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Chapter 13
For All You're Worth
Nathan and Kyle ran to the stand with the basketballs and took one each. Second period basketball class was by far their favorite.
"And tonight?"
"Yes," Kyle nodded. "Tonight we're going out too."
They walked bouncing their basketballs closer to the basket. "You're going to the movies, correct?" Kyle nodded. "What movie?"
"Does it matter?" Kyle grinned shooting the ball as Nathan did the same.
Nathan laughed. "You really need to work on your free throws," Nathan said as Kyle missed the shot and Nathan made it.
They ran to get their basketballs, "Well I know I can score with Haley."
Nathan chuckled, "Yes, we both know that."
They shot again but this time from the sidelines, "See? I can shoot."
Nathan nodded as they continued shooting around. "So today, after your date," Nathan shot a three-pointer, "you're going to tell Haley you love her."
Kyle turned to Nathan in surprise right as he was shooting and, of course, missed it. "Sorry, what?"
"You defiantly need to work on that," Nathan nodded towards the basket.
"I'm not going to tell her that I love her," Kyle argued.
"Okay, here's the thing that you're not getting: you're the puppet and I'm the puppet master, you do as I say."
"Nate, your lines might have worked with other girls but Haley's not like them."
Nathan rolled his eyes, "All of the girls are the same. She'll melt in your arms. You have no idea how many times I've got out of things by saying stuff like that to Aundrea."
"Haley's not Aundrea!" Kyle said. "Look, I know Haley. I learn from her in one date more than you learn from watching her a month on that stupid camera. She won't go for it."
"Then you need to tell me. Everything that you find out about her goes straight to me, got it?"
"Okay," Kyle nodded, "so let's start with this: I'm not going to tell her I love her because she's not the kind of girl to fall for that."
"You're telling her and that's final," Nathan said. "Understood?"
"Fine," Kyle said angrily, "but if this relationship goes downhill because of this than it's your fault."
"It's not going to go downhill," Nathan reassured him. "It's perfect timing. You get her up to her room and say it there."
"I sleep with her?" Kyle's eyes widened with interest.
"No dumbass," Nathan said. "You're not going to sleep with her."
"When will I?" Kyle asked not believing that he had to ask Nathan for permission to sleep with his girlfriend.
"You won't."
"What?!"
"You're not going to sleep with her. It's one thing to do all of this, but for her to say that her first time was with a guy that gave smack about her."
"First off, how do you know she's a virgin? And second, if I supposedly give smack about her than why am I going to tell her I love her?"
"It doesn't matter if she is or not. Sex is this huge deal for girls and saying that you slept with someone that didn't care about you isn't really the greatest thing to say, and because we know that you don't care about her. And she won't sleep with you. And if you pressure her about it and ruin this for me I'm going to kick your ass, got it?!"
"I can't believe that you're telling me that I can't have sex with my own girlfriend," Kyle rolled his eyes finally going to get his basketball as Nathan did the same.
A few periods passed since Kyle and Nathan's conversation and Aundrea and Brooke were sitting next to each other in their sixth period Digital Art class. They were both working on their own digitalized pictures and talking to each other.
"I'm just saying that it's weird," Aundrea shrugged. "I mean it's our Kyle and seeing him with her is bizarre."
Brooke laughed looking at Aundrea's computer, "That's cute."
"Thanks."
"But seriously," Brooke looked back to her computer and continued her own work, "I completely understand. I mean I don't hate her as much as you do but she's totally the biggest teachers' pet I've seen in years. And I've seen some pretty bad ones. And Kyle with her… well let's just say she's not his type."
"But she's totally buying it," Aundrea smiled to herself.
"Yeah," Brooke smiled as well. She loved being in the whole operation.
After a few moments of silence Aundrea gasped, "Oh my god," she turned to Brooke, "what if Nathan's playing me?"
"What?" Brooke looked at her best friend. "No Aundrea, he wouldn't do that."
"And why not? I mean if he's capable of getting Haley to fall for Kyle, which is basically the perfect boyfriend that Nathan molded, how do I know he's being real with me?"
"Because he just is," Brooke said.
Aundrea frowned, "Brooke what if this whole thing is a lie?"
"It's not!" Brooke reassured her. "Look, when I talk to Nate in our classes he lights up when he talks about you! You have to see it, it's adorable."
"What if that's an act too?"
"Why would he work that hard? I mean you two aren't even sleeping together. He has no reason to be with you unless he wants too."
"Brooke!" Aundrea's eyes widened not believing Brooke had said that they weren't sleeping together without even lowering her voice so everyone won't hear.
"What? Everyone knows you guys aren't," she shrugged. "No wait actually there might be people that think-"
"That's not even the point!" she cut in, "I mean we can't talk about this here in class."
"Why not? I do it all the time," Brooke smirked.
Aundrea rolled her eyes, "Well I don't."
"Davis, Jones," the teacher scolded, "I don't mind if you guys talk as long as you do your work."
"I'm so sorry," Aundrea said as she turned to the teacher and then back to Brooke who had her eye-brow raised. "What?"
"You're 'sorry'?"
Aundrea rolled her eyes. "I'm on good terms with all my teachers and I'm not going to make an acceptation just because you're a bad influence on me," she turned back to her computer.
Brooke snorted and looked back to her work. "Teacher's pet," she coughed.
Aundrea turned wide-eyed to Brooke, "I am not."
"You are," Brooke said still looking at her computer, "just like Haley."
"Do not compare me to her"
Brooke laughed at how annoyed that comment got Aundrea, "relax."
"Tell me that I'm nothing like her," Aundrea demanded.
"Drea chill, you're not," Brooke laughed finally turning to Aundrea.
