AN : Read and Review the 11th Chapter of Feelings of Love

The Perfect Valentine's Day

Brooke was walking out to her car after school the same day that Haley had called her. She was about to get in when she heard someone yelling for her. She turned and saw Nathan walking towards her, apparently very upset with her. She sighed, knowing Lucas had told him. "Hey, Nate. What's wrong?" She asked, trying to act normal.

"You know damn well what is wrong." Nathan said loudly once he caught up to her. "Where is she?" He asked harshly.

Brooke looked at Nathan confused. "Where is who?"

"Don't play games Brooke. You know who I'm talking about. Where is Haley?" Nathan asked then waited for his answer. When Brooke didn't say anything, he shook his head. "Don't try to lie to me Brooke, Lucas told me you know where she is, now where is she?"

Brooke sighed. "Of course he did." She ran her hands over her face. "Nathan, I wanted to tell you, but she made me promi…" She was cut off.

"I don't care, Brooke." He said, yelling at her. He closed his eyes for a minute then opened then again and she could see the desperation in them. "Please, Brooke, please, just tell me where she is." He said, pleading, in almost a whisper.

Brooke looked at him for a moment then nodded. "Get in." She said then looked over Nathan's shoulder and saw Lucas walking towards her also.

"Brooke, I'm sorry, he started freaking me out, saying stuff like, he was dying without her, and almost in tears talking about how he couldn't loose her. I had to tell him." Lucas said quickly as he reached Brooke.

Brooke nodded. "It's okay. I should of never let her leave in the first place."

Lucas shook his head. "No, if you hadn't of helped her, none of us would know where she it."

"Maybe you're right. Get in." She said to Lucas this time then got into her car herself. She waited till Nathan moved into the back seat and Lucas got into the front before starting her car. She pulled out of the school's parking lot then headed towards the highway. The first hour, no one said anything. They just all rode in silence. Finally as Brooke pulled off the highway, Nathan leaned forward. "Are you going to kill us now that we know?" He asked as he noticed them going into the woods, in the mountains.

Brooke laughed. "No. She's at my parents cabin."

Nathan nodded and sat back again, silence falling between them once again. Brooke pulled into the driveway of the cabin and turned off the car. She looked around at Nathan. "Don't go barging in there." She said and the three of them got out and slowly walked towards the cabin. They finally reached the door and Brooke used her spare key to get in. As soon as the door opened, they could hear music coming from the attic. Brooke laughed. "It has the best acoustics." She explained at the questioning looks she got from both Scott's.

They made their way up the stairs quietly as to not scare Haley. Halfway up, they heard Haley starting to sing.

If I was drowning in the sea

Would you dive right in and save me?

If I was falling like a star

Would you be right there to catch me?

If I was dreaming of your kiss

Would you look right through me?

On the street I'm waiting

In my heart it's raining

Your eyes are holding up the sky

Your eyes make me weak, I don't know why

And baby, Your eyes make me scared to tell the truth

I thought my heart was bullet-proof

Now I'm dancing on the roof

And everybody knows

I'm into you

Ooh, I'm into you

If my heart was sadder than a song

Would you still listen?

If my tears fell on you, one by one

Would you see them glisten?

On the street I'm waiting

In my heart it's raining

Your eyes are holding up the sky

Your eyes make me weak I don't know why

And baby, Your eyes make me scared to tell the truth

I thought my heart was bullet-proof

Now I'm just dancing on the roof

Every single thing you say makes me want to run away

Sometimes love's a rainy day but life goes on

Your eyes are holding up the sky

Your eyes make me weak, I don't know why

Baby, Your eyes make me scared to tell the truth

I thought my heart was bullet-proof

But I'm just dancing on the roof

And everybody knows

I'm into you

Everybody knows, I'm into you

I'm into you

By the time she had finished her song, the song she had wrote after she got off the phone with Brooke, the song that was about Nathan, Brooke, Lucas, and Nathan were standing by the door of the attic.

Haley leaned over and put her face in her hands as she let a few tears escape. "What have I done." She whispered.

Brooke and Lucas both looked at Nathan, who nodded and started towards Haley. Brooke took Lucas' hand into her own and led him back downstairs, giving Nathan and Haley time alone.

