ScOtt-bruthR-LuVr3-23: glad I helped you out a bit.  And yes, loved the Naley last night…forgot how much I missed it. How tight was Peyton with her "gimme five minutes"? Priceless! "Dude, it's prom!"

OTHbabe23: sorry if this isn't what you expected (below). But hope it's just as good!

Krizue, DukeForever: glad you guys enjoy it!

Daymiracle: maybe she shouldn't have put the knife down. ;)

HJS-NS-23: promise you'll find out within the next two chapters about Lucas.

Spring Back

She leaned against the door and drilled holes in the back of his head, willing him, daring him to wake up. Maybe I should have kept the knife handy. She continued to stare at him and thought of the most effective way to approach the situation. Should I cry? Should I play coy? Should I kill him?!

Her thoughts were interrupted before they produced an answer. Nathan began to stir and reached for Haley. Realizing she wasn't there he rolled over to lie on his back and stared up at the ceiling. Today was the day he would have to tell her. Or at least the day he should.

Suddenly he was pulled out of his morning haze as he felt another presence, his wife's. He swung his legs so that his feet rested on the floor. He looked at his wife in amusement.

"Hey babe. What are you doing up so early?"

Haley shifted. It was then that she was going to play it dumb. At least for a few moments. She willed herself to walk over to him and kiss him lightly on the forehead, kneeling down in front of him.

"I think the baby is already beginning to change me," Haley truthfully replied. "I was hungry. That, and it was raining." She placed another kiss on his left cheek.

"Really," Nathan responded. He had no idea what was going on.

She kissed his other cheek. "Really." She kissed his chin, making sure that part of the kiss included a portion of his bottom lip. "You got a call this morning."

Nathan was getting turned on by the moment. It was getting hard to focus. "Huh?" he stuttered. "Who was it?"

After Haley gave him a kiss on the mouth she paused and looked him in the eyes. "Kyle from the Knicks. He said to tell you practice starts next week and not to forget your IDs." She swiftly stood up and headed for the door.

Nathan, after closing his mouth from shock, opened it again, "Haley! Wait!."

She turned around to face him and felt a wave of dizziness hit but shook it off. She was determined to stand her ground.

"No Nathan. I will not wait. When did you accept the offer? What are you going to do about school? Were you planning to take me with you? What about the baby? Are you going to repeat your father's history?"

Haley noticed the panged look on Nathan's face, but couldn't stop. Hormones took the wheel.

"You gave me all of that grief when I went on tour and now you are doing the same thing." Haley shook her head. Her comments seemed to be addressed to herself and no longer directed at Nathan. She was swaying and holding on to the wall for support.

"I love you Nathan. Why would you do this? I can't do this anymore. I can't take anything else."

Nathan was purely confused and remorseful at this point. She was rambling; that was normal, but there was something in her eyes that was different.

"Nathan, I…I."

Haley reached for the other wall as her weight shifted sideways. All of a sudden the doorway she was going to lean on wasn't where she remembered it to be. She vaguely remembered hearing Nathan scream her name as she gave in to gravity.

A/N: Short, I know, but I'll be busy tomorrow so this is just in case I don't update till Monday. At least you get two in one day, right? And don't worry…there is SO much more in store…