Nathan confronts Haley

Nathan walked quickly out of Tree Hill High. He got into his car and looked at Nathan's permission slip and the address that was neatly printed on the line. He knew exactly where it was. He practically grew up on that street. That's where his best friend lived when they were kids. As he drove down the street where Haley apparently lived he stopped quickly. What was he going to say to her? He hurt her when she came to him so many years ago and said she was pregnant. And his kid….apparently. They couldn't see some man yelling at their mother for what happened years ago. Especially Nathan, I mean he knew who he was. He was his coach. He thought more and more. Do they even know me? Do they know that their father exists? Could this turn his son away from basketball forever if he doesn't? What if they find out the truth and hate him? Well this was it. It was number 84. Nathan smiled at that sight remembering that was the number to his and Haley's apartment when they got married on Oakmont. He got out of his car which he parked a few houses away from theirs. Just in case. He walked up to the door calmly and rang the doorbell. After about 2 minutes a young girl came to the door.

"Hi. Um, I was looking for Haley Scott" Nathan asked the teenage girl.

"Haley who? My mom's Haley… I guess. But why does everyone keep calling her Scott… I always thought it was James and we were just Scott but…"Holly rambled on.

Nathan laughed at the young girl. And how he called her that still believing she was his wife. Even thought she technically she was but…He thought. "Yeah… Haley James" Nathan corrected himself.

"Yeah. One sec. I think she's yelling at my brother about his cell or something. Come in." Holly said to the Nathan.

Her house was gorgeous. It had marble floors and a huge chandelier hanging as soon as you walked in. He followed the girl into the living room.

"Here sit down. I'll go get my mom." Holly told Nathan.

"Thanks." Nathan replied.

Holly ran up the stairs and went into her brother's basketball themed room. She saw her brother pouting as her mother took away his NBA live and brand new basketball from his shelves.

"Hey mom, there's some guy waiting for you in the living room. He called you Haley Scott too. Can you explain?" Holly asked her mother.

"Holly, what have I told you about letting strangers in the house? And I'll explain the "Scott" thing later." Haley told her daughter.

"Well he seemed to know you so I…" Holly started.

"I know" Haley said.

Nathan got up to go downstairs to see who was down there.

"Oh, no. You're in here for the night, mister." Haley spoke to her son directly. "Holly will you stay here and make sure your brother does not exit his room. Except to go right there to the bathroom." Haley pointed across the hall.

"Sure mom. No problem." Holly replied.

"I'll be right back." Haley told her children.

As Haley walked down the hall she wondered who was downstairs. No one really knew where she lived. And she's really getting sick of everyone calling her "Scott". Even though she was technically "Haley Scott" because she is still married to Nathan. But her kids don't know that and with everyone calling her that she may be forced to tell them the truth. As she walked down her beautiful spiral- like stair case she cautiously entered the living the room and froze when she saw Nathan sitting there.

"Nathan?" Haley asked surprised.

"Hey Hales." Nathan said quietly.

"What are you dong here?" Haley asked him in a calm tone.

"Well, let's see there's I love visiting beautiful homes, love to greet new people in town, my children, you can join the boosters and there's a great new store down the road that I just love to tell people about." Nathan said sarcastically.

"Real great lines, Nate!" Haley told him. "Okay, FYI you didn't want to be a part of your children's life. Or did we forget that one Nathan. I mean we are getting up there. 32. Things like that can just slip our minds. She said sarcastically. "Oh, wait, they don't. I don't forget it. Never will."

"Okay, Haley. No need for the attitude. I don't ever remember you telling me that at all. Maybe that's the part you forgot when you ran away with Chris." Nathan said harshly.

"Okay, Nathan. Follow me because I sense my children watching me. So let's go out the deck. Nate, Hol, upstairs. Especially you Nathan." She yelled to her son.

Nathan followed Haley out the sliding kitchen doors and onto the deck that over looked a pool.

"Nathan, listen you may have been a little drunk when I came to see you but I remember very clearly the day I told you. Just ask Lucas. You remember him?" Haley asked him.

"Of course, Hales. But why would Lucas know? And maybe you're right. Maybe I was drunk when you told me but that doesn't change the fact that you could have told me anything about them in the past sixteen years. But honestly, Haley, if you saw I was drunk why wouldn't you at least call me one other time to see the truth? And the only reason I was drinking at all was because you left me for Chris" Nathan said angrily.

"First of all, Nathan, I did not leave you for Chris. Second it was your choice to drink, instead of just dealing with that I'd be back in 12 weeks and you could come and see me while I was touring. And of course I told Lucas. He's my best friend. In fact I told him before I told you. And he was there for me. He took me to the doctor's when I first got here and thought I was pregnant. Maybe if you took it like a man instead of wallowing you would now that." Haley said. Now enraged in anger.

"You know like 2 months into your tour that you were supposedly on although you're telling me different now. Luke asked me about what I was going to do to help you. And I told him I haven't heard from you since you left. And he never said much about it again. I just can't believe you wouldn't even call me when they were born. That's what really disappoints me, Haley. How, yeah, maybe I could of said that nine months prior but what about nine months later. Nine months after you left I was a different person. And that's because of you but still… I just can't… it's just…. I don't know." He screamed loudly.

"Nathan…" Haley began.

"No, Haley, don't. Just let me take this all in. I'll be back or call you. Got Nathan's permission slip. Let me just ask you one more thing okay?" Nathan said calmly.

"Okay" Haley said almost silently.

"Do they even know about me? Know their father exists? Did they click the Nathan Scott--- Nathan Scott thing from the NBA?" He asked many questions so quickly.

Haley just shook her head and Nathan left her house. Haley watched him pull away and stood on the side of the house and sobbed. Mostly because she knew that most of what he had said--- was true. She never her kids about their father. But now with Nathan Jr. on the team and Nathan around town she thought it was time. Just hoping they wouldn't resent her or Nathan when they found out. She didn't want them to hate their father. She knew Nathan was going to want to turn up now even if he didn't say considering he never wanted to like Dan was with Lucas. Her biggest fear was that her son would not want to play basketball on Nathan's team when he found out the truth. Well, here it goes. Haley said to herself as she headed inside.