Chapter 2
Our lives changed forever.
I went to his hotel room to find that there was no Nathan Scott staying at the Blossom Hotel. I found it odd but I thought if anyone could find him, it would be his coach, Bobby.
I took a cab and went down to where the guys practiced and found all the men on the team there. I looked from the bleachers, keeping an eye out for Nathan but I didn't see him and trust me with a body like his, it would have caught my eye in an instant.
Bobby then saw me and smiled, walking towards me. "Haley James Scott," he said. "What brings you to Charlotte?" he asked a little confused.
I looked at the man like he was crazy. He knew I was Nathan's wife. Couldn't he put two and two together? Obviously I was here for Nathan.
"Just missed my husband, Bobby. Where is he anyways?" I asked, so excited to see him.
Bobby looked me in the eye. His face had fallen right to the ground.
"Is everything okay? He's not hurt is he?" I began to get worried. Leave it to Nathan not to call me to tell me he was hurt.
Bobby shook his head. "No Haley, Nathan's not here. Nathan hasn't been on the team since he quit about three weeks ago."
I closed my eyes, confused as hell. What did he mean Nathan had quit? And three weeks ago? It had been only two weeks since he had told me that he was leaving for 3 months.
I looked up at Bobby. Bobby clearly could see something was wrong.
"Haley, he said that you were given the opportunity to tour again and that he was coming with you because he wanted to make you happy." Bobby told me.
"Tour?" I asked in shock.
"There is no tour, is there?" Bobby asked me.
I put my head down as began to sob while I shook my head, no.
"When's the last time you saw Nathan, Haley," Bobby asked me with concern in his voice.
"He came home about two weeks ago and told me that he needed to stay here for three months. He said he wasn't going to be able to come home to visit because things were tight down here. I-I just found out I'm pregnant and I wanted to share the news but I guess he has news of his own." I told Bobby.
I continued to sob as Bobby pulled me closer and hugged me. At that moment, it all made sense to me why Nathan said he was leaving for three months. I got back onto the plane and flew back to Tree Hill where I had to explain to my mother in law that her son had lied to his family and was no where to be found. That day, changed my life forever.
Those 3 months have turned to three years and counting. Here I am today, 3 years later. A single mother of two; James Lucas Scott and Chloe Samantha Scott. I don't even know if single is the right term to use because in the last three years, I was never presented with divorce papers.
My son used to look up to his father as a hero but he now tells us that hero's don't abandon their families. The last 3 years have been pretty hard on him, every birthday he wishes for his father to come home and explain why he left them but then he tells me that he doesn't even know if he likes his father anymore. My daughter looks at her Uncle Lucas as a father. He's the only real male father figure in her life, well him and her grandpa Dan.
Every night I lay awake, wondering where he is, if he's thinking about us, whether he knows that he has a daughter, whether he even cares. I've wondered if he left us for another woman, but something never felt right about it. But then again, nothing feels right about not knowing where your husband has been for the past 3 years.
So here I lay tonight, in the bed that I used to share with my husband. Our pictures from our wedding day still stay in the same place, on top of our dressers. On my right, my son is sound asleep and on my left, my daughter is fast asleep. I let them sleep with me so together we can feel safe and pray that one day, life will get better. So we all pray…
Now
I lay me down to sleep;
I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to keep.
If
I should die before I wake.
I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to take;
And this I ask for Jesus' sake. Amen.
I kiss my kids goodnight and I glance at my wedding picture and I close my eyes, wishing that my husband were here right beside me.
