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AN: I really like the way this wrapped up and that makes me seriously consider a sequel. But that's really up to ya'll. LAST CHAPTER!
--- 5 MONTHS LATER ---
"Still number 23, huh?"
Nathan's head shot up as her heard that beautiful voice above the murmur of the crowd outside the stadium. He glanced around the parking lot, and eventually made eye-connect with a smiling Haley and a bubbly Nate. He threw his bag down and ran over to the pair.
"What are you doing here?" Nathan asked both of them as Nate jumped up into his arms and somehow managed to scramble onto his back. "I thought you weren't coming until next week."
"Nate couldn't stay away," Haley laughed. "He's been driving my crazy, bugging me about it endlessly. He just couldn't wait to see you."
"Right," Nathan laughed. "And you had nothing to do with it?"
"Of course I did," Haley pressed a brief kiss to his lips, the smiled sweetly, the smile Nathan remembered. "I drove."
"Okay, if that's all," Nathan smiled back and kissed her warmly.
"Ewww." Nate cried from Nathan's back, causing Nathan and Haley to laugh. Nathan grabbed his son and pulled him off his back and over is shoulder over his shoulder as Nate squealed with laughter.
"Hey buddy," Nathan crouched down. "Been good?"
"Yep!" Nate said excitedly. "I cleaned my room and Mommy didn't even tell me to."
"Really now!" Nathan smiled. "That's good. Hey, I missed you."
"I missed you too Daddy!" Nate latched himself to Nathan's leg as he stood up. "Can I stay with you for a long time this time?"
"That's up to your mom," Nathan tousled his son's hair.
"Mommy, can I?" Nate pleaded.
"We'll see honey," Haley smiled.
"Hey Nate," Nathan looked down. "I have to talk to your mom okay? But Uncle Luke wants to see you."
"Ok," Nate shrugged, the yelled as loud as he could. "UNCLE LUKE!"
Lucas jumped, shocked to hear his nephew's voice, then laughed when he saw the little boy waving him over. He jogged over and gave Haley a warm hug.
"What's up?" Lucas asked.
"Take Nate somewhere for a minute?" Nathan asked. "I gotta talk to Hales."
"Ok... why? OH! Yeah sure," Lucas shrugged, then said to Nate, "Race ya."
"You're on!" Nate laughed and took off.
"Nathan, what's up?" Haley noticed the secretive smile on Nathan's face.
"I need to ask you something," Nathan took her hand and led her further away from the crowd. He bent down and kissed her again, with as much passion as if it were the first time again. Haley moaned into the kiss and responded, running her hands up and down his back.
Nathan broke it off and leaned his forehead against hers, breathing in the scent of her hair. He fumbled around in his pockets before speaking.
"I've had this since the end of junior year," Nathan whispered, producing a small velvet box. "I was going to ask you after graduation ceremony but you weren't around. But I'm going to ask you now. It's something I've wanted for as long as I can remember you and that's all I remember. Haley James, will you marry me?"
Nathan sank down to one knee and opened the box as Haley gasped. The small, sparkling diamond looked so fragile in its beauty, Haley was afraid that the slightest brush of her fingers would crack it. It was set to a platinum band and she even noticed the inside of the band was engraved with her and Nathan's initials.
Haley's voice wouldn't work so the only thing she could do was nod as Nathan slid the brilliant ring onto her finger.
"Oh, Nathan," Haley managed to squeak, a solitary tear falling down her cheek. "I love you!"
"I love you too," Nathan lovingly wiped away the tear and pulled her into a hug as the started walking back towards the crowd.
"So, did he ask you?" Lucas asked as the other team members entertained Nate, or rather he entertained them.
"What do you think?" Haley giggled.
"I think he did," Lucas smiled and gave both Haley and Nathan a hug. "Congratulations. Take care of him Hales."
"I will," Haley laughed as Nathan playfully slugged Lucas in the arm.
"Daddy!" Nate ran over and Nathan picked him up pulled Haley closer to him. At that moment, a camera flashed and a few dozen reporters surrounded the soon-to-be family.
"Mr. Scott, there are rumors that you just proposed to your high school sweetheart. Is this her? When will the weeding be? How are you going to balance this with your career?"
Nathan smiled and replied, "No comment."
Don't ask me how the media knew... how does the media know anything? I don't know, they just always seem to here this kind of thing.
I write, you read, you review, I write no more – not for this one anyway (quite possibly a sequel though).
