Disclaimer: Nope don't own one tree hill
Authors notes: Sorry but I am going to ramble. The storm was weak which was awesome because the last one ( hurricane rita ) pretty much destroyed our area and totally fucked up my life! My in laws decided to go ahead and evacuate just in case, taking my brother n law and his wife and child, and my daughter with them, which gave Jace and I ample catch up on some much needed... rest. On to things that matter in the story. I read the reviews and I love em, I'm also going to address some of the questions and comments.
ohitisloved: Don't love Dave too much, he's going to my twist to the Naley story ( Insert evil grin here )
Sluttydeb: I love the Rachel character in general, on the show she is such a bitch but if you watch really closely, you see the good in her. She and Haley hate each other but when it has mattered, she's had Haley's back and I have a frenemy like her.
Shelle: I'm glad you asked that. Nathan and Rachel have only known each other for four years, since they attended Duke together ( Something I should have probably mentioned before ) so she can't say that he hadn't been with anyone the two years prior when she didn't know him. Hopefully I cleared it up.
Saderia: I just really appreciate your reviews, always look forward to getting them.
Any questions just put them in a review and I will address them with each update the best I can.
Rating: M for violence, language and sexual content ( eventually )
Chapter five:
Haley was in the bathroom brushing her teeth when she heard her cell phone off. Rinsing the foamy tooth paste out of her mouth, she rushed out of the bathroom to pick it up before it could wake up Jamie.
" Hello? " She whispered, checking to make sure her little boy was still fast asleep on his bed.
" Hey beautiful. " A deep male voice whispered, and she crinkled her brows.
" Who is this? " She questioned, her heart rate speeding up slightly.
" Dave. " He replied, with a chuckle.
" Oh. " She let out a sigh of relief.
" I hope it's not too late, I just couldn't stop thinking about you. " He admitted, and her heart melted slightly.
" No, it's fine. " She told him. " I was just getting ready for bed. "
She could have sworn she heard him make a low growling noise but didn't pursue it.
" When can I see you again? " He asked, after a minute of silence.
" When do you want too see me again? " She inquired, a smile tugging on her lips.
" Tomorrow. " He said, simply.
" I'm going to be over at the house all day tomorrow painting, so how about tomorrow night? " She suggested " Maybe meet for coffee? "
" I'll call you tomorrow and we can work out all the details. " He replied. " I'll let you go to bed seeing as how you have a busy day tomorrow. Good night Haley. "
" Good night Dave. " She grinned.
No matter what she did, she couldn't stop the smile that over took her face. Her heart wouldn't stop fluttering in her chest and her stomach had so many butterflies. She hadn't felt that way since... Well, since Nathan.
That did it, the smile instantly dropped from her face and that feeling that she was some how wronging him came back to her. Then she felt anger because she wasn't doing anything wrong. It had been six years and no word from him, didn't she deserve it. She gave up everything for him, she married him at sixteen, gave up her dreams of a music career by turning down the tour that would have launched her and he had left. He had left her pregnant with his son!
Damn Nathan Scott! For years she felt she wasn't worthy of his love, that's why he left but she was beginning to see it was the other way around. He threw them away so easily. Tossing her to the side like she didn't matter and now she was determined to let him go, whether he was going to make it easy or difficult for her, he was leaving her life for good.
Nathan Scott turned the key in the lock of his new apartment, thankful to finally be off the road and back home in Tree Hill. Tossing his key onto the counter, he looked around the empty apartment, they would need furniture but he would leave Rachel too take care of it.
He considered himself lucky to have Rachel in his life, she was a good friend. When he asked her to become his manager and guide his career she was a bit reluctant but he knew she was right for the job. She'd already managed to score him a spot on one of the hottest teams in the NBA, as well as many endorsements. Thanks to Rachel and all her hard work, all he had to do was play a game and cash his checks.
Walking down a narrow hallway, he looked in on both of the two bedrooms. Deciding to give Rachel the master suite so that she could have her own private bathroom, he took the smaller of the two bedrooms. Setting his duffel bag on the floor, he flipped the light switch and groaned at the lack of a bed occupying the room. What the hell was he supposed to sleep on? The floor? He didn't even bring a fucking pillow!
Pulling his wallet out of his back pocket, he pulled out the well worn picture that resided in there. It was of Haley on their wedding day. He kept the picture of a reminder of his love for her, of her love for him and that one day he would make things right with her. He never expected that he would have to make things right with his child, he never thought he had a son. He wondered what the boy looked like now, the only time he had seen him he had blondish hair and blue eyes, truthfully he could have passed as a mini Lucas.
