A/N: Thanks for all the reviews. This isn't my best chapter, mainly a filler chapter because I couldn't fit in anything big in the time I had. Please read and review, it makes me happy!

Chapter 5: It's a Small World

After checking on Haley five minutes after she dropped her in her room, Taylor went to find the girls. They were both in Sadie's room listening to music.

"Girls, we're going out to dinner," Taylor said, gaining their attention.

"Is mom okay?" Sadie asked. "She seemed a little shaken up when I went upstairs."

"She'll be okay eventually. Where do you girls want to go eat?"

"The café," they both said simultaneously. Taylor laughed at them. They had only been living in Tree Hill for a few days, but the girls already knew that Karen's Café had the best food in Tree Hill.

"What is that you're carrying Aunt Tay?" Savannah asked, noticing the package in Taylor's hands.

"Oh, that's your jersey. Your coach dropped it off for you," Taylor answered handing over the jersey.

"Oh, thanks. When are we going to go to dinner?" Savannah asked

"Whenever you girls want to go we can go," Taylor replied.

"Now?" The girls asked.

"Sure, I'll meet you in the car, I'm going to go let your mom know we're leaving."

"She's not coming?" Sadie asked.

"No, she's just going to stay home and get some stuff done."

"Okay," the girls said and Taylor walked out of the room. The girls followed Taylor down the hallway and could hear their mother sobbing and their Aunt comforting her.

"It'll be fine, Hay. I think he knows how big of a mistake he made. You two will work it out, at least to the point where you can have a conversation without breaking down," Taylor said wiping a few of the tears off of Haley's face.

"Are you taking the girls out to dinner now?" Haley asked through her tears.

"Yeah, we're just going to go to the café."

"Okay, thanks Tay. I don't know what I'd do without you."

"Have a lot more money?" Taylor said trying to get Haley to smile. Haley had helped her financially and many other ways over the years. Haley laughed. "There's that pretty smile."

"The girls are probably waiting for you, you should get going."

"Okay," Taylor said. When the girls heard her say that they ran down the stairs and out to the car, barely beating Taylor. She got in the car and headed to the café.

Haley still hadn't seen anyone in Tree Hill besides Karen and now Nathan. She didn't think anyone knew she was back. She was still working up to seeing Lucas. She figured after a few years when she'd realized she wouldn't hear from Nathan she should have let Lucas know she had twins, but at the time, all she could think of was 'Nathan needs to know first.' She was still lying in bed crying softly, listening to her song when the doorbell rang. She quickly got up and washed her face, rushing down the stairs to see who her visitor was. If no one knew she was there, why would they ring her doorbell?

"Coming," she yelled as she scurried down the stairs, hoping to God that it wasn't Nathan. She opened the door without looking through the peephole and saw 2 people she never thought she'd see again, and another she assumed she knew who it was.

"Well we never thought we'd see the day that Haley James would be back in Tree Hill," the skinny curly haired blonde said as she walked in the door past Haley's shocked frame.

"How did you know I was here?" Haley asked.

"Well hello to you too," the tall man said, following his wife.

"Hi, sorry, come in, I'm just surprised is all. I didn't know you lived in Tree Hill," Haley said. "You can come in too," she said to the skinny girl that looked about the age of the twins still standing in the doorway. She finally came in.

"Haley, you remember Jenny," Jake said.

"Of course I do, only she was still really tiny then." Peyton stepped forward to give Haley a hug.

"I've missed you," she said in Haley's ear.

"I've missed you too," Haley said back. She let go of Peyton and went over to hug Jake. "How did you know where I live?"

"Jenny, whose captain of the cheerleading squad, got your address from Sadie so she could come teach her the routines," Peyton explained.

"I also got the address from her form she filled out for select chorus," Jake said.

"I didn't know you teach at Tree Hill High. She didn't tell me who her teachers were."

"We both work there, I'm an art teacher, Jake is a music teacher," Peyton said.

"Is Sadie home?" Jenny asked as she just stood there watching the adults converse.

"She went out to dinner; she should be home in a few minutes. You can go watch TV in there if you want to while you wait," Haley said, pointing to the family room where the TV was kept.

"How are you Haley? You look like you were just crying," Peyton said noticing Haley's tear stained face.

"You and Lucas always were the ones that could tell when I was upset."

"Haley, what's wrong?" Peyton asked.

"Nothing I guess it's just meet my kids teachers day today."

"I guess that means you saw…"

"Yup, came over with Savannah's basketball jersey and forms that needed to be signed."

"Wait, who's Savannah?" Jake and Peyton asked at the same time.

"God, you two sound like my kids, saying stuff at the same time."

"Kids?" they said again.

"Yes, I guess it's time everyone found out, just don't tell Lucas, I have to tell him myself."

