Chapter One- Remake of Our First
Haley lugged her sluggish body through the front door of her home as she was relieved to finally make it home after a long day at school and at the tutor center. When she walked further into the home she could tell that her family had all ready had dinner without her and if her sister Taylor had swung by then she knew nothing was left for her, so she didn't even bother to look as she took a beeline straight up to her room. Lugging her backpack into her room she quickly put it in her closet not wanting to even think of the books it contained in there because she feared she would think of school. Flopping onto her bed she felt at peace when she finally closed her eyes but that was shortly lived once her cell phone ring tone went off.
"Hello?" Haley answered
"You home yet?" Nathan asked
"Yes. I swear I don't feel my body" Haley moaned
"Sorry, Hales. Just be glad your not playing a sport" Nathan laughed
"Stop laughing, that's cruel" Haley smiled
"I'm joking" Nathan laughed
"What are you doing?" Haley asked
"I'm playing video games, waiting for Tim to come over" Nathan said
"You sound like you had an exhausting day. What game are you playing?" Haley asked
"NBA Live" Nathan answered "Why do you play?" he asked
"A little bit" Haley said "I can do turbo moves like none other" she laughed
"Well I guess I should take you on. You know play the best. Hey, do you have plans for this Friday?" Nathan asked
"Uh….not that I know of but I'm pretty sure I'm about to make plans" Haley said
"Yeah. Do you want to hang out?" Nathan asked
"Sounds fun" Haley said
"Well I'm sure you want to take your annual hour long shower, so I'll let you go. Have a good night sleep babe" Nathan said
"Night" Haley smiled before she hung up
During passing periods Nathan managed to get to class early enough to make a few phone calls to make reservations at a restaurant out by the docks. Coming into the classroom after deep conversations with the rest of the cheerleaders, Brooke was surprised to see Nathan all ready at his seat with paper and pen out. Grabbing a seat next to him she just pretended like she wasn't paying attention to him but he knew exactly what she was doing.
"Thank you so much. Seven o'clock is great" Nathan complimented before he hung up
"Making reservations" Brooke observed his notes that he jot down
"Yeah, I planning a re-make of the first date for Haley since our first date didn't go so well" Nathan said
"After all that work I put in. Tell me Nate how could you screw that up?" Brooke asked
"I know. But this one will be good" Nathan said
"What do you have planned?" Brooke asked
"I'm taking her down to the old theater to watch the star show then dinner down at the docks. Then ice cream I guess" Nathan said
"Sounds pretty good. Imagine if you would have put this much work in with Peyton. Maybe you'd been better" Brooke said
"I should have treated her better but I'm changing or at least I want to change" Nathan said
"That's good Nathan. If you can change then that gives hope for me" Brooke smiled "Just do good by her Nate, just do good" she said
In some points in Haley's life she considered working at the café not much of a job but just helping out Karen. But with the tutor center being backed up come finals week it became hectic working at both the tutor center and the café. On some occasions Deb would come in and help out with taking orders and doing bookings for private parties that dished out a lot of money in order to taste the heavens of Karen's cooking. Doing a rush order Haley quickly busted into the backroom only to find Deb jump up quickly in surprise.
"Haley. You scared me" Deb said trying to catch her breath
"Sorry, I was just getting an order from the freezer" Haley informed the blonde
"Oh. What order?" Deb asked
"The case of pies" Haley said
"I think I put them out and put them in the boxes. I'll go get them because I know there ready to go" Deb smiled
"Oh, you don't have to do that. I can do it" Haley said
"No, its okay. You've been running around here like crazy, take a little break" Deb said
"Are you sure? Because I know your busy" Haley said
"Haley. I'm going to get the pies. Then I'm going to ring the customer up while you take a breath or two" Deb instructed her "That's least I can do seeing as Nathan's report card came in and surprisingly they contained an average of a three point o" she smiled
"If you insist" Haley agreed
"I insist. Now rest" Deb smiled before she went towards the back to the freezer
Haley stood in place for what seemed like an eternity but in all realness it was about a minute. Standing in place was something new for Haley as she had always been on the move lately. Scanning the room she quickly laid her eyes on the papers on the floor. Walking over she bent down to pick it up just sorting it together so it could be neat on the table. Placing the papers face up on the table she soon ran across a court document. The court document read a petition for divorce.
Friday had come quicker that Haley could ever imagine and with time she thought that she would be able to forget what she had stumbled upon at the café but it only burned into her memory. Surprised by the romantic evening Nathan had planned for them she wanted so much to be in the moment with him but her mind at times wandered off to that piece of paper wondering if she should tell her boyfriend. After dinner the two had went to the beach and sat and wrapped themselves in each other as they watched the ocean splash. Nathan loved these moments , the moments where he just held Haley close and felt as if he could hear every thought she had in her head and he knew something was going on in that head of hers.
"What are you thinking about?" Nathan whispered in her ear
"Nothing. Just thinking about how perfect this moment is" Haley smiled before she gave him a sweet kiss on the lips
"You happy?" Nathan asked
"Of course. I got dinner, a star show, and ice cream. We should have a first date all the time" Haley laughed snuggling her face in the nape of Nathan's neck
"That could be arranged. We can have a third first date next week. Then a fourth first date the week after that. I'm seeing a trend' Nathan joked
"Ha…ha…L-o-l. Thank you. I love what you did for me" Haley said
"I'm happy" Nathan said
"You better be" Haley laughed
"I wish they could be happy like us" Nathan mentioned
"Who?" Haley asked
"My parents. I wish they could do stuff like this and not fight all the time" Nathan said
"Maybe they just don't feel the same about each other" Haley said "I'm sure they could still do things like this if the fire was there" she explained
"That's the problem. I think the fire is gone" Nathan said "My dad's been riding my ass this whole time for it" he said
"You okay with it?" Haley asked
"I have no choice. My mom is barely even home because she's always working at the café or at her job' Nathan said
"You don't have to put up with it. You know you can run away from it, if you wanted to" Haley suggested
"Run where?" Nathan asked
"To my house. My parents haven't exactly caught onto the fact that you know how to sneak in without being noticed" Haley laughed
"Well the next time I feel like I need to escape, I'll be sure to knock on your front doorstep" Nathan said before he kissed her on the side of her forehead
"No. The window…my bedroom window. Knock on my front door then my dad will kill you" Haley said
"And I will be sure to remember that because I do want to live" Nathan laughed
"Good" Haley said before she pulled him in for a deep passionate kiss