Thanks everyone! I felt really bad about not updating lately, I've been really busy.

Did you guys watch Monday's episode? How sad was it, totally got me balling!

Chapter 8

Was there a point of living? When you lose the one you love, how do you continue to go on? When you here those words 'No Hope' or 'Divorce' are you supposed to just go on and pretend that you heard wrong? These were the questions that were going through Nathan and Lucas' heads. Peyton had just told them that there was really no hope for them at this point and she wouldn't be surprised it Brooke and Haley left them for good.

An hour has passed and the guys were drinking like pigs, drink after drink. Brooke and Haley were sitting with Peyton having a few sips of wine and just talking about how Peyton and Jake were together in L.A and were going to be together. As soon as Peyton got her new promotion, she would be transferred back to Tree Hill. The girls were so excited about the news.

"Send me another," Nathan demanded. "Don't you think you've had enough to drink?" Owen asked concerned.

Nathan shot Owen a death glare, "Let's get something straight, I pay you and you continue to give me drinks...understand?"

"Yea besides, my mother owns this place," Lucas added giving Owen a warning glare.

Nathan looked over his shoulder at Haley. He loved her so much, even drunk he still knew that he loved her with all his heart and soul and nothing would ever change that.

"I have an idea," Nathan told his brother completely wasted. "What is that?" Lucas asked.

Nathan smiled, "Let's go sing to our girls." Lucas smiled back, "Good idea."

Owen stared blankly at the guys, "Do you guys think that's a good idea?"

"What did we tell you before, Owen?" Lucas stood up and shouted. The guys headed for the stage. It took them awhile but they eventually got there with one another's help. They threw themselves up on stage and started to talk into the microphones.

"This is for our wives, Haley James Scott," Nathan began. "And Brooke Davis Scott...one, two three," Lucas continued.

The girls turned around as soon as they heard their names. The boys sang All My Life by KC & JoJo.

"I Will Never Find Another Lover, Sweeter Than You, Sweeter Than You," Nathan began to sing.

"And I Will Never Find Another Lover, More Precious Than You," Lucas continued

"More Precious Than You, Girl You Are..."Nathan couldn't continue singing. The boys went silent as they felt the room spinning. They both saw Haley and Brooke standing up and looking at them with fear in their eye. The guys started to get really dizzy and before they knew it, they had both passed out on the stage.

"OMGSH," Haley shouted as she and Brooke ran over to their husbands sides.

Owen then ran over there and checked the guys to make sure they were breathing. "What is wrong with them? Are they okay?" Haley asked in panic.

"They've had a lot to drink tonight; I think the two of you may have something to do with that?" Owen looked at both girls and they made eye contact with one another.

Owen ran over to the bar and poured some different things into two cups and handed them to the girls so that they could get the guys to drink them. "A shot of this will wake them up," he told the girls.

"Nathan, hey it's me, come on wake up for me and drink this," she told him as she held onto his head. Nathan rolled his eyes and saw her, the girl he loved and wanted to see that close to his face.

"Hales?" he asked softly. "Yea it's me, here get up and drink this, it will make you feel much better."

"Luke, I need you to drink this for me, it will make you feel so much better and you won't feel like an elephant is on your head," Brooke said, trying to get her husband to feel better. "It's more like a building," Lucas replied while holding onto his head.

"Same thing, come on just drink it," she told him. Nathan and Lucas both drank the drink and made really funny faces while doing it. "What the hell is that?" Nathan asked, wiping his mouth.

They all looked over at Owen "You don't wanna know, you two boys shouldn't be alone tonight."

"We won't be, we have my mom, Lucas reassured Owen. "That's good, I'll call you guys a cab." Lucas nodded, "Thanks man."

Haley closed her eyes and hesitated while letting out a big sigh and shouted, "Wait."

Owen looked at her as did Brooke and the guys. "What are you doing?" Brooke asked wondering what the hell her friend was thinking.

"I can't send Nathan to Karen's house. He's my husband and the father of my son. Right now he needs me, so I have to be a better person and help him out. It's for one night and besides as soon as he gets into the house he's going to crash anyways," Haley told her friend.

Brooke wined, "Hales, do we have to be the better people here?"

Haley shrugged, "You don't but I do. No matter what goes on with him and me, I will always love him and I can't stand to see him in this condition."

Brooke knew she was right but didn't want to admit it, "Oh I hate you right now."

Haley smiled, "You're more then welcome to stay with me the night, besides the kids are spending the night with Skills and the guys."

Brooke held her friends hand, "Thanks but no, I have a house and you have Nathan to take care of but I'll talk to you first thing in the morning?" Haley hugged her friend, "Of course."

Haley then turned her attention to Peyton, "And you missy, make sure you keep in touch and that I see you very soon."

Peyton smiled, "You got it."

Haley and Brooke both hugged Peyton. The three girls then went their separate ways. The ride home was very quiet for both couples which was better.

Nathan opened his eyes, "Thanks so much for taking care of me tonight."

Haley nodded, "It's one night and besides after all you're still my husband, for now."

Nathan didn't like the sound of those last words, "What do you mean for now?"

Haley sighed, "Nathan it's been a long night and I don't want to get into this right now."

Nathan looked at Haley, "I will fight for you until I take my last breath. I will never give up on you, I will never give up on us."

"I'm going to put on some coffee, why don't you go upstairs and change and you can meet me back down here." "Okay, thanks," he told her.

Haley nodded and started to make some coffee. Meanwhile Brooke had just entered the house with Lucas.

"Thanks for making me stay here tonight Brooke," he smiled. "I did this for Karen, she doesn't deserve to see you like this and she shouldn't have to take care of you. Your mother is a great person but I guess that you got your characterizes from your father."

"Brooke don't say that," Lucas snapped as those words stung like a bee.

"Look Lucas, it's really late and I'm so tired. I'm going to bed, you know where everything is if you need anything."

"So that's it? You're not going to say anything else?" Lucas demanded to know. "I have nothing more to say." Brooke went upstairs and fell asleep not wanting to think twice about the night she had.

Meanwhile Haley was waiting in the kitchen for Nathan to come downstairs but it had been about 10 minutes and he hadn't shown up. Haley began to worry that maybe he had passed out on the floor somewhere. She walked upstairs to see if she could find him and she did. Nathan was fast asleep on their bed with the picture of him, Haley and Jamie in his hand. Haley smiled and placed the blanket on top of him, she then walked back downstairs and had a sip of her coffee while she laid down on the couch and slowly fell asleep.