Chapter 6

Haley pulled the blanket around her body as she stared at Nathan who stared back at her. She knew if she shouted then Rachel would be there – kicking Nathan out. But strangely Haley didn't want that…not because she loved Nathan in the normal universe…but because Nightmare Universe Nathan deserved to know the truth…

"Hey…" she said softly and Nathan slammed out of the trance that he had gone into.

"Hey…sorry did I wake you?" he asked worriedly and Haley smiled as she shook her head.

"No no was the sun that woke me up." Haley pointed towards the blinds that had probably been pulled back by Rachel. Nathan nodded in understanding but didn't take his eyes off her.

"I was scared when you left last night. I didn't know what was going on." Nathan admitted as he looked away and Haley sighed – feeling the tears that were threatening to fall.

"I just needed some time to think – I'm sorry if I scared you." Her voice broke as she remembered normal Nathan.

Normal Nathan that would be lying next to her in the bed instead of sitting in the chair opposite her. Normal Nathan that wouldn't have let things get this far. And it hit her for the first time since she had come to the Nightmare Universe that maybe she wouldn't be able to go back to the way everything was. Suddenly the thoughts of the fact that she could be stuck there with a husband she didn't love and all the rest.

"Answer me this Nathan," she started with some energy she gained unexpectedly. "if you could go to a time and place – much like this but so completely different – what one thing would you want to be there?" For a second the question didn't make sense to either of them but even as it sank in Nathan made himself heard.

"Us…I'd want us to be together in that world…" the words flew out even before he could replay it in his mind and Haley's eyes grew large at the sudden news and yet she felt she needed to know more before she let herself indulge in his answers.

"And if I made a mistake in that world…if I did something horrible…would you find it in your heart to forgive me?" she asked as she looked up and Nathan tried to make sense of what she was saying.

"Haley what does this…"

"Just answer me…please…" her voice was just above a whisper and Nathan sighed as he felt his heart break.

"Yes…I would…"

Instinctively her eyes sought out his and she knew it was crunch time. Now or never.

"I didn't have an abortion like I told you…I had a miscarriage…"