One Tree Hill.

Chapter 3.

Sunday.

Nathan was standing, watching the screen, in the airport. Then, Lucas arrived, carrying a bag on his right shoulder. Lucas saw Nathan."Hey!"
They walked to each other and hugged.
"How are you, bro?"
"Fine, thanks. And you?" Nathan asked.
"Good."
"Will you stay at home tonight?"
"If you have a bedroom for me, yeah."
Nathan nodded.
They walked to the car. They remained silent during the way, Lucas broke it.
"So... you wanted to talk? or... it was just an escuse to see your dear brother?"
"I wondered... friday I thought..." Nathan's voice was cut.
"Nate. What's wrong?"
"How is she?"
Lucas frowned.
"Who?"
"You know who..." Nathan was serious, still looking at the road.
"Are you talking about Haley?"
He sighed.
"Yeah."
Lucas shook his head.
"You're really stupid, Nate!"
"Why?"
"It's now you think about it! about her!?"
"She left me, Lucas."
"No... I don't think so. You left her. You' d never call her back, you'd never written her back. Never."
Nathan felt anger inside him.
"I just wanted to know." He paused. "Have you news?"
"Yes, i have. But if you want to know how she is. Call her."
"After nine years?"
"Ten soon."
"I can't..."
Lucas lowered his gaze. "But you should... It's never too late, Nate."
Nathan threw a glance to his brother and then stared at the road, lost in his thoughts.

Tyler was standing on the stool. Haley wasn't here and he wa taking advantage of her absence to rummage through her closet. He saw a white box. He grabbed it and opened it.He saw photographies and objetcs. He went down of the stool and sat on the floor to look at. He took photos one by one. The first showed Haley, young with brown hair and a young man behind, surrounding her. The second was a photo of wedding.
"Mom was married." He thought. On all the others pictures there was this man, tall, dark hair and blue eyes.
A little box in velvet attracted him he took it and opened it. Inside there was a ring. Suddenly he jumped.
"Tyler!"
He turnned his head and saw his mother.
"Mom..."
Haley seemed to be furious. She grabbed the box, the pictures put them inside and put the box on her desk.
"I don't allow you to touch this, Ty."
She didn't need to talk. He wasn't stupid.
"Why don't I have a father? Zach and Andy talked about it yesterday. They said I was a bastard."
"What?"
Tyler shrugged. "You know why."
"You've a father, as the others."
"Except I don't know him and he doesn't know me."
Haley remained silent. He frowned and left the room. Haley looked at the box and took the picture where she was with Nathan. She had a heavy heart. she put the picture in the box, closed the box and put it where it was before.

Nathan was in his bedroom sitting on his bed. He could hear Sarah and Lucas talk and laugh in the living-room. He opened his drawer. A book was put inside. He took and opened it page twenty-three, a page he couldn't forget. A photography was inside or more precisely, a photography torn in two, one the left part, there was him, in a groom suit and one the right part, there was Haley in wedding dress. He sighed and closed the book. Lucas cleared his throat to show him he was here.
"I'm wondering why you keep this old photography half torn."
"I was wondering the same thing." He put the book into the night-stand drawer and closed it. Nathan stood up.
"I thought about, you know." He paused. "I can't. I don't want to."
Lucas put his hand on his shoulder.
"Nate... I can't lie you... I still visit Haley. I know everything about her. I don't want to blame her, and I don't want to blame you. You've taken two different ways. You've Sarah in your life. But a question came through my mind. Why did you think about her now?"
"If only I could know."
"Dinner ready, guys!" Sarah screamed from the kitchen. They looked at each other and went to the kitchen.

The dinner was finished now. Lucas said goodnight to Sarah and went to his bedroom, letting Nathan and Sarah together. Sarah came to him and sat on his laps, she surrounded his neck with her arms and put a kiss on his lips. Nathan surrounded her waist with his arms.
"You okay, babe?"
"Yeah, fine."
She smiled.
"Nathan..."
"Yeah?"
"Have you already think about marriage?"
"What?"
"Marriage... You and I..."
Nathan didn't know what to say. Had he already think about it? Marriage again?
"Yes." He lied. "Sometimes..."
She smiled, turning a little red.
"I'm gonna to bed... you come with me..." She finally said.
"I'm coming." He said. Sarah went out. Nathan stayed sitting on his chair. He stood up, then he went to turn on the TV. He sat on the couch and he flicked channels when he saw a scene of a movie... a movie he had already seen.

Flashback

Haley was lying on the bed, naked under the white sheet. Nathan was lying next to her. He put a kiss on her neck. He caressed her hip. She turned a little her head to make their lips meet. She smiled. "I'm starving..." She said between their kiss.
"What would my dear wife like?"
"Huh... A big breakfast! a breakfast worthy of a queen!" He nodded and stood up. Haley sat up, taking advantage of the show in front of her.
"You so very sexy!!" He smirked.
"I know, lady." He went out. Haley smiled to herself. She took the remote and turned on the TV. Nathan came back, carrying a tray he sat on the bed and put the tray on Haley's laps, putting quick kiss on her lips. They ate watching the movie.

Flashback

Nathan fixed at the screen of the TV. He took the remote and turned off the TV. He shook his head and went to his bedroom switching all the lights on his way. He arrived in his bedroom. Sarah was lying down on her right side, turning back to the door. Nathan took of his clothes and went to sleep.