HJS-NS-23- Authors Note- Wow I have to say all the reviews were amazing…and looked we updated this weekend like I promised, anyways Stephanie and I want to say thank you for all the support we are getting. This chapter is longer than the last two and I hope you guys enjoy. Also if you have time check out the one shot Forgotten Valentine written by BubblyGirl23 and me, it's under her name. Don't forget to leave reviews and hopefully we can get the next chapter out soon!

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Lucas couldn't calm down, he was so angry that he had trouble breathing.

He didn't feel like going home and facing the perfect couple that was his parents and he didn't feel like seeing Brooke now. He knew that if he saw her he was going to say or do something that he would probably regret later.

Lucas stopped in front of Nathan's house, it was dark and it seemed like nobody was there, but Lucas knew his cousin was home. He was probably on his bed with his I-pod in his ears moaning about loosing Haley listening to terribly, depressingly, sad songs.

Lucas felt his keys in his pants. He had a key of Nathan's house. He looked at the door and shrugged. Misery loves company after all. He thought opening the door and walking inside.

Lucas went straight into Nathan's room; he was on his bed humming What Hurt's the Most with a picture of Haley and him on his chest.

Lucas turned on the main light yet Nathan didn't even flinch with surprise. He was completely out of this world. Lucas sat on the office chair and looked at the Eminem poster Nathan had in his bedroom.

Every time Lucas came to see Nathan since the summer break they didn't talk much. Lucas was just sat there while his cousin was on the bed humming depressing songs.

After about 10 minutes Nathan finally looked at Lucas and what he saw surprised him. Lucas was hurt and angry.

Nathan frowned; he brought his glance back to the ceiling and turned off his I-pod. "What's up cous?" Nathan asked Lucas with a sad voice.

"Oh you know…" Said Lucas shrugging surprised that Nathan spoke. "I went out with Brooke tonight and…we broke up."

Nathan nodded; it took him some time to process the information. After a while he finally looked at Lucas with surprise in his eyes. "You what?" He asked with disbelief. "What happened man?"

"She cheated on me." Said Lucas trying to sound normal but saying these words literally broke his heart.

Nathan finally sat on his bed and looked at Lucas with his eyebrows arched. "I can't believe it!" He said sincerely. "Who did she cheat on you with? Damian West?"

Lucas frowned to his cousin's comment. "No why?" He asked suspiciously. "Did you hear something?"

"Nah…" Said Nathan with a sarcastic laugh." I…I just hate the dude! " He added shaking his head. "He tried to mess up my relationship to Haley so I thought he succeeded with yours...Never mind."

"She cheated on me with Chris Keller!" Said Lucas who still couldn't believe that Brooke could sleep with such a moron.

"What a bitch!" Said Nathan finally standing up to hug his cousin. He sat back on his bed and frowned deep in thought.

"What?" Asked Lucas curiously.

"Well…sorry but I can't remember when the last time Keller was in town and I don't recall him being around Duke." Said Nathan still thinking.

"She slept with him in January 4 years ago." Said Lucas seriously.

"She…Okay." Said Nathan smiling. "Well…. I guess it's time to get over it bro." He added widening his eyes. "She wasn't the same person back then and you know it."

"I…I just found out!" Shouted Lucas with indignation. He couldn't believe that his cousin wasn't taking his side. "Same person or not we were dating for about 6 months when she did it. It's over!" Added Lucas coldly.

"What she did was wrong Luke but I…It's just one mistake." Nathan sighed, "You should forgive her. I'm sure she feels bad about it." Said Nathan nicely. "You know you found your true love and you can loose it in the blink of an eye. Don't…don't destroy all that." Added Nathan sadly thinking about Haley.

"I'm not destroying anything Nate…She did!" He added stubbornly. "She destroyed us close to 5 years ago."

Nathan gave a sarcastic laugh and shook his head. "You're such an hypocrite!" He said with disbelief.

"I am a…" Lucas couldn't believe what Nathan said to him. "Why?" He asked angry.

"Why?" Asked Nathan. "Firstly because on your one year anniversary you told me that you expected Brooke to cheat on you in the first year because of all her insecurities." Said Nathan seriously.

Lucas wanted to cut him off but Nathan stopped it." And secondly you said that Haley was being childish and silly not to forgive me for my mistake…well…" Nathan looked deep into his cousin's eyes. "You're doing the same. You're not forgetting ONE mistake."

"I…Oh come on Nate!" Said Lucas short of argument. "It's not the same." He added not really knowing what to say.

"No it's not". Said Nathan seriously. "What I did was worse! Brooke was just a kid then…She was 14 Luke. I left my wife scared, crying and begging without even a look at her! So Bro…who really is worse?" Asked Nathan.

Lucas opened and closed his mouth. He couldn't and wouldn't answer the question and he knew it.

His phone vibrated in his pocket for like the 5Oth time in the last hour.

