4x11 ⇢ Nathan - “Haley we can’t be apart like this, we need to be together. Always and forever.”
Karen - “I’ll leave you two alone.”
Nathan - “I’m sorry, okay I never wanted to hurt you and I’m sorry for all the ways that I did.”
Haley - “I know you’re sorry, I know you don’t wanna hurt me, but I need to know that you’re gonna be honest with me.”
Nathan - “I promise I-“
Haley - “I need to know that you’re gonna let me in Nathan, I mean all the way.”
Nathan - “I will, okay I’ll let you in if that’s what it takes, I’ll let you in. It’s just… sometimes I’m afraid that if I do, you’ll see the real me. The guy I was before you. And I’m not proud of that person, okay; the one that I used to be. But if I have to be that guy to keep you safe, then that’s who I’m going to be. Look, if you want me to apologize for defending you, or for fighting back when somebody hurts you, then I can’t do that - I won’t do that, okay because the truth is: that’s a guy I’ll never be; a guy that just stands by and watched while the world hurts you. Can you understand that?
Haley - “I can’t…”
Nathan - “Haley you have to-“
Haley - “No, I can’t keep standing on one foot. So, if there’s more, I should sit down. But if you’re done, then, um… just take me home ‘cause I’m tired and I miss you and I love you, every version of you.
Nathan - “Come here.”