"Okay so are you alone or is…" The doctor asked cautiously.
"No I'm alone." Haley James said quickly trying to hide her fear.
"Okay so let's begin…"
After leaving the doctor's office Haley went back to her house ignoring her parent's questions and ran up to her room locking the door behind her. She checked her cell phone, plugging it into the charger to make sure she got the doctor's call and took a hot and long shower.
Downstairs Haley's parents left in formal wear to another prestigious party they just 'had' to go to. Haley's parents had always been proper and perfect and of course they were extremely rich. When Haley was little she had a nanny to look after her because her mom couldn't be bothered with spit up and diaper changes, the only time Mrs. James ever went near Haley was when she was showing her off to her friends and her husband's co-workers, as Haley got older her mother tried to control her more and more. At first it was clothes, but that had been since she was a baby as she got older it was what she thought and what she believed soon it was what she ate and how much and not in the 'eat your green vegetables' kind of way the 'your to fat to have that second helping' kind of way. Her dad was no better he would just sit there and pretend nothing was going on. Haley had an older brother, who would yell at his dad for not standing up for Haley and her mom for being so controlling over her but it got him sent to boot camp for a summer when he was 14 and Haley was 10 so after that he would try and help Haley whether it was telling her she wasn't fat or bringing her food at night or even helping to sneak her out every once in a while. But Bryan James left a little over a year ago, the day he turned 18.
Haley sat on her bed in sweats and a sweatshirt staring at her cell phone, they weren't her clothes; her mother would never allow those kinds of clothes on HER daughter. They had been Bryans they were her favorite and she would always steal them so when he left he gave them to her.
Haley was startled as the phone rang, but it wasn't her cell phone it was the home phone. Walking to the hallway where an old fashioned phone was placed next to a $300 lamp she answered.
"James residence," she spoke in a fake-cheer voice.
"Hi sweetheart," Haley groaned… it was her mother. "We are at this lovely party and they have a son your age and they are all just dieing to meet you."
"Mom I'm not feeling too good." Haley said knowing it wouldn't get her out of it.
"The limo will pick you up in about 20 minute's sweetie." Haley didn't have time to respond before she heard the dial tone. Haley guessed her mom was standing next to one of her friends whose son she wanted Haley to go out with. Haley's mom had tried to make her get together with a friend's son for years and they finally got together for almost a year… only to please their parents but in the end they 'hooked up' when they were drunk at a party and he broke up with her the next day. That was 3 weeks ago and even if it was a fake relationship Haley was crushed not only because she had lost her virginity to a guy who wasn't even her real boyfriend but because she was starting to like him in a more than a friend way. His family and hers had been friends for as long as she remembered and they had dinner weekly so he and Haley had known each other and had been friends almost all their lives. It was weird when they broke up or more after they had sex they became extremely awkward around each other.
Haley heard the doorbell and quickly shoved her phone into her clutch purse trying to walk down the stairs and put her heels on at the same time.
"I'm coming just a minute." She yelled out finally making it to the second floor without falling. Stopping to put on her shoes she hurried down the second flight of stairs and to the closet to grab her coat.
Opening the door expecting the limo driver Joe she screamed when she saw the boy who broke up with her 3 weeks ago… Nathan Scott.
He laughed in amusement, "So I take it they didn't tell you I was coming."
"No they didn't, but I should have known my mom did say someone wanted to meet me who has a son my age." Haley rolled her eyes laughing.
"So are you ready to get out of here?" he questioned offering his hand out to her.
Haley hesitated and he noticed "Yah where is the party?" Haley asked finally putting her hand in his.
"Oh we aren't going; we are going out to diner."
Haley stopped "but what about our parents?"
"They know I told them."
"And they said it was okay…"
"Yes stop worrying," Nathan told her pulling her the rest of the way to the limo and helping her in.
The ride to the restaurant was quite and awkward so when they finally got to the restaurant both were relieved.
"So how have you been?" Nathan questioned.
"Fine," Haley replied. "What do you want Nathan." Haley asked shortly.
"Your parents called mine and said you weren't doing so good." Nathan told her but she could see through it.
"No they didn't because they don't give a damn!" She was mad now he was lying to her. "It was Brooke wasn't it"
"Haley…"
"God Nathan I'm fi-" Haley stopped mid-word her hand over her mouth running to the bathroom.
After throwing up 4 times Haley noticed there was a hand rubbing circles on her back. Turning around she saw Nathan and she broke down into his chest.
"Shh its okay baby shh," Nathan tried calming her down.
After paying for the food they ordered but didn't eat Nathan took Haley to the car and helped her in. Haley looked over at Nathan when she felt his stare and she could see he was looking for an explanation.
"I think I have the flu, I tried to tell my mother but she just got me a doctor's appointment and then today wouldn't let me stay home from the party which turned out to be this dinner."
"Is this what Brooke was talking about." He asked.
"I don't know I'm just stressed and stuff and she is such a worry wart." Nathan looked at her not really believing her much but left it just the same. When the limo stopped at the house it was just the way it was when they had left all the lights off but the porch light.
