I know, I know. I should work on the stories I already have before starting a new one but I recently thought of this and thought it would be fun to write. I've always liked stories where Nathan and Haley find their way back to each other. I'm still testing the waters with this story, so let me know how you feel!

Just a little background for you:

Nathan and Haley are about 24 in this story, Jamie is almost 5. Their friendship started in their junior year of high school, and they started dating shortly after senior year. They were engaged until shorty after Jamie's first birthday when they decided it would be best if they ended things, but have remained of semi-good terms for Jamie's benefit. Nathan plays for the Charlotte Hornets and Haley is a teacher at Tree Hill High School

More will be explained as the story goes on!

Thanks for reading!

Chapter 1

Haley set her hair straightener down, unplugging it and adjusting the dress she was wearing slightly and letting out a deep breath, turning to face her four year old son. "Well, Jamie? What do you think?" She asked him, smiling slightly.

"You look pretty, Mama." Jamie informed her, giving her a thumbs up.

"Oh, why thank you." She hummed, bending over and kissing him on the forehead. She smiled slightly, wiping the lipstick off his face. "Sorry, buddy."

"When is Daddy going to be here?" Jamie questioned her, frowning slightly.

"He said he'd be here soon, don't worry. He wouldn't miss it." She informed him, looking at herself in the mirror. "Are you sure I look okay?"

"You look smoking hot!" Jamie wlaughed, smiling up at her.

"James Lucas Scott, who taught you to talk like that?" She laughed, pinching her son's cheek.

"Uncle Skillz." Jamie informed her, shrugging his shoulders.

"Of course he did." Haley smiled down at him, rolling her eyes a bit. Her smile grew at the way Jamie's eyes lit up at the sound of someone knocking on the door.

He raced out of the bathroom and down the stairs, the red cape he was sporting flowing behind him.

"Jamie! Wait for me." She called out, hurrying after him.

She got down the stairs to see Jamie opening the door, and closing it, slinking back with a disappointed look on his face, sitting down on the ground in front of the couch.

"Not him." Jamie grumbled, letting out a deep breath, resting his elbows on his knees.

"Jamie, we don't slam the door in people's faces." Haley said to him, shaking her head and pulling the door open. "Sorry, Jesse. Come in." She said, smiling up at the tall, blonde haired man dressed in a black suit. "I'm just waiting on my sitter."

"Oh, don't worry about it." Jesse replied, smiling at her and kissing her cheek. "You look great, Haley."

"Thank you. You don't look too bad yourself." She responded, closing the door and looking over at her sulking son. "I'm sorry about this, I guess he's just running a little late."

"He's still coming, right?" Jamie asked her, frowning and letting out a deep breath.

"Jamie, don't worry about it, buddy. He's still coming." She said, smiling slightly and nodding at her son, before looking up at Jesse. "I'm so sorry."

"Don't worry about it, Haley. I really don't mind." Jesse said, wrapping his arm around her shoulders hesitantly, smiling at her.

Haley smiled up at him, letting out a deep breath and nodding, forcing herself to relax a little bit.

Jamie jumped up to his feet as the door bell rang, and then rang about ten more times until he flung the door open, jumping into awaiting arms. "Daddy!" He yelled, pressing his face into his neck.

"Hey buddy!" Nathan said, hugging his son close to him, letting out a deep breath. "I missed you so much." He said softly, hugging him tighter and picking him up. "Dude! You've grown like a foot since I saw you. What are you, ten feet tall now?" He asked, winking at him.

"Close!" Jamie laughed, hugging his father tightly.

Haley met Nathan's gaze, letting out a deep breath. "Nathan, this is Jesse. Jesse, Nathan." She said, nodding at him.

Nathan shifted Jamie over so he was holding him up with one arm, shaking Jesse's hand quickly. "Nice to meet you." He said, hugging his son tightly.

"You too. Great season." Jesse said, glancing over at Haley.

"Thanks." Nathan said, shifting slightly and smiling down at Jamie. "Sure feels nice to be home though."

"I'll bet." Jesse said, looking at Haley. "Well, are you ready to go, babe?" He asked her, raising his eyebrows.

Babe? He'd never called her that before. They'd only been on a couple dates, so she wasn't entirely sure if she was ready for him to start calling her that. Part of her felt like he was doing it to stake some claim over her since Nathan was around, which was unnecessary.

Haley snapped herself out of her thoughts, nodding. "Yep. Why don't you go wait in the car? I have a couple things to talk to Nathan about." She said, smiling slightly.

Jesse nodded slowly, before walking past Nathan and heading to his car.

Nathan stepped into the house, setting Jamie down and looking at Haley. "He seems... Nice." He said, shrugging.

Haley sighed softly, looking up at him. "I packed Jamie's bag. I figured you could take him to your house." She said, nodding at their son. "Jamie, why don't you go get it?"

Jamie looked up at her, before shifting his eyes up to his father's, who nodded at him. He sighed, before racing up the stairs.

"Packed his bag? Things must be getting serious with this guy." Nathan said nonchalantly, kicking his foot at the ground.

"It's not like that, Nathan. I just figured you'd want to go home." Haley said, shaking her head.

"What is this, the third date?" He questioned, raising his eyebrows.

"Not that it's any of your business, but yes." She said, frowning at him. "But that doesn't mean anything."

"Whatever you say, babe." He said, putting emphasis on the word 'babe.'

"Stop it, Nathan." Haley shook her head at him. "If you should happen to stay here, I'll probably be home close to eleven. I usually let him watch T.V. until about 8:30 on the weekends. But no basketball, he gets too riled up and excited."