Feedback: Please?
AN: I really like the way this wrapped up and that makes me seriously consider a sequel. But that's really up to ya'll. LAST CHAPTER!
--- 5 MONTHS LATER ---
"Still number 23, huh?"
Nathan's head shot up as her heard that beautiful voice above the murmur of the crowd outside the stadium. He glanced around the parking lot, and eventually made eye-connect with a smiling Haley and a bubbly Nate. He threw his bag down and ran over to the pair.
"What are you doing here?" Nathan asked both of them as Nate jumped up into his arms and somehow managed to scramble onto his back. "I thought you weren't coming until next week."
"Nate couldn't stay away," Haley laughed. "He's been driving my crazy, bugging me about it endlessly. He just couldn't wait to see you."
"Right," Nathan laughed. "And you had nothing to do with it?"
"Of course I did," Haley pressed a brief kiss to his lips, the smiled sweetly, the smile Nathan remembered. "I drove."
"Okay, if that's all," Nathan smiled back and kissed her warmly.
"Ewww." Nate cried from Nathan's back, causing Nathan and Haley to laugh. Nathan grabbed his son and pulled him off his back and over is shoulder over his shoulder as Nate squealed with laughter.
"Hey buddy," Nathan crouched down. "Been good?"
"Yep!" Nate said excitedly. "I cleaned my room and Mommy didn't even tell me to."
"Really now!" Nathan smiled. "That's good. Hey, I missed you."
"I missed you too Daddy!" Nate latched himself to Nathan's leg as he stood up. "Can I stay with you for a long time this time?"
"That's up to your mom," Nathan tousled his son's hair.
"Mommy, can I?" Nate pleaded.
"We'll see honey," Haley smiled.
"Hey Nate," Nathan looked down. "I have to talk to your mom okay? But Uncle Luke wants to see you."
"Ok," Nate shrugged, the yelled as loud as he could. "UNCLE LUKE!"
Lucas jumped, shocked to hear his nephew's voice, then laughed when he saw the little boy waving him over. He jogged over and gave Haley a warm hug.
"What's up?" Lucas asked.
"Take Nate somewhere for a minute?" Nathan asked. "I gotta talk to Hales."
"Ok... why? OH! Yeah sure," Lucas shrugged, then said to Nate, "Race ya."
"You're on!" Nate laughed and took off.
"Nathan, what's up?" Haley noticed the secretive smile on Nathan's face.
"I need to ask you something," Nathan took her hand and led her further away from the crowd. He bent down and kissed her again, with as much passion as if it were the first time again. Haley moaned into the kiss and responded, running her hands up and down his back.
Nathan broke it off and leaned his forehead against hers, breathing in the scent of her hair. He fumbled around in his pockets before speaking.
"I've had this since the end of junior year," Nathan whispered, producing a small velvet box. "I was going to ask you after graduation ceremony but you weren't around. But I'm going to ask you now. It's something I've wanted for as long as I can remember you and that's all I remember. Haley James, will you marry me?"
Nathan sank down to one knee and opened the box as Haley gasped. The small, sparkling diamond looked so fragile in its beauty, Haley was afraid that the slightest brush of her fingers would crack it. It was set to a platinum band and she even noticed the inside of the band was engraved with her and Nathan's initials.
Haley's voice wouldn't work so the only thing she could do was nod as Nathan slid the brilliant ring onto her finger.
"Oh, Nathan," Haley managed to squeak, a solitary tear falling down her cheek. "I love you!"
"I love you too," Nathan lovingly wiped away the tear and pulled her into a hug as the started walking back towards the crowd.
"So, did he ask you?" Lucas asked as the other team members entertained Nate, or rather he entertained them.
"What do you think?" Haley giggled.
"I think he did," Lucas smiled and gave both Haley and Nathan a hug. "Congratulations. Take care of him Hales."
"I will," Haley laughed as Nathan playfully slugged Lucas in the arm.
"Daddy!" Nate ran over and Nathan picked him up pulled Haley closer to him. At that moment, a camera flashed and a few dozen reporters surrounded the soon-to-be family.
"Mr. Scott, there are rumors that you just proposed to your high school sweetheart. Is this her? When will the weeding be? How are you going to balance this with your career?"
Nathan smiled and replied, "No comment."
Don't ask me how the media knew... how does the media know anything? I don't know, they just always seem to here this kind of thing.
I write, you read, you review, I write no more – not for this one anyway (quite possibly a sequel though).