Back to Tree Hill

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the One Tree Hill characters, the rest belong to me.

Summary: An old flame of Nathan's returns to Tree Hill with something that would change his life forever. What will Nathan do?

In the last chapter: Nathan and Lucas go to Karen's café before school. Nathan runs into an old flame Brie. Brie tells him she has a secret she was hiding from him for a year and a half. Parings stated in the last chapter: Lucas and Brooke, Karen and Andy.


Chapter Two- Why didn't you tell me?

Nathan stared at her. "Are you going to tell me?" he asked her.

Brie took a deep breath, "I was pregnant. I told my parents right before they got into the accident. Then when I moved in with my aunt and Uncle I had the baby, kept him and raised him." She told him. She was so happy to have finally told him he was a father.

Nathan was more shocked now then he was when he saw her earlier. He couldn't believe it, she had his baby, and his son and she didn't tell him until a year and a half later.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner I just, didn't know how to tell you." She explained.

"What's his name?" Nathan asked slowly.

"Cole, Cole Matthew Scott." She said to him.

Nathan signed. "I can't believe this… "

"Nate-" Brie started.

"No Brie, you lied to me! You told me you weren't pregnant and I…I believed you. I have to go I'm going to be late for school." Nathan stood up grabbed his back pack and then left. Not even bothering to tell Lucas who was watching him the whole time.

Lucas walked up to Nathan's locker at the end of the day. "So bro, you wanna tell me what that whole thing was about this morning?" Lucas asked him.

Nathan slammed his locker shut and faced Lucas. "She had a baby…A boy….My son. He's mine, or she says he is…She lied to me and she kept this from me!" Nathan was more upset then mad.

Lucas walked down the hallway with him. "Well maybe you should give her credit, she did come and tell you and I'm sure all she wants is for you to be a part of the kids life." Lucas said as they walked through the double doors and out into the hot sun.

"Yeah, maybe." Nathan said.

"Nathan… is that her?" Lucas asked pointing to a girl standing by a car holding a baby.

"Yeah it is. Hey listen I'll meet you at river court at 6 alright?" Nathan questioned.

"See you later bro." Lucas said walking away.

Nathan walked over to Brie. "So is this Cole?" he asked her looking at the small baby in her arms.

"Yes. This is your son." Brie said to him, handing Cole to Nathan.

Nathan held him in his arms, he was so small and cute. Nathan looked at Brie. "So where are you and Cole staying?"

"At the motel for now."

"No, go pack your stuff and then meet me at Karen's café in an hour." Nathan said to her.

"Nathan…"

"Go."

"What about Cole?" She asked opening the car door.

"I'll take him, besides he is my son I want some time with him." Nathan said looking at the little boy in his arms.

Brie handed him a diaper bag. "Well his diapers and stuff is in there."

Nathan took it and then watched her drive off. He sighed and looked down at Cole again. "Well little man, it's just you and me." He turned around and started walking toward the café, he knew that Lucas would be there with Karen and his mom was working today. Since today was Friday then the whole gang would be there. Peyton and Jake with Jenny, and Brooke and Andy would soon follow as soon as he was finished his work.

Nathan walked up to the café and looked at it. "Well here goes nothing…" He said walking into the café. Everyone was sitting at the table laughing and talking. Nathan walked over to them and smiled. "Hey guys." He said.

Everyone suddenly stopped talking and looked at Nathan. Lucas was the only one who knew who the baby in Nathan's arms was.

"Are you babysitting or something?" Peyton asked.

Nathan looked toward Lucas then looked around the table.

Brooke was sitting next to Lucas Karen was at the end of the table, Deb was across from Lucas leaving an empty chair next to Karen for Andy. Next to Deb sat Peyton, Jenny and Jake at the other end across from Karen. Across from Jenny there was an empty chair for Nathan to sit at.

"Not really babysitting. There is no easy way to say this so…my old girlfriend Brie had a baby, well she left a year and a half ago…This is our son, Cole." He blurted out.

Lucas looked around at everyone, no one said anything. "Oh come on guys, Jake has a baby too and when you found out about Jenny you didn't act like this, no offence man…." –"None taken" Jake said."- Lucas stood up and took the little baby from Nathan's arms, he was so light. "He's going to make a great father and you guys know it."

"What's his name?" Brooke asked.

"Cole…Cole Matthew Scott. His mother will be here shortly, she's moving in with me… I can't let her and my son live in a motel room."

Deb smiled. "If you need anything like a crib, stroller, highchair, anything like that, don't hesitate to ask."

"Same goes for me, I have a lot of stuff from when Lucas was a baby, even clothes."

Nathan smiled, everyone was starting to get more comfortable with Nathan having a child, and he was surprised.

Nathan sat down and watched everyone pass Cole around like he was a picture or something, but they all started to love him.


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Brie starts working at Karen's café and the club. Nathan gets a phone call, from who?