Baley: Destined to be together Part 1
Chapter 6:
It Will All Be Okay, I Promise
It had been a long, hard, and shocking week on everyone. Peyton was just starting her recovery when she found out Haley donated the blood that saved her life. While Peyton was struggling with that fact, Lucas was doing some struggling on his own. Lucas didn't know what to expect from anything going on right now. He was in need of some comfort, so he turned to the one person who was always there for him, Haley James.
"Hales, I really don't understand" Lucas pleaded with Haley, hoping she would get the hint and help him.
"Let me guess, Peyton's driving you crazy?" Haley asked him.
"No, I just don't know how to help her and its bothering me." Lucas said quietly.
Haley looked at his facial expression and knew he needed the help.
"Okay, but you're going to want to sit down for this." Haley explained as she took a seat on her couch and waited for Lucas to join her.
"After my accident, I didn't really know what I should do. It helps just to have friends around though." Haley was trying not to cry, but as she looked at the scar from the glass going through her wrist, she lost it.
"Peyton's going to feel guilty, but as her husband, it's your job to make sure she doesn't." Haley hugged Lucas and sent him on his way as she locked her door and headed over to Brooke's house.
Haley arrived at Brooke's house in tears. She quickly tried to dry them, but it didn't help much, since as soon as she saw Brooke she felt a whole new round pricking at her eyes.
"Haley please don't cry. You saved Peyton and I know she's going to love you for it." Haley looked up at Brooke and nodded, but the tears still fell.
"Brooke, I thought I was going to die along with Peyton; she needed so much blood." Haley said still trying to dry the annoying tears.
Brooke was shocked to say the least and couldn't tear her gaze away from Haley's lips.
"What?" Haley asked watching Brooke's glare; she started to say something else, but Brooke silenced her by kissing her.
Haley didn't have time to think, she just reacted kissing Brooke back. Haley and Brooke kept kissing until Brooke suddenly ran out of the room and into the bedroom, locking the door behind her. Haley ran after her and knocked on the door.
"Brooke, can we talk?" Haley was in shock from the kiss still, but at least she had an answer for something she couldn't ask. "Brooke please, I need you to know I wanted that kiss." Haley figured Brooke wasn't coming out of her room for a while, so she headed to the café to see Lucas.
Haley walked in and Lucas wasn't there, so she went to her own house to think. She arrived and was greeted by someone she never expected, her ex-husband, Nathan Scott.
"Nathan, what are you doing here?" Haley asked him trying not to be emotional.
"Brooke texted me and wanted me to make sure you were okay; what's going on with you two?" Haley did not want to admit anything, so she just shrugged.
"Nathan, to be honest, I just don't know what's going on anymore." Nathan looked at her and she looked down noticing his ring. "You still wear it?" She asked pulling a chain from her purse.
"Yeah, you were my life Hales." He explained and took the chain placing his ring on it and then around his neck.
"Nathan, I'm fine, but I think I'm in love with Brooke." Haley admitted to him as she let him out the door and she turned looking at the brick where her own ring was hidden and wondered if she was making the right choice. Her heart was in this, but she wondered if her brain was going to listen to it. She smiled to herself in the hallway mirror as she walked into her room thinking. Little did she know, Brooke was thinking of Haley as she fell asleep that night. Haley received a text saying "Sweetheart, it's going to be okay" The message was from Nathan and it made her smile as she drifted to sleep.
Haley awoke the next morning feeling a little guilty and she knew she needed to talk to Nathan again. She texted him, not expecting him to be awake, since it was nine am on a Saturday, but when he replied "Meet you at the court one hour" she was pleasantly surprised. Haley went to get ready not sure of how the day would turn out. She hoped for the best, but with Nathan, you never really knew what you were going to get.
"Hey stranger" she smiled walking up to Nathan, who was shooting hoops like usual.
"Hey yourself" he replied giving her a small hug. She noticed his ring was around his neck on the chain and this made her smile bigger.
"So about last night" she began with little hope "I need you to keep the secret to yourself, just until I figure out what I'm going to do." Nathan looked at her sincerely as he noticed her eyes.
"Of course I will Hales" Haley went to leave but turned around when she heard Nathan speak again. "Haley, it's going to be okay, I promise." Haley gave him a real hug and went to do some hard thinking. She might actually be able to admit her feelings to Brooke. Haley walked into her apartment and almost hit the floor when she noticed who was on her couch. Brooke was sitting there waiting for her with blood shot red eyes.