Chapter 4

Nathan, Lucas, Mouth, Skills and Jamie went to Julian's soundstage so that they could see how filming for the TV show was going so Peyton, Brooke and I went over to Mouth and Millies new house to help get everything set up in the nursery, when we walked in she had everything set so beautiful and perfect but as all mothers know when you bring that baby home from the hospital you really need things to be more efficient than pretty. We all have our special traits that we have like Brooke made up the scrunchie system when we shared an apartment and Peyton had certain ways to alphabetize all of her records but I was famous for my organization of a changing table. When Peyton got pregnant with Sawyer and Lucas put the nursery together I passed on to her the system and then when Brooke got pregnant with the twins I passed it on to her. One of the things I learned when I became a parent at 18 and it worked for both Nathan and I.

"Alright Millie the only thing this room is missing is Haley's famous changing table system, it was very helpful when I had Sawyer. Especially for Lucas when I was still in the hospital. It really does make a difference how you have everything organized!" Peyton laughed.

We had finally got everything set up exactly like she wanted it and she was asking opinions on different bottles and things, you could tell she was seriously nesting because she wanted to know where everything was and wanted us to help her pick out different scents to have in the house that would help soothe the baby and what formulas, bottles, blankets, pacifiers, and everything that we thought was best for the baby. She did not want a baby shower with everything that had happen but what she didn't know was that we had one planned for after the baby came. We knew it would be cutting it to close to have one before the baby got here so we all agreed we would throw her one afterward but my trunk was filled with the Scott and Baker kids approved necessities.

"We have some surprises for you, so you just sit here and we will bring them in. Just don't go into labor!" I said.

"Yeah and don't trick us like Haley did!" Quinn said walking through the door.

"That was hilarious, and why are you always late?" I asked my sister.

"Hey! Logan wanted to go swimming this morning before he met up with the rest of the guys at the studio so I stayed with him to take some pictures for the blanket I am making for him." My sister said with the sparkly look she got in her eye whenever she talked about her new son.

"Help us carry this stuff in and then explain the quilt you are talking about." Brooke said as all of us but Millie walked out to my car.

Millie was crying because she was so happy and thankful for everything we had brought for her, she looked around at all of the things that she didn't even think of that we all knew she would need. Her big baby shower would have everyone there and even her family but this was just a "Tree Hill Mommy" committee coming into help her out. We all knew what it was like to be a mom and you get all of the cute things at the store but forget to get diaper rash cream and spit rags even though those would be the two things you need the most.

"Thank you so much you guys, this makes me feel better now that I know I have things that I didn't even think of. I am glad I waited to have a baby until after you guys did because if I hadn't of my baby would have come home to maybe a blanket and a bottle!" she said as we all laughed.

"Yeah well Haley started the baby race when we were still in high school so it is kind of hard to beat her on the timing." Brooke joked.

"Yes she did, remember when we were all ready to kick that nurses ass because Haley was in all of that pain and she wouldn't let us through because we were cheerleaders?!" Peyton laughed.

"That's the night I found out Jamie was a boy, I had went to all of my doctors appointments but they had not told me yet. I was practically floating when I found Nathan and told him. Then I remember you waving pom poms in my face telling me to be careful with the future cheerleader and I told all of you he was a boy." I said starting to tear up.

"It feels like yesterday and a whole life time ago, Jamie was what made me want to be a mom. When I was still in New York I had the feeling and longing to be a mom but then when Peyton and I came back home and I spent time with Jamie and fell in love with him all over again that made me fully decide that I wanted my own little Jamie. I tried to get Hales and Nathan to sell me Jamie but that never worked." Brooke said laughing towards me.

"I remember when Hales called me and told me she was pregnant; Brooke was the only other person who knew at this time, she hadn't even called our parents yet! I remember being so excited but so afraid for her, with how young she was and how the timing wasn't right. After Logan came into my life though I realized that with kids they can come from the most unexpected places and unexpected times but are the best thing that has ever happened to you. When I signed those papers and Logan calls me mom for the first time, I literally started crying. I thought I was perfectly happy with just Clay and me but then after Logan came I had no idea how I ever lived without him before. That is why I want to make him a blanket. Brooke do you remember when Lydia was born and we helped Jamie put together that scrapbook of pictures and stories he could tell Lydia about all of us? I want to do that with Logan but when he first came to the beach house he was afraid to sleep alone so I figure if I put a bunch of pictures of all of his family and friends on there he would feel a little safer. Am I a total dork?" Quinn asked all of us.

"No, you are a mom." Peyton answered immediately.

"Does everyone realize that our kids are going to be a huge majority of Tree Hill schools?" Brooke said as she busted out laughing.

"Oh gosh." I replied.

"Think about it we have a 9, 6, 4, 2, and 1 year olds and this little baby will be here soon and that doesn't even count any that haven't been created yet!" Brooke said and wiggled her eye brows at everyone.

"Hey! I have two already! Let everyone else catch up!" I said.

"I just adopted Logan but I could totally see us with more kids." Quinn added.

"I went to my original OBGYN and she said that she thinks that it would be safe for me to have more kids. The problems with my pregnancy with Sawyer were a rare and isolated thing, so I don't know Lucas and I could still have more."

"Well I have one year old boys who are finally sleeping through the night so I think I will just wait a couple of years and enjoy that time. Our boys were so unexpected and miracles that I don't know if I could get pregnant again but I am not giving up hope." Brooke said.

"I am just concentrating on getting this one out of me right now." Millie laughed.

We all sat around Millie and Mouths house and talked about stories of being new moms and prepared Millie for a lot of things and talked about things from the past. It was nice having all of us here, Peyton and Quinn had not been around each other so it was nice to see them bond and get close and I could tell they were going to be great friends just like the rest of us were.

When I got home and got the kids tucked into bed I could tell that Nathan had a nervous look on his face which instantly made me want to throw up. I turned on the baby monitor and closed the door so that Jamie could not hear us in case it was really bad. He had already been through so much and I just wanted him to have some peace for a while.

"Haley, I have something to tell you and I don't want you to freak out but it is something that affects all of us." Nathan said as he sat down next to me.

"Peyton's stalker was released a couple of months ago, he was supposed to be on house arrest in Texas for 5 more years but when his probation officer went to go check on him today they found that he had cut his bracelet off without triggering the alarm and now they can't find him. They think he may be coming back to Tree Hill." My husband looked at me and I could tell there was more but I was too afraid to ask.

Someone who had tortured Peyton and Brooke was now missing and could come after us at any time? How was this possible? Will these nightmares ever end?

Disclaimer

Kids' age chart

Jamie…..9 years old

Logan…. 6 years old

Sawyer…. 4 years old

Lydia…. 2 years old

Baker twins… 1 year old

Mouth and Millies baby…. Coming soon.

Thank you for reading! I know this chapter seemed kind of cheesy but I wanted a little girl bonding before the tragedy and drama starts which trust me there is a lot of it and it is coming but there will also be chapters like this because what is important is why the keep fighting these tragedies… For the ones they loved.