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Haley got out of the car and ran towards Nathan, who was sitting on the front porch step.
"Nathan! You're soaked! What are you doing?"
"I just went for a run to clear my head...I guess this is where I ended up," he explained.
She looked at him for a few seconds, thought about saying something but decided not to and tried to walk past him, but he blocked her path.
"Look, Haley, the picture of Peyton didn't mean anything, okay?"
She was hurt. "It did to me," she said in a small voice. "Clearly you still have feelings for her."
Nathan shook his head, "I saved that picture back when we were still dating. The other ones too, you can go back and look! The webcam hasn't even been in her closet for months."
Haley looked up at him, trying to take this all in. "Why didn't you tell me that last week?"
"Because," Nathan sighed, "I should've deleted those images a long time ago." Haley sighed and looked away. "I just," he continued, "I feel bad because I didn't do it."
Haley looked down sadly and wiped under her eye where a raindrop had fallen on her face.
"Besides, Haley..." Nathan gazed at her, looking sorry, "I don't want Peyton." He took a breath. "I want you," he told her in a small voice.
Haley raised her eyebrow, wet her lips and looked at him. "S'that it?"
Nathan scoffed. "you know, my pride says 'yeah, that's it, just...walk away and let Haley deal with the fact that she's clearly threatened by a sexual relationship.'" He sighed. "But my heart says 'Just forget about your pride, you idiot!'" Haley ran her fingers through her now soaking hair, trying to take it all in. "'You love this girl. Even if you're gonna catch pneumonia, your ass is gonna stand out here in the rain," he sighed, "'until you convince her to forgive you.' So, c'mon Hales," he gazed at her while she looked to the ground, "meet me halfway here?" he almost pleaded.
She looked at him. "Why should I?" she quized him.
"Because I'm sorry," he began, blinking raindrops off his eyes. Haley looked down, still annoyed at him for having the photos on his laptop. "Because I love you," he added, which made her look up into his eyes. He laughed softly, "and because you're looking really hot standing out here in the rain and I'm thinking, I have to kiss you..." This made her giggle, and as she pushed her hair out of her face she considered this. She threw her hands in the air, pretending to give in and said, "Well, if you have to." She smiled up at him.
He took a few steps towards her, causing her to giggle before pulling her towards him.