Claudia gently woke up and flopped over Nathan's side of the bed, he wasn't there.

"Hi." Claudia whispered half asleep with her eyes closed, she slowly opened her eyes to see that he wasn't there. "Why is he?" Claudia whispered looking shocked. Dan walked into the room and saw her there. He smirked.

"Well, well." Dan stated creepily. Claudia jerked and gasped. She held the covers to her as she turned to face Dan. "Where's the better half?" Dan asked.

"I don't know!" Claudia exclaimed annoyed as she pulled the duvet up too. Dan circled her like a vulture. Dan reached down and picked up her bra, he inspected it. Claudia was well beyond creeped out. 

"He always was a love-em-and-leave-em type." Dan commented and Claudia scoffed.

"Can I help you with something?" Claudia asked with her eyebrows raised. "As far as I know, this house doesn't even belong to you, anymore." Claudia stated and Dan looked annoyed.

"Trust me, little girl," Dan hissed before he advanced on her, "this house and everything in it will always belong to me." Dan stated sternly, Claudia looked him dead in the eye.

"Mr. Scott, I suggest that you don't come any closer." Claudia replied sitting up a little more, Dan looked at her. "You are creeping me out." Claudia stated truthfully, Dan bent down lower.

"You know, at least Peyton was pleasant in the morning." Dan replied and Claudia glared at him. Dan smiled as he discreetly grabbed the note that Nathan had left for her on the bedside table. "Oh, by the way, I'm still waiting on those annulment papers. I hope you don't think a one-night-stand's gonna change that." Dan said tauntingly before he walked out, Claudia fell back on Nathan's bed groaning. All she could think about was 'what if Dan is right? What if Nathan was just in it for a one night stand?'.

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"Jack, I am nervous." Claudia stated as they stood inside North Carolina's airport. They were picking up the family, the travelled from Devon.

"It will be fine, I mean for me." Jack replied jokingly and Claudia rolled her eyes. "You were the one who got married." Jack stated and Claudia shrugged.

"I don't even know if we are married." Claudia said gloomy.

"Whatever happened to 'I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.'?" Jack asked confused as he turned to his younger sister.

"Dan Scott happened." Claudia sighed and Jack hugged her side. They saw a group of people walking towards them. "They are here." Claudia stated shocked and Quinn, Claudia and Joe's older sister, ran up to them.

"Well if it isn't my favourite younger sister and brother!" Quinn squealed as she hugged her two younger siblings.

"Quinn? We are your only younger sister and brother." Claudia replied pulling out of the hug and Quinn rolled her eyes and tilted her head back.

"And to think, I actually missed you." Quinn laughed and then Claudia rolled her eyes. 

"Reign!" Claudia shrieked as she saw her cousin. Jack and Quinn continued speak.

"Younger Cousin!" Reign taunted and Claudia rolled her eyes.

"By six months." Claudia laughed before she looked at the guy behind Reign.  "Well hello there." Claudia smiled sweetly and Reign laughed.

"Calm down wifey, he is my man." Reign replied and Claudia hugged the boy.

"Kieran, nice to meet you." Kieran replied.

"Claudia." Claudia stated before she saw Joe. "God, why did they bring you?" Claudia asked rhetorically before she hugged Joe, her older cousin.

"I was forced to be here." Joe replied before he slipped Claudia into a head lock. Claudia elbowed her cousin in the stomach. 

"My friends are excited to meet you." Claudia smirked and Joe raised his eyebrows. "Haley, told them you were coming." Claudia continued and Joe smirked to himself.

"Haley, huh?" Joe asked and Claudia slapped him on the chest.

"Down boy, do you need to take a cold shower?" Claudia asked semi-seriously. Joe rolled his eyes and Claudia's grandparents came over to her.

"Grandma! Grandad!" Claudia shrieked before she hugged them.

"Is nobody going to help me with these bags?" Auntie Patricia shouted from the background. Claudia and Jack ran up to her and hugged her. "I have missed you too." She said as they pulled away. They continued their hello's as they walked out of the airport. 

