A.N: Hey guys, I was really impressed by the reviews I had for this chapter 2. Thank you very much to bring such a big smile on my face. You guys are awesome!. It really motivates me to work faster and better . So as promised… here is the chapter 3. Please don't forget to review and tell me what you think. If I get enough reviews I'll do my best to update again on Monday.

The song I used as reference for this chapter is I'm movin' on by Rascall Flatts.

Anyways…thanks again.

Take care xoxo

Chapter 3: I'm moving on.

1 months later:

Brooke left Haley in front of her house.

"So….You're coming to the party with me tonight right?" Asked Brooke looking at Haley.

Haley opened the door. "No I'm sorry Brookie I…I think I'll stay home, I've got work to do."

Brooke sighed. "It's because of Nathan and Chlamydia huh?" Asked Brooke with anger.

"Chlamydia?!" Asked Haley confused.

"Yeah…you know…. Rachel!" Said Brooke with a disgusted look on her face.

"Nah!" Said Haley with a laugh. "It's just that I'm tired these days and well…I need to rest."

Brooke frowned.

"I promise Sweetie, I'm fine just tired." Said Haley smiling. "But you go and have fun!" She added getting out of the car. "I'll see you over the weekend."

"K…" Said Brooke giving up." Love you J."

"Love you too D." Said Haley sincerely.

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Haley walked in and found her mother sitting and waiting for her on the sofa. "Is everything okay?" Asked Haley worried.

"Yeah…" Said Karen with a genuine smile. "You know I close the café on Fridays afternoon." She told her.

"I do, but usually you're not waiting here for me." Said Haley sitting beside her mother in the living room.

Karen slipped an envelope in front of Haley on the table.

Haley took it; she could see it was from the program she applied to. She ran her hands through her hair. "I'm not sure I want to open it."

"Why's that baby?" Asked Karen nicely taking her daughters hand.

Haley put the letter on the coffee table. "I don't know what to do ma." Said Haley in a pleading tone.

"You've got to look at the big picture. You know…. Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes you can't see it but with time you get it. " Said Karen gently with a smile.

"So what are you telling me? To go to London if I'm accepted?" Asked Haley with her big, brown, doe eyes.

"No I'm not. I'm just saying that you shouldn't be lost and that sometimes there's something happening that helps you to make the right decision." Said Karen squeezing her daughters hand." I know you love him honey, but if he can't see how unique and special you are he doesn't deserve you."

"I wish people would stop saying that!" Said Haley with slight annoyance laying down and putting her head on her mothers knees. Does the whole planet know? Asked Haley to herself. He prolly knows it too but prefers to ignore it! She added to herself feeling like a fool.

Karen started to caress her daughter hair. "Let me tell you a little story…Maybe you'll get my point." She said gently. "When I was in high School back in Chicago I was dating a guy named Rick." Said Karen grimacing while remembered the time. "Anyways…. I was madly, deeply in love with him…at least I thought so. He wanted to go to NYU to become a journalist and well I applied there too because I thought we were so in love…meant to be." Karen took a deep breath. "Anyway my parents forced me to apply to other colleges too so I applied to UNC and to UCLA just to say I did and because I'd been there in Holidays and I liked it."

"But you studied in UNC right?" Asked Haley interested by her mothers story.

"Yeah I did…" Said Karen with a laugh. "Let me finish…you're as impatient as your father." Said Karen with nostalgia. "Anyways…. I wasn't supposed to see Rick on that day but I received my acceptance letter from UNC and NYU the same day so I ran to his house to tell him that I was going to accept the offer made by NYU and that maybe we should get a place together. When I arrived there, I caught him in full action with another girl from school."

"What?" Said Haley turning her head and staring in her mother eyes. "Oh mom I'm sorry." Said Haley with compassion. "You were probably devastated."

Karen laughed. "I was at the time sweetie. I thought that my life was falling apart but…I couldn't see the bigger picture yet and I didn't know that everything had its reasons."

"What could be the reason to have a fucking, cheating, bastard, boyfriend?." Asked Haley.

