Nathan walked into the bathroom and up to the mirror, it was the day of their wedding.

"Claudia, come on already, we're gonna be late for our own wedding reception." Nathan said as Claudia stood in the shower.

"Okay just give me two more minutes. The shower massager has three speeds." Claudia replied.

"Yeah, and you have one: slow." Nathan replied.

"Would you quit complaining. I need the extra time. Besides, people expect the bride to look beautiful." Claudia laughed as Nathan stood in front of the mirror playing with his hair.

"Yeah? What about me?" Nathan asked looking at himself and Claudia slid open the shower door.

"Don't be silly, no one would ever expect that of you." Claudia smiled before she slid the door closed again.

"Oh, OK. That does it." Nathan laughed as he pulled off his t-shirt and the rest of his clothes. He stepped into the shower.

"Nathan!" Claudia giggled.

"We're gonna be late, we're gonna have to do it together." Nathan replied laughing and they both kissed.

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"Claudia, what are we doing for your set list?" Josie asked as her and her daughter sat in the local diner across the road from the concert arena.

"I thought it was, head turner, bad habit and then my duet with Chris." Claudia replied eating her chocolate cake.

"Yeah but they want you to add one more." Josie smiled and Claudia's face lit up.

"Which one?" Claudia asked beaming.

"Baby, baby, baby." Josie shrieked and everyone looked over. Claudia stood up and clapped her hands smiling.

"Seriously?" Claudia asked just to make sure.

"Seriously." Josie replied smiling with utter delight.

"I have to go rehearse." Claudia stated standing up.

"Honey?" Josie said and Claudia nodded her head.

"Oh yeah bye mum, love you!" She said before she kissed her mum's cheek and ran out of the diner.

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Nathan was still driving in his car, heading to visit Claudia. He flipped up his phone and dials home. He held the phone up to his ear to listen to an answer phone message.

"Hi, you've reached the Scott's, um, my wife and I are, uh-" Answer phone Nathan said before Claudia cut in.

"Your wife? What do you, like, own me now?" Answer phone Claudia asked and Nathan smiled to himself as he listened to his wife's voice.

"Yeah, I do." Answer phone Nathan said and Answer phone Claudia laughed.

Nathan and Haley were sitting on their bed, recording their answer phone message.

"Hi, this is Nathan and Claudia Scott, please leave a message... or... not." Claudia laughed as she looked at a frowning Nathan.

"That's the worst thing I've ever heard." Nathan replied as Claudia gasped and turned the recording off.

"Shut up, it rhymed, I like it!" Claudia said as she laid across the bed, Nathan beside her.

"Oops!" Nathan said sarcastically as he pressed the delete button and deleted the answer phone message.

"Oh fine, let's just do one together, OK?" Claudia said as she leaned for the button.

"Wait a minute, isn't that something only really cheesy couples do?" Nathan asked looking at his wife. Claudia smiled over at him before she leant on his shoulder.

"Yeah, well we are a really cheesy couple, Mister." Claudia replied in a funny voice, Nathan nodded his head.

"Good point." Nathan said and Claudia pressed the record button.

"Hi, you've reached Claudia-" Claudia said into the machine.

"-and Nathan, I live here too." Nathan added.

"Yes, Nathan lives here too because we're married!" Claudia exclaimed grinning.

"And, uh, we can't get to the phone right now because we're, um..." Nathan asked looking at his wife for help.

"We're having sex?" Claudia stated as she looked at Nathan. "I mean, just, we're having really- " Claudia said as she moved her hair and away from her neck and turned to the side.

"OK." Nathan smirked as he lunged for her. (Lunges at her.)

"hot sex." Claudia stated and then Nathan began to kiss her neck. "Oh!" She laughed and then she looked at the machine.

"Oh, we're still on. Uh, leave a message!" Claudia laughed as she held onto Nathan's neck.

"And, uh, we'll get back to you when we're done!" Nathan said taking his head out of Claudia's neck. They fall off the bed laughing as Claudia yelled.

Nathan smiled at the message as he looked at the road. He shut his phone and placed it beside him.

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Nathan fiddled with the tape deck, fixed from when he and Lucas last used it. He smiled nostalgically.

"Nathan, I'm slipping, you're gonna drop me!" Claudia exclaimed.

"Drop you? If I wanted to, I could shoot you across this room like a three pointer." Nathan boasted and Claudia laughed. "You want me to try?" Nathan asked.

"Don't you dare!" Claudia said as Nathan opened the door to their apartment.

"Well, we're gonna do this the right way." Nathan started as he entered the apartment, carrying Claudia bridal style. "Now, since I couldn't get the fancy honeymoon suite..." Nathan continued and Claudia nodded her head. She kicked the door shut. :...I figured I could, you know, at least carry you across our one bedroomed threshold." Nathan finished as he sat her down. Claudia gasped with pure delight, she stared at the apartment speechless. There was candles everywhere, including in a parallel line that leads to the bedroom. White rose petals were strewn across the floor.