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"It's been a while since we sat here." Quinn laughed as her and Claudia sat on the roof of the house. They made an secret tunnel up to the roof through the attic when they were kids. Jack and the rest of the family were inside chatting.

"How are you Quinn?" Claudia asked and Quinn turned to face her.

"Not as bad as you." Quinn answered sympathetically. "I know that Nathan wants a divorce." Quinn stated and Claudia shook her head. "I also know about Taylor, I am sorry Claudia." Quinn continued and Claudia looked at her smiling.

"Nathan and I are fine, I think. We had sex last night." Claudia explained and Quinn looked shocked.

"My little sister, a lady in the streets and a freak in the sheets?" Quinn asked grinning and Claudia just went bright red with embarrassment.

"I used to think that was the only reason why he wanted to marry me, but then I realised it was because our love was special." Claudia explained and Quinn nodded her head. "When I went on tour, I just realised how much I love him." Claudia continued and Quinn smiled sadly. "He means the world to me and I can't have a divorce. I am seventeen." Claudia stated and Quinn held her hand.

"He isn't going to divorce you." Quinn replied sternly and Claudia just shrugged. She didn't know anymore, especially after he ran out on her this morning.

___

"Quinn, is that you?" Lucas asked laughing as he walked up to Quinn. Quinn smiled at him.

"Still having dreams about me, Luke?" She asked teasing him, Luke smiled at her.

"I could ask you the same question." Lucas replied and Quinn nodded her head.

"Touché" Quinn smirked before she walked away from him. Joe walked up to Haley and both Lucas and Claudia watched the encounter from a distance.

"Haley James." Joe stated and Haley turned bright red.

"Hiya." She squealed nervously. Claudia and Lucas laughed and Haley glared at them. "Hot Joe, how are you?" Haley asked and then she covered her mouth realising what she had just said.

"Beautiful Haley, how about you show me around Tree Hill?" Joe asked cockily, Haley nodded her head. 

"Let's go." She replied and they walked out smiling. Lucas and Claudia stood their jaws dropped. 

"Nathan, left me this morning." Claudia stated and Lucas looked at her confused. "I stayed the night and he left without saying goodbye. Lucas what am I meant to take from that?" Claudia asked sitting on the stool running her fingers through her hair.

"Claudia, Nathan loves you." Keith stated and Claudia turned around to face him. "Trust me." Keith smiled before he walked off.

"I hope so." Claudia sighed as she looked over at her family, speaking to Karen. 

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Claudia was sat on the stairs outside Karen's Cafe. She needed some air to think about Nathan. Speaking of the devil- Nathan walked to Karen's and stood in front of her. 

"Hey!" Claudia smiled relieved, Nathan looked down at her. "What's up?" Claudia asked as she stood up herself. Nathan shrugged.

"Just... wanted to see you." Nathan replied and Claudia smiled at him.

"I have something to ask you." Claudia stated and Nathan nodded his head. "Last night, was I only a one night stand to you?" Claudia asked awkwardly stuttering. Nathan shook his head, the truth was that ever since the minute after he asked for a divorce he realised that he loves Claudia and wants to be with her. Nathan just wants to take it slow considering she broke his heart.

"No, why?" Nathan asked truthfully and Claudia sighed relieved.

"Nothing just something your dad said that's all." Claudia brushed off and Nathan raised his eyebrows.

"My dad?" Nathan asked.

"Yes, baldy, Dan Scott, is your dad correct?" Claudia asked jokingly and Nathan rolled his eyes. "Yeah I mean he called me a one night stand, touched my bra and crept me out." Claudia explained and Nathan looking at her sympathetically.

"God I hate him." Nathan sighed and Claudia nodded her head. Nathan pointed to the crowded Karen's cafe. "What's going on?" Nathan asked confused, Claudia smiled guilty.

"I didn't tell you?" Claudia asked awkwardly and Nathan shook his head.

