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It's About Life

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Nathan popped his head outside the classroom door, looking both ways, making sure there was no one in the hallway. The different banners and posters caught his eye though, and the words, 'Five year reunion' replayed in his mind. If you had told him five years ago that he would be checking to make sure the coast was clear so no one would see him and his wife walking out of one of the many classrooms in Tree Hill high he would have laughed, but if you said that said wife was Haley James, now Scott he would have probably stopped breathing. But there they were, still going strong, sure they'd had a few bumps along the way, but what couple didn't? He was more in love with her than ever.

"Is anyone there?"

He was brought out of his thoughts by her voice and he turned around with a slight smirk, "nah we're good."

Haley nodded, trying to get some of the creases out from her dark purple dress that came to mid-thigh. "How do I look?"

Nathan grinned, moving back over to her. "Like you just had rough sex with your husband in your old English classroom."

Haley's mouth dropped opened in shock and she slapped his arm, but couldn't help but smile. "You are such a bastard."

He shrugged." Nothing I haven't heard before." He told her, that Scott smirk etched firmly to his lips. "And that wasn't what you were saying a few minutes ago, I think your exact words were, 'Oh God, Nate, right there, I'm coming.'" He said, his voice going up a few pitches.

She narrowed her eyes then smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck loosely, leaning up on her tip toes and kissing him firmly on the mouth. "I didn't hear you complaining."

"Trust me babe, that has definitely being the high light of the night." He grinned, running his hands up and down her back, which was mostly bare thanks to the dress she had chosen to wear. "Have I told you how sexy you look tonight?"

"Once or twice." She said teasingly with a flick of her hand. "And talking about tonight we better get back out there, people might begin to wonder where we've gone."

"So?" He pulled her back to his chest when she started to move away. "Let them wonder."

Haley bit her lip to stop moaning as he started kissing his way up her neck. She hadn't been planning on having sex with Nathan at their high school reunion, but he just looked so goddamn sexy in his black suit, and the light blue shirt he wore made the blue in his eyes shine a bit more, but right now those cobalt pools were dark, almost black and she could feel her body tingling with anticipation. She then sealed their lips together, both in their own world, a haze surrounding them, and they were lost.

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"Where the hell are Haley and Nathan?" Brooke demanded to know where her favourite couple were, 'Naley' as she'd dubbed them.

"I'm sure they'll be here soon." Chris tried to reason, wrapping his arm around her shoulder.

"Yeah well I'm sure it doesn't take half an hour to go to the bathroom." She snickered. "But I could definitely guess what they are doing."

"Eww!" Jake, Chris and Lucas explained; they so did not need to hear that and Mouth chuckled.

"Getting freaky in one of the classrooms." A very pregnant Peyton smirked and Brooke grinned and gave her a high five.

"Okay please, that's like talking about my sister and my brother having sex." Lucas shuddered.

"Nathan is your brother." Mouth pointed out.

"Thanks dude." Lucas deadpanned.

"Aww." Gigi giggled then kissed his cheek. "It's okay babe."

He grinned at her before they shared a quick kiss.

"Naley at twelve o'clock."

The whole table turned to face the couple.

Nathan kept his arm firmly around Haley's waist, shooting looks at any guy who dared send a glance her way, but it's not like he could blame them, his wife was hot!

"Hey guys." Haley smiled with a small wave. "Sorry we took so long."

"Oh it's okay." Brooke grinned devilishly with a wink at her best friend.

Haley gave her a weird look as she sat down in her chair that Nathan had pulled out for her. "What?" She asked with a quirked eyebrow.

"Oh nothing, it's just that we were all just wondering what took you so long." Peyton told her innocently, rubbing a hand over her large stomach.

"We were coming back and decided to have a look around the place again." Haley told them coolly, ignoring the blush she could feel creeping onto her cheeks.

"Yeah, I'm sure." Brooke clicked her tongue. "Anything in particular?" She asked with a wicked smile, on of her dimples showing.

Haley run her tongue along her lower lip then smirked. "Our old English classroom."

Brooke, Gigi and Peyton let out loud laughs while the boys all groaned.

"I am so proud Baby J." Brooke giggled, winking at her friend from her spot across the large round table. "And who knew Baby Husband had it in him."

Nathan could feel a blush rising up his cheeks.

"Ignore her." Haley smiled at said husband and gave him a quick kiss.

"Hales, unless you want all the teachers to know exactly what you've being up to I'd put this on." Gigi said, throwing her a black shimmery scarf.

"Why?"

"It looks like someone's attacked your neck with a hoover that's why." Peyton explained, looking at the purple/brown splotches on Haley's neck.

