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Peyton watched Luke run out the door. She tried hard not to cry, but it was no use. The tears flowed down her cheeks. She got up and left the house. She ran to her car and got in and started driving. She had really messed things up this time she thought to herself. She knew she should not be driving but it was pouring out and she needed to get away from here. She got in and drove away. She did not head straight home either, but instead turned toward the beach. She cranked up the music and drove too fast.
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Haley got to the car out of breath, with a stitch in her side, soaking wet, and out of breath. She looked in the hoping to see Nathan. He was not there. Haley turned in circles trying to figure out where he could be. Haley went to run back toward the house, she started to curse the rain. She really wished it would stop she was freezing. Something made her glance back over her shoulder, as she did lightning flashed. She saw him sitting on the curb a couple of hundred feet past the truck. She stopped in her tracks, and turned around. She stared at him for a second. She had never seen him look so defeated. He was sitting on the curb with his knees up, with his head on his knees, and his hand linked behind his head. Her heart broke right then and there. Every part of her wanted to be right there next to him. She sprinted over to him, and practically tackled him. She knew just how bad it was when he did not even say a sarcastic remark to her about her tackling him. She sat there holding him. He eventually wrapped his arms around her, put his head on her chest, and held on to her for dear life.
"Haley finally said, "Nathan I am so sorry." She whispered it in his ear.
He sat there for several more minutes before he finally said, "My mom."
"Already know, or at least suspects."
"What, how do you know?" He jerked back. Haley knew all of this and had not told him. He felt betrayed by her.
"I heard your mom on the phone last night, and then I heard them arguing when I went to the bathroom." It never occurred to her that he had pulled back because of her she just -assume-d it was because of hearing his mom knew.
Nathan pulled even further away from her. She could see his face finally the water was running down his face, and he looked so hurt. All she wanted to do was hold him again. Instead he pulled even further away from her. It finally dawned on her that he was angry with her. "Natan I didn't know. I just heard a few sentences of two conversations. I was not going to tell you something like that."
He stood up and Haley followed suit. "You should have told me Haley."
"No I shouldn't have."
"It's my family you don't think I have a right to know?" He yelled the question at her over the thunder.
Haley had started shaking by this point. It was a combination of the cold, and anger at Dan for this whole mess. If he could have just kept his thing in his paints, her and Nathan would still be on the parch all cuddled up and enjoying the storm. Instead they were out here in the middle of it freezing, and now Nathan was mad at her for some thing that was out of her control. She decided not to yell yet, although she almost had to, to be heard over the storm. "Nathan, I couldn't tell you that."
He was not listening to her instead he yelled more. "You could you just didn't want to first him now you. This is just turning out to be a great day."
She knew that he was hurting and just lashing out, but she also knew she had to get him to listen to her. She walked towards him, but he pulled back. Fine if he wanted to yell she could yell too. If fighting with her helped him deal, she would let him do it. "Nathan, why would I tell you that? I didn't know it was true. He11 your mom doesn't even know if it is true or not either."
"Weather you knew the whole thing or not Haley is not the point I had a right to know." They were now standing in the middle of the road yelling at each other in the storm. People in their houses probably could not even hear them over the storm.
"Told you what? That I heard your parents fighting?"
"That is a start, and that they were fighting about a woman."
"Look, yell at me all you want I don't care. I didn't do anything wrong, but I know you need to yell at someone and I am the only one here." She squared her shoulders and stood a little straighter. "I have broad shoulders I can carry the blame for a while. So yell away, let me have it."
Nathan did want to yell at every one in the world. As he started to yell again he looked at Haley, really looked at her since the incident. She was standing in the middle of the road, soaking wet, hair whipping around her head, and water running down her face. She had a look of utter determination on her face. Suddenly the last thing he wanted to do was yell at her.