Did Lucas play daddy to his son? The way Kieth played daddy to him while he was growing up. He clenched his jaw tightly, wanting to beat the shit out of Lucas and make him pay for never telling him. Turning his attention away from his brother, he brought it back to his wife and son, trying to will himself to be calmer. He walked out of his empty bedroom and into the living room, flipping off the light switch and sitting on the floor. He questioned whether or not his child knew about him or if he had been kept in the dark about Nathan as Nathan had been about him.
Hearing a familiar voice, he looked out the window as his breath caught in his throat. Walking up the walkway was none other than Peyton Sawyer, talking on her cell phone. He twisted his body so that he could open the window as quietly as he could so he could hear her side of the conversation.
" Yeah the house is coming along great. Haley and I are actually going over there tomorrow to do the rest of the painting. " She paused, and he wished he knew who she was talking to and what they were saying. " Yeah, Jamie is real excited, he's going to have his own bedroom. I'm actually painting him a basketball mural like Lucas had over at Karens and he wants it Raven blue. "
Jamie. Jamie Scott. It had a nice ring too it. He loved how it rolled off his tongue.
" They move in in a few days. Haley is real excited, I imagine she is tired of living with me and Luke... " She said, laughing lightly. " Oh and she had a date tonight. "
He closed his eyes tightly, willing away the pain he felt in his heart at what he'd just heard.
" It was her first date in six years... I don't know, I think she really likes him... Yeah, Lucas keeps giving her a hard time about meeting him but I think that she really isn't ready to bring him all the way into her life... All this crap with Nathan has her scared... "
He listened even closer as he heard his name being mentioned.
" Yeah he didn't sign the divorce papers or to sever his rights to Jamie... I think she really expected him too, I mean she figures it's been six years and no word from him... She thought about leaving Jamie out of it, saying that he wasn't Nathans son but I think she was afraid lying would come back and kick her in the ass. "
Peyton had just confirmed what he had known all along, what other people had been trying to tell him was untrue. That James Lucas Scott was his son. He wanted to run out there and hug Peyton, swing her around and tell her thank you over and over again until he didn't think he could say thank you anymore but he resisted the urge, not wanting Haley to find out he was back like that. Overcome with his joy he almost missed out on the rest of the conversation.
" Hey lawyer told her to prepare to fight, so that's what she is going to do. I think losing Jamie would absolutely kill her "
" Peyton? " A female voice asked, a voice he heard every night in his dreams.
Peaking out the window, he caught sight of her. The years had done her justice but his dreams of her sure hadn't. She was curvier than when he had last seen her, her long blond lockes were gone and now her hair was a shoulder length chocolate brown. She was obviously ready for bed, wearing a simple wife beater and plaid sleep pants that hung loosely off her hips.
" Over here Haley. " Peyton called over to her, and he smiled as she came closer and all unknowingly gave him a much better view of her.
" Who are you talking to? " She questioned, pointing towards the phone Peyton was holding.
" Brooke. " Peyton answered, turning her attention back to the phone. " Oh okay, hang on. "
He watched as Peyton handed Haley the phone, giggling a little as she did so.
" Hey Brooke... I was going to tell you about my date but I haven't been able to reach you... his name is Dave... What? No I didn't sleep with him. "
The thought of her touching or being touched by another man drove him crazy. She was his wife, he should be the only one to be intimate with her.
" Yes, we kissed... Good, very good. "
His blood was boiling. Who ever this bastard is, he was getting his ass kicked.
" We're going out again tomorrow night... No Brooke, I am not going to sleep with him... Oh my god Brooke, could you please get your mind out of the gutter, I so do not need to get laid... Bye. "
He was glad when she hung up the phone. He was starting to seriously dislike Brooke Davis, once a very good friend of his. He half expected Peyton and Haley to take their conversation indoors but was pleased when they took a seat on the stairs just outside his door.
:" So, what's on your mind girly? " Peyton asked, as Haley handed her the cell phone back.
" Dave called while I was getting ready for bed. " Haley smiled and Peyton let out a whooping noise.
He not liking Peyton too much at the moment.
" Is it wrong that I like him? " Haley asked in a rushed voice and he want to scream that she was.
" No, not at all. " Peyton replied quickly and he scowled.
" You don't like him Hales, you can't when your inlove with me. " He whispered softly.
