"Kiley, how would you like to come home and spend the night with your favorite aunt in the whole wide world?" Brooke said to Kiley a few nights later. I took an army to keep me from seeing Nathan, but tonight I was going to Dan's for dinner with him, Deb, Dan, and Lucas. Lucas was coming for moral support.

"You're my only aunt." She said laughing. "But I guess, since you don't like to be alone." Brooke made it seem like Kiley was watching her instead of the other way around. She knew that something was bothering me, because she had not gotten to see her grandparents since Nathan had arrived to town.

"Ok, kiddo. Mommy and Uncle Luke are going to a meeting. I'm going to pick you up first thing in the morning. Love you."

"Love you more." Kiley said kissing my check and hugging my neck. Nathan still hadn't seen her, I wanted to warn him first.

"I can't do this." I whispered as we pulled up the drive way.

"Yes, you can. Haley…"

"Lucas, I can't sit with him, after all these years and not hold him. Not have him tell me he loves me. For him to be a different person than I remember."

"Haley, you have too. For Kiley."

"I know. I know." He pulled me out of the car, and held my hand all the way to the door.

"LUCAS! I saw you pull up and thought that maybe you and tutor girl were just going to make out in the car and never come up." Nathan said swinging open the door before we could knock. My mouth dropped at his acusations.

"Nate, I'm married…"

"Yes I know, mom has caught me up quite nicely. I was joking." He laughed and stepped back to let us in. "I glad to see your feeling better Hales." I smiled up imagining that it was the old Nathan.

"Haley, Lucas. I'm so happy to see you," Deb said stepping through the door. "Nathan, you and Lucas go in and sit with Dan. Haley, help me in the kitchen, will you?"

"Sure." I followed her into the kitchen, and she urgently turned towards me.

"Haley, I know you must be in shock." I nodded. "He still doesn't know about you and Kiley, the doctor said to slowly let him in on his past."

"So, I have to tell him?"

"No dear, I think it is best if we don't tell him at all, and we let our lives go on normally."

"NO! That's not fair to me or fair to Kiley."

"Haley, He's playing for the Lakers next spring. He's in town for a few months and then you'll never have to see him again."

"The Lakers? His dream." I let my tears fall freely. "He always wanted to play for the Lakers, and he doesn't even remember me."

"I'm so sorry, Haley."

"Look, I can't promise that I'll never tell him, but I'll keep it in mind." I wiped my tears away and followed her out the kitchen door.

"Boys, dinner time." Deb called and all three came into the dining room. As always Dan greeted me with a kiss to the head and a hug, Nathan gave us an odd look.

"What is this?" Nathan asked looking back and forth.

"Son, you know that Haley is like a daughter, I told you that."

"Yeah, but this is weird."

"Nathan…Where have you been? I mean five years."

"What? Ok…Um I went off to college like everyone else. Hales you were the tutor that got me into UNC." I coke on my water at the story he was telling. He tapped my back before he continued. "I have an announcement, and I'm glad my family is here to hear it, well and you Haley. I was offered a spot on the Los Angeles Lakers." He paused and smiled brightly while his parents and Lucas congragulated him.

"Excuse," I said as I pushed back my chair.

"Haley…" Lucas called.

"I'm sorry, I can't do this. Congratulations Nate." I walked out the door, and sat on the bench in the back yard.

A few minutes later I heard voices through the kitchen window.

"Dan, we can't do this to her." I heard Deb say.

"But what about our son. Deb we did what we had to do, Nathan screwed up and we had to fix it."

"But what about our granddaughter. Come on, we can't do this to her."

"When the time is right and he is successful and happy then we will break the news. Until then we will keep on being the best grandparents we can be."

The back door swung open and Nathan stepped onto the back proch. "Hales, are you ok?"

"Yea…No." I giggled a little.

"I know I haven't been around in a few years, but you can talk to me. I'm still the same old Nathan."

"I don't think you can handle what I have to tell you."

"I can handle more than you think I can…"

"Nathan are you out here?" Dan called.

"Yea…"

"Oh, Haley. I didn't realize you were out here too." I stood and began to walk away. "Is something wrong?"

"I've got to go. I'll see you later Nathan." I just glared up at Dan, I had to figure out what was going on and fast. On the ride home I explained everything to Lucas, and he thought I was crazy. Said that I was imagining things, but if I wanted him to, he would investigate into the situation.