It was one o'clock in the afternoon and Haley was pacing back and forth trying to gather up all the dirty clothes and toys lying in Abby and Alex room ….God she thought how much of a mess could two 6 year olds make? For one Abby is never in her room she always out front playing some childlike game or shooting hops with local kids and if she's not outside she's in the living room watching the game with Taylor so how could this little girl Manage to have every NBA figure thrown all over floor and have every outfit of hers thrown from the drawers Haley would never know. Then there was Alex ,Haley was always dropping him off at some singing lesson or dropping him off at his friend house to play and he also still manage to have all his action figures and clothes thrown all over the place… how both this mini tornados managed to destroy a room in a matter of seconds she would never know.

Abby runs into Haley as she is leaving her room

Abby: mommy did you see my Kevin Kinny jersey

Haley went searching threw the laundary basket at the very bottom was a rugged beat up scruffy looking number 30 Kevin Kinny jersey….pulling it up from the basket

Haley: Abby it's dirty… don't you have any other jerseys?

Abby: yes mommy but none of them are Kevin kinny ones, I have to wear this jersey to show Kevin im his number one fan and plus I can't wear someone else's jersey when I met Kevin that would mean I'm a trader to the NeTs.

Haley handed Abby the jersey

Haley: Take it but if people look at you today cause you smell funny don't say I didn't warn you honey

Abby: least I wont smell like the nasty perfumes you and aunt Taylor wear or like the mud on Alex shoes.

Haley shooke her head at the comment Abby made

Haley: speaking of Alex, where is he anyway?

"In aunt Taylor's room watching cartoons" : Abby told her mother as she went skipping down the steps to the kitchen

Haley walked down the hall about to approach Taylor's room to get Alex, when someone came up from behind her grabbing the laundary basket out of her hand

"Here let me help" Taylor said

Haley: Im fine

Haley pulls the basket back

Taylor: Well can I atleast talk to you Haley…you avoided me all last night.

Haley: Well there's a lot of stuff on my mind right now

Taylor: I know there is that's why I want to talk to you and about that whole situation with Dan years ago.

Haley: that's just it Taylor it was years ago

Taylor: yeah well from what I understand Dan was an asshole & would do anything to screw up someone's life just so his could stay Brady Bunch perfect and the whole pregnancy thing with you well he wasn't worrying about Nathan's future he was worrying about how you and Nathan having a baby would mess up his picture perfect family and how quick his dream of Nathan making it to the pro's would be over….so yeah Haley it was ages ago but I just notices you been living with the guilt of this ever since you moved in with me and it's time for you to hear from another person its not your fault and never was

Haley switched the laundary basket in her hand since it was getting heavy

Haley: but it was my fault I chose to leave I could of stayed …..(Taylor interrupts)

Taylor: Haley stop it ….you can sit here all day and say a bunch of I could of did this I could of did that but it's not going to change nothing the past is the past you didn't want to leave Nathan but you did you were scared I don't blame you for leaving, hell if it was me 6 years ago I probally would have had an abortion but in the end you chose to do what was right for Alex and Abby and I admire you for that… but now its 6 years later and if you chose to today you'll see Lucas and maybe when your ready you can see Nathan but this time around I no you'll do the right thing this time I want you to let your heart over rule your mind this time around Hales follow your heart it's never wrong.

Haley smile and dropped her laundary basket and wrapped her arms around Taylor

Taylor: is my little sister finally smiling (hugging Haley back)

Haley: yes thanks to you

Taylor: thanks to me?

Haley: yeah for understanding me for just being my older sister and great one if that.

Taylor: So does this mean your no longer mad at me

Haley: I never really was

Taylor: then does this mean your coming today?

Haley was somewhat doubting

Haley: yeah I guess but can you take Abby with you I still have to get Alex ready and I don't want Abby to be late in seeing Kevin Kinny she just might die if she is

Taylor: No problem

Taylor picked up the laundary basket

Haley: its alright I can do it

Taylor: I got it , plus you got a bigger problem ahead trying to get Alex away from the TV since it's the Super Saturday cartoon marathon.

"yeah leave the real dirty work up to me" Haley responded joking around

Taylor laughed as she picked up the basket walking down the halls.

Haley walked into Taylor's room

Haley: come on Alex we have to get to TJ's its 1:30 already and we have to be there be 2:30 and I still have to get you ready

Alex: mom one more minute please the shows almost over.

