And Forever? [3] Nathan Scott Fan Fiction

Like You Like an Arsonist

Claudia was stood at the Scott's door, she was looking for her husband, Claudia left Tree Hill to go on a rock tour leaving behind her friends, family and Husband. Her husband wants an annulment and she wants him.

"Hey, Porn Freak." Claudia laughed sadly and Nathan looked at her in shock.

"What're you doing here?" Nathan asked determinedly stoic.

"I wanna come home, Nathan." Claudia replied truthfully and Nathan scoffed disbelievingly.

"Yeah, this is really bad timing. Uh-" Nathan said awkwardly before he was cut of by Deb, Nathan's mom, was rushed to the door.

"Nathan, we have to go." Deb said as she walked out of the house, she did not acknowledge Claudia.

"What's going on?" Nathan asked looking over at his mom.

"It's urgent. It's your father. We have to go now." Deb replied and Claudia had an increasingly shocked face. Nathan shut the door behind him.

"I'm sorry." Nathan said to Claudia before he followed his mom. Claudia stood at the doorway, unsure of what to do. Deb looked over at her.

"Claudia?" She said and Claudia turned to face them. Deb and Claudia hadn't really spoke after Claudia screamed at her at the after-wedding party. "Come with us." She stated smiling a little then she got back into the car. Nathan did not argue as Claudia got into the car.

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The dealer ship was burning down and Deb was crying out for her husband. Claudia slipped her hand into Nathan's comfortingly during all the chaos. Nathan didn't take it away from her. Dan was alive as he breathed for air with paramedics around him.
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Nathan stood at the window in his bedroom and looked out of it arms crossed. Once Claudia had finally mustered enough courage to go up to him. She knocked on the door.

"Hey, that was your mom on the phone. She said she's gonna spend the night at the hospital with your dad." Claudia stated and Nathan just scoffed.

"Unbelievable. They should have a Scott family discount." Nathan sighed and Claudia looked down at the ground.

"I'm really sorry, Nathan." She whispered upset.

"About my dad or about us?" Nathan asked arrogantly.

"Everything." Claudia replied looking up at him with her eyes filled with despair . Nathan looked away indifferently.

"So, what're you doing here anyway? Tour playing Tree Hill?" Nathan asked mockingly and Claudia shook her head as she stayed at the door frame.

"No. They wanted me to become a... solo artist and record a record or something, but... It didn't matter without you. None of it mattered without you." Claudia answered truthfully. Claudia had the voice to become the next soul singer but she gave it up for him. Nathan raised his eyebrows uncaringly.

"I made a lot of mistakes, Nathan." Claudia sighed and Nathan nodded his head.

"That's right... and if you left the tour for me, you made another one, coz I'm leaving in the morning; I'm going to High Flyers." Nathan explained and Claudia smiled with glee. She walked up to him.

"Nathan that is amazing. I am so proud of you. I knew you would go." Claudia said smiling as she hugged him, Nathan did not hug back. She stepped back and looked at him. "What you can't hug me anymore?" She asked with her eyebrows raised.

"Well, listen, there's-there's no more apartment and... I put all your stuff in storage... so you can spend the night in the guest room if you want."  Nathan explained and Claudia nodded gratefully, she really didn't want to leave him. But she walked up to the door. She stopped as she got there and turned around.