Who loved episode four of OTH season five? 'Raises hand' Me! Me! Me! God it was so good! Personally I didn't think we had enough Naley but if I had my way I'd have the whole show about Naley and little Jamie! But that's just me. Peyton didn't annoy me so much, I was glad she stood up to Lucas, he shouldn't be saying things like that to her when he's with Lindsey. Victoria's a bitch! Rawr! Who loved when Nathan said to Haley 'I'd love to see you in that dress' Or something like that, but YAY! Hot naley1 Hehe. My heart seriously broke for Haley at the end, Carrie's taking over their house, poor Hales :(

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Chapter Twenty One: The First Time I Saw You Was The Day My Whole World Changed

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"Nathan, where're you taking me?" Haley laughs as he covers her eyes, as she gets out of his truck. She'd been pleading with him the whole way there to tell her where they were going, she'd even tried to give him some 'things' she would happily do if he told her. He didn't budge. But it was fun to see his eyes go wide and cheeks flush, god he was just too cute.

"I told ya already Hales, you'll just have to wait and see," Nathan smirks while walking behind her, hands covering his eyes. He could literally feel his cheeks turning red at the innuendo she'd suggested earlier. They hadn't talked about the whole sex thing yet, but he's never… you know…he's a virgin. God how lame is that? I'm seventeen, nearly eighteen and I've never had sex. But ever since he saw Haley James that day in the canteen, no other girl has matched in his eyes, she was perfect. Well to him atleast. He smiled as they reached their destination.

"Nathan Scott! You tell me where we're going right now or I'll make sure you can't-" suddenly Nathan lifted his hands from her eyes and her breath caught in her throat. On top of one of the many tables in the room was a green and red tablecloth, Haley smiles, her two favourite colours. There were purple flowers all over the table and in a vas, she'd told him they were her favourite. There were also a couple plates and a tub of ice cream, that is she was correct was her favourite to, cookies and crème. How perfect was he? Once she snapped out of her dreamy daze she finally noticed where they were. "The school canteen?" She turns around with a teasing smile placed on her delicate features.

Nathan shrugs with a small shy smile, his cheeks slightly flushing. She raises an eyebrow at him, "why here?"

"It's the first place I saw you." He says, barely above her whisper and a dazzling smile breaks out across Haley's face. Looking up he can see her nod her head for him to continue, "you remember? I fell and everyone laughed. Except you." He takes her hands in his, softly rubbing his thumb over her knuckles. "It was also the day I knew that, you'd ruined me for everyone else. With that one smile, you took my heart Haley James." Nathan tucks a few strands of hair behind her ear softly and she feels her eyes water a little, wrapping her arms round his neck she brings his head down and connects their lips. The kiss' full of need, want and love. Sure they haven't said those three little words but doesn't mean they don't feel it.

They leaned their foreheads together after pulling apart, "how'd I get so lucky?" She smiles breathlessly and he smirks.

"It helps that your hot," she lets out a laugh at this before playfully punching him in the chest.

"Come on, I'm starving." He grins as she walks over to the table, having a little bit of a problem as she still has her boot on, and her other foot's still sore due to the broken glass, but she doesn't ask for help. Nathan begins to walk ahead of her.

"Come on hop-along." She gasps as he laughs.

"I am not a hop-along!" She laughs as they both reach the table and he pulls her chair out for her, Karen and Keith brought their boys up good… "Thank you," she smiles as he sits across from her.

"For what?" He asks.

Haley shrugs with a soft smile, "everything." Her whispers barely audible but he hears it and smiles. "Lets eat, I'm wasting away here Scott." He laughs, she was so…Haley.

"Mac and cheese!" She giggles, "I seriously love you" both of them freeze as she says this, the words slipping from her mouth before she knew it. After a moment of silence, "I mean I love this, it's perfect." He nods his head, not sure if he proffered the second or first answer. But if he had to choose, it would probably be the first.

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"…so what's for desert?"

"You had like, three helpings of Mac and cheese, and you're still hungry?" Nathan smiles teasingly at her and she simply shrugs with a grin.

"I'm a growing girl," he laughs slightly, "Cookies and Crème!" She giggles as he scoops some into a plate for her and himself. "Mmm, that's so good," Haley practically moans after taking a spoonful of her ice cream.

Nathan smirks, "so, the assignments nearly over," he says after a moment of silence, Haley nods and smiles sadly.

"Yeah, now we have to write reports on what we learned, fun!" She smiles sarcastically and he chuckles. They both continue talking, for a while.

"So I have one more place to take you." Nathan admits as he finishes his ice cream. He can't help but grin at the child like expression that crosses her features.

"Where?"

"You'll just have to wait and see." He smiles at her cheekily and she glares playfully in return. Standing up he grabs her hand to help her up before wrapping an arm round her waist and they walk out of the canteen.

"Okay so I have a question, how the hell did you get us into the school?" She turns to look up at him as she wraps her arm around his waist, god she's short.

He shrugs, a smile playing on his lips, "I have connections."

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"Where are we?" Haley asks as the car slows down, she can't really see anything as it's so dark, looking at her watch she sees it's only half nine.

