hey guys

Thanks sooo much for the replies they mean so much, i love each and everyone of you!!!

Now heres Chapter 6, now i planned on it being longer, but i thought it was a nice way to end it so yeah lol...i promise ya there is no horribel cliffehanger hehe...

Remeber this story only had 4 chapters left, and a epilogue too, i just thought i would remind u guys lol.

Here it is

Chapter 6

The cold air bristled through Haley's hair as she made her way to her destination. She hadn't been here in awhile, but she knew this is where she needed to go. Walking through the thick layers of snow she finally reached it.

Mark Jenkins
1979-2005
A loving devoting husband and father

Wiping the tear that had welled in her eye, she carefully bent down and wiped the snow that had landed away.

"Hey Mark…."

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"Daddy is Haley and Brooke going to be at this party?" Chloe asked as they reached the doorbell, you could hear the music and the people's laughter throughout the door, which got little Chloe all excited.

"Yeah baby they sure are, do you want to ring the doorbell?" Nathan asked as he picked her up in his arms. However Chloe didn't have time to ring the bell, because all of a sudden a flustered Brooke appeared.

"Nathan where is she?" Brooke asked as soon as she saw it was him at the door, finally she had been waiting for him to arrive for ages, she needed to tell Haley something, urgently.

"What? Who?" Nathan asked as he walked through the open door.

"Haley" Brooke said as if he were dumb, who else would she be talking about. Haley was the one that went to her house earlier today to go to his; she automatically assumed since Haley hadn't come back she would be arriving with Nathan.

"Haley? How would I know, I thought she was here?" Nathan asked confused, whilst putting Chloe back down to the floor.

Chloe looked between the two as if they were both the stupidest people ever "Duh, Haley is here!" She said waving the Barbie doll in both of their faces.

"Geese they are dumb aren't they Haley" She said to her doll, getting lost in toy land.

Brooke and Nathan both looked at the little girl and couldn't help but chuckle slightly, how cute is she. But no matter how cute Brooke thought Chloe was at that moment, she had to back to reality and find Haley.

"Nathan, Haley went to yours earlier, she never came back, where did she go?" Brooke asked nervously, any thing could have happened, she could have got in a car accident, it is pretty dark outside and the snow is pretty much hammering down.

Nathan was yet again confused. "What you talking about Brooke? Haley never come o my house." He was pretty sure, he had been in all day apart from in the morning when he went to the mall with Chloe so she could see Santa, and Haley was there too, so it couldn't have been there. The only person to come to his day that house was Lucas.

"Are you sure you're not thinking of Lucas?" He asked.

"Oh yeah that's it Nathan, I always get my boyfriend and best friend confused, god what do you think, of course I know I'm not thinking of Lucas. " Brooke said getting really scared, Haley had promised to come to this party, and knowing Haley she never broke promises. So he reason must be pretty big.

"Look Brooke calm down a minute, I was just saying the only visitor I had today was Luke."

"Actually daddy you're wrong." Chloe said quietly.

"Huh?" Brooke and Nathan asked at the same time.

"Chloe honey, who else came?" Nathan asked bending down to look directly at her.

"Haley did, she brought Haley back because I dropped her after seeing Santa." Chloe said fiddling with the doll in her hands.

"See I told you she went, didn't you see her?" Brooke asked. This whole situation was a bit confusing, why would haley go there and not talk to Nathan or even let him know she was there, wait, how would she even be able to give Chloe the doll if Nathan didn't let her in, Chloe was far to little to be able to reach up and open the door herself. Nathan was thinking the exact same thing.

"What? When was this honey? Did you talk to her?" Nathan asked. By the way Brooke had the scared look on her face; he knew something bad must have happened for Haley not to have turned up at this party. But hey, she could just be running late.

"No, when I woke up daddy I went down the stairs and I saw Haley put the doll on the table and then she walked out. She looked sad daddy. Then I saw you talking to a man."

"Nathan what where you and Luke talking about?" Brooke asked worried. If it was what she was thinking then she knew why Haley would have gotten sad.

