Well I'm going home
Downhearted and hoping
I'm close to some new beginning
I know there's a reason for everything
That comes and goes
But so many people are looking to me
To be strong and to fight
But I'm just surviving
And I may be weak but I'm not defeated
And I'll keep believing
In clouds with that sweet silver lining
Most days I try
My best to put on a brave face
But inside
My bones are cold and my heart breaks
But all the while
Something's keeping me safe and alive
But so many people are looking to me
To be strong and to fight
But I'm just surviving
And I may be weak but I'm never defeated
And I'll keep believing
In clouds with that sweet silver lining
And I won't give up like this
I will be given strength
Now that I've found it
Nothing can take that away
Nathan was standing at the water machine filling a cup up when he heard a low chuckle from the side of him. He frowned before turning his head only wishing he hadn't.
"Got a problem?" Nathan questioned. He was a little put off by Damien being here..what the hell was he doing here? Perhaps someone he knew was in the hospital too.
"Nope." Damien said with a cunning smile as he just stood there.
Nathan just shook his head and went to leave, he wasn't putting up with his mind games today. He had enough on his plate and Damien wasn't going to get to him.
"You know soon enough she is going to see who you really are..what you really come from!" Damien stated snidely.
Nathan stopped in his tracks. Don't give him the satisfaction, don't! But he couldn't stop himself from turning around, once again he let his petty insecurities about his family shadow himself. "What are you talking about?" Nathan said gripping the cup angrily.
Damien smiled. He could tell from the way he was grabbing the cup, it had worked. Nathan Scott was too easy sometimes and this was only the beginning. "Oh I think you know.."
"No I don't know so unless you want to spell it out West I have better things to be doing!" Nathan gritted out before asking. "What are you hanging around here for anyway?.."
"Oh I just came here to see my teammate." Damien said flippantly as he threw his plastic cup in the trash.
Nathan scoffed. "Like Jake is buddies with you." He turned around again to go, he'd had enough of this crap.
"I don't think he'll be buddies with you when he finds out you've being fucking his sister while he has been lying in a coma.."
Nathan didn't think twice as he turned around in fury and pushed Damien against the wall. "You don't know what you're talking about so stay out of this you hear me?" Nathan gritted out angrily but Damien only laughed in his face. Nathan pulled him up and slammed him back again.
"You got nothing on me Scott, believe me you don't want to get on my bad side.." Damien said shoving him off.
"Stay away from me and stay the hell away from Haley…" Nathan said heatedly.
"The only person Haley should be staying away from is you…drugie." Damien sniped as he shoved Nathan in the chest before stalking out. Nathan hit back against the wall in defeat. So much for just walk away. He didn't want to admit it but part of him was worried what Damien knew..what Damien was up to. Why was Damien's father asking for Dan and what did Damien know about it?..The questions just kept spinning around in his head. But there was no answers. And on top of that he had to be strong for Haley, she needed him now…they were just in a good place and Damien was threatening to sabotage it..but why? Why did he care so much about ruining everything Nathan had?..Sure he was petty when it came to basketball, just because Nathan had a better position on the team. But Damien's hatred seemed to be running deeper and Nathan didn't even know what he'd done to deserve that. Damien was out to destroy him..that much he was sure of.
Nathan wasn't sure how long he stood there until his thoughts felt like they were smouldering him..he needed some air. He quickly got up and made his way out the hospital ignoring the stares from people that had witnessed the scene earlier between him and Damien. They could think what they like, he didn't care. They didn't know him.
"There you are.." Haley said sliding herself up next to him on the bench. The sleeves on his brown shirt were rolled up, he looked tense.
Nathan snapped out of his thoughts and immediately felt at ease with her presence. She looked slightly brighter than before, he welcomed the change, he'd missed Haley's quirkiness so much..it was one of the things he adored about her, but he understood there was not much reason to be quirky or happy lately.
"You seem.." Nathan struggled to find the appropriate word.
"What…happy?" Haley said casually looping her arm through his as she rested her chin on his shoulder.
"They said there was some activity today." She said softly after a few minutes.
"That's a good thing right?" Nathan said carefully after a few seconds silence.
"It's a very good thing." She replied squeezing his arm gently as she rested her full head on his shoulders.
