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Chapter 2: Overdue Hellos

"Maybe I should give him a call," Quinn reasoned to herself, pulling out her cellphone. "Just to check in."

Haley snatched it away from her, only taking her eyes off the road for a quick moment. "Quinn," she reprimanded, setting it in her side compartment to keep it a reasonable distance away. "Stay strong. It's only been a couple of hours."

Quinn crossed her arms juvenilely. "So? He's probably worrying sick. Just waiting for me to call."

Haley eyed her out of the corner of her eyes. "Right. Clay Evans is spending his first night of freedom by the phone."

"It's our first time apart, Haley," Quinn cried out, feeling dejected. "It's just been us and Logan for a whole year now. We have a perfect rhythm going—a pattern down to a tee. I don't know why we have to mess with it."

Haley rolled her eyes. "This coming from the same woman that just hours ago was forcing me to come along—insisting that I make an appearance at this James-only camping trip."

Quinn pouted. "That was different."

"How so?" Haley's voice was doubtful.

Quinn stared out the passenger window. "For one, I was still around them then. Now I'm gone and they're still there in Tree Hill, and I just..." Her words trailed off.

Haley smiled at her sister. "You miss them?"

Quinn nodded. "And don't make fun. I know you miss Jamie and Lydia already too."

"Of course I do," Haley agreed. "I always miss them. Nathan too. But after all the years Nathan and I have been together and all the times I've spent apart from my kids, it just gets easier." She shrugged.

Quinn sighed. "Really? Because it's not feeling like it."

Haley laughed. "This is your first time away, Quinn. Give it some time."

Quinn laughed lightly with her. "Okay, but I'm calling him tonight after we're settled in at the campsite."

"I can agree to that," Haley allowed, smiling brightly. "But I can't guarantee service in those woods. The campground is totally desolate from what Viv told me."

Quinn's eyes lit up excitedly. "This sounds like the beginning of a really good horror film. Maybe we can pull our very own Blair Witch Project."

Haley shuddered. "Quinn," she whined, grimacing. "You know how much I hate clowns. How do you think I feel about slasher movies?"

Quinn smiled cruelly, biting her lip. "Try getting hunted down and shot by your husband's deceased former wife's doppelganger, Hales, and then we'll talk."

Haley narrowed her eyes. "Don't forget I've had both my son and husband kidnapped before, missy. I'll match you psycho for psycho."

Quinn laughed airily. "Do you think Tay and Levi and everyone lead such dramatic lives? Or is that just a Tree Hill thing?"

Haley smiled, remembering old family times. "Well, Tay for sure, but she brings it on herself."

Quinn laughed even harder. "Yeah. I guess it's probably not normal for someone to go after two of her own sisters' husbands."

Haley shook her head. "Taylor's definitely not normal."

"And thank God for that," Quinn tacked on. "She'll makes this weekend entertaining as hell."

"You can say that again," Haley agreed, horrified at the thought.

Quinn suddenly increased the volume on the car's speakers until it reached full blast. Haley was nearly forced to cover her ears as Quinn began belting out an unfamiliar and out-of-tune medley.

"Are we there yet?" she mumbled under breath.

Haley had pulled the car to the side of the road as she spastically moved her phone around to get a better signal. Her GPS app had randomly chosen to stop working now that they were deep in the country parts of northern North Carolina.

"Shoot," Haley muttered, cursing all technology ever invented.

Quinn watched her amusedly, noting a sign not too far up ahead. She made a coughing noise until she had her sister's attention. She pointed in the right direction.

Haley's head snapped around to see what she was referring to. The camp's welcome sign was not twenty yards ahead of them. "It figures," Haley sputtered, shifting the car into gear and pulling it back to the road.

"Relax, Haley B," Quinn told her, breathing in deeply for example. "This is meant to be a getaway after all."

Haley snorted. "With Levi and Grant there, I seriously doubt it." She drove the car onto a gravel road. "We're really doing one-eighties nonstop today, aren't we?"

Quinn raised her eyebrows. "What do you mean?"

