One of the burning questions surrounding One Tree Hill for weeks has been if Hilarie Burton and Chad Michael Murray are returning next season. Can the show really go on without them?

Well, fear not, says EW's Michael Ausiello. They're negotiating new deals now. Everything you've been hearing, reading, and seeing about how the CW does't want them back is bogus.

Thank you, Michael, for the reassurance that these two lovebirds and the dearth of One Tree Hill quotes they provide will likely be back for the show's seventh campaign in the fall.

Lucas and Peyton dream of a cheesy, wonderful seventh One Tree Hill season.

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