Nathan didn't say anything more instead leaning in to give her a chaste kiss on the forehead. Things had been good between them the last few days, simple but good. It had been four days since their evening at the river court and since then Nathan had come to the hospital with Haley. Sometimes he went in with her but he liked to give her some space to talk to Jake. Part of him felt guilty, he knew it was silly but him and Jake hadn't exactly being on great terms before everything happened. He hoped he'd be able to fix that and Jake would see just how much he really did care about Haley.
With that thought in mind Nathan glanced at her again and smiled, how stupid was he to push her away for so long..to let Dan get the best of him. Drugie…Damien's words passed through his mind again and Nathan went tense. That's not who he was. He couldn't let Damien's words get to him.
Haley felt Nathan tense next to her and her earlier worries were heightened.."You ok?" She questioned softly from where her head was resting.
"Yea..,why'd you ask?"
"Oh it's nothing…you just seem tense or something, that's all." Haley said rubbing his arm again trying to relax him.
So much for not letting Damien get to you. There was no point lying to her, she'd be able to see right past him, he needed to be honest with her. "I ran into Damien earlier at the hospital, that's all."
"Damien…what's he doing here?" Haley glanced up at him as she pulled back slightly.
Nathan shrugged. "He said he was here to see Jake..but I don't know.." Nathan trailed off not really wanting to talk about it.
Haley could sense his willingness to put this topic of conversation to rest but she couldn't help herself, she hated when Nathan tried to keep his worries to himself..she wanted to help him, she wanted to be there for him just like he had been for her when she was trying to push him out. "Did you find out anything more about his father?"
If possible she felt him tense more, she knew it was a risky questioned but it needed to be asked. Nathan swallowed hard before looking over at Haley, she could his once ocean blue eyes turn darker. "Haley.." Nathan warned not knowing what else to say. He thought she had forgotten with everything that had been going on lately, he wasn't sure if he should of let that piece of information slip about Aaron in the basement.
"What? I'm not going to sit back and tell you what you want to hear Nathan..I'm here..just tell me what's going through your mind.." Haley pleaded softly. It was almost desperate, but she was desperate. She wouldn't let him put his walls back up.
"Honestly I haven't really being thinking about it Hales…not until I saw Damien today, but there's nothing to find out..I'm done worrying about Dan and what he's doing..I'm just done." Nathan muttered frustrated.
As much as Haley wanted to believe it she wasn't sure. "Okay.." She said apprehensively. "I'm here if you want to talk about it though."
Nathan sent her a soft smile before leaning in to give her a soft chaste kiss on the lips. He was doing that a lot lately, not that Haley would complain even though lately the pure girly part of herself had been wondering what were they? Were they officially dating or just having fun, it was all so confusing. It never really crossed her mind until they started hanging out that bit more even if it did mean him taking her to the hospital to see Jake or casually watching movies back at the house. She wondered was Nathan ever thinking the same thing but then chided herself, he wasn't..was he?
"So I guess we better get back to your parents." Nathan broke Haley's confusing thoughts as he checked his watch.
Haley groaned burying her face in his chest. "Do we have too?"
Nathan just laughed. Him and Lucas had been helping Jimmy with the house for the past 2 days. "What it's not that bad?"
"You're not the one who has to sit and listen to your parents add in embarrassing and humiliating comments about you every second!"
"Well I personally thought the 'piss'thing was very funny."
"Haha." Haley deadpanned. "You're never going to let me live that down are you?"
"Never Hales..,I can't believe you couldn't pronounce fish! I'm sure that would go down well in the tutoring centre…piss and chips." Nathan said chuckling again as what her parents said to him yesterday came back to him.
Haley slapped him on the arm. "Jackass." She muttered playfully.
Nathan laughed at her actions. "Aw I'm sorry Hales…can you forgive me?" He joked around leaning in towards her.
"Hmm that depends." Haley said teasingly licking her lips in anticipation.
Nathan didn't waste any time joining their lips together. Just as Haley slipped her tongue into his mouth emitting a low growl from his throat she pulled away smugly. "You ever bring that up in conversation again and you'll end up in there Scott." She said nodding towards the hospital. "Got it?" Haley said playfully hopping off the bench.
Nathan just stared after her in shock before shouting "You're two small Hales to take me on." He smiled smugly when she glared back at him, she always hated when he picked at her height.
Haley's face then turned into a smile as she took out the cars keys from her pocket and dangled them at him. "You sure about that?" She mused. "Enjoy your walk Nathan.." She teased.
"You wouldn't dare." Nathan said meeting her gaze.
