"Coffee, Love, and Everything Else"
Author: Buffster
Category: Mainly Nathan/Haley, but there will be some of the Brooke/Lucas/Peyton triangle
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters
As the sun began to rise, sunlight slowly began to stream into her room. It fell across her and Nathan's face as they slept. Peace was a part of both of their faces, both had smiles full of content as they slept. Haley had her arms wrapped around Nathan, but now he was on his stomach sleeping, with her using his back as a pillow. Nothing seemed as if it could disturb them.
The door slowly began to creak open. Struck in awe of the sight before him, Lucas Scott rubbed his eyes to make sure he was seeing right. He stood there for a moment, not wanting to disturb the scene in front of him. He smiled softly and walked away, knowing he would be able to talk to Haley later on.
Haley began to stir in her sleep and slowly began to relive the past few days events. Nathan. Nathan collapsing. Nathan coming to her.
She glanced down at his face, he looked so content. She didn't want to wake him so she slowly got out of bed and walked downstairs.
"I need a cup of coffee." She mumbled and turned the coffee maker on. She then went and took a shower and changed for the day. As she walked out of the bathroom, she ran straight into Nathan. He smiled down at her.
"Hey." He said softly. She gave him a kiss and pulled back.
"Toothpaste is in the cabinet, you can use my toothbrush if you want. It's the light purple one." She said, a smile forming on her lips. Nathan pretended to be hurt.
"Miss Haley James, are you trying to tell me that my breath smells?" He asked, laughter in his eyes.
"Yep." She said cheerfully and headed downstairs. Nathan watched her for a moment and went to brush his teeth.
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"Cereal is in the bottom right cabinet. Bagels are in the fridge." Haley said, while taking a sip of her coffee. Nathan stopped and studied her, she was reading the newspaper while he watched her.
"Haley.." He began. Hearing the hesitate tone in his voice, Haley glanced up. Her look softened when she saw him fidgeting. She got up and pulled him into her arms.
"I promise you. Everything is going to be okay." She whispered.
~~~
"Dan, I don't care what you want. Especially since you do not care for me or your own son." Deb argued into the phone. Nathan walked into the kitchen and she stopped.
"Dan, we'll discuss this later." She said curtly and hung up the phone. She immediatly ran and hugged her son.
"Where have you been? Are you okay? Why did you just leave?" She cried. Nathan held his mom for a moment.
"I'm okay." Was the only answer out of his mouth. Deb slowly nodded and looked at her son, a look of uncertainy came across her face. Nathan began to take in the scene. His mom on the phone withi his dad. Fighting. He looked at her.
"Where's dad?"
~~~
"Well, Mr. Lucas Scott. You are quite the ladies man." Haley joked with Lucas at the diner. It was a slow day and Deb had called her to see if she would run the diner in the morning for a few hours.
"Joke all you want. But it's a hard decision. Peyton..I have liked her forever and now she wants what I have wanted. And if it had been a week ago, I would have been with her. But now, there's Brooke. And I honestly do no know where my feelings for her stand." He said, leaning back, thinking about everything.
"Luke, I know that whatever decision you make will be the right decision. It just comes down to the matter of who you think will make you happy." She said quietly. Lucas studied her. He wanted to ask her about Nathan, but decided against it. There was something sacred about when he walked into the room, and he decided that if he said something to her, it might ruin that special moment between her and Nathan.
"Thanks Halz. I hope that you're right."
~~~
After Lucas left, Haley was wiping up the counter when someone took her shoulder and pulled her back. She was startled when she came face-to-face with a Scott. Not Nathan, nor Lucas, but Dan.
"Hi, can I help you?" She asked politely. Dan narrowed her eyes at her and she felt a chill go up her spine. There was definatly something wrong with this man.
"Yes. You can take your white trailor trash self and stay away from my boy." He said coldly. Haley watched him and realized what he wanted. He wanted to scare her away. Too bad for him she wasn't going anywhere.
"'Your boy' just collapsed to you over-pressuring him. I think if he had to stay away from anyone it would be you. That's just my opinion though." She shot back. A surprised look came over his face. He was not expecting her to stand up to him.
"You don't know what you're talking about. And I suggest you don't talk back to me."
