Nathan explained to Becca the conversation he just had with Coach K. He had his back to the stairs and didn't see Haley coming down. "What am I going to do Bec," he asked as he turned around and saw Haley standing on the stairs. "I got to go," he said quickly and hung up. He could tell by Haley's expression that she knew who he was talking to and she didn't like it.

"You just couldn't wait to get home and call your precious Becca could you," Haley said coming down the last few steps.

"Hales it's not like that."

She could sense something was wrong in his voice which only made her angrier because he called Becca and not her. "Oh no," she asked, "I leave you to check the messages so I can shower and I come back and your on the phone with her." She turned and walked away from him but her body language said she wasn't finished and she turned back around and yelled, "you know I hate acting jealous like this but you don't leave me much of a choice."

He was angry now too, "are you kidding me," he laughed," for two years I shut women out. Sure I went on with the rest of my life but I longed for you. I tell the story like I had given up on your return and just couldn't move on but you want the truth… I could never give up on you… on us. So you have nothing to be jealous about."

"That's why you didn't tell me about her or why you had to call her the second I wasn't in the room," Haley yelled accusingly.

"This, this right here is why I didn't tell you," he yelled back, "us getting back together, I didn't know what it was or what it meant or where it was going. I didn't know how you'd react. I didn't want to give you any reason to leave again. It's funny you know?"

"Oh yeah real funny," she retorted.

"Back in high school you never would have been jealous, you weren't even jealous of Rachel, you just didn't trust her. An I … I never would have doubted your love for me," he said. "You left though and I was beginning to think we were done but then there you were and I vowed to myself I wasn't gonna give you a reason to go again even if it meant not mentioning a friend because I wasn't sure how you'd react. Damn it Haley don't you get it? I had to get to know and trust you and us again before I could mention Becca. But of course you're going to hold it against me. You know something else I find funny? You're mad at me for having a best friend who's a girl when you yourself have a best friend who's a guy."

"Oh don't go there," she jumped in quickly, "for starters he's your brother. He's been my best friend since we were children. We were best friends before we were even together. In fact wasn't he the reason you went after me in the first place? And you know what don't bring Lucas into this," she yelled even angrier now, "he's been there for me; he was there for me these last two years, all m—."

"Because you let him," Nathan screamed louder than ever. Then he calmed down a little bit, "because you let him Haley. You pushed me away over a mistake, sure a great mistake, but for good measures yet you pushed me away and now you throw it in my face. You knew I loved you and you knew I was sorry but you pushed me away. You know why? Because that's what you do. You pushed me away when you left for the tour. Then you pushed me away when the accident happened and now you're pushing me away because of Becca. Do you want to go? Because as much as I don't want you to go, I won't stop you."

She couldn't believe how angry she was or how hurtful the words that were just exchanged were. For a moment more she just stood there. They were both silent. Then she stormed over to the coffee table grabbed keys and stormed out the front door.

"Oh see," Nathan yelled, "good go it's what you do best."

She slammed the door behind her and Nathan stared at the door and began to cry.

"So how 'bout them Celtics," Rachel asked.

"I'm still a Bobcats fan but that was a great off-season for them. I can't wait to see what they can do," he answered.

"Tell me about it. It's definitely gonna shake the league up this season," she said.

Just then Haley burst into the room. She looked angry but she was crying and shaking. Lucas didn't notice how she appeared at first, "shh your gonna wake Ke— Jesus Haley what happened," he asked getting to his feet.

"I'm going to leave," Rachel said getting to her feet as Lucas hugged Haley. He just nodded at her and she gave him an uneasy look as she left.

"What happened," Lucas asked again once they were alone.

"Nathan and I got into a huge fight," she answered backing away and heading for the chair.

"What about," he asked.

"I don't really know, Becca, us, you, me… I don't know," she answered then explained exactly what happened and what was said.

"Wow Hales. I don't even know what to say," he paused, "why does his relationship with Becca bother you so much? Is it really because he didn't tell you?"

"I don't know," she answered, "I guess that's part of it."

"So then what's the rest," he asked.

"I think it's for the same reason he didn't tell me about her. Because we were apart for two years. Because I have no idea what went on when we were apart and although he tells me they're just friends I can't get passed someone else being there for him. I just need to trust in us," she said.

"Hales it'll always be you for him. You'll always be number one for him even if Becca is his best friend just like he's number one for you but we're close."

"Lucas it was bad though. He said things that just made me angrier and then I would say things that made him angrier. We were so mean to each other," Haley said.

"Unfortunately that's what tends to happen when people argue," Lucas said.

"Yeah but he had this tone in his voice that sounded like something was wrong," Haley said, "something more than our argument but I was so caught up in the fight that I didn't care to ask." Lucas didn't say anything so Haley spoke again, "I think that's why he was on the phone with Becca when I came down the stairs."

"That sounds reasonable," Lucas said.

"Yeah well why her? Why not me?"

"Weren't you coming down from a shower," Lucas asked her.

"And he couldn't wait for me to be done," Haley shot back.

"I don't know. Maybe whatever was bothering him he really needed to talk to someone about it," Lucas answered her.

"So again why her? He had a phone, he could have called you or Tim, anyone else," she said.

"True but she is his best friend. She's been there for him more than me or Tim since we went to college," Lucas said and Haley rolled her eyes. "Look Hales I know it bothers you he turned to someone else but you turn to me and like I've said before from what I've seen they're like you and me. So swallow your pride and go home and make up. Then you'll know what was wrong with him and I know you, it'll drive you nuts until you know."

Haley sighed she knew Lucas was right about everything, "if I go there he better apologize for some of the things he said."

"I hope you both apologize," Lucas said and Haley kissed her sleeping son and left.

There was a knock at the door. Nathan didn't want to answer. He wasn't ready for round two. He sat on the couch and heard keys jingle. He rose again and braced himself. The door opened and Tim entered. "What the hell man can't answer the door? I didn't know where my key was."

"I thought maybe you were Haley," Nathan answered.

"No she's at the hospital," Tim said. "Rachel called Brooke. She was there when Haley came in all upset."

"Rachel called Brooke," Nathan asked curiously.

"That's beside the point," Tim answered. "Why was Haley there upset? Made me nervous. Then I come here to check on you and you're not dead, thank God, but you're locked up in the house afraid your wife's going to come back?"

"I don't even know where to start," Nathan said before he told Tim everything from the Coach K conversation to the fight with Haley.

"Wait so she left with out even knowing why you were talking to her in the first place," Tim asked.

"Yeah and believe it or not I think I'm angrier at myself than with her," Nathan said. Tim raised his eyebrows questioningly. "I was so angry about everything that I let it get to me and was so mean to her. I goaded her into saying things. We both said things we didn't mean at least not the way they were said."

"So you know where she is, go get her," Tim said.

"I can't," Nathan said. "I know I said a lot of things I didn't mean but I told her if she wanted to go I wouldn't stop her so I can't go after her."

"Oh come on suck it up. You two will be playing this come and go game with each other forever if you both keep being so stubborn. It was her stubbornness that kept you apart for so long last time don't let it be yours this time," Tim said.

"I guess you're right," Nathan said as Tim tossed him his keys from the coffee table.

Nathan got to the door and opened it. Haley was standing there fumbling with her keys. They stared at each other.