Nathan started to walk towards Haley. She was between him and the truck. He saw light and knew instantly that a car was coming. He ran the last couple of steps and pushed her hard against the truck. The driver of the car who was going way to fast for the weather conditions and the type of neighbor hood he was in never even saw the two teenagers. Nathan prayed to god that the guy could see the truck and would not hit it. The car drove by as he and Haley landed against the truck.
Nathan did not move he just held Haley close to him pinned against the truck. He rested his head on top of hers. He was breathing heavily and trying to calm down. His temper had nearly gotten them killed.
Haley was shaking even more now still from the anger, and the cold, but now also out of fear. She did not care that she was cold now. She did not know why Nathan had practically tackled her until she saw the car go by half a second later. If he had not seen the car she would have been hit for sure.
It finally registered in Nathan's brain that Haley was shaking like a leaf. He pulled back to look down at her. "Are you ok?" She did not trust herself to speak so she just shook her head. "You are freezing come on." He started to pull away and move towards the truck, but Haley pulled him back to her and buried her head in his chest. He thought for sure she was crying, but could not say one way or the other. He just stood there holding her as the storm raged on around them. Each drawing comfort from the other one, and sharing their love. Nathan whispered to her "I love you Haley James." The only response he got from her was an even tighter hug. It was more than enough for him. It was a moment that neither of them would forget for the rest of their lives. Actually the whole night stayed with them. Neither remembered the score of the game or the food they ate they just remembered the love they had for each other.
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Peyton had just passed Nathan's beach house. She had decided she needed to stop driving so she was going to go park where she could see the storm over the ocean, and try to sober up. As she drove she thought she saw Nathan's truck but figured it was one that looked like it because why would Nathan park down here. She had been so busy trying to figure this out that she never saw Haley and Nathan tight in front of her. She finally got to the parking lot and put the car in park. She laid down across the seat and watched the storm. She eventually fell asleep.
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Luke ran up the stairs after Brooke. He had no idea when she came into the kitchen, but he was sure that no matter when she did the scene had not looked good. He went to her door to her room and knocked on it.
"Go away," she replied.
"Not going to happen Brooke. I'll stand out here all night if I have to."
"You don't have to I didn't lock the door." She had thought it was Peyton.
Luke opened the door. He saw Brooke sitting on her head with tears running down her face. He had only seen her look this vulnerable once before when Peyton had been drugged. He went over to her and sat down next to her on the bed. He was completely shocked when she leaned over and hugged him. She laid her head on his shoulder and cried. This almost felt weird to him. In his life he had only comforted two girls. One was his mom, and the other Haley. Both of them he knew how to deal with moments like this. He knew exactly when to make a joke with Haley or when to keep his mouth shut and let her get it out. He had only known Brooke for a short time and did not know how to make the pain go away for her. He settled on just being there for her it was all he knew. So he held her close and let her cry.
Brooke finally pulled back. She was embarrassed that she had just done that. She wiped the tears from her eyes. Luke looked into her eyes trying to figure out if she was mad at him. "Sorry about that," she finally said quietly.
"You don't have anything to be sorry for Brooke. I'm the one who is sorry. I had no idea Peyton-."
Before he could go on she kissed him. She knew that it would get him to shut up and she wanted to for so many reasons. "Luke," she finally said, "I am not upset with you. I can't believe Peyton did that. I know that we don't have the healthiest relationship, but I never thought that she would do that. I guess I don't know her as well as I thought I did." Brooke was quiet for a couple of seconds.
"Brooke she was drunk. I don't think she even realized what she was doing until she heard you in the door way."
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"For what you said in that kitchen. For the last couple of weeks I have doubted this relationship. I knew you liked Peyton, and I just kinda figured you picked me because I am the one that showed up first."
Luke almost looked away that was pretty much how he had chosen.
"I know that you like her and probably always will but now I also know who you want to be with." She bit her lower lip.
