A small town, love could be found in odd places
CHAPTER 1
Haley is once again in town, and the first thing she may do is go to explore the outside. All the eyes of the neighbors are upon her, all of them whispering incoherent words. She doesn't notice them because all of her thoughts were on one thing: him.
Haley was a college student at Duke, and now was in her Christmas break, at that time she returns home to see her family and spend the holidays there. This year was different, not for academic reasons but for whom she was currently looking for, her boyfriend. They meet the first week in Duke, and surprisingly they know each other from before, not well but nevertheless they recognize. They went to the same school in their town but he was two years older than her and because of this, they didn't go to the same class. When destiny brought both of them in the same café that morning none of them known what will happen between them, two strangers.
That morning in the café was a very busy morning, and as a result the tables were full. Haley was lucky and got one at the end of the café. She was drinking her morning coffee and reading her notes when all of sudden someone was talking to her. She stopped her activities and lifts her head to see a blue eyed man that was asking if he could sit in the chair that was facing her, explaining that there was no other space free in all the café. Haley couldn't hear was he was saying because her eyes keep watching him, he was very handsome, and the face…. In that moment she couldn't find the words, there are many words in English but she couldn't find any, how convenient she thought. The silent moment seemed to end and not because Haley, no, because he began the conversation. One hour later they excited the café and return together to school talking along the way there. She discovered that his name was Nathan, and to her surprise they were both from the same town, his face now she knew were she had seen it, in the corridors of her high school. When they reach the campus, he asked for her number and she gave it to him.
One month later they were a couple, a very happy couple. She was an excellent student and he was the star of the basketball team that fact made them the most popular couple in Duke. One thing lead to another and months passed and the Christmas break was here again and they were headed to they town once again, but this time none of them were alone. The only problem was that they forget to tell their families that they were a couple.
Now she is walking the streets to meet him in the park to make a plan. If you think that this is not a difficult thing, you think wrong because how you tell your family that you don't call always that you've been in a relationship with someone that hey didn't know about. The thing would've been different if this was some kind of "fling", but that's not the case. Nathan and Haley are very serious; they are truly madly deeply in love.
If you walk in a park and see a couple like them you would think what a lovely married couple they were, the truth is that they seem like an old married couple minus the old. In the little time that they know each other they learn all the things from the other, they know almost everything that they know what the other was feeling almost immediately.
Now they are sitting in the bleachers of the basketball court in the park, discussing what would they do. At the end they decide to organize a dinner and invite both their families and introduce them and explain their relationship. After that, she watches him shooting some hoops while she reads erasing all the bad thoughts in her mind.
Chapter 2:
The pair decided that they would organize the dinner for the next Saturday; this will give them time to prepare their families and themselves.
Nathan's family was one of the richest families in the town, and because of that they expect him to be with someone with their social status. Nathan could care less about the money, yes it helps, but to him the most important thing in the world is love, and now that he find it he doesn't want to loose it because his stupid family.
Nothing of this would matter to them and this is what Nathan was thinking while he was walking home after he left Haley. He needs to make them see the love that they have is real.
When he arrives at home he sees his brother car. Nathan's twin brother Lucas is studying literature at Stanford; yes he got the brains of the two of them. Lucas is a blond and skinny version of Nathan, they don't look very alike and they have contrary personalities and because of that they complement the other and are very close.
Nathan and Lucas are very close, but Nathan couldn't seem to told him by the phone his secret not because his brother could not understand him not it was because he knows that he could not take him seriously if he doesn't do it in person and Lucas could see it in first person.
You see, Nathan was the player in high school he did not do dating, Lucas know that this was a wall that he was making to protect his heart. After high school they parted ways and when they talked Lucas asked about studies and basketball, Lucas played through high school but in the university he decided that that was not his future much to his father dismay. So Lucas left the girls part out of the way because he thought that his brother was making the high school thing with them and he thought that was not a way to treat a girl, so he did not talk wit him of that to avoid a fight that they seemed to have every time he acknowledged some of his brothers actions.
Nathan make his way into the enormous mansion that he call home, his parents were out of town one of the reason that the dinner was plan Saturday the day after his parents arrival. Nathan calls his brother's name, the response lead him to his brother's room.
Entering the room he could see his twin in the bed waiting for him. They great each other with a hug, after all 4 months passed since they had seen each other.
First Nathan listened to his brothers adventures, not paying much attention at the blonde one, ten minutes later Lucas could tell that his brother seemed to talk about something serious because the look in his face told him so. Ten Lucas asked:
what's wrong?
Nothing- Nathan replied
And now I know is something. So tell me…
Ok. Lucas I know that you think that I'm a player and all… but…
No! don't tell me I know you're gay!!
This isn't funny, the thing is I met a girl
O so that it, I was worried
No that's not all, I'm in love with her, we're in love
I don't know what to say to you Nathan. Since when?
4 months
Wow and you tell me this now? Why?
Because I could not tell you in the phone because you wouldn't have taken me seriously, I want to do this in person so you could see how serious I am. What I'm going to do Lucas? I'm in love with her and I have to tell our family and hers….. what if they don't like me? And what if mom and dad put their act?
Okay calm down first, I think I own you an apologize
For what?
Because you grow up just like I know you would, and because you opened your heart to someone that I have to meet because someone who can make you date them 4 months and counting and make you open your heart deserved a medal
Jaja Lucas today you're hilarious
CHAPTER 3
Haley leaves Nathan and then she walks home but not immediately. In the meantime she admires the change in every tree, street, park… When she sees her house she hears someone calling her name, her sister Brooke.
The James is a normal medium class family in Tree Hill. Haley always knew that her family may not have it all but that the love they share is a very powerful thing. Her parents are different from the others; they always talk with her about everything, including sex and encourage her to do always what her heart says.
Haley will always be the baby, because her sister and her brother were a little bit older than her, her parents always said that she was a surprise, not expected and that's the reason why they treat her like porcelain. She has one sister, Brooke, and one brother Jake. Brooke is the wild child but she has an amazing heart that only could be seen by the people who are close to her. Brooke went to New York to study fashion, after finishing, she started her own fashion label and it's growing to be the next big thing. Jake is a lawyer and he is married to his high school girlfriend Peyton and they live in Charleston. The three brothers are very close they talk as much as their life's allows them.
Haley arrives at the front door of her house just in time to see Brooke run over to gave her a big hug.
Hello Haley-bub I missed you so much!!!
Me too Brooke. So how are you??
Oh Haley you would believe me what happen to me the other day, I had lunch with Donna Karan, and she is interested in me to make a collection for her…. So life's pretty good, well it could be better in my love department but I can complain…
Unbelievable you Brooke without a personal life!!! It's a first, seriously, where's my sister??
Haley this is not funny I'm frustrated and plus this town has nothing so I have to wait to return to New York, yeah I'll be bitchy a little more than usual…
Ok guys come hear I can stand bitchy Brooke, someone help me
A little bit dramatic don't you think? So anyway enough about me how are you?
Well…..
Haley I know that look, what's up? And don't say nothing cause I know you like my hand
Ok but for this I think we have to enter the house.
So this is important
Yes very
