Nathan flew through the halls of the hospital desperately seeking answers. He was feelings so many emotions pass through his body. He was angry. He was confused. He was nervous. He was feeling so many things, and it was hard to keep all of the different emotions in tact. He kept telling himself that this was all some big misunderstanding. He just had to talk to Mitch, and everything would be okay once he told him the truth. He picked up his pace as that thought entered into his mind. "God, how big is this hospital?" Nathan complained out loud not being able to get to Mitch's room fast enough. It was on his third turn that he finally saw the room from a distance.
Nathan stepped in front of the closed door and could see Mitch sleeping through the window engraved in the wood. At the sight of his face, Nathan felt all of his anger swelling up inside of him as thoughts of the video surveillance entered his mind once again. He pushed the door open and was relieved when he realized there was nobody else in the room. He shut the door behind him. He walked further into the room and stared down at his sleeping friend. There's gotta be some kind of mistake. There's no way Mitch would do something like this to him. He watched as Mitch began to stirr slightly. His eyes blinked open adjusting to the light. He took a couple seconds before turning as his eyes landed on the figure standing a few feet from the bed in his room. "Nathan? Hey, man. How's it going?" Mitch asked noticing it was his boss.
"Fine. How are you feeling?" Nathan asked tightly.
"Tire and sore." Mitch answered letting out a small laugh. "Well, pull up a chair." He said.
"I'm fine where I am." Nathan said with a slight edge.
"Is everything okay, man?" Mitch asked catching his tone.
"I'm not sure. I saw something really interesting today." Nathan said.
"What's going on, Nathan?" Mitch asked nervously unsettled by his tone.
"Do you remember that night we were in Charlotte for those meetings?" Nathan asked.
"Yeah, what about it?" Mitch asked hesitantly.
"Nothing, really. I was just thinking about how I woke up with such a splitting headache." Nathan began and watched Mitch's reactions closely. "It was almost like I had a hangover which is ridiculous considering I only had two beers that night." Nathan continued and noticed Mitch's face pale. "Well, you remember, right?" Nathan asked.
"You know, I, umm, I don't really remember that night too much." Mitch dismissed.
"You know what I think. I think someone slipped something into my beer when I went to the bathroom." Nathan revealed.
"Really. That's strange. I didn't notice anything." Mitch mumbled.
"Yeah, I'm just glad I was with you and Landon. I mean, who knows what could have happened that night if I had been alone. I know you guys wouldn't have let anything happen. I trust you guys." Nathan said. Mitch didn't say anything. He abruptly turned his head the other direction. Silence crept into the room and Nathan noticed Mitch looking anywhere but at him. "Why'd you do it, Mitch?" Nathan asked angrily not being able to stop himself anymore.
"Do what?" Mitch asked.
"I know you did it. I saw the video surveillance from that night. I saw you putting something in my drink." Nathan revealed. Mitch stared at Nathan without muttering a word. "Why'd you do it?" Nathan asked in a calmer tone.
"I'm sorry, Nathan. I didn't want to. You have to believe me. I never wanted to do that to you." Mitch answered with a voice full of desperation.
"Then, why did you? Do you realize what you did? You messed with my marriage. I cheated on my wife because of you. I betrayed her trust, and our marriage was almost destroyed because of this. You broke my wife's heart!" Nathan said feeling his anger rise up all over again.
"I'm sorry. It wasn't supposed to go this far. It wasn't supposed to be this way." Mitch said.
"Just tell me why the hell you would even think of doing something like this." Nathan said desperate for an answer.
"About nine months ago, I was in bad shape. I owed a lot of people some money. I was just starting out at this job. I had only been there for about a year. The pay is incredible, but it wasn't enough to pay back the people I owed at that time. So, I took some money from the company. It was such a small amount that I knew nobody would even notice it missing. I figured I could pay back those people, and replace the money gradually as I earn it. And I have, every penny that I took has been replaced. I'm sorry, Nathan. I never meant for it to get this far. I never meant to hurt anyone." Mitch explained.
"How did that turn into this?" Nathan asked still tying to process everything.
"Rachel kind of blackmailed me." Mitch said.
"What?" Nathan asked.
"I went to a bar one night and got totally wasted. I don't even really remember it. But I ran into Rachel, and apparently, I told her everything. And because Rachel's the way she is, she threatened to tell you everything. I'm so sorry, Nathan. I didn't expect all of this to happen. I tried to stop it, but I couldn't." Mitch said.
