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Chapter 7

The next day when Nathan woke up he thought about going to speak to Haley, but he knew she'd still want him to kick Chris of the team and he couldn't do that, so he thought it be best if he just went to work and hopefully by this evening she'd calmed down.

"Hi dad can I get a lift with you" Natalie asked as she raced down the stairs.

"Of course, are you ok Natalie" Nathan asked.

"I'll be alright, are you and mom ok I herd you yelling last night" Natalie asked.

"We'll be ok, you know what your mom's like she can't stay mad at me to long" Nathan smiled.

When Nathan got to the school he went straight to the gym to shoot around, he didn't have any classes until the afternoon so he thought shooting around would take his mind of things.

"Hi coach" Chris said as he came in the gym.

"Chris" Nathan said and resumed playing.

"Coach I just want to say I'm sorry about last night I never meant to hurt Natalie" Chris said hoping he was still on the team.

"I think Natalie's the one that needs to hear that, but I don't want you near my daughter, so I'm going to make this clear to you, if you go near her again you'd be off this team so fast you feet wouldn't touch the ground do I make myself clear" Nathan said as he shot a three.

"I got it coach and thanks" Chris said as he started to walk away.

"You should count yourself lucky I'm your coach and not my wife or you'd be off the team now" Nathan said.

"Yeah thanks coach, can you tell Natalie I'm sorry" Chris said as he left the gym.

"Hey Chris" Matt said as he came up behind him.

"Hey what do you want" Chris asked.

"This" Matt said as he hit him and pushed him up towards the wall. "That's for hurting the best thing that ever happened to you" he yelled as he started to walk away.

"What's it got to do with you" Chris yelled as he rubbed his jaw.

"What's it got to do with me, if you hurt Natalie you hurt me, she is the most beautiful wonderful woman in the world and you aint worth shit" Matt yelled.

"Oh I get it you like her, but see she don't want you" Chris smirked.

"Whether or not she does or doesn't I'm not going to let you hurt her" Matt said as he hit him again and walked away.

Natalie couldn't believe what she herd, Matt liked her he really liked her, she knew what she had to do, so she came round the corner and walked over to him. "Matt" she smiled at him.

"I huh Natalie" Matt said shocked to see her there knowing she most probably herd what he said about her.

"You know your wrong Chris and I can't believe I ever went out with you, Matt I like you too" Natalie said and kissed him she wasn't normally into the public displays of affection but she needed to make her point to Chris.

At lunch Nathan sat in his office instead of going home knowing Haley was still going to be mad he thought it be best to stay out of her way until she'd taken some time to calm down. She had to understand that she was being unreasonable it's not like it's his fault Chris is an ass, Nathan hated the fact that he'd hurt his little girl but he had to remain professional he couldn't kick him off the team for personal reasons.

"Hi dad I take it mom still not talking to you" Natalie asked as she saw her dad sitting in his office.

"No but she will once she's had time to think about how unreasonable she's being she'll be fine so I herd you and Matt are together your mom will be happy" Nathan smiled.

"Yeah I really like him dad now I'm kinda glad I found out what an ass Chris is. Dad I better go but I'll see you later" Natalie said as she left.

After Natalie left she knew what she had to do, she knew how stubborn her parents were sometimes they just needed a push in the right direction. So she left school and arranged for Brooke and Lucas to have Megan and Britney for the night, she was going on her first date with Matt which she was excited about now all she had to do was get her mom out of the house for a couple of hours to get everything ready.

"Hi mom can you please do me favor and pick up my laptop from aunt Peyton's I left it there and I need to do my assignment" Natalie asked as her mom answered the phone.

"Ok why can't you pick it up after school" Haley asked not really feeling up to going out she'd had a bad day and she missed Nathan she hated when they were fighting.

"I can't mom I promised dad I'd help him with practice" Natalie lied hoping she wouldn't be to mad.

"Your doing what you've just come out of hospital with a broken arm and your dad's got you practicing oh hell no" Haley yelled did Nathan want her back in the hospital.

"No mom I'm not playing I'm just going to watch" Natalie lied wishing she'd never mentioned basketball now her mom was really going to be mad with her dad. She was new to all this deceitful stuff she really wished Megan was here she was good at it.

"Oh ok are you sure about that isn't it hard watching and not being able to play" Haley asked knowing it was hard for Natalie not playing.

"Yeah it's fine mom so can you pick the laptop up for me" Natalie asked.

