"Not yet, Luke", she paused, taking a breath, "and I don't think I can."
"Haley! You came back for him didn't you?"
She nodded, quickly.
"Then! You got to talk to him, tell him you're back, before someone else does." Lucas said sharply.
"Okay father" She laughed looking at him. "I'll talk to him after we go to the café alright?"
"Good." Lucas said as they walked into the café. He really wanted Nathan and Haley to work things out, as much as he wanted Brooke and him to work things out.
"Mom!" Lucas called to the back room.
"Lucas! What are you doing here? I though-" Karen stopped talking after she saw Haley.
"Haley! What are you doing here?" Karen asked while hugging her.
"Coming home." Haley said confidently as they pulled away.
"For good?" Lucas asked seriously.
Haley looked from Karen to Lucas and said, "For good."
Lucas, Haley and Karen found a booth in the café and started talking about the tour, what Haley misses, everything. The café was slow and quiet so they had the whole afternoon to themselves.
About an hour later, the three were so absorbed in their conversation that they hardly heard the door open.
"Haley?" a familiar male voice called out form behind them.
Lucas looked at Haley, as she turned her head slowly, she obviously knew who had just called her name.
"Unbelievable," Nathan said coolly, turning around and leaving the café.
Lucas turned to Haley again and simply whispered, "Go."
Haley nodded and ran after Nathan.
"Nathan! Nathan!" she yelled.
"Go back on your tour Haley!" he sneered.
Haley ran in front of him and blocked him from passing. Nathan rolled his eyes at Haley and exhaled sharply.
"Why are you back?" he asked impatiently.
"Do I really have to answer that?" Nathan still had a blank face on, as she said those words. "You Nathan, I came back for you."
"When did you come back?"
"Um…at about 5 this morning." Haley answered, uncertain at the opposed question.
"So, it's what?" Nathan said, glancing at his watch. " 6 now, that 14 hours Haley. 14 hours you where here. Were you even planning on telling me you were back?"
"Of course I was!" Haley said defensively. " I was going to come see you right after I ate with -"
"Lucas." he finished her sentence, sharply. "It's always about Lucas isn't it?"
He finally actually looked at her and saw that she was crying. He knew her hurt her by saying that, he knew she still loved him, he loved her too, but he couldn't forgive her. Not this time, not right now. As tears started coming down her face, his heart broke into millions of pieces. He thought that hurting her would make him feel good, make him feel better. But it didn't…it just made him feel worse.
"Well Haley, I hope you somewhere to stay." Nathan said, shaking his thoughts off, changing the subject.
"Why?" Haley asked confused.
"I sold the apartment Haley and I'm leaving tomorrow for High Flyers."
Haley looked at the ground. "You sold our apartment without telling me?"
"Yeah, just like you ended our marriage without telling me, you walked away." Nathan said. It shattered his heart again when he said that, just the same way it broke Haley's heart to hear it.
"Have fun at High Flyers Nate." Haley said quietly and kissed his cheek.
She looked at him once last time, she saw that he had put these walls back up, but this time, he wouldn't let her in. She nodded her head quickly and walked away from him, crying even harder.