AN: Hey guys it's me. Sorry it's been taking me so long....I've been gone
this weekend without access to a computer. Thanks to all, as always, I am
looking forward to hearing what you think about this chapter. Don't worry,
this doesn't set in stone who Haley will end up with. I'm just hoping that
you all will welcome this new character...he's just as yummy as CMM and JL, I
promise! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I am now the proud owner of this beautiful green-eyed stranger you are about to meet, Ryan. Be kind. He's a lot like my bf. (Hehe I couldn't resist.)
Description: Haley meets a beautiful stranger that could completely change her life...what will happen with them? Tehehe...
Enjoy!
The view was gorgeous from the restaurant window, and she couldn't help watching the scenery of the ocean as she headed back to her seat. Something bumped her, and she turned her head just in time to catch a pitcher of water before it fell off of a tray.
"Careful..." She trailed off as her world stopped moving, her heart stopped beating, she stopped breathing. She felt completely frozen in time as she stared into the greenest eyes she had ever seen. His smile was infectious, his teeth white and even. He was wearing the waiter's blue tee- shirt, that somehow managed to bring out his green eyes and his tan. His smell teased Haley's senses. That incredibly manly, comfortable, beachy smell.
"Sorry about that," He said with a chuckle, his eyes sparkling and his tone sending shivers down Haley's back. She blushed for some reason, even though it had been him that had run into her.
"It's fine," Said Haley, once she had found her voice. The waiter grinned sheepishly.
"First day," He said apologetically. Haley shrugged and smiled indulgently.
"It happens to the best of us."
"Yeah." They both looked at the ground for a moment, before the waiter stuck out his hand.
"Hi. I'm Ryan. And I don't usually spill pitchers of water on beautiful girls." His smile was intoxicating. Much better than Nathan's.
"RYAN!" Ryan's head whipped around, fearful. A man that looked somewhat like a Jerry was sitting at the bar a little ways from them, an evil look on his face. Ryan grimaced.
"Gotta go." He said with a small frown. He glanced at her head before smiling. "Nice crown, by the way." He gave her one last taste of his beautiful grin before he disappeared with the tray. She touched her crown absent-mindedly, still completely entranced.
Haley floated back to her table, the smile that she told herself wouldn't go away ever so firm on her face.
Brooke was an expert on guys. As such, she could smell the flirtatious air around Haley before she even sat down. She eyed her friend for a second, willing for her to just spill the beans and spare her the questioning. No such luck.
"So who is he?" Brooke asked her mischievously. Haley shrugged but her blush gave her away. Peyton and Brooke both eyed her. Haley giggled, finally breaking into a grin.
"His name is Ryan."
Peyton and Brooke both looked impressed.
"Damn girl, you don't waste time," Said Peyton, laughing. "So did he ask you out?"
Haley's face fell slightly. He hadn't. Did that mean he didn't like her? No, she decided. Lack of time does not mean lack of interest. She hitched her smile back up.
"No, his boss yelled at him before we got a chance to talk." Brooke's eyes narrowed.
"What a jackass."
"Who?"
"His boss!" Brooke said indignantly, rolling her eyes. Haley's voice caught in her throat and she forgot what she was going to say as her eyes locked with those green ones again, this time coming towards her table with a huge plate of food. Brooke followed her gaze and then smirked, kicking Peyton under the table.
"Ow!" Peyton yelped before realizing that this was the handsome green- eyed stranger. She frowned at Brooke and muttered "That hurt!"
Ryan set the girls meals down with a flourish, his arm lingering a second too long to be an accident on Haley's place. Brooke and Peyton exchanged glances as Haley's blush deepened and Ryan smiled at her. He opened his mouth to say something, but he was interrupted yet again by his boss.
"Ryan! Can I see you for a moment?" His voice was curt from two tables down. Ryan bowed his head and nodded, throwing yet another apologetic look Haley's way. Brooke's mouth tightened and her eyes flashed dangerously.
"Oh hell no," She said softly as Ryan made his way over to his boss. Haley watched him go, disappointment written all over her face. Brooke discretely plucked a hair from her own head with only a slight face, and stuck it in her burger. Peyton watched, amused, as Brooke marched up to Ryan's boss.