"How many kids do you have Haley? As far as I know you've only had one."

"Two, just my twins. Haven't had anyone else to have any kids with, I don't know if I even need more kids, I'm content with my baby girls."

"How come you never told any of us you had twins? How could we have never seen a second one. We saw you in the hospital with one baby, then when you left you didn't have any with you to say goodbye."

"Savannah was in the NICU for a few months, so no one but me, Taylor, my parents, and Karen saw her, then as soon as she got released, we left. I didn't tell anyone because I thought Nathan needed to know first, but he wasn't listening to me or looking at my letter, so no one knew," Haley said in almost all one breath and started to pant after telling it all. Jake and Peyton just stood there shocked for a moment.

"Well that's a lot to process at one time," Jake said breaking the silence, Haley released the breath she'd been holding thinking they weren't mad.

"I can't believe you kept that from us!" Peyton yelled.

"Peyton, you have to understand," Haley tried to calm her down.

"I understand why you didn't tell us at first, but God Haley, 16 years! That's one hell of a secret to keep for 16 years," Peyton exclaimed loudly.

"Mom, can you be quiet? I'm trying to watch TV," they heard Jenny yell from the family room.

"Just turn the volume up," Peyton yelled back.

"Peyton, I didn't mean to hide it for 16 years, I thought I'd tell as soon as I realized Nathan would never be a father to my baby girls, but I couldn't tell then. I was afraid."

"Afraid of what, Haley?" Peyton asked, sort of calmly.

"Afraid of this, the yelling, the arguing, the explaining, all of it. I was just so afraid."

"Didn't you know that the longer you hid it the worse the yelling and arguing and explaining would be?" Jake asked.

"Yes, that's part of why I moved back to Tree Hill. I couldn't take all the lying anymore. I missed everyone so much and I wanted my girls to get to know some of the people I grew up with."

"At least you didn't wait longer," Peyton said, finally totally calm.

"I'm so sorry Peyton, and you too Jake. I'm just sorry for everything," Haley said enveloping both of them in a hug, struggling not to break down.

"It's okay, I understand," Peyton said knowing today must have been a rough day for Haley. "I just get so frustrated with all the lying people do."

"I know. I know you've always hated that. I had my reasons that I thought were good at the time, but I guess that now they just seem stupid," Haley said, stopping crying.

"They're not stupid, there are just more reasons now that you realize you should've told instead of kept them a secret," Peyton said.

"Thank you for that very insightful thought, Dr. Phil," Haley said laughing.

"There's the Haley we all know and love. I knew she had to be in there somewhere with her smart$$ comments."

"Yes, well you never grow out of your wits, at least I don't," Haley said smiling.

"Mom, we're home," They heard Sadie yell from the door.

"Whose car is here?" Savannah yelled from the door too.

"Girls come in here," Haley yelled back. The girls walked into the room their mother called from.

"Girls, these are two of the people I was friends with in high school," Haley explained.

"You went to school with my music teacher?" Sadie asked.

"Yes I did. Jake, Peyton, this is Sadie and Savannah," Haley said pointing to each girl as she said their name.

"They look just like you except for-" Peyton started.

"Their eyes, I know," Haley finished.

"Everyone always says that," both girls groaned.

"Well it's true," Taylor said as she walked into the room.

"Tay, you remember Peyton and Jake, right?"

"Of course I do. You kept pictures of all those people from Tree Hill in the New York apartment."

"Girls, Jenny is in the family room waiting for you," Haley said and the girls walked out of the room.

"They're beautiful Haley, and they seem nice too," Peyton said when the girls were gone.

"Thank you, same goes for Jenny," Haley replied.

"We should probably get going, we just wanted to see you," Peyton said.

"I'll go get Jenny," Jake said heading for the door.

"She can stay here and hang out with the girls for a few hours if that's okay with you," Haley offered. "It's good that the girls have some friends, I would hate it if they didn't have friends because I moved them away."

"Sure, I'll just go tell her that we're going to go," Jake said and gave Haley another hug on the way out. "If it matters, I understand your reasons," he whispered in her ear.

"It does matter. It was good to see you both again. I guess I'll be seeing a lot more of you now," Haley said.

"Yes you will, we don't go away easily," Peyton said and then they left Haley's house leaving her with Taylor.

"So how did they know you were here?" Taylor asked.

"Jenny is friends with the girls, and Jake is Sadie's music teacher."

"Okay. I guess it really is a small world after all."

"I guess it is, or it's just that this place draws you in and never lets you forget it."

"Or that works too."

A/N: That wasn't my best chapter, but it was all I could come up with in time for my departure. The next update will probably not be for a month because I will be gone for 2 weeks and then trying to catch up on all my school work/missed shows. Please review; that will determine if I can squeeze in a chapter right after I get home.

Stephanie JJ

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