"What Lies Ahead Of Us" - Chapter Sixteen
Haley, Brooke, and Chase were all helping Peyton move into her new apartment now that Chase was home. "How are you, Peyton?" Brooke asked, smiling.
"Pretty good, B. Davis!" Peyton exclaimed, moving the last box out into the hallway for Chase to come pick up. "I'm just gonna miss having my best friend living with me." She said, giving Brooke a smile.
"Aw, well, me too." Brooke replied, and then yawned from all the hard work they had done the past couple hours. "Do you have everything? Chase is down in the parking lot getting the car ready."
"Yeah, I'm ready!" Peyton said, looking forward to having her own place. "Chase is such a sweetheart to be helping me when he is just recovering from his accident." She smiled. Brooke picked up a box, and Haley came out of the bathroom.
"Oh, Brooke, put that down." Haley said quickly. "It's too heavy for you!" She said, and Brooke made a face.
"I can pick up a frickin' box!" She said, aggravated, which made Peyton laugh. "I'm sorry." Brooke whispered, and Haley laughed along with Peyton. "I just hate not being able to do things just because I'm pregnant! But, it's for the baby, so it's okay." She smiled, and they all walked downstairs to the car.
Haley walked into her house, putting her bag and keys on the counter. "Mommy!" Rachel screamed, surprising Haley. She hugged her daughter and Jamie walked up to them also. Haley kissed her son on the forehead, and they immediately asked her where she was.
"I had to go do a few things, that's all," Haley said, trying to put on a brave face to the two people that look up to her the most. Nathan was at the end of the hallway, a heart-broken look on his face. Nathan and Haley's eyes met, and she couldn't believe how much anger she had towards the one person that she thought she was going to spend the rest of her life with. Haley looked down to her kids. "Why don't you two go and play outside for a while? It's a nice day!" She said, hoping that the time they were outside would give Nathan and Haley some time to talk.
"Okay!" Jamie said, putting his shoes on and going outside. Rachel couldn't let go of Haley, until she let go and followed Jamie outside. Haley smiled as she watched her run down the hallway. The further down she looked, the sooner her eyes would meet once again with Nathan. She really wanted things to be okay. She wanted to believe that they would. But, somehow she felt like nothing would be okay anymore. Haley didn't know if she could even be with him now that he told her that he has feelings for the whore of a woman.
Nathan walked down the hallway towards Haley, and tears formed in her eyes. He tried to hold Haley in her arms, but she pulled away. "Don't touch me." She said in a devasted voice that shocked Nathan.
"Haley, I am so sorry." He said strongly. "I don't know what happened, I lost my mind. Please, you have to forgive me." He rambled to her, and she couldn't even look at him.
"Nathan, you told me you had feelings for her. You told me the truth. You can't deny it anymore." She said, angrily. He looked at her, a broken look on his face which made her heart ache. Tears came to her eyes as she grabbed his hand and held it into hers. "I love you," Haley said, crying now. "You know that," She said, and her voice broke which made his heart break even more. "But, I'm not sure I can be in a relationship knowing that there is someone else."
"Haley- " He said, shocked and scared.
"I'm sorry," She said, the tears blurring her vision. "I can't."