A few hours later Haley was curled up on the couch staring at a blank TV, when Nathan came in. He sat down next to her, her gaze never being removed from the TV.
"This isn't going to be good is it?" She felt him shake his head.
"You have to know that I love you. But…"
"Please, Nathan." She didn't want to hear how much their love could over come.
"Haley, I have to. I can't do this to another child."
"What about my child?"
"Well I was hopping that you could move to LA and we could share custody." She tore her eyes from the TV; she had to look at him to see if he was being serious.
"Really, take my daughter across the country, away from her friends and family. Just so that she can see her dad half the time. Are you crazy?"
"Well it could work."
"No it can't work. It would screw her up. She was happy here without her dad, and then you had to walk into her life. This is your fault."
"When are you going to tell her?"
"ME? No way, that is you and only you."
"Hales…"
"You are not getting out of this. You're the one breaking her heart and you can tell her. I'm just kicking myself for ever believing that you could be a good father."
"That's not…"
"That's not fair. It wasn't fair to Lucas either DAN." Haley got up and went into her room slamming the door.
Nathan stood up to go tell the other woman in his life what he had decided. "Hales I'll be back for dinner to talk to Kiley." He yelled before he left the house. It took everything he had in him to drive his truck to that motel. He knocked on the door and Ashley quickly swung it open.
"I said to come back," She yelled opening the door then she noticed that Nathan was standing on the other end. "Oh sorry, housekeeping just keeps bothering me."
"That's ok."
"Did you make your decision?" He nodded his head yes and sat on the bed. She sat behind him and massaged his shoulders. "Baby, you're so tense."
"I know."
"So what did you decide?"
"Haley won't give me joint custody."
"You don't need that little girl, you have this new baby, which is probably a boy. What you always wanted. She's a little brat anyways." Nathan jumped up and stared at her.
"Don't you dare talk about Kiley like that."
"Nate…"
"No, that is my daughter and I love her. I'm giving up the love of my life to be with you and that baby, but I will not let you talk about Kiley."
"I'm…"
"You know what, don't." He walked towards the door.
"When are you coming back?"
"I don't know. I have to go break my daughters heart." He said slamming the door in her face.
