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Stepping into the familiar doorway that her feet had not come to pass in recent years, Haley looked around for any trace of life.
"Taylor! It's me Haley, are you there!?" She waited patiently for any sign of a reply. Knowing
her sister and her 'freindly' ways she knew that there was a good chance Taylor wasn't alone,
in fact she had heard from neighbors that frequently she brought 'company' over.
"In the kitchen!"
Hearing pots and pans slam, Haley strode toward the kitchen, poking her head around the swinging door and spotting her sister. Taylor's hair was a mess--due to sleeping, Haley noted, and she had a red silk robe tired carelessly around her slim body.
"Well are you just gona stand there and stare or are you going to come in and sit down, maybe even give your sister a hug?"
Haley smiled walking all the way in and over to where here sister stood making breakfast and gave her a long hug.
"I haven't seen you in years Tay and why are you making breakfast", Haley looked down at her watch, "At one o'clock in the afternoon? You look like hell."
"Well nice to see you too lil sis", Taylor retorted smiling as she pulled a chair away from the counter and motioned for Haley to sit opposite of her.
"So to what do I owe this visit? And I heard you dropped by yesterday, sorry I wasn't home, unfortunately I have to work now."
"It's fine, I just took a peek around, went up to my old room for a little while. I locked the door on my way out by the way which wasn't locked when I came in, so I'll take my thank you now for saving your house from being robbed", Haley replied smirking.
Taylor scoffed.
"Oh please, this is Tree Hill Haley. The people in this town are to old to rob, besides there's nothing to steal here anyways if you've noticed. Now just for being a dull face would you like you're smack upside the head now or later?"
Haley laughed, shaking her head.
"Still the same Taylor, still the same."
"Right back atcha, so again I ask, why are you here, since I know it's not just to visit with me."
Taylor stood up and walked back over to the stove, picking up the white spatula to stir her scrambled eggs.
"How do you know I wasn't just coming to visit?", Haley said looking at her sister suspiciously.
"Because you're my sister and I know you. You have that look in your eyes."
"What look?"
"The I'm-here-to-tell-you-something look.", Taylor stated taking out two plates from the cabinet besides her.
"I do not", Haley defended, throwing on a pout.
"You totally do, now why don't we talk about it over breakfast, sound good?"
Nodding and deciding to let the subject of her having a look go, Haley got up to help make her plate and pull out some juice.
"So, what's going on?", Taylor asked again, stuffing a forkful of food in her mouth.
Sighing Haley knew she needed to get this out, so she put down her fork and prepared herself to spill. This was a secret kept so desperately hidden over the years and Taylor would now be the only other person to know.
"Okay, but you've got to promise not tell."
"I won't I swear. Scouts honor." Taylor held her hand over her heart smiling.
"I'm serious Tay not a word", Haley warned.
"Look I swear okay so just get on with it already."
Taking a deep breath, Haley nervously bit on her lower lip as she began to recall that one past moment that broke her heart into a million pieces.
-Flashback-
Haley tapped her fingers against the window sill anxiously. It was now dark and pouring outside. She watched the rain slide down the musty glass as she awaited Nathan's arrival. They had been going out for months now; they decided in high school--their senior year more specifically, that they had feelings for each other-- feelings that were more than just friends. It started off with a couple of romantic dates, nothing too big and not too many since they were already friends and known each other for most of their lives so the factor of getting to know each other was already acquired.
As time moved on they got more serious. The need to see each other every day took it's toll and Haley even allowed herself to venture as far as sleeping with him.
Wiping the tears that had been flowing like the rain outside, from her eyes, she stared around helplessly. She couldn't understand how she got herself in this situation. She had let the wings of love lift her up and carry her only to have them drop her in the end. Something had happened to her that she thought would never happen in this lifetime or any other. 'Thats probably why this happened to her', she thought. For not believing.
It all started when Nathan got her pregnant and though fearful at first she had become joyed at the thought of having a baby, much less Nathan's. But fear and regret soon seeped it's way back into her mind and the realization of losing not only her, but Nathan's future as well plagued her heart. That did not stop her however, from telling Nathan about the baby and at first he was a little upset, but when Haley heard his speech to Duke University, tears of love fell from her eyes. Whatever he was doing, he would do with his family. Haley remembered those words and for days cried tears of joy at how good of a man he was.
Then Dan appeared, and those tears stopped and brought on new ones; tears of anger and hate. He had told her that she was ruining Nathan's future and shot at the big leagues. A baby would only make things worse--he told her, and that he would just wake up every morning full of hate and wondering of what could have been. It hurt Haley for him to tell her that due to the truth in his words, but it didn't stop her choice about the baby none the less.
So Dan Scott's plan of scaring her out of having the baby failed and he took deeper desperate measures.
