Meant To Be?

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Chapter 10- Not Invincible

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Brooke looked around her dirty house everyone had left the party and she was home alone, out of everything she hated in her life she hated silence the most because when it's silent you can only think. She sighed and started picking up the trash on her living room floor when the doorbell broke her out of her thoughts. She opened the red door to reveal a worn Haley.

"Haley" Brooke spoke quietly looking over her torn appearance tears staining her usually rosy cheeks now covered with smeared make-up, her hair matted and messy. "What happened to you?"

Haley out a silent sob and wrapped her arms around herself and rubbed her arms as if to comfort herself "She called" she spoke in almost a whisper

"Who?" Brooke asked guiding Haley inside

"Peyton Sawyer" Haley replied speaking louder as if to gain some strength

FLASHBACK/Scott House Earlier

"He's in the kitchen." Haley said "May I ask who's calling"

"Yea, It's Peyton Sawyer" the girl replied

Haley felt the world stop for a second. Her breathing stopped as she swore she felt her heart break all over again.

"You there?" the girl questioned interrupting Haley's small break down

"Yea" Haley shook her head of all thoughts "I'm sorry what did you say your name was?"

"Peyton Sawyer" the girl said again

Nathan walked out of the kitchen holding two bowls full of ice cream.

"Hey, Hales, your favorite flavors is still Strawberry, right?" He asked before noticing the stunned look on her face. "Hales? You okay"

Haley looked toward Nathan her face blank of all emotion as she held the phone closer to her ear.

"He's right here" Haley said into the phone before looking toward him sadly "Peyton"

He tried to find the right words to say as Haley got off the couch and walked toward him.

She handed him the phone silently as he looked at her with sad eyes and opened his mouth to say something.

Haley shook her head quietly and turned away. "You said you wouldn't hurt me" She continued up the stairs.

Nathan held the phone to his ear "Peyton" he started

But he was interrupted by a surprised voice "Was that Haley?"

"Yea" He said quickly

"Looks like I messed you guys up again, huh" She breathed out

"No" He sighed "It's always been my fault"

"Go talk to her" Peyton stated "Explain everything she might understand"

"Thanks" he hung up

He turned around hearing someone walk down the steps

"Where are you going?" he asked Haley who headed toward the door

"Well since this is your house I can't kick you out so I'm leaving" she snapped angrily

"Let me explain" he stood in front of her

"WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM, NATHAN " she yelled

"What are talking about?" he questioned ignoring her yelling

"I'M NOT INVINVIBLE" she cried

"I know that" he stated

"Then don't treat me like I am ,Nathan, God" she sobbed loudly

"Haley…"He began

"I'm just tired" she interrupted her voice quiet

"Then go to sleep we'll talk in the morning" he sighed

"No! Nathan, I'm tired" the tears on her face falling quicker "I'm tired of feeling like I do, like every time something good is happening I just except something bad."

"Haley" Nathan reached out to touch her but she jumped away as if he tried to burn her

"And most of all I'm tired of you" she wiped her tears away and grabbed her bag from the floor and headed toward the door "I'm tired of you acting as if saying sorry is gonna help every time because it doesn't you know why because…when you say it too many times the meaning goes away, and I'm tired of you always saying "I'm not gonna hurt you" because you know what that's great but don't just say something and don't act on it. Now I'm leaving and unlike you when I say something I mean it."

"Haley" he fell to his knees "Please just let me explain, I…I…I…I didn't want you to find out this way"

"Goodbye, Nathan" she sighed walking out

FLASHBACK OVER

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"So who's this bitch, Peyton" Brooke said hugging Haley as she finished her story

Haley smiled at Brooke and gave a small laugh "I'll tell you tomorrow. Right now do think I could spend the night here?"

"Of course, Tutor Girl" she said standing up taking Haley's hand "I'll be up in a little while I have to finish cleaning first"

"No, let me help I can wait a while" Haley said looking around a the mess

"No way, you've been through enough tonight" she replied pushing Haley toward the steps "Don't worry I can handle it"

"Thanks Brooke" Haley smiled walking up the stairs

"Haley" Brooke turned toward her

"Yea?" she turned tiredly

"I'm sorry" Brooke whispered "I know that doesn't mean a lot but really I am"

"I know" Haley continued up the stairs and into Brooke's room

Haley laid on Brooke's bed to tired to even change in to whatever clothes she grabbed and stuffed in her bag.

