Wow! I'm so proud of myself! I got this chapter done in a week! Yay me! Anyway, I might not get to update for a little while. I'm having my birthday party on Sunday and Tuesday is my actual birthday (the big 15!), so this coming week will be busy. But I'm really excited to work on this fic, it's been a blast so far. So, here's the new chapter. Enjoy!

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The next day was Saturday and Haley woke up to the sound of laughter. Pulling her robe tightly over her body she walked into the kitchen to find Nathan and James sitting at the table surrounded by just about every cereal known to man, milk, bowls, and spoons. Her eyes widened.

"We made breakfast momma!" her son exclaimed happily.

"I see that." Haley said smiling.

Nathan grinned. "I know it's exactly gourmet but-"

"It's perfect." She sat down in her chair and grabbed the Coco Puffs.

"I was thinking after Peyton takes me to physical therapy and my hair cut we could all go out to eat." Nathan spoke up. "With Luke and Lindsey and Brooke and Peyton and the guys."

"That…. That sounds perfect Nate."

"Can we go to Chuck E Cheese?" Jamie asked excitedly.

He laughed. "Maybe another time, buddy. How about we go somewhere a little nicer?"

"You mean like McDonalds?"

Haley laughed. "How about that restaurant by the river?"

"Great idea, Hales. I'll call everyone."

"Nathan, I'll do it. You should get ready for therapy."

"Are you sure? Because I can-"

"I'm sure. Go."

"Okay." He stood up and gave Haley a quick kiss on the cheek. "I'm gonna go shower."

"Momma, why's Daddy acting so nice?" Jamie asked once Nathan had left the room.

"Well, baby, I think he's just putting things back the way they belong." Haley told him.

"So it's gonna be like this from now on?"

"I hope so." She smiled. "Now finish your breakfast."

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A few hours later Nathan had returned home with Peyton. His hair was now cut a little shorter than when they had graduated High School and Peyton had reported that his physical therapy had went very well. He had been very nice to the therapist and made major improvements. If he kept doing as well as he did today, the crutches would be gone in no time. Over all, Peyton was glad to see that the old Nathan was coming back.

"I'll see you at the restaurant later." Peyton said as she left.

"Bye Peyt."

Just then, the phone rang.

"Hello?" Haley answered.

"Haley bub! How are you?"

She gasped. "Mom?"

"Yeah! It's me! How you doing baby girl?"

"I'm great! You won't believe what's been going on." For the next two hours Haley told her mom about Nathan's change of heart, her new teaching job, and Jamie. In return Lydia told Haley about her and her father's life on the road.

"So guess where we're going next." He mom said.

"Where?"

"A little place called Tree Hill."

Haley gasped. "YOU'RE COMING HOME?"

Lydia chuckled. "Not permanently, but for a visit, yes. We want to see that grandbaby of ours. We haven't seen him in months!"

Haley grinned. "That's great, mom. I know he'll be excited to see you and dad."

"Well, that's not the only reason we're coming."

Haley paused. "What's the other reason?"

"Your brothers and sisters are coming in for a visit too. We're having a little family reunion!"

"Everyone from the family?" Haley's eyes widened in horror.

Lydia chuckled again. "Just your brothers and sisters and their families; But it should still be a wild ride. Then again, what isn't with our family? Anyway, we've decided to have it at Marion's place. She's out of town for the next two weeks on business and said she had room for most of us. If we have to your father and I can always sleep in the camper or one of your brothers or sisters can rent a hotel room or something."

"So… when's everyone, uh, getting here?"

"Day after tomorrow, sugar. About two o'clock. You, Nathan, and Jamie will be there, right?"

".. Can't wait." Haley replied meekly. "Need me to bring anything?"

"Just that gorgeous grandson of yours. Oh, and bring your friends! We haven't seen Lucas in a million years!"

"I'll be sure to let him know."

"Okay. Oh, I gotta go, your dad's back from getting dinner hon. I'll see you Saturday." Haley could hear the older woman yelling at her husband as she hung up the phone. "Jimmy, what the hell is that? You know what happened the last time you brought home squirrel for dinner!"

Haley put her head in her hands and sighed. This was going to be a long weekend.

"Momma?" Her head snapped up to see Jamie entering the kitchen.

