"Hi..." She repeated to the silence. She scanned the famailar apartment. It was still the same, even some of her things were still there. "I'm sorry" Haley said still in the doorway.

Nathan didn't hear her. The complete shock still occupied his body, overtaking all his senses. The sound of Haley clearing her throat brought him back down to earth. "Come in." He stammered out. He stepped to the side and managed to find a sweatshirt lying around on the coathooks. He threw it on and realized that he stood in a sweatshirt and towel wrapped stragergically around himself. He silently excused himself as he escaped from the shocking scene. Haley nodded and smiled to herself at his behaviour. She spotted a picture that was on his fridge. Most likely Peyton or Brooke put it there. It was the gang in their graduation outfits. The girls in white and the boys in blue gowns. That life was a lifetime away. She hasn't smiled that big since she left it all.

"Hey." He reappeared in a pair of basketball shorts that seemed well wore and haven't been washed in a while. "How have you been?" He tried to remain open to her.

Haley was taken back at his content mood. "I've been okay, I guess. You?"

"Alright" She seemed to make him feel definately better about himself.

Haley soaked up the awkward silence that seemed to follow her everywhere. "Nate, why did you run off the other night?" Haley asked unsure of herself or what the question would cause.

"Oh." His lips formed the sound. "I don't know." His eyes strained with the answer.

"It's just..." Haley began but stopped when Nathan continued.

"Why?" His eyes floated away. "Six years? It's been that long. Six years, 4 months, 2 weeks, 13 days, 18 hours and 9 minutes. You tell me?" He shrugged. Haley swallowed hard at his devotion to count the time passed. "You know I dreamed of this day. I wished for it. And the only thing I can form out is 'I don't know'...I really missed you Hales" Nathan's eyes focused on her. "I love you still and everyday I wondered if it was enough? Is it? It didn't seem to be for you to stay like you said you would."

"It's enough Nathan. I'm sorry I didn't before. It wasn't supposed to be like this." Haley said reaching for his hand.

"Yeah well maybe it is. It should be you and Lucas together." His rage seemed to rise.

"What are you taking about?" Haley asked in confusion.

"You were there already. I know. But, why wasn't I your first choice Hales? Am I just your safety net? Your number 2 on the list." Nathan said completely from his heart. All those words had been bottled up for six years.

"It has never been like that before." Haley said shaking her head.

"Maybe to you, but for me that's how it's always been. Since you left. That's been all I've thought about and I guess I came to that conclusion, I was just too blind to see it before."

"Nathan, I'm soo sorry." Haley pleaded

Nathan turned away from her face and sighed with his muttered words. "Yeah, me too."