Hello People! LOL... okay I know it's been awhile, but Im nonstop lately.. i apologize.. thank you for the awesome reviews...and here's chapter thirteen

Disclaimer: I Do not Own One Tree Hill

Chapter Thirteen: "Natalie's Sick..."

This feeling that Haley had, was undescribable. It was like she couldn't breath, even though she as breathing hard. Like her body was aching, even though it was numb. Like she was too weak to stand, though she was standing still. She had her hand pressed against the window of Natalie's hospital room where she could see doctors buzzing around. She could tell they were nervous, and confused, as one doctor gripped his forehead in his hands, the same way she used to when she couldn't solve a math problem. Though she knew the problem now was much more than simple multiplication. She noticed a reflection behind her, as he moved his hand up to tighten on her shoulder.

"It was just a fever." She spoke softly. Nathan wasn't sure what to say. He just tighten his grip on her, and watched with her. She shrugged him off, and walked over to the coffee machine, pouring her fourth cup. Nathan watched her, and noticed the clock above her. 2:14 am. Everything around them was quiet, and even the receptionist at the front desk was falling asleep. Everything was quiet, except for Natalie's hospital room, where the doctors were chatting and doing tests over and over. Nathan turned back to watch them, not wanting to push Haley away at such a time. He could see a few doctors nod, but at the same time, no progress was being made. He watched his daughter's tiny body, it kicked as she wailed while the doctor pushed needles into, then soon, he could see the harsh kicking stop, and he body become motionless.

"She's been doing that all night." Haley said after she heard Nathan gasp. "Coming and going." She whispered from the coffee machine, her back still to Nathan. Just then everything hit him. How that one thing he did, that one mistake, changed everything. They could have been home together, when this happened, facing it together, instead of feeling so far apart. They could still be in New York, with the best doctors. Maybe she wouldn't have been sick at all if he had just been there to take care of her.He could hear a slight whimper behind him. And he turned to see Haley's small body shaking, her head had fallen into her hands and she was falling apart in front of him. He wasn't exactly sure what to do, she had been pushing him away since she got there. Should he reach for her? Should he let her have her space. Instead he walked up behind her, so close he was breathing down her neck. She could feel his breath on her and it gave her chills.

"It's going to be okay." He whispered into her hair as he placed his hands on her arms and squeezed them tightly in his palms. She shook her head and shrugged him off harshly.

"They don't know her. They don't know what she needs!" Haley began to cry. A she turned to face him and waved towards the doctors on the hospital room.

"Haley, they know what they're doing." Nathan whispered as he tried to grip her face into his hands.

"Don't tell me they know what they're doing. How do they know this isn't different than the other cases they've had!" Haley gave Nathan a hard look, which scared him as he realized everything was about to come boiling over. She harshly pushed her hand against his chest and pushed from her proximity. "And how would you know?" She spat out. "You've spent maybe two days with her. You don't know her anymore than they do!" She said as tears surrounded the brim of her eyelids, threatening to fall.

"She's still my daughter." Nathan said, a little angry at Haley, but even more angry at himself for putting them here.

"There's a fine line between fathering a child and being a father Nathan." Haley as she sighed, happy that she was actually being honest with him for the first time since Nathan came back.

"Are you trying to say Im a bad father?" Nathan raised his eyebrows in a threatening way.

"You haven't been a father at all." Haley snapped again. Nathan didn't want to do this here, not now with his daughter in the room so close fighting for his life. He turned and walked away. His anger with Haley now reaching a climax.

"Walking away again?" Haley called after him. Nathan didn't stop, he just kept walking until he got to the door and placed his shaking hand over the knob. "It seems like you've found a new talent." She called again sadly. She knew she had pushed him away, but the truth was, she didn't actually want him to go.

"Im just getting some air Haley. I'll be back." He said to her, his back still facing her so that she couldn't see the tears forming in his eyes.

"Will you?" Haley started to sob as she felt him leaving once more. Her body shook as she cried hard. "Because every single time you walk out that door, I wonder if I'll ever see you again." She cried. She watched him as he turned around, tears falling off of his chin. It was one of the only times in their whole relationship she had seen him cry, and she prayed she'd never see it again. Just as Nathan began to speak, they heard the beeping from Natalie's room get fast and choppy. Then they heard doctors panic and orders being called. They both let go of everything they had selfishly been arguing about and ran to see what was going on. It was hard tot ell, btu doctors were surrounding her, and the line on her monitor was flat with a long... constant... beep.

"Mommy?" Michael whispered as he walked into Brooke's room where he could faintly see her sleeping, with something bunched in front of her."Mommy... Luke let me in... are you awake?" He whispered again as he walked closer.But as he got closer, he finally recognized what it was that his mom was cuddled into. He didn't like it, as jealousy filled his small body and his chin quivered.

His lip was pouted out drastically as he began to cry. Lucas then walked in behind him, smiling at the sight of Brooke and Erica sleeping so soundly in front of him.He rubbed his hand on Michael's hairand laughed, not noticing how angry Michael was. But Michael jumped away from him, and turned to look at him furiously, tears streaming down his face and his neck which was still covered by his jacket over his pajamas. "That's my mommy." He cried loudly.This woke both Brooke and Erica up from their sleep and Erica sat up. Pulling the worn out bunny rabbit up with her. Michael eyes went wide as he stared at them.

"Mikey? What's wrong sweety?" Brooke asked as she leaned over to pull him up with them. But Michael stepped out of her embrace and continued to cry, this time louder.

"And that's my bunny." He said as he ran out of the room and into his where Erica had left the nightlight on. He could see then, the ruffled sheets and scattered bed clothes where obviously, Erica had once been sleeping. This hurt him more, in his childish, yet understandable ways, he felt like Erica was taking his place everywhere. Brooke rushed in behind him, bending down to pull him up into her arms. "Was she sleeping in my room?" He asked quietly and sadly.

"Well, we had no where else for her to sleep baby."Lucas joined them, Erica in his arms sleepily, still gripping Michael's bunny.

"She could have slept with her daddy." He spat out angrily. This stung Lucas as he listened to his son refer to him as someone else's father and not his own, though it wasn't that he was Erica's father, or he wanted to be Mikey's anymore than her's, but now, the possibility of have that relationship with Michael, seemed just too far gone to ever be possible at all.

"I wish I could just go to the hospital with uncle Nathan." Michael said, once again angrily. Brooke and Lucas weren't quite sure what to say, they just shook their heads trying to find the words. Then it hit them both at once.

"Hospital?" They asked in unison.

"Who's at the hopidal?" Erica asked cutely.

"Michael..." Brooke said, beginning to worry as she crouched in front of him, taking his hands and looking into his eyes with seriously. "Why is uncle Nathan at the hospital?"

"Natalie's sick..." He said with a "yucky" tone in his voice as he curled up his nose. Brooke and Lucas just exchanged a frightened look as their breaths stopped.

There ya go! Hope you liked... review please... i LOVE reviews lol...

Michelley P.