And here we are, the final chapter in this story which will give you a glimpse into their future. Thank you so much to everyone that has read this story and those that have reviewed throughout and sent me messages, I appreciate every single review I get and I remember back when I started writing this story I had toyed with the idea of ever sharing it, I'm so, so glad I did. :)

Anyways on with the final chapter. Just to note for Naley's house in this chap; I'm picturing their actual one from the show ;) Enjoy!

Chapter 32

Epilogue - 4 years later

Haley gazed at her reflection in the mirror expelling a soft, content sigh as she ran her hand over her rounded belly, even her white sundress couldn't hide how much her belly was protruding now. The grating clatter of pans alongside Nathan's cry of frustration had her breaking out of her little moment in front of the mirror. 'I knew we shouldn't have let daddy make the breakfast.' She teased jokingly as she spoke to her tummy.

Haley came down the stairs then and couldn't hold back the smile on her face at the sight of all the pans left out on the kitchen floor while Nathan scurried around the table in their living room area right next to their open plan kitchen.

'Quinn Scott if you don't get up there and eat your breakfast right now!' He scolded the little girl who ran over to Haley giggling. She resembled a perfect mix of the two with Haley's hazel brown eyes and Nathan's rich dark hair. She was a beauty, and she made her father's heart swell everyday just like her mother did.

'Mummy.' She giggled.

'Oh no you don't' Nathan followed after her as their daughter ran behind Haley's leg, a trick that had become all too prominent when Nathan was telling her off.

'Quinnie what did you do?' Haley said pretending to be cross at her while she looked back at her husband and couldn't help but laugh at how flustered he was. There was pancake mix all over his black polo shirt.

'See mummy thinks it's funny too.'

'Real great parenting Hales.' Nathan quipped.

'Haha.' Haley deadpanned playfully. 'Sweetie what did you do?' She said seriously then as she glanced down at their daughter who had become very shy all of a sudden.

'I just wanted to play the pancake game with daddy.'

Oh dear. Haley knew where this was going, the pancake game equalled to their little girl stealing the mixing bowl and smearing the pancake batter all over their lovely couch and floors. 'And what did daddy say?'

The two of them waited expectedly.

'I'm sorry.' Quinn said shyly. The little girl just sucked on her thumb then giving her father those doeful eyes, eyes that were just like Haley's and had him every time.

His pretend cross face abated immediately. 'Come here to me.' She ran out from behind Haley then as Nathan scooped her up in his arms, the little girl snuggling into his side.

'She has you wrapped around her little finger you know.' Haley goaded as she came over to Nathan's other side and he wrapped his free arm around Haley. 'That's cause she's just like her mummy.' Nathan teased just as their daughter began to smear pancake mix all over his chin and across his cheek. 'Ok missy you're are going to have to clean that big mess you made over there up.' He walked over to the kitchen then grabbing the sponge handing it to his daughter as she ran over to the couch where the big mess was made once again.

'A sponge? Really?' Haley said rather amused.

'It worked fine the last time.' Nathan shrugged.

Haley pulled out the little wash tub from under the sink filling it with hot water and cleaning liquid raising her eyebrows at Nathan. 'Get to work daddy.' She teased. He rolled his eyes playfully taking it from her bringing it towards the couch where their little girl was making even more of a mess unintentionally.

Haley began picking up the pans he had obviously forgotten he had discarded. 'You know it usually leaves me with more work to do the mornings you let me sleep in?' Haley teased.

Nathan just chuckled at that as he came back into the kitchen area. 'Morning.' He said heartily then as he pulled her in for a soft kiss before crouching down and leaving a gentle kiss on her swollen belly. 'And how's my little fella doing?'

Haley smiled feeling her heart race as the familiar flutters soared in her tummy when their son began kicking, he was really responding to Nathan's voice and it made her choke with emotion every time she felt it. 'I think daddy is after waking him up again.' Haley mused.

'I knew I picked the right morning I can smell pancakes!' Clay came in overtly clapping his hands together in success as he pulled a stool up at their kitchen counter.

'How did you get in here?' Haley said rather amused.

'Yer back door was open, it's like you want me living with you guys or something. How's my little princess doing?' Clay mused then as Quinn ran towards him.

'Your little princess smeared my pancake batter all over the house!' Nathan quipped.

'So, no pancakes?' Clay said mocking disappointment.

