Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of OTH. I own Liz and Jaiden. You know the drill.
A/N: I made it to chapter ten. Even though one of those chapters was an authors note haha. This is going to be the chapter where everything comes out in the open. We find out why Chris, Jake, and Keith are all back. We also find out the secret that can tear Haley and Nathan apart for good. Probably not though because I have decided to make it a NALEY! I know that will make a lot of you happy. It will take awhile for Nathan and Haley to work everything out but they will don't worry. So enough of this…on with the story…
Haley had gotten a call from Chris to meet up with him. Haley wasn't sure why all of a sudden Chris wanted to meet up after five years but she decided to go see him anyways. She was reluctant at first because things with her and Nathan were getting back on track slowing. Haley decided that it was time to accept that Nathan had a daughter and hopefully accept that Liz would leave him alone. Haley was in front of the record store where Chris had asked to meet her.
"Hey Popstar looking for me." Haley heard a voice from behind.
"Chris long time no see, what brings you around?"
"Chris Keller gets straight to the point…I want to know if you told Nathan. It has been bothering me for years."
"Told Nathan what?" Haley pretended to play innocent.
"About what happened on tour."
"Of course I told Nathan, you did tell me to and it's the right thing to do." Haley lied.
Chris looked at Haley for a moment not completely believing her but decided not to question.
Peyton heard a knock at her front door. It had been awhile since anyone had knocked so she decided that it was better not to answer it. She sighed exasperated when the door knocked again. She still ignored it. The third knock was louder and more desperate. Peyton threw pad of paper to the side and stomped down the stairs and threw the door open. She was stunned at what she saw on the opposite side. It was a face that she hadn't seen in a while.
"Jake!" Jake looked the same except older and more toned.
"Hey Peyton, I thought I would find you here still." Peyton still lived in the same house.
"What…How…Why…Who…When." Peyton couldn't find the words to say so instead she threw her arms around him and hugged in tightly. Jake returned the favor. Once they let go Peyton looked down beside Jake to see a little girl around five or six that she assumed was Jenny.
"Jenny?" The little girl nodded her head.
"I haven't seen you in so long. Are you six now?" Again she nodded her head. Peyton looked at Jake.
"She's shy around new people, even though I explained everything to her." Peyton nodded her head and invited them in to get reacquainted
"How did things turn out with Nicky." Peyton asked Jake while sitting at her kitchen table. Jenny was in the living room drawing.
"I ended up fighting in court, the judge agreed with me and now I have a restraining order on Nicky saying that she can not come anywhere near Jenny or me again."
"and if she does."
"If she does then she gets arrested and thrown into jail."
"How long has this been."
"About three years."
"Jake that's fantastic news. Jenny belonged to you anyways."
"How have things been around here."
Peyton laughed and began to tell Jake everything.
Karen heard the door to the café open. She looked up to see Keith and Jules walk in hand in hand. She expected to feel jealousy go through her but instead she felt happy for them that they had worked everything out.
"Keith! It's great to see you again. Jules oh I mean Emily. You look wonderful."
"Thanks Karen." Emily said smiling
"Come sit, tell me everything."
Keith and Emily told Karen the story of how Keith went out to find Emily. He found her, they talked and sorted everything out. It took awhile but soon with some convincing they both figured out that they were in love with each other and nothing else mattered.
"Then we got married, moved to Maine where there was a teaching job for mechanics and started a new life." Keith said as he finished the story.
"I am really happy for both you, you deserve to be happy." Karen said refilling the coffee mugs.
"What are you doing back in Tree Hill."
"We thought that we would come back and visit everyone, it's kind of like a mini vacation." Emily replied. Karen smiled and they continued to talk about everything that has been happening with everybody.
Nathan was playing basketball with Jaiden in his front yard. He was had her for the day while Liz went shopping with Brooke, Peyton, and Haley for bridesmaid dresses. Haley had expressed her concern about going shopping with Liz but Nathan has convinced her that it was for Brooke and that she needed to put her feelings toward Liz behind her. He hoped that the shopping trip would put aside the dislike for each other. Nathan had been spending a lot of time with Jaiden since Liz had moved back to Tree Hill. He brought her to almost every practice and game that he could. Jaiden always got so excited about watching a basketball game. Nathan and Lucas decided to make Jaiden a co-captain and bought her a coach's jersey with her name on the back.
"Daddy who's that guy coming up the driveway." Nathan turned to see Chris walking up his driveway.
"Hey why don't you go in the house and get a drink."
"But I'm not thirsty."
"Just do it please." Jaiden rolled her eyes and went into the house.
"Keller what are you doing here." Nathan said becoming defensive.
"I just needed to talk to you about something and I figured that since the last time we saw each other we kind of left off on a good foot I could come talk to you about this thing that has been bothering me."
"Chris gets to the point."
"I just wanted to say that I'm sorry."
"For what."
"Now that's the spirit, forgive and forget, but I need you to remember."
"What the hell are you talking about."
"I'm sorry for kissing Haley and then having an affair with her while on tour, then almost getting her pregnant but that was only a scare. I am sorry for it all."
Nathan looked at Chris with a look of disbelief on his face.
"You what." Nathan said in a whisper
"Haley told you about that right." When Nathan didn't say anything Chris assumed that was a no.
"Oh man well I'm sorry for being the one to tell you."
"I can't believe she would do this."
"She told me she told you so I figured I would come here to apologize for it."
"Chris you need to leave now." Chris nodded and turned to leave. Nathan looked up from his shoes to see Haley, Liz, Peyton and Brooke standing there to hear everything.
"Nathan I can explain."
"Don't bother." Nathan walked into the house slamming the door on his way in.
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