Find Our Way Back
Chapter 7
Part Two
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these OTH characters, as much as I'd like to. And none of these songs are mine.
Author's Note:
Hollywood never fails to make a sequel
For each and every movie that does well
Why can't love be more like that
Where the best ones get a second chance
And that way though you're gone
It wouldn't be that long ('til)
Haley woke up and heard Jimmy playing quietly in his bedroom. It was Saturday, and she almost wished she had to work. It had been 10 days since the Nathan fiasco. She'd tried to call him several times, but somehow she'd managed to get the machine every time. The last time she called was three days ago. Each time she'd asked him to call. But she couldn't do it anymore. She knew he must be hurting, but she'd done her part. He had to come to her now.
Haley walked to her son's room and stood in the doorway, watching him play. He'd been such a trooper through everything. Jimmy knew that mommy was sad, but didn't know why. She squatted next to him, "Hey kiddo."
Jimmy hugged her, "Mornin' Mommy."
"Wanna do something today?"
"Zoo 'n' ice cream?"
"Sure. That sounds like a good plan. Do you want me to call Uncle Luke and Aunt Brooke?"
"No. Just me and mommy."
Haley smiled, "Why don't you get dressed and I'll start breakfast."
"Pancakes?"
"Of course," her grin grew bigger. His innocence amazed her. She often wished she could go back to the days when life was so simple.
I'd see you in part two
And we'd pick up where we left off
When I lost you
And we'd fall in love again
And change the way the story ends
Yeah, we'd bring back me and you
In part two
Across town, Lucas busied himself in the kitchen, packing a lunch for his and Brooke's afternoon at the zoo. They loved to go and watch the seals being fed. Then they could sit for hours watching the fish swim in the giant aquarium. The phone rang, and before he could pick up, Brooke yelled from the bedroom, "I've got it!"
"Hello," she answered in her cheery voice.
"Hi Brooke."
"Oh my god, Nathan. Let me go get Lucas."
"No. I want to talk to you first. I want you to know that I don't blame you for what happened."
"But if I hadn't…"
"I'd of spent another four or five months clueless about how my wife really feels, and the secret that she's kept."
"She didn't mean to hurt you Nathan," Brooke tried to defend her friend.
"A part of me knows that. But it doesn't change the fact that she did."
"Are you going to talk to her?"
"Yeah, actually that's why I called. I'm coming to Nashville again. I don't want to do this over the phone."
"Of course you're welcome to stay here," Brooke answered before he even asked, "When are you coming?"
"Tonight. My plane leaves in a few hours."
"Do you want us to pick you up?"
"No. I'm renting a car. I'm not sure how long I'll be in town."
"What about basketball?"
"I've talked to the coach. He's put me on the injured list for now."
"Lucas will be happy you're coming."
"Just don't mention it to Haley, please."
"My lips are sealed."
"Well, I need to finish packing if I want to make my plane."
"See you tonight," Brooke hung up the phone and finished getting dressed before she went to tell Lucas.
Lucas looked up at his wife from the kitchen table as she entered the room, "Everything okay?"
"Yeah, why?"
"You've just got this weird look on your face, and I was wondering who was on the phone."
"Oh, that," she smiled bigger, "Nothing big. Nathan's flying in tonight. He wants to talk to Haley," she shrugged her shoulders, pretending that it was nothing unusual.
"What!" He hugged Brooke, "That's great. I have to call Haley."
"He doesn't want her to know."
"Oh, okay."
Lookin' back we had so much to look forward to
The kind of love that deserves to be continued
And if this were only Tinseltown
By now they would have figured out
A way for you and I
To give it one more try (and)
Nathan spent his entire flight thinking about what he wanted to say to Haley. He knows that he wants to be a part of his son's life, and would love it if in the process; he and Haley found themselves together again. He talked to his agent and the team, but asked them to delay announcing his retirement until he returned from his trip. They tried to talk him out of it, but his mind was made up. He'd been smart, and would be able to live for years off the money he'd made. It was what he wanted. Before he went to his brother's he was going to look at renting a small apartment downtown.
I'd see you in part two
And we'd pick up where we left off
When I lost you
And we'd fall in love again
And change the way the story ends
Yeah, we'd bring back me and you
In part two
Haley drove home from the zoo, feeling happy. Jimmy was in the backseat, jabbering on and on about their day at the zoo, almost as if she hadn't been there with him. They'd seen Brooke and Lucas briefly, but Jimmy didn't want to share mommy today.
Suddenly, she found herself looking over her shoulder at a car heading in the other direction. The driver had looked a lot like Nathan. But she knew that wasn't possible. Or was it?
Yeah, we'd fall in love again
And change the way the story ends
Yeah, we'd bring back me and you
In part two