Haley had that feisty look in her eyes before she took off running. Nathan didn't waste any time hopping up off the bench after her. Haley laughed as Nathan caught up with her and grabbed her by the waist picking her up. "Nathan.." She choked out breathlessly.
"Keys Hales..I can do this all day." Nathan laughed.
"Well, well what do we have here?"
Nathan froze in place immediately losing his grip on Haley as she tumbled to the ground. "Ow..Natha.." She began to whine until she too heard his voice.
"Hello son." Dan said almost wickedly from behind her. Haley looked up and noticed Nathan's stone cold stare upon seeing his father. She'd never met Dan Scott face to face but from the stories she heard it was not a meeting she wanted to have. Haley got up quickly, her movement seemed to break the silent communication that was passing between Dan and Nathan. She went to stand beside Nathan but he made a deal of standing in front of her blocking her from Dan's view.
"What do you want?" Nathan said coldly. He felt Haley's hand rub his shoulder gently in effort to calm him down. He was desperately trying to keep his cool..he didn't know whether to be mad hell even scared of coming face to face with Dan like this and Haley there.
"I call, I text and no one answers…hell I thought you were all dead."
"What would it matter to you?"
"You're my son Nathan of course it mat.."
"Don't say that." Nathan interrupted angrily. "I wasn't your son the night you fucked off when trouble once again came knocking your way and you wouldn't even be back here only for the storm happened…hell I'm surprised you even came here.."
"I knew you needed space Nathan.."
"Space…" Nathan scoffed. "Good one Dad…like I haven't heard that before." Nathan challenged him.
"Well maybe I was wrong.." Dan said receiving a curious look from Nathan. What is he getting at?
"I mean you've only seemed to turn into a big softy living away from me…sort of like what happened to your mother when I was away." Dan commented off-handily. Nathan felt his anger rise and went to take a step towards him however, Haley halted him discreetly. She glared at Dan…how could this man be so nasty? She could see it in his eyes, he knew exactly what to say to wind Nathan up and he enjoyed every minute of it.
Dan noticed the interaction between the two. "Well she's got you on a tight leash."
Nathan was about to speak when someone cut in. "What the hell is your problem?" Haley blurted out before she even realised her, she stepped out from behind Nathan glaring at Dan.
Nathan glanced at her taken aback. He hadn't expected her to speak up like that, he was glad she did..Dan needed someone to give him a piece of his medicine, most people were afraid to stand up to Dan. Although he was glad Haley was standing her ground he didn't want her to have to put up with this, he didn't want her anywhere near Dan.
"So she speaks." Dan commented. "I'd watch yourself honey Nathan doesn't usually stick around long…" Dan smirked before looking her up and down. "You're not too hard on the eyes though."
"Excuse me.." Haley said shocked by the way he was leering at her.
"Back off dad.." Nathan gritted out angrily taking Haley's hand in his own. "Come on Hales, we're done here." he said as he turned to leave not giving his father the satisfaction of looking back more. He tugged on Haley however, she stayed routed for a minute. "Ha.." He went to call her again but was cut off.
"As far as I can see you're the one that doesn't usually stick around Mr Scott so as grateful as I am for you warning me about Nathan why don't you go spread your assumptions somewhere else because as far as I can see you don't know your son, either of them for that matter and you never will." Haley blurted out all in one quite angrily. She was breathless by the end of it and not only that but there was nothing. No smart remark back from him. Nothing. Haley just shook her head at him before turning and finally walking away alongside Nathan.
They walked in silence back to the car. Haley was weary, she hated when he was so quiet but she knew he needed the time to think about what happened. She was getting worried though, had she over-stepped the mark butting in like that? She couldn't help it, the way Dan was just laughing at Nathan and sneering at her made her feel sick to her stomach. She didn't know what came over her but she had the overwhelming need to defend him, she couldn't stand by and be silent as Dan tried to tear him apart. It was disgusting.
"Nathan.." Haley started apprehensively when he clicked the keys to open the car. Whatever about their walk to the car she could not go the whole journey to her parents not talking about this. She needed to know where his head was it. Her worries increased greatly when he looked back at her. He looked upset. This is not good.
Haley paced over to him nervously. "Look, I'm sorry I shouldn't have butted in…it was none of my busin.." Her words were cut off however as she felt his arms wrap around her pulling her close. He was holding her tightly. Haley wrapped her arms around his neck after a few moments.