"Ok I'm going now can you ask your dad to pick us something to eat for diner I don't really feel like cooking" Haley asked as she got ready.

"Ok mom and thanks well I better go I've got to go back to class" Natalie said as she got to Matt's classroom.

"Ok bye sweetie" Haley said as she hung up.

After Natalie hung up she tapped on the classroom door to get Matt's attention, "Miss can I be excused please Natalie needs me its to do with her arm" Matt asked hoping he could it looked like Natalie needed him.

"Yes ok but I want the assignment in by Friday"

"Ok thanks Miss" Matt said as he grabbed his stuff.

"Matt I need your help come with me" Natalie said as they rushed though the school she really didn't want to be stopped for skipping class.

"Ok where are we going" Matt asked as they walked over to Brooke's car.

"We're going home my mom and dad need us, thanks Brooke for coming I didn't know who else to call" Natalie said as they got in Brooke's car.

"That's ok Nat I'll doing anything for naley so what happened why they fighting" Brooke asked as they drove.

"Last night I found Chris cheating on me so mom wanted dad to kick chris of the team but he wouldn't so that's about it" Natalie said giving her the short story.

"Chris cheated on you are you ok" Brooke asked concerned she hated her god daughter hurting.

"I've never been better" Natalie said as she smiled at Matt.

"Huh ok what going on" Brooke asked confused.

"Brooke Matt and I are together" Natalie smiled.

"Oh that's so cute your mom going to be happy" Brooke smiled.

"That's what dad said had mom been talking about us or something" Natalie asked.

"Yeah pretty much she just sort of had a six sense you two would end up together" Brooke smiled.

When they got to the house Natalie rushed inside to get everything ready Brooke needed to get back to the shop so she left them to it and she knew if Haley came back and saw her car she'd be wondering what going on.

After Natalie got everything ready she went to pick her sisters up from school and on the way to Brooke's she rang her dad to tell him to go home. Which Nathan thought was weird as he thought she wanted to come to practice.

When Haley got home she couldn't believe what she saw there was a romantic meal for two she couldn't stop the tears from falling now all she wanted to do was thank Nathan for trying to make things better. She started to feel bad about how she reacted last night even though she thought she was right.

"Nathan" Haley yelled for what felt like the tenth time now she was starting to wonder what in the hell was going on.

"Haley what's wrong" Nathan asked as he rushed into the kitchen he could hear her yelling as soon as he opened the door.

"Nathan where were you" Haley asked as she walked over to him.

"I was at work, what is all this I thought you were mad at me" Nathan smiled he wasn't expecting this when he got home.

"I was until I saw how much your sorry, thank you for doing this" Haley said as she wrapped her arms around him.

"I this wasn't me hales I wish it was because I am sorry, you know I'd do anything for you but this time I couldn't" Nathan said hoping she wouldn't be mad at him again it felt good to be back in her arms.

"So this wasn't you and you still think I'm wrong for wanting to protect my daughter from an ass" Haley yelled why couldn't he see she was right.

"Hales I can't just kick him of the team and I spoke to Chris and he is sorry for what happened" Nathan sighed thinking they were back to square one.

"Oh well that's ok then as long as he's sorry" Haley replied sarcastically.

"No matter what I say you're going to take this wrong maybe if you weren't so hormonal you would see that I'm right" Nathan yelled.

"Well forgive me for wanting to protect my daughter" Haley yelled.

"Mom, Dad calm down" Natalie said as she herd them yelling when she came in to see how things were going.

"Natalie you father is an ass" Haley yelled.

"Mom stop both of you now not sit and listen to me. Mom thank you for wanting to protect me but I'm a big girl. Dad stop being so stubborn you know what mom's like sometime it's best to agree with what she say's" Natalie sighed.

"See I told you I was right" Haley smirked.

"Mom I'm not finished and you're not right I wouldn't have wanted dad to kick Chris of the team for me he's a good player and the team need him. Mom I'm happy all this happened it made me realize how much Matt and I belong together. Mom dad's been going out of his mind all day he's a mess when your not talking to him and I know your just a miserable with out him so could you please just make up because we all hate to see you fighting" Natalie said and left hoping it worked her parents were to stubborn sometimes.

"I'm sorry Nathan" Haley cried as she walked over to him.

"I'm sorry too so what do you say Mrs. Scott would you like to have diner with me" Nathan said as he held her into his arms.

"I would love too" Haley said and kissed him.

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