A/N: I've been around Fan Fiction a lonnnng time. I love this place, lol. Even though I've been a member for so long, this is my first fanfic.

Sorry, I had to edit it.

"Seriously, Brooke, I can't talk right now. I have an important trial coming up and I need to be ready," Haley James-Scott was one of the best public defenders around Tree Hill. Sure, she was always prepared, but that never stopped her from making sure everything was perfect.

"Oh, please, Tutor Girl, you got that covered. I don't even know why you keep going. Plus, they don't even pay that much. Why not be an actual lawyer?" Brooke questioned. She never understood why Haley decided to be a public defender, when she was smart enough to be a big-time layer and handle the huge cases.

"Tigger," Haley laughed, "Going into law to be a lawyer would take up so much more of my time. Time that I should be spending with you, Lucas, Peyton and Jamie," Jamie was Haley's two year old son. What a ball of energy he was. She knew him spending a lot of time with his Aunt Brooke didn't help. It was like dealing with two little kids than one child and one adult. "Plus, you know it's not about the money with me. I'm perfectly fine."

"You can't live off of us forever."

"Brooke!"

"KIDDING," Brooke knew Haley's dad had money. He was very wealthy man before he passed away. When he passed he left all his belongings to her – including his money. It was very hard time for Haley after that. Brooke and her husband, Lucas, were there for her through it all. Haley was so appreciative of that. If they hadn't been there for Haley, she honestly didn't know if she would have been able to deal with it. It had been five years since his death and Haley had come to terms with it and has moved on. She knew that that's what her father would've wanted.

"I just love helping people, you know that. Nothing feels better than helping those people."

"Tutor Girl, you always put others before yourself. That's one of the reasons I love you." Haley smiled. She knew Brooke knew her. Hell, she should. They've been best friends since middle school. There was nothing stronger than their friendship. Haley and Brooke both knew they could count on each other for anything.

"I love you, too, Tigger, but I have to go. You've got Jamie right?" Haley asked.

"Of course, he loves being with his Aunt Brooke and Uncle Luke. Don't you, Jimmy-Jam?" Haley heard her ask him. She laugh when she heard squeals and giggles from the other end, "See?"

"Yeah, yeah, well I shouldn't be much longer if you let me get off the phone…" Haley suggested, again.

"Okay, fine. Well pick up some food on your way home and we'll eat here. We kids over here are starved, oh and we have plus one tonight." Brooke laughed.

"Peyton?"

"Of course, I swear she spends more time at our house than at her own." Brooke said. Peyton was Brooke and Haley's other best friend. The three were inseparable.

Haley laughed, "Okay, I'll call you on my way home."

"Alright, girly, talk to you later, Love you, bye." Brooke said.

"Love you, too, bye." Haley was about to hang up when she heard Brooke talking to Jamie.

"Jamie! Those flowers are not food. They're pretty, but they aren't food, buddy. Hales, I told you we were hungry! Lucas! Get those out of Jamie's mouth!" Brooke laughed while trying to stop little Jamie.

Haley laughed when she heard Lucas come, "Well, make sure he doesn't eat anymore plants and I'll hurry up. Bye." She hung up.

Haley thought about everything going on in her life. She had her son. She had her best friends. They helped so much more than they would ever know. When she separated with Jamie's father five months ago, she didn't know what to do. He wanted to still be apart of Jamie's life and he was. He saw Jamie whenever he could which differed every time due to his basketball career. It didn't bother Haley that that was the only time he had. It had broken her heart when they separated, she couldn't stand seeing him more than she was forced to.

Flashback

Haley came home noticing their nanny was still there. "He hasn't come home yet, has he?" Haley asked.

"No, Mrs. Scott, I'm afraid not," Michelle, their nanny, answered.

"Well, I can take this from here. Thank you so much for staying later. I know this isn't the first time and knowing my husband, it won't be the last. I'm so sorry," Haley apologized.

"Oh, it's not that big of a deal. He's busy, as are you. Really, it's fine. Now, I'll just leave you two for some family time. I'll see you tomorrow," Michelle was about to leave when Haley stopped her.