"Good," Aundrea turned to her computer.
"Teacher's pet," Brooke whispered with a smile. Aundrea smacked Brooke on the shoulder as they both laughed.
"She thinks what?" Nathan asked as they were sitting in their Algebra class, the last period of the day.
"That you don't really like her," Brooke explained whispering.
"I'm doing this whole Haley thing for her, why would I be playing Aundrea?"
"Because you're playing Haley too."
"So what?"
"So you're capable of tricking a girl," Brooke looked over at the teacher who hadn't even noticed they were talking. "I mean Aundrea can't stand Haley but she knows the girl isn't stupid. So if you're capable of having Haley fall for Kyle how does she know that you're not doing the same to her?"
"Unbelievable," Nathan leaned back in his chair.
"Look Nate, I talked to her and she'll be fine just make sure to let her know that you're not playing her."
"I'm not," Nathan leaned closer to Brooke again.
"I know"
"This isn't supposed to cause problems for us I mean I'm just doing this whole stupid thing for her."
"Tell her that," Brooke said. "Just make sure not to call it 'stupid'."
"Whatever," Nathan said. "Thanks for telling me."
Brooke shrugged, "Sure. So what's next in the agenda for this whole scenario?"
"Date of course," Nathan said. "They're going to the movies."
"Oh my god! Get them to see a chick flick!"
"Yeah right," Nathan snorted, "Kyle at a chick flick."
"Fine," Brooke pouted, "but make sure she chooses the movie and he doesn't give her a hard time about it. That way he'll be golden."
"Aha"
"So, anymore?"
"They're going to hang out for a while and then he'll take her to her place and tell her he loves her."
Brooke gasped, "He is not!"
"He is," Nathan smirked.
"Oh that's so sweet! Is he just going to come out and say it or-"
"Brooke, it's not a big deal."
"What do you mean it's not big deal? It's a huge deal! Do you know how much girls dream about that moment?"
"I have it all planned out," Nathan took a piece of paper out of his binder and gave it to Brooke. "This is how it's going to happen."
Brooke took the piece of paper and read it. "Oh my god," she gasped. "This is so romantic!" Nathan chuckled. "So you're like the screenwriter and Kyle's the actor?"
"Well I wouldn't say screenwriter because unfortunately I can't write what she's going to say and how she'll react."
"Oh, she'll love it," Brooke smirked.
"Kyle says she'll hate it," Nathan said.
"Well Kyle has no idea what he's talking about and doesn't understand girls. I mean this way," she lifted up the piece of paper, "there's no way she's going to reject him."
"But if she does?"
"She won't," Brooke looked at the note again and smiled.
"Davis, Scott," the teacher said. "Pay attention!"
"Ugh," Brooke rolled her eyes, "fourth time today."
"Eighth," Nathan smirked.
"What movie?" Haley asked over the phone.
"Don't care," Kyle replied. "Whatever you want to see."
"Chick flick?" Haley asked hopeful.
"Not a chance," Kyle chuckled.
"You said whatever I want!"
"Well that doesn't count," Kyle said.
"Fine, well what do you want to see?"
"I said I don't care," Kyle said. "Aside from chick flicks," he quickly added.
Haley laughed, "Comedy?"
"Sure," Kyle shrugged, "or action."
"The Italian Job," Haley smiled. "What movie did I say from our date, do you remember?"
"A Walk to Remember," Kyle said.
Haley smiled to herself, "What date was it?"
"Second, it was right before I pushed you into the pool."
Haley giggled, "What date number will it be tonight?"
"No idea," Kyle shrugged. "Sorry."
"I'll tell you a secret," Haley said. "I don't know either."
Kyle chuckled, "Over ten probably."
"Probably," Haley smirked.
"There's a movie that sounds good at six thirty," Kyle said after looking at his computer. "I'll send you the link to it."
Haley sat next to her computer as a message saying she got an e-mail came up. She clicked that and went to the link Kyle sent. "Okay," Haley said, "looks good."
"Good," Kyle said. "So pick you up in two hours?"
"Do I really have to wait that long to see you?"
Kyle chuckled, "I wish not but I promised Nathan we'll meet."
Haley sighed, "I'll do homework, I guess."
"You guess? What happened to the Haley that wanted to do homework instead of hanging out with me?"
Haley laughed, "I never chose homework over you; I just said I wanted to finish it before we meet."
"And now?"
"Now," Haley started, "I want to be with you."
Kyle smiled, "I'll see what I can do to get to you earlier."
"Good," Haley beamed. "Bye then."
"Miss you already."
"Me too,"
"Bye baby,"
"Bye," Haley put the phone back in place and looked at her watch.
"Adorable," Nathan said looking at Haley.
"What can I say man, I'm gifted," Kyle laughed making sure his cell was off.
"Anyway this is the things you have to say and do today," Nathan walked to his printer and handed the papers to Kyle.
Kyle took them and started to read over them. He was used to being handed these sheets. He never had to read them a lot of times. Nathan didn't care if he said the exact wording as long as it was something close. But towards the end of the last page it said in bold 'Know this word for word'.
"Are you serious?" Kyle looked at Nathan and pointed at the bold print.
"Yep," Nathan said. "This moment is too important for you to know if kind of."
Kyle rolled his eyes and flipped to the first page again. Kyle started laughing, "Oh this is good."
"It always is," Nathan smirked. "What can I say man, I'm gifted," Nathan mimicked what Kyle said earlier.
"Funny," Kyle said not even looking up at Nathan. "How do you know that she's going to say 'no'."
"Because she will," Nathan replied. "Now if you'll excuse me I have to call Aundrea."
