Chapter 41

The rest of the summer past and the gang came back from Hawaii. Nathan and Haley still hadn't told anyone besides their friends that they were engaged but they planned to at Lucas' surprise birthday party, the day before they went back to school. The party had finally come and noone had told Luke about the party, and that was a huge surprise with Brook being gossip queen of tree hill high. When Luke walked in he was completely surprised. He hadn't been expecting any of it. The thing that had surprised him the most though was that Haley hadn't told him anything because she couldn't lie to him.

"I can't believe you guys did this! And you didn't even tell me anything! Hales you can't lie to me! How the hell did you do this?"

" What planning your party hanging out with Nathan it was all the same. I mean Nathan sat there and asked if we were done yet and me and Brook planned it all while telling Nathan to shut up and help. Did he listen to us though? Nope!." they all laughed at what haley had just said.

They talked some more, ate their food then it was time for Nathan and Haley to tell everyone that they were engaged. Well everyone who didn't already know. Nathan stood up and pulled haley with him.

"Excuse me everyone, Haley and I have an announcement to make."

When they all heard this the chatting had stopped and everyone had become really really quiet.

"Well in Hawaii Hales and well we got engaged. We are getting married!" Nathan said to their family and friends.

"Oh my god haley Nathan! This is wonderful news! I'm so happy for you guys!!" Deb said coming up and hugging her son and soon to be daughter~in~law.

"Congratulations you guys!" Karen said hugging them also.

"Haley you are way too young to be getting married! You should be thinking about your future not getting married." Haley's mom said to her youngest child. "Haley what were you thinking getting engaged to that Scott boy and you aren't even out of high school. and to Dan Scott's son none the less you know what Dan is like and the apple doesn't fall from the tree you know..."

"Mom," haley said cutting her mom off, "we aren't getting married yet so you can breath. I can marry whomever I want to when ever I want to weather you like it or not. And Nathan is nothing like his father. He is nice and wonderful and he loves me for me he isn't like Dan. He treats people with respect and doesn't push people to do things that they don't want to do. You don't even know Nathan and not once have you tried to get to know him since we started dating. "

" whatever you say. But when you get hurt don't come crying to me about it."

"I won't have to mom Nathan would never hurt me."

Haley rolled her eyes and walked away from her mom as Nathan followed. They walked into another room and Nathan pulled haley into his arms.

"Thank you." he said.

"For what?"

"Sticking up for me. I would never hurt you, I love you too much."

"I know I'm just too cute, how can you not love me?!"

"Cocky are we?"

"Hey what can I say?" she laughed and kissed Nathan."you wanna get outta here? I'm tired."

"Yea sure lets go. You can stay at my house tonight."

"Thanks lets go."

they then walked out to Nathan's car and drove to his house where they fell asleep in each others arms.