A/N: Hey guys, sorry I didn't update this weekend. I was extremely busy and when I finally did have the chance to sit down, my little brother had to use the computer for a project. :( But, I'm here now, and I'm glad you guys are all enjoying my story. I hope you all have a great Monday!!

Chapter 25: Never Doubt That

"Nathan, what are you doing?" Haley whispered as she climbed out of bed and walked over to the baby's bassinet. Nathan was just standing there watching his daughter.

"She's so beautiful, Haley," Nathan whispered back.

"She is, isn't she?" Haley grinned as she rubbed Nathan's back.

"I just can't believe I'm her dad... you know?" Nathan smiled. Haley nodded.

"I just don't want to take my eyes off of her for one minute," Nathan explained to Haley.

"But you should probably get some sleep... You have to go back to school tomorrow," Haley informed her husband.

"I'm not ready to leave you two here by yourselves yet," Nathan admitted.

"Nathan, it's been a week. We'll be okay. Besides, theres only a month of school left and then you can spend every minute of every day with us," Haley smiled as she hugged him.

"Alright, but mom is coming tomorrow, right?" Nathan asked as Haley led him back to bed. Haley nodded.

When Haley woke up the next morning, she smiled as she watched Nathan with Abby. She had never seen Nathan so happy before. It was almost like he was at peace when he was with their new daughter.

"Good morning, Daddy," Haley grinned as she walked over to her family.

"Good morning," Nathan smiled. The smile quickly faded. "What is that smell?" Nathan asked. Haley giggled.

"That would be our beautiful daughter... I'll change her, so you can get ready for school," Haley laughed as she took the baby to the changing table. Nathan stood over her shoulders, watching.

"Wow, that is pretty disgusting..." Nathan laughed.

"You know, one of these days, you're going to have to learn to do it..." Haley laughed.

"Not today," Nathan grinned as he changed his shirt."I'll be home, right after school... If you need anything, call me."

Nathan kissed Haley quickly before going downstairs. Once Abby was changed, Haley carried her downstairs where Nathan was eating a bowl of cereal.

"I'm going to miss you today," Nathan told Haley as she sat down to breastfeed the baby.

"We'll miss you too," Haley smiled.

"Do I really have to go to school?" Nathan asked.

"Yes, we'll be fine... You can even call us and check on us if it'll make you feel better," Haley smiled.

"I will, after every class..." Nathan grinned before putting his bowl in the sink. He kissed Haley hard on the lips and then kissed the top of Abby's head before grabbing his gym bag and leaving.

"Well," Haley smiled at Abby, "I guess it's just me and you, kiddo!"

Once Nathan was at school, everyone was congratulating him and asking to see pictures, which he had lots of, thanks to Peyton.

"Hey Dad, how's my best friend?" Brooke asked.

"She's doing really good..." Nathan smiled.

"You know fatherhood agrees with you... I've never seen you this happy before," Peyton smiled as they walked to class.

"How's my neice doing?" Lucas asked.

"She's such a good baby. She's so quiet though, it kind of scares me a little. I wake up like fifty times in the middle of the night just to make sure she's still breathing," Nathan smiled.

"That's so cute," Brooke squealed. "Do you think Hales would be up for some company this afternoon?"

"Yeah, I'm sure she'd love it," Nathan smiled.

"Scott!" A loud voice called from down the hall. Both Lucas and Nathan turned around.

"Which one?" Lucas asked his coach.

"Both of you..." Whitey demanded. Lucas and Nathan walked down the hall to Whitey's office.

"What's up?" Nathan asked.

"First, I wanted to say congratulations to you and Haley. Abby's precious," Coach grinned.

"Thanks," Nathan smiled.

"Second, you've both been recruited for the summer..." Coach informed them.

"Recruited for what?" Nathan asked.

"You know that basketball camp all the kids go to every summer in Orlando?" Whitey asked.

"Yeah," Lucas answered.

"You both have been recruited to coach the camp this summer..." Whitey grinned.

"But coach... with Haley and the baby..." Nathan started.

"I thought that could be a problem... It's just the luck of the draw, really... I looked into getting you out of it, but I couldn't..." Whitey interrupted.

"Could Haley and Abby go with me?" Nathan asked.

"It's a summer camp... You'd have to bunk with the boys under your supervision... I'll make some more calls and see what I can do, but I'm not promising anything Nathan... You know that coaching this camp is a huge honor and it looks good to college scouts..."

"I know," Nathan admitted. "I just don't think I could be away from Haley and Abby for a whole summer," Nathan shook his head.

"Yeah, Coach, it's killing him to even be at school today," Lucas added.

"I'll see what I can do, Nathan..." Coach told him before dismissing the brothers to go back to class.

Meanwhile, Haley was sitting on the coach watching soap operas when Deb came in.

"Hello," Deb grinned as she walked in the house.

"Hi," Haley smiled.

