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Chapter 2

We watch the season
Pull up it's own stakes
And catch the last weekend
Of the last week
Before the gold and the glamour have been replaced
Another sun soaked season fades away

-Dashboard Confessional

One Month Later…

"No, no, no, no, no!" Haley said coming out of her bathroom to find her best friend at Stanford, Amanda, watching her closely as she sat on Haley's bed in her dorm room.

"No what?" Amanda asked confused. She had come over to Haley's dorm room to help her study for her first college test, and now Haley was in panic mode. For what she was unaware of.

Haley started pacing nervously as she spoke, "This CANNOT be happening!" she said ignoring her concerned friend.

Amanda got up and put a comforting hand on Haley's shoulder, "Calm down," she said as she turned Haley to face her, and stopped her pacing before she had a total melt down. "Now sit down," she instructed, "And tell me what the hell you are talking about." Amanda said sitting next to her, with her arm over Haley's shoulder holding her to her as Haley cried.

"I'm late! Very late!" Haley said horrified. Immediately understanding what she meant by late, Amanda's arms tightened around her friend "This cannot be happening, he is on the other side of the country living his dreams, I can't take that from him." Haley cried.

"Look at me." Amanda instructed. When Haley looked up she continued, "Now, we don't know for sure you are pregnant, you could just be late, you never know. Let's make an appointment to go to the doctor's. I will be there with you, no matter what, okay?" Amanda asked worried.

Amanda was a sophomore at Stanford. Like Haley she was there on scholarship, however she lived off campus with her father, Robert. When Haley first came to the school, being the klutz she was, she accidentally bumped into Amanda causing all their books to fall. Instantly they shared a bond, and have been best friends since Haley arrived. Their friendship reminded her of the friendship she shared with Lucas, who like Haley was separated from the one he loved this year. He was going to Duke with Nathan, to be close to his mother, and Brooke was at UCLA.

It was comforting having one of her best friends from home so close to her, but since they got to California the two haven't found much time to spend together. Haley was always busy with school, Amanda, and talking to Nathan on the phone whenever possible, while Brooke was having the ultimate college experience, without the one night stands of course.

When Brooke and Lucas started dating Haley hadn't known Brooke, she had only known of the party girl and rumored slut, therefore she felt the need to keep an eye on Brooke when they first began dating. However when Haley took the time to get to know the real Brooke, not the party girl Brooke, she found a girl with a heart the size of Mt. Everest. Brooke would never betray Lucas, she loved him too much.

When Haley remained silent, Amanda got up and went to the phone to call the doctors. While she was on the phone Haley curled up in her bed and cried.

All different emotions were going through her and she had no clue how to control them. There was the fear, the sadness, and mostly the love she already felt for her child. She was more scared than she had ever been in her whole life but she knew this child was made from love, and she would take care of her child, protect him or her with her own life no matter what.

She also knew she would not tell any of her friends from until the child was born. Haley was always someone to put other's needs before her own. She knew that her friends, most of all Nathan would drop everything, all of their dreams to be there for her. But she wouldn't have that, they needed to follow their dreams in order to be truly happy and Haley didn't want to stop them from following those dreams. By the beginning of June her child would be born and she would be ready to face the music knowing everyone had already started following their dreams. She had always dreamt of Stanford, but without Nathan she realized that it wasn't everything she expected. She found a life long friend and took classes that would educate her but she slowly realized that in the past months her dreams have changed. She now dreamed of being with Nathan and having a family. All she needed was his warmth and his comfort and she knew she would be happy.

Her conflicting emotions interrupted her battle in her mind. She was mostly afraid of everyone's reactions more than anything. The only person besides Amanda that knew she and Nathan had sex was Nathan, so it would definitely be a surprise to them to find out that she had given birth to Nathan's child.

Now she knew she wouldn't be going home for the holidays, she wouldn't be flying to Duke for surprise visits, and she would do her best to keep Nathan away from California no matter how difficult it would feel to be away from him.

One thing was for sure, Haley was not going to take Nathan's dreams from him. She would apply to Duke this year, so if he chose to be with her and their child like she was 99 sure he would want her and his child in his life, and then she would be able to be near him.

Years ago she would have never guessed she would be in this position. She was sure that she would never have the courage to tell Nathan how she felt, and even more sure that he would never feel the same, that she would be far away from him trying her best to get over him. But that changed when he admitted that he felt the same way, her whole life changed, and she wouldn't change it for anything. She knew no matter what that she would now have a part of Nathan forever, and that fact alone made her feel comfort.

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Lucas walked into the dorm room he shared with his brother to find him lying in bed checking his phone, for what probably was the fifth time in the last two minutes.

"Calm down man." He laughed, "I'm sure she just has class or something, maybe a test that she can't text you during."

Living with his brother he had to admit was not as bad as he had thought it would be. Lucas just wished that they would have put their differences aside earlier that way they would have had more time as brothers.

Also Nathan and Haley could have gotten together earlier. He hated seeing his brother moping around. No longer was he the big party guy, he would rather stay at the dorm and talk to Haley or wait for her to call. He went to the occasional party but not that often.

Lucas was proud of his little brother. Nathan has changed dramatically since they became close. Even more so when he began dating Haley. He never once, since he started dating Haley, gave any other girl a second glance. No one compared to Haley anyway in Nathan's mind.

"I'm worried, alright?" Nathan said bitterly, "She hasn't called or texted me since this morning, and it not like I could just drive to her house to see if she is okay!" Nathan said.

"I'm sure she has a good explanation man. If something was wrong she would tell you, unless she didn't want to worry you." Lucas said trying to comfort his brother.

"I know." Nathan said and sighed, "It's just she was complaining this week about not feeling well. And DAMNIT! I am concerned!" Nathan exclaimed. "I checked the basketball schedule and we have no games near Stanford, and I have no time from now until the end of the year to go fly and see her. Plus dad isn't going to lend me the money." Nathan said aggravated. "She doesn't have the money either; she told me this morning that she can't come home for break! Any of them! And I can't get a job because of basketball, and she can't get a job because of all of her schoolwork! We aren't going to see each other until summer, man! I just miss her." Nathan said sadly.

"It's going to be alright man, I can set up the webcam that Peyton's dad got for all of us, and Haley can set up hers and you can talk to her on that." Lucas tried to reason with Nathan.

"Alright, it's not the same, but it's a start." Nathan said with a slight smile at his brother's effort, "The good news is, she decided to apply to Duke, so she could be with me next year. And she said she has some money she saved up for emergencies that she can use if we decide to move in together." Nathan said with a smile.

He knew this year was going to be hell without her, but he knew that next year would be better. This summer he planned on asking her to move in with him, and then if he feels the time is right, he wants to ask her to marry him. He already bought the ring. The first day she was gone he went out and spent all the money he had saved up for plane tickets on her ring, thinking that he could get a job, but little did he know, he would have no time.

He wasn't about to regret it though. The first day without her was hell, and he knew that he wanted her in his life together at that moment, and no matter what he was going to marry Haley James one day, and have a big family, just like hers.

Little did he know his family had already started growing across the country.