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Recap:
Haley went back, once more, to finishing her closing duties. After a few minutes she realized Nathan should be getting here. "I should warn you, Nathan will be here soon," Haley informed him.
Lucas looked at her. "Isn't it a little late for a tutoring session?"
Part 3:
"Well, I had to work right after school today. And since he has this big English test tomorrow I said I'd help him after work," Haley explained to Lucas. "You can leave if you want."
Lucas sighed, and shook his head. "No I promised you. So I might as well start now. Considering how much of a jerk I was last week."
Haley beamed. 'I'm so happy I could kiss him!' she thought. Then quickly banished that thought from her head. It was Luke. "No fights? No harsh words?" she asked.
"None," Lucas answered hesitantly. It was the least he could do, since because of her the hazing had stopped - thankfully.
A few minutes later the bell above the door jingled. Haley noticed Nathan, who noticed Luke. She observed how hesitant he was to come in.
"Hey Haley, studying still on for tonight?" Nathan asked and Haley nodded.
"Nathan," Lucas acknowledged him with a nod, and Haley smiled.
Haley gave Nathan a look, and he followed suit.
"Lucas," he said, also with a nod. He wanted to keep Haley as his tutor.and maybe more.eventually.
"Well," Lucas said, breaking the uncomfortable silence. "I should be off. I too have an English test to study for. See you tomorrow," he announced, allowing himself to leave. He smiled at Hales and waved as he walked out the door.
"So, I take it you two made up," Nathan noted.
"Yea, isn't that a good thing?"
"Yea, I didn't mean - you and Lucas -" Nathan said stumbling over multiple thoughts.
Haley laughed. "I know what you mean. Thank you for not starting anything."
Nathan smiled, genuinely smiled, at her. "I can't lose the best tutor I've ever had. And probably the only person who doesn't think I'm a complete ass."
"No, not complete. But close," she teased.
Nathan rolled his eyes. "Thanks."
"So you ready?" Hales asked him, grabbing her keys.
He nodded. "This way milady."
"Shakespeare's the next test."
Nathan ignored that comment. He held open the door for her. Haley first, then Nathan stepped out into the brisk fall air. Haley locked the door. It was much colder now, than it was this afternoon.
Nathan realized they had a little ways to walk to get back to her house. Since the little incident with Peyton's car, Nathan has been forced to live without a car. Meaning, he took the bus in the morning, and walked everywhere he had to go.
"Sorry about having to walk," he apologized.
"I'm used to it. Besides when you pass this English test tomorrow you'll get it back" Haley added lightly. Nathan looked like he was going to protest. "No. Don't even say anything. You will pass. How could you not? In case you haven't heard, I'm the bomb."
Nathan laughed. She was quite a character. He walked in silence with her for a few moments.until he noticed.
"Here," he said, taking off his varsity jacket and putting it on Haley.
"Thanks," she said. "You didn't have to do that you know. I was fine."
Nathan laughed at her. "I could here your teeth chattering from here."
"Were not," Haley protested, yet slipped her arms into the sleeves.
He just shook his head. "Whatever you say Haley, whatever you say."
Haley and Nathan walked for about another ten minutes, and then they were walking up the front walk. Haley unlocked the front door. The house was dark. Her mom was probably asleep, since the car was home. It was about ten. She closed the door behind Nathan and flipped on the lights.
"So this is what the inside of the James residence looks like," Nathan remarked, surveying her kitchen. Her house looked very homey and comfortable, and full of life. Maybe that was just Haley's influence because she seemed to have the same affect on his stark, lonely house.
"Uh huh. We only have one bathroom thought, not thirteen," Haley said with a smirk.
"I don't have thirteen," he corrected her. "We have three."
"Three, thirteen, whatever," Haley dismissed. "Let's get started. The living room is just through there. I'll get us a drink."
"Ok," Nathan agreed. He walked into the living room, searched for the light switch. He flipped it on and took a seat on the couch. He pulled out his English notebook and patiently waited for Haley.
