At exactly 6 sharp a black mustang pulled up.
"You never told me you lived with your grandparents." He said as he started up the car.
"You never asked." I answered hoping he would drop it. He just laughed and kept his eyes focused on the road.
"I really like your car."
"It's something from my dad. He likes to bribe Brooke and me into liking him. I still hate him. But…I willing to keep the car." He said laughing a little.
"Oh, I'm sorry." I said looking over at him to find him looking back.
"No problem. So what are your parents like? I mean…why do you live out here with your grandparents?"
"What do you guys do for fun around here?' I asked quickly changing the subject.
"Oook, hint taken." He said looking over at me as we pulled up to the Café.
"I'm sorry. It's just that...when I…maybe I'll tell you later." I said putting my hand on his and I gave him a small smile.
"Yeah. Sure, later." He said pulling his hand back as he got out of the car.
"Nathan. Please don't be mad. You don't understand. Nathan!" I said following him as he kept walking. I looked around and saw him heading towards a table with 4 people at it already.
"Nathan. Can we…?"
"You must be Haley. I heard what you did today. I must say, very good. We will definitely be friends." The brunette said smiling up at me as I smiled back. " I'm Brooke. This is Peyton, her boyfriend Jake, and my boyfriend Lucas. You already know Nate. Have a seat." She said pointing to everyone as she said their names then pointed to the seat next to her. I looked over at Nathan and as he looked away I sat down.
"So, Haley where did you move here from." Jake said after I met Karen and we ordered our food. Karen was the owner of the Café and was Lucas' mom.
"California." I said simply really not wanting to go into much detail about my life.
"No wonder you're so dark. I'm so jealous." Brooke said as she lifted my arm. Peyton just laughed as I blushed.
"Brooke, leave the girl alone." Lucas said laughing as she lowered my arm.
"Fiiine. Are there really a lot of hot guys in Cali., like in the movies." She said smiling real wide as Peyton and me started cracking up.
"There not bad on the eyes." I said still laughing a little. I looked over at Nathan for the hundredth time that night and he finally looked back and smiled.
For the next hour or so the 6 of us just talked about everything and nothing at all. I tried hard to keep my home life to a minimum by changing the subject and that went unnoticed by everyone but…Nathan. So far besides that, I've done a good job. All they know is that I'm from California and that I live with my grandparents. Also, that when I was 13, I stole my dad's car and ran over the mailbox. That got laughs for everyone.
"Tomorrow…you, me and Peyton, and the mall. With Daddy's credit card." Brooke said laughing as she gave me a hug.
"Ok, I'm there." I said as I gave Peyton a hug. It was now 10pm and we had all been together for 4 hours, but it seemed like us girls were best friends since forever.
"I guess that means we'll be playing basketball tomorrow. That is…if Haley didn't bruise your ego, dude." Lucas said to Nathan as all of us, except Nathan of course, started laughing.
"Your real funny man .I gotta take Haley home now. Come on." He said grabbing my hand and pulling me towards his car as I waved goodbye to everyone. I just kept laughing as he tried to get the door unlocked, mumbling something to himself.
"Thanks for tonight. Everyone's great. I really had fun." I said as we climbed in.
"It's no problem. They liked you too. You, Brooke and Peyton…Sheesh…it's seems like you've known each other since birth." He said laughing.
"Yeah, umm… Nathan, your not mad at me anymore are you?" I said looking down at my hands, finding my pinky ring very interesting.
"I just don't know why change the subject about your life. It can't be that bad! Look at Brooke's and mine." He answered trying to stay calm, not looking at me.
"But it is that bad Nathan! Maybe I can tell you after we've known each other longer or something. Just…please don't be mad." I said giving him a small smile, which he did not return.
"So, what your trying to say is that were not friends so you can tell lies to everyone. Cause if you do then we never will be!" He said pulling the car over to the side of the road. He turned in his seat so he could face me and I took a deep breath, not knowing what he was going to say. "I didn't have a problem telling you all about my life or my problems with my dad. Neither did Brooke. Lucas told you about his dad leaving him and Peyton told you all about her mom dying when she was younger! But when the subject came to you, you would change it or just simply shrug and answer as simply as you could. Why, Haley? What's so wrong with your life? Cause if you hadn't noticed everyone in Tree Hill's life is screwed up some how." He said still staring at me as I tried to keep the tears from coming out. I knew he was right. But I didn't know whether to scream or start crying. I didn't know if I should tell him to fuck off or tell him the truth. So I did what I do best…I ran.