Here's the next chapter for you. Hope you'll like it, and please give me some response on the Author's Note I published. It would really help.


Haley tried Bevin's cell for the fifth time, but she still got her voicemail every time. She threw the phone into the wall, frustrated as hell. Bevin didn't know the whole story, and Haley needed to tell her. It was horrible to have her best friend mad at her. Suddenly her phone rang and Haley jumped up, reaching desperately for her phone.

«Hello? Bevin?» Haley's hopeful voice answered, she had been too busy to check the called-id.

«Sorry, it's me» Nathan's voice answered back. He was worried about Haley, and decided to call her to hear how it was going with the Bevin-situation. «You haven't talked to her yet?» He asked, feeling sorry for her.

«No. Why won't she hear me out Nathan?» Haley practically cried into the phone.

«Shhh, don't cry Hales. She's gonna come around, just give her some time» He rtied to comfort her as best as he could. Nathan hated it when Haley was sad, somehow he could feel her sadness as well.

«I don't know what to do Nathan! I won't lose Bevin over a guy. I'm not that kind of girl..» Haley started, but was cut of by Nathan.

«..I know you aren't. But Bevin doesn't know the whole story Haley. You didn't go after me, I went after you. I was the one declaring my obvious attraction to you. If she heard anything, it was my words not yours. She'll understand once you tell her the whole story» Nathan was scared of losing Haley. He knew Haley would choose Bevin over him if she had to. Their friendship meant the world to Haley, and Nathan didn't want to ruin it for her.

«But she won't listen to me! I've called her five times in the last hour, but I get her voicemail every time!» Haley felt herself getting more frustrated.

«Do you want me to come over?» Haley was swept away by his suggestion, but she knew it would be too risky because of Joey.

«No, that's okay. I'll see you tomorrow. I need to gather my thoughts anyway, but thanks for offering» Haley smiled, she couldn't believe that he was so sweet. This was nothing like the Nathan Scott she used to know, this was a new Nathan. Her Nathan.

«All right, I talk to you later» Nathan smiled, this was good. They would be great together. He just hoped Haley's fear of losing her best friend wouldn't prevent them from having their chance. He knew that if Haley still wanted this, she wouldn't regret it.

«Yeah, bye» Haley whispered before hanging up. I wish he's right, she thought before dialling Bevin's number again.


«BEVIN! THERE'S SOMEONE HERE TO SEE YOU!» Bevin's mother yelled. Bevin hadn't been out of her room the whole day, but this would definitely cheer her up. «Just go upstairs, she's in her room. It's the second door on the left» she smiled at the boy. He sure was good looking, I hope he's a possible son in law, she thought while following the boy with her eyes.

«If you're Haley, go away. If you're someone else, come on in» Bevin answered when someone knocked at her door. She could hear it open, and turned around to see who it could be. Her mouth dropped when she saw him. «What are you doing here?» She asked while sitting up and fixing her hair.

«What do you think?» The boy asked. He looks at her like she was the dumbest person alive, but Bevin failed to notice. She was too busy looking at his fine parts.

«You tell me» She seductively asked, standing up and giving him a clear view of her best parts.

«I'm here because of Haley» Nathan coldly said, he wasn't falling for Bevin's stupid tricks. I can't believe Haley thinks this girl is her best friend! She's hitting on me when she knows I'm into Haley. Bevin was unbelievable.

«Oh, I thought maybe you changed your mind and thought we could pick up where we left it at the party. Pre-Haley» Bevin looked a little disappointed, but wasn't surprised. She somehow knew he wasn't there to give her any sort of pleasure. He really cares about Haley if he's willing to fix her broken friendships, she thought. Bevin was very surprised that Nathan Scott would do something like that for anyone, especially for Haley.

«Look, Haley's really sorry about the way things went yesterday. I'm sure you would know that if you bothered to pic up your phone when she called you..» Nathan started, hoping Bevin would except it without any questions. He wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible.

«..Actually I've been hanging out with Haley for weeks now, it didn't start yesterday. If I hadn't been a jerk we would most likely already be together, but that's beside the point. The point is that Haley didn't go after me after you told her that you liked me, we had already had something going on for weeks. So please don't be mad at her and just accept the fact that I'm not into you»

«But why did you ask me to the party if you weren't into me?» Bevin asked, she enjoyed watching Nathan squirm and decided to have some fun with him while she had the chance.

«I didn't lead you on, I declined your date proposal. But I thought I might as well invite you to the party when it was the reason why I couldn't go out with you. I'm sorry if you thought I was interested in you, because I'm not»

«It's okay, I can find someone else. But if your ever interested, I'll be here» she seductively said while kissing his check. Nathan sighed and walked out the door. He really didn't like this girl, but it was worth it if it made Haley happy.


When Haley came up to her room after dinner, she noticed that she had gotten a text message from Nathan. «Hey, call me when you get this. I have to talk to you. Nathan» She smiled to herself and dialled Nathan's number. She knew it by heart now, mostly because she had been so bored one day that she had learnt it.

«Hello?» Haley heard his voice in the other end and continued to smile. That voice always made her smile.

