"Mommy, I'm so excited about going back to preschool today!" Lilly said excitedly as Brooke worked on her hair.

"I know you are sweetie," Brooke replied, " but I need you to hold still so I can fix your hair."

"Sorry, I'm just so glad James is gonna be in my class this year. We're gonna have so much fun."

"After the learning part is over right?" Brooke said as she placed a butterfly clip in her daughter's soft, silky brown hair.

"That part is fun too, Momma." Lilly replied.

"Well, you are all done and all ready to go, right?" Brooke stood up from her vanity seat.

"Yep, I just gotta get my book bag and put Bailey in her cage."

"Okay, you go get your bag and I'll put Bailey in her cage. Hurry up though, okay? Grandma and grandpa want us to stop by the café before I take you to school."

"Okay, Mommy."

Lilly ran from the bedroom and Brooke watched her with a smile on her face. Thinking of him, and as if he were standing next to her, she said, "She's really growing up, isn't she Luc?"

"Hurry up bud," Nathan said; stopping in Andrew's doorway, "you're going to be late for your first day."

"That's okay." Andrew replied as he finished tying his left shoe.

Nathan smiled and said, "You sound just like I did on the first day of school when I was younger. But you should enjoy school while it's fun."

"But it's not fun." Andrew said walking over to get his book bag. "It's only second grade."

"Well don't knock it 'til you've tried it. You might be surprised at how much fun you will have. Now come on, I have to get to work too."

Nathan and Andrew met Haley, James and Cooper in the living room.

"You all ready to go sweetie?" Haley asked as she put Cooper on the floor.

"I guess." Andrew sighed.

"I'm ready, Momma!" James said excitedly, jumping up and down.

"Me too!" Cooper squealed.

Nathan and Haley both chuckled and Nathan said, "Okay, let's get going."

"Are you sure I look okay, Mom?" Jenny asked as Jake controlled the vehicle on the path towards Tree Hill Middle School.

"You look great." Peyton chuckled. "I promise."

"Me petty too, Jen?" Emma asked, peering her head around her car seat to see Jenny in the back seat of the van.

Jenny smiled, leaned her chin on the back seat of the middle seat and replied, "Yes, you look absolutely beautiful darling."

"Here we are." Jake said as he pulled in front of the school and switched the gear to park, "Tree Hill Middle School. So are you nervous?"

"Nah," Jenny replied as she unbuckled her seat belt and grabbed her book bag and opened the sliding door. She stepped outside the van and continued, "The work shouldn't be too hard considering I get all A's. Plus, the guys should be much, much cuter."

Jake shot Jenny an anxious look, but before he could comment, Jenny was saying good-bye and closing the door.

"Thanks for the ride, love you, bye."

Peyton was trying to contain her desire to laugh as Jake directed his look of anxiety to her.

"Did she just—"

"Honey, face it," Peyton interrupted, "she's in middle school now. She's nearly thirteen. She is growing up."

Nathan entered his home and living room where Andrew was playing videogames with James. Both boys turned their heads and said, "Hi Dad!"

Andrew paused the game and he and his brother ran over to hug their father.

"Hey guys." Nathan said. "You sound like you had a good first day."

"I did, Dad." James said before returning to the couch.

"I did too, Dad." Andrew said. "Bryan, Kyle and Zack are all in my class! Second grade is gonna be so awesome!"

Andrew went back to his game and Nathan walked over to the counter that looked into the kitchen, where Haley was sitting on a bench, smiling at him. He hugged her and said, " I missed you today."

"Cooper and I missed you today too." Haley replied as they pulled out of the hug. "How was your first day as Vice President?"

"Busy." Nathan sighed. "But I'll get used to it. So what did you and Coop do today?"

"We spent the day with Karen, actually. We had lunch with her and then she did some shopping with us."

"Shopping, huh?" Nathan grinned. "And what exactly were you shopping for?"

Haley smiled with guilt and replied, "Okay, okay…I bought some more baby clothes. But I couldn't help myself. They were in the store and they were so adorable, I couldn't pass up the opportunity."

Nathan chuckled and said, " Well, are you at least going to show me what you got?"

Haley smiled again and dragged the bag from down the counter. Her smiled grew wider as she pulled from the bag, a little white wendsi with pink around the collar and bottom and around the sleeves. Also in pink, was the writing I love my Daddy.

"See how adorable this is?" Haley said as she placed the outfit across her stomach.

"You're right, that is adorable." Nathan said as he touched Haley's stomach. Haley heightened her neck for a kiss and Nathan gave in.

"Whoa," Haley stopped midway through the kiss and touched her stomach.

"What?" Nathan responded.

Haley smiled and moved his hand back to her stomach. After a few seconds, he felt with his hands what she had just felt.

"Whoa," Nathan said with a wide smile, "does she move like that a lot?"

"Well she isn't quite as active as the boys were, but when she is, she moves with full force. It keeps me up all night when she is active."

"Well if she's going to keep you up all night tonight, then maybe I can keep you company."

Haley smiled again and said, "Oh, well maybe you should."

She leaned up again and kissed him.