hey everyone;
Wow, I didnt expect so many reviews on the one chapter, but thanks very much to everyone who reviewed, I'll try fixing all the mistakes, but I think it is also the way we spell things in South Africa that is different to you guys, so I'm sorry in that case.
Anyway, here is Chapter 2.
Tracy
Nathan's POV
I sat speaking to Karen for a while, I saw Karin grinning, and tried to see who she was looking at,
"What" I asked her
"You got a secret admirrer" she said I turned around again to see if I could see who she was talking about, and thats when I saw her ... in the flesh, Taylor James. My ex-sister in law, She starred at me but something told me it wasnt' good news.
"Hey Nathan" she whispered not taking her eyes off mine,
"Taylor ... hey" I said back shocked, not quite knowing what to say, looking at her brought back so many memories that I had pushed to the back of my mind and tried to forget.
"Taylor" Luke said shocked, as he looked at Taylor in amazment,
"Hey Luke" she said with a smile,
"Oh this is Brooke, Payton, Jake, Mouth, Racheal, Bevin, Skills, Junk, Fergy, and Karen" I said, Pointing to each of our friends,
"Everyone this is Taylor James ... Haileys little sister" I whispered, she smiled hello to each of them, and then turned back to me,
"I need to talk to you ... Privately" she said, I shook my head, Hales had left me long ago, and she said she didn't want me in her life anymore, so now I wasnt' interested,
"I'm busy ... and you can tell Hales that" I said, turning back to the bar and downing the rest of my beer.
"Please Nate, this is really important ... way more important then you and Hailey" Taylor begged, I turned to look at her, and saw her wipping her eyes,
"Tay is Hales okay" Luke asked concerned,
"Physically ... she's fine, but other wise, not really" she answered with a sad smile then turned to look at me,
"Please Nate, I'm tired, I've just got to Tree less then an hour ago, do you really think it would be my first priority to track you down if it wasnt very important" she asked close to tears,
"Look Taylor, Hailey made it clear along time ago, that she didnt want or need me in her life anymore, I've moved on, so must she" I shouted at a shocked Taylor, I didn't mean to get angry but I just couldn't believe she would come to me after 7 years and say Hailey needed me, it just didnt work that way, not with me.
"I understand ... Just here is the ticket that Hailey bought for you, its for New York, if you do decide to come we will be at New York General Hospital," Taylor said, then walked out, I knew it was something bad, she never just gave up like that, I watched as Taylor turned around and walked out of the club, Luke was about to go after her, but I stopped him,
"Let me go" I said seriously, he nodded his head and went back to the bar,
"TAYLOR" I shouted over the music as I ran after her, I saw her walking down the street when she heard me calling, and turned around, I ran up to her,
"Wanna go for a walked?" I asked she nodded her head but wouldn't look at me, After a long silence, I noticed her crying softly,
"Tay" I asked shocked, as I pulled her into a hug, I didnt mean to upset her and make her cry.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to shout at you in front of everyone" I appoligised, she shook her head slightly and wipped her eyes,
"Its not that Nate" she whispered, I looked around and smiled when I realized that we were on the dock, this was the first place that Hales and I were together.
"Hales needs you Nate, and so does Clair" Taylor whispered, I looked at her confused,
"Who's Clair" I asked
"Your daughter" she said bearly above a whisper,
"My ... what" I asked shocked, stopping in the place I was already standing,
"Hailey wanted to come to Tree Hill herself and tell you, but ... Clair is sick and needed her more ... so I volenteered" She confessed.
"WAIT ... WAIT... WAIT... " I shouted holding up my hand,
"I've got a daughter ... why didnt' Haley tell me" I shouted at Taylor, she looked sad and I felt bad shouting at her, but that didnt change the fact that I had just been told I had a daughter.
"She wanted to ... so many times, I guess she was just scared, and then ... then ... Clair got sick" Taylor finished,
"Sick, what do you mean sick" I asked, Taylor looked up at me with tears in her eyes,
"I feel bad telling you this, Haley wanted to ... Clair has HCM, and if she doesn't have major surgery soon, she'll ... she'll die" Taylor said, bursting into tears, I pulled her into a hug, it was obvious that Taylor and Clair were very close,
"OMG" I whispered, it was almost too much to take in,
"Thats not the worst part, they need both parents to sign the medical form stating that Clair can have the opereation," Taylor finished,
"that's why she bought me the ticket" I asked understanding, Taylor just nodded, I looked at Taylor and shook my head,
"I need sometime alone" I said, she nodded in understanding as we both went in different directions,
Lucas POV
After the whole scene at TRIC, I just had to find Taylor, I had a feeling that she would be at the River Court, thats where Hales and I always used to hang out, I walked there to find Taylor was sitting on the grand stands, the same place where Mouth always used to comment from,
"Hey Tay" I whispered
"Is this seat taken" I asked her, she just shook her head as I sat down next to her. We were silent for a while, I noticed that she had been crying, and Nathan was nowhere to be seen,
"are you okay" I asked concerned, she looked at me with the saddest eyes,
"No" she whispered, I looked to the floor, then pulled her into a hug, I felt her relax as she started to sob, so I just sat there comforting her in the best way that I could, Once she calmed down I turned to her,
"Care to tell me whats wrong" I asked gently, she sighed then turned to me and told me the whole story of Clair and how she was sick, I couldn't believe it, Nathan and Haley had a little girl, I was an uncle, then the other thought struck me even worse, Nathan's daughter could die before he even got the chance to get to know her, it broke my heart.
