This is different than my other story, a total 180 in fact, but I'd hit a road block with the other, and I decided why not do a Nathan/Haley story because everyone seems to love those.

I of course don't own One Tree Hill.

She'd thanked God everyday for the courage it took that day. It wasn't planned, even though she'd made up multiple similar scenarios in her mind, she never planned to act on any of it. She just wanted him back. She wanted to feel loved again, so she did what she was worst at, not thinking. Cheerleading practice had run over that day for the sole purpose of watching the boys run back and forth across the gym. A few of the girls sat around waiting until the end of practice, and she'd decided to stay too. She watched him sprint, his body physically in pain, but he still kept that cold look of carelessness and ease. As basketball practice wound down, the boys took their familiar form, standing in a circle hunched over choking for air, as Coach Durham pretended to mock them, proud to teach the boys what "true commitment" means.

She didn't know what came over her as she walked toward the center of the gym as the group dispersed. He was still there, talking with one of guys until someone motioned to him to look over as she was walking towards him. She remembered him saying her name as she approached him. Then she kissed him, leaving him even more breathless than before. She walked away, using all self control not to turn around and see his reaction, she knew she didn't have to. He never knew why that was what won him over again, but he knew he couldn't play games anymore.

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Haley remembered that day vividly. The hour. The minute. Those 30 seconds that had saved her relationship. And now she stood in a familiar spot. The sand and the salty wind blowing through her hair. She listened as Nathan recited his vows, recounting her fearless move from 8 years before, and re-exchanging the promise they had made 9 years before. He smiled at her as he read off the final lines of the handwritten vows. He held a little girl's hand as she kicked at the sand with her pearly white Mary Janes. The little girl was Adelaide, she was born the year they graduated from college. She had dark brown wavy hair, big brown eyes, and a bright smile. She was four years old and a little daddy's girl. She was their little gem in a rather rocky past.

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Nathan had gotten a full ride to Michigan State after high school, and was drafted in one of the later rounds to the Miami Heat. He'd spent a long, miserable year on the bench, but was in the starting line up by halfway through his 2nd year. Now at 25, he was just hitting his stride. He was proud of the home he provided for his family, but was even prouder of his little girl.

Haley split her time between her office in Miami and her home office in the suburb just outside Miami. She part-owner of a small talent company, Starlight. Her business partner was her close friend Meredith, whom she had met during her year and half at Emery before she transferred to Michigan to be with Nathan. They met up again in Miami, Meredith had been working at one of the numerous five star hotels along the coast. It didn't take long at all for them to develop a rather faithful clientele with Meredith's marketing skills and Haley's management and organization skills. It was their third year in business, and they would most likely turn a rather good profit by the end of the year.

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Haley and Nathan had decided to renew their vows at Nathan's request. He had seen several of his teammates' marriages fizzle out over the past year over jealousy and infidelity. He wanted to show his wife how much he loved her, and how he promised he'd be faithful forever.

As they sealed their vows with a kiss, the guests clapped and cheered. It was like a new beginning, everything could finally be perfect…