AN 2: Here's the next chapter, like promised! Thank you all for your kind words. I'll reply to all of you when I have the time for it, but never forget I'm extremely appreciated for the support! THANK YOU.

It was little after 8 am when Nathan parked the car at the familiar highway. He felt great. Things with Haley finally seemed to be getting back on track, slowly but surely. He was feeling better after his physical therapy sessions and he could finally walk normally without having those suckers of crutches with him the entire time. He carefully crawled up the stairs and a smile crept on his face when he heard Haley yelling his son's name from behind the door. Jamie was probably late and he could already picture his wife all nervous preparing the breakfast and furious with the little boy. Not furious, furious. Just that type of fury that every mom has when their children are late to school or don't want to get out of bed. Haley had always been one of those mothers. And he loved it. Never ceasing his smile, he knocked twice on the wood. He had gotten up earlier just to see them. He knew it was Monday and a long day of work was expecting both Haley and Jamie so he had made everything possible to still catch them at home and wish them a good week and day. When Haley opened the door, her annoyed expression soon faded to a smile on her face as she took in the sight of him. God, he was looking good… He was wearing jeans and a green shirt. Green had never been a color Nathan used very much, but when he did… let's just say she felt her cheeks redden making her look like a tomato. The smell of his cologne was soon capted by her nose and she noticed it was the one she had offered him last Christmas.

"You look beautiful." Nathan said honestly while glancing intently at her figure. She knew he was checking her out and unlike the last few times something like this happened, she felt good. Confident, actually. Proud. Happy. She let out an almost inaudible "thank you" before inviting him to get in. "Sorry. Good morning."

"Good morning. Are you okay?" she asked worriedly.

"I am. I slept like a baby…"

"Oh, please. We both know that never happens…" said Haley between laughs. Nathan had never been a pacific sleeper. He would always toss around like a tornado…

"Yeah, I guess you're right… But I'm fine. No major pain in my back so I guess that's a good sign… Oh, here's the key, before I forget. Thanks."

"You know you have nothing to thank for. It's your car too." She said throwing him one of the warmest smiles he had ever seen. Nathan smiled back and when he heard those little footsteps he knew so well his smile got even broader.

"Daddy!" Jamie ran from his bedroom to his father's arms.

"Morning, buddy! How are you?" while Jamie and Nathan continued their chit-chat, Haley continued preparing breakfast. "Do you need any help?" asked Nathan at the same time he told Jamie to go and sit down on the balcony so he could start to eat.

"Nah, it's okay. Thanks." Haley said placing a plate with two pancakes, meshed eggs and a slice of bacon in front of Jamie. Nathan looked at the meal. Haley had always been a goddess in the kitchen. She could seriously make a divine meal from onions and carrots, it was unbelievable. And he knew how awesome that food was, which didn't help when he felt like he could eat her entire kitchen… "Do you want some?"

"As much as I know how delicious this is, I'll have to pass. I can't eat anything before going to the pool…"

"It stops digestion." Said Nathan and Jamie, both at the same time. Nathan looked at his son with a smirk plastered on his face.

"That's what mom's always saying. That I shouldn't eat before I go to the pool because the cool water can stop my digestion…" Haley threw him a goofy expression.

"That's right and you'd better not forget it, mister!"

"You're always telling me, how could I ever forget it?" Nathan busted out laughing with his son's reply and after a few seconds, Haley couldn't help but join in the laughter. Yeah, maybe she was a mother hen! So what?"

"You're just full of funny today, aren't you?" she asked while grabbing his son's cheeks with her right hand.

"He got you, Hales…" Hales. That was the first time he was calling her that without her feeling it was too soon… She smiled at him before looking at the clock and hurrying Jamie up. "What if I drive you both to school? My therapy session only starts at 9 so I have enough time…"

"Sure." She didn't let the enthusiasm show in her tone of voice, but she was squealing inside. Just this little moment had looked exactly like the millions of breakfasts the three of them had took in the past. And Nathan driving them to school would be one more familiar thing.

