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Chapter 46

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,

Many unsynchronized, un harmonized voices rang out around her. She blushed furiously as the group of adults, and kids she had known forever sang to her. Sure, she felt a little old for the tradition, but that is exactly what it was, tradition, and not one she was going to be the one to break.

The previous night at the beach house, nearly half her school had turned up for her official party. Of course there were those who were not included, those who even after two weeks, and an article printed denying all claims, still gave her a hard time about being pregnant, even though she wasn't. All of her real friends had been there until the early hours of the morning, reigniting the parties of her parent's times in the very same beach house.

Today though, it was just family. Then again, the extended family was BIG. Mouth, Skills, Junk, Fergie, all were there with their wives and kids in tow. As were Brooke, Chase, Deb and the entire Tree Hill group, including Kaleb and Jess, who Ollie really did consider to be family anyway. Ollie had even met her grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins today, for the first time. It was nice everyone seeing each other in one place, especially for the adults so, for that, Ollie could handle blushing a little as everyone watched her blow out candles.

Happy Birthday Dear Ollie,
Happy Birthday to you.

Shaking her head and laughing, she blew out the candles as everyone cheered. A horde of little kids rushed forward, eager for some sugary treats, moving out of their stampede, she headed for where Kaleb, Ephraim and Jess were with some of the older kids.

"OJ Scott!" she heard a male voice call, and turned, knowing it could only be Skillz.

She grinned, as did Skills, and the very large mouthed man beside him.

"Where'd you think you're going kid?" Skillz asked jokingly.

"To see Kaleb."

Skills tapped his chin, "Aww ay, I heard about him. Might have to go sort him out Mouth."

Ollie laughed, "Yeah, actually, I think you'll like him Mouth. He's over there." She pointed to Kaleb and Mouth wandered over. If he was trying to look threatening, he didn't really pull it off.

"Well, that ain't why I came over here. I actually been sent to do dis." He gently put his hand over her eyes so that she was blinded, and started to lead her somewhere.

"Skillz, let me go!" she shrieked, squirming against him.

"A'right, a'right." He let her go, "won't be as exciting though. Go in there." He pointed into the living room.

Shaking her head, amused by her sort-of- uncles still playful antics, she padded into the living room, wondering why she was being sent there when everyone was outside. Well, apparently not everyone, for in the room sat both her parents.

"So it was you two who ordered Skillz to kidnap me?" she accused jokingly.

Nathan laughed, "Well yeah, you do want your presents though don't you?"

"What? You mean there's more?" It seemed like she had already opened millions from lots of various people today.

"Well, actually, I need to go sort something out quickly," Nathan smiled down at Haley who had been pretty quiet all day, he knew that all of the guilt she still had about leaving was re piled up completely today. He also knew the two girls needed a little time alone. Ruffling Ollie's hair as he left, he received an amusing snarl in return, but could also tell Ollie had picked up on the serious vibe in the room.

Shuffling from foot to foot, in the silence, Ollie noticed it had gotten very awkward all of a sudden with just her and Haley there. An awkwardness she hadn't felt with her mom for months. She hated it. "So presents huh?" she joked lamely to break through the uncomfortable layer shrouding them.

Haley smiled gratefully, "Yeah, uh, can we just talk for a minute first?"

"Sure," Ollie sat down beside her. "What's up?"

Pulling her daughter gently into a hug, Haley told her, "You know I love you right?"

"Uh yeah?"

"Yes." Haley looked into her eyes, "Ollie, I want you to follow your dreams."

Ollie sighed, "Did you follow yours?"

Blinking, Haley hadn't been expecting that, "Uh, No, not for a long time anyway. Music wasn't really my dream, but that doesn't mean you should give up on it being yours."

"But I don't know if it is what I want anymore mom."

Haley laughed and shook her head, "But you don't need to know yet. But if you love something, you should never give it up."

Ollie nodded, "I guess."

"Good, and well, I figured that it might not work so well, if every time you want to play, you have to sneak around to get your hands on a guitar."

A sheepish grin rose to Ollie's face, "You know about that? I thought no one noticed."

"Yeah, you aren't really the quietist person," Haley chuckled. "But I thought instead of you using my old thing, well, Happy Birthday." She slid out a wrapped up, large package from behind the couch where it had been carefully hidden.

