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Chapter 16: Rise

Haley moved in closer to him until she was so close that she could feel his chest moving up and down as he breathed, "Maybe something wonderful is happening" She said as she moved her self so that his face was facing hers. She leaned down slowly and kissed him gently.

Nathan almost immediately pushed her away. "I'm sorry" Haley mumbled.

"No it's not that" Nathan said as he moved his hand close to his mouth, "... I think I'm going to be sick". Nathan shifted him self to the toilet as quickly as possible and started to vomit. Haley moved her self so that she was next to him and placed a caring hand on his back.

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"Where are Nathan and Haley?" Brooke asked as the group sat around the table with a spread of food in front of them.

"I'm not sure" Lucas said, "I'll go see if I can find them. Lucas walked away from the table and headed down the hall way. He stopped when he heard weird sounds coming from the bathroom. "Nathan... Haley!"

"Come in" Haley said. Lucas walked in and saw his younger brother's head inches away from the toilet and Haley sitting next to him.

"Is he okay" Lucas asked as he watched him puke some more.

"Yeah... Don't worry about it Lucas I'll stay here and look after him you just go back to dinner" Haley said.

"Are you sure" Lucas asked as Nathan stopped puking and moved so that he was laying down on the floor.

"Yeah" Haley said.

"Okay" Lucas said with an un-certain voice. He smiled as best as he could as he walked out of the bathroom.

"Was that Lucas?" Nathan asked with a soft voice.

"Yeah it was... How are you feeling?" Haley asked him as she ran her fingers through his hair.

"Like ass" He answered honestly as he opened his eyes and looked up at her, "Thanks... For everything".

"Not a problem" Haley answered with a small smile.

"I know I have been really difficult lately, and I just wanted to know how much it has meant to me having you around through it all".

"I'm glad to be around, I'm really happy that your letting me back into your life Nathan, and whether you believe it or not your life is still important" Haley said to him and he half smiled at her.

"I don't know... Things have been messed up lately. I guess I'm just feeling a little lost" Nathan told her.

"Maybe I can help you find your way" Haley said to him.

"Maybe you can" Nathan said and believed.

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A Few Days Later

"We are getting married in a week" Brooke squealed in excitement as she told Haley and Peyton her news.

"Thank-god, we were worried you two were never going to set another date" Peyton smiled

"I know me too for a minute their. Lucas was too worried about Nathan, I don't know what happened between you and Nathan at that dinner but it seems to have done wonders. He hasn't been drinking and I wouldn't call his mood chipper but it's definitely improved".

"Nothing happened we just talked, I think all the vomiting made him realize that alcohol wasn't helping him" Haley replied.

"Are you going to be able to get everything together by then?" Peyton asked her.

"We pretty much have everything ready and Deb said we could have the wedding and reception on her big huge yard, it's going to be pretty easy to pull together actually" Brooke replied.

"This is so exciting" Peyton said happily. She knew how much Brooke wanted to marry Lucas and how much it had hurt them both to have to cancel the wedding.

"I love weddings, and this one even more so because it's my own" Brooke agreed.

"You know that last wedding that I went to was my own" Haley laughed as she thought about that day. It was meant to have been to best day of her life but it had turned into a nightmare because of Rachel.

"that's a good point... Hopefully this one doesn't end with a drunk crazy bitch almost killing herself and two people" Brooke replied.

"Yeah here's hoping" Peyton added.

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"Did you hear the good news?" Nathan asked Haley while sitting in her living room.

"Yeah I did, are you going to be right standing up through all the vows and stuff?" Haley asked him as she looked at his leg which was still in a cast, in had learned how to move around quite quickly for a guy who's leg was broken.

"I'll be fine" Nathan assured her.

"Just making sure" Haley smiled at him.

"You worry about me to much" Nathan told her.

"Well your always getting into accidents and hurting yourself, you've actually been pretty lucky so far".

"Real lucky" Nathan scoffed.

"Your alive aren't you" Haley said to him. He grabbed her hand and pulled her down so that she was sitting next to him.

"Yes I am" Nathan said as he kissed her passionately, and placed his hands on her waist.

"mmm" Haley said happily when their lips parted, "We should do that more often".

"... I was thinking, we should go out to dinner tomorrow night" Nathan said to her.

"Like on a date" Haley replied.

"Yeah, I mean if you want to" Nathan said quickly.

"I'd love to" Haley smiled as she leaned him and have him a quick kiss on the lips.

TBC

Okay guys, my writers block has turned this chapter and the chapter before it into absolute crap. I'm really not happy with the way they have turned out. So I'm going to be taking some time off writing this, most likely no more then a week. Just to clear my head a little. Hopefully when I come back to it my idea will be fresher and I'll be able to write better lol. Please don't be mad, and as I said it will only be about a week

Thanks