Nathan's POV
I went back to the place where Hales and I first got married, even though it was now town houses and flats, I sat down and thought about Hales and I, I was so sure we were meant to be together, but some thing always got in the way, first it was my mom and dad, then it was Chris then when Keith died and we finally got back together, my dad butted in and that's where the problems began again, I didnt know why we listened to him after everything he did to us, but all I kept thinking about was Basketball, I wasn't ready for a child, and Haley was ... It never once occured to me, maybe the reason she wanted us to have a child so badly was because she was already pregnant.
Flash Back
"Hales don't do this again" I said angrily as I stormed into our bedroom, we had once again got into a fight about wheather it was the right time to start a family, Hales had decided to drop out of Stanford and now she had been pressuring me into having kids, I didnt want children yet, we were still young and had our whole lives ahead of us,
"I can't do this anymore" I heard a whisper from the door way, I looked up and saw Haley standing there crying,
"Can't do what" I asked getting up and slowly walking towards her,
"This ... you and me fighting all the time Nate" she whispered softly, but there was so much hurt and sadness in her voice it broke my heart, I sighed, I didnt know what to do for a anymore either,
"What do you think we should do" I asked softly, almost scared to hear the answer,
"I'm moving to New York, Taylor has been begging me to get us to move there, I'll stay with her for a while" Hales said, so softly you could hardly hear her, I just starred at her shocked, was she talking about leaving me again,
"What do you mean" I asked close to tears,
"You got your life, and I got mine, they just don't go in the same path anymore, But I'll always love you" she whispered as she kissed me solftly on the cheek, then turned and walked out, I never saw her again ... neither did the rest of the gang.
End of Flash Back
I got up and slowly started walking, I didnt have a specific place to go, I just walked, when I eventually got to Karen's Cafe, I looked through the window and smiled as I watched Andy playing with Kelly, I walked into the cafe,
"Hey Nathan" Andy said with a smile as he shook my hand
"Hey Andy, Hey Kelly" I said to the little girl, she grinned at me,
"NATE" she shouted, as she ran and hugged me,
"I thought you were feeling sick, you should be in bed" I told the little girl, she grinned at me,
"I want Ice-cream" she told me, as Andy laughed,
"Kel, I said you must tell anyone" Andy said to her with a smile as he stared tickling her, I smiled sadly, thinking of my little girl and how she was sick,
"You okay man" Andy asked, I shook my head, and told him the story,
"Wow man, what ya going to do?" he asked me,
"I don't know" I sighed,
"I mean I have to go, its my daughter, but seeing Hales again, and then getting close to Clair knowing she could die, its going to be hard" I told Andy as he made me coffee,
"I think you should go" Andy whispered, I smiled at him and thought about for awhile, then decided I didnt have a choice, if I didnt go, my daughter would die, and I couldnt let that happen, Now that I knew about her, I had to protect her.
Taylor POV
After I finished crying Hales phoned to find out if I got here, and to see if I had seen Nate, I told her about him and I could hear her crying softly, I promised that I would be on the first flight back to New York tomorrow, after a few minutes I hung up and said goodnight to Luke, I wasnt in the mood to talk to anyone, so I headed back to my hotel, and caught the first flight the next morning.
Luke POV
I couldn't believe what Taylor said, I know Nate is my brother, but Hales has always been my best friend, How could I let her go through something like this alone, I walked home and noticed it was late and Brooke was already back at our house, waiting for me with the kettle boiling.
"Hey" she said softly from the pateo,
"Hey" I whispered back
"You okay" she asked, as she handed me a cup of coffee, I just shook my head,
"Brooke ... Haley and Nathan have a daughter" I told her, she looked at me shocked,
"Thats not the worst part ... her name is Clair she is 7 ... she ...she has HCM, if Nate doesnt sign the form they can't operate ... That means she'll die" I said sadly, Brooke just looked at me, she was so speachless, I opened my arms and ran into them, I held her as she cried,
'Poor Hales, going through this alone, without her best friends" I whispered, Brooke pulled away from me,
"I have an idea" she said, I grinned at the look on her face.
Nathan's POV
I got to the airport early the next morning, I couldnt sleep last night, I just had to get to Hales and my daughter, I thought, then smiled, I'm a father I thought proudly to myself, I should be angry with Hales for not telling me, but considering the situation, i didnt think it was appropritate for me to fight with her.
"TAY" I shouted as I spotted her standing in the queue, she turned to me and smiled,
"You came" she whispered when I made my way to her,
"I had to, I can't let my daughter die" I said softly, She smiled sadly at me,
"I know this must be hard for you" Taylor whispered,
"Yeah, but its just as hard for you and Hales, besides, I'm not just doing this for Clair ... Hales needs me to" I whispered, she smiled at me, then hugged me,
"Thanks Nate ... you'll be really proud of Clair, she is just like you" Taylor whispered, I smiled as we got on the plane,
After a few hours the plane landed, and we made our way out of the airport and into a waiting cab, the drive to the hospital was quiet, we were both in our own little world. when we got to the hospital, I followed Taylor to the ward, she turned to me,
"Are you ready" she asked as we entered the ward, I just nodded, we went around the corner and I stopped behind Taylor, looked into the room we were standing out of, and watched Haley and my daughter, I couldnt believe it.
"AUNT TAY" Clair shouted, Hales turned around to look at her daughter, and there in the flesh stood Nate.