Ok first of all I have to say a big THANK YOU to all the readers and reviews, last chapter got tons of reviews. Second, I have to admit that the first part of this chapter sucks, I'm really sorry. But on the upside, the second part is really good, well at least I think so. I think I sent most of you PM answering everything, if not thank you for your review. =D

** I also wanted to say that I will be updating my stories once a week, each day will belong to a story. This story will be the Wednesday story, so expect updates on Wednesdays. =D

Haley Elizabeth James, GottaluvNaley, naleyforever871377, Kaya17tj, dianehermans, AshleyM15, TeamPapaya, and ocOTHlover23, thank you all and I really hope you guys enjoy this chapter. =D

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Chapter 10- I Like You

Brooke was still blaming herself for the whole boat thing, even though everyone assured her it wasn't her fault. She just kept thinking that if she wasn't such a flirt, and she hadn't kissed Lucas none of it would've happened.

Haley felt bad that Brooke kept blaming herself, she knew it wasn't her friends fault. She was a klutz, and one that brought all of the bad things towards herself, at least the accidental bad things. Other then that, she had pretty good luck. She had a great family, great friends, and a great career waiting to start this week.

She was packing her last bag; it was Sunday, and they would be leaving tonight. Her dad had told her to pack light, since she had clothes and stuff at the house he had in California. But the girl didn't know how to pack light. She would take anything she found, then always forgot to bring it back. That is all except for Mr. Waffles, who always found his way back.

"Haley, honey there is someone here to see you." Silvia had walked into her room and told her.

"Who?" she asked trying to zip her bag.

"Nathan" Silvia said. She knew Haley had a thing for the boy. She could read the girl like a book, it was the advantage of being there as she grew up.

"Umm…" she turned looking for something, sending thing flying all around. She then found the lip gloss and started to put some on. "Tell him I'll be right there" she told Silvia.

Silvia simply nodded and left the room with a smile. She had never seen Haley act that way about a visitor, but it was all good, she liked Nathan. Reaching the bottom of the stairs, she walked into the living room and saw the boy waiting impatiently. "She'll be right down" she announced, "would you like something to eat, or drink" she offered.

"Water would be great" Nathan said politely.

Silvia nodded and took of into the kitchen to get what he had asked for.

Not long after Silvia had returned with the glass of water Haley appeared, and she definitively didn't look like she had been packing. Her clothes were all well intact, and her hair was perfectly tide back in a pony tail.

"Hey" she said walking towards him, "What are you doing here?" She didn't ask in a rude way, but in a confused way. Sure they had been getting close, but she didn't expect him to show up at her house like that. Not that he hadn't done it before.

"Hey" he responded, "I just wanted to say bye, and I hope you do great in LA." He was never one to care about anyone else, but he actually did care about her. I guess being almost killed in the middle of the ocean gets you thinking.

"Thanks" she said with a smile.

"When do you leave" he said trying to make the awkwardness go away.

"Umm, tonight."

"When?"

"At about ten. Why?" She wasn't sure why he was asking.

"Do you wanna go out?" he asked straight forward. He felt like he was going to pass out. He had never asked a girl out like that. He was never really one to ask out, girls usually came to him. But with her it was different. It was like she wanted him, but she still had him chasing.

Haley felt her knees become weaker, she didn't know what to think. Although she knew she wanted to go, "Yeah" she said not thinking about it any longer, "I'd like that."

Nathan nodded, "we can go now" he said. "If that's fine with you, and your dad" he added remembering that she would be going with her dad, and maybe Jimmy would want to spend some time with his daughter.

"Oh" she said realizing about her dad, "hold on." She then left the room and walked over to her fathers office hoping that he would be there.

Haley returned a few minutes later and they both left. He was being so sweet, and she really wanted to spend the time with him.

"Yo, Brooke" Peyton yelled walking into her friends room. She had just arrived and Briana had let her in. Briana told her that Brooke was in her room getting ready, so Peyton just went ahead to see her.

Brooke was in the bathroom, she was putting the finishing touches on her hair. Even though her hair was just straight, she always liked it to look perfect. "In here" she yelled from the bathroom.

