For the readers: I had not thought about putting ages for Nathan and Haley but since you asked, I will deliver. Nathan is 24 and Haley is 22. Also I promise to make the chapters longer. I've been thinking about the chapters and I know they should be longer. Thanks to fans that have been reading! I didn't think anybody would read this but I sincerely appreciate it. If any of you have any more suggestions, just let me know!
Chapter 3: The Morning After
Nathan woke up with the worse hangover ever. He could not believe that he drank that much last night. The memories of last night came flooding back and Nathan felt a warm body next to him. He quickly jumped out of bed and realized he had no clothes on. He ran into the bathroom and turned on the shower. He tried to block out the thought of Haley in his bed naked. The thought would not go away so he turned the warm water over to freezing cold. He felt so sick to his stomach because he knew cheating was wrong.
Haley woke up and nearly freaked out because she did not know where she was. Also she noticed she had no clothes on either. She jumped out of the bed and scrambled to find her clothes. She could not believe she had sex with a complete stranger when he was engaged to somebody else. Somebody more prettier and guarded Nathan's heart. She found a piece of paper and left him a note:
Dear Nathan, I am so sorry for last night. I know what we did was absolutely wrong and I feel so awful for our moment of weakness. If you never want to see me again, I totally understand. If you want to yell at me and/or curse me out, here is my number 215-545-8787. Once again, terribly sorry for everything. Sincerely, Haley.
She put the note on his bed and high-tailed it out of his apartment. She walked home with tears streaming down her face. Her heart was breaking because she knew Nathan was off-limits no matter how much she wanted him.
After taking a 20 minute cold shower, Nathan felt a little better. His heart was sick because Stephanie would never forgive him, if she found out what he did. He opened the bathroom door and noticed the bed was empty. Her clothes were gone and a note was on the bed. He read the note and felt even more sick inside. He grabbed the phone and dialed Haley's number. Her voice-mail picked up and he left her this message:
Haley, it's Nathan. I feel terrible about last night too. I can't explain or begin to understand why we ended up in bed together. I just hope you know I never meant to take advantage of your kindness and I pray that you will forgive me. Please call me back because we have a lot to talk about. I wish you would have stayed a little bit longer so we could deal with this. I'll talk to you soon hopefully. Bye.
10 minutes later, Nathan's phone rang and he ran to pick it up. It was not Haley, it was his fiancée Stephanie. He could not bear to talk to her right now so he let it go to the answering machine. Stephanie left this message:
Hey handsome, I missed you a lot last night. The meetings are going great and we have made a lot of sales pitches. Chicago is definitely the windy city and you know I hate being cold. Well I have to go now but I can not wait to see you. Love you hot stuff, I'll call you later. Ciao! Nathan groaned and dropped his head into his hands. He wish he could stop the pounding in his head and the churning in his stomach. He felt so guilty and but being with Haley made sense too. He had a lot to think about but he knew that seeing Haley's face would make him feel better.
Haley noticed she had a voice-mail after she got out of the shower. It was from Nathan and he was not mad at her like she thought he would be. She quickly got dressed and made an important phone call. The phone rang three times before somebody answered it. Before he could speak, Haley went off on a tangent. I know where you were the other night so the lies need to stop. I'm done buying into your crap and web of lies!! We are over Andrew and I never want to see you again. You never treated me like a person. I was just somebody you used and thought you could walk all over. I'm going to find somebody that appreciates me and loves me for who I am. I should have broken up with you months ago but I always thought you would change. Obviously that is not going to happen so I'm breaking up with you for good. Goodbye Andrew, I hope you find what you are looking for. She hung up the phone and felt liberated. She was free to love somebody else now. She was pretty sure she knew who the guy was too: Nathan Scott.