Haley slapped Nathan's arm.

"What the hell was that for?!" He exclaimed.

"I told you not to mark me." She sighed, grumbling as she wrapped the scarf around her collar.

"Yeah well it's not my fault you're so irresistible." He whispered huskily into her ear. "And plus it shows all these guys your mine."

"Oh, I wasn't aware I was a belonging." She quipped, a small smile gracing her delicate features.

Nathan simply grinned, popping a sizzling kiss onto her lips before pulling back and placing his hand on her thigh under the table.

"This is nice." Brooke commented, a bright smile on her face.

"Yeah it is." Haley agreed as she looked at everyone surrounding the round table. There was her and Nathan, then Jake and Peyton next to them, Brooke and Chris, Lucas, Gigi and Mouth. It felt like old times.

"Ya know, this reminds me of the time in college when Haley and Nathan disappeared during one of the party's, and then we found them, doing something very 'M' rated on Lucas' bed." Jake grinned.

"Dude!" Lucas explained. "That's so not something I want to remember, I'd actually just gotten the mental image out of my mind."

"Are you picturing my wife naked?" Nathan glared at his brother.

"Hey I wouldn't blame him, Haley's smokin'." Gigi announced making everyone laugh, including her boyfriend and she sent him a wink.

"Or that time we went to the carnival, and we went to the photo booth and there were definitely more things going on in there than taking pictures." Peyton smirked.

"Leave them alone." Brooke said.

"Thank you Cookie." Haley mumbled, hiding her red face in Nathan's suit jacket.

"They give me hope for sex after marriage."

"Brooke!"

"Sorry!" She smiled real big, then added. "And from what I heard, hot, rough, passionate sex."

"Brooke!"

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"Hey." Jake smiled as he walked up beside one of his best friends, giving her a side hug. "You having fun?"

Haley smiled up at him. "It's definitely an entertaining night,"

"I can tell." He smirked, fingering the black material that was hung loosely around her neck and he chuckled when she gasped and slapped his hand away. "I'm glad you're happy Hales." He told her, "you are happy right?"

She laughed. "Yes I am." Then she looked past him and her eyes locked with Nathan's from across the room as he stood talking to Lucas and Mouth and he sent her a wink. "Really happy." She confirmed. "And I can tell you are."

Jake grinned just thinking about his fiancé.

"I still can't believe you're getting married!" She exclaimed, "but I guess it's kinda expected since you knocked her up." She let out a short squeal when he pulled her into a tight hug, lifting her off the ground.

"God I missed ya baby girl." He whispered, holding her tightly.

Haley smiled softly, wrapping her arms securely around his neck. "I missed you too JJ."

"Hey, you had all of high school to have him. Now it's too late." Peyton grinned teasingly, coming up beside them.

"Hey Blondie!" They heard someone call from behind them. "Where'd you go? I was waiting for my dance." Chris explained, walking up to them.

"Oh, sorry I forgot." Peyton shrugged innocently, cuddling into Jakes side.

"Dude that's just wrong, trying to hook up with a pregnant girl, while you're with my best friend." Haley teased. "I still can't believe you're pregnant girly."

Peyton smiled. "Well I have being for a while now."

"Yeah, but now you're really pregnant." Haley announced as if she didn't know.

"Three months to go." Jake smiled; they couldn't pass fast enough.

"Dude trust me, you want these next months to go slow." Chris told him. "Kids are hard work. And evil too. You know the other day, Jack was screaming bloody murder, then the minute Brooke walks through the door he's all smiles."

Peyton and Haley rolled her eyes.

"That's probably because he doesn't like you." The blonde quipped.

"Funny." Chris deadpanned.

"Are my ears burning?" Brooke grinned as she joined them. "Well I am fabulous so why wouldn't yous be talking about me?"

"And so modest." Haley said sweetly, jumping a little as two arms wrapped around her waist from behind, the person resting their head on her shoulder. "Sorry but I'm married." She giggled, leaning back against his chest.

"Well then we better make this quick, meet me in the broom closet in five minutes." He grinned against the skin of her neck.

Haley laughed turning around in his arms and kissing him. "I love you."

Nathan felt his heart beat faster just like the first time she said those three words to him. "I love you too."

She smiled beautifully and connected their lips, and she could faintly hear her friends groan.

"God, do they ever stop? They're like two energiser bunnies."

"I'm telling you guys, they give me hope."

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"Thank you, it was nice to see you again too." Haley smiled as the woman she was talking to left and started conversation with another lady.

"Who was that?" Nathan asked, waling up beside her.

"I have absolutely no idea." She laughed and cuddled into his chest, sighing contently as his large strong arms wrapped around her.

