"Hi."Haley was standing on Nathan's porch.Her bags were scattered around her feet.She looked up at her husband.
Nathan was silent.What was he supposed to say to that? She left him without so much as a goodbye. He is a saint and decides to forgive her AFTER she announced on national television that she was dating Chris Kellar.But when he forgives her, he finds a million pictures of Chris shit head Kellar on his beloved wife's mirror.She THEN proceeds to tell him that she wasn't ready for this and that they were 'too young.' Whatever.
"Hi? All you have to say is HI?" Nathan bitterly spit out. His eyes turned a darker shade of blue. Looking into them,you could see all of the pain and suffering he went through.
Haley let out a small sob before stepping closer.Flinching,Nathan took a step further into the house.With tears freely streaming down her face,Haley closed her eyes.With her eyes still closed,she whipsered "I'm sorry."
Nathan shook his head at her. "Sorry for what? Sorry for leaving? Sorry for kissing that douchebag? Sorry for making me want to KILL myself? What the FUCK are you SORRY for,Saint Haley?" Nathan was angry,tears burning in his eyes. He wouldn't let them fall. He wasn't about to give her the satisfaction of seeing him cry.
Haley shook her head,still standing on his porch."Nathan. I am sooo sorry for ever hurting you. You know how much I love you.
You have to know how sorry I am."
Nathan let a dry laugh escape his lips. "Wanna know what I'm sorry for?" Nathan paused. "I'm sorry I ever walked into that tutoring center. I'm sorry I was pussy enough to fall for you. I'm sorry I ever met you or Lucas. I'm sorry that I didn't die that day when I drove my car into a wall."
Haley shook her head,still crying. "Nathan,let's talk about this. Please. Can I come in?" She was becoming desperate. The whole reason she came back was so that she could talk to him. So that she could tell him she was sorry, and that she loved him. Things were not turning out like she planned.
Nathan nodded his head. "Yeah,come on in. You and my beloved mother can have that little chat. I'm outta here." With that,
Nathan pushed past his 'wife' and into his car. Speeding out of the parking lot,he wondered where he was going.
Driving, Nathan searched through his cell phone. Lucas. No fucking way. They were no longer 'brothers'. Brooke. She was always someone great to talk to, but she was in California. Tim. Nathan's best friend, but definately not the brightest out of the bunch. Peyton. Nathan's ex girlfriend. They had this amazing connection. Although they sucked at the relationship thing, he found it easy to talk to her about anything. Turning his car around, Nathan drove in the direction of the Sawyer house that he had spent endless nights in.
Once Nathan arrived, he noticed Peyton's black car in the driveway. He jogged up to the door and knocked. Peyton answered almost immediately saying "Listen bitch, I'm gonna call the cops on your as..Nathan." Laughing slightly, Nathan said "Looks like I'm not the only one with problems on this amazing summer night." Peyton nodded, laughing . "Come on in." With that, she opened the door wider. Stepping inside, Nathan was flooded with memories. Making out on the couch. Having sex on the...everywhere. He smirked at the thought. "Pervert." Peyton said smirking as she raised an eyebrow. Nathan laughed as he invited himself upstairs and into her bedroom.
"Of course you can come in my bedroom,Nathan." Peyton added sarcastically. She entered her room to find him sitting on her computer chair.
Nathan looked over at her seriously. "Tell me about this 'bitch' who's like..stalking you." Nathan said.
Peyton looked over at her bed and decided to sit on it. Picking at a piece of the blanket,she explained. "She says she's my
mom. I know she's not. It's pretty fucking impossible since my mom's...dead. But she won't leave me alone. She keeps sending
me these creepy IM messages too."Peyton shrugged her shoulders before continuing. "I talked to my dad, and he says that I
should call the cops if she comes back. There was just...something about his tone..the way he said it.. ya know? It was like
he wanted to say the right thing to make me feel better, but it wasn't REALLY what he wanted to say.God,I must sound insane"
Peyton laughed at herself.
"You don't. Trust me." Nathan looked over at her.
Peyton looked over at him before smiling. "You know I do. Scott boys are my weakness." She added the last part laughing.
Nathan smirked at her.
Peyton had to ask. It had been bothering her since he came here. "What's wrong with you?"
Nathan looked over at her with hurt etched all over his face. Shaking his head 'no', he told her the truth. "Haley's back."
Peyton's eyes doubled their size. Haley and Peyton were friends, and Peyton supported Haley going after her dream, but when she found out that Haley turned Nate down when he pulled the little...surprise visit thingie..Peyton was pissed to say the least. It wasn't long ago that the only people she could trust were Brooke and Nathan. Peyton wasn't about to forget that, or betray Nathan like that. He was an amazing person and didn't deserve Haley's on again off again married only when convenient bullshit.
Snapping her from her thoughts was Nathan's deep voice. "Peyt, you gonna say something?"
Looking up,Peyton crossed the room to where Nathan sat. She pulled him up from the chair he was occupying and hugged him.The
hug was for him, and her, and Haley, and Ellie, and Jake, and Lucas, and Brooke. It was their way of forgetting everything.
Peyton rested her head against his chest.Inhailing, she remembered his scent. He always smelled great. He had to. He was
Nathan Scott for god's sake. Tree Hill's Boytoy hottie.
Once they broke the hug, Nathan grabbed her hand and sat them both on the bed. "She wants everything to just...go back to normal. She thinks that saying she's sorry is going to fix everything. She thinks it's going to fix ME."
Peyton took notice in the fact that they were still holding hands. She smiled inwardly. It was okay to have a tiny crush on Nathan Scott. If it wasn't okay, then every single girl in Tree Hill would be in major trouble. "Nate, I'm sorry. You wanna crash here for the night? Just in case Haley is camping herself outside the Scott McMansion?" Peyton added the last part jokingly.
"Believe it or not, I think she IS camping out there." Nathan said laughing. Peyton laughed along with him.
"Okay,welllllll...you can take the bed." Peyton said getting up.
"What? Were big kids. I think we can handle sharing a bed...unless you're afraid that you're going to rip my clothes off in the middle of the night..I'm really not in the mood for a midnight rape." Nathan said with his signiture cocky smirk.
Peyton rolled her eyes. "There he is folks! I was wondering when you would show up. I seriously think I bring out Jackass Nathan Scott. Around everyone else you're this new, reformed, great guy. Five minutes alone with me and...BAM..the Nate I knew and..." Peyton stopped herself before she said 'loved'.
Nathan laughed. "Knew and loved. I know, Peyton. Who wouldn't love me? I'm so hot." Nathan said, still laughing.
Peyton roller her eyes again. "Get in the bed, loser."
Nathan crawled into the far side of the bed,and Peyton slipped in next to him.
Within minutes, they were both asleep. Nathan's arm around Peyton's waist, and their hands laced together.