Chapter 20
Recap:
Nathan wiped away a tear that started to slide down her cheek. He kissed her forehead, then her nose, and then he placed a soft, sensual kiss on her lips. This time Haley took the initiative in intensifying and deepening the kiss. It went from slow and sensual to hungry and passionate. Haley was allowing all the pent up emotion and anxiety escape through her actions. And Nathan was happy to help.
END PART 18
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Haley enjoyed just standing there in Nathan's embrace, it helped comfort her.
"Hey," Nathan said, breaking the silence. "How about I take you to my beach house?" he suggested. "It's empty and quiet. We can stop and rent a movie and some snacks?" Nathan paused to give Haley a chance to answer. "Come on. I'll even let you pick the movie."
Haley laughed. "Yeah ok," she agreed with a nod. "At least one good thing is that I won't have to see anyone. Let's go."
"You can even stay the night," Nathan offered, "In the guest room of course. I just mean that if you didn't want to go home and see your cousin and aunt you are more than welcome to stay here."
"Thanks Nathan," she said smiling at him. She brought her lips up to his and pressed her lips against his ever so gently. Haley pulled back to look at him.
Nathan put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. "Lets go Hales."
*^* The Video Store *^*
"Nathan! You promised!" Haley James whined.
"Yeah I know that," he told her. "But that was before I found out you would pick Finding Nemo."
Haley's jaw dropped. "Do you have something against Finding Nemo?"
"Other than the fact I grew out of Disney movies years ago? Then no," Nathan answered her. She pouted and looked at Nathan with puppy dog eyes. Nathan looked at her. Her eyes were still a bit red and puffy from crying. He snatched the video from her. "Finding Nemo it is."
Haley grinned at him. "This too?" she asked holding Pirates of the Caribbean. "What? Nemo's only an hour."
Nathan shook his head, grabbed both movies and headed for the register. "Don't ever say I never let you pick the movie."
"I won't."
"Somehow I don't believe you."
*^* Nathans Beach House *^*
It was nearly an hour since the video store before they got back to the beach house. Haley grabbed the videos and hopped out of Nathan's car, while Nathan grabbed the bags. He unlocked the door and let her inside.
"You are so picky," Nathan commented, as he dumped out the contents of the plastic bags and getting bowls. He filled a bowl with M&M's, one with mini peanut butter cups, Hershey Kisses, one with chips. He put the popcorn in the microwave. Crossing his arms, he leaned his back against the counter and looked at her. "Did we get enough?"
"Hey now, one of the rules about watching movies is that there is major junk food involved. Besides chocolate is like a happy drug. Don't you pay attention in health?"
He nodded. "Right. So you plan on watching Nemo and eating lots of chocolate? That'll make you happy?"
"More or less. But you're missing one thing. Lying down with you while I recite both movies."
Nathan shook his head. "You better not."
"Heh," Haley grinned at him.
'I have a long night ahead of me,' Nathan thought to himself. The microwave beeped and Nathan removed the popped bag of popcorn. "Hot, hot," he said placing the bag quickly on the counter. He opened the top and poured it into the waiting bowl.
Nathan and Haley grabbed the bowls and placed them onto the table closest to the couch they would be sitting in. Nathan went back and grabbed a bottle of coke and two glasses, while Haley already had Finding Nemo in the DVD player.
Nathan sat down first and Haley sat down, her back against his chest. She grabbed the remote and pressed play.
END CHAPTER 20
Recap:
Nathan wiped away a tear that started to slide down her cheek. He kissed her forehead, then her nose, and then he placed a soft, sensual kiss on her lips. This time Haley took the initiative in intensifying and deepening the kiss. It went from slow and sensual to hungry and passionate. Haley was allowing all the pent up emotion and anxiety escape through her actions. And Nathan was happy to help.
END PART 18
+20
Haley enjoyed just standing there in Nathan's embrace, it helped comfort her.
"Hey," Nathan said, breaking the silence. "How about I take you to my beach house?" he suggested. "It's empty and quiet. We can stop and rent a movie and some snacks?" Nathan paused to give Haley a chance to answer. "Come on. I'll even let you pick the movie."
Haley laughed. "Yeah ok," she agreed with a nod. "At least one good thing is that I won't have to see anyone. Let's go."
"You can even stay the night," Nathan offered, "In the guest room of course. I just mean that if you didn't want to go home and see your cousin and aunt you are more than welcome to stay here."
"Thanks Nathan," she said smiling at him. She brought her lips up to his and pressed her lips against his ever so gently. Haley pulled back to look at him.
Nathan put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. "Lets go Hales."
*^* The Video Store *^*
"Nathan! You promised!" Haley James whined.
"Yeah I know that," he told her. "But that was before I found out you would pick Finding Nemo."
Haley's jaw dropped. "Do you have something against Finding Nemo?"
"Other than the fact I grew out of Disney movies years ago? Then no," Nathan answered her. She pouted and looked at Nathan with puppy dog eyes. Nathan looked at her. Her eyes were still a bit red and puffy from crying. He snatched the video from her. "Finding Nemo it is."
Haley grinned at him. "This too?" she asked holding Pirates of the Caribbean. "What? Nemo's only an hour."
Nathan shook his head, grabbed both movies and headed for the register. "Don't ever say I never let you pick the movie."
"I won't."
"Somehow I don't believe you."
*^* Nathans Beach House *^*
It was nearly an hour since the video store before they got back to the beach house. Haley grabbed the videos and hopped out of Nathan's car, while Nathan grabbed the bags. He unlocked the door and let her inside.
"You are so picky," Nathan commented, as he dumped out the contents of the plastic bags and getting bowls. He filled a bowl with M&M's, one with mini peanut butter cups, Hershey Kisses, one with chips. He put the popcorn in the microwave. Crossing his arms, he leaned his back against the counter and looked at her. "Did we get enough?"
"Hey now, one of the rules about watching movies is that there is major junk food involved. Besides chocolate is like a happy drug. Don't you pay attention in health?"
He nodded. "Right. So you plan on watching Nemo and eating lots of chocolate? That'll make you happy?"
"More or less. But you're missing one thing. Lying down with you while I recite both movies."
Nathan shook his head. "You better not."
"Heh," Haley grinned at him.
'I have a long night ahead of me,' Nathan thought to himself. The microwave beeped and Nathan removed the popped bag of popcorn. "Hot, hot," he said placing the bag quickly on the counter. He opened the top and poured it into the waiting bowl.
Nathan and Haley grabbed the bowls and placed them onto the table closest to the couch they would be sitting in. Nathan went back and grabbed a bottle of coke and two glasses, while Haley already had Finding Nemo in the DVD player.
Nathan sat down first and Haley sat down, her back against his chest. She grabbed the remote and pressed play.
END CHAPTER 20
