Ok because I really don't want to leave you with that tiny chapter if something does happen and I can't update so I will give you two chapters :) I hope you all don't leave this story because I can't update. It's not that I don't want to because believe me I would love nothing more then to update you are all so awesome with reviewing.

Knowing you're home Chapter 10

The circus as Haley had called it wasn't as mad as the two of them thought it would be. Quinn didn't race over and bombard them with questions; neither did her mother come over and attack Nathan like Haley thought she would. Walking out the back door she rested her hands on her hips as she saw her older sister sitting on the edge of the pool her feet dangling in the water. Haley walked over and sat on one of the pool chairs behind her. She crossed her arms as she waited for her sister to say or do something, anything to let her know how much she was in for. She wondered what Quinn had been told, Lilly hadn't been told anything but then again her sister in law was eleven. Quinn was her big sister so she imagined that her mother had filled her in on something. When Quinn didn't say anything she just sat there and stared into the pool Haley got up and sighed she slipped her heels off rolled up her jeans and sat next to her sister. She tucked some hair away from Quinn's face and wiped away a tear that ran down her sister's cheek.

"I missed you Quinny and I know you don't understand why Nathan and I ran away at sixteen. But you will, Nathan and I, well we-it's just that-it's a lot to explain and its better if we do it all at once. " Said Haley wrapping her arm around her sister and kissing the top of Quinn's head she knew that she and Nathan were in for a lot of talks like this one it was one of the reasons they had been putting it off for three weeks.

"Just tell me this was it something mum did? Something Karen or Keith, Luke or any one of your friends did?" Quinn asked Haley shook her head.

"No, none of you and it's time Nathan and I started show you all that if we had a choice we would have stayed but we didn't and I know you want more of an explanation then that and you'll get it. Just not right now" said Haley Quinn nodded and sat up turning to look at her little sister it was the first time she got to have a proper look at Haley. Her long sandy blonde hair was gone now it was dark brown and sat just above her shoulders it actually bought out the colour in her eyes more. Her Jeans designer and her top and jacket more stylish then Quinn had ever seen on her baby sister. Then came the wedding ring sitting on her sisters left hand it wasn't flashy it wasn't too plain it suited her actually just a simple platinum silver band with tiny encrusted diamonds. She looked good, happier and healthier then the last time she saw her. Maybe running away from whoever it was had done her the world of good.

"You look good Haley Bob"

"So do you Quinny want to come with me I am meant to meet Nathan and Jamie at Karen's Café you can call mum on the way. I just had to duck down to the school to get something I am kind of running late but knowing my husband he's probably been sitting in the car, waiting for me to arrive, Jamie is probably bugging him to go in because he'd hungry not realizing once he steps inside those doors he'll get what he hates the most...attention." she said getting up and holding her hand out smiling as her sister took her hand.

"I know we should have done this when we got back, but both Nathan and I are chicken's when it comes to talking about why we left. He'd rather field questions about why he left the NBA so early and I'd rather do a benefit concert in front of thousands. Facing all of you and answering the question we know are coming scares the life out of both of us," said Haley.

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Haley looked over at Quinn and smirked as she saw Nathan standing beside his car with Jamie sitting on the hood. The two sisters walked over to them Haley wrapping her arms around Nathan resting her head on his chest as he wrapped his arms around her.

"Hales, I- maybe I should do this alone, we both- well my- Haley placed her finger on his lips and smiled at him.

"You and I remember always and forever, no matter what life throws at us, we do things and face things together. I've been by your side for the last seven years I've faced everything you have, don't change that now. Wasn't it you that said you and I against the world?" she asked Nathan sighed and nodded running his hands up and down her arms.

"Nice using my vows against me, again ok you and me. But we leave Jamie here. Knowing my mother this could get ugly." He said Haley nodded and turned to her son. Pulling him over to her she rubbed her nose against his before turning to look at her sister. She smiled she knew how much Jamie wanted to meet his grandparents he had been talking about them for a while. But she knew what Karen was likely to be like at the moment, not something she wanted her five year old to see.

"Jamie I want you to meet your Aunt Quinn, can you stay with her for a while. I'll come and get you when grandma isn't so mad at your daddy and I" she said Jamie nodded and wrapped his arms around Haley.

"Why would grandma be mad at you and Daddy? Did you do something bad?" he asked Haley sighed and kissed the top of his head. She closed her eyes for a minute trying to decide how to explain to her five year old that, she and his father had run away from home when they were sixteen. Thankfully she didn't have to Quinn stepped forward and asked if Jamie would like to go get ice cream with her.

