Author's Note: Hey everyone. I'm sorry it's been so long since I've updated. I've just been really busy doing nothing. It was the first week of summer so I had to relax, you know. It's like a rule or something. I hope you all still like the story and I will try to update more often. The more reviews I get the faster I update as you may notice. Anyway, there will be one more 'Runaway' chapter after this, then one more Tree Hill one before I skip ahead a month. I hope that's okay with everyone. I wanted to show their journey to New York, and then get on with the story. I think I'll do four chapters for every month of the pregnancy. Okay, so enough babbling, on with the show.

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Brooke and Haley where so excited when they spotted the sign that indicated that they had entered New York. There were times on their trip up that they didn't think they were ever going to get there. It seemed like every other second there was some kind of problem preventing them from getting there. Haley was starting to think that it was God's way of telling them that they should just go back to Tree Hill and stay there.

Haley was glad that they decided to stick to it. She was scared out of her mind about having to start all over again, but she knew it was for the best. If she stayed in Tree Hill and had to see him everyday, then she would go crazy. The stress of having to deal with him would no doubt hurt her and the baby. She didn't want to risk that. The best solution for all of them was for her to get away. She was just glad that she wasn't alone.

The irony of the fact that she was starting this new life with none other than Brooke Davis was not lost on her. They were never close, but she had a feeling that would change in no time. She just had this feeling that soonBrooke would be all she had. That thought was terrifying, but Haley knew she would be okay. They both would.

"Shouldn't you callTaylor now?" Brooke suggested as she looked around at all the sights. This was so overwhelming for the both of them. They had never seen so many buildings before. There weren't many of those back home.

"Why don't we stop for lunch first?" Haley said. Brooke nodded and tried to find a place. "Where should we go?" Brooke face lit up.

"Oh," she cheered. "Central Perk!" Haley laughed and shook her head.

"That might be a little hard, Tigger," Haley commented. "Considering it's fictional and all." Brooke rolled her eyes and sighed.

"Ruin my fun," she said. "How about that place?" She pointed to the Café that was just down the street. "It looks semi clean. Kind of reminds me of Karen's place." Haley studied it for a moment before nodding her head."

"Sure," she answered. "Just pull in there, I think." Neither if them where sure where to park since there weren't any parking lots there. Everybody seemed to just parking on the side of the street.

"Kay," Brooke said, concentrating on pulling into the spot. She sighed in relief when she got in there without hitting any of the other cars and turned it off. "Let's go." They both got out of the car and went into the Café. Haley was surprised to find that it wasn't that different from Karen's.

They both ordered the same thing, neither had coffee, which just made them both grumpy. The woman that served them seemed nice enough, which surprised them since they thought she might be rude like they were on television. Their meal came to about twenty-five bucks. Haley left the money on the table with a three-dollar tip and they left. They piled into the car, both feeling better now that they had eaten something.

"I guess I'll call now," Haley said as she pulled out her cell. She dialed her sister's number and waited for someone to pick up. The same girl that answered before picked up again. She sounded tired.

"Hello?"

"It's Haley, Tay's sister," she informed her. "Is she there?"

"One minute." Haley heard the girl calling her sister and laughed when she realized thatTaylor was still asleep. It was another minute untilahe came to the phone.

"Hello?" she asked, still half asleep.

"I can't believe you were still asleep," Haley teased. "It's almost one in the afternoon. You must have been partying last night." Whenher sisterlived at home she was always up at the crack of down, even in the summer. It used to drive Haley crazy because she didn't know how to keep quiet and would always end up waking her up too.

"Maybe a little,"theblondeanswered. She walked into the kitchen and grabbed the carton of orange juice, taking a huge gulp. That always helped her wake up. "What's up? You guys aren't here yet, are you?"

"I think so," Haley answered, looking around to make sure they were there. "Yes, we are in fact in New York."

"Wow, baby sis," Taylor laughed. "When did you get so funny?"

"I'm always funny," Haley countered. Brooke rolled her eyes and laid her head on the steering wheel. Haley smiled at her, knowing she was really tired. "We didn't stay at a motel last night so we could get here early. We just stopped for lunch."

"Oh, where?"

"Someplace called Tony's or something," Haley answered, looking back at the Café they had just came out of. "It was pretty good."

"Hey, that's just outside my place,"Taylor informed her. She walked over to the window to see if she could spot them. "What kind of car are you in?"

"A silver Bug," Haley said as she too looked up to see if she could spot her sister from any of the surrounding buildings. "The roof is down so we shouldn't be too hard to spot."

"Found you," she cheered. "Look straight ahead and up seven floors." Haley followed her instructions and broke out into a huge smile when she saw her sister standing in the window of her apartment. They both waved frantically at each other.

"We'll be right up," Haley said, poking Brooke in the side. Brooke jumped at the feeling and looked at her to see what she waited. "What number again?"

"132,"Taylor told her. "The doors broken so I wouldn't need to buzz you in. See you in a few." She hung up the phone and ran into the living room to find her friend was fast asleep again. "Courtney, get your ass up!"

"What?" she asked, just getting up. She didn't open her eyes.Taylor pulled the blanket off her friend and hit her in the head. "Ow, Jesus Tay! What do you want?"