A few minutes later, Jamie was done and they all drove to Tree Hill High.

"Call me if you need anything, okay?" Haley let him know after getting herself out of the car.

"I will. Thanks. And good luck with your classes."

"Okay. Thank you. Good luck!" Haley said as Jamie waved her goodbye.

"So Jim Jam, what are you going to do today in class?"

"Good morning, Mrs. Scott."Already inside the teacher's lounge, Haley turned her head left and saw Principal Turner coming in her direction. "Can I talk to you for a moment?"

"Sure." She replied, a little intrigued with what he could possibly have to tell her.

"I just want to know how your situation with Quentin Fields is." Oh… that… "Is he still perturbing your classes?"

"He is." Quentin Fields was a really difficult kid. He only seemed to care about basketball and he even sexually harassed Haley in her first class. In other words, he was a jerk… Haley had to admit she felt a little embarrassed in admitting that to Principal Turner but the truth is that with everything happening in her life at the moment, Quentin was the least of her preoccupations. He had stopped with the sexual harassing but he still was a pain in the ass in her classes. "But I can handle it, don't worry. I know I may not have started in the best way but I know this kid is going to come around eventually."

"What makes you so sure?"

"I know his type." Was the only thing she said. And that was the truth. Quentin reminded her of Nathan's old self in some ways: cocky, arrogant, amazing basketball player and only caring about the game… maybe she was being ingenuous but something was telling her she could help Quentin and perhaps change the way he behaved.

"I suggest we see how he behaves this week and if he doesn't show any improvement, then I'm afraid we'll have to take even more serious measures… Keep me informed." And after smiling at her, he walked away letting Lucas approach his best friend.

"Is everything okay?" he asked.

"Yeah, it was about Quentin…"

"Did he do anything again?" Lucas asked, rage filling his voice. He had been on the edge when Haley first told him the guy had sexually harassed her. No matter how hard Lucas was making his life, the kid still managed to stay the same…

"No, he stopped, thank God."

"Good. I told him that if he kept harassing you, I'd kick him out of the team. What is he up to now?"

"He's just not interested in hearing me or any other teacher for that matter…"

"He's a really stubborn kid. We have to be patient… But he'll come around... So is it today we're going to tell Nathan?" Haley suddenly looked awestruck. She had been avoiding this ever since Lucas told her everything about Bowl's mischievous plan to injure Nathan. She knew her husband and he wouldn't take it well…

"Yeah… The sooner we tell him, the better."

"I know I'm an old man, but I can still grab him by the arm, thank you." Mrs. Hockley looked with at Whitey with a stupid look on her face, although some could argue that was the only expression that woman had…

"Thanks, coach. That woman really gets on my nerves…" said Nathan as both men walked into the locker room of the building. Usually, it would always be Mrs. Hockley taking him there but Whitey noticed how unpleasant the woman was and quickly ditched her. Putting his bag over the bench, Nathan started taking out his swimming shorts from it when he heard his phone ringing. It was a text… from Haley. A smile quickly formed on his lips, even before reading it.

Good luck! I know you can do it. XX Haley

"What? You won the lottery?" Nathan snapped away from the screen and looked weirdly at Whitey. "Or is it that wife of yours you're crazy about?" he asked with a smirk on his face. He knew Nathan for a long time and clearly that was the thinking about Haley look.

"She's wishing me luck." Nathan replied still amused. How a simple text from her had such an effect on him…

"I remember feeling like that too…" Nathan noticed Whitey looking into the air. Camila. "But of course it was with letters back then." He chuckled at his own silliness. Nathan had always admired how much Camila and Whitey had loved each other. He had never met the woman who had won his coach's heart but from all the things Whitey had told him, he couldn't help but loving the relationship they had. He could tell that Whitey loved her unconditionally and a part of Nathan wished he and Haley would be like them one day. Just grow old together and watching their grandchildren grow up… "How are things going between you two?"

