When Aaron saw Hayley standing at the doorway, his hands reacted on his own and he pushed Rachel away. Sudden push caught Rachel off-guard and there was hurt in her eyes when she faced Aaron but she saw he was not looking at her, his eyes were looking past her. Rachel turned to see who was standing at the door and she was little taken aback when she saw Hayley standing there and looking extremely shocked. So because of Hayley Aaron pushed me away from him but why thought Rachel, but she was drawing blank, she didn't understand why Aaron gave this kind of reaction simply because of Hayley, because as far as she knew everyone knew about her and Aaron so Hayley must know about it too because Rachel had seen Hayley hanging out with that bunch of friends and by her equation with each one of them it was hard to believe that Hayley didn't know about her and Aaron.

While Rachel was thinking why Aaron pushed her aside just because of Hayley, Aaron got up from his seat and rushed towards door. He was d.a.m.n scared and he didn't know what to say to Haley and how will Hayley react if he say something. When he reached her he saw her eyes were fixed on the spot where he was sitting moments ago and she was s.p.a.cing out. He touched her shoulder and she flinched under his touch and that kind of reaction broke his heart and then he saw her moving her eyes away from the spot she had been staring for a while and focusing them on him as if questioning him what was going on?

The room was eerily silent, Aaron was standing right in front of Hayley, who was leaning against his working table, her head bowed down. When he saw her at the door looking at him questioningly he didn't care what Rachel would think or anything else he just told her to leave. Once Rachel left he took Hayley's hand and guided her inside his cabin and since then she was standing like that not even uttering a word. He thought the moment Rachel would left Hayley will hurl accusations at him but nothing like that happened, she was just standing there all silent. He wanted her to talk and yell at him, he didn't like this silent treatment, this silence was killing him. when Aaron thought Hayley won't going to speak and he had to break the silence she suddenly lifts her head and looked at him, her eyes were not having that questioning look anymore, they were vacant as if nothing can affect her in this world now and that sent chills down Aaron's spine. "Are you guys back together, or are you planning too?" asked Hayley in a neutral tone but Aaron could guess how much pain it would have caused her to even think these lines let alone spell them out.

He instantly took a step forward and gathered her in his arms. Her body fits perfectly in his embrace, a perfect fit as if she belongs here in his arms. He pressed her closer to his body as if trying to blend her body into his. He thought she would wrap her hands around him but she didn't she stood there like a statue and let him crush her into his embrace. He didn't know what to do anymore and then he closed his eyes and let his heart talk and he said "I am not going back to my past ever again because I like my present and future way more because it has you in it. Without you I don't want anything and I don't think of having a life without you in it. n.o.body is coming in my life and take your place, not now, not ever." He sighed and buried his face on the nape of her neck and thought that she was not going to react but then he felt two hands wrap themselves around him and he felt relief coursed through his body and after a moment he felt her tightening the hug and leaning closer to him.