"Haley and her friend are coming up," she told her. Courtney stared at her in annoyance indicating that she didn't care. "I want you to meet her and I don't want her to think that all we do is party."

"That is all we do," Courtney told her. She saw the look on Taylor's face and sighed. "Fine, I'm up." She stood up and stretched. "Can I at least brush my teeth?"

"Please do,"she laughed as the other blonde made her way into the bathroom. She didn't know why Courtney didn't just move in. She practically live there as it was, she never stayed at her place on campus, but that was mostly because her roommate was a bitch.

"I'll just be a minute."Taylor shook her head and started to gather up all the crap that was lying on the floor. She had most of it cleaned up by the time she heard the knock at the door. She dropped what was in her hands and ran to the door. She wiped it open and screamed when she saw Haley.

"Baby!" she cheered, throwing her arms around her sister. Haley laughed as she was pulled into the room, while she was still in the embrace. Brooke rolled her eyes at the display and yawn, stepping into the apartment and closing the door.

"Hey, Tay," Haley said. Courtney, having heard the entire racket from the bathroom came out to see what was going on. When she saw the sisters she did the same thing as Brooke. She cleared her throat, causing the sisters to break apart.Taylor looked over at her and laughed.

"Sorry, where are my manners?" She wrapped her arm around Haley's waist and walked her over to Courtney. "Courtney, this is my famous baby sister, Haley James."

"It's nice to finally meet you," she said. "Tay talks about you non stop. You'd never know you have like five other siblings." Both Haley andTaylor rolled their eyes, which made Courtney laugh at how alike they were. She was surprised at Haley's appearance. With all the stuffTaylor told her about how smart she was, Courtney thought she would be really nerdy.

"I'm the only cool one," Haley told her. They both laughed. She suddenly remembered about Brooke. She tugged on Taylor's arm and turned her in Brooke's direction. "Oh, this is my new buddy, Brooke Davis." Taylor's eyes widened when she saw her. She didn't think anything of it when Haley said her name earlier, but she realized who it was when she saw her.

"Is that the Brooke Davis?" she asked. Brooke and Haley looked at her in confusion. Haley nodded. "The girl that used to make your life a living hell? The girl that made you come home crying almost everyday in junior high because her and her little ho posse would tease you?"

"Tay..."

"What?" Brooke asked in surprise. She took a step forward, but stopped whenTaylor stepped forward to. Haley grabbedher sister'sarm and pulled her back.

"Chillax, will you?" she told her in annoyance. As much as she loved her sister, it really pissed her off when she got all protective. She was worse than Luke sometimes. She shook her head at the look on Taylor's face and walked over to Brooke.

"What is she talking about, Hales?"

"I'll tell you later, Tigger," Haley told her. "You're tired, why don't you go crash in our room while I talk to Tay?" Haley saw that Brooke was about to protest and held up her hand to stop her. "Later." Brooke nodded.

"Where's the room?" she asked Haley. She shrugged and they both turned toTaylor, who was still giving Brooke a dirty look.

"I'll show you," Courtney spoke up. Brooke nodded and followed Courtney into the room, avoiding eye contact with Taylor.The James sistersstood in silence.

"I guess a few things have changed," Haley said lightly. She flinched at the look her sister was giving her. "Okay, so a lot of things have changed, but..."

"Brooke Davis, Hay?"Taylor asked. "I mean, never in a million years would I have thought ... Did she break up with that freaky blonde chick or something? They were always like attacked at the hip."

"Her name's Peyton," Haley corrected her. "And don't even start on her, alright? Leave her out of this."Taylor looked at her, surprised at the anger in her voice.

"Wait," she said. "Are you guys like best friends now?"

"What if we are?" Haley asked. She shook her head. She should have known her sister would react this way. She was one of those people that could hold a grudge for the rest of her life. "Peyton's a great friend, okay? That's all there is too it and Brooke's turned out to be a pretty cool person herself. What's so bad about that?"

"I just didn't expect it, that's all,"Taylor replied back defensively. She was surprised that her sister was getting so angry over the whole thing.

"A lot of things have changed since you left Tree Hill."

"What are you gonna tell me next?"Taylor asked sarcastically. "You're dating Nathan Scott?"Her eyes widened when she saw the guilty look on Haley's face.

"I was," Haley admitted. "But we kind of grew apart when he started cheating on me and pulled a Dan Scott; knock 'em up and throw 'em out." Haley closed her eyes, regretting what she said the moment the words were out of her mouth. She waited for her sister to blow up at her.

"You're pregnant?"Taylor whispered. Not being able to look her in the eyes, Haley simply nodded her head. She was surprised when she felt arms around her, pulling her close. She began to cry the second Taylor pulled her into a hug.

"I'm so sorry," she told Taylor, but she didn't know what she was apologizing for.

"I know, baby,"Taylor whispered to her. She held Haley to her tighter. "I'm sorry, too." She kissed her head, trying to make everything better, like she used to do. But she knew it was going to take a lot more than a kiss to fix her sister this time.

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That's it for now. I hope it was okay. Please leave a review to tell me if you liked it. You know the rule, the more reviews the faster the next update. Peace.