Luke watched her do this and was startled when he thought that Haley would have done the same thing. He did not know why or where this came from. He tried to figure out why he was sitting on a bed with Brooke and thinking of Haley.
"So thank you," with that said she kissed him. All thoughts of Haley vanished when their lips met. In fact all thoughts of anyone else vanished as they made love.
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Haley finally loosened her grasp on him. He pulled back and looked down at her. Even know she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. They drove to Haley's house in silence holding hands. They went in and went to the kitchen to fix hot chocolate. She figured that the water that they were dripping every where would dry up by tomorrow either that or she would clean it tomorrow. There was a message on the machine. Haley pushed play. They heard Cody's voice.
"So I was really dumb and got drunk. I am staying here for the night. I know you have Nathan with you so just remind him that I am willing to go to jail for my little sister. See you tomorrow. Love ya Hales."
They both laughed and it felt good. Haley put the water on the stove to boil. Nathan came up from behind her, and wrapped his arms around her. He could feel her shaking.
"You know you should take a bath to help you warm up. Your brother would kill me if anything happened to you."
Haley laughed as she turned to face him. She had one of the sexiest smiles on her face he had ever seen in his life. "That is a really good idea. You finish here and I'll go get the water running, and find you some clothes to wear."
Nathan could tell she was up to something, but he had no idea what. Before he answered her he kissed her. He could not help it that smile had done something to him. Haley finally pulled back and walked out of the room. As she walked she could feel him watching her. "Will you please quit staring at my a $ s?" Nathan burst out laughing. She knew him too well. This should have scared him but instead it made him smile a goofy content smile.
When Haley came back in she still had that smile on. Nathan did not even let her talk he had to kiss her. It was either that or let her stand there smiling at him, and he would either go insane or rip her clothes off of her if she kept smiling like that.
Once again Haley pulled back she picked up her mug of hot chocolate and took his hand and started for the stairs. He grabbed his mug as she shut off the lights. At the top of the stairs Haley turned left though instead of right. Nathan was officially confused and intrigued by what she was up to. They walked into a room that he -assume-d was her parents. Haley led him into the bathroom. There were a couple of candles light and no other light. Haley closed the door behind them. She sat her mug down and went over to the tub and turned off the water. Nathan stared at the tub. It was better than any he had in his house. It was huge.
Haley saw him staring and laughed. "My dad has back problems so for Christmas two years ago all of us kids chipped in a couple of hundred dollars each and got him this. Gaven, Cody, John, and I put it in for him."
Nathan was impressed. Not by the tub, but by how much this family cared about each other, and how much time and thought they put into it. In his family they got what the other one asked for. He noticed the smell in the room. The whole room smelled like Haley. She had told him once it was vanilla. He had said she could call it what she wanted to he called it good.
Haley started to unbutton her shirt. Nathan's jaw fell. He has not known what she was doing but this was the last thing that had crossed his mind. He sometimes forgot that just because she was a virgin that didn't mean she was not willing to have fun. As she let her shirt fall to the floor Nathan started thanking good. Haley walked over to him and started to kiss him. He let himself get lost in the moment. He felt her hands slide under his shirt.
Haley gently pulled his shirt off of him. She had lit the candles because she was a little not confident in her body. She had gotten this idea from him and had gone with it before she chickened out. As the shirt came off of him she started liking the idea more and more. She undid her paints as she kissed him.
He had noticed that she did not take off her bra so as he slide her paints down he made sure to leaver her underwear where they were. He was being careful to follow her lead. He looked back up at her as she undid his paints. She had that smile in place. Nathan had to kiss her. He felt her slide his paints off. He stepped out of his jeans as Haley led him towards the tub.