"Excuse me," Brooke said in her best pissed off voice. The boss eyed her nervously. Ryan looked around, surprised.
"Can I help you?"
"Yeah, as a matter of fact, you can. I'm afraid that I just found a hair in my burger."
"A hair?" The boss's face went pale. Brooke smirked.
"Yeah. A hair."
"Ryan, go and grab her dish for me, please."
Ryan eagerly headed to Haley's table. Peyton was already standing, holding the food.
"I'll take this," She said with a small smile. Ryan thanked her. Then his eyes caught Haley's. He came up to her and bent down, apparently intent on asking her if her meal was satisfactory. Brooke's indignant voice could be heard in the backround.
"So," He began, looking nervous. "Since my boss has been such a jerk tonight I didn't get the chance to ask you what your name is."
"Haley." Haley said with a smile. "I'm Haley."
"Haley," Ryan said slowly, his eyes sparkling again. "Well Haley, now that I know your name, would you happen to want to go out with me tomorrow night?"
"Tomorrow night?" Haley said, disappointed. "Why not tonight?" She wasn't sure where all of the gustiness was coming from, but she wasn't about to let up. Ryan grinned.
"Not too soon?"
"Not by me. What time do you get off?"
"Around 8. Can you come back, or give me your address? I can pick you up."
"Great." She quickly scribbled her number and address on a napkin and handed it to him. Brooke was coming back to the table, a successful smile on her face. Ryan gave her one last long look before he left to talk to his boss.
Peyton and Brooke sat down with Haley, who was grinning like crazy. It was all so fast, but she was loving every second.
"So what did the boss say?" Haley asked curiously. Brooke smiled, her dimples in full bloom.
"Our meal is free. Oh, and Ryan gets off an hour earlier. How much do you love me right now?"
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Ahh, good ol Brooke. Gotta love her, right? (well at least in my story, haha). Hope you liked it, loving the support, loved writing this chapter. Hope you enjoy the next one...
Next time: They hit The Spot for a promised round of free drinks, only for Haley to discover that her past won't quite leave her alone yet...
Much luv! grace
Disclaimer: I am now the proud owner of this beautiful green-eyed stranger you are about to meet, Ryan. Be kind. He's a lot like my bf. (Hehe I couldn't resist.)
Description: Haley meets a beautiful stranger that could completely change her life...what will happen with them? Tehehe...
Enjoy!
The view was gorgeous from the restaurant window, and she couldn't help watching the scenery of the ocean as she headed back to her seat. Something bumped her, and she turned her head just in time to catch a pitcher of water before it fell off of a tray.
"Careful..." She trailed off as her world stopped moving, her heart stopped beating, she stopped breathing. She felt completely frozen in time as she stared into the greenest eyes she had ever seen. His smile was infectious, his teeth white and even. He was wearing the waiter's blue tee- shirt, that somehow managed to bring out his green eyes and his tan. His smell teased Haley's senses. That incredibly manly, comfortable, beachy smell.
"Sorry about that," He said with a chuckle, his eyes sparkling and his tone sending shivers down Haley's back. She blushed for some reason, even though it had been him that had run into her.
"It's fine," Said Haley, once she had found her voice. The waiter grinned sheepishly.
"First day," He said apologetically. Haley shrugged and smiled indulgently.
"It happens to the best of us."
"Yeah." They both looked at the ground for a moment, before the waiter stuck out his hand.
"Hi. I'm Ryan. And I don't usually spill pitchers of water on beautiful girls." His smile was intoxicating. Much better than Nathan's.
"RYAN!" Ryan's head whipped around, fearful. A man that looked somewhat like a Jerry was sitting at the bar a little ways from them, an evil look on his face. Ryan grimaced.
"Gotta go." He said with a small frown. He glanced at her head before smiling. "Nice crown, by the way." He gave her one last taste of his beautiful grin before he disappeared with the tray. She touched her crown absent-mindedly, still completely entranced.