Nathan walked over and placed a hand on the small of Haley's back softly, making her jump. "God, Nathan, you scared the shit out of me." She said, closing her eyes. It took her a few seconds to realize that Nathan was there, at the cabin. She opened her eyes and looked at him. "What are you doing here? How did you…" But she was cut off by Nathan's voice.

"Lucas overheard Brooke talking to you today on the phone. Then he told me that she knew where you were." He said softly. He had been so mad at Haley these past couple of weeks, knowing that she had left because of him, but after hearing her song, her voice, and seeing her, all that anger just slipped away.

After a few minutes, Haley spoke. "Nathan, I'm sorry. I spent the whole night, thinking about what I was going to do, and the whole next day. I still didn't know. When Brooke came over…well, it just seemed right." She looked down at her hands. "I shouldn't have asked her to lie for me. You have to know that she hated doing it. And I shouldn't have lied to you. I shouldn't have ran."

Nathan sat down beside Haley. "Why did you? Run?"

Haley sighed. "Because, You're my best friend, and I have loved you for so long. I guess I never expected you to feel the same way. So when you told me that you did feel the same way, I kind of freaked."

"And you couldn't have done that in Tree Hill?"

Haley smiled up at Nathan weakly. "No, well, I guess I could have, but, at the time, no. The whole thing scared me for…for many reasons. I knew I needed some space…and time, and I guess at the time, getting away from it all felt like the best thing to do." Haley glanced at Nathan then looked back at her hands. "I knew that if I stayed in Tree Hill, that I would see you everyday, and I wanted to be able to figure out how I felt about everything, without all the…all the distractions."

Nathan nodded, his eyes had not left Haley since he walked into the attic. "What are you so scared of?" He said so quietly, Haley could barely hear him.

Haley had never heard Nathan talk that softly before that it made her turn and look into his eyes. "A lot of things…" Tears were now stinging her eyes. "I was…I am scared of loosing my best friend. Of letting myself love you more than I already do, only to have you torn away from me in a few short months. Of loosing everything that I hold close to me." She swiped at her tears. "I'm not pushing you away, Nathan. I'm trying to…I am hanging on for dear life."

Nathan put his arms tightly around Haley and she let herself melt into his arms, crying softly. The two sat that way for a long time, before Nathan held Haley at arms length and looked into her eyes once again. "Haley, I love you. And I'm scared for all the same reasons and more. But, your worth the risk for me. No matter what happens, no matter where we end up, I'm going to look back, and remember you…remember us, with a smile. Because I will know that, if only but a short time, I spent my life with the person I'm in love with, and that's you."

Haley nodded and let Nathan wipe away the fresh tears that had fallen from her face. "You're worth the risk for me Haley. My only question for you is, I'm I worth the risk for you?"

Haley took a calming breath and nodded. "Yeah, you are."

Nathan smiled. "Okay, so why don't we take things slow…very slow. We can go back to being best friends, only stop worrying rather the other feels the same way we do, and let things happen as they do."

"Okay." Haley said in a whisper.

Nathan nodded. "Okay." He looked into Haley's eyes for a few minutes. "I really like your song."

Haley smiled. "Thanks, it's about you."

Nathan laughed. "I got that." He watched as the smile grew on Haley's face and she too laughed lightly. "I love you, Haley." He said then kissed her softly on the lips.

Haley kissed him back, letting his kiss linger on her lips for a few moments after he broke it before smiling. She looked up into Nathan's blue eyes. "I love you, too." She spoke in a shaky voice.

Haley was back at school the next Monday. Not much had changed really, except now, if you looked at just the right time, you could see Nathan and Haley holding hands, smiling at each other like they were the only ones in on some great secret, or stealing small kisses throughout the day. It was their friends that were the ones that always looked at the right time though. They weren't a couple, they were more dating and seeing where it led them. However, they both seemed happier than anyone of their friends had ever seen them before.

They were all sitting around a table at the café the following weekend. Haley went to go help Karen bring out their food. The tray was on the counter and Nathan was watching Haley with a smile on his face before getting up and walking over, putting his hand on the small of her back. Haley turned slightly and smiled up at Nathan as he helped her bring the food over to the table. Brooke had leaned over to Lucas. "They look so cute together." She whispered just before the two reached their table.

