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Haley sat across the booth across from Larry's parents, she shoot an icy glare towards Lucas before she turned to the older couple, "You know…I get it, but I really don't want to…"
"Haley, we've missed you," the woman spoke up, "I know you probably don't remember us, but whenever you spent your summers here, you would come over at least once a week."
Haley pressed her lips together and knitted her eyebrows, "Let's start over, I'm Jim," The man said sticking his hand out and shaking Haley's, "And this is Grace."
"Hi," Haley told them trying to find the right words, "I've just been through so much…"
"And now is the time that you need family." Grace said determined, "We had a falling out with your mom and she made it so her parents wouldn't let you come over any more."
"What kind of falling out?" Haley asked, now curious.
"Well, when you were five Anna, Larry's wife, and your father were getting a divorce. So he tried to get to know you, he wanted to be the father you needed, but your mother refused. We," She said with tears in her eyes and pointing to herself and her husband, "were caught in the middle, and Karla told us we were no longer your grandparents."
"So I had I ever met my father?"
"We were making plans for your next visit. We wanted him to get to know you and then your mom found out and got very upset."
"Rightly so, in my opinion. If I could go back…" Grace said sadly.
"Well you can't." Haley stated plainly.
"Exactly…" Jim began and then let his sentence hang in the air.
"So what happened?" Haley asked.
"Well…your mother let us see you one last time at her parents house and then said that we were dead to you."
"Every time I asked about you guys, she told me ya'll had died…" Haley said now remembering her sixth summer in Tree Hill. She had been so excited to see all of her grandparents, but her mom told her that they had gone to heaven and she would be able to see them one day.
"When we spoke to your other grandmother, she told us what happened and how you reacted, and we couldn't make you go through that again."
Haley shrugged angrily, "So what happened? Larry decided he wouldn't go through with being the father I needed?"
"It was a very bad time for him…"
"Great more excuses." Haley stood up and looked down on them, "This is why I don't want to know about the past. I just get angrier and angrier at everyone involved," Before she walked away she looked at them, "I'm glad you guys aren't dead, and I want a relationship with you two, but your gonna have to give me a while." Haley shook her head, and walked away.
"Haley wait," Grace called, but she didn't turn around instead she walked straight out of the door and passed the big glass window and out of sight so that she could run as fast and as far as she could.
"Whoa," a male voice called as she ran right into him. Her eyes were blurry with tears that she forced not to let fall causing her to not be able to see where she was going.
She glanced up and looked into the deepest blue eyes she had ever seen, "I'm sorry." She said after they had both gotten their balance back.
He held her eyes briefly and then smirked, "It's ok," His voice was even sexy. He took his eyes from hers and looked her up and down; she felt a blush creep up her face, the previous tears forgotten. They stood there a moment longer without a word, "Can I help you with anything else?" He asked, his smirk getting even wider.
She realized that she was acting weird just standing there staring at him, when she bumped into him, "Oh…um…no." She began walking away, but turned around with an urge of courage, "I'm new in town. Haley James," She called out to him.
His smirk transformed into a grin, "Nathan Scott."
"See ya around Nathan," She finally called and jogged away from him, she couldn't help but smile.
"Hi," She said dryly coming into the house. Larry and Peyton were sitting at the table eating dinner, and she wanted to slip up to her room and get ready for school the next day. And to think of Nathan, he would not get out of her mind.
"Haley, come in a sit down," Larry called out to her.
"No thanks. I already ate," she rolled her eyes knowing that he couldn't see her.
"It wasn't an option." He called out. She sighed and plopped into a chair crossing her arms, "Are you excited for school tomorrow?"
"Oh yea…" She said sarcastically, "To start a new school with a bunch of people I don't know and with a family I wish I didn't know. Real exciting."
Peyton stifled a laugh by shoving a spoon full of mashed potatoes down her throat, her father glared across the table, "With Peyton's help you'll make friends in no time."
Haley glanced at Peyton who was now glaring at her father back, "I don't really think Peyton's 'type' of friends are my idea of good people."
"What the hell does that mean?" Peyton asked dropping her spoon.
"You know the cheerleader sluty type." Haley told her with a serious look, Larry chocked on his food and Peyton narrowed her eyes.
"I am not a slut, and even if I were, I still wouldn't be as big of a loser as you." Peyton stood up, "Don't worry when people see you walking around with Lucas Scott they'll stay away from you like the plague and then we won't have to pretend to get along."
Peyton walked out and Haley yelled at her, "Wasn't gonna pretend anyways!" Haley stood up and looked at Larry, "Family time over yet?" She blinked at him.
"You could try." He told her standing and piling the dirty dishes together, "Your not the only one this is affecting."
"No I may not be the only person being affected by this, but why is my life being turned upside down? Why do I have family members coming out of the woodworks? Why do I have to pretend?" By the end of the sentence she was yelling and he was looking at her with pity in his eyes. She didn't stick around to wait for an explanation. Instead she ran up the stairs and closed her door. She leaned against it and fell to the floor crying.