Chapter 1:

Haley couldn't breathe as she held the pregnancy test in her shaking hand. She was still in high school, still seventeen. She couldn't be pregnant. Oh god no! Nathan was just getting his game back after the accident which put his uncle in a coma. He'd freak once she'll tell him the news. "What am I going to do?" she whispered. She naturally placed her hand on her belly. Haley looked up into the mirror; she could feel the tears prickle behind her eyes. Am I supposed to be happy? She thought. Yeap she was going to cry.

Nathan just came back from his early morning run and opened his apartment which he shared with his wife Haley. "Hales?" he called. "Haley?" He walked into the kitchen and poured himself a cereal. Nathan could hear the faint sound of crying coming from the bathroom. He put down his bowl and made his way towards it. He knocked lightly, "Haley what's wrong? Is everything okay?" He could hear her sniffing behind the other side of the door. "Everything's fine." He wasn't buying that.

"C'mon open the door."

"Just give me a minute." Haley made sure she wrapped the test in toilet paper and then shoved it in her robe that was wrapped around her body. She picked up all the tissues that was scattered across the floor and did the same with those too. I can't tell him. Not right now. How could this happen? She took a minute to compose herself and then she opened the door.

Nathan saw the tear stricken Haley standing in the doorway of the bathroom. "Oh Haley," he pulled her into a tight embrace. "Baby what's wrong?" Haley couldn't contain it any longer, she sobbed on his hard muscled chest, his long strong arms wrapped around her. "I'm just not feeling well that's all. I'm going to get ready for school. You should probably take a shower." She pulled out of the hug and tried to smile up at him. Nathan wiped away a tear the escaped the corner of her eye. "If you're not feeling well you should probably stay at home. I'll come around lunch to check up on you."

"Yeah that would be great. Can you tell Brooke to instead? I just need to talk to her that's all. School stuff, English in particular."

"Whatever you need Hales." He kissed her lightly on her forehead then made his way around her so that he could take a shower.

20 minutes later…

"I'm off. I'll see you after school okay?" Nathan swang his back pack over his shoulder and grabbed the keys from the kitchen counter. Haley stood up from the couch and went to kiss him good bye. "Have fun at school today. Third period won't be the same without me." she joked. Nathan leaned down to kiss her. "What if I stay home with you?" Haley took a step back. Panic was streaked all over her face. If he was with her the entire day, she would be tempted to tell him what she just discovered. "Haley I was just kidding. Relax you look like you just saw a ghost." He kissed her again and made his way out the door.

This was good. Haley would have time to herself and think things through. She made the decision of telling Brooke and she would wait until she heard her opinion about the situation. "Brooke, please don't freak out."