«Hey you. What's up? You said you needed to talk to me?»

«Yeah, I just wanted to tell you that I can't wait to see you again. And that I miss you» Haley's heart melted at his extremely sweet words.

«Why do you have to be so perfect?» Nathan smiled at Haley's question.

«Because you deserve it» he simply replied. He could hear that she was feeling a little bit happier that earlier that day. If he had anything to do with it, he was happy.

«Seriously Nathan, why are you being like this? Are you always like this with your girls?» Haley sort knew this wasn't usual for him, but she still wasn't sure why.

«Because Haley, you're not like other girls. I see something special in you. You're different» Nathan sincerely said, hoping Haley would understand why she was so important to him. He wasn't ready to tell her that he was in love with her yet, because he knew she wasn't in love with him. It wasn't fair to put that sort of pressure on her. He wanted her to tell him she loved him when she was sure that she was, and they hadn't even gone out on a date yet so it was too soon for her.

«Different good? Different weird?..» Haley asked, sort of searching for a compliment.

«..No good, definitely good» Haley smiled again. What was up with this guy? He was so sweet it was almost unbelievable.

«So when do you want to go on this so called date?» Haley asked, not sure if he still remembered it or if he still wanted to go.

«Ehm, I don't know. When are you free? Tomorrow night?» He didn't want to waste any more time then they already had. He wanted to spend everyday with Haley, just to kiss her and hold her.

«Nathan, tomorrow is a school night. I can't stay out longer then 10.30 pm, and that's a mood killer.

«I don't care, as long I get to be with you. It doesn't matter if it's at 6 pm or at 11 pm, the only thing that matters to me, is being with you»

«All right then, I'll meet you at your mother's café at 6 pm» Haley smiled, she couldn't wait until it was just her and Nathan.

«Why can't I just pick you up at your house?» Nathan asked, he still didn't know that Joey lived there as well.

«Because I want to meet you at your mom's café. And I decide!» Haley playfully stated making sure Nathan understood that there was no point in discussing the subject.

«Whatever you say Haley» Nathan laughed, he looked at the clock and decided to do some home work. «I have to hang up, but I'll talk to you tomorrow. Okay?»

«Yeah, I can't wait» Haley smiled. She wasn't sure if it was possible to become happier then in that perfect moment, but she had an idea that the next night would be even better.

«I'll text you before I go to bed» Nathan said before hanging up. This couldn't get much better, could it?


Later that night, Haley was lying in her bed. She was usually sleeping at that hour, but she couldn't go to sleep before she got her good night message from Nathan. She was holding on to her cell with her dear life, hoping it wouldn't take long because she was quite tired.

She jumped up when she felt it vibrating, but couldn't help but smile. Haley closed her eyes before reading what he had written. She knew it wouldn't be just. Good night, or Sleep well. Nathan was way to romantic to limit his good night message to something so simple.

«Hope I didn't wake you. Can't wait to see your beautiful smile again. Good night and sleep tight. I'll dream about you. N» He is seriously too sweet for his own good, Haley thought before drifting of to sleep.


The next day, Haley spotted Bevin at her locker and immediately went over to try and talk to her.

«Bevin, you have to hear me out!» She said, but was surprised when she saw that Bevin just smiled at her. Wasn't she mad anymore?

«It's okay Haley, I talked to Nathan. He told me everything. Now give he the dirty details? Have you kissed him yet? Is he a good kisser?..» Bevin started rambling to a speechless Haley.

«..Wait? What?» Haley was beyond confused.

«Wait I'm asking to many questions, or wait what did I say?» Bevin looked at her with a questioning look.

«What did you say about Nathan?» Haley asked.

«He came over to my house yesterday and told me everything. And I'm really happy for you Hales, believe me. I totally overreacted. I'm sorry..» Haley cut her of once again.

«..Bevin shut up. Take it easy! What did he say to you?» Haley wasn't sure why Nathan hadn't told her about it but was at the same time very thankful that he had done it.

«He just said that you too have been a thing for quite some time now, and that you felt really bad. But seriously Hales, why haven't you told me that you two were going out? I think I have a right to know considering I'm your best friend and all. Don't you?»

«I'm sorry Bevin, it's just that we didn't want anybody to know. Because if it got out, then rumours would just start and everything would get so complicated. Besides we haven't been dating. Actually our first date it tonight» Haley blushed a little.

«Oh my God Haley. You so have to call me the second your home, I want to know everything about it!» Bevin jumped up and down in pure delight.

«I promise, but i have to go now. French class is calling. I'll see you later» Haley smiled before walking towards her French class. How could things go from good, to horrible, to great, to bad and then to perfect in just three days? Haley didn't really care, but smiled anyway.


It was lunch time and Nathan was standing by his locker, getting the books for his next class, when a pair of small hands covered his eyes. He quickly turned a round and was very surprised when Haley jumped into his arms. He had been thinking about her all day, but didn't expect her to jump at him the second she saw him. Not that he complained or anything.

«Haley? What's going on» he asked when she held on to him, so tight that it felt like she was afraid of letting him go. Finally she loosened her grip and looked into his eyes.

