Chapter 3: Home Of The Blues

It had been two weeks, two long weeks that just seemed to drag on forever for Mrs. Haley James-Scott. The good part, she had become closer with Peyton and she didn't seem so bitter about the blonde leaving, but the bad, her husband was still not exactly buddy buddy with her.

"Hales, come on, this is supposed to be a girl's night in. It won't be a girl's night if you don't put down your lap top and watch the movie!" Peyton exclaimed for the fifth time in the past hour.

"Okay, okay." Haley said, giving up as she closed her lap top and put it on the coffee table of the Sawyer living room. She had spent most of their supposed 'Girl's Night In' working on catching up with her school work. For the first time in her life, she was behind in school and she hated it. But, she knew Peyton would throw her lap top out the window if she didn't put it away herself.

"Thank you." the blonde said with a smile as she got more comfortable on the couch, stealing some of the blanket from Haley with a smirk and pulling it up to her chin, trying to keep her attention on the movie, but she really didn't understand why she had agreed to let Haley pick the movie. The Notebook. Of course it was some love angst kind of movie.

"Hey!" the other blonde exclaimed just as the door bell rang, as if on cue. "Fine, I'll get that." she added after a few moments of silence. Haley guessed Peyton wouldn't get it, she didn't seem to enjoy answering the door. Which was usually why it was always left open.

The blonde nodded in response and watched her friend get up and head towards the door.

"Yeah, yeah. I'm coming!" she exclaimed, stumbling over the few steps that led up into the front foyer and reached the door as a few more dings echoed through the house. Opening up the door, she was surprised to see that the boy she had been trying to talk some sense into for the past week standing on the doorstep. "Nathan."

"Hey." Nathan said as he banged the bottom of his fist closed hand with his other hand outstretched. "Can we talk?" he asked, breaking the silence and getting right to the point.

"Uhmm… yeah, sure." Haley said with a nod of her head before peeking to the side to see Peyton pretty enriched into the movie, which was a surprise since all Peyton did on the way home from the movie store was whine. "Outside?"

Nathan nodded a yes in response and led the way outside, sitting down on the front steps, he watched his wife close the door behind her and join him. The only light was coming from the moon and the porch light, which wasn't quite that bright. It was dark, and cold, but Haley had a feeling that Nathan would soon just get right to the point and she'd end up running inside anyway.

"Okay, so, I was doing some research and was looking into some things. Uhm... To get a divorce, we have to be separated for a year-"

"What?" Haley couldn't believe her ears. He wanted a divorce? No... no, this couldn't be right.

"Haley, as much as I love you I can't trust you. And if there's no trust, what are we going to have? I don't want us to end up as though couples that ask a million questions because we don't believe each other about where we were for the night. I don't want that, and you don't deserve that." Nathan explained simply. He had put a lot of thought into this, and he thought it was the right thing to do. "And, we have a year, so, if something happens in a year, then we can start over, but right now… I don't see any other way."

The blonde was speechless, she felt like her mouth had fallen straight down onto the concrete steps and she looked like an idiot sitting there… not saying anything. Haley nodded her head, knowing that it was all she could do or say. "But Nathan, I'm not going anywhere, and in a year, we'll be together. You'll see."

"In a year, we'll see." Nathan repeated simply as he got up and for old time's sake, kissed Haley on the top of her forehead before walking away, disappearing into the darkness of the night.

"Haley, you better not be trying to get away from our Girl's Night In to do your homework…" Peyton started as she emerged from inside the house and walked towards her friend on the steps who seemed to be sitting there dumbfounded. "Hales?"

"No… I'm not." Haley responded finally after a long puase exceeded between the two.

"What's wrong?"

"Nathan wants a divorce."

Peyton held in her surprised gasp that was itching to get out, she knew Haley didn't need it. Peyton was surprised that Nathan had said that. He seemed to still want to be with Haley, but people always did unpredictable things when they were hurt. As much as she wanted to apologize to her, she couldn't say that Haley didn't deserve it or that she really couldn't have seen it coming. Haley had to, she had to have thought about the consequences of what she did. Nathan always had trust issues, much like hers, except Peyton Sawyer's were much worse.

"I thought that it would be easier then this." Haley said honestly. "I thought that me coming back would make things better, that he'd give me a chance to make it better. I know I hurt him, but I just want to make things better. I want things to be okay, I want… I just want things back to normal." she finally admitted.

"I know, but Haley, you can't just leave town and expect things to be the same way that you left them." Peyton retorted as she wrapped an arm around her roommate and pulled Haley towards her.

"Why not?" the blonde asked simply, her voice cracking as it made it's way over the lump in her throat.

"Because… the world doesn't stop moving just because you turn your back and walk away from it."

Author's Note: I know this chapter was short, but it's late and I've got to go to sleep if I ever want to wake up for school tomorrow. But, more chapters are to come, and I have a sneak preview for you all after the next chapter. Thank you shuis119 for your review Please read and review!