Nathan was still holding her hand as he felt something. He wasn't sure whether he was imagining it or not but he thought he felt Haley's hand twitch. "Wake up," he demanded in a firm voice. "Listen to me and wake up."

"Ow," Haley whispered as her eyes opened a tiny crack. "Everything hurts. What happened to me?"

"You got shot," Nathan said as a relieved sigh overcame him. "Do you remember?"

"Yeah, I meant what shape am I in? How bad is the damage?"

"You'll be okay," Nathan said, his fingers caressing her hand gently.

"There's something you're not telling me," Haley said. "I know you. What is it?"

"Did you know… did you know you were pregnant?" Nathan said slowly.

"What?" Haley said, her eyes open in shock. She sat up straight and Nathan saw a hundred emotions on her face in a few seconds. Amazement, fear, hope wonder alarm… every possible feeling, she felt it. "Is it…?"

"No," Nathan said sadly. "You had a miscarriage. I… I'm sorry." Haley closed her eyes and felt the tears burn hotly down her face no matter how hard she tried to stop them. "It should have been me," Nathan said. "I wish he'd shot me instead."

"No, I wouldn't wish that," Haley said. "I just… I'm sad."

"I know," Nathan said. He leant close to her and gently brushed his lips with his own. It was such a soft and meaningful kiss that Haley almost felt her heart break with the tenderness.

"How is everyone else?" Haley asked.

"Brooke was shot but it looks like she's going to be okay," Nathan said. "And Jimmy killed himself." Haley thought about it for a moment but couldn't bring herself to regret that Jimmy was no longer around. The person who was responsible for her babies death. She wondered if that made her a bad person but at the moment, she was too tired and exhausted to care. She closed her eyes in a mixture of sadness and pure exhaustion.

"I love you," she murmured before letting go of consciousness. He kept hold of her hand until she was asleep and stayed there until Lucas came into the room.

"How is she?" Lucas asked sitting next to Haley on her other side.

"Okay," Nathan said. "She woke up for a little bit before slipping back into sleep. She's going to be okay. How's Brooke?"

"Fine," Lucas said. "She'll be discharged in a few days time."

"That's good," Nathan said. He kept hold of his wife's hand and both of them were in silence for an unknown amount of time.

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