«Thank you Nathan. Thank you so much for talking to Bevin. You have no idea how much that means to me» she smiled, giving him another hug. Nathan wrapped his arm tightly around her and brought her as close to him as it was possible to come.

«You're welcome» he whispered into her ear while smiling from ear to ear. At that moment no one else existed. It was just Nathan and Haley.

But of course the rest of the world still existed, and one very curious and quite jealous red haired girl was standing at the corner, watching the boy and girl who were so wrapped up in each other. Was this the reason that Nathan didn't want to sleep with her anymore? Not only had he turned her down that day in the gym, but he had also declined her offer at Tim's party. He had said he wasn't interested anymore. No one turned Rachel Gatina down without paying for it. Rachel decided to make sure that the relationship between Nathan and the tiny blonde never happened.


If there was something Rachel Gatina was good at, it was making sure she got what she wanted. And she had decided that there was no way that tiny blonde was getting Nathan without a fight. So Rachel spent the rest of the day, slightly spying at the little blonde. She was a sophomore, and friends with that stupid blonde girl Bevin who so desperately wanted to become a cheerleader on Rachel's squad. When Rachel saw the two girls hugging and the tiny one walking away, she decided to take advantage of her possession and approached Bevin.

«Hey Bevin» Rachel smiled with her fake smile.

«Hey Rachel» Bevin smiled back.

«Who's your friend?» Rachel asked, she first of all needed to the tiny blondes name.

«Who? The one I just hugged? That's my best friend Haley James» Bevin smiled, she wasn't quite sure why Rachel was talking to her. Usually Rachel ignored her and treated her badly but Bevin didn't care. She really wanted to join the cheerleading squad.

«Oh, why was she hugging Nathan Scott earlier?» Rachel casually asked, she knew Bevin was stupid enough to answer but didn't want her to realize her hidden agenda anyway.

«They're dating. And they're like totally cute» Bevin said, still not sure why Rachel was so interested in Nathan and Haley.

«Dating? How did that happen?» Rachel continued. She was determined to get as much dirty about Haley as possible. She needed to find something she could use against her.

«She's his tutor» Bevin continues. Oblivious to Rachel's hidden agenda. If she had only known what she was revealing.

«Nathan has a tutor? You're kidding?» Rachel faked a shocked expression, even thought she actually didn't think it was weird. She knew Nathan had low grades.

«Yeah, they've been tutoring for quite some time now» Bevin still didn't understand why Rachel was interested, but she didn't care to ask. It's not like it was a secret anymore.

«What did you say her name was again?» Rachel asked. She needed to find out more about this Haley..?

«Haley James»

«James? Why does that sound familiar?» Rachel knew she had heard that last name before, but she couldn't link it with a head. Maybe Bevin knew.

«Well, you know her big brother» Bevin said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

«Really, who might that be?» Rachel was extremely curious. If it's someone I know I can get something good from them.

«Joey, he's on the varsity basketball team» Rachel's eyes widened in surprise. No way! That's just too good. He would never allow Haley to date someone like Nathan. Unless he doesn't know about it? Rachel smiled at her evil thoughts. Suddenly not so interested in Bevin anymore.

«Oh, well it was nice talking to you Bevin. I hope we can continue this some other time. Maybe you could join the squad sometime, if you're any good» Rachel said while standing up and getting ready to walk away. She knew she had to keep Bevin close, if she needed to know something else about Haley.

«Really?» Bevin smiled, this was what she had dreamed about for a long time. Rachel had never given her the time of day before.

«Yeah, why not? I'll see you later» Rachel smiled her fake smile before walking away.

«See you» Bevin smiled before walking the other way. She had to find Haley to tell her the good news.


«HALEY!» Bevin yelled when she spotted Haley at the bus stop.

«Hey Bev, slow down. What's up?» She laughed when her best friend started for gasp for her breath.

«You'll never guess who just came up to me and talked to me!» Bevin smiled. She had forgotten everything about Rachel's interest in Haley and Nathan. All that mattered was that Rachel had invited her to join the cheerleading squad.

«The president?» Haley continued laughing. Bevin sure could be funny, even when she didn't try.

«Rachel Gatina!»

«Why?» Haley wrinkled her nose. She didn't understand why Rachel would suddenly show interest in Bevin. She had always ignored her and crushed her wishes to join the squad.

«She said I might be able to join the team! If I was good enough» Bevin smiled, still gasping for her breath. She was beyond happy and didn't really find time any time to breath.

«She said that?» Haley asked in surprise.

«Yes! We talked about something and then suddenly she said: maybe you could join the squad if you're good enough»

«That's great Bevin. I hope you make it!» Haley smiled, but inside she was concerned. What did she talk to Bevin about? Did it have something to do with her and Nathan?


There you go.. Continue reviewing please..

I actually was a bit disappointed after the last chapter because of the very few reviews I got. Only three so far..

I'll have the next chapter up soon. Promise ) Then it's time for Nathan and Haley's first date. A whole chapter with only cute and adorable Naley scenes. I'm gonna enjoy writing it!

-NaleyAlway4Ever