Chapter 14:
Nathan ran to the hospital and saw Brooke seating in the waiting room. She looked up at him and he stopped in his tracks when he saw the look on her face. Brooke's eyes were filled up with tears.
"Brooke", whispered Nathan looking at her.
Brooke walked up to Nathan shaking.
"They god, she fell to the ground, she was bleeding, there was so much blood Nathan", sobbed Brooke.
He reached out and held her shoulders. Lucas ran up to them followed by Dan. Brooke looked up and broke down in front of Lucas. Nathan walked up the nurse's station.
"My my wife was brought in, god I I'm Nathan Scott, my wife Haley", said Nathan trying to keep his emotions in check.
The nurse nodded his head.
"She is down the hall and to the left, they are waiting for you", said the nurse.
Nathan saw the look on the nurse's face.
"What is down there?", asked Nathan dreading the answer.
"The ICU, your wife was brought in there", said the nurse.
Nathan nodded his head and tried to keep up right as he walked towards the long hallway. Nathan walked into the room and saw the doctor.
"Mr. Scott I believe?", asked the young doctor.
Nathan could only nod his head. He felt so numb inside, his wife was in trouble he knew this. He could see the blood on the doctor's scrubs.
"Mr. Scott, I have some news on your wife and your baby", said the doctor.
Nathan nodded his head trying to keep his heart from flying out of his chest.
Lucas sat down next to Brooke and rocked her back and forth. He looked at Dan. He looked at his father and tried to get his reaction. He was scared for his friend and for his brother. He knew that Nathan would not make it if Haley or his son was hurt. He felt Brooke trembling in his arms and kissed her hair trying to soothe her.
"Blood, so much blood Lucas, so much blood", said Brooke.
Lucas stroked her hair gently. He closed his eyes and his mind went back to the last time that Haley was in the hospital. They were all seating in the waiting room just like this.
Flashback 6 years ago………………
"Lucas", yelled Brooke as she saw her boyfriend running towards her.
"Brooke god, baby are you alright?", asked Lucas looking concerned.
He got a phone call from the hospital telling him that Brooke and Haley were in a car accident.
"Where is my wife", yelled Nathan.
Lucas heard him yelling at the nurses. He knew that Nathan was scared. He received the same phone call from the hospital as well.
"Sir you need to calm down", said the nurses.
"I don't need to calm down I need my wife, I need my wife, where is she", yelled Nathan.
"Sir, please calm down", said the nurse once more.
"I'll be right back cheery", said Lucas.
"Nathan", said Lucas.
Nathan looked crazed, and Lucas knew that he was going out of his mind.
"Please can you tell me where Haley Scott is?", asked Lucas.
The nurses nodded their heads.
"She is in the emergency room, go down the hall and to the right", said the nurse.
"Nathan come on, let's go", said Lucas but Nathan was already half way down the hall.
"I have to see my wife, tell me what's wrong with her, I need to see my wife", said Nathan almost pleadingly.
"Sir, you need to calm down", said the doctor.
"I hate you people, my wife was in a car accident and you want me to calm down, I can't understand why in the world should fucking calm down", yelled Nathan.
"Nathan, please", said Lucas touching his brother's shoulders.
Nathan looked at his brother.
"It's Haley, Luke she is my life, I can't, I just can't lose her at all", said Nathan pleading for him to understand.
Lucas nodded his head.
"I know, doctor can you please tell us what is going on?", asked Lucas calmly.
"Haley Scott, is pretty banged up, she has a punctured lung, and a broken leg, but other than that she is doing okay", said the doctor.
Nathan visibly relaxed.
"Are you sure?", asked Nathan.
The doctor nodded his head.
"Can I see her?", asked Nathan.
"In a little while, she is still under the effects of the drugs", said the doctor.
"Come on Nathan let's go sit down", said Lucas leading his brother to the chairs set up in the waiting room.
"Look Nathan, I have to go see Brooke", said Lucas.
Nathan nodded his head.
