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Chapter Ten - Haley's POV
"Bye Guys, I'm leaving" I yell into the living room "Thanks again for watching them Luke"
"Anytime, you know that" he replies as he walks me to the car. I hop in and wave to him as I drive off. Peyton and I were getting so busy with work lately that the kids were spending more time with Luke than they were with me. I hated it but there was nothing that I could do. It was the last week of holidays anyway so next week they would be back at school and into the normal routine.
I pulled up to Tric and noticed Peyton's car wasn't there yet. I parked and headed up the stairs pulling out my keys to unlock the door as I went.
I unlocked the door and flicked the lights on and walked straight through the club for the back office I shared with Peyton.
My desk was cluttered full of paperwork and an old coffee cup I hadn't yet bothered to throw out. I put my bag under the desk and started to sort out the mess.
"Good morning sunshine" Peyton said as she breezed through the office door and handed me a steaming hot coffee.
"hey Peyt" I replied "And thanks" I said taking a sip of the coffee. "so I was just cleaning up since our first appointment isn't until ten and there is a lot of filing to be done"
Peyton looked at me and sighed "Yes sometime I think that we should hire someone to do it for us; How are we so busy to do it?"
I laughed at her statement "we aren't that busy, if we get on it now it should only take us a couple of hours at the most"
'Okay, okay. Good thing I brought muffins too" she said holding up a bag from Karen's café
"Great lets get to it then" I say then ask "So I take it you saw Karen this morning, How is she?"
"Yeah good, she is going to take Jamie and Soph off your hands tonight as we are all going to dinner" She tells me in such a way I know that I can't get out of.
"Who is going?" I ask knowing somehow Nathan is going to be included
"Well every one really. Chase flew in from New York and him and Brooke have decided to stay the week, so Brooke thought it would be fun to get the whole group back together for a night"
"So everyone means Nathan too?" I say already knowing the answer
Peyton looks at me and gives me a small smile "Brooke said the whole group, you know that means Nathan too"
"I know, I know so what are Brooke's plans?" I wonder out loud, knowing that somehow old, memories and just possibly old feeling will come out tonight.
"Okay so don't freak out but she wants to do dinner at the docks"
"That's not too bad" I interrupt
"Yeah then she wants to hang out at the rivercourt" Peyton said quickly
"WHAT??" I yell "Peyt, you know I don't go there anymore that's his place, it was our place but not anymore"
She come over and pulls me into a hug probably worried that I'll break down again.
"I know you don't go there, but who knows maybe with all of us back in that place again for the first time since we left school it will be better. Plus the rivercourt always had some magic about it"
She pulled back from the hug and smiled brightly at me, I smiled back.
"Maybe" I replied downing the rest of my coffee and throwing it in the trash "Right back to work" I say making different piles of paperwork on my desk.
The day moved slowly on and once lunchtime rolled around Peyton headed back out the door to Karen's to grab us something to eat, which was a normal day really I swear it was the two of us keeping her in business the amount we ate there.
I was alone again with my thoughts when I heard the office door open.
"What did you forget this time Peyt?" I asked joking without looking up
"I didn't and I'm not Peyton"
I looked up and saw Nathan standing at the door. 'Can I come in? You're not busy are you?" he questioned looking unsure of what to do.
"No not busy, what can I do for you Nathan?" I reply
"I was just wondering if you had heard about tonight and what you wanted to do?"
I got up and walked around to sit on the front of my desk "Yeah Peyt told me this morning but what do you mean what do I want to do?" I said waiting for him to answer
He walked further into the office and sat on a chair facing me "Are you going and if so do you want me to take the kids for the night?" he asked
I smiled at him "Nathan" I sighed but continued "I know we don't get together other than to drop off or collect Jamie and Sophie, but Brooke and Chase are in town and she wants us all together. So I think that we should put aside our feelings for one night and make our friends happy. Plus Karen is taking the kids so we don't have an excuse, also Brooke's idea no doubt" I laugh
He looked up at me and I realized his eyes still had far too much power over me, they made my knees go weak and suddenly I was thankful that I was sitting on the desk.
"Yeah that does sound like our Brooke" he noted as he got up and walked towards me "who knows tonight might actually be fun" he said as he reached me and tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear always keeping his eyes locked on mine.
"What happened to us Hales?" he questioned, a sad look on his face
"Nathan, I can't…" I tired to move around him but he kept his arms around me stuck to the desk
"Why not? Why wont you talk to me?" He pressed, not moving and continuing to stare at me.
I looked down trying not to cry "Nathan if we are going to hang out tonight with our friends, I can't do this right now"
"Well then I'll pick you up at seven then" he said, then he learned down kissed me on the cheek and walked towards the door almost bumping into Peyton "Bye Peyt" he said and then he was gone.
I sat there shocked, Did he think this was going to be a date? What was he thinking?
"What the hell was that?" Peyton pretty much yelled breaking me out of my thoughts
"I have no idea Peyt" I answered still shocked at what had happened "but he said he would pick me up at seven"
"What? No way how do you feel about that, it's like a date?" she asked
"Who knows what he thinks" I said as we pulled out our lunch and sat down to eat.