Kyle shrugged as he continued to read the course of his night.
"Hello"
"Aundrea it's Nate."
"I know, what's up?"
"Brooke told me what you guys talked about"
"And?"
"And I'm not playing you. I would never."
"How do I know that? I mean Haley's a smart girl but she's falling for Kyle and believing the whole thing. If it's possible to get her like that how do I know that you're not doing the same with me?"
"Because I'm a horrible actor," Nathan laughed. "Come on Drea, you can't truly believe that I'd be able to pull this off with you. I just provide Kyle with the words and the actions but when it comes down to it I would never be able to do that."
Aundrea smiled to herself, "You promise?"
"I promise."
After another few minutes Nathan hung up the phone. "Photo booth?" Kyle laughed.
"Then your house," Nathan said.
"And then hers," Kyle continued.
"Exactly," Nathan nodded. "Have you started on the 'I love you' part?"
Kyle nodded, "But Nate, I don't love you."
Nathan threw a mini-basketball at Kyle. "Don't even go there."
Kyle laughed and looked at the laptop screen, "She's gorgeous."
"And she's yours," Nathan said.
Kyle and Haley walked into the mall and walked towards the cinema. "You want to kiss there again?" Kyle pointed to the place next to the fountain where they kissed a week earlier.
Haley laughed, "We'll be late to the movie."
"Come on, we're half and hour early."
"I'm not going to kiss you now," she smiled as they continued walking.
Haley looked down at their hands that were interlaced. She loved how it felt to have her hand in his and his in hers.
"Two tickets for six thirty," Kyle pointed at the movie they wanted.
"19.95," Kyle paid for the tickets before Haley could say anything to object. "Here you go sir, enjoy the show."
"Popcorn?"
"Sure," Haley said taking out her wallet, "but I'm paying."
"Hales," Kyle complained.
"I don't pay, we don't get any."
"Why do you have to be like that?" Kyle smiled.
Haley shrugged, "Popcorn or no popcorn? Oh and a drink too. Anything really, as long as I pay 20 dollars."
Kyle laughed, "This is not necessary."
"Yes it is," Haley insisted. "What do you want?"
"Fine," Kyle said, "popcorn and a drink."
"That's it? How about snow caps?"
Kyle chuckled, "okay."
"So only one drink? What do you want?"
"Coke," Kyle shrugged.
Haley wrinkled her nose, "I don't like coke. How about you take a coke and I'll take pink lemonade?"
"Okay," Kyle nodded. "Butter or no butter on the popcorn?"
"No butter," Haley said. "Agreed?"
"Agreed," Haley ordered a medium popcorn, two drinks and snow caps.
"Satisfied?" Kyle joked.
"Very," Haley smiled as they walked into the theater.
They sat down somewhere near the middle although Kyle said it would be better to sit in the back. "But I want to actually see something!"
"The movie theater is not that full, we'll be able to see from the back."
"It is full," Haley looked around.
"Not that full, and it won't get any more full"
"Any fuller," Haley corrected with a smile.
"That too," Kyle chuckled. "Back?"
"Middle," Haley insisted.
"Back," Kyle said once again.
Haley walked even closer to Kyle and stood on her tip-toes and whispered in his ear, "Middle."
"Well if you say it like that," Kyle smirked.
Haley smiled and sat down as Kyle slid next to her. Haley handed Kyle the popcorn. "Here."
"What, you don't want any?"
"I just don't want to hold it," Haley laughed as she took some popcorn.
Kyle took some popcorn as well after smiling at Haley, "You're really something."
Haley finished up the popcorn she popped into her mouth, "Meaning?"
"Meaning that you're really something."
"Okay," Haley laughed as she popped more popcorn into her mouth. The lights darkened and the commercials started. "You're really something too," she whispered.
"Nice to know," Kyle whispered back. Haley smiled but was already looking at the screen. "So-"
"Shh," Haley said.
"You watch the commercials?" Kyle laughed.
Haley nodded, "yep. This seems nice, I want to see it."
"It's a chick flick," Kyle said when he turned his head to the screen.
"I know"
"I'm not gonna watch it with you."
"I'll see it with Peyton," Haley stuck out her tongue.
Kyle chuckled as he took more popcorn and Haley drank from her lemonade. A few commercials passed and after each one Haley would say whether she'd like to watch it or not.
"Oh my god," Haley looked away from the screen.
"What?" Kyle raised a brow and looked at the screen.
"It's a horror movie."
"So?"
Haley pouted, "I hate scary movies. I can't even watch commercials for them."
Kyle laughed as they heard a scream. "It doesn't seem that bad. You see that little kid seems to be killing his parents."
"Kyle don't tell me what's happening!" Haley said.
"And now the kid goes to foster homes and his foster parents keep dieing and the police think it's some sort of messed up coincidence."
"Kyle, stop it!"
"Hey look! The five year old kid is holding a gun," a shot was heard.
"Oh my god, he shot someone?"
"Yep, his grandma," Kyle laughed. Haley put her hand to her mouth still not looking at the screen. "So cool, the kid's possessed. Oh there we go, he's chocking his baby foster sister."
"He's what?!" Haley's eyes widened. "Don't you dare tell me!"
Kyle smiled, "It's coming out soon. You want to go see it with me Hales?"
"Not a chance in hell," Haley put her hand to her heart as she turned back to the screen as another commercial came on.
Kyle laughed, "You're funny. Did that actually scare you?"
"Scare me? I'm terrified, and I hate you for telling me everything that happened!"
"Oh I didn't tell you everything," Kyle assured her. "I didn't mention the part where he slit his mom's throat when she was-"
"Kyle!" Haley turned to him.
