WHAT DO WE DO NOW- Chapter 6
*Four Years Later*
Haley woke up around nine. It was Sunday, so she didn't have to go to work. She decided to take after Karen and open her own café, but it was more of a restaurant then a café. She now lived in New Jersey; she had now for almost four years.
Haley tried to role over and go back to sleep, because she didn't think Jeffery was awake yet. Cleary, she was wrong. Her thoughts were interrupted by a little boy standing in the doorway.
"Mommy?"
"Yes, Jeffery?"
"I'm hungry."
"What would you like for breakfast?"
"French Toast!"
"OK! Let's go make some." She swung her legs over the side of the bed and jumped off. She picked Jeffery up and headed towards the living room. Setting the three a half year old down on the couch to watch cartoons, she headed towards the kitchen to make breakfast.
After breakfast was done she sent Jeffery while she washed the dishes. The phone rang as she was putting the dishes away.
"Hello?" she answered the phone.
"Haley? It's Lucas." His voice was shaky like he had been crying.
"Hey Luke. What's up?" It was more of a what's wrong kind of what's up then a greeting to just say hey.
"No. it's umm.. Keith."
"What?"
"He's.. dead." He practically choked out the last word."
"Oh my God! What happened?"
"He was visiting some friends he knew in South Carolina. As he was driving home, he was involved in a car accident. A drunk driver ran a red light and hit him head on. Officers say that the cars hit with such impact, both drivers were killed instantly." He now broke down crying.
"Oh my God! I'm so sorry. I'll come down as soon as possible." They talked for a little longer before they hung up.
She immediately got on top of making arrangements for things she need taking care of. She had her assistant look over the restaurant while she was gone, giving her instructions on when to open and close, where the food was stored, etc. She called the travel agent for plane tickets because it was to long of a drive Jeffery to sit in the car. She called her neighbor and asked if she could house sit while she was gone. All there was to do was water the plants and feed the fish every other day, so that wasn't a big problem for Haley to find someone to do that.
That afternoon she started packing. They were leaving early the next morning, so she wanted to be sure they were ready to go. Jeffery didn't know much about where they were going or why, he was still to young to understand the concept of death. All he knew was that his mom was from Tree Hill and they had to go back for some kind of sad event. Haley did her best to explain.
"You remember mommy's friend Keith?"
"Uh huh."
"Well, he died in a car accident yesterday."
"Died?"
"Yeah, he's no longer with us." Tears started to come to her eyes.
"Where did he go?"
"To heaven. To look over us with great care, and make sure we are ok."
"Oh. Mommy don't be sad." He reached up and clung to her neck, hugging her for comfort. Haley hugged him back squeezing her eyes shut.
After Lucas called Haley, he headed over to check on his little brother, but not before crying had slowed. He and Nathan weren't on the best terms after Haley left but they soon got back on track. Haley leaving had actually brought the two closer. They leaned on each other to help them get over the lose of girl the both loved, but in different ways.
"Nathan?" he walked into the house without knocking. He never knocked these days.
"Yeah." he answered. Lucas walked further into the house and saw Nathan sitting on the couch. There were stains on his face from where the tears had been.
"Hey, how you holding up?"
"How do you think I am? My uncle just died!" Lucas winced. "I'm sorry I just can't believe it. I know you were much closer with Keith then I ever was so you must feel twice as bad as I do, but still, it hurts." Tears started to fill the brothers
"Yeah." Lucas sat down. Neither one of them said anything else for a long time. Just sat there knowing they had the other one to lean on. After a while Lucas decided to tell Nathan about Haley.
"Guess who I talked to."
"Who?"
"Haley." Nathan turned towards Luke.
"Really, how's she doing?"
"Fine I guess. She and her son are coming down tomorrow for the funeral. She'll be here for about two weeks."
"She has a son? Is she married?"
"No."
"Boyfriend?"
"Not that I know of."
"Well then how the hell does she have a kid?"
"I'll let her explain that to you. I need to go check on my mom, she's probably a mess, see you tomorrow."
"K, bye." Nathan went over and over through his head what Lucas had just told him. Haley was coming here. with her son. She didn't have husband or a boyfriend, which meant a guy got her pregnant then ditched her when he found out she was pregnant. Nathan wanted to find out who this guy was and kill him, but he knew he had no right to do that. She didn't belong to him, not anymore. He missed her. He hadn't seen or talked to her in four years. He was pretty sure he had no more loving feelings for her, but he definitely missed her as a friend. He could use Haley's good friendship skills right about now.
