Last chapter guys! I can't believe that it's over already! It's been a blast writing this story and I wanna thank everyone who reviewed, favourited, or added it to their alerts. I just began writing the first chapter of my next story so look out for the summary at the end of this chapter, but I'm hoping to post that in the next couple weeks. So, I hope you all enjoy the epilogue! Final reviews will be extremely appreciated! (:

Chapter 25

Haley smiled widely as she walked into her delicious smelling kitchen. She stood silently, watching her husband manoeuvre around the room trying to cook breakfast.

Nathan and Haley had been married for four and a half years and both had never been happier in their lives. She had been living in Tree Hill ever since moving there while they were still dating. After getting engaged, the couple dove into planning their dream wedding and after six months, Nathan and Haley finally got married on the beach in their home town. Three months into the planning, Haley found out she was pregnant and nine months later, James Lucas Scott was born.

When Jamie was born, everything in Nathan and Haley's life changed. Nathan retired from the NBA to be closer to his family; Haley took a leave from recording albums and went into business with Jake and Peyton, helping to run the label in LA and the one the couple opened in Tree Hill after moving back home. She still recorded a song or two every once in a while, but Haley had no plans to tour anytime soon. The change came as a shock to both of them but they eventually managed to adjust. Now five years later, the family of three were as content as ever.

Lucas and Brooke were still in the honeymoon phase of their marriage and everyone was sure it would never end. The couple was in the process of adopting a baby girl after Brooke learned that she was unable to have children. The news was devastating for everyone, but so far Brooke and Lucas had managed to take it all in stride. They had moved back to Tree Hill permanently after Haley's tour finished, finding a house right down the street from Nathan and Haley.

Peyton and Jake had also decided to move back to their hometown with their friends after their daughter, Jenny was born. They opened a Tree Hill Red Bedroom Records location and were successful in signing many talented artists so far.

Haley chuckled as she saw her husband fail completely at flipping a pancake. Hearing her, he turned around and glared playfully before turning his attention back to the burning food in the pan. Haley walked further into the room and wrapped her small arms around Nathan's waist, resting her head on his back while he continued to try to cook. She didn't move when she heard his frustrated sigh or the turning off of the stove top.

"It was really sweet of you to try, but we all know you can't cook breakfast foods, babe," she said playfully.

Nathan shrugged and turned so that his wife's head was now resting on his muscular chest. He wrapped his arms around her waist, much like she was doing to him and dropped a feather light kiss onto the top of her head.

"What are you thinking about?" he asked after a few minutes of silence had passed between the two.

"The day I told you I was pregnant."

Nathan smiled. "That was one of the best days of my life."

"Okay, thank you for calling," Haley said and hung up the phone. She sighed and put her face in her hands. She began pacing back and forth across the living room of her home with Nathan. "God, how am I gonna tell him?" she asked herself out loud.

"Tell me what?" Nathan asked as he walked into the room.

Haley jumped and turned to face her husband. "Jeez, Nathan! You scared me!"

He laughed and approached her. "Sorry, baby. But, tell me what?"

Haley took a deep breath and looked into Nathan's deep blue eyes. "Maybe you should sit down for this."

He looked at her puzzled. "Should I be worried?"

"Um, no. At least, I don't think so. But maybe you should be, because I'm totally freaking out right now," she rambled.

"Okay, calm down. Why don't we both sit and you can tell me what's going on?"

She nodded her head and took a seat next to him on the couch. "So, what is it?"

Taking in a deep breath again, Haley attempted to prepare herself to share her news. "I'm pregnant."

Nathan looked at her stunned for a few seconds before a wide smile overtook his face."That's amazing!" he said enthusiastically and kissed her tenderly.

After pulling away, Haley looked at him nervously. "Really? You're happy?"

"Why wouldn't I be happy? We're having a baby!"

Haley chewed on her bottom lip. "I don't know, I guess, just because, you know," she stammered.

Nathan's expression immediately turned to one of understanding. "You were scared to tell me because of how I reacted the last time you told me you were pregnant."

"I know you would never react that way now, I just couldn't help but feel a little nervous that maybe a part of you wouldn't be excited," she explained as tears began welling in her eyes.

"Thanks for the faith, Haley," he scoffed and stood up from the couch.

"Nathan!" she cried.

Nathan turned back to face his fiancée and saw the tears streaming quickly down her face. He sighed guiltily while running a hand down his face. He sat back down on the couch next to her and wrapped an arm around her shaking shoulders. "Shh, it's okay. I'm not mad, I'm sorry."

