Again thanks for reviews! I had a lot of emails today while I was working on my essay that I think is my last for my freshman year in college so woo! Home! Finally! Lol but yeah, umm, There's going to be a lot of music because my iPod inspired me with some music. . . .But yeah! Thanks!
Oh and there isn't an explanation for some things, because I wanted to speed up the story, and I have A LOT of ideas and yeah. And the chapters are lyrics of songs that just might be sung in the chapter by Haley. Okay I think that's it.
This chapter might be a bit confusing; I'm trying to find a way in the next chapter so it doesn't have to be that way.
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Chapter 3: The Meeting, Sort Of.
"He's really dead." Nathan said for the tenth time.
He, Lily, Brooke, and Julian were on a plane on their way to Tree Hill.
"I know." Lily said licking her lollipop. "Why did I have to come anyways? I'm sure Carrie could've watched me."
"I want you to meet some special people."
"Like Haley?" Nathan looked down at her.
"H- How did you know about that?"
"You practically screamed her name in your sleep; you were like Haley oh -"
"I think that's enough Lil." Nathan said, his cheeks turning red from embarrassment.
"It WAS funny." Brooke said high fiving Lily, Julian chuckling.
"I hate you guys you know that?" They laughed.
"We are now entering Tree Hill." The flight attendant announced.
"What condo did you get?"
"The one we saw on the computer."
"The one you liked or I liked?"
"I liked."
"Nathan!" Lily groaned, "Come on that's not fair!"
"It's my money."
"It's your Uncle Coop's money too!"
"Uncle Coop only manages school and clothing costs Lil'"
"And! I have to live there too!"
"So? Lily the one you liked was way to big and on the other side of town! I want to BE in Tree Hill not away from it!"
"Ughh!" Lily sunk into her seat.
"Guys, can we get off? The plane landed." Brooke said getting up.
"Right," Lily and Nathan said. "Jinx you owe me a soda!" They both said laughing.
"Your daughter looks pretty." An old lady said.
"Thank you, but I'm not-"
"Your welcome dearie," the lady said smiling, "An you should work on your jump-shots." She said pointing at Nathan.
"I'll make sure to do that." Nathan said.
"Good." The lady walked away.
Lily and Nathan looked at each other and burst out laughing.
"No hard feelings?"
"Nope!" Lily said "Now get me a lollipop!" Nathan laughed as Lily dragged him to the candy stand.
"So you dated that hunk?" A girl asked.
"Yes." She said trying to move onto something else.
"You're his ex-wife aren't you?" A one of the male students asked. Haley froze.
"Y-yeah, I am." She said.
"What do you mean?"
"I used to be Haley James Scott. Now please get started on the essay. And pack up to go home."
"But-"
"No more questions." Haley said. The class quieted down.
"Nathan!" Lucas called. Nathan walked over with Lily, Brooke, and Julian with their luggage.
"Hey." He said smiling and hugging Lucas then saw Peyton and hugged her too. Brooke hugged Lucas and then saw Peyton.
"Peyton."
"Brooke."
Brooke and Peyton were always formal with each other after Lucas and Peyton got married.
How would you feel if you were in love with a guy but everyone always liked your ex and best friend together even though you were with him?
Exactly.
She walked back over to Lily and Peyton sighed at the loss of never really getting along with her best friend.
"Umm, let's go." Lucas said walking to the car.
"Luke, I bought an apartment here so you can just drop us off there."
"And I and Julian are going to stay in this comfy house. I'm thinking of moving one of my franchises here." She said Julian kissing her head.
"I guess we made up the guest rooms for nothing." Peyton muttered getting in the car.
"Luke, come here." Lily said, Nathan already in the car.
"What is it Lil?"
"I need to ask you something."
"What?"
"Haley, she has a kid doesn't she?"
"Get in the car Lily." Lucas said walking her to the car.
"Never tell me anything." Lily muttered while snuggling into Nathan for another nap. Nathan smiled and wrapped his arm around her.
