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Nathan just stood there speechless, had that really just come out of her mouth. She looked shocked as if she didn't mean to say it aloud. He couldn't tell, either way it made his heart beat faster. She lifted her hands to cover her mouth.

"I am so embarrassed," Haley groaned as she turned a bright shade of red.

"You shouldn't be ashamed of your feelings. At least you have guts enough to do something about them." Nathan said.

"Are you saying that you like somebody and can't tell them?" Haley questioned.

"Yes, I love this girl that I know I'm not good enough for, and I'd hoped that maybe I had a chance with her." Nathan said quietly

"Well maybe you should tell this girl how you feel, get you feelings out in the open, and hope for the best." Haley responded, "Go find her right now, and get it over with."

"I think you're right, I am going to do something about it!" Nathan started to get confident.

Nathan stood there staring at her.

"Well what are you waiting for, go find your girl!" Haley exclaimed

"I have, and she's standing right in front of me" was all Nathan could get out.

Haley could feel her heart start to flutter. Could it be true? Could he really feel the same way she did? She just stared back, without saying a word.

Silence. Awkward seconds passed.

Then Haley finally stuttered, "Are you saying what I think you're trying to say?"

"If you think I'm saying that I love you, then you're right on target." Nathan said.

"I just can't believe all of this is happening so fast. I mean a week ago, I thought that you would never go for a girl as plain and simple as me. Then last night when you kissed me under the mistletoe, I didn't know whether it was out of pity, because of the tradition of mistletoe, or whether you genuinely wanted to kiss me. And today added to all of that has almost been too much." Haley tried to keep talking, but Nathan put his finger to her lips to hush her.

"It's ok, I know how you feel." Nathan said as he cupped his hands around her face, and brought her in close to his.

She was anticipating what she knew would be happening in the very near future. She had eagerly awaited this kiss all morning, thinking that the moment might never come.

Their lips met tenderly at first, each testing the waters, and then as they realized it was something they both wanted desperately, they began to get more intense. They kissed passionately for a short while. They were forced to break apart by a customer who wanted a refill on her coffee. Nathan said he'd be back later because he had some unfinished business to attend to.

Haley could only imagine what he meant by that, but anticipated his return.

After Lucas and Peyton broke apart, she was lost for words, something which didn't happen often for this played out drama queen. They both stared at each other for what seemed like hours. They Peyton broke the silence.

"Do you want to come in or something?"

"Or something, and I think you know what that is." Lucas answered.

"If it's about this kiss that just happened, I don't think I'm together enough to talk about it." Peyton replied. "I mean it was great and all, but what did it mean for you?"

"It meant that I wanted to show you how strongly I feel for you, and wanted to know how you felt about me." Lucas said, the brooding face starting to set in.

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