Here is the last chapter. Hope you enjoy! Don't forget to leave a review and let me know what you think.

2 ½ Months later

"Nathan!" Haley called putting on the finishing touches to her make-up. "They're going to leave without us if you don't hurry up."

Nathan stepped out of the bathroom. "I'm almost ready, Hales."

"It's amazing how long it takes you to get ready. What could you possibly have to do that takes you that long?"

"Wouldn't you like to know." He answered leaving a soft peck on her lips.

"Nathan, I really don't want to miss out. You know how impatient Brooke gets."

"Baby, the Eiffel Tower isn't going anywhere."

"Yeah, but I want us to all be together. We've spent the last couple of days on our own discovering the city and I'm excited."

"Okay. Let me grab my wallet and we can go."

Nathan grabbed his wallet and the two then left their suite and headed down to the lobby of the Hotel Du Louvre to meet their friends. Looking around for a moment they spotted the group seated. Peyton was the first to see them.

"Finally you make it down."

"Hey, don't look at me. I've been ready for the past half hour. It's pretty boy over hear who was taking forever."

"Okay, so which restaurant do you guys want to go to? We could go to Juveniles or we could try Le Grand Vefour." Jake asked.

"Well since we've already tried Juveniles, I say we go to Le Grand Vefour." Brooke spoke.

"Aww come on Juveniles was really good." Lucas stated.

"You just want to go because they offer Cuban cigars after the meal." Peyton rolled her eyes.

"Oh god, I don't need that smell again. Le Grand Vefour it is." Haley said.

"Why can't we vote?" Nathan asked.

"Because we said so." Haley said gesturing to herself and the other two girls.

"You're lucky we love you." Nathan groaned.

"Yeah because that's the only reason you agreed. You just don't want a repeat of what happened in Amsterdam." Lucas teased

"Poor Nate had to go 3 days without sex." Brooke giggled.

"It wasn't my fault that she was propositioning me. I just thought she was being friendly."

"She was being friendly all right." Haley glared.

"How was I supposed to know she was a prostitute?"

Haley looked at him disbelievingly.

"Okay, I guess I should have known better." He said as they began walking out of the hotel.

Two hours later the group was in the midst of their meal talking jubilantly and just having fun.

"Oh, my favorite part was going on the gondola ride in Venice. I had always wanted to go on it and I finally did!" Brooke exclaimed.

"That was fun. But I think visiting the coliseum in Rome had to be my favorite. Oh and I can't forget the Trevi Fountain." Peyton spoke.

"That was beautiful."

"I especially liked the Leaning Tower of Pisa." Lucas added.

"As a fellow architect lover I thought the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona was pretty cool." Jake threw in.

'What about you, Hales?"

"It's hard to choose. I've loved everything about every place we've been to. London, Rome, Venice, Barcelona, Madrid, Cannes and so on. You know what, I think the Eiffel Tower is going to be my favorite. Mostly because I've wanted to go there since I was a little girl."

"I can't believe our trip is coming to an end." Brooke whined.

"I know. Then once we get back it's time to pack up and get ready to head off to college."

"It's like the end of an era."

"I don't want to talk about you guys leaving for college. It just reminds me that you're going to leave me behind."

"Babe, we're not leaving you behind. You know I wouldn't leave you if I didn't have to, right?"

"I know."

"Okay, let's not worry about that now. Who's ready to go to the Eiffel Tower?"

"Yeah, let's go. Boys take care of the bill while we go to the ladies room."

All the girls got up to use the restroom as the guys grumbled and began to figure out what they were going to pay. Awhile later the group were up in the tower taking in the beautiful view around them.

"So, this is pretty romantic." Nathan said coming up behind Haley and wrapping his arms around her waist.

"Yeah, it is. Didn't think you would think that, though?"

"Hey, I can be romantic."

"Baby, I never said you couldn't." Haley laughed at him. "I still smile thinking about the picnic you set up for us the day after graduation."

