Chapter 2

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Haley's POV

Nathan was wonderful. Even after all that had happened, he continued to surprise her. She glanced down at the gorgeous bracelet on her wrist, and smiled at the one below it, worn and faded. She wore it always, because it reminded her of Nathan.

She looked at him, and thought that he couldn't possibly have more planned than this, so she proposed that they "get out of here." He agreed and grabbed her hand and walked down to the sand. They walked along the beach for an hour or so, and it started to get cold. Nathan took off his jacket and put it around Haley's shoulders. "How chivalris of you!" she said. They walked along, and she turned in front of him, grabbing his waist and wrapping her arms around him. She looked up and he smiled at her. "I love you." she said. She couldn't stop thinking and saying those three words. She meant it every time she said it, and she wanted nothing more than to shout it from the rooftops.

"You're alright too, James" he joked with her. Smiling, she kissed his soft lips and hopped up and wrapped her legs around his waist. "Piggy front?" she asked with her nose pressed against his, and he said "Okay, but if I fall on top of you, don't blame me!" Laughing at this, she thought about it, and she thought back to that night when they had slept together after Nathan had collapsed on the basketball court. She thought about what he had said, "When you're ready, I'll be too..."

"What are you thinking about?" Nathan asked. "This really hot guy that I met a couple months ago," she replied. "I can't get him off my mind!" He gave her one of his sexy little half smiles that she loved, and said "Oh really now!" and turned her upside down and begging to be picked back up. He did as asked, and she jumped down off of him. "Wanna play games, Scott? I'll show you games!!" and she ran to the dock with her strappy shoes in hand. He ran after her, but not too fast. She knew he'd let her win, he always did.

Nathan's POV

After dinner, she kept staring at me and the bracelet. I was so glad she liked it. I had a feeling that she liked the old one better, and to me, that was the most adorable thing ever. She asked if I wanted to get out of here, and my heart jumped, because that meant that this table would no longer be separating us. I longed to hug her, and feel her close to me. I loved how her head reached below my chest, and how I could pick her up to meet my eyes when we kissed.

We walked along the shore hand in hand. She reached her hand around my waist in a hug, and then stepped in front of me, kissing me with her sweet soft lips. She was thinking about something, but she leapt up and wrapped her legs around my waist. I stared into her eyes, loving every moment I was with her. She was being cute with me, and I loved that even in the most serious of moods, she still found time to make me smile.

She wanted to race me back to the dock, where we could walk and talk on solid ground. I let her run ahead, and watched her shake her hair out of it's twist, and run barefoot and carefree up the beach. She was so gorgeous. Her hair in the wind was so beautiful, as was the rest of her, and she ran with such ease and grace.

We reached the dock, and she kept running. I ran fast after her, wondering where she was taking me, and we stopped just before the parking lot, where I could see my car parked a good distance away. "Carry me?" she said. Gladly, I thought. I'd carry her to the end of the earth, as corny as that sounds. I picked her up and walked diligently towards the car. Opening the door, I sat her in the passenger seat, and as I was about to close the door and walk around, she grabbed my wrist and pulled me in to a deep and passionate kiss. I felt like my heart would explode in my chest if she didn't let up, and just as I thought this, she stopped, but held my face in her hands and stared deep into my eyes.

I walked around to the driver's seat and put in her Incubus CD. One song in particular reminded me of her, and I made sure I played it for her.

How do you do it?

Make me feel like I do?

How do you do it?

It's better than I ever knew.

Haley's POV

After getting back to the car, I'd never wanted to kiss Nathan as bad as I did right then. I pulled him in for a deep, passionate kiss, and I knew at that moment, tonight was it. I was ready. I was ready for him, and I was ready to lose my virginity to the guy I loved. I'd thought about it before, and hoped that I would get the chance to make love to Nathan, and I knew that tonight was the night. As soon as I opened my eyes and found myself on the dock where we used to go to be alone, I knew. He was the one for me, he was the one that I would give myself to.

He played my Incubus CD in the car, and I smiled at how adorable he was. He remembered the first time I had been in his car and I'd begged him to put it in...

"Hales, this is garbage! How about we listen to the radio or something?"

"Do you want me to tutor you anymore, or would you rather flunk? My time, my music."

"You're so difficult Haley James!"

That was the first time I had caught a glimpse of his sexy half smile. I was hooked, line and sinker, after that. And tonight would hook me for life. I was completely ready for this, and all that came with it.