Chapter 8:: Haley POV
After Nathan dropped me off at home and we shared a few earth shattering kisses, which might I add now, Nathan Scott is the best kisser. Okay, so I don't have a ton of experiance with the whole boy thing. I mean there was Joey Parker in the 7th grade. But I only kissed him because Lucas paid me 10 dollars. And it wasn't anything good. It actually ruined my image of kissing. No fireworks. Well, let me tell you, my image is restored after kissing Nathan. There is no word great enough to describe the way I feel about him and the kisses. Except for the fact that if I could kiss him forever, I would. God, I'm such a girl.
Besides my whole little girly outburst, things have sucked lately. Ever since my talk with Lucas about Dan Scott, things have not been the same with us. Lucas is convinced that it was Dan who crashed into my car. Wanna know something? I do too. I know that I have no evidence nor does Lucas, but anyone who knows Dan Scott should be able to verify that this man gets what he wants, no matter the cost.
I want to tell Nathan about this all. I know that it would only cause problems rather than helping. I mean, if someone mentioned to you 'hey, by the way, I think your dad tried to kill me.' What would you do? I can seriously see Nathan's reaction perfectly. He would sit in shock and denial, and then he would hate me forever. Okay, maybe I am being dramatic with the whole "forever" thing, so I mean "a good long time." Thing is, there was a point tonight where I wanted to tell him. I try to act like the whole accident didn't affect me, but it's a lie. The truth is, I haven't slept in nights and when I do sleep I have nightmares about dying. I'm paranoid every time I'm alone. I ran to find Nathan tonight because I convinced myself if I walked then something bad would happen. I fell onto my bed and pulled my teddy bear in my lap. God, it's like I'm a six-year old all over again. Hugging my teddy. The shrill sound of the telephone made me jump and gasp. I scrambled for the phone, losing my balance and falling off my bed.
"Hello?" I said breathlessly. I heard a low chuckle on the other side of the line, causing a smile to light up my face.
"Doing something bad, Halz?" Lucas teased.
"You're such a comedian, Luke. Maybe you should go into showbiz." I said sarcastically. We both chuckled and for a moment, everything felt at ease. The moment soon fell away.
"Haley, I'm sorry about the way I brought up the Dan thing." He said apologetically.
"But...." I urged. I heard him sigh.
"But, I know it was him and unlike you, I'm not going to drop it." He said. I knew that sound of his voice too well. It was the "I'm determined and there's nothing you can do to stop me" voice.
"Look, Lucas, I'm going to be honest with you. I don't want you to pursue this. That doesn't mean that I don't care about what happened, but I do not want you to get hurt. I wouldn't be able to deal with it." I said, realizing how pathetic I sounded, but at the moment I did not care about it. He's my best friend and if anyone hurt him, I would kill them. Which I guess is how he feels about me at the moment.
"I understand that. I do. But..I'm pursuing it." He said, the determination still there but now there was a hint of something else in his voice. It was like a plead. To let him pursue it, but not to let it ruin our friendship. I sighed.
"Okay. But I have one condition." Hesitation ran through my body, realizing what I was going to say.
"What?"
"I want to help you." To hell with hesitation.
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Lucas POV
Shock ran through my body when she said that.
"No." I said firmly. I heard her let out an exasperated breath.
"Lucas, I'm helping you whether you include me or not. If I can't help you, then I'll do it on my own." She argued and I know she was not lying. I leaned my head against my headboard, not sure of what to do.
"Fine. We'll stick together. Two heads is better than one." I said, using the old cliche. I could almost picture her reaction that moment. The victorious "I won" look. Damn her.
"I win." She said gleefully. Laughing, I knew I was right about her reaction to it.
"You wish. I am going to go though. Coffee, tomorrow?" I asked.
"You bet. Night Lucas."
"Good night Haley." With that, I gently hung up the phone, trying to ignore the immediate feeling of dread that began to fill my stomach. Maybe I shouldn't have let her help me. But then again, if I let her pursue it on her own, something bad would happen to her again. And if anything else happened to her, I honestly do not know what I would do. But I do know something. Dan Scott did this to her. And I will kill him if the right evidence is found.
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Nathan POV
I couldn't get this damn smile off my face. My mom probably thought that I was on drugs again. I walk in the house with a huge smile on my face, it must have been a weird sight. I'm such a girl. Haley is making me this sensitive guy. I have to toughen it out. The phone rang - shaking me out of my thoughts.
"Hello?"
"Hey, it's me." She said. The smile lit up my face even more. I probably look like a fricken' lightbulb right now.
"Um, who?" Playing it dumb is the way to go.
"Funny. Miss me?"
"Miss who?"
"Miss them?"
"What?!" I asked. She laughed.
"You tried confusing me, so I turned the tables and look who won. That's right, Haley James with the gold." She exclaimed.
"Funny, well maybe I'll leave you and your gold alone." I joked.
"Maybe you should." She teased.
"Nathan!! Time to get off the phone!!" My mom shouted from downstairs. I sighed.
"Well maybe I am because I have to go." I said, the grin still plastered to my face.
"Okay. I just wanted to hear your voice." She admitted.
"I do have a sexy voice." I joked again.
"Yeah, you wish. Alright, good night Nate."
"Night." I wish my mom hadn't hung up the phone. Truth me told, I wanted to see if Haley knew any details about the accident. Because I am going to find the person who tried take her away from me. And I am going to hurt him.
