Chapter 2: Kill

"Mommy, you're home!"

Haley picked up the three year old girl and gave her a hug. She had looked exactly like Haley except for her eyes, which were an icy blue just like her fathers.

"Hey baby girl, I missed you today. Did you have fun with Stephanie?" Haley asked her daughter.

"Yeah, Stephy is my favorite babysitter. She bought me a lollipop when we went shopping at the mall!"

"Thanks for watching her, I won't need you tomorrow. I'll have an easy day at work and she has a play date with Caitlin's daughter," Haley said to Stephanie.

"Okay, I'll see you next week then. Let me know what days when you know." Haley paid Stephanie and then let her out and went back into the living room.

"What do you want for dinner, Nat? How about macaroni and cheese?" Haley asked her.

"Yeah, that's my favorite!" she answered.

"Mine too, I'll go make it. Why don't you go watch TV until it's done."

"Okay mommy," she said as she ran over to the couch.

Haley laughed at her perky little girl. She could tell that one day she would be a cheerleader, she was always cheery. She reminded Haley of Brooke. Her name is Nathalie Michelle Scott. Haley loved the name Nathalie and how if you spelt it that way it was like a combination of Nathan and Haley. She gave her the middle name Michelle after Michel, her new best friend that has been helping her since she first arrived in NYC. Nathalie was born on August fifth of 2005, almost seven months after Haley left.

She made the macaroni and cheese and then ate it with Nathalie. She finished all of the final touches for the fashion show by eight o'clock. It was Thursday night, the fashion show was Saturday. She watched Spongebob Squarepants with Nathalie and then put her to bed. She too was soon in bed, not prepared for the events that would take place the next day.

Nathan, Lucas and Jake were loading the suitcases into the two cars they were taking. They drove into NYC and arrived at dinnertime. They walked into the hotel, 'The Plaza', and checked in. As they went over to the elevator it was closing. Jake yelled for the person in the elevator to hold it and they did as they were asked. The five people gathered into the elevator with the one that was already there. As Nathan hit the button for their floor he noticed the person he was standing next to.

"Haley?" he said almost falling over from shock. When he said this it got the attention of not only Haley, but Peyton, Jake, Lucas, and Brooke.

"Nathan? What are you doing here?" she asked quietly in shock and terror. She was just on her way home from work and had ten minutes before Nathalie would be home. She never thought she would be opening the door to the past when she opened the door to the elevator. They just stared at each other until the elevator bell rang letting them know they were supposed to get off. Haley still had another floor to go to reach her penthouse. The elevator opened right into the penthouse on her floor. It was the size of the whole floor.

"Nathan, get out of the elevator, it's our floor," Brooke snapped when Nathan just stayed in the elevator.

"I'll find the room later, Haley we need to talk," he said to Haley and the doors shut. They went up a floor and were in the penthouse. "Why are we in the hotel's penthouse?"

"Because I live here, come on in," she said getting off the elevator.

"You live in the penthouse of the plaza? Shouldn't you be in college or something?"

"I already graduated last year and I have a fashion design business," she said. "What do you want to talk about? I only have a few minutes."

"Why did you leave?"

"I was holding you back," she said simply.

"No you weren't, what held me back was when you left. I had no idea if you were okay, where you were, what I did wrong. What did I do wrong Haley?"

"Nothing, you did nothing wrong. I was afraid."

"Of what?" he asked. As if on cue the door opened and in ran Nathalie. She was soon followed by Caitlin.

"Thanks for watching her," Haley said and Caitlin walked out.

"Mommy, we went to build a bear and I made a cheerleading bear," Nathalie said. "Who's that?" she asked pointing to Nathan.

"I'll tell you later, why don't you go play in your room and I'll be there in a little while okay?"

"Okay mommy."

"I was afraid of that," Haley said after Nathalie left the room.

"What exactly was that because am I delusional or did she call you mommy?"

"That was your daughter."

Well you're just across the street
Looks a mile to my feet
I want to go to you
Funny how I'm nervous still
I've always been the easy kill
I guess I always will
Could it be that everything goes around by chance?
Or only one way that it was always meant to be?
You kill me, you always know the perfect thing to say
Hey hey, hey hey
I know what I should do but I just can't walk away
I can picture your face well
From the bar in my hotel
I wish I could meet you
I'll pick up put down the phone
Like your favorite Heath Mizer song goes
It's just like being alone
Oh God, please don't tell me this has been in vain
I need answers for what all the waiting I've done these

You kill me
You've got some nerve
But can't face your mistakes
Hey hey, hey hey
I know what I should do but I just can't turn away
So go on, love
Leave while there's still hope for escape
Gotta take what you can these days
There's so much ahead
And so much regret
I know what you want to say
I know it but can't help but feel indifferently
I loved you and I should have said it
But tell me, just what has it ever meant?
I can't help it baby, this is who I am
Sorry but I can't just go turn off how I feel
You kill me
You build me up but just to watch me break
Hey hey, hey hey
I know what I should do but I just can't walk away

A/N: Hope you liked chapter two, the song was 'Kill' by Jimmy Eat World. Please reply and the next chapter will be up soon!