"So when do you think we can leave this bore-fest?"

Haley slapped his chest. "What? You're not having fun?" She smiled teasingly.

"Oh trust me, tonight was definitely fun."

Her eyes widened when he slipping his hands down to squeeze her ass.

"Nathan!" She whisper shouted, looking around to make sure no one noticed what he'd just done.

He chuckled, pulling her back to him, resting his chin on top of her head.

"Well, we could say that Dan called and said Jamie wasn't feeling well?" She said, a grin tugging at her lips.

"You my wife, are a genius." Nathan smirked before kissing her soundly on the lips.

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Haley sighed as she closed her eyes lying back against the couch, listening as Nathan said goodbye to his father, she seriously thought Dan was a godsend, whenever they needed a sitter or a night out he was there, offering to look after the kids, he loved him grandchildren. After Jamie was born Nathan and Dan had gotten closer, and he'd also managed to forgive his parents, it was a very slow process but he'd been able to overcome his anger, and Haley was proud of him for that.

"Mammy!" She felt a large grin form on her face and let out a loud laugh as a small body landed on top of her. "I missed you!" The little one exclaimed, hugging her tightly.

Haley smiled. "I missed you too baby girl."

"Mam, I'm not a baby." She said. "I'm four." She held up four fingers for proof.

"Oh, okay Nats." Haley had to bite back her smile. "But you're still my baby."

Natalie giggled uncontrollably as her mam started to tickle her.

"So did you have fun tonight with Grandpa Dan?"

Natalie nodded her head frantically, her hair bobbing up and down. "Uh huh! He let us paint pictures, and eat cookies and…"

Nathan smiled from his spot at the doorway, leaning against the frame. Watching his two girls. Natalie, like Jamie had been unexpected, only a year after having James Haley found out she was pregnant again, it was a shock, but they both loved their little girl. He watched as she rambled on excitedly about her day, she was the exact double of her mother. With big brown eyes, brown hair, a cute little button nose, but it wasn't just her looks, she had Haley's personality too. She was a chatter box, she could ramble on all day, she was bubbly and always seemed to have a smile on her face, and she had him wrapped around her finger; just like her mother.

"Daddy!" Nathan was brought out of his thoughts by a small body crashing into his legs, he grinned and picked up the small boy.

"Hey bud." He smiled, "did you have fun tonight?"

"Yeah, Grandpa Dan let me play NBA Live, I kicked his butt!" James grinned, the dimple he had in his left cheek on show.

"Wow really?"

"Yep." He smiled. "I totally rule at that game."

Nathan chuckled, Jamie was the exact double of him, with his big blue eyes and dark raven hair.

"Where's Connor?"

"Oh he's in his room. I'll get him." He said, wriggling free of his fathers arms and racing down the hall. "CONNOR!"

"Jamie!" Haley shouted after him, "use your inside voice!"

"Okay mamma!" He yelled back.

Nathan chuckled as he walked into the living room and sat beside her, Natalie in-between them.

"Daddy!" She exclaimed, jumping into his lap and wrapping her arms around his neck.

Nathan chuckled again, she'd being so busy talking about her night that she hadn't noticed him until now.

"Hey Princess." He smiled.

She giggled at his nickname for her.

"How's my baby girl?"

"Oh no Nate, didn't you get the memo? She's not a baby anymore. She four." Haley told him, holding up four fingers much like their daughter had done earlier.

Natalie nodded, a beaming smile on her pretty features as sat in her fathers lap.

Jamie then rushed into the room, racing to the sofa and clambering onto his mothers lap, giving her a sloppy kiss on the cheek. "I missed you mamma."

"Aww, baby." She grinned pulling his little body closer to her bigger one.

"Hey, how come nobody missed me?" Nathan asked.

"I missed you daddy." Natalie grinned, leaning up to kiss his cheek and Nathan's heart clenched, he really loved his kids. "Did yous have fun at your party thingy ma bob?"

Haley chuckled at that, she and Nathan had being watching a basketball game and he's been trying to explain the rules, but she simply couldn't get it. They threw a ball through a hoop, big deal. But she'd simply groaned and said, 'I don't care about basketball, or free shots or throws or thingy ma bobs, whatever the hell they're called.' Natalie had been sitting on the floor colouring and had heard what her mam said, and had been saying it since.

Nathan grinned, she really was the double of her mother. "It was good."

"Yeah, it would've being better if yous were there." Haley admitted.

"Hey Jamie, where's Connor? I thought you went to get him?"

James nodded at his fathers question. "I did, but he's being grumpy and told me to go away, he didn't want to come through." He scowled, a perfect pout on his lips, his brother was a poop-head.

