Chapter Thirteen-
It had been a good two weeks and Nathan was a happier person thanks to Haley who deffinantly lifted his spirits. Showing signs of improvement in his therapy he was able to be sent home where he could be more at peace. Haley really helped Nathan get through his dark days and he was grateful for that.
"I think we have everything" Haley said as she brought in the food
"What did you get me" Nathan asked
"I got you your fave" Haley said as she gave him his burger
"Cheeseburger" Nathan said as he took a bite into his burger
"What are you up to" Haley asked
"Nothing much, really" Nathan said
"Your doing really good, Nate. I just want to tell you that I'm proud of you" Haley said
"Thanks to you of course" Nathan said
"If you keep at it we'll prove everyone wrong" Haley said
"We will" Nathan asked
"In the basketball sense" Haley said as the moment became awkward
"I'm sure" Nathan smiled
"Well I think I should be on my way" Haley said
"So soon" Nathan asked
"I have a date with Joey tonight" Haley said
"How is he lately" Nathan asked
"Worried. The team is going to the first playoff game" Haley said
"Oh, yeah" Nathan said
"I'll call you tonight" Haley said before she left
"You do that" Nathan said as he just sat there eating his burger
Joey sat waiting in Karen's Café waiting for his girlfriend to show up when Lucas had come to join him. Lucas could tell something was up with Joey who seemed a little down these days.
"Hey Joey" Lucas asked
"Hey Luke" Joey said
"Waiting for Haley" Lucas asked
"I seem to be doing a lot of that these days" Joey said
"What" Lucas asked not hearing what he had said
"Nothing. So did you talk to her early today" Joey asked
"Yeah, she said that she had to get up early" Lucas said
"For what" Joey asked
"Didn't she tell you. Nathan gets out the hospital today so she went by the apartment and cleaned it up a little" Lucas said
"She must have told me and I forgot" Joey said unaware of this news
"How is the team doing" Lucas asked
"We have a good chance this year but a little sloppy" Joey said
"Well if your worried Hales will make you feel better" Lucas laughed
"I'm sure she will" Joey said as Haley just walked in looking as if she had ran some of the way.
"Joey, I am so sorry" Haley said as she sat down
"Its cool" Joey said
"Luke, your brother asked about you" Haley said
"He probably wants to challenge me to a game" Lucas laughed
"He beat me like twice in madden" Haley said
"You playing playstation. That's a joke" Lucas laughed as he left the couple
"You spent the day with Nathan" Joey asked
"Yeah, he got out of the hospital today" Haley asked
"I'm glad that you can spend all your free time with him and less with your boyfriend" Joey said
"Are you mad" Haley asked
"Yes, I am. Haley, I haven't seen you in two weeks and when I do its always about Nathan" Joey said
"I'm sorry but I am helping him" Haley said
"Are you really or are you trying to recapture what was left with him" Joey asked
"Where are you getting this from" Haley asked
"I can see it, Hales" Joey said "I'm not stupid. You still love him" he said
"I don't love him. Apart of me still cares for him but its not love" Haley said
"Keep telling yourself that" Joey said
"What about us" Haley asked
"Like you really care. I like you a lot but you don't feel the same towards me" Joey said before he left to just sit there
Nathan was sitting in complete boredom as him and Tim were hanging out. Tim just knew how to drive Nathan insane whenever they would hang out.
"How is the leg doing" Tim asked
"Its doing fine" Nathan said
"Can you walk on it" Tim asked
"A little, why" Nathan asked
"The team needs you" Tim said
"I'm sure they do but a day at a time" Nathan said
"Haley and you are getting through this together" Tim asked
"Whats that suppose to mean" Nathan asked
"I mean you and her are spending a lot of time together" Tim asked
"How would you know" Nathan asked
"Lucas and Jake talk about it" Tim said
"Oh, they do. Well it doesn't concern you Tim" Nathan said
"Well since you're a little on the touchy side I think I will leave you" Tim said before he got up and left the apartment. Nathan couldn't seem to get his mind off that fact that at this very moment Haley was with another guy and that seemed to bother him. He wonder if she treated Joey the same as she treated him when they were together.