"That was a good day. I got lucky in the car."

"That's not the part you're supposed to remember."

"I know. It was a great day for us."

"I'm gonna miss it here."

"Me too. But we have a lot to look forward to when we get back."

"Yeah, I know. I'm happy we got to be together for this. I don't think I would have had as much fun."

"I know what you mean. I love you, baby."

"I love you, too." Haley turned her head up capturing Nathan's lips.

"Group picture!" Peyton yelled.

The others joined Nathan and Haley. Peyton handed the camera to one other couple that offered to take the picture. Standing next to their significant other the group posed and smiled for the camera. Peyton then retrieved the camera and each couple got a picture taken of them. A few days later the friends were back home.

"Okay, so how do you want to start?" Brooke clapped her hands together standing in Haley's closet.

"Brooke, I am capable of doing this on my own."

"I wanna help. Besides I need to make sure you take only the best."

"Yeah right. You just probably want to make sure I leave some of the good stuff so you can borrow it while I'm gone."

"That too, but I really do want to help. We don't have that much time left to spend together."

"Aww sis. Come here." Haley pulled Brooke into a hug. "We're only 2 ½ hours away. I'm going to visit every other weekend.

"Yeah, you say that now. After awhile it's going to be a drag for you and those two asswipes."

"You do realize those are our boyfriends you're talking about."

"So what? They're leaving me, so they are asswipes."

"So all of us that are leaving are asswipes?"

"Not you or Peyton. You're my sisters."

"Okay. Let's get started. I think we should start with tops then move on to bottoms and so on."

About 2 hours later they had taken out all the clothing she would be taking and the rest nicely put away in the closet. Greta entered the room leaving them some cool iced tea.

"Thanks Greta." Haley said as the old women left the room.

"Knock, knock." Peyton said as she entered the room. "What's up, girlies?"

"Just sorting out the clothes I'm taking. What about you? Are you done?"

"Almost. I spent the majority of last night packing. My dad had a serious meltdown when I started bringing boxes down into the living room."

"I know what you mean. Mom and dad have spent the last 2 nights watching old videos and reminiscing. It's pretty sad. My dad even threatened to lock me in my room so I won't grow up. Told him it was a little to late for that." Haley laughed as she began to pull out four large suitcases.

"So, what are we doing Friday? I heard Kelly is having a party."

"Actually it was cancelled. Her parents caught her and her boyfriend going at it on the couch." Brooke said very nonchalant.

"No way! Wow, that had to be majorly embarrassing."

"Anyway, Luke told me they might have a party at the beach house."

"Funny. Nathan hasn't said anything."

"Nathan hasn't said what?" Nathan said as he entered the room.

"That you and your brother are possibly hosting a party on Friday." Peyton answered for him.

"Well we just decided that today. I thought we said 6:00pm, Hales?"

"Is it six already?" Haley asked checking her watch.

"Yeah."

"Do you guys have a date or something?" Peyton asked.

"Or something." Nathan responded.

"Way to be vague, Nate." Brooke chuckled. "Come on Peyton. Let's leave the lovebirds alone."

Peyton and Brooke waved goodbye as they left Haley's room. Nathan walked over to Haley and wrapped his arms around her waist. Haley wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down for a kiss.

"Now that's a proper hello." Nathan said as they pulled away. "You ready to go?"

"Sure, just let me grab my purse."

They left the house and got into Nathan's truck.

"So, I was thinking we could skip the party on Friday all together and do something just the two of us."

"That sounds really good, but we should at least make a short appearance. It is the last party with all of our friends."

"Yeah, okay. So, you nervous about tomorrow?"

"No. I just want to be over and done with it."

"I know, baby. Think of it this way, In less than one week we'll be far away and you'll never have to see her again."

"True, but it has been kind of fun passing by her on the highway seeing her in the orange jumpsuit picking up trash."