"No, you could have stopped it. You could have just come to me in the beginning with whatever problems you were having. I would have understood. But this, I don't understand. Messing with me is one thing, but you messed with my family. You about broke my wife. What do you want me to say? That it's okay. It's not." Nathan said as he began to pace the floor in the hospital room.
"Nathan, I'm so sorry." Mitch called out. He jumped slightly when Nathan angrily punched the wall. The hit was so hard that it broke through the dry wall. "Damn it!" Nathan exclaimed and winced slightly pulling his hand back to him. There was blood covering his shakey hand. Before either one of them could say anything more, the door opened as Doctor Jones came rushing in. "What the hell is going on?" He asked abruptly taking in the sight. Neither Nathan nor Mitch said voiced a word. "Somebody had better start talking before I call security." He warned.
"That won't be necessary. Everything's fine." Mitch spoke up.
"Fine? You are seriously going to sit there and say everything is fine. I'm not sure the wall will agree with you." Dr. Jones bit out sarcastically. He looked to Nathan for some type of explanation, but he said nothing. He was still facing the wall while holding onto his hand. "Nathan, I'm going to need you to come with me." He said. Nathan didn't say anything. He just nodded a small nod and headed towards the door. Dr. Jones told him to wait right outside the door for him. Nathan walked out of the room closing the door behind him. Dr. Jones turned around to face Mitch. "You get some rest. I'll be back in here just as soon as I take care of Nathan."
"Dr. Jones, I know this looks bad. But please don't call security. I will be happy to pay for any of the damages." Mitch said.
"Well, I think Nathan should be the one to do that." Dr. Jones countered.
"No, it wasn't his fault. It was mine. Please, just let me take care of everything." Mitch pleaded. The doctor didn't say anything in response. He nodded his head in agreement before exiting the room.
A couple minutes later, Dr. Jones and Nathan were in a different room. Dr. Jones was stitching and bandaging up Nathan's injured hand. Nathan didn't mutter a single word. He was still trying to process everything Mitch had told him. He could not believe this was happening.
"So, do you want to tell me what happened?" Dr. Jones asked. Nathan said nothing. "Listen, Nathan, I don't know you. I don't know Mitch. Whatever issues the two of you have going on are of no concern to me. But this hospital is a concern to me. I will not drag security into this, and I will not be pressing charges. But I will have to ask you to leave for the time being. You will not be allowed to visit Mitch at any time for the duration of his stay here. I cannot have any more issues. Deal with your personal issues when Mitch is released and out of this hospital. Do you understand me?" He asked. Again, Nathan said nothing. He just nodded his head in understanding. After a couple more minutes, Nathan was all stitched up and wrapped up. "Okay, you're all set. We're going to need to get your insurance information. Go ahead and go to the front desk. I'll call and let them know you're coming. They'll have the papers ready for you to fill out." Dr. Jones said. He patted Nathan on the shoulder before walking out of the room. Nathan sat there for a couple seconds before standing up and walking out.
Nathan walked through the front door of his house. It was dark and quiet. There was a faint light coming from the living room, and he made his way over to the room. He walked in and saw his mom sitting on the couch. "Hey, honey. What happened?" Deb asked noticing his hand.
"Nothing. Where's Haley?" He asked.
"She went upstairs to check on Lexie right after you left. She's been up there ever since." She answered.
"Okay. I'm going to..." He began as she nodded her head in understanding.
"I'll just go." She said standing up and grabbing her purse. She headed towards the door when his voice stopped her.
"Thank you, mom. Thanks for telling us." He called out.
"You're welcome." She said before disappearing out of the house. He turned and headed up the stairs. He first went into Lexie's room and saw her soundly sleeping. He smiled slightly before heading towards their bedroom. He walked in and found Haley sitting on the bed. She had changed into a pair of pajama shorts and one of his Duke sweatshirts. She wasn't under the blankets or anything. She was just sitting on top of the bed tracing the patterns on the blanket with her fingers. "Hey." He greeted quietly causing her to look up.
"He-oh my gosh, what happened?" She asked in a panic jumping off of the bed and rushing over to him.
"Nothing. It's nothing." He dismissed.
"Nathan, what happened?" She repeated.
"I'm fine. The wall at the hospital might not be so fine." He said.
"Nathan." She sighed.