"Jamie?"
"Yeah momma?"
"Your Uncle Lucas is coming to pick you up okay? I have something to do at the café, but you're going to come over there later okay?"
"Okay. Momma can I ask you a question?"
"What is it sweetie?"
"You always said daddy gave you that tattoo before he left. Where is he?" Haley froze and turned around.
"What do you mean sweetie?"
"I mean, what's his name? He's got to be looking for me." Haley sighed.
"Jamie, I'm sure your dad's looking for you, and he's so much closer than you think. Now go get your stuff okay?" Jamie nodded and walked off a little confused.
"So! Nathan! You gonna give me a tour of Tree Hill? Maybe some hotspot? You know, Karen's Café?" Nathan chuckled.
"Maybe if you get dressed in an actual outfit instead of the sweats you wore."
"Hey! I was going to do that!" Lily said sitting on the couch next to Nathan.
"Nobody knows I'm Coop's daughter?"
"Yep. Or that your Aunt Deb is missing. Well I'm sure Karen knows, and that if your parents were ever to die you'd go to your Uncle Dan."
"And we don't want that."
"No, we don't." Nathan said turning on the TV, the last he heard of his father was that he was working in a fast food restaurant and even more miserable.
It seemed he regretted his one good deed of donating almost all his riches to charity after Rachel, who turned nice after realizing having nobody as a friend wasn't fun, she was now somewhere in Europe modeling.
"When can we go?"
"We can go at about seven."
"5 hours? What am I going to do in 5 hours?" Lily groaned.
"Unpack." Nathan said carrying his and Lily's suitcase. They both entered Lily's pink room, she screamed at the top of her lungs excited at how the room was just how she wanted it.
"It's BEAUTIFUL! Thank you Nathan thank you!" Lily said squealing and hugging Nathan at the same time.
"No problem, now remember your bathroom's over there and YOU have to unpack."
"Yes sir!" She said saluting him, Nathan laughed. "I'll be out soon, thanks again!" She said opening up her suitcase on her pink canopy bed. Nathan smiled and walked to his room.
"I said, if I was richer, I'd still be with ya now ain't that some shh?"
"Ain't that some shh!" Jamie and Haley sung dancing around as they were making sandwiches.
"And although there's pain in my chest
I still wish you the best with a..."
"Forget you!" Jamie yelled as he put his food in the bag.
"So why wasn't I invited again?" Haley jumped.
"Uncle Lucas!"
"Hey! Go get your stuff I have to talk to your mom for a minute."
"Okay!" Jamie ran to the living room.
"Haley-"
"He's here isn't he?"
"Yeah." Haley sighed and put down her dishrag.
"Well I figured, I mean Whitey was important to him too."
"Yeah, so you're not mad?"
"No! Pshh, please; let's just hope he doesn't go to Karen's."
"Well, he's got a kid with him." Lucas said, averting his eyes somewhere else as he saw Haley's face.
"That's nice." She muttered.
"Haley, it's not what you-"
"Uncle Lucas! I'm ready!" Jamie said walking into the kitchen. "Did I miss something?"
"No Jamie, I'll see you tonight?" Jamie nodded; Haley kissed his head and smiled, "I love you."
"Love you too mommy!" He said jumping up and down.
"Ready to go?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, say bye!"
"Bye mommy!" Jamie said dragging Lucas to the door, Haley laughing and grabbing her guitar.
"Ready to go?"
"Yup! You like?" Lily said spinning around in her gray and black Abercrombie jade dress with a black leather jacket over it finishing it off with black flats.
"Yes, now let's go." He said taking her head and walking down the stairs.
Soon they got to the café taking a seat in the back.
"I never knew people sung here." Lily said.
"They never did, at least back when I was here." He said shrugging.
"May I take your order?" A young teen said.
"Yeah, can I have-"
"Macaroni and Cheese and a Burger and Fries for the man." Lily said.