*Four Years Later*
Haley woke up around nine. It was Sunday, so she didn't have to go to work. She decided to take after Karen and open her own café, but it was more of a restaurant then a café. She now lived in New Jersey; she had now for almost four years.
Haley tried to role over and go back to sleep, because she didn't think Jeffery was awake yet. Cleary, she was wrong. Her thoughts were interrupted by a little boy standing in the doorway.
"Mommy?"
"Yes, Jeffery?"
"I'm hungry."
"What would you like for breakfast?"
"French Toast!"
"OK! Let's go make some." She swung her legs over the side of the bed and jumped off. She picked Jeffery up and headed towards the living room. Setting the three a half year old down on the couch to watch cartoons, she headed towards the kitchen to make breakfast.
After breakfast was done she sent Jeffery while she washed the dishes. The phone rang as she was putting the dishes away.
"Hello?" she answered the phone.
"Haley? It's Lucas." His voice was shaky like he had been crying.
"Hey Luke. What's up?" It was more of a what's wrong kind of what's up then a greeting to just say hey.
"No. it's umm.. Keith."
"What?"
"He's.. dead." He practically choked out the last word."
"Oh my God! What happened?"
"He was visiting some friends he knew in South Carolina. As he was driving home, he was involved in a car accident. A drunk driver ran a red light and hit him head on. Officers say that the cars hit with such impact, both drivers were killed instantly." He now broke down crying.
"Oh my God! I'm so sorry. I'll come down as soon as possible." They talked for a little longer before they hung up.
She immediately got on top of making arrangements for things she need taking care of. She had her assistant look over the restaurant while she was gone, giving her instructions on when to open and close, where the food was stored, etc. She called the travel agent for plane tickets because it was to long of a drive Jeffery to sit in the car. She called her neighbor and asked if she could house sit while she was gone. All there was to do was water the plants and feed the fish every other day, so that wasn't a big problem for Haley to find someone to do that.
That afternoon she started packing. They were leaving early the next morning, so she wanted to be sure they were ready to go. Jeffery didn't know much about where they were going or why, he was still to young to understand the concept of death. All he knew was that his mom was from Tree Hill and they had to go back for some kind of sad event. Haley did her best to explain.
"You remember mommy's friend Keith?"
"Uh huh."
"Well, he died in a car accident yesterday."
"Died?"
"Yeah, he's no longer with us." Tears started to come to her eyes.
"Where did he go?"
"To heaven. To look over us with great care, and make sure we are ok."
"Oh. Mommy don't be sad." He reached up and clung to her neck, hugging her for comfort. Haley hugged him back squeezing her eyes shut.
After Lucas called Haley, he headed over to check on his little brother, but not before crying had slowed. He and Nathan weren't on the best terms after Haley left but they soon got back on track. Haley leaving had actually brought the two closer. They leaned on each other to help them get over the lose of girl the both loved, but in different ways.
"Nathan?" he walked into the house without knocking. He never knocked these days.
"Yeah." he answered. Lucas walked further into the house and saw Nathan sitting on the couch. There were stains on his face from where the tears had been.
"Hey, how you holding up?"
"How do you think I am? My uncle just died!" Lucas winced. "I'm sorry I just can't believe it. I know you were much closer with Keith then I ever was so you must feel twice as bad as I do, but still, it hurts." Tears started to fill the brothers
"Yeah." Lucas sat down. Neither one of them said anything else for a long time. Just sat there knowing they had the other one to lean on. After a while Lucas decided to tell Nathan about Haley.
"Guess who I talked to."
"Who?"
"Haley." Nathan turned towards Luke.
"Really, how's she doing?"
"Fine I guess. She and her son are coming down tomorrow for the funeral. She'll be here for about two weeks."
"She has a son? Is she married?"
"No."
"Boyfriend?"
"Not that I know of."
"Well then how the hell does she have a kid?"
"I'll let her explain that to you. I need to go check on my mom, she's probably a mess, see you tomorrow."
"K, bye." Nathan went over and over through his head what Lucas had just told him. Haley was coming here. with her son. She didn't have husband or a boyfriend, which meant a guy got her pregnant then ditched her when he found out she was pregnant. Nathan wanted to find out who this guy was and kill him, but he knew he had no right to do that. She didn't belong to him, not anymore. He missed her. He hadn't seen or talked to her in four years. He was pretty sure he had no more loving feelings for her, but he definitely missed her as a friend. He could use Haley's good friendship skills right about now.
