A/N: OK GUYS... THIS IS IT... THE LAST CHAPTER! I REALLY ENJOYED WRITING THIS STORY EVEN WHEN I WAS STUCK AT POINTS! I THINK IT WAS ONE OF MY BEST STORIES THAT I HAVE COME UP WITH AND I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED IT! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO MONICA FOR SUPPORTING EVERY SINGLE STORY I HAVE. YOU ALL ROCK! IT MEANS A LOT TO KNOW PEOPLE LIKE MY STORIES AND TAKE THE TIME TO REVIEW!
So with out further adu here is the final chapter of SOMEONE THAT YOU'RE WITH!
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CHAPTER 12: EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON!
It had been over 2 years since Peyton Sawyer had moved to Miami. She had her good times and her bad times but through it all she never changed. She was the same girl she was back home. The only difference is that she had the love of a young man named Lucas Scott.
Never in her life could she have imagined finding someone like him. He was the epitome of what a guy should be. He was so caring and so sweet. He put himself and his feelings behind everyone else's. He was honest and genuine with everything he says. He was there for her and everyone else when they needed him and never asked for a thing in return.
Peyton was pretty much the opposite of Lucas when she first arrived in Miami. She was closed off and hid her feelings from everyone. She was the type of person that would push you away no matter how much she liked you. Before she met Lucas, she never believed in love. To her love was nothing more than a word with no meaning. Lucas changed her mind and made her realize what love really is. It's not just a word you say to prove you care. It's a word filled with meaning and emotion.
It had taken her a long time to even say those 3 dreaded words, but Lucas was very patient with her. He knew not to push the matter. If he did he was afraid he would lose her and that was the last thing he wanted so he waited. He would tell her he loved her everyday he saw her and talked to her. Her response was just "I know". No matter how much she tried to ignore the fact she had always been in love with this man. He was what she always wanted but as soon as she had it she pushed him away. It wasn't until he took matters into his own hands that she realized how much she truly cared.
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"Peyt... I know you feel it to... you just have to allow yourself to feel it. Unblock your heart and let me in. I promise I will guard your heart with my life, but I don't think I can wait much longer." Peyton looked at him as tears slowly began to fill her eyes.
She couldn't believe he was saying this. He may not have said it outright but he said it. He gave her an ultimatum. Tell him she loved him or lose him for good. She wanted nothing more than to tell him how much she truly loved him. How much she needed him, but she couldn't let herself be that vulnerable. She couldn't allow herself to open up and let him in. It just wasn't that easy, but why doesn't he understand that?
"I'm not trying to tell you that you have to say you love me. If you did I'm pretty sure that you wouldn't mean it. I'm just asking you to let me in. Let me have your heart. Let me guard it. I promise you I won't ever let anything happen to it."
He stared at her with pleading eyes. He had never felt like this about anyone and to have the person you love not give you the same love back hurts. All he wants is for her to give him her heart. He couldn't understand why she was so guarded.
"Lucas..." She started as she struggled to find the words to help him understand. "It's not that easy. I can't just let you in like that. I can't just give my heart away. I have so many issues that I still need to deal with. I am so closed off and I know it. I have horrible trust issues... and I know it. I just need time." She closed her eyes trying to fight back the tears that were beginning to fall.
"I know you have issues you need to deal with, but let me help you. Let me help you open up your heart to love and trust." He slowly brought his hand up to her face and brushed her tears away. "I LOVE YOU. I really do, but you have no idea how much it hurts to not be able to hear you say that you love me to. That you trust me and you wanna be with me."
"I JUST CAN'T OKAY! I can't just tell you I love you. I can't just act like I trust you when I know I don't" Lucas closed his eyes and backed away from her trying to take in what she had just said.
Did she really say that she didn't trust him? That she didn't love him? That couldn't be what he heard. Or could it?
"I think you're scared." She looked at him confused.
"What?"
"I think you're scared of actually falling in love. You're scared that as soon as you tell me you love me and open your heart up to me that I'm just gonna turn around and break it." He moved closer to her and lifted her chin so he was staring directly into her hazel eyes. "If I can promise one thing it's that I will never intentionally hurt you. I can't promise you that everything is going to be perfect or that someone won't get hurt. I don't know what the future holds and neither do you. But I do know that I love you enough to find out."
She closed her eyes once more and thought about what she should do. Should she tell him that she loved him? That she wanted to spend all of her time with him. That she really did trust him. She sighed as she moved all the thoughts out of her head. She couldn't go with her head on this one. She had to go with her heart.
"I love you" She said quietly. Lucas lifted his eyes with a slight smile tugging on his lips. "I love you more than I could possibly imagine. I trust you with my heart, and I wanna find out what the future holds. I just don't wanna lose you. I don't want to get my heart broken b/c I finally put my heart out there. I don't—" Lucas cut her off as he placed a gentle kiss on her lips.
