Little Moments

Ch. 52: We Can Work it Out

Disclaimer: Big shout out to Mark and co. for creating these characters! I wish I had a helping hand in that!

A/N: Holy cow guys! Y'all are killing' it with the reviews! Seriously! I keep seeing the number go up and up, and...up! My reviewers are awesome. Give yourself a pat on your back, really. This chapter is a little more carefree and fun than the emotional stuff from last chapter. I hope it's a nice contrast. Enjoy!

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Training camp meant one thing: basketball season was about to start. Two a day practices, suicides, and non-stop drills were things Nathan never really looked forward to. This year, for some reason, the president of the Bobcats decided that instead of holding training camp where they normally do in Wilmington, which was close to Tree Hill, they decided to cut costs and have it in Charlotte. That meant Nathan couldn't stay at home while training, which basically meant his season started earlier.

Nathan had spent the last six days in Charlotte and the three day break was just what he needed. He was only twenty seven but his body ached, his muscles were sore, and he couldn't wait to be home and relax. There was nothing like a good Haley James massage.

Normally, Nathan called before he left, but he'd told Haley last night that he'd be coming home so he decided against the phone call. Nathan left Charlotte around 9am and the three and a half hour long drive went by quickly. Soon enough he was home.

As he turned into the driveway he took a deep breath. He was physically and mentally drained from all the hard work he'd done over the last week. With his head down, he saw that the clock showed just past 12:30pm, and figured that Charlotte would be taking her nap about now. As much as he loved his daughter, it would be nice to have a little alone time with Haley.

When Nathan walked inside he wasn't met with a warm welcome from his wife. Instead, the house was eerily quiet. Haley's car was in the driveway so Nathan thought to himself that she had to be home. He was pretty sure Charlotte was asleep so he didn't want to start yelling for them.

He checked upstairs and no one was around. Twisting his lips in confusion, Nathan walked through the house and shrugged, "Where the hell are they?"

The one place he hadn't looked was the garage. He didn't know why she would be in there but he checked it out just in case. When he approached the garage door he stopped. Nathan heard someone laughing, more distinctly, Haley laughing. But what got him, was that is wasn't coming from the garage. Her easily recognizable laugh was coming from the room just off it. Nathan's workout room.

He opened the door and was frozen in place. There she was. Decked out in Under Armor he'd never seen her ever wear, Haley was lifting dumbbells but that wasn't it. Some blond haired, tanned skin, teenage looking guy was behind her, right behind her, using his hands to guide her motions.

As Nathan stood silent in place Haley laughed, "I really don't feel anything."

The young guy laughed but shook his head, "You will." He used his thumbs to press the muscles on her shoulders, "These and..." He moved his hands from her shoulders to the underside of her arm where her triceps were. "...and these will start to tighten after a few more reps."

The absolute horror Nathan felt was making him sweat. Some guy had his hands all over his wife, and this guy was fit, he was attractive, and he was young. A lot younger looking than either Haley or Nathan.

"Ugh, uhm..." Nathan cleared his throat to make his presence known.

Haley quickly turned around and looked embarrassed. She handed her dumbbells to the guy next to her and walked over to her husband, "Hey."

Nathan couldn't help but notice the way her top started to rise up as she walked over to him. He loved the way it looked, but also knew there was another guy in the room. He gave her a small smile, "Hey."

When Haley reached him she kissed him softly. She turned back to the blond haired boy, "Reid, this is my husband Nathan. Nathan, this is Reid."

Nathan looked back and forth from Haley to Reid and raised his brow.

Reid walked over to Nathan and extended his hand, "Nice to meet you sir. I'm a big fan."

Nathan shook Reid's hand and nodded in appreciation. Then he turned to Haley and in a low whisper spoke to her, "Can we talk?"

Haley knew what was coming so she took a deep breath and nodded.

Reid could feel the awkward tension in the room and excused himself, "I think I'm going to get a water, do you want some Haley?"

"No, I'm fine thanks." Haley watched as Reid left then turned to Nathan, "I didn't know you would be home so early."

Nathan furrowed his brow, "And that makes me feel better?"

"No, it was just...I was trying to surprise you."

Nathan nodded, "Yeah, you did. I come home to find you with some teenager."

Haley laughed and shook her head, "He's twenty one." She paused and looked up to him, "You know, I was trying to surprise you and get back in shape." Her hands rested on her hips and she looked down.

