Hello! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Well, the long weekend proved to be busier than I anticipated and I didn't get around to writing a WHOLE chapter, but here is the first scene to give you a taste of what is to come... Enjoy!
disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill or any of the characters.
Several weeks had passed since Nathan and Haley found out about Jamie's PSC. He had the surgery to repair his stomach and the doctor said that it was okay for him to go home while they waited for a donor. The surgery was a success, but everyday Nathan and Haley could see Jamie getting sicker and sicker. He would sleep a little later each day, eat a little less and lose more color every time they saw him. They had made the decision to wait for a donor because they both wanted to be able to take care of Jamie. However, Haley had thought of another option.
Haley was sitting at the piano, letting her fingers play what she felt in her heart when she heard her name being called from the other end of the house.
"Haley James?" Nathan called out.
"In here…" She responded.
"Well, Jamie's asleep… I was going to head over to the gym for a little bit… I'll be back in about an hour."
"mmk…" she responded absent-mindedly. Noticing that she did not seem to be paying much attention to him, he took a seat next to her on the piano bench.
"Where's your mind at?" He questioned and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
"Jamie…"
"Hales, you know what the doctor said… we just have to wait for a donor…"
"Well… that's not happening is it? It's been weeks and he only seems to be getting worse…" she trailed off. Nathan tried to think of the right words to say but couldn't conjure up anything. Instead, he kissed her forehead and let her body sink into his.
"Nate," she began, "I have an idea…"
"ok… let's hear it."
"When I went to the doctor the other day, I mention Jamie to her… she said lots of times people wait on transplant lists for years… and I was thinking about how we wanted a second child to know Jamie and be around him before it was time for Jamie to go off to college…"
"Hales, what are you getting at?"
"What if we have another one?"
"Ok… well, we've talked about it before…"
"No, Nate, what if we have another one that can be a donor for Jamie… make sure that they are a mach… stem cells."
"Haley… we can't do that… how do you think the child would feel?"
"That's what I thought you would say," she responded, "which is why I have another idea too…"
"You are always prepared with a comeback…"
"Nate," she began hesitantly, "I'm a match."
"Haley, we agreed that we would wait for a donor!"
"Nathan, just hear me out for a minute… I am a match. I can help Jamie. I want to help Jamie! I want to do this for him and for our family. I see everything that he is going through and I just want to make it all go away… and I can…"
"Baby, what if I lose both of you?"
"You wont. I promised you before and I will promise you again… I'm not going anywhere. Besides, they only take a little tiny piece of your liver anyway."
"You really want to do this?" He questioned, wanting reassurance.
"He's our baby boy and I want to do everything I possibly can to help him… I want to save him."
"You amaze me, Haley James Scott. I love you so much."