"Actually, you know what? We're gonna make some changes around here. Both of us need to spend more time with Jamie, I can talk to my boss and I'm sure he'll let me work from home. You've been absolutely amazing for us. You've helped us out so much, you'll never understand, but I'm afraid we're not going to need your services anymore," This was it for Haley, the last straw. She knew this would either make or break her family.

Michelle walked up to Haley and gave her a big, warm hug. "You know, I think this is a great choice for you," She whispered in Haley's ear and left after saying bye to Jamie.

She was left there waiting for her husband. He should've been home by now. The gym wasn't that far away at all. She paced around in their huge house. It was in Charlotte. They also had a house Tree Hill, where they both were from. She looked at their family photos. 'So happy,' she thought. She then heard the door open and closed and looked up. She waited for him to come in the living room.

"Late practice?" she asked.

"Uh, yeah, I guess." He answered.

She looked at him. He'd been drinking, but wasn't drunk. She knew him well enough to see that. She got up and stood right in front of him. "Really? I didn't know they allowed drinking in the gym?" She wasn't mad. More like disappointed.

"Haley, come on. Don't do this. Not now. I've—"

"Then when, Nathan?" she was beginning to get upset, "I'm sick of coming home and having to release Michelle so late."

"Well, then you should maybe get home earlier, Haley. I've got commitments, too."

"Yeah, and the most important one is your family." He looked away, "Nathan, I love you, you know that. I love you so much, but I've had enough. This has been going on long enough."

"What has?" He looked at her, "Me having practice? You knew this is what was gonna happen when I was signed. We talked about it."

"You having practices most of the week, yes. You having to be gone a lot due to away games, yes. You being gone till morning out drinking with 'friends', no, Nathan, I didn't know that was apart of the deal."

"Well, aren't you one to be talking?"

"Excuse me? What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"It means that if you weren't to 'busy' doing your own work we wouldn't have to release Michelle late and maybe Jamie would get to see more of his mother."

Haley was furious. How could he pin this back on her? She knew she worked late, but she didn't have a choice. She wasn't out till all hours of the morning at bars. "That's it, Nathan," she said as tears started coming down her face, "What happened to us? We were never like this. You were never like this," she whispered the last part, "I'll tell you what, when you stop being an asshole and stop turning everything around to make yourself look like the victim, you call me. Till then, Jamie and I will be at the house in Tree Hill." She said as she walked up the stairs and to their bedroom.

"Wait, Haley, I didn't mean it. I'm sorry. Please, don't go." He walked after her.

She started packing her clothes into a suitcase, "No, Nathan," She turned to look at him and he knew she was dead serious, "I'm not gonna keep living like this. And I'm sure as hell not letting our son live like this." She finished and got Jamie's clothes into a bag, picked up Jamie and headed for the door.

"Haley, please, I love you —" Nathan started.

"I know," she looked right at him, dead in the eyes. He could see the hurt and pain in her eyes. What hurt the most was knowing that he caused those emotions, "I love you, too, but you need to find out what are the most important things to you."

"Fine, Leave! Throw all this away, all those years of us together, happiness. Throw it all away." He threw back.

She just looked at him. She knew he didn't mean it, but it still hurt that he said it. She turned and left.

End of flashback.

Just then Haley's phone rang, taking her from her thoughts. She answered it without looking at the caller ID.

"Hello?" Haley said, wiping her tears away.

"Is this Haley Scott?" an unfamiliar voice asked.

She know what to say. Yes, she was still married to Nathan, but no one every said her name without the 'James'. "Yes, it is who is this?"

"Someone with a proposal for you."

Haley was a little nervous. She never heard that voice before. "Who is this?"

"Your next trail you're defending a Edward Conrad, yes? You're going to do everything to make sure this guy goes to jail. I know it's your job, but I can give you twice as much as he's paying you—"

Haley sighed, "Listen, sir, I have to do my job. What I don't have to do, is listen to you. I'm not interested in you're proposal." Haley cut him off.

"Consider my offer triple the amount."

"No."

"You're making huge mistake."

"Goodnight, sir." Haley hung up the phone.

A/N: What do you think? Continue? I'm sorry if it's not that good, lol. Please review and tell me if I should change anything up. Future storylines would be cool, too.