"Haley?" Said Karen with big eyes. "Don't talk that way!"

"Sorry…" Haley said shrugging off and not really meaning it.

Karen sighed. "Rick broke my heart so I decided to go far away and on an impulse I accepted the UNC offer." Said Karen with a smile. "On orientation day I was a bit lost and looking for my way around when I took a basketball straight in the face and I fell down. I heard boys talking and one of them helped me up. He asked me if I was alright and looked worried at my nose. He told me that it would have been sad to break such a pretty nose." Said Karen with a laugh touching her nose. " He had the nicest smile on the whole planet, I couldn't be mad so I gave him my hand and introduced myself. And he said Nice to meet you Karen Roe…My name's Keith James."

"You met dad like that?" Asked Haley with disbelief.

"Yeah I did honey… You see," Karen cleared her throat "If Rick didn't cheat on me I would have gone to UNC, I wouldn't have met the love of my life who gave me 12 years of happiness and the two most wonderful children on the planet. I really do believe that everything happens for a reason sweetie." Added Karen sincerely.

Haley sat again. "So what…what if this letter is to accept me in the program does it mean that I should take it and get over him?" She asked her mom while trying to seek answers.

Karen shrugged "I don't know Haley…You're the only one able to answer that question." Karen looked at her watch. "Well I'm sorry I should get going I promised Deb I'd help her prepare her dinner stuff. She's probably in front of the café already. But give me a call if you need me okay?"

"Yeah…" Said Haley keeping her eyes on the sealed enveloped as her hands shook in nervousness and excitement.

After a while Haley finally opened it. I'm in!! She thought with disbelief staring at the white piece of paper. "They want me!" She shouted out loud. She decided to go and talk to Nathan. She was going to tell him what she felt at last. She would know what to do then, stay here or move on.

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Haley made her way to Nathan's house in a record. She knocked with insistence waiting impatiently for him to answer the door.

"Hey…" Said Nathan opening the door without a shirt on. Haley couldn't help but look at his muscular arms and perfect torso.

Gosh he is hot! She thought blushing.

"Baby J… Is everything alright?" He asked worriedly bringing her back to reality.

"I…" Haley shook her head. "Yeah…I need to talk to you…" Said Haley seriously.

"Now?" Asked Nathan uncomfortable. "I'm…I'm kind of busy."

"Rachel?" Asked Haley with disbelief. "Wow…. It's serious between you." She said looking down trying to hide the pain in her eyes.

"Well…not really it's more of an agreement you know…" He shrugged. "We satisfy each other."

Haley closed her eyes…"Please I don't need to know the details. " She said trying to sound as detached as she could. "It's important..." She added in a pleading tone.

Nathan sighed. "Fine! Give me two seconds." He said walking back in.

Nathan didn't invite Haley in but she still followed him. She didn't want to open her heart outside.

She thought he was in his bedroom with Rachel so she walked into the living room, but Nathan was there with Rachel and even if she knew it was wrong she couldn't help but listen in to their conversation.

"Didn't you tell her you were busy?" Asked Rachel with clear annoyance.

"I did! But she said it's important!!" Said Nathan looking for his shirt.

"Yeah right…. She just has a major crush on you and she hates the idea we're dating." Added Rachel with jealousy

"We're not dating Rachel…we're fucking it's different!" Said Nathan seriously. "And believe me Haley doesn't have a crush on me, It's ridiculous! She knows it ain't gonna happen. She's my best friends sister and it doesn't go further then that." Added Nathan coldly. He just wanted to shut Rachel up.

Haley eyes filled up with tears. I guess I got my answer. She thought sadly. She turned around and had her hand on the door handle about to leave when Nathan talked.

"So…what's so important?" He asked now fully dressed.

"You know what…." She started not turning around; she kept her eyes on the door. "It…I made a mistake. I'm sorry, go back to your activities. I'll see you later." She added trying her best for her voice not to shiver.

She left his house fast never once turning around for him to see the tears falling down her cheeks. London here I come! Said Haley feeling her heart breaking in her chest. "I'm moving on..." .She whimpered.