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Chapter 11: If I'd Found The Right Words To Say

Lucas and Brooke were both sitting in the cafe sipping on some coffee. Keith had told them to go home and get some rest but Lucas was to upset to sleep.

"Wow" Brooke said when she looked at the clock.

"What?" Lucas asked her as he yawned a little.

"Weren't meant to be getting married right now" Brooke told him with a sad smile, "Were meant to be standing there with Nathan, and our friends".

"The Doctor said he'll be okay" Lucas said positively.

"Yeah" Brooke whispered.

"Are you okay... About the wedding and stuff".

"Of course Lucas, your brother is in the hospital right now I understand. Besides it wouldn't be right getting married at a time like this" Brooke told him, "We'll wait till Nathan awake and back on his feet. I love you Lucas Scott, It doesn't matter if we are married or not".

"I love you... Pretty girl" Lucas smiled happily at her.

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Haley walked slowly down the corridor to Nathan's room. Deb had gone home for the first time since Nathan's accident. Lucas had rang her to let her know that she could finally come by and see him. He still wasn't awake but the accident had only happened last night. It felt like longer. When she reached to door to the room she stopped. She was scared to open it. She was afraid to see Nathan laying there, not saying or doing anything. She was afraid that he wouldn't wake up.

She slowly opened the door and stepped in. She looked over at him and felt herself almost vomit. He was extremely worse for wear. Almost his entire right side was covered in dark bruises. There was a long gash along his forehead. His chest was moving but it looked anything but normal. There were small gashes all over him. She walked over to the chair beside his bed and sat down while taking his hand into her own. She was shocked to see little scratches on his hand, "Is there any part of you that isn't hurt" Haley said to her self before looking at his face, his beautiful sweet face, even with the bruises and cut he was still the most gorgeous man in the world.

"Hi Nathan," Haley wasn't sure of there was a point talking to him but she decided to do it anyway. "So... We're all really worried about you. When you wake up I think were going to have to make a rule that you can't go 500 feet with in a car, you and them just don't seem to get along" Haley kept looking at him just hoping that he would open his eyelids and that she would see his beautiful blue eyes looking back at her. "Your mom is really hurting... She doesn't want me here. I had to wait till she went home to come and see you".

Haley shifted so that she was now sitting on the bed looking down at him, "Please wake up Nathan. I know I have no right to ask you for anything but I'm asking you to do this, just wake up". He didn't move and Haley felt tears running down her face. "You know I sometimes think about how our life would be right now if I hadn't cheated. Like would we both be in LA. What would our house look like, would we be talking about having kids. I think about it all the time. We could have had a great life together if I hadn't screwed things up. But a part of me hopes that one day me and you will be together again. I've always had a gut feeling that our lives a destined to be together. I don't suppose you feel that way, if you were awake you would most likely being smirking at me and thinking how stupid I sound".

"We were in love Nathan, I still am. Since then a lot of people have asked me if getting married so young was a mistake, I don't think it was cause we really loved each other. It was real what we had, if it wasn't then it wouldn't have hurt so much when it ended. You'll never know how truly sorry I am Nathan, I never wanted to hurt you or betray you like that. All I wanted was to spend the rest of my life with you, I know that because of what I did that can't happen, but can't you just open your eyes for me, just that one little thing Nathan" Haley was begging him.

"Damn you! Why do you have to be so stubborn? Look I just wanted to tell you that I love you and that I'm thinking about you" Haley told him. She looked at him intensely as she moved her mouth close to his ear and whispered, "always and forever Nathan"

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Two days had passed and Nathan still had not opened his eyes. "Hey Karen" Haley said as she walked into the cafe while tying on her apron.

"Haley what are you doing here?" Karen asked her.

"I work here" Haley said with an obvious tone.

"I just assumed with every thing going on, you would want to take some time off" Karen said to her.

"Honestly... I can't be in the hospital when Deb is there, so if I can't be with him then I'd rather keep busy" Haley told her. She started to clear some cups off a table.

"Haley, seat down with me for a minute" Karen said.

"Okay" Haley said as she sat next to the woman she viewed as a second mother.

"I know that what Deb said must have hurt you, I just wanted to make sure that you are okay and that you understand that she was upset and didn't really mean it" Karen said to her.

"I'm fine Karen, I really don't care what Deb said to me... All I care about at the moment is Nathan" Haley told her.

"The Doctor says he will be fine" Karen reminded her.

"I know, I just really want him to wake up" Haley said to her as she wiped a stray tear away from her eye.

"We all do" Karen agreed with her.

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"Hales" Lucas said with a smile. He was sitting in the chair beside Nathan's bed.

"Hey, I got a heads up that Deb wasn't here so I thought I would drop by and check on him" Haley said as she walked over to Nathan's bed and picked up his hand.

"You look like crap" Lucas told her.

"Trust me, you do to" Haley said to him but still continued to look at Nathan.

"He looks a little better today" Lucas said with a hopeful voice. Haley knew he was just saying that, in fact Nathan looked a little worse. She didn't think it was possible but the bruises seemed to have got darker over the last few days.

"How are you?" She asked her oldest friend in the world.

"I'm tired" Lucas told her.

"Yeah I know what you mean".

"I might head off for a while leave you two alone" Lucas said as he got up. He placed his hand lightly on Nathan's shoulder, "See you soon little brother".

"Bye" Haley said quietly as Lucas gave her a small smile and then left.

Haley took the seat the Lucas had just occupied but kept Nathan's hand in her own. She kissed the back of his hand lightly and smiled at him, "Hey cutie... I wonder if your dreaming right now. I had a dream about you last night, it was really weird actually. You were the ring leader of a circus and Tim was your monkey, you kept feeding him crackers. There was really no point to it" Haley said with a small laugh. "Lucas is worried sick about you, I can see it in his eyes. Brooke too. She was telling me the other day that you two have became very close over the years. I think it's good that you have great friends and family in your life, people really care about you. So do us all a favor and open up those beautiful eyes of your"

Haley waited and the sighed it was no good. "Well I had better go I have no idea what time your mom is getting back, and lets just say she isn't to happy with me right now. I'll come back as soon as I can... I love you Nathan" Haley said as she bent down and lightly kissed his lips. She started to head to the door but stopped when she heard something.

"Haley" Nathan lightly mumbled as his eyelids flickered a few times. Haley ran back over to the bed and picked up his hand.

"Nathan... Nathan" Haley said trying to see if it was real or if she had just imagined it.

"Haley" He said once again. Nathan opened his eyes to see a pair of light brown one's looking back at him.

TBC

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