It was late at night until Nathan had heard someone banging on his door grabbing his attention before he closed his eyes to sleep. Slowly on his crutches he hobbled over to the door to find Haley on the other side as if she had seen a ghost.
"Whats wrong" Nathan asked
"I just didn't want to go home tonight" Haley said
"Well come in" Nathan said inviting her into his place as she did so
"I'm sorry its just that I just can't be in a empty house tonight" Haley said
"Everything is cool. Don't worry about it" Nathan said
"How are you" Haley asked
"The pain is there but it'll go away" Nathan smiled
"How can you be so positive" Haley asked
"Easy. You gave me the strength to do so" Nathan said
"You credit me for to much in your life" Haley said as he sat down next to her
"Maybe so but I know I owe you a lot for being there for me" Nathan said
"You don't owe me. In a friendship being there for someone is just simply that not a loan for when I need something" Haley said
"I get that now" Nathan said
"Maybe I don't" Haley said
"But you just told me" Nathan said
"I don't get us. I mean we say we're friends and people think otherwise" Haley said
"By people who" Nathan asked
"Others" Haely said
"What do you think about it" Nathan asked
"I think but it gets me nowhere. I love you, I always will but I'm not suppose to love you" Haley said
"Who are you suppose to love"Nathan asked
"I'm suppose to love Joey" Haley said
"Then why don't you" Nathan asked
"Because there is always the what ifs between us. I can't be away from you, I worry about you every single second, I get mad at you a lot, and most of all I love everything you do" Haley said
"What are you trying to say" Nathan asked
"I don't know" Haley said
"It sounds like you want to be more than friends" Nathan said
"Maybe. But what if I just say this just for tonight" Haley said
"Are you" Nathan asked
"Apart of me says yes. But then apart is saying who are you kidding, you want this boy" Haley said looking him dead straight in the eyes
"I want this girl" Nathan said
"Well we have a problem" Haley said
It had been a good two weeks and Nathan was a happier person thanks to Haley who deffinantly lifted his spirits. Showing signs of improvement in his therapy he was able to be sent home where he could be more at peace. Haley really helped Nathan get through his dark days and he was grateful for that.
"I think we have everything" Haley said as she brought in the food
"What did you get me" Nathan asked
"I got you your fave" Haley said as she gave him his burger
"Cheeseburger" Nathan said as he took a bite into his burger
"What are you up to" Haley asked
"Nothing much, really" Nathan said
"Your doing really good, Nate. I just want to tell you that I'm proud of you" Haley said
"Thanks to you of course" Nathan said
"If you keep at it we'll prove everyone wrong" Haley said
"We will" Nathan asked
"In the basketball sense" Haley said as the moment became awkward
"I'm sure" Nathan smiled
"Well I think I should be on my way" Haley said
"So soon" Nathan asked
"I have a date with Joey tonight" Haley said
"How is he lately" Nathan asked
"Worried. The team is going to the first playoff game" Haley said
"Oh, yeah" Nathan said
"I'll call you tonight" Haley said before she left
"You do that" Nathan said as he just sat there eating his burger
Joey sat waiting in Karen's Café waiting for his girlfriend to show up when Lucas had come to join him. Lucas could tell something was up with Joey who seemed a little down these days.
"Hey Joey" Lucas asked
"Hey Luke" Joey said
"Waiting for Haley" Lucas asked
"I seem to be doing a lot of that these days" Joey said
"What" Lucas asked not hearing what he had said
"Nothing. So did you talk to her early today" Joey asked
"Yeah, she said that she had to get up early" Lucas said
"For what" Joey asked
"Didn't she tell you. Nathan gets out the hospital today so she went by the apartment and cleaned it up a little" Lucas said
"She must have told me and I forgot" Joey said unaware of this news
"How is the team doing" Lucas asked
"We have a good chance this year but a little sloppy" Joey said
"Well if your worried Hales will make you feel better" Lucas laughed
"I'm sure she will" Joey said as Haley just walked in looking as if she had ran some of the way.