"Hey, I'm his parent too. I know what I'm doing. You do this every time." He laughed, nodding at her.

"You're right, you're right. I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" She said, letting out a deep breath. "I'm leaving, Jamie!" She called out.

Jamie rushed down the stairs, tugging his bag with him. "Bye, Mama!" He said, hugging her legs.

"Bye, baby. I love you. Have fun with Daddy." She said, running her fingers through his hair, nodding at Nathan. "Okay, I already fed him dinner but he might get hungry soon."

"Haley, I know what I'm doing." Nathan laughed, waving at her. "Go. Have fun, I guess. Be safe."

Haley looked at him, nodding slowly. "Thanks for watching him. Bye Jimmy Jam." She hummed, kissing Jamie's head and hugging him tightly. "See you tomorrow, baby." She said, nodding at her son, letting out a deep breath and heading out the door.

Nathan turned to Jamie, smiling brightly. "I missed you so much, buddy." He said, scooping him up and hugging him tightly. "Why don't we head over to my house and we can swim in the pool?"

Jamie grinned at him, hugging him tightly. "Yeah!" He cheered, nodding at him quickly. "Can I stay longer than one night?"

"We'll talk to your mom." Nathan hummed, picking up Jamie's backpack, slinging it over his shoulder. "You have everything? Tooth brush?"

Jamie nodded at him, "Yep! And I packed my Ravens jersey." He informed him.

"Maybe I'll get mine out and we can match." Nathan said, winking at him.

Jamie looked up at him, nodding quickly. "Yeah! Let's play basketball in them."

"You want to?" Nathan asked, grinning at him. "Alright, let's get going, buddy."

They arrived at Nathan's house a little while later, Jamie rushing into the house quickly. "I like your house." He said, looking up at him. "It's big and you let me bounce my ball in the house."

"Your moms house is just as nice, buddy." Nathan said, ruffling his hair. "I like being home, though. It's way more fun to hang out with you than with the team."

"I'm more fun than the Hornets?" Jamie asked with wide eyes.

"Of course!" Nathan said, looking around the quiet house. "You hungry?"

"Not right now." Jamie said, pulling his bag off his back. "Can I get my swimsuit on?"

Nathan smiled, nodding at him. "Yeah, go ahead." He said, running his fingers through his hair and watching his son run off. He let out a deep breath, heading up into his room as well, shutting the door quickly and pulling out his phone, punching in some numbers quickly.

After a few rings, the phone finally picked up.

"What do you need, Nate?" Brooke asked in a slightly annoyed tone of voice.

"Good to hear from you too, Brooke. How've you been?" Nathan laughed, glancing towards the door.

"I'm a little busy right now. What do you need?" She asked him again, shaking her head.

"Oh. Uh, I'm just calling to ask about this Jesse guy." He said, setting his bag on his bed, unzipping it.

"Don't, Nathan. Don't ask about him because it's none of your business. What Haley wants you to know, she'll tell you." She grumbled, sighing softly.

"I just want to make sure he's a good guy." He responded, pulling his clothes out of the bag, laying them on his bed.

"Well he is. So stop it. Pay attention to Jamie, and don't worry about her. You've been broken up for a long time, Nathan. This isn't the first guy she's been on a date with since then, so don't think about it." Brooke said. "Now, are we done here?"

"I'm not doing this because I don't want her to find someone. I'm just making sure he's a good guy. But if you think he is, then he must be." He grumbled, letting out a deep breath. "Sorry for interrupting you. I'll see you tomorrow." He said, hanging out the phone and tossing it on the bed.

Jamie knocked at his bedroom door loudly, "Come on!" He yelled.

Nathan smiled, "Go start getting you water wings on, buddy! I'll be down there soon." He said, poking his head out the door, tapping his son's nose. "But don't go outside without me. Stay inside."

Jamie nodded his head, running off down the hall.

Nathan smiled slightly, running his fingers through his hair and letting out a deep breath, shaking his head. He checked his phone one more time, before walking over to his dresser, looking for his swimsuit.

A few hours later. Nathan woke up to the sound of his phone ringing, shaking his head and looking around the living room, moving Jamie's head off his arm and adjusting him so he was laying on the couch. He glanced at the time, letting out a small sigh. It was only 9:30. He grabbed his phone quickly, answering it quietly. "Hello?" He whispered.

"Hey, sorry. I'm just calling to check in." Haley said, letting out a deep breath.

"You don't need to check in, Haley. I know what I'm doing." Nathan chuckled, smiling at his son.

"I do it every time I go out, Nathan." She said, letting out a deep breath.

"You're a good mom, but you don't need to worry about him when he's with me." He said, yawning quietly.

"I worry about him constantly." She reminded him, sighing softly. "Are you guys having fun?"

"A lot of fun." He said, sitting down on the arm of the couch, smiling.

"Good. He's been bouncing off the walls all day." Haley informed him.

"So have I. He's asleep now, though." He hummed, picking up the remote and shutting off the TV. "We fell asleep watching some show."

"I'm glad you got him to wind down easily." She said, letting out a deep breath. "Well, I better go. I'll see you tomorrow morning? I figure you probably don't have much food at your house, so I can make breakfast."

"Sounds great. I'll see you then. Bye Hales. Call if you need anything." Nathan said, hanging up the phone and looking down at his son, smiling brightly. "Okay Jimmy Jam. Let's get you up to bed." He hummed, scooping up the small child quickly, turning off the lights and heading up the stairs.