"I know. That's probably why Brooke made sure to get a picture."

"What?"

"Yeah, Luke told me she forced him to drive passed just so she could get a snapshot. He said the photo is pretty funny."

"I so have to see that."

Minutes later Nathan slowed the care to a stop and the two got out of the vehicle and made the small trek to their spot. Nathan and Haley had a seat in front of the big tree.

"God, I love it here. I'm gonna really miss this place. It really sucks that we only started coming back here only a few months ago and now we're leaving again."

"Hales, it's not like we're not going to visit often."

"Yeah, we say that now."

"Baby, stop being so negative." Nathan said as he placed a lingering kiss on her cheek.

"Sorry, I don't mean to be. It's just now starting to really hit me what we have to say goodbye to. I'm being silly. Ignore me."

"I could never ignore you." He turned her head to face him and gave her a peck on the lips.. "Okay, so do you want to start now?"

"Yeah."

They both got up and Nathan grabbed the small duffel bag that he had brought along with him along with the one Haley brought as well.

" Where do you think we should put it?"

"Umm..." Haley looked around and decided on an area to the left of the tree near some wildflowers. "Right there should be good."

They walk over and settled themselves. Nathan took out a small hand shovel and began digging up some of the dirt. Haley took out a large sized plastic container and wrote something on the cover.

"Okay, that should be good enough." Nathan said as he put the shovel down.

"Do you have your stuff?"

"I do. Do you?"

"Of course. Do you want to go first or should I?"

"You go first."

"Okay." Taking out her items from the duffel bag she began to explain each one's significance.

"The first one is the picture we took on the Eiffel Tower. It's one of my favorite pictures of us. Next is my cheerleading uniform and a Ravens pennant because lets face it, Ravens are the best. Next is a business card from the restaurant where you took me on our first official date and finally our baby's first and only ultrasound picture. Even though we never got to meet him or her, I don't want us to ever forget that he or she existed." Haley finished as a tear escaped at the remembrance of their lost child.

Nathan smiled as she placed the picture in the container and kissed her on her temple.

"Well, I don't think I can top yours, but these are still special to me. The first is a mix CD of all the songs I think best represent how I feel about you."

"Aww, Nathan. Why don't I have a copy?" Haley pouted.

"Don't worry. I have a copy for you in my truck. And you can't laugh at what I picked. Next is my Ravens jersey along with a picture of us at the Championship junior year. Then I thought our prom ticket stubs would be good since it's when we finally admitted we loved each other and got together. Finally, this is something I never told anyone about, so you can't make fun of me. These are copies of Journal entries I started writing after I found out we were going to have a baby. It's basically my feelings and fears of becoming a dad and then my feelings after we lost him or her."

"Baby, I would never make fun of you for that. I think that's fantastic."

"Thanks."

"Would it be possible for me to read them? Unless you don't want me to."

"Sure. I'll let you read them from my laptop."

"Okay, let's bury it."

Haley closed the lid and placed the container in the hole that Nathan dug up. Nathan then began to shovel the dirt back into the hole on top of the container. Once complete Nathan patted down the dirt.

"Looks good. So we'll be back here next year and add more."

"Sounds like a good plan. Do you want to stay and hang out for awhile or do you want to head back?"

"No, let's stay for awhile."

"Okay."

They once again sat down in front of the tree. Nathan leaned back against it while Haley sat between his legs, her back on his chest and his arms wrapped around her. A few days later the couple joined their friends at the beach house for the big party for the seniors. Currently they were all standing around the kitchen island playing 'I Never'.

"Okay, okay. I never... stood out in the snow in my underwear singing the Pussycat Dolls."

"That was a low blow, baby." Nathan said as he and Lucas took a sip of their drink.

"That wasn't nice, Hales." Lucas said.

"Oh, get over it. Everyone already saw the video." Haley stuck her tongue out at the two of them.