Haley's brow furrowed. "I'll be right back." She said, moving Jamie beside Nathan and Natalie as she walked through the hall, heading towards her son's room.

"Can we watch 'Finding Nemo'?" Natalie turned to her dad.

Nathan almost groaned out loud. He'd seen that film so many times he was sure he and Haley could recite every single word.

"Yeah! Please daddy." James begged his blue eyes sparkling, a pout on his lips.

"Guys…"

"Please daddy." Natalie added, giving him puppy dog eyes and a pout as well.

Nathan groaned. "Okay fine." He gave in grumbling as they scuffled off the couch to put the DVD in. "But you're not allowed to use the pout or eyes for a the rest of the night, deal?"

"Deal!"

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Haley knocked softly on the bedroom door, hearing an annoyed come in before entering, even though her son was only eight he had the attitude of a fifteen year old.

"Hey baby." She smiled, walking over and sitting on his bed next to him.

Connor said nothing, just continued to move his fingers over the controllers on his PSP, never taking his eyes off the small device.

"Hey." She said a bit more firmly. "Look at me when I'm talking to you." He let out a sigh then did as he was told, giving her an expectant look. "Did you have fun tonight with Dan?"

CJ shrugged, going back to his game. "Hey! I was playing that." He exclaimed when his mam took the small game from his hands.

"Yeah well you're not anymore." Haley told him, a stern look in her eyes. "Now what's wrong?"

He sighed. "Nuthin'."

"Really? Then why don't I believe you?"

"It's nothing." Connor said, getting up from the bed and walking over to his desk.

"It doesn't seem like nothing." Haley told him softly, smiling at her little guy. "Tell me." She sighed when he stayed quiet and got up and picked him up in her arms. "I guess we'll just have to tickle it out of you."

"No mam! No please!" He started to giggle hysterically as she dropped him on the bed, running her fingers up and down his sides and over his tummy.

"Are you gonna tell me what's wrong?"

"YES! Okay yes!" He laughed loudly, taking in deep breaths when she finally stopped.

"Promise?"

"Yeah okay I promise." Connor told her then let out a small sigh. "Grandpa Dan wouldn't play with me, I kept asking him but he was too busy with Jamie and Natalie." He told her with a pout.

Haley had to bite her lip, he was too adorable. "Aww baby, Grandpa Dan loves you all the same, you know that." She explained.

"Yeah I know," He muttered. "But if he can ignore me then what happens if you and dad start spending more time with Nats and Jay?"

She sighed, "That would never happen. C'mere." She opened her arms and he happily cuddled into her. "Me and your dad love you so much." She mumbled into his hair. "And nothing will ever change that."

"Promise?" He asked, a few tears escaped down his cheeks and she smiled, wiping them away, and wrapped her pinky around the one he held out.

"Promise."

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"Look who decided to grace us with his presence." Nathan grinned as Haley walked through with Connor and was surprised when he climbed onto the couch beside him and hugged him tightly. He looked up at Haley but she simply shook her head and sent him a wink.

"I missed you daddy."

He felt her heart clench, Connor hadn't called him daddy in years, and he was at the age when he thought cuddles were too babyish for him, but on the off occasion he want don Nathan was happy to give it to him.

"I missed you too."

"C! Come watch Finding Nemo with us!" Jamie shouted to his brother as he and his sister lay on the floor on their bellies in front of the TV.

"Inside voice." Haley told him as she sat on the couch beside her husband, watching Connor slide in between his two younger siblings. "Ya know, you'll get square eyes sitting that close to the TV."

"No we wont." Natalie giggled. "That's just sill mammy."

Haley laughed softly and cuddled into Nathan's side. I love you baby." She whispered into his ear.

"Love you too." He kissed her hair.

The moment was ruined by Jamie's shout "Dory is so cool!"

"Inside voice!"

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"Can't yous read it one more time." Natalie pouted at her father and mother.

"No." Haley said, "it's time for you to go to sleep."

"But I'm not even tired." She whined, and right at that moment a large yawn escaped her lips.

"Yeah, right." Nathan chuckled, standing up and placing the pink storybook on the bedside table and he leaned down to kiss her forehead. "Night princess, I love you."

"Night daddy." She mumbled sleepily, "love you too."

Haley then took his spot and kissed both her daughters cheeks and nose with loud noisy kisses. "Love you a million gummy bears baby girl."

Natalie giggled. "Love you a million more mamma." She said wrapping her arms around her neck for a cuddle before she snuggled under her Barbie covers. "I love you a million too daddy."

Nathan grinned at that, and simply kissed her forehead one more time. "One down, two to go."

