Finally the day had come. Lucas was getting out of the hospital. It had been about 2 and a half weeks, and Lucas thought he was going crazy.

"Finally I'm free!" Lucas joked as he walked in side.

"Easy now cowboy." Brooke hugged him gently.

"Sorry, but you have no idea how great this feels. I mean, I hate hospitals. I really do."

"Yeah, well lets just hope you don't have to visit them anytime soon." Nathan told him.

Lucas smiled and took a seat at the kitchen table.

"So we should do something, something fun. With us four."

"Like what buddy?" Haley asked.

"Oh I don't know. Lets go see a movie, go out to eat. Something we haven't done in a while." Lucas smiled.

"Well maybe we should wait, you know until you are all better. I don't think your mom would like the idea of you going out, after just getting home."

"I'm fine Brooke."

"Lucas, you have a bullet wound."

"Yeah, and I'd appreciate it, if you could stop reminding me."

Lucas could see her hurt expression.

"Look I'm sorry. It's just, everyone keeps reminding me. And telling me all the negative things about it. I mean. I'm alive, I made it."

Everyone was silent. Ever since Lucas woke up, and he had been different. They were afraid he'd be very disturbed. Angry. Scared. However he was acting like everything was fine. He was joking around, talking about how they all need to go out and have fun, talking about how things could of been worse.

"Why is everyone so depressed? I mean Dan is caught, he is going to Jail. I'm fine and ..."

"Deb isn't." Haley cut him off. "Dammit Lucas, I've been trying to be patient with you, but you are being really insensitive. Deb is dead. And Nathan is trying to be there for you, and all you keep doing is trying to act like this isn't a big deal."

Lucas was silent.

"Luke don't worry about it man. I mean I'm glad your okay..."

"Yeah, um I'm going to lay down."

"What?" Nathan asked, surprised that he cut him off.

"I'm tired. I'll talk to you guys later alright?"

Nathan opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out. What the hell was up with his brother?

Lucas walked in to the bed room and shut the door, leaving his three friends standing there in shock.

"That's not Lucas." Brooke shook her head.

"Nathan I'm sorry." Haley hugged him. "He is just dealing with this in a really different way."

Nathan nodded, trying not to show how this bothered him.

"He'll be fine. He always is."

"Well I think I'm going to wait here until he wakes up again. Maybe then he'll actually want to talk."

"You sure you'll be okay if we leave?" Haley asked.

"Yeah, I'll be fine."

Haley and nodded agreed and walked home, hand in hand.

"Are you okay babe?" Haley asked as they stopped at the river court taking a seat at the bench.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"You haven't really talked much about your mom."

"What's there to talk about? She is dead. But at least she is finally away from Dan."

"But you have to miss her."

"I do, I do a lot. I know it isn't fair either. It kills me because I really never got to tell her how much I loved her. And how much I respected her. I know she made me mad, and I got pissed at her a lot. But she really was a hero, she had to deal with Dan all her life, and she did stay with him as long as she did, for me. I know I say I hated her, and I ignored her a lot. But she was my mom ya know? And I really loved her. And this situation just sucks. It really does, but for once I'm not going to put my own feelings aside, and try to help Lucas. I mean usually when I'm sad, or pissed, I sure as hell show it. Well not now. Lucas needs me, and I know my mom would want me to help him. So I am, and I just hope he is okay. "

Haley smiled and snuggled into his arms.

"I love you." she whispered.

"I love you too." he kissed her.

"And I know, no matter what happens with us, or our families, and whatever life throws at us, we'll be okay. Because our love is that strong. And we can get through anything."

"Me to Haley. Me too."

"Good, because there is um, there is something I want to tell you." she said with a big smile.

"What?"

"We are going to be parents Nathan. I'm, well, I'm pregnant."

Haley's heart skipped a beat. She told him. She actually did it, she was so afraid of how he would react, so afraid he's be angry, and be disappointed. Not be ready.

However Nathan's eyes were beaming and he was smiling so brightly.

"You mean.. I'm..I'm going to be a dad." he practically shouted.

Haley nodded.

"Oh my god!" Nathan yelled picking up Haley and spinning her around.

" I love you Haley. I love you so much. And I promise you right here right now, I'm going to be the best dad I can be."

Haley squealed with delight and hugged him tightly. "I know you will Nathan."

"Wow," He smiled taking a seat and lightly grabbing her tummy. "There is a baby in there. Our little baby."

Haley nodded and smiled looking up at her husband.

"I love you Nathan."

Nahtan kissed her.

They stayed there for hours, just talking about names, what they wanted, god parents. Just talking about the beauty of them bringing a new life into the world.