The next morning when Haley woke up she groggily made her way out to the kitchen of their small apartment. It was seven am and she hadn't slept much, but she had to get to school in less than an hour. She was making her way through the hallway, her slippered feet padding across the carpet when she heard a timer dinging. Intrigued by the timer for no particular reason she peeked around the corner to see Nathan pulling toaster waffles (his specialty) out of the toaster and onto a plate. The timer on the microwave continued to ding and he continued to put together a breakfast by pouring the freshly heated maple syrup over the waffles and placing them on the table. He definitely looked impressed with himself, considering they were just toaster waffles, but Haley was so in love with him that it didn't matter if he never really learned how to cook food that didn't come from the freezer. Sneaking up behind Nathan who was admiring his mini waffle masterpiece she wrapped her arms around him, a huge smile on her face.

"You have no idea how much I love you right now" she said an intense smile brightening her face

"Well anything for my wife's eighteenth birthday," he replied looking content with himself.

Just as Haley was making her way to the plate of waffles that awaited her, the door swung open and in the doorway stood Brooke Davis and Peyton Sawyer looking awfully mischievous. Haley had to say that she was a little shocked to see the two of them standing in her doorway ready to head to school at seven am. Haley looked down at her pajama pants and slippers and smiled sheepishly. Brooke was as always dressed fashionably enough to be on the cover of Vogue and Peyton was decked out in her usual trendy artist way.

"Okay so as great as it is to have the two of you at my house at seven am," she started sarcastically "Why are you here?"

"Well you see tutor wife, we know that it happens to be your eighteenth birthday, and we weren't going to let you spend the morning eating soggy toaster waffles. No offense Nathan" Brooke stated matter of factly.

"None taken," Nathan replied a laugh coming across his face; he obviously had something to do with the ambush that this situation was becoming.

"Hey…" Haley said in an offended tone, "I love his waffles." She stated while taking a dive at the plate nearby and popping a piece of waffle into her mouth.

"Well then," Peyton began, "If you won't let us take you to get food…You're going to have to let us dress you." She said holding up a large bag in her right hand. By this time Brooke had left the area by the door and had grabbed one of Haley's arms. Peyton followed closely behind and soon enough Haley just surrendered herself to whatever plans they had for her.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Soon enough Haley re-emerged from her bedroom clad in one of Brooke's latest designs, a cute but casual sundress, and a large perfectly crafter sign by Peyton hung around her neck saying hug me it's my Birthday. She had never felt so corny and loved at the same time. When Haley walked back into the kitchen, Nathan's fingers were clicking along the keys of the black laptop that his parents had used as a gift to bribe him a year ago. He glanced up at her a huge goofy smile on his face while quickly clicking the laptop closed.

"Whaddya Think" she asked twirling around. She really did love the dress; Brooke said she had inspired it so maybe that's why she thought it fit her so. It was a beautiful turquoise color with a simple hem line and an adorable button front. She had never been the fashionista herself. She was always caught between the uber cool look of Peyton's half-way goth clothing and Brooke's ultra chic line. But most of the time she ended up settling for a favorite t-shirt and jeans. For Haley comfort was key, especially when she was so busy. She had taken on five students at the tutor center in addition to Nathan and she felt like she never spent enough time at home any more. In fact her and Nathan's last fight was about just that. She had considered cutting back on the hours, but she just couldn't bear to give up any of her students. They all had these special and unique needs that she had figured out. She knew exactly what made the get that light bulb, and loved to watch their face when it clicked. How could she give that up?

"I think you look beautiful," Nathan said wrapping her into a hug, and giving her a tender kiss. It was like an alarm bell went off, because as soon as they were having a moment Brooke re-entered bouncing cheerfully around.

"You coming Nate?" she questioned her brown locks swaying around her shoulders.

"No you three go ahead and have fun, I have some unfinished business to take care of. " He said like he was hiding a little something. Haley knew that it was some sort of surprise for her considering that he had been looking in the laptop and making mysterious phone calls for the past week.

"Okay," Haley said a little disappointed. "Don't be late to school…"

"Yes Mommy," he replied a teasing tone in his voice.

Then the three girls were off, bouncing through the door and climbing in to Peyton's car. The top was down and the sun was shining. Haley couldn't have felt happier.