Haley looked at the tv and noticed it was the beginning of a sponge bob episode and that meant there was still a half hour of it left.

"this should be fun " Haley mumbled to herself sarcasticly

It was one thirty Pm and Nathan and Lucas Scott had just pulled up in front of the Days inn Hotel in Deptford New Jersey

Lucas got out of the drivers side and pop open his trunk and walked over to the the luggage carrying boy and handed him some money.

Lucas: Here can you bring these bags up to room 619 I already called in early and checked in first name Lucas last name Scott okay

L. Boy: yes sir

An annoying beep kept going off so Lucas turned around to see Nathan hitting down on the streering wheel.

"come on man were going to be Late" Nathan said as he stuck his head out the window

Lucas: Alright stop beeping…..im coming

The luggage boy went on his way as Lucas walked back around to the car and got back in driving away from the days inn.

Nathan: so how far away is this Tj's at anyways

Lucas: about 20 minutes away

Nathan: And what kind of bar is It.

Lucas: well it's a bar/restraunt and it's a big hit over hear in Jersey two sisters open it a few years back and a few well known famous people made appearance at TJ's.

Nathan: well that's nice a bar owned by chicks another reason for me to hate it here.

A confused looking Lucas asked: " another reason?...what do you have against Jersey? First you flipped out at the gas station about it now here what's so wrong with Jersey."

Nathan: nothing just forget I said anything…..i like jersey okay there's nothing wrong with and the most greatest people on earth live here alright luke

The it hit Lucas…God how did Lucas miss it, It was Jersey they were in ,Deptford to be exact the one place on earth Nathan never wanted to be cause it was where Haley James lived...Haley, Nathans Haley …Lucas's best friend Haley the one who left Nathan and Left Lucas with nothing but a broken promise….It completely slipped Lucas mind that they had a chance of walking into the past when the entered Jersey….How could Lucas be so dumb….No wonder Nathan had been so miserable the whole ride here , No scratch that no wonder why Nathan had been so miserable for 6 years. And now coming here only made matters worst or did it?

Lucas: Its not Jersey is it Nate?

Nathan: what, what are you talking about?

Lucas: Its not New Jersey that you hate Nate?...you hate the fact that Haley lives here

Nathan: Ding ding ding we got ourselves a winner.

Lucas: come on don't act like this

Nathan: don't act like what?

Lucas: like everything is okey when in reality its not

Nathan: look luke, Im not up for talking okay

Lucas: well you cant avoid this situation you cant run away from your past

Nathan: run away from my past are you serious dude?...i never ran away from it that bitch is the one who did , she ran away from it all, I didn't have much to offer her but I tried I sacrificed all I could for her and it still meant nothing cause she left in the end anyway and I hate her for doing it

Lucas: I no your mad but watch what you say okay.

Although Lucas hadn't talked to Haley in ages it still offended him when he heard someone talking about her, he knew she left for reasons only he knew and he took to consideration that people didn't no why she really left but it still urked him when anybody even his own brother Nathan made a negative comment towards her.

Nathan: Yeah take her side luke….she left you to …don't you no that, I don't get how you aint hurt

Lucas: I was hurt and still am but ill never hold it against her.

Nathan: whatever man you do what you want to do ….i hate her for what she did…shit I even came back here for her and still nothing .

A shocked Look came on Lucas Face

Lucas: you came back here?

Nathan: yeah it was the end of the summer …the summer she left…everyone was on vacation and the only ones left in Tree hill was me and your mom …One night me and your mom had a talk about her and Karen told me to go out and find her….so I listened to your mom and went to jersey and I didn't find her at all …I mean I shouldn't of even did it I was stupid I went to Jersey looking for her and I had no clue where I was even looking for her at and I kept saying in my head she'll take me back ,she'll take me back ….then it hit me ill never get her back this is where it ends this is the day I give up on her and that was that.

Lucas: Damn I never knew that …why didn't you ever tell me

Nathan: Tell you…what so I could look like the fool for the 3rd time …..first she leaves me to go signing then she leaves me after graduation then I got out looking for her and I cant find her ….i just didn't want to look like the fool again… only person who ever knew was your mom.

Lucas: No wonder you have even more hate towards this city…well look when we get to TJ's you can just lay low I'll get the interview and then we'll leave okay.

"Whatever " : Nathan said as he layed his seat back to get a few more minutes of rest

Lucas turned onto highway leading him to TJ's not knowing that the argument him and Nathan just had was a for shadowing of the events that would follow that day.