Chapter Eleven

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Haley snuggled closer to him and took in his smell. Time was running short and she wanted to spend the rest of it with him. Thinking that she would be leaving to Tree Hill soon gave her a pain in her heart. Knowing that she would have to leave Nathan was the cause of all her pain and lack of sleep at this point. She couldn't believe that the guy she hated in the beginning was the one that would stick with her through it all, the one that would take her heart.

Taking a deep breath and letting it all out she smiled to herself. At the moment she sat between her legs as he held her tight both sitting on a blanket just staring at the sunrise. The rise was a beautiful thing to see from their spot. They did it at least once a week, but now it was an everyday thing. They knew that they wouldn't be with each other much longer, so every moment counted.

Nathan couldn't believe that it was all going to be coming to an end. Never did he think he would find the girl of his dreams at a camp. He had been attending camp for as long as he remembered and never had he found it to be all that interesting, but the girl sitting between his legs made it all change.

He sniffed her hair, as her head rested on his chest and his own head was on her head. He loved the smell of her and he would miss it more than anything. Never wanting to let her go he held her tighter and cracked a small smile when he felt her hands on his.

"I'm going to miss this" she admitted.

"Me too."

Nothing more was said. The beauty of the morning beginning was taking their attentions. Being there with each other was all they needed.

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"How is she doing?"

Brooke was always the kind of girl that had a big heart, and even if Peyton had been a complete bitch it didn't meant that Brooke didn't care. Her heart was always going to be soft, and Peyton had once been a big part of her life.

He shook his head, "I really don't know." As much as Lucas wanted to tell her that Peyton was doing well, she wasn't. Peyton had been hurting and felt really guilty that Jake was putting her a side, even worse it hurt her to see Jake walk around with Lindsey. The whole situation was dragging Peyton to do things she had never done before, and saying that Lucas was worried about his sister wasn't saying much. "I wish she would just talk about it" he admitted.

Brooke smiled weakly and gave her boyfriend a peck on his lips. "She will. Just give her time."

Lucas knew she was right, Brooke was right most of the time. He hoped that in this case it would be a faster version. Knowing his sister was hurting gave him a pain in his heart. He wanted nothing more than to erase everything, but she had done harm and that couldn't be retracted.

"Come on" Brooke said, grabbing his hand and dragging him along with her. She wanted to make him smile. Not the smile he had been posing for everyone, she wanted a real, genuine smile, and she would do anything to get it.

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Both walked along the trail holding hands, her head rested on his arm as they admired the beauty of nature. The morning had gone great, no words just sitting with each other was enough to make them both smile and love life even more. A sunrise was always a great thing to watch, but watching it with someone so close to your heart gave it a little extra excitement.

Nathan led the way as he walked towards a big tree, one that was not anywhere near the trail. He could see the big leafs and the hug trunk of the tree and he couldn't help himself but to want to see it up close. He pulled the girl along as he walked through the other trees, branches hitting them on the way.

"Nathan" Haley yelled, "what are you doing?"

He kept walking, never letting go of her hand or taking his eye of the big tree. "Just come with me, trust me."

She did just that, she trusted him. No more questions came from her as she allowed him to pull her along the branches and trees. Her mind still wondering what she would do the day she had to leave, day she was dreading for to come. Suddenly she felt him stop, but not realizing she kept walking and bumped into him.

Nathan let a small chuckle escape his lips. Haley was such a clumsy person, that was mostly what he loved about her.

"What are we doing here?" she asked, rubbing her forehead as she glared at him, all in a innocent, funny way.

He couldn't help but to chuckle at her cuteness. He pulled her closer and tapped the big tree next to them. "I wanted to see this."

"Why?"

"Because" he said, letting go of her and reaching into his pocket and pulling out a pocket knife. "… we are going to leave our mark." He slowly began to carve on the huge tree. He wanted to leave the mark so that everyone knew that they were there.