Haley locked her watery orbs with his deep blue ones. "I'm sorry, too. I should trust you to not hurt me anymore."

He smiled. "So we're both idiots then?"

"I guess so. Hopefully our baby isn't as idiotic as us though," she smiled and grabbed his hand, placing it a top hers covering her still flat stomach.

Nathan smiled at the mention of their child and only nodded his head, too wrapped up in staring at Haley's stomach.

"Even with the semi fight we had?"

"I wouldn't really call it a fight when it lasted like a minute."

"Good point. God, I can't believe he's five years old already."

"I know! Hopefully the next one won't grow up so fast."

"Next one?" Haley asked with a quirked eyebrow and moved out of his embrace.

"Yeah, next one. We're having lots more kids, Hales."

"Lots? I'd really rather not push a bunch more ten pound babies out of me!" Haley joked with him.

Nathan looked in his wife's eyes and saw the twinkle shining in them. He laughed and shook his head. "For a second I thought you really didn't want any more kids."

"Oh, I'm sorry baby! I didn't hurt your feelings did I?" she teased.

Nathan mocked glared at her before wrapping his arm around her waist and pulling his wife into him tightly again. "Only a little. I can think of something you can do to make me feel better though," he said while raising his brows suggestively.

Haley chuckled softly at her husband's antics. "Play your cards right and we might just be able to try making that next baby you want later tonight. For now though, you're gonna have to settle with this," she said and finished with a tender kiss.

The couple pulled away with smiles on their faces moments later. "What do you say to going upstairs and waking up the birthday boy?" Haley asked.

"Lead the way, wife."

Nathan and Haley walked up the stairs of their home hand in hand. When they got to their son's bedroom they saw that he was just waking up. The couple stopped in the doorway with Haley leaning her back against her husband's chest as they watched Jamie's eyes flutter open.

"Something looks different about him?" Haley whispered loudly to her husband so that her son would hear.

"Yeah, I see it, too. What is it though?" Nathan questioned, playing along.

The parents heard their son giggling and Nathan and Haley smiled, knowing full well that their son was aware of the difference in him today. They turned their gazes to the small boy whose eyes were now wide open, staring at his goofy parents. "Do you know what's different about you today, Jimmy Jam?"

"It's my birthday, Momma!"

Haley gasped in mock shock before bounding into her little boy's room. "It is your birthday!" she confirmed and leapt onto his bed, showering him with kisses.

Nathan remained leaning up against the door frame with a smile on his face at the sight of his crazy wife interacting with her baby boy. He was constantly in awe of how amazing of a mom Haley was. He always knew that she would be a great mother, but his expectations came nowhere near the reality. One of his favourite sights in the entire world was seeing Haley interact with Jamie. She was always so loving that it blew him away.

Nathan was snapped out of his thoughts when he noticed that the laughter coming from his wife and son had died away. He focussed his gaze back on them and noticed that they were staring directly at him. "Come on, Daddy, you have to give the birthday boy his birthday kisses!" Haley teased, knowing full well he had zoned out.

He smiled at the two of them and walked over to Jamie's bed. He kissed his son on the top of his head and ruffled his hair gently. "Happy birthday, buddy," he smiled and sat down behind his wife so she could rest against his chest.

The family of three sat on Jamie's small bed in silence for a few minutes. The only sound was the rustling of Jamie's sheets as he made himself comfortable against his mother's stomach while she lovingly played with his short blond hair.

"So, what do you want for your birthday, Jimmy Jam?" she asked, although already knowing that any toy he could possibly want they most likely had already bought for him.

"I really want two things!"

"Okay, what are they?"

"I want a Wii and I really, really want a little brother, Momma!" he exclaimed with a cute smile.

Haley smacked Nathan's leg as she felt the rise and fall of his chest from his laughter. She turned her head to glare at him playfully before turning back to her young son. She smiled at him uneasily. "Sorry, baby, but we're not going to be able to give you a little brother this year. It takes a little while."

"Why? What do you have to do?"

Nathan's laughter increased upon his son's question. He watched his wife struggle to come up with a suitable answer for a five year old, he too racking his brain for something to say to appease his young son's mind. "Well, Jame, we don't just get a baby whenever we want one," he began.

"Yeah, first Mommy and Daddy have to prove we really love each other and then we have to do all these tests and they take a really long time!" Haley continued on.

