Chapter Two - Haley's POV

"Come on Jamie sweetie we are going to be late" I yell from the bottom of the stairs.

Rachel had already come and picked up Sophie and she was taking her out for the day with Kellie which is Mouth and Rachel's little girl.

As it was school holidays Jamie was spending the day with his Uncle Lucas and Skills as I had to be in meetings all day.

"Jamie what are you doing up there?" I half ask, half yell as I walk up the stairs towards his room.

I knock on his bedroom door and push it open to find him sit on the floor crying.

"Sweetie what's wrong" I ask as I walk over and take a seat next to him

"Why doesn't dad live with us? Did I do something wrong?" my seven year old asks through his tears

I give him a hug and pull him closer to me "No sweetie you didn't do anything wrong! Dad and I just weren't working so he moved into his own place. You know that, we have talked about this before. Do you really miss him that much?"

I got a small nod as my only answer.

"Well you are meant to spend the day with Uncle Lucas and Uncle Skills but would you like to see if maybe to could spend the day with Dad?" I ask

Another nod as he wipes he nose on his sleeve "Okay I'll see what I can do, I can't promise anything though I don't know how busy Dad is today"

I give him another hug and then stand and walk out of the room down stairs and into the kitchen. I pick up the phone and hit speed dial two – Nathan Cell.

"Hello?" comes down the line

"Hey Nathan, It's Haley sorry to call ..." I say as I explain my morning to him

"No problems Hales, I can take him for the day it's a pretty quite day at Scott Motors today so he can come to work with me for an hour and then I'll take the rest of the day off Do you want me to come and get him or will you bring him to the dealership??"

"Haley, you there?"

"Oh yeah sorry I was thinking" I lie every time he says Hales I get this feeling and just space out

"I'll drop him down to you I have to get to Tric anyway"

"Okay well I'll see you soon"

"Yeah bye Nathan" and I hear him hang up as I say ' I love you to myself' and a lonely tear runs down my face.

I jump back on the phone and call Peyton and Luke's after a couple of rings Lucas picks up

"Hey buddy it's hales I'm just ringing to let you know that you and Skills have the day off Nathan is taking Jamie today"

"Oh okay why?"

"Jamie was just really missing his Dad this morning and wants to spend the day with him"

"Well as long as he is okay that's fine with me"

"Thanks Luke you're a star, Anyway I can hear Peyton in the background can you just let her know that I have to drop Jamie at the dealership and I'm by-passing starbucks and from there will be straight to work."

"Sure thing Hales speak to you later"

"Yeah see you Luke"

I hung up the phone as Jamie made his way into the kitchen. "Well you are in luck mister dad isn't busy today so he is going to spend the day with you"

"Really?"

"Really, Really" I say quoting Shrek he laughs at me "Now run up-stairs and get your stuff because we were meant to be out of this house 10 minutes ago"

Jamie got his bag and we were out the door and into the car. The trip to the dealership was quick we pulled into the lot and I could see Nathan talking to a buyer. Jamie jumped out of the car with his bag and ran towards him.

"Dad" he screamed as Nathan excused himself from the conversation he was having as Jamie flung himself into his dad's arms.

I smiled as I watched them. Jamie was so much like Nathan, same hair, same build and those same blue eyes and just as I was thinking about them Nathan lifted his head and looked straight at me and smiled. I thought that I would die in that moment, his smile has always been a weakness to me, I had to get out of there fast! I waved at the two of them and pulled back out of the dealership.

Just then my phone start going off I turned the radio down and picked it up

"Hello, this is Haley"

"Tutor Mum, how are you?"

I laugh "Good Brooke and how's life in the Big apple with that gorgeous husband of yours?"

"Work's great, Chase is great everything is great. I'm just ringing to remind you that next weekend is the weekend I'll be in Tree Hill for work and Saturday night we are having a girls night on the town"

"Yeah I remember Brooke, it's Nathan's weekend with the kids so I don't even have to have an early one"

"Nathan's weekend with the kids?" Brooke questions semi-confused "Oh you still haven't told him that you love him and that this whole not living together thing is total crap"

"Wow Brooke only 1000 miles away and still I hear rubbish from you"

"Haley! This is not rubbish. I know what I'm taking about" she says as I park my car and run into Starbucks

"No you think you know what you talking about" I answer back as I place my order with the girl at the counter.

"Hales come on, You and Nate are like the perfect couple you should be together as a family with those gorgeous kids of yours which speaking of, how is my favorite godson and the beautiful Sophie doing? "

I'm half listening to what she has to say as I collect my order and head back to the car. I pull out of my car space and head towards Tric.

"They are as always the best kids ever! Sophie is spending the day with Rachel and Kellie and Jamie was missing his dad so he is with Nathan today. I on the other hand have meetings all day and club nights to organize"

"See Haley this is what I'm saying, If Nathan still lived with you he wouldn't have to miss his Dad" Brooke said in a matter of a fact tone

I pulled up to Tric and parked next to Peyton's car still talking to Brook as I got everything I needed to out of the car and headed inside.

"Just don't" I said "Please don't call Nathan, you are meddling again"

Brooke sounded shocked "I do not meddle! But like you said he has my godson today maybe I just want to speak to Jamie! So yeah got to go bye Hales"

"Don't hang up" I said as I walked in to the office but it was too late she was already gone.

"Brooke?" Peyton said as she looked up from her desk

"The one and only" I replied with a half smile as I handed her the coffee I had brought her.

"Thanks Hales. So you ready for today?" she asks

"As ready as I'm going to be after a phone conversation with Brooke" I say as she laughs.