AN: Ok so I know you guys probably didn't like the last chapter, or the one before it but I wouldn't do that to Nathan and Haley again. It was only to leave a cliff hanger I swear! I didn't get very many reviews so I know I probably made some of you very mad with me. Anyway I think you'll totally love this chapter. We're going to jump ahead to the Lucas/Lindsay bachelorette/bachelor party. As you'll be able to tell the other characters will now be more involved in this story. We had to get Nathan and Haley through that rough patch of everything first. This will bring us up to Haley's eighth month of pregnancy too.

The song title for this chapter is the song that plays in the coda of 5.05 for those that don't know. I love the song and it seemed to totally fit with what's going on in this chapter. I like to add those so you know what I am listening to as I write. It should give you some insight and help with feeling what the characters are feeling as I write. Happy New Year to you all and I hope each of your dreams are full filled and your wishes are granted! Ok so on with the chapter.

Chapter 17

Cocaine Skin

I'm collecting your letters
and putting them in a place
that you don't know

and these winter words are the next big things
we'll put on a show

so if you leave
you cannot go
it's your key
I guess I'm not

some woman's face down with a Mexican
on the side of the road
and she said "it's time for the strongest groups of coolness
to let go"

so if I leave
will you come?
so I dream
if they really want

it's a firing squad
it's a firing squad

before I slept on my mattress last night
I smelled your clothes
there were flakes of skin beside your hoodie
I put them up my nose

and I know these facts are just replacement as
to not to love
and the blue eye'd clubs still have some memberships
but we'll say no

so let's leave
then let's just go
it's a dream
a dream we'll know

they're a firing squad
they're a firing squad
they're a firing squad

Broken Social Scene

Lucas was sitting on the couch talking with Nathan. He had come over to see Haley and check on his brother's family. Nathan had blindsided him with a request to have the bachelor and bachelorette parties together at their house this weekend instead of separate.

"Nate, you do realize that these things are supposed to be held away from each other?"

"Damn Lucas yes I know that. You know I know that but do you understand that my wife is eight months pregnant and she's been having back pains for the last two weeks? I don't want to be away from Haley."

"Nathan you promised you were going to calm down."

"Lucas I have done that but with this change of the situation I'm so worried man. You've got to understand."

"Nathan I do understand but man this is….. No it's best for Haley, I get that. Let me talk to Lindsay."

"Please Lucas. I can't be away from her that night but I can't let you down as your best man either" Nathan sighed heavily. "I'm afraid that her time is near Lucas. I want to be right there with her."

"Nathan she still has five more weeks though"

"Damn it Lucas I know that ok? But what if it comes early huh? What happens if she needs me and I'm not here?"

Lucas looked at his younger brother and sympathized. Nathan wanted this baby so much. He'd done everything possible over the last seven weeks to be anything Haley and Jamie had needed him to be. He'd given up basketball totally and talked Haley into waiting until after the baby was born before returning to work. He wouldn't take any chances. Lucas knew that. He had more than made up for the four months after the accident and was making damn sure that his family was secure.

…………

Later that night Nathan sat on the couch massaging Haley's calf muscles as they watched TV. He glanced at her face and smiled.

She felt his eyes on her and turned to look at him, the look she received made her heart race. They had come so far in recent months. She was so thankful that they had made it through the awful hell that their lives had been.

"I love you" she whispered.

"I love you too Hales. Are you ok?"

"Yeah. That feels so great Nathan"

"I'm glad baby. Your ankles are a little swollen. Have you talked to the Dr. about that?"

"Yeah he said it was normal. Come on Nathan you know that. They did the same thing when I was pregnant with Jamie. Baby you've got to stop worrying. You said you would."

"I know. I just don't want anything to go wrong with this pregnancy Hales. I'm ready to hold our little girl. I want her to be just like you Haley, gorgeous, loving and full of life."

Haley smiled at her husband. She quickly sat up and moved to claim his lips as her arms went around his neck. "You've made me so happy Nathan. My heart is so full of love and joy right now and it's all because of you."

He smirked and bent to kiss her lips. "My life has been so great with you Hales. It could never match my dreams if we hadn't gotten together."

She smiled. "Mine either" she murmured.

