Chapter 5 Ten Questions

"Hales I hate to bring this up, but uh… do you still love me?"

"Natey, I will always love you. Always and Forever."

And with that she fell asleep in his arms.

"Always and Forever Hales."

He placed a soft sweet kiss on her forehead, as he fell asleep also.

Haley woke up in the morning in Nathan's arms. She jumped out of bed when she heard a knock on the door, but Nathan answered it first.

"Hi, Mrs. James, how are you?"

"I am not okay Nathan I lost my son! Where is my daughter?"

"She's upstairs, but Mrs. James, you should know that she has been crying a lot, so she can't handle much more."

Lydia James ignored the comment and ran up the stairs to her daughter. She found her daughter, standing in her bedroom. Haley turned to see her mom, and went to give her a hug.

"Oh my god. Mom!"

As Haley was walking up to her mom, she was interrupted by a slap in the face. Haley grabbed her face and the tears filled her eyes quickly.

"Mom, what was that for?"

"That? That was for killing my son, we all know the only reason he was coming back was because of the sham of an engagement of yours, meaning he wouldn't have been coming home if you weren't getting married!"

Her mother stared at her angrily.

"Mom, this wasn't my fault!"

"Listen I heard you punched Taylor, and I want you to know you shouldn't have done that, Taylor did nothing to you!"

This mad Haley's anger and she rose her hand to her mother's face and slapped her hard, that is when Nathan choose to intervene.

"Mrs. James, there was nothing Haley could have done."

"Nathan, this doesn't concern you."

Before Nathan could reply, Haley screamed at her mother.

"It has everything to do with him mom! He was here when I was balling my eyes out! Don't you dare yell at him! And this wasn't my fault! He was getting married mom! He is having a daughter! And if you ever bothered to answer his phone calls you would know that! Me, and Quinn are the only ones who talk to him! So, don't even blame this on me! And you know what else; he was also here for you and your sickness!"

Mrs. James got speechless and ran out of the house, but yelled back up the stairs before she exited.

"Bitch please!"

Haley was speechless, and so was Nathan he moved toward Haley to hug him when the door opened and Brooke yelled into the house.

"Hales, we are here!"

"Mommy! Auntie Brooke taught us how to shop appropriately! She said you were doing it wrong!"

Haley laughed at her daughters antics! Chelsea Brooke Scott, was so full of enthusiasm, she reminded Haley of Brooke more times than one. But James Lucas Scott was like his mother with his father's basketball skills, who thought a 5 year old could be so good at basketball?

"Yeah, but I had to walk the whole mall while these girls just shopped and shopped…."

His voice trailed at the vision before him.

"Mommy! That is the Nathan Scott! What is he doing here? Did I do something wrong?"

Haley laughed.

"No, honey he was comforting me. I wasn't feeling well, why don't you and Nathan go play basketball outside?"

James face light up as fast as could be, but he noticed Nathan laughing, and Nathan noticed his happy expression fell, James must have thought that Nathan was laughing at playing basketball with a five year old.

"Of course! Only if James will play with me."

"Okay I guess I could squeeze you in!"

"So much like your mom."

Haley hit him hard with a pillow and yelled after him.

"Mean!"

"Hales, do you have feelings for the hubby?"

"Tigger, do you realized what you just said?"

"Well, yeah, but it was a question?"

"Brooke, I will never stop having feelings for him."

"Oh. My. God. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Brooke screamed in Haley's ear.

"Brooke, what the hell?"

"Tutor mom, you and hotshot are so getting back together!"

"Tigger I just said that I would always have feelings for him!"

"Tutor mom! You love him and he loves you! What's the prob?

"The 'prob' as you put it, is that I kept his two children from him and he kept the fact that we are still married from me!"

"All in the past! He is over the kids thing I mean just go look out the window he is having so much fun!"

Haley walked to the window, but was shocked when she saw no one outside on the basketball court she made for James.

"Brooke! No one is out there! Where are they?"

"Right here."

Nathan came out from the hallway.

