A/N: So here is the next chapter. Naley as promised well the focus isn't really all that much on them but is Naley non the less. ( Yes I am cheating, but it is getting better. I hope.) Please enjoy anyways.

family ....

Haley drove back to her house and her mind was racing from what she just had learned.

Nathan is never going to believe that one. This is so unbelievable and I would have never guessed. Wow. And that really explains all of her behaviour back than.

As she arrived back home Nathan had already prepared dinner to once again show how sorry he was about not saying something about Peyton and him meeting up earlier.

„Nathan? Where are you?"

„kitchen! Sit down! Dinner is ready!"

„You made dinner?"

„And I helped." Jamie clarified.

„Oh I bet you did, Jamie!" Haley inspected the table and was impressed. Alone from the looks of it it would be three courses.

Mhhh I am really hungry. I'll tell him after dinner.

She sat down and waited for Nathan to bring in the first meal. The boys had prepared a Caesar salad , chicken breasts in a cheese cream with pepperoni and white mouse au chocolat for dessert.

„I am very impressed and you are so forgiven for your fake affair!" Haley said.

„That is good to know!" Nathan smirked and was immediately hit by his wife's hand.

„Hey that was not an invitation to cheat you...." with a sight glance at their son she stopped herself and corrected. „That was not an invitation to cheat mister!"

„I didn't think so! OK buddy we still have to clear the table and do the dishes!" he said to Jamie. The little boy took the last pieces from the table and went to the kitchen. As Nathan followed him he smiled proudly.

„Daddy I put everything in the dishwasher, right?"

„That's my boy!" and the boys high-fived each other.

„I hate to break the happy couple but it is bed time for a certain Jamie Scott." Haley said standing in the doorway and watched the face of her son fall.

„Oh no! You don't get to pout. You could hang out the whole day with your daddy, Uncle Skillz and the others and now it is bedtime!" Haley said in her stern 'I am your mom and what I say is law' voice.

„Your mom is right kiddo. It's late and tomorrow you'll have to get up early if you want to go to practice with Uncle Skillz!"

„OK! Night momma! Night daddy!" and the little boy ran upstairs with the sound of „Don't forget to brush your teeth!" from his mother behind him. All the two adults could hear was a faint. „Yes momma, I am a big boy!" and they broke out in laughter.

After they had managed to calm down and settle on the couch, once again with a good bottle of red wine Nathan got curious to why Haley hadn't yet talked about her day at Brooke's.

„So is Lindsey that horrible that you can't even talk about her or what?"

„Oh no Lindsey seems great and she took the news pretty well on the outside, but she was afraid that Lucas could still love Peyton and that that was the reason he didn't tell her before." „That is crazy he wouldn't ask her to move in with him if he still would want Peyton. That was why you wouldn't talk in front of Jamie? That is ridiculous!"

„Actually no. Well but I am not finished on the Lindsey thing."

„What?"

„well she wanted to confront Lucas right away but Rachel convinced her to wait and let the idiot tell her himself. Hopefully he will do that soon, because if Peyton really comes here with Karen."

„So it is pretty much sure that she is going to come huh?"

„Well Brooke said something that hinted on that but the second part of that statement was much more interesting!"

„What could be more interesting than Peyton coming back?"

„What would you say if I told you Peyton could come back with her ex-fiancé?"

„I would tell you that you are crazy and that Peyton never even got engaged! Remember they broke up before they got engaged."

„You didn't listen correctly! I said she could come back with an ex-fiancé!"

„What? Come on she never was engaged and even if she got engaged to this Julian guy he wouldn't be already her ex!"

„Oh you are wrong. Peyton isn't with this Julian guy anymore. I met him today by the way but he is Brooke's boyfriend by now!"

„Come again! These two have shared like every guy since high school!"

„I don't think so!"

„Who do you have in mind? I can't think of one!" Nathan got aggravated by Haley who was smiling at him knowingly the whole time.

„Oh I can think of one. Peyton's ex-fiancé. Brooke swears she never even slept with him!"

„Haley. Who the hell are we talking about here? That guy has to be some one we never met and he has to be a pretty fantastic guy if he got Peyton to say yes. Not even Lucas got her to do that!"

„Well he is pretty much perfect but you have met him before but he didn't propose.!"

„Come on Haley. Just tell me!"

„Here comes another clue: Peyton is in Savannah right now!"

„Are you trying to tell me she was engaged to Jake. Wait did you say he didn't propose? She did? This is impossible! You must be wrong!" Haley had no chance to get a word in as Nathan started in his list of how impossible this story was but she didn't needed words at all. She leaned over and kissed him oh so softly, put a finger on his lips and said

„That is exactly how I reacted. And Lindsey asked a very good question after Brooke told us that."

„What did Lindsey ask?"

„Lindsey met Peyton only a year after the break up. So to say after it was really confirmed, because apparently Peyton was at the book signing but saw him with some girl but that is so not important. She asked why they have told her that Peyton had broken up with her boyfriend if it were a broken engagement!"

„What does that mean?"

„She thought that Peyton was engaged to the jerk that broke her!"

„But she wasn't!"

„Yeah and Brooke had a nice answer to that 'These aren't the same persons!' or something."

„So it wasn't a joke? She really was engaged to Jake? But then? And how?"

„OK before you start in a monologue again. Take a deep breath and let me tell you!" Haley tried to calm Nathan down. She took a sip of her wine before she continued.

„We actually have to go back some time. Before the rehearsal dinner..!"

„You mean our second weddings rehearsal dinner?"

„Yes that one!"

„I don't get it!"

„Than let me explain first and ask questions later, OK?" Nathan nodded and Haley went on.

„We thought Peyton went to Chicago to see Pete like Brooke told us but she really went to Savannah to visit Jake. While she was there Jenny called her momma and she was so moved and sure she wanted nothing more than to be with Jake and Jenny so our all time scared Peyton proposed and Jake agreed!" Haley paused shortly and her husband once again had his questions but before he even got he most important one out she had already told him all about the mumbling in the sleep and what was the end of it.

„this is really messed up! And Brooke never told any one until today?"

„And she wouldn't have told us if hadn't blurted out 'ex-fiancé'!"

„OK we need to stop talking about our friends messed up relationships and focus more on us so that this moronic affair rumors cannot harm us anymore!"

„Yeah we better should. What would you say if I wanted to do counseling?"

„I would tell you that if you believe that it is a good thing, that we should try but I've some experience with counseling and lets just say it didn't go down that well!"

„Your parents divorce? Nathan we aren't your parents!"

„I do hope so!"

„We can work through this! We survived Chris Keller and a national tour!" Nathan chuckled as he thought back.

„OK as I said I am in!"

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A/N2: So they agreed to do counseling. I am not sure right now to what extent I am really going to write out the sessions but we'll see. The next chapter is going to be Peyton packing up her stuff and Jake and Karen going back to Tree Hill. So it is going to cover the time 'til the party. And the drama can start up. Any mistakes I made? Just tell even if it is just a little one!