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Chapter 16
When the Lines Between Complicated and Confused Blur

At a gas station smack dab in the middle of Tree Hill Nathan Scott, for the first time in his life, was alone. He didn't need gas. His tank was full, so he just sat there, silent, in his 2003 mustang convertible. He was weak and felt tired. "When did things get so complicated?" he asked himself as he lowered his head to the steering wheel.

Then he remembered. Things got complicated when he cheated on his wife.

When his cell phone began to ring not only was he annoyed that someone had the nerve to call him but also that it broke his silence. "What?" He barked, aggravated. He reached for his key and started the car.

As he started to back out the voice spoke. "Nathan?"

"Yeah?"

"Its me." The voice paused for a moment, "Its Eliza."

"Eliza you are seriously the last person on the face of this planet that I want to talk to and now is a really bad time."

"I am just calling to tell you that I am sorry."

"Liar. There's something that you want."

"Besides you?"

Nathan rolled his eyes and a stop sign. "Eliza, please."

"What Nathan? You don't think I am charming anymore."

"Truthfully I never thought you were charming. I just knew you were an easy bag."

"Whatever."

"So why are you calling again?"

"Just to chat."

Nathan laughed, closed the phone, and threw it over his shoulder into the backseat. Less than a minute later, the cell phone rang. Nathan leaned back trying to find the phone. Before he could find it there was honking. The honking was getting louder and louder... then the car stopped moving, because someone had hit his car on the driver's side.

Brooke was running back and forth from the kitchen to the bedroom. Lucas kept yelling at her to "bring more ice" or "bring some water" or to "hurry up". She had had enough.

"What do you think I am?" She screeched from the kitchen.

Lucas came out of the bedroom and stood in front of her, "I think that if you cared about Haley then you would help me out here."

Brooke twisted her ring around her finger and sulked for a moment before doing as Lucas had said and fill a towel with ice.

Interrupting her work, her cell phone rang. "Hello?"

"Brooke?"

"Yes. Who is this?"

"It's Deb."

"Hey Deb." Brooke said, confused.

"Listen. I didn't know who else to call."

"Sure. What's up?"

"It's Nathan."

"What's going on?"

"He was in a car accident."

Brooke gasped. "Oh my god." Her gasp turned to a whisper, "Is he okay?"

The distress in Deb's voice was now present, "No... I don't know. The doctors think he will be okay but... he was hit hard..."

Her whispering continued, "Should I tell Hal.."

"Oh no, I don't think you should. They are having so many problems now I don't want to add to the turmoil."

Brooke sighed and wondered what to say next. "Should I come down there? Or should someone I mean I don't really know what to do."

"I don't either dear. I suppose it would be best if no one came to the hospital. I am sure Nathan won't want to see anyone."

"Okay, well if you find out anything else please feel free to call."

"Will do. Thank you for listening Brooke."

"No problem. Bye."

"Bye."

Brooke was in shock. She didn't know what to do or who to tell. "Lucas!" She yelled as she stood in the kitchen with a wet towel in her hands.

"What? Brooke I need that towel..."

"Lucas, listen." He closed his mouth and Brooke whispered, "Nathan has been in a car accident."

"Is he alright?"

Brooke shrugged her shoulders and turned around.

Haley stood in the doorway with a blanket wrapped around her shoulders, "What did you say?"

At Karen's Cafe

Jake sat behind the counter at the café wishing that he was anywhere but there. Karen stood next to him and she looked down at her cards. "Go fish."

He dipped his hands into the pool of cards, "Do you have any sevens?"

Karen smiled, "Go Fish."

"Figures." His eyes moved toward the clock and his thoughts drifted away to the last time he played Go Fish a month previous... with Haley.

Flashback

"Ya know we really need to find a card game that isn't so juvenile." Jake said as his eyes met hers.

"I happen to like juvenile card games. Thank you." She said as she pulled a card from the pile of diamonds and clubs. When she looked up at him he felt like he could melt.

His thoughts of her were broken when crying came from the playpen behind the counter, "Uh oh." Jake said as he walked toward his daughter.

"Looks like someone isn't too happy." Haley reached into the playpen, pulling out a crying Jenny. "What's wrong Jenny babe?"

And then, suddenly, as if something magically happened, the cries ceased.

Haley looked up at Jake and he said, "Wow."

Not only was he in awe of her parenting skills but simply in awe of her. Everything about her made Jake wish that he would be the one to wake up next to her, not the completely-unworthy Nathan.

Haley shrugged her shoulders and with an almost upset face said, "I need all the practice I can get."

Confused, Jake said, "I'm not so sure I follow."

"You wouldn't be the only one. No one knows, well other than Peyton..." Haley pointed at him, "And she found out on accident. Trust me. I wasn't going to tell anyone."

"Tell anyone..."

Haley whispered, "I'm pregnant."

Jake's mouth dropped open, "Wow. How... I mean... who? Wow."

Letting out a small giggle Haley started answering questions. "Well Jake, you know how baby's happen which answers the how question."

"You know what I mean."

Haley rocked Jenny back and forth, finally laying her back in the play pen. "When Nathan and I were together, we were happy and we knew that we eventually wanted to have kids..."

"Eventually though."

"That's exactly where the problems begin."

"I found out I was pregnant three weeks after I found Nathan cheating on me with Eliza. I didn't know what to do." She looked down. "Am I a bad person for not telling him?"

Jake put his hand on her shoulder and chills went down his spine, "You've got to do what you've got to do, Hales and Nathan was an asshole to you. You and your child deserve so much better."

"But the thing is that it's his child too."

Jake cringed. He was the one who was supposed to having a child with Haley, not Nathan.

Haley moved toward him and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Jake looked at the clock on the far wall. Four thirty seven on a Wednesday evening, Jake fell in love... with Haley.

End Flashback

Author Note: What do you think? Hate that Eliza might be making another entrance? Love Jake and Haley possibility? And please be honest? I love you all!