" I just can't help but feeling like I am cheating on Nathan but then I start thinking about the last six years and how he never came back, never cared enough to even read the letters I sent, he just sent them back. "
His heart stopped beating and his head began to spin. He'd never received any letters and he certainly would never just send them back without reading them.
" It's time to move on Haley, he has. " Peyton told her as they got up from their seats and heading in the direction of what he assumed was their apartment.
" But I haven't. " Nathan admitted softly too himself.
Nathan sat on the floor next too the window for the rest of the night. His head still reeled from seeing his wife from the distance and hearing her voice. He had wanted to rush out there and tell her he was back and tell her the truth about never receiving her letters.
How was it possible that he never got one of her letters? Instantly he knew. Dan Scott had paid someone at the school off and made sure nothing Haley ever sent got through to him. Damn his father for ruining his life.
It was six thirty in the morning before Rachel pulled into the apartment complex she would be calling home for at least the next two months. So far from what she'd seen of Tree Hill, it was beautiful, the kind of place she wished she'd grown up in. Nathan had spoke of the place a few times, often talking about Lucas and all his friends, mainly about Haley but never telling anyone she was his wife. Thinking back, he'd never directly said they were romantically involved. All Rachel really knew is that the harder she pursued him, the further she pushed him away.
Getting out of her car, she went around the back too pull out her suitcase. She didn't bring much, just the essentials, she could go out and get the rest later. She knew she would be out furniture shopping a little later. Nathan hadn't wanted to bother packing things up, he just wanted to get to Tree Hill fast and she could understand that. She knew he was running on limited time.
Adjusting her sun glasses so they were perched on top of her head, she began walking down the walkway that led to her new apartment. On the way, she passed two women, a tall blonde and a short brunette, who both smiled politely and waved, she returned the gesture. As soon as she reached the door, it flew open and she was pulled inside. If she hadn't already known it was Nathan, she would have been scared.
" Haley lives in this complex... At least for now. " He told her, as he began pacing back and forth. " You just passed by her and Peyton. "
Rachel's jaw dropped.
" Which one was she? " Rachel asked, she could easily see the Leggy blonde being next to Nathan.
" The brunette. " Nathan answered simply. " I over heard Peyton on the phone last night with an old friend out ours, she said something about Haley buying a house and moving in next week. Their going to paint this morning. "
" Oh. " Rachel muttered, watching the man in front of her in full panic mode.
" Oh is right. And check this shit out, she's fucking dating! Well, it was supposedly her first date in like six years but it's still dating. Brooke wants her to fuck the guy! " His voice was beginning to raise and his pacing was picking up speed.
" Whose Brooke? " Rachel questioned, trying to recall the name.
" A friend, or at least she was until she started telling my wife to fuck random guys. " He snapped, running a hand roughly through his short, black hair. " Oh and check this shit out... "
He began filling Rachel on everything he had over heard between Haley and Peyton the night before.
" Why did that girl look familiar? " Peyton asked, as she slid into the passenger seat of Haleys car.
" I don't know, I don't remember ever seeing her before. " Haley commented, turning the key in the ignition.
" I know her from some place. " Peyton insisted, she didn't know why but it was bugging her.
" Maybe someone hitting on Lucas? " Haley laughed while Peyton scowled.
" That's not it. " Peyton replied.
" Well, maybe if you stop thinking about it, it will come to you. " Haley suggested.
" Maybe. " Peyton agreed. " The house is coming along great. "
" Yeah it is, I can't wait until Jamie and I move in. " Haley grinned, clearly excited.
" You know Lucas and I are going to miss you guys. " Peyton told her, already feeling sad at having Haley and Jamie out of the apartment.
" But you and Lucas need your space. " Haley reminded her. " And so do me and Jamie. "
" I know, it's that we've all been living together for so long now... "
" I know but this is going to be good for us, all of us. Besides we're going to be just down the road and we'll see each other so much, it'll be like we're still living together. "
Peyton laughed.
" Alright, it's time to calm down. " Rachel said, hopefully reaching through to the ticking time bomb. " Let's go shopping and get us some furniture and things for the apartment. "
" Fine. I really don't fucking feel like sleeping on the damn floor again. " He muttered, he had only briefly slept and woke up stiff and sore.
" And whose fault is that? " Rachel questioned, sarcastically.
He was the one who couldn't wait to get down here.
" Whatever. " Nathan snapped, moodily.
I know I had said that I was going to have Nathan see both Haley and Jamie from a distance and that he was going to unknowingly meet Dave but I decided to change it up a bit. Hope you enjoyed the chapter.