Peyton walked in the bathroom and saw Brooke looking in the mirror. "You ready?"

"Yeah."

Both girls walked back to the room as Brooke grabbed her purse and they walked down the stairs. The stores were waiting, and so were their credit cards. It was only once a month that they spent an unlimited amount of money on clothes; most which they never wore. But it was the fun they had going out an doing it together.

"Mom, we'll be back later. I'll eat out with Peyton." Brooke said walking in the kitchen.

Victoria was currently making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for Briana, the girl loved her peanut butter. "Make sure you're back before midnight, you have school tomorrow." Victoria wouldn't usually care about this, but ever since Briana was born she had kept Brooke on a tight leash as well. Her life had completely changed, she was now a full time mother. When Brooke was younger she would just leave Brooke with the nanny for long periods of time.

Edgar would usually go and check on his little girl, but he would have to go right back to work. As much as he would've love to take her with him, she wouldn't go. She loved Tree Hill, it was her home, where all her friends were.

When Briana was Born Victoria still didn't really spend much time at home, after Briana turned one she left her at home with the nanny and went back to flying around. But one time she came back, and Briana had began to speak. Her first words were to Angelica, the nanny they had. The words broke Victoria's heart and that was when she knew she had to come back. When she heard Briana call Angelica Mommy, she knew it was time to become a mother, one that her kids would love and be proud of it.

For Brooke it was hard to adjust to having her mother back at home, and no Angelica at all. But eventually she got use to it, and she realized that her mom was actually a pretty good one. Now she loved her mother, and she told her everything that happened in her life. Victoria was just another one of her best friends, just older, and she lived with her.

"K" Brooke said walking over to her mom, she then gave Victoria kiss on the cheek, "love you."

"Love you too" said Victoria with a smile.

"So where are we going?" she asked sitting on the passenger seat of his car.

Nathan and Lucas didn't really have a car, Dan would just let them use one per week. They would get whatever car Dan handed them for the week, that is until they would decide to get their own. That was one of the perks of having a father with a car dealership, even if sometimes you got the ugly car. But at least it wasn't a necessity to buy one.

"Well" he began, elongating the word. "I was thinking we could go to the mall and watch a movie, then maybe grab some lunch."

She nodded, "cool."

"That way you don't get home so late, and you can still do some stuff before you go."

"Cool." The only word that managed to make it out of her mouth, as short and quick.

The rest of the car ride was quiet, but not the uncomfortable one. The one you feel calm to, the one you enjoy, because it is so relaxing.

"Wow" was all Peyton said.

Brooke came out of the dressing room with a beautiful red sundress. If there was a color made for Brooke, it was red. The girl looked hot in red. She looked like a sweet devil, but her horns could also be shown at times.

"You like?" Brooke asked twirling.

"I love" Peyton said, her jaw practically hitting the floor. Deep inside she really hoped that she could look that good in that dress, but it was made for Brooke. It fit her like a glove. "How much?"

"Umm" Brooke began to look for the tag, she then looked at it and put it down. "$250.00, should I get it?"

"Are you going to wear it?" Even though they sometimes bought thing they wouldn't really wear, they never cost over 50 dollars.

"It would be perfect for a date" she pointed out. "I'm gonna take it."

Peyton nodded and began to look at some t-shirt that were hung near her. She was never much of a dress girl, she would usually skinny jeans, t-shirts, and converse, cute and simple.

"P. Sawyer, you cannot keep buying those shirts."

"I like them" she said holding one in front of her.

"No" Brooke took the shirt and hung it back, "you need to dress like a girl, I'm so tired of the whole gothic look you got going on." Brooke pulled Peyton's hand and shoved her in a dressing room with a bunch of dresses.

"I don't even wear black" Peyton yelled through the curtain.

Brooke didn't care, she just was sick of her friends wore drove, so she through her a whole bunch of colored clothing; black included. She knew Peyton wouldn't wear them anyways, but it was fun trying to make her change.

"You took the wrong turn" Haley pointed out. She understood that Nathan was new to Tree Hill, but the town wasn't big enough for him to get lost.