Jamie nodded his head, accepting his parents' explanation for now. "What about a wii?"

Nathan and Haley breathed a sigh of relief when their son accepted the answer and changed the subject. "You'll have to wait and see about that one! Now, how about I get you all dressed while Daddy goes and finishes making us breakfast?"

Jamie contorted his face slightly. "Daddy's making breakfast?"

Haley laughed softly at her son's remark and shrugged at the look of slight hurt on her husband's face. "Don't worry baby, I'll make sure he doesn't mess it up."

Nathan mocked glared at the two them as he rose from the bed and began heading back down to the kitchen to continue in his cooking efforts. Haley got off the bed after her husband had exited the room and picked her son up. She carried him in her arms to his closet. "What do you wanna wear on your special day, buddy?"

Not surprisingly, Jamie reached for his red cape that he had been donning everywhere he went for the past couple weeks. "Okay," Haley chuckled and grabbed a little blue polo and some shorts to complete the outfit. She set the boy down and quickly helped him get dressed.

When they finished, Jamie grabbed his mother's hand and lead her downstairs into the kitchen where they found Nathan attempting to flip a pancake. A plate of burnt ones was placed on the counter next to him and Nathan angrily added another to the pile when he saw the black side of the pancake he finally managed to flip. Haley laughed silently at Nathan's anger and placed Jamie on a stool at the island counter before walking around it to the stove and gently prying the spatula from Nathan's hand.

The two boys watched in silence as Haley slowly poured some pancake batter into the frying pan and flipped it with ease a minute later. She then waited another couple of moments before flipping it again and then placing it on a clean plate. She turned to Nathan with a loving smile and kissed his cheek softly. "I got it from here," she whispered.

Nathan grudgingly sat down next to his son and watched his wife finish off making their breakfast. She put the food on three separate plates and set two of them down in front of her husband and son. Nathan looked at Jamie's plate and noticed a smiley face made out of cut up fruit and a slice of bacon was on the first pancake. He frowned while looking back at his own food.

"Something wrong?" Haley asked.

"Why don't I get a smiley face?"

Haley smiled at her childish husband. "I'm sorry. Did you want one?"

"Yeah!"

"What'd ya say, Jamie? Should I give Daddy a smiley face, too?"

She smiled seeing her husband mouthing the word yes to their son and Jamie nodded at her. "Oh, alright then," she conceded and placed a slice of bacon and extra fruit on top of Nathan's pancake. "Happy now?"

"Very," he replied and leaned across the counter to give her a sweet kiss. Haley reciprocated and the couple broke apart upon hearing the sound of their son.

"That's gross!"

"You know, in a few years you won't be saying that."

"Nathan!" Haley reprimanded. "It will be a whole lot longer than a few years."

"Not if he's anything like his Daddy," he winked at her.

She shook her head and faced her son. "How do you feel about coming to work with Momma today, Jamie? Aunt Peyton's gonna bring Jenny with her so you two can play while we work."

"Okay! What about you, Daddy?"

"I'm going out of town with Uncle Lucas today. But I promise I'll be back in time for your party with all your aunts and uncles tonight."

Jamie nodded, accepting the answer and went back to eating his breakfast. Nathan and Haley smiled at their soon before going back to eating as well. The small family finished their meal shortly after and Nathan left the house to go pick up Lucas and Haley and Jamie continued with getting ready for the day before heading to Red Bedroom Records.

Jamie walked over to his mother, who was standing talking with Peyton, Jake, and Brooke in Karen's Cafe. His birthday party with just his 'family' members had started almost two hours ago and the little boy was already pretty tired. He had spent the day at the studio with Haley, Peyton, and Jenny while the two women worked on booking bands for an upcoming concert.

Upon standing in front of his mom, Jamie held up his arms, signalling he wanted to be picked up. Haley smiled down sympathetically at her son and obliged. Jamie immediately rested his head on Haley's shoulder and closed his eyes. "When's Daddy gonna be here?" he asked sleepily.

Haley kissed his temple as she began rubbing his back soothingly. "I'm not sure, sweetie. He should be here soon. You can sleep if you want; I promise I'll wake you up when he gets here."

"Okay," he replied quietly and Haley felt him bury his face in her neck. She continued to rub his back until she heard his breathing even out after a couple minutes.

Haley tuned back into her friends' conversation with a soft smile gracing her features. She noticed that her three friends were staring at her and her son. "What?"

"You two are just so cute together!" Brooke cooed, mindful to keep her voice down.

