Haley dropped the phone at that instant. He was coming here. He was coming
for her. And there was nothing in the world that was stopping him now. She
knew it since the day she met him. He always got what he wanted, and for a
long time, he wanted her. What she didn't know was how MUCH he wanted her.
She hear Lucas yell into the phone, and heard that muffled voice, which
brought her back to reality.
"Hey, sorry Luke."
"Look Haley, I don't know what the hell you are planning to do or what the hell he's planning to do. Just promise me you guys will do it right this time. I'm getting sick of waiting for you guys."
"Oh yeah, because we must listen and obey everything that came out of your mouth right?"
"Because you know I'm always right."
There was a beep going off on her phone, and it came on as an unknown number.
"Hey Luke, I'll call you right back. Someone is on the other end."
She hung up only to hear a desperate voice come from the other end. It was muffled and hard to hear, but to her trained ear, it was something so distinctive. She knew it was he even before she picked up. Who else would call her except him? She wanted to talk to him, meet him, and hold him again. But it might have been too soon. She still loved him, yes. She wanted him, yes. But there was a nagging feeling that she might have been jumping into this soon. But as soon as she heard his voice on the phone, all fears were wiped clear from her mind. She no longer thought. She only desperately listened for him.
"Haley?"
"Hey Nat."
Both of their hearts simultaneously stopped. Both of them paused without thinking for a long time. They missed each other, without a doubt. It didn't matter that they had seen each other a few days ago. They missed being together, like Naley together.
"I miss you Haley."
"Yeah I miss you too."
"You know I love you right?"
"I know."
She still loved him. She wished some days she didn't, but she did. He lightly laughed into the phone.
"Your supposed to say it back you know."
"Nat, you know I still do."
And that was the only confirmation he needed.
"I need to see you."
"I want to see you too."
"Then open the door."
She froze for a moment. He was there? There was a knock on the door and she knew. She dropped her phone again. It was a great wonder in how it didn't break by now. She crept to the door to find him standing there, with the dress pant he had for the wedding still on. He did change his shirt on the plane though. She stood there for about a second before flinging her arms around him neck. He pulled her closer to him as they stood in and embrace trapped again in their little world.
She snapped back into reality, finding that she was standing in the middle of a hallway in LA, where this man was worshipped. She dragged him into her apartment and shut her door to the world. He reclaimed his position, keeping her close.
"A little feisty aren't we now?"
She slightly blushed before finding her ground again.
"Has someone forgotten that he is in the middle of a large city, in which people who occupy it worships him?"
He looked deep into her eyes and brought his lips close to hers. He only talked in whisper.
"Aww, and I thought you just missed me."
"I did."
He brought hi lips down to hers, sharing yet another breathtaking kiss. He didn't even want to come out for air. Neither of them did. They were apart for too long. But they had to, breaking their lips apart, but only by a few inches. She looked up at him and saw little about him had changed. He still had this look about him that reminded her of a little boy. The only things that changed about him were he had matured a little, and his complexion was tanned from moving to LA. But she loved him and he loved her, and that was something that would never seem to change.
"What about Adrian?"
She didn't want to hear it, more along the lines of something she had to hear. And to her extreme surprise, he smiled and looked directly at her while saying it.
"She couldn't have been better about it. Believe it or not, she told me to not mess it up with you."
"How would she know?"
"She wasn't totally oblivious everything after all. She asked around about us."
"Funny and kind of ironic. That's what we do best. And that exactly what Lucas told me to do right before you called me. Which reminds me. How did you find my address? Even Lucas doesn't know it."
"Has someone forgotten who I was? The world is at my call and beckon. I can get whatever I want with a simple phone call."
And he caressed her check with his thumb, bringing her closer to him; to make sure this wasn't an allusion. He had to be sure that she was Haley, and not just a figment of his imagination. He had waited for so long to know she was his again. Only a week ago, she was that one unattainable person in his life. But now that she was no longer unattainable and in his grasp. He wasn't sure how he would be able to move on from that point without her.
"So where do we get from here?"
She was looking forward to seeing him again also. She left Europe thinking a moment like this would occur right after landing. But it didn't, being delayed for a few weeks. He kissed her softly on her lips, along her jaw line, and left a trail down her neck. He then looked up to her and kissed her with full force. Exploring each other's mouth, it felt like a lifetime ago since they were able to do anything even close to this. They broke once more, and Nathan smiled down at her. He pulled out two objects in his pocket. The two bracelets he had with him at that time.
"Promise me you will never take these off again."
She giggled a little before kissing his nose.
"You know it Nat."
"Naley it is."
At that moment, their futures collided. Neither thought rationally. Neither was concerned about the future, or what scandals would erupt from this couple. Neither cared. All that mattered was that moment, that feeling of belonging to one another. This event would change everything about them, but it didn't matter. As long as they were Naley.
