Looking
at you, holding my breath,
For once in my life, I'm scared to
death,
I'm taking a chance, letting you inside.
"First Time" by Lifehouse
Haley shut the door and came to look at him as he sat on the bed. He had royally screwed up tonight, and he knew that Haley was one of the victims of the side effects of his drug use.
He was a jerk to her when he was high, and they both knew it. What Nathan didn't know was if Haley could ever forgive him for what he'd done. And even if she could forgive him, would she ever see him the way she used to? Those things he desperately needed to know.
His thoughts were interrupted when he felt two fingers brush his chin. He looked up into Haley's eyes and had his answer right then and there. Staring up into those beautiful brown orbs of hers, all he could see was understanding and sympathy. How could Haley feel sympathy for him when he didn't even have sympathy for him? There was not any bit of disappointment in her eyes. But why?
Nathan couldn't believe that Haley could be so understanding without even asking any questions. She just accepted him, flaws and all. It was in that moment that Nathan realized that he had fallen in love, for the first time.