Well hello friends. I'm back again with another fic, this one will probably be longer than the ones I have recently posted. Also contrary to the others, this one I am writing as I am posting. So, updates won't be as frequent as Summer Love (which is already written), but I'm going to try my hardest because school is wrapping up so I have more free time. So this is the game plan:

Nathan Scott and Haley James were both successful, hard-working people living in Los Angeles. When their paths cross at a bar, their lives change forever. After happily dating for more than two years, they find that two are going to become three. However, as quickly as this joy comes, it is ripped away. When Nathan pushes Haley away at the loss of their son, she leaves. Three years later they are reunited. Will Nathan be able to win back her heart? Or is it closed forever?

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Three weeks ago, Haley James was the happiest woman alive. She was having a baby with Nathan Scott. Nathan Scott! Of the Los Angeles Lakers. Yes ma'am not only was the basketball superstar her boyfriend/love of her life, he was the father of her child. Son, to be exact. Michael James Scott was supposed to be due in five months and the young couple couldn't wait. But, in an instant, Haley's happiness was ripped away.

She had been getting ready for a night out with Nathan and she had a sneaking suspicion he was going to propose. Okay, Brooke had told her Nathan was going to propose, same difference. All of the sudden, the room started to spin and her vision went blurry. There was a searing pain in her abdomen, and then the world went black.

The next thing Haley remembered was waking up in a dreary hospital room. Before she looked at her boyfriend's tear streaked face, and even before the doctor uttered those dreaded words, she knew. He was gone. The whole feeling in her heart was replaced with an ache. An ache that Nathan promised they would get rid of together. Funny how things change...

The first few days after the miscarriage, Nathan was supportive, offering to talk whenever she wanted. But what helped Haley the most was the way he just sat with her and held her hand. That simple gesture helped to take away a little of the pain, even just for a moment. After a week, however, Nathan got tired of waiting for her to open up. When Haley said she was ready to talk, Nathan was "busy". Then the drinking picked up. Then the partying. Then the lashing out at every chance he got.

After two weeks, Haley was broken. She knew it was her fault that Michael was gone, but she needed Nathan to take away the pain, and he didn't. When he came home last night smelling like another woman, Haley knew it was time. Time for her to leave. Nathan hated her and she didn't want to burden him any more. Just then, the door slammed open, revealing Nathan with lipstick marring his face, and his tie askew.

"Honey," He called bitterly, "I'm home."

"Nathan," Haley said calmly, "I'm sorry. It was my fault and I know it. I'm going away now, I'm not going to bother you anymore."

"Adios, amigo," Nathan slurred

"Nathan!" Haley cried, "I'm leaving! Don't you care? Do you care about me, even a little?"

"Who cares about you? Who even likes you?" Nathan muttered before passing out on the couch

Haley choked back a sob. This was it. The last time she was ever going to be in the same room as Nathan. She grabbed her bag and ran out the door.

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The next morning, Nathan groaned as the sun hit his face. It was early, too early. His inner clock told him Haley wouldn't be up yet. Nathan painfully dragged himself off the couch and headed towards the bedroom. He reveled in watching Haley sleep. It was the only time since Michael died that he could look at her without seeing the heartbreak etched in her eyes. When he reached the room he and Haley shared, he was startled to find it empty. As his eyes raked across the neatly made bed, memories of the night before flooded his mind.

"Nathan! I'm leaving! Don't you care? Do you care about me, even a little?"

"Who cares about you? Who even likes you?"

She was gone and he didn't do anything to stop her. When the realization sank down on Nathan's already heavy heart, he collapsed on the bed and cried.

They were gone.

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Three years later

It had taken a long time. A really long time. Haley had leaned on her best friends for support, but they had helped her. Helped her realize that losing Michael wasn't her fault and how Nathan obviously wasn't the one for her. Now, Haley was embarking on something she had wanted since she was a little girl. A music career.

Suddenly, Peyton Sawyer's voice ripped through her thoughts.

"And now, ladies and gentlemen, I have the privilege and honor to present one of my best friends and business partner to the stage. Haley James, everyone!"

Haley took a deep breath and plastered a smile on her face. She nervously walked toward the piano. When her fingers hit the keys, all her nerves were erased and replaced with an anger no one had ever seen.

If only I could get into that corner of your head
where things finally match and meet the standards that you set
oh how I wish I was the treasure that you were lookin' for
bet I would feel better if only I could find the door

"Nathan!" Haley cried, "I'm leaving! Don't you care? Do you care about me, even a little?"

"Who cares about you? Who even likes you?" Nathan muttered before passing out on the couch

I am cryin'
you aren't tryin'
I am melting away
I wait for the words on the tip of your tongue
I'm only as good as the last one
well you decide and I abide as my song goes unsung
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

"I'm sorry. There's nothing more we could do."

Things are goin' crazy and I'm not sure who to blame
everything is changing and I do not feel the same
I'm slippin' through the cracks of floors I thought that were strong
I'm tryin' to find a place where I can feel like I belong

"Who cares about you?"

Well, I am cryin'
you aren't tryin'
I am melting away
I wait for the words on the tip of your tongue
I'm only as good as the last one
well you decide and I abide as my song goes unsung
yeah, yeah, yeah
as my song goes unsung
yeah, yeah, yeah

"Nathan, I thought we were going to talk tonight?"

"Yeah, and I thought we were going to have a kid. Funny how things change,"

If I could be the lesson that you learn, you learn if only
I could be the last one that love burns, it burnsIf I could be the lesson that you learn, you learn if only
I could be the last one that love burns, it burns...yeah, yeah

"He's gone Haley! Michael is never going to breath and it's all your fault!"

"I'm so sorry Nathan,"

If only I could get into that corner of your head
where things finally match and meet the standards that you set
oh how I wish I was the treasure that you were lookin' for
bet I would feel better if only I could find the door

"Who even likes you?"

Well, I am cryin'
you aren't tryin'
and (now)I am melting away
(yeah, yeah)
I wait for the words on the tip of your tongue
I'm only as good as the last one
well you decide and I abide as my song goes unsung
yeah, yeah
(well you decide and I abide,)
as my song goes unsung
yeah, yeah, yeah
as my song goes unsung
yeah, yeah, yeah

As soon as the final note was played, Haley snapped out of her trance. There was as split second of shocked silence from the crowd, followed by raucous applause. Haley smiled gratefully and looked for her friends. What she found instead, were a pair of sad, blue eyes she hadn't seen this close in three years.

Shit.

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Thoughts? I really suggest you listen to the song I used. It's by Vanessa Carlton and she sings it with an anger and bitterness that I picture Haley having. Here's the link to a video on youtube I found:

/watch?v4xuAmiNrlPY. I know there are a lot of stories out there like this, but please give mine a shot. Thanks! Emily