TBC...
After Nathan dropped me off at home and we shared a few earth shattering kisses, which might I add now, Nathan Scott is the best kisser. Okay, so I don't have a ton of experiance with the whole boy thing. I mean there was Joey Parker in the 7th grade. But I only kissed him because Lucas paid me 10 dollars. And it wasn't anything good. It actually ruined my image of kissing. No fireworks. Well, let me tell you, my image is restored after kissing Nathan. There is no word great enough to describe the way I feel about him and the kisses. Except for the fact that if I could kiss him forever, I would. God, I'm such a girl.
Besides my whole little girly outburst, things have sucked lately. Ever since my talk with Lucas about Dan Scott, things have not been the same with us. Lucas is convinced that it was Dan who crashed into my car. Wanna know something? I do too. I know that I have no evidence nor does Lucas, but anyone who knows Dan Scott should be able to verify that this man gets what he wants, no matter the cost.
I want to tell Nathan about this all. I know that it would only cause problems rather than helping. I mean, if someone mentioned to you 'hey, by the way, I think your dad tried to kill me.' What would you do? I can seriously see Nathan's reaction perfectly. He would sit in shock and denial, and then he would hate me forever. Okay, maybe I am being dramatic with the whole "forever" thing, so I mean "a good long time." Thing is, there was a point tonight where I wanted to tell him. I try to act like the whole accident didn't affect me, but it's a lie. The truth is, I haven't slept in nights and when I do sleep I have nightmares about dying. I'm paranoid every time I'm alone. I ran to find Nathan tonight because I convinced myself if I walked then something bad would happen. I fell onto my bed and pulled my teddy bear in my lap. God, it's like I'm a six-year old all over again. Hugging my teddy. The shrill sound of the telephone made me jump and gasp. I scrambled for the phone, losing my balance and falling off my bed.
"Hello?" I said breathlessly. I heard a low chuckle on the other side of the line, causing a smile to light up my face.
"Doing something bad, Halz?" Lucas teased.
"You're such a comedian, Luke. Maybe you should go into showbiz." I said sarcastically. We both chuckled and for a moment, everything felt at ease. The moment soon fell away.
"Haley, I'm sorry about the way I brought up the Dan thing." He said apologetically.
"But...." I urged. I heard him sigh.
"But, I know it was him and unlike you, I'm not going to drop it." He said. I knew that sound of his voice too well. It was the "I'm determined and there's nothing you can do to stop me" voice.
"Look, Lucas, I'm going to be honest with you. I don't want you to pursue this. That doesn't mean that I don't care about what happened, but I do not want you to get hurt. I wouldn't be able to deal with it." I said, realizing how pathetic I sounded, but at the moment I did not care about it. He's my best friend and if anyone hurt him, I would kill them. Which I guess is how he feels about me at the moment.
"I understand that. I do. But..I'm pursuing it." He said, the determination still there but now there was a hint of something else in his voice. It was like a plead. To let him pursue it, but not to let it ruin our friendship. I sighed.
"Okay. But I have one condition." Hesitation ran through my body, realizing what I was going to say.
"What?"
"I want to help you." To hell with hesitation.
~~
Lucas POV
Shock ran through my body when she said that.
"No." I said firmly. I heard her let out an exasperated breath.
"Lucas, I'm helping you whether you include me or not. If I can't help you, then I'll do it on my own." She argued and I know she was not lying. I leaned my head against my headboard, not sure of what to do.
"Fine. We'll stick together. Two heads is better than one." I said, using the old cliche. I could almost picture her reaction that moment. The victorious "I won" look. Damn her.
"I win." She said gleefully. Laughing, I knew I was right about her reaction to it.
"You wish. I am going to go though. Coffee, tomorrow?" I asked.
"You bet. Night Lucas."
"Good night Haley." With that, I gently hung up the phone, trying to ignore the immediate feeling of dread that began to fill my stomach. Maybe I shouldn't have let her help me. But then again, if I let her pursue it on her own, something bad would happen to her again. And if anything else happened to her, I honestly do not know what I would do. But I do know something. Dan Scott did this to her. And I will kill him if the right evidence is found.
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Nathan POV
I couldn't get this damn smile off my face. My mom probably thought that I was on drugs again. I walk in the house with a huge smile on my face, it must have been a weird sight. I'm such a girl. Haley is making me this sensitive guy. I have to toughen it out. The phone rang - shaking me out of my thoughts.
"Hello?"
"Hey, it's me." She said. The smile lit up my face even more. I probably look like a fricken' lightbulb right now.
"Um, who?" Playing it dumb is the way to go.
"Funny. Miss me?"
"Miss who?"
"Miss them?"
"What?!" I asked. She laughed.
"You tried confusing me, so I turned the tables and look who won. That's right, Haley James with the gold." She exclaimed.
"Funny, well maybe I'll leave you and your gold alone." I joked.
"Maybe you should." She teased.
"Nathan!! Time to get off the phone!!" My mom shouted from downstairs. I sighed.
"Well maybe I am because I have to go." I said, the grin still plastered to my face.
"Okay. I just wanted to hear your voice." She admitted.
"I do have a sexy voice." I joked again.
"Yeah, you wish. Alright, good night Nate."
"Night." I wish my mom hadn't hung up the phone. Truth me told, I wanted to see if Haley knew any details about the accident. Because I am going to find the person who tried take her away from me. And I am going to hurt him.
TBC...