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Nathan was finally home he was excited because it was the weekend and he would get to spend it with his family. He hadn't gotten the chance to talk to Haley this morning because he had left before she woke up. She had pre set the coffee to auto brew and left him a note telling him to have a wonderful day and that she loved him. It amazed him still how things with her always seemed to get better and better. They still did the little things with each other held hands, went on dates, those kinds of things. So now with flowers in hand, his thank you for this morning's already made coffee he was climbing out of the Range Rover to head inside.
He made his way from the garage to the house. Once he reached the house he placed the flowers behind his back as he walked in. He heard noise coming from the kitchen so he slowly made his way down the hall. He looked up to see the counter full of kitchen drawers. He knew automatically something was up. She only did this kind of cleaning when something was bothering her or was angry. He giggled as a memory ran through his head of a phone conversation he had with Haley while she was cleaning the drawers once. He was in Charleston at the time just getting out of practice when she called and she was upset because Principal Rimkis didn't want her to publish Sam's paper in the schools news paper. It was, publish it and you're fired or don't publish it and stay. Haley published the paper anyway because she felt it was the right thing to do. He found it amusing that he was able to call out what she was doing without even seeing her.
However what Nathan didn't know is that Haley had gone to check on Lydia and was now standing right behind him and could see the flowers which he held behind his back. Of course they where purple wild flowers. She would have melted into his arms if she hadn't been so pissed off at him for keeping secrets from her again. She felt herself calming down a little that was until she seen him looking in the kitchen and giggling. All of the anger came back to the surface and she couldn't stop herself before the words came out.
"What's so funny and who are the flowers for?" she stated as she watched as he jumped a little then tense up as he turned to face her. They had been married for so long now that she knew he tensed because of her tone. She wasn't in a good mood and she wasn't about to hide that she was because of his secret keeping.
Nathan jumped in surprise because she had in fact scared him. He wasn't expecting her to be behind him and as what she said processed he also noticed the tone. She was angry for a reason. He turned and noticed her standing there with her hands on her hips with her eye brows raised. When he looked into her eyes they held nothing but rage; however he couldn't understand one emotion swimming in her brown eyes for it flashed once and was gone. Realizing he hadn't responded he said "Hey, Hales I was just laughing at a memory. Here I got these flowers for you as a thank you for making me coffee this morning. I loved that it was ready when I got up. Thank you" Then he closed the distance between the two of them holding out the flowers and coming in for a kiss. However he was met with a cheek and not lips.
"Hales what's wrong?" Nathan asked as he stepped back.
Haley had already started walking into the kitchen. She might be angry with him right now but she did love the flowers so she was going to put them in water.
"What's wrong?" she responded in a sarcastic tone as she made it to the sink. "Let me tell you what is wrong Nathan, Jamie was hanging out with Chuck today"
Before Haley could finish Nathan cut her off "oh no! Did he break something, or mess himself again?" Nathan asked coming to stand on the other side of the kitchen island.
"What, no" Haley said "what happen is I overheard a conversation between him and Jamie today and was quite shocked of the information I learned or rather the "Big Secret" I was left out on." Haley finished making air quotes.
"Well what did you hear Hales?" Nathan asked.
"I know what you have been hiding from me Nathan!" Haley screamed at him. "I now know the truth about what happen with Professor Kellerman and Ian and the fact that I had to hear it from Jamie just makes it worse. After the nanny Carrie fiasco we promised that we wouldn't hide anything anymore that we would be honest with each other." Haley finished with anger, her eyes starting to tear up at the memory of the troubles they had a few years ago that almost ended there marriage.
Nathan felt like he had been punched in the stomach. He felt like he couldn't breathe. He wasn't trying to keep her in the dark. She had been through so much in such a short time and she was pregnant with Lydia so he wanted to wait to tell her. He was actually going to tell her this weekend. He hadn't had the chance since Lydia had been born because he hadn't been home much. Between school and scouting for clients he spent very little time at home. He was going to tell her before at the hospital but Brooke and Quinn convinced him not to because of the fact that she was about to have the baby and they didn't think she could deal with the extra stress giving the fact she was still trying to get over her moms death and almost losing Quinn and Clay.
"Hales I promise I wasn't keeping it from you it's just…" that's all he got to say before Haley cut him off
"You where keeping it from me Nathan!" "You didn't tell me anything. I had to find out from a conversation that I shouldn't have heard."
"Will you let me explain!" Nathan stated raising his voice to try and get her to dial down.
"Explain oh yeah now you want to explain. Explain what that you are a liar!" Haley stated getting into his face.
"What? No! I didn't lie. I was going to tell you it's just so much was going on when it happen…" Nathan was cut off by Haley's cell phone ringing from the counter. She didn't budge to answer it she just kept looking at him and waited for it to stop. When it did she looked back to him so he could continue.
Nathan took a breath and then started "look I promise I was going to tell you, I was going to tell you this weekend and I was actually going to tell you when it happen but…" The house phone started ringing cutting him off again. "Damn it!" he shouted in frustration as he started to walk over to the phone. He picked it up without looking at the caller ID "WHAT!" he screamed into the receiver.
Haley rolled her eyes as he answered the phone. She was flustered that was for sure but she wouldn't have taken it out on who ever it was on the other line like he was. She was sure he was just flustered because she had caught him lying again.
