Nathan Scott woke up in his bed, his arm around some girl. He didn't even know her name. The party last night was at Tim Smith's house. He did what he usually did, walked in, found the girl of the night, made small talk with her, took her upstairs, and left before she could wake up. Last night was no different. Sure, the blonde girl sleeping next to him was pretty, she still wasn't 'her.' She was too tall for her head to fit comfortably on his shoulder, his arm didn't fit around her waist right, and her curves didn't match with his body. This wasdefinitely not 'her'. Nathan slipped away from her, put his clothes on and left.

Haley James woke up to the sound of a hair dryer blasting fromthe bathroom. She groaned and rolled over just as her best friend Brooke Davis stepped out of the bathroom.

"Morning sleepy head. You were out later that usual last night. Was this guy anything special?" Brooke said.They heard Peyton laugh from across the room. Peyton was Haley and Brooke's other best friend.

"No, he just took longer than usual, that's all." Haley laughed at the memory. They all did.

"So what are we doing today?"Peyton asked sitting up.

"I don't know.Do you just want to walk around and like, talk?" Haley suggested.

"Sure, good day for boy hunting anyway." Brooke joked.

"What about Lucas?" Haley played along.

"Hey, I can look, can't I?" Brooke defended. Brooke and Lucas Scott had been going out for a month now. A record for Brooke. They were walking down the streets of Tree Hill, North Carolina when they passed the River Court.

"Hey, there's Jake, Lucas and Nathan." Peyton pointed out.

"Broody!" Brooke cried as she broke into a run. She flew into his arms and showered him with kisses.

"Hey Brooke," Lucas said in between kisses.

"Hey Jake!" Peyton called walking over.She hugged him and started talking about the night before.Haley looked away over to the other guy playing basketball.

"Hey Nate, how's it going?" she asked.

"Good,you?" he replied casually.

"Good," Haley paused for a moment, watching him shoot the ball into the air and swish into the hoop. A small smile of satisfaction spread across his face, "Hey Nathan?" Haley asked, an idea popping into her head.

"Yeah?" Nathan dribbled the ball, waiting for her answer.

"Do you think you could teach me how to play basketball?" Haley asked. She really didn't care about how to shoot a ball through a hoop, but she felt the sudden urge for her skin to be against his.

"Sure, come here." Nathan said. She walked over and stood next to him. He slipped behind her as she took the ball in her hands.He placed his hands on her hips and spoke softly into her ear.

"Okay, relax your hips, aim the ball for the backboard, and just shoot." he whispered. Haley felt a tingle go up her spine as she felt his hand on her hips and his breath on her neck. She couldn't help but notice that her back side fit rather well into his front. She shot the ball, not caring if it went in or not. It did.

"Oh!Wow," Haley said, snapping out of her thoughts. She turned to look at Nathan, he had a smirk on his face.

"That was good! Nice job. You know, we could use you on the team." Nathan joked.

"No thanks, I like to watch guys get all sweaty, not do it with them." Haley laughed.

Nathan realized that as she was standing about four inches away from him, she was the perfect hight for her head to rest perfectly on his shoulder and that the curves in her back, fit his body.