"No." He replied and Claudia sighed.

"My family just arrived from England. My grandparents, my aunt and a couple of cousins. Plus my sister." Claudia explained as they walked into Karen's cafe.

"What? Sister?" Nathan asked confused. Quinn stood in front of the young couple smiling. 

"Nathan, meet my older sister Quinn." Claudia introduced and Quinn crossed her arms over.

"So this is my little brother in law." Quinn smirked as she looked at him up and down, she could see Nathan was nervous. "Don't worry I am nothing like my best friend Taylor." Quinn continued smiling and Nathan nodded his head.

"You used to live here, didn't you?" Nathan asked shaking Quinn's hand.

"Yeah and then I got bored of Tree Hill so I moved back to England." Quinn explained and Nathan turned to face his wife. 

"Why have you never mentioned Quinn?" Nathan asked confused and Claudia smiled guilty at Quinn.

"You never mentioned me?" Quinn asked with her eyebrow raised.

"To be fair, I thought Nathan already knew you!" Claudia exclaimed and Nathan shook his head.

"Why would you think that?" Nathan asked and Claudia raised her eyebrows.

"Well she was pretty and popular back in high school." Claudia replied and Quinn placed her arms on Claudia's shoulder.

"I am also your favourite sister." Quinn stated and Claudia rolled her eyes.

"You are my only sister." Claudia replied and Quinn smirked at Nathan.

"Yeah I ate the other one in the womb." She whispered jokingly and Nathan looked shocked.

"So this is the guy who tied the knot with the devil herself?" Joe asked as he walked up to his two cousins and cousin in law.

"Well that's my cue to leave." Quinn stated before she walked over to Lucas smiling.

"Nathan meet Joe, my cousin." Claudia introduced as she pointed to Nathan than Joe.

"Nice to meet you." Nathan said shaking Joe's hand.

"So you play basketball?" Joe asked, trying to act all tough.

"I am the captain, do you play basketball?" Nathan asked and Claudia began to laugh hysterically.

"Joe plays football." Claudia replied once she had calmed down. She really meant soccer but she was just used to saying football. She never really learned the American words. She just stuck to her British words.

"You a quarterback?" Nathan asked and that was when Claudia realised her mistake.

"I play soccer." Joe answered and Claudia blushed slightly.

"Oh yeah, I meant soccer." Claudia replied. Reign and Kieran walked up to Nathan, Joe and Claudia smiling.

"Well well, who is this hot stuff over here?" Reign smirked as she smiled up at Nathan.

"Claudy's boyfriend." Joe laughed and Kieran shook his head.

"Joe, mate, I think you will find they are married." Kieran replied and Claudia lifted up her hand to reveal the ring he was wearing. Joe couldn't help but notice that Nathan was not wearing his wedding ring . He only knew that Nathan was annoyed that Claudia left him and cheated on him with Chris. 

"Nathan, this is Reign my cousin and her boyfriend Kieran." Claudia said pointing at everyone she named when she named them.

"Nice to meet you mate. So you are Lucas's brother then?" Reign asked as she shook Nathan's hand.

"We are half-brothers." Nathan replied and the young english couple nodded their heads. Claudia saw her grandparents and smiled at them.

"Grandma, Grandad!" Claudia waved at her Grandparents. Nathan looked really worried now. Reign and Kieran silently walked off into the bathroom together.

"Should I be worried?" Nathan asked concerned and Claudia shook her head.

"No, they are cool!" Claudia exclaimed truthful before she reached her grandparents.

"Hello, Darling. Who is this young chap?" Claudia's grandma asked smiling at Nathan.

"Uh, this is Nathan." Claudia said nervously and Nathan slipped his hand into her hers. "He is my husband." Claudia smiled at up at him.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Mr and Mrs Stone." Nathan said looking at her grandparents before he shook his hand and hugged Claudia's grandma.