"What are you talking about? You look fine." Nathan took a step closer and put his hands on her sides, "Is this about the baby weight?"

Haley shrugged, Charlotte was four months old and maybe a part of it was the fact that she was still getting back to pre-pregnancy form, but there was more to it than that. "Maybe, I don't know?" Haley walked away from him.

"Hales, you're beautiful."

The sincerity in Nathan's voice sent shivers down her spine. She turned around and smiled.

Nathan was being perfectly honest. Haley was beautiful. She was more than that, she was everything. "So Reid? He's your trainer?"

Haley nodded, "Yeah. Lucas suggested him to me."

Nathan sighed heavily,, "Unbelievable."

"What? That Luke helped me find a trainer?"

"Yes."

Haley crossed her arms and looked to her husband, "Honey, it's not a big deal." She shook her head in disbelief.

Raising his brow, Nathan frowned, "So if Lucas came home to find Peyton with some other guy it wouldn't be a big deal?"

Glaring her eyes in his direction she gasped, "First off, I was not with Reid." She used her fingers to put air quotes around the word with as she said it. "Second, why are you acting like this. I only hired him to help me get back in shape. Something I thought you might appreciate."

It wasn't like Nathan didn't appreciate it, he did, but he didn't know why she was doing it in the first place. She was perfect. Maybe she had a tiny bit of extra weight still left over but it didn't bother him. He was never concerned with it. "Hales, I just...the last thing I want to come home to is you and some other guy. I only get so many days away from the team and I wanted it to be us. You and me, and the kids too, but now what's his face is here." He pause for a moment and shook his head, "And it's not like I can't help you work out."

The thought never crossed her mind that Nathan might be upset that she was having someone else help her workout. He was most certainly capable of doing it."Nathan, I'm sorry it wasn't the welcome home you wanted, and I only got Reid to help me because you have to work out all the time. I figured it would be the last thing you wanted to do at home." The look on his face told her exactly the opposite.

Nathan solemnly shook his head, "I don't care what I do when I get home." He wrapped his hands around her back, "As long as I'm with you it doesn't matter. Ask me to cook, I'll cook. Ask me to change a dirty diaper, I'll do it. And if you want to start working out, I'll be there right next to you."

Haley suddenly felt herself getting emotional. She took a deep breath, "Do you want me to ask Reid to leave?"

It pained him to say no but he did, "No, you can work out with him. You probably already paid for him anyway."

She softly smiled and put her hands on his arms, "Thank you."

Nathan nodded and kissed her softly. He laughed as he pulled away, "Next time you want to surprise me it would probably be better if it didn't involve a guy."

Haley laughed and nodded, "Noted."

Glad that the trainer stuff was behind them, Nathan changed the subject, "I know Jamie's at school, but where's Charlotte?"

"At Lucas and Peyton's, they were keeping her till I was done with Reid."

Nathan looked at his watch, "Do you think they'll mind if I go and get her?"

Haley shook her head, "No, go ahead."

"Alright, I'll be back in a little while."

Nathan started to walk toward the door but felt Haley pull on his shirt, "Hey?" He turned around and she smiled with her warm brown eyes, "I'm glad you're home."

In that moment, he couldn't not kiss her, so he did. "Me too." He said it again as he smiled at her, "Me too."

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Lucas heard someone knocking at his door and went to see who it was. To his surprise, it was Nathan.

"Hey man, what are you doing here?" Lucas opened the door wide and let Nathan come in.

"Did you suggest some trainer to Haley?" Nathan turned to Lucas with a raised brow.

That wasn't the answer Lucas was expecting, "Uh, yeah."

"What the hell man!" Nathan furrowed his brow.

Lucas threw out his arms, "What? She told me she wanted to get in shape."

"So you decided to give her the number of some teenager?"

Lucas shook his head, "He's not a teenager. He's a junior at UNCW and helps out with the Ravens training. Reid's a nice guy, what's the big deal."

"Big deal! Lucas I get home and I find my wife and that kid in my workout room. He's all over her and, I don't know, it pissed me off."

Lucas shrugged, "I get that, but it's not like she's into him or something. Haley told me that she just wanted to get in shape for you."

Nathan furrowed his brow even thicker, "Why? She doesn't need to loose any weight."

"Because you're an NBA player surrounded by hot girls all the time. The Bobcats' cheerleading team is ripped and I think she felt a little insecure. I don't know. Maybe she felt like she needed to keep up."

Nathan's face fell. He never thought about that, "Is that what she told you?"

