Nathan, Haley, and Keith made their way back to the court as the game was breaking up. Peyton and Brooke walked over to Haley and Nathan. "Ok Tutorgirl, I've been thinking," Brooke started, "we all haven't had any alone girl time since we've been home." Haley could tell Brooke had something planned so she waited for her to continue, "anyway I think Little guy should spend some bonding time with daddy and uncle Tim and maybe uncle Lucas if the two of them can get along… well if Tim doesn't act like such a child. Then you and Peyton and I can have a girl's night in?"
Haley just kind of laughed and looked at Nathan, "what do you think of all this?"
"I'd love to spend time with my son," he smiled. "I don't know if the whole Lucas, Tim part will work but maybe I'll ask the rest of the guys over after Keith's sleeping and we can play some NBA Live."
"Alright then," Haley said turning back to Brooke, "I guess that's a plan."
It was about 8:30pm. Haley had brought Keith over to Nathan's earlier. She and Brooke had been waiting for Peyton to come over. When she arrived she walked in and said, "so, I brought some chick flicks and a couple bags of microwave popcorn. But before we start all that, what is up with you and Nathan," she asked Haley.
Haley filled Peyton in on the previous day's events and filled both girls in on some new information. "Oh man," she said, "spending this time with him makes me realize how much I still love him but it scares me too. I see how much we've both grown and it makes me nervous. What if loving each other isn't enough to repair the rift we created between us especially with us leading such different lives now?" She looked at the girls for an answer to that question and they only looked back at her sympathetically. "This sucks. I want to just jump into his arms, I've wanted to since I told him it didn't hurt to look at him but I know we have to play this safe for Keith. We have to get to know each other again love each other for who we are now not who we were. I just don't know how especially when I just wanna go back to the way things were."
They sat there silently for a few moments then Brooke burst the silence. "Oh I got it Hales," she said. "You have to date again; you can kiss and get to know each other and all that cute romantic lovey dovey crap."
"And what about Keith," Haley asked.
"Well hello, there are so many people back in Tree Hill who will be willing to baby-sit for you," she said, "especially if they know its so you and Nathan can have alone time. In fact I'll start tomorrow night and I'm totally setting up the date just like way back when," she finished, laughing.
"Brooke, are you sure," Haley asked her.
"Of course I'm sure," Brooke replied.
"Look, Hales if it'll make you feel any better I'll help her out with Keith," Peyton said.
"Oh, its not that," Haley said, "I trust her with Keith I just don't know if I trust her to set up the date," she said laughing, "the last time, the one way back when was interesting to say the least."
"And this one will be too," Brooke said slyly.