Haley floated back to her table, the smile that she told herself wouldn't go away ever so firm on her face.
Brooke was an expert on guys. As such, she could smell the flirtatious air around Haley before she even sat down. She eyed her friend for a second, willing for her to just spill the beans and spare her the questioning. No such luck.
"So who is he?" Brooke asked her mischievously. Haley shrugged but her blush gave her away. Peyton and Brooke both eyed her. Haley giggled, finally breaking into a grin.
"His name is Ryan."
Peyton and Brooke both looked impressed.
"Damn girl, you don't waste time," Said Peyton, laughing. "So did he ask you out?"
Haley's face fell slightly. He hadn't. Did that mean he didn't like her? No, she decided. Lack of time does not mean lack of interest. She hitched her smile back up.
"No, his boss yelled at him before we got a chance to talk." Brooke's eyes narrowed.
"What a jackass."
"Who?"
"His boss!" Brooke said indignantly, rolling her eyes. Haley's voice caught in her throat and she forgot what she was going to say as her eyes locked with those green ones again, this time coming towards her table with a huge plate of food. Brooke followed her gaze and then smirked, kicking Peyton under the table.
"Ow!" Peyton yelped before realizing that this was the handsome green- eyed stranger. She frowned at Brooke and muttered "That hurt!"
Ryan set the girls meals down with a flourish, his arm lingering a second too long to be an accident on Haley's place. Brooke and Peyton exchanged glances as Haley's blush deepened and Ryan smiled at her. He opened his mouth to say something, but he was interrupted yet again by his boss.
"Ryan! Can I see you for a moment?" His voice was curt from two tables down. Ryan bowed his head and nodded, throwing yet another apologetic look Haley's way. Brooke's mouth tightened and her eyes flashed dangerously.
"Oh hell no," She said softly as Ryan made his way over to his boss. Haley watched him go, disappointment written all over her face. Brooke discretely plucked a hair from her own head with only a slight face, and stuck it in her burger. Peyton watched, amused, as Brooke marched up to Ryan's boss.
"Excuse me," Brooke said in her best pissed off voice. The boss eyed her nervously. Ryan looked around, surprised.
"Can I help you?"
"Yeah, as a matter of fact, you can. I'm afraid that I just found a hair in my burger."
"A hair?" The boss's face went pale. Brooke smirked.
"Yeah. A hair."
"Ryan, go and grab her dish for me, please."
Ryan eagerly headed to Haley's table. Peyton was already standing, holding the food.
"I'll take this," She said with a small smile. Ryan thanked her. Then his eyes caught Haley's. He came up to her and bent down, apparently intent on asking her if her meal was satisfactory. Brooke's indignant voice could be heard in the backround.
"So," He began, looking nervous. "Since my boss has been such a jerk tonight I didn't get the chance to ask you what your name is."
"Haley." Haley said with a smile. "I'm Haley."
"Haley," Ryan said slowly, his eyes sparkling again. "Well Haley, now that I know your name, would you happen to want to go out with me tomorrow night?"
"Tomorrow night?" Haley said, disappointed. "Why not tonight?" She wasn't sure where all of the gustiness was coming from, but she wasn't about to let up. Ryan grinned.
"Not too soon?"
"Not by me. What time do you get off?"
"Around 8. Can you come back, or give me your address? I can pick you up."
"Great." She quickly scribbled her number and address on a napkin and handed it to him. Brooke was coming back to the table, a successful smile on her face. Ryan gave her one last long look before he left to talk to his boss.
Peyton and Brooke sat down with Haley, who was grinning like crazy. It was all so fast, but she was loving every second.
"So what did the boss say?" Haley asked curiously. Brooke smiled, her dimples in full bloom.
"Our meal is free. Oh, and Ryan gets off an hour earlier. How much do you love me right now?"
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Ahh, good ol Brooke. Gotta love her, right? (well at least in my story, haha). Hope you liked it, loving the support, loved writing this chapter. Hope you enjoy the next one...
Next time: They hit The Spot for a promised round of free drinks, only for Haley to discover that her past won't quite leave her alone yet...
Much luv! grace