CHAPTER 4: JOURNEY BACK TO TREE HILL

Haley sat in the living room cradling a one and a half month old, James Lucas Scott, in her arms, waiting impatiently for her best friend to come and ring her doorbell. It had been two months since Lucas found out about Brooke, and two months since Haley had told Brooke how Lucas felt. Now, she was coming home. Back to Tree Hill. Back to the place that had caused her so much heartache. Only one thing was different than when she left. The difference? The blue eyed cutie who was her daughter, Amanda Haley Scott. Amanda was going home to meet her father, who had no clue she was coming.


Brooke had been driving for an hour before she came across a sign that said Welcome to Tree Hill, North Carolina. She pulled over and just stared at the sign, thinking about the six months that had passed, and so much that had changed in such a short period of time. She turned around to Amanda and smiled, "Welcome to my world, baby girl. Now you get to be the biggest part of it." She turned back around, started up her car and headed toward the house she once knew very well, the Scott household.

Haley had just put James to bed, when the doorbell rang- and rang- and rang. "Same old Brooke. Doesn't know that one push of the doorbell is enough," Haley smiled to herself. She ran to the door and opened it only to be embraced by her best friend in the biggest and tightest hug she had received in a while. "Brooke, Brooke! I can't breathe." Haley tried to get out.

"Alright, alright," Brooke backed off and looked at Haley. "Was it possible for you to get any more gorgeous?"

"Oh why thank you Tigger. I could say the same to you. Now come in!" Haley said. Brooke picked up the car seat that had been resting on the stoop and walked inside the Scott house. "Oh my god! And who is this gorgeous baby?" Haley carefully picked Amanda up and cradled her in her arms.

"I would like you to meet, Amanda Haley Scott."

"Oh Brooke, her middle names Haley?"

"Well of course. You were the only one I could turn to during this pregnancy. Amanda deserves a god mother like you. So would you be?" Brooke asked, hopeful of her answer.

"Of course, and your definitely going to be James'. Oh James! You haven't met him yet. Come into his room. He's sleeping though." Haley walked Brooke upstairs to the bedroom on the left. "You can go see him in his crib."

Brooke walked over and glanced down at the small baby boy, as tears began to form in her eyes.

Haley seeing this began to panic, "Brooke what's wrong?!"

Brooke laughed a little. "Nothing Hales. I mean who would have thought by the end of senior year me and you would have scored the Scott brothers, and had the two most beautiful children in the world." Brooke became silent for a moment. "Where's Lucas?"

"Nate and him are at the River court. Your going to go?"

"Uh yeah, do you mind watching Amanda?"

"Not at all."

Brooke walked out of the house, and into her car knowing she was about to face the boy who was the reason for her visit. This should be an interesting afternoon, for sure.