me that pen?" She smiled. Brooke silently passed her the pen.
Haley smiled at her again as she pulled the papers out of the envelope and pressed her pen against them to sign her name. It wouldn't be hard. Haley James-Scott. Three simple words. But still, she froze. Just as she got ready to glide her pen over the paper she got a screaming pain in her stomach. Dropping the pen, she plopped her hand onto her stomach.
"BROOKE!" Haley cried, terrified.
"What's... OH GOD!" Brooke screamed.
"Aunt Haley! We're home!" They heard Erica's voice call from the front door. Haley got another sharp pain in her stomach and screamed. Erica rushed in, Keith behind her. Erica and Michael stood there, scared.
"Daddy..." Haley cried. Her hands were shaking as she held her stomach.
Karen, Lucas, Keith, Michael and Erica all stood in the hospital waiting room, walking circles in the floor. It would still probably be a very long time until the delivery, but they were all very anxious. Brooke was in the room with Haley until they saw her come bursting out through the delivery room doors. Lucas looked at her in shock, and for a second the both of them just stared at each other. A very split second.
"Oh, umm... can someone call Nathan?" Brooke said shyly.
"NATHAN? WHY?" Lucas yelled.
"BECAUSE SHE NEEDS HIM! ITS HIS BABY TOO!" Brooke yelled back.
"YEA! AND HE LEFT THEM!" Lucas justified.
"SHE STILL LOVES HIM! AND SHE NEEDS HIM NOW, MORE THAN EVER!" Brooke yelled emotionally. Not sure if she was still referring to Haley, or to herself. They just stared at each other. Then Lucas slightly glanced down at Michael who was looking at his mom sadly. He hated it when she yelled and he felt so alone out here with all these strangers.
"Mommy?" He started to cry.
"Oh Baby! What's wrong?" She knelt down as Michael ran to her. Lucas just stared at them.
"Can we just get Aunt Haley and go home?" he sobbed.
"No!AuntHaley'snot leaving!" Erica shouted, almost crying too. Lucas went next to her and picked her up, pressing her head into his shoulder as he kissed her forehead. Lucas and Brooke stared at each other.
"I'll call Nathan." Karen whispered to Keith.
Out by the payphone Karen was trying to reach Nathan on his cell phone, but he had it turned off.
"PICK UP!" Karen gritted her teeth intensely before slamming the phone down.
"Woah!" A voice laughed. Whipping around Karen infuriated when she saw Nathan.
"You..." She huffed. " What are you doing here?" She asked, even though he had been the one she was calling.
"I was talking to my mom this morning... she told me about Haley. I just wanted to see if there was anything I could do." Nathan said innocently.
"Anything you can do? Yea! You can get your ass in there and start being the father and husband that you promised my daughter you would be before you had this ridiculous change of heart!" Karen snapped.
Nathan just ran his hands through his hair tiredly and walked through the waiting room door. Brooke was not sitting on a couch with Michael, cradling him in her arms, and Lucas sat on the couch across from her, playing with Erica. Every once in awhile they'd secretly exchange desperate looks, but then turn their attention back to their child. Brooke glanced up and seen Nathan standing there nervously.
"Okay! That was one fast flight!" Brooke said, breaking the silence. Lucas looked at her sweetly and laughed. God I missed you. He thought.
"Uncle Nathan?" Michael said sadly as he glanced up from Brooke's arms. Seeing Nathan his eyes filled with tears as he ran into Nathan's arms. " Where have you been." He sobbed.
"Um... busy." Nathan sighed, seeing how hard the divorce was on Michael, not being able to imagine how hard it would be on his own child.
"Too busy too play with me?" Michael pouted.
"No... never." Nathan smiled.
"Aunt Haley's having our baby now." He said, becoming happy that Nathan was there. They all laughed when he called the baby theirs. Except for Lucas, who still stared in awe of Brooke's son.
"Yea, I know." Nathan said uncomfortably.
" Are you living here with Aunt Haley now too?" Michael said confused. Nathan just looked at everyone, searching for an answer.
"Uncle Nathan needs to go in with Aunt Haley now sweety, we'll kick his ass... I mean... talk to him later okay?" Brooke narrowed her eyes at Nathan, as he walked through the delivery room doors. Lucas walked over to Brooke nervously, with a burning question inside him.
"Is he... mine?" He said quietly.
"No!" Brooke snapped. " He's mine" She gritted her teeth.
"Mommy, who is that?" Michael whispered.
" No one Mikey... he's not important." Brooke smiled at Michael as she knelt in front of his taking his hands. Coldly she glanced up at Lucas, remembering why she hated him, the same reason Haley was going to hate Nathan. And just like Haley, she'd never be able tp truly hate him, but the both of them would act like they did. She knew that much.
Okay, there it is! Hope you liked it... I should be updating mroe often now since Im done all my exams, the only thing keeping me from this is work:( ... anyways, the more reviews, the faster I'll update, so PEASE review :P...
Michelley!