"Here. Got some cokes and brain food," she announced putting the cokes and the bag of Oreo's on the table. She sat Indian style on the couch facing Nathan, still wearing his varsity jacket. "So, where should we start off first?" Haley asked him. She took an Oreo and twisted it open. Haley licked the cream off when she realized she was being watched. "Can I help you?" Haley asked.
"Tease," Nathan mumbled, jokingly.
Haley's jaw dropped. Not what she was expecting. "Excuse me?" she yelled and hit him playfully.
Nathan laughed. "What's next.lollipops and pigtails?"
Haley smiled teasingly. "Maybe."
"Or better yet...cheerleader?"
"I wouldn't go that far."
Nathan shrugged. "You never know."
Haley decided it was time to get down to business. They actually started doing work. It was about two hours later when Nathan actually looked at his watch. It read 11:55pm.
'I'm so dead,' Nathan thought. "Well, it's late. I have to get going," Nathan interrupted, not wanting to leave. "I'm supposed to be home in about.five minutes."
Haley checked her watch. "Damn. Grab your stuff. I'll borrow my mom's car."
"Don't worry about it I can walk."
Haley looked at him. "Oh and be late and risk getting back your car? It's like fifteen minutes from here. You'll be late, and you have been in enough trouble lately. I'll drive you she insisted. Nathan opened his mouth to protest. "Don't push it," Haley warned.
He held up his hands as if surrendering. "Ok, ok." He packed up his notebooks and slung his back pack over his shoulder. "Thanks Haley."
"No problem," she said walking out of the house with Nathan in tow. They got into Haley's mom's car and she backed out of the driveway and headed towards Nathan's house. "Feeling confident about this test?"
"Yea," Nathan answered. "Pretty confident."
Haley smiled. "You better be." She pulled into his driveway. "Well I'll see you in school tomorrow."
"Yea, I'll see ya. Thanks Haley. I really do appreciate this."
"I know," she nodded.
"Good night Haley." He walked up the driveway. Nathan didn't ask for his jacket back.
"Night," Haley said as Nathan walked into the house. She drove herself back home.
Recap:
Haley went back, once more, to finishing her closing duties. After a few minutes she realized Nathan should be getting here. "I should warn you, Nathan will be here soon," Haley informed him.
Lucas looked at her. "Isn't it a little late for a tutoring session?"
Part 3:
"Well, I had to work right after school today. And since he has this big English test tomorrow I said I'd help him after work," Haley explained to Lucas. "You can leave if you want."
Lucas sighed, and shook his head. "No I promised you. So I might as well start now. Considering how much of a jerk I was last week."
Haley beamed. 'I'm so happy I could kiss him!' she thought. Then quickly banished that thought from her head. It was Luke. "No fights? No harsh words?" she asked.
"None," Lucas answered hesitantly. It was the least he could do, since because of her the hazing had stopped - thankfully.
A few minutes later the bell above the door jingled. Haley noticed Nathan, who noticed Luke. She observed how hesitant he was to come in.
"Hey Haley, studying still on for tonight?" Nathan asked and Haley nodded.
"Nathan," Lucas acknowledged him with a nod, and Haley smiled.
Haley gave Nathan a look, and he followed suit.
"Lucas," he said, also with a nod. He wanted to keep Haley as his tutor.and maybe more.eventually.
"Well," Lucas said, breaking the uncomfortable silence. "I should be off. I too have an English test to study for. See you tomorrow," he announced, allowing himself to leave. He smiled at Hales and waved as he walked out the door.
"So, I take it you two made up," Nathan noted.
"Yea, isn't that a good thing?"
"Yea, I didn't mean - you and Lucas -" Nathan said stumbling over multiple thoughts.
Haley laughed. "I know what you mean. Thank you for not starting anything."
Nathan smiled, genuinely smiled, at her. "I can't lose the best tutor I've ever had. And probably the only person who doesn't think I'm a complete ass."
"No, not complete. But close," she teased.
Nathan rolled his eyes. "Thanks."
"So you ready?" Hales asked him, grabbing her keys.
He nodded. "This way milady."
"Shakespeare's the next test."