"Good. I think we're finally back on track." Nathan's smile to ear to ear let Whitey know the couple he'd always rooted for was going to be just fine and that left him happy. "Actually, I…" Nathan didn't know if he should say this to Whitey first than Haley, but he really needed an opinion about this before telling her. "I'm going to look for a new job today." He had been thinking about the idea for a long time but after Haley telling him she was working at Karen's, he got even more motivated to find something to do. They still had money from the shoe contract but it wouldn't last forever and they had to be precautious. Plus it also wasn't fair for Haley to be the livelihood of the family. They both needed to make an effort. Whitey just smiled, thinking how much the man in front of him had come a long way.

Haley didn't have any classes that afternoon so she and Lucas were quickly driving to her apartment when she called Nathan.

"Hey!"

"Hey! So, how did it go?"

"Great. Dr. Campbell says everything's normal and that I'm on the track."

"Oh…" she sighed in relief. "I knew it, I'm so happy for you, Nathan. Really, I am."

"I know, Hales. Thank you. Oh and next week I won't be having any sessions because it's Easter."

"Is that okay?"

"Yeah, Dr. Campbell said it wouldn't cause me any trouble."

"I'm more relieved then." then there was an awkward silence in the air until Haley decided to speak again. "So listen, Lucas and I need to talk to you. Do you think you can go to the apartment right now?"

"What happened?" he asked worried.

"Don't worry. Everything's okay. We just want to talk to you about something…"

"Sure. I'll be there in 5 minutes." Haley shut the phone and breathed in. This was going to be hard. How do you tell the person you love that their dreams were purposely taken away from them?

"Did you call him?" Lucas asked as soon as she parked on the driveway and they started climbing up the stairs, before opening the front door.

"Yeah. He'll be here in-" and just before she could finish the sentence, a knock on the door was heard.

"Hey." Nathan had that look Haley knew so well on his face: apprehensiveness. They both greeted them before sitting him on one of the balcony's chairs. "So…?" what could possibly his wife and brother have to tell him? He couldn't think of anything besides his accident or something about it. If it was something about Jamie, Haley had already told him, for sure…

"What we have to tell you is shocking, but please try to stay calm, okay?" Haley prepared him, holding his hand and looking compassionately at him. Okay, now he was really worried. He looked at his brother and he was also looking pitifully at him. Okay, now he was even more worried. "We know you don't like to talk about it or remember about that night…" He was right, it was about his accident and he softly rolled his eyes. What else was going to make him think about it? "… but you do remember what happened, right?"

"Yes, I remember clearly what happened! Some guy was getting a rise out at me and I hugged him. Oh, this of course after we ate ice cream together and talked about how to polish nails…" he mumbled sarcastically. He wasn't liking where this was heading off. Haley looked at him and she suddenly realized this was going to be even more complicated than she had previously thought. "I'm sorry." He apologized after realizing he was letting his natural temper get the best of him.

"Look, man, we know this is hard for you but we really need to know what you remember from that night…" Lucas tried to tell him.

"I remember being thrown out of a window!"

"Okay, it's okay." Haley muffled his hair with her hand caressing his scalp, trying to soothe him and Nathan certainly started to notice how much her touch relaxed him.

"I remember it all. I remember the guy saying he was going to sue me…"

"So you do remember the guys?" Lucas asked hesitantly.

"Yeah. Why?" Lucas and Haley looked at each other and Haley nodded at Lucas, letting him know he should do the talk while she would try to relax her husband taking it all in. Lucas started telling him everything, how Jet Streamer and the rest of the guys had been hired by Howl, the Blazer's president and how his accident had been a trap to injure him.