Haley patiently watched as he carved. She couldn't really identify what it was that he was carving, but it was the thought that he was writing something on the tree that meant something to her. He was the first guy to actually treat her like a lady, something she was actually loving. Not that she had much to compare to since the only other guy she had been with was a complete ass.

She slowly began to walk around the tree, just to look around. Her hand never left the tree, since she knew that if she did let go she might get lost. She just wanted to give Nathan space and time to finish doing whatever it was he was doing. Her whole walk around the huge tree she couldn't help but start to think about the end again. She knew it was coming, even if she didn't want it to be there. A weak smile wasn't going to be enough to get her through the horrible thing she would have to face when the last day of camp arrived.

Unaware of it she had been around the whole tree, leaving her right in front of Nathan. He turned to look at her when he heard the steps. His smiled dropped when he saw her. The tears that fell from her eyes broke his heart. He quickly dropped the pocket knife and pulled her in. He wanted to take all her pain away, but he knew he wouldn't be able to do so.

"What's wrong?" he asked, concerned about her.

Haley shook her head, she wanted to tell him but couldn't find the words. As she tried to let the words of her mouth a small sob escaped and she held on to him tighter. She wanted to let him know everything, but her pain wasn't allowing her to let her words come out.

"It's okay" he kept telling her, all while he rubbed her back. He wanted to believe it as well, but he was well aware that everything would change soon. He pushed her off him and kissed her passionately. Holding her face between his palms he looked in to her eyes, the same eyes that stole his heart. "It's all going to be okay" he tried to assure her once more.

Haley nodded. She knew he was trying to make her feel better, but somehow his words did actually make her feel better.

"Now let me show you what I did" he said pulling her to the side of the tree where he had carved. He was very proud of his work of art, he just hoped that she liked it as much as he did.

She was speechless, there were no words for what she was thinking or feeling at the moment. She ran her fingers along the carving letting a few more tears slide down her face. This time the tears were of joy, she was happy to see that he cared for her this much.

"It's beautiful" she told him, facing him and hugging him as tight as she could.

"You like it?"

He was proud with what he had done, but he wasn't sure it was something Haley would feel the same way about. The heart he had done was almost perfect and their initials inside made it all the more special.

Seen her nod he pulled her closer to him and kissed her once more. Knowing that soon he wouldn't be able to do that was driving him crazy, and he wanted to do it now as much as he could. As he pulled away he held her head in his hands and smiled at her as his forehead rested on hers.

"I love it" she said. She kissed him quickly and pulled away.

"I love you" he admitted.

The words took her by surprise. Haley wasn't expecting those words to come out of his mouth, she never in a million years thought that he would feel that way about her after the short amount of time they had known each other, but she could see in his eyes that he did. He loves her and she didn't know how to respond to those words. She wanted to say them back so much, but she couldn't find a way to say them.

"I understand if you don't feel the same way" he stated, "Haley-"

"No" she cut him off, "I do" she admitted. "… I just…" she couldn't help the tears that were flooding her eyes now, "…I don't want to lose you" she sobbed out.

Nathan walked to her and pulled her as tight as he could. As he reached her he whispered to her, "oh baby you will never lose me." He could feel her tears soak his shirt. He hated this, he was never good at goodbyes, that's why he had never fallen for someone. "I love you, Haley, and I will always be there for you… No matter where you are."

Haley pulled away at his words and let her lips find his. She wanted to show him just how much she was loving him now, more so since he was willing to be there for her no matter what, or where they were. "I love you, too" she said pulling away, "so much."

The words where out nothing else needed to be said for them to know that they were there for each other. The tree was there to prove it. The kiss they shared after their confession was so intense that it felt as if it was from another planet. The way the fought for dominations, they way they held each other, it all showed and proved to each other how much they really did love each other.

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A/N- Wow, thanks for all the amazing reviews guys, I love you all for them. I really hope you like this chapter. I know that the others all had more of the other characters, but the story it's NALEY so I wanted to focus back on them. I'm thinking there is only one chapter left, but I might dived it into two, so maybe there is two left. :'(

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