After she kicked Derek out Haley cried herself to sleep. When Haley woke up she found Nathan there.
"Hey sleepy head." Nathan said seeing Haley up.
"Hey." she whispered.
"What's wrong?" Nathan asked sensing something was wrong.
"Derek came by today. He...he told me why he left, he cheated on me." Haley cried.
"I'm so sorry Hales." Nathan said pulling her into his arms.
"I asked him why he left and he told me he met some girl." she said crying harder.
"Hales he's an $$ for doing that to you, and for leaving you."
"It just hurts to know I thought he loved me."
That night Nathan held Haley in his arms telling her over and over that Derek was an $$ for what he did to her and that he was an idiot for leaving her.
"But think about it this way, if he didn't leave you wouldn't have met me and I wouldn't have found the love of my life." Nathan said.
"Good point." Haley said. "Wait a sec did you say the love of your life?"
"Yea I did, I love you Hales. I have..."
"I love you too." Haley said cutting Nathan off.
Nathan smiled, kissing Haley.
"Hey Hales don't cry." Nathan said once they pulled apart, whipping away the tears he saw coming down her face.
"They're happy tears." she smiled.
"That's the first time I've seen you smile all day."
"Well I'm happy."
"Hey we missed you yesterday Hales." Brooke said when she got to Haley's locker the next morning.
"Yea well I would have rather been here with you guys then where I was." Haley said sadly.
"What happened."
"I talked to Derek yesterday and found out he cheated on me." Haley said tears coming to her eyes.
"Aw Hales, you should have called me. I would have gone and kicked his sorry little $$."
"Sorry Brooke, but Nathan helped me. He kept telling me how much of an $$ Derek was and how hw didn't know how anyone could do that to such a great person. Then he told me..."
"Hey Hales." Nathan said coming up behind Haley and wrapping his arms around her waist.
"Hey Nate." Haley smiled.
"What did he say?" Brooke asked.
"I'll tell you later."
"But I wanna know now." Brooke complained.
"I've got to go to class." Haley laughed as she and Nathan walked towards her first period class.
"What did who say?" Nathan asked wanting to know what Brooke and Haley were talking about.
"I was telling her about my late night with Jose."
"Oh really? Who is Jose?"
"Well he's..." Haley started as the bell rang. "There's the bell! I got to go to class." she laughed.
"Saved by the bell. Well I'll see you at lunch." Nathan said kissing her. "I love you."
"I love you too Haley said walking into her first period class.
"So what did he say?" Brooke asked coming over to Haley's locker at the beginning of lunch.
"He said if Derek didn't leave he wouldn't have found the love of his life."
"Aw! He loves you!" Brooke said hugging her.
"Yep and I love him."