"Thank you." Nathan said quietly as he bent his head down leaning into the crook of her neck.
"I thought you were mad at me." Haley said softly and she immediately felt Nathan pull back.
"What?..Why would I be mad…"
"I thought I over-stepped the mark or something." Haley mumbled.
"Haley listen to me…what you did back there..no one's ever done that for me, stand up to Dan like that…I guess I was just overwhelmed, I'm sorry if I made it seem like I was mad…I was surprised."
"He needed to hear it…I was so angry Nathan…I still am." Haley said looking off into the distance. "I mean I knew when Lucas said it countless times that he was an ass and you had it tough when you were living in Charlotte but I had no idea.."
Nathan felt his heart constrict at the sight of her so concerned, god she really was amazing..if possible he could only admire her even more after the incident with Dan today. "Hey…come on." Nathan prodded. "Don't let him get to you, he's gone now…"
"You shouldn't have to put up with that..."
Nathan just stayed silent. "I'm used to it, besides I'm living with Karen and Keith now…I rarely ever see him anymore…he'll be gone again tonight mark my words."
"I know it's just not fair how he can come and go when he pleases and expect you to put up with it….it's not fair." Haley repeated quietly.
Nathan couldn't say anything back to that, his heart was beating so fast at her words, her concern all for him. He brought his hands up to cup her face and leaned in capturing her lips in a fiery kiss filled with pure passion and need. He couldn't hold back this time. It was the only way he could show her just how much her words set him alight. Haley felt Nathan's tongue roughly push into her mouth without even seeking permission this time. She readily welcomed it and felt the fire pool in her belly as his tongue hungrily explored all the crevices of her mouth. She moaned feeling his hands comes into contact with her lower back under her strap top as he held her close to him.
Their tongues battled for minutes against each other until they reluctantly pulled apart. Nathan backed Haley against the car and started ravaging her neck all the way down to her collarbone. Haley moaned loudly finally snapping into reality. They were in a car park in broad daylight. This was getting a bit out of hand. "Nathan.." she whimpered feeling his need for her through his pants. It only pooled the anticipation in her belly more.
"Hmm.." Nathan mumbled as he kissed across the skin of her shoulder.
"We….we.."…Haley moaned lightly again feeling one of his hands cup her breasts outside her top.
"God Hales..." Nathan moaned as he felt himself harden even more for her just at the sounds she was making.
"We can't…" Haley finally got out putting her hands up to halt him.
It was that which finally got Nathan to snap out of his haze. He kept her boxed in by the car as he closed his eyes for a few seconds willing his body to calm down. "I'm sorry I just…" He trailed off not really knowing what to say.
"Yea…." Haley answered knowing the exact feeling. It was quite scary and it had been this way since the beginning. She couldn't seem to control how her body reacted to Nathan and neither could he with her. One minute they were upset, talking sincerely about Dan and then all of a sudden there was this charge in the air, this shift in everything, this pull and they needed each other and they had to have it.
Nathan dropped his hands from where he had her back against the car and smiled softly. "I really need to get to work, Lucas is looking for me..you coming?"
"Actually I think I'll give the embarrassing comments a miss for today." Haley mused. "I'm meeting up with Brooke for a while anyway..you mind dropping me over?"
"Not at all it's on the way there you goof." Nathan said giving her a quick peck.
Haley just shook her head at him as she got in the car, she tried to calm herself down before going to Brooke's..god knows that girl would be able to see right through her and know exactly what she and Nathan were doing moments before. She didn't need that interrogation today.
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"Hey girlie.." Brooke said cheerfully opening the door.
Haley just glanced at her folding her arms. "Ok..just say it!"
"What?" Brooke played dumbly.
"You know what.." Haley said with a look in her eye.
"Did I just see you Haley James getting out of Nathan Scott's car?" Brooke squealed over excitedly.
Haley just shook her head before walking past Brooke into the house.
"Hey…do not do the Brooke is being her usual Brooky self-jumping to Brookish conclusions head shake at me missy." Brooke demanded pacing down the hall after her.
"Isn't that what you're doing?" Haley chided as she grabbed an apple and took a seat at the counter.
"Well make yourself at home!" Brooke said slapping her hands on her hips.
"You know you love me." Haley joked.
Brooke just laughed. "Lucky for you..I do." She then went to sit down beside her deciding to let the Nathan scenario pass for a moment, she knew Haley she'd eventually spill when she was ready. "So how you holding up?"