Haley kept rubbing Nathan's back and his scalp as his eyes widened at Lucas's words. He… He just couldn't believe it. So he was like this because of some moron? His jam clenched as did his fists and he just wanted to hit someone! He missed the times where he would just punch some nerd to let out his anger… It had been unbelievably wrong and he was never going to do that again in his entire life, but sometimes he missed letting out all his rage like that…

"Nate? You're okay?" Lucas and Haley looked at him who was still unable to form any words.

"So my accident… wasn't an accident." He finally said. "I can't believe someone could do this to me…" he was angry. Damn, he was pissed! But somehow, on some level, he didn't feel all that much surprised. He knew the world he lived in. He knew all the schemes the NBA teams ran behind doors… He knew it all and this wasn't actually so surprising.

"But think about this: now you know you're not responsible for losing basketball." Lucas told him with a warm smile.

"Yes, I am." Lucas and Haley looked at him with a delicate look on their faces. "Howl hired the guys to piss me off but if I hadn't fallen into their trap, I'd still be out there playing. I know it was all a scheme but that doesn't take away the fact that I acted wrong. I should have just walked away but I didn't. So yeah, maybe Howl set the bait but I ate it." Haley's delicate look soon turned into a loving one. That was the man she loved… The one who would always be in the first row taking responsibility for his own mistakes. "I'm still guilty for what happened."

"But what they did is a crime, Nathan. We have to do something."

"It was a crime, Haley and I really want to catch these bastards! I just… It doesn't make me feel less guilty knowing this was all a set up…" to which she just nodded. "How do we even know Streamer's telling the truth?"

"His hearing will be in two weeks so I guess we won't have to wait much longer… He told me he's going to say everything to the judge. He wants revenge. So, if we're lucky enough, they'll then call Howl and the rest of them on court.

"Okay. Thank you for telling me and for going there. You didn't need to do that."

"Of course I had. I want justice to be made."

"How are you feeling?" Haley asked him concerned. She'd been expecting a more stormy reaction of him.

"I feel like I could strangle someone right now for knowing there are such sick people out there to do something like this but, like I said, it doesn't change how I've always looked at that night: a guy who had a moment of weakness and lost it all. But at the same time, it gives me strength, you know? Like I want to show those guys there's nothing they can do to stop me!" Haley smiled broadly, it was amazing seeing Nathan being confident again, even if it was just for mere seconds.

"And you will." She whispered softly to which he just replied with a shy smile.

"Okay, I got to go now. I have to go meet with Peyton and Brooke. I'll see you guys later… and Nathan… everything's going to be alright." Lucas assured him before leaving the apartment.

"Are you really okay?" Haley asked him as she stood up in front of him.

"I am. Incredible… All this time I thought they were just a bunch of punks…"

"Nathan…" she hesitated, she wasn't sure if that was crossing her limits but she had to know. She'd been dying to know what had truly happened that night, what made him lose his head like that… "I know this is a really hard topic for you, but… what happened? Why did you start fighting them?" Nathan looked down. He had never told her the real reason why he hadn't been able to control himself… Should he tell her the truth?

"What did Lucas tell you?"

"He told me you two left the bar and went to the car and everything was fine. But after going to call Barry, you were… you were already on the floor. What happened?" she asked, grabbing his face with both her hands. "Please tell me, Nathan. Let me in." the last part was almost a whisper and he looked deeply into her eyes. He didn't want to upset her. He didn't want her to feel bad for being the reason why he fought them, because he knew she was going to feel bad… Guilty even. "Let me in." she repeated and he realized they had to work on their issues and lack of communication had always been one of them, especially after what happened during those 4 months… He looked intently at her one last time before telling her everything.

"While Lucas went to call Barry, I heard Greg saying he was going to sue me so I walked back in on the bar to try and solve things when…"

"What?" she asked expectantly.

