This is my second part of "Two Weeks Prior." Thanks so much for all of the wonderful feedback. And another thank you to othfangirl. The whole idea of this story belongs to her and her creative mind. I'm happy she suggested it to me.

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Another wail could be heard through the baby monitor in Nathan and Haley's bedroom. This was the fourth time that night, and it was only 1 am.

"I got it," Nathan told Haley before getting out of the bed. It wasn't like Nathan wanted to constantly get out of bed, but he just didn't want Haley straining herself since she just got out of the hospital.

In fact, the only time he let her get out of bed at night was when James was hungry. Since they had decided on breast feeding, Nathan wasn't "equipped" to feed Jamie. But he was so happy they made that decision, not only because it was healthier for their baby but also because the sight of mother and son bonding in such a way could make even Nathan Scott tear up. For them, the decision was a no-brainer.

Nathan made his way into his son's room and extracted his precious baby from his crib. Looking down at his son, Nathan still had a hard time believing he was responsible for such a thing. It boggled his mind.

"Shh, shh baby boy," Nathan whispered to his son gently rocking him. Jamie continued to cry for a little bit, but eventually, his crying slowed until it had stopped completely. Nathan held James for a while longer, letting him doze back off to sleep before placing him back in his crib.

Nathan stuck around for a little bit to make sure James was fully asleep before leaving to return to his room.

Haley, meanwhile, listened to the whole ordeal on the baby monitor. It was so amazing how good Nathan was with James. He just had this way of being so sensitive and soothing with him. It turned her on every time she witnessed it.

"Is he alright?" Haley asked when Nathan came back into the room.

"Do you think I'd be back into here if he wasn't?" Nathan responded.

"I know. I was just making sure."

"Well, I say Mommy and Daddy get some sleep while we can," Nathan suggested.

"You're right. We're meeting the gang at Karen's for breakfast, and at this rate, they'll be lucky if we make it there with our eyes half open," Haley said.

"Why'd we agree to do that exactly?" Nathan asked.

"Because they're our friends. And because James behaved so well in the hospital that we didn't see this problem."

"How stupid are we?"

"Hey, watch it," Haley said, slapping Nathan in the stomach.

"I'm just kidding. You're the valedictorian. Of course, you're a genius." Haley blushed at this comment. Pretty much any compliment Nathan gave her was enough to make her blush. He just had that effect on her.

"Let's just go to bed," Haley told Nathan. Then, the two went to sleep. But it didn't stay that way for long. About an hour later, a certain little one's wail could be heard on the baby monitor. Both parents groaned at that sound.

"I'll get him," Haley said getting up.

"No, I will. You just got out of the hospital; you need your rest," Nathan countered.

"Please," Haley said, giving Nathan her best puppy dog eyes.

"Fine, but then I get him for the rest of the night. My baby needs her sleep."

"Fine," Haley agreed. Haley then left the room to travel down the hall to her son's crib. She took her son in her arms and started to sway back and forth.

"Hush little baby don't say a word. Momma's gonna buy you a mockingbird," Haley began to softly sing. She continued to gently sing the words to the song. Slowly, James's tears began to wane, until eventually he wasn't crying. In fact, he was back soundly asleep. Haley gently set her son back in his crib and returned to bed.

James only woke his parents two more times that night. That made for an essentially sleepless night for both Nathan and Haley. But all that mattered to them was that their precious baby boy was alright, which thankfully, he was.

"Rise and shine Tree Hill, it's a lovely morning outside. So all you lazy folks still in bed need to wake up and smell the coffee because it is beautiful out," the radio host spoke as Nathan and Haley's alarm went off.

Both Nathan and Haley groaned at the loud noise, but reluctantly, Haley moved to get up. That is, until Nathan wrapped his arm around her waist to still her movements. The last thing he wanted after a night of virtually no sleep was to have to get up early so he could go to some breakfast with his supposed friends. Some friends they were. Didn't they know how exhausting a newborn could be?

"Nathan, come on. Chop chop," Haley ordered, still maintaining her early morning spunk.

"Mmph," Nathan mumbled not giving in that easy.

"If you get up, I will make it up to you," Haley said. This peaked Nathan's interest, and he shot up almost instantaneously. But then he remembered…

"Babe, you just gave birth, you can't make it up to me in that sense," he pointed out.

"I knew that, but I figured it would get you up," Haley said with her signature quirky-Haley smile that Nathan loved so much.

"Who knew my wife could be so clever?" Nathan joked. Sure, last night had been hellish, but he still knew how to joke around.

"I practically define clever. Now get you buns moving. We have a breakfast to go to." So, Nathan and Haley both changed. Nathan wore a red muscleman shirt and black athletic shorts. Haley, on the other hand, wore an oversized tee, a gray hoodie of Nathan's and sweatpants. Sure, it was summer. But she had just given birth, and she wanted to hide the extra flab pregnancy had given her.

After the couple was ready, they went into the room next door to wake the little guy up. Haley already knew that James took after his father in his sleeping habits. He could stay up all night, but by golly he couldn't wake up any time before 9 am.

"Come on Baby James, it's time to wake up," Haley whispered gently as she got James out of his crib. No response. Haley tried and tried her soft whispering techniques, but James just would not budge. So, he got the stubborn Scott trait as well.