"One moment I'm freaking about coming here. The next you're freaking out about leaving your family. Now I can't seem to relax now that we're finally here. We just can't make up our minds," Haley explained, laughing at how preposterous it all was. It was only a family reunion, after all.

"Apparently family time really can make you crazy," Quinn offered.

"That's for sure," Haley agreed. "And we haven't even seen them yet."

"Soon enough," Quinn chanted ominously. "Soon enough."

Haley continued to drive the car on a dusty dirt road until they came across various tents that were being put together by two fairly young men. One burly and brunette. The other lean and copper-blond.

Haley put the car into park. "Here we go."

Quinn threw open her car door and made a run for her brothers. "Hey, asshats." She pulled them both in for a bear hug. "I've missed you guys." She pulled away to get a better look at them.

Her eldest brother, Grant, looked more fatherly and laidback than ever. Clearly Haley had misjudged how much he'd change. Having five kids could do that to you. He wore loose jeans and a plaid t-shirt. His short hair made it obvious he was the new patriarch of the family.

She turned to Levi. He had on form-fitting dark jeans and a v-neck. His curly hair stuck out in an unnatural way that obviously took hours to create. His eyes still held that hint of devilry that he and Taylor were known for.

"How is my favorite little sister?" Grant demanded, hugging her once more. His voice was deep, gruff.

"I heard that," Haley called as she planted herself beside Quinn.

Levi chimed in, "Maybe it was intentional, Haley Bob."

Haley glared at him, but he smirked back.

Quinn smiled excitedly. "Amazing," she answered Grant's question. She quickly delved into her stories about how Clay was doing with Fortitude, and bragging about the cuteness that was Logan. "After the wedding we went on a trip to Washington. In Seattle, Logan climbed this rock and he jumped off and I got this sick action shot of him in the air," she babbled nonsensically.

Haley noticed how impatient her siblings seemed as they listened, like they were desperately waiting for Quinn to finish.

"Where's Tay and Riley?" Haley interrupted, feeling sorry for forcing Quinn to quiet. It wasn't her fault she was so talkative. She was a newlywed and a newly mother. She had a lot to be happy for, which guaranteed more stories.

"They're riding up together tomorrow. They had work or something," Grant explained.

Levi, Quinn, and Haley all snorted in unison.

"Taylor has a job?" Haley nearly laughed.

"That's harder to believe than your hairline," Levi added, nodding at his brother's receding hair.

Grant glared. "They'll be up tomorrow," he confirmed. "And Viv's in her car avoiding all wildlife." He pointed to a black SUV that was parked on the other side of the tent.

Haley squinted and saw her eldest sister in the driver's seat, talking on her cellphone. "I guess that's what New York does to you."

Quinn started walking toward the car, but Haley pulled her back.

"I'll get her," Haley offered as she made her way to her most revered sister. The one that had challenged her to become tutor girl in the first place.

Levi put his hands in his pockets. "So what's the plan for the reunion?"

Quinn jumped up and down. "I have an idea." Grant and Levi eyed her nervously. "Let's have a bonfire."

The fire burned brightly, illuminating the surrounding woods. It served as small comfort to Haley.

They all sat around the campfire. Both Levi and Quinn were busy making s'mores as Haley, Vivian, and Grant watched in silence.

They needed an icebreaker. The years had separated the siblings too much.

"So Viv has a kid," Grant spoke first. "Haley's got two. I've got a decent sized pack of my own. And even little Quinny has one now," Grant listed off, eyeing Levi pointedly.

Levi groaned. "So what?"

"You're the only James here with no offspring." He punched his brother's shoulder. "You better get on that, little bro. You're not fooling anyone with that outfit. We know how old you really are. Time's running out."

"Yeah. Yeah. Whatever." Levi took a swig of his beer.

"Hey. I'm just a stepmother for now," Quinn interjected. "So technically I don't have any offspring yet."

Everyone turned to stare at Quinn. There was something about her tone that hinted at something.

"What do you mean for now?" Haley questioned.

Quinn broke out into a bright smile. "I'm pregnant."

REVIEW! Next chapter we'll delve deeper into the relationship between Haley and Vivian, and it'll feature the return of two aforementioned siblings. One of which has QUITE the surprise. :)