"And I'm defending what's left of this family. I lost one son already. I'll be damned if I let this girl take the rest of us down."

"This girl is my wife. And she is the future of this family. Her children, our children are the next Scott generation. Don't you ever forget that."

"You think you're the only one with dreams. Your great-great grandfather came here with nothing. His dream was to have his son, your great grandfather, turn this family into a force to be reckoned with. And he did. It wasn't easy being a Scott in a town filled with families like the James and the Bakers. But your great grandfather never gave up. And he never let anyone in this family give up either. And neither did your grandfather or your father. Even as your father lay dying in my arms cut down by ruthless men, he told me to do whatever it took to survive. And that's what I did. I swore to him I would. I took a vow that I would keep this family as strong as he did. I made a life for you, your brother, your sister and all your cousins. It's what good families do for one another."

"I know, mom. I know. And I can be ruthless for this family but only if I do it my way. Legitimately and within the law."

"Do me one favor? Just one."

"What?"

"I'll accept Haley as your wife if you give her one final test to prove her worthiness. The best way to test Haley is to let her think that she knows something that could hurt us."

"You mean set her up."

"It won't be a set up unless the information gets somewhere, like the FBI. If it doesn't, then we'll know that Haley is fit to be a true Scott."

Nathan leaned in closer to Deb. "Over my dead body. You will do nothing against my wife. Do you understand me? If you do, you will lose the only son you have left. Mom, Haley is my wife. We were married in front of you and our families and friends. What we have is sacred and I demand that you respect that."

"You demand?!"

"Yea. We may live under your roof, but this is our home too. And I will not have anyone in my home trying to sabotage my wife or my marriage. Is that clear?"

"It is clear that Haley has affected your judgment."

"Mom, I am as loyal to you as ever was. I understand the importance of family, I am not blinded by love. But I'm not heartless either. I believed Haley when she told me what happened with Damien. I believe that he attacked her and I believe that she was defending herself. And if I thought for one moment that she was lying and that she murdered Damien, I would've done what needed to be done. But that's not how it was."

"Well, we'll never know, will we?"

"I know. I know."

"You're confusing feelings with facts."

"No, not this time and not about this. Believe me, if I thought anyone, including my wife betrayed our family, then I would take the same revenge that you or dad would. Like that." Nathan stood up to leave. He began putting on his jacket.

"Very well then, Nathan. Forget what I said. We'll do it your way…for now."

"Ok." Was all he said as he left the restaurant.

"Mrs. Silva, I think I can help Nathan get out of the business that he's in. But I need you to help me first."

Mrs. Silva thought for a moment. "John Walsh, Herman Rosenberg, Mark and Susan Kidd. All of these people pay protection money to the Scott family."

"Thank you, Mrs. Silva. You have been a huge help. And you know, you can tell your husband not to worry because nothing bad is gonna happen to your family again."

"I hope I did the right thing."

"You did. You have. I mean thanks to you I can help Nathan get his family into a legitimate business. That's something he really wants to do. It's just…it's Deb and Bear that wanna keep things the way they are."

"I admire you, Haley. It takes a lot of love to do what you're doing."

"The man I love is more than worth it. Just promise me that you're not gonna tell anyone what I'm trying to do."

"You have my word." Mrs. Silva stood up and turned to Haley. Haley stood up as well. "And thank you for lending us the money. There is a special place in heaven for you, my dear. God bless you." Mrs. Silva walked away from Haley toward the door. Haley was still facing the front of the church. "Good evening, Father." She heard Mrs. Silva say on her way out.

"How you doing, Mrs. Silva?" she heard Chase say.

Haley's eyes got wide. She slowly turned around to face Chase. "Hi, Chase."

"Hey, Haley. You know, Mrs. Silva is one of our most loyal members. I didn't realize the two of you knew each other so well."

"We don't. I just…I sort of bumped into her when I came here to pray."

"You're not Catholic." Chase pointed out.

"No I'm not. I just…the church looked really inviting when I drove by. So I just thought I'd stop in and meditate."

"Look, Haley, I'm not gonna lie to you. I heard Mrs. Silva thank you for money."

"Ok, well see she-"

"Listen, you didn't just bump into Mrs. Silva and you didn't just stop in to meditate. Now you can tell me the truth or not, it's up to you."

"Well I met her at the house and she was in a bind so I decided to help her out. That's what we're supposed to do for people, right?"