'No pancakes.' Nathan repeated.

'You shouldn't let Haley lie in.' Clay goaded to which Haley giggled.

'Why does no one think I can make breakfast?' Nathan reasoned.

'Oh hunny you can make breakfast you just can't make breakfast and look after our daughter at the same time.'

'Told you man only women are the miraculous species that can multi-task.'

Haley just put her hand on her hip. 'Ha.' She said triumphantly as Nathan just rolled his eyes at her.

She smirked then at Clay as he laughed at Nathan, Haley always enjoyed when herself and Clay pooled together to wind him up. Haley had met Clay 4 years ago when Nathan started working in a smaller architecture firm following Dan's passing, but it was only in the last two years when Nathan and Clay decided to go into a joint venture together that Haley had really gotten to know him, it felt like he had been in their lives longer, he was just one of those people.

Clay and Nathan worked well together, for all Nathan's hot-headness Clay added the calm and for Clay's own often bizarre, not very well thought out ideas Nathan came forward with a more rational way of doing things. They worked well together and he had become a great friend to them.

'So not that I don't like seeing you every day of the week.' Nathan said sarcastically. 'What are you doing here on a Saturday?'

'That hurts me Nate.' He mocked as he clutched his heart dramatically 'But I'm going away for a few days to surprise Sara and I'm hoping you're ok to hold the forte down.'

'Yea that's no bother man, this seems last minute.' Nathan said then.

'Yea she just needs a break away, you know with everything?' Clay said as the pair nodded. Clay and Sara had been trying for a baby recently and she was finding it extremely difficult to fall pregnant, the couple were beginning to look into other options.

'Well a break away is just what you need, both of you.' Haley said softly then.

'There is one thing though, I do need you to pop over before we leave just to finalise the sketches for the McCumbers project. We're not going until 3.'

'Yea I'll come over around lunchtime.'

'Perfect Nate.' Clay said as he hopped off his stool. 'And thanks for your awful hospitality. Haley please don't sleep in anymore. Bye Quinn, you be good for your mummy alright?' He said giving her a high-five before he sauntered out of the kitchen. Nathan just shook his head after him.

While Haley made a re-start on the whole breakfast process, something Nathan was sure he wouldn't hear the end of for the entire day, he made his way back upstairs and into the nursery that was going to be their son's room. It was right across the hall from Quinn's. When Nathan and Haley first moved in here they had been using this room for storage, in the past few weeks Nathan had started working on it. It was already starting to take shape. He smirked as he came up to the dresser he had assembled yesterday and fingered the little 'father and son' frame Haley had obviously placed here when he wasn't around.

He still to this day couldn't believe he was going to be a dad again and this time he was going to have a son. When he had found out Haley was expecting the first time, he had been so afraid, he didn't think he was cut out for this, at the time Lucas and Brooke were a few months pregnant and it really helped him that Lucas was going through it too.

But Lucas hadn't been weighed down by the internal self-doubt that plagued Nathan's mind. It took Nathan a long time to even begin to deal with the effect Dan had imprinted on him and his perception of himself. He couldn't believe how much control he had relinquished to his father even after his death.

But he wasn't chained by Dan's hold over him anymore, he still dealt with the demons of the past every now and again but they take over him now, he had an awareness behind it that he never had before, he could control it- therapy had helped but Haley had helped the most, she had saved him.

He grace, her patience, her love; it had got him through his darkest days.

He had finally let his father go.

6 months previous

Nathan walked tepidly amongst the gravel path towards the imperilling grey stone. Despite how many were amongst this graveyard that was the only one he could see. And just like that he could hear his father's sarcastic words. 'Don't choke now.'

He knew if Dan was watching him right now he would be laughing. Nathan almost paused but kept going and he could feel his body reacting already despite the many time he told himself that this wasn't going to affect him anymore. He glanced behind wearily for a minute semi-regretting telling Haley he needed to do this alone now because he felt he just needed her there, not even in the graveyard with him …just close to him.

With his thoughts on Haley Nathan came upon the stone all too soon and for once he didn't have to fight the automatic response of anger that usually riled up within him especially as he read the words adorning the stone. 'Loving father and husband.'

