"Hi husband." Haley said coming into the room. She sat down by his side. "How are you doing?"

Nathan stood up and he paced in front of her. "I'm sorry for walking out like that. I shouldn't have done that."

"No, it's my fault. I never talk about my past. And I should have told you that when Tim pushed you around like he did, he was just pissing you off for marrying me."

"What happened back then?"

"We were dating. He asked me out and in said yes. About a month into the relationship, he tried to sleep with me and I told him no. so he dumped me. And I guess he wished he would have waited." Haley said finally. She waited for him to reply. But it turned out he didn't have anything to say. It turned into an awkward silence. "Aren't you going to say something?"

"What am I supposed to say? That think my soon-to-be-former teammate still has the hots for my wife."

"He's only made one move since we got married. Deal with it." Haley lay back on the bed. She was remembering that time as she told it to her husband.

FLASHBACK

Haley was in line for the concession when this dark hooded man came and pinched her on the ass. "Hey, buddy, I am married." She turned and spotted Tim. "What are you doing? I'm married. You know I'm married."

"Can't you say you just made a mistake?"

"I'm pregnant."

"So, I won't mind. I'm already a father."

"You're not married?" Haley wondered. "I thought you had a kid."

"With one of Nathan's fans. Things like that happen. Who knows how many kids he fathered already?" Haley closed her eyes and shook her head. "What are you talking about?"

"Nathan's been with a lot of girls. Who knows with all the girls?"

Haley turned her head to see that it was her turn in line. "Go play your game." Haley said as she turned around and ordered her food.

END OF FLASHBACK

"So, he told you to leave me?" Haley nodded slowly. "I can see why he would want you to. But that still doesn't give him reason to tell you to leave me."

"Nathan, please don't do anything stupid. I know you." Haley said standing up. She clutched to his arm. "Don't do what I know you're going to do." She knew he was going to hurt him or something worse. "Please. It happened long ago. It happened two kids ago. Let it go. Just, let it go."

"I'll see you later." Nathan said as he left the room. "Don't wait up."

Haley watched as her husband went to do something stupid. She just wished he wouldn't do anything illegal. She flopped on the bed and sighed.

"Haley James Scott. How you doing baby girl?" Haley looked up to see her friend. "I'm sorry that I said that. I was such an ass. I never meant for you to get in trouble." He really did feel that way. He sat next to her. "I really am. I thought you would have told him. You've been married for two years."

"Yeah, but we've never talked about our pasts, you know. It just never came up, until now, until you." Haley thought about this for a bit more. "He left to kill Tim, which may actually be in the literal sense. Who knows?"

'Well, I should go, stuff to do, you know?" Skills said getting up. "Again, I'm real sorry, baby girl."

"It's okay. I know you didn't mean any harm by it." As soon as Skills left, Chris came in and she waved a little towards him. "You come to apologize too?"

"Yes. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said anything. I hate myself for telling you in front of him." He leaned in on the door. "I just checked in on the kids. They're sleeping. And I just got a call from Peyton; she needs the new song soon."

"When does she need it by?"

"Next week. We're almost done. So we should get it done by the end of this week."

"I don't know if I'll be able to focus on it. Now with Nathan quitting, we'll have no income. I won't be able to focus on getting the tune down. I mean, we have one more or a few more verses, but we still need the actual music."

"You'll get it done. When the time comes, you'll come up with a tune."

"Hi." Nathan said from the doorway of Tim's house. "I heard you still have the hots for my wife. Why didn't you tell me?"

"I don't know what you're talking about, but you can come in, if you'd like."

Nathan stepped inside and turned to his friend. "Did you used to date my wife?" Tim nodded. "Were you in love with her then?" He shook his head. "Are you in love with her now?" He nodded his head. "And did you tell her to leave me? That our married was a mistake?" Tim hesitated for a moment, but he nodded slowly and walked further into his house. Nathan followed. "Where are you going?"

"Here." Tim handed him a small framed photo. 'This is Haley and me." Nathan looked at the photo.

"You look happy. You do. Haley's smile is faltering."

"How can you tell?"

"I've known her for two years, I can tell between her smiles and her facial expressions in general."

"Yeah, I guess you do. Listen, I won't talk to her anymore."

"You won't get a chance to. I'm quitting. You won. You've always wanted my spot on the team, you win." With that said he left the house and went to his car.

He arrived at the stadium and went to his manager's office. "Hey. Can I just say one thing?"

"Sure."

"I quit. I'm not coming back. I just want to spend some time with my family and let my wife's dreams come true."

"Okay. Have fun. I hope you enjoy your kids."

Haley was about to go to sleep when she heard Nathan come in. "Hey, you took longer than I expected you to. What took so long?"

"I love you."

Haley smiled. "Do I have to worry about you getting arrested?"

"No, it's okay." They lay on the bed and cuddled up. "I have a feeling everything will be fine. I really believe that."

Haley smiled and sighed. "I love you. Always and Forever."

"Always and Forever."

THE END.