"Oh" was all he said. He knew he had taken the wrong turn, but it was on purpose.

"It's fine ,you can take a left on the next one." Haley knew her roads like the back of her hand. She was pretty familiar with the town. Seeing that he didn't do as she said kind of freaked her out, he just kept driving straight, and never told her where they were going.

"Change of plans" he said noticing that she was tensing up on her seat.

"Why?"

"I thought this would be more fun." He smiled at her and continued to drive, his destination awaited and he couldn't wait to get there.

"So when are you going to ask Peyton out?" Lucas asked throwing the ball to Jake.

Both boys were at the rivercourt, they were actually suppose to be practicing with Nathan, but the boy was making his move on the girl he liked. So, it was just the two of them.

"I was thinking about doing it soon. I mean, we've been having tons of fun this past weeks." Jake wanted so bad to ask her out, but he was still scared of being turned down.

"Then you should go for it" Lucas threw the ball going right through the net.

Jake ran to pick up the ball, then walked to the picnic table and sat on it. He really didn't know what to do, and hopefully his friend could help him with the whole situation. "I just don't know what to do. I mean we're finally friends, I just don't want to push her."

"I know."

"What are you talking about, Brooke's practically jumping on you. That girl has it for you, and it's so noticeable."

"I like her too" Lucas admitted, "I just don't know if I'm ready to move to the next lever, I mean, you know what happened with Leah." Lucas was never able to get over Leah, he always believed she was the girl for him. Yet, here was another girl who was just if not better then Leah.

"You'll never know unless you try" Jake advised.

"right back to you" Lucas joked. He didn't know why Jake was giving him the advise he should've gave himself.

Both guys got right back to their game, but in there head the thought of the girls they liked still revolved.

"What are we doing here" she asked looking at the ocean. She didn't expect him to want to come back after they practically died there.

Nathan got off the car and walked over to her side opening the door for her, reaching for her hand he answer her question. "Just, trust me."

That would be no problem for Haley, after that day she would always trust him. The boy never let go of her, he was there for her the whole time. He could've easily swam to shore, but he decided to stay with her. Trust was not an issue for her. She smiled at him and took his hand.

They both walked towards the sand. Nothing was planned, Nathan had actually changed the plans at the last minute. The plan was to go hang out at the mall, then catch some lunch and hopefully have her back by dinner time. But somewhere along the way his plans changed. However, his mind was made up on his next move. He knew exactly why he had brought her here.

"You see that." He pointed to the buoy they had sat on that day, "that's where we were." He felt her shiver, he knew that she didn't like to remember that day. But she had to know that some good had come from it.

"Why are you telling me this?" she asked looking into his blue eyes.

Their hands were no longer together, the were just standing in front of each other. He was looking down at her, and she was looking up at him. The sun hit their faces as the waves would touch their feet every time one crashed and slid their way.

"Why did you bring me here?" she asked. Questions just kept forming in her mind, all she wanted was answers, and he would just look down at her. She couldn't deny that she loved the look he was giving her, but she just wanted answers.

"I like you" he said, not even realizing that he was telling her this.

"What?" she asked confused, that really didn't answer her question. Instead it gave her more.

"I like you" he repeated, this time with more confidence. He wasn't going to back out, he was going to tell her exactly what he wanted to say.

"Nathan… I" he really didn't know what to say, should she say it back, should she run, should tell him that it wasn't the time.

"Don't" he said putting his finger to her lips to quiet her. He took a deep breath and began to talk. The time was perfect, he wasn't going to ruin it with the wrong words. The sun was at the perfect height, the waves moved at the perfect rhythm, the wind blew her hair just perfectly. Nothing would ruin this moment. Well, nothing but maybe her reaction, but we would just have to wait and see for that.

"I know it's soon, but I do." He then began to explain himself, "at my old school I was a jerk. Lucas was the girlfriend type of guy, he was the nice and sweet one, and I was the one who played with girls, the one who was mean, and the one who bounced around from girl to girl" he admitted. He could see it in her eyes that she didn't want to hear it.

"Why are you telling me this?" she asked hurt.