…………

Saturday night finally came and the party had turned into an engagement party. All of their old friends from town were there. A couple of the guys that Nathan and Luke played ball with at Gilmore were there. Even Whitey had shown up.

"Nathan you didn't tell me that you and Haley were expecting another baby" Whitey smiled.

"Yeah coach. This one is a little girl" Nathan said as he splayed his hand on Haley's very predominant baby bulge. "She's going to be just like her Mom" he smiled as he gazed into his wife's eyes.

"God let's hope so!" Whitey laughed.

Nathan turned to the older man that had always been more of a father figure to him than his own. "Now Coach! You know I'm your favorite and you love me."

"Nathan Scott, son you are fooling yourself. Haley's my favorite! Always has been." Whitey smiled as he left to go get another drink.

Nathan shook his head at the older guy. He couldn't help himself from smirking.

"Nathan, are you going to keep your hands on my stomach all night?" Haley laughed. "We have a house full of people baby. I know you keep your hands there when it's just us but people are going to start to talk."

"Hales? I don't give a shit let them talk. I love to feel your middle swollen with my child. After everything we've been through to get this little girl to this point, I just…. I can't help it baby. It's a total turn on."

"What?"

"You heard me Haley. It's a total turn on, baby. You're pregnant, Haley with my baby. Mine!"

"Nathan who else's baby would it be? You make it sound like I'd be giving birth to someone else's child or that I have."

"No I didn't mean it that way. It's just…"

"What?"

"You don't know how lucky I feel Haley that you chose me. That you've already given me one beautiful perfect little boy and now we're having a daughter."

Haley placed her hand against his cheek. "Nathan" she whispered.

Lucas and Lindsay walked up to his brother and his wife. "All right you two. Stop it!"

"Stop what?" Nathan frowned.

"You know damn well stop what. I didn't live with you two sex maniacs for four years in college for nothing." Lucas smiled.

"Were they really that bad?" Lindsay asked.

"Worse" Lucas laughed.

Just as he turned his head he saw Peyton and Brooke enter the house with their dates. His laugh died in his throat. Nathan and Haley noticed.

Nathan turned to look at Haley and gave her a shy smile. She shook her head and turned to Lindsay in an attempt to distract her from her fiancé'.

"So Linds, next Saturday is the big day. What's left for us to do?"

Lindsay was looking at Lucas. "Not much. Almost everything is ready. I just have to get this one to get me the draft of his manuscript for his book."

"Luke? You've been writing again man?" Nathan asked.

"Yeah. The last few months the words have just flowed for me."

Haley kept her eyes on Lindsay. They had had this conversation a week or so ago. Lindsay told her that she believed that Lucas was writing again because Peyton was back in town.

Nathan saw the flash of worry on Haley's face. Lucas had talked to her weeks ago about her seeing him kiss Peyton. He told her that it was a mistake, one that he had no intention of repeating. Haley had worried that Lucas was making a mistake, Nathan knew that but he also knew that he couldn't allow Haley to dwell on it. He pulled her to his chest and kissed the top of her head. "Remember our agreement" he whispered.

Nathan had promised Haley to stop worrying so much about her and the baby if she would stop worrying about Lucas and his love life. She nodded her head and closed her eyes as she reveled in being hold in Nathan's safe embrace.

……

Nathan and Haley were standing in the kitchen eating some of the appetizers that they were serving. He reached up with his napkin to get the little speck of chocolate off of the corner of her mouth. "You're so sexy Haley" he said in a low hoarse whisper.

Her eyes shot to his and he gave her a knowing look. "You have no idea how bad I want you right now" he leaned over and whispered in her ear.

"Nathan we have a houseful of guests" she quietly whispered.

"I don't care Haley. I want you so bad it hurts baby."

She smiled at her husband and sat her plate down. She took her husband's hand and pulled him along with her upstairs. As they walked into their ensuite bathroom, since there were coats in their room on their bed, she closed the door and turned quickly to Nathan claiming his lips.

"Mmmm" he moaned as he grabbed her waist, pushing her maternity dress up as he gathered it around above her growing stomach. "God Haley! Are you sure baby?"