"Popcorn?" he offered with a smile.
"No thanks," Haley crossed her arms across her chest and looked back to the screen. "Oh I'm defiantly watching this one."
Kyle looked at the screen, "why?"
"Because he's so hot," she smirked.
"That one?"
"No, the blonde one. He's always shirtless in his movies," Haley sighed. "Now that's what I call perfect."
"Hales seriously-"
"Yeah the other guy's not bad either," Haley continued. "Wow, not bad at all," she said as a scene of him in the shower passed. The commercial ended, "That movie's defiantly on my list."
"You'd waste ten dollars to watch that movie?"
"Ten dollars to stare at them for two hours," Haley smirked knowing she got to him. Haley looked at Kyle and smiled, "So worth it."
Kyle laughed, "Okay, I get it: I won't describe horror movies to you again."
"That's great and all but I'm serious about watching that movie."
The movie started and they were already finished with their popcorn. Kyle put the bag on the floor and looked at the screen.
Ten minutes into the movie Kyle put his arm around Haley placing his hand on her arm. She smiled to herself but didn't say a word. Haley could feel his gaze on her. He was obviously not paying any attention to the movie. He was looking her up and down.
"Haley," he whispered. She turned her head to his as he leaned to her for a kiss.
But Haley backed away before he kissed her. "Not here," she whispered.
"Why?" he whispered back.
"Because I'm not a fan of kissing at the movies. I think it's dumb to pay money to sit in a movie theater, not watch the movie and just kiss."
"Really?"
"Really."
"Well here's what you didn't consider," Kyle started. "We're sitting here in the dark with a bunch of strangers and that just makes me want you even more."
"Really?" she smirked.
"Really," he smiled, "oh and also the way you're whispering now."
"What about it?" Haley raised a brow.
"It's sexy and turns me on," Kyle smirked.
Haley smiled to herself. "Can you two please be quiet?" an old lady sitting behind them asked.
"Sorry," Kyle said. "But that really depends on her."
"On me?" Haley mouthed without making any sound.
"Yeah because you see if you don't kiss me I'm just going to keep ta-" Haley leaned to kiss Kyle.
"Better?"
"Very," Kyle said as Haley looked back at the screen. "How about another one? Just this time make it exceptionally long."
"Kyle," Haley smiled without turning towards him.
"Okay, whatever you want," Kyle said as he placed his hand on her thigh and started drawing little circles with his fingers as it sent a tingle throughout her body.
Haley put her hand on his and turned her body towards his and leaned towards him. She pressed her lips against his as his tongue fought for access to her mouth.
The woman behind them cleared her voice but they did not seem to notice, "Excuse me," again: nothing.
She then got up and moved a seat.
Meanwhile Kyle and Haley continued making out as Kyle put his hand in her hair. An hour later they broke apart, both breathless. "I told you it would be better in the back," Kyle said in between breaths.
"I don't mind kissing here," Haley smiled as she leaned towards Kyle again.
He pulled her closer to him as he deepened the kiss and their tongues circled each other. That's the way they spent the next hour of the movie. Just making out and taking 'breathing breaks'.
They were really surprised that suddenly the lights came on and even more surprised when they remembered they were in a movie theater.
"The entire movie?" Haley looked at the scrolling credits on the screen and at the people exiting the theater.
Kyle laughed. "Yep, the entire movie."
"I didn't even finish my lemonade," Haley frowned. "And I don't know what happened to that lawyer that we saw at the beginning."
"She probably died, I think I heard an explosion a while back," Kyle laughed.
Haley rolled her eyes. "Excuse me," she said to a passing couple. "What exactly happened in the end?"
"Sandra and Josh got married," the woman smiled.
"Okay thanks," Haley said.
"No problem," the couple left.
"Who's Josh?" Haley asked confused.
"I can't believe you asked some random person what happened in the movie," Kyle chuckled.
"Well I wouldn't have asked if I would have watched the movie."
"Well you didn't watch it," Kyle took his coke as Haley took her lemonade. "What kind of action movie ends with a wedding?"
"The kind we don't watch," Haley giggled.
They exited the theater and started to walk around the mall after they threw away their drinks. They interlaced hands and Haley leaned her head on Kyle's shoulder.
"Tired again?" Kyle laughed.
"Nope," Haley said. "I just felt like doing this."
"Well what did you think of the movie?"
"It was fun," Haley replied with a smile.
"The movie was fun?"
"No, what we did during the movie was fun," Haley laughed.
Haley stopped in front of a jewelry store and stared at something. Kyle looked at Haley and then followed her gaze. "You looking at the ring or at the necklace?"
"Ring," Haley said.
"You like it?"
Haley nodded, "It's nice."
"You want me to get it for you?"
After a few seconds Haley looked away from the ring and looked at Kyle, "No, it's okay."
"Let me rephrase that," Kyle said. "Do you want it?"
"Kyle I-"
"Haley it's a 'yes' or 'no' question. And be truthful," Kyle said.
Haley looked to the floor, "Yes."
"Can I get it for you?" Kyle asked. "Do I have your permission?"
"Kyle," Haley began to protest.
"Come on," he grabbed her hand and pulled her into the small boutique. "The least we can do is see how much it costs," Kyle walked to one of the women who were walking around.
"Excuse me," Kyle said. "How much does that ring right there cost?" he pointed towards the sapphire ring.
"120 dollars," the woman said. "And for an additional 35 we can carve something in the inside of the ring."
Kyle looked at Haley. "Come on, let me get it for you," Kyle begged.
"120 dollars Kyle? That's a lot," Haley said.
"155," Kyle said. "I want to engrave your initials."