Nathan just shook his head as he reluctantly sat down on the grassy patch in front of the stone. He sat there for a long time as the heavy drape of the clouds above cast over him. The day itself resembled his mind; waiting for that break of blue sky amongst the cover. He had found it, that break but being here it just made him realise how much of his mind had actually being occupied with the heavy cloud of Dan's influence.

'I know I haven't been here in a long time but I couldn't.' Nathan admitted then, his words weren't regretful, they were laced with self-preservation.

Nathan brought his knees up closer to his chest as he leant over them and spoke calmly. 'You were right Dan; you always had a hold on me and even when you were gone you still had….but not anymore.' He said then, sighing wistfully, a part of his heart just wishing things had never played out the way they did between them. 'I know you did a lot for me Dan but your heart was never in the right place.'

He sighed then before slipping the picture out of his wallet; Haley was sitting back against the couch, her blonde locks tousled messily in a bun on her head as she tickled their daughter who was laughing right back at Haley. Nathan ran his fingers over it before glancing back towards the headstone. 'Haley and I, we have a daughter now, she is incredible, beautiful….just like Haley.' He smiled at that and while he was finally coming to terms with what had been, his once blue orbs were both darkened and glazed over with tears as he fought with both the elation over the life he had now with Haley and the disappointment he carried towards Dan for having never being that kind of father, or husband. But it was over now, he knew that.

'The other day I found out I'm going to have a son.' Nathan choked out then as it all became too much for him sitting here relaying those words. 'You know I was always so scared…I didn't think I could be a father because of you but I can't wait to bring my son into this world and be the father that you never were Dan, especially to Lucas.' Nathan said then feeling the tension escape his body through his tears of relief. He just held his head in his hands.

He sat there for the longest time just breathing out the past amongst each heavy sob until there was no more left in his body.

'I'm not going to be back here for a while.' Nathan said as he lifted his head dispelling a shake breath and pulled his stiff body up off the ground. 'I just hope you've found peace.' Nathan admitted sadly as he placed his shaky hands into his leather jacket and walked down the gravel path then in a complete haze.

He glanced up then hearing the squeak of the gate and there she was. Haley was standing there in her indigo denim jeans and a plain emerald green scoop neck top with her hair blowing loosely in the soft breeze. She was a vision, as always.

An angel.

'Where's Quinn?' Nathan said softly then just as he came close enough to her so she could hear him.

Haley smiled at him; she had guessed his first words would be his curiosity for where their daughter was. It was practically emancipating off him now how emotionally difficult this had been for him despite the progress he had made internally, coming here was always going to be an emotionally charged encounter.

And she knew she had made the right decision. Haley had an inkling all day even since he pleaded with her to let him do this alone, she knew she had to be there. 'She's with Karen…' She answered softly. 'I know you wanted to do this alone but..'

Her words were cut off then as she felt Nathan envelop her in a bone crushing hug as though he never wanted to let her go.

Rather than rest his head above hers like he usually did she felt him lean down resting his head on her shoulder completely. 'I love you I just…' He stuttered then as Haley pulled back so she could look at him. She noticed his eyes glistening and it clinched her heart how triggering this visit was for him, she knew it all too well. 'I just never want to loose you Haley, I can't' He admitted as he almost pleaded with her with one look from those deep blue eyes.

Haley felt her own eyes water in response to his words and the desperation across his features. 'You won't' She said so resolutely then as she pulled him flush against her once more.

'It's looking good in here Nate.' Lucas commented scratching the back of his neck as he walked into the room.

Nathan jumped from his daydreaming nearly dropping the little white frame in his hands. 'Dammit Luke.' He scolded him as he turned around.

'Isn't Haley supposed to be the one with the washy baby brain who disappears into no man's land?!' Lucas shrugged unbothered by Nathan's annoyance.

Nathan just rolled his eyes as he put the frame back down on the dresser. 'Looking for an excuse to escape the madness?' He teased then.

Lucas held his hands up in defence. 'Nah just looking to help out my little brother.'

Nathan scoffed.

Lucas gave in all to easily. 'How is it that both of them are so like Brooke and none of them are like me?' He exasperated obviously worn out.

'Well then they're lucky.' Nathan joked as he dodged the toy basketball Lucas threw his way.

'Haha.' Lucas deadpanned.

'You're asking the wrong guy for advice, I wanted to treat Haley to breakfast in bed this morning she ended up having to come down help me clean up the breakfast she didn't get and then cook her own.' Nathan shrugged as he grabbed the nails and screwdriver and went back to fixing the shelf.

