A/N: I do not own OTH. This chapter is a little background information into the family. We'll be getting to some juicy Naley stuff soon! Please read and review! The title of this chapter comes from the song by Anna Nalick.

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Chapter 2: Wreck of the Day

Dan Scott was a rich man; therefore, taking things into his own hands meant paying people to do things for him. In this case, he wanted Jimmy James to sell him his half of the company. And to get this, Dan was prepared to (have others) use excessive force.

When Jimmy left the board meeting that night, he was going to stay in the hotel he had stayed at when doing business in New York since his move to Tree Hill: the Plaza. Dan knew this, and sent people to meet him there. But something was sent to meet Jimmy sooner. Years of working too hard and the stress surrounding his job for the James-Scott Company caused Jimmy to have an early heart attack. Lydia James was in Tree Hill, and by the time her flight landed and she got to the hospital, she was too late to say goodbye to her husband of thirty-three years. But Haley, in New York for training to begin her work with her family's company, was able to see her father one last time before he died.

She sped through the automated doors of the hospital, her professional skirt swishing about her knees as her black heels clicked on the tile. Making her way to reception, Haley approached the first person she recognized. Though only Lydia and Haley had been called by the hospital, the one man who always seemed to be in the know was also present to see her father.

Dan Scott.

"Where is he? Where did they take my father?" Haley tried to stay calm. "Do you know where he is?"

Dan sniveled, eying Haley up and down before replying, "Nice to see you again, Miss James. My, you have grown up. Yes, I was just waiting for you to arrive. I'll take you to his room."

Dan led the way into the hospital room in which Jimmy was being treated. When they reached the door, Haley stepped in front of Dan, rushing to meet her father.

"Daddy," she cried, slow tears making salty tracks down her cheek. "Oh, Daddy."

Though it took effort for him to speak, Jimmy found the energy and sought to comfort his daughter. "Haley-Bop," he cleared his throat. "It was a major heart attack but they said I'd be alright."

Haley took in the tubes and machines hooked into her father before asking in a small voice, "You're sure? They said you'd be okay?"

"Yeah, sweetie," Jimmy said. "The doctors said I'll probably have to start excersizing more, and try to decrease my stress level, but I'll be okay."

"That's good," Dan intervened, "Wouldn't want anything to happen to our Number One guy."

Both sets of James eyes turned to face the intruding person. "Dan," Jimmy forced out, "would you mind giving-" he coughed, "giving my daughter and me a minute?"

Dan smirked. "Yeah. Yeah, sure old buddy. Glad to hear everything will be alright." Dan exited the room, looked back once at the father and daughter, and shook his head to himself before leaving the hospital.

"God damn those Scotts," Jimmy wheezed.

"Daddy," Haley chided gently, "don't get yourself worked up."

"Oh, Haley-Bop, if only you knew," Jimmy cried, adamant. "Oh, if only you knew the things that family has done to get where they are!"

"Okay, okay, just calm down, Daddy. You don't want to upset yourself," Haley tried, wary of her father's condition.

"Haley, just an hour ago we were in this meeting and he- that son of a bitch!" He looked at Haley. "Sorry for the language, honey. But those Scotts-"

"You mean Dan Scott," Haley interrupted.

"Oh, his son is no better, I assure you! And the nerve of Dan! Did you know he's been wanting to buy me out for years?" Jimmy began to sweat.

"Dad, please calm down. We can talk about this all later, I promise. Now I better go and let you get your rest," Haley said worriedly.

"And, to top it off, he had other ideas to consolidate the company's financial means. He wanted me to get you to marry that no-good son of his! All that man thinks about-breathes even- is money! His damned money! He's made my life a living hell. I couldn't even stand running the company from the New York office, which is why your mother and I had to move to Tree Hill. I can't be around him!"

"And you won't have to be! Once you get better, we'll all take a nice vacation; just you, me, and Mom. Maybe get that RV you're always talking about and travel around the country?"

"Always in my business, and then, to marry my daughter! The very idea! To force you to marry a man simply for money! Well, I never-" Jimmy stopped, clutching his chest in sudden seriousness.

"Daddy?" Haley asked.

"Haley, honey," Jimmy made a grab for his left arm, shocked by the pain he felt radiating from his chest.

Haley jumped up from her spot by the chair and ran into the hallway. "Doctor! Nurse!" she cried helplessly. "Help, help!"

A team rushed in, and began to assess her father. "It looks like he may be having another heart attack. His heart is already damaged from the extent of the first."

Haley pressed her fist to her mouth, trying to stop the tears rushing down her face. "Dad?"

"Haley," Jimmy sputtered. "I'm sorry I wasn't always there for you."

"No, Daddy, I know you've always loved me. Just- don't talk, okay? The doctors are trying to get you better," Haley said.

"I love you," Jimmy said, obviously in pain. "I love you. I love your mother."

"I know, Dad. I love you, too," Haley furiously tried to keep her tears in check for her father.

"Tell her. Tell your mother."

"I will, Daddy."

And just like that, Haley heard the terrible noise that changed her life forever. The flatline beeping that monitored her father's heart.

Beep.

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