He pulled away from her and rested his forehead on hers. "You don't have to be scared anymore, Peyt. I will never break your heart as long as I can help it. I love you"
For the first time since they had met, they made love. She had never taken that step with him b/c she knew it would be hard to deny her feelings. Tonight was different. She laid it all out there and let herself fall in love with him. Completely and utterly fall in love with him.
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After that night neither of them could be separated. She moved into his apartment and started to make her life with him. She couldn't imagine having a life without him. She was as happy as she could possibly get as was he. They were expecting their first child, they were engaged, and had no idea what they could expect. All they new was they couldn't live without each other, and having a baby together and getting married was the best it could get. Nothing could tear them apart and nothing was going to stand in the way of them being together until the end of time.
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Brooke and Jake had finally admitted their true feelings for each other after everything happened. Jake going out with Haley to get back at Brooke and make her jealous. Brooke dating and sleeping with every guy she could trying to make him jealous. They were both tired of the games. They were tired of running from their feelings for each other.
They had a little girl a year after they had gotten back together. They named her Tara Leigh. She was the most beautiful and precious thing they could have possibly seen. Her dark head of hair and cute little button nose could make anyone fall in love with her. She was a year old now, and everyday of their lives was a new experience.
Things weren't always this good between them though. When Brooke first got pregnant her and Jake fought like nothing else. He didn't want to have a child now. He was young and didn't want that kind of responsibility. He broke up with Brooke shortly after. She was keeping the baby whether or not he wanted to. She would do it by herself if she had to, but she never would. Peyton and Haley were right there beside her for the first 6 months of her pregnancy.
All the tears cried and all the pain they had all gone through was well worth it to make sure Brooke had a perfectly healthy baby. But no matter how much Brooke had been looking forward to having her baby girl she couldn't push Jake out of her mind. She still wanted to be with him. She wanted him to be the father of their child and she wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of her life with him. It wasn't as easy as she had hoped but it all worked out in the end.
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"I need you Jake... I need you more than I have needed anything in my entire life. Why can't you just see that." Brooke was steadily screaming through her tears.
She was now 6 and a half months pregnant and Jake hadn't been there through any of it. No matter how much she didn't want to see it, he really didn't want to be a dad at 24. Not many guys would but she always thought he was different. After everything they had been through to get together, the first sign of trouble he leaves.
"You're having a baby Brooke. A BABY! I'm 24 fucking years old... I don't wanna be a damn dad. I wanna be a young guy that can go out and still have a couple drinks with the guys and not have to worry about coming home to a crying baby. I can't do it!" He never once meant to hurt Brooke but when he saw the look in her eyes when he had finished he knew how much it was killing her that he didn't want to be a part of his daughters life.
"I can't believe you. What happened to the Jake I used to know. The Jake I fell in love with.He would never back out of his responsibilities. No matter how hard they would be. I want that Jake back" She cried as she just stood there looking at him. He wasn't showing any emotion at all and it was killing her.
"I don't know what to tell you Brooke. I'm not fit to be a dad. I can barely take care of myself let alone taking care of a baby. They need more attention and love then anything and I can't give it to her. I can't" His voice was low with a hint of sadness that didn't go unnoticed by Brooke.
She walked closer to him until she was standing right in front of him. She had tears sliding down her face as she looked up at him. He kept his head towards the ground trying not to look at her.
"Please look at me" She whispered to him. He lifted his head slightly as she noticed the lone tear falling down his face. "I can't do this without you. I love you and I need you." Her voice was barely above a whisper but to him it was like she was shouting at him.
"I know." He couldn't bring himself to say the rest of the words that he so desperately wanted to say. He hung his head towards the ground once more.
"Talk to me baby. Please" She stared at him with pleading eyes. She grabbed his hands and intertwined their fingers.
"I can't... I have no idea what to do Brooke. I'm so scared of this. What if I'm not a good dad. What if I'm not the guy you fell in love with anymore? What if I can't live up to the expectations that you have? I can't lose you... I can't. But I don't know if I can do this Brooke." She leaned up and gave him a sweet kiss on his lips. They lingered there for a minute before she pulled away slightly.
"You don't need to be scared, and you don't need to keep asking yourself 'what if'. You will always be the guy I fell in love with. And despite your reservations... you will be a great father to OUR child. There's no way you couldn't be. You're the best guy I could have asked for and I know we can do it... TOGETHER."
He brought his hands to her face and kissed her passionately. He had forgotten how much he missed kissing her, and having her near him. No matter how scared he was, he was going to stay right by her side for the rest of time. Nothing was going to change that.
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That was the hardest thing either of them had to do. Telling her that he was scared was a big step for him. He never revealed that to anyone, but she always brought out the truth in him. He loved her for that. He loved that little girl with every ounce of his being and her mommy to. Imagining her life was like imagining he was in hell. He wasn't going to let go of either of them. No matter what he was in this for the long haul.
Brooke was so happy that she and Jake were back together again. Having his child was perfect. He was the best father he could be. She loved Tara and she loved Jake. That was all she needed to know. All the doubts and fears she had disappeared every time she saw the two of them together. She was definitely going to be a daddy's girl and there was nothing she could do to stop it.
