A/N: As always thank you so much for the reviews. :)

Disclaimer: This chapter, Haley sells a song to Carrie Underwood. "Don't Forget to Remember Me". Well, we all know this is my story and it's all fake and Carrie Underwood's song is her own.

Chapter 9: A Song is Sold

The next morning, Peyton made her way to the kitchen. Somebody was cooking something and it smelled delicious. Peyton smiled to herself when she saw Nathan in the kitchen wearing an apron.

"So, you cook?" Peyton asked with a laugh.

"I do when there's a reason to celebrate," Nathan smiled.

"Celebrate? What am I missing?" Peyton asked.

"You're just gonna have to wait like everyone else," Nathan handed Peyton a stack of plates, "mind setting the table?"

"Um, sure... Listen, Nathan, about what you told me last night..."

"Just forget it, okay? I'm going to talk to Haley about it tonight," Nathan was focused on the pancakes he was cooking.

"Yum, something smells delicious," Brooke walked into the kitchen yawning.

"Good morning, Brooke. Mind checking on Haley and Lucas?" Nathan asked.

"Did Lucas come home last night?" Brooke asked.

"Yeah, he's in my room talking to Haley," Nathan replied.

Brooke grabbed a cup of coffee and walked towards Nathan's room. She listened at the door.

"You knew about Mac, didn't you?" Lucas asked Haley.

"She told me right before she left... I didn't feel like it was my place to say anything," Haley answered.

"So, yet again, we lied to each other..."

"Lucas, we had just promised to mind our own business. Besides, there is still a chance the baby is yours," Haley encouraged.

"True. But the fact that there's a chance that it isn't, makes all the difference in the world."

"I'm really sorry Lucas, please don't be mad at me. We just got over everything from last time..."

"It's okay, Haley... I'm not mad at you," Lucas leaned over and hugged his friend. Brooke knocked on the door.

"Hey you guys, something really strange is happening... Nathan is in the kitchen with an apron on," Brooke laughed.

"Yeah, I think I need to see that to believe it," Lucas laughed as he stood up to walk out of the room. Haley went into her bathroom.

"Lucas, I'm really sorry about last night," Brooke stopped him from going any further.

"It's okay... I thought about everything really hard last night and even if the baby does turn out to be mine, I'm not going to be with Mac. I'll be there for the baby through everything but I didn't really love Mac..." Lucas looked into Brooke's eyes.

"Not like you loved Peyton, right?" Brooke asked.

"I loved Peyton... what I was going to say was not like I loved you, pretty girl," Lucas took his hand and lifted Brooke's chin towards his face. He leaned down and kissed her gently on the lips. Haley opened her bedroom door.

"Whoa! Brooke, Lucas! I'm so sorry," Haley closed the door again.

"It's okay, Hales, you can come out now," Lucas grinned.

"No, no you can't," Brooke smiled as she threw her arms around Lucas and kissed him harder. Haley opened the door anyway and walked around the two towards the kitchen.

"Warning, do not go down the hall," Haley laughed, "there's some serious making out going on."

"Brooke and Luke?" Peyton asked.

"Oh yeah," Haley laughed, "Hey honey." She leaned up and kissed Nathan.

"Hey. How'd you sleep?" Nathan asked.

"Pretty great after you woke me up at 4 in the morning..."

"Best part of married life, getting sex when ever you feel like it," Nathan grinned.

"Yeah, yeah... just wait til the baby comes. See how much sex you'll be getting then," Haley laughed.

"Oh, you'll see. I told you Haley. I'm the most irresistable man on the planet..."

"Gah," Haley grinned, "you're so sexy when you get like that." She smacked him on the butt and went to sit in the dining room with Peyton.

"So, Rachel and Mouth are going home tonight..." Peyton spoke up.

"Yeah, she called last night and said they'd come by this afternoon on their way out," Haley answered. Brooke and Lucas walked into the dining room and sat down beside eachother.

"So, what's this all about anyway?" Lucas asked. Haley shrugged.

"Nathan got a phone call this morning and he said we needed to celebrate," Haley replied. Nathan walked in carrying plates of pancakes, bacon and eggs. He had taken off the apron.

"Oh, honey, you shouldn't have…" Lucas laughed.

"Yeah, yeah. Just everybody dig in." Nathan smiled.

"So, are you going to tell us what happened?" Haley asked as Nathan sat down beside her.

"Well… Haley's agent called this morning and Carrie Underwood is buying one of her songs!" Nathan grinned.

"What?!" Haley asked.