"He talked shit about you, Haley. And I couldn't control myself! No one speaks shit about my wife, no one! I'm not going to sit and watch while the world hurts you! I told you this once and it's still true. It always will be." Haley was shocked to say the least. So she had been the reason why her husband had been thrown out of a window? "Don't do that. You're not guilty for anything." Somehow, she didn't believe it. Her husband had been defending her honor and because of that he… "Hales, listen to me. It all makes sense now. Those guys had been hired to get a rise out of me. They knew it hadn't worked with the autograph thing so as professionals they are, they said those things about you. Because they knew it was certain I was going to react to that."

"That's not the point, Nathan. I'm really glad you're that kind of men, the kind of protecting his family from everything, but you have to know you're not invincible… There have been and there always will be a lot of people talking shit about me and everyone else and you can't just start punching everyone-"

"I know I was wrong! But he insulted you! I know I shouldn't have started fighting him but I will never just stand there looking at anyone who insults you, Haley! I can't do that! If I need to turn into a beast to protect you or Jamie, I will!" Haley just closed her eyes, taking in his words. She loved him for being like that, for being so protective of her and their son but he couldn't always act like that whenever people bad-mouthed her or Jamie. She reluctantly closed the gap between them and hugged him tightly to her. She missed him, feeling him. She was finding it harder and harder to take things slowly. Her body wanted him and so did her mind. The problem was that her mind was a little behind her body and she needed time to catch up.

"But you have to be careful, Nathan. I don't want to lose you for something stupid. What other people say about me doesn't matter. There are people out there that just don't care about anything but themselves and they'll always be ready to tear others down... What matters is what the people I love think about me." Nathan cupped her cheeks with his hands and started caressing them with his thumbs. She was right. "Look at what happened to you…" she mumbled feeling her eyes starting to tear a little. "They're not worthy of this or anything that can possibly happen to you, Nathan. And sometimes walking away is the best thing to do." Nathan smiled shyly at her before looking down. He had always known he'd been wrong in getting all riled up but he also knew he would never let anyone speak badly about his family. That was a certainty. Walking away had never been an easy thing for him to do. He beat up kids since he was 9…

"Then what do you want me to do? Do you want me to just watch while someone hits on you or insults you?" he questioned her waiting for an answer.

"The best thing you can do is to get me out of the situation as soon as possible and tell me how much you love me, hold me when I need it. I don't want you to punch anyone because I know who I love and whatever the rest of the world says or do doesn't matter." His heart beat faster with her words and he felt a sudden need to be close to her. "I'm not a lady in distress, Nathan. But that doesn't mean I don't love you for being like this, so protective of our family… Because I do."

"I'm sorry." He mumbled into her hair when he pulled her to him, embracing her in a hug. Haley let the tears fall down her face. God, lately she looked like a damn river. Whenever she and Nathan talked about serious issues, she'd always cry like a baby. But she knew she needed those tears. Some were from happiness though… she was radiant that their relationship seemed to be evolving extremely well and they were being honest and open with each other. She hadn't told him about what happened with Quentin Fields yet. She hoped he would ask her how things were going in school so she could tell him. Maybe that would be a little selfish considering how he had so much on his plate right now. Of course her career wouldn't be often on his mind. But she still hoped to see him ask her about how she was doing on her new job. He had never asked her how her first day as a teacher had been, if she had liked it, if she had hated it… But she was hoping that would happen soon. In the last couple of weeks, actually, she had been thinking a lot about them. How they were going to sort everything out, how they could do something that was the best for them and Jamie at the same time… And no matter how many times she kept asking different questions, the answer ended up being always the same.

"I just want you to promise me you'll be more careful." She whispered on his ear at the same time she muffled her hand through his thick short dark hair. "I don't know what I would do without you." She let out a few more tears saying those words. She knew it was true. She couldn't live without Nathan. That was something she'd figured very soon in their relationship. She felt him nod her hair into her shoulder.