Haley figured they had lost enough clothes. She kept telling herself she had a bikini on that was all. She was really happy that she had worn a cute set of underwear. As she got to the tub she was trying to figure out how to take her socks off and still look sexy. She couldn't so she glanced over her shoulder and gave Nathan a playful smile. He watched as she bent down and pulled off her socks. Between that smile and the site that followed Nathan gave a low growl. Haley could not help but laugh as she climbed into the tub. She sat down and wiggled her finger at him, and smiling. Nathan thought he really was in trouble with this girl. He did not need any more of an invite than that. He ripped his socks off, and practically dove into the tub with her.
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Luke tried to think of a way out of going home, but he couldn't. He slid out of the bed trying hard not to disturb Brooke. He got dressed and went to her desk. He grabbed a pen and a piece of paper and wrote Brooke a note. He looked around the room trying to figure out where to put it. He finally decided to put it on the pillow he had been using. That way it would be the first thing she saw in the morning. He lightly kissed her cheek and walked out of the room. He ran all the way home. He had waited till the storm had stopped so he did not get wet. If Keith was waiting up for him he was going to use the storm as an excuse. Lucky for him Keith wasn't, but at the same time this showed Luke just how far in the dog house he was with Keith.
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Haley heard some one at the door. She slid out of the bed. Stupid Cody she thought. He probably could not the idea that she was alone with Nathan. Now he was locked out. As she went down the stairs she looked out the window. She could see Nathan's truck, but that was not Cody's car.
Haley stopped on the stairs. Whoever it was, was trying to get in. She considered going back up and getting Nathan, but remembered her father's golf clubs. Haley walked the remaining steps. She went to the closet, and found the biggest golf club she could.
Haley walked up to the door and slowly unlocked it. She jerked it open golf club at the ready. She almost dropped it when she saw who was standing on her front porch.
Dan had been driving all over town trying to find Nathan. He could not find Haley's house. Then when he had finally found it he had pounded on the door for five minutes to no avail. Of course though as he tried to find a way in someone would finally come. He stared at Haley with gulf club raised and had to resist the temptation to laugh.
"I want to see my son," he demanded.
"Well how does it feel to want because aren't coming into house?"
"I am not playing her Haley. Go get him now." Dan started to push the door open.
Haley blocked the door with her foot so he could not open it any further. "I'm happy you aren't playing because neither am I, and I said no." Haley could not believe she was talking to an adult like this, but she did not feel bad for it because Dan had never acted like an adult.
"Haley I need to talk to him about what he -you both of you saw. It may have looked like-."
"It looked like you were having an affair, and Nathan has nothing to say to you right now so leave."
"He is my son and I will see him if I want to." He tried to push the door again.
"Yeah well you should have thought about the fact that he is your son before now, and if you don't leave I'm calling the cops. You were just trying to break into my house weren't you? Adultery and breaking and entering a house with a teenage girl home alone. That might tarnish that perfect little image you have going."
"Fine," Dan said in a tone that made it perfectly clear that this was not fine. "I'll talk to him tomorrow." Dan turned and walked away mumbling under his breath.
Haley turned with a little triumphant smile on her face. She found Nathan standing at the bottom of the steps staring at her. She closed the door and locked it with out breaking gazes with him. She could not read his expression in the dim light.
Nathan could not believe that she had stood up to his dad like that. No one other than his mother had over defended him from his father. She was standing there holding the club in her pajamas with his favorite piece of hair hanging in her eyes. He slowly crossed over to her and took the club out of her hand. He leaned it against the door jam.
Haley looked up into his eyes. They were so blue. She could see the emotion in them. Her heart hurt for him.
Nathan could not believe how much this girl who had his heart was capable of. He pulled her to him, and hugged her with everything he had. He never thanked her with words, but he said so much more with that one hug. He leaned back a little. He gently tilted her head up. He caught her mouth with his and kissed her ever so gently.
Haley finally pulled back and took his hand. She led him up the stairs again. Half way up the stairs she said "I thought I asked you to quit staring at my a $ s earlier?"
For once he had not been doing it, but he laughed anyways. Haley glanced back over her shoulder and smiled at him. She led him back to her room.
