Alright, here we go! Chapter 3!
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Nathan was panicking.

He never handled tears on anyone really well, especially with someone he cared about.

What the hell do I say now?

"Haley, shhhh" Nathan soothed, rubbing her shoulder. In the corner of his eye he saw Brooke Davis pass by the cafe, eyeing the two of them. Nathan hesitated for a moment, but knew he couldn't just leave Haley bawling in the store.

But she was kind of ruining his rep.

Nathan really never thought about how Haley could ruin his reputation at Tree Hill high. He meant no offence to her, but she was a nerd to everyone at school, except him and Lucas of course, and liking her came naturally, so he never thought about what everyone else was thinking when he saw them together. He looked down at Haley, whose tears had stopped flowing, and removed his arm from around her shoulder. He slowly slid away from her and inched towards the door.

"Where are you going?" He heard Haley whisper. He turned around and faced her puffy eyes and red nose.

"Well... I thought you would want some time alone." Nathan lied. But Haley wasn't stupid; she knew exactly why he was leaving.

"You know, I saw Brooke pass by the cafe too" she pointed out. "And I understand if you're embarrassed to be around me-"

"Haley, it's just-"

"I understand, don't worry." Haley said sadly, picking up her bag and rushing out of the store. Nathan sighed, strolling out of the store and walking in the opposite direction.

He would make things right.

"ATTENTION, ATTENTION ALL. NATHAN SCOTT AND HALEY JAMES ARE TOGETHER!" Brooke Davis shouted, standing up on a lunch table at school the next day. Brooke was the fearless captain of the cheerleaders. Bold, beautiful, smart, intimidating sometimes, flirty, she had everything. All the boys bent over backwards just to get her to look at them. All the girls envied her confidence and poise.

What did I just hear?

Nathan ran over to the table and tugged on Brooke's arm, signalling her to come down. He gave her a stern look before her mouth opened.

"What? I saw your arm around her at the cafe...and why would you be hanging out with that nerd after school hours if you didn't like her and weren't dating her?" Brooke asked innocently. Nathan put his hand to his head, shaking with anger. He looked over his shoulder to see Haley running into the school with her face in her books, Lucas following her.

Boy she runs a lot.

"DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU JUST EMBARRASED HALEY?" Nathan screamed, rage in his eyes. Brooke took a step back, giving him some space. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself before he continued. "And by the way, we're not together. But what if I actually do like Haley? Will you inform the world for me? You've already got the whole school down pat." Nathan spat out before taking off to find Haley.

Haley ran into the girl's bathroom before Lucas could catch her. Locking herself in a stall, she let the tears of embarrassment escape. Her sobs grew quieter when she heard the door open and quick footsteps pass by her stall.

"Haley?!" She heard a masculine voice call. Haley stopped her sobs completely and listened to hear the voice again.

His
voice.

"Haley, I see your shoes, I know you're in here." Nathan said, standing in front of the stall Haley was holding herself captive in. She had no choice, she had to face him. She slowly opened the door to find Nathan panting from running after her. She wiped her eyes once more, removing all the tear tracks. She waited for Nathan to start explaining himself.

"Haley, I'm so sorry if what Brooke said embarrassed you. I swear, I didn't tell her we were dating, because we're not. But I want you to know that I really care about you-"

"You care about me enough that you would leave me alone in the cafe?" Haley whispered, ashamed of herself for ever thinking Nathan was a good guy. She tried to push her way around him, but he grabbed a hold of her wrist and turned her to face him.

Here we go.

Nathan bent down and kissed her square on the lips, not caring if Haley protested. At first she tried to wiggle her way out, until she found that her lips were kissing his back. She instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck, his arms snaking around her petite waist. When he kissed her deeper and more intense, Haley had to draw the line.

"Nathan, what are we doing?" She laughed sadly, tears rolling down her face. He gently wiped them away with his thumb, caressing her cheek at the same time.

"I'm think we're doing what we've wanted to do all along. Well, at least what I've been wanting do to since the day I laid eyes on you. Haley, I know what I did yesterday in the cafe was inexcusable and mean, but tears just freak me out, I'm still kind of getting used to real girls like you. You know my past, and I'm not proud of the guy I was back then, who had one night stands with all the girls on the cheer team, never committing to anyone...but you changed me, Haley. And I want to be with you, I've wanted to be with you this whole time. But if you don't want to be with me, I understand." Nathan said, leaning his forehead against Haley's, looking deep into her chocolate brown eyes. Haley stared back, a smile tugging at the corners of her lips.

And then she kissed him with as much passion as she had in herself. She felt Nathan's lips moving with hers in perfect rhythm, as if they were meant to be together. They slowly parted, their breathing heavy.

That was perfect.

Nathan smiled his killer grin. "So is that a yes...?"

"Oh yeah. That is a MAJOR yes." She squealed, kissing him on the lips once more.

"You know what I just realized..." Nathan said, turning a deep shade of red.

"What?"

"I'm in the girl's bathroom." He stated, grabbing Haley's hand and getting out of there. Once they were safely in the hallway, Haley started panicking.

Nathan soothed Haley by rubbing her hand with his thumb. "What?"

"We're completely skipping math. I've never missed a class in my entire life. Oh no, this is not good, this is really not good." Haley said hysterically, rushing down the hallway to their math room. Nathan grabbed her wrist before she could make it to the class.

"Haley, they're just going to punish us if we get in this late. Come here, I have an idea." Nathan's eyes lit up as he took Haley's hand and strolled out of the school. He blocked his number and dialled a number.

"Nathan, what are you-"Nathan put a finger to Haley's lips and began to speak in his best female voice.

"Hello, I am calling to say that my daughter, Haley James will be away from first period today. Actually, all day." Nathan squeaked. Haley marvelled at his perfect feminine tune, almost as good as her impressions.

Once Nathan hung up, Haley realized what he had said.

"All day?! Nathan, I don't want to miss a full day of school! As you know, I've never done that before!"

Nathan smiled at Haley's reaction. "Okay, I guess you don't want to spend a fun filled day with yours truly...don't worry, I understand that you'd rather go to class then spend a full day with boring old me..." Nathan slumped his shoulders in mock humour, false sadness taking over his face.

"Well, I can never turn down on offer when you look at me like that..." Haley sighed, defeated. Nathan's eyes lit up as he picked up his girl and swung her around. Before he put her back down, he caught her lips with his, kissing her until she got lightheaded.

"That was...perfect." Haley gushed, turning bright red.

"This is right isn't it?" Nathan whispered, leaning his head against Haley's

"Yes. This is right."

Okay!!! There's chapter 3 for you....sorry it took so long, school and homework just gets in the way of everything!
P.S. I know people might get mad that Nathan and Haley got together too quickly, but there will be drama, and obstacles that test their relationship!

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