Nathan sat there in stunned silence. He thought that perhaps he'd been daydreaming and actually imagined the last statement she had made.

"Nathan?" Haley asked in a nervous tone.

Nathan's eyes snapped to hers, "I'm sorry...what did you just say?"

Haley closed her eyes, not wanting to repeat it...not wanting to go through the agony of watching the look of shock and confusion come over his face. "I said that I'm pregnant," Haley said, taking a deep breath and exhaling.

Nathan just sat there, knowing full well that reality had set in and hit him square in the face.

"What? How?" Nathan couldn't think of full sentences to show his confusion at the scope of the situation. "We were careful."

"Apparently, something happened...we weren't as careful as we had thought," Haley replied.

Nathan just sat back, running his hand nervously through his hair and scratched his neck, deep in thought. Haley watched his face for some sort of evidence of what he was thinking. She couldn't tell what was going through his mind at this point--

"How long? I mean, when did you find out?" Nathan asked suddenly.

"A couple of weeks ago - my period was late and late turned to non-existent..." Haley trailed off. "...but its been confirmed by my doctor, so its true." "before you even have a doubt in your mind," Haley began slowly. "There is no question that the baby is yours."

"What?" Nathan looked up at her quickly, "I never said...."

"You don't have to," Haley said. "It's a natural question considering I had a boyfriend when you and I slept together...but the truth is, he and I hadn't been intimate for several weeks before you came back and it never happened after...you know."

"Listen, Haley. I never accused you of anything," Nathan said, looking her in the eye.

"I know...I just thought that it was something that needed to be said...so there were no doubts in your mind," Haley said. "I have always wanted to be honest with you...and I'm certainly not going to stop now."

Nathan nodded -- he had complete confidence in the fact that she was such an honest person...she was never the type to try and put one over on someone...she wouldn't have told him about the baby unless she was truly sure. "

So, Lucas said that you and Chris broke up," Nathan said carefully.

"Yes," Haley said. "After that night...when I got back to California, I told him everything." Nathan watched her carefully, listening. "He had been angry at first, of course...but then he had wanted to talk things out and stay together," Haley stated. "...but I knew that I couldn't stay with him....not after everything that had happened. I had hurt him and it wouldn't be fair for either of us." "I found out about the baby right after he and I broke up...but he doesn't know...no one knows," Haley said.

"Yeah, Lucas was pretty curious what you wanted to talk to me about," Nathan commented.

"I didn't want to tell anyone...I thought you had a right to be the first to know," Haley said. "This is your child too."

Those last words were what got him -- 'your child too-'....'his child.' There was going to be a child in this world that was his...and much sooner than he'd ever expected.

"Well, I want you to know...anything you need, you and the baby....I'll take care of it," Nathan said.

"I don't want your money, Nathan," Haley said. "I plan to work at the café right up until the baby is born."

"I know everyone is wondering why you are taking time off from school," Nathan commented.

"It would be too much to try to handle all at once," Haley said. "This is going to be scary enough -- working to set up a foundation for this baby...I didn't need to try to go to school, work and prepare for the baby all at the same time. I needed to be closer to home…and even though my parents don't live here anymore, Tree Hill is still home to me."

Nathan reached out to touch her arm, "...please don't be scared...you're never going to be alone in this."

Haley smiled, tears welling up in her eyes. "Thank you."

Nathan stood up and walked to her. He leaned down and enveloped her into a hug.

"I'm sorry...I'm sorry this has complicated your life," Haley said crying into her shoulder. "...but I needed to at least tell you the truth."

"It's okay....shh," Nathan hugged her back, calming her sobbing. "I would've been angry if you hadn't told me...this is something I needed to know about...something I want to know about."

Haley pulled away and looked at him. "So, what do we do now?"

"I guess the next thing expectant parents always do...." Nathan said taking a deep breath. "Tell our families."