"I'm fine, Haley." He reassured as she nodded slightly. Silence clouded the room as neither of them knew what to say. They caught each other's gaze. Nathan was just about to say something when Haley pulled him to her in a heated kiss which lasted for a couple minutes. After breaking apart, Haley rested her forehead against his. "What was that for?" He asked.
"I'm sorry." She said. He heard the quiver in her voice, and he instantly knew she was beginning to cry. He moved to look at her and cupped her cheeks gently. "What are you sorry about?" He asked quietly.
"I'm sorry for what Mitch did. I'm sorry for reacting the way I did. You didn't even do anything wrong, and I treated you so horribly. I'm sorry." She cried as the tears began to flow. He immediately pulled her into his embrace. "I'm so sorry." She sobbed into his chest soaking his shirt with her tears.
"Stop it, Haley. Stop, okay. You have nothing to be sorry for. Nothing. You had every right to react the way you did. It's okay." He said while stroking her hair softly.
"It's not okay. None of this is okay." She said calming down.
"I know." He agreed. He felt her back out of his embrace slightly. He caressed her left cheek with his right hand helping her relax. "I'm sorry. I'm just really emotional right now, and I'm really angry and hurt. I'm confused. I'm just all over the place." She said. Nathan smiled softly at her before leaning down and kissing her chastely on the lips.
"I'm feeling the same way." He said as he lead her to the bed, and they took a seat.
"What happened with Mitch?" She asked.
"Apparently, he 'borrowed' some money from the company to take care of some personal issues, and..."
"What? How did nobody notice money missing? How could he do that?" She interrupted spurting off questions.
"I guess it was such a small amount that it went undetected. He said he replaced every penny." He said.
"Okay, so what was drugging you and helping Rachel all about?" She asked.
"Rachel blackmailed him. He got drunk one night, ran into her, and apparently, blabbed about stealing the money. And she used that against him." He answered.
"Why does that not surprise me? God, what a bitch." She said.
"Yup, pretty much." He agreed.
"What are you going to do about Mitch?" She asked quietly.
"I don't know. It's Mitch. He's a friend. And I...I don't know." He said.
"He did say he paid back everything he took, right?" She said.
"Yeah, he did." He replied.
"And Rachel did sort of blackmail him." She said.
"Yeah." He agreed.
"So, maybe, what he did wasn't so bad." She said half-heartedly.
"Yeah." He said distractedly. An awkward silence drifted into the room. "He hurt you, Hales. He hurt Lexie and Jamie. He hurt us." He spoke quietly.
"That's true. He did. But we beat him, Nathan. We beat Rachel. We came out of this together-stronger. So, maybe, we can give him a chance to come out of this stronger himself." She said.
"And do you want to do the same with Rachel?" He joked but kept a straight face.
"No, because she isn't sorry. She planned this. It was deliberate. I don't think Mitch did this deliberately to hurt us. I think he made a mistake, and he chose the wrong choice and made a bad decision. But I think he's sorry. Do you?" She asked.
"Yes, I do." He answered honestly.
"Maybe you should just try talking to him again-calmly. You were already worked up when you got there. You now know pretty much the basics. Maybe you should take some time to cool off and then talk to him again." She suggested.
"Yeah, that's probably a good idea. But I kind of have to wait until he gets released from the hospital." He said.
"Why?" She asked confused. He didn't answer. He just sent a pointed look her way. "Nathan." She sighed.
"What? I'm not banned from the hospital-just his room." He defended himself causing her to let out a small laugh. "That's what I want to hear. My girl laughing and happy." He said.
"I am happy, Nathan. I hate what's going on. I hate it all. But I am so happy with you and Lexie and this baby. I love you, and I love our life." She said.
"I love you and our life, too." He said kissing her sensually.
"Let's lay down." She mumbled against his lips. The two broke apart and moved to lay underneath the covers. Nathan layed flat on his back as Haley cuddled into his side. The two relaxed in a comfortable silence as she drew patterns on his chest over his shirt. She could feel the tension slowly seeping out of his body. "Do you still want to seek full custody?" She asked quietly.
"Yeah, I do-now more than ever. Are you still okay with that?" He questioned.
"Yes, I am. Rachel has no business being a mother. And I want your son to be with you-with us. We're a family, and he belongs with us. Rachel brought this upon herself, so she can deal with the consequences. I can't imagine any judge ruling in her favor after we present that surveillance tape in court. We're gonna make this happen, okay?" She said.
