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Chapter 4 stuck in a hard place

"Ok." Keith said softly.

"Let me show you something first." He offered his hand to Haley. She took it grabbing Jamie's hand. He lead them into the light and they stepped out onto the market place dock. The first thing Haley sees is Nathan with his head on the wheel of their car.

"can he see me?" Haley asks.

"No." Haley watched as Nathan started to pray.

"I know a lot of people wish for stuff and never give back." He stopped. He swallowed the lump in his throat and begins again.

"Look I know Keith saved me in that accident but Haley saved me long before that. Please don't take her from me. Please don't take our child from her. She will be a wonderful mother if you just." Nathan couldn't take it any longer and he started to cry. Haley took a step forward and put out her hand as if to rest it on Nathan's shoulder. She stopped as there was a flash.

Haley opens her eyes to see herself in that hospital bed. Lucas and Brooke were sitting one on each side of her.

"Momma it's you." chirped little Jamie as Haley walked around the room.

"Momma who is this?" Jamie asked as he pointed to Lucas.

"Your uncle Lucas." She said knowing that his heart could barely take this. The HCM that he has is activated by high stress moments.

"I have to go back. For Luke." Haley told Keith grabbing Jamie's hand.

"If that's what you want."

"Yes."

Haley opened her eyes and looked around the hospital room. Brooke and Lucas were asleep. She turns her head and focused on her wedding ring. She moved it around her finger and then took it off. Haley placed it on the desk next to the phone and fell back to sleep.

He puts the car in gear and heads for the back roads of Tree Hill. He parks his car on the side of the rode. Walking to find that spot where he found her Nathan felt uneasy. He sat in the ditch to remember last night.

FLASHBACK

Nathan was driving looking for Haley when he comes across this body in the ditch. He pulls over and gets out of the car. He walks over to the body for a closer look. Rolling it over he sees his wife. She was hit. It was her.

Nathan looked around to see if anyone was there. About twenty feet away there was a car. Nathan remembered that car, it was Daunte's car. Nathan ran over to it and pulled Daunte out. He shoved him on the ground and started to bet him. Nathan finally stopped and checked Daunte. There was no breathing, no heartbeat. Daunte was dead. He ran back over to Haley and dialed 911.

FLASHBACH OVER

Nathan looked down at his pocket. His phone was vibrating. He pulls it out and looks at the number.

"Lucas." He whispers to him self. Nathan quickly answered it.

"Good news, Haley and the baby are fine. She's awake if you want to come see her."

"Thanks little brother." Nathan said as he rushed to his car. He jumped in and sped off toward the hospital. Nathan walks in the room and everyone stares at him. Nathan smiles happily at his wife then notices the ring by the phone and not on her finger.

"Haley you can't be serious. I was in shock."

"No you left me to take care of Jamie by myself."

"It's a boy? How long have you been hiding this?" Nathan asked as he walked out the door.

"Once again you're leaving me alone Nathan Scott." Haley said to her self. She looked at the ring and let her head fall back into the pillow.

"I loved you but you didn't love me." Haley continued to talk to herself. She watched the door to see if it would open. To see if Nathan would come back. The door never did open again. To her Nathan was gone. When the door opened again it was just Luke.

"I brought you what you asked for, but are you sure you want this?"

"Yes" she said as she pulled the package from his hands. She opened it and read the heading out loud.

"Petition for divorce."