So I think I have one more chapter before I have to finish off the story. I have about 19 thousand words to do for nano by next week. So your next update might be in DECEMBER! I'll see how I go but next weekend is the end of Nano and I need to get those word done if I have reached 50k I will update on time if not it will be someday during that next week. Then a break while I finish off the story which might take a week or two.


Chapter 28

For probably the first time in a long time- ok more like months- it was silent in the Scott dining room. The only sound came from knives and forks hitting plates as they cut the food the eight people around it were eating. That was if you didn't include the sound of the television and childish laughter that came from the living room

-Two hours earlier-

The back door of the original Scott house opened, revealing Nathan and Haley and Jamie, it had been come somewhat of a routine for the three of them to be the first to arrive, to family dinners here. Even though Lucas and Peyton lived closer, and by distance alone should be the first to arrive. They always arrived, later than Nathan and Haley. Tonight's dinner was mainly to get everything 100% ready for Brooke's wedding, which was coming up. Although that wasn't the reason, Haley had wanted to get there extra early, nor was it the fact that she wanted to hang out with her mother in law; no this time Haley wanted to vent, she needed to or things were just going to get out of hand at dinner and that wouldn't be fair on Brooke and Julian who this dinner was for.

Haley knew that Karen would already know what had happened she wasn't the only person who used Karen as a sounding board. Walking through the kitchen, she could see Karen sitting with her husband in the living room. Keith smirked and kissed the top of his wife's head before getting up walking over to his son and grandson. Wrapping an arm around Nathan he said that they would be out the front if they were needed, before telling Jamie that Lilly was in her room and that he ought to go and get her out of there as she had been in there all afternoon.

Haley sat down with a thump; Karen smiled as her daughter in law rested her head on, her shoulder. Wrapping her arm around Haley Karen sighed, as much as she knew that Peyton felt bad for what she, did she had still knowingly done it.

"Peyton-

"I know, Peyton told me. You know she was only doing it because she doesn't want to see you waste such a great talent and you are Haley, talented I mean. If I could sing like you, well I wouldn't own a cafe, well I probably would but- you know what I mean" Haley nodded she knew exactly what Karen was getting at but that still didn't change how she felt. There were something's that friends shouldn't do and Peyton had done that, and too make it worse they were family.

"If she'd just asked me, and if she had told me who it was, I would have said yes AJ is a dear friend I know, that he wouldn't have wanted to change it, that much if at all. But she didn't she went and did it without telling me. For starters as that is my song and I'm not a signed artist she could get into a lot of trouble if I wanted to take it further, legally. But I don't want all that, our family has gone through too much drama this year already, and I don't want to put Keith, Lilly and yourself in the middle of that. Because that's exactly where you would be; not to mention that Lucas would be really hurt and I love Luke, and Peyton I just don't like how she went about it." Said Haley Karen nodded and rested her head on Haley's as they sat there. In silence for a minute both thinking of what to say next.


Lilly laughed as Jamie came bounding into her room and stopping as he saw that the once tidy room that he was used to had become a total mess, In all honesty it looked like a bomb and gone off in it.

"What happened?" He asked, stepping over a pile of books making his way over to his aunt on her bed. Lilly made a bit of room for him and helped him up before looking around her room.

"I'm just clearing some stuff out that's all. But I had to make it a mess to actually get anything done. Silly right?" she asked Jamie nodded and picked up an old photo at was beside him, when he looked at it, he noticed that it was his mum and, a little girl.

"Who's that?" he asked Lilly smiled and wrapped an arm around him, to keep him from falling off the bed with all the other junk that had just taken the dive.

"Where did you find this?" she asked smiling, she hadn't seen that photo in years.

"Just here" Jamie pointed to the spot beside him Lilly nodded and sighed looking down that the picture. It was of her and Haley, Lucas had given it to her for her, ninth birthday.

