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Chapter 3

Nathan's POV

She had something on her mind, he knew it. He looked at her and how deep in thought she was. "Penny for your thoughts" he said to her, and she looked up and smiled. "Just thinking..." she replied. "About me?" he said smugly. "Of course...not."

"Ha-ha, way to be cute!" She was cute though. He loved the way they joked with each other and were always sarcastic. He couldn't help but sense that something else was on her mind, but he didn't want to pry. He knew that she would come to him when she was ready to tell him what she had been thinking about, so he didn't mind her silence in the car.

They pulled up to Haley's house, and he walked out of the car to open the door for her. He opened the door, and leaned in to kiss her goodnight, when she grabbed his hand and intertwined her fingers with his. "Turn off the car" she whispered, and he gave her a puzzled look. He went to ask why, but she put a finger to his lips and her eyes told him to be quiet. He turned off the car from the passenger side, and took out the keys. She grabbed them and ran inside.

"Haley! Give me my keys!!" he yelled up the stairs after her. She ran into her room, and he ran up the stairs after her. Finding her behind the door, he tickled her and she dropped the keys on the floor. Going down to get them, she grabbed his face and lifted it up to hers. "Hi" she said, and he looked at her with a questioning face. She kissed him deep and passionately. "A guy could get used to this..." he said out loud, and she pulled him down onto the bed with her.

Haley's POV

Sitting in the car, she knew that tonight was going to be the most amazing night of her life. She couldn't help but be nervous, but every time she felt anxious, she looked over to Nathan and he smiled at her. He asked her several times about what she was thinking about, and in the back of her mind she thought "You'll see..."

Nathan was full prepared to walk her to her porch and leave, but she wanted him to come inside, and stay there. Thinking about it, she knew she couldn't give him the normal "My parents are away for the weekend..." speech. This was her she was talking about. Cool and sexy wasn't on her resume, so she knew she'd have to be a bit more clever for Nathan to have no clue what he was about to get hit with.

Nathan's POV

Kissing Haley was great. Every second he was with her, kissing her lips and feeling her body close to his was heaven. He had to admit he was surprised to be pulled down onto the bed by Haley, but it was a pleasant surprise that he was more than thrilled to go along with. Haley continued to kiss him. She moved to his neck, nibbled his ear, opened his shirt and kissed the top of his chest.

"Whoa Hales, slow down there tiger" he said. She looked up at him and shook her head. "Do you really want me to?" she said half-jokingly and continued kissing his neck. Nathan didn't know what to think. He knew Haley was a virgin, and he would never want to disrespect her choices in any way, but he knew if she kept on going like she was, he would go against his better judgement.

"Is this what you want?" he said between breaths. She pushed him down onto the bed, laid on top of him, and deepened her kisses. She raised her head and looked at him in the eyes. He couldn't control himself when she looked him in the eyes, and he leaned up and kissed her. He pulled away and said softly to her, "Are you sure you're ready?"

Haley's POV

She was on top of Nathan kissing his neck and his lips. She thought about how much she loved him and how much she needed him to be with her tonight. He kept asking her questions, asking if she was ready and if this was what she wanted. She couldn't think of anything in the world she wanted more. She rolled over and pulled him on top of her, and he held himself over her with his hand behind her back.

"Completely" she said, without thinking twice. He kissed her neck and behind her ear and asked, "Are you sure?" She grabbed his face and replied "Nathan, I'm sure." She grabbed the collar of his shirt and started unbuttoning it as he kissed her neck. Taking off his shirt to reveal his lean but strong body, she took a deep breath and rolled over on top of him.

Nathan's POV

Hovering over him like some sort of angel, Haley reached for the zipper on the back of her dress. He saw her struggle and stood up behind her and helped her out of the small black slip-like dress. She grabbed his neck from behind her, and turned around to face him. "I love you so much" he said, before she kissed him and looked into his eyes.

"I love you too" she replied. He never tired of hearing those words, especially from her lips. He helped her out of her dress and the two collapsed onto Haley's bed. He kissed her chest and her entire body, and came up to look her in the eyes. "I love you" he repeated, and she kissed him and pulled the covers up over them.

