I would have updated all my stories sooner but I went to the doctors today. (Bleh! I hate doctors but I may be going there again.) Theres a new baby in the family and we're supposed to go see it soon so I don't know when my updates will be ready. Sorry.
I just want to give a special thanks to Sara (macs ace) and Bec (RedMagic) who have really inspired me to start a lot of my stories and have helped me finish some stories. I don't believe I would have been able to finish Invincible or Broken Angel without Sara. And I wouldn't have written all my Jaley's if it weren't for Bec getting me into them.
Five Vicodin Chased With A Shot Of Clarity – Bonding
Haley knocked on the office door. She wasn't sure why she came here. She just felt like she needed to make an effort. She needed to step out of her comfort zone and open up to her father about everything. She needed to get everything out. When she heard 'come in' she opened the door. "Haley what a surprise." She smiled shyly at her father and took a seat in front of his desk. "What brings you here?"
She took a deep breath. A picture on his desk caught her attention. It was a picture of the two of them when she was four. She smiled slightly. Maybe this wouldn't be so hard. He loved her enough to keep an old photo around because he didn't have any recent ones. "I wanted to talk to you. About everything."
Dan told his sectary to hold all of his calls until further notice and send any clients needing help to Keith. He wanted to put all of his attention on his daughter. She was what was important to him right now.
"Do you want to do this somewhere else?" He looked up at her, blue eyes meeting Hazel, the hazel eyes that came from his mother. She took after his side of the family more than her mother's side.
"Here is fine." She picked up the picture and ran her finger over it. She was sitting on his shoulders and he was looking up at her while she was looking at whoever was taking the picture. They were both smiling. Her hair was dark then. She wore it in pigtails. That was something she hadn't done since she left Tree Hill.
He smiled at his daughter. She was becoming a woman. He had missed most of her life and it killed him. It was killing him ever more to know she had been abused while she was gone. "That was your fourth birthday. Deb and I took you to the zoo. You made us stay at the tigers for two hours so you could watch them. I bought you a stuffed tiger at the gift shop so you would finally leave that spot." He chuckled softly as he remembered how her eyes had lit up. She was always so happy when she was with him.
"It's at Chase's house. I still have it." She put the picture back down and took a deep breath. She had to get everything out. She couldn't keep it in. She was always close to her father when she was little. Maybe she could be close to him again. She so desperately wanted to be. She wanted to be his little girl again. "I want to be open with you and Deb. And Nathan and Lucas." She quickly added. "I just have so much trouble trusting."
"Haley, you can take all the time you need." He ran a hand through his hair. "I didn't expect you to be open the second you walked in the door. Deb doesn't expect you too either. The boys are a little different. It's hard to know what goes on in their heads. Just take all the time you need, and if you ever want professional help then let me know and I'll get it for you."
Haley smiled, a true smile, at her father. "Thank you… dad." The word was still a little weird for her but it sounded so good. Dan's heart swelled every time he heard it come from her. He missed her calling him all those years ago.
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Haley walked into the kitchen after getting back from her fathers office. She saw a familiar brunette sitting at the kitchen counter. She had several books laid out in front of her and she was trying to explain something to Nathan. Haley grabbed three bottles of water from the fridge and handed them both one, keeping the third for herself. "What are y'all doing?" Haley laid her southern accent out thick, not meaning to. It came out really thick when she was sick or had been crying.
"Brooke is trying to teach me math." Haley raised an eyebrow at him. "I have to keep my grades up to stay on the basketball team."
"At this rate your never going to be able to stay." Brooke looked up from the book and smiled slightly at Haley.
"So what are you a tutor or something?" Haley sat at the counter beside Brooke, ignoring the annoyed look on Nathan's face. "What Nate? Am I taking away precious time from your girlfriend?" She mouthed a 'sorry' to Brooke. Brooke just nodded. She understood that Haley was trying to get under Nathan's skin. She'd watched enough people at school do it to one another.
"No." Nathan blushed slightly which was not like him.
"I can't believe it! I was only joking." She hopped off the barstool. "Anyways I'm bored. I'm going to go find Lucas." Haley walked towards the steps in search of her oldest brother. She felt a connection with him that she couldn't explain. Every time she was around him she felt comfortable. She felt like she could open to him and be honest. She really wanted to be friends with him. She wanted to be friends with Nathan too but she wasn't sure she was ready to handle his questions. He sometimes spoke without thinking. She stopped in front of Lucas' door and knocked.
"Come in." Haley opened the door to reveal Lucas sitting at his computer desk writing on his laptop. She lay on his bed and propped herself up with her elbows. Lucas turned his attention to her. "Can I help you with something?"
"Nah. I just thought I would come say hi to my big brother. Nathan was getting boring so I came to say hi to you. So… what's up big bro?" She smiled innocently, like she hadn't just rambled a bunch of nonsense.
"Um… I was just writing my book." He scratched the back of his neck nervously. No one knew he was writing a book. He wasn't even sure why he just told the little sister he only met a few days ago.
"What's the book about?" Haley lay on her stomach, keeping her eyes on her brother.
"About my life and my friends."
"Oh sounds cool." They chatted for several hours that night. It was getting late when Dan came home and it was time for supper. Lucas got up to go downstairs when Haley stopped him. "Lucas?" He turned to look at her. "Can I stay with you tonight? I don't like to be alone." Haley always had nightmares when she was alone and she wasn't sure she could handle any right now.
"Sure. You can stay with me tonight." Lucas acted calm on the outside but inside he was bursting with joy. All he wanted was to be able to protect his little sister and this was a chance to do that.
A/N: I know this is a bit short but I'm trying to establish a relationship with Laley before I get any other relationships established.
