Authors Note:

I am so sorry for not updating for a few weeks. I have been sick and have had a lot going on. I will try no to have this happen again.

In this chapter Peyton arrives and absolutely leaves Lucas dumbfounded. What you don't know is that Lucas and Peyton had a past. Lucas was in a serious relationship with Peyton before he dated Brooke. But then Lucas wanted to take their relationship to the next step and Peyton wasn't quite ready plus the fact that she met basketball single dad Jake Jagelski which made Peyton confused and questioning her relationship with Lucas. Peyton eventually left Lucas to be with Jake in Savannah, Georgia. Lucas was heartbroken because he truly did LOVE Peyton Sawyer. But then along came Brooke Davis. His sweet, hot, cheerleader, witty girlfriend. Lucas didn't think he would ever see Peyton Sawyer again but then again …who can really predict the future?

Chapter 13 – There's a Reason

"Hi…."

"Peyton?" Lucas said.

"Wha…Wha...What are you doing here?" Lucas choked out.

"….Luke could I come in?" Peyton whispered.

"….um…ya..." Lucas said while opened the door a little more so she could come in.

"OK you never answered my question what are you doing here?" Lucas asked harshly but he has a reason to.

"Luke I've missed you…" Peyton choked. " I know this is a shock. But hear me out. When you told me 2 years ago that you wanted everything with me I got scared so I ran away from our problems.. my problems. I thought maybe leaving with Jake would fix things. I thought that maybe you weren't the guy for me but I was wrong Luke. Everyday for the past 2 years I have lived a life of regrets. I have been hiding from the truth…" Peyton cried.

"The truth?" Lucas whispered. "What would that be?"

"The truth is that ….that…I love you Lucas I always have. The only thing I have thought about these years was you and all the what ifs. I have loved you since the very moment we have locked eyes. When you fixed my car… you fixed my heart…" tears were rolling down Peyton's eyes.

"Peyton…"

Peyton walked towards him and leaned in and gave him a kiss. Lucas started to give in but then reality settled in. He backed away. "Peyton I can't…I'm seeing someone."

"Oh I understand." Peyton said sadly. "Oh my god I am stupid sorry I should go …"

Peyton took her stuff and ran out of the house crying.

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Haley was getting ready for school.

"Err…"

"May I ask what my beautiful fiancé is "erring" about?" Nathan asked.

Haley blushed. "Fiancé!" Haley squealed. "I still can't believe we are engaged!" Haley smiled. "Err…"

"O sorry but the baby is really kicking!" Haley exclaimed.

"Wait… the baby is kicking?" Nathan asked shockingly.

"Oh yeah sorry come here!" Haley gushed. Nathan gently rested his hand on her baby bump. He felt the swift motion of the baby's foot hitting her. "Wow that is amazing" Nathan said and then gave Haley a kiss.

"Well we got to get to school..." Haley said. "The doctor appointment is at 4:30 today."

"Okay I will be there. I might miss basketball practice but I don't care. I rather find out the sex of the baby my soon to be wife is carrying." Nathan pronounced proudly.

Haley smiled. She really did pick the right man to spend the rest of her life with. He never cared about anything other than basketball and getting laid before… that was until he met Haley.

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Nathan was in English class. "Today we are doing a project. You will be partnered up. You will pick a topic. You will have to research then write a paper. The project will then be due in a few days." Mr. Prince said.

"Any questions?" No one spoke. "Okay well you will actually be partnered up with my other class. Therefore you will go into the library sit and your assigned table and meet your partner. Now go."

Nathan walked into the library. He sat down at his table. Mr. Prince walked up to him. "Mr. Scott. I hope you don't mind but your partner is a transfer and will be a few minutes late."

"Okay." Nathan muttered.

Nathan sat there staring at the ground when he heard. "Sorry I am late. I hate school anyway…" Nathan knew that voice from somewhere he looked up. He was shocked. Here in front of him standing was the red head vixen herself.

"Rachel…" Nathan said harshly.

"Oh Nathan…well this just got interesting." Rachel said.

Brooke was walking down the hall when she got stopped in her tracks. She took a step back and looked at what she saw. The rude saleslady tramp was talking to Nathan!

