Author Notes: This one is a little different than what you guys usually get from me. Let me know if you like it. And Sunshine if you are out there still, yes I can handle that for you. I think I can have that done Sunday. And kayat17tj, yours is coming tomorrow.

This one is for Pam211 and Lolo612. Hope you like it.

Disclaimer: OTH isn't mine. And after season 8, I am glad it isn't.

Staying in the moment

Chapter 1

Haley James Scott pulled into the parking space at this rather sad looking motel. She had gone to every single motel in Tree Hill and this was the last one. He had to be there. She stepped out of the jeep and walked towards the manager's office.

"What are you doing here?"

Haley turned around and saw the man she had been looking for coming out of his room. He was wearing a gray t-shirt and beat up pair of blue jeans. His usually clean shaven face was covered with stubble. He looked nothing like the man that had saved her son from the clutches of a psycho nanny. (Yes, this actually happened. Remember when OTH made sense?) In fact, for some reason, he looked pretty sexy.

"Hello, Dan. Can we talk for a minute?" Haley asked with a polite smile.

"Are you sure that you want to be alone with a convicted murderer?" Dan said menacingly but it didn't seem to bother Haley at all.

"According to my son, I don't have anything to worry about." Haley said calmly and crossed her arms.

If there was one thing that Dan did admire about Haley it was the fact that she never seemed to be scared of him. Even when she was younger, Haley never backed down from him. And of all the girls that his sons seemed to be infatuated with, he always thought Haley was the best looking. She had grown into her womanhood quite nicely and managed to look attractive every time he had seen her. (this is also true. I mean as the years have gone on, Haley is the only one who looks sexy without trying hard. Yes that was totally directed at Brooke 'Only cute during season 1, 2, and 3. Sorry back to the story.) She was wearing a black tank top and a pair of jeans with brown boots. Her hair was down and was a dark brown color. She looked good. Really good. But he quickly dismissed these thoughts. After all he should be checking out his son's wife.

"Shall we?" Dan motioned towards his motel room.

"Okay then..." Haley followed him into the room and tossed her purse on the bed. It was a fairly modest room. It had one bed and a desk with a phone on it. On the floor was a duffle bag with a suit folded up inside.

"Nice room." Haley deadpanned.

"Yeah they claim this is the presidential suite. I don't see it." Dan said sarcastically and shut the door.

She had spent so much time looking for him that she didn't know why she was here anymore. In fact the only thing that she could think about was how broad Dan's shoulders looked and how strong his hands looked. She ran her hands through her hair and took a deep breath. She turned around and Dan was standing behind her.

"So, what does Haley James Scott want with me?" Dan walked past Haley and sat down on the desk that was against the wall. He couldn't stop staring at the young mother. She had filled out in the right places over the years. Her breasts seemed to be a bit larger than before and her hips seemed to have more of curve to them. And she smelled amazing. It had been a long time since he had been in the company of a beautiful woman. He could feel himself getting hard just from looking at her body. After undressing her with his eyes for the second time, he made eye contact with her once again.

"I just wanted to come and thank you again for saving Jamie. I don't know what I would have done if I lost him." Haley said. She took another look at her father in law. He was definitely bigger now. He had always been in shape but he almost had this hulking quality now. His arms were thick and strong. She wondered what they would feel like wrapped her body. Haley moved her hair behind her ear and leaned down to look in her purse so she could stop leering at him. Was this actually happening? Did she really want to have sex with her Father in law?

"Of course. I know this may sound strange coming from me but family is very important to me. Jamie doesn't see me as a monster. Even though I am one." Dan said. For a brief moment he allowed himself to pretend that none of the horrible things he did existed. That he wasn't a murderer and that his family loved him. But none of that was true. He was monster. Even now he was thinking about how much he wanted to touch his daughter in law. How she would look writhing underneath him and what she would sound like when he entered her for the first time. Dan stood from his seat walk towards Haley.

"What are you doing?" Haley asked. Dan grabbed her by the arm and started pulling her toward the door.

"You should go now." Dan said coldly.

"Let me go!" Haley slapped him across the face and he let her go. His expression softened instantly and he stepped away from her.

"I am sorry. I just think it would be best if left now." Dan said as he tried to calm down. Haley thought the slap made him angry but it had the opposite effect. It had turned him on. He wanted Haley and it was taking all of his control to not act on his desire.

