That's my Daddy?

Chapter Eight

They Cal it Lost & Found for a Reason

Nathan walked into one of the spare bedrooms in the townhouse he owned. There was Haley watching a movie and balling. He jumped on the bed with her, making her shriek and then playfully hit him.

"So I just got off the phone with that Jimmy guy, he's going to put Charlotte on the plane about eleven thirty at night tomorrow. And well pick her up at around six in the morning. It was the only flight I could get. Sound good?" Nathan asked, clearly pleased with.

"Wait he's not going with her? She's six years old Nathan not sixteen!" Haley said clearly worried about her daughter.

"Hales don't worry. She has a flight attendant that is assigned to watch her and take care of her, she'll also come out with Charlotte and wait with her until we come to get her." He said chuckling at his wife, no no no stop thinking of her like that. That was such a long time ago.

"Ok, but if anything happens her I swear to god!" she was yelling.

"Hales nothing is going to happen. Ok?" God why did have to talk to her like that? It gave her butterflies in her stomach, and her palms got sweaty. "Ok I have a question. Why would you want to watch a movie that makes you cry?" Nathan asked mocking Haley when he saw that she was watching the notebook. Classic chick flick.

"Shut up!" he yelled and again playfully hit him.

They spent the rest of the day lounging around and talking. With each passing minute Haley fell more in love with Nathan than she ever though possible, no matter how cheesy that sounded it was true. Little did she know that Nathan felt the same way.

Haley talked to Peyton, who talked to Lucas, who talked to Brooke who had talked Nathan, and every one deiced that there would be there in a few days. That way Nathan would be able to meet Charlotte and spend some time with her. She couldn't wait to see her old friends.

"Nathan, are you awake?" Haley whispered as she walked into his room. It was cold and raining. He never answered, she walked around to the side of the bed that he was a sleep on. "Nathan, Nathan wake up." She whispered into his ear while vigorously shaking his shoulder.

"What the hell do you want?" he said groggily as he pulled a pillow over his head and tightening his grip on his own comforter.

"Nathan, Nathan, wake up I'm worried about Charlotte." She said once again shaking his shoulder. Finally he gave up and looked into her eyes. It was dark in the room with only the moon to light it, but even Stevie Wonder could see the anguish in her face.

Nathan picked her up and put her in the bed right next to him. "Haley, don't worry. Please stop worrying?" He held her close to his body. Their bodies contoured together and perfectly meshed into one. It brought back so many memories. So many wonderful memories. Haley only answered with a nod, which also gave Nathan to pull her in even closer, and kissed her hair.

Haley and Nathan both were waken by the obnoxious alarm clock in the master bedroom. It was now 5:30 and in Nathan's opinion Haley was running around like a chicken with its head cut off. She was screaming and yelling, she was going crazy.

Nathan was standing in front of his dresser, which held a mirror above it. He was putting on a watch when he saw a moving figure from the corner of his eye. He looked up ad saw none other then a terrified Haley.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Nathan asked in a soft comforting tone.

"I don't mean to get you upset, but your getting dressed to pick up a six year old girl you've never met before, and your going to tell her that you're her father." Haley could see a saddened look come to his face, but Nathan quickly tried to hide it. "I though that maybe I should pick her up and then we could meet you somewhere for breakfast. Ya know just to tell her, and prepare her." Haley questioned.

"Ya that would be good. I don't want to freak her out or anything." Haley could easily hear the disappointment in his voice.

Haley finally spotted Charlotte. She couldn't help herself from running through the crowd. And with a massive amount of 'excuse me's' and 'thank you's' she finally reached her baby girl. She didn't even say hello, Haley just snatched her up and twirled her around.

"Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!" She screeched.

"Hey Baby girl! I missed you so, so, so, so, so, so, much!" Haley screamed equally loud.

"Mommy, your squeezing" Charlotte whispered into her mother's ear.

"I'm sorry baby!" Haley yelled in an apologetic tone.

Charlotte and Haley were now in the car, on their way to the diner to meet Nathan. Haley was dreading telling Charlotte about her father, but she knew that she had to do it.

"Babe?"

"Yea mommy?" Charlotte asked, she didn't even bother to pick up her head, form her coloring book.

"Do you remember when you asked me if you had a daddy like Sabrina did?"

"Yup" once again not lifting her head.

"Ya know you do have a daddy."

"I do!" Charlotte squealed throwing her crayons on the floor. Haley couldn't help but laugh.

"Yea, ya do. Do you want to meet him?"

"For sure Dior!" Charlotte couldn't eep from giggling at her own little rhyme. "When can I see him mommy?" Charlotte quickly stopped laughing to tell Haley that she 'meant business' as Her Aunt Brooke taught her.

"Now, for breakfast."

"Hmm…" She though very hard. "I guess." Charlotte stated as she picked up her crayons off the floor, like it was nothing special. 'That was easier that I thought. Maybe this would be so bad after all.' Haley thought to herself.

Nathan was waiting in a booth at the diner for Charlotte and Haley to show up. With every passing minute the knot in his stomach just kept getting tighter. Then the bells chimed signaling that there was a new customer. Nathan looked up as saw a little girl with chocolate brown hair and bright blue eyes. 'That's my daughter.' Nathan thought to himself he was in aw. He made her. Nathan heard the bells again and saw Haley running in after the girl

"Charlie how many times do I have to tell you not to run away from mommy?" Haley tried to whisper in a stern voice, but was unsuccessful being that the entirety of the dinner looked at her. Immediately, Haley could feel her cheeks becoming red, and wished Nathan would come and save her from her embarrassment.

"Hales. Haley, over here!" Nathan shouted while waving his arm trying to get her attention. Haley took Charlotte's small hand in her own and started walking down the row of tables to meet Nathan. Haley was putting her big dark sunglasses and her head, while trying to stop Charlotte from tripping while she put her crayons back in the box.

The two girls finally made it to the booth Nathan was seated in.

"Hey." Heley gave a nervous smile as did Nathan.

"This is breakfast right mommy? And you said that I was seeing my daddy at breakfast. So is this my daddy?" Charlotte questioned very matter of factly. Both adults was stunned at the little girl.

"Um, uh yup this is your dad Charlotte." Haley stuttered. "Sorry like I said she's with Brooke a lot." She whispered in Nathan's direction.

Nathan on the other hand was totally and completely stunned he didn't know how to act or what to say. It's not every day that you meet your daughter.

"Do you like to color?" Charlotte asked Nathan's way.

"Uh yea, yea, I like to color." He said with a laugh.

"Will you clolor me a…..a Flower!" Charlotte asked with a squeal. "Please daddy?" and with that Nathan's heart melted. He was a dad. Nathan wanted to run up to his daughter and hold her forever. Although he was quickly pulled out of her thoughts by Haley's ringing cell phone.

"Uh, hello?" Haley asked. She felt pretty guilty about answering her phone right at that moment, but it could have been important.

"Haley! Oh my good ness I haven't talked to you in like, forever. Brooke gave me this number. I figured I would call you because me Jake and Jenny just got to New York." Her voice was chipper with happiness. She couldn't wait to see her old friend.

"Peyton?" Haley asked getting exited herself.