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Chapter 3

"Hey Nathan"

As Soon as he heard his name being called out he turned around straight away, making sure it was the voice he thought he had heard. He felt his heart miss a beat when he noticed it was in fact Haley James.

Haley James. She was all that went through his mind last night, it was crazy. Well it really wasn't but he had managed to get her off his mind for the last 5 years why would seeing her again make him feel like a teenager all over again?

But that woman last night, well she wasn't the same; he was so intrigued to find out what had happened to her over the pass couple of years. He had literally made it his mission, and now was a good time to start that.

He put Chloe down and grabbed hold of her hand and guided her towards her and another lady.

"Hey Nathan" He heard her say as he walked closer to them.

"Hey Hales, what ya doing?" He said trying to act cool, but realising what he said he mentally kicked himself for being so stupid. 'She is in a mall with shopping bags what do ya think she is doing you moron'

Haley smiled, and surprisingly it was a real smile, one that she hadn't done in awhile which didn't go unnoticed by Brooke. Realising what she was doing she made her smile drop slightly, feeling she was somewhat betraying Mark by smiling at another man.

"OH you know, doing a little shopping with Brooke," She then gestured a hand between Brooke and Nathan indicating who was who "Brooke, this is Nathan, my best friend in high school, Nathan this is Brooke my best friend since college."

"Hey" Nathan and Brooke both said at the same time, shaking hands.

It was at that moment that Haley remembered little Chloe hiding behind Nathan's legs.

"And this Brooke, is Nathan's beautiful little girl Chloe." She said as she bent downwards so she was eye contact with her.

"Hey pretty girl, what ya got there?" She asked with a full blown smile, one which was most definitely not fake.

Shyly Chloe let go of Nathan's legs and took the doll from behind her back.

"Santata gave me a Barbie dolly" She said as she handed it towards Haley.

"Wow, she is a very pretty Barbie too, what have you called her?"

Chloe then started to giggle, as she took the Barbie back. "I'm not sure" She said as she put her hand on her head thinking, then all of a sudden she just jumped up and down with a big smile on her face.

"Me going to call it Haley, because she is pwetty just like you." She said as she leapt forward and hugged Haley.

Haley didn't know how to react; she had a sudden feeling of déjà vu with Chloe in her arms. She didn't know whether she liked it or not. Deciding on brushing that thought out of her mind Haley just smiled back and held the little girl closer.

Nathan stood there in awe, Chloe never really just leapt forward on strangers like she had just done with Haley. He knew that Haley wasn't a stranger to him, but she practically was to her and it was just surprising. But he was happy about it. Chloe needed a lady in her life, and he had a feeling Haley was the perfect women to be it, after all she only lived a few houses away, and you wouldn't find him complaining that's for sure.

Nathan wasn't the only one in awe either, Brooke was gob smacked by Haley's interaction with the little girl. It was like watching Haley and Zoë all over again. It brought tears to her eyes literally, she could see the smile on her friends face was genuine, and at that exact moment she knew that Haley would get over troubles and would finally be able to move, and if she had anything to with it, Haley would be able to move on with the hunk standing next to her with a love struck grin on his face.

Once Chloe got out of Haley's arm's she noticed the ice cream stand not far from where they were standing.

"Daddy, can I have an ice cream please please please." She asked excitedly.

Nathan looked at his daughter as if she were crazy. "Chloe babe it's so cold right now, why would you want ice-cream?" He chuckled.

"Huh" Brooke gasped "it is never to cold for an ice-cream." She said matter of factly which made everyone laugh.

Chloe then walked over to Brooke and tugged on her leg "Brookie can you get me an ice-cream then please?" She asked politely, but still with the cutest smile on her face.

Brooke grinned and stuck her tongue out at Nathan "Sure I can sweetie, come on" She said as she took the little girl's hand and guided her towards the ice-cream stand.

Nathan and Haley watched the two walking off and let out a nervous laugh.

"Soo…." Haley said breaking the silence.

"Soo…" Nathan repeated.

"You really have a beautiful girl there Nathan, who's her mum? "She giggled "Because she must be a beauty, there is NOWAY Chloe could end up that gorgeous just on you're genes now is there?" She joked nudging Nathan slightly.

However her smile soon dropped when she noticed Nathan's face.

"Nathan what's wrong?"

Nathan took in a deep breath and looked at her, should he tell her? Or wait a bit? Well if he wanted her to tell him her story he might as well tell her his.

"I actually have no idea?" He said referring to her question before last.

Haley raised her eyebrows in confusion, not understanding what he was saying.

"Wh..what…huh?" She asked, scrunching up her face.

"Chloe's not biologically mine." He said simply, walking over towards the coffee table they were near so they could sit down.

Haley was just as confused as ever, what did Nathan just say? She's not biologically his, so that must mean he adopted her, but why would he adopt someone at such a young age? She found herself asking herself as she trailed behind Nathan and sat opposite him on the table.

"When I was in college, I had this roommate," Nathan started, noticing Haley's face at that moment, she looked so cute.

"Yeah this roommate, he was always so hyped up on drugs or booze he was never hardly sober, any way's he got this girlfriend. Who believe it or not was exactly the same as him, one month later she fell pregnant."

"Now Tim, my roommate, didn't know how to react to that news but after I told him about what my Dad did to me, he decided he wanted to be there for her, anyways yeah she had the baby and surprise surprise she ran off leaving Tim to raise her."

Nathan said which caused Haley to gasp at. How could someone leave their baby just like that, she didn't know. It just got her mad thinking about it because she would do anything for her little girl to comeback.

"Me being the good guy that I am, helped Tim out, and gradually I feel in love with her, which I'm telling you is not hard to do. When Chloe was 6 months old, I came back to our dorm with her in my arms after coming home from the park, only to notice Tim's stuff gone. And a note saying 'Nathan, I'm sorry, but I can't take it anymore, you're be a great dad to her, I know you will, thanks for everything you've done man…Tim'"

"At first I was angry; I mean how could two parents just abandon their daughter like that? Especially a great daughter like Chloe was, she really was an angel when she was a baby…" He rambled off thinking back.

"Any way's yeah, I didn't know what to do, so I went to social services, who then told me that she would have to be put in care if she didn't have a guardian. Now I was not going to let that happen, so I asked if it was possible for me to adopt her, because after all I was basically her father to begin with anyways, so they said yes, and tala she is now legally mine." Nathan said taking in a deep breath. 'Wow that is a long story' He thought.

Haley just sat there stunned. Nathan really is a great man to do something like that, she felt herself feelings something she hadn't felt in awhile.

"Wow" She breathed out, still not sure what to say.

Nathan chuckled and the agreed.

"So Haley James what's you story?" He found himself asking.

What do ya all think? i know bit of a surprise there huh? lol...I hope u all like it lol...there will be another chapter up tomorrow if I get relies hehe...

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