"Arrrrrg!" Said Lucas taking it out of his pocket to turn it off. He didn't feel to talk to Brooke... at least not yet.

Lucas frowned at the caller ID it said Jake.

"I better get that." Said Lucas to Nathan. "Hello?"

"I… Hey Lucas." Said Haley uncomfortably.

Lucas sat on that chair so he was surprise to hear from Haley." Hey…" He said numbly.

Haley sighed." I'm calling for Brooke Luke." She said nicely. "She's heartbroken without you. She's sorry and…you know she's not the same person than the one who did that!" Said Haley not really knowing what to say.

Lucas sighed with annoyance. Why are they all saying that?! He thought.

"We all make mistakes Luke" said Haley not looking at Jake. "It was in the beginning of your relationship. You're almost married." She cleared her throat. "Go and talk to her Luke. Set things right, save your relationship." She added nicely.

"How dare you?" Said Lucas angry against Haley. "Is that an order?" he asked coldly.

Haley could hear all the anger in Lucas' voice and tried some humor to hide her discomfort. "Nah…it's more of a friendly request."

"Come again?" Asked Lucas even angrier. "Right back at you!! " He shouted aggressively. "I'll forgive Brooke when you forgive Nathan is that a deal?!" He asked looking into Nathan eyes.

Nathan's eyes widened and his jaw dropped. He finally understood who Lucas was talking to: Haley…His Haley!! He thought with excitement.

Haley didn't reply.

Lucas sighed. "Honestly I don't want to talk to you Haley." Said Lucas sincerely. "I'm…I'm so disappointed in you." He added throwing his phone to Nathan.

Nathan put the phone on his ear and he could hear Haley talking to who she thought was Lucas.

"Come on Luke…Don't be like that." Said Haley sadly. "I thought we were friends." She added sighing.

Gosh it's good to hear her voice. Thought Nathan his eyes filling up with tears. "Hey Baby…"He said his voice broken with emotion.

Haley froze and almost dropped the phone. Hearing Nathan's voice had the same effect of an electroshock on her. It was like her heart was about to explode.

"Come on honey talk to me please." Begged Nathan. "You can't cut me off your life. We're always and forever. "

Haley closed her eyes. Tears started to fall down her cheeks at his words.

"Come on baby…. just one word". Asked Nathan his voice full of sadness. "I love you Haley…. I miss you so much." He added with tears falling down his cheeks.

"I love you too but we're done." Whispered Haley finally hanging up.

Nathan looked at the phone and kept his eyes on it. Done? We can't be done!! He thought looking at the phone.

"Are you going to be all right?" Asked Lucas with concern seeing his cousin's face distort with pain.

Nathan finally looked at Lucas with his eyes full of tears. "Let me get back to you on that." I'm not fine... I'll never be fine again. Thought Nathan sadly.

Lucas stood up and pulled his cousin into a bear hug. "I love you man. I'm here for you," said Lucas sadly. He hated Haley for hurting his cousin.

"I need to be alone for a while Luke. "Said Nathan who wanted to free all his pain.

"I…okay." Said Lucas sighing knowing that Nathan needed his solitude. "Call me okay?" He asked worried.

"Yeah…"Said Nathan laying on his bed again. "And if you see Brooke please… set things right." Nathan added before putting his I-pod back in his ears.

Lucas nodded and left.

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Haley hung up the phone but couldn't seem not to stare at it in disbelief. She just talked to Nathan.

"Are you going to be all right?" Jake asked with concern seeing the pain etched clearly on Haley's face.

"Let me get back to you on that." She said not looking at Jake but sitting on her chair staring in confusion at the phone in front of her.

"Okay…hey I think I found a place for us next year" Jake said sighing in frustration. I just want my old Haley back he thought sadly.

"Whose us?" Haley asked raising an eyebrow to his mysterious tone.

"Well with you having twins and all. Plus I know you're too stubborn to go back to Nathan." Jake said before mumbling, "even if he's going into a heavy depression only you can bring him out of."

"What did you say?" Haley asked.

"I think you should move with Peyton and I." Jake said. "We're going to look for a bigger flat of course and we'll live together. It will be easier for you and the kids and I'll feel a lot better having all of you around." He added when he saw her frown.

"No…"Haley said simply. "I won't move in with you." You can't protect me forever. You need to live your own life with the woman you love, Haley thought to herself.

"What?" Jake asked surprised. "You can't say no! It wasn't a question" he told her sternly. "You're moving in with us and that's final!"

"No Jake I won't" Haley added raising her voice. "It's me against the world, I told you that. I'm going to live by myself and that's final!" She said trying to calm herself down after all he was only trying to look out for her.

"I thought you were smarter that this Haley Rebecca James- Scott." Jake said shaking his head in frustration. "How can you possibly manage twins, classes and a job huh? You saw how hard it was for me and I had you and my parents to help with Jenny. You're pushing everyone away." Jake said knowing he had to push her. "So please enlighten me," He said sarcastically.