"Kyle," Haley started.
"Haley please, I missed your last birthday."
"I didn't know you on my last birthday!"
"Now that's a huge mistake. Just think of this as a late birthday present."
"Kyle"
"Haley," he pouted before she could say anything.
She looked towards the ring, "okay. But only if you engrave our initials."
Kyle smiled and looked at the woman who nodded and handed Kyle a sheet of paper to fill in with the exact letters he wanted to engrave. "HJ and then KC?"
"Sure," Haley smiled down at the paper.
Kyle then took out his credit card and paid for the ring. "It will be ready in half an hour," the lady said.
Haley and Kyle didn't expect it to be that soon but thanked the woman and walked out of the store.
"You're the sweetest guy ever," Haley smiled.
"Anything for my girl," Kyle said.
They continued walking. "Photo booth?" Kyle offered.
"If I pay," Haley said.
"Okay," Kyle laughed as they walked into the photo booth and Haley paid the five dollars for two strips.
"Ready?" Haley asked after already pressing the 'Go' button.
"Okay," he laughed. "Stick out your tongue," Haley laughed as the camera took their first photo.
Kyle then started to tickle Haley as their second photo was taken.
"Now I'm going to look horrible thanks to you," Haley complained.
"You never look horrible," Kyle leaned to kiss Haley as the third picture was taken.
"Let's do the Charley's Angels pose!"
"Only girls do that," Kyle frowned. "How about you do the Kyle's angel?"
"Very funny," Haley said.
"Funny and hot," Kyle raised an eye brow.
Haley smirked as Kyle smiled at her and the last picture was taken. "You ruined the last picture!" Haley complained going out of the booth waiting for their pictures to print.
"How about we go to my house and take more photos using my camera?" Kyle offered.
"Sure," Haley smiled taking out the two strips and handed one to Kyle. "Oh it's so cute!"
"Now that third picture is hot," Kyle said. "How about we take twenty like these at my house?"
"Twenty?" Haley laughed.
"Twenty," Kyle pulled Haley towards him and gave her a kiss. "You don't look horrible in that second one."
Haley smiled up at Kyle. "I've never been to your house."
"I know," Kyle said.
"I've never seen your room."
"I know"
"We've never made out there," Haley smirked.
"Oh don't worry, we will," Kyle grinned.
Haley put her head to Kyle's chest, "Why can't it always be like this? Just us two without the pressure of school."
"Because life's a bitch," Kyle frowned at what she had just said.
Haley nodded as they stood there in silence. They didn't even have to talk to have a great time. She could just sit there staring at him in silence and she'd have a good time.
"You want ice cream?" Kyle offered.
"Sure," Haley said. "But we didn't eat dinner."
"We don't have to eat dinner. Ice cream's fine."
"Okay," Haley laughed as she took his hand and they started to walk towards the ice cream shop.
"What's my favorite ice cream?" Haley questioned.
"Cookie dough," Kyle replied.
"Favorite color?"
"Green"
"Movie?"
"A Walk to Remember"
"Favorite nickname?"
Kyle frowned, "Hales?"
Haley laughed, "Princess. How about favorite guy?"
"That blonde guy in the commercial," Kyle joked.
"You," Haley smiled.
"How flattering," Kyle said as they reached the ice cream shop.
"Two cookie dough ice creams," Kyle said to the employee.
"I'm paying for my own," Haley told Kyle.
"How about I pay for yours and you pay for mine?" Kyle offered.
"Okay," Haley smiled.
They got their ice creams and paid for each others like Kyle said. They then walked to one of the benches in the mall and sat down.
"How are you so good at this?"
"At eating ice cream? Well it all started when-"
"I mean at being a boyfriend," Haley laughed.
Kyle shrugged, "I never had a girlfriend so I guess you bring it in me."
"Sorry for my stupid questions."
"I love your stupid questions," Kyle smirked.
"Good," Haley giggled.
Kyle then put his hand around her arms as Haley put her head on his shoulder, still eating from her ice cream.
Kyle's heart was beating very quickly. He didn't know how Haley would react to what he was going to tell her at the end of their date. Nathan seemed to start to doubt it too but Brooke told Kyle that she'd be very excited.
Flashback
"She'll freak out!"
"Freaking out isn't usually a good thing," Kyle said.
"No! Not freak out like that, but she most defiantly won't reject you. Plus, the way Nathan wrote it," Brooke sighed. "I mean if Aundrea wasn't Nathan's girl then-"
"Then what?" Kyle raised his brow.
"I'm kidding! I'm not a girlfriend type. I just love how romantic he can be. But he's not like that with Aundrea. I mean he can be sweet and at times romantic but not like this, not like you are with Haley."
End of Flashback
Kyle kissed Haley's head, the fragrance of her hair making him dizzy. He rubbed her arm and smiled to himself as she smiled to herself.
'I can like spending time with her without falling for her,' Kyle told himself.
A few minutes passed and they finished their ice creams continuing to sit there in silence. "What are you thinking about, Princess?"
"Us," Haley said simply.
"Yeah," Kyle replied, "me too."
"You know what I want?"
"What?"
"To fall asleep in your arms," Haley smiled. "Just one night."
"Tonight?"
Haley shook her head, "I can't. Not tonight and not any night. My parents don't let me have sleepovers at guys' houses unless it's Lucas."
Kyle chuckled, "Well when they'll approve I'll be up for it."
"I know you would," Haley said.
Kyle looked at his watch, "Do you want to check on that ring and then go to my place?"
"Okay," Haley got up slowly. "Wow," Haley put her hand to her head.
"Headache?" Kyle laughed. Haley nodded. "Next time don't stand up that fast."