*The Morning After* Haley's POV

She woke up intertwined with Nathan. She took her face away from his chest to look up at him, and he stared back at her. Their gaze met, and after a few seconds of silence, Nathan said "Good morning baby." She smiled, and thought to herself "I could get used to waking up to that every morning!"

He stroked her hair, and they laid staring at each other for 5 minutes, before Haley said "I love you." Nathan looked at her surprised, but quickly smiled and returned the comment. Haley thought about last night, and how good Nathan had been at taking care of her, and her needs. Throughout the whole night, he continued to make sure she was comfortable. She looked at the clock. It said 11:36. Luckily, neither of them had anything to do that day, so they just laid in each others arms for another hour.

Haley decided to get up and make breakfast. She stole a sheet from the bed and walked into the bathroom. She came out in a silky pink robe, and Nathan sat up in bed. "Where are you going?" he said. She told him that she was going down to make breakfast, and he said that he would be down in a minute.

Nathan's POV

Last night was magical. Sure, he'd slept with Peyton before, but that wasn't love. At least not this kind of love. Nathan knew right then that Haley was the only girl for him, and he sank down in Haley's bed and smiled.

Haley was downstairs making breakfast, and he smelled it from her room. He got up and put his boxers and tee shirt back on, and sat at her desk. He looked at all the pictures she had, and couldn't help but notice the new one tacked onto her caulk board. It was of him, sleeping. A Polaroid that she took when he had slept here that night after he collapsed. He didn't notice that she took a picture of him at the time, but he didn't mind it at all.

Just then, he heard someone at the back door. He heard Haley talking to someone at the bottom of the stairs, and quickly got up and walked to the door to peek out and see who it was. "Lucas?" he said quietly to himself. Lucas started to walk up the stairs, and Haley grabbed him by his shirt. "I think you'd better leave Lucas" Haley said, and thank god for that! Nathan walked away from the door to close it, but closed it a bit louder than he had expected.

Haley's POV

Haley was downstairs making breakfast for her and Nathan, when she heard someone enter the house through the back door. "Lucas!" she yelled, and covered herself a bit more with a newspaper. "Sorry Hales, I just came for my hoodie I left here the other night!"

Lucas started up the stairs, and Haley quickly grabbed his shirt to stop him. He could NOT go up there, Haley thought to herself, and said "Luke I think you'd better leave." Lucas looked up the stairs, and heard Haley's bedroom door close. He looked back down at Haley, and widened his eyes questioningly. Haley was scared that Lucas would do something harsh. For as long as she had been dating guys, Luke would scare them away or go after them when they broke up. He could not go after Nathan. Haley loved Nathan too much, and she would not see Lucas scaring him away.

"Haley! Who is in your room?!" Lucas shouted, and Haley dragged him to the front door. "Uh, um... the windows open! Yeah, the window is open, and the wind must have slammed the door shut!" Haley lied. Pushing Luke out the front door, he turned around on her porch to look at her. "Oh yeah? Well tell the wind that he left his car in front of your house last night, and he might want to move it."

Haley looked at him dumbfounded. She didn't know what to say. Lucas grabbed the door handle and shouted "Bye Nathan!" up the stairs. He slammed the door, and Haley turned around and put her back against it. Nathan ran down the stairs to see Haley crying with her back against the front door. Lucas would never forgive the both of them, and Haley knew this. She tried not to cry, but she couldn't help the tears from running down her face.

Nathan's POV

Nathan picked up a crying Haley and sat her on the stairs across from the front door. He opened the door and walked out onto the porch, where he spotted Lucas walking across Haley's lawn. "LUKE!!" he shouted, and Lucas turned around. "Luke! Don't be mad at Haley! Please!" he yelled, walking out onto the lawn.

Lucas turned around and looked at Nathan who was less than 2 feet away from him now. He grabbed him by the collar and looked him in the face. "Hurt her, and I'll make you understand the meaning of pain, got it?" Lucas was furious. Nathan pushed him off and said "I would never hurt Haley, not in a million years, and don't you forget that." Luke turned around, and walking away from his brother, he yelled, "I hope you're right Nate."