Chapter 37
AN: apparently some readers have a problem with me expressing my opinion and do not think I enjoyed the show. They couldn't be more wrong on the latter part. I totally LOVE OTH but that was all because of Nathan and Haley. I'm not a Brooke worshiper or Sophia or CMM.
It was all about the Naley relationship that I watched OTH for nine years. As far as my opinions... well if you don't like them don't read them. I do not expect you not to have your own opinions but I haven't run to anyone under an anonymous account and complained that they expressed them. This particular reader asked if they could just read my story. Well sure you can! Help yourself. I can't and wouldn't want to stop you. However my opinions will continue and if you don't want to read them just skip over. Some people actually share them. Since this one crappy review was worded the way it was I deleted it and have marked this story to disable anonymous reviewers. If you don't have the time to sign up for a fan fiction account, but have time to dist the people that write here and are trying something you obviously don't respect or appreciate I surely don't have time to read your views about me or my stories. Assy reviews like that just make me want to quit writing so I've eliminated that possibility of getting them.
Emotional Rescue
Is there nothing I can say
Nothing I can do
To change your mind
I'm so in love with you
You're too deep in
You can't get out
You're just a poor girl in a rich man's house
Yeah, baby, I'm crying over you
Don't you know promises were never made to keep?
Just like the night, dissolve in sleep
I'll be your savior, steadfast and true
I'll come to your emotional rescue
I'll come to your emotional rescue
Yeah, the other night, crying
Crying baby, yeah I'm crying
Yeah I'm like a child baby
I'm like a child baby
Child yeah, I'm like a child, like a child
Like a child
You think you're one of a special breed
You think that you're his pet Pekinese
I'll be your savior, steadfast and true
I'll come to your emotional rescue
I'll come to your emotional rescue
I was dreaming last night
Last night I was dreaming
How you'd be mine, but I was crying
Like a child, yeah, I was crying
Crying like a child
You will be mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, all mine
You could be mine, could be mine
Be mine, all mine
I come to you, so silent in the night
So stealthy, so animal quiet
I'll be your savior, steadfast and true
I'll come to your emotional rescue
I'll come to your emotional rescue
Yeah, you should be mine, mine, whew
Yes, you could be mine
Tonight and every night
I will be your knight in shining armour
Coming to your emotional rescue
You will be mine, you will be mine, all mine
You will be mine, you will be mine, all mine
I will be your knight in shining armour
Riding across the desert on a fine Arab charger
Rolling Stones
Lucas had Dan resting against his chest across his lap. Dan was struggling with the pain from the gun shot wound he had taken in an effort to save Nathan and Haley from the same fate he was living. As Lucas watched his biological father he thought back over the years that he had truly been around Dan. "Stay with me, Dan. You hear me? Stay with me. Just hang on"
Lucas looked across the top of Julian's shoulder as he drove. "Man you can't drive for shit! Do you know that? Hurry Julian we don't have much time!"
Lucas knew that in this moment Keith would want him to forgive his father. In many ways Lucas would bet that Keith already had. That was the type of man he wanted to be. Just like his uncle. Just like the father his had been for the last two days. Luke didn't like what they had been required to do but it was all in service to Haley. That seemed to make it more bearable. Knowing that Haley was ok and was going to go back home to her family released the heaviness in his heart a great deal.
He watched Dan as he lie there. He wasn't resentful or regretful of what he had done to save his pregnant daughter in law. He didn't complain or even try to justify it. Lucas also knew that if, once this was over, Nathan decided he just couldn't have Dan back in his life that Dan wouldn't argue with him or even try to fight him on it. He would accept it and be thankful for the time he had gotten and for the will power to make sure his grandchildren's lives were nothing like either of his sons. Lucas had seen that in everything Dan had done since this all started. He just didn't know what to do with it.
Finally Lucas felt the car screech to a halt. Julian jumped out of the car and ran around to open the back door so Lucas could attempt to shift his father while Julian went in to get help. When he finally brought an orderly back to the back passenger door Lucas began helping the orderly slide his father out of the car as he turned to see if Nathan Haley and Clay were pulling up yet.
Once Dan was on the gurney Lucas watched as they rushed him into the ER. He decided to stay there until his brother arrived.
