CH 7:

After school Haley and Nathan went to Karen's café to eat lunch.

"Tell me again why you didn't eat during lunch?" Nathan asked Haley, who grabbed a slice of pizza.

"I was nervous...Nathan laughed... Hey don't laugh" she punched him in the arm.

"Sorry it's that the day you approached me, you been nothing but talkative" he said.

"I know but it's not everyday that you people-

"You people?" he asked.

"Well, you do know that you and the rest of your friends rule the school right?" she said in disbelief he was asking her that.

"I wouldn't say rule, more like direct" he smirked.

"Can you say cocky?" she exaggerated.

"Haha" he said, taking another bite of his pizza.

"Ok now time to eat" she said as she was about to bite her pizza when:

"Nathan, Haley!" Lucas shouted as him and the rest of the gang came into the café.

"Oh, come on" Haley whispered annoyed, dropping her pizza. Nathan laughed.

"You guys don't mind if we sit with you? Do you?" Lucas asked.

"Naw man" Nathan answered.

"Ok, we're just going to order" Lucas said leaving catching up with the others to order.

"Great, now I can't eat. Again" Haley said, slouching in her seat.

"Look Haley, just act natural. If you stay quiet, they'll start to suspect. There down to earth people, trust me" Nathan assured her.

"Ok, I'll try" she said smiling, trying to relax.

"Good, now eat" he replied, then grabbed a slice leaning it toward her mouth.

"Ok, ok, but I'm not a baby" she said playfully grabbing the slice.

"Aww, how cute" Brooke and Peyton said, sitting down with them.

"Haley's blushing now" Brooke said seconds later.

"Stop already, leave the poor girl alone" Peyton said laughing along with Brooke. Haley simply smiled and quickly began to eat.

"Haley slow down, how can you eat that? It's all carbs" Brooke looked in disgust.

"Um….she cleaned her mouth….I have a good metabolism" Haley said, looking at Brooke's and Peyton's food: salad.

"That good that she's eating actual food" Jake said sitting down with them, Lucas following.

"So anyways, have you ever been to a basketball game?" Peyton asked. Nathan looked at her.

"Yeah, I have been. Usually I hang around Jimmy and Mouth" Haley said.

"Who?" Lucas asked.

"You know the announcers?" Haley pointed out.

"Oh you mean, Lips and Jordan?" Jake asked.

"No, their names are Mouth and Jimmy" she said not trying to be mean.

"Ha, all this time we were calling them Lips and Mouth" Jake laughed. Haley just smiled, looking away.

"Ok then. We're going to leave now. I promised Haley we were going to do something" Nathan said, as he was getting up. Haley followed him.

"Bye guys" Haley said leaving the café with Nathan.