"Oh Nate nice to talk to you too!" Brooke answered after having placed the phone back on her ear. "I will be lucky if I don't lose hearing in that ear now Nate. Look I know it's late but I am still at the café is Haley there?" Brooke asked.
Nathan grumbled something then responded with "hang on." He walked over back to where Haley was standing and held the phone out to her. "Hales it's Brooke, she's at the café and wants to talk to you."
Haley took the phone while covering the receiver with one hand she pointed to Nathan and stated "we aren't done here. I will be a few minutes on the phone with Brooke and then we will continue to talk."
Nathan nodded as Haley put the receiver to her ear and started talking with a fake cheery voice. "Hey, Brooke what's up?"
"Hales I just wanted to ask if you would switch with me. Can you come in tomorrow morning and open the café. I just got a call from my Obgyn and they want me to come in tomorrow morning for my first ultra sound. If you open tomorrow I can come in and close."
Haley smiled "sure Brooke that's not a problem. See you tomorrow and I want to see pictures."
"Thanks Hales good luck with Mr. Grumpy pants. Geez you shouldn't let him answer the phone like that." Brooke chuckled
"Okay see you tomorrow Brooke." With that Haley hung up the phone placing it down on the counter.
She waited a moment and turned to Nathan. "Brooke needs me to open the café in the morning she had to reschedule a doctor's appointment so I am going to open and she will close."
"Okay" Nathan said. He then started again. "Look I know you are angry with me but Hales I promise I was going to tell you…" Haley broke in "so you keep saying. But, what I don't understand is why you didn't tell me when it happen? Oh but wait you didn't tell me about the nanny Carrie thing either I walked in on that and got the front row show of you two getting out of the shower together. God just when I got comfortable thinking we where telling each other everything this happens and it makes me wonder what else are you hiding Nathan?" she finished with her arms crossed over her chest standing right in front of him. She watched the emotions play across his face she seen as his face softened then turned to sadness and quickly settled into down right angry.
Nathan was shaking with anger and didn't nothing to hide his frustration and he lost his temper "God damn it will you let me finish a fucking sentence and stop throwing accusations out! Why, do you feel the need to bring up that crazy bitch! I didn't do anything with her and you know that." He said while pointing a finger in her face.
She slapped his hand out of her face and got right back in his face "don't you dare swear at me Nathan! I have taken a lot from you over the years but I will not do lying and having you scream profane language at me with the kids in the house."
Nathan matched her glare for hostile glare "well if you would fucking listen to me instead of cutting me off every two God Damn seconds! What I am trying to say is that I was going to tell you when it happen it's just that you already had been through so much with your mom, then Quinn being shot, and you being pregnant on top of that I didn't want to add anymore stress. After the altercation on the bridge…"
With the bridge fight being brought up her hand came up and slapped him across the face. He stumbled back more shocked that she had actually hit him. He grabbed the side of his face and held it. "What the hell did you hit me for Hales?" it literally felt like his cheek was on fire. She was pissed and he knew it. She never liked fighting in fact she hated it and since that's almost what left him paralyzed a few years back he understood that.
"I can't believe you, Julian, and Clay did that! Cornering Ian like that you could have gotten hurt or ended up back in a wheel chair and Clay could have gotten himself killed." Haley said "do Brooke and Quinn know about this?" Haley asked raising her voice again.
"Well, Haley if you would have let me finish talking I would have told you that they do know. In fact they are the ones who told me to wait to tell you, and I was going to tell you this weekend."
Haley stood there with her arms across her chest "how am I supposed to believe you Nathan? You lied again after we said we wouldn't lie anymore."
Nathan was getting tired and he didn't want to fight anymore. "Look hales you can believe me or not but if you want the truth try talking to your sister and Brooke." he stated as he started walking back towards the front door. Haley started walking after him "where are you going Nathan? We aren't finished!"
Nathan spun around to face her, his facial expression firm. "Yes we are! I don't want to get slapped again and we can start talking again after we both have clamed down."
"But where are you going?" Haley asked starting to tear up at the thought of him leaving.
Nathan couldn't take her post pregnancy hormones anymore and he snapped his jackass button had been triggered. "Why should I tell you?" he said as he opened the door. "It's not like you would believe me anyway. You think I am a liar remember, you don't trust me." He looked at her watching her heart break at his words but his where already broken his broke the moment she actually said those words. He was so angry with her at the moment that her pain didn't matter so with one last look at her he said "Don't wait up!" with that he slammed the door shut and was gone.
Haley stood there looking at the door with tears streaming down her face. She didn't want him to leave. He was hardly ever home as it was but Lydia's cry broke through on the baby monitor she would have to tend to Lydia and wait for Nathan to come home.
Meanwhile Jamie looked on from the shadows in tears as well as he watched his father walk out. He couldn't help but think that this was his fault. If only he had checked to make sure his mom wasn't around before telling Chuck this would have never happen.
Authors Note: Okay here is chapter two i will update again as soon as i can. The "if" in life is about to get a little harder for me. my mom is having hip replacement surgery so i will be taking care of her and working. however i promise to start working on a new chapter as soon as i can and get it posted when i am happy with it. So what do you think so far? do you like it? hate it? think i should delete it? let me know in a review.