Rachel and Nathan had a summer fling before he even knew Haley. Let's just say it was a summer of late drunk nights filled with meaningless one night stands.

"So I say we forget about this stupid project and find a janitors closet to finish what we started a few summers ago." Rachel said with her devilish ways.

" No thank you." Nathan said harshly. "Lets just get this stupid project over with."

"Come on Nathan what happened to the boy I met." Rachel said with a pout on her face.

"He doesn't exist anymore." Nathan said.

"We'll see about that…" Rachel murmured under her breath.

The last bell rang. It was 2:30. Nathan was at his locked when Rachel walked up to him.

"Hey could we meet up after school to do our project considering we didn't get a head start like the others?" Rachel said.

" No I am busy." Nathan said simply.

"Come on…Nathan…" Rachel said before she got interrupted by Mr. Prince. " Mr. Scott and Ms. Gatina. I am sorry that you couldn't work today but I would strongly encourage that you guys would start today after school." Mr. Prince said then handed them there stuff and walked away.

"See…I told you!." Rachel said.

"Fine meet me at the Public Library at 3:00 and don't be late." Nathan spoke sternly.

"Fine with me." Rachel walked away.

Nathan was walking towards his car. Haley was standing next to it.

She stood on her tippy toes and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Hey babe what took you so long?" Haley asked.

"Oh I had some things to do. I have to do this project for English with Rachel Gatina so is that okay if I just drop you off?" Nathan asked.

"Wait Rachel as in your old whore?"

Nathan looked at the ground ashamed.

"Don't worry I trust you and Yeah that's fine" Haley said.

Nathan pulled up in the driveway. He gave her a kiss and said, "I will see ya later".

"Okay let's get this over with." Nathan said as he dropped his stuff on the floor.

Rachel and Nathan were working for a while in silence. "I'll be right back" Nathan stated. He got up to go to the bathroom.

"I got a plan…" Rachel said devilishly.

Nathan was walking back when he got pulled into a closet. "What the hell!"

Rachel kissed him with all her might.

He pulled back. "WHAT the hell do you think you are doing?"

"Come on you know you want me…" Rachel said huskily.

"No I don't. I am not that guy anymore." Nathan said.

Nathan reached for the doorknob, when he realized it wasn't budging.

"Great It's locked!" Nathan yelled.

"God take a chill pill." Rachel exclaimed.

Nathan looked at his watch it was 4:28

"Damn it! Rachel you have no idea what you are doing?" Nathan yelled.

"Oh I think I do." Rachel grabbed Nathan and kissed him. Nathan pushed her away.

"God Rachel put some ice on it!"

"Okay really what the hell happened to you? And why is this big deal!" Rachel asked.

"I am with Haley!" Nathan was pissed.

"Who is Haley?"

"My fiancé!"

"Whoa Nathan Scott has a fiancé. Never thought I would live to see that day. I thought you were Mr. Hot Shot?"

"Yeah well like I've told you a million times I've changed."

"So how did this happen…." Rachel asked curiously.

Nathan looked at her. He really didn't want to tell her but he figured he better since that door was not opened anytime soon.

Meanwhile Haley was now changed into her gown and sitting in the doctors office.

"Come on Nathan…" Haley whispered.

"Hi Ms. James is the father with you today?" the doctor asked.

"um no he isn't actually…" Haley said sadly.

"Well lay down and we'll get started." The doctor started to rub jelly on Haley's belly. Haley winced at how cold it was. Haley couldn't believe that Nathan wasn't there with her. He promised her he would be there. Maybe he wasn't the Nathan Scott she thought he was. It also didn't help the fact that he was with Rachel. Haley couldn't even think about what Rachel and Nathan could possibly be doing right now. She was then brought out of her thoughts, "Okay here is your baby. You are about 22 weeks along I see. Would you like to know the sex of your baby?"

"…yeah" Haley smiled. She couldn't believe Nathan was missing this.

"Well it looks like your having a …."

"So to sum it up I was an ass, we were friends, we had sex, we fell in love, she is pregnant, and we are engaged." Nathan rambled.

"Wow. I got to say I never expected that. I'll give you props though I could never do that." Rachel said. "Well I guess my whole plan to get you in bed with me failed then. O well many more fish in the sea. I'm proud of you Nathan. You deserve this. I don't think I could never change like that." Rachel said.