"I promise." He finally said, getting out of her embrace but still grabbing her face with his hands. Her skin was so soft… His fingers would always slide down her face like butter. She was so beautiful… And those teary eyes of hers always managed to break his heart. He then noticed her closing her eyes and taking a deep breath.

She didn't know if now was the best time to say this, but she had to say it. She wanted it. "Nathan…" her voice came out in a lot more insecure tone than she'd wanted but she needed to tell him. She was ready for it. What she was about to say to him was the answer she'd always get… Her heart started pounding hard on her chest, afraid of his reaction. "I want us to live together again." Nathan's eyes popped out of his head. Did he just hear that? Did Haley really want to move in with him again? He looked shocked at her for a few minutes which only freaked Haley out. What if it was too soon?

"A- Are you sure?" he then asked, getting even closer to her. She quickly nodded and smiled timidly at him.

"I want to be your wife again, Nathan. I want us to work on our marriage full time." He slowly closed his eyes taking in what she'd said and finally smiled. He didn't even know how to describe what he was feeling. After months of trying to get Haley and his family back, he'd finally made it. Of course they still had a lot to fix, but at least he knew Haley and Jamie weren't going anywhere. He pulled her for another tight hug and he could feel his own tears starting to form at the corner of his eyes. He never cried much in his life; he wasn't a crying baby, never had been and never would be. And the only times he'd cried in his adult life had been because of Haley and Jamie. And he knew that was never going to change.

"I miss you so much, baby." He told her resting his forehead against hers, feeling her hot and heavy breathing on his face.

"I miss you too." Her voice was so sweet and her eyes were sparkling in such a way that he just couldn't control himself. He started moving his face closer and closer to hers, never leaving the sight of her red and plump lips. He missed her kisses, her touches, her caresses, her little moans and whimpers. He missed it all. He looked into her eyes and saw she wanted it too which only encouraged him to move more quickly. Their hearts were about to collapse. They could already feel each other's lips… when some melody interrupted them. They quickly pulled apart and Haley realized it was her phone. What was just about to happen? "I'm sorry." She went over to her purse and started looking nervously for her phone. Her entire body was still trembling with had almost happened. She'd felt completely lost in him. She finally found it and looked at the screen. Brooke… Figures. Their friends would always have the best timing…

"Hey Brooke." As soon as Nathan heard his wife talking to Brooke, he rolled his eyes in annoyance. That girl had a fringing timing… What did she want? And why did she have to call now? In this right moment? He'd wanted this for so long and now when it finally was going to happen, Brooke Freaking Davis called. He had to smack her when he saw her again. Their friends seemed to be a bunch of cock-blocks. They always had the best timing…

"Haley, you and Nathan have to get your asses in the café right now!"

"Why? What happened?"

"Just stop asking questions and get down here!"

"But-"

"NOW, Haley!"and she hung up.

"What happened?" Nathan asked her, still a little annoyed.

"Brooke wants us to go to the café right now." She informed him as she quickly picked up the keys and started walking towards the door. "We'll have to talk better about this." She paused and he just nodded. "Let's go? She was strange, I don't know if something's wrong…"

"It's Brooke. She probably saw some hot dude and now she wants to tell you the story." Haley swatted him lightly on the shoulder as they got out of the apartment.

"Don't be mean." He felt her grabbing her hand and interlacing their fingers as they climbed down the stairs to the car. He looked up at her and just smiled at her.

"Thank you." He pulled their hands up to his mouth and dropped a soft kiss on her hand. He was thanking her for everything she'd done for him and mostly for wanting them to live together again. Now he couldn't wait to tell Jamie.

Five minutes later, they were at Karen's where they found Lucas, Peyton, Brooke, Karen, Mouth, Skills, Junk and Fergie all sit through the various tables. They looked intrigued at each other. Why was everyone there? When she saw them entering the café, Brooke jumped hysterically and Nathan couldn't help but roll his eyes. Yes, he was still pissed and annoyed at her for having interrupted him and Haley in such an important moment…

"Thank God you're here!" Brooke hugged Haley and patted Nathan on the shoulder. "How are you?"

