They Call it Lost and Found for a Reason

Chapter 2

Truths Revealed

"Oh, Oh, well ok Mr. Scott come with me." The paramedic said just as surprised as everyone else.

"Thank You." And just like that he was with Haley in the ambulance. But it was awkward, even if she was asleep. But he felt good like she needed him again. She looked just like she did seven years ago, the night before she left. He remembered it so clearly.

Flashback

He walked into their bedroom, after finishing a game of NBA Live. Haley was already asleep and she looked so peaceful. He changed in to a pair of boxers to sleep in and tried to get into the bed gently, so he didn't disturb her. She only stirred for a moment and then once again returned to her rhythmic breathing. He turned over to her and kissed her for head. "I love you Hales. Always and forever. Sweet dreams."

End of Flashback

But that's when the anger once again came pouring backing in. That's when he remembered how bad it had been when she left. He was a mess. Nathan was drinking in class, and always drunk. Nathan was pretty bad back then, but everything changed for him when he when to High Flyers. He told himself that it was for his dad because it's what he would have wanted for him. But he knew that deep down it was for Haley. And at that moment Nathan was about to explode from all the emotions. He hated her, missed her, and loved her all at the same time. Nathan, at that point was truly confused.

Later at the hospital he waited in the room with her to wake up. Nathan didn't want her to wake up in an unfamiliar place, with tubes and monitors hooked up to her. And he needed to talk to her as soon as she woke up.

"Mr. Scott?" The doctor said. When he looked up from the file in his hand he almost screamed. "um... your…your…" the doctor said rambling on, he was obviously a fan.

"Hi, I'm Nathan Scott. What is going on with her?" he wanted to get to the point.

"Right, well, It seems that your wife" emphasizing the word"Had another attack" at that word he froze, and a million questions were going through his mind. Did this happen a lot is she going to be ok? He thought. Nathan could also tell that the doctor sensed his confusion. "Right, ok, Ms. James has a disease called Vestibular Neuronitis. It causes her to pass out when her heart beats over a certain pace. This may not only be athletically induced but the attacks can also be stress induced." He thought to himself, I did this to her, even though she totally deserved it. No that was wrong don't talk like that. Nathan really did feel bad about seeing her under these circumstances. "She'll be awake in about an hour. So I'll leave you two alone." With that he started to walk out, but quickly turned around. "Would you like me to make arrangement to have your daughter brought to the hospital to be with you two?" waiting for an answer. But Nathan could just think 'what the fuck? A daughter! How… no I know that but when? Is why she left? Is she mine? Why didn't she tell me?' his mind was racing a mile a minute and he could hardly stop to breath. Then Nathan asked the number one question in his mind.

"Um… this is going to sound completely strange, but how old is she?" he asked out of curiosity, not for any other reason than to know how old his daughter was.

"Uhh, ok, well, it says here that her birthday is October 26, 2006. That would make Charlotte six years old." Then the doctor quickly walked out, he was definitely wireded out. Charlotte. He had a little girl named Charlotte. A six year old daughter.

It was almost 10:45 in the night when Haley woke up. But she wasn't truly conscious right then. Her eyelids only began to flutter. She was yelling out her name and each time, for Nathan it was like getting hit in the chest with a rock.

"Charlotte. Charlotte. Babe? Charlie!" she was panicking and crying. That's when Nathan walked over to her bedside.

"Haley, Haley. Come 'on open your eyes." She responded to the encouraging, and yet distantly familiar voice.

"Ahhhh!" She screamed, that was the same face that she had tried to avoid for seven years. And now it was staring down at her. He looked so amazing, more mature. That's when she heard the beeping; the steady sound of monitors all around her. Haley shot up into a sitting position and looked around, afraid and confused. That's when she heard Nathan again.

"Yea I know. A little freaky huh?" He said, almost trying to comfort her. Haley thought he would hate her but happy it was the exact opposite. Although she was terribly mistaken. "BUT NOT AS FREAKY AS RIDING IN THE FUCKIN' AMBULENCE WITH YOUR WIFE, WHO VANISHED SEVEN YEARS AGO IN THE MIDDLE IN THE NIGHT. THEN HAVING A DOCTOR COME IN AND TELL YOU THAT SHE HAS A DISEASE AND THEN DUMPS ON YOU THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE A SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER! WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT HALEY? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME!" He was totally enraged but kind of felt guilty after, for having her to wake up to that. But she deserver it. She hurt him so bad.

"I can explain, Nathan I'm sorry-" she began, with tears already pouring down her face, but Nathan cut in.

"Can you really Haley. You can't justify the fact that u never told me I had a kid!"

"Please just listen to what I have to say!" Haley was getting frustrated and totally stressed out which is what got her in the situation in the first place. Haley knew about her condition. She had attacks when she got really stressed out and afraid all at the same time, but they hadn't started until she left Tree Hill. Until she left Nathan.

"Fine, go right ahead!" He answered still screaming.

"I didn't leave for any other reason than you Nathan, I loved you so much. So, so much and I still do just like I said I would. But when I found out I was pregnant; I was so incredibly afraid. Nathan you had so many dreams that you wanted to fulfill. Things you wanted to do. But then we got married which was going to make it sooo much harder for you, next I found out I'm pregnant! You wouldn't have gotten to any of those things Nathan. So I left, and I was sure I was doing to right thing. But then when I had Charlotte, I knew I couldn't do it by myself, I needed you every day. And I picked that phone up every day to call you. But I couldn't. You know how hard it is to call the husband that you left and say 'I just wanted to say sorry for leaving. Oh and u have a daughter.' I couldn't. I just could not do it." Haley was now in a full blown out sob. "And when she was in kindergarten, I remember the day that she asked me why all the other kids had daddies but she didn't. That's when I had to give the 'all families are different' speech. Got that was the second hardest things ever had to do, the first was leave. Then there was the day that I had to go out to dinner with my publicist. I came home, the sitter left, I went to check on Charlotte and she was kissing a poster I asked her what she was doing and she said she was kissing the hottest man alive. Because the sitter told her-" Haley's uncontrollable sobs were starting to make it difficult to listen and understand her, but Nathan just kept quiet. "And I started yelling and I told her to never do that again. And do you know why because it was a poster of you! Goddamn it Nathan do you know how hard it is to see you on the TV and the cover of magazines and-" she stopped in mid sentence. Haley couldn't catch her breath, and fell back on the bed. She stopped crying and her eyelids were closed.