"Thank you, Haley. I love you." He declared kissing her on the forehead.
"You're welcome. I love you, too." She responded.
"Hey, Micheal. How have you been? I haven't seen you since my mom woke up from her coma." Nathan said as he and their lawyer sat down on the couch in the family room.
"I'm well. Where's Haley at? I thought she was joining us." Micheal responded.
"She is. She's in the bathroom. She practically lives there with this pregnancy." Nathan said as they both laughed.
"Things seem to be going really well between the two of you." Micheal commented.
"Yes, things are really great." Nathan said.
"Sorry, I'm here. I'm here." Haley called walking into the family room. She gave Micheal a warm hug before taking a seat next to Nathan on the couch.
"Okay, well, let's get down to business. What can I do for you two?" Micheal asked. He watched and grew a tad concerned as Nathan and Haley shared a look before Nathan spoke.
"Well, Haley and I are wanting to seek legal custody of a baby-of my baby." Nathan answered.
"I'm confused. What do you mean your baby? Are you talking about yours as in yours and Haley's baby? That doesn't make sense. You two already have custody of that one." Micheal said completely confused.
"No, I mean my baby. An ex-girlfriend of mine is pregnant, and it...it's mine." Nathan revealed completely shocking their lawyer. The room got quiet as Micheal tried to process this bit of information.
"Nathan, this is serious. Do you realize you guys could lose the company? The will indicated very specific provisions. One was no infidelity. The term was five years. You guys are still about five months away from that. I can't just overlook this." Micheal stated.
"I, umm, I..." Nathan began.
"Micheal, Nathan technically didn't cheat on me." Haley interrupted.
"What do you mean?" Micheal asked.
"He was drugged and basically raped. He didn't voluntarily cheat on me, and we have proof of this." She explained.
"Well, that definitely changes the circumstances. How about we just go over everything and figure out what to do from there. Okay, let's discuss the baby. And let's discuss the mother." Micheal said.
"She's a complete psycho. This woman is like the bane of my existance. She has no business raising this baby. What she did to Nathan is proof of that. She's so..."
"Okay, Hales, he gets the point." Nathan interrupted his wife's rant.
"I'm so sorry. I'm just..."
"Hormonal?" Micheal finished jokingly.
"Sure. We'll go with that one." Haley laughed.
"Are you guys sure about this?" Micheal asked.
"Yes, we are sure. We want full custody of this baby." Nathan answered. Micheal looked over to Haley wanting to hear the words straight from her mouth as well.
"We're sure, Micheal." She reassured.
"Okay, we can do this, then. Let's talk. I need any and all information about this girl. Whatever you can tell me would be extremely helpful. Whatever proof you have that might prove her unfitness as a mother would be extremely helpful as well. We need to get anything we can on her. Are you guys prepared to fight?" Micheal asked.
"We are." Nathan answered taking ahold of Haley's hand.
"Well, I can tell you one thing. Without any information on the mother, you two already have a good shot at winning. You are married. You have a child and one on the way. You're sticking together through this. The judge will see this, and it will be positive in his eyes. Now, moving on to the mother. What can you tell me about her?" Micheal asked.
"Her name is Rachel Gatina. We dated a little over a year while I was at Duke. She ended things, but we still remained close friends. I moved back here after graduation, and we kind of lost contact with one another. I saw her for the first time after that while Haley was pregnant with Lexie. She and I started hanging out with one another again. I didn't notice her issues back then. She and Haley have had a couple of run-ins with one another. One time resulted in Haley having her arrested." Nathan began.
"Seriously?" Micheal asked.
"Yes." Haley answered with a laugh. "Sorry, it wasn't funny." She covered clearing her throat.
"What happened with that?" Micheal asked.
"The night I had Lexie, she came by the house. We shared some words, and I warned her I would call the cops is she ever stepped foot on my property again. Well, she came by once awhile after Lexie was born. I asked her to leave, and she refused. She pushed me out of the way and basically, broke into our house. I called the cops, and she was arrested for breaking and entering and assult. That was basically what happened. Is that going to hurt our case?" Haley asked.
"Actually, I think it will look positive for your case. We will have to get the police reports from that day." Micheal stated.
"Would it look bad if I paid her bail, though?" Nathan added.
"Seriously? You paid her bail?" Micheal asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, he did." Haley answered somewhat coldly.
