Nathan and Haley sat quietly on the corner like they had when they were in high school. Haley looked at Nathan.
"So, this is the end of the Nathan Scott hoe train."
"I guess so. I never thought about it that way."
"Yeah well....you never think."
Nathan laughed and gave Haley a little nudge. "What about you? What's next on your hoe train, I mean agenda?"
Haley rolled her eyes. "Hey watch it I can still kick your a**.(Nathan throws his hands in a mock surrender and Haley thinks out loud) I guess I'll go back to the city, find that special someone, throw Peyton out of our house, and marry a multi-millionaire."
"What about that special someone?"
"Oh...he'll just hang around till it is time for me and him to be together."
Nathan wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "Hales, I missed you. I wish that we could hang out more."
"I don't cause that would make coming home less fun. Just think about it. Think about how much fun we had playing our old game of "I Never..." at Lucas' and Brooke's reception. That was way cool. If I saw you more than I do now, things like that won't be as much fun. But I won't lie. I miss you too. In fact the longer I'm away the more I miss Tree Hill, the air, the basketball games....Gosh, I miss the way things were before...." Haley stopped in mid sentence.
Nathan looked over at her. There was a twinge of pain flickering in her eyes. "Before we broke up? Was that what you were gonna say? Be honest with me."
Haley smiled. "Yeah, but until now I never realized how selfish that sounds. Look at me. You have a great life and your going to marry a great girl and all I can think about is how it should be us in there celebrating our anniversary.
"It should be, but it didn't work out that way. I still care about you and I always will. We had our time, but neither of us were ready for it. Now it's my time and here I go. Diving head first into a pool of uncertainty. These things are just a part of life."
Haley looked over at Nathan. "When did you become so smart, huh? You're freaking Confucius over here. Who died and made you so philosophical?"
Nathan smiled. "Well, I used to have this amazing tutor. Her name was tutor-girl, maybe you know her. Well anyways, she taught me how to be intelligent and I owe her. So as payment I use the intelligence whenever I'm around a pretty girl."
Haley laughed. "Tutor-girl huh? Well, it's nice to know my teaching wasn't in vain but as for the way the intelligence is used I do recall hearing that you were engaged. Speaking of which, I think the soon-to-be groom should return to his soon-to-be bride before they issue an APB."
Nathan nodded his head and stood up. He dusted his pants off and looked down at Haley. "Aren't you coming back in?" She shook her head. "Nah....I think I'll sit here a little longer and enjoy the quietness that I don't get in the city." Nathan placed his hand on her head and smiled before walking back into the cafe.
