When You Got a Good Thing
Chapter 1 – Some Moments Change Us Forever
Everyone always says that love finds you when you least expect it. This couldn't be truer for us. It was like we were two souls destined to always be intertwined no matter what happened and no matter how hard life got.
August 2010
They sat their intertwined and wrapped up in each other's arms. With only a blanket between their naked bodies and the nighttime sky shining with stars above, they held onto each other tighter than they ever had before. She sat with her back against his chest and he was tracing light circles along her thighs. They had been sitting like this for hours along the deck of his beach house. They had made love over and over again under the twilight clinging onto a hope that it could somehow work out.
Early May 2010
"Ladies and Gentlemen we will be landing the Tree Hill shortly," the flight attendant said over the intercom. Haley James was on her way home for the first time since Christmas. She had just finished her junior year of college at Stanford University and was looking for a relaxing summer before she had to go back in the fall. Her friends were also all coming back home for the summer so it was going to be like high school again and she couldn't wait.
"Do you see her anywhere?" Brooke asked for the 5th time.
"She'll get here when she gets here B. Davis stop fiddling so much," the curly headed blonde replied
"I know I'm just so excited to see my tutor girl."
"Oohhh look there she is. Haley. Over here," she yelled across the airport"
Haley finally noticed her and dropped all her luggage to run over and great her best friends. "I've missed everyone one so much" she said while hugging them. "Let's get out of here I'm so ready to start this summer and finally catch up with everyone."
The trio sat in Karen's Café just like old times. They had been sitting there for over an hour catching up on everything that had been going on in their lives. Brooke had just finished design school in New York and was about to start an internship with Donna Karen in September. Peyton was an art major at UNC and was still dating Lucas who also went to UNC. Life for all three girls were going pretty well and they loved the moments when they were able to just sit together and gossip like old times.
"So Brooke who's heart are you breaking now?" Haley asked
"Well things fell flat with Chase as you know and things have been kinda dull ever since. All the partying is getting old the boys in New York are all the same. I never thought I'd say it but I'm bored and need a change for once."
"Well it's about time you figured out that you can't party forever Davis," Peyton responded. "Haley you're next. How's your love life?"
"Non existent I've been on a few dates here and there but it's been nothing special. It's just kind of hard to jump into something after everything happened with Evan last year. I'm definitely past it but I'm just more cautious about who I give my heart to. How's my best friend?"
"He's actually doing really well. He's been working on his first novel and he's even getting to know his half brother. That's why he isn't here today he's with Nathan doing some kind of brotherly bonding."
"Wow," Haley said. "It's so weird to think that he has a brother after all these years I've only known him as an only child. I always knew a brother existed but Lucas never made the move to try and reach out to him."
"Well I for one think he should have met him a long time ago because I've seen pictures and that boy is fine" Brooke said without a second thought.
All three girls started laughing. Some things would never change.
"So are you ready to meet my high school friends?" Lucas asked Nathan as he passed the ball over to him. Lucas had decided to bring Nathan down to the River Court today to show him some of his favorite places in Tree Hill.
"Yeah I guess so. I've heard that your friends are hot."
"We've had this talk and you know that the girls are off limits" Lucas said while shaking his head.
Nathan was just three months younger than him and it was nice to finally start building a relationship with the brother he always knew about but never knew. He had known that his father was Dan Scott for most of his life and that he was married and had another son. Dan had gotten his mother pregnant at the end of their senior year of high school. He just left her and never really looked back.
Nathan grew up in Oak Lake. About two hours away from Tree Hill. His parents divorced during his junior year of high school. His mom got remarried last year to a man named Peter who treated his mother like she has always deserved. Life for Nathan was not easy growing up. His parents constantly fought and he was forced to put up with his father always pushing him to the limit. After the divorce, Nathan finally broke away from his father and was able to step out his shadow. Nathan had spent the last three years at Duke University on a full athletic scholarship to play basketball.
Four months ago, Dan had a heart attack. The doctor's found that he had HCM. When Nathan found out that there was a fifty percent chance that he could have it, he decided to track down Lucas so he could get tested also. Fortunately, neither boy had the disease. Ever since then, Nathan and Lucas had both been taking the opportunity to get to know each other.
"Whatever man you know that girls just can't resist the Scott charm" Nathan said with his signature smirk on his face.
A/N – This is my first story so I appreciate any feedback you might have. Please read and review. I don't know how I often I will be able to update so please be patient :)