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Nathan and Haley had gotten married just 6 months after getting back together. Nathan realized how hard it was to not have her in his life and he didn't want to go through that again. He needed to have her by his side at all times. He hated not being around her or having her in his arms.
Haley was so happy to have that gold band on her hand. She stared at in constantly. It was like if she didn't look at it everyday she'd wake up one day and it would be gone. But it was always there. It never once disappeared from her hand and Nathan never left her side. This was the way it was supposed to be. Her and Him together until death do them part.
Who knew those words could be so heartbreaking. "Until death do us part". Those words were constantly replaying themselves in his mind. Every time he thought about there wedding day and the vow's they both said to each other a tear would come to his eye. He loved that girl with all of his heart.
One minute she was there and the next she was gone. He laid in bed at night crying himself to sleep as he held on to her pillow with everything he had. How could she be gone. She couldn't have left him like that. It was all a dream. That's what he kept telling himself. It was a dream and he was gonna wake up soon and she was going to be laying right beside him.
FLASHBACK
The rain was pouring down on them as Nathan held Haley tightly in his arms. Tears flowing down both there faces. He couldn't let her go... not now... not after everything they've been through together. For goodness sake she was his wife.
"Haley... baby... just stay with me ok. Help with be here soon" Nathan was assuring her as he was himself.
He had called 911 as soon as she was hit. That was 15 minutes ago. Where are they?
"Nathan... Listen to me. You will be ok without me. You're a wonderful person and I love you so much."
"Please don't talk like that Haley... Nothing is going to happen. Their going to show up and help you and we'll be back home in no time" He was crying harder now and he couldn't control it.
The rain began to pour harder down on the two. Nathan tried to cover her the best he could but there was only so much he could do. He looked down at her and saw all the blood pouring out of her. She was becoming paler with each passing second.
He was losing her and he couldn't have that. He needed her. He had to be with her. He didn't know what he would do without her.
"Nathan..." He looked up at her and forced a smile
"Yea baby?"
"Promise me one thing." He looked at her but didn't say anything. "Promise me that no matter what you will be happy again. You deserve to be so happy and I want to see you happy again. I want to see that beautiful smile and those gorgeous blue eyes shining every time I look down and see you."
"I'm not losing you Haley. I can't... I won't" Nathan leaned his head down and buried it in her chest.
"You are losing me Nathan. You'll be ok. I know you will. You're so strong... stronger than you know. I LOVE YOU. But please promise me that no matter what happens... you will be happy again."
She looked deeply into his eyes. There was so much pain going through him right now and he had no clue what to do. He was losing his wife and he couldn't stop it.
"Promise me Nathan"
"I promise" He leaned in a kissed her lightly as she took her last breath.
"Haley... haley... Please come back to me... Please... I need you... you can't go" He ran his hand down the side of her cheek and sobbed quietly to himself. He pulled her closer to him just so he could feel her body against him. He looked up at the sky as the rain pounded him in the face. "WHY DID YOU TAKE HER? WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST TAKE ME? I CAN'T LOSE HER... I CAN'T" He turned his head towards his wife of a year and kissed her cold lips. "I'll take care of our little boy Haley... I promise... He will know exactly who you are and how amazing you are. You will always be his mom and you will always be my wife and the love of my life. I don't know if I can promise that I'll be as happy as I was with you but I'll be happy again. I'll look at our little boy everyday and be reminded of his extraordinary mother and how amazing she was. How much I loved her and how much I miss her."
He heard the sirens in the distance as he held onto her even more tightly. He couldn't let her go. Not yet.
When they showed up and pulled her away from me he laid on the ground and cried. He cried for him and his new born son. His son was gonna be without a mother. He couldn't bare the thought of it. It wasn't just him that lost her. Jamie did to.
He looked back towards the sky and whispered "I LOVE YOU" before standing up and slowly walking back home to his son.
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One random night and one random bullet was all it took for him to feel dead and empty. He lost the one person in his life that he needed. He held is son in his arms and cried silently. "Your mommy loves you buddy. And so do I. She's not here anymore but she's always with you. She's with both of us and we'll make it through this together." He placed a light kiss on his son's forehead before putting him back in his crib.
He stared at the picture of him and Haley on their wedding day and couldn't help but smile through his tears. She may not have been here anymore but he always had their memories, and he was gonna make sure Jamie had those memories to.
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"Everything happens for a reason" This statement is as true as it gets. No matter what happens in your life or how bad it sucks. There's always a reason as to why it happened. It could be to make you a stronger person, or to show you what love is. No matter what these 6 went through they always held there heads high and took everything that was thrown at them. Lessons to be learned in life happen everyday you just need to know where to find them.
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There it is! I really hope you enjoyed it. I had such a hard time writing the Nathan/Haley scene! I think this chapter turned out wonderfully! It's not exactly how I imagined it turning out but it worked out in the end!
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