Lucas swayed back and forth, "She didn't technically say those exact words, but yeah, pretty much."

Moving from the hallway to the couch, Nathan sat down. Lucas was about to say something but Peyton walked into the living room. Sawyer in one arm and Charlotte in the other, "Hey Nate." She walked over to him and he instantly took Charlotte for his own.

"Hey Char, I missed you." He placed a gentle kiss on her head and smiled.

His sister-in-law sat down, "So what's up?"

Nathan leaned into the couch and sighed, "Not much, got home, found out Haley had a trainer..."

Peyton laughed, "So you caught them with their pants down huh?"

As quick as he could, Nathan whipped his head in Peyton's direction, "What! No!"

Lucas looked at Peyton and tried to tell her it was a sore subject, her joke wasn't going to sit well.

Peyton saw that Lucas was shaking his head so she corrected herself, "I was only kidding. Gee, touchy subject?"

Nathan didn't realize it but his grip on his daughter got a little tighter, more protective." He looked down at the mini Haley in his arms, "Yes."

Laughing, Peyton through her head back. She looked at Nathan and narrowed her eyes, "Get a little jealous?"

Nathan nodded. He wasn't shy about admitting it to Peyton or Lucas. "Yeah."

Peyton curled her lips into a smile, "If anyone should be jealous it should be Reid. He's helping a girl who would do crunches, lifts, and whatever else to impress her husband. He'd be lucky to find someone like that." Peyton couldn't help but laugh as she glanced over to Lucas, "I'd be doing it too if I liked working out. I can't stand it."

Laughing it off, Nathan thought about what Peyton said. Maybe he didn't need to be jealous after all. It was everyone else who should be jealous of him. He had a wife who would do anything for him, and in the same regard, Nathan would do anything for Haley. It was just how they worked.

Nathan got up off the couch and looked at his brother and sister-in-law, "Thanks for watching her. I'm gonna head home."

Both Lucas and Peyton nodded. They didn't mind watching their niece.

Once Nathan got Charlotte I her car seat he thanked Lucas and Peyton again then walked out to the car. He securely fastened the seat in place the then drove towards home. He glanced in the rear view mirror and sighed, "I don't know what your mom says when I'm not here, but she doesn't need a trainer. She's beautiful. You're gonna look just like her too Char. I know it."

The drive from Lucas and Peyton's house to their house was short. When Nathan walked inside Haley met him in the kitchen. Her hair was damp from the shower she'd just taken.

"Hey, you're done already?" Nathan unbuckled Charlotte and lifted her out of the seat.

Haley gently ran her hand over Charlotte's back and nodded, "Yeah, I ended the session early." She looked up to Nathan and laughed,"Actually, I fired him."

"What?" Nathan scrunched his brow.

She was smiling,"Yeah, I told him that I wouldn't need his help. I had someone else."

"Who'd you get now?"

Haley laughed out loud and loved that it hadn't registered with him yet, "You." She saw his eyes soften, "So what do you say?"

Nathan accepted Haley's proposition, "Sure. I mean, if that's what you want."

Nodding and taking Charlotte from Nathan's arms, Haley smiled, "Yeah, it'll be something fun to do together."

He watched as Haley kissed Charlotte's cheek. Fun? Working out was never that much fun but if he was going to be doing it with Haley, there was always the possibility that it could be.

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The next day Haley walked into the bedroom and smiled when she saw Nathan reading on their bed. It was something he had been doing more and more of lately.

"She'll be out for about an hour so we've got a little while." She walked into the closet and heard Nathan speak.

"Yeah, so I was thinking..." He set his book down and rested his arms behind the pillows, "Maybe after Charlotte's nap we could go for a run or something? I'll push the stroller and we can head downtown."

"That sounds good."

Haley walked out of the closet and Nathan arched his brow, "Wow."

She was wearing a black microfiber skirt and a white tank with a thick black line down the sides. Nathan didn't even realize that it was workout gear.

She walked closer to him and smiled, "It's cute right?"

His eyes were glued to her. Her curves were accentuated and again, he wondered why she wanted to tone up. She was beautiful. "Come here." A slight blush crept across her cheeks when she heard his husky tone. As she inched closer to him, Nathan could hear his heart beating in his ears. His hands instantly went to her hips when she was close enough.

It was when his hands touched the fabric that he snapped himself out of his daze. That skirt was something she worked out in, "Hales, you're gonna have to change if we go running later."