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Peyton watched Luke run out the door. She tried hard not to cry, but it was no use. The tears flowed down her cheeks. She got up and left the house. She ran to her car and got in and started driving. She had really messed things up this time she thought to herself. She knew she should not be driving but it was pouring out and she needed to get away from here. She got in and drove away. She did not head straight home either, but instead turned toward the beach. She cranked up the music and drove too fast.
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Haley got to the car out of breath, with a stitch in her side, soaking wet, and out of breath. She looked in the hoping to see Nathan. He was not there. Haley turned in circles trying to figure out where he could be. Haley went to run back toward the house, she started to curse the rain. She really wished it would stop she was freezing. Something made her glance back over her shoulder, as she did lightning flashed. She saw him sitting on the curb a couple of hundred feet past the truck. She stopped in her tracks, and turned around. She stared at him for a second. She had never seen him look so defeated. He was sitting on the curb with his knees up, with his head on his knees, and his hand linked behind his head. Her heart broke right then and there. Every part of her wanted to be right there next to him. She sprinted over to him, and practically tackled him. She knew just how bad it was when he did not even say a sarcastic remark to her about her tackling him. She sat there holding him. He eventually wrapped his arms around her, put his head on her chest, and held on to her for dear life.
"Haley finally said, "Nathan I am so sorry." She whispered it in his ear.
He sat there for several more minutes before he finally said, "My mom."
"Already know, or at least suspects."
"What, how do you know?" He jerked back. Haley knew all of this and had not told him. He felt betrayed by her.
"I heard your mom on the phone last night, and then I heard them arguing when I went to the bathroom." It never occurred to her that he had pulled back because of her she just -assume-d it was because of hearing his mom knew.
Nathan pulled even further away from her. She could see his face finally the water was running down his face, and he looked so hurt. All she wanted to do was hold him again. Instead he pulled even further away from her. It finally dawned on her that he was angry with her. "Natan I didn't know. I just heard a few sentences of two conversations. I was not going to tell you something like that."
He stood up and Haley followed suit. "You should have told me Haley."
"No I shouldn't have."
"It's my family you don't think I have a right to know?" He yelled the question at her over the thunder.
Haley had started shaking by this point. It was a combination of the cold, and anger at Dan for this whole mess. If he could have just kept his thing in his paints, her and Nathan would still be on the parch all cuddled up and enjoying the storm. Instead they were out here in the middle of it freezing, and now Nathan was mad at her for some thing that was out of her control. She decided not to yell yet, although she almost had to, to be heard over the storm. "Nathan, I couldn't tell you that."
He was not listening to her instead he yelled more. "You could you just didn't want to first him now you. This is just turning out to be a great day."
She knew that he was hurting and just lashing out, but she also knew she had to get him to listen to her. She walked towards him, but he pulled back. Fine if he wanted to yell she could yell too. If fighting with her helped him deal, she would let him do it. "Nathan, why would I tell you that? I didn't know it was true. He11 your mom doesn't even know if it is true or not either."
"Weather you knew the whole thing or not Haley is not the point I had a right to know." They were now standing in the middle of the road yelling at each other in the storm. People in their houses probably could not even hear them over the storm.
"Told you what? That I heard your parents fighting?"
"That is a start, and that they were fighting about a woman."
"Look, yell at me all you want I don't care. I didn't do anything wrong, but I know you need to yell at someone and I am the only one here." She squared her shoulders and stood a little straighter. "I have broad shoulders I can carry the blame for a while. So yell away, let me have it."
Nathan did want to yell at every one in the world. As he started to yell again he looked at Haley, really looked at her since the incident. She was standing in the middle of the road, soaking wet, hair whipping around her head, and water running down her face. She had a look of utter determination on her face. Suddenly the last thing he wanted to do was yell at her.