"Is she alright?", asked Nathan.
"Yeah as far as I can see, she looked a little scared but yeah she is fine", said Lucas.
Lucas walked back to the room that Brooke was in.
"Lucas is Haley alright?", asked Brooke looking at him with concerned and fearful eyes.
"Yeah she is a bit banged up, lungs punctured, and broken bones, but the doctor said she would be alright", said Lucas.
Brooke let out a sigh a relief.
"What happened Brooke", asked Lucas.
"We were driving to the mall to do a little shopping", said Brooke.
"Little shopping?", asked Lucas grinning at her.
"Alright we were going to buy out the mall", said Brooke rolling her eyes.
"Anyway we were at a red light and it turned green and Haley started driving and next thing I knew was the car was being hit by this other car. It spun us a few times and I hit my head and when I woke up I was here", said Brooke.
"Did you see the other car?", asked Lucas.
"Yeah it was a green VW beetle, kind of like mine", said Brooke.
"That driver left the scene of the crime, the cops told me that they were searching for the car", said Brooke sighing and laying back on the bed.
"Cheery I'm just glad you okay, because when I heard the hospital call me and tell me you were in a car accident I almost lost my mind", said Lucas running his fingers through her long brown hair.
"Aww don't I feel special", said Brooke giggling.
"You are special to me", said Lucas kissing her forehead.
He grabbed the chair next to her hospital bed and pulled it closer and held her hand.
"Are we going to be alright Lucas?", asked Brooke a little while later.
Lucas looked at her. He nodded his head.
"We will be fine Cheery", said Lucas.
Brooke nodded her head.
"Nathan is she alright", ran in a scared Peyton followed closely by an equally scared Jake.
"Yeah she will be just a few broken bones, they said we could see her in a little while", said Nathan.
He sighed.
"Nate are you alright?", asked Jake.
Nathan looked at Jake.
"Yeah now, but man when I heard hospital and Haley in the same sentence I freaked. God I think I broke every driving rule to get here and then the nurses wouldn't tell me anything because they didn't believe that she was my wife, it makes me so angry", said Nathan.
"I hate to break it to you Nathan, but being married at 17 is kind of weird", said Peyton smiling.
Nathan looked at her and bust out laughing.
"I know but I love Haley I really do. Marrying Haley I think was the best decision I ever made in my life", said Nathan.
Peyton nodded her head.
"Yeah it was, marrying Haley was the sanest thing that you ever done", said Peyton.
Nathan smiled at her and brought his head back and closed his eyes.
End Flashback…………….
Brooke lay her head on Lucas's lap as he continued to stroke her hair.
"Here son", said Dan handing him a cup of coffee.
"Thanks", whispered Lucas.
Brooke had a blank expression on her face and every one in a while you would see a tear slip down her face. Peyton and Jake were now sitting next to Lucas as well as Mike and Corina.
"Noooooooooooooooo", yelled Nathan.
Everyone's head snapped up at this. Brooke moved from Lucas's lap before Lucas ran down where Nathan was. What he saw made him cringe. Nathan was on the ground sobbing.
"Nathan, bro, what is it?", asked Lucas grabbing his brother by the shoulders.
"Luke", sobbed out Nathan.
"Nathan what tell me, what's wrong with Haley?", asked Lucas getting worried.
Nathan looked at his older brother with tears in his eyes.
"It's not Haley, it's not Haley", repeated Nathan.
Dan walked to the room then to see his youngest son sobbing in his brother's arms. He had a flash of that night that Lucas cried in Nathan's arms telling him that he wouldn't let Lucas die.
"Nathan", said Dan looking at them both.
Lucas looked up with tears in his eyes.
"What?", asked Dan walking into the room.
Nathan looked at his father and said, "My son, it's my son".
Dan looked at Nathan.
"Is he did he?", asked Dan trying to get past the lump in his throat.
"God dad, he", said Nathan looking at Dan.
"He what?", asked Dan.
Lucas looked up at Dan. The look on both his sons' faces said it all.