Haley nodded as she got up slowly along with Kyle. They walked to the jewelry store and their ring was ready. They thanked the woman and left the store. Haley opened the box and looked at the engraving and smiled. She slid the ring on her ring finger as she and Kyle walked out of the mall towards his car.
"Thanks so much for the ring," Haley smiled.
"For your birthday," Kyle reminded her as he opened the door for her and she got in.
"What if your parents are home?" Haley asked as they walked to his front door.
"It's a Friday night, of course they're home," Kyle laughed. "Why does that matter?"
"What if they hate me?" Haley bit her bottom lip.
"They won't hate you," Kyle smiled.
"How do you know that?"
"Because there's nothing to hate," he gave Haley a peck.
Kyle opened the door with his key as Haley took a deep breath and walked in with Kyle.
"Kyle's home!" a little six year old boy ran towards his big brother.
"Hey Nevan," Kyle smiled at his little brother, still holding Haley's hand.
Nevan looked up at Haley and smiled, "Hello."
"Hey," Haley smiled back.
"Are mom and dad home?" Kyle questioned.
Nevan pointed towards the kitchen. Kyle started walking towards the kitchen with Haley at hand. "Hey Kyle," Haley saw Kyle's mom who had strawberry blonde hair and light olive eyes, like Kyle's. She then looked over at his dad who had dark brown hair, like Kyle's, and light eyes.
"This is Haley," Kyle smiled at his girlfriend. "Haley, this is my mom and dad and you've already met Nevan."
"Nice to meet you," Haley smiled at them.
"Finally you bring her over here," Kyle's mom smiled. "I'm Maria and this is John."
"Nice to finally meet you Haley," John said. Kyle was right; he really had lost the accent.
Kyle of course told his parents about Haley as if Haley was really his girlfriend and there wasn't the whole messed up plan. They didn't know anything about that. All they knew was that Aundrea and Haley didn't get along.
"Well we're going downstairs to my room," Kyle told his parents.
"Do you two want anything to eat or drink?" Maria offered.
"We ate popcorn and ice cream at the mall," Kyle said.
Maria frowned, "That's not a dinner Kyle."
Kyle turned to Haley, "Do you want anything, Hales?"
"I'm fine," Haley said quietly.
"See? Now we can go downstairs, see you guys later," Kyle said.
"It's nice to have met you," Haley said as they smiled at her and Kyle and Haley walked out of the kitchen. Kyle opened a door to a staircase leading to Kyle's room.
"That went well," Kyle laughed after closing the door.
"I was so nervous," Haley admitted.
"I know; you were basically killing my hand."
Haley giggled. But as soon as she could see Kyle's room she gasped. In the middle was a huge king sized bed, next to it a desk with a computer (one that looked a lot more expensive than hers), a plasma TV, a fireplace and a counter at the side of the room with a mini fridge. The walls were of wood and a beige carpet for the floor.
Haley stopped walking and just stared at her boyfriend's room. "This is your room?"
"No, this is my brother's," Kyle joked. "Yes, it's mine. Are you coming or what?"
Haley walked slowly down the stairs. "We've been going out like two months and you haven't brought me here yet?"
Kyle shrugged and walked to the far end of his room, behind the counter to the mini fridge, "Beer?"
"You have beer?" Haley raised her brow.
Kyle nodded, "Yep."
"Your parents let you?"
"My parents don't know," Kyle explained. "They don't go in the room unless it's to call me for dinner or something, but they don't go to my fridge."
"No thank you," Haley said looking around.
"Why?"
"Because I don't drink"
"Okay," Kyle put both beers back in the fridge and walked to his girlfriend.
He turned her around and then gave her a kiss. "Your room is defiantly better," Haley laughed.
"For kissing you mean?" Haley nodded. "Yep, no offense to your room but this is my new favorite make out place."
"How many girls have you kissed here?" Haley raised a brow.
"It'd be better if I don't answer that question," Kyle laughed. "But I can tell you honestly that it was never this good before." Haley smiled. That's all she really wanted to hear. Kyle walked to the desk and held up a camera. "Ready?"
"No! not alone!" Haley put her hands in front of her. "I hate taking pictures alone."
"Why? Whenever I see pictures of you in a group it seems as if you are the only one in the picture. You hog the spotlight.
"I do not!"
"Fine, we'll take them together," Kyle said placing the camera on the desk. "Sit down on the bed; I need to frame the shot.
"As long as you promise not to take a picture of me alone," Haley crossed her arms across her chest.
"Okay, I promise."
"Good," Haley sat down on the bed while Kyle adjusted the shot.
"Now this is how it's going to work, I'm going to put it as a certain mode which is basically it taking pictures every few seconds just like in the photo booth. Okay?"
"Okay," Haley said.
Kyle pressed a button and walked to his girlfriend. He sat down, "twenty kissing shots first."
Haley laughed remembering that he said that an hour ago or so. The first picture was taken. "I always look like crap because of you!"
Kyle then leaned to Haley before she could complain further and put his hand on her cheek as he kissed her; second picture.
They continued kissing, really getting into the kiss, as the camera took a few more pictures. They broke apart from the kiss and gazed into each others eyes as another picture was taken.
Kyle leaned over for another kiss but Haley instead blocked him with her hand and laughed; the next picture.
"We can't kiss all the time," Haley said.
"How about I kiss your cheek?"
"Okay," Haley said turning her head as Kyle kissed her cheek and another picture was taken.
They then took a few other crazy pictures. Some of those included them sticking out their tongues, one of Kyle pretending to eat Haley while she was laughing hysterically, one of Haley making a weird face and Kyle looking at her like she was nuts, one of them raising their eye-brows and one of Haley fanning herself while Kyle made a sexy face.