"Yes Nathan. I'm sure. I so sure" she said as she continued to devour him with her mouth.

Nathan reached under her dress and hooked his thumbs in her panties and pulled them down her smooth legs. After they were removed he moved in behind Haley after undoing the button on his dress slacks. He moved his shaft to her center and slowly sank into her from behind watching her in the mirror as she grasped onto the vanity in front of her.

"Nathan" she gasped.

As he looked down and saw the little dark blue number just above where he was buried, his thrusts sped up. "God Haley, you feel so good baby! Jesus! Don't let me hurt you Hales"

"You won't" she said as she fought to control her breathing. "Ah Nathan" she gasped as her climax hit her.

"Jesus! Haley, baby!" Nathan exclaimed as her walls clinched around his throbbing member, sending him behind her into ecstasy. He leaned his head down against her back as he shot his load deep within her

When they both had drifted back down to earth Haley picked her head up and met his eyes in the mirror.

"God Hales." Nathan whispered.

"I hope no one heard us" she replied.

"No one heard us baby. We were quiet. We've learned well from Jamie sleeping right across the hall baby."

Nathan reached down and massaged her full ass cheeks as Haley smiled. She felt her husband hardening within her and knew what he had in mind next.

Later that night Nathan and Haley were lying in bed after everyone had left. Nathan was behind her spooning as he hand rested protectively on her protruding abdomen.

"Are you awake?" he asked.

"Yeah"

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing"

"Haley?"

"I just…. I'm worried about Lucas, Nathan. He's still in love with Peyton and he's marrying Lindsay next week and I don't want to see either of them hurt."

Nathan sighed heavily as he tightened his arm around her. "Baby we had a deal"

"I know but..."

"Hales, you can't stress yourself out. It's not good for you or the baby"

"But..."

"Baby you can't control… Look, you have to let Lucas make his own mistakes baby."

"Even if I know that Lindsay can get hurt?"

"As much as I hate to say it yes, even if Lindsay might get hurt" Nathan sighed. He was afraid of this. He knew Haley was upset about the kiss that night. He knew that she would worry about this wedding. Lucas had promised to fix this.

……….

The day of the wedding had finally arrived. Nathan, Lucas and Jamie were all ready and Nathan was going to the room in the back of the church to check on Haley. As he knocked on the door he waited for someone to come and let him in.

He knocked again gently and Haley finally opened the door. "Hey you"

"Hey baby. I wanted to check on you. Are you ok? Are you feeling ok?"

Haley's eyes filled with tears. "Yeah"

Nathan sighed heavily again for what felt like the millionth time this week. "Hales" he whispered.

She shook her head and placed the back of her hand to her lips. "Don't" she whispered back. Nathan grabbed her hand and pulled her through the door as he closed it. As she came into his embrace he placed his hand behind her neck and held her to the front of his shoulder. "It's going to be ok. I promise" He leaned his cheek against the side of her head. "I love you Haley"

……..

Soon the wedding started and Haley was walking down the aisle toward her husband. Nathan couldn't help but smile. She was beautiful; dressed in a black gown that did nothing to hide her gorgeous condition, if anything her swollen middle was on display with the empire waist line that the gown was made of.

As the wedding march began to play, Lindsay started down the aisle towards Lucas. Nathan watched Haley the entire time. He knew she was upset and he knew that this was worrying her to death.

After the minister had completed Lucas's part of the vows he turned to Lindsay and her eyes suddenly filled with tears.

"What kind of car does Peyton drive" she asked.

"Lindsay, baby I don't think this is the time or place for that. The minister asked you a question."

"No I need to know" she asked.

"A comet. Can we please get back to our wedding now?"

"I'm sorry Lucas I can't marry you." Lindsay handed Lucas back the ring he had given her and lifted her dress to run back up the aisle and out of the church.

Nathan looked over at Haley who had put her hand over her mouth and tears were already streaming down her face. She moved to go after Lindsay but Nathan reached her just in time to pull her into his arms. "Shhh baby. Don't. You can't go running after her in your condition Hales. Think of the baby." Nathan held a sobbing Haley against his chest as Lucas sat on the steps at the Alter with a lost look upon his face. He had no idea what in the hell had just happened.