Ollie smiled, her jaw dropping as the paper tore off to reveal a guitar as she had expected. It was acoustic-electric, mostly brilliant red, with black at the center. "Mom, this is a Fender. These are really expensive." She breathed.

Haley blushed; she'd figured Ollie might think it was too much, "It's nothing. I mean, think of it as a late present for all the birthdays I missed."

"Thank you," Ollie hugged her tightly, bringing a true look of happiness, not just to Haley's face, but her eyes too.

Quietly listening from outside the door, the same look graced Nathans own face as he heard them. Pushing open the door, he snapped a picture of the perfect moment with the camera he had wrestled from Brooke. It was strange, for on the display screen, Nathan could see perfectly the only other picture he had of the mother and daughter in each others arms. The one from just after Ollie's birth. Only in this picture, the baby was all grown up, yet the same love shone from the mothers eyes.

A metal jingle rang from his hand, causing Ollies head to snap toward him, searching for the source of the sound.

"Oh my god! Are you kidding me? You got me a car, as well?" she practically yelped.

Nathan smirked at her expression, "Yeah I'm kidding," He laughed, "These are Ephraim's, just wanted to get your reaction when you saw them."

He handed them to her anyway, along with an envelope containing the brilliant idea Peyton had given him.

She looked at him confused and slipped the envelope open to pour the contents into her palm. Four slips of card paper came out. Her jaw dropped again, seeing the tickets for the Midsummer Indie Rock Fest, in New York.

Grinning down at her Nathan told her, "Ephraim's giving you control of his car, and you can take 3 people, anyone you want… exc…" he felt Haley's sharp elbow in his ribs, "Yeah uh anyone."

Ollie jumped up and hugged him, "Thank you so much dad." She glanced at Haley then back at Nathan, "You two are the best."

Practically skipping, she rushed outside, grabbing the unsuspecting Ephraim and Kaleb with an arm each and calling for Jessica to follow her inside. Just as Skillz had got her inside earlier, the same method worked perfectly for the two boys.

"Whats going o--," Ephraim began, until his jaw pretty much hit the floor, "its beautiful." he muttered, shaking off Ollie's grasp and sleepwalking, oblivious to all others in the room, toward the Fender.

Ignoring Ephraim's mysticism, Ollie showed the tickets to them. Jess, who had a similar reaction to Ollie's own when first seeing them, and started jumping with excitement. Kaleb though, who merely glanced at Nathan apprehensively, was shocked to receive a begrudging nod of approval.

Ephraim, just continued to stroke the guitar. Bending down to where he crouched, Ollie asked in his ear, "Do you wanna come?"

He grunted, "I think I'll stay here, you know, look after the Fender for you."

Ollie laughed, and whispered, "Two days, no parents, backseat, just you and Jess."

Snapping his eyes to her he whispered shocked, "How'd you…?"

She shrugged cheekily, knowing he was definitely, without a doubt, in for the road trip.

Ephraim's car was all packed up, stuffed with food, clothes and the four teenagers. Jess with Ephraim in the back, as promised, and Ollie driving with Kaleb up front.

From the sidewalk, Nathan watched as Ollie started the car, revving to get it to purr into life. Hearing it start, before they could pull away, he frantically tapped on the passenger window.

It opened and he leant in, "Don't drive over 40 miles an hour, or go near drugs, or strangers or alcohol." He gulped, "You know what? Maybe this wasn't such a good idea. I'll get you tickets again when you're older, or--."

Arms pulled him backward gently, "I think what he is trying to say is, be careful and have fun." Haley said, smiling into the car.

Ollie smiled at her mom from the drivers seat, and gave her dad a little wave, which he reluctantly returned, then, before Nathan lost it completely, smoothly pulled away from the curb.

His arms crossed tensely over his chest, Nathan watched them go, wondering if he was fit enough to chase them down and make them turn around. Haley wrapped her arm around his shoulders and let him lean into her.

"She'll be back in two days Nate." Haley squeezed him and he began to relax, "She'll be alright as well."

Nathan looked down into his wife's eyes, her soft brown orbs, and couldn't see any other possibility within them, other than what she had said to be true. With his arms securely around her, he lead her inside, parental worries for Ollie still lingering in his head, but all thoughts of chasing the car gone.

Two days. It really wasn't long at all. Only about 3 thousand minutes. That was nothing.