"Yeah." Nathan said chuckling, the waitress smiled and went to get the food.
"Hello everyone, welcome to open café night, tonight we have one of our old Tree Hill own, Haley James!" Karen said while walking off.
Haley walked onto the stage in a red flower dress and red wedges smiling.
"Hello and I am one of Tree Hill's alumni, not that old but still. I'm a little nervous but here we go." She said smiling, strumming her guitar.
"Isn't that-"
"Yeah." He said looking down.
"This is the hardest part
When you feel like you're fading."
Haley looked out at the crowd and saw James and Lucas along with Peyton and- Brooke?
"All that you have has become unreal
Collapsing and aching."
She looked at Karen who smiled genuinely at her and nodded on while seeing the waitress that took her place, Kelly, a young girl who was pregnant and in need of a job to help her and her boyfriend pay the bills.
"All I want, all I want is right here
But love don't live here anymore,"
Nathan looked up at the words and sighed.
"That's the song?" Nathan nodded at Lily.
"Love don't live here anymore!
I know that you think of me when your
Beside her, inside her."
Haley remembered the conversation she heard with Nathan and the cheerleader the days she left and paused to catch herself before crying.
"Sorry, got a little lost," She said smiling, but to her friends, they knew the song was the hardest thing, she felt like Nathan was there in the café listening to her, but she shook it off.
"It must be so hard for you to
Deny it and hide it
Oh, all I want
All I want is right here, but love don't live here anymore."
Flashback
"Nathan, please tell me this is someone else's phone." Haley said holding up an iPhone.
"It's someone else's phone."
"Are you lying to me Nathan?"
"Haley-"
"Just answer the question Nathan! God you don't know how insecure I get hearing this stuff, but seeing it? Nathan I'd thought you'd have class, at least be a bit more sneakier!"
"Haley!"
"What Rachel wasn't enough in high school?" Nathan froze and looked at her, her face filled regret.
"I didn't kiss a rock star two times." Nathan muttered taking his phone and walking on his way to the door.
"Nathan!" The door slammed and Haley closed her eyes sighing, "What did I do to deserve this huh? Give me one good reason!" she muttered putting the dishes in the dishwasher.
End of Flashback
"Thank you!" Haley said walking off the stage with applause behind her. She sighed and walked over to Lucas's table, "Brooke! Hi!" She said smiling.
"Hey tutor girl! Well I should say tutor mom if anything!" Brooke said smiling.
"Yeah, Jamie this is-"
"Brooke Penelope Davis." Jamie said smiling.
"Right!" Brooke said smiling, "I love him already." Brooke said, the table joining in on laughter.
"I'm going to get some water." Haley said walking to the counter.
"Hey Hales! Nice job!" Kelly said smiling.
"Thank you! How's the baby?"
"Alive and kicking'," She said smiling, "What would ya like?"
"Water please." She said.
"Um excuse me lady?" A little brown haired girl said.
"Yes sweetie?"
"Umm can I get some Styrofoam plates? My dad's a little shy." She said pointing to a man in the corner with his head low, he looked familiar to Haley but she couldn't remember.
"Okay," She said, "Kelly, can I get some to go plates?"
"Sure!"
"Thank you-"
"Haley, Haley James, and you?"
"Lillian Scott." She said smiling. Haley looked at her and smiled. Too many Scotts for my head.
"Well Lillian, here you go." She said hand the things to her.
"Thank you Haley!" Lillian said running to her father, he lifted his head up a little and Haley recognized him now.
Nathan.
"You got 'em?"
"Yep! She's nice."
"I know she is Lil'." Nathan said putting his food into the plate and helping Lily with her food.
"Let's go." He said holding Lily's hand walking to the front door with his head down.
Brooke and Julian shook their heads. Of course.
So there it is! And Whitey is the one who's dead. There IS more drama to come but not a lot for right now. I have a bit of a headache and writer's block, sadly
But review! And if ya got any ideas inbox me! Bye!