Haley laughed and snuggled into his side as they made their way to Connor's room and both smiled as they saw he was already sound asleep. They both gave him soft kisses goodnight before turning off the light and shutting the door.

"The best for last." Haley said playfully, knowing that they both knew how bad Jamie was at bed time.

Nathan chuckled, "how about I put him to bed and you can go and get ready for our bedtime."

She laughed. "That was bad." She popped a quick playful kiss on his lips. "Don't be too long, and tell him I'll be in, in a couple of minutes."

Nathan grinned, he knew she couldn't go to sleep without saying goodnight to all her babies. "Okay." And he kissed her quickly before walking into James' room.

"What're you doing?" He asked, amusement clear in his tone as he folded his arms across his chest.

Jamie quickly looked up from his spot on the floor, and smiled really big at his dad, a green crayon in his hand. "Hi daddy."

"Didn't we tell you to get into bed?"

"Nooooo…." Jamie smiled, his dimple showing.

Nathan chuckled. "What's this?" And sat down beside his son.

"It's for you." He squiggled a couple more green lines onto the paper then handed it to him.

"Lets see." Nathan sat down and wrapped an arm around James' shoulders. "Me and Daddy." He read the bright read writing scribbled across the bottom half.

"Do you like it?" The little boy asked shyly a bright smile on his face.

Looking at the picture of two stick figures, a big one and a small one, both with blue jerseys on and a big orange blob in-between then Nathan grinned. "I love it." He then picked him up with one arm.

Jamie squealed.

"And now, it's time for you to go to bed little man."

"But I dun' wanna." He said, with an adorable smile.

"Well you have to." Nathan announced, pulling the blue covers up around him.

"But I dun' wanna." He repeated.

"But you have to." Haley repeated her husbands words as she walked into the room, clad in her white bath robe.

He pouted and crossed his arms over his chest, a pout planted on his lips and Haley couldn't help but smile at how much he looked like Nathan in that moment.

"But…"

"James." Nathan said sternly, "you have to go to sleep."

The small boy scrunched up his face, and let out a small huff, but when he saw his parents weren't budging he sighed. "Fine."

"That's my boy."

Haley kissed his forehead, "I love you Jimmy-jam." And let a noisy kiss on his skin making him giggle.

"I love you too mamma."

"Night bud." Nathan said, hugging him. "And how 'bout tomorrow we go to the River court, with Connor?"

"Can Uncle Jake, Chris, Lucas and Mouth come too?" He asked excitedly, his bad mood forgotten about.

They both laughed; their son sure did have a lot of uncles.

"Course they can."

"I love you daddy."

"I love you too." He kissed his forehead and tucked the covers up around him before wrapping an arm around Haley and softly closing the door behind him. He sighed when they made it to their own bedroom and closed the door behind him before collapsing on the bed, his wife watching with amused eyes.

"Who knew having three children would be such hard work."

Haley let out a laugh at that and sat on the bed, untying his shoes for him. "Well it's your own fault baby, you did knock me up." She sent him a sweet smile, while throwing his shoes on the floor.

He grinned. "And I'd do it again."

She laughed. "Nuh uh. You're not getting another baby out of my Nathan Scott."

He winked. "We'll see." He then sighed with a soft smile as she started to massage his feet. "Thank you."

She smiled. "It's okay."

"No seriously, you're one brave woman, going near my smelly feet."

Haley bit her lip, God she loved him and then stood up.

"Where're you…" The words died on his lips as she undid her bathrobe, what she had on underneath made his throat go dry.

"Like what you see?" She teased him, the robe dropping to the floor.

Nathan simply nodded, not trusting his voice at the moment. That dark blue, lace Babydoll flyaway showed good amount of her breasts and flat stomach to his hungry gaze and the panties were so tiny that they just barely left anything to the imagination.

She then climbed onto the bed, straddling his waist and bent her head down to nip at his earlobe playfully.

"God I love you." Nathan breathed against her cheek with pure adoration. "My girl in blue." He added making her giggle slightly.

"Mmm, I love you too." She kissed him then, with everything she felt for him.

Who knew one high school English assignment could change your whole life?

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Wow, I cannot believe that's this story over! And before you say anything I know the ending was cheesy and cliché but I so don't care ;) So I want to thank everybody who reviewed this story, I absolutely love you guys, and also for getting me over 500 reviews! I couldn't believe it :P So I hope you all liked the epilogue, it was just pure fluff, and mostly Naley ;) So I'm not gonna babble on anymore, just simply thank everyone again for their amazing support, I cannot tell you guys what it means to me. Thank yous.

--JIF