"Yeah, you get to meet her next week!" Nathan kissed his wife on the cheek.

"Wow! Haley, that's awesome!" Peyton smiled.

"Yeah, congratulations!" Brooke grinned.

"I can't believe it… She's so big!" Haley exclaimed.

"You deserve it Hales!" Lucas smiled at Haley. Everyone started eating as Haley just sat their in shock. So far this was the biggest name to want any of her songs.

"Haley, you should sing us the song…" Brooke encouraged as she ran to get Haley's guitar. Haley took it from her and began to play.

18 years have come and gone
For momma they flew by
But for me they just drug on
We were loading up that Chevy
Both tryin' not to cry
Momma kept on talking
Putting off good-bye
Then she took my hand and said
"Baby don't forget:

Before you hit the highway
You better stop for gas
There's a 50 in the ashtray
In case you run short on cash
Here's a map and here's a Bible
If you ever lose your way

Just one more thing before you leave
Don't forget to remember me"

This downtown apartment sure makes me miss home
and those bills there on the counter
Remind me I'm on my own
And just like every Sunday I called momma up last night
And even when it's not, I tell her everything's all right
Before we hung up I said
"Hey momma, don't forget:

to tell my baby sister I'll see her in the fall
And tell me-maw that I miss her
Yeah, I should give her a call
And make sure you tell Daddy that I'm still his little girl
Yeah I still feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be
Don't forget to remember me"

Tonight I find myself kneeling by the bed to pray
I haven't done this in a while
So I don't know what to say but
Lord, I feel so small sometimes in this big ol' place
I know there are more important things, but
Don't forget to remember me
Don't forget to remember me

"That was beautiful!" Peyton grinned.

"Thanks, I have a lot of time to work on lyrics when Nathan's on the road," Haley smiled at her friends. Nathan kissed his wife hard on the lips.

After breakfast, Nathan got in his SUV and left for downtown to run some errands. Brooke had another meeting with Jackson Bishop, leaving Haley, Peyton and Lucas all alone in the house.

"I have an idea," Peyton grinned, "instead of sitting on the couch all day being lazy, we can start painting the babies room!"

"That's a great idea… but we don't even know what the baby is yet…" Haley sighed.

"That's okay. Let me show you some stuff on the internet. There are so many different color schemes we can use that are uni-sex," Peyton smiled as she flipped her laptop open.

After an hour, they all agreed on one and the girls sent Lucas to pick up paint. Lucas was walking down the street when he saw Nathan's SUV parked outside a café. He looked through the window and noticed Nathan sitting with a woman that he had never seen before. Lucas's phone rang.

"Hello?" Lucas said into the phone.

"Lucas, it's me, Mac… I'm sorry I'm just now calling…" Mac spoke.

"Mac… You just left."

"I know and I'm so sorry. There's something you need to know…"

"I already know. You don't think the baby is mine. That's pretty shitty, don't you think?" Lucas asked a little hurt.

"Lucas there was a chance that the baby wasn't yours… Remember Colin?"

"Your ex boyfriend? You've got to be kidding me."

"I'm really sorry, Lucas. Please don't be mad," Mac pleaded.

"Mad? You lied to me, Mac. Everything was a lie."

"Well, it doesn't matter anymore… I lost the baby," Mac cried.

"What? What happened?" Lucas asked concerned.

"I, uh, don't know. I woke up in the middle of the night with really bad cramps and there was blood everywhere…"

"I'm so sorry, Mac."

"It's okay. I'm okay. My mom is taking care of me… She made me realize that maybe it was for the best. A baby shouldn't be brought into the world with that uncertainty."

"If you need anything, don't be afraid to call me."

"I won't… I know this isn't fair for me to ask, but when are you coming home?" Mac asked.

"I don't know. There's a lot going on here."

"Okay. Well just be safe. I'll talk to you later."

"Yeah. Talk to ya later." Lucas hung up the phone. He turned back to look in the window and saw that Nathan and the girl were gone.

"Lucas, what the hell?" Nathan asked sternly.

"I'm sorry, man. Haley sent me down this way to get some paint for the babies room and I saw your car…"

"So, you took it upon yourself to snoop. Catch me in the act?" Nathan asked.

"Who was that girl?" Lucas asked.

"Madison Kennedy. Her father is responsible for Haley's song being sold…"

"Listen, whatever you're doing… It needs to stop," Lucas spoke.

"I'm not doing anything. Mind your own business, for once Luke. Remember what happened last time? Haley chose me over you. She'll do it again," Nathan said as he got in his car and drove away.