"I swear to you Haley, and I swear on my life if you do not abort that baby I will kill each and every family member you have and no one will know, why? Because I'm the mayor I can do anything I want when I want too. And then you'll be all alone, not even Nathan will want to be with you when I'm done", Dan threatened.
But Haley didn't believe it and just brushed it off as another ploy to try to scare her out of having the baby. But when her cousin, Daniel who had been visiting for the summer, came up missing, she found him at Dan's side a knife ready in his hand about to slit his throat. Sobbing Haley begged and pleaded saying she would do anything if he would just let him go.
"You see this Haley? This is what will happen if you don't do what I told you and not just to him but to the rest of your family."
Reluctantly Haley agreed, she would do anything to keep her family safe... even if it meant giving up something she loved. After that day, next day to follow to be exact, she went to the abortion clinic-- accompanied by Dan Scott of course and did what broke who she was and lost what would never be forgotten.
That was the whole reason she was calling Nathan over at this very moment, but not to tell him about the abortion, no she couldn't, he could not know what was going on. For some reason she was angry at him, why? She didn't know. It wasn't his fault but just the mention of his name made her cringe.
Hearing a slight tap, she was brought out of her thoughts as she turned to see a soaked Nathan standing in the doorway, a worried look on his face.
"Haley? What's a matter? I came over as fast as I could... why are you crying?", he said running towards her helpless frame sitting by the window. She held up her hand to stop him though and he pulled back as he was just about to encase her into his arms.
"W-what's a matter?"
Haley stood silently, sliding her body away from his and to the doorway.
"Hales?"
Wiping her red eyes, she looked up at the sound of Nathan's voice as he slowly approached her.
"Don't touch me."
"Hal-"
"Just don't touch me Nathan!", she screamed backing against the wall. Nathan stopped mid walk with a hurt look on his face.
"What's wrong?", he whispered, sadness covering his eyes.
Shaking her head, Haley looked to the ground, focusing on anything but his eyes. She couldn't look at him, not when what she was about to tell him was going to break his heart.
"I lost the baby, Nathan. It's gone."
Gasping in suprise, Nathan stepped back, fear and confusion clouding his beautiful features. He was still so handsome even to this day his body still did him justice and Haley mentally kicked herself for thinking these thoughts at this moment.
"H-How?", was all Nathan could get out, swallowing the lump in his throat.
"I don't know. I went to the doctor's and they said I just lost it", Haley lied, peeking up at Nathan's face only to look back down as tears fell from his eyes.
"That-that can't be, you were fine. No it's impossible, it couldn't happen!" Nathan pleaded dropping to his knees and putting his head in his hands. A moment later he lifted his face up with sadness in his eyes which soon turned to anger.
"Whats a matter with you!", he yelled standing up on both feet and walking towards her.
"You're so calm! You have me come over here just to tell me were losing our baby and you're calm!"
Haley couldn't take it anymore, tears were now spilling from her eyes as she stormed the rest of the way up to him.
"Look at my face Nathan! Look at it! Does it seem calm to you!? No, it's ugly and it's red and it's tired from crying the whole day!" Haley closed her eyes willing herself to calm her mind and easily lost temper.
Nathan's face softened and moved towards Haley, but she stopped him
"Don't. Just go Nathan."
"Bu-"
"Just go!", She screamed, wiping her eyes.
"I don't love you anymore, leave me alone."
Those words stung Nathan like a poison arrow going straight through his heart. His face remained blank as he backed up towards the entrance of her bedroom, but Haley knew that he was really hurting.
He turned around and when he was nearly all the way out stopped and once more turned back to Haley.
"I still love you", he whispered, one lonely tear falling from his eye as turned back around and made his way out; out of her house and of her life... forever.
-End of Flashback-
"Wow." Taylor breathed, taking it all in. Haley just shook her head and sighed.
"And you never told Nathan the truth about what happened?"
"I couldn't Tay... if he found out who knows what he would of done."
Taylor nodded in understanding, she knew the Scott's had a temper especially when it came to the ones they loved.
"So you never seen him again after that?"
Shaking her head sadly, Haley laid her chin on her hands.
"I felt like I couldn't, not after what I said too him... and what I did."
Taylor smiled sadly at her sister. She knew something had went on, but she didn't know it was this bad.
"Their coming down you know."
"Who?"
"Lucas and Nathan." At hearing those names, Haley's head shot up.
"When?"
"When what?"
Both girls jumped at the voice and turned to see Lucas in the hallway... with Nathan right besides him.
"Now." Taylor replied looking at Haley akwardly. Haley swore under her breath smiling tightly at her sister.
"Oh, well thank you for the heads up Taylor."
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There we go and yes we have finally gotten to what happened between Nathan and Haley! R&R!!!