A/N: Hi. So this is part two of chapter one. Remember: Please comment. No silent reading please. :)

Chapter 1b:

The game was over and Nathan looked around his now, empty apartment for something to do. He walked over to the fridge for food, where he saw a note from Haley stuck onto the door. Hope you have a good day today honey. Love you. Always and forever. Up to that point, he was all smiles because Duke had cruised by their opponent and was moving on in the tournament. But as soon as he saw her delicate and cursive writing, his face quickly turned solemn. Nathan pulled out his phone and dialed her number. He slammed his phone closed as it went straight to voicemail. He knew that he needed something to take his mind off the incident that happened more an hour ago. He slipped on a pair of shorts, a jersey and grabbed a ball. He decided that he needed to run and play hoops to clear his mind. Nathan ran through Axil to get to his brother, Lucas' house. He ran by the docks, trying to take the scenic view and the longer route. But as he ran by it, he remembered of his first tutoring session with Haley. Nathan stopped running and walked down to one of the many wooden tables and sat down as he took a short rest.

*flashback*

Nathan sat at the dock and just stared at Haley. She was rambling on about some Algebraic property that he really could care less about. What was really on his mind was how beautiful she looked in the morning glow, concentrated so passionately. He smiled. Haley looked up and realized that she had lost Nathan.

"Nathan." She said bringing him out of him semi-vegetated state. "Did you hear what I said?"

"Yeah."

"Okay. Please repeat it." She said with a smirk. Nathan looked down, guilty and caught.

"So do want some?" Nathan asked pathetically trying to change the subject as he torn into a crackerjack box. Haley just laughed.

"No thank you."

"Please be test answers." He prayed as he tore into the prize pack he found inside.

"Yeah right." Haley said sarcastically. She looked at Nathan as he eagerly torn into the pack like a kid on Christmas. He frowned for a second when the prize wasn't what he was hoping for, but then smiled when he looked up at Haley.

"Don't say I never gave you anything." Nathan said as he slipped on a cheap purple plastic bracelet on Haley's wrist.

*end flashback*

Nathan smiled, twirled the basketball on his finger for a couple of seconds, stood up and left the wooden docks.

Nathan ran up to Lucas' door and knocked. Lucas came to the door and was shocked to see Nathan standing in front of him.

"What are you doing here Nathan? I thought that you were on tour with Haley."

"Actually, SHE left and I think we just broke up, I'm not sure."

"What happened, did you hurt her? I told you before that I'll hurt you if anything bad happened to her because of you." Lucas changed his tone and took a few steps toward Nathan, grabbing his shirt collar.

"Chill man," Nathan said pushing Lucas away. "I just came by to ask if you wanted to play hoops."

"Nathan, I want to know what you did to Haley."

"I was watching the Duke game and Haley wanted me to go on tour." Nathan said backing up. He didn't have time to finish. Lucas lunged at him sending him into the grass and threw punches. Nathan defensively reacted and threw some punches back. Lucas, knowing there was no way he could over power his older brother, reached and strangled Nathan's neck. "I'm sorry man," Nathan said choking. "I'm going to try and make it better when we see her concert in Raleigh." Lucas let go of his grip as the both stood up and brushed themselves off. He shrugged off the fight. "So, anyway, I'm going to the court, do you want to come?"

"No, I have to call Haley to make sure she's okay," Lucas said pushing Nathan one more time. He turned and slammed the door. Nathan huffed and eventually ran to the River court.

Nathan reached the gravel court within minutes. He remembered when Haley was out there asking him to teach her how to shoot a free throw for PE class. Nathan smiled when he pictured her shot banking hard off the metal backboard. He remembered how happy he was with Haley, how much he missed her. Nathan finally regretted what he did.

Personal replies:

To the silent readers: thanks for reading. :)

Rachel: That has yet to come... sadly. and Nathan lets her walk away because he taking her for granted. Hope this helps. :)

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