"Oh my god!" Claudia exclaimed stunned as she held her heart.

"I wanted everything to be perfect. I know you didn't get your dream wedding, or your dream honeymoon-" Nathan said and Claudia looked up at him.

"-I got my dream guy." She cut in clutching onto his suit jacket as she bit her bottom lip. Her hair was blonde and wavy, it was pinned back and out of her face. Her dress was small but boho looking.

"Well, yeah, you did get that." Nathan replied before he kissed her. Claudia looked around the room again in awe. She looked at the sign that read, 'HONEYMOON SUITE: DO NOT DISTURB'.

"Honeymoon suite, huh?" She asked as she pranced down the white petaled walkway.

"Listen, we don't have to do anything, alright? It's not why I married you." Nathan sighed as he followed after her. Claudia laughed as she turned around to face him.

"You gotta be kidding me." She replied before she kissed him. She clutched his tie and dragged him into their bedroom.

"Oh, what've I gotten myself into?" Nathan joked and Claudia laughed as she slammed the bedroom door shut. The sign fell off.

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Claudia walked into her dressing room to see Nathan sat at her vanity. She was in complete shock.

"Nathan, oh my god! What're you doing here?!" She whispered in complete shock. Nathan turned to look at her and stood. He walked up to her and Claudia smiled guiltily.

"I wanted to see you." Nathan replied and Claudia smiled. "I needed to see you, I-" Nathan continued.

"I'm so glad you did," Claudia said before she hugged him, "I miss you." She whispered as Nathan hugged her back.

"Listen, I asked you to marry me because I wanna spend my life with you. I still want that." Nathan stated certain as he let go of her and stood back. "I love you, Claudia." Nathan smiled and Claudia looked up at him with a horrible look in her eyes.

"I love you too." Claudia replied and Claudia did love him with all her heart.

"So I came here for you and I'll be here for you no matter what." Nathan said and Claudia smiled. "I'll go with you on the tour, I'll wait for you, whatever you want me to do." Nathan finished and Claudia's smile fell and she nodded her head. "I'm not giving up on us. I'm not giving up on our marriage." Nathan said before he looked at her hair. "Also I love the new hair and the little nose ring." Nathan smiled and Claudia closed her eyes laughing.

"I don't know what to say." Claudia said as she looked in the mirror. Nathan turned around and saw the pictures of Chris.

"Oh, no-no, Chris and I aren't together, I promise you. It's never been about that." Claudia said truthfully as Nathan took her hand. She was not wearing her ring.

"You're not wearing your ring." Nathan said as he dropped her hand.

"I feel guiltily wearing the ring." Claudia replied truthfully as she looked down at the ground. "I kissed Chris, I left you to go on tour. I just- I am not wife of the year." Claudia continued and Nathan looked at her sad. "I love you Nathan, god. I do." Claudia said as she touched his face with her hands. "But I feel like... maybe we rushed things a little bit," Claudia explained and Nathan looked away, he knew what she was going to say. "The music is happening, we are married. I am sixteen. This is too much for me to handle. I don't know who you want me to be?" Claudia said looking up at her husband.

"All I want you to be is my wife!" Nathan replied and Claudia looked down at the ground guiltily. "Is it too much to ask?" Nathan asked and Claudia tried to answer.

"Claudia!" The backstage guy said. Claudia closed her eyes and turned to look at him. "We're ready." He said before he walked away.

"Nate, please just wait here. After the show we can go get something to eat and speak. Please." Claudia stated walking away from him, Nathan scoffed. She ran up to him and hugged him tightly. "Thank you. Thank you so much for this." She hugged him tightly. "I love you." Claudia smiled and Nathan inhaled. "I love you, always and forever." Claudia whispered as she kissed his neck.

"Please welcome back, Claudia Stone!" The guy shouted on stage. Claudia let go of Nathan and walked on-stage amidst cheers. Nathan watched her, his face was set and restrained. She stood at the microphone and turned to see Nathan, he wasn't smiling. The spotlight hit her and she smiled.

"Okay so tonight. I will be singing a new song first. It is called baby baby baby. Hope you guys like it." Claudia exclaimed before the band began to play. Nathan looked at her thinking about everything.

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"You guys have been great. Chris Keller's up next." Claudia said waving at the crowd. The crowd cheered as Claudia ran off the stage. She looked in her dressing room to see that Nathan had left. She stared at the empty room and her mirror with a sad and searching look.

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Her and Nathan in completely different places looked at their wedding rings, with mixed emotion. Was it the end?