Haley stepped back and looked down, "What? What do you mean?"

His eyes went directly to the edge of her skirt and while he loved the way it looked on her, it was a little short for his liking to be wearing it out of the house, "It's kinda short."

Smiling, Haley seductively ran her hands down to the front of her skirt, "But I thought you liked it."

Nathan nodded, "I do, but I don't want every other person in Tree Hill gawking at you when we're running by them."

Haley laughed and started to move the material up her thighs, "They won't be able to see anything" She exposed Nathan to the built in shorts underneath, "It's a skort."

Nathan didn't even know what a skort was. "I'm sure you've got some shorts you can wear instead."

Rolling her eyes, Haley laughed at her husband. His jealous antics were sometimes on the ridiculous side, but that didn't mean she didn't love it. "I do, but what if we go to your workout room now. Nobody will see me from there. Will that make you feel better?" She rested her hand on his cheek and gave it a light pat.

It would. It totally would make him feel better. It was a win win for Nathan. Win: he'd get to see Haley in that skort some more, and win number two: nobody else would.

Haley started to walk to the dresser and unplugged the baby monitor. "I'll plug this in there so I don't have to worry we can't hear her."

He nodded and followed her toward the garage. Haley plugged in the monitor and then shrugged, "So what are we gonna do first."

"Stretch." Nathan raised his hands toward the sky and did a few trunk twists. He watched as Haley did the same and couldn't help but smile. She wasn't a natural athlete so it looked a little awkward but it was cute.

"Now what?" Haley pulled her arm across her body and looked at her husband.

Nathan walked over to the dumbbells and instead of grabbing one of those he grabbed a black jump robe and started jumping. Doing some fancy movies, Nathan crisscrossed the rope and jumped on one foot, showing Haley just how good he was.

"Show off." Haley cut her eyes and rested her hand on her hip.

He laughed and stopped, "Here. You do it."

They only had one jump rope but that was fine. Nathan had plenty of practice and besides, he was trying to help Haley, not himself.

"I'm a klutz, I really think this is a bad idea." Haley flipped the rope behind her and raised her brow, "Really, I might trip, so just be ready."

Nathan laughed but shook his head, "You won't be that bad."

She widened her eyes and started to jump. One rotation, two rotations, three rotations, and then it stopped. Her foot landed on the rope and she laughed, "See, I suck at this."

He didn't want to laugh, but her ability to jump rope was pretty bad, "It's alright, just try a few more times."

Haley did as she was told but after a few more goes it was useless, they needed to move on to something else. Defeated by the rope in her hand Haley sighed, "How about crunches, I can do those."

Nathan nodded, those wouldn't be too difficult. Haley sat down on the floor and he looked at her, "Do you want me to hold your feet?"

"Please." She put her hand behind her head and waited for Nathan to accompany her.

As he got down in front of her he shook his head, "Hales don't put your hands like that, cross them over your chest."

"Oh. I didn't know there was a right way to do this."

Nathan nodded and watched as she began to start.

Each time she came up Nathan smirked. Haley saw his expression and huffed, "What?"

"Nothing."

She went back down then came right back up, "No, really, what? I know that face, am I doing something wrong?"

He shook his head, "No you're doing great." Nathan hadn't been smirking at Haley for a particular reason, he just liked being with her.

Haley could feel the burn in her belly and laughed, "Well how many more."

Nathan had been counting, "Forty more."

"Forty!" She let out an exacerbated sigh.

"Yep, you need to do at least fifty a day."

Haley grimaced, "Is that how many you do a day?"

Nathan laughed and shook his head, "No, I do about a hundred."

Haley's eyes bulged. She didn't realize he did that many. It shouldn't have surprised her though, Nathan always kept up with working out. In all the time she'd known him he'd always been incredibly fit.

Once they were done with the crunches Nathan pulled Haley up and handed her two lightweight dumbbells and then picked up bigger ones for himself. "Alright, so I'm gonna stand in front of you so you can mirror what I do."

"Got it."

Nathan started to curl his right arm and then his left. Haley did just as he was doing and after a few reps they switched moves. Nathan started the dumbbells by his side and lifted each arm parallel to the ground. Again, Haley did as Nathan was but in the mix of it all she got lost watching him. The way his arms flexed, the way his veins popped. There was no way she could pay attention.

Nathan realized that Haley was falling off track so he set his dumbbells down and walked behind her, "Here, let me help." Putting his hands on her wrists, Nathan guided Haley's arms up and down so she could get it down pat.

