Sorry about the long wait! I've been putting lots of hours in at work*
Haley was startled the next morning when she awoke. All that had happened the night before was like a dream, or that's what she hoped anyway. It couldn't possibly be real. How could big, important Nathan Scott have kissed her and felt anything. She laid back down on her pillow, and sighed. Meanwhile, Nathan Scott was doing the same thing, wondering if it had all been his imagination or had it really happened. After the kiss, that's all he'd been able to think about. Later that day, Haley was wiping down the counter at Karen's Café, when Lucas walked in.
"Hey babe, what's going on?" Lucas asked with a grin. In the back of his mind, he was really struggling with the fact that he had found out from Brooke, which almost made it worse, that Nathan and Haley had experienced some lip action with each other the previous night. It also didn't help that it had been under the mistletoe, even though that could have been the reason for it. The very thought of it made him shudder. He wanted to confront her about it, but didn't want to cause her any discomfort.
"Nothing really, it's slow so your mom's letting me off early." Haley replied
They talked for a while longer, then Lucas said he had to go help Peyton with some group assignment. He also didn't know how much longer he could go without saying something.
As he walked out the door, who should he run into, but Nathan. He glared at him, and was glad he was on his way out.
Haley didn't notice Nathan come in, and went about her work as usual. She heard someone come up to the counter, and with her head still down said, "Hi, welcome to Karen's Café, what can I get for you?"
Nathan tingled at the sound of her voice. He didn't know why all these feelings were suddenly surfacing. A week or two ago, when he looked at Haley, he just saw a smart girl.
She finally looked up, and was very surprised to see Nathan standing in front of her. Happy, but still surprised.
"Hey, how have you been?" Nathan asked with his hands in his pockets.
"I've been better, but I'm pretty good." Haley replied. She noticed how nervous he looked and acted. She also noted that usually guys act nervous around the girls they like. This made her smile.
Nathan asked why she was smiling.
"Because I thought for a second that you might love me as much as I love you," Haley thought to herself. Then as she looked at him again, she saw a surprised look on his face, and his mouth gaping open. Only then did she realize that she had said it out loud, not just to herself.
At the same time as all this drama was going on, Lucas had driven the tow truck over to Peyton's house. He walked up the front sidewalk, and just as he lifted his hand to ring the doorbell, the door opened. There stood Peyton.
She looked like she had just woken up, which was strange because it was already after five o'clock.
"Hey, you ready to work on the project?" Lucas asked.
"What project?" Peyton shot back.
"This one, Lucas said as he stepped forward and kissed her hungrily.
*Sorry to keep you in suspense of what happens next, but I wanted to leave you wanting more* You know the drill, read and review, thanks so much to everyone who reviewed and those who read my story, comments are welcome~ ~Happy New Year~
Next time:
What will Nathan say to Haley's confession?
How will Peyton react to Lucas's advances?
Haley was startled the next morning when she awoke. All that had happened the night before was like a dream, or that's what she hoped anyway. It couldn't possibly be real. How could big, important Nathan Scott have kissed her and felt anything. She laid back down on her pillow, and sighed. Meanwhile, Nathan Scott was doing the same thing, wondering if it had all been his imagination or had it really happened. After the kiss, that's all he'd been able to think about. Later that day, Haley was wiping down the counter at Karen's Café, when Lucas walked in.
"Hey babe, what's going on?" Lucas asked with a grin. In the back of his mind, he was really struggling with the fact that he had found out from Brooke, which almost made it worse, that Nathan and Haley had experienced some lip action with each other the previous night. It also didn't help that it had been under the mistletoe, even though that could have been the reason for it. The very thought of it made him shudder. He wanted to confront her about it, but didn't want to cause her any discomfort.
"Nothing really, it's slow so your mom's letting me off early." Haley replied
They talked for a while longer, then Lucas said he had to go help Peyton with some group assignment. He also didn't know how much longer he could go without saying something.
As he walked out the door, who should he run into, but Nathan. He glared at him, and was glad he was on his way out.
Haley didn't notice Nathan come in, and went about her work as usual. She heard someone come up to the counter, and with her head still down said, "Hi, welcome to Karen's Café, what can I get for you?"
Nathan tingled at the sound of her voice. He didn't know why all these feelings were suddenly surfacing. A week or two ago, when he looked at Haley, he just saw a smart girl.
She finally looked up, and was very surprised to see Nathan standing in front of her. Happy, but still surprised.
"Hey, how have you been?" Nathan asked with his hands in his pockets.
"I've been better, but I'm pretty good." Haley replied. She noticed how nervous he looked and acted. She also noted that usually guys act nervous around the girls they like. This made her smile.
Nathan asked why she was smiling.
"Because I thought for a second that you might love me as much as I love you," Haley thought to herself. Then as she looked at him again, she saw a surprised look on his face, and his mouth gaping open. Only then did she realize that she had said it out loud, not just to herself.
At the same time as all this drama was going on, Lucas had driven the tow truck over to Peyton's house. He walked up the front sidewalk, and just as he lifted his hand to ring the doorbell, the door opened. There stood Peyton.
She looked like she had just woken up, which was strange because it was already after five o'clock.
"Hey, you ready to work on the project?" Lucas asked.
"What project?" Peyton shot back.
"This one, Lucas said as he stepped forward and kissed her hungrily.
*Sorry to keep you in suspense of what happens next, but I wanted to leave you wanting more* You know the drill, read and review, thanks so much to everyone who reviewed and those who read my story, comments are welcome~ ~Happy New Year~
Next time:
What will Nathan say to Haley's confession?
How will Peyton react to Lucas's advances?