Summary: This is a Naley, Brucas, Jeyton story, but with a few twists and turns. Nathan, Lucas and Jake are professional basketball players for the Minnesota Timberwolves. The girls live in Las Vegas. Haley is a waitress, Brooke is a journalist and Peyton is a teacher. They are all in their early 20's and have never met. Oh, and Haley lives with her sister and brother-in-law, Taylor and Derek, and her niece and nephew (who she has custody of). She is also 5 months pregnant. Brooke has a 2-year old daughter, while Peyton doesn't have any kids. Neither does Nathan. Jake has Jenny, and Lucas has a 6-month old son.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. I wish I did because I would be filthy freakin' rich, but I don't. Except for the characters that are made up in my silly mind. Those I own… haha… my slow plan to take over the world.

Now for the story…

Here's Chapter One!

DING! "Order's up, Haley!" called the cook from behind the counter.

Haley turned, smiled and loaded up her tray. "Thanks, Benny. You're such a sweet cook-man."

Benny laughed, "Yeah. You know you love me, doll!"

Haley walked over to the table where her two best friends, Brooke Davis and Peyton Sawyer, were sitting and talking.

"OK," says Brooke, "does it freak you out as much as it does me that that guy has hit on you and called you 'doll' since the first day you started working here?"

Haley rolled her eyes. "Brooke, he is fifty-three years old. He's been married for thirty-three of those years. He has six children and eight grandchildren! He is not hitting on me. He has a sense of humor. Something that none of the people you work with have…"

Peyton laughed. "Ooh… low blow… But at least you guys don't have to be around screaming kids all day."

"Uhh… hello?" said Haley with an amused expression on her face.

"Alright, well you don't count Haley. Brooke at least you don't have to be around screaming kids all day!"

"Peyton, I hate to tell you this, but I have a two-year-old daughter who is more into my make-up than I am and screams when I don't let her play with it."

"OK," said Peyton. "Apparently that was a really bad example. So how are the kids, Haley?" Peyton looked at Brooke who had her mouth open as if to say something. "I'll get to you in a minute, drama queen."

Haley stuck her tongue out at Brooke and then looked at Peyton. "They're good as they can be, I guess. I mean, Ryan and Summer have the two least parental parents in the world, but I try not to let them know that. And this one," she said, pointing at her stomach, "will not stay still no matter how nice I ask him."

"Wait, did you find out if you were having a boy?" Brooke asked excited.

"No, I just don't want to call my baby 'it' until the day they are born. I already told you. I don't want to know until he or she is born."

Peyton look at Haley curiously. "So, have you heard anything from Chris?"

Haley shook her head, "No. Not since they arrested him." She looked across the room. "Oh, hold on chickadees. I have to go take these guys' orders." Haley walked over to the table where three guys, a little girl and a baby boy were sitting. "Hello. My name's Haley and I'm gonna be your cheerful, smiley server this afternoon. Can I get you guys something to drink?"

One of the guys looked up and Haley noticed his piercing blue eyes. "Well, I'm Nathan, you're gorgeous, and I would like a Coke. Oh and this is my brother, Lucas, his son Tyler, our friend Jake, and his daughter Jenny. What do you guys want to drink?"

"Umm… just water for now, please," said Lucas.

"Well, I would like an apple martini with a twist please," said Jake.

Haley raised an eyebrow and was about to tell him that they didn't serve martinis when all the guys started laughing.

"I'm kidding," said Jake. "I just want a Sprite." Jenny whispered something in his ear, then smiled shyly at Haley. "And a chocolate milk for the little miss here," said Jake, pointing at Jenny.

"All right. Coke, Sprite, water and a chocolate milk coming right up." Haley said, smiling at Jenny. She turned to walk away, but then turned back. "Oh, and by the way, I know who you guys are. I love basketball and Minnesota is my team." Then she walked behind the counter making sure to add a little shake to her step.

Nathan watched, then turned back to Lucas and Jake. "Guys, I think I just fell in love."

One hour later: Brooke and Peyton are getting ready to leave and the guys have just finished eating.

"Brooke, do it now, before they leave," whispered Peyton.

"OK. I'm going!" hissed Brooke as she walked over to the guys' table. "Hi. You guys are basketball players, right?"

Lucas looked up into her beautiful face and smiled his gorgeous smile. "Right. Did you want an autograph or do you wanna just skip straight to the bedroom?"

"Uhh… no, I don't want an autograph. But I wouldn't mind taking you home with me," said Brooke with a wink in Lucas' direction. "No, I came over here to talk to you," she said, looking at Nathan. "You're Nathan Scott, right?"

"Yeah, why?" asked Nathan.

"Well, you see that girl over there," asked Brooke pointing at Haley. Nathan nodded. "She has a major liking for you. Has since you started playing for… whatever team you all play for you. She doesn't really get to have a lot of fun, so you should ask her out."

Nathan watched Haley waiting on the other tables and paid special attention to her slightly protruding stomach. "Why doesn't she have a lot of fun? And anyway, isn't she already taken?"

"She has a lot of responsibilities," said Brooke. "And no, she's single and perfect for you. As long as you don't mind a girl who has a lot of things going for her, but needs a little help getting there."

"No," said Nathan, watching Haley as she smiled at one of her customers. "No, I don't mind that at all." 'God, she's beautiful," he thought to himself.

Brooke looked at Jake. "Your name's Jake Jagielski, right?"

Jake nodded and Jenny blurted out. "Yeah. That's his name! He's my daddy!"

