I forgot to tell you guys, last chapter was a time jump about two months, so Naley has been back together for almost three months, and it's now August 2nd. And this chapter takes place right after the last one. Sorry for the long wait. Hope it's worth it:
"Surprise!" Groups of various friends and family shouted as Haley walked through Clay's front door, and her jaw dropped.
"Happy Birthday Hales!" Lydia James ran to her youngest daughter and enveloped her in a giant hug. Haley looked around the room that was filled with people in awe.
"I don't understand..." She said as she felt tears rise to the surface of her eyes.
Nathan instantly stepped in and grabbed her hand. "Please don't cry... I wanted to surprise you. I didn't mean to make you upset-" Nathan started, but didn't finish because Haley jumped on her tip-toes and wrapped her arms around his neck, as she pressed her lips over Nathan's, and kissed him with force. She completely forgot that there was a room full of people watching, and eagerly slipped her tongue into his mouth, but accidentally let out a loud moan.
"Damn Hales, you give everyone quite the show!" Haley's sister, Taylor joked.
Haley instantly pulled away from Nathan, and turned tomato red.
Nathan gave her a discreet wink, which made her face burn even hotter.
"That was hot!" Brooke called from her spot on the stair case.
"Do it again!" One of Nathan's friends shouted, but quickly shut up when Nathan shot him a death glare.
"You better not, or I'll beat the shit out of you, Nate." One of Haley's older brothers, Matt, said.
Nathan gulped, and quickly nodded his head.
"Oh hush up, Matthew. They're adorable, and in love. Leave them alone." Lydia scolded lightly.
"Love?!" A few people shrieked in a shocked tone of voice.
Nathan and Haley looked at each other and smiled boisterously. He then leaned down and pecked a short, sweet kiss on her lips. "Yeah. Haley and I are in love. Truthfully, I've always loved her ever since I laid eyes on her, and ever since then, I've never loved anyone else." Nathan said honestly.
Haley smiled and popped a quick kiss on his cheek. "Isn't he perfect?" She gushed.
There was a chorus of 'oohs' and 'ahhs' throughout the room.
"So will you two be giving us any more grandchildren soon?" Lydia asked hopefully.
Nathan gazed at the floor, and Haley blushed lightly. "Mommy!" Haley scolded.
"You know it's bound to happen one day sweetheart." Lydia smiled bashfully.
"They better be married first." Jimmy James said with a wide smile.
"Of course." Nathan nodded.
"So were you surprised Haley?" Quinn James asked her little sister.
Haley laughed loudly, "I think shocked is more of an appropriate word. I had no idea you guys even planned this."
"Don't look at us." Quinn and Clay said. "This was all your boyfriend's idea."
Haley turned her head and looked up at Nathan. "Really?"
"Yeah. I'm sorry. I know I've been really secretive lately, but I was busy trying to plan this party. I wanted it to be perfect." Nathan stated.
"Thank you." Haley smiled cheekily. "It is perfect, and I was definitely surprised. I had no idea you planned this. I was beginning to think you were having an affair." She said half joking.
Nathan frowned, "You know I'd never do that to you. I love you, and there's no one better than you."
Haley felt her eyes tearing again, and looked up at Nathan lovingly. "I love you too."
"What about me? I helped him y'know!" Lydia stated proudly.
Haley looked away from Nathan, and starred at her mom. "Really?" She giggled.
"Yep. I must say, you sure are a lucky gal. Nate's a great guy." Lydia smiled.
"I know." Haley whispered cheerfully.
"I felt horrible that I had to lie to you Hales, but it was all for a good cause." Nathan added.
"It's okay. You're really sweet for doing this, even though I hate surprises." She grinned.
Nathan bit his lip, a habit he picked up from his girlfriend, and frowned. "You don't like it?"
"No. I love it. Thank you." She smiled, and kissed him quickly.
"Good. I'm glad." He smiled. "Now come on, why don't you introduce me to some people?"
Haley raised an eyebrow, "You invited people you didn't even know?" She giggled.
"Your mom was the one who was in charge of inviting people, and I had to pretty much do everything. Including keeping it from you, which really wasn't easy." He smiled.
"Never under estimate my ability to find things out, babe." Haley smirked.
"I know, but I got you, so that's all that matters."
