Nathan had returned to the cafe and Haley stayed out by the curb. People were passing by, but no one bothered her. Audrey looked at Nathan and he smiled at her. She walked over and gave him a hug.
"Naples, where have you been? I was looking for you."
"I just stepped outside for a minute. I thought that I might reflect on the fact that I get to marry the most beautiful woman in the world."
"Oh Natty bear. I love you too."
"Yeah. But please don't call me 'Natty bear' it is embarrassing. Now how about a toast to my beautiful fiancee, who is going to make one hell of a bride." Overhearing the previous term of endearment, Lucas cut-in.
"Yes a toast. To Audrey and 'Natty bear' may you have a life of laughter." Everyone in the cafe started to crack up while Nathan shook his head.
"You guys are suppose to be family. That's so messed up." Nathan looked over at the time. It was already going to be 4:00. He looked at Audrey who was stuck between Peyton and Brooke. He kindly walked over and grabbed Audrey's hand.
"Come on Audrey, we need to take care of that thing before it gets too late."
Audrey just looked at him. "What thing?" Nathan bent down and whispered in her ear. Audrey perked up and nodded. They said their goodnights and headed out to the car. Haley, who was going back inside, called over to them.
"Guys leaving so soon?"
Audrey looked at Nathan. He had a different look on his face then when they were in the cafe. He faked a smile. "Uh...yeah...we...um...we're going to take care of something, but we will see you later on tonight at the Courtyard, right?"
Haley nodded and walked back into the cafe. Nathan and Audrey went back to their cottage to work on that 'thing.'
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A couple of hours later, Nathan was lying in bed watching Audrey sleep. He brushed his hand over her cheek and smiled. He loved how innocent she looked when she was asleep. He got out of bed and walked over to his drawer. It was 7:00 and Lucas was picking him up at 7:30. He grabbed a pair of shorts and a shirt with the sleeves cut off. He jumped in the shower. Audrey, who had seen Nathan standing in front of his drawer, rolled out of bed and walked over to the dresser. She picked up the shirt and frowned. She didn't understand why he cut the sleeves off his shirts when he could buy tanks. She shrugged and walked into the bathroom. She sat quietly on the sink and watched as Nathan sang "Splish-Splash I was Taking a Bath." As she was sitting there she heard her cell phone. She rushed over and answered it.
"Hello....oh hey Jeremy...what...but I'm not at home. I am in North Carolina...well tell them to postpone the shoot....come on Jeremy....it's my vacation...yeah, but....I...fine I'll be flying in tonight. I'll call you from the plane with the information. Good-bye."
Audrey walked back into the bathroom and sat on the sink.
"Nathan sweetheart. I need to talk to you."
Nathan stepped out of the shower and wrapped himself in a towel. He walked over to the sink and kissed Audrey. He put his arms around her waist and picked her up. He carried her into the bedroom and threw her on the bed while he got dressed.
"Nathan while you were bathing Jeremy called. He needs me to fly into New York tonight. I have a big photo shoot and a runway show tomorrow."
Nathan shot her a dirty look. "Did you tell him that you were on vacation with your fiance?"
"Yes, but he said if I didn't do the shoot I would be in breach of my contract and as far as the runway goes, the designer won't settle for anyone else."
Nathan smiled and walked over to her. "Well, you are the best." He kissed her cheek and walked out of the room. Audrey followed him outside and stood at the door. Nathan, seeing Lucas waiting, walked back towards Audrey and gave her a hug. "I'll see you at home in a couple of days. I love you." Audrey nodded and watched him run to get in the car with Lucas. She went back inside, packed, called a cab, took a shower, and waited to get back to the big city.