Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of OTH. I own Liz and Jaiden. You know the drill.
A/N: Please ignore grammar mistakes, I'm writing this sick but I had to write to relieve some stress and I needed to update so read on.
It had been about two weeks since Liz and Nathan had broken the news. By now the whole town knew. Things have seemed to fall back together. Haley had Nathan move back in. She still wasn't to keen on Nathan having daughter but they were trying to work it out. Liz had finished painting her house. Every room had color in it, there was no white, beige or tan in the entire house. Lucas and Brooke were just about finished with all there wedding plans, all they had to do was set a date that everyone could come.
Liz was making the finishing touches on Jaiden's room. It was painted a light lavender with a purple rug. Her bed had purple sheets, above the bed was wooden letters painted in a dark purple that spelled JAIDEN. There was a dresser, a toy chest, and doll house. On one of the walls there was a series of three shelves, all the shelves had pictures frames on them with pictures of Jaiden with different people through out the five years. Liz was about to put the final picture frame up, then the house would be completed, when the doorbell rang. She looked down at herself she was dressed in her oldest clothes and her hair was pulled back in a messy bun. She ran downstairs to answer the door.
"Nathan what are you doing here?"
"I was wondering if I could take Jaiden for the day?"
"What are you planning to do?"
"I wanted to take her to my basketball practice. What do you say?" Nathan asked with pleading eyes
"Come on don't give me that face. Fine you can take her. I think that she will enjoy it."
"Great"
"Jaiden come here for a second." Liz called her daughter
"I'm busy!" Jaiden yelled from the kitchen
"Please come here, I have something to ask you."
Jaiden stomped into the room "This better be important I was coloring….DADDY!" Jaiden yelled running to Nathan. Nathan picked her up and kissed her forehead,
"Hey kid, do you want to spend the day with me."
"YEAH! What are we going to do."
"I thought you could come and watch daddy's basketball practice. I need to whip some kids as.." Liz cleared her throat and gave Nathan a warning look.
"I mean some kids butts." Nathan corrected himself. Jaiden jumped down from his arms and started to run out the door. Nathan grabbed her coat that was hanging on the coat hanger.
"I'll have her back by seven. I will feed her dinner, see you later." Nathan kissed Liz's cheek without thinking and walked out the door. Liz thought about what to do with the rest of her day. It had been awhile since she had the whole day to herself. She thought about it for awhile then decided she was going to spend the whole day pampering herself, starting with a nice bubble bath.
Nathan walked into the Tree Hill gym with Jaiden a few steps ahead.
"Uncle Luke, I'm going to kick some kids butts today!" Jaiden said excitedly. The team gave their two couches a disbelieved looks.
"Thank god I don't have to do it today." Lucas said sitting on the benches.
"Alright you guys get running. Ten laps. Lets go." Jaiden told the guys. Again they gave their coaches a look.
"Well you heard her, ten laps, lets go." Nathan scolded. They groaned and started to run.
Liz was finished with her bath when her door bell rang again.
"What the hell" She ran down stairs while throwing on her bathrobe.
"Please don't be Dan." She said to herself before opening the door.
"Haley." Liz said surprised.
"What kind of shot was that!" Jaiden yelled to the team. The team was scrimmaging each other and Jaiden was pretty much coaching the whole time, of course Lucas or Nathan would step in and help.
"She looks like you but acts like Liz." Lucas pointed out to Nathan.
"I wouldn't have it any other way." Nathan replied while drawing a game plan.
"Daddy this team stinks, I quit." Jaiden said sitting next to Nathan,
"I think I have a cure for that." Nathan said showing Jaiden his game plan. She looked at it confused.
"Coach there is nothing worse then getting yelled at by a five year old." Said one of the guys while getting a drink.
"Well if she improves your game." Nathan said smiling at Jaiden who was trying to help Luke. Thinking he would bring her more often.
"Haley come in." Liz said opening the door wide so Haley could come in.
"I can't stay long."
"Well stay long enough for coffee and for me to get changed." Haley nodded while Liz walked up the stairs to get changed. While Liz was gone Haley took the advantage to look around. The house amazed her. It had so much personality. She walked into the living, there were pictures everywhere. Mostly of Jaiden. There was some of her and Brooke, her and Peyton and some of the three of them together. One picture really caught her eye, it was one of Liz, Jaiden and Nathan probably taken last year when Nathan went to New York. They all looked happy. Haley felt slightly jealous.
"I love pictures." Liz said leaning against the door frame wearing a pair of fitted jeans and a T-shirt.
"I can tell. Well I'm here to talk to you." Haley said changing the subject.
"You didn't come here to look at my house? Sorry a joke."
"Yeah, well let's sit."
They both sat on the couch.
"I wanted to let you know that I'm not going to keep Nathan from seeing Jaiden."
"That good."
"I don't want him to resent me for keeping him away from his daughter."
"He's a great with her."
"Let's be honest here, you come back to start a family with him didn't you."
Liz was offended by that statement.
"I came back because the town I was living in before was unsafe. I feared for my daughters and mine life. I had know intention of taking Nathan away from you."
"I'm trying to keep my marriage from falling apart, I need you to leave Nathan alone, he can associate with his daughter but not you."
"When Nathan "associates" with Jaiden he is associating with me."
"Don't play that with me."
"Haley you need to listen to me. I don't want to take Nathan away from you. I wanted to move into a small town, and Tree Hill was my choice. I had a history with Nathan but that's over now, his future is with you." Liz said staying calm
"Don't give me that line, your still in love with him aren't you."
Liz looked at Haley for a moment, she was never sold on the idea of lying but Haley was so scared that she would lose her marriage because of her. She had no choice but to lie to her.
"No I'm not. I have accepted the fact that he's in love with you." Liz said trying to sound convincing. Haley nodded accepting that.
"I better go." Haley got up and walked out of the house. Liz threw herself against the couched, she sighed as she looked at the picture of her Nathan and Jaiden. She decided that she needed to take a walk. She put on her coat and shoes and walked out the door. She was in the middle of town when she saw someone that she thought that she would never see again. Chris Keller. She turned around shocked and saw Jake. Liz thought she was going to pee her pants at this point. She thought that she had seen everything when she saw Keith walked into the café with a brunette on his arm. Liz had to sit down now.
"Holy crap, this would only happen in Tree Hill."
A/N" Another chapter finished. How do you like the idea of all three of them coming back? I wanted to add Andy but that would be a bit much..haha. Next chapter we find out Haley's secret. It is something that you would never guess…well maybe you can guess. REVIEW! It keeps me motivated.