Lucas chuckled at that. 'I can imagine Haley's reaction to that.'

'Actually, I was the one annoyed, Haley is like all happy and lovey at the moment I'm being very cautious.' Nathan joked.

'Soon enough you'll have number two and I'll tell you know…happy and lovey won't be in your dictionar…' Lucas was cut off by Brooke interrupting them.

'Honey.' She said so sweetly and sternly he knew she had heard what he was referring to right then and there. 'Think you can come downstairs for a minute?' She questioned but her tone left no room for questioning at all.

'Good luck man.' Nathan chuckled as Lucas followed sheepishly after Brooke.

'Oh, how nice of you to join us brother in law after it has all settled down?' Brooke mused as Nathan came over to them. Brooke and Lucas twin boys were sitting on the carpet playing with the Lego while Quinn was grabbing pieces and just pulling it apart.

'I already had to deal with a situation this morning.' Nathan mused holding his hands up. He smiled at the sight of the boys on the carpet alongside Quinn. Lucas and Brooke had their twins the same year as Nathan and Haley, the boys were 5 months older than their daughter.

'Isn't it great our daughter is going to have her own personal bodyguards when she grows up?'

'Three if you count the one in your tummy Hales.' Brooke mused.

'It's great, not a man will be getting into the house until your at least 25, maybe 30.' Nathan cooed as he grabbed his daughter and perched her on his lap.

'Says you.' Haley goaded as they all laughed.

'I didn't start that young.'

'Come on.' Lucas spat.

'Hey Jake, had a baby in his senior year?' Nathan defended himself.

'That's not fair you can't talk about Jake when he is not here.' Haley quipped laughing at her husband's glare as though he expected her to be on his side with this one.

'Daddy is awful silly isn't he? Isn't he?' Haley cooed as she tickled Quinn who began giggling on Nathan's lap.

Lucas and Brooke just chuckled at the pair across from them. It had been amazing to watch their love each other come to the surface over these past few years and yet at the same time they still argued and jibbed at each other like they had all those years before, the pull between them was so palpable and it was endearing to see how softened Nathan had become because of Haley's influence and how self-assured in herself she had grown to be because of his.

'Brooke why are you pouting?' Haley said then as she glanced across at her.

'I just miss living close to my best friend, it's not fair.'

'Oh, here we go.' Nathan began playfully.

'She does this all the time.' Lucas informed him.

'Boys I am here you know.' Brooke retorted.

'It's not like Brooklyn is that far away from you guys, beside you've your hands full with these two rock stars.' Haley teased as the boys began hitting each other with the Lego pieces pulling Brooke's attention away from Haley.

'Jude, put that down now!' She scolded as Nathan stood up from the couch propping Quinn with one arm. 'Come on angel, we are going over to visit Uncle Clay.'

Haley crossed her eyes at him playfully knowing why he was leaving because all hell was about to break loose between Brooke and the twins.

He smirked knowingly at her as he bent down with Quinn in his arms leaving a kiss to her forehead. 'I love you.' He said quietly to Haley before talking to Quinn. 'Say bye to mummy.'

'Bye mummy.'

Lucas smiled at their interaction as Nathan turned around. 'Do I not get a goodbye kiss?' He teased.

'Shut up man.' Nathan said as he shook his head at him before walking towards the hall not before they all heard Quinn tell him that daddy had said a very bad word.

XXXXX

Haley smiled as her hand rested on her belly, it was so nice to escape to Tree Hill for the weekend, after Nathan had spent the morning sorting through work stuff with Clay she had packed their bags and sorted the house before they got on the road to spend three nights here.

She walked down the familiar road seeing the bridge in sight. The tremors of her painful loss that threatened to take hold of her when she came upon this bridge weren't as heavy anymore and she had him to forever love for that.

Not only had he helped her come to terms with the sorrow this place held, he'd also marred it with the greatest story of all; that of their love awakened from this painful loss. She could never forget the day of the accident but she could also never forget the day exactly one year after it had taken place.

Nathan couldn't believe his eyes as his very pregnant girlfriend came into view walking alongside the road just beyond the bridge. He knew in an instant she was going to be stubborn about this because as soon as she spotted their car she just kept walking and didn't even act like she had been caught doing something wrong. 'You are not supposed to be walking.' Nathan simply said as he wound down the window coming to a halt beside her. She was absolutely radiant in a simple yellow tank top and jeans, her blonde her in loose waves, she had that whole pregnancy glow about her and it only seemed to accentuate her beauty.