"You want to come in?" Haley asked in a small voice.
"Absolutely." Nathan grabbed her hand reassuringly.
When they got inside Haley led Nathan to the kitchen. "Do you want anything to eat, since we left early I can make you something."
"What burnt toast?" Nathan laughed.
"Shut up I'm a good cook I just can't make toast, okay." Haley whined remembering when she almost burnt down her house when she was making toast, and he had come over that morning to pick her up for school and he ran in when he heard her scream grabbing the fire extinguisher and putting out the flames that had started from the toast.
"Okay should I get the extinguisher now or later?"
"Shut up now what do you want?"
"I'll have what you are having,"
"I don't think I am going to eat, my stomach is still upset and I'm not sure I can hold anything down."
"Haley you have to eat something."
"I don't want to throw up again." She whined.
"Haley…"
"I'm fine, I just feel bad enough without throwing up again." Haley whined.
"Come on I'll tuck you in bed." Nathan said.
"No I'm not tired,"
"Okay do you want to watch a movie?"
"Sure" Haley smiled. They walked to the den passing the entry way Haley saw a letter on the table that wasn't there when she left.
"Hold on." She told Nathan who stopped, and Haley walked over to the table picking up the letter and opening the envelope. "Haley," She read aloud. "Got invited on a cruise will be gone for a couple of weeks will call before we get back… That's it! GOD! That's it! No miss you or love you they don't even sign their god-damn names." She sighed frustrated. "Lets just watch the movie."
"Haley do you want to talk ab…"
"NO! Let's pick out a movie." Haley and Nathan sat on the couch in the den and put on some action movie Nathan picked out after Haley lost rock paper scissors. After about 30 minutes Nathan felt Haley's head on his shoulder softly he smiled lifting his arm around her small waist and she snuggled into his chest.
Nathan woke up on the couch with Haley laying half on him her head on his chest. He watched her sleep for almost 45 minutes before she started to wake up.
"Morning sleepyhead" he smiled.
"What time is it" she mumbled into his chest trying to hide from the bright sun.
"Early" Nathan laughed. Haley finally noticing the position she and Nathan were in jumped up off the couch walking into the kitchen with a confused Nathan close behind.
"Are you hungry?" Haley asked not looking into his eyes.
"Umm yah, sure,"
"I'll make you some eggs and bacon,"
"I'll make the toast." Nathan cut in laughing.
"Shut up!"
"How many pieces do you want?"
"None thank you, I don't really feel like toast."
"Okay… freak"
"Excuse me?" Haley said in mock horror.
"You heard me… freak, who doesn't 'feel' like eating toast for breakfast."
"Shut up." When Haley and Nathan were bringing the food to the table, Nathan before Haley there was a crash as Haley dropped her plate running towards the bathroom hand covering her mouth Nathan right behind her. Pulling her hair back as she threw up Nathan rubbed her back worriedly.
"Haley are you okay?" Nathan asked when Haley's nausea subsided.
"I'm fine." Haley snapped. "You should go I'm meeting Brooke later." She lied.
"Haley come on I don't think…" Nathan was interrupted by Haley's cell phone up on the third floor. Haley hurriedly ran up to her room immediately answering her cell.
"Hello?" Haley spoke in a worried tone as Nathan came into the room.
"Hi may I speak to Haley James?"
"This is she."
"Hi this is Dr. Peterson calling and I have the results of the blood test…"
"Okay…"
"I think you should come down to the office and I'll tell you the results then."
"I'm kind of busy so couldn't you just tell me over the phone."
"Sure, It turns out you are pregnant, I think that we should talk about some options…"
"I have to go" Haley said in a flat tone hanging up the phone. Turning around to a clueless Nathan she felt like she was going to break yet again but refused to break down in front of him. Running down both flights of stairs stopping only to grab the keys to her parents' car she bolted. She didn't expect to end up there, it just happened that way. Only when she was sitting at her birth mother's grave did she let the tears fall.
Not many people knew about Haley's mom not being her real mother, and those who did know knew not to mention it in front of Haley and defiantly not in front of her parents. Her mother and father split when Haley was 4, it was a horrible time for her going to court and all the fighting. Eventually her mother got custody and her father wasn't happy. When Haley was 5 her mother moved her farther away from her father who was furious. When Haley was 6 her father was really successful and had a new wife, while Haley and her mom weren't so when custody was brought to trial again Haley was put in her father's care much to her dismay. When her mother committed suicide Haley was devastated, still she blamed herself for her mother's death. When her dad and 'new' mom decided to move they said they wanted to make a good impression and that they needed to be the 'perfect' family and that Haley should start calling her 'new' mother mom. Haley didn't know much better then only being 6 years old so she just went with it.
Haley heard footsteps behind her, turning around she saw Nathan, the one person in the world she wanted to see the least. He didn't know about her mom so why was he here?
"Hey, I followed you, what's going on?" Nathan asked concern eminent in his worried voice.