"This is your mum and I. I was four, when this was taken, so a year younger then you. It wasn't long after this that. Your mum and dad left because of Dan, but this was a good day well it was for me. Your mum and dad had taken me to the river court for a picnic lunch and Nathan took this photo before we left. There should be others around here somewhere I found them last year. Mum had hidden them from me. Don't ask me why, she does some strange things sometime" Jamie nodded, his mum did strange things sometimes too. Like being angry at aunt Peyton, he wasn't sure why she was angry, all he knew was that she was going to give her the silent treatment whatever that was.

"Yeah, mama is mad at aunt Peyton. I don't know why all I know is she did something bad" said Jamie Lilly nodded, she still had no idea why Peyton had come over earlier, but if Haley was angry at her, she guessed she would find out sooner or later. Sooner if Brooke arrived before Peyton did which there was a high chance of, when Haley told Brooke what had happened the whole world would know. Well their world anyway.


Brooke Davis, smiled as Julian turned onto the street that, Karen, Keith and Lilly lived. Tonight they would finally have their wedding all planed out, which was a good thing as it was now only a few months away. They really should have, had more planed out then that had, and ok a lot of it was done, but since Haley and Nathan returned with Jamie they had, had to change a lot of things that were going to happen. The bridal party was now, Haley and matron of Honour, Millie and Peyton as Bridesmaids and Lilly as the flower girl and that was just the girls. Brooke wanted Nathan to be in it as well, but Julian said it was his choice and, he didn't know Nathan well enough. So this is what they were going to figure out tonight.

They saw Nathan and Keith sitting on the steps of the Scott house as they pulled up, Brooke knew that seeing Lilly and Jamie weren't there that this couldn't be good at all. As she walked up to them, with Julian behind her, she knew from the look on Nathan's face that something was wrong.

"Please don't tell me you're leaving again" she said, thinking especially with Nathan and Haley it was best to assume the worst, things could only get better from there.

"No, it's well. Haley will tell you. She's inside with mum. Let's just say I doubt your wedding plans will be finished tonight sorry Julian, also you may want to stay out here with us...just trust me on that" Julian looked at Brooke who nodded, shrugging he lent against a pole and folded his arms.
Brooke sighed knowing that could only mean one thing, and she was really hoping her gut feeling was wrong. Walking into the lounge room Brooke saw Haley and Karen sitting there talking.

"Ok girlie what's going on, Nathan and Keith only ever hide outside when something has happened, you really think that was gonna change?" Brooke asked Haley smirked and sat up before launching into the story that she knew her best friend would force out of her either way.

"That bitch, I love her I do but really she should have known better then to do that, especially to you. God Haley you are one of the most private people I know when it comes to your music, Peyton should know this. Heck I'm pretty sure even Jamie knows this." Said Brooke all three woman looked up as the front door opened again, this time Lucas and Peyton walking in, and just like Karen had suspected, Haley and Brooke glared at their friend before turning back to each other and talking about anything other than Peyton. Lucas however didn't like the fact that they were ignoring her. It was a mistake and it wasn't like the two of them hadn't made ever made a mistake and he was going to call them on it.

"Oh come on, like the two of you have never done something stupid. Brooke what about your, entry to the school's time capsule, you flashed the camera, and hello Haley you are no angel yourself. You and Nathan ran off for seven years and had a kid your senior year of high school." He knew he'd gone too far when his mother's face went as red as his sister in law's and his friends.

"I did that for you Lucas, unless you wanted your uncle to hurt your wife, friend or sister. As for Jamie, ok the timing wasn't perfect but he was never a mistake, don't you ever bring my son into anything you don't know about again. And just for your information Lucas. I am well within my rights to actually sue Peyton for playing my music to a label rep without my prior knowledge or consent but I'm not because that would cause too much drama in this family; and I think we have all been through enough don't you. So, unless you want me to take up legal proceedings against your wife, then you will put up with a few days of silent treatment. You also might never want to say what you just said about Jamie in front of your brother or you will end up just like your uncle" said Haley when she had finished what she was saying Karen grabbed her son by the ear and dragged him out to the kitchen where all three women could hear her berating her son.