Haley was no where to be found. He banged on the door so many times the neighbors threatened to call the police, he went to the docks, the rivercourt, the school, but no traces of her. He finally met up with Lucas back at the river court.

"I can't find her," Nathan told him worried.

"I don't know where else she might be," Lucas told him.

"I have to go to New York. My mom had a heart attack," Nathan told Lucas.

"Oh my gosh, is she going to be alright?" Lucas asked worried.

"She needs surgery," Nathan answered. "I have to leave tonight. I want to talk to Haley before I go, but she's nowhere in sight."

"I'm sure she'll understand, Nate," Lucas assured him.

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Haley stared at the pond for hours now, debating whether or not to retrieve the ring back. She turned her back against the pond and sighed. It was now getting dark. She took a deep breath and turned around swiftly and dived into the pond. She began searching for the ring. Her heart was beating so fast, it felt as if it would burst out of her chest and run away. She had to find it. No matter what, she not giving up on Nathan. Not when he never gave up on her. Nathan is her past, present, and future. She just had to find it.

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Nathan loaded his duffel bag into the car and turned to say goodbye to Lucas and Brooke.

"Thanks for everything, you guys. I might not be able to come back for a while. I figure that I might be staying with my mom for a while longer so she can recover and then soon after, it's basketball season. Thank you guys again," Nathan said and smiled at them. Lucas was holding Jamie in his arms and grinned at Nathan.

"Don't worry about Haley, we'll talk to her for you," he told Nathan.

"Thanks," Nathan said. Brooke enveloped Nathan in a hug.

"Take care of your mother. We'll take care of Haley until you come back," she told him. "You guys have been through so much, you really deserve each other."

He smiled at her. "Well, I better get going. But before I do, I have a letter here for Haley. When you see her, could you give it to her?"

Lucas took it and nods.

Nathan got in the car and waved at them.

"Bye unca Nathan," Jamie waved.

Nathan waved and drove off.

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Lucas answered the knock at his door and was greeted by Haley who was still a little wet from her earlier encounter.

"Hales, where have you been?" he asked.

"I need to talk to Nathan," she told him. Lucas looked down at the ground, afraid to tell his friend of the news.

"Where is he? I really need to talk to him," she told him.

"Hales, he left," Lucas tells her. She stared at him, confused.

"I don't understand...I.. He was here earlier. How can he just leave?" she asked in shock.

"He found out that his mother had a heart attack. He's has to go sign some papers for her surgery. He looked all over for you, but he couldn't find you. He left you this," Lucas said and hands her the envelope.

Haley stares at it.

Lucas could tell that she was disappointed and hurt.

"He really wanted to see you before he left, Hales.."

"Where is he going?" Haley interrupted him.

"To New York City...why?" before he got an answer, Haley took off running. She quickly got to her house and popped into her car. She was soon on the road and probably broke a thousand speed limits before reaching the airport. She quickly parked her car and ran inside. Not knowing exactly what to do, she searched for Nathan's face. She didn't know what she was doing, but she needed to see Nathan one last time. She needed to tell him that she loved him.

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Nathan reached into his pockets and pulled out his cell phone. He dialed Haley's home phone and once again, no one picked up. He decided to try Luke.

"Hello?" Luke answered.

"Luke, it's me, Nate. Have you found Haley?" he asked nervously.

"As a matter of fact, she came here. She came here looking for you," Luke told him.

"She did?" He felt a little hopeful. "Where is she?"

"Actually, I don't know. She asked me where you were headed and suddenly..."

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"Nathan!" Haley spotted Nathan over by the gate talking on his phone. She ran towards him and shouted his name.

"Nathan!"

Nathan turned around to discover Haley standing there staring at him. He hung up on Lucas and ran over to her. A huge grin appeared on her face. He stopped short of her and was in shock to find her standing there.

"Haley, what are you doing?" he finally said to break the silence.

"I couldn't let you leave without–"

"Without what?" Nathan asked confused.

Haley took a deep breath an closed her eyes as she pulled Nathan into a kiss. Her hands roamed through his hair as Nathan managed to drop his duffel bag and grasp her waist. They finally pulled apart breathless and a little surprised at each other.

Haley looked at him and smiled.

"Nathan, I just want you to know that I...I can't explain what I feel for you, because...well...I've never felt this way before, well, I probably did, and it probably was with you too, but I wouldn't be able to remember," she rambled on but she quickly caught herself and continued on, "but my point is that I really like you, maybe even love you. I can't stop thinking about you. No matter what, even when you made me really mad, I end up thinking about you. I don't know what we had last time, but what I know is that I want you. I need you. I'm sorry if I hurt you. I'm sorry that I can't remember you. Believe me, I would do anything to fix this, I would. But I can't. All I want from you is your patience. I can't guarantee that I'll remember. I can't make promises that won't break your heart, but I'm sure as hell willing to give us a try as long you're with me. So I want you to know that when you come back, I'll be here." She took in a deep breath and relaxed. She had let out everything that she wanted him to know. Now everything was out there in the open. She waited for Nathan's reaction anxiously not entirely sure what to expect. She herself, didn't know what she wanted him to say after her whole revelation. She searched Nathan's face for a clue and finally felt a little relieved to see a grin form on his face.

"Why don't you come with me?" he asked.

Her eyes widened a little bit at his question. She didn't expect that.