….
Nathan continued to watch Haley lying in his arms. Her breathing was still ragged and her eye lids were really heavy. She looked so tired and drained. As he searched her face more closely, he noticed the light purple bruise on her left check and the small cut in the middle of it.
"Nathan what ever you do, man, don't let her go to sleep. If she's in shock that is not a good thing. Keep talking to her and keep trying to get her to respond to you!"
Nathan looked down at Haley's face and for the first time he noticed how pale she was. She was still struggling with frantic breaths like she was fighting to get air into her body. Nathan knew of nothing else to do but push her hair back from her face and murmur to her, trying to get her to calm down.
"It's going to be ok now baby. It's all going to be ok, I promise. Jamie and Cammie are going to be so glad to see you Hales. Jamie has missed you so much." He moved his hand down over the slight bump in her stomach. "I've missed you both so much. Just think baby, it won't be long and our third child will be here. Hmmmm, what do you think it's going to be this time. Another son or another beautiful Haley James replica?"
Clay listened to his brother in law intently. Since he met and married Quinn, Clay had accepted all of her family but he knew none of the James children were any closer than Haley and Quinn. For the last two night's Quinn had tried to be strong for Nathan and Jamie, hell even for Cammie. It didn't matter if her niece understood at all. Quinn was trying to be there for her too. Once they had put Logan to bed and then gone to one of the guest rooms, Clay held his wife with a fierce tightness. He wished he could have protected her from the worry and frustration she was feeling but most of all he wanted to take away her hurt. The hurt that had caused her to quietly sob in his arms. The uncertainty that she might not ever see her sister again.
Nathan looked up when he felt the car come to a stop. "We're at the hospital baby. Come on…. Hales?"
Her eyes were nearly closed and as they pulled up there were orderlies waiting for them. They reached in; lifted Haley out of Nathan's grasp and placed her on a gurney. He followed the bed that his wife was on into the hospital. When he reached the nurse's desk he was stopped.
Placing a hand in an upward motion to halt Nathan and Clay, the orderly uttered "Just hold on. They're going to check her out first. I'll come and get you when the examination is complete. You should go fill out the paperwork in admissions. That will be one less thing to worry about." Nathan sighed and turned to go to the admission's window.
Once the paperwork was filled out and Haley was electronically admitted into the Emergency Department, Nathan rose from the chair and then made his way back to the waiting room. He was so worried about Haley that he could barely think much less answer the questions they were asking him. Something was wrong. He knew it. He felt it. Therefore he could no longer deny that rising feeling of panic he had been fighting for days. After seeing Haley in that state he could no longer hold the feelings of dread and despair at bay.
Haley sat there through the Doctor's examination. Very few of the questions he asked had she answered. She couldn't concentrate; she could form a complete thought of any kind at this point. She just stared at the man.
As Dr. Marshall watched the patient his first thoughts were that she was in shock. He was sure that she was but he also saw something else that was alarming him with concern. After several minutes of questions, and nearly two hours of tests, his initial diagnosis couldn't prove more certain. Mrs. Scott was suffering from Post Traumatic Shock. He had no choice but to ask the next questions. He knew it wasn't the best time but in order to continue with her treatment he had to begin. He would have preferred to give this woman more time to adjust to being out of captivity but that was not an option.
"Mrs. Scott, were you raped?"
Haley's head shot up and she shook her head no.
"How long has it been since you've eaten?"
Haley shrugged her shoulders. She had no idea. 'Didn't this man understand that she didn't have access to a clock or a calendar most of the time? Hell, she didn't even have access to see if it was night or day most of the time? She had no clue how long she was held against her will. She only remembered thinking of her family. She would retreat to her memories of Nathan, Jamie and Cammie in an effort to escape the reality of the situation she found herself in. If she wasn't living in the past she was dreaming of the future.'
"Mrs. Scott, did you see or hear anything that was horrific or tragic?
Haley shrugged her shoulders again. She didn't want to remember. She had done everything she could to block that out.
"Mrs. Scott you have the remnants of a very nasty bruise on your cheek. Were you tortured or beaten?"
Haley again shrugged her shoulders.