"Here, let me try," Nathan said and took James from Haley. "Come on my boy. Wake up for Daddy. Wake up for me son," Nathan cooed and peppered James's body with kisses. Sure enough, those two baby blues soon came into view. For a few sacred seconds, Haley stared on, wishing she could hold onto this moment of stillness for all of eternity.

But alas the moment was broken when Haley realized that if they didn't get a move on they were going to be late for their breakfast. Even though she knew no one would mind if they were late, she was still Tutor Girl, and she still needed to be punctual.

"Alright my boys, it's time to get Jamie dressed," Haley interrupted, and they moved over to the dresser that housed the young boys extended wardrobe. The majority of the outfits were courtesy of a certain friend of theirs who decided that little James was the perfect opportunity for her to start a baby clothing line of Clothes Over Bro's.

"This one," Nathan said, holding up a light blue onesie(link: images./product/103117790v26240x240FrontColor-BabyBlue.jpg) that was courtesy of Tim.

"Mister Awesome," Haley said, reading what the outfit said. "Well, it is honest. Why not?" Haley said and proceeded to begin ridding her son of his pajamas. Normally, this wasn't something she'd go for. But it did describe her son to perfection.

As soon as James was changed, both Mother and Father took a little moment to appreciate what was in front of them. Never did either one think they could be responsible for something as precious as a baby boy. But they sure as hell wouldn't trade it for the world.

As the moment passed the couple went their separate ways. Nathan, with James in tow, went to the car to get James comfortable. Haley stayed inside to pack their baby bag with diapers and other baby essentials. When Haley was ready, she went out to the car to meet Nathan.

"I think I'll sit in the back," she told her husband who was currently holding the passenger door open for her. "I just want to be in the back in case something happens." Nathan gave her a knowing look and opened the other door for her. Then, Nathan climbed into the front seat and the couple was off.

Sure enough, Haley had made the right decision. About halfway through the car ride James burst out in a fit of tears. Luckily, his mother was there to coo sweet nothings in his ear until his crying subsided. The rest of the car ride was smooth.

"I'm so sorry we're late," Haley says as her, Nathan, and James entered the café late. But her words weren't even heard as Peyton, Brooke, Lucas, Mouth, and Skills flocked to her, each dying to get some quality time with the baby.

"Alright everyone, take a deep breath and step away from the baby," Nathan joked.

"Here," Haley said and handed James to Lucas first. "What, he's his uncle," she said, noticing the dirty looks everyone in the room was giving her.

Nathan, meanwhile, took the opportunity to escape over to the breakfast table. Bacon, eggs, sausage, it all looked so good. He stacked his plate full of delicious food just in time for his wife to notice his absence.

"You know it's not real nice to sneak out on your wife and leave her with a group of over eager friends all vying to hold James."

"Sorry," Nathan got out, mouth full.

"Yeah, I bet," Haley said and got a plate for herself. After Haley got here plate, the couple sat down at the table where their group was located.

"Jamie's reveling in the attention," Haley whispered to her husband.

"Oh yeah," he agreed.

"Earth to Luke," Nathan told his brother. "The goal of this get together was to actually get together, not for you to just stare at our adorable son."

"I'm not the one with a murse," Lucas replied.

"It's not a murse; it's a baby bag," Nathan shot back.

"Enough with the fighting. Let's eat," Haley intervened. Then, the group began to eat again. Luke ate with one hand, while the other kept a firm hold on his nephew.

"So tutor mom, I'm noticing a definite style change for you. It's definitely needs some improvement. I mean, with those new assets Jamie gave you, we need to show some major cleavage."

"Brooke, I gave birth not too long ago. I'm not in the mood for style; I'm in the mood for comfy."

"You're no fun," Brooke said with a pout. The pout was intended to gain sympathy but really earned a few giggles from everyone.

Just as everything was getting light and fun, baby James decided to make an appearance. He let out a never ending wail. Luckily, there was no one else in the café at that moment, or Haley was sure Karen would've lost a lot of business.

Luke quickly handed James off to Haley. First, Haley tried walking James around, hoping that would soothe the infant. When that didn't work, she tried the bottle. But James refused even the tiniest drop. Out of defeat and exhaustion, Haley handed the baby off to Nathan. Nathan remained seated and rocked James back and forth. Suddenly, his phone rang.

"Cuz, I like big butts and I cannot lie. You other brothers can't deny. When a girl walks in with an itty bitty waste and a round thing in your face, you get sprung," Nathan's phone sang.

Peyton covered her ears, trying to protect her ears from what could only be described as crap for music. James, on the other hand, stopped crying immediately. The music seemed to soothe the boy's tears. No one at the table could believe what they were seeing.

"That's my boy," Nathan cooed, proud that he had stilled Jamie's crying. Pretty soon after, the couple returned home. They decided to take a nap because everyone was so exhausted. So, they put James down, turned on the baby monitor and almost immediately after, crashed on their bed.

TBC

A/N: That's your update. I'm going to be gone on vacation for a week, so don't expect any updates this week. But I thought I'd give you this to tide you over. I'm really enjoying writing this. Fluff is just so fun to write. Reviews please. If you have any Jamie moments you'd like to see included in this story, don't hesitate to point them out.

xoxo,

laura