"The River Court." Nathan explains, getting out of the car he walks round the front to the passenger side, he opens the door and helps Haley out. He takes her hadn in his as they begin to walk, enlacing their fingers. "Luke and I come here all the time, just to play." They sit on the bleachers and she turns to face him, glad he's letting her in, "there's no pressure here, nobody's counting on you. It's just you and the basket." She caresses his cheek lightly.

Looking into his baby blues she bites her lip. Here goes nothing…"You know, earlier, when I said I loved you, I meant it." Her voice wavers slightly, not filled with confidence, and he can see vulnerability in her eyes. "I know we've only known each other, what? A couple of months? But, I do, I love you, Nathan Scott."

He captures her lips with hers, it's filled with passion, "you don't know how happy I am to here you say that." He grins breathlessly as he leans his forehead against hers. "'Cause I love you too Haley James."

"Really? Like really, really?" She bites her lips with a smile.

"Really really," she grins and wraps her arms around his neck, bringing him in for a tight hug. "So wana know why I took you here?" He asks a couple minutes later, he sees a new sparkle in her eye that he's never noticed before and he smiles as he knows it's because of him.

"Do tell." He grabs an old basketball from under the bleachers.

"Well one of the assignments, is to share something with your partner, no one, or hardly anyone knows about you. Like a talent you have. So I'm going to show you mine." He smirks and smiles at him.

She sits amazed as Nathan begins to play, he makes every shot. Never misses. Looking at him, it's like he's in his own world, like it's just him and the basket. He throws the ball and bounces it off the backboard before running and jumping, he catches it and slams it through the basket, holding onto the rim for a couple of seconds before dropping down.

"Wow," she whispers as he walks back over to her. "Nathan, you're amazing! Tell me again why you're not on the basketball team?" She links her arms through his after he puts the ball back under the bleachers and they start to walk back to his car.

Nathan shrugs, "like I said before, there's no pressure on the River Court Hales. But on the basketball court, you've got team mates counting on you, coach and not forgetting the whole town." She nods slowly, as they get in the car, not fully understanding his reason but lets it slide for now. "So you gonna show me one of your special talents?" He asks as he starts the car and begins to drive.

"Baby, I don't know if you could handle my talents," Haley practically purrs in his ear and he gulps, his throat suddenly feeling very dry. She giggles. "I will show you something though, just go to my house."

"Kay,"

Pulling into the James' driveway Haley feels an emptiness fill her, not seeing her parents beat up old range rover parked in front of her house. It just doesn't seam like home anymore. But she has Connor, Brooke, Jake, Chris and the boy she loves. They both get out and walk into the empty house, Jake must have taken Connor to his. Haley thinks as she doesn't hear any noise. Taking his hand in hers she leads him down into the basement.

"Well Haley James, I didn't know you had a kinky side." She lets out a throaty laugh at Nathan teasing remark before continuing down the stairs. Turning on the light Nathan eyes widen in surprise. It's like a mini house down here. There's a couch, a television, a mini fridge, a pool table. But over in the corner he notices a black grand piano.

"My dad decorated this, it was like a place for me and him to just, hang out." Nathan can hear the emotion in her voice and wraps his arms around her waist from behind. Turning round she plants a kiss on his lips, "don't laugh." She warns before walking out of his arms and over the large piano.

"I wont." He smiles before taking a seat on the couch. He watches she takes a deep breath and closes her eyes, her fingers lightly skimming the keys, suddenly a note fills the air as she presses down, and begins to sing.

Sometimes I think about you
Wonder if you're out there somewhere thinkin' 'bout me
And would you even recognize the woman that your little girl has grown up to be
'Cause I look in the mirror and all I see are your brown eyes lookin' back at me
They're the only thing you ever gave to me at all


Oh, I hear the weather's nice in California

There's sunny skies as far as I can see
If you ever come back home to Carolina
I wonder what you'd say to me


I think about how it ain't fair that you weren't there to braid my hair like mothers do
You weren't around to cheer me on
Help me dress for my high school prom like mother's do
Did you think I didn't need you here to hold my hand, to dry my tears
Did you even miss me through the years at all?

Oh, I hear the weather's nice in California
There's sunny skies as far as I can see
If you ever come back home to Carolina
I wonder what you'd say to me


Forgiveness is such a simple word
But it's so hard to do
When you've been hurt


Oh, I hear the weather's nice in California
And just in case you're wondering about me
From now on I won't be in Carolina
Your little girl is off,
oh your little girl is off,
your little girl is off,
to Tennessee

As she finishes playing the last few notes Nathan lets out a breath he never knew he'd been holding.

"It was horrible wasn't it? God I knew I shouldn't have sang." He watches as she begins to get flustered and smiles, "Nathan Scott! Don't you dare laugh at me!" He gets up and walks over to his girlfriend, taking a seat on the bench beside her he kisses her lips tenderly. As she leans into his chest, his arms wrapping around her waist.

"Hales, that was amazing. Why didn't you ever tell me you could sing?"

"It's not exactly something I want to share with the world." She shrugs, playing with the hem of his light blue shirt.

"Why not? You've got a beautiful voice," he whispers in her ear, making shivers run down her spine.

"Really really?" She smiles shyly and he grins kissing her forehead affectionately.

"Really really."

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AN/ I hope the 'I Love Yous' didn't seem to rushed, I just thought it was the right time :) Tell me what you thought. The song I used was Kelly Pickler's 'I Wonder' which is totally awesome by the way!