"Because I like you. And I know I wasn't a good guy before. But ever since I met you, I feel like I can be better. Like there is a better Nathan inside, a better Nathan that just wants to come out."

She smiled at that, his was telling her just how much of an impact she had made on him.

"And I know you don't like this place, and that it doesn't bring you good memories. But you have to know that this place changed my life. If it wasn't for that accident we wouldn't be here right now."

She was really loving his speech, but she just wanted him to get to the point. He was telling her all great things, but never telling her what it was they were doing there. All she could do was smile, she was speechless. Plus, he had enough words for the two of them.

Just as he was about to tell her exactly what he wanted a hug wave came, getting them both wet. And saying that none of them was dress fro this, was just the right words. They were both wearing long pants, jeans to be exact, and white t-shirts. It was kind of weird how they were actually matching.

Haley let a small scream out. The water was cold, but the sun warmed them up as soon as the water shrunk back to the ocean. "I think you picked the wrong spot to talk" she said letting out a small chuckle.

Nathan just laughed. Then not think about it, he grabbed her and threw her over his shoulder running towards the water. He could feel her yelling to stop, and hitting his back. But that just made him want to do it even more. Once the water reached his waist he threw her to the water, but not to far. He did remember she said she couldn't really swim.

"Are you crazy!" she yelled coming up for air.

Nathan just laughed at her, she was so adorable. Even if that wasn't a word he used, she made him think of it.

"You're so dead" she said running to him. The water made it a little hard, and harder for her to catch him since she was shorted then him. He could run further because his legs were longer then hers.

"What are you gonna do?" he asked laughing. He had stopped to let her get close, but would run as soon as she was close enough.

She was so close, just about to reach him when he began to run again. To bad Haley was smart, even if what she did wasn't very smart in a way, she still did it. She threw herself at him and grabbed on to his shirt, not letting go. She could feel him dragging her along, but she was not going to let go.

"Ok, I give up" he said stopping.

Haley waited for him to come to a complete stop before she let go of his shirt, when she felt him turning around to face her she let him go. She smiled at him, "my dad's going to kill you."

"Why? " he asked innocently. "I could say we were sitting on a dock and you fell, then I saved your life. He would actually love me" He said smirking.

"That could work, but not as well as my tears and pout" she said pouting her lip.

Damn the good was good, her pout was just like a baby. It was like the impossible pout. "You're good."

"I know" she said proudly.

"Let's get some lunch" he said, they had lost track of time while playing in the water.

"Wait" she said grabbing his arm.

Nathan turned to face her, not really knowing what else there was.

"You never finished telling me why we're here."

Nathan had completely forgotten about that, and secretly he hoped she had as well. So much for wishing. "OH."

Haley looked at him with a hopeful look, a look that showed him that she wanted to listen to him, but hoped it wasn't bad news he had.

"I like you" he admitted, not realizing he had already said it.

"You already said that" she said with a giggle.

"I just wanted you to like this place, I didn't want you to be afraid of it. I know that you were scared, but it's the reason we're here today, and the reason I decided to tell you I like you."

Without thinking any further she leaned towards him, reaching up she crashed her lips with his. She had called dibs on the guy as a game, but now it was anything but a game. She liked him back, but didn't know how to tell him. She didn't want to say it because he had said it to her, she wanted to make it special, just like he had.

Nathan was surprised by the kiss. And not in a bad way, not at all. The kiss was soft and sweet, and her lips were so soft. They tasted like coconuts, the perfect taste for the summer and the beach. Even her lipgloss seemed to be planned. Everything but their clothes, which really didn't matter at the moment. He placed his hands around her waist bringing her closer to him, and making the kiss deeper and hotter.

Haley's hands were around his neck, and she loved that he was deepening the kiss. He was taking the lead, and she loved a guy who lead the way.

Lost in each other's arms they kept kissing. And everything around was perfect. The waves were smooth, the breeze blew just right, the sun burned them, but also dried their clothes and made their kiss just that much hotter.

I know it was a LOT of NALEY, but most people wanted them together, so I was just giving them a little push. Next chapter will have drama, so get ready for that.

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