"The kids are in their room going through all the things that Brooke got them."

Haley blushed realizing that he had just heard their entire conversation about him.

"Nathan how long were you out there?"

"Long enough to find out that you thought I was mad that you kept Chels and Jamie from me."

"I think I'll go. Besides me and Lucas are taking Madison to Karen's so he and I can have a night in, if you know what I mean." She gave Haley a wink. "Oh and Hales, if you need Karen to watch Chels and James I am sure she would love it! Ciao!"

Brooke dismissed herself as Haley sat down and Nathan sat across from her.

"Look, Nathan, I know I should have told you about Chels and James, but your dad said—."

Nathan interrupted her.

"What do you mean? What did my dad say?"

"Well, he told me, after I told him that I was pregnant that I should just leave Tree Hill, because that's what you wanted, he said he called you and that's what you said. I believed him at the time, and I was hurt, and then when I tried getting in touch with you for their first birthday, Rachel answered so I just hung up and let you get on with your life and I got on with mine."

Nathan was furious, but not at Haley, he was furious at his dad.

"How the hell could he do that? Parents can be such dumb asses!"

Then realizing what he said he pulled it back.

"Oh, Hales I am sorry, I didn't mean to open up a can of worms."

"No, Nathan its okay, but I want to try something. Okay?"

"Sure, what is it?"

"You can ask me ten questions about my life so far, and I promise to answer."

"Goody!"

He said this with a mischievous grin on his face.

"First question: Did you tell Brooke about your mom?"

"No. If I did then she would have marched straight to my parents house and beat the shit out of her, I know my mom's upset, and I will give her time to cool down. I'm regretting what I said."

He nodded. He knew why.

"Second question: How come you are in Tree Hill when you are a major superstar?"

"Well, my mom has cancer and my older brother, Bryce he uh… wanted us here to support her, so I choose to leave the record company and I have more than enough money so I wasn't worried about that, but I was worried about the kids and seeing you again."

"Well, well. Haley James still has the compassionate side."

"Actually it is still Haley Scott, I never changed it."

"That's good."

He smiled and she smiled.

"Third question: Why in the hell are you teaching Kindergarten?"

"Oh ha ha! See I tried to get a job at the high school, but I won't be able to until they have rearranged the classes, so this is the only job I could get. But let's just say that when I went into the high school gym I definitely heard awes and whistles."

"Fourth question: Why were you in the gym?"

"I went to see Whitey. Oh my I have missed him so much!"

"I see you're calling him Whitey now."

"Something just clicked when I call him Whitey."

"Fifth question: Why did Helena think you were a nun?"

"I haven't dated since um… you."

"Me? Haley we ended five years ago!"

"Yeah I know, but it never felt right until Bryan. He was always showering me with gifts so I figured why not. But then the thing with Rach-ho and I made up my mind! I was going to play him! I planned on taking it all the way to the alter!"

"Haley Ja-Scott! I am surprised at you! Conniving? Definitely not you!"

"Oh well!"

"Sixth question: How come you never told me about Tim?"

"Actually I tried, but you turned me away."

"I'm sorry Hales."

"Okay Seventh question: Why didn't you go to the police?"

"I did, but they couldn't press charges, because I wouldn't release the tape."

"What tape?"

"The dumb ass taped what he did to me, and he never noticed that I took it, I still have it, and the police have the report I gave them, but they said that whenever I am ready I could do it."

"Okay Eighth question--."

"No, you asked about the tape this is question number nine."

"Okay then! Ninth question: What are the kids like?"

"Well Chelsea spends too much time with Brooke, she is a shopaholic! And nothing like me, she looks like me, but she has your eyes. And James is more like me, shy. But his basketball skills are amazing. Chelsea is meant to be a daddy's girl—sorry Nathan!"

"It's okay, and she will be a daddy's girl!"

"Ha Ha! So much like Brooke, just don't be Brooke's dad."

"Wouldn't dream of it. Tenth question: Do you think we have a chance?"

"Yes, I truly think we do. Do you?"