"Yeah, whatever." Haley playfully rolled her eyes. "So did Clay have anything to do with this?"
Nathan laughed, "No, I just asked him to use his and Quinn's house, because it went along with my plan of pretending to forget your birthday."
"You know, that was a pretty risky move. I was getting really angry that you forgot."
"But I didn't forget." Nathan smirked. "I can never forget the day my girl was brought into this world."
Haley smiled happily and ran her hand over his cheek. "I fall in love with you more and more each day."
"I do too." He said as he looked longingly into her deep chocolate brown eyes.
Haley blushed lightly and suddenly dragged him over to where her siblings, cousins, and parents were standing.
"There she is!" Haley's sister, Vivian shouted, and pulled her in for a tight hug. "How are you, little sis?"
Haley smiled widely at her sister. "I'm great. Really great. How are you?"
"I'm ready to pop, but I'm doing very well." Vivian said referring to her large baby bump.
Haley laughed, and placed her hand on the baby bump. "I'm so excited I get to be an aunt again! How's the little guy doing? Have you picked a name yet?"
"John Junior." Vivian smiled.
"That's sweet! I'm sure John is happy his son is being named after him." Haley laughed.
"Yeah, he was the one that picked it. Emma wanted us to name him Glitter."
Haley as rest of the other people standing in the circle, laughed loudly. "Where is my four year old niece?" Haley asked.
"I'm sure she's running around here somewhere. She has so much energy these days." Vivian laughed.
"Well if you ever need Nathan and I to babysit, just let us know. We'd be happy to do it." Haley offered.
Nathan's eyes widened, and he swallowed the lump in his throat. Haley noticed his features stiffen, and she rubbed a calming hand over his back.
"You know, I don't think I've ever met you, Nathan. Although I have heard so much about you! My sister is head over heels in love with you!" Vivian smiled sweetly. "I'm Vivian James Salsan."
Nathan smiled, and held his hand out for a polite shake.
"Don't worry, I won't give you the 'talk'." Vivian joked. "I'm sure my older brothers have scarred you with that already. As long as my little Haley Bop is happy - which she clearly is- then I'm happy."
Nathan laughed softly and nodded. "I love Hales, and I promise you that I will never hurt her intentionally. She's my whole world." He said as he looked down at Haley.
"Aw you're so sweet!" Vivian gushed. "He's a keeper." She whispered loudly to Haley, who blushed.
"Mommy! Mommy!" A little blonde girl screamed happily, and ran up to Vivian.
"Yes, sweetie?"
"I want to see Aunt Haley!"
"I'm right here!" Haley smiled as she knelt down and Emma ran into her arms.
"Aunt Haley! I missed you!" Emma said as she hugged Haley.
"I missed you too Princess."
"Happy Bwirthday!" She screamed in a baby voice.
"Thanks Em." Haley smiled.
"Guess what?" Emma gushed.
"What?" Haley asked happily in a high pitched voice.
"My baby brother is going to be born in a few weeks!"
Haley smiled widely at the little girl. "That's great Em! Are you excited?"
"Yes! Yes! Yes!" She screamed happily and jumped up and down.
Nathan looked on at Haley and Emma and smiled softly to himself. Haley was great with kids, and his heart burst with warmth, as he thought about what it would be like to have children one day with her.
Haley laughed and stood up, to grab Nathan's hand.
"Emma, I want you to meet someone who means a lot to me." Haley said sweetly as she looked at Nathan.
"Who's that?" She pointed to Nathan.
Haley giggled softly, "This is my boyfriend Nathan. Can you say hi to him?"
Emma blushed slightly, and ran behind Haley's legs.
"Em, what's wrong?"
"Boys have cooties!" She whispered.
Haley laughed, and looked at her niece. "I promise Nathan doesn't have cooties. He's a great guy, and he won't bite." She joked.
"I'm sorry. She's a bit shy." Vivian excused. "Emma, go on, say Hi."
Nathan crouched down, and smiled softly. "Hi Emma. Haley has told me so much about you. It's nice to meet you."
Emma suddenly smiled widely, and ran through Haley's legs to get closer to Nathan.
"You're cute!" She said surprising everyone.
Nathan chuckled nervously, "Uh. Thanks."
Haley giggled, and knelt down next to Nathan.
"Are you in love like mommy and daddy?" Emma asked with wide eyes.