Haley scoffed then. 'I'm pregnant, not elderly.'

'Haley.' Nathan simply scolded leaving no room for open conversation on this topic.

'Don't give me that look, I'm taking a nice walk I needed to get out of the house.'

'Get in the car please.' Nathan simply said.

'No.'

'Please…baby.' He said a little softer then as he looked at her worriedly.

'Oh no that tone and that little nickname and that face won't work on me.' Haley said determinedly. 'Not when you were been a dick a minute ago.'

Nathan bit his tongue holding back, god those pregnancy hormones had her going crazy at him one minute, crying the next and then practically jumping on him for sex. Right now, he was dealing with the pissed off Haley and he wondered how he ever coped with her being like this for years before they fell in love.

'I'm sorry baby just get in the car please I want you and my little girl to be resting.' He pleaded then hoping this would sway her.

'What was that?' Haley playfully spoke to her tummy. 'She said she wants to go for a walk hunny.' She smiled at Nathan as she continued past the car. Nathan just rolled his eyes before driving on and then pulling over when he found a space to tuck the car in.

He jogged back towards Haley then coming in front of her. 'Fine I guess we will have to go for plan B.' He went to pick her up bridal style but she was too quick for him as she scooted back.

'Nathan you'd swear I was on the verge of collapsing I can go for a walk you know?' Haley said as she put her hands on her hips standing her ground.

'The doctor said lots of rest Haley especially after finishing work so late, I knew you should have gone on maternity earlier, that's why you got sick.' He spewed out then.

'Why? So, you could watch me sit in bed all day?' Haley interrupted.

'Dammit Haley can you not be stubborn with me today for gods sake?' Nathan said flabbergasted at why she was standing her ground so much over this.

'And can you not be such a …'

She paused then and Nathan just smirked and she knew he had caught on that she didn't like swearing in front of the baby. She'd already said one bad enough word today.

Nathan ran his hands through his hair then. 'You know you're the most infuriating person I've ever met?' He threw out rhetorically then.

Haley looked at him oddly then wondering where he was going with this, she knew he was a little annoyed but they weren't exactly having a full-on argument that warranted him to throw digs at her.

'Honestly Haley, since I've met you you've got on my last nerve…'

'Well I didn't ask you to fall in love with me did I?' Haley quipped back then, her pregnancy hormones really having a go at him for this one.

Nathan just chuckled at her words as his sparking eyes caught hers then and her gaze softened as he closed her petite hands in his larger ones. 'No, no you didn't but I fell in love with you that very moment I saw you standing there in that white denim mini.' They shared a soft smile at that both very aware of Nathan's fondness for that particular item of clothing. 'And after that night I got to know you and I told myself there was no way a girl like you could ever be with someone like me..'

'Nathan..' Haley softly interrupted her eyes tearing up, gosh her emotions really were all over the place.

'You never had to ask Haley, you've always had my heart and granted I never thought you could have mine so I pushed you away but letting you in has been my greatest accomplishment, nothing else comes close to how much you have changed my life, how better my life is because of you and I never want to let you go again..' The tears Haley had so desperately being holding back escaped at his words as the enormity of where they were and how far they had come since this very day one year ago carried in the heavy waters beneath them.

She gasped in shock then as he leant down on one knee in front of her. 'I'm so in love with you Haley James, will you…'

'YES…' Haley shouted out through tears as she held her hand to her mouth in shock as the sobs escaped her.

'Marry me….' Nathan chuckled as his own eyes watered. 'You didn't let me finish.' He said as he placed the ring on her finger.

'Get up here and kiss me.' She cried out through happy tears as she jumped up wrapping her legs around his waist, her protruding belly pushing against him as a series of passionate, heartfelt kisses were exchanged between the two lovers.

Pulling one hand from around his neck Haley glanced at the sparkling ring with and emerald stone in the centre. 'It's beautiful.' She sobbed out and Nathan let her slowly slide off him as he smiled at her through teary eyes both of them relishing in the magnitude of this moment and also where it had taken place.

'I had planned to ask you tonight….you know when we were sitting in by the fire.' Nathan shrugged sheepishly.'