Thinking back, Nathan felt his stomach drop. Haley must have over heard him talking about how much Haley has changed since the passing of Mark and Zoë. 'Damn that must have sounded bad' Nathan thought, feeling a great deal of guilt. He didn't mean it how it sounded at all; he was simply saying that it is a shame if she let herself go along with her husband and daughter.

"Umm, we were kind of talking about Haley's loses, and me saying how much she has changed and that she really needs to go back to her old self, gosh Brooke, I bet she heard me say that. It is not how it sounded at all. Do you know where she might be? I need to talk to her." Nathan asked desperately, he didn't want Haley thinking he thought it was no big deal, because he was sure that's how it all must have sounded.

Thinking for a few moments Brooke suddenly got an idea.

"Yeah, I think she might be at the cemetery. Nathan please don't say anything bad, she really needs time letting people in. "Brooke pleaded.

"I know Brooke, I know. Do you mind watching Chloe for me whilst I go?" He asked putting his jacket on, and kissing Chloe on the cheek telling her to behave.

"Nathan," Brooke called out as he was about to walk out of the door, "Good luck and bring her back; I've got something I need to tell her."

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"So you're probably wondering why I haven't been here a lot huh?" Haley said to the grave stone, still wiping the snow away.

"I guess it's because it's just hard you know, I mean Mark you seriously don't know how hard it has been for me the past year." Which is true, the last year had no doubly been the worst year of her life, and that includes the times she had been living on bread and butter in college because she didn't have any money.

"You and Zoë, well you were my life; it was hard to adjust to life without you two. Sure I've still had Brooke and Luke, but it's not the same. I've missed waking up in the morning to a feeling of safeness. To some time's falling of the bed, because lets face it, our bed really wasn't big enough when Zoë would crawl in with us." She began to laugh slightly at her memories.

"We really were a crazy family huh? Do you remember when the three of us went to the zoo once? We names all the animals after our family members, do you remember how mad Taylor was when Zoë let slip that we named the hypo after her?"

"I miss that! I miss who I used to be. But somehow I just can't seem to be that person without you and Zoë with me. I guess that's why I'm here today. You see someone from my past has come back into my life recently. Nathan. I don't know if I ever told you about him but he was very dear to me when I grew up. He has an awesome little girl too. She's so cute Mark, and is so much like Zoë it's uncanny, they would have been great friends."

"Anyways, I'm going off topic. Nathan, he made me realise today how much I want to be the old me, how much I need to be the old me, because seriously I've become a robot this last year, I haven't even put Christmas decorations up."

"I know what your thinking, Haley no decorations? What has the world come to? But that is how much losing you and Zoë had affected me. But I really don't want to grow old being a lonely scrooge."

"But how? Mark I really need you to tell me how, how do I let you go? How do I move on? How do I let new people in my life? Because I honestly need answers Mark, I need you to tell me how?"

"You just do!" A deep vice from behind her said.
Haley practically screamed as the voice startled her. She wasn't expecting anybody there. Turning around quickly she just about lost her breath when she saw who it was.

"Nathan?" She asked as she stood up from her sitting position.

"You just do Haley" He said walking that bit closer. "If you truly want to Haley, you can do it. But only you can, neither Mark nor Zoë can tell you how, it's down to you. But do remember you have people wanting to help you Haley. You have so many people that care about you I can't express. I mean Brooke; the first thing she said to me tonight at the party was where is Haley? Then you have Luke, and all your family, and I can't forget Chloe, ever since she saw you Haley she hasn't stopped jabbering on about you, I mean she doesn't go around calling all her Barbie dolls just random peoples names. "

Noticing the tear fall down Haley's cheek he wiped it away with his finger before cupping her face. "And most of all Haley you have me, I'm here now Hale's and I'm going to do everything in my power to help you, you here me everything." And with that said he heard Haley whimper. Wrapping his arms around her waist he enveloped her in a tight hug.

"Nathan" Haley cried out into his chest holding him just as close, silently thanking him.

The two stood there for what must have been 10 minutes just holding each other close and not saying anything, until Nathan felt her shiver. It was getting pretty cold out, and if he didn't get Haley back to the party soon Brooke would probably send out a search party.

"Come on Hales, lets go to this party."

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