"Yea. Why do you feel so guilty about it?" Chase asked.

"I don't feel guilty about it. Honestly, I'm a little bit nervous that if Nathan finds out about this then he's gonna get really upset."

"Haley, I know my cousin. You don't have to worry about him. Listen, you don't have to worry about Nathan at all."

"Who's worried about Nathan?" Haley heard Nathan say.

"Nate!" Chase said, turning to face his cousin. "You really lucked out when you married Haley. You found yourself a very kind and generous girl."

"Well, yea. I know." Nathan said. "Where exactly is all this praise coming from, Chase?"

"I was actually telling Chase about the other week when um…um…" Haley began.

"That's ok, Haley. Let him finish. I love to hear good things about my wife."

"Good? What she did was incredible."

"Chase, please stop. You're embarrassing me." Haley said.

But Chase continued. "She was afraid that when you found out you'd be upset. But I told her not to worry."

"Chase, I'm really, really begging here." Haley said.

"It's ok, Haley. A member of our church, Mrs. Silva, was in desperate need to money. And Haley helped her out. She gave her her own money. Nate, isn't that something?"

Nathan eyed Haley. He pieced it together. She was the reason Mrs. Silva paid on time. "Yea, it's really something. You know Mrs. Silva?"

"No, I wouldn't say that I know her."

Nathan walked toward Haley and stood directly in front of her. "Well then I don't understand. You must have met her."

"Yea I did."

"Where?"

"I met her at your house. Remember when she came to see you? I was there."

"Yea, for about 2 seconds."

"And then I saw her leaving and she looked really upset so I asked her what was wrong. And she told me about her husband hurting his back and that there wasn't enough money to pay all of the bills. So I just lent her some."

"So a woman who you just met, you hardly know, gave you a sob story and you just handed over a wad of cash?"

"Yea basically."

"No, there's more to this. There's something you're not telling me. And I want to know what it is, Haley. Now."

"Nate, have you become so cynical that you can't accept Haley's gesture for what it is?" Chase asked.

"Chase, stay out of this." Nathan warned. "Where'd you get the cash?"

"I used…I used some of our wedding money."

"I don't believe you! How…"

"Our marriage is a partnership, right? That money was half mine."

"Nate, it's not like you're hurting for money." Chase said.

"I'm telling you, stay out of this, Chase."

"What is the matter with you? Why are you getting so bent out of shape?" Chase asked.

Nathan turned to his cousin. "Look, I wanna talk to my wife, alone."

"It was nice running into you, Haley." Chase said.

"You too." Haley said, walking to him and quickly hugging him.

"I hope to see you again." Chase gave his cousin a look as he left the couple alone.

"What's the problem, Nathan?" Haley asked, turning back to face him.

"What's the problem?! Why were you meeting Mrs. Silva today? Here?"

"Cause she asked me to. She wanted to thank me."

"She wanted to thank you? That's all?"

"Yea. She wanted to light a candle for me and she wanted…is that a problem? Why are you blowing this out of proportion?"

Nathan walked to Haley. "Because you keep interfering, Haley! You keep sticking your nose in where you don't belong!"

"What do you mean where I don't belong?"

"Mrs. Silva is a client."

"What does that mean?!" Haley was getting frustrated now too.

"That means that she and her husband own a little store in a not-so-nice neighborhood. They've been having break-ins. We've been protecting them. She paid for that debt with the money that you gave her, Haley! Our money! She made a fool out of us! You made a fool out of me!"

"Oh." Was all Haley could say.

"Oh? Oh?"

"I'm sorry."

"You're sorry?"

"I'm sorry. I didn't know."

"You didn't know? You had no idea?"

"She didn't tell me what the money was for."

"Really? Is that so?"

"Yea and she didn't tell me anything about your business, if that's what you're worried about."

Nathan took a breath. "Was she here? Did she just leave?"

"Yea."

"Ok come one. We're gonna go have a little chat. We're gonna go catch her."

"What? Why?"

"We're gonna find out what you told her about the Scott business!"

"No!" she yelled forcefully.

"No? What's the matter, Haley?"

"Nothing."

"Then why are you stalling?"

"I'm not stalling."

"Why are you so afraid of me talking to Mrs. Silva?"

"I'm not afraid of you speaking with her. I'm just-"

"Come on! You're scared. You're like a little jack rabbit."