"Why did you pay her bail?" Micheal asked.
"I wanted answers from her. I found out that she was lying about some things that were said between her and Haley. After that day was the first time I tried cutting her out of my life. So, is it going to look bad?" Nathan asked.
"I think it could go either way, actually. That one I'm not sure about honestly. We'll just have to see how far everything goes in court. Is there anything else you could tell me about her that might help your case?" Micheal asked.
"No, I think that's just about everything we are aware of." Nathan answered after he and Haley thought about it for awhile. Micheal didn't say anything for a few minutes. He just reviewed all of his notes.
"You don't think we have a shot, do you?" Haley asked in a quiet tone.
"Actually, I think you two have an excellent shot. You said you have proof that you were drugged-that will probably be the most beneficial evidence for your case. Do you mind if I take it with me and review this tonight?" Micheal asked.
"No, of course not." Nathan answered handing their lawyer the dvd containing the surveillance footage. "Now, you should know that Rachel wasn't the one who physically put the drug in my beer. An employee of mine, Mitch Reynolds, helped her. He added the drug, but they both brought me up to my hotel room. Does that make a difference?" He asked.
"Her lawyer might try to counter our evidence with that, but honestly, if it is clear that she is involved, I don't think it will make a difference." Micheal answered. "Now, have you guys informed Rachel about this yet? Or would you like to wait until she receives the court papers?" He asked.
"We'd like to wait until she receives the papers." Nathan answered.
"Okay, well, I'm going to go. I'll get everything together and have papers sent to Rachel. If you think of anything else, give me a call right away. I'll inform the two of you when we schedule a court date. And we'll schedule a time together again to go over everything." Micheal stated.
"Thank you so much, Micheal." Nathan said as he and Haley walked him to the front door.
"No problem. I'll be in touch with you guys soon. Bye." Micheal said. Nathan and Haley said goodbye as Micheal walked out the door.
"That went well. How are you feeling?" Haley asked as soon as it was just the two of them.
"I feel good. I feel really confident. I think we have a really good shot." Nathan answered.
"Me too. I'm hungry. Let's go get some food." She said pulling him with her towards the kitchen. They got to the kitchen and Haley immediately started rummaging through the freezer. "So, what do you want to eat?" She asked.
"I'm not really that hungry, Hales." He said. He chuckled as he saw her carrying an armful of ice cream complete with all of the fixings. She set it all down on the island before walking over to the cubbard and pulling out a bowl and taking a spoon out of the drawer. He watched as she began filling her bowl with a mountain of ice cream dripping with toppings. He watched as she forced a spoonful into her mouth and closed her eyes letting out a slight moan. "Is that good, Hales?" He laughed.
"It is amazing." She gushed slowly with her eyes still closed. "You want some?" She asked finally opening her eyes.
"No, I think you're enjoying it enough for the both of us." He responded as she let out another moan. "Am I or the ice cream better?" He asked smirking up at her.
"Right now, the ice cream." She answered.
"Is that so?" He asked.
"Yup." She said leaning up into him. "Come on-just try it." She implored shoving the a spoonful of ice cream right in front of his mouth. "Please. It's so good." She pleaded smiling innocently up at him. He couldn't resist that smile and relented taking the spoon into his mouth. "See. Amazing." She said.
"Yes, it's amazing, Hales." He humored her and watched highly entertained as she finished the bowl full of ice cream. She licked her lips one final time while letting out one last moan. "Is it wrong that I'm completely turned on right now?" He asked joking but serious at the same time capturing her full attention as she let out a laugh.
"Aww, does my baby want some attention?" She purred wrapping her arms around his neck and began planting soft kisses along his neck. He shivered at the touch of her cold mouth but was enjoying every minute of it. "Sorry, baby, but my other baby wanted some ice cream." She mumbled against his skin. Nathan groaned feeling the vibrations against his neck. He wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her tightly against him. "Don't start something you don't intend to finish." He warned with his eyes snapped shut getting lost in the sensations she was creating within him.
"Who says I don't intend to finish." She counters.
"Maybe because Lexie is going to be up any minute from her nap. And it's closing in on twelve o'clock." He said.
"What does the time have to do with anything?" She asked confused but still never breaking her lips from his neck.
"You have been getting sick and throwing up at this time for the past four days." He said. He felt her pull back and look at him with a surprised smile.
"Seriously? You've noticed that?" She questioned.
