Lips of an Angel Chapter 1: Hard to be Faithful, an one tree hill fanfic

Hey everyone! Just a short one-parter! the song is Lips of an Angel by Hinder. ENJOY!

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honey why you calling me so late?
It's kinda hard to talk right now
Honey why are you crying is everything okay
I gotta whisper cause I can't be too loud

She called me again tonight. I was so happy to hear her voice. Brooke was just in the other room, so I really couldn't be too loud. I hear sniffling on the line. "Hales, are you okay, baby?" I ask.

She just says she's fine, not willing to give me an answer. I know what's wrong, though. She feels like a horrible person for what we're doing… I don't blame her… I do too sometimes.

Well, my girl's in the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
I guess we never really moved on

Haley and I were together in high school. When we went off to college I met Brooke and she met Lucas. I liked Brooke, but she was nothing like my Haley. Haley went all the way to Stanford while I stayed in North Carolina to attend Duke. It was best if we just split up while we were away.

Since then we've both graduated college. She lives with him here in North Carolina, just a few miles from Brooke and I.

"I miss you, Nate," she says, softly, most likely hoping I don't hear.

"I miss you, too," I whisper back.

It's really good to hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel

Haley and I met again every summer when she came home. Every time it was the same thing. We'd forget the lives we created without the other. Everything was how it was before college. We were together again.

"I had a dream about you last night," she says, a smile in her voice.

I laugh softly. "Is that so? I had a dream about you, too," I replied. "What was your dream like?"

"You and I were sitting on the beach like we used to, watching the sunset," she says, softly. "Those are some of my greatest memories."

I nodded. "My dream was at the beach, too, but we weren't watching the sunset," I said.

She giggled. "I don't happen to be naked in this dream, do I?"

I laugh. "You are very naked in this dream," I reply. "Best dream I've had in a while."

She sighed. I hear mumbled talking. He was there. I waited patiently as she talked to him. She finally came back on the line. "Sorry about that," she says.

"Does he know you're talking to me?" I ask quietly.

"Yes," she replied.

I sigh. "Are you fighting now?"

"I don't know if we're fighting. Most likely we are because he walked off," she says. "What about what's her face?"

I smile. She knows her name, but refuses to use it. "She doesn't have a clue, Hales," I replied.

It's funny that you're calling me tonight
And yes I've dreamt of you too
And does he know you're talking to me
Will it start a fight
No I don't think she has a clue

"When am I going to see you again?" she asks softly.

"I don't know, baby," I reply truthfully. "I don't know when I can get away again. I just saw you last weekend, but if I come again this weekend she's going to get suspicious."

I hear her sigh. "Okay," she says, sounding defeated. I know she's fighting off tears. I hate hurting her like this, but she knows we can't do this all the time. "Well, I'm getting tired, Nate. I'm gonna go to sleep."

I take a deep breath. "You know what? I'm gonna come see you tonight. You're at your apartment?" I say, getting up and out of bed.

I can hear her smile. "Yes, but he's here, Nate. Where can I meet you?"

I smile, just thinking about my angel. My Haley. "Meet me on the beach. The sun's already set, but we can live out my dream."

I hear her giggle. "I'll be there," she replies. "Always?"

"And forever," I say. "Bye."

"Bye."

Well my girl's in the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
I guess we never really moved on
It's really good to hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel

It was really hard to hang up, but knowing I'm going to see her soon made it okay again. I stayed quiet as I put on my pants and pulled on a sweatshirt. I put my phone in my back pocket and headed out my bedroom door.

I see Brooke, cleaning dishes. She hasn't said more than 5 words to me all night. I walk over to her and kiss her cheek. "I'll be back later," I say and start to walk away.

"Tell her I say hello."

I froze. She knew. "What are you talking about, Brooke?" I asked, turning to face her again.

She turned, fire in her eyes. "You're seeing someone else, aren't you?" she asks.

I roll my eyes. "Brooke, we've been over this," I start.

She throws the dish towel at me. "Bull, Nathan! You're always leaving. You never spend time here, let alone spend time with me! Who is she?" she screams at me.

"Brooke, there is no one else!" I yell back. "You're just too paranoid! Just relax!"

"If you're not going to see some girl then where are you going?" she asks, right in my face now.

I sigh. "I'm going to see an old high school friend," I say, setting my hands on her shoulders. "I'm with you, Brooke. I promise."

She lets one lone tear fall. She pulls me into a hug, apologizing. "I don't know why I'm getting so crazy, Nathan," she admits. "I just don't know why you never spend time with me anymore."

I pull back and give her a smile. "Tell you what, tomorrow just you and me the whole day. What do you say?"

She grins. "Okay, you have yourself a date. I'm gonna go to bed. Have fun, Nate," she says and kisses me before going into our bedroom.

I sigh after the door is closed. I don't know what I'm doing anymore. I'm hurting an innocent girl who just wants to be loved. I'm lying to a girl I really care about. Why, I don't know.

All I can think about right now is Haley. Nothing else matters.

I reach my destination, searching for her as soon as I get out of my car. I see a figure sitting in the sand and immediately know it's her. I rush to her side, taking a seat. I give her a grin. She turns to look at me, tears streaming down her face.

"What is it, Haley?" I asked.

She pulls me into a hug. "We're horrible people, Nate," she said. "Why are we doing this to two innocent people?"

I sighed. "I love you, Haley. I'm not going to just stop this," I say firmly.

She gave me a smile and brought her hand up to my face. "I didn't say I wanted to end us," she says.

I'm confused. "What do you mean, then?" I asked.

She put her other hand on my face as well, moving in closer until our foreheads touched. "Why can't we just be together? Why can't I just break it off with Luke and you break it off with Brooke? I mean, we-"

"Hales," I interrupt. "Brooke thought I was cheating on her tonight. She looked so broken. I can't stand to see her so broken again. I just can't break up with her! Please understand, Hales."

She backed away, staring into the ocean. "Why can't I just let go," she whispers. "Why can't I stop loving you?"

I wrap an arm around her shoulder. "Why do you want that, Haley?"

She looked at me, her eyes burning into mine. "I'm tired of being the other woman! I'm tired of cheating on the man that I'm supposed to love! I'm just plain old tired of this arrangement, Nathan!"

I sighed. "Hales, it's not fair to Brooke if I-"

"I don't give a damn about Brooke, Nathan! This is about you! Do you want to be with her or me? I'm finally making you choose, Nathan, because I can't do this anymore!" she exclaims, standing.

I stand as well. "Haley, I love you. Why can't that be enough?" I ask, my voice cracking. "I can't let you go. I'm not going to let you go."

She brings me into a hug as I start to cry. "Nathan, you know I love you," she whispers. "I just don't know if I can do this anymore."

I pull back. "Haley, we're going to be together! I just can't hurt her more than I already have, Hales. Please, don't end us!"

She nods. "Fine, don't end it with her," she says and starts to walk off.

I pull her back, kissing her deeply. She struggles at first but then responds to my kiss. She pulls back, gasping for air. I do the same. She looks me in the eye, silently telling me it's not over.

She always threatens that she'll end it, but I know she never will. She loves me too much. She knows I love her too much to let her go.

It's like a game. We can't let go of the other, for fear of never loving the way we used to.

At the end of the night, she's with him. At the end of the night, I'm with her.

But we think of each other.

honey why you calling me so late?