Nathan ignored that comment. He held open the door for her. Haley first, then Nathan stepped out into the brisk fall air. Haley locked the door. It was much colder now, than it was this afternoon.
Nathan realized they had a little ways to walk to get back to her house. Since the little incident with Peyton's car, Nathan has been forced to live without a car. Meaning, he took the bus in the morning, and walked everywhere he had to go.
"Sorry about having to walk," he apologized.
"I'm used to it. Besides when you pass this English test tomorrow you'll get it back" Haley added lightly. Nathan looked like he was going to protest. "No. Don't even say anything. You will pass. How could you not? In case you haven't heard, I'm the bomb."
Nathan laughed. She was quite a character. He walked in silence with her for a few moments.until he noticed.
"Here," he said, taking off his varsity jacket and putting it on Haley.
"Thanks," she said. "You didn't have to do that you know. I was fine."
Nathan laughed at her. "I could here your teeth chattering from here."
"Were not," Haley protested, yet slipped her arms into the sleeves.
He just shook his head. "Whatever you say Haley, whatever you say."
Haley and Nathan walked for about another ten minutes, and then they were walking up the front walk. Haley unlocked the front door. The house was dark. Her mom was probably asleep, since the car was home. It was about ten. She closed the door behind Nathan and flipped on the lights.
"So this is what the inside of the James residence looks like," Nathan remarked, surveying her kitchen. Her house looked very homey and comfortable, and full of life. Maybe that was just Haley's influence because she seemed to have the same affect on his stark, lonely house.
"Uh huh. We only have one bathroom thought, not thirteen," Haley said with a smirk.
"I don't have thirteen," he corrected her. "We have three."
"Three, thirteen, whatever," Haley dismissed. "Let's get started. The living room is just through there. I'll get us a drink."
"Ok," Nathan agreed. He walked into the living room, searched for the light switch. He flipped it on and took a seat on the couch. He pulled out his English notebook and patiently waited for Haley.
"Here. Got some cokes and brain food," she announced putting the cokes and the bag of Oreo's on the table. She sat Indian style on the couch facing Nathan, still wearing his varsity jacket. "So, where should we start off first?" Haley asked him. She took an Oreo and twisted it open. Haley licked the cream off when she realized she was being watched. "Can I help you?" Haley asked.
"Tease," Nathan mumbled, jokingly.
Haley's jaw dropped. Not what she was expecting. "Excuse me?" she yelled and hit him playfully.
Nathan laughed. "What's next.lollipops and pigtails?"
Haley smiled teasingly. "Maybe."
"Or better yet...cheerleader?"
"I wouldn't go that far."
Nathan shrugged. "You never know."
Haley decided it was time to get down to business. They actually started doing work. It was about two hours later when Nathan actually looked at his watch. It read 11:55pm.
'I'm so dead,' Nathan thought. "Well, it's late. I have to get going," Nathan interrupted, not wanting to leave. "I'm supposed to be home in about.five minutes."
Haley checked her watch. "Damn. Grab your stuff. I'll borrow my mom's car."
"Don't worry about it I can walk."
Haley looked at him. "Oh and be late and risk getting back your car? It's like fifteen minutes from here. You'll be late, and you have been in enough trouble lately. I'll drive you she insisted. Nathan opened his mouth to protest. "Don't push it," Haley warned.
He held up his hands as if surrendering. "Ok, ok." He packed up his notebooks and slung his back pack over his shoulder. "Thanks Haley."
"No problem," she said walking out of the house with Nathan in tow. They got into Haley's mom's car and she backed out of the driveway and headed towards Nathan's house. "Feeling confident about this test?"
"Yea," Nathan answered. "Pretty confident."
Haley smiled. "You better be." She pulled into his driveway. "Well I'll see you in school tomorrow."
"Yea, I'll see ya. Thanks Haley. I really do appreciate this."
"I know," she nodded.
"Good night Haley." He walked up the driveway. Nathan didn't ask for his jacket back.
"Night," Haley said as Nathan walked into the house. She drove herself back home.