"I know what you're trying to do. Trying to scare me away. Truth is, I'm not leaving Nathan. And there's nothing you can do that will make me leave him." She retorted and walked away. Dan began to walk out when he stopped.
"I warned you once and I won't warn you again. Stay the hell away from my boy or you will regret it." With that, the door closed behind him, leaving Haley in shock at what just happened.
~~
Nathan stared at the ceiling of his room. His arms were relaxed behind his head. His mom had explained to him what had happened that night with his dad and then brought him back to the hospital to make sure he was okay. He was there for about 6 hours until they finally told him he could go home. He didn't know how to react to his dad being kicked out. He knew he was going to stay with his mom no matter what. He needed to be out of his dad's clutches, because if he didn't get out soon, it would probably kill him.
His thoughts then went to Haley. He wondered what his life would have been like if she wasn't with him, if he never asked her to tutor him. It would be a lot worse than it was now. She was the only thing that made his life worth it. Not basketball. Not Peyton. Not Tim. Haley James. Lucas's best friend. The girl who started out as a game, but became a soulmate. As if on cue, the phone rang and he immediatly knew who was going to be on the other line.
"Hey, it's me." She greeted him. He smiled and she could hear it through the phone.
"Hey Bambi. Last night was great, huh?" He teased. Haley laughed.
"Oh yeah. We should definatly do it again." She replied.
"Seriously Nathan, how are you?" She asked. Nathan sighed.
"I'm better. Thanks to you."
"No, not to me."
"Yes. Haley, without you, I don't know what I would have done yesterday. You were the one thing keeping me from doing anything else bad." Haley sighed on the other side of the line. Her conversation with Dan kept going through her head. She wanted to tell Nathan about it, but she knew he had a lot to deal with already so she would put it on hold.
"My mom kicked my dad out." Nathan said quietly.
"Oh my god. Nathan. Are you okay?" She asked, concern in her voice.
"I think so. I think it's best that he's gone for awhile. I'm going to live with my mom. I don't know if this means their getting a divorce or what, but I know without my dad pressuring me, things should be a lot easier." He said.
"It will be a lot better. There will be no pressure from him and you can find some happiness." She said softly. But she knew the truth that Nathan was just trying to hide. Dan Scott was not going to get out of their lives so easily.
Author: Buffster
Category: Mainly Nathan/Haley, but there will be some of the Brooke/Lucas/Peyton triangle
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters
As the sun began to rise, sunlight slowly began to stream into her room. It fell across her and Nathan's face as they slept. Peace was a part of both of their faces, both had smiles full of content as they slept. Haley had her arms wrapped around Nathan, but now he was on his stomach sleeping, with her using his back as a pillow. Nothing seemed as if it could disturb them.
The door slowly began to creak open. Struck in awe of the sight before him, Lucas Scott rubbed his eyes to make sure he was seeing right. He stood there for a moment, not wanting to disturb the scene in front of him. He smiled softly and walked away, knowing he would be able to talk to Haley later on.
Haley began to stir in her sleep and slowly began to relive the past few days events. Nathan. Nathan collapsing. Nathan coming to her.
She glanced down at his face, he looked so content. She didn't want to wake him so she slowly got out of bed and walked downstairs.
"I need a cup of coffee." She mumbled and turned the coffee maker on. She then went and took a shower and changed for the day. As she walked out of the bathroom, she ran straight into Nathan. He smiled down at her.
"Hey." He said softly. She gave him a kiss and pulled back.
"Toothpaste is in the cabinet, you can use my toothbrush if you want. It's the light purple one." She said, a smile forming on her lips. Nathan pretended to be hurt.
"Miss Haley James, are you trying to tell me that my breath smells?" He asked, laughter in his eyes.
"Yep." She said cheerfully and headed downstairs. Nathan watched her for a moment and went to brush his teeth.
~
"Cereal is in the bottom right cabinet. Bagels are in the fridge." Haley said, while taking a sip of her coffee. Nathan stopped and studied her, she was reading the newspaper while he watched her.
"Haley.." He began. Hearing the hesitate tone in his voice, Haley glanced up. Her look softened when she saw him fidgeting. She got up and pulled him into her arms.
"I promise you. Everything is going to be okay." She whispered.
~~~
"Dan, I don't care what you want. Especially since you do not care for me or your own son." Deb argued into the phone. Nathan walked into the kitchen and she stopped.
