A/N: Chapter 12! Okay, so there will be AT LEAST 2 more chapters, but there could be more. I'm not quite sure yet. Anyways, here it is! Enjoy :)

Disclaimer: One Tree Hill isn't mine.

"Hey Rachel." Mouth said, as she walked towards the table he was sitting on.
"I made a big mistake. And it took kissing another man for me to realize that. I said to Nathan, 'There's a time in your life when you realize who matters, who never did, and who always will'. Nathan never mattered, and you always will, Mouth. It's taken me this long to realize that you're my world and I'm not going to give that up for anything. I love you, Mouth."
Mouth couldn't believe what he was hearing. Rachel loved him, she was giving him a chance.
She smiled softly at him and he got up off the table, running over towards her and pulling her into his arms, kissing her gently.

When they broke apart, Mouth laughed, "You'll always matter to me too Rachel. I love you."
Rachel smiled, her eyes filled with tears of joy, as she hugged Mouth again, knowing this was where she belonged. And sitting back on the table, they sat together for hours, just talking about everything, from life after high school to how much they missed the other. And they were both happy, because they knew this was going to last forever.

For the third time since he'd been home, he was standing on her doorstep. The difference was, this time she was expecting him. The door swung open and there she was. It wasn't very often that Peyton Sawyer smiled, so when she did it was a miracle. But there she was, grinning from ear to ear.
"Hey you." Lucas said softly.
Peyton just couldn't stop smiling. She wrapped her arms around him hugging him tightly and he softly kissed the top of her head.
"Don't ever leave me again." Peyton whispered.
"I would never do that to you." He smiled.

"Are we there yet?"
"You sound like a 5 year old Chase. Stop whining."
"Well sorry, but we have been running for a really long time."
"We're almost there." Brooke laughed.
"Good."
It was barely seconds later when Brooke whispered, "We're here."
And there they were. Nathan sitting there with James on his lap.
"The docks?" Chase asked, "Why is he here?"
"This is where he and Haley first met for tutoring and he gave her that silly plastic bracelet that apparently means so much to the two of them. This is where they pretty much fell in love."
"Wow." Chase said, eyebrows raised.

Nathan had his back turned to them, so they walked over, figuring he didn't know they were there.
"What are you guys doing here?" He muttered, not turning around.
"How did you...?" Brooke asked.
"I heard you guys talking." Nathan shrugged.
"You need to come home." Brooke said softly.
Nathan shook his head, "I don't have a home. Haley is my home, and she won't forgive me. And I don't honestly expect to be forgiven. I really messed things up this time."
"She loves you, man." Chase smiled.
"She's been wanting you to come back to her for 6 damn months now, Nate." Brooke whispered.
"I can't do it. I can't go back." Nathan said nervously.
"Sure you can. You love Haley, and you love James. And they love you. That's all you should need. Is love." Brooke said softly.

Nathan turned to face them, "You know, when I ran away, I knew right then and there that it was the stupidest thing I'd ever done. But I did it anyways. Because running was easier than staying. I had to choose between what was right and what was easy, and I chose the easy way out. I gave up everything I ever cared about for what was easiest. I don't deserve Haley. She should be happy."
Brooke shook her head, "Don't you see it? 'Cause if you don't you're a damn fool Nathan Scott."
Nathan simply shrugged.
"Haley doesn't need to deserve you. What matters is she LOVES you. And without you, she isn't happy. Have you not seen how depressed she's been lately? You destroyed her life by leaving. And until you come back, she'll never be happy."
Nathan looked up at Brooke and nodded.
"Let's go." He laughed, "I have a wife to win back."

Haley was still sitting on the doorstep, feeling like an idiot for forgetting her key. She looked up at the sky that was darkening with every passing second. She buried her face in her hands. When were they going to come back? But then all of a sudden, her head felt wet. She looked up once again, and saw that it was raining. She sighed. Just my luck, right? She thought. She looked down the street once more and not seeing anyone, she decided she wasn't going to sit here in the rain. She had no choice but run to the closest house she knew.

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