A/N: Well the party was lame so I'm updating this before work on Monday and school starts next week. In case anyone needs a reminder Brooke is five months pregnant and Haley is four. Also I've never been pregnant so I don't know all the terminology of the utensils that the doctor's use during check-ups.

Flashbacks are in Italics

Chapter Fourteen: Haley's Christmas Surprise

Haley was thrilled it was two days until Christmas and so far she'd kept Nathan's Christmas present a secret.

Two months ago…

Because of a basketball game Nathan hadn't been able to come with her to her doctor's appointment. He had told her that he'd try and talk to the coach but since Austin was shot the coach had let Nathan have about two weeks off as it was so Haley didn't want to impose on the man anymore.

"Mrs. Scott this might be a little cold." The doctor said and Haley braced herself as it touched her body. She smiled when she heard the heartbeat…but there was something wrong, something she couldn't place and she knew the doctor had heard it as well and he was now staring intently at the sonogram.

"Is..is everything alright?" Haley asked, she wished that Nathan was there with her.

The doctor smiled, "Mrs. Scott how many children do you plan on having?"

"Well… I was hoping for a big family, maybe six." The question surprised her, "What is it? What's wrong?"

"Just a moment." He told her before leaving the room with the nurse, when they came back in Haley was almost in tears. "Mrs. Scott you're going to be the proud mother of quadruplets, so I'd say you've almost reached your goal."

Haley was sure she'd heard him wrong, but he was right that day he'd showed her the four different dots on the screen.

That day she'd hurried home but decided to wait and give Nathan the news as his Christmas present. "Honey are you ready to go?" The doctor had given the okay and they were flying to North Carolina.

"Yeah I am." Ever since that appointment she'd made her other appointments during Nathan's away games. He was disappointed but she knew in the end it would be worth it but now she was starting to get cold feet about telling him at Christmas.

It had been a long time since Haley had been on a plane but she was loving it mainly because her morning sickness had completely stopped. "Haley is something wrong? You seem really quiet." Nathan asked softly he was worried about her.

"Nothing." She said a little too quickly, maybe she should tell him before the others. "Would you mind if I gave you your Christmas present early?"

Nathan smiled, "Of course not." And he held out his hand while Haley was rummaging through her carry-on. She handed him an ultrasound picture. "What's this?"

"That's from the doctor's appointment about two months ago, I was going to tell you right away but then I thought it could be a Christmas surprise and so much was happening with Austin and then Peyton's son, Nate we're having quadruplets." Judging from his face it was quite a shock and she wasn't sure if it was a good surprise or an unhappy one. After about ten minutes of silence Haley began to tear up, "Nathan say something!" She said a little too loudly and the other passengers turned around and started.

"I'm sorry it's just…quads." Four babies he thought, he and Haley were certainly making up for all the times they'd failed to get pregnant. "Oh babe I'm so happy, more scared than I was but happy." He said pulling her into his arms.

Haley wiped a couple tears away, "Oh Nathan I'm so happy I was going to wait and tell you Christmas morning but I was afraid it might ruin your Christmas and I was scared and excited."

"No baby this is a wonderful Christmas present. We're going to have to think of A LOT of names though and get a bigger place." Four babies plus them weren't going to fit into their penthouse in Boston. He wondered if this was the time to tell her what he'd been thinking about. "Babe I've got a confession to make too."

Haley sat up and looked at him, "What is it?"

"I've been waiting until the right time but it never seems to be the right time, after Austin was shot Lucas really trusted me to look after Seth for him and it was an honor. I realized that if we hadn't been there Austin could've died right there in his mom's arms." He took a breath and saw her nodding, she knew that he was right. "I want to be closer to my brother and his family and I think it would be good for you as well, so I was thinking about asking to be traded to the Bobcats but I need to know what you think."

Moving back to North Carolina? She would like being closer to Brooke and Lucas and their kids and they'd be closer to the Fertility Clinic. "Hales it wouldn't be right away because I've got to ask the coach about it and we should talk to your doctor especially now."