"Dan, we'll discuss this later." She said curtly and hung up the phone. She immediatly ran and hugged her son.
"Where have you been? Are you okay? Why did you just leave?" She cried. Nathan held his mom for a moment.
"I'm okay." Was the only answer out of his mouth. Deb slowly nodded and looked at her son, a look of uncertainy came across her face. Nathan began to take in the scene. His mom on the phone withi his dad. Fighting. He looked at her.
"Where's dad?"
~~~
"Well, Mr. Lucas Scott. You are quite the ladies man." Haley joked with Lucas at the diner. It was a slow day and Deb had called her to see if she would run the diner in the morning for a few hours.
"Joke all you want. But it's a hard decision. Peyton..I have liked her forever and now she wants what I have wanted. And if it had been a week ago, I would have been with her. But now, there's Brooke. And I honestly do no know where my feelings for her stand." He said, leaning back, thinking about everything.
"Luke, I know that whatever decision you make will be the right decision. It just comes down to the matter of who you think will make you happy." She said quietly. Lucas studied her. He wanted to ask her about Nathan, but decided against it. There was something sacred about when he walked into the room, and he decided that if he said something to her, it might ruin that special moment between her and Nathan.
"Thanks Halz. I hope that you're right."
~~~
After Lucas left, Haley was wiping up the counter when someone took her shoulder and pulled her back. She was startled when she came face-to-face with a Scott. Not Nathan, nor Lucas, but Dan.
"Hi, can I help you?" She asked politely. Dan narrowed her eyes at her and she felt a chill go up her spine. There was definatly something wrong with this man.
"Yes. You can take your white trailor trash self and stay away from my boy." He said coldly. Haley watched him and realized what he wanted. He wanted to scare her away. Too bad for him she wasn't going anywhere.
"'Your boy' just collapsed to you over-pressuring him. I think if he had to stay away from anyone it would be you. That's just my opinion though." She shot back. A surprised look came over his face. He was not expecting her to stand up to him.
"You don't know what you're talking about. And I suggest you don't talk back to me."
"I know what you're trying to do. Trying to scare me away. Truth is, I'm not leaving Nathan. And there's nothing you can do that will make me leave him." She retorted and walked away. Dan began to walk out when he stopped.
"I warned you once and I won't warn you again. Stay the hell away from my boy or you will regret it." With that, the door closed behind him, leaving Haley in shock at what just happened.
~~
Nathan stared at the ceiling of his room. His arms were relaxed behind his head. His mom had explained to him what had happened that night with his dad and then brought him back to the hospital to make sure he was okay. He was there for about 6 hours until they finally told him he could go home. He didn't know how to react to his dad being kicked out. He knew he was going to stay with his mom no matter what. He needed to be out of his dad's clutches, because if he didn't get out soon, it would probably kill him.
His thoughts then went to Haley. He wondered what his life would have been like if she wasn't with him, if he never asked her to tutor him. It would be a lot worse than it was now. She was the only thing that made his life worth it. Not basketball. Not Peyton. Not Tim. Haley James. Lucas's best friend. The girl who started out as a game, but became a soulmate. As if on cue, the phone rang and he immediatly knew who was going to be on the other line.
"Hey, it's me." She greeted him. He smiled and she could hear it through the phone.
"Hey Bambi. Last night was great, huh?" He teased. Haley laughed.
"Oh yeah. We should definatly do it again." She replied.
"Seriously Nathan, how are you?" She asked. Nathan sighed.
"I'm better. Thanks to you."
"No, not to me."
"Yes. Haley, without you, I don't know what I would have done yesterday. You were the one thing keeping me from doing anything else bad." Haley sighed on the other side of the line. Her conversation with Dan kept going through her head. She wanted to tell Nathan about it, but she knew he had a lot to deal with already so she would put it on hold.
"My mom kicked my dad out." Nathan said quietly.
"Oh my god. Nathan. Are you okay?" She asked, concern in her voice.
"I think so. I think it's best that he's gone for awhile. I'm going to live with my mom. I don't know if this means their getting a divorce or what, but I know without my dad pressuring me, things should be a lot easier." He said.
"It will be a lot better. There will be no pressure from him and you can find some happiness." She said softly. But she knew the truth that Nathan was just trying to hide. Dan Scott was not going to get out of their lives so easily.