January went by quickly and February had began. Valentine's Day was approaching. Each of the six were planning what they were going to do the week before. As Brooke sat with Haley and Peyton talking about what her and Lucas were doing for the special day, Nathan walked up behind Haley and held a rose in front of her. "Be my Valentine?" He asked sweetly.

Haley turned and smiled at Nathan as she took the rose from him. "I'm sorry, Mouth asked me just an hour ago, your too late."

Mouth walked up and sat between a giggling Brooke and Haley. "What did I ask you?"

Haley turned and linked arms with him. "Oh you know, you asked me to be your Valentine." She said and winked at Mouth.

Mouth smiled. "Oh sorry, I didn't know what you were talking about. I remember, and you agreed." He looked up at Nathan. "Sorry Nate, maybe next year, you'll ask her in December, just to make sure."

Haley laughed and looked over at Nathan, who was playfully pouting. He then shrugged. "Oh well, since you said no, can I have my rose back, I need to go ask Bevin before she's taken too." He took the rose and turned but didn't get too far.

Haley had grabbed Nathan's arm and pulled him down onto the bench next to her. "Don't you dare." She said and kissed him softly, taking the rose back. "Of course I'll be your Valentine."

Nathan smiled then looked at Mouth. "Sorry Mouth, maybe next time."

Mouth laughed. "It's okay, I'm taken."

Brooke smiled at Mouth. "Yeah, that's right, you're with Erika, aren't you." Mouth blushed and nodded.

"Speaking of, I'm supposed to be meeting her for lunch, I'll see you guys later." Mouth then got up and walked across the quad to his girlfriend, Erika.

Nathan turned, swinging his legs under the table. "You are the most beautiful, evil creature I have ever met."

"Hey!" Brooke exclaimed.

Haley laughed. "Sorry Brooke, you will always be my number one devil." Nathan said as he took Haley's hand into his own.

Brooke smiled. "Damn straight. Anyways, back to what I was saying. Lucas has planned some big surprise Valentine's Day thing. He won't tell me anything."

Peyton laughed. "Jake too."

Haley looked over at Nathan. "What are our plans?"

Nathan shrugged then looked over Haley's shoulder. "Oh, sorry, gotta run." He said and quickly got up.

Haley turned and watched him go before turning back to Brooke and Peyton. "I think the three of them are working together, against us."

"Nah, thier probably planning something together. For us to do as a group." Peyton said as she watched Nathan join up with Lucas and Jake across the quad.

The next week passed quickly and before they knew it, Brooke, Haley and Peyton were getting ready for their dates at Peyton's house. Neither one of them knew what they were doing for the evening. All they knew is that the guys told them to get ready together. So here they were, Valentine's day, waiting for the guys to show up. Haley was wearing a spaghetti strap black dress that came to just below her knees, Brooke was wearing a red halter dress, and Peyton was wearing a black strapless dress. Brooke got up and answered the door when it rang, only to find a guy delivering a letter. She quickly signed for it and looked down to see her name, along with Peyton's and Haley, written on the envelope.

She took the letter and walked back into Peyton's room. "It's for all three of us." She said, holding it up for the other two to see.

"Well, open it." Haley said quickly.

Brooke opened the letter and looked down, confused. "What does it say?" Peyton asked.

Brooke flipped the piece of paper over before looking up at her two friends. "Go outside."

Haley looked at her, confused for a minute, then sighed. "Well, let's go then." They got their things and walked down the stairs and out the front door, only to be met by a limo and the driver standing waiting for them.

They walked over and the driver opened the door, Brooke got in first, then Peyton, and Haley made to get in but the driver stopped her and handed her another envelope. Haley took it with a small smile before joining the others in the limo. She sat down and waited for the door to close before opening the envelope. "Okay, it says to go inside the place that the driver drops us off at." She said then sat the letter on the seat beside her.

Peyton laughed. "I think Lucas has been with you way too long." She said to Brooke.

Brooke looked over at Peyton. "Why?"

Haley too laughed. "Because, this is just the sort of thing you would do." They all laughed together then started to talk about what it would all lead to. Before very long, they had stopped and the door had opened.