Hearing Brooke open the front door Haley closed her eyes figuring she was taking out the trash for tonight and would be up soon. She heard the sounded of muffled voices and sat up to hear the clearer as they got closer

"What are you doing hear?" Brooke whispered harshly

"I need to talk to Haley, Brooke" Nathan whispered back "So move"

"Haven't you ever heard of privacy" Haley heard Brooke move closer toward the door "I could have you arrested"

"HALEY! I KNOW YOU'RE HERE" Nathan yelled through the door

She jumped up and ran toward the corner of the room as if to hide from him.

"Haley you don't have to say anything but at least listen" he said on the other side of the door "I'll stay out here if you want me to leave knock on the do and I will"

Haley sat on the floor part of her wanting her to get up and knock the other part for some reason willing to listen.

"Okay" she heard him sigh " When Peyton first called me it was about a month and a half after everything happened"

Nathan took a breath before continuing looking for a second at Brooke who was know looking confused and interested and began to sit next to the door.

"I hung up on her immediately telling her to leave me alone" he moved closer toward the door and leaned against the door frame "I didn't want anything to do with her after what happened. I swear but she called again telling me she needed to tell me something, at first I didn't believe her when she told me I mean it couldn't have been true, but eventually I realized she wouldn't lie"

"I told my parents I was going to see a basket ball game in Charlotte with a few friends from the team" he rubbed his face with his hand "I only kind of lied I was going to Charlotte, I only stopped once to get coffee and go to the bathroom I need to get there to realize it was a mistake"

"When I got to Peyton's house she was a mess so I stayed strong you know to act as if it wasn't real" his voice broke a little "we drove to the doctors in complete silence, not that I minded if we talked it meant it was really happening"

Haley was slowly moving closer to the door to the point now she was sitting against the wall next to it tears filling her eyes she knew what was coming.

She could hear a sniffle from Brooke showing she was figuring things out she knew what was going on too.

Nathan moved once more before continuing "We must have sat there in the waiting room for what seemed like hours, When we finally got called back and the doctor began running test, Peyton started crying. But I didn't I sat in the corner thinking about everything about my parents, about Luke about my friends but most of all you."

His voice broke even more and you could hear it shaking "I wasn't worried about myself but about you, about what you were gonna say, about how I disappointed you again and probably was gonna lose you even more then I already had."

"When the doctor came back and said Peyton wasn't pregnant she cried more but I sat there and didn't move until the doctor left" his voice heavy with emotion

Haley was now against the door crying and felt Nathan fall against it to both of them separated by a piece of wood.

"I dropped her off and drove home but about a mile down the road suddenly realized what happened. I could have been a father." he cried harder "And I was so scared, Hales, and I didn't have anyone to talk to" his cries becoming deeper joined with Brooke's crying "I was so scared of everything and I didn't even have my best friend so I broke down in the car on the side of the rode in some suburb"

Haley cried harder then she had in the past two day listening to him continue

"So I drove home and took down every picture of us together in my room, I didn't deserve to have them in my room when I was such a horrible person that I betrayed you the only person I ever truly loved" his crying calming down " So I sat in my room walls bare of any memories of you and I cried not because I was alone but because I was scared of who I was someone who slept with a girl they barley knew and then expect to be forgiven for that"

Haley opened the door from where she sat and fell into Nathan's arms and held him closer as he cried into her shoulder she barley noticed Brooke who sat there next to them watching crying.

"I'm so sorry, Hales" he sobbed "I'm so sorry"

"I know, I know" she comforted him "Nathan, lets go home, okay?"

Nathan stood up and headed to the car as Haley stayed behind and hugged Brooke good bye and got her bag and getting in the drivers seat.

"Hales" Nathan whispered

"Yeah" turned to look at him

"Always and Forever" he held out his hand to her

"Always and Forever" she replied taking his hand in hers

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SCOTT HOUSE

Nathan went strait to they got home and Haley headed toward the guest room. Thoughts running though her head confusing her more then ever. Was she ready to trust him again? Or was this just gonna screw her over like before.

She need answers for a lot of things and she needed someway to find them so she head toward the computer in her room and got on Internet Explorer. Maybe not something but someone could help her as she waited for her information to load she kept picture Nathan's hand held out to her he looked helpless as if he actually needed her.

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