Haley had to take deep breaths. Nathan was doing the exact same thing Reid had helped her with yesterday but something was different, very different. She felt a swell in her stomach at Nathan's touch and closed her eyes when she felt his chest press into her back. It seemed so simple. He was only helping her lift a few weights, but to Haley it was more than that.

She felt him turn her around and he smiled, "Now why don't you do a shoulder press." He raised his arms to show her what he was talking about but instead of Haley doing the same she dropped both dumbbells and her hands pulled on his shirt.

Haley kissed him passionately and moaned when they parted. She let out an embarrassed laugh and looked at his surprised face, "Working out is so over-rated."

He laughed as she pulled his shirt over his head, "I thought you wanted to get in sh..."

She silenced him with her mouth and shook her head, "Sex burns a lot of calories right?"

Nathan felt a shock of electricity run through his body from Haley's question. He kissed her again and pushed her up against the wall, "I think so."

Haley pushed Nathan's shirt over his head, "I hope so."

Their mouths connected again and Nathan's hand began to slip under her skort. He pulled away and laughed, "I forgot there were shorts underneath there."

Haley frowned, no more skorts for her. "Sorry." She pulled him back close to her and he slipped her top off. Standing in only her sports bra and bottoms, Nathan was sure that Haley was the most beautiful girl he'd ever laid eyes on.

"God Haley, you look so damn good."

Just like she always did, Haley blushed, "Oh stop it."

"No, I'm serious Hales." He kissed her and held her tight, "You don't ever have to think that you need to look any different. I love you now, I'll love you forever."

Haley felt her heart skip a beat. The way they loved each other was something else. "I love you too." She pulled him down in another kiss and then held her arms up. Normally Nathan could just unclip her bra but considering it was a sports bra he'd need to pull it off of her. His fingers slid under the fabric and he started to help her out of it when they both heard something.

A faint cry, was buzzing from the baby monitor and Nathan looked at Haley with disappointment all over his face. Haley quickly grabbed her top and threw it back on, "I'll get her."

Nathan watched as Haley quickly walked out of the workout room and had to laugh. It was just like one of their kids to interrupt a little bit of alone time.

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About an hour after Charlotte had been up Haley suggested to Nathan that they go on that run he'd been talking about earlier. Nathan didn't mind, and he especially didn't mind when he saw that Haley had changed from that short skort to shorts. He loaded Charlotte in the Baby Jogger and waited for Haley.

They family of three walked outside and Haley looked to Nathan, "We're gonna start off slow right?"

Nathan turned to her and smirked, "Sure." He took off at a fast past leaving Haley in a cloud of his imaginary dust.

"Nathan!"

He turned around and called out to her, "Come on Hales!"

She narrowed her eyes and started to run after him. Hopefully they wouldn't be playing a game of catch up the whole time.

Nathan slowed his pace so Haley could catch up to him and she peeled her eyes, "That wasn't very nice."

"Charlotte told me to go, what was I supposed to do?" He looked down at their daughter in the stroller and shrugged.

Haley rolled her eyes, "Right. Her first word. Go."

Nathan looked back to Haley, "You never know, Jamie's was 'ball' so I guess anything goes."

She nodded and it didn't take long for the couple and their young daughter to make it to downtown Tree Hill. By the time they did get there, their pace had slowed significantly. Haley was basically walking and Nathan was pushing the stroller in circles around her, "Tell her Char, tell Mom to run."

Haley watched as Nathan continued to push the stroller around her. She was at an unfair advantage. Charlotte was on wheels and Nathan was a professional basketball player. Obviously she was going to run circles around, figuratively and literally.

Nathan slowed down and started walking side by side, "I guess you're not worried someone's in our spot."

They were just at the intersection of Front and Market so she could see that their spot was clear, "No, we're good."

He looked up and saw that she was right, nobody was sitting on their bench.

When they walked up to the place they'd been to countless times Haley got Charlotte out of the stroller. Nathan sat down and watched as the Cape Fear River swam along the shore. He watched Haley take her seat across from him and smiled. "It's her first time here."

Haley held Charlotte close and nodded, "I know." She laughed, "You want me to pass her over to you and say it?"

Nathan laughed too. If Haley said don't say I never gave you anything while handing him their daughter her words wouldn't have been more true. She'd given him two beautiful children and he thanked her everyday. They were everything he ever needed.

