This is prompt from thibbs65. I'm just writing it for her; I hope you all like what I come up with for the story.

A Deeper Connection ch9

The next morning Haley and Nathan were lying in Nathan's bed together. Haley had stayed the night as Lucas was over at her dorm with Brooke. This time it felt much more relaxed as they weren't trying to hide from anyone. It made being together so much easier for them although the rest of their friends were still yet to find out.

"So when do you want to tell everyone else?" Nathan asked looking down at her. As he gently rubbed circles into lower back.

"Probably tonight, I was just thinking that we could just like hold hands, dance together and kiss. Just let them work it out of their own, she replied to him smiling.

"Well I am the smart one," she spoke smiling at him.

"We'll just have to see about that," he spoke straddling her and slipping both his cold hands under his t shirt she was wearing and started tickling her like crazy.

"Nate please I can't breathe," she spoke breathless between laughs.

"Say I'm the best and sexiest boyfriend you have ever had," he spoke as he continued to tick up and down her sides.

"No," she spoke trying to kick away from him.

"If you don't say it I'm going to keep going and kicking isn't going to help you," he spoke looking down at her.

"Fine, you're the best and sexiest boyfriend I have ever had," she shouted thinking to herself he was the only proper boyfriend she had ever had.

"Why thank you," he spoke giving her a small kiss on the lips.

"I think it's time we got up," Haley spoke sitting up.

"Okay, why don't you go shower and change? While I make some breakfast," he suggested to her.

"Great idea, "she spoke grabbing her stuff and running off to the bathroom.

Nathan laughed at her before getting up and heading into the kitchen. He was in the middle of making breakfast when Jake and Peyton arrived "who is in the shower?" Peyton asked having already seen Lucas at Brooke's.

"Haley," Nathan answered with thinking.

"Why is she here?" Peyton asked again.

"She is here because she doesn't want to hear Brooke and Lucas going at it like rabbits nearly every night of the week," he spoke giving Jake a small smile.

"Okay well I guess that is fair," Peyton replied to him buying his excuse.

"Help yourself to food. I'm going to tell Haley breakfast is ready," he commented walking into his room.

"Hales breakfast is umm.." he spoke stopping mid-sentence seeing her half naked.

"What you seeing?" Haley asked continuing to get ready.

"Umm breakfast is ready, Jake and Peyton are here," he spoke looking down at the floor the whole time.

"Right thanks, why are you looking at the floor?" she questioned confused to him.

"When I came in you were topless and I didn't want to make you feel uncomfortable," he spoke explaining his actions to her.

"Oh right, well I don't mind you seeing me that way," she spoke walking over to him.

"Okay, I just didn't want to assume anything or make you think I wanted anything too soon," he spoke looking directly at her.

"I may not be ready for sex, I don't mind doing some other stuff," she spoke reassuring him.

"Good to know," he spoke smiling at her.

"Right we better get out there or they will be wondering what's happening," she spoke waling out past him.

"Hey tutor girl," Peyton spoke as Haley walked into the kitchen.

"Hey blondie and Jake," she spoke sitting down to her breakfast.

"Thanks for breakfast babe," Haley spoke as she started to eat.

"Babe?" Peyton questioned confused looking between Haley and Nathan.

Haley looked at Nathan realising what she had just said giving him the "I'm sorry," look before she went back to looking at Peyton.

"Well actually Nathan is the gut I have been seeing," she spoke softly looking at her.

"Did you know about this?" Peyton asked looking at Jake.

"Only for the last like two days, it wasn't my place to tell you," Jake replied trying to defend himself.

"So how long have you two been going on?" Peyton questioned to them.

"Since the start of the school year," Nathan replied to her.

"I take it Brooke and Lucas know then," she commented to them.

"As of last night they know," Haley replied smiling.

"So take it you are going to tell the others before the party tonight? Jake asked them this time.

"Actually we were just going to act like a couple and see if they worked it out on their own," Haley replied to him.

"I think that's a better idea and its definitely going to make tonight a lot more interesting," Peyton spoke smiling at her.

"Should be a good night," Nathan spoke as they all sat eating.

Now that their main friends all knew they were together. It was just a matter of time, so that all the others would find out. They were definitely looking forward to having some fun as a couple together at the party.

Well there is ch9. I hope you all enjoyed reading it, so please review and let me know what you think. This may be the last update for a while as I am currently moving house and may not have access to Wi-Fi for a while.