"This is not about Mrs. Silva."

Haley turned her back to Nathan. But he grabbed her arm and turned her to him. "Oh no? Do you think that I am just an idiot? Do you?"

"Why are you doing this?"

"What? What am I doing, Haley? What am I doing?"

"You're questioning me. You're grilling me like I'm one of your clients." Haley yanked her arm out of his grasp. "You're trying to trip me up here."

"I'm not trying to trip you up. You are doing it all by yourself. I am trying to figure out who…who you are, who I'm married to."

"Me! Haley James Scott! I'm your wife."

"Are you? I came here to see my cousin and I find out that you're having some sort of secret meeting-"

"It wasn't secret."

"You were talking with one of our clients, Haley!"

"I told you I didn't know she was a client."

"I know. I heard what you said. I heard you. So what am I supposed to think?"

"You're supposed to believe me. You're supposed to remember our wedding day and our vows to trust each other. Will you just remember the way that we looked at each other and the way that we kissed?" Haley took a step closer to Nathan. "I felt something. I know you did."

"Haley-"

"Do you really think that I would just betray that feeling, that I would just throw it away? Why would I do something like that? We have something. You know that we do and I know that I've tried to deny it for a very long time." Haley brought her hand up to his cheek. "But it's there. And it's this chemistry. And it's not like anything I've ever felt before. Can we please just stop this? Can we please just go home?"

Haley stood taller and kissed him. It was a light kiss, but he kissed her back. When he pulled away, he kissed her forehead. "Let's go. Let's get out of here."

Nathan grabbed her hand and led her out of the church.

Nathan shut the door behind him as they walked into their bedroom. Haley had been quiet the whole way home. "Haley, is everything ok?"

"Yea, it's fine."

"Well, you haven't said a word since we left the church."

Haley stopped and turned to face him. "I just wasn't in the mood to talk. Sorry."

A knock on their bedroom door stopped the conversation. "Hold on." He said walking to the door. Bear stood on the other side of the door. "What? What do you want?" Nathan asked, not in the mood to deal with Bear.

"I'd like a word with you in private."

Nathan sighed. "Alright, hold on." Nathan stuck his head back in the room. "I'll be right back, ok."

Haley nodded. When he shut the door, she quickly walked over to the door to listen to the conversation.

Outside the door Nathan and Bear chatted. "What? What's up?" Nathan asked.

"She gave me the slip tonight."

"Who?"

"Haley. I thought you should know."

"I thought I told you that your surveillance wasn't necessary."

"Listen, Nathan-"

"I thought I told you to stop following her around."

"The boss told me-"

"I don't care what the boss said! I don't care! Stop following Haley. Stop spying on her. Clear? Just get out of my sight."

Bear didn't say a word. He just walked away.

Haley quickly walked back over to the spot she was standing in before Nathan had closed the door so that he wouldn't know she had been listening. Nathan shut the door again when he came in. He walked over to stand in front of her. "Sorry about that."

"Let me guess. Bear is upset because I lost him. Sorry. I figured if he saw me with Mrs. Silva he would think the same thing that you did. So…"

"What's that? That you're working against us? That you're working against the family? I hope to God that's not true, Haley."

"You honestly think that I'm working against you and your family? Nathan, you saved my life!"

"Yea, so?"

"So?!"

"What is that supposed to mean, Haley? That you've embraced your life now? That you've become a Scott?" Nathan began taking off his jacket and loosening his tie.

"Well, it's not exactly the life I would've chosen, but I'm still alive. That's because of you."

"So you're grateful?"

"What I'm feeling is more than gratitude." Haley took a step closer to Nathan. "Do you honestly think I would do anything to hurt you?"

"I don't know. I wanna trust you."

"I wanna trust you too." Haley said honestly. Haley smiled as she continued. "I wanna be close to you, Nathan. I want us to start out as any other couple who just got married." Haley brought her hands up to the collar of his shirt and began playing with it. "Just think about our wedding day. The priest has just pronounced us husband and wife. You may kiss your bride."

Nathan lowered his head and kissed her. It was slow at first, but Haley brought her hands up to his face. He deepened the kiss and wrapped his arms around her waist, bringing her closer to him. They continued to kiss as Nathan scooped her up and carried her to the bed. Haley unbuttoned his shirt as he walked.