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"Momma, I can't find my basketball. I've looked everywhere. You said I could go play, if I helped pack," 5 year old Jamie said running into the living room.
"Jim Jam," Brooke stated looking up from one of the boxes being packed, "I already packed it up. Sorry, I forgot that you wanted it left out. How about you help Aunt Brooke instead?"
"Aunt Brooke…" Jamie pouted, "I'm tired of packing."
Haley laughed from the kitchen before saying, "Jamie, I don't think you finished packing up your toys. We'll get your basketball later, but right now you need to help. Now go finish packing your toys and then you can play."
"Ok momma," Jamie replied walking back to his room.
"Hales, can I please take a break?" Brooke asked before walking into the kitchen. "We've been packing all morning."
"Brooke, I've been packing all morning, while you and Jamie have been trying to find any excuse not to pack. How about you help me finish the kitchen, then we'll go grab lunch?" Haley stated with a smile.
Brooke sighed before grabbing a plate and wrapping it up and placing it into a box. "It's hard to believe we'll be moving out of here in a week. It seems like just yesterday we were moving in here. Remember we moved in here right after Jamie's first birthday. I'm sure going to miss it, but I'm looking forward to moving to Tree Hill," she said while continuing to pack.
"Yeah, I hope Jamie likes it," Haley said quietly, "I feel like I'm taking him away from everything he's ever known. I've worked so hard to make a great life for him, but I sometimes feel like I should do more."
"Hales, you've gone above and beyond for him and he loves you. He'll like Tree Hill. This will be a good opportunity for all of us, especially you. You deserve this," Brooke responded while giving her a hug.
"I couldn't have done this without you. I'm really glad you're coming with us," Haley replied, "Now let's finish packing." They both laughed and wrapped everything up in the kitchen.
They all three had lived in this apartment for four years now. Haley had Jamie while in college after her boyfriend ditched her because he didn't want a kid. Brooke helped raise Jamie while they both went to school. Haley and Brooke had both graduated from Stanford about three years ago. Haley had been working as a middle school teacher for the past couple of years until she got offered a job in Tree Hill. After much consideration, Haley decided to take the offer and Brooke decided to move as well. After all, Brooke had been her best friend since toddlers and had lived with Haley since she was ten. Brooke's parents died in a car accident and the James took her in as one of their own. Since then, Brooke and Haley have gone through everything together.
Nathan walked into the café knowing his mom would want to see him when he got in from Charlotte. It felt weird being back in Tree Hill after all these years. After high school, he got a full scholarship to play basketball at Duke. After graduating from Duke, he was drafted into the Charlotte Bobcats. He had been playing with them now for four years until he tore out his knee about six months ago. The injury made him walk away from the game he had always loved. The past few months had been pretty hard for him until he received a call from his old coach, which is why he was back in Tree Hill.
"Nathan," Karen said with a smile when she saw her oldest son walk into the café, "I didn't think you were coming until tomorrow."
"I decided to come today because Whitey wanted to see me first thing in the morning. I figured I would come see you and maybe grab a bite to eat," he replied with a smirk.
Karen laughed, "I'll bring out usual in a second. Welcome home." Nathan smiled before sitting down and waited for his mom to bring him some lunch. After he finished, he told his mom he would see her tonight and left.
He walked around town before stopping at the River Court. He figured Luke would be here and he was right. "I see some things never change. Whatcha thinking about lil bro?" Nathan asked.
"Ideas for my second novel, any ideas?" Luke replied dribbling the basketball.
"I forget my brothers a bestselling author. How about the hometown legend that walked away from his dream after blowing out his knee?" Nathan answered.
Luke stopped dribbling and looked at his brother. "Speaking of your knee, how are you feeling? Rehab still going alright," he wondered.
"I'm no longer depressed if that's what you wanna know. The knee is getting better. The doctor says I should still take it easy and keep it iced at night. He said that I should be ok coaching though. I just can't play anytime soon," Nathan added, "Whitey wants to see me in the morning."
"It's funny that he's finally retiring. I think this will be good for you too," he stated.
"We'll see. I may need your help being an assistant coach when you have time. Also, I was wondering if I could crash at your place tonight since my house isn't ready to be moved into yet," Nathan smirked.
Luke sighed, "I don't care just as long as you pick up after yourself." Nathan simply laughed and followed his brother to his car. Tomorrow Nathan would start as the new head basketball coach at Tree Hill High.