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This chapter is only part a part b will be up tomorrow i just didnt have time, but i didnt want to keep you all waiting lol

Chapter 5

"So you and Nathan huh?" Brooke asked suggestively with a smile on her face as the girls bundled in Brookes blue comfortable beetle. She was truly happy for her friend even if, and that is a big IF her and Nathan are just….friends. She was dead certain that he is the person to help her through her troubles, and her asking Nathan to the Christmas party proved that.

"What?" Haley shrieked whilst tightening her seatbelt "I have no idea what you talking about Brooke, me and Nathan were simply…catching up, really nothing to get excited about." She responded, as if it were no big deal, however if she were being honest with herself she would know that maybe just maybe she was looking forward to the Christmas party that night, and it might have to do with the newest guest invited.

"Oh!" Brooke laughed whilst looking at her, "You were holding hands lovey, holding hands, and AND you invited him to the Christmas party tonight, that gives me pretty much enough reason to get excited about, don't you think?"

Haley sighed, she really didn't know why she did invite him, its just she wants so badly to be able to move on and try to have a good holiday without feeling immense pain every time she would see a Christmas tree. Of course she knew the heartbreak would never ever go away, but maybe being around people who brought back GOOD memories like Nathan did, or people that made her smile like Nathan and did her would be able to focus on rebuilding the most precious part of her….her heart. After all he was my best friend.

"I just," Rubbing her forehead Haley tried to think of words to say." I just, I mean we are just friends Brooke, that's it, could you please stop escalating this into a bigger situation than what it already is?"

Thinking she was maybe pushing her friend too far Brooke decided to let it go just this once, however she still needed to know one answer.

"Did you tell him about you know…Mark and Zoë?" Brooke asked gently.

"I started to, and I think I want to, need to in fact!" Haley said before turning the radio on.

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When Nathan got home, he carried up a sleeping Chloe to her bedroom, as soon as she was strapped in the car she feel asleep like a zombie, all the excitement of meeting Santa must have worn her out he thought with a chuckle. Leaning against the doorframe he watched her sleep for awhile. He truly didn't know what he did to deserve such an angle as a daughter.

Speaking of daughters, he was totally shell-shocked to discover Haley had one. It wasn't so much the fact that Haley had a daughter, because hey he always knew that that was her ambition in life, it was just that standing at her house the other day and seeing her today, he just didn't get the motherly vibe from her, well except for her being with Chloe of course. But also another reason he was finding it hard to believe was her house, it just wasn't decorated as if a child lived there, it had no outdoor decorations, and from what he could see it looked like her inside didn't either.

Knock knock

Getting interrupted of his thoughts, he slowly closed Chloe's bedroom door and made his way down the long staircase to the door.

Opening the door, he was greeted by another person he hadn't seen in years.

"Hey man, I heard you were in town!" Came Lucas Roe's voice.

Nathan was gob smacked, his best friend from college was standing in his doorstep, wow this town really was a small world, he thought laughing lightly.

"Lucas buddy what ya doing here man?" He smiled before they did that male hugging thing they did.

"Well I live here have done for a couple pf years now, and rumour has it you do now too."

"Yep! So err I'm so popular the town is gossiping about me being in town now huh?" Nathan asked cockily with a smirk on his face as they walked into his living room to sit on the couch.

"Well I see you haven't changed a bit," Lucas chuckled," Actually no I hate to break it to ya the town has not been gossiping about ya, but two special ladies might have been."

Raising his eyebrows in confusion he waited for Lucas to carry on.

"Haley and Brooke." Lucas informed.

"What? You know Haley?" Nathan asked surprised.

"Well yeah, I'm only dating her best friend," Lucas laughed. "Try to keep up man." He joked.

"Haha, very funny Luke! I've only been here what 3 days, I don't exactly know all the family affairs…Oh" He emphasized remembering Brooke saying something "You're her Luke the one whose having the party tonight?" Nathan asked, which Luke agreed too.

"Wow man, so how did you and Brooke happen?"

"Well, after I graduated college I moved here to be closer to my mum, and obviously meet Brooke, we got together, feel in love, moved in with each other, happy life's….but then she moved out when Haley needed her last year, which I completely understand why, Haley meant a lot to me too she needed her best friend at a time like that."

"Wh..what? What happened to Haley?" Nathan asked urgently, this must have been the thing she was getting at before.

"Well when they died!" Lucas said not realising Nathan didn't know, for all knew Haley and Nathan were good friends, well that's how Brooke and Haley where gossiping about anyways.

"What who died?"

"Mark and Zoë…her husband and daughter!"