Chapter 3: Sixteen years later
It was 7:45am and Haley was waiting for her twins Nathan and Holly. They were always slow in the morning but today was the absolute worst. Holly looked almost identical to Haley. Blondish hair, skinny, pretty, and stood about 5 feet 6inches tall just like her mother. Nathan on the other hand had dark hair, blue eyes, was in shape, a great basketball player, and was about 6 feet 3 inches just like his father. Identical to Nathan. Everything about him. Not one feature was Haley's. And definitely slow like his father. Nathan and Holly never met their father. They had never been to Tree Hill. Never saw any other family but the people in LA. They always wondered what happened with their father but never asked because they didn't want upset their mother. She knew one day they would ask and she would have to tell them the truth. They always wanted to ask Haley if that man in the picture on her nightstand is their father but never had the courage to. Clearly he was if you just looked at Nathan Jr. you could tell. It was 7:55am when they finally left the house when school started at 8:00. Of course they would be late again that became a ritual with them. Haley worked as a special education teacher at an elementary school downtown. She's been working there since the twins were 5 years old.
That night both Nathan and Holly were acting insane. Fighting and annoying one another. Then the phone rang.
"Hello." Haley asked.
"Hey, Hales. What's up? It's Taylor." she answered
"Hey, Tay, what's up?" she asked
"Well, I was wondering if you ever considered coming back to Tree Hill." She asked hopefully
"What are you crazy? No way. You know who's there. I'm not ready to face that and neither are Holly and Nate. She replied.
"What? Nathan? Oh, my god they still don't know. Do they? Taylor asked.
"Yes, Nathan. And no I haven't found the courage to tell them about him or that their father is Nathan Scott Mr. NBA. Even though Nathan watched every game he was in. before he retired." she said
"Come on Haley. That was a long time ago. And they have the right to know. Anyway the elementary school has an opening for a special teacher and don't you want Nathan and Holly to graduate from Tree Hill, where you grew up?" she asked.
"I'll think about it. Call you later, okay." she said and hung up the phone.
Haley knew Taylor was right. Rarely was she but this time she was. Nathan and Holly do have the right to know about Nathan and she would love them to graduate from Tree Hill. Okay she was gonna do this. The school year was ending tomorrow and she would find a house and everything in Tree Hill and then move ASAP over the summer. She wasn't sure how the kids who react to the move but she knew it was the right choice.
Nathan! Holly! Get down here now! Haley screamed from the bottom of the stairs.
"What did we do?" Holly asked.
"I swear it was not my fault. That kid just fell, I swear." Nathan said with that famous Scott smirk Nathan always gave Haley when he was guilty.
"Okay, you didn't do anything. But Nathan we'll have a talk later about that kid you pushed. Don't respond. Anyway, this summer were gonna be making a move. It's time. Time I faced this place and what it means." She said fast.
"What are you talking about? We can't move. This is our home. We can't leave now." Holly protested.
"Holly--" Haley began. But was interrupted by Nathan.
"Stop it Holly. If this is what mom wants then we'll do it. So where we moving, mom. Nathan asked excitedly.
"Tree Hill. That's where I grew up. Where I was until I had you guys. Now it's time to go back. And I also want you to graduate from that High School." She said
"Sounds cool, mom. Why did you leave with us, though?" he asked curiously.
"It's a long story. I'll tell you later." she stated
Over the next two weeks Haley made the arrangement for her car to be taken to Tree Hill and all their stuff. Made flight reservations and found a great house on Oakmont Terrace. They would be leaving in two days.
It was 8am and Nathan, Holly, and Haley were up and ready to head out of town. They were kind of sad but they were happy to start in this new town especially Nathan. After all the stories Haley has told them they have a better prospective on the whole thing. They already said good-bye to all their friends and were now headed to Tree Hill