Nathan started to walk towards Haley. She was between him and the truck. He saw light and knew instantly that a car was coming. He ran the last couple of steps and pushed her hard against the truck. The driver of the car who was going way to fast for the weather conditions and the type of neighbor hood he was in never even saw the two teenagers. Nathan prayed to god that the guy could see the truck and would not hit it. The car drove by as he and Haley landed against the truck.
Nathan did not move he just held Haley close to him pinned against the truck. He rested his head on top of hers. He was breathing heavily and trying to calm down. His temper had nearly gotten them killed.
Haley was shaking even more now still from the anger, and the cold, but now also out of fear. She did not care that she was cold now. She did not know why Nathan had practically tackled her until she saw the car go by half a second later. If he had not seen the car she would have been hit for sure.
It finally registered in Nathan's brain that Haley was shaking like a leaf. He pulled back to look down at her. "Are you ok?" She did not trust herself to speak so she just shook her head. "You are freezing come on." He started to pull away and move towards the truck, but Haley pulled him back to her and buried her head in his chest. He thought for sure she was crying, but could not say one way or the other. He just stood there holding her as the storm raged on around them. Each drawing comfort from the other one, and sharing their love. Nathan whispered to her "I love you Haley James." The only response he got from her was an even tighter hug. It was more than enough for him. It was a moment that neither of them would forget for the rest of their lives. Actually the whole night stayed with them. Neither remembered the score of the game or the food they ate they just remembered the love they had for each other.
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Peyton had just passed Nathan's beach house. She had decided she needed to stop driving so she was going to go park where she could see the storm over the ocean, and try to sober up. As she drove she thought she saw Nathan's truck but figured it was one that looked like it because why would Nathan park down here. She had been so busy trying to figure this out that she never saw Haley and Nathan tight in front of her. She finally got to the parking lot and put the car in park. She laid down across the seat and watched the storm. She eventually fell asleep.
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Luke ran up the stairs after Brooke. He had no idea when she came into the kitchen, but he was sure that no matter when she did the scene had not looked good. He went to her door to her room and knocked on it.
"Go away," she replied.
"Not going to happen Brooke. I'll stand out here all night if I have to."
"You don't have to I didn't lock the door." She had thought it was Peyton.
Luke opened the door. He saw Brooke sitting on her head with tears running down her face. He had only seen her look this vulnerable once before when Peyton had been drugged. He went over to her and sat down next to her on the bed. He was completely shocked when she leaned over and hugged him. She laid her head on his shoulder and cried. This almost felt weird to him. In his life he had only comforted two girls. One was his mom, and the other Haley. Both of them he knew how to deal with moments like this. He knew exactly when to make a joke with Haley or when to keep his mouth shut and let her get it out. He had only known Brooke for a short time and did not know how to make the pain go away for her. He settled on just being there for her it was all he knew. So he held her close and let her cry.
Brooke finally pulled back. She was embarrassed that she had just done that. She wiped the tears from her eyes. Luke looked into her eyes trying to figure out if she was mad at him. "Sorry about that," she finally said quietly.
"You don't have anything to be sorry for Brooke. I'm the one who is sorry. I had no idea Peyton-."
Before he could go on she kissed him. She knew that it would get him to shut up and she wanted to for so many reasons. "Luke," she finally said, "I am not upset with you. I can't believe Peyton did that. I know that we don't have the healthiest relationship, but I never thought that she would do that. I guess I don't know her as well as I thought I did." Brooke was quiet for a couple of seconds.
"Brooke she was drunk. I don't think she even realized what she was doing until she heard you in the door way."
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"For what you said in that kitchen. For the last couple of weeks I have doubted this relationship. I knew you liked Peyton, and I just kinda figured you picked me because I am the one that showed up first."
Luke almost looked away that was pretty much how he had chosen.
"I know that you like her and probably always will but now I also know who you want to be with." She bit her lower lip.