Nathan smiled and looked at Haley. "Yeah. Your aunt is the best. I love her with all my heart."
"I love her too!" Emma announced.
Haley smiled and pulled Emma in for another hug. "I love you Princess!"
"Do I have to call Nathwan, 'Uncwle Nathwan'?" Emma asked innocently.
Haley bit her lip and looked at Nathan, who stiffened.
"Um, well.." Haley started.
"Sure, Emma. You can call me that if you'd like." Nathan smiled.
"Okay!" Emma said simply. "Are you married?"
Haley laughed softly, "No Emma, we're just dating."
"When will you get married?" Emma asked again.
Haley blushed profusely, and Nathan wiped his now sweaty hands on the back of his shorts.
"Well Emma, we just started dating... couples have to wait a long time to decide if they want to be married." Haley explained the best that she could.
"Well I think you should get married."
Nathan chuckled, "Thanks Emma."
"Can I be the flower girl?" She asked.
Haley ran an embarrassed hand over her face, and rubbed Nathan's shoulder. She mouthed a quick 'sorry', and Nathan smiled softly.
"Sure." Nathan agreed.
"Yay!" Emma jumped happily. "Aunt Haley?" She asked.
"Yeah sweetie?"
"Is there a baby in your stomach too?" Emma asked loudly.
Haley's face reddened, and her eyes widened. "Um what?"
"Mommy says, if two people are in love, a stork comes and brings them a baby to put in a mommy's stomach." Emma explained.
Haley and Nathan shared a brief laugh, and Haley bit her lip. "No Emma, mommy's and daddy's have to be married for a 'stork' to bring them a baby."
"Oh. Okay." Emma shrugged. "I'm gonna go play with my dolls." She said and ran away from the adults.
Haley and Nathan stood back up and shared an awkward smile.
"I'm sorry..." Haley said shyly.
"It's okay. She's cute." Nathan laughed. "You're so good with her."
"So are you." Haley said as she ran her hand up and down his bicep.
"Really? I've never really been around children before."
Haley nodded, "Well you're a real natural."
"Thanks." He smiled widely.
"You're welcome." Haley whispered, and was about to lean in for a kiss but stopped when she heard someone clear their throat.
"Sorry to interrupt, but I just want to say Happy Birthday Haley!" One of Haley's uncles said.
"Uncle Walter!" Haley shouted happily. "How are you?" She asked as she hugged him.
Walter James, one of Jimmy Jame's, eight siblings, laughed. "Oh, I'm alright. How are you?"
"I'm great, Thanks. Have you met my boyfriend?" She asked pointing to Nathan who was standing awkwardly with his hands in his pockets.
Walter looked over to Nathan and his jaw dropped.
"You're dating Nathan Scott?"
Haley smiled and giggled softly. "Yes I am." Haley often forgot that she was dating the star of an NBA team, because he was nothing at all like the media portrayed him to be.
"How did I not know this?" Walter gasped. "Do you realize you're dating one of the best players in the NBA?"
Haley giggled, and felt Nathan wrap his arm around her waist.
"Yeah, I'm pretty lucky." She smiled, and placed a sweet kiss on Nathan's cheek.
"I can't believe this! I'm a huge Bobcat fan. You're an amazing player!" Walter said as he stuck his hand out to eagerly shake Nathan's hand.
Nathan smiled, "Thanks. Pleasure to meet you, sir."
"The pleasure's all mine!" Walter exclaimed.
Suddenly Jimmy James came up to his brother. "Walter, are you harassing my future son-in-law?"
"Daddy!" Haley scolded. "Stop spreading rumors."
"I'm sorry." Jimmy laughed. "How are you Walter?"
"Fine, but let's cut to the chase. Why didn't you tell me my niece was dating THE Nathan Scott?"
Jimmy laughed, "I wanted to surprise you."
"This is so exciting!" Walter announced. "I'm so happy for you Haley bop. You really scored yourself a keeper."
Haley blushed softly.
"Actually, I'd like to think of myself as the lucky one. Haley's the best thing that has ever happened to me." Nathan announced.
"Good answer, son." Jimmy stated proudly.
"So are you going to renew your contract with the Bobcats this year?" Walter asked.
Nathan cleared his throat nervously, "Um, I still haven't discussed anything with my agent yet. I've been enjoying spending my time with Haley." Nathan smiled and squeezed Haley tightly.