"Wow, he's your daddy, huh? That's really cool. I'm sure he's a good daddy. At least you didn't inherit his eyebrows, sweetheart." She laughed, then looked back Jake. "My friend, Peyton, who's sitting over there, by the way, is looking for her next boyfriend. And oddly enough, he looks a lot like you."

Lucas laughed. "You're a funny one, pretty girl. What do you say you, me and Tyler here go somewhere and talk," he said putting his hand on Tyler's car seat. "I promise, he won't interrupt the conversation very much."

"I would absolutely love to," said Brooke, chuckling at Lucas' joke.

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"Brooke put you up to this, didn't she?" asked Haley

Nathanlooked over to the table where everyone else was standing around and talking. "Is Brooke the somewhat scarily aggressive brunette?" Haley laughed and nodded, then looked at Nathan seriously. "Well, she told me you liked me, but I was going to ask you out before that."

Haley stared at Nathan to see if he was telling the truth. "That's really nice of you,Mr. Scott, but I can't go out with you. I have too many…"

"JAMES! PHONE CALL!" yelled Haley's boss from the side of the restaurant. Haley looked at Nathan for one long second, then walked over to the phone. "Make it snappy, James. You've got work to do."

"Okay, Frank. Thanks," whispered Haley, taking the phone. She pushed the button to pick the phone up from hold. "Hello?" She listened for a second. "Wait, Taylor, slow down. I can't understand you… What's wrong with her? OK. I'm coming home now." Haley hung up the phone and walked over to her boss. "Frank, I have to go home. Something's wrong with Summer."

Frank sighed. "Alright, Haley, but someday you're going to have to start making your sister take care of her own kids."

"Not as long as I have custody of them," Haley said with a fierce look in her eyes. "I'm afraid what would happen if I did." Then she hurried to the table where her friends were sitting, with Nathan following behind her.

Brooke stood up and put an arm around her friend. "Hales, what's wrong? You look scared to death."

"Brooke, can you take me home?" Haley asked, somewhat frantically. "My car's in the shop, and Taylor just called and said there's something wrong with Summer."

"Oh, honey, I wish I could, but I came with Peyton and we've got to get back to work," Brooke said, wishing desperately that she could help her friend.

"I can take you," said Nathan. "I don't have anywhere that I have to be"

Haley turned to Nathan and contemplated his offer, then decided she didn't have time to think. "OK. That would be wonderful. You're sure you don't mind?"

"Not at all," said Nathan. "Let's get going."

Haley hugged both of her friends, promised she'd call when she knew anything, then hurried after Nathan. After climbing into his black Tahoe, she looked over at him and couldn't help but laugh. He looked so frantic. "Nice car, Nathan. Calm down and take a deep breath. I don't need you hyperventilating on me."

Nathan did as he was told, then smiled at Haley. "OK, I'm good. Which way do I go?"

Most of the drive was spent with Haley telling Nathan directions and talking about herself. "Well, I'm twenty-three years old, I work at Denny's during the day and at a daycare three nights a week. I live with my sister Taylor, my brother-in-law Derek, my nephew Ryan, who's 8 and my niece Summer, who is 3. Oh, and I'm five months pregnant." Haley laughed to herself about how much of a loser she sounded like.

Nathan glanced at Haley when she started to laugh, but couldn't figure out why she was laughing. "Why do you work two jobs? Rent can't be that much. And if the kids live with their parents, why do you have to take time off work to take care of them? And Brooke said you were single. What happened to your baby's father?"

Haley held up her hand. "Whoa. Nathan slow down. One at a time!" She paused."You know exactly how to get to the point don't you? I work two jobs to pay for my half of the rent, clothes, food, bills and anything else we need. And I take care of the kids because I have custody of them. I've had custody since I turned 21. But Taylor couldn't stand to be away from her children, so we all live together. And yes, I am single. My baby's father is… well, let's just say he's not around."

Nathan wanted to ask more, but decided that it was her business and if she wanted to tell him somewhere down the road, she would.

Haley interrupted his thoughts. "So what about you, Mr. Scott? What's your story? Are you married? Got any kids?"She looked out the window and put her hand on his shoulder."Oh, you're going to have to wait to tell me. There's my house," she said pointing to a medium-sized pretty white house.

Nathan pulled into the driveway and Haley jumped out running to the door. She quickly and expertly unlocked the door and pushed it open, then stopped. Nathan, who had been running to catch up with her, barely had time to stop, since she had stopped so suddenly. "What's wrong?" he asked. "Why'd you stop?"

"It's too quiet," said Haley, looking worried. "Where is everyone?" Then she heard Summer crying from the back of the house. She ran into the room and picked up her crying niece, followed by Nathan. "Shh… It's OK, Summer. I'm right here. What's wrong, baby? TAYLOR! Where the hell are you?" Haley yelled into the house.

"She's gone. She left right after she called you." Haley and Nathan turned to see Haley's nephew standing in the doorway. "She left you this," he said holding out a note to Haley.

Haha! A cliffhanger! I love when other stories have cliffhangers, so I wanted to leave one here! So yeah… I know Nathan wouldn't normally be this sweet and sentimental when he first met someone, but this is a dream I had, so I'm just following what happened in the dream. Of course, I had to put some Tree Hill characters in the place of the people in my dream. (Mainly Haley in as me… lol)

Well, I hope you liked it! Review! I already have chapter two written out on paper, I just need to know whether to type it up. So let me know what you think!