Luke watched her do this and was startled when he thought that Haley would have done the same thing. He did not know why or where this came from. He tried to figure out why he was sitting on a bed with Brooke and thinking of Haley.
"So thank you," with that said she kissed him. All thoughts of Haley vanished when their lips met. In fact all thoughts of anyone else vanished as they made love.
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Haley finally loosened her grasp on him. He pulled back and looked down at her. Even know she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. They drove to Haley's house in silence holding hands. They went in and went to the kitchen to fix hot chocolate. She figured that the water that they were dripping every where would dry up by tomorrow either that or she would clean it tomorrow. There was a message on the machine. Haley pushed play. They heard Cody's voice.
"So I was really dumb and got drunk. I am staying here for the night. I know you have Nathan with you so just remind him that I am willing to go to jail for my little sister. See you tomorrow. Love ya Hales."
They both laughed and it felt good. Haley put the water on the stove to boil. Nathan came up from behind her, and wrapped his arms around her. He could feel her shaking.
"You know you should take a bath to help you warm up. Your brother would kill me if anything happened to you."
Haley laughed as she turned to face him. She had one of the sexiest smiles on her face he had ever seen in his life. "That is a really good idea. You finish here and I'll go get the water running, and find you some clothes to wear."
Nathan could tell she was up to something, but he had no idea what. Before he answered her he kissed her. He could not help it that smile had done something to him. Haley finally pulled back and walked out of the room. As she walked she could feel him watching her. "Will you please quit staring at my a $ s?" Nathan burst out laughing. She knew him too well. This should have scared him but instead it made him smile a goofy content smile.
When Haley came back in she still had that smile on. Nathan did not even let her talk he had to kiss her. It was either that or let her stand there smiling at him, and he would either go insane or rip her clothes off of her if she kept smiling like that.
Once again Haley pulled back she picked up her mug of hot chocolate and took his hand and started for the stairs. He grabbed his mug as she shut off the lights. At the top of the stairs Haley turned left though instead of right. Nathan was officially confused and intrigued by what she was up to. They walked into a room that he -assume-d was her parents. Haley led him into the bathroom. There were a couple of candles light and no other light. Haley closed the door behind them. She sat her mug down and went over to the tub and turned off the water. Nathan stared at the tub. It was better than any he had in his house. It was huge.
Haley saw him staring and laughed. "My dad has back problems so for Christmas two years ago all of us kids chipped in a couple of hundred dollars each and got him this. Gaven, Cody, John, and I put it in for him."
Nathan was impressed. Not by the tub, but by how much this family cared about each other, and how much time and thought they put into it. In his family they got what the other one asked for. He noticed the smell in the room. The whole room smelled like Haley. She had told him once it was vanilla. He had said she could call it what she wanted to he called it good.
Haley started to unbutton her shirt. Nathan's jaw fell. He has not known what she was doing but this was the last thing that had crossed his mind. He sometimes forgot that just because she was a virgin that didn't mean she was not willing to have fun. As she let her shirt fall to the floor Nathan started thanking good. Haley walked over to him and started to kiss him. He let himself get lost in the moment. He felt her hands slide under his shirt.
Haley gently pulled his shirt off of him. She had lit the candles because she was a little not confident in her body. She had gotten this idea from him and had gone with it before she chickened out. As the shirt came off of him she started liking the idea more and more. She undid her paints as she kissed him.
He had noticed that she did not take off her bra so as he slide her paints down he made sure to leaver her underwear where they were. He was being careful to follow her lead. He looked back up at her as she undid his paints. She had that smile in place. Nathan had to kiss her. He felt her slide his paints off. He stepped out of his jeans as Haley led him towards the tub.