"You think you can get us box seat tickets?" Jimmy asked hopefully.
"Daddy!" Haley scolded.
Nathan chuckled, "Of course, Mr. James."
"What I'd tell you about calling me that, Nate? You can call me Jimmy."
Nathan nodded softly, and suddenly, Lydia appeared.
"Hey, how is everyone?"
"Good thanks." Nathan answered.
"Nate, I want to introduce you to my sister-in-law Katherine. She's Walter's wife."
"Nice to meet you ma'am." Nathan said politely.
"Ma'am? I haven't heard anyone call me that in ages." Katherine exclaimed.
"Nathan is a very respectful young man." Lydia gushed.
"We know! You brag about how Haley is dating an NBA player all the time!" Lisa joked.
"Oh, Nate, this is my neighbor and best friend, Lisa." Lydia introduced them.
"Wow, Haley! Your mom said he was cute, but I don't think 'cute' does justice!" Lisa gushed.
Haley blushed, and Nathan let out an embarrassed laugh.
"Happy Birthday Hales." Lisa and Katherine both said, and kissed her on the cheek.
'Are you enjoying your day so far?" Lisa asked.
Haley smiled, and ran an affectionate hand up Nathan's chest. "Yeah, this one over here, made it seem like he forgot my birthday, so I was definitely shocked that he went through all this to throw me a party."
"I think it's sweet!" Lisa smiled. "I wish my husband would do something like this for me. He stopped acknowledging my birthday years ago!"
"Yeah, Walter does the same thing for me every single year." Katherine rolled her eyes. "We go to some seafood place. I don't even like seafood!" She whispered, and everyone laughed.
"So how did you two meet?" Lisa asked.
Haley smiled, "We met on summer vacation, and dated until we left for college, and then we lost touch-"
"-But I never stopped loving her-" Nathan intervened.
"Right, we still loved each other, but we lost touch and got our wires crossed. So a few months ago we ran into each other at the Tree Hill super market. I found out he was in town for my best friends wedding, because he was the best man, and I was the maid of honor, so we worked things out, and we got back together."
"That's so romantic!" Katherine gushed.
"We're just meant to be." Nathan said sweetly. "Haley's my soul mate."
"Aww!" Lisa gushed. "He's cute, a gentleman, sweet, and a professional basketball player! You sure are one lucky girl Haley James."
"I know." Haley smiled.
"I still remember the day Jimmy and I first met Nathan." Lydia laughed.
Nathan ran his hand over his face and groaned. "Ugh. That was so embarrassing."
Jimmy came over and suddenly joined in on the conversation. "Oh I love this story!"
Nathan let out another groan, as Lydia proceeded to tell the story. Haley hugged Nathan from the side, and giggled.
"This is so embarrassing!" Nathan whispered.
"Oh come on... It's not that bad!" Haley laughed.
"Yes it is."
"Okay it kind of is.." She blushed and buried her head in his chest.
July 9th, 2008:
"Nathan! Answer the phone! It's probably the girls!" Lucas called from inside the bathroom.
Nathan groaned and paused his NBA Live game, and walked over to the phone.
"Hey Hales, do you miss me already? I know I miss you... especially that sexy ass of yours those perfect lips." He said into the phone.
"Wow I'm flattered, but I'm married. Who is this?" Lydia James asked.
Nathan gulped. "Uh this is Nathan. Who's this?"
"Oh Nathan! Haley's told me so much about you! I'm Lydia James."
Nathan's eyes widened. "Mrs. James?"
Lydia laughed, "Yes. I was calling to see if Haley was there, but I guess not. I just wanted to let her know that we are coming to visit her today."
"Oh..uh..okay. I'll be sure to tell her..." Nathan stuttered.
"Thank you. Oh and Nathan?"
"Yeah?"
"Be sure to use protection. We don't want our little Haley bop getting pregnant yet."
Nathan was speechless, and before he could say anything, the phone went dead.
He starred at the phone and groaned. "Oh my god.." He groaned.
"Who was that?" Lucas asked as he came out of the bathroom with a pair of shorts and a towel wrapped around his neck.
"Haley's mom." Nathan groaned.
"Oh Lydia! How is she?"
Nathan closed his eyes, and sank back onto the couch.