"Went to see Jake again today..it's looking good, there's being a lot of activity, the nurses think he is likely to wake up within the next week."
"That's so great Haley." Brooke said, she'd had a fair idea things were good lately, in the past few days everyone seemed to be that little bit more optimistic and she was glad of it. She didn't know what she'd do if she lost one of her closest friends, if Haley lost her brother.
"Yea Peyts over there now for the evening, decided to give her some alone time while Mom and Dan are fixing the house."
"That girl has not left his side."
Haley nodded. "I'm glad he has her you know, she's being great. I never realised.." Haley started and then trailed off.
"What? " Brooke prodded noticing her friend deep in thought.
"Oh nothing.." Haley dismissed as Brooke gave her another look of concern. "It's nothing."
"Would this have anything to do with Nathan?" Brooke said quietly after a few more seconds, it wasn't her usually jokish tone and Haley picked up on that immediately.
Haley just raked her hand through her blond hair biting on her lip nervously; she was afraid to voice her thoughts, there was a difference between thinking them and actually saying it aloud.
"It's ok if you like him you know.." Brook spoke out when she noticed Haley's apprehensive stance.
Haley sighed. "That's just it Brooke..it's a lot more than that…and it scares me." She said quietly.
"What do you mean?"
"This is all just so new to me, I never felt like this when I was with Kyle.." Haley said his name scornfully. "Sure I was only going out with him for a month but things have only happened between me and Nathan in the same amount of time and I'm..I'm…" Haley trailed off.
"You're what Hales.."
"Overwhelmed I guess.." Haley said unsurely. "You know me Brooke, I'm the responsible sibling, have order, always plan what I'm doing..and just being with Nathan it's different…I can let loose a bit with him, just be myself and not be this girl that has to be the organised one or the collected one and it just scares me sometimes because I.. we haven't even being like this for that long and I'm already feeling this way…god I'm pathetic aren't I?" Haley said shaking her head.
"You're not pathetic Haley..everything your feeling is normal." Brooke said trying to comfort her friend. "It's just wow…you and Nathan.."
"This is not the time for I told you so…" Haley muttered into the palm of her hands.
Brooke smiled. "I'm serious Haley, I think it's really great you two found each other in your own way…the both of you were just so damn stubborn I thought it would never happen."
"I'm scared I'm getting in too deep Brooke...I don't know where we are at but I don't know what to say to him about it, I mean we're just going through day by day but I need some assurance…I need to know what this is.." Haley said throwing her hands up in the air.
"What do you want it to be Haley?"
She knew well what she wanted it to be but would he ever want the same?
"I don't know." Haley whispered helplessly.
Brooke gave her friend a light rub on the shoulder before noticing Haley place her head in her hands again. "Ok enough." Brooke scolded. "No wallowing..you are going to text that boy and you are going to talk to him tonight!" Brooke ordered.
Haley groaned as Brooke pulled her hands away from her face. As much as she loved her she hated when she got into bossy mode.
"I'm serious you should talk to him Hales."
Haley just smiled. "thanks Brooke…for listening. I'm such a wreck there's just so much going on lately with Jake and then Dan today, it's jus.."
"Wait Dan is in town?" Brooke questioned.
"We bumped into him outside the hospital." Haley said coldly.
"Well I can tell that didn't go well." Brooke stated the tone obvious in Haley's voice.
"It was awful, the way he treated Nathan…he's such a…"
"Bastard.." Brooke supplied. "Oh I've heard."
Haley shuddered at the thought of him.
"Nathan needs you Hales, just as much as you need him."
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Nathan dropped the keys by the side table with a sigh as he made his way into the house with Lucas following behind. It had been a long day, a long tiring day and he was just looking forward to spending the evening with Haley; that had been what was keeping him going after his encounter with Dan. Before this, before Haley the encounter with Dan would have affected him a lot worse. He wouldn't have been able to just go back to work and forget about him. Nathan would be angry, he'd take it out on someone or even worse revert to the worst part of himself and go partying, trying to forget it all.
But he didn't. Maybe he was finally letting go of the hold Dan had him, he was finally able to shake off his father's manipulation. He always had it in him but it was Haley who saw it, it was Haley who brought it out and it was Haley who was making him want to be the best part of himself and not let his ties with Dan hold him back anymore. And as freeing as that felt it was also suffocating, he was in deep…so deep and he didn't know what to do about it.