Each girl got out in turn. They looked up at the flower shop then walked inside as the envelope stated. A woman was standing behind the counter with a smile as they walked towards her. "You three must be Brooke, Haley, and Peyton." The girls nodded. The woman handed each a bouquet of different type of flowers; Brooke got red roses, Peyton got the white tulips, and Haley got some small purple flowers. Haley looked at her flowers then at the others. "Well, okay." She said with a laugh. They were really pretty wild flowers. Simple yet elegant, just like Haley.

The woman then handed Peyton another envelope, who quickly opened it. "There is a package in the limo, blindfolds for each of you. Put them on. The driver will help you out at the next location." She read aloud before looking up. They said thanks to the flower lady before getting back into the limo. They helped each other put the blindfolds on as Haley started talking. "I don't see why we don't just wait to see where the next place is before we put these on."

Peyton laughed. "Because that would be no fun." Brooke said as she sat blinded to everything. It only took a few minutes before they had stopped once again. Just as the letter said, the driver helped each girl out and told them to wait where they are.

"Okay, this is kind of creepy." Brooke said as the driver got back into the car and went to park. Just as Brooke had said it, the guys laughed and took their dates' hands and led them indoors, around things, and up some stairs. They were soon back outside.

The guys smiled at each other as they stepped behind the girls and slowly pulled the blindfolds off. Each in turn had their blindfolds pulled off and their mouth's dropped open at what they saw. They were on the roof of the café, Haley knew that, but she had never seen it look like this before. There was a large round table set up to the side with a candle lit dinner set out with silver things over each plate. There was soft music playing, lights and candles around the whole roof along with different types of flowers, but rose petals spread out around the whole roof floor.

"Wow." Peyton said, looking around at the roof, which had been completely transformed.

Brooke and Haley nodded in agreement. "It's…" Brooke started.

"Beautiful." Haley finished.

The guys smiled at each other, pride showing on their faces, before they took the girls by the hand and led them over to the table. They lifted the covers from the plates to reveal chicken alfredo for all of them.

Nathan poured them all a glass of red wine then sat down between Brooke and Haley. Lucas waited till Nathan was seated before lifting his own glass. "To Love that will not alter…"

"To lifelong friendships…" Nathan continued, looking at Haley.

"And to the beginning of the rest of our lives, together, where ever we may all be." Jake finished.

The girls raised their glasses as well. "Cheers." They said in unison.

They all started eating in silence until they could hear Haley's voice. "How in the world did you three think this thing up, and get it ready in less than a week?"

Nathan and Lucas smiled at each other. "Dad knows someone and was able to get the limo for us, Mom cooked the food, and Jake got the flowers. Apparently the woman you met at the flower shop is a widowed old friend of Jake's parents, and was more than happy to help us 'spread the love' as she put it." Nathan explained.

Haley nodded. "Okay, and the flowers…why all three different?"

Lucas smiled and answered that one. "Well, we tried to get something that fit each of you. The roses, for Brooke, beautiful and classic, the tulips for Peyton, a little different from normal…"

"Thanks." Peyton said sarcastically, but she had a smile on her face.

"And the little purple wild flowers…"

"What, because I'm a such a wild child?" Haley asked, also with a smile.

"No, Because their simple, beautiful, and elegant. Just like you." Nathan said.

Haley looked at Nathan and smiled. "I really love them too." She admitted.

They soon finished eating and each couple were scattered around the roof. Nathan and Haley were dancing to the soft music, totally caught up in each other. Lucas and Brooke were standing by the edge of the roof, Lucas' arms around Brooke from behind her, just standing in each other's arms in silence. And Peyton and Jake were sitting on a bench, Peyton laying back onto Jake, with his arms around her, looking up at the stars. The night had been perfect, for each person. It wasn't big and flashy, but simple, sweet, and just, perfect. The guys had nailed it, just right. They were able to spend the night together, but also be able to be alone slightly when they wanted to, like now, with each couple in their own little world.

AN : Hey everyone, you just read the 11th chapter of Feelings of Love. There are only going to be a few more chapters left after this, but fear not...I'm aready looking at the next part to this big story...The Sequel to Feelings of Love will take place 10 years after they've graduated high school, leading up to, during, and after their 10 year reunion. There will be flashbacks to let you know has happened in the last 10 years. You will be able to see where they are and how they got there. Let me know what you think of this chapter, and I hope to keep you all for the next part of this story...

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