Detecting the sarcasm in Jake's voice made Haley snap. "Oh I'll enlighten you Jagielski!" Haley yelled standing up and pacing the room. Rage and bottled up anger finally finding its release. "Firstly I won't work. Secondly I can get a nanny for when I have classes." She told him coldly with fire in her eyes.

"Oh I didn't hear the news you won the lottery?" Jake said mockingly.

"There's some things you don't know about me Jake…" she said her voice full of pride and keeping her eyes on him. "I AM rich! I got more than $96,000 in an account under my name so don't treat me like I'm a dumb child!" Raising her voice with every word.

"Well you wouldn't need a nanny to watch your kids if you just let your HUSBAND back into your life and you two could switch off when the other is in class." Jake told her. She wanted him to quit babying her than he would speak his mind.

"My soon to be ex-husband doesn't want these babies" Haley screamed. Why can't he just understand, Haley wondered to herself.

"Haley he's 19 years old! He wasn't expecting to be a father so soon! He was petrified this is something that will change his life forever!" Jake told her knowing how Nathan felt when he found out he was going to be a father since Jake pretty much went through the same thing.

"Oh like marriage?" Haley rebutted. "Yea... because marriage won't change your life!" She yelled sarcastically narrowing her eyes.

"Having a child is a lot different than marriage and you rushed into that one! Now he has to care for an innocent child/// You know what you're not acting like my best friend right now. My best friend has never been this cold towards someone she loved unless they really deserved it. You just left without telling him where you're going and now you won't even listen to anything he has to say."

"Why should I?" Haley asked biting her lip so she wouldn't cry.

"Because all he does day in and out is sit in your apartment and listens to What Hurts the Most! He realized his mistakes and is trying to fix them but you keep pushing him away and not listening to anything he says or talking to anyone who tries to get you to realize the mistakes you are making! You're being so irrational" Jake screamed.

"Get out now! I don't want to talk to you anymore" Haley said with venom in her voice.

"Big surprise! Someone tells you to quit being so cold and give the guy another chance because he was scared. I shouldn't be surprised, ever since you came here you started running away from what scares you! Especially being a family with Nathan. You need to grow up Hales because your children deserve to have a mother and a father, but more importantly... a family.! Jake told her before walking out of her room and to the guest room to leave her thinking about everything she's been doing lately.

Slamming her door Haley was furious. Who the hell does he think he is?! She thought angrily. He doesn't know what the hell I'm coming from. Nathan doesn't want to be a family he feels obligated. I don't want my children dealing with that. I know he loves me and I love him too but sometimes love is not enough. Even if I wish it was enough. Always and forever…yea that turned out great! she mumbled bitterly. I can't afford him to break my heart again. She thought walking to her door and locking it before turning around and walking to the closet.

Getting down on her hands and knees she quickly sought into the back corner of her closet and grabbed what she wanted. She hurriedly put the sweatshirt on and sniffed it. It still smelt like him but vaguely. Now it was starting to smell like her. She grabbed her I-pod off the dresser and turned to her favorite song When You're Gone by Avril Lavigne. The tears started flowing down her face as she wore his Celtic jersey and listened to the words softly humming along and finally breaking down.

She reached under her pillow and grabbed her wedding picture and traced his face wishing she wasn't afraid of getting hurt. Nathan didn't mean to hurt her. She knew she was going to have to let him be in the babies' life.

Listening to When You're Gone Haley fell into a peaceful sleep the picture now held to her heart as her other hand held her growing belly.

"Hey Hales you're home" Nathan called out coming out with a baby wrapped in mint green in his arms.

"Yeah I am. How were the kids?" Haley asked going and grabbing the other baby wrapped in yellow.

"They missed their mommy along with their daddy" Nathan said a huge grin on his face as he walked closer to Haley and kissed her.

"Mhmmm" Haley said blissfully happy. "What time do you practice today?" Haley asked going into the kitchen to get a bottle.

"Crap 10 minutes" Nathan said looking at the time.

"You better hurry then," Haley said laughing as she saw him go and grab his gym bag. He kissed her good bye before heading to the door and opening it.

"I would prefer if you didn't take our child with you" Haley said amused.

"Haha Hales" Nathan said handing her the baby in green. "I love you. Always"

"and Forever" Haley finished smiling with a baby in each arm.

"I'm the luckiest guy in the world. Bye my babies. Bye baby. I'll try and get home as soon as possible." He told her walking out the door with a burp rag over his shoulder, as Haley chuckled slightly and shook her head.

"Your daddy's crazy yes he" she told the two babies in her arms while smiling.

Haley woke up with a genuine smile on her face. One that wasn't true in a long time, until she remembered it was all a dream and felt her heartbreak.