The Secret
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Summary: Haley left Nathan 5 years ago in the middle of the night with a secret that could turn his "new" world upside down. R/R
Prologue"Nathan, I love you I will always love you, but I have to go, you wouldn't understand. I know I'm being selfish by leaving but I have to go, I have to leave Tree Hill."
And with that Haley kissed his forehead one last time, grabbed her bags and with a simple yet strained "I love you" left.
5 years ago Haley never thought she would be where she is today, the head journalist at New York Times, living in an awesome apartment 3 bedroom apartment with a beautiful baby boy named, James Aubrey Scott. Her Secret.
Haley's POV
"James wake up it's time for school!" Haley called out.
"Aww...come on mom 2 more minutes" James yelled back.
"James Aubrey Scott if your not out of that bed by the time I get up there, Im dragging you out of bed!!" Haley yelled back.
"OK Mommy" James said.
James was only 5 but was really smart and was good with the ladies, how could he not be he had Haley's auburn brown hair and Nathan's blue eyes, along with the trademark Scott smirk he was a bonafide baby player.
James who was dressed and ready came running down the stairs, but Haley stopped him dead in his tracks.
"Pancakes or Waffles?'' Haley asked
"mmmmmm....... Waffles" James said smiling.
"You got it babe"
As they went in the kitchen, James sat down at the kitchen table.
"Mommy can I go over Uncle Lukies and Auntie Brooke's after school today?" James asked.
"Sure James, maybe I'll come over after work and we can all watch Finding Nemo."
"OHHH yeah mom!" James said excitingly.
Just then the school bus pulled up outside, James finished up, grabbed his book bag and left, with an "I love you mom."
Haley kept in contact with Brooke, Lucas, and Peyton about James and her whereabouts. She hated not telling Nathan about James but his basketball career was so booming she didn't want to bring him down.
After that night she never saw him again, and she wasn't sure if seeing him on TV or in newspapers really counted as seeing him.
She thought about him every now and then, like whenever James would flash her the trademark Scott smirk, or whenever she looked on her finger or wrist to find the engagement ring Nathan gave her, and the bracelet that he gave her on their first tutoring session. Who knew that falling in love with the star basketball player in high school would have such a long-term affect on her? She never knew that falling in love was the easiest thing in the world to do but falling out of love now that was HARD.