The Doctor sighed in frustration. They weren't getting anywhere like this. He had no more information on what had spawned this withdrawal in the woman he saw before him than he did when he first started examining her. Just before he could ask the next question she began to speak.
"Is… Is…. Is the baby alright?" she mumbled as she swiped at the tears that feel from her eyes to her cheeks.
"You're pregnant?"
"Yes" she whispered and nodded her head.
"How far along are you Haley?" the doctor questioned.
"Fourteen weeks" she quietly answered.
"Have you had any bleeding or cramps?"
Haley nodded her head and whispered "Yes" just before she looked up to the doctor and the sobs began to take over her composure. She had held it in for days. There was no way she could be strong anymore. She began what the medical staff knew was a major meltdown. The doctor told the nurse to get a blood test and ultrasound ordered immediately. Then he told a second nurse "Go bring her husband back here. NOW!"
…
Lucas sat in the waiting room waiting for the surgeon's to come out with news on Dan. They had rushed him into surgery as soon as he arrived. That had been almost four hours ago and Lucas had been here waiting for news ever since. Julian sat quietly beside Lucas with Brooke on the other side of him.
As Lucas looked up he saw Dr. Johnson, the doctor Dan and Nathan had seen for years. He was a short bald headed man and Nathan thought the world of him. He had delivered Nathan and Jamie both, when they were born. As he walked up to Lucas he nodded his head.
"Where's Nathan?" the doctor asked.
"He's with Haley" Lucas said slowly. "She's in the Emergency Room. Dan was shot when he jumped between Nathan and Haley and the gun that one of the kidnapers fired. "How's Dan?" Lucas asked as he glanced at the wall.
"He's in recovery. He's going to be sore and it's going to take a lot of physical therapy but luckily the bullet didn't hit his spine."
…
Dan smiled as he saw the man standing in front of him. "Keith…."
"Hi little brother" Keith smiled
"Am I dead?" Dan asked.
"Not yet" Keith said.
"Am I dying Keith? Is that why you're here?"
"No Danny. You're not dying. I'm here to tell you I forgive you. You've turned your life around so much in the last few years. You've done some very unselfish, un Dan Scott like things and I just wanted you to know how proud I am of you. You've become the man I always knew you could be." Keith smiled again.
"Go enjoy your family Danny" Keith said before he walked away.
"Keith…" Dan called out.
Keith stopped and turned to look at Dan, waiting for him to say something.
"I love you big brother and I'm sorry. I'm so sorry" Dan said.
"I forgive you Danny. Now you need to forgive yourself. When you do that, Lucas and Nathan will completely forgive you too" Keith winked at him. "But Danny don't worry, you were always going to be my plus one"
Suddenly Dan opened his eyes. As he looked around he heard the machines beeping and he looked up to the ceiling. "Thank you Keith" he whispered.
…
"Mr. Scott?" Nathan's head popped up and looked at the nurse standing before him.
"We'll take you back to see your wife now" the woman responded.
Nathan glanced over to Julian and Brooke. As he stood a sense of fear filled him. He forced his feet to follow the nurse that had spoken but it was a reluctant walk.
AN/ ok so I'm putting this part at the bottom this time. I wanted you to read the chapter first but now that you have, I can let the cat out of the bag. No, Dan won't die in this fiction. This will be about building a relationship back with his sons. That's all I'm giving away right now. The rest you'll just have to read and see. I kind of think that Dan should have had more time with Nathan after he saved him on the show. I mean I know it was the last season but still…. More than just an episode. I felt Dan should have had the chance to make up for some of his wrong doings and he should have gotten a chance to spend time with Jamie once Nathan saw that his father really did love him. I don't think Nathan got to see much of that since Dan pushed him so hard with basketball. Whether Nathan realized why he did it or not wasn't the point. I think he still believed it was because Dan was jealous of Nathan being able to make his life right when Dan's had gone so VERY wrong. I like Deb a lot but let's face it. Haley was a mini-Karen and Nathan showed Dan the life he could have had by doing the right thing and choosing LOVE first. Everything else fell in place for Nathan and Haley and while it wasn't easy they stuck it out and didn't run from it or each other the way Dan did.
Just out of curiosity, have you figure out the complete angle with Haley yet? Something classic is coming up. Anyone know what it is?