"Joey, I am so sorry" Haley said as she sat down
"Its cool" Joey said
"Luke, your brother asked about you" Haley said
"He probably wants to challenge me to a game" Lucas laughed
"He beat me like twice in madden" Haley said
"You playing playstation. That's a joke" Lucas laughed as he left the couple
"You spent the day with Nathan" Joey asked
"Yeah, he got out of the hospital today" Haley asked
"I'm glad that you can spend all your free time with him and less with your boyfriend" Joey said
"Are you mad" Haley asked
"Yes, I am. Haley, I haven't seen you in two weeks and when I do its always about Nathan" Joey said
"I'm sorry but I am helping him" Haley said
"Are you really or are you trying to recapture what was left with him" Joey asked
"Where are you getting this from" Haley asked
"I can see it, Hales" Joey said "I'm not stupid. You still love him" he said
"I don't love him. Apart of me still cares for him but its not love" Haley said
"Keep telling yourself that" Joey said
"What about us" Haley asked
"Like you really care. I like you a lot but you don't feel the same towards me" Joey said before he left to just sit there
Nathan was sitting in complete boredom as him and Tim were hanging out. Tim just knew how to drive Nathan insane whenever they would hang out.
"How is the leg doing" Tim asked
"Its doing fine" Nathan said
"Can you walk on it" Tim asked
"A little, why" Nathan asked
"The team needs you" Tim said
"I'm sure they do but a day at a time" Nathan said
"Haley and you are getting through this together" Tim asked
"Whats that suppose to mean" Nathan asked
"I mean you and her are spending a lot of time together" Tim asked
"How would you know" Nathan asked
"Lucas and Jake talk about it" Tim said
"Oh, they do. Well it doesn't concern you Tim" Nathan said
"Well since you're a little on the touchy side I think I will leave you" Tim said before he got up and left the apartment. Nathan couldn't seem to get his mind off that fact that at this very moment Haley was with another guy and that seemed to bother him. He wonder if she treated Joey the same as she treated him when they were together.
It was late at night until Nathan had heard someone banging on his door grabbing his attention before he closed his eyes to sleep. Slowly on his crutches he hobbled over to the door to find Haley on the other side as if she had seen a ghost.
"Whats wrong" Nathan asked
"I just didn't want to go home tonight" Haley said
"Well come in" Nathan said inviting her into his place as she did so
"I'm sorry its just that I just can't be in a empty house tonight" Haley said
"Everything is cool. Don't worry about it" Nathan said
"How are you" Haley asked
"The pain is there but it'll go away" Nathan smiled
"How can you be so positive" Haley asked
"Easy. You gave me the strength to do so" Nathan said
"You credit me for to much in your life" Haley said as he sat down next to her
"Maybe so but I know I owe you a lot for being there for me" Nathan said
"You don't owe me. In a friendship being there for someone is just simply that not a loan for when I need something" Haley said
"I get that now" Nathan said
"Maybe I don't" Haley said
"But you just told me" Nathan said
"I don't get us. I mean we say we're friends and people think otherwise" Haley said
"By people who" Nathan asked
"Others" Haely said
"What do you think about it" Nathan asked
"I think but it gets me nowhere. I love you, I always will but I'm not suppose to love you" Haley said
"Who are you suppose to love"Nathan asked
"I'm suppose to love Joey" Haley said
"Then why don't you" Nathan asked
"Because there is always the what ifs between us. I can't be away from you, I worry about you every single second, I get mad at you a lot, and most of all I love everything you do" Haley said
"What are you trying to say" Nathan asked
"I don't know" Haley said
"It sounds like you want to be more than friends" Nathan said
"Maybe. But what if I just say this just for tonight" Haley said
"Are you" Nathan asked
"Apart of me says yes. But then apart is saying who are you kidding, you want this boy" Haley said looking him dead straight in the eyes
"I want this girl" Nathan said
"Well we have a problem" Haley said