Haley was just beginning to think that her disease caused hearing failure when Lucas chimed in.

"She's what?"

"You're pregnant." The doctor smiled warmly, waiting for a response. "I'm assuming you're her husband?"

"Oh…no," Lucas corrected the woman.

I'm pregnant, Haley thought. She remembered how scared she was when she had first discovered that Jamie was on the way. Nathan was so young and she had no idea how he would react to the news. Lucas was the one who'd been there then, and here he was again now. But this time she wasn't scared to tell Nathan, because he wouldn't be there to raise their second child. As much as Lucas could help her, he wasn't the father. He wasn't Nathan. She was alone.

Right there, in the doctor's office, Haley broke down in tears.

"So who is the father?" the doctor asked as she detected a different vibe in the room, one that was certainly not happiness.

Lucas went over to his best friend and let her bury her head into his chest.

"Can we get back to you on this?" he asked the doctor as he led her out.

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Nathan had a smile on his face as he pulled into Luke's driveway. Taylor had been right when she said that The Swinging Donkey could allow people to discover who they are and what they want. He felt like a new man, one that would look his wife in the eyes and sincerely tell her that he couldn't be without her. How could she not accept that? She had to. She would.

He was surprised to see Lucas and Haley slip into the front door with his arm around her waist as he approached the house. Why wasn't Haley at school today? And who was picking up Jamie?

Nathan quickly got out of his car and walked up to the front door, worried that something was wrong. He caught the door just before Lucas could close it and Haley, not expecting to face him, immediately turned around.

"Nathan-" she started.

"Hales what's wrong?" he asked.

Lucas and Haley exchanged glances. Nathan hated when the two of them did this, because even though Luke was her best friend, he was still her husband and should be entitled to any secrets, especially any that related to his wife's well-being.

Luke stood next to both of them, attempting to protect his best friend and his brother from any more fights.

"Can we talk?" Haley asked Nathan.

Realizing that this might be a peaceful conversation, Luke backed away. He knew what was coming, and he was scared for that moment, just as he was when Haley had told Nathan about her first pregnancy in high school.

Nathan and Haley walked out the back door and stood on the patio that would soon belong to both Lucas and Lindsey. Nate was glad they were alone, but he wondered why they had to have such a serious discussion. His stomach felt like it had flipped over five times since he had walked in the door.

Haley knew that if she hesitated any longer, the words would never leave her mouth. She decided to just say it.

"I'm pregnant."

Nathan smiled to himself, but after a few moments of thinking, his facial expression transformed into a serious one. He knew that despite his efforts to fight for her, and his efforts to go away and give her time to think, Haley still felt the same way. Otherwise, she would be just as happy as he was about the pregnancy.

"What are we going to do?" was the only question he could think of.

"I don't really know," Haley said as a tear rolled down her face. Nathan wiped it away with the back of his hand, and she let him, because she knew that even though she had asked for a divorce, she still needed to lean on him at a time like this, an experience that only the two of them were going through.