'This is perfect.' Haley said softly as she cuddled into him then, his arms wrapping around her. 'I love you so much.' He held her tighter at her words kissing the top of her head both never wanting to forget the moment they had just shared.

Haley smiled as Nathan's face flashed across her phone screen, its ringing breaking her from her daydreaming. 'Hi hubby.' She said flirtatiously.

Nathan picked up on the tone of her voice in an instant and smirked to himself. She was going to love this news. 'Where's my girl?' He teased.

'Just walking to Peyton's'

'Hales.' Nathan simply said.

A sense of déjà vu washed over her as she walked beyond the bridge towards Peyton and Jakes' house. 'You might want to be careful I'm just past the bridge and given the last time you got mad at me here you proposed this time I won't know what to expect?' Haley teased.

'Oh, what I plan to do to you tonight will have you screaming yes louder than a proposal ever could.'

'Nathan.' Haley admonished feeling her cheeks flame up as she glanced around her stupidly, it's not like anyone could hear out in the countryside but she still felt like they could.

Nathan chuckled then, he could picture her now looking around her humiliated, it was so Haley. It was one of the many quirks he loved about her.

His husky laugh came through the phone and she felt the butterflies swarm in her tummy just like they did from the very first moment she heard it.

'Relax baby, I was just going to say that I'm going dropping Quinnie off at Peyton's now, she's staying over with Jenny for the night so we've got some time to ourselves.'

Haley felt giddy at that revelation, as much as she loved their little family, between her night shifts nursing and Nathan in the beginning stages of starting up his own business with Clay, one to one time between them was a real luxury.

'Well in that case hurry up and pick me up my darling husband.'

XXXXX

'Hello you two.' Deb greeted happily as Haley and Nathan walked in the door hand in hand.

'Hi mum.' Nathan said as he made sure Haley was seated comfortably.

Deb smiled at her son fussing over Haley and she caught her daughter in law shaking her head at her. 'You relax there and I'll get us the…'

'How about you both relax and I'll take your order.' Deb teased as Nathan sat down across from his wife. 'You know I think you're worse this pregnancy.' She playfully scolded her son.

'What are you talking about?' Nathan said.

'We talk on the phone a lot…you know seen as I cant leave the bed.' Haley emphasised as the two girls laughed.

'That's right laugh it up.' Nathan quipped rather playfully.

'Oh, hunny we're just teasing you, but still Haley can walk you know she can even do some gentle exercise like yoga or Pilates it's good for the baby.'

'Stop putting ideas in her head mom.'

'Oh, really Deb, you know I seen a sign for a Pilates class on the window on the way here.' Haley joked riling Nathan up a bit.

Deb caught on and smiled back way too over enthusiastically as her son rolled his eyes. 'Oh Haley come to think of it I actually have a flier, we should go tonight isn't Peyton babysitting…?'

'Ok enough, haven't you got customers to serve?' Nathan cut in then.

'Nathan.' Haley admonished. 'Don't be so rude.'

Nathan looked back at her his mouth agape, he was the one looking out for her, how had they turned this around on him. 'Me….what? I'm trying to look after…'

The pair of them started laughing then as Nathan stopped fumbling his words and glared at them. What was so funny now?

'Oh, hunny we are just playing with you, you're too easy.' Deb teased as she went away to get their order.

'Yea whatever.' Nathan muttered as he glanced at Haley still giggling, that sound always had and would always have his heart fluttering. He couldn't help but smile back at her then. 'Well I'm glad I amuse you.'

'I'm sorry baby it's just you're so uptight about all of this, I'm not due for another few weeks so you need to relax.'

Nathan shook his head at her words. 'The irony of it all.'

Haley looked at him curiously. 'What do you mean?'

'That I'm the one that's uptight and needs to relax and your just chilled, we've switched roles.' He quipped.

'Oh god help me if that's true..' Haley joked.

Nathan crossed his eyes at her. 'Careful baby, I might just get you back for that later.'

'Oh, what are you gonna do to me?' Haley said so sweetly.

'Nothing.' Nathan said so easily and he watched her face faulter trying to hold back the laugh. 'We have to be careful now, you need lots of rest.'

His face was so serious she really couldn't tell if he was winding her up or not. 'You're kidding right?'

'No Hales, I'm not.' He almost laughed as she stared back at him her mouth agape.