"I notice everything about you." He said huskily. She smiled before capturing him in a heated kiss. She roughly pushed her tongue into his mouth immediately seeking his. "God, you're so sexy. Why do you have to say things like that? You're making me want you so much." She moaned. "We have to stop." She said finding a tiny bit of self-restraint and pulling away from him.
"You started it." He countered and laughed at the playful glare she threw his way. "So, do you have any plans today?" He asked.
"No, why?" She asked.
"Well, I was thinking. We could start fixing up the guest bedroom. We can go into town and buy some paint and whatever other stuff we need." He suggested.
"Really? I would love that! I can't wait to start decorating that room!" She responded in excitement.
"Okay, then. So, here's the plan. We're going to get Lexie dressed, drive into town, and pick out some paint and stuff. And, then, we'll come home and I'll start painting." He said.
"You'll start painting?" She questioned.
"Well, you and Lexie are certainly not going to be in that room or anywhere near that room with all of those paint fumes. It's not safe for any three of you." He said.
"Fine, but I don't want you to do all of that work yourself. Oh! Oh!" She exclaimed as he jumped back.
"What?" He asked in a panic.
"I have an idea. I'm going to call Lucas, Brooke, Jake, and Peyton to come over. We can order pizza. I'll definitely be hungry by the time they get here. You boys can paint while us girls can stay downstairs watching chick flicks with Lexie and Faith." She suggested.
"Sounds like a plan. Go ahead and call everyone up. I'll go get Lexie up and ready." He said giving her a quick kiss on the forehead before disappearing out of the kitchen as she grabbed the phone.
"This is so nice-just us girls. We need to do this more often." Brooke said as she, Haley, and Peyton were lounging on the couch in Haley's living room. Lexie and Faith were playing on the carpet.
"I agree." Peyton said.
"Me, too. It's been so hectic with Lexie and the baby. And everything that's going on with Rachel." Haley said saying the last part in a low, annoyed tone.
"How's that going?" Peyton asked.
"Stressful, but hopefully, good. Our lawyer's going to send court papers over to Rachel, and then, we just have to wait for a date to be set." Haley answered.
"How are you doing with all of this? You're an amazing person, Haley, but are you sure you're still okay with all of this?" Brooke asked.
"Honestly, I'm fine. I want this. I want Nathan to have his son, and I want us all to be a family. Rachel is nothing but a conniving bitch who doesn't deserve to be anywhere near that baby. He deserves to grow up feeling completely loved and wanted. Nathan loves him. He wants him. And you know what, so do I." Haley answered sincerely.
"Like I said-you're amazing." Brooke said as the three girls laughed. "So, what about you P. Jagielski? Are you and Jake going to be popping out any kids anytime soon?" She asked. She grew confused as Peyton and Haley shared a solemn look. "What? Did I say something?" She asked concerned.
"No, it's just, I can't have any kids." Peyton answered.
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry, Peyton. I didn't know. I have this thing where my mouth just blurts out anything and everything without ever stopping to think. I'm so sorry." Brooke said apologetically.
"No, it's okay, Brooke. You didn't know. It's fine. We're trying to adopt. We're on the list, and now, we just have to wait. But it's really okay, Brooke." Peyton answered trying to reassure her distraut friend.
"How long have you guys been waiting?" Brooke asked feeling the guilt slowly pass out of her body.
"About a year. It's a long process, and it may never happen. We're praying that's not the case, but it's okay if it is. We have each other, and that's all we need." Peyton answered.
"Hey, Peyt, it's going to happen. You and Jake were meant to have a baby. And yes, you have each other, but you also have so much love to give. Any baby would be lucky to have the two of you as parents." Haley reassured lovingly.
"Thanks. But if not, I expect to continue babysitting each and every one of your children." Peyton said sternly.
"I don't think that will ever be a problem." Brooke said as the girls laughed before cuddling back under some blankets and with each other and resuming their chick flick marathon.
Okay, there you go. It was kind of a low-key chapter. I know there wasn't much of a Nathan/Mitch smackdown, but I can't have Nathan and Haley finding out the baby isn't his just yet. And also, sorry about the excessive dialogue. I personally love a lot of dialogue in the stories I read. But this chapter basically consisted of that. I hope it was still enjoyable to read, though. So, let me know what you guys think. I should have another chapter up, hopefully, sometime this weekend. Until then!