Haley figured they had lost enough clothes. She kept telling herself she had a bikini on that was all. She was really happy that she had worn a cute set of underwear. As she got to the tub she was trying to figure out how to take her socks off and still look sexy. She couldn't so she glanced over her shoulder and gave Nathan a playful smile. He watched as she bent down and pulled off her socks. Between that smile and the site that followed Nathan gave a low growl. Haley could not help but laugh as she climbed into the tub. She sat down and wiggled her finger at him, and smiling. Nathan thought he really was in trouble with this girl. He did not need any more of an invite than that. He ripped his socks off, and practically dove into the tub with her.
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Luke tried to think of a way out of going home, but he couldn't. He slid out of the bed trying hard not to disturb Brooke. He got dressed and went to her desk. He grabbed a pen and a piece of paper and wrote Brooke a note. He looked around the room trying to figure out where to put it. He finally decided to put it on the pillow he had been using. That way it would be the first thing she saw in the morning. He lightly kissed her cheek and walked out of the room. He ran all the way home. He had waited till the storm had stopped so he did not get wet. If Keith was waiting up for him he was going to use the storm as an excuse. Lucky for him Keith wasn't, but at the same time this showed Luke just how far in the dog house he was with Keith.
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Haley heard some one at the door. She slid out of the bed. Stupid Cody she thought. He probably could not the idea that she was alone with Nathan. Now he was locked out. As she went down the stairs she looked out the window. She could see Nathan's truck, but that was not Cody's car.
Haley stopped on the stairs. Whoever it was, was trying to get in. She considered going back up and getting Nathan, but remembered her father's golf clubs. Haley walked the remaining steps. She went to the closet, and found the biggest golf club she could.
Haley walked up to the door and slowly unlocked it. She jerked it open golf club at the ready. She almost dropped it when she saw who was standing on her front porch.
Dan had been driving all over town trying to find Nathan. He could not find Haley's house. Then when he had finally found it he had pounded on the door for five minutes to no avail. Of course though as he tried to find a way in someone would finally come. He stared at Haley with gulf club raised and had to resist the temptation to laugh.
"I want to see my son," he demanded.
"Well how does it feel to want because aren't coming into house?"
"I am not playing her Haley. Go get him now." Dan started to push the door open.
Haley blocked the door with her foot so he could not open it any further. "I'm happy you aren't playing because neither am I, and I said no." Haley could not believe she was talking to an adult like this, but she did not feel bad for it because Dan had never acted like an adult.
"Haley I need to talk to him about what he -you both of you saw. It may have looked like-."
"It looked like you were having an affair, and Nathan has nothing to say to you right now so leave."
"He is my son and I will see him if I want to." He tried to push the door again.
"Yeah well you should have thought about the fact that he is your son before now, and if you don't leave I'm calling the cops. You were just trying to break into my house weren't you? Adultery and breaking and entering a house with a teenage girl home alone. That might tarnish that perfect little image you have going."
"Fine," Dan said in a tone that made it perfectly clear that this was not fine. "I'll talk to him tomorrow." Dan turned and walked away mumbling under his breath.
Haley turned with a little triumphant smile on her face. She found Nathan standing at the bottom of the steps staring at her. She closed the door and locked it with out breaking gazes with him. She could not read his expression in the dim light.
Nathan could not believe that she had stood up to his dad like that. No one other than his mother had over defended him from his father. She was standing there holding the club in her pajamas with his favorite piece of hair hanging in her eyes. He slowly crossed over to her and took the club out of her hand. He leaned it against the door jam.
Haley looked up into his eyes. They were so blue. She could see the emotion in them. Her heart hurt for him.
Nathan could not believe how much this girl who had his heart was capable of. He pulled her to him, and hugged her with everything he had. He never thanked her with words, but he said so much more with that one hug. He leaned back a little. He gently tilted her head up. He caught her mouth with his and kissed her ever so gently.
Haley finally pulled back and took his hand. She led him up the stairs again. Half way up the stairs she said "I thought I asked you to quit staring at my a $ s earlier?"
For once he had not been doing it, but he laughed anyways. Haley glanced back over her shoulder and smiled at him. She led him back to her room.
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