"Where's Abby?" Deb asked as she looked around the room. Haley pointed to the bassinett beside the couch. Deb peered into it.

"All she does is sleep," Haley sighed.

"Be thankful for that now," Deb smiled as she picked her granddaughter up. "How's Nathan been with her?"

"He's amazing," Haley smiled.

"I was just worried that without ever having younger siblings, he'd panic," Deb explained to Haley.

"No, not at all. I wake up in the middle of the night, and Nathan is just standing over her watching her, to make sure she's still breathing," Haley smiled. "It's really the cutest thing I have ever seen."

"I'm really proud of him," Deb smiled. "God knows, he didn't have the best father figure to learn from..."

"Have you heard from Dan since he came to the hospital?" Haley asked.

"No, not a word. Mae called yesterday and mentioned that Dan was staying with her and Royal..."

"In Michigan?" Haley asked in shock.

"Yeah, apparently they're going to help him start a business there..." Deb answered.

"What about Scott's Sports?" Haley asked.

"Lucas and Keith are helping me. Plus I hired this other guy to help work during the day..." Deb mentioned.

Haley's phone rang. She picked it up.

"Hi husband!" Haley grinned.

"How'd you know it was me?" Nathan asked with a laugh.

"Lucky guess," Haley laughed. "How's school?"

"Not nearly as exciting without you and Abby..."

"You sound upset? Is everything okay?" Haley asked.

"It's just Coach told me and Lucas we were drafted to a coach a summer camp..." Nathan sighed.

"That's great, you'd be wonderful at that," Haley encouraged.

"It's in Orlando, Hales... All summer. Coach is going to try and get me out of it but its not looking too good."

"Oh... Well, I'm sure everything will work out," Haley tried to cheer him up. "And if you have to go, Abby and I will spend our summer in Orlando."

"We'll see... I have to go, We'll talk more about it tonight. I love you."

"I love you too," Haley sighed as she hung up the phone.

"What's wrong?" Deb asked.

"Nathan and Lucas have to go to Orlando to coach a basketball camp this summer..." Haley whispered.

"Oh no... That's the camp that helps college coaches decide who they want..." Deb spoke up.

"He has to go, then..." Haley started crying.

"Oh, Haley, it'll be okay. We'll get it worked out," Deb promised as she wrapped her arm around her daughter in law. Abby's eyes opened at the sound of her mother crying.

"Look at those incredible blue eyes..." Deb smiled as Haley looked down at her daughter.

"She has Nathan's eyes..." Haley smiled as she wiped her tears away.

"She looks so much like him, it's almost scary," Deb laughed.

"She's perfect..." Haley whispered.

"Have your parents called or anything?" Deb asked.

"No actually... I left a message at their hotel but I haven't heard anything. My older sisters haven't even been able to reach them, so who knows what's going on with them..."

"I'm sorry, sweetie," Deb tried to console her daughter in law.

Not too long after that, Deb had to get back to her store, so it was just Haley and Abby again. Abby started crying and Haley tried everything to get her to stop but nothing was working. Haley started panicing. It was a loud piercing cry and nothing seemed to soothe her. Haley was walking around trying to rock her baby when Brooke came in.

"Whoa! I should have bought some earplugs..." Brooke covered her ears.

"I can't get her to stop!" Haley was now crying with her daughter. Haley passed her to Brooke but Brooke couldn't get the baby to stop crying either. She passed her back to Brooke.

"I, I don't know what to do... She's never been like this before!!" Haley yelled to Brooke.

"Should we take her to the hospital?" Brooke yelled back. "Maybe she's sick."

Nathan and Lucas walked in at that moment.

"What's wrong with her?" Nathan asked freaked out. Before now, it had been smooth sailing.

"I don't know!" Haley yelled as she passed the baby to Nathan. Nathan rocked the baby in his arms and whispered to her. In less than a minute, she stoped crying and smiled up at her dad.

"Wow," Brooke smiled. "She just wanted her daddy."

Haley sat down on the couch, frustrated. Nathan sat down beside her.

"I'm her mom... I should be able to make her stop crying..." Haley cried.

"Sh, sweetie, it's okay. We're in this together, alright?" Nathan tried to calm his wife down.

"Yeah, Abby just missed her dad is all," Lucas spoke up.

"She really was so good all day. She didn't make a sound," Haley tried to tell them.

"We believe you, Hales..." Brooke smiled as she squeezed Haley's hand.

"I just don't want you guys to think I'm a bad mom..." Haley was still crying.

"We would never think that in a million years," Nathan told her.

"You can't go to Orlando... If Abby's this dependent on you, you can't go..." Haley cried.

"If you need me here, I won't go. We're a family now, Haley. No matter what, we stick together. I'm always going to be here for you and Abby. Never doubt that for a second..." Nathan leaned over and kissed Haley. She smiled.

"Okay," Haley whispered, suddenly calmed down.

TBC