Chapter Twenty: Together Again

The girls arrived at Haley's house, five till nine.

"Tell me again, why we had to come to my house?" Haley asked.

"Because Luke needs help with something, I swear when where done we can do whatever you want," Peyton said, getting out of Brooke's car.

"I swear P. Sawyer if your weren't one of my bestest friends I would have made you walk home," Brooke said, still mad they had to leave.

"Thanks B. Davis that means the world to me," Peyton said, with a fake smile.

"Hardy har har," Brooke said, with her arms folded in front of her chest.

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Haley gets up to the door and unlocks it.

"Luke, honey were back," Peyton annouced.

"Oh, hey babe thanks for coming back," he said kissing her.

"What the hell do you need help with at my house," Haley asked, just wanting to be away from her house, away from it all.

"It's a surprise, so you and nosyness over there needs to stay in here," Lucas said, walking into the kitchen.

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"I hope he isn't long, otherwise Brooke and Haley are gonna get suspicious," Peyton said.

"I know, I told him, to get here as fast as possible," Lucas said.

"Did he call again?" Peyton asked.

"Yeah, about twenty minutes ago, he said he landed and would be here in thirty to thirty-five minutes," Lucas said.

"Lets hope," Peyton said.

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"Did they have to kill whatever the hell they are cooking?" Haley asked, to no one in particular.

"I don't know, but whatever they are doing they better hurry up," Brooke said.

There was a light knock on the door.

"Hales, you gonna get that?" Lucas asked.

"I guess," she said, getting up from her chair.

She walked over to the door, opened it, and her jaw dropped to the floor when she saw who it was.

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"Hi, Hales," Nathan said, holding her favorite purple flowers.

"Na-Na-Nathan," Haley squeaked out.

"Yeah, miss me?" He asked hoping the answer would be yes.

"Um...Yeah, you wanna come in?" She asked stumbling over her words.

"Of course I do," he said, handing her the flowers.

Nathan walked in, to a shocked Brooke, and a smiling Peyton and Lucas.

"Thanks Luke," Nathan said.

Haley turned toward Lucas.

"You knew and didn't tell me," Haley yelled slightly louder than she expected.

"Yeah, sorry, he wanted to surprise you," Lucas said.

"It's okay, I'm just glad he's here," she said turning toward him, and hugging him tightly.

"I love you," he whispered in her ear.

"I love you too," she whispered back.

"Good, because I have something to ask you," Nathan said as he dropped down to a knee.

"Haley, my life hasn't been good, in fact it's been pretty horrible, but that all changed when I met you," he said before she interupted you.

"Nathan," she said with a questioning look.

"Let me finish please," he said with pleading eyes.

"Go on," she said.

"Then I got called back, and seeing the hurt in your eyes, and knowing the pain in your heart, I couldn't handle it," he paused long enough to collect his thoughts, "Then I got shot, and the first thought that entered my mind was that I wasn't going to be able to tell Haley how much I love her," he paused again, to swipe away a tear that formed in the corner of his eye, "But now I'm here, and I'm never leaving again, so I have one thing to ask you Haley James, will you marry me, will you be my wife?" Nathan asked, pulling out a box that held the most beauitful ring she had ever saw.

"I have something to ask you first," she said.

"Fine," he said, not giving up hope.

"What about the army, they'll call you back to action," she said.

"No they won't, I quit, I told them that I had more to live for than this, I told them I had to be with the girl of my dreams," he said, with a sweet smile.

"Then my answer is," she paused slightly and looked at the faces of her friends, and then back to Nathan, "Hell yes," she said, dropping down to him, and planted the sweetest kiss on his lips.

"I love you Haley James," he said, putting the ring on her finger.

"I love you too Nathan Scott," she said.

Please R&R...and I am sorry for any spelling mistakes...I've never really ever been much of a speller.