...Chapter Three...
...Five Years Later...

Nate ended up moving to Hawaii, when Rayanna was six months pregnant, so they could be together. But, nobody back home knew the real reason why Nate left, they just knew he was gone, and he was living there with Rayanna.

Rayanna gave birth to a healthy baby girl on July 16, 2005 at 10:30pm. Her name was: Natalie Olivia Malone. She weighed six pounds - three ounces and she was nineteen inches long.

When Natalie was a year old, Rayanna and Haley got into a huge fight over Nate. Because both of them were keeping a secret from Rayanna, then Sophia and Max took Haley and moved to California. Now, Natalie is four years old, but Rayanna and Haley hasn't talked since.

Rayanna and Nate wants to go back to New York to introduce Natalie to everyone and because they miss it back home and they haven't kept in touch with nobody, since Nate moved to Hawaii.

It was a Friday afternoon, around one pm. While Rayanna was packing, Nate went to go pick up Natalie on her last day of preschool. When he got there, he parked in the front, got out, and leaned against the car waiting. Five minutes later, Natalie came running out the door, all happy and smiling.

"Daddy! Daddy!"

Nate picked her up off the ground. "Hey, Peanut." calling Natalie her nick name ever since she was born. "How was your last day of preschool?"

"It was fun."

"Okay." he put her down and opened the car door. "Let's go home and help Mommy pack." she nodded, then Nate put her in the booster seat, buckled her up, got in the car, and drove off.

Ten minutes later, Nate parked the car in the drive way. Natalie unbuckled and ran out the car, before Nate got out. Then both of them walked into the house.

"Ray?"

"Mommy! We're home!"

Rayanna walked out of one of the rooms. "Hey." Nate gave Rayanna a kiss on the cheek, then went into the computer room. She picked up Natalie. "Did you have fun at school?"

"Yeah, it was okay." Natalie said, looking away.

Rayanna raised her eyebrow. "Natty, what did you do?"

She sighed in defeat. "When we had nap time and the teacher wasn't looking, I put paint in Ashley's shoe."

"Natalie Olivia Malone... why'd you do that?"

"She pulled my hair, Mommy."

Rayanna giggled, shaking her head. "What... am I going to do with you?" she put Natalie down to her feet. "Let's go find Daddy." both of them walked into the computer room. Rayanna sat down on the couch. "Hey, Babe?"

"Yeah, Ray?" he turned around to face them.

"Natalie, tell Daddy what you did today."

"Natty, what did you do?" Nate asked, crossing his arms over his chest.

She stood in front of Nate, with her puppy dog eyes. "Daddy, she pulled my hair." then, she looked down at the ground.

"Tell him." Rayanna said, moving closer, sitting on the coffee table.

Nate lifted Natalie's head with his fingers. "What happened?"

She sighed in defeat once again. "Okay, Daddy... I put paint in Ashley's shoe, while we had nap time."

"For pulling your hair?"

She nodded. "She started it, Daddy."

"Well, you don't stoop to her level."

"I'm sorry." Natalie stuck out her bottom lip, knowing that when she makes that face, she has her daddy wrapped around her little finger.

Of course, Nate gave in, pulled her in his arms for a hug. "It's okay, Peanut." they broke from the hug and he looked at her. "Go in your room and pack what you want to take on the plane with you."

Natalie smiled. "Okay." then ran into her room.

Rayanna got up and sat on Nate's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck. Nate sighed. "She's a mini-Chuck."

"Yep... to a tee."

"So, when we get to New York, are you telling Chuck about Natalie?"

"Eventually." she looked at Nate, he had a sad look on his face. "I know you love her."

"I do, Ray... as if she was mine. It's just, when Chuck comes into her life... what if Natty forgets about me?"

"Nate, she won't. You've been there for her since before she was born and she knows you as her daddy."

"You're right." he paused. "I just love that beautiful little girl, so much."

"She loves you too... both of us do."

Nate smiled, then as they were about to kiss, Natalie yelled. "Daddy!"

He rested his forehead on Rayanna's and yelled. "Yeah!"

"I need help!"

"I'll be right there!"

Rayanna gave Nate a kiss on the cheek, got off of his lap. "Go help her and I'll finish packing my stuff." then Rayanna went into her room as Nate went into Natalie's.

Three hours later, they were on a plane that was heading to Los Angeles, then they switched planes in Dallas, before getting on the last plane that was landing in New York. All together, it was a nineteen hour flight. They finally made it to New York around eleven am, the next morning. All three of them were tired from the long plane ride.

Nate had a limo to pick them up. When it pulled up and Nate was about to open the door, Natalie grabbed his arm. "Wait."

"What?"

"We get to ride in a limo?"

Nate smiled. "Yep, now get in and buckle up."

"Yes!" Natalie yelled, in excitement. Rayanna laughed as she was getting in the limo behind her, while Nate and the limo driver put the luggage in the trunk.

A few minutes later, Nate got in the limo, then the driver got in and drove off. Even though, Natalie was very tired, she was so excited to be in New York. She was looking out the window at everything passing by. "So." she paused. "This is where you use to live?"

Nate nodded. "Yep, for a long time."

"How long have you known Mommy?"

"Since we were two."

"Wow." Natalie giggled. "You and Mommy are old."

"Hey Girly... me and Daddy are not that old. We're only twenty - two." Rayanna said, but Natalie kept on laughing.

...

A little bit later, the limo stopped in front of the hotel, where Rayanna use to live with her grandparents. While Nate was getting all of the luggage, Rayanna and Natalie went up to the suite. As soon as Natalie stepped out of the elevator, she was in awe.

"It's huge, Mommy... do we live here?"

Rayanna nodded. "Go ahead and pick your room."

"Yay!" Natalie squealed, running in the hallway.

Rayanna started looking around and noticed that everything was still the same, but now that she's living in it, she wants to re-decorate the suite the way she wants it and upgrade a few things.

Five minutes later, Nate walked out of the elevator with the luggage, and plopped on the couch.

"Is that everything?" Rayanna asked.

"Yep."

Natalie ran out of one of the rooms. "Mommy, I picked my room."

Rayanna followed Natalie, walked in. "Good choice." she smiled at Natalie. "This use to be my room."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"Can I have it, Mommy?"

"Yes... it's all yours."

Natalie hugged her leg. "Thank you, Mommy."

"You're welcome, Baby." she paused. "Daddy brought all of your stuff from the limo."

"Okay." Natalie smiled, then both of them walked out of the room.

Withing the next few hours, they got settled in the suite. While Natalie was taking a nap, Rayanna decided to go visit an old friend.