Chapter X - Where would I stay?

Imagine a club with stroking lights, hard rock music, underages with the tops you would never wear. Got it? Okay. Well this club is NOTHING like that. There was a round bar in the middle of the floor, next to the right half there was the dance floor, and next to the left half there was a little dinning space. After the dancefloor there was a little stage, actually a band is appeared just in that minute.

"Do you want something to drink?" he asked me

"Oh, you are sweet, but in this place, I'll give you the drinks" I winked at him "So what do you want to drink?"

"A coke will be great"

"Okay, come with me" I took his hand, and lead him to the bar. Then I just entered the bar and get two coke out. "Hey Kia!" I greated one of the bartenders, apparently who is my student too.

"Hey Hal! Got some party tonight? It was about time hun"

"Sure. I got two coke, put it on my bill, kay?"

"Yep, just go and dance. Maybe a performance tonight?"

"What performance?" Nathan asked before I could answer

"Nothing.."

"Not nothing" Kia interrupted me "sometimes Hal sings on the stage"

"Really?" he wondered. "I have to hear you sing sometime Hales"

"Maybe you will. Anyway, get on the dance floor!" I yelled, and started my way to the floor. Considering I'm a dancer I dance really great and hot and sexy, pick the one you liked to describe it. Nathan was pretty good too, but his skills was in basketball not in dancing. I have to say it's something genetic thing, cuz Jake isn't the greates dancer too but great at bball. Maybe these two gens can't stand each other and one always dominated on the other. We danced hours there, when somebody tapped on my shoulder.

"Hey buddy"

"Peyt!" I screamed and hugged her tight. "I'd like to intreduce you to someone. Peyt this is Nathan Scott, Nathan this is one of my best friends, Peyton Sawyer"

"Nice to meet you Peyton"

"Nice to meet you too" she said then turn to me "Scott like that guy you always talk to me?"

"Yeah, and he got a name, you know Jake. Gush Tree Hill isn't that big, how could you two never see each other? Anyway, Nathan is Jake's oldest brother."

"Hmm two boys from the same family? You may watch your back Hal"

"Very funny Peyt. Anyway, when will you come visiting me at Duke?"

"Dunno, maybe two weeks. Can you lend me a bed while I'm staying?"

"Sure, but Brooke and Allison is there too, so you'll be at my room and I'll crash at Jake's" I told her completly forgetting that Nate lives in the same apartment.

"You crash at Jake's? How often?" Nathan asked me with a knowing smile

"Oh not so often, but I hope he'll understand that time too, and maybe we could use a friends night again. Anyway let's just dance"

"I've to go back at the DJ's desk, but if you could wait for me till closing, we could chat a little"

"Sorry Peyt, can't. Have to go home check mom's alright"

"K, then we'll see each other sometimes. Hugs" she said and left the two guest.

"Come on 'Mr 23' we need to dance a little"

"Anything for you Haley" Nathan said and they started their way to the dancefloor.

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Haley being the experted dancer she is, followed the music never missing a beat. As mentioned earlier Nathan on the other hand wasn't so good. Haley sensed that and slowly started teaching some easy steps to him. To both of their suprise, he was kind of an easy student. He picked up the steps really fast and soon they became the best pair dancing there. Peyton saw that, and put up one of Haley's favourite song, Ohh Wee by Mark Ronson. Haley looked at Peyton and mounthed a silent thank you while she give her thumbs up. So they started dancing that song and way hotter if I could say that. There weren't an inch of their bodys that didn't touch. It's hard to say which one of them enjoyed it better. Okay that's a lie, it was Nathan, cuz for Haley she just danced. It was normal for her to be that close with a boy while dancing. But to be this close other then dancing... well that would be a whole another issue. Right now she didn't sensed that she's dancing with THE Nathan Scott she got a crush years ago. Next time when they stopped Haley realized that it was 3 am, and she needed to go.

"Nathan, we need to go, my mom is going to flip I'm soooo late."

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When we were in the car neither of us spoke. I was affraid of my Mom's (or Step Mom's) reaction and I think Nathan just didn't know what to say. The only time I spoke was when I gave directions to Nate how to find our house. Well there was a big suprise when we finally got there. Nobody parked at the driveway.

"That's just unreal. Deb always parks at the driveway." I told Nate, then jumped out of the car and go to the door. There I saw a little note

Hey Haley!

I'm sorry that I didn't call you, but I'm out of town with my friends. I locked the doors, I'm sure you can find a bed to stay tonight. And if it's not so late you still can go back to Duke.

I just stood there, and glared at the note in front of me. I know it won't help but come on it's not happening everyday that you can't go home cuz your stepmom forget to call you and tell you you didn't have a home that weekend. Shyly I looked at Nate and an idea popped in my head.

"Nate, can I stay with you tonight? Deb isn't home and I didn't have money for a motel room."

First Nate was suprised but after the first shock, he agreed. So we started our way to the Scott mansion.