Lies are Kinder
Chapter Thirteen.
Disclaimer: Don't own anything except the characters that aren't on the show. (Haley's family)
In the last chapter I used a line from 'The Fast and the Furious', I forgot to put it in a disclaimer then so here it is now.
I don't own 'Finding Nemo' but I would love to… just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming… sorry habit.
Summary: Haley has trouble over which brother to choose to stand by.
Pairings: Naley – Brucas
Rating: PG 13.
Nathan sat in his car outside the small house. The lights were on and the car was in the drive. And that meant that either Haley's mom or dad was home. Hopefully Haley hadn't told them what he had done. He just wanted the chance to explain himself.
Nathan took a deep breath and pulled the keys out of the ignition, placing them into his pocket as he stepped out of the car. Walking slowly up to the front door, he got a shock when it opened as he was just about to ring the bell.
"I figured we'd be getting a visit from you… but if I were you I would just go back to your fancy car and drive away because Haley has come to her senses and she doesn't want to see you again. Understand?"
Kelly cocked her head to the side waiting for an answer. She knew he was going to hurt Haley. Hearing her choke out what had happened to Lucas had just proved her right.
Nathan stood gob smacked at the tone Kelly used. In all his life, Nathan had never been threatened by anyone, other than his dad of course. Nathan shook his head in attempt to ignore what the dark haired girl had said.
"I just want to talk to her." He answered softly, looking around the hall behind Kelly.
Kelly closed the door so he couldn't see in anymore. "Well she doesn't want to talk to you, so do us all a favor and leave her alone." With that Kelly shut the door locking him out.
Nathan eyes were fixed on the closed door in front of him. After a minute he realized that the door was not opening again and he turned and headed back to his car. Shoving the keys violently into the ignition, Nathan stepped on the accelerator and sped away.
Haley appeared from her room and saw her sister staring out the window. "Is anything wrong?" she asked startling Kelly. "God Hale's you scared the crap out of me." She exclaimed her hand clutching her chest.
"Sorry, didn't mean to. What the hell are you doing anyway?" Haley asked making her way into the TV room. Kelly noticed Haley's blotchy red eyes and came to the conclusion that she had done the right thing.
Nathan Scott was not going to hurt Haley.
Kelly wouldn't let him.
She sat on the couch beside her little sister and slung her arm around her shoulders. "There was a mess… I was just cleaning it up." she answered her eyes glued to the TV avoiding Haley's look of confusion.
Haley and Kelly sat watching 'Finding Nemo' for what seemed the thousandth time. Both girls recited the dialogue in unison while laughing at the crack at Americans. The ringing of the phone broke up the fun they were having.
"I'll get it." Haley said standing up but she was cut off by Kelly jumping up and racing for the phone. "No it's all right, I got it." Kelly said shutting the door behind her.
Haley took her seat on the couch again bewildered at her sister's odd behavior. Kelly had been acting weird ever since she had come back from college two weeks ago and it hadn't gone unnoticed by Haley.
Kelly reappeared a minute later, "It's only Lucas." Haley gave her older sister a questioning stare. "Only Lucas… who were you expecting, the queen?" Kelly smiled weakly as Haley disappeared into the hallway.
"How did the game go?" Haley asked answering the phone. "Fine… we won." Lucas listened closely to his friends tone. He wondered how it went with Nathan. "You guys always win so it no surprise… did you get playing?" she asked.
Haley knew how hard it was for Lucas playing on the team. It was her fault that he was late and Whitey probably ripped him a new one for that.
"Yeah I got playing in the third quarter. Are you feeling alright now?" he asked expectantly. Haley took a deep breath and answered softly. "Lucas what do you think has changed in the past three hours?"
Lucas groaned silently. Nathan hadn't talked to her. This is so typical he thought. "Nothing I guess. Hey I just wanted to check on you but I gotta go, I have to help mom out at the café." Lucas said explaining himself.
"K, I talk to you tomorrow at work. Bye." Haley hung up the phone and made her way back to the TV room. "And what did our dear Lucas want?" Kelly asked not moving her eyes from the TV screen.
"He just wanted to see how I was." Haley answered sitting back in her earlier position. "And how are you?" Kelly asked this time putting the DVD on pause. Haley looked at her sister and smiled. "Better than I was before." She replied truthfully. "Good."
Haley woke the next morning later than usual; she had work in half an hour and if she didn't hurry she would be late. She grabbed clean cloths and went into the bathroom for a quick shower.
John and Kelly sat at the kitchen table watching the news on the small TV. "Why didn't anybody wake me up?" Haley asked storming into the kitchen with a towel in her hair. "… I'm going to be late for work." She said lifting John's cup of coffee and leaving the kitchen not waiting for an answer.
"Hey … that's my coffee!" John shouted as Haley ascended the stairs to her room. John shook his head and grabbed a new cup and poured himself another coffee as Kelly just sat laughing at him.
"So I'm guessing they didn't sort it out yesterday." He said to Kelly who looked up at him confused. "Who's 'they" she asked him finishing her orange juice.
"Haley and Nathan… I mean I kind of guessed it didn't go all that great with the way he drove off yesterday but did she at least hear the guy out?" John asked. Kelly raised herself from her seat and brought her glass to the sink and washing it.
Kelly was trying furiously to think of an excuse she could give her twin. "Nathan wasn't here yesterday." She said not making eye contact with John. "Yeah he was. I saw him come from the door and drive off, really quickly I might add. What did Haley say to him because he looked so pissed?"
Kelly swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat and looked up at John. 'I did the right thing.' She kept telling herself. "Hale's didn't talk to him.." Kelly took her seat once again.
John stood leaning against the counter, he was confused with his sister's answer. "What..?" he asked still not realizing what Kelly had done.
"Hale's didn't talk to him… I did." Kelly mumbled softly. John stood stunned, glaring at Kelly. "Kelly what is the matter with you?" he shouted.
John watched his sister quickly make her way to the kitchen door and shut it quietly. "Please tell me you're kidding." He asked in a lower voice. "He doesn't deserve her." Kelly said getting quickly to the point.
"He doesn't deserve her." He repeated in shock. "For God's sake Kel, this is Haley were talking about. Nobody deserves her and she is one of a kind!" he stated not taking his eyes off Kelly.
"Kel maybe he doesn't deserve her but you might want to give him a chance to. And this is not your choice to make…you better tell her what you did Ke…" John was interrupted by the kitchen door opening and Haley stepping in.
I'm sorry for the long wait but the internet bill came and this time I couldn't shift the blame onto my sister. So again very sorry. :(
This chapter might have been a tad short but I wanted to post something and I had to go on tonight to check my e-mail so there it is. I think the next chapter will be the last one so please review and tell me if you would like to see anything specific happen and I'll try my best to fit it in.
JuSt A gAl: Thanks for the review. There should be only one more chapter to go and then I will have completed my first story. Yeeeaahhhh. Not much naley in this chapter … sorry but there will be loads in the next chapter. Sarah.
nate: now now homework should always come first… hell who am I kidding… screw assignments. When I fail my exams in June will be the blame it's just too dam addictive. Lol. Thanks for the review. Sarah.
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