Haley laughed quietly at her friend. "Thanks, Brooke." Haley turned her head when she heard the bells above the door of the cafe chime. She smiled at the sight of her husband and Lucas walking into the establishment. Nathan locked eyes with his wife immediately and the two boys began walking over to their group of friends.

"Hey, baby," he greeted and kissed his wife's cheek quickly.

"Hey."

"I see the boy already fell asleep?"

"Yeah, he was pretty tired. It's been a long day."

"How about we get out of here then? We can give him his present and then hopefully manage to get him to sleep?" Nathan suggested.

"Yeah, sounds good."

Nathan and Haley turned to their friends and said their goodbyes. Nathan left the cafe and drove home in his SUV along with the birthday present he had driven to get for Jamie today. Haley walked over to where Karen and Keith were sitting at the side of the cafe.

"Hey, Karen, I was gonna take off and get him to bed. Do you need me to stay and help clean up or anything?"

"No! Its fine Haley, we can manage," she smiled and stood up to hug the young woman. Keith smiled and said good bye as well before Haley exited the cafe and began driving home, her son still sleeping.

Haley walked into her house with Jamie once again in her arms and whisper called out for her husband. He walked into the foyer to greet them and Haley gently roused Jamie from his sleep. The little boy yawned and rubbed his eyes. "Hey Jimmy Jam, you think you could stay awake long enough for Mommy and Daddy to give you one of your presents?"

Jamie's head immediately perked up. He hadn't received any gifts so far today because Nathan and Haley had both agreed to give Jamie all his presents on the day of his actual birthday party the next day. The little boy nodded his head enthusiastically and the parents laughed when he struggled to be placed back on the ground.

"Okay bud, close your eyes," Nathan instructed as each parent took one of his hands in theirs and lead him to the laundry room.

"Alright, you can open them now."

Jamie immediately opened his eyes and saw a fluffy, yellow ball curled up on a soft looking pillow in the small room. His mouth dropped open and he looked back and forth between his parents, looking for confirmation to what he thought the thing was. Nathan and Haley both nodded with smiles on their faces and Nathan bent down to pick the thing up.

Upon being held, the thing perked its head up and Jamie was met by a pair of dark brown eyes and cute floppy ears. "Do you like him Jamie?" Haley asked.

"This is the best birthday ever! I love him!"

"You know Jamie, since he is your puppy, you get to pick a name out for him."

"I do?"

"Yep! So, you got any ideas?"

"What about Archie?"

The boy's parents laughed. "I think Archie is a great name," Haley told him and Nathan nodded in agreement.

They allowed Jamie to play with his new puppy for a little while before insisting he go to bed to rest up for his big party the next day. With a little reluctance, Jamie finally went off to bed, not without begging to have Archie sleep in his room though. Haley and Nathan caved on that one and Nathan found himself moving the dog's bed up to his son's room.

The parents said good night to Jamie and turned off the light to his bedroom. They walked hand in hand back downstairs and Haley sat down on the sofa in the family room while Nathan headed into the kitchen. He entered the room and handed his wife a glass of water with a beer in hand for himself. Haley rested her head on her husband's shoulder as soon as he sat down.

"He had a great day today."

"I wish I was here. But I think the drive to Charlotte was worth it with the look on his face when he saw the puppy."

"It definitely was. I love you, Nathan Scott."

"I love you, too, Haley James, you complete me. I don't think time heals all wounds, but I know your love healed all of mine," he declared and kissed her lips tenderly.

"God, you're so amazing. Now what do you say to trying to make that baby now?" she finished suggestively.

Nathan smirked at his wife. "I thought you'd never ask."

Nathan quickly stood up and picked his wife up. He carried her up the stairs and began kissing her neck as she giggled at his eagerness. Little did the couple know that they didn't need to try to do anything. Haley was already pregnant and in eight and a half months, the Scott family would be graced with another baby, and another thing to be joyful about in their life.

It is true, for Nathan and Haley, time didn't heal all wounds, but love from the other person did more for them than time could ever do. Nathan and Haley Scott were finally whole again after making their way back to each other. For Nathan and Haley, love can out do anything.

Coming Home: After Haley James' life is torn apart she is forced to move across the country and restart. There she is surrounded by many new people, but will Haley be able to move on from what happened to her, and will she be able to let go of her old life enough to be happy in her new one?

This will be a Naley story and once again, look for it in the upcoming weeks! :)