"Wow. Thanks Rachel I never expected you to say that. And you know I never thought I would change either. I thought there wasn't a better life than getting drunk and getting laid…but then I met Haley and my world took a turn for the better." Nathan said. "But it won't be good once Haley finds out that I was locked in a closet with you." Nathan looked at his watch it was 6:42.

"You told her you were with me?" Rachel asked. Nathan nodded. "Does she know about our past?" Nathan nodded again. "Yeah I would say that you are in trouble mister!" Rachel simply stated.

It was 7:00. "I really need to get home." Nathan said. Nathan looked at the door and he saw the knob finally moving. The door opened. It was Brooke Davis.

"What the hell is this?" Brooke asked.

"O really then what do you call a boy and a girl in a janitors closet called?" Brooke said sarcastically.

"….Brooke" Nathan said. Brooke stormed off. She couldn't believe what she saw. She loved Nathan but Haley was her best friend.

Nathan got his stuff together.

He started to walk away when Rachel spoke, "Nathan thanks I guess."

"For what…"

"Not giving in. You really have changed. You should be proud." Rachel smiled.

Nathan gave her a small smile.

Nathan opened the door. "Haley?"

No answer.

"Haley..?"

He walked into the living room. Haley was curled up on the couch with a blanked crying and sniffling.

"Hales what's wrong?" Nathan asked.

"What wrong?" Haley snapped.

"What happened? Did I do something?" Nathan asked carefully.

"You really are a dumb ass! What was today?" Haley asked.

Nathan stayed silent.

"Does the doctor's appointment ring any bells?" Haley cried.

Nathan's jaw dropped. How could have he forgotten. He had been promising her all week that he would go with her.

"O hales I am so sorry." Nathan said as he sat on the couch and started to rub her back.

Haley jumped at his touch. She got up. "Stay away from me!" Haley choked.

"Hales I am really sorry…."

"Where were you?" Haley asked.

"At the library…working on a project with Rachel I told you that."

"That's all?" Haley asked.

"Yeah that's all"

Haley was shocked. "What lie do you plan on telling me next Nathan?" Haley yelled.

"What do you mean?" Nathan asked.

Haley stormed off to the bedroom. Nathan followed her.

Once Haley got to the door she turned around, "Maybe I made a mistake by saying yes when you asked me to marry you." Haley said as tears were running down her face.

"Hales I love you…"

"Really? That is hard for me to believe."

"What? How is that hard for you to believe?" Nathan asked.

"…Brooke told me what happened. You were with Rachel in the closet doing god knows what!" Haley cried.

"Hales..." He took a step forward and put his hands around her waist.

"No….go…" Haley cried.

"It's not.." Nathan tried to say but then Haley interrupted him, "You can't stay here tonight…" Haley cried.

"God Haley I am sorry!" Nathan was mad because he really didn't do anything.

She started to push him out of the bedroom.

"Fine I'll go..." Nathan said sadly. He started to walk away.

Haley couldn't hold in the tears they were flowing. "gooddd……Nathan…?" Haley choked out. Nathan stopped at turned around slightly and looked into her deep brown eyes that were now red and puffy. She stared back into his blue orbs.

"…It's …a….boy..." She whispered then closed the door. Haley laid on her bed and started to cry more than ever.

Nathan looked down at the floor he was happy. He and Haley were having a son! Yet he just couldn't quite grasp that joy because he messed up with Haley. He really didn't want to leave especially since he could hear the sobs from the bedroom. All he wanted to do was comfort her but he knew that it wasn't the right time. She was very angry at him.

He opened the door and left. He got out his cell.

"Hey Luke is that okay if I spend the night?"

"Yeah …what did you do this time?" Lucas asked.

"Long story..." Nathan said disappointed in himself.

"Well I will see you later and I hope you don't mind a visitor." Lucas said.

"Who?" Nathan asked curiously.

"Um Peyton."

"What…?" Nathan asked shockingly but before he got to add anything Lucas said, "Don't worry Long story."

Next - - -

What will happen with Naley?

Why is Peyton at Lucas's house?