Kyle ran to close the camera. "Come on, now be 'Kyle's Angel'!"
"No," Haley laughed. "I'm not going to be in a picture alone."
"Come on," Kyle didn't give up, "for your beloved boyfriend."
"For him?" Haley made a face as if thinking. "I suppose."
"Good," Kyle smiled.
Haley laughed as Kyle held up his camera. "I don't know what to do!"
"Do that 'Charley's Angels' pose only do it 'Kyle's angel' style."
"I have no idea what that means but I'm just going to do the Charley's Angles one," Haley laughed as she put her hands in the form of a gun and pretended to blow it off.
Kyle took the picture, "You have no idea how hot that is."
Haley laughed, "What now?"
"You're the model, I'm just the dumb boyfriend," Kyle chuckled.
"So I'm a model now," Haley smiled. "Okay," she then plumped up her lips and struck a pose as Kyle took the next picture. She then gave a seductive look towards the camera and Kyle took another picture.
"Can I do standing ones?" Haley pouted as Kyle took the next picture. "No fair! That wasn't intended for a picture!"
"Sorry but it was too cute not to take," Kyle smirked. "And sure, stand up."
Haley bounced off the bed and stood in front of the camera She then let her hair fall onto her face to cover only one eye as she stroke a sexy pose to the camera. Kyle took the picture. She then turned her back to the camera and looked over her shoulder while Kyle took another picture.
She then turned back to the camera and looked elsewhere. Kyle took another picture, "That's it."
"Why?" Kyle looked confused.
"Because I don't want anymore."
"Oh but Hales, you have no idea how hot you looked. I mean I could feel the steam from here."
Haley giggled and shrugged, "I guess you can continue this in your fantasies."
"Oh I most defiantly will," Kyle smirked.
Kyle put the camera back on his desk as Haley went to close the lights leaving only a light coming from the computer. She started walking towards him. Kyle looked at Haley, "You've got that look in your eye."
"What look?" Haley asked innocently.
"The bad girl look," Kyle said. "The one that turns me on."
"But I'm a really good girl," Haley said putting her hand on his shoulder.
"Only sometimes," Kyle whispered leaning to Haley for a kiss.
Haley deepened the kiss as they started walking towards Kyle's bed. Haley lay down, Kyle on top of her, as she put both her hands around his neck. Kyle's hands went to the back of her shirt and started sliding his hand underneath it towards her bra. 'If you pressure her about it and ruin this for me I'm going to kick your ass,' Nathan's voice came out of nowhere to his head. He stopped his hands where they were and decided not to go further.
Haley deepened the kiss as Kyle slid his hands down to her waist. The feeling of his hands on her bare skin sent chills throughout her body. She loved the feeling. She loved the presence of him and how it was just them two.
"Kyle," Nevan's voice was heard from a near area.
They quickly broke apart from the kiss and looked at the stairs. "Nevan, what the hell are you doing here?!" Kyle yelled.
Haley bit her bottom lip; her boyfriend's little brother had just seen them make out. She, of course, didn't have any younger siblings, but she herself was a younger sibling and she knew how awkward it was to see your older sibling making out as she'd seen several times.
"Did anyone give you permission to come here?" Kyle got off of Haley and walked to his little brother.
"No," Nevan looked to the floor. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to," he started tearing up. "I saw no light under the door and I wanted to see if you were still here so, so-" Nevan trailed off.
"Well you shouldn't come here," Kyle said, clearly still angry.
Haley walked towards Nevan and Kyle, "Hey, it's okay," she said still embarrassed. "You were just looking out for your big brother, right?" she leaned down so she could be at Nevan's eye level.
Nevan looked at Haley and smiled weakly at her as he nodded, "Yeah."
"Don't worry, I'm a younger sibling too," Haley winked at Nevan.
Nevan laughed as Haley smiled to him. "Just do us a favor and don't tell your parents," Haley laughed.
Nevan put his finger to his lips as if to say that their secret was safe with him. He smiled one last time at Haley and ran up the stairs.
Haley stood up. Kyle looked at Haley as Nevan closed the door. "Come on, drive me home," Haley smiled giving Kyle a peck.
"One second you're Miss Naughty and the next you're the sweetest girl alive."
"All part of my charm," Haley laughed taking Kyle's hand in hers as they started walking up the stairs.
"You know we can stay here," Kyle suggested.
"Nah, it's fine. Maybe later"
"Already inviting yourself over to my place?"
"Yep," Haley smirked.
They opened the door and walked to the door outside. "I'm driving Haley home," Kyle said aloud.
"It's nice to finally have met you," Maria said.
"Yeah, bring her over more often," John smiled.
"Bye Haley!" Nevan waved at her as he smiled.
"Bye," she laughed. "And thanks so much."
They went outside and walked to Kyle's car.
From one room to the next: Kyle and Haley walked into Haley's room after going through her parents.
They sat on her bed as Kyle put a strand of her hair behind her ear, "I had a really good time today. And you have such a nice family."
Kyle laughed, "I had a great time too."
"You said that you weren't that close to them but yet you seem like you are."
"I'm not," Kyle said.
"Why?"
"Because I'm closer to my friends," he explained. "And I hang out with my girlfriend a lot."
"They must hate me for hogging you," Haley frowned.
"Nah," Kyle said. "Because before I hung out with you I hung out with my friends."
"So your friends hate me," Haley said.
"Well if that's the case your friends hate me too," Kyle smirked.
