desire – v. to wish or long for
"Tutor Girl!" Brooke shrieked as she saw her friend for the first time in three months. Haley turned around, practically spilling her coffee as she did so.
"Shit," Haley whispered to herself. She switched the coffee from her left hand to her right and stuck her left hand into her pocket. No one knew about her and Nathan yet; not even their closest friends.
Nathan and Haley had been dating since freshman year and this summer the time was as good as any to elope…
Nathan grabbed Haley's backside as they made out on his mother's couch. Deb wasn't going to be home all summer so Nathan was taking advantage of that.
Slowly his hand crept up Haley's shirt and he unhooked her bra. As soon as she noticed the lack of support she pushed Nathan away.
"Nathan, please!" she begged. And he knew what for. Haley was waiting for marriage and as much as Nathan respected that, he couldn't wait to caress her naked body.
Nathan Scott loved Haley James with his whole heart. All he wanted to do was make her happy and never let her go. His heart burned for her like a raging fire. He knew after three years that he could spend an eternity with her. Haley was the most beautiful girl Nathan had ever met. Sure, he'd been in a lot of relationships but he never felt the connection that he felt with Haley before.
Haley's feelings for her boyfriend were no different. She knew Nathan was the only one for her and she never wanted to lose him. What she wanted to lose was The Big V. But Haley had promised herself she would wait until she had a ring on her left hand.
It was like he read her mind…
"Haley, baby, I love you so much and you know that, right?" Haley nodded. Uh-oh, she thought. Was that a break-up line?
"Then marry me, Hales. I want to spend my life loving you, holding you, and protecting you. Only you Haley. You complete my life and there's nothing I want more than to spend it with you. It's not about sex with me, baby. It's about family, and you're my family now."
Haley smiled as she fondly remembered that magical night.
"Brooke! How was your summer?" Haley embraced her friend in a tight squeeze. After a summer apart, the two buddies had a lot to catch up on.
"Pretty good; why don't I get a coffee and we can sit down and talk? I missed you Tutor Girl!" Without waiting to see if Haley could stay to chat, Brooke bought a Vanilla Chai Coffee and skipped to the table where Haley was sitting.
"So how was Tree Hill? Nothing wrong with spending your summer in a mansion with that hot boyfriend of yours if you ask me." Haley almost spit out her coffee at the word boyfriend. Did Brooke have to keep reminding her of the secret she'd been keeping all summer?
"Yeah, Brooke, it was pretty great. We just did the usual summer stuff. Went swimming, hung out at the beach." Got married, Haley added silently in her head. She hated keeping things from Brooke but she and Nathan weren't ready for the biggest gossip girl on campus to spread their good news. "What'd you do?"
"Oh you know," Brooke sighed. "Take out, make out, it ends up a big fake out." Haley laughed and realized how much she missed her school friends. After a little more small talk the girls hugged and said goodbye until the next day when Brooke was taking both Haley and her other best friend Peyton shopping for senior year. To Brooke, nothing was more important than looking good and being surrounded by people that also looked good. The friends giggled and hugged eachother one last time before walking their separate ways.
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"Nathan?" Haley yelled when she arrived back at their apartment. Where was he? Finally, she found him sitting in front of the bedroom TV playing PlayStation. Haley clicked the power button and stood directly in front of the flat screen.
"Baby…" Nathan said as he stood up and walked over to his wife. "What was that for?"
"That," Haley responded, "Was because we need to talk." Nathan picked up Haley in his arms and swooped her onto the bed.
"About what?"
"About when we're going to tell people we're married! Classes haven't even started yet and I already bumped into Brooke and have plans with her and Peyton tomorrow! I can't hide my ring for long." Haley sighed, worried that Nathan would just laugh at her for being a worrywart.
Instead he kissed her lips ever so lightly, told her to just tell them, and turned back on his video games.
"Nathan!" Haley stood up and tackled her husband playfully. He tackled back and soon they were ripping off each other's clothes.
"No, Nathan! Damn it, we have to talk about this."
"Man, for a minute there I thought I was off the hook. Look, baby, just tell them you have some great news and you wanted to tell them both at the same time. It's that simple. Show them the ring, let them buy us a gift or two and there ya go." Nathan shrugged like this was easier than making instant mac & cheese.
Haley contemplated how the girls would react and realized it couldn't end up that bad after all.
"Fine. Now where were we?"
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At the same time Nathan and Haley were enjoying themselves, Brooke was walking back to her shared apartment. Peyton hadn't gotten there yet so she would have the night all to herself…
"Sorry," Brooke stuttered as she walked straight into another pedestrian. Her head was somewhere else and she wasn't paying any attention. For all she knew she already passed the apartment complex where she lived.
Brooke looked up and saw who she had bumped into.
"Luke."
"Hey Brooke. Um, how was your summer?"
"Good, how about yours?" Brooke put on the most confident face she could. She hadn't expected to see Lucas around much this year, let alone the first day she arrived back to school.
"Not bad, just caught up with an old friend." Lucas' mind drifted off…
"Well Rachel, I never should've doubted you. This sure is a night to remember." Luke checked out his surroundings one last time. A lit up dance floor, hundreds of drinks, and the most elite group of people in Tree Hill were what the Striped Zebra had to offer. Rachel had brought him there to hang out for the night, but she had a lot more planned for them.
"You doubted me? Nobody doubts Rachel Gettina and gets away with it." She grabbed his hand and practically dragged him back to her SUV. Things were just getting started.
Rachel sat in the driver's seat, looking straight ahead, but she didn't start the car.
"Rachel, I think you have to put the keys in the ignition if you want to drive." Luke quietly laughed as he went to grab the keys out of Rachel's hands but as he did so she lunged at him. She sexily bit his lip and ran her perfectly manicured fingers through Luke's blonde hair.
"I missed you, McFoxy," she whispered directly into his ear. Lucas was stunned by her actions and couldn't resist. His heart told him to stop, that there was another girl at Duke his heart still beat for, but his mind just told his heart to shut the hell up.
He pulled Rachel's shirt off as she did the same to his. They tumbled into the backseat and repeated their actions from only four years ago.
"Um, Luke, I said I'll see you later." Brooke waved her hand in front of his precious face.
"Oh, sure. Bye." Lucas longed to reach out to her and stop her from walking away. He wanted to tell her he was sorry for everything that had happened the year before. But he couldn't do that. Not his desire, or even Brooke's, could make up for the prior years actions.
