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Bargaining-

"Peyton let me-

She slammed the door in his face. He sighed, beginning to walk toward the window. He managed to get a glimpse of Haley, who was laying on the couch.

"Haley please let me talk to you" he cried out.

"Damn window" he heard Brooke shout out.

"Haley…please?" Nathan pleaded softly. Haley pulled up the blinds aggravated.

"You have 2 minutes" she said, crossing her arms. Nathan smiled, while in the background, Peyton and Brooke were sending death glares at him.

"I'm so sorry for how I been acting these last couple of days. Especially for what I said yesterday, I was out of line. Out kid is not a mistake; I am not Dan. I didn't mean to blame you, it takes two to conceive a child. Haley, please forgive me. I love you and our son, more than anything in this world. I was just too ignorant to accept Duke is no longer there. Please forgive this stupid fool" Nathan replied sincerely. Haley stared for him for a while, then sighed and released the blinds.

"Haley?" Nathan called out. Not second later, Haley opened the door. He walked near her relieved.

"Not so fast" Haley said before he could hug her. "I need you to promise me something first."

"What is it?" Nathan asked.

"This whole, you never being home thing ends right now" Haley said.

"Alright" Nathan said extending his arms, but Haley pushed him away.

"And we'll go look for school together, ok?" Haley asked. Nathan smiled, hugging his wife now. Haley smiled relieved he was getting back to normal.

"And an other thing" Haley said waving her hand to Peyton and Brooke. Nathan stared at her confused, but not a second later Peyton and Brooke were in front of him; grinning distrustfully.

"What's…" Nathan began, but before he could finish the sentence, Brooke and Peyton both slapped him from one cheek to the other.

"Thanks" Haley smiled.

"Anytime" Peyton replied.

"No problem" Brooke replied. Nathan stood, massaging his face; shocked. He turned back to Haley who was still smiling.

"My face" Nathan said stunned.

"And you look gorgeous, now lets go home" Haley replied, then said her farewell to her friends and walked away with Nathan to their car.

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"Ahhh…it's hot" Nathan said, placing the food tray quickly on the nightstand. Haley woke up confused. She flipped her hair out of her face and stared at Nathan sucking his thumb.

"What's going on?" Haley said still half asleep. Nathan removed his thumb out of his mouth and smiled at Haley, then pointed to the tray of food.

"Good morning, made you breakfast, which I happen to burn my thumb on the hot chocolate" Nathan replied.

"Thanks babe" Haley answered as he placed the tray on the bed. "This all look good."

"Glad you like it" Nathan replied as he began to walk away.

"Wait. Where are you going?" Haley asked confused.

"To look at other schools" he replied.

"We were suppose to look at that together" Haley answered.

"Well yeah, once one accepts me. Right now I'm going to call schools and compromise. Hey, I might get another scholarship, who knows" Nathan said. Haley couldn't believe what she was hearing. Did anything she say go through his head, or did it go through one ear then the other? They were suppose to look at school together. And what did he mean when one accepts him?

"Nathan, Nate…I didn't mean that. I meant we both look. Both of us" Haley said clearly.

"I'll tell you when something pops up" Nathan replied and jogged out of the room. Haley stared at the wall amazed.

"Might as well be a mute, nothing I say sticks to the man" Haley muttered, slouching on the bed board. She began to rub her stomach. "I hope, pray that you grow up listening to what your wife says. Please oh please" Haley said, then began to eat.

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After various calls to schools, they all had said no. Though that didn't stop Nathan from becoming depressed once again. He kept thinking maybe the next school. Kept thinking positive. Negativity was not an option for the matter of fact. He kept hoping.

"Hello, I'm Nathan Scott and I'm calling to see if you were still looking for a point guard?" he asked. "Yes I'm considering the school…No…I'm very well, if you see my…At least…What if I just sit on the bench?… Alright thank you for your time" Nathan said hanging up. He crossed off that school of the list. This was more difficult than he though. On to the next school.

For the next half hour, 5 schools, all rejected his proposal. Not many even let him talk more than 2 minutes. He kept trying, though.

"Nathan…" Haley called him as she walked down the stairs. Nathan quickly turned his frown to a smile and looked her way as she now entered the room.

"How's things?" she asked concerned.

"Well, so far everyone has rejected my offer, but that's ok. There are other schools. There are, and I just have to keep trying" Nathan replied. Haley weakly smiled.

"That's good. Do you want anything?" She asked.

"Actually no. I think I'm just going to take a break" Nathan said, rising from his chair.

"What do you want to do?" Haley asked. He walked her and kissed her on her forehead.

"No, I'll come back in a while" Nathan answered then left the house.

"Oh and what am I going to do? Entertain yourself honey, while I walk away…again" Haley imitated Nathan. She had enough, he was suppose to be with her. He promised, but she didn't yell at him to stay. He was probably out of the driveway as well. Sighing, she walked to the living room. Maybe there was King of Queens marathon. And maybe chocolate as well.

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After slamming the ball into the hoop, Nathan stopped and decided to walk to a place he hasn't been in a while: the bridge. Once he was there he looked into the water. He had to try again. No couldn't be the only answer. It couldn't. Taking out his list, he began to call another school.

"Hello, I'm Nathan Scott… I'm fine…are you still offering the point guard position?….Alright, but what if just coach them, I don't have to play?…Look, I'll do whatever, just tell me…Thanks for your time" Nathan replied. On to the next school, various schools. He had offered anything he could. He even offered not to play, just be in the school itself, but the answer was still no. How was he suppose to keep high hopes, when rejection kept being thrown back at his face?

"Hello, I'm Nathan Scott…So you're a fan?…I was wondering if the offer of me being the point guard was still open?…You sound like a reasonable person, tell me what I have to do to get in?… I don't have to play…I can coach the team, for free…." Nathan kept rambling on, not noticing that Haley as walking behind him, and couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"…Do you have a family?…If you accept me and with a basketball position you can own a house-

"Nathan" Haley cried out stunned. Nathan soon turned around.

"…Alright, thank for your time" Nathan said hanging up.

"What the hell are you doing? Offering the house?" Haley asked furious.

"Haley, I'm desperate. At this point I'll do whatever, give up whatever to get into any school" Nathan answered.

"But how you're doing is wrong. You cant give away the house to get in. That's illegal. Nathan I am sure there's another way-

"But there isn't. All day I been calling schools, and all have said no. Offering keeps them on the line longer and it could happen. I have faith one school would negotiation and maybe we could more" Nathan replied. Haley walked closer to Nathan.

"Hear yourself, you're getting yourself in the wrong way. Babe, listen I been thinking, maybe it wont be a bad thing to go to a community college-

"No, we worked our asses to get into the schools. I did not work so hard in basketball to go there and neither did you. You're the valedictorian, you don't belong to go to a community school" Nathan said frustrated.

"I know, look at it as a Brightside" Haley said. Nathan sighed, placing his hands in his pockets.

"I cant Hales, I just cant…I'm sorry for my mistake affecting you" Nathan replied sadly. Haley wrapped her arms around his waist.

"We can get through this. Just believe" Haley said. Nathan weakly smiled, as he hugged her. The faith he had was running out. Hopefully she was right.

"Lets go home" Nathan said as he released her.

"Lets go" Haley said then tipped up to kiss him. After she laced her fingers with his and they walked away from the bridge.