*~*~*
A/N: HUGE writers block but I tried very hard to break out of it. Attempted. Anyhow, this is the end of Naley. I think I might write a follow up story just to say what happens after this, but I think this ending is fine for right now. Hope you enjoyed it and I hope it was worth the wait.
"Hey, sorry Luke."
"Look Haley, I don't know what the hell you are planning to do or what the hell he's planning to do. Just promise me you guys will do it right this time. I'm getting sick of waiting for you guys."
"Oh yeah, because we must listen and obey everything that came out of your mouth right?"
"Because you know I'm always right."
There was a beep going off on her phone, and it came on as an unknown number.
"Hey Luke, I'll call you right back. Someone is on the other end."
She hung up only to hear a desperate voice come from the other end. It was muffled and hard to hear, but to her trained ear, it was something so distinctive. She knew it was he even before she picked up. Who else would call her except him? She wanted to talk to him, meet him, and hold him again. But it might have been too soon. She still loved him, yes. She wanted him, yes. But there was a nagging feeling that she might have been jumping into this soon. But as soon as she heard his voice on the phone, all fears were wiped clear from her mind. She no longer thought. She only desperately listened for him.
"Haley?"
"Hey Nat."
Both of their hearts simultaneously stopped. Both of them paused without thinking for a long time. They missed each other, without a doubt. It didn't matter that they had seen each other a few days ago. They missed being together, like Naley together.
"I miss you Haley."
"Yeah I miss you too."
"You know I love you right?"
"I know."
She still loved him. She wished some days she didn't, but she did. He lightly laughed into the phone.
"Your supposed to say it back you know."
"Nat, you know I still do."
And that was the only confirmation he needed.
"I need to see you."
"I want to see you too."
"Then open the door."
She froze for a moment. He was there? There was a knock on the door and she knew. She dropped her phone again. It was a great wonder in how it didn't break by now. She crept to the door to find him standing there, with the dress pant he had for the wedding still on. He did change his shirt on the plane though. She stood there for about a second before flinging her arms around him neck. He pulled her closer to him as they stood in and embrace trapped again in their little world.
She snapped back into reality, finding that she was standing in the middle of a hallway in LA, where this man was worshipped. She dragged him into her apartment and shut her door to the world. He reclaimed his position, keeping her close.
"A little feisty aren't we now?"
She slightly blushed before finding her ground again.
"Has someone forgotten that he is in the middle of a large city, in which people who occupy it worships him?"
He looked deep into her eyes and brought his lips close to hers. He only talked in whisper.
"Aww, and I thought you just missed me."
"I did."
He brought hi lips down to hers, sharing yet another breathtaking kiss. He didn't even want to come out for air. Neither of them did. They were apart for too long. But they had to, breaking their lips apart, but only by a few inches. She looked up at him and saw little about him had changed. He still had this look about him that reminded her of a little boy. The only things that changed about him were he had matured a little, and his complexion was tanned from moving to LA. But she loved him and he loved her, and that was something that would never seem to change.
"What about Adrian?"
She didn't want to hear it, more along the lines of something she had to hear. And to her extreme surprise, he smiled and looked directly at her while saying it.
"She couldn't have been better about it. Believe it or not, she told me to not mess it up with you."
"How would she know?"
"She wasn't totally oblivious everything after all. She asked around about us."
"Funny and kind of ironic. That's what we do best. And that exactly what Lucas told me to do right before you called me. Which reminds me. How did you find my address? Even Lucas doesn't know it."
"Has someone forgotten who I was? The world is at my call and beckon. I can get whatever I want with a simple phone call."
And he caressed her check with his thumb, bringing her closer to him; to make sure this wasn't an allusion. He had to be sure that she was Haley, and not just a figment of his imagination. He had waited for so long to know she was his again. Only a week ago, she was that one unattainable person in his life. But now that she was no longer unattainable and in his grasp. He wasn't sure how he would be able to move on from that point without her.
"So where do we get from here?"
She was looking forward to seeing him again also. She left Europe thinking a moment like this would occur right after landing. But it didn't, being delayed for a few weeks. He kissed her softly on her lips, along her jaw line, and left a trail down her neck. He then looked up to her and kissed her with full force. Exploring each other's mouth, it felt like a lifetime ago since they were able to do anything even close to this. They broke once more, and Nathan smiled down at her. He pulled out two objects in his pocket. The two bracelets he had with him at that time.
"Promise me you will never take these off again."
She giggled a little before kissing his nose.
"You know it Nat."
"Naley it is."
At that moment, their futures collided. Neither thought rationally. Neither was concerned about the future, or what scandals would erupt from this couple. Neither cared. All that mattered was that moment, that feeling of belonging to one another. This event would change everything about them, but it didn't matter. As long as they were Naley.
*~*~*
A/N: HUGE writers block but I tried very hard to break out of it. Attempted. Anyhow, this is the end of Naley. I think I might write a follow up story just to say what happens after this, but I think this ending is fine for right now. Hope you enjoyed it and I hope it was worth the wait.