"Yeah, but they could've forgotten about it."

"Not likely." Teresa and Skills said at the same time laughing.

"Okay whose next?" Teresa asked.

"I'll go." Brooke happily volunteered. "I never... got caught giving or receiving oral."

Nathan and Haley glared at Brooke as they brought their drinks to their lips. Tim took a drink with them.

"Details please!" Bevin said excitedly.

"I was with this hot piece of a...."

"Not you, Tim!" Everyone yelled together.

"We talking to Nathan and Haley." Skills said

"I don't want to talk about it." Haley said, her face red with embarrassment.

"Oh, come on!" Teresa begged.

"It's really not a big deal. My uncle Cooper caught us in my room giving her an oral demonstration on Thanksgiving. No big deal." Everyone at the table laughed.

"Your uncle Cooper is so hot!" Bevin exclaimed. All the girls at the table agreeing with her statement.

Nathan wrapped his arm around Haley's shoulders.

"You ready to go?" He asked whispering in her ear. Haley smiled at him and nodded.

"What are you two conspiring about?" Peyton asked eyeing them suspiciously.

"We're gonna head out." Nathan answered.

"What? You just got here!" Brooke exclaimed.

"Brooke, we've been here for about 3 ½ hours now." Haley responded to her. "Besides, pretty soon you'll somewhere wasted, making out with Lucas, not even noticing that we're gone."

"Fine. Come on Broody. Let's get started on the making out portion." Brooke grabbed his hand and pulled Lucas out of the kitchen.

"We'll see you guys tomorrow at the Rivercourt, right?" Jake asked after taking a sip of his beer.

"Yeah, we'll be there. Bye." Nathan answered then he and Haley walked out.

An hour later Nathan and Haley were parked near a secluded area of the park closest to their hiding spot.

"Baby, you taste so good." Nathan said while sucking on Haley's collarbone as she rode him slowly. "You're torturing me, Hales."

"Am I really? Want me to go faster?"

"Yes!"

"As you wish."

Haley moved quicker, bouncing on him frantically and moaning loudly at the insurmountable pleasure coursing through her body. Nathan matched her movements as best he could and groaned loudly against her chest. He grabbed her face and pulled her into a heated kiss. Their tongues dueled against each other as they felt their final culmination approaching. A couple minutes later the couple screamed loudly once they reached their final climax. Haley laid her forehead against Nathan's shoulder as they tried to catch their breath after their intense session.

"Add this to my top ten." Nathan said chuckling.

"Babe, you say that every time after we have sex."

"Can't help it if it keeps getting better with you. I'm such a lucky bastard."

"Nathan!" She squealed and slapped him on the shoulder. "Let's sit by our tree."

"Whatever you want." Nathan kissed her on the lips.

Haley removed herself from his lap. The two of them got their clothes back on, got out of the truck, and walked to their spot. Nathan situated a lantern next to them as they took a seat in front of the tree. Nathan against the tree and Haley against his chest.

"What are you thinking?" Nathan asked.

"That despite being beautiful during the day, this place is actually pretty creepy at night. I don't know how we weren't freaked when ran away and came here." Haley shivered involuntarily.

"Don't worry. I'll keep you safe." Nathan laughed squeezing his arms tighter around her. "So are you ever going to tell me how you're feeling after the whole meeting with Rachel and the lawyers?"

"I thought I had successfully avoided that issue."

"Not a chance."

"I don't know what to feel. I mean I'm upset that the restraining order has been lifted, but I guess it makes sense since she'll be at Florida State and we'll be at Duke. I guess I'm a little angry. After what she put me through all she got was a slap on the wrist. I mean really, community service for causing the death of an unborn child and almost killing me in the process? The justice system really sucks."

"It really does. I do think that she will get what's coming to her. Karma is a bitch."

Haley laughed. "Thanks. You really know how to make me feel a little better."

"Just a little better?"