"What happened?" Lucas chuckled.
"I thought it was Haley when I answered."
"Oh shit, what'd you say?"
"I said I missed her sexy ass..." Nathan groaned.
Lucas laughed loudly, "Oh man! That's great!"
"Shut up!" Nathan snapped and threw a pillow at him.
"If it makes you feel any better, Brooke's mom walked in on us doing it once." Lucas shared.
Nathan slouched even further into the couch and groaned. "Haley's mom thinks I stole her daughters virginity."
"Oh yeah that's pretty bad."
"I know." Nathan sighed.
'Alright man, well I'm going out with Brooke. Feel better." Lucas called as he threw a shirt on and left.
"Bye." Nathan shouted, and laid down on the couch to take a nap.
A few hours later, Nathan woke up to find Haley on top of him, peppering kisses all over his face.
"Wake up, sleepy head." Haley whispered against his lips.
Nathan smirked, "Hi baby."
"What's up?"
"I'm not feeling too well." He sighed.
"No? What's wrong?"
"I think I have the flu. My stomach and head hurt." He whined.
Haley pouted, "Aw I'm sorry boyfriend. Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?" She purred.
"I don't want to get you sick." Nathan replied.
"I don't care if I get sick. Then you'll get to take care of me." She whispered.
"Okay." Nathan agreed immediately.
Haley giggled, and quickly discarded his shirt.
"Why are you taking this off?" He asked.
"You're hot."
"I know." He smirked.
"No I mean, - well yes you're very hot- but I mean you're temperature is hot."
"Oh okay. Fine by me." He smiled softly.
"If you want... you can take my shirt off too." She smirked.
"Haley..."
"It's okay. I don't want to do anything else, but I want to take my shirt off. It's uncomfortable, and you've seen me in my bathing suit, so it's the same thing as a bra."
Nathan nodded, not being able to trust himself to speak.
Haley quickly discarded her shirt, and leaned down to kiss Nathan. Nathan's eyes were transfixed on her chest and he gulped hard.
Nathan ran his hands up Haley's back, and kissed her as their tongues dueled for dominance.
After a few minutes of making out, the cabin door suddenly swung open, and Nathan rolled off of the couch.
"Oh...hi...sorry to interrupt..." Lydia said flabbergasted.
"Mom!" Haley shrieked, and quickly scurried to find her shirt. "What are you doing here?" She blushed and threw her tank top back on.
"Didn't Nathan tell you he we were coming?" Lydia asked.
Nathan quickly stood up, and ignored the dizziness he was feeling, and Haley gave him a death glare.
"No... he didn't.."
"Sorry." Nathan shrugged. "I forgot."
"It's okay.. I understand you were... busy. I hope you listened to me Nathan." Lydia winked.
"Wait, what did I miss?" Haley asked.
"Yeah, what'd I miss?" Jimmy James asked as he came in through the cabin door.
"Nothing." Lydia smiled. "Haley was just introducing us to her boyfriend Nathan."
"Ah, Nathan. The boy that my daughter doesn't stop talking about." Jimmy smiled. "It's nice to finally meet you."
Nathan stuck his hand out to greet Jimmy, but suddenly felt his stomach clenching and unclenching- and it wasn't just from nerves. He could feel the warm, sour bile rising up his esophagus, and tried his best to swallow it.
"Are you alright, son? You're looking a little green..."
"So what happened?" Lisa pressed.
"He hacked all over my shoes!" Jimmy laughed
"Mr. James, I'm so sorry, again. I feel really bad that happened-" Nathan apologized.
"No hard feelings." Jimmy smiled. "I told you we'd look back on that one day and laugh, remember?"
Nathan cracked a small smile. "Yeah, but I really wanted to make a good impression on you, and that wasn't my plan."
"Don't worry about it. You treat my daughter better than I could imagine, and you make her happy, so that's all that matters." Jimmy smiled.
"Thank you." Nathan nodded politely.
Just then, Haley's older brothers Matthew and Brian came up to Nathan. "It's time to have the talk. Come with us."
"Matt! Don't scare him away please!" Haley begged.
"If he's really the one, he won't run away. Right Nate?" Matt asked.
Nathan clenched his jaw and nodded, as he followed Haley's older brothers outside on the back deck.