"We were better before you called." He stated dryly and Haley elbowed him. "Sorry, I'm a little tired."

"Don't worry. What I'm going to say is going to leave you feeling a whole lot better!" she then hurried up to the counter where she cleared her throat. "Hi everyone! As you all know, I'm back to Tree Hill, but unfortunately it's only for a few months. As you all know Peyton and Lucas are going to get married in the next month and since I don't want my comeback to be overshadowed by their marriage, I had a fabulous idea to spend some time with my friends… So you can all start packing up because we're going camping for an entire week!" Brooke's shrieks were the only noise filling up the space as everyone was looking serious at her, a perfect "huh" plastered on their faces.

"Brooke, Easter's next week." Haley finally told her.

"So? We will all spend Easter together… on the woods! We're all free because it's Easter break and I think it might be good for all of us to spend some time together, have fun. I miss you." Haley, as everyone else in the café didn't know what to say. This was all so unexpected. What would this mean for her, Nathan and Jamie?

This is perfect, Nathan thought. He could finally spend some time with his family before they started living together again… He was definitely in and suddenly he didn't find Brooke that annoying… But he was sure that wouldn't last for long.

"I think it's a great idea." Nathan blurted out and Haley looked quickly at him.

"Really?"

"Yeah. Haley, these last few months have been intense. I think we could all use some distraction and have fun. Think about Jamie, I'm sure he'll love this." Nathan had a point. She could certainly use some distraction and just enjoy her Easter break and give some funny times to their son.

"And where would we be going, exactly?" Lucas popped up the question.

"That's a surprise…" Brooke smiled mischievously.

"I'm in." Mouth, Skills, Junk and Fergie quickly said. Peyton quickly got up from her sit and walked towards Brooke grabbing her arm.

"Is this what you had in mind the other day?" she whispered on her best friend's ear.

"What? To help Nathan and Haley get back together? Of course. Isn't that obvious? And at the same time we'll all enjoy ourselves and have fun together. Am I a genius or what?"

"You are definitely something, Brooke Davis. But just so you know, those two don't need anyone's help. But I'm in." she winked at her and came back to the table where she was previously sit with Lucas.

"Do you want to go, Hales?" everyone had already said 'yes' and they were the only ones left. Haley wasn't sure of this. She loved Brooke but sometimes her friend came up with some wacky things and plans and this just seemed so high-schoolish... "Come on, Haley. I'm sure it'll be fun." Nathan insisted, he really wanted her to say 'yes', he knew he was going to be great for the three of them.

"Shouldn't we use this break to discuss more important things, like us living together again?" she asked him.

"Haley, after we come back, we still have one more week to sort everything out. We're just going camping with our friends, with our son, our family. Come on, let's do something all together again." Nathan pleaded and Haley knew way too well his "all" was just her, him and Jamie. She thought about it for a few more seconds and she finally gave in; she still thought they should talk about more important things before they went on camping. But they could always discuss those big issues there but, most importantly, they'd be having an entire week all for their little family. How could that be bad for them?

"Fine, we'll go."

"Yes! Okay, so we all meet up here, Saturday at 9:00 am. Okay? This will certainly be fun."

AN: I know the story is going really slow, until now at least. This is how I always planned for it to be happening and I want to delay Nathan and Haley's "first" kiss and their get together. However, I can say that this camping will be important for the three of them (NHJ) and will set NH's relationship to another level. We already know they're going to live together again but from now on things will heat up, I promise. I just wanted to say that unfortunately my college work isn't giving me much time to write so I really think I can only update once per month like I'm doing now. When and if I have the chance to update sooner, I will do it. And again, I repeat, if you'd like to see something happen in this story, leave me any suggestions. I will read them and consider them for sure. Thank you all and R&R, please =)