She smiled. "Hi baby."

"Daddy said that everyone is coming to dinner. And that we need to leave in an hour." The little boy reported.

"Sounds good to me. Why don't you go play with your toys?"

Jamie nodded and began to turn around before Haley stopped him with a "Hey!"

"Kiss?" he grinned and ran over to his mother, giving her a sloppy kiss on the cheek. "Thank-you."

"You will never believe what's going on this weekend." Haley said walking into the bedroom.

Nathan looked up from his spot on the bed, where he was in a clean t-shirt and jeans and reading a magazine. "What?"

"My family is coming to town."

His eyebrows shot up. "Really?"

"Uh huh."

He shrugged. "Sounds like fun."

Haley shook her head. "You don't know my family that well."

"I know that you grew up with them, so they must be okay. Besides, I've met them all before. And nothing can be worse than living with Taylor, remember?"

She smiled. "Yeah. Still, it won't exactly be a walk in the park."

Nathan smirked. "That's good; I'm not exactly ready for a walk just yet."

"Ha. Just be careful, okay? And remember, anything they tell you about me isn't true." She quickly traded her sweats for jeans and a tank top. "Should we go over my family tree?" she wondered out loud.

"Hales, I seriously doubt it. We've been married for what, six years now? I've got your family down."

She looked at him and he sighed. "Okay, starting with the oldest there's Mark, who's working as a lawyer. His wife is named Katie."

"And she's pregnant with their first child. A girl to be named Andrea Lynn." Haley added.

"Then there's Quinn, the oldest girl, who who's a real estate agent. Then Vivian, who's at Berkley studying to become a pediatric. Ryan, who just got signed to play central division hockey with the Detroit Red Wings, Taylor who's, well, Taylor, and then you're the baby."

She smiled, clearly impressed. "Okay, maybe you do remember more than I give you credit for."

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"And then I said, 'Look, I know you think you're slick coming in here with your gelled hair and expensive shoes. But buddy, even in your dreams I wouldn't be interested in you.'" Brooke said that night.

The group had gathered for dinner at the restaurant by the river and was now enjoying a fabulous meal. All together there were eleven of them. There was Haley, Nathan, Jamie, Lucas, Lindsey, Brooke, Peyton, Mouth, Skillz, Junk, and Fergie.

"So, what are we all doing here anyway?" Lucas asked after a few minutes. "I mean, not that I don't love seeing you all, but I am a world famous writer now. I have more important friends." Everyone chuckled before Haley answered.

"It's a celebration."

"For….?"

"For…"

"For me finally starting to get my act together." Nathan spoke up. Everyone else was silent. "Come on, I think everyone here knows I've been an ass for the past four months. And I just wanted to tell you all that I'm sorry. I shouldn't have let what that guy in the bar said affect me. I was a jerk and I should've been better. And I'm going to prove to you all that while I did screw up, I'm going to put things back the way they belong. I really am sorry."

Haley sighed. "Oh, Nathan, it's good to have you back." She felt a bit nervous, but ignored it and gave him a soft, sweet kiss on the lips. "We missed you."

"I love you, Hales."

"I love you, too." She turned back to the table, which was still staring silently. She raised her glass. "Here's to a celebration of retrieving all that was lost."

Brooke raised her flute of champagne as well. "To new beginnings" She said thinking of her new store.

"To new opportunities" Peyton joined in, thinking of her new label and upcoming star, Mia.

"To hope" Skillz said thinking of how much he missed Bevin.

"To forgiveness" Nathan put in.

"To love" said Lucas, glancing at Lindsey, who smiled and said,

"To new people"

Mouth raised his glass. "To chances" he said thinking of Alice and his new job. But for some reason, at that moment, Millicent popped into his head.

"To beer" said Junk.

Fergie nodded. "And pizza and videogames."

Jamie raised his cup in the air, not wanting to be left out and said, "To family."

The group nodded. For almost all their lives most of them never had the best family. But that was okay, they had each other. They had grown to become their own family. And they had all the love in the world within it.

A toast. To life.

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Well, there it was! I hope you all liked it. I worked very hard. Next chapter: The James family reunion! Oh, and Please, please, please, please, please with extra Nathan on top REVIEW!!!!!!!!