"So Nathan Scott, number 23, shooting guard on the Charlotte Bobcats. Why are you with my sister?" Brian James asked him.
Nathan looked Brian seriously in the eyes, "I love her. I'm in love with her. I've loved her ever since I was eighteen."
"I see." Brian nodded. "Then how come you were pictured with a new girl every night for the past five years?"
Nathan sighed, "Honestly, I was heartbroken. I told Haley I loved her the night before college, and she sent me away. I had no idea what to do. I knew I'd never find anyone like her, so I was afraid of putting my heart on the line, and getting hurt again. Haley always held my heart, so I guess a part of me was just waiting for her, and the only way to heal the pain was to try and forget about her by sleeping with women- who by the way never meant anything to the whole time all I ever wanted was Haley. She means the world to me, and I'd do anything for her. I'm never letting go of her, because she's the best thing that has ever happened to me. She's the light of my world. I will put her needs ahead of mine, and I'd take a bullet for her in a second. I know it's too soon to even be thinking about this but I know one day she is going to be my wife, and we are going to grow old together. When I think about my future, I always see her there. I don't know about anything else, but I do know she's always there. I want her to have my babies, and I want her to wheel me around when I'm eighty. I never want to hurt her, and I want to wake up next to her every day and be the reason why she is smiling. She's everything I've ever dreamed about and more."
Nathan finally finished and took a deep breath. "I'm going to take care of her. I promise you that."
"You sure you're not gay, man?" Brian joked. "Nah, I'm kidding. I'm convinced that you love her. Actually I could tell the second you two walked in here that you were madly in love. I don't need you to convince me that, but I need to know you're not going to hurt her."
"Yeah man, I know you love her, and you make her happy. That's great, but if you ever hurt her, I swear to god, you'll never be able to play basketball again, and you sure as hell won't be able to even look at another woman." Matt threatened.
"Trust me. I don't even want to look at another woman. Haley's it for me. No one can be better than her." Nathan smiled.
"Good." Brian smiled, and pulled Nathan in for a man hug. "Take care of her. She's fragile."
"You know, she was the one who broke my heart- not the other way around." Nathan tried to joke, but Matt didn't laugh.
"Yeah well I know how you basketball players are. You're on the road every night, you go to bars, get drunk, and cheat-"
"Whoa, whoa... I may have slept with a lot of women, but I do not condone cheating. I have never, nor will I ever cheat. Especially not on Haley, and I will do anything to prove that to you."
Matt sighed, "Alright. I trust you. I'm glad she's with you and not some loser. It's pretty cool you're in the NBA. Please just treat her right, okay?"
"Okay." Nathan nodded. "I will."
"Good answer, Kid."
Haley was in the kitchen surrounded by her friends and family, and talking about Nathan.
"So what did he get you?" Brooke asked.
Haley bit her lip, "He didn't need to get me anything. I already have everything I ever wanted." She smiled.
"Awww!" The women gushed.
Nathan suddenly came up behind Haley and cleared his throat, "Actually babe, I did get you something." Nathan announced.
"Nathan, you didn't have to-" Haley began.
"Of course I did. You're my girlfriend, and it's your birthday. But first, I must thank your parents for bringing you into this world, because I don't know what I'd do without you."
"Awww." The ladies gushed again.
"Thank you, Nathan, for loving Haley. For a while, Jimmy and I were worried she'd never find anyone." Lydia said.
"Mommy!" Haley shrieked. 'Are you serious?"
"No..." Lydia lied, and Haley rolled her eyes.
"Gee, Thanks." Haley muttered sarcastically.
Nathan laughed, and suddenly pulled a long black box out of his pocket.
"Oh my god! He's proposing!" Lisa shouted.
Nathan snickered, "I think it's too soon to do that. This is just a little something." He shrugged.
"Nathan..." Haley said breathlessly as he handed her the box.
"Happy Birthday Hales. I love you baby."
"I love you too." She smiled, and eagerly opened the box that revealed a diamond encrusted infinity sign necklace. Haley let out a loud gasp when she saw it.
"Always and forever, right?" Nathan whispered in her ear.
"Oh my god!" She shrieked.
"Do you like it?" Nathan asked nervously.
"I love it! It's absolutely beautiful! Thank you!" She gushed and launched herself into his open arms.
