A/N: This took longer than I expected and honestly I was working on it the last few weeks and this is all I can come up with so I apologize if it isn't good. There is only one more chapter left for this part and it will be a long while before I start the next part. Or I could end it the next chapter, I'm just not sure. However I am setting things up for a possible fifth part. I just haven't made up my mind. Maybe all of you can encourage me.

"We're graduating tomorrow," Brooke says to her husband as she cleans out her locker. Seniors had been free of class for the last few weeks, but this was the only opportunity for her to clean out her locker.

"I'm happy about it. New York is going to be great. I'm gonna miss our family and friends but this is a good opportunity for us and for you."

Brooke closed her locker and faced her husband.

"I can't believe my mom managed to pull it off. I'm going to be a fashion designer."

"New York is a good place to try and get my book published," Lucas says nonchalantly. The only person that knew he had written a book was Peyton.

"What book?"

"My book," Lucas replies with a grin as he grabs his wife's hand and starts dragging her down the hallway.

"When did you write a book and why am I just finding out now?"

"I've had some free time," Lucas replies simply.

Brooke just scoffs.

-Changes-

"Do you think Nathan would find this weird?"

Dan looks away from the road and glances at his wife for a second before his eyes go back to the road.

"Deb, he doesn't know, but that doesn't mean he won't be happy. I've been a bitter man for the better part of my marriage and I've been working on that this past year."

"You aren't the only one who has been working on things. I just left and I think it might have hurt Nathan."

Dan grabs onto his wife's hand and squeezes it.

"Everything will be fine besides you have a lot of people to meet."

Deb smiles. Over the months Dan has filled her in on the happenings of Tree Hill. Every so often he got calls from his brother and his two sons about things in their life. He was excited to catch up with all of them.

"Karen and Keith have twins. A boy and a girl, Levi and Lily. Lucas and Brooke have Sophia, but you knew that and then Haley and our son are expecting and judging by Nathan's last phone call it could be at anytime."

"Dan our son is going to be a father."

Dan chuckles and nods his head.

"Both of my sons are fathers. How do you think I feel?"

When Dan drives past the welcome to Tree Hill sign, Deb speaks up again.

"When should we tell Nathan our news?"

"Deb, we haven't gotten approved yet. I don't want you to get your hopes up."

"I know, but I can't help it. A little girl, Dan. We could get a little girl."

-Changes-

"Dan is coming back home," Nathan says as he walks into his brother's apartment.

Brooke, Sophia, and Lucas were eating lunch at the table. Lucas swallows his food before speaking.

"Is he just here for graduation or is it a more permanent situation?"

"I think it's permanent."

"Hi, Uncle Nathan," Sophia greets with a smile.

Nathan grins at her and takes a seat in the empty chair at the table.

"Hey Soph," Nathan greets.

Sophia continues to eat and Nathan continues his conversation with Brooke and Lucas.

"But here is the real kicker, my mom is with him."

"Wow, I didn't expect that," Brooke says as she stands up from the table to bring her dishes to the sink. Brooke looks at her daughter and sighs. Sophia wasn't really eating her pancakes anymore instead her fingers were playing in the syrup.

"Alright, baby that's enough. I think it's time for you to take a bath."

"I don't want to take a bath. I want to play."

"Sophia, if you take a bath I'll play with you."

Sophia gasps in excitement.

"Can we play princess?"

Lucas and Brooke bit back the laughter after seeing Nathan's worried look.

"Um…okay," Nathan says hesitantly.

Sophia smiles and hurriedly gets out of her chair leaving stickiness everywhere.

"Hurry momma, hurry. I gots to get my bath so I can play princess."

Brooke laughs as she watches her daughter run into the bathroom.

"I'm coming baby," Brooke says before taking Lucas' plate, bringing it to the sink and giving him a kiss before hurrying to the bathroom leaving her husband and brother in law to talk.

Lucas laughs at Nathan's face.

"You'll be her prince so don't worry so much."

Nathan gives a sigh of relief.

"Have you seen Dan yet?"

"No, but we've seen him change or at least start to change before he left and my mom gave him another chance."

