Continued.
"Haley, I haven't been totally honest with you" Nathan said genuinely, crushing his earpiece as he slowly puts it in his pocket without Haley noticing.
"Ouch" Tim yells, as static drums into his ears.
Haley shows a look of concern. "What are you talking about Nathan?"
Before Nathan can answer any further, a curly blondie approach Nathan from the back and reaches for his arm. Nathan turns around, looking as though he has just seen a ghost.
"Nathan, there you are!" Peyton grips onto his arm tightly. More like a death grip.
"Hey, aren't you the girl that got me out of the wine cellar?" Haley smiles, genuinely.
"And, hey! You're the girl that was trapped in the room with my boyfriend! And if I'm not mistaken, you're going to steal him away from me, aren't you?" Peyton said with a big cheesy smile on her face.
Haley's face is stunned. "I didn't---"
"Let me guess, you're going to say 'I didn't know he had a girlfriend.' God, Nathan why are you being so damn modest all the time" Peyton rubs his chin as Nathan stands there still as stone.
While Peyton has a fun time playing with Haley, Brooke and Lucas came at the right time to see what the fuss was about. Brooke excitedly approaches Haley but Haley turns around red with tears coming out of the corner of her eyes.
"What is going on? Nathan, why is Haley crying?" Brooke's forehead wrinkles as her voice begins to get raspier.
While Brooke holds onto Haley, Lucas stands there ready to pounce Nathan.
"Hi, I'm Peyton, Nathan's girlfriend. And I'm guessing you're Brooke?" Peyton said, holding out her hand to greet Brooke.
Brooke looks at Peyton's hand and brush Haley behind her. "I'm your worst nightmare, if you don't take a step back"
"Oh! Nathan, she's threatening me! What are you going to do about that?" Peyton whimpers to Nathan, while holding his hand.
"Hold your breath, Nathan is not going to do anything when I'm around! Let's go, Haley!" Lucas holds onto Haley's hand as Brooke trails behind.
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"Shhh! She sound asleep" Brooke whispers as Lucas opens the door to Haley's room and it made a creak.
"I made you some hot tea" Lucas hands over a cup of steaming chamomile tea to Brooke as she places it on top of a night stand to let it cool for a bit.
"Did Haley say anything to you about--?" Lucas sits down on one of Haley's beanbags chair as Brooke joins him.
"If crying means anything…she did a bunch of that" Brooke said as she curls into a ball.
Lucas looks heartbreaking. It absolutely pains him to see Haley hurt.
"I guess…she really likes him huh?" Lucas asks disappointed.
"Hence the crying. But who knows? She had doubts of going on tonight's date" Brooke said as she reaches for her hot tea and cautiously sipping on it.
"What doubts?" Lucas perks up, feeling a little intrigued.
"Well, she said she wasn't totally crushed out on jerk face. I guess she has her reasons now, huh?" Brooke said, taking another sip from the soothing tea.
Suddenly, Brooke's Blackberry alarm went off. She looks at her phone, realizing she has to leave.
"Crap, I have to head home now…" Brooke said, a little devastated.
"You practically live here, Brooke" Lucas smiles.
"Technically, yes but I have to go home…my home, unfortunately to catch the live webcam with my parents or else they are going to ground me and take away my money" Brooke sighs. "So are you going too?"
"…Actually, don't you think it's best that the first thing Haley wakes up, she sees that someone is here for her?" Lucas said, wanting to stay over to closely watch over Haley.
"Lucas, you're something else, you know that?" Brooke's eyes sparkle.
"…I must've win the lottery tonight because I have never heard so many compliments about me coming from you, hence the caffeine incident" Lucas smiles.
"People change" Brooke winks. "Besides, I didn't really like that blouse anyway"
Lucas shot her a look.
"Okay! Maybe I did, but Haley has plenty in her closets that she will always lend to me" Brooke whispers.
"Is that your way of saying you forgive me?" Lucas squints adorably.
"We'll see. Give me a full report on my best friend tomorrow and I'll let you know" Brooke said with pouty lips as she closes the door behind her.
Finally, alone with Haley at last, Lucas thought. Watching her sleep, Lucas could see the wrinkles Haley displayed on her forehead. He couldn't help but walk over and sit next to her. She looks like an absolute angel, with her hands tuck between her thighs and her knees bent. She looks like a puppy. Lucas can't resist the urge and lean over and kiss Haley on the forehead. And then, Lucas pull some covers over her and slowly bends down and sit next to the side of her bed, admirably looking at Haley. And then, he fell asleep, next to his angel.
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"What the hell do you think you were doing, Nathan?" Peyton slams her fist on the table.