'Fine.' Haley quipped as she took a sip of her drink. 'I mean its going to be more of a problem for you than it is for me.' She snipped then smirking at him.

Nathan scoffed at her. 'Will see about that.'

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Nathan pinned Haley back against the wall as he kissed her hungrily and forcefully, the tension had been building between them since their dinner earlier and now that they were finally alone together it had gone from simmering to complete and total combustion in a matter of seconds and it was all initiated by Nathan.

'I thought you wanted me to rest.' Haley teased as she moaned feeling his hardened length pressing against her tummy.

'Huh..?' Nathan all but mumbled incoherently all thoughts completely wiped from his head as his desire for her completely took hold of him. Haley moaned into his mouth as his hands teased against her swollen belly before slipping beneath her sundress and grazing against her soaked panties. 'Fuck baby.' He muttered hotly to her. Haley whimpered as his finger teased her so softly, the anticipation alone of having him inside of her nearly sending her over the edge. She bucked her hips up pushing herself more against his finger. 'Please..' She whimpered hotly needing more, she always needed more.

Nathan smirked against her neck as he continued biting and sucking down rawly marking her. 'You're so fucking sexy when you do that.' He moaned as she pushed her body against his finger again as a series of breathless moans fell from her lips. Nathan slipped his finger inside her lace panties then achingly glazing over her clit. 'Is that what you want baby?' He moaned hotly in her ear; his cock was painfully hard now hitting against her swollen belly. He began to rub his thumb in a circular motion against her sweet spot as he slipped two fingers inside of her feeling her tight wet walls clench around them. 'God you feel so good.' He groaned

'Harder.' Haley whimpered then as she began to gyrate herself on his fingers, Nathan complied and began to slip his fingers in and out of her at a ferocious pace dragging them against her walls bringing her to delirious heights of pleasure each time. 'Oh god.' Haley cried out as she gripped onto his shoulders tight knowing no doubt her nails were going to leave marks but she didn't care, all she could think about was the ferocious movements of his fingers that had her whole-body quivering. Haley screamed out his name gripping him even tighter as her whole body shuddered against him as her orgasm completely overwhelmed her. She thrust her head back trying to regulate her breathing as Nathan pulled his fingers out of her and felt his cock throb in his pants at the sight of her, sweat glistening on her face and neck, her low whimpers could still be heard, she was utterly gorgeous, he could never get enough of seeing his wife so brazen like this as she completely let go and surrendered her body to him.

As Haley's breathing regulated Nathan bent down then lifting her sundress up as he left a series of soft kisses against her belly. Haley's hands went to his head then running them softly through his hair and all she could think about was how much she needed him inside of her. 'Nathan…' She whispered hotly then and he glanced up to see that same heated pool of desire still swarming in her eyes just as it did his.

He didn't waste a second longer then as he picked her up bridal style, Haley giggled wrapping her arms around his neck as he carried them inside and made his way upstairs. The moonlight was streaming in through the open blinds of his bedroom as he laid Haley out on the bed and came around the other side of her.

Both of them laid out on their sides as they leaned in and kissed each other softly and sensuously. Nathan moaned as he felt Haley's hand lightly stroke his painfully hard member outside his jean pants, it was a feather light touch and yet he felt it everywhere, like a livewire its current racing though his veins in anticipation of her touch and feeling himself inside of her. Breaking the contact Nathan sat up pulling Haley with him and he reached down and pulled the hem of Haley's dress up as he flung it over her head. 'Fuck.' He muttered as her nipples instantly hardened in front of him, she had not been wearing a bra all day. Haley's hands grazed against the skin above Nathan's jeans as she went to lift his shirt off, she smiled as she felt him shudder against her from that simple touch. The two of them gazed lovingly at each other then just soaking in the moment as the moonlight cascaded across the room. 'Turn around gorgeous.' Nathan whispered then and Haley obliged biting back the moan from her mouth as Nathan gently placed her on all fours. This had to be her favourite position of theirs and one they had been using a whole lot since she was in the late stages of her pregnancy. Nathan made quick work of unzipping his boxers and jeans as he slid Haley's panties down her legs and thrust himself deep inside of her slowly pushing all the way in before tortuously slowly pulling back out of her, he set a slow tortious pace as his cock moved in and out of her tight, wet heat.

