I've actaully been having a hard time writing this fanfic. Which is weird for me. I finally got it in me to write the new chapter though. I'm not too sure when the next update will be posted. Reviews make me smile. - Brittany
Haley remained on the floor all night. She was afraid to move. There was a feeling deep down in the pit of her stomach that if she went into her bedroom Chris would just yell and hit her again. So she just stayed on the floor all night. She didn't get much sleep. She was to afraid to. Chris left around 7am for work and Haley took a shower after she heard his car pull out of the parking lot. She wiped away her tears along with the beads of water on her face. Taking a glance in the mirror she began to sob. Her face was bruised and looked horrible. She surely can't leave the house anytime soon now. She was out of excuses on how she got the bruises. Everyone knew what was really going on and she couldn't go through the stares of pity any longer. But she also couldn't leave Chris. She loved him. Plus, she was afraid to. Who knows what leaving him would do. He'd probably stalk her and beat her whenever he got the chance. Not much unlike now. Haley wrapped her self in her purple plush robe. It was so soft and felt like heaven against her naked skin. She walked into the kitchen to make a cup of tea when there was a knock at the door.
"Who the hell could that be?" She thought.
Haley slowly walked over to the old wooden door. She placed her eye up against the peek-hole and saw Nathan standing there.
"What the hell is he doing here!?" She almost thought out loud.
She couldn't open the door. He can't see her like this. She slowly moved away from the door trying to be as quiet as she could. But she backed into the table causing a flower vase to fall over.
"Hales I know you're in there. So please just open up." Nathan pleaded.
Haley wasn't sure what to do. She knew if Nathan were to see her like this he'd surely want to kill Chris more than he already did. Haley removed the chain from the door and slowly opened it.
"What are you doing here?" She asked, not opening the door all the way.
"I needed to see you." Nathan said. "Can I come in, please?" He asked.
Haley opened the door wider and moved aside to allow Nathan to walk in.
She sat down at the kitchen table and pointed to the chair across from her motioning to Nathan that he could sit.
"Look, Haley, last night I followed you home. I stood right outside this window and saw what
Chris did to you." He paused before saying what was to come next. "Do you realize how lucky that son of a bitch is that I didn't come in here and beat the crap out of him? Do you?" Nathan asked.
But he didn't get a answer. All he got were sobs. "Hales." Nathan said softly.
"Don't you dare call me that! You don't get to ever call me that. Not after what you did to me!" She stood up in a rage, pacing all over the floor.
Nathan stood up and grabbed her arms, forcing her to stop with all the pacing. "Haley, you know how sorry I am about all of that." He eased up on his grip, not wanting to hurt her more than she already was. "I told you how sorry I was countless times in my letters." He spoke.
Haley looked confused. "What letters?" She asked.
Nathan let go of her arms all together now. "What do you mean "what letters?" I wrote you so many letter Haley." He told her.
"I never got any letters, Nathan. I'm not to sure I can believe that you ever did." She told him.
"You're never going to trust or believe me ever again are you?" Nathan asked in a low voice.
Haley just stood there. She wanted to trust him. To believe in him again, but she simply couldn't. "I don't know if I'll ever be able to again, Nathan."
"You aren't going to leave him either, are you?"
"That is none of your business. And it never will be." She said in a angry voice. "Now I think its best if you leave. It wont be long until Chris is home for work."
Nathan turned without saying a word and walked to the door.
"Nathan." Haley called out.
He turned to face her. "Yeah?"
"If you touch him, and I mean if you lay on finger on him I will never speak to you again." With that Nathan was gone. Without a word being said to Haley. She could only pray Nathan wasn't going to do something stupid like beating the snot out of Chris. But deep down she knew he was going to. That's what Nathan did best.