"O-okay..." Haley was tingling from where Dan had squeezed her arm. And when she slapped him, it wasn't because she wanted him to let her go. Part of her knew that Dan could take it. That Dan wasn't like Nathan at all. He had a real dark side and something about that was pulling her in. She had come over just to say thank you and now she was thinking about doing something else. Dan had turned away from her but she touched his massive shoulder so he would turn back around.

Dan turned around and looked at the woman standing in front of him. Her eyes were staring straight into his and he could feel her desire through her gaze. He didn't know what he should do next. His heart was thumping and his cock was getting harder by the second. The air between them was charged. He grabbed Haley by both of her slender arms and pulled her body closer to his.

"Wh-what are you doing?" Haley asked breathlessly.

"Giving you what you want..." Dan pressed his lips against Haley and held them there. At first, there was some resistance on Haley's part and Dan thought that he had made a terrible mistake. Haley felt rigid in his hands but he didn't let her go. He knew that she wanted this. He could see it in her eyes.

Haley froze as Dan's lips pressed against hers. She never figured that he would do anything like this and it was taking a minute for her to process what was happening in that moment. Then she did what felt right to her in that moment. Haley parted her lips and moaned into the kiss. Dan let her arms go and put his hands on her waist. She put her hands on either side of his stubble covered face and let her tongue slide into his mouth. She could feel how strong his tongue was as hers brushed against it. There was this sense of urgency to the way they were kissing. Neither of them wanted to think about the ramifications of this kiss. They finally broke for air; they made eye contact once more. Their gaze seemed to last for several minutes but it was only a few seconds. Then Haley finally spoke.

"More..."

Haley crashed her mouth against Dan's once more. She felt the elder Scott's hands move from her hips and onto her ass. He lifted her up from floor and her legs instinctively wrapped around Dan's frame. His body was so hard and tight. It was like wrapping her legs around a giant muscle.

Dan took a few steps forward and fell onto the bed with Haley underneath him. His crotch pressed tightly against hers. She moaned into the kiss once more and began grinding against him. He broke the kiss and latched onto Haley's neck, sucking her pale skin into his mouth.

"God..."Haley groaned loudly from Dan's actions. His mouth was warm and strong. She couldn't believe how good it felt to have his body pressed against hers. She let her hand roam around all over his back.

Dan released her neck and propped himself up with one hand. He placed his hand on her stomach and slipped his hand underneath her top. He looked into Haley's eyes wanting to see the look on her face.

Haley held her breath while Dan's hand slid up her stomach towards her breasts. She didn't wear a bra today so there was nothing stopping him. And just as his hand cupped her breast for the first time, Haley's cell phone began ringing. She went to reach for her purse and Dan gave her breast a firm squeeze. At the same time he pressed his crotch into hers, causing Haley to moan once again.

"Don't answer..." Dan growled as Haley wriggled underneath him.

For a second, Haley thought about just letting it go to voicemail but she knew whose ringtone it was. It was Nathan's.

And just like that she was brought back to reality. This was wrong. This was so very very wrong. Why was she doing this? What the hell was her problem?

"Get off of me! Right now!" Haley shouted as she pushed Dan off of her. Dan rolled to her side and Haley jumped off of the bed. She started pacing back and forth nervously as the weight of what she had done came crashing down on her. But to her surprise, Dan stood up and held her by the shoulders once more.

"Just calm down. Nothing happened. Just go." Dan said calmly.

Haley took another deep breath and picked her purse up from the bed. She stepped out of Dan's grasp and grabbed her purse.

Dan stood there feeling rather helpless as he watched his daughter in law move closer to the door. He wished he could say something to get her to stay but he knew that the moment was lost. Haley opened the door to the room and the sunlight flooded the room. He stared at her. It was almost like she didn't want to go either. And she was just standing there waiting for him to say something. After a few moments, Haley turned around and looked at him.

"Thank you again..." She said and shut the door.

Dan sat down on his bed quietly. He knew that he could never have Haley in that way and that was the way it had to be.

Outside of the room...

Haley climbed into her jeep once more and started it. She looked at the door to the room. She could never let that happen again. No matter what she was feeling at the moment. The teacher put the jeep in reverse and backed out of her spot. As she drove away, Haley couldn't shake the feeling that she had done the wrong thing. But that didn't matter anymore. Her real life was calling her and she needed to go back to it.

For now...

To Be Continued...

And as always one review gets a new chapter. Actually regardless of a review I am posting another chapter. Go me!

By the way, Brooke was cute in season 1,2, and 3. By the time 4 rolled around she started tumbling down the overrated path. Haley has been consistently hot since season 1.

What? I am totally right.