"Well, that bitch is still walking around freely after getting a slap on the wrist for a crime that should have had serious consequences. So, yeah, just a little better."

"Will you feel completely better if I gave you a present?"

"A present? What present?" Haley sat up and turned to face Nathan.

"Well, we've been together for almost 3 months now and being with you has made me really happy. So, I wanted to get you something meaningful to represent the promises I've made to you and to myself about keeping you happy."

"Nathan, you didn't have to do that."

"I wanted to."

He pulled out a small velvet box and place it in Haley's hand. Haley softly kissed his lips then awkwardly open the box. Inside was a beautiful 14kt white gold heart shaped Aquamarine ring with Diamond accents.

"Nathan." Haley said almost breathless. "This is so beautiful."

"I know. I had to make sure it was worthy of you." He took the ring out of the box and slid it on her ring finger of her left hand. "Okay now before you freak out, I'm not proposing. This is to signify my promise of being monogamous to you."

"You do know that to our mothers it is going to look like an engagement ring."

"Let them think what they want. All that matters is that we know what it signifies. And who knows maybe someday I will put a real engagement ring on that finger."

"You've actually thought of us that far ahead?"

"Yeah. I can't say for sure because I can't exactly predict the future but it's always a possibility."

"I guess it is. Thank you for the promise ring. I love it." Haley kissed him deeply. " I don't think I've ever been so happy. You have proven to be the best boyfriend ever."

"Really? Well, I guess I could provide a little more proof to that claim."

"How?"

"What if, I told you Rachel may have something coming to her sooner than later."

"What do you mean?"

"You know those pictures Brooke took?" Haley nodded. "Well lets just say there are a few guys out there who should be finding those photos in their mailbox with her cell number. There's nothing better than hooking up with a bad girl." He laughed.

"You didn't!"

"Well, it's not a full blown Haley James revenge plan, but I thought it was a good laugh."

"You really would do anything for me, wouldn't you ?"

"Anything. And I plan on proving that to you for a long time."

"Good. I expect you to." Haley smiled. "You deserve a reward. What's your take on outdoor sex?"

Nathan smirked at her and drew her into an intense kiss. Haley giggled as she responded to his kiss. At that moment the two of them were lost in each other and nothing could break them out of their heaven. After living in denial for so long it was time to take advantage and make the most of their happiness.

And sadly my story has come to an end. Don't worry so much though there will be a sequel. I'm in the midst of writing the first few chapters. I'm a little unsure how well my ending is, but it is the best way I visualized it. I tried to tie up as many loose ends as I could especially with the whole Rachel thing by not really going into full detail of her consequences after the whole court thing but I thought that your imaginations would be far better at coming up with punishments for what she did. That's probably why I chose not to do something so harsh and wrote Nathan saying that she will get hers in the end. I've left it up to you to decide exactly how. Who knows? Maybe I'll acknowledge it in the sequel if you give me some good ideas.

Sorry I didn't go into full detail on the Europe trip mostly because I didn't spend enough research time on it so I just gave a little glimpse. As for the promise ring, I have a link to a picture of it in my profile along with another link with an explanation as to why I chose her left hand. There are a lot of sites with debates on which finger is appropriate for a promise ring. It was very interesting to read about. But I linked the best one I found. Also I have posted a list of the songs I decide Nathan put on the cd mix. Check out my profile for those.

What a journey for me this has been. I want to say thank you so much to all of you who have stuck with my story to the very end. It was my first story and to see that is was so well received has been so unbelievable. For my first story I think I did pretty well. At least I really hope I did. I have enjoyed writing this story as much as you all have enjoyed reading it. I re-read it sometimes and can't believe that I'm the author. Anyway, thank you for all the support and I hope it will continue in my next story.

dareNALEYtomove – Just had to give you special mention because your PMs really pushed me to finish this story. I appreciate how much you've enjoyed it and I hope that enthusiasm will continue in my next story.