Be alright

Chapter: seven

"How ya doin babe? Hows your leg?" I rubbed Nathan's arm while he was laying in the hospital bed. I can't believe Justin would do something like this. I knew he was heart broken but I was more hurt when I found him cheating on me I just got over it with the help of Nathan.

"It hurts. But you being here helps. I'm just glad that when it heals and a little physical therapy I still will be able to play basketball." I could hear the mere happiness in his voice. He truly did love basketball.

"Look Hales I don't know why he did this. He must be jealous and I know right now you feel like this is your fault. Well stop thinking that. It isn't anyone but his own. He is in jail and won't be able to come near us again." I nodded my head as the tears fill my eyes. He reached up and wiped the tears away from my cheeks and pulled me onto the bed with him as I sobbed into his chest.

After while I stopped crying but me and Nathan laid there he just rubbed my back as I drew invisible shapes on his chest. He has been in the hospital since last night. It was now 9 P.M. And Nathan was getting out tomorrow. He would have to be on crutches for a couple of weeks. He really didnt want to be on crutches because he knew I was gonna wait on him hand and foot. He needed to relax and let his leg heal. I put him through this.

"Nathan can we talk? It's really important and I need to get this off my chest. I wa going to earlier but I just ended up crying." I sat up and turned around so I was facing him. "We have been friends for about a month and a half. And you have helped me so much with the whole thing with Justin. And now because of me you got shot in the leg and your going to have to go through physical therapy. Luckily he has bad aim and only got your leg because if you wouldn't have made it..." I could feel the tears forming in my eyes and rolling down my cheeks. But I continued. "Look what I'm trying to say is that it is my fault you got shot. He was jealous and I got you here. I can't stop that I'm feeling this. But when I heard that gun shot and I came out and saw you bleeding, my heart seriously felt as if it had stopped beating." I held back the tears but they occasionally rolled down my face.

"Haley James. Listen to me because I'm not gonna say it again. This is not your fault HE cheated on YOU. Not the other way around. This isn't anyone's fault but his. Goodness. And if you wouldn't have come to New York to see him and caught him cheating. You would probably still be in a relationship that was a lie and we would never be together right now. And us being together outweighs me getting shot and hopefully catching justin cheating. Look I know it's soon, but I love you." As soon as those three words. Three little words. Left his mouth I couldn't hold back the tears. I just sobbed. Through the sobbing though I managed to say it back. He pulled me back to his side and kissed the top of my head.

After laying there we both fell asleep. The next day when we woke up my parents were asleep in the couch in Nathan's room. I got up out of the bed trying not to wake Nathan. I walked over and shook my mom and dad.

"Mom, dad, what are you doing here?" My mom woke up first not my dad.

"Well when you called the police, they had to call us because we are you legal guardians." My mom gave me a dad look probably becuase she knew I cared for Nathan and seeing him hurt was making me upset.

"Thanks mom. I'm just gla that he only got shot in his leg and not somewhere more serious. I can't live without him. He's helped me so much it's really unbelievable. I love him. I know it's only been a short period of time but Justin never made me feel the way Nathan does. I was checking my emails and stuff the other day and I completely zoned out and though about him." I walked over to Nathan and caressed his cheek. I leaned over and kissed his forehead and he began to stir, slowly opening his eyes.

"Good morning baby, how are you feeling?" I was always concerned about him even when I was sleeping he told me that one night I fell asleep before him and I had a worried look on my face. I couldn't help it. I love him.

"Good. Doesn't hurt too bad. Just a tad. But you take my mind off of it." He winked at me then noticed my parents in the room.

"Mr. and Mrs. James, what are you doing here?"He pressed the button to make his bed sit up.

My dad spoke. "Well when we got a call from the police saying my daughter was a victim of a supposed burgalry gone wrong we had to come back especially when they said someone was shot. Thank god it wasn't so bad and me and Lydia are gla that you both are okay."