"You're welcome." Nathan smiled. "I'm glad you like it. I wasn't sure if you would. I picked it out by myself."
"It's perfect."
"Let me see!" Lydia intervened, and she quickly marveled at the diamond necklace. "Oh my god! This is beautiful! You have great taste in jewelry!" Lydia complimented.
"Thanks. I wanted it to be special, and infinity is never ending, which is like my love for your daughter."
Lydia put her hands over her heart and smiled, "You are so sweet!"
"Oh! Can I see?" Lisa asked.
Haley nodded, and held up the necklace.
"Wow that looks expensive!" Taylor James said as she came up to Haley..
"Taylor!" Lydia scolded. "That's rude."
Taylor smirked, "If you and Nate don't work out, tell him to give me a call." She winked.
Haley glared at her sister, "Not a chance in hell. He's mine."
Nathan smirked and wrapped his hands protectively around Haley's waist. He then whispered in her ear, "I love it when you get all possessive. It's so sexy."
Haley shivered involuntarily at the sound of Nathan's husky voice, and hot breath on her ear.
"Can you put on my necklace for me please?" She asked kindly.
"Of course. Anything for the birthday girl." Nathan smiled, and unclasped the necklace as he gently placed it around her neck.
The rest of the night, Haley as well as the rest of the party guests indulged in dinner and dessert as they conversed about everything and anything. Haley made her way around the party, introducing Nathan to everyone, and receiving compliments about her new necklace.
Nathan was in the middle of talking to one of Haley's family members, when he suddenly felt Clay pulling him into his office.
"What the hell man? I'm at my girlfriends surprise party! I can't exactly just leave." Nathan snarled.
"I know, I'm sorry but this is really important." Clay said as he paced his office.
"Okay? What's up?"
"You may want to sit down for this." Clay said tentatively.
"Okay now you're scarring me." Nathan said as he blew out a deep breath.
"Good news or bad news first?" Clay asked.
"Uh, bad." Nathan shrugged.
Clay cleared his throat, "Okay well, you know how your contract is up?"
Nathan nodded.
"Well the Bobcats figured you didn't want to renew it, so they gave away your position to a new player."
"WHAT?!"
"Look man, calm down-" Clay said.
"Calm down? Clay you don't understand! I need to be near Hales. Charlotte is the closest I'm gonna get. I need to be near her. I promised her-"
"Okay relax. Maybe she'll be willing to go with you to-"
"No! Her job is here! I can't make her do that. Shit Clay! This is just like when we were eighteen!"
"Maybe not. You're older now, and more mature. You can do it."
"No I can't! I can't! I need to be with her!"
"Okay, so she'll go with you-"
"I can't ask her to do that Clay. It's not fair."
"Do you want the good news?" Clay asked.
Nathan ran a hand through his hair, "Sure, whatever."
"The Lakers are offering you 10 mil for two years." Clay said enthusiastically.
"That's great Clay, but I want to play for the Bobcats." Nathan sighed.
"I thought you'd be happy! I jumped through hoops to get you that deal. You told me just last year you wanted to play for the Lakers."
"Yeah, well things change." Nathan said solemnly.
"You should just talk to Haley about it, this way you can come to an agreement together."
"What is there to agree about? I'm pretty much forced to play for the Lakers!"
"I don't know what else to tell you man. The Lakers really want you."
"Please, Clay, do something. I'll do whatever it takes to play for the Bobcats."
"I'll try my best." Clay said uneasily. "Just talk to Haley, okay?"
Nathan nodded, "Yeah, sure. Whatever." He dismissed quickly, and ran a hand through his hair.
The party finally ended, and once Haley collected all of her gifts, and said her farewells to her friends and family, she and Nathan headed back to Haley's house to call it a night.
"What's wrong?" Haley asked as she noticed Nathan was abnormally quiet while driving.
"Huh?" Nathan asked.
"You seem upset." Haley pointed out as she ran grabbed one of his hands and intertwined her fingers with his.
"Oh nothing, I'm just tired. It's been a long day." He lied.
Haley laughed softly. "I know what you mean. I had an amazing birthday though. Thank you."
"I'm glad. I wanted to make it special for you."
"It was perfect. I can't thank you enough."
"No problem." Nathan smiled widely. "I'd do anything for you. You know that right?"
"Of course. I'd do anything for you too, baby."