"Can I mama?" he asked completely forgetting his previous question Haley nodded and gave him another kiss before mouthing thank you to her sister who nodded and smiled happy to spend time with her nephew she had just found out about. Haley turned around took Nathan's hand squeezing it before they walked toward the cafe together.

Karen Scott looked over her shoulder and laughed at the dry comment her friend Deb Lee had said. Deb had moved to Tree Hill a few months after Nathan and Haley had run away. She had been Karen's leaning post someone she could turn to and vent to when she felt she couldn't go to her husband. She turned back and smiled at the older man in front of her before heading back to the counter turning around as she heard the bell over the door ring out. The coffee pot in her hands dropped to the floor as she saw her youngest son standing in front of her. Her left hand covered her mouth, seeing Nathan here in the flesh happy and healthy was more then she could have ever asked for. Beside her son was Haley James the girl who stole him away from her. Well Karen wasn't going to have any of that. As she walked over to them, there was a part of her that knew deep down that Haley hadn't talked Nathan into anything at all, that it had been a decision they had made together. However the mother in her was stronger than the little voice inside her telling her to stop what she was about to do.

"Get out! You selfish little girl, How dare you take my son away! You tore my family apart, I hate you" said Karen storming over to Haley she quickly slapped the young woman in front of her glaring at her. How dare she walk in here after all these years did she think that Karen would forgive her? Haley went to say something when the bell over the door chimed and in entered Lucas Scott, his jaw dropped at the sight of his best friend and brother standing in front of him.

"I-wow" he said looking at the two of them and how much they had changed sure he saw, photos but to see it in person to know that, they actually did look as different as they had in the photos. He looked between his mother and Haley and then noticed the hand mark on Haley's face.

"Mum you didn't" he said looking over at her Karen just looked at him telling him all he needed to know, yes she had slapped Haley and she would do it again. Lucas looked at his little brother, Nathan had grown up so much since the last time he had seen him. Lucas in the last seven years when he thought about Nathan always pictures his baby faced little brother. Looking at him now was something totally different. His hair was short and neat, he had a pair of nice jeans on and a button down top that was open at the top and he had on a pair of nice dress shoes. He looked grown up he looked well, but more then that he looked pissed and he was looking at their mother.

"Ok you're my mother and I love you because you bought me into this world but I swear if you even think about hurting Haley again I will not hesitate to hurt you as well. Yes us leaving hurt you but did you even stop to think that there might be a reason behind it. Something more sinister then two teenagers wanting to get married, we were sixteen and yeah we loved each other but neither of us were ready to get married. You know that because you knew us then, but you didn't look into it. You went with this idiotic notion that Haley somehow talked me into running away. If you want to blame someone mother look a little closer to home. Say like Your beloved brother in law" said Nathan wrapping his arm around Haley and walking with her out of the café. When they were outside Nathan pulled her into a hug knowing that she had been holding in tears. Lucas watched from inside as his best friends shoulder moved up and down as she cried into his brothers arms. Nathan kissed the top of her head while keeping his arms wrapped around her. As Haley looked up at Nathan Lucas even from where he was standing could see the hurt in her eyes. He turned to look at his mother as if silently asking what she was going to do. Karen said nothing and walked away rolling his eyes Lucas walked out the door stopping in front of the young couple in front of him.

"I know she doesn't deserve it believe me I know, but Nathan mum has been searching for you for years. After you left she was catatonic, she didn't eat she didn't sleep she completely forgot about Lilly all she cared about was finding you. Now I know this doesn't excuse what she did in there at all and I'm not making up excuses for her at all I'm just telling you what I know." He said Nathan nodded as Haley rested her head on his torso looking over at Lucas she smiled weakly wiping away any vestige of tears still on her face.

"You look good Hales, really good. But what do you mean look at uncle Dan?" he asked the young couple in front of him sighed, they looked up at each other talking only through their eyes. Lucas smiled he could see a love so strong it would over come anything when they had first started dating and here they were seven years later being that couple he had always envisioned them to be. He watched as Haley let go of Nathan and step over to him wrapping her arms around him in a tight hug. Wondering what was going on he hugged her back glad to be able to do that again. In the last few weeks before they ran away she had pulled away from him and he had been worried for her.

"What Nathan and I are about to tell you will bring your world crashing down and I am so deeply sorry for that Luke I am, and if there was another way out of this know that I would take, I would take it always." She said as she took his hand in her right and her husbands hand in her left and the three of them walked away from the front door of the café.