People who are meant to be always find their way in the end.

-Brooke Davis

Chapter Four: Crash Into You

Haley was on her way to work; and all she could think about what Nathan; her new boyfriend. She almost forgot to drop James off to school. She entered the café.

"Hey." A familiar voice said.

Haley turned around.

"Clay? What are you doing here in Tree Hill?" Haley asked.

"I came to see you, and our son."

"Well you've seen me so you can go now! And no he's my son."

"I bet your boyfriend didn't tell you that I was on his team." He scoffed.

"He's a better boyfriend than you ever were, atleast he won't ditch his fiancée and son, for a basketball contract."

Before Clay could answer. Nathan walked in.

"Hey Hales. I missed you." He said.

"Yeah me too." she replied; she pulled him in for a kiss.

"So, I see you met Clay?"

"Yeah."

"What are you doing here?"

"I just came to tell Haley I saw here and her son, and highlights of the game. I was just about to go." He lied.

"How's the boy?" Nathan asked his girlfriend; taking a seat.

"He's okay."

"If you don't mind me asking, what ever happened to Jamie's dad?" Nathan asked again. I wonder why Hales is stalling.

"Um... That really isn't important" Haley said angrily. The only thing I care about is our future. And Clay's James's father.

"Oh, come on Hales. Isn't important for the boy to know his father?" Why isn't she telling me.

Haley just left. She went over to Brooke's store.

"Hey, Peyton. Brooke"

"Hey Hales." They both said.

"What's up?" Peyton asked.

"Um nothing really... But Clay and Nathan stopped by the café, and Nathan asked about James's father." Haley told them.

"Right in front of Clay?" Brooke questioned.

"No, he left and he kept asking me, and I couldn't bring myself to tell him and I want a no secerts relationship."

"They don't. Tell Nathan that Clay is Jamie's father." Peyton replied.

"Yeah, but I'm afraid to tell him, because it might change things between us. It's not easy having a 6'2 NBA player as your boyfriend." Haley dramatically responded.

"Yeah, I can understand that, when Lucas got on his book tours, I feel so alone. Now I have two little lives to look after, and plan a wedding. Note to self don't get pregnant while engaged. Do that after marriage."

"So Sawyer what is the gender of your baby?" Brooke asked

"Um... It's a girl!. Yeah we are still deciding on names."

"I am going to excuse myself, from this Brooke Peyton lesbian love thing." Haley said; she left and drove to pick Jamie's up.

Jamie opened the car door of his mother's car.

"Hey, sweetie how was school?"

"It was okay we had show and tell today." He exclaimed.

"That's nice." She said turning left on the Lakeside Avenue.

"Mama, can I go see dad today?"

"Um sweetie I don't know if that's a good ideaHaley told her son

"Oh come on mama.. I know you talked about him, and I've seen him in pictures So why can't I see him."

Haley and James drove in silence, until they reached there house. A silver sportscar, was parked in their driveway.

"Jamie go inside and I'll be there soon."

When Jamie went inside. Haley started her conversation.

"Are you stalking me now or something? What do want." She sourly said.

"Your funny, has anyone told you that lately?"

"Cut the crap Clay. Why are you really here and not just here I mean in Tree Hill? and again what do you want?"

"I came to see you and our son. I want him to have a father in his life."

"You should have thought about that 4 years ago, because theirs nothing you can do that will can my mind." She said.

"Don't tell me that boy hasn't asked about his father?"

"Yeah he did, anyway he found a pictrue of you once." she told him.

"What did you tell him?" he asked curiously.

"I told him that you were in Europe. Now get the hell out of my driveway."

She walked away and went inside her two storey home.

"Mama, that was daddy wasn't it?" Her 4 year old son told her while playing his toy. Dinosaur.

"Um... Yeah sweetie it was. I'm sorry." she said rubbing her arms up and down his arms.

"Why aren't you and daddy together?" he asked

Haley thought for a minute how was she going to tell her son.

"Look, sometimes some people were only supposed to go halfway like your dad and I and others are supposed to go the full distance."

Jamie angrily walked away from his mom up to his room. The last thing he told his mom was I hate you.

Nathan entered the house.

"Hey Hales, where's the boy?"he asked

"He went up to his room."

"I can talk to him if you want?" Nathan simply asked.

"You would do that for me? he's taking this Clay being his dad thing pretty hard."

"I'm sorry what?" he questioned.

"I couldn't bring myself to tell you that Clay's Jamie's dad." She turned around to face him.

"So that's the big secret you've been keeping from me. Why didn't you just tell me Hales?" he angrily told her.

"Because we haven't been dating for that long. But you got to know I would let you in all the way if you let me in?"

"So, I'm still your boyfriend and I have the right to know what goes on." He yelled.

"yeah, but we've been dating for what now like 3 months and you still haven't told me about your personal life?"

"I like to keep my personal life a secert. You know what Hales you can't keep a guy long enough to have a conversation. No wonder Clay left you to raise Jamie." He yelled.

"I want you to get the hell out of my house NOW!" She told him.

He left. Haley didn't know what to feel. She went up to her son's room and tucked him into bed.

"About earlier I'm sorry mama. I never meant to hurt you. I know you were only trying to protect me. I love you mama." he said hugging his mama.

"I love you too buddy."

She got up and left she went in bed, but couldn't sleep after what Nathan had told her. You can't keep a guy long enough to have a conversation that's why Clay left you. She was so upset.