Disclaimer: Again I don't own anything. Just a huge fan.

Author's Note: Hey everyone, gettin good huh? Hee hee. Well, it's about to get alot better.

The Truth Will Set You Free…

Nathan walked into his house only 15 minutes after he dropped Haley off. Karen and Dan were sitting in the living room watching a movie. As Nathan walked into the living room Karen looked up at him. "Did everything go okay?" She asked

"Yeah, everything went fine, except…" Nathan started.

Dan paused the movie as Karen sat up and looked at her son. "Except what? You didn't set fire to my café or anything, did you?" She said, half joking.

Nathan laughed. "Don't you think if I did, you would already know?"

Dan laughed also. "He has a point, hon."

"Okay, " She smiled. "Except what?"

"That woman came by…the blonde that I told you about earlier." Karen glanced at Dan. "She said her name was Deb." Nathan shrugged. "She seemed nice. Just visiting."

Karen nearly fainted and Dan was the one that spoke. "Son, I don't want you to talk to her again, okay."

Nathan sat there confused. "Who is she?"

"Someone from out past." Karen said weakly. "All of ours." She whispered.

"Promise me, Nathan." Dan said.

"I promise." Nathan said. He had never seen his parents act like this.

"And I want you to tell me or your mother if you see her again."

"Okay, Dad." Nathan said then walked into the kitchen.

Karen looked at Dan with fear in her eyes. "It's gonna be okay, Karen." He said pulling his wife to him.

A little while later, Karen walked into the kitchen to find Nathan doing homework. "Nate…"

"Just finishing up, Mom." he said not looking up at her.

"Okay." She turned hearing the door open then close. "I want you in bed soon."

"Where have you been? Curfew is at midnight, and it's…" Dan looked down at his watch. "Nearly one in the morning."

Lucas locked the door and turned to face Dan. "Sorry, Dad, me and Brooke were with Peyton."

"She better have been hurt or something." Karen said as she walked into the foyer.

Lucas looked at his mom. "She was…her and Nathan broke up." He watched as Karen turned and walked back into the kitchen.

Dan looked at Lucas. "Next time, call and let us know, okay." Lucas nodded. "Go, get up to bed."

"Okay, good night." Lucas said as he walked past Dan.

"Night, Love you." Dan called back.

"You too…Night mom, love you." He said as he walked upstairs to his room.

"Love you too." She said as she sat next to Nathan. "Hey, what happened with Peyton tonight?"

Nathan sighed. "She had a problem with me and Haley being friends. She wanted me to choose, so I did."

"Oh, Nate. I'm sorry, that wasn't fair." She said before placing her hand on his. "And you picked Haley?"

Nathan smirked at Karen. "Yeah, I mean, Haley's great. I can talk to her like I can't talk to anyone else." Nathan sighed. "She's just…different."

Karen nodded. "As long as your happy, that's all that matters."

"Thanks, Mom."

"Alright, I want you in bed soon, okay." She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. "I love you, Nathan. More than you'll ever know. Never forget that."

Nathan nodded. "I won't. I love you too, Mom."

"Good night." She said before walking upstairs to go to bed.

The next morning, Nathan met Haley at her house and the two walked to school together. "So now, even Lucas is mad at me for choosing you over Peyton." He said as he finished telling Haley about what happened between him and Lucas that morning.

Start Flashback

Nathan had just gotten out of the shower and he was going to his room to get dressed. "Your suck a dick." Nathan turned and looked at Lucas. "I can't believe you picked that girl, who you barely know, over a girl you've been with for over 2 years now."

"Well, believe it." Nathan turned and walked into his room.

"Your breaking up the group." Lucas yelled after him.

End Flashback

"I'm sorry, Nathan. This is all my fault." Haley sighed.

"No, it's not. Remember…no regrets." He said looking down at Haley.

Haley laughed. "Yeah, no regrets…well, looks like it's us against them…"

"And the world. Us against the world." He put his arm around her shoulder as they walked onto the school grounds. "And there's no one I would rather be with."

Haley smiled. "Oh shut up." She said pushing him away from her. The two laughed as they walked into the school. "See you at lunch?" Haley asked as they broke apart. Nathan nodded before he was shuffled down the hall.

At lunch, Nathan and Haley were sitting at a table by themselves, laughing and talking. Deb was standing by her car, watching him. "Oh, he's so cute."

"Your not supposed to be here."

Deb turned towards the voice only to see Dan. "He's my son, Dan."

Dan shook his head. "No. He's mine and Karen's son." He walked closer to her. "All you did was give birth to him. So why don't you think of yourself as a surrogate and leave us alone. You did all you needed to do."

Deb turned and looked at Nathan. "He looks happy."

"He is…no thanks to you."

"You can't keep me from him." Deb turned back to Dan.

"LIKE HELL I CAN'T" He yelled causing the students in the courtyard to turn and look at the pair, including Nathan and Haley. "He is mine and Karen's, legally, emotionally, and every other way except biologically." He said then continued in a whisper. "You didn't want him. He wouldn't even exist if it weren't for me and my wife."

Deb closed her eyes, holding back the tears. "That's not fair, Dan."

"Do yourself a favor…do Nathan a favor…and just leave." Dan turned and walked away, leaving Deb to her tears and regrets.

Nathan turned and looked at Haley as the bell rang, signaling the end of lunch. "I wonder what that was about." He said as they got up to go to English class.

After class, Nathan walked up to Haley. "Hey, what are you doing after school?"

Haley turned. "Working, why?"

"Well, if it's not too busy, you want to work on this English assignment together?"

Haley smiled. "Yeah, come by after practice." She turned and started walking to her last class of the day. "Later, Nate."

Nathan waved and went to the gym for practice.

Haley walked into the café. "Hey, Karen." She walked up to her with a smile. "Your husband was at the school today. He was having a pretty heated conversation with that woman."

Karen looked at Haley. "Did Nathan see? Do you know what they were talking about?"

"Yeah, Nathan saw, but we don't know what about." Haley turned to see Deb walk in. "But why don't you ask her yourself."

Karen turned and looked at Deb. "Get Out!"

Nathan walked in and over to Haley. "What's going on?" Haley shrugged and the two watched.

"Karen…"

"No, get out and leave us alone." Karen yelled.

"I have the right…" Again she was cut off.

"LIKE HELL. HE'S MY SON AND YOUR GOING TO LEAVE…NOW!"

Nathan and Haley looked at each other. "I always told Lucas he was adopted." Nathan said with a laugh.

"That's where your wrong, Karen. I gave birth to him, he's my son." Karen shook her head. "He's a big boy, why don't we let him decide?" Deb looked over at Nathan who was still laughing about his joke.

Haley nudged Nathan in the ribs. "Uh, Nathan…"

Nathan looked up and saw both Karen and Deb looking at him. "Mom…" He said as he looked at Karen for answersand found them in her eyes.

"Nathan, go upstairs…" Karen said but Nathan just stood there. Karen gave Haley a pleading look. Haley took Nathan by the hand and took him up to the roof. Karen turned and looked at Deb. "You stupid Bitch."