Matt looked at Nathan. "So, you're her ex?"

"Yeah, you're her brother?"

"Yeah, hey I need to talk to you. Let's go."

Nathan was getting scared. He had no clue what was up with Haley's brother, Matt. He had just met him and then he said he wanted to talk. About what, he didn't know. They arrived at the rivercourt and they got out. Nathan saw that he had a basketball and a knife. Were they going to shoot hoops or was that just a cover story when he killed him.

Matt looked over at Nathan and smiled. "I won't kill you. I promise. Not yet anyway." Nathan gulped. He was so scared. "Can you answer me this, how did you and Haley meet?"

"My brother joined the basketball team."

"So what? You wanted him off the team so you went after my after my baby sister?"

"It wasn't like that at first."

"I don't care. Lucas has kept me up to date. He was on the team, you didn't like it, so you tried to hook up with the best friend, the tutor, the virgin. I don't find that too pleasing." He was coming at him with a knife. He turned him around and he held the knife up to his neck. Matt wanted to kill him right then and there. "I really want to kill you right now. But I won't. You know why?"

"Why?"

"You need to help Haley with the uncle problem. You know up close and personal what this has done to her. And I need you to tell the judge what the son of a bitch has done to her by knowing he might be paroled."

"Okay. Whatever, now can you let go of me?" Matt released him. "Thanks." Nathan rubbed his throat. "What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Nothing is wrong with me. I'm trying to protect my baby sister."

"If it's one thing I know about Haley, she's tough. She doesn't need to be protected. You should know that better than anyone."

Matt nodded. "I know that, but- I just need her to be safe." Matt looked out at the water. "I remember when she told me. It was after a year of him doing it to her. She was five. I mean-." He looked at Nathan. "How sick is that?"

"It's disgusting." Even though Nathan stayed calm, on the inside he was on fire. He couldn't face the fact that this happened to her. "When's the trial?"

Haley and Lucas were working. The place was surprisingly busy. It was only 2:30 in the afternoon. Haley looked over at the tables. She saw and older guy touching a young girl's arm intimately. She immediately cringed. She walked over to the table and got their order. When she saw him leave, she went over and sat down. "You know, you can really do better than him. Find someone your own age."

The girl laughed. "I'm not dating him. Gross. He's my uncle. I took him out for his birthday."

"Still, he shouldn't be touching you like that. I know from experience. It doesn't end up well for you.'

"I appreciate it. But I don't need a stupid waitressing job to support my baby because I had sex with my daddy the pervert. Now I would cancel our order." She her uncle coming. "Uncle Ray, we're leaving." They stormed out the door.

Karen came out and saw Haley shaking. "You okay, what happened?"

"I made a really bad mistake. I'm sorry. You lost a couple customers. But I thought I was helping."

"It's okay." Karen said rubbing Haley's back. She saw the look on Haley's face. "Why don't you take the rest of the day off?"

Haley shook her head. "No, I couldn't. You're way too busy."

"I'll have Lucas pick up the slack."

"Karen, I really appreciate it, but I'd rather stay here. Working really gets my mind off of it." Haley said going over to another table and taking their order. She heard the bell ring and saw that it was Nathan. She went back to the kitchen and gave the order to Karen. She back out and saw that Nathan was bleeding from his neck. She grabbed a napkin and held it up to his neck.

"What are you doing?" Nathan was really confused.

"Hold still, your bleeding. What happened?"

"Nothing, it's just a little cut."

"Matt did this?"

Nathan nodded. "He just wanted to talk to me." Nathan said. He slid his hand from her back down to her ass. "I'm having feelings for my nurse." Haley blushed. "I love it when you do that."

"Let's go to the stairs. We'll have more room." Haley helped him. They walked to the stairs and sat down. "Here, take the napkin and keep it pressed. I'll get a first aid kit." She kissed him on the lips and went to get it.

Nathan answered his phone when he rang. "Hey."

"Hey, so I see that it worked."

Nathan looked toward the door. He nodded to him. "I got a kiss. And at least she's trusting me. Thanks."

"No problem. She deserves someone like you. Hey, sis."

Nathan hung up. He saw Haley and Matt talking; she laughed.

"So you came all this way just to get Karen's burger and fries? What's the other reason? I hope it was to apologize to Nathan."

"I was just about to do that." He went over to the stairs. "I'm sorry, Nate." He put out his hand. "Come, on Haley's watching." Nathan shook his hand. "Good."

"Here." Haley gave Matt the order. She sat down next to Nathan. "Let me clean you up."

When they were closing, Haley sat down and stopped. "Karen, can we talk?"

"Sure." She sat down. "What's up?"

"Mu uncle. I have to go to trial and I'm scared. I don't want to see him."

"What are you afraid of?

"I'm afraid that when I see him, I'll lose it."

"You won't lose it. You'll have your family there."

"I'd like you to come. You and Lucas both. I'd really like that."

"Okay, we'll be there."

The next day, Nathan woke up and he had a text from Peyton. She wanted to talk to him. He was at her house within a few hours. "You needed to talk to me?" He asked as soon as she opened the door.

"Come on in." She let him in and they sat on the couch. "So I wanted to talk about Haley."

"What about her?"

"She told me she was thinking of getting back together with you when this whole drama was over. And that after it, she was going to try and befriend the preggo slut."

"What? Charli would crush her. I should talk to Charli. I know how to get rid of her. Don't worry."

"What are going to do?"

"The only way to get rid of her is to fess up."

Peyton's eyes went wide. "You can't do that. Haley will kill you."

"She won't. Even if the kid was mine, Haley would want me to own up. It's how she is. She wouldn't want me to pull a Dan."

A week later, Haley and everyone else were at the court house. Haley was waiting outside the courtroom. She was so nervous. Everyone else was already inside but she just wanted to wait as long as possible. She saw Nathan coming down the hallway. She got up. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here for support."

"I never asked you to come here."

"Matt asked me."

"I don't care. You are not going into that courtroom." Haley said as she entered the courtroom.

NEXT CHAPTER:

THE TRIAL

HALEY TELLS WHAT HAPPENED

MATT TELLS WHAT IT DID TO HER BACK THEN

NATHAN TAKES THE STAND

AFTER THE TRIAL