"They don't"
"Yeah, my friends don't hate you either," Kyle lied. But really the only person who disliked Haley was Aundrea. The rest didn't really have an opinion about her. What Kyle didn't know was that Nathan's opinion of Haley had changed. He didn't like her but he thought that she wasn't that bad. Of course he didn't say anything to Kyle about it; not Kyle and not anybody else.
"He's gonna do it," Nathan looked at the laptop at the couple talking.
"What about Aundrea? She can't stand me and don't deny it," Haley raised a brow.
"Well Aundrea's a different story as you don't like her either," Kyle chuckled.
"You got that right," Haley frowned. "I'm sorry for this; it must be really hard to juggle the two of us."
Kyle shrugged looking down at her ring. He then took her hand in his, "Can you believe it's been two months?"
Haley smiled, "I know, when I think of it, it's weird."
"Yeah, it's been the best two months of my life. I never felt this way Haley, not with anyone. I never looked into someone's eyes and felt my heart jump the way it does when I look at you. I didn't know this was possible in such a short period of time. But," Kyle's heart was racing very quickly, "apparently it is possible. I love you, Haley."
Haley looked at Kyle's eyes in surprise. She wasn't expecting him to say that. "I," Haley stopped, "I love you too," she smiled. This was not possible. He loved her. The way she felt when she was with him, the way she felt when she was away from him. She could not believe that he loved her back. Haley smiled to Kyle, tears threatening to fall.
Kyle leaned towards Haley and gave her a light kiss. "You really love me too or are you just saying it so it won't be awkward?"
Haley shook her head, "I love you, I do. I just didn't want to say it out loud because I was afraid you wouldn't love me back."
"But I do love you back," Kyle smiled.
"And you have no idea what that means to me," Haley said.
"Probably as much as it means to me," Kyle looked down at Haley's ring.
"Yeah," she wiped her eyes with her other hand and smiled.
Kyle's cell phone then rang, "Damn it," he looked to see who it was. "It's my parents."
"You can go home if you need," Haley said.
Kyle frowned, "I don't want to."
Haley giggled, "It's okay. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Promise," Kyle demanded.
"I promise," she laughed giving him a peck as he got up.
He walked towards the door, "I'll send you the pictures."
"Okay," she smiled.
"Bye," Kyle gave Haley another kiss. "I love you, girlfriend." With this he closed the door and walked down the stairs.
"I love you too," Haley said when Kyle left the room. She walked to the window to see him walking to his car. He waved at her and blew her a kiss.
Haley looked over the pictures she just got from Kyle half an hour later. He wrote 'My favorite is the 'Kyle's Angel' one. She's all mine!'
Personally she loved the one where they were gazing into each others eyes. She saved the picture and put it as her computer's wallpaper. She then put all the other pictures as her screensaver. She looked at her wallpaper and put her hand on him. The guy she loved loved her back.
Kyle put the picture of his 'angel' in the frame along with another picture of them fooling around. He then put Haley's picture next to his bed and looked at the other one with a smile.
He then heard the door to his room open and saw Nathan running down the stairs. "It looked like it went well, tell me it went well," he said in one breath.
"It went well," Kyle laughed at his best friend.
"Did she say-"
"Yes, she said she loved me too," Kyle looked down at the picture in his hand.
"That's a great idea," Nathan looked at the picture. "Now each time she's over she'll see it."
"Yeah," Kyle smiled weakly at the picture.
"How much do I owe you for the date?" Nathan took out his wallet and sat on Kyle's bed.
"Just the twenty dollars for the movie," Kyle said.
Nathan handed Kyle the twenty dollar bill. "That's it?"
"Unless you want to pay for the ice cream I ate," Kyle chuckled.
"Nah," Nathan put his wallet back in his pocket.
Kyle wasn't going to tell him about the ring. That was something from him to her; the single thing that was really from him.
"You know I like it," Kyle looked down at the picture.
"You like her?" Nathan raised his brow.
"No," Kyle said. "I like the whole girlfriend boyfriend thing. I mean after spending all this time with her it made me realize that this whole thing is worth much more than the one night stands we used to pull." That's why he bought her that ring. He didn't love her; he loved the idea of her; the idea of a girlfriend. "After I'm done with this whole thing I'm gonna find me a girl."
Nathan laughed, "Okay."
"So that's why you came here? To give me my money back?"
"To hear her reply really," Nathan said. "Did she really say 'I love you too' like sincerely?"
"Yep"
"Okay," Nathan nodded. "This means that tonight was the 'point'."
"The 'point' meaning what?" Kyle questioned.
"Meaning that it all goes downhill from here."
A/N: okay… all the people that want to kill me, raise your hands! lol. No, Haley did not lie to Kyle. Sorry to all the people that were hoping that she was. She is completely, head-over-heels in love with Kyle. Doesn't it suck that he doesn't love her back?
So here's the deal with replies: I check for replies before I even start writing the next chapter. If I don't get enough replies I don't write the chapter until I do (I'm not making this up, I actually do that). And after that sometimes even when I have free time I don't write the next chapter because of the number of replies. And then I might not have free time for a long time. When I get a lot of replies I try and finish everything that I need to do quickly so I could have time to write the next update. You guys seriously have no idea how much time I spent thinking about this fic. I literally dream about it and carry a piece of paper and a pen with me at all times to write ideas down for it. So if you want more frequent updates just reply… just write what you think about what's going on. And this time if I don't get at least 20 replies than the next chapter won't be up until I do. So please consider replying! But please, PLESE, don't write me in which direction I should go with this story. There's a difference in saying that you like something and I should have more of it and saying what I should write. So to all the people I replied and said that, don't take it personally, I'm just like that, lol. So please reply if you want another update! I work really hard on this fic, the least you can do is leave me a little reply.