"Hey boys." Keith said greeting them breaking Nathan from his thoughts.
"Hey." Lucas replied.
"How's the house coming along?"
"Good, most the floorings done." Nathan said taking a seat at the table.
"Yea it's just the furniture now really, a lot of it needs replacing." Lucas said joining them.
"You guys want some dinner, Karen kept some.."
"Is mom out?" Lucas questioned going over to retrieve his plate.
"Yea herself and Haley just went over to sort some things out at the café, she's hoping to open it tomorrow." Keith said.
Nathan's mood dropped a little at that.
"You not having any dinner Nate?"
"No…I'm not too hungry, we got some take in at Jimmy's."
Keith shook his head laughing at Lucas who was already seated and eating.
"What?...I'm not going to let it go to waste." Lucas said as if it was the most obvious thing on the planet.
"So I heard you ran into Dan earlier." Keith stated.
"Yea…I'm guessing Haley told you how well that went." Nathan quipped sarcastically.
"Warn me not to get on Haley's bad side." Keith said jokingly.
Nathan chuckled at that, he knew too well what that was like. "Yea she was pretty worked up alright,.."
"I can only imagine." Lucas said. "Meeting Dan is bound to do that even to the calmest person."
"The nerve of him.." Keith muttered to himself. "Cornering you like that when he knew we wouldn't be around.."
Nathan shuddered at the thought as he remembered the moment Dan interrupted him and Haley. It was so unexpected. "Well I'm guessing he'll be gone again."
"I'm not so sure." Keith said as his gaze met Nathan's before he went over to wash up at the sink. Nathan was left sitting there confused. Lucas was oblivious to the interaction as he ate his dinner. But Nathan had seen it. He noticed something in Keith's tone then but he wasn't so sure what.
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Nathan felt something tickle his arm lightly as he stirred from his sleep, he ignored it for a bit but only became more alert when it continued. He opened his eyes.
"Hey…" Haley said softly smiling at his dishevelled appearance.
"Hey.." Nathan said groggily. He noticed the room was still dark and it was really quite around. How long have I been out for. He remembered he came straight up to his room for a rest after chatting with Lucas for a bit in the kitchen, looks like he was more tired than he realised.
Haley leaned in opening her mouth across his in a slow, gentle kiss both moaning when their tongues collided sliding against each other softly and sensually.
"I missed you." Nathan said honestly as they pulled away for air.
Haley felt her heart beat at his words, god he wasn't making it easy for her. Brooke was right, she had to talk to him. But not now….it just wasn't the right time. They both had a long day she just wanted to be with him. Talking would only complicate things. But she knew she couldn't put it off for long.
Haley reciprocated his words leaning in for another kiss before pulling away. "I wasn't sure whether to wake you…" She started.
"I'm glad you did." Nathan whispered. "What time is it?"
"It's after 12." Haley said quietly.
"I've been out for hours..I came up around 8."
"Yea Lucas said you were a walking zombie." Haley joked.
Nathan smiled. "Yea it's been a long day."
Haley nodded, it had been a long day it felt like another lifetime ago sitting in the hospital this morning by her brother and then running into Dan. Haley closed her eyes at the thought of him. "Are you ok?" She whispered after a few seconds of silence.
"I am now." Nathan whispered pulling Haley into him as he wrapped his arms around her holding her close.
Haley wasn't sure what he was doing, she was about to talk to him again when she realised his breathing had become heavy. It's not like they hadn't slept in the same bed before, it's just they never had with anyone else around…in Karen and Keith's house for that matter. But she didn't want to leave, she'd being away from him long enough. She glanced up and noticed Nathan sleeping peacefully, he really was tired. She felt so safe in his arms. As if nothing could shatter or harrow her. It reminded her of the night they got lost camping. They weren't on very good terms back then, she hated how being in his arms felt so good back then. It was unnerving but now she knew why it felt so right. She was meant to be here and she was staying, she just hoped Nathan wanted it as much as she did.
They needed to talk. And soon.
As Haley thought about the both ways this conversation could lead to she felt her eyes getting heavy eventually taking her to her own quiet slumber in his arms.
(Song used: Kate Voegele - Sweet Silver Lining)
Just want to say big thanks to those that reviewed and for the alerts I have received for this story, it really means a lot. I've it all mapped out where I'm taking it so it's just a matter of getting the chapters out there, there's a good bit of drama to come it's actually being interesting to write so I hope you'll continue reading :).