Summary: Naley!! Haley is Nathan's tutor. She has this big crush on him and still hasn't told him yet, and Nathan is starting to have feelings for her. This will take place during a different Boy Toy Auction.
DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own One Tree Hill! Mark Schwahn does… I just own the plot… I don't own the music lyrics either…and sadly I don't own James Lafferty either. If only he was mine…
A/n: Thank you so much for your reviews and I'm really sorry its taking me a while to update! I will be better next time around with the update!! I said I'd try once a week; but we'll see how this week goes!! I'm starting to get worried I haven't been getting as much reviews and hit as I use to! I need your help to get it back. Thank you guys who are still with me!!
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Quote of the Day
Dr. Stratford: Whoops? My insurance does not pay for pms.
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Chapter 28: The Hat
"Nathan, please. Nathan!" Haley yelled after him. "I better go after him." She told them and ran after him.
"What the hell was that about?" Brooke asked.
"Cooper," both Mouth and Tim said together.
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"Nathan!" Haley yelled as the gym door slammed. "Ugh!" she said out loud to herself.
Haley walked through the backdoor of the gym and found no Nathan insight.
"If you are looking for a pissed off Scott, he's in the locker room," Whitey said.
"Thanks, Coach," said a frustrated Haley as she slouched herself on the stands.
"What's going on, Baby James," Whitey asked.
"Am I ever going to get rid of that nickname? Thank you, Matt," Haley said sarcastically. "I don't know what's going on with Nate. We just mentioned his hat was old and tattered."
"Oh," Whitey paused. "I guess he's never mentioned about his Uncle Cooper," Whitey said as he sat next to her.
"No, he hasn't," Haley said grimly.
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"When Nathan was growing up, his Uncle cooper was his idol, not even Jordan had anything on him," Tim started.
"Cooper always told him to follow his dreams which was basketball," Mouth added.
"Cooper was his biggest cheerleader," Lucas added.
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"Cooper found his dream. He became a driver for Nascar, and he was one of the best," Whitey said.
"Wait his uncle was Cooper Lee?" Haley asked.
"That's the one," said a voice behind Whitey.
"I'll take it from here, Whitey," Nathan said.
"I'm sorry, son," Whitey said as he stood up and patted Nathan's arm, and Nathan nodded and Whitey left, and Nathan sat down right beside her.
"When I was four, I needed to find something for him for Christmas, and my mom told me he loved Duke basketball so we got him a baseball cap. He told me it was one of the best gifts he ever got. He wore it all the time and told me he wore it for luck. He would wear it to my basketball games and he wore it for every race for ten years, but…" Nathan paused.
"You don't have to finish," Haley told him.
"One day he left it at his hotel, and it kind of made him believe he won't do well so he had to get it and no one else so he raced to the hotel, and it rained the night before. He went through a red light and ran into an eight wheeler, and you know the rest. My mom and his fiancé wanted to burn it, but I wouldn't let them. I haven't not worn it since," Nathan said.
"I'm sorry, Nathan. I had no idea," Haley said.
"I'm glad you know now," Nathan said.
Haley pulled him in for a hug and told him, "Your uncle would have wanted you to wear it."
"Thank you, Hales," he said still in her embrace.
"So is your phone vibrating or are you happy to see me," Haley said.
Nathan pulled from her, put on a smirk, and said, "Both," and Haley just laughed. He pulled his phone from his pocket and flipped it open and found a message from Brooke. "It's from Brooke. She says, 'I'm a bitch, and I'm sorry.'"
"At least she's trying," Haley said. "When she calls herself a bitch, she means it, but don't call her one; it isn't pretty," she stated, and he chuckled.
"Nathan, really are you ok?" Haley asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Nathan said and pulled her in his embrace.
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A/n: Like it? Hate it? A lot asked if he's doing drugs and the answer is no. He's stressed about Damien and don't ever talk bad about his uncle's hat! I know it was short, but I hope you liked it! Love y'all! Please please please review!!