"What the hell was I doing? What the hell were you doing? Showing up like this! She was falling for me and you spoil it!" Nathan said, steamed.
"I tell you what the hell you were feeling! You like her, don't you?" Peyton clinches her fist and takes a step towards Nathan.
"I don't know what show you were watching but clearly, I don't like her. But it was clear, that she liked me and guess what Peyton? It's not going to happen now because of you!" Nathan said, untying his tie and loosening up his collar.
"You expect me to believe that bull shit, Nate? Well you can fool Miss Perfect over there but you can't fool me" Peyton said as she takes off her high heels.
"I didn't ask you to believe me. You could believe whatever the hell you want. I did what I was told and I'm done" Nathan grabs his tie and walks toward the door.
"Not so quick, big shot! You think you could waltz out here, thinking you're finish? You're never finish, my dear" Peyton cavalierly said.
"What do you want from me? Do you want me to kill her? Is that what you want?" Nathan said, with anger.
"That's it, Nathan. I want you to kill her" Peyton slowly enunciates.
Nathan's face turns bright red. He didn't mean anything by it. "I was kidding…Peyton"
"Well…I'm not" Peyton seriously stated.
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Next morning.
Haley wakes up with her dress slip up all the way to her waist, exposing her lacy black underwear with a pounding headache. She turns to the right side of her bed to look at the alarm clock on her nightstand. However, she didn't care what the time was when she looks down and sees Lucas sleeping on the floor. She is absolutely floored to see Lucas in her room, nonetheless sleeping on her floor. Haley then grabs her cashmere blanket and delicately covers Lucas and gently lifts his head, to place it under his head. She then gathers her clothes and makes a run to her bathroom after looking over at Lucas for a few more minutes and smiled.
"Haley" Lucas, softly calls, sitting on Haley's bed.
"Thanks for staying over, Lucas but you know you didn't have to" Haley puts her dress on a hanger and hangs it in her closet.
"I wanted to" Lucas honestly said as he walks over to Haley.
Haley smiles but Lucas knows she's hurting. "You know I will always be here for you if you need someone to talk to"
Haley nods sweetly as she puts on an off the shoulder sweater on. "Are you hungry?"
"Uh, yeah, I'm starved" Lucas said, feeling a bit surprise, he was hoping she'd talk about last night.
"Good. I make mean ham and cheese omelets" Haley tries to break a smile as she heads down stairs while Lucas trails behind.
"So…no parents huh?" Lucas said awkwardly, trying to strike up a conversation.
"There's this thing call work," Haley looks up and said, as she slides the omelet into Lucas's plate.
"…Thanks, I had no idea" Lucas laughs as Haley smiles at him. They both stared into each other eyes for two minutes. It was short but it felt like forever to them.
Haley breaks the staring contest and hands up a utensil. "Here's your fork"
"Thanks. Where's your plate?" Lucas asks, as Haley goes to the refrigerator and grabs some oranges.
"I'm not really a breakfast kind of person but I love making breakfast" Haley said all perky.
Lucas giggles with adoration. "You know what's funny, I don't eat breakfast if someone is not eating along with me."
Haley hands Lucas a glass of fresh squeezed OJ. "Alright, what's the catch?"
"Come here" Lucas said seriously, signaling Haley to sit next to him.
Haley comes over and sits next to Lucas. He scoots her chair close to him as she turns away chuckling. Lucas laughs as well while holding her two hands in place so she won't move. He then reaches his fork, grabs the first bite and then slices another piece to give to Haley.
"Lucas, stop!" Haley laughs as she wiggles herself away from the fork.
"Open wide!" Lucas tries to shove the slice of omelet into Haley's mouth but she finally was able to wiggle herself out of Lucas's hands and runs around the kitchen island to get away from Lucas.
Yes, they were having fun.
"Gotcha!" Lucas wraps his arm around Haley's tiny waist and Haley finally gives in and ate the slice of omelet out of Lucas's fork.
After Lucas finishes feeding Haley, his arm was still wrapped around her waist. He drops the fork and wraps the other arm around her waist. She fits perfectly into his arms and then he gently laid his chin on her head while holding her tight. At this moment, Haley begins to tear and drops of them lands on Lucas's hands on Haley's waist. Finally, Haley's hands make her way on top of Lucas's to wipe away her tears on his hands.
But Lucas said, "Don't. I want to feel every drop"
It was such a magical moment.
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Author's Note: I am so sorry that it took this long to post this chapter! I really love this chapter, full of suspense, a surprise, and romantic at the same time! Please reviews and let me know your thoughts! Thanks!