Nathan smiled, and slowly made a right onto the parkway and continued to drive.
"So I've been thinking..." Haley began.
"Yeah?"
"I want to move to Charlotte with you."
Nathan almost slammed on the brakes. 'What?"
"Well I know you have to go back to training soon, and I know you're going to be there for a while, and it'll be difficult for you to drive back and fourth all the time, so I decided I will come with you. I mean if you want-"
"What about your job?" Nathan asked.
"I can teach any where. Your job requires a lot of traveling, and I want to be able to see you as much as possible. So I want to go with you." She smiled.
Nathan swallowed the lump in his throat and smiled tightly. "Okay. Um, can we talk about this tomorrow? I want you to enjoy your birthday, and not stress out about this."
"Okay." Haley nodded.
"Thanks." Nathan said softly and he made it onto the street that they lived on. A few seconds later he parked his car in the garage, and helped Haley unload the gifts and carry them back into the house.
"Hales, stay out here." He advised.
"Why?"
"I have your other gift inside, I have to go get it. Please stay here."
"Nathan, you already did too much-"
"It's just a little thing, I promise, I'll be right back." Nathan quickly sprinted inside and finished what he had to do. A few minutes later he walked back into the garage and wrapped a blindfold around Haley.
"What are you doing?" She giggled.
"You'll see, just hold on to me. Okay?" Nathan asked.
"Um... Okay." Haley laughed. "I hope it's not another surprise party." She joked.
"It's not." Nathan chuckled, and gently guided Haley into their bedroom.
He then slowly took off her blind fold, and she gasped at the sight in front of her. There were a bunch of rose petals spread out on the bed spread that made out the words "Happy Birthday" and a few dozen candles were spread around the room, as well as a bottle of champagne.
"Nathan!" She gasped. "What is all of this?"
"Do you remember the night of your 18th birthday?" Nathan smiled.
"Of course." Haley smiled. "You took me on that dinner cruise, and then we got matching tattoos, and- oh my god." She said suddenly realizing what else happened.
Nathan saw her blush and he gently placed a piece of her honey blond hair behind her ear. "We made love for the first time that night."
"It was the night I lost my virginity." She whispered.
"Do you ever regret it?" He asked.
"Not for a second." She said as she leaned against his forehead. "It was the best night of my life."
"The best night of my life was the night you told me you loved me." Nathan smiled.
"At the airport?" Haley asked.
"No. You told me that night you were drunk."
"Oh my god!" Haley shrieked. 'Did I really? Ugh that's so unromantic!"
"The truth comes out when you're drunk.' He winked.
Haley laughed wildly. "God you're amazing."
"I love you Haley James."
"I love you more Nathan Scott."
Nathan smiled and gently picked up Haley and threw her on the bed.
"You know they say that birthday sex is the best kind of sex." Nathan said against her lips.
"Oh yeah?" She asked as she hastily unbuttoned his shirt.
"Yeah." Nathan said huskily and slid his shirt over his head.
"Ugh you're so hot!" Haley said as she licked her lips, starring at his obvious six pack.
"So are you." Nathan breathed against her neck. "Except, you're over dressed."
"I can take care of that." Haley said flirtatiously and quickly slid out of her dress.
"Better?" She asked.
"Mhmm." Nathan nodded and pulled her on top of him. "I love you so much."
"I love you too babe."
"Prepare to make the best love you've ever made in your life." Nathan said.
"That was the stupidest thing you've ever said." Haley laughed loudly which quickly turned into a moan when she felt Nathan's arousal rub against her stomach.
"Stupid, huh?" Nathan laughed.
"Shut up, and kiss me." Haley demanded playfully.
"Whatever you say, birthday girl." Nathan smirked, and for the rest of the night, they made love.
Sorry but I was too lazy to write a love scene, so just stick to your pervy imaginations ;) We pretty much know how Naley sex goes.
Anyway, sorry for the long wait, school just started and it's crazy. I also have tennis everyday and I need to babysit, so I have to do homework at like nine every night and I never have time to write, but I hope this chapter was worth the wait. I spent literally all day today writing it, so please just take likte two seconds to comment? Thanks :)
Drama is about to come, but it won't be too bad. Probably only four chapters left. :( I lvoe this story but I don't want to keep dragging it on.
Thanks for the support!