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Chapter 1

A/N: Haley never left with Chris to go to New York or on tour. Also this chapter is a little long and quick just cause want to get every thing out there so I cant start the 'meaty' part of the story.

"No Jimmy I told you I didn't want to do it!" A very angry Haley James yelled into her cell phone at her publicist Jimmy Nasch.

Her life was going well. She loved it. Haley James was artist that was always number one on the build board charts with new singles. But what she though was the best part was her daughter, Charlotte Natalie Scott, yes Scott. Charlotte was the daughter of the Nathan Scott, point guard of the New York Knicks. Nathan didn't know about Charlotte. When she was 17 and found out that she was pregnant with her husband's daughter, Haley should have been happy, they should have been happy. But in actuality Haley was terrified. Although not for her, but for Nathan. He was so talented with basketball and thought, at that time, that it would be good to let him have that. But when she actually had Charlotte she wanted to call Nathan every day. But its not really that easy to call your husband after you left in the middle of the night no less, and tell him that he was a father so she never did. Haley did though send divorce papers to the love of her life but he never singed them, and secretly she was so happy he didn't. It made her fell like he did truly lover her no matter what, But she knew she could never face him. And that's why she was having Problems with jimmy, who didn't know about her past with Nathan at all.

"Haley James you are going to New York. And you are going to go to the court. And you are going to sing the anthem. And that my little diva is final." Jimmy said a matter of factly on that other end.

"No I'm not! I can't and I won't." Haley said not budging on her decision. If there was only a chance that she could see Nathan, the one and only love of her life she was not taking it. It was bad enough seeing him on the cover of sports magazines, and on TV interviews, and in the tabloids. Knowing he must feel the same way.

And why is that? You always sing the anthem what's so different about New York?"

"Um….Charlotte has school." She said. She had no other excuse, and she knew that that was not going to fly with Jimmy.

"Ok one you always take her on the road during school and it doesn't matter because in the end you are going even it I have to come to your pent house apartment and carry you there!" And he meant it this gig was paying a lot to get her there.

"Ahhhh!" She said giving up. And on top of that it was tomorrow so she didn't even have time to mentally prepare herself….of Charlotte.

By 7:50 the next morning her, Charlotte and Jimmy were all on her jet off to NY.

"Mommy, where's my new doll?" Charlotte asked as she sat on the floor coloring.

"I don't know check you pink bag. Brad can u get me another vodka?" Charlotte ran off to get her doll. And Haley received her third vodka and tonic.

"You ok? Your sucking those back like there's no tomorrow!" Jimmy said a little worried about her client, but he was more her friend than anything.

"Just dandy!" Haley said sarcastically.

Later in the knicks' gym:

"OK! Ok! Water break everyone." Nathan's coach said. "Now while I have you here, I think you should know that Ashlee Simpson cancelled on us-" but he was cut off by his team clapping and cheering. He chuckled. "Anyways, Haley James will be singing the anthem tonight." He when back to his clip board but Nathan on the other hand was choking furiously on he sports drink.

"23, I know she's smokin' but I didn't even react that way!" one of his team mates said patting his back and walking away. She wasn't 'smokin'! She was his wife! Nathan suspiciously disappeared from practice early to think about what was going to happen in three hours when he saw her. Seven years was a long time. Nathan didn't hate her, but he was hurt and confused. He always thought that Haley and him were happy but then one morning when he woke up she was gone with all her stuff and the only thing that stayed behind was a small piece of paper it said "Nathan- don't get the wrong idea, I love you so much but I want you to have all your dreams. Please peruse basketball like you want to, but always remember our vows 'always and forever" Nathan Scott I will love you always and forever. Your wife – Hales

He held that note, and read it over "always and forever" maybe he could talk to her and find out what really happened seven years ago. Yes he was very angry, tremendously in love, he could never hate her. Never.

She walked in through the back, holding Charlotte's hand tight, to avoid seeing Nathan. Jimmy didn't let her drink anymore o the plane, thanks to Jimmy, so she was mostly sober. The people had all ready started the sound check and in a half hour she would be up there singing…….and seeing Nathan.

"Ok babe mommy has to go do stuff so stay here with jimmy. K? I love you!" Haley kissed Charlotte and started to walk out.

"I donst' get to watch? I always watch mom." She said a little hurt. And Haley then felt like a horrible mother. Her little girl always made her do that.

"Not tonight. Ok babe. Oh and I want you to be really, really quiet for mommy. Can you do that just this once? For me?" Haley asked, almost pleading.

"Yea, I guess but then I want to get a present, please mommy please!"

"OK! OK! OK! But I have to go on bye!" she gave Charlotte one quick kiss and then ran out hoping the team would be in the locker room still, but she was sadly mistaken. Without him seeing her, she watched him and started crying. "James get it together!" she told herself.

"Haley what are you waiting for? You have about 10,000 screaming fans out there lets go!" a crew man said to her. She walked out to the court, trying not to look at him. But that plan didn't work. They made eye contact. 'ok, ok, ok just sing the song, say bye, and get out you can do it!' she said to herself.

"Hey New York!" she said her voice still shaky. The fans screamed and that's what would let her get through the night….or 10 minutes. "Ok let's do this!" she yelled trying to get them exited. "Oh say can you see, by the dawns early light," she looked at him again and that's when it happened. "I can't do this." She breathed as she fell hard to the ground.

"HALEY!" He screamed. He ran over to her, while his team mattes watched him dumbfounded. He was the first one there, but not for long. The paramedics were there in a flash. "
What's happening? Is she ok? What's going on?" he was now yelling and still not getting any answers.

"I'm sorry sir we cant tell you anything right now unless your family." With that said they started to walk away with her on a gurney. He thought for a second, should he say anything would she be angry with him when she woke up if he did? He didn't care, what of it was serious!

"I-I-I'm I'm her husband." It was at that second that he heard the camera's clicking, and saw the reporters bombarding him. Then he realized they were right next to the microphone.