Haley moaned heavily as she pushed her body back against his cock each time it went inside of her, its girth completely filling her. There was no better feeling that his length taken over every single part of her.

'Nathan…' Haley whimpered. 'Faster…' She said as she once again felt the tingling sensation building within her in a matter of seconds, she craved another release so badly, she needed it now. 'Please.'

'I don't want to hurt you.' Nathan said between breaths as he picked up the pace a smidge.

God he was torturing her, she knew it was her pregnancy hormones, she wasn't always such a fiend, she usually preferred it slow and sensual between them, wanting to hold off on that climax to the last possible minute but right now she needed it rough, she didn't want to hold off, she couldn't. 'Nathan you won't hurt me, now cop on and have sex with me or I'm going to have to finish the job myself.' She said heatedly as she leaned on her right hand and brought her left hand towards her clit and started stroking herself off.

'Jesus Christ.' Nathan muttered as he watched her actions, fuck, was she trying to make him explode inside of her that very second? 'Haley…' Nathan whimpered as he watched her pleasure herself like that all the while he began to pound himself into her at a faster pace hearing her moans .'Yes, yes…that's it.' She cried out as he began to thrust inside of her ferociously.

'Baby you need to stop stroking yourself like that or I'm not…' Nathan's words were cut short as a moan of pleasure escaped him as Haley began rocking her body back into him meeting him thrust for thrust.' 'Oh Haley…' He groaned feeling himself at the point of release.

The way her name fell from his lips coupled with his thick length pounding her had her whole body once again fully ablaze with mind numbing pleasure as she cried out his name, they passed the threshold of passion together screaming each other's names in unison as they let themselves go simultaneously. Nathan pulled out of her both of them hissing at the loss as their heavy breathing filtrated the room, Haley felt the dampness of his fringe drip onto her lower back as he left a series of chaste, gentle kisses there. He pulled back taking Haley gently by the shoulders pulling her with him as they lay down on the outside of their comforter, her protruding belly hitting the side of his tummy. He rested one hand against her tummy stroking it softly and Haley smiled against his chest. They lay in silence basking in the glow of their lovemaking for the longest time.

'I'm sorry for giving out to you.' Haley mumbled sheepishly after some time had passed.

'You never have to apologise for demanding sex Hales.' Nathan teased.

'I wasn't demanding.' Haley retorted although she knew herself she had been.

'Oh, you were.' He chuckled. 'It was hot.'

She blushed as she leant up and gave him a peck on the lips before resting her head on his chest again. 'Well I thought you were withholding sex tonight, that worked out well for you.' She teased.

Nathan chuckled. 'What can I say you're my weakness Haley James.'

She smiled against his chest and she scoffed then thinking back.

'What are you thinking about?' Nathan said as he continued to stroke her belly holding her close against him.

'I'm just thinking back to the first night we stayed here in this bed.'

Nathan smiled. 'That was amazing.' He said so earnestly.

'Yea.' Haley agreed.

'Is that why you freaked out on me the next morning because it was the best sex you ever had?'

Haley scoffed then. 'Please that was so the case for you, the fact that you didn't gloat about it said it all.' Haley fought back playfully with him.

'Maybe your right.' Nathan teased back.

'I'm always right.'

The two of them laughed together at that, they were the very words that Haley used to use to piss Nathan off to know end and they both knew it.

As their laughter died down they just simply lay there basking in the silence and the feeling of being wrapped in each other's arms for a very different reason than that very first night 4 years ago.

'I miss Quinnie.' Nathan whispered then and Haley softly agreed as she wrapped her arm completely around his waist. 'The silence is actually strange; I keep expecting her to pop up on us.' She mused.

'Yea' Nathan agreed. 'I suppose we should enjoy it because when this little guy comes along there's no going back.'

'True and seen as Quinn seems to have taken my personality traits god help us if our son is like you.' Haley playfully jibbed.

'Are you ever going to stop being mean to me?' Nathan teased.

'Never.' Haley quipped as she kissed his chest.

Nathan held her tighter. 'You're something else you know that? But I love you.'

'I love you too.' Haley hummed sleep fully and blissfully as she drifted off in his arms.

They had experienced it all;

pain, loss, hope, disappointment, fear, doubt but amongst it all, their love had broken through the shrouded clouds of despair, it had conquered it all and so it would continue to win out over the fiery battles of life.

The end.