A/N I don't own any of the OTH characters. I do own the characters of Liz and Jaiden though.
Liz had been moved into her house for a week. The town of Tree Hill still didn't know that she was back. She had not unpacked any of her boxes yet because she decided that she was going to paint. She hated the colors that the house had in it now, they were plain and boring to Liz. She was going to paint every room in the house. The kitchen was going to be a light green instead of a white, the living room baby blue instead of beige, whatever color that Jaiden wanted for her room, and for Liz's room a dark blue. She estimated how much paint that she was going to need and how much it was going to cost. Money was not that big of an issue anymore. Liz inherited some money when her grandmother died a year ago. Instead of spending all of it at once, Liz saved it and spent it when needed. That's how she got her house. Learning to live on her own at 17 taught Liz a few things about money.
"Come on Jaiden were leaving, start thinking of colors you want for your room."
"Nathan I'm leaving for the paint now" Haley yelled to her husband
"I still don't understand why we have to paint the living room it's fine the way it is" Nathan said walking to where his wife was standing.
"White is boring, the tan will be better" Haley walked up to Nathan kissed him and walked out of the house.
On the car ride to the hardware store, Haley couldn't stop thinking about Liz. She trusted Nathan but with Liz back, she wasn't sure how to think or react. Haley finally pulled up to the store. She took out the sample card with the color of the paint she wanted and walked in the hardware store.
Liz took Jaiden out of the car and put her into a cart.
"Did you think of colors you wanted" Liz asked her daughter
"I want, yellow and blue and pink and purple and green and ..."
"Well! that's a lot of colors for one room, why don't you think about it some more and decide on just one color." Liz said while going into the store. She walked around picking out her paint samples. Jaiden finally decided on Lavender for her room. She went up to the counter so the salesman could get her paint ready. Liz turned to her left and noticed Haley standing next to her. She turned quickly hoping that Haley didn't see her. She prayed that she was almost done and would leave soon. That prayer vanished when she heard Haley tell her order to the other sales man.
Haley looked at the girl next to her. She thought that she reminded her of someone. Then it hit her, it was Liz. She looked different, her hair was longer and darker and her skin was paler from when she last saw her. Haley also noticed the girl in the cart. It couldn't have been Liz's, maybe she was babysitting.
"Mommy, I'm bored can we leave yet?" Haley heard the girl say. It was hers!
"Not yet Jaiden, the paints not ready yet." Liz said still trying to avoid contact with Haley.
Liz is a mother was all Haley could think
"Liz?" Haley finally asked
"Hey Haley, this is my daughter Jaiden." Liz said getting to the point. All Haley did was nod.
"How old is she?" asked Haley.
"Five." Again Haley nodded trying to do the math in her head.
"Is it Nathan's?" Haley asked slightly angry.
Liz thought about how she was going to answer Haley. She didn't want to be the one to tell her that her husband had a child with another women.
"Why would it matter to you anyways if she is Nathan's.You left him to go have your fun with Chris."
"My sitution with Chris is none of your buisness."
"My relationship with Nathan is none of yours."
"He is my husband!"
"If you were a good wife to him then you would not have to worry about what I was with him."
As Haley raised her hand to slap Liz she caught Jaiden's eye. She had seen that same scared look on Nathan's face in the past. Haley grabbed her paint, threw money on the counter and stormed home to talk with Nathan.
A/N: Well what do you think? All reviews welcome. I want to thank my mother for helping me write this chapter.