"And you too Nathan." Claudia's grandad smiling, before he got to the real questions. "May I ask you, what is your future plans?" He asked and Nathan smiled. Claudia threw her head back groaning.

"Grandad, come on." Claudia sighed.

"I plan to go to Duke University and play basketball. Then become a Charlotte Bobcat for the NBA." Nathan explained and Claudia looked at him. There dream school were nearly three thousand miles apart. That scared Claudia a lot.

"NBA?" Claudia's grandma asked confused and Claudia answered.

"Like the premier league but for basketball." Claudia explained and her grandma nodded her head understanding.

"Ah okay. Well you have everything sorted," Claudia's grandad said before he turned to face his grand daughter, "unlike my lovely granddaughter." He added and Claudia scoffed a little

"You know what, I think I hear Quinn calling my name, Nathan let's go." Claudia lied, but her grandparents were kind of deaf so they wouldn't of known. Claudia and Nathan walked away before they saw Brooke and Peyton. "Brooke! Peyton!" Claudia exclaimed before she hugged them.

"We heard the Stone's had came to visit. We had to come party." Broke explained and Claudia nodded her head. Brooke and Peyton exchanged a look before they both smirked at their friend and her boyfriend.

"Yeah, Haley has been speaking about a hot cousin and we just had to meet him." Peyton smirked as her and Brooke looked around for 'Hot Joe.' Claudia rolled her eyes before she turned behind her.

"Joe!" Claudia shouted reluctantly, Claudia glared at him as he walked over to them.

"Can you not shout?" Joe shouted in Claudia's ear. Claudia smacked the back of his head and Joe locked eye contact with Claudia's two friends boobs. "Aren't you going to introduce the lovely ladies in front of me?" Joe asked charmingly. Brooke and Peyton grinned at him. Claudia rolled her eyes.

"Joe meet Brooke and Peyton. Brooke and Peyton meet my ugly cousin Joe." Claudia stated and Joe shoved her slightly, then he got an idea.

"Oh you are just jealous of me." He laughed before he threw Claudia over his shoulder, Brooke and Peyton laughed and Nathan just watched.

"Joe put me down." Claudia stated sternly as she looked down at the ground.

"Not a chance." Joe teased and Claudia began kicking her legs.

"Joseph Meryl Williams, don't make me get your mother over here." Claudia warned, Brooke, Peyton and Nathan all began to laugh.

"You said you would never tell anyone my middle name." Joe hissed embarrassed.

"Aunt Patricia, help!" Claudia called and Joe groaned.

"Don't tell my mum you grass." Joe warned and Claudia shook her head.

"Then let me go and bugger off." Claudia replied as Joe smirked devilishly, an evil idea came to his head.

"Whatever you say." Joe laughed before she walked over to the stage and placed her on it. "Claudia, go sing us a song." Joe shouted loud enough for everyone to hear. The whole place clapped and cheered.

"Not tonight." Claudia smiled sweetly and some people booed. Claudia's felt really awkward. Nathan just looked down at his feet, not saying anything.

"Come on Claude!" Reign cheered as she clapped her hands together.

"Aw! I haven't heard you sing in years." Her grandma said and that made Claudia feel guilty.

"We want to hear what our rock star sister sounds like!" Quinn shouted as she sat on the counter. 

"Only because my family are here, Quinn, Haley get up here and help me." Claudia smiled and both Quinn and Haley ran up to the microphone. Claudia jumped off the stage and walked over to Nathan.

"Yay Claudia!" Auntie Patricia shouted encouragingly.

"Are you okay with this?" Claudia asked whispering and Nathan looked down at her.

"It's for your family, right?" Nathan replied and Claudia nodded her head. She kissed him on the cheek before she ran up onto the stage.

"Okay, this is a classic- Teardrops!" Claudia exclaimed before the music came on. She sang it perfectly and at the end she smiled at Nathan who smiled back at her. Haley and Quinn pulled her into a big group hug. The rest of the family plus Lucas ran and joined in with the hug.

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