Lucas nods his head in understanding.

"For the longest time, Dan was a horrible man, but he treated my daughter with respect and I saw a small change. Maybe having Dan back won't be so bad."

-Changes-

"You two look great," Karen gushes as she sees her son and daughter in law in their cap and gown. Lily was in her arms and Sophia was standing by her.

"You're pretty momma."

Brooke grins down at her daughter.

"Thank you baby. You're gonna be good for Grandma Karen and Grandpa Keith right?"

Sophia nods her head.

"We are gonna sit b grandpa Dan and Deb."

Lucas kneels down next to his daughter.

"We will see you in a bit baby. Daddy loves you."

Sophia kisses her dad and momma on the cheek.

"I'll see you after the ceremony son."

Lucas stands up and nods his head. Karen and the kids walk away to get in their seats for the ceremony. Lucas turns to his wife.

"Are you ready for this?"

Brooke nods her head.

"I didn't see my mom out there," Brooke says sadly. "She said she was going to be here."

Lucas wraps his wife in his arms.

"She might be running a little late. Come on we have to line up."

-Changes-

"I'm glad you two have settled your differences," Keith says with a smile as he holds Levi. "It's good that things are good between everyone."

Deb smiles graciously at Keith.

"We're happy too. Things have been good between us. We've had our fights, but things are good like I said. I think we managed to settle our issues once Dan gave up on his feelings for Karen."

Dan looks at Keith who nods at him.

"It's good though. I mean look you brother, you have two kids, and you adopted mine. Things are working well for you."

Karen approaches the group with a smile.

"Look who I found."

Everyone looks at Victoria with hesitance in their eyes. None of them were sure what to make of Victoria, but if Brooke was willing to give her a second chance then they were as well.

"The traffic is horrible," Victoria complains as she takes a seat and pulling her granddaughter onto her lap. "I'm just glad I didn't miss anything."

-Changes-

"So, without further ado I give you Tree Hill High's graduating class, Chase Adams, Beverley Betker. Andrew Casey…"

"Brooke Davis."

Brooke walks up to the podium and grabs her diploma. She smiles at a very pregnant Haley before turning to the crowd. She spots her mom and tears come to her eyes. She had actually showed up. Brooke walks back down and heads to her seat.

"Rachel Gatina."

The principal keeps listing off names and the teens were getting restless.

"JakeJagielski."

Jake grabs his diploma and smiles at his parents and daughter from the stage.

"Marvin McFadden."

The teens in the crowd holler and clap for their friend. Rachel blows him a kiss from her seat. Mouth blushes and grabs his diploma as the principal continues to rattle off names.

"Bevin Mirskey."

"Peyton Sawyer."

To Peyton it didn't matter that her father wasn't there or her brother. She had a whole cheering section for her and it made her happy that people outside of her family cared.

"Lucas Scott."

Lucas smiled at his family after he received his diploma. Lucas spotted his daughter sitting on Victoria's lap and she was clapping with a big smile on her face.

"Nathan Scott."

Nathan spotted the huge smiles on his parent's faces. He had mixed feelings about his parents being together again, but he was happy for them.

"Antwon Taylor."

"Shannon Wang."

"Tony Zuckerbee."

"And finally, this years class valedictorian, Haley James Scott."

Haley stands up to the podium with a huge smile on her face. This was it. She was going to deliver the speech she has been working on for weeks.

"Distinguished guests, parents, and this year's graduating class. My best friend reminded of a quote by William Shakespeare that seems appropriate."

Lucas smiles up at Haley the moment she begins to say the quote.

"There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads onto fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound up in sorrows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat, and we must take the current when it serves or lose our ventures." I think that what that quote means is that life is short, and opportunities are rare, and we have to be vigilant in protecting them, and not only the opportunities to succeed, but the opportunity to laugh, to see the enchantment in the world, and to live, because life doesn't owe us anything. As a matter of fact, I think that we owe something to the world and if we can just believe that."

Haley pauses and starts to laugh.

"I'm sorry, I have more but I think I'm having my baby."

Nathan stands up from his seat with a look of surprise. Haley smiles and shrugs her shoulders.