The mid afternoon sun painted colors that reflected golden hues off the water and Haley admired the sight. She looked to Nathan and raised her brow, "Thanks for helping me work out today. I know you didn't have to do that."

He shook his head, "Hales, there's nothing I would have rather done today."

Haley smiled at his words. It was funny. Eleven years ago they sat at that same bench and she was the one teaching him, and now their roles were reversed. It wasn't algebra, but learning how to do crunches the right way and showing her how to do presses was good enough. Haley may have been the one who started teaching him things but through the course of their relationship Nathan had added his own two cents. It may have not been academic but it didn't matter. It wasn't all about English and Mathematics, it was about love and compromise. As long as they had that, Nathan and Haley would be alright. They'd be more than alright.

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A/N: Oh jealous Nathan....sigh. I hope you all enjoyed that. I know Jamie was MIA in that chapter but I kinda felt like he could get a chapter off since the last one was heavy in his department. Don't worry though Jamie lovers, he'll be around next chapter. And guess what guys, 4 days till OTH!! Get excited. I've posted 18 chapters since the never ending hiatus and I hope it's helped the wait. I'll try and update again before it comes back on!

To those of you I can't reply back to, THANK YOU: Amy, ann, Hadley, bethanyfan23, and diana

Naley (heart symbol): I'm so happy you are enjoying the story so far. I will be doing more chaps about Naley in college and Jamie as a baby. The christening idea is a good one but there is already a story on this site that is about that. It hasn't been updated for a while but I wouldn't want to step on anyone's toes.

Heather: As for a chapter about Lucas being sick. Well, that could be interesting to show the bond between brothers but since this is a Naley story I wouldn't want to stray from that. I don't know what you meant by sick (cancer, the flu, a further heart ailment from HCM???) but I think I'd rather keep it centered on Nathan if I did that. With that said though, I have no intentions of having Nathan get cancer or whatever but I will try and find a way to show the closeness of the brothers. Thanks for the suggestion.

Kutebloo: I'm a big fan of the Jamie and Charlotte relationship too, lol. I'm so glad you like the chapter as well.

Joan: I have yet to say what Brooke and Julian's son's name is...I'll have to keep you in mystery until that's revealed.

Alexis: I'm so happy you liked the chapter, especially since you don't normally like the future ones, and that you read it three times!

Emma: Having Haley in a green dress, him wearing his ring on the chain, and the pre game ritual were all fun to write in. I try and mix things in from the show into the story as much as i can to make it more relatable.

Mazzy: I hope you enjoyed this jealous Nathan one. I have already done a chap where one of Nathan's teammates has the hots for Haley and since Reid is younger than Naley I think that hits on what you wanted, or I hope so.

BDavis: I totally agree with you about what you said and how they handled the "problem" last chapter. It's nice to see them deal with emotional things every once in a while and not always be the adorable/perfect couple/family they are in most chapters. I'll add Nathan doing some normal things at home to my list of chapter scenarios!

KC: I'm so glad you liked the chapter. Your review was filled with compliments, so thank you! About your suggestion: I have to semi disagree. Of the jealous Nathan chapters I've done only two of them have been centered on Haley's academics and I don't think he doesn't care. I personally think just the opposite. In my mind, Nathan is insecure when it comes to school and academia, not that he doesn't care. He knows that's Haley's area and also knows that she didn't get to live out her full potential by not going to Stanford, something he kept her from. Of course he didn't force her not to go, but I brought it up in the "California Dreamin'" chapter... I think he cares a lot about it. Enough to upset him..whether that be sad or jealous. I hope Nathan doesn't come across as ignorant or apish because that was definitely not my intention. I blame my poor writing skills if it did. Thank you for pointing that stuff out and giving me your opinion, and you don't have to apologize for the long review...those are the best ones! The more feedback I get, the more I have to go off of. So thank you!

Moonqueen19: I am so glad you've been enjoying the story so far and thank you for the review. I'm glad the silent reader in you has broken out and you've given me a request. I'm all for those! I actually was planning on doing what you wanted last chapter. The press conference that was referred too was supposed to be in it and the reporters would have been asking the types of questions you wanted but after I wrote the last scene I felt like I could end it there and skip out of the press conference. With that being said, I will do a reporter/news story moment sometime. Like I said, those things were supposed to happen last chapter but didn't so I will try and find somewhere else to put it. Thank you so much for the review, and it really means a lot that you've been reading this story! If you ever have more suggestions please send them my way!

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