Hello lovely readers. I've started a new fic for your reading pleasure. It doesn't mean I've given up on any of the others I write, but an idea just came to me, and I've decided to run with it. Enjoy my lovelies. Please R & R.
Summary: The following takes place after episode 309, 'How a resurrection really feels'.
OTH lovers will know, Brucas and Naley have just been reunited. What happens when both girls wake the following morning, to find themselves alone?
Total Naley. Baley friendship. Brucas or Leyton to be decided!
Disclaimer: If I told you I was Mark Schwahn, and OTH was mine, would you believe me?
Nathan Scott slowly opened his eyes, as the sun shone through his bedroom window and attempted to blind him. Blinking and adjusting his position, he turned away from the unwelcome light, and faced the figure that lay beside him.
"Haley" he whispered, deliberately softy enough that she wouldn't be woken. "Haley" he repeated, lightly running his hand over her face, down her cheek, as though in an attempt to remind himself of the reality of his situation.
Nathan closed his eyes, as his famous smirk slowly swept its way across his face, remembering how she had gotten there in the first place.
"Haley" Nathan stopped her as she left his room. Turning, his eyes caught hers, and for the first time in what seemed like forever, they shared a meaningful glance.
"Stay with me tonight" he spoke. The words escaped his mouth quickly, planting fear throughout his body. "Say yes" he pleaded to himself, wanting, needing the comfort of his wife.
Haley turned her body to face his and smiled. "I was hoping you would say that" she whispered, returning the desperation that Nathan had so bravely demonstrated.
Closing the door, Haley walked over to Nathan as he stood up and took her hands in his, pulling her further toward him.
"I know a lot has happened" he began, as Haley let her head fall, ashamed that the distance between them was her fault. "Hey" he continued, letting one of her hands fall as he lifted her chin until their eyes met. "I know a lot has happened" he repeated, "But not for a second did I stop loving you."
Haley James' eyes filled with tears, tears of pain and joy, a culmination of wrecked emotions from what had seemed like several never ending weeks.
"I love you too" she replied, as he caught her lips with his, a forceful and loving kiss.
"I'll never stop loving you" he spoke, as he leant forward to kiss her again, wrapping his hands round her waist, pulling her so closely against him.
Haley moved her hands from his waist to his hair, down his back, lovingly touching him, begging to be as close to him as she could be.
The two broke their kiss as they stood a step apart, their eyes meeting.
"We don't have to" Haley whispered, still aware of the pain in Nathan's eyes.
"I want to" Nathan replied, almost embarrassed by his confession. "I want you" he continued, before lifting Haley slightly off the ground, so she was looking down at him. Kissing her with force and love, he laid her down on his bed and smiled. God he loved her.
Nathan opened his eyes again and smiled. Edging himself up to lean on an elbow he watched Haley as she slept beside him.
Lucas Scott woke with a start, vaguely familiar of his surroundings, turning he saw Brooke lying next to him, her dark hair covering the majority of her face.
"Brooke" he spoke, in an attempt to wake her. "Brooke" he repeated, but to no avail. She continued to sleep soundly.
Lucas turned to lie on his back, staring at the ceiling above him. "What am I doing?" he spoke to himself, only too aware of how badly he had previously hurt Brooke.
The night before had brought happiness to both of them, but Lucas couldn't shake the picture of the pain in Brooke's eyes when she had handed him her letters, the pain that he had caused.
Quiet with his thoughts, he leant into his pocket to retrieve his phone. He didn't know why, he just did it. Motioning through his phonebook, he viewed the names. "Brooke, Haley, Mouth, Nathan, Peyton" he read those five aloud. "Peyton" he repeated as though the name burnt his eyes. "Peyton" he whispered again as he turned to face Brooke.
He hadn't been lying the night before. He was totally in love with her. But he remained only too aware of how badly he had hurt her before. He couldn't bear the thought he might do it again. He needed some air.
"I'll be back" he whispered to her, as softly moaned in her sleep.
Lucas got up to leave the room, turning as he reached the door. God, yes he definitely did love her.
Nathan continued to watch Haley as her chest rose and fell with her slow even breathing. She was still asleep. Letting his arm fall to his side, he moved to lie on his back, his face with its infamous smirk still stuck on it.
He smiled only harder as he remembered so many good times that they had shared.
"Nathan Scott, I'm warning you" Haley screamed as she stood at one side of their bed, with a pillow held tightly against her chest, as though it was a shield.
"What?" Nathan replied, with a streak of both innocence and mischief in his tone.
"You tickle me one more time" she began, her voice stilted with laughter, "and you're going to have to make nice with yourself for a long time"
Nathan stood more still as he contemplated his wife's words.
"You'd give in" he eventually spoke.
"Doubt it" she replied, trying to convince herself more than him.
"I'm irresistible" he replied.
Haley laughed. "I've had better" she choked out between laughing.
Nathan stopped laughing and looked at Haley with a deadpan face.
"Oh god" she whispered, as she realised what she'd done.
"That's it Haley James" he yelled as he leapt across the bed, grabbing her in his arms, tickling every inch of her body.
Haley screamed with laughter, as she yelled a comeback of her own. "It's Scott" she yelped, as her husband made her dissolve into uncontrollable laughter. "Haley James Scott"
Nathan laughed aloud as he remembered so many of the good times, so much of the laughter that he had shared with Haley before Chris came along.
And there it was.
Chris. Nathan sat up slightly at the very thought of his name. He loved his wife, but he could only forget so much, and unfortunately Chris was very much still in his memory.
Turning again, he looked at Haley, as a familiar feeling of pain settled in his stomach. Haley's breathing slowly began to change, as though she was coming round from her sleepy state.
Nathan sat bolt upright, panic filling his body and in that moment he was faced with a choice.
Haley James Scott woke an hour or so later, a smile creeping over her face as she remembered where she was. Excitedly turning to her left, she laughed a little to herself.
There was no Nathan, and to be honest she wasn't entirely surprised.
She lifted the note that lay on his pillow and sighed as she read it's single comment, over and over again.
"Sorry."