Chapter 16 -
Ryan was ome again within a month, Haley had been convinced to transfer and continue school back home. She Ryan and Nathan went to Helen's to say good bye and Helen wanted to meet Ryan.
"Helen, I'm back." Haley called as she got into the door.
"Haley Haley Haley!" Hilary called as she ran to the door, followed by Henry.
"Hey guys. How are you two. Have you grown since I last saw you?" Haley joked.
"I dunno, mommy have we grown?"
"Maybe, we can measure later." Helen said as she appeared at the door. "Well hello, you must be Nathan, I've definetetly heard my fair share about you, I'm Helen."
"Hi," Nathan extended his hand and shook hers.
"So this is my baby boy Ryan." Haley said happily.
"Oh Haley, he's adorable, but he loks nothing like you." Helen joked.
"Well he took after his father's side of the family which may or may not be a good thing."
"Thanks." Nathan laughed.
"So how old is he?" Helen asked.
"He is a year and four weeks." Haley replied.
"Wow, he is adorable." Helen repeated. "A little restelss but adorable."
"Yeah, he isn't quite used to having this new person around him, but he is growing a little closer to her." Nathan replied. "Want me to take him?" Nathan asked.
"No you have had nine months of him to yourself, I want to hold him." Haley replied. Then she noticed his nose had started to run. "You know, on second thought, he is daddy's little guy." She handed Nathan his son.
"Now I get him." Nathan joked looking at Helen who also laughed.
"Come in for some coffee." Helen said, closing the door behind him.
Nathan and Haley spent the night over there then drove home first thing in the morning. It was hard on Haley Helen and the kids, but Haley promised she would visit soon.
They got home late that evening. Haley had moved in with Nathan Lucas and Ryan. On the day that Haley was moving the rest of her stuff in a really importan discussion had to be had.
"OK, so Nate, Hales, I love both of you and Ryan so much and I love spending all this time with you guys but I've come to the decision that it is time I move out, you three need to start off as a family and I would feel left out, not that I don't want to be here with you guys and Ryan I just don't think it is right."
"OK Lucas, first of all, shut up." Haley said.
"Sorry what?" Lucas asked confused.
"Shut up, you are not leaving, sure we are a family now, but you are also family and a great uncle to Ryan, if you ever choose to leave it better be on better terms than you don't think we want you here, we love you guy and come on, where on earth would you go?" She asked.
"Well back home most likely."
"No, you are going to stay here, Ryan needs you." Nathan said. "So don't even think about it."
"Alright then, now that that is settled." Lucas said a little shocked at the reaction.
Haley had settled in great over the next few weeks she loved every minute she had back in Tree Hill and she loved every minute wit her boys, all three of them.
Over the next few years the three of them lived together throughout college, but Lucas did eventually move out because he was offered the chance to play for the Toronto Raptors up in Canada and he wasn't going to pass that up.
Haley became a teacher after university, she had never really came across the career idea until she was told how well she worked with children, which should have been obvious since she was a great mom.
Ryan grew up to be so much like Nathan and Lucas, it was almost like Haley was growing up with Lucas all over again. Ryan always his daddy's son through and through, and everyday Haley watched Nathan grow to be even less like his dad all the time.
In the end Nathan and Haley were married when Ryan was five years old in a nice little beach ceremony off the coast of California, the families favorite vacation spot.
As he grew up Ryan always knew the story of his mom and dad and how she had left. He also knew everything that had happened to him in all those years, from his father's arrest over him, to his first trip to his favorite holiday spot in the world. And even though he never did know why, he always figured that things were happier this way, and they all knew if they could do it all over again, they would, every last bit of it.
Ryan was ome again within a month, Haley had been convinced to transfer and continue school back home. She Ryan and Nathan went to Helen's to say good bye and Helen wanted to meet Ryan.
"Helen, I'm back." Haley called as she got into the door.
"Haley Haley Haley!" Hilary called as she ran to the door, followed by Henry.
"Hey guys. How are you two. Have you grown since I last saw you?" Haley joked.
"I dunno, mommy have we grown?"
"Maybe, we can measure later." Helen said as she appeared at the door. "Well hello, you must be Nathan, I've definetetly heard my fair share about you, I'm Helen."
"Hi," Nathan extended his hand and shook hers.
"So this is my baby boy Ryan." Haley said happily.
"Oh Haley, he's adorable, but he loks nothing like you." Helen joked.
"Well he took after his father's side of the family which may or may not be a good thing."
"Thanks." Nathan laughed.
"So how old is he?" Helen asked.
"He is a year and four weeks." Haley replied.
"Wow, he is adorable." Helen repeated. "A little restelss but adorable."
"Yeah, he isn't quite used to having this new person around him, but he is growing a little closer to her." Nathan replied. "Want me to take him?" Nathan asked.
"No you have had nine months of him to yourself, I want to hold him." Haley replied. Then she noticed his nose had started to run. "You know, on second thought, he is daddy's little guy." She handed Nathan his son.
"Now I get him." Nathan joked looking at Helen who also laughed.
"Come in for some coffee." Helen said, closing the door behind him.
Nathan and Haley spent the night over there then drove home first thing in the morning. It was hard on Haley Helen and the kids, but Haley promised she would visit soon.
They got home late that evening. Haley had moved in with Nathan Lucas and Ryan. On the day that Haley was moving the rest of her stuff in a really importan discussion had to be had.
"OK, so Nate, Hales, I love both of you and Ryan so much and I love spending all this time with you guys but I've come to the decision that it is time I move out, you three need to start off as a family and I would feel left out, not that I don't want to be here with you guys and Ryan I just don't think it is right."
"OK Lucas, first of all, shut up." Haley said.
"Sorry what?" Lucas asked confused.
"Shut up, you are not leaving, sure we are a family now, but you are also family and a great uncle to Ryan, if you ever choose to leave it better be on better terms than you don't think we want you here, we love you guy and come on, where on earth would you go?" She asked.
"Well back home most likely."
"No, you are going to stay here, Ryan needs you." Nathan said. "So don't even think about it."
"Alright then, now that that is settled." Lucas said a little shocked at the reaction.
Haley had settled in great over the next few weeks she loved every minute she had back in Tree Hill and she loved every minute wit her boys, all three of them.
Over the next few years the three of them lived together throughout college, but Lucas did eventually move out because he was offered the chance to play for the Toronto Raptors up in Canada and he wasn't going to pass that up.
Haley became a teacher after university, she had never really came across the career idea until she was told how well she worked with children, which should have been obvious since she was a great mom.
Ryan grew up to be so much like Nathan and Lucas, it was almost like Haley was growing up with Lucas all over again. Ryan always his daddy's son through and through, and everyday Haley watched Nathan grow to be even less like his dad all the time.
In the end Nathan and Haley were married when Ryan was five years old in a nice little beach ceremony off the coast of California, the families favorite vacation spot.
As he grew up Ryan always knew the story of his mom and dad and how she had left. He also knew everything that had happened to him in all those years, from his father's arrest over him, to his first trip to his favorite holiday spot in the world. And even though he never did know why, he always figured that things were happier this way, and they all knew if they could do it all over again, they would, every last bit of it.