Haley smiled, "You'll talk to the coach and I'll talk to the doctor and I'd love to be closer to Brooke and Lucas."

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Brooke was exhausted, Austin kept having nightmares about the 'scary lady' and he'd kept both her and Luke up all night. She was hoping to sleep in the car, she was happy though in just 4 short weeks she was going to find out her baby's gender.

After an hour on the road both boys and Brooke were sound asleep, Luke was glad they were asleep especially Brooke last night with Austin had been rough, he'd cried for three hours nothing would calm him down. He had hoped that as time went by then Austin might not think about what Rachel had done. The cops still hadn't found her, he wanted her gone from their lives for good.

Until he was able to get her he'd concentrate on his family and his baby that was coming in just four months.

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The doctor had said that the baby was too small to fly so they were driving, Jake thought he was insane to drive across the country with a 7 year old and a one month old. They had already driven for 30 hours and Jake almost cheered when Peyton who was looking at the map told them they were only about 10 more hours away. They would be in Tree Hill on Christmas Eve.

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Haley couldn't sleep on the plane so she and Nathan had made a list of baby names

Names

Boys

Lucas Nathan Scott

James Andrew Scott (Jamie)

Keith James Scott

Ryan Shawn Scott

Girls

Rebecca Haley Scott

Amanda Elise Scott

Karen Deborah Scott

Devin Renee Scott

Haley was glad that she'd gone ahead and told him, now she would tell their family and friends on Christmas. "These are great names, Oh Nathan I'm so excited and scared. How are we ever going to take care of four babies?"

"Well we'll do it together, we can do anything as long as it's together." He told her pulling her into his arms.

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Christmas Day was there before they knew it, Jenny and the boys were playing with their toys and the adults were sitting around the table eating some pecan pie. Haley stood up, "Okay I've got an announcement to make…well we do." She said as Nathan stood up beside her. "We found out that we're having quadruplets."

There was a roar of cheering and laughter, Brooke was hugging her tight. "Oh my gosh Haley!"

Karen and Deb were both crying happily, "Oh Haley this is the best news!"

Jenny looked up from her barbies and walked over to where Haley was now sitting down talking happily with Brooke and Haley, "Aunt Haley?"

"Yes sweetie?" Haley smiled down at her, with her dark blonde hair she looked like she could be Peyton's daughter.

"What are quad…that thing you said?" Jenny asked curiously.

Haley smiled, "Ya know how Auntie Brooke had two babies at one time?" Jenny nodded looking to where Seth and Austin were playing with their new race cars. "Well Quads. Is when you have four babies at one time."

"Oh goodness four babies! Won't that hurt an awful lot?" Jenny asked a little excited and worried about her aunt.

"I'm sure it will but it'll be worth it in the end." She told the little girl softly.

Christmas was soon over and the families were home, Brooke was thrilled when Haley had told her they might be moving near to where Lucas and Brooke lived.

"Broody can you imagine having four babies?" Brooke asked him two days after Christmas when they were lying in bed.

Lucas laughed, "Well before we had Seth and Austin could you imagine having twins?"

"You've got a point there." She told him remembering how terrified she'd been not sure how she was going to handle two new born babies.

Lucas and Brooke woke up the next day, "Brooke we slept through the night. Maybe his nightmares are over." They both went to check and sure enough Austin along with his brother were sound asleep.

"I think they are over." Brooke whispered moving into the kitchen to start breakfast. She grabbed the phone as soon as it rang hoping it wouldn't awaken the boys especially Austin. "Hello?"

"Mrs. Scott?" The voice on the other line asked, Brooke said yes and motioned for Lucas to hear it too.

"This is Sergeant Rollins, we've caught Rachel Giatta." Lucas and Brooke were so happy, it was like a late Christmas present. It seemed like all their troubles were finally over…or were they?

A/N 2: WOW a big twist for Haley! Multiples were in the cards all along and yes Rachel was captured but we haven't heard the last of her. Please read and respond. What do you guys think of me moving the story up closer to Brooke due date or should I keep going at this pace?