A.N Hey all, thought we could all use a nice bit of Naley fluff for their first Valentines Day so here it is. The only question is can it last? Guess you'll have to keep reading to find out. Hopefully there will be another chapter up tomorrow but will depend on how busy I get with work. I love hearing what you guys think so please keep reviewing and thanx so much to everyone who has reviewed already. It has definitely inspired me to keep writing.
No changes have been made. If you've read it before its still the same.
Chapter Twelve
When Haley woke late the next morning she couldn't help but smile. She was still lying cuddled up to Nathan and she could feel his fingers stroking gently over her back. Lifting her head from his chest she looked at him and her smile grew. He looks so cute first thing in the morning she thought. Nathan had been awake for a while but hadn't wanted to disturb her so he had remained where he was just watching her sleep despite the fact that he was desperate to go to the bathroom.
"Morning Beautiful" he greeted her "Happy Valentines Day."
"Hey Gorgeous Happy Valentines Day to you too" she responded happily.
"Now as much as I love lying here with you in my arms" he told her "if I don't move now there are going to be some very unpleasant consequences."
Haley moved off his chest looking at him quizzically. He bent his head to give her a quick kiss before bolting from the bed in the direction of the bathroom.
Haley alone for the first time since they had gone to bed couldn't help but think back to the events of the previous night. Her perceptions of the two Scott boys had done a complete 180 last night. Lucas had completely devalued their friendship while Nathan had shown her a whole other side to his personality that she would never in a million years have guessed that he possessed. He had been so sweet and caring and he hadn't made a move on her once, which was completely unexpected. She was going to have to completely re-evaluate what their relationship was because she could no longer continue to lie to herself that it was nothing more than a physical attraction.
Standing in the doorway watching her Nathan couldn't keep the smile from his face.
"Hmmm I could get used to this," he said interrupting her thoughts.
"To what?" she questioned him.
"The sight of you in my bed wearing one of my t-shirts although I wouldn't object if you decided to lose the t-shirt" he grinned.
Haley smiled to herself she should have known that Nathan wouldn't be able to control himself for long. The man was born to flirt and she was surprised he'd managed to last this long without slipping out some remark guaranteed to make her blush. That's better he said to himself now I just have to come up with a way to keep that smile there.
"So" he said a wicked gleam coming into his eye "shall we just spend the rest of the day in bed?"
"Now Nathan" Haley responded playfully "as well equipped as your bedroom is" she said looking at the TV, DVD player and X-Box all with in easy reach of the bed "don't you think we'd get bored spending the whole day in here?"
"Don't worry," he answered with that infamous smirk back on his face "I'm sure I can think of plenty of things to entertain you" his smirk fading as he ran his eyes rather deliberately over her body.
Haley's face turned bright red and she practically jumped out of the bed. That offer sounded way too tempting. "Umm I think I'll just go jump in the shower," she said hurriedly moving towards the door.
"Want some help to wash your back?" he asked thoroughly enjoying teasing her like this.
"No, no that's ok" she assured him breathlessly "I can manage just fine by myself" and with that bolted out of the room and across the hall to the bathroom.
He couldn't contain his laughter as he heard the lock sliding into place. That girl is far too easy to tease. Still chuckling slightly he headed down to make them both some breakfast confident that the last thing Haley would be thinking about now would be her fight with Lucas. He could almost guarantee that the water in that shower would be cold.
Haley stayed in the shower for more than twenty minutes wanting to make sure she had herself back under control before she faced Nathan again. What is it about him that has this effect on me? I mean its not like he's the first guy to ever flirt with me and I've always been able to just laugh them off in the past. Yet for some reason all it takes is a few well-chosen words from him and I'm a wreck. She was startled by the sound of a light knock at the door.
"Haley are you nearly done in there or am I going to have to come in there and get you?"
Haley immediately turned off the water grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her body as she flung the door open
"No, no its fine I'm finished".
She raced out of the bathroom stopping dead when she saw the smile on his face at the sight of her wearing nothing but a towel. Looking down at herself she pulled the ends of the towel a bit tighter around her and with as much dignity as she could walked across the hall to his room. Turning to close the door she was taken aback to find him right behind her
"umm Nathan I think I can manage to dress myself without any help" she told him firmly.
"Yeah I'm sure you can" he said "besides I'd be much better at helping you to take your clothes off instead of actually putting some on" he added flirtatiously. "But that's not what I'm here for" he told her.
"It's not?" she asked a trace of regret in her voice "I mean of course it's not because I wouldn't let you" she added more forcefully.
"Haley you do remember how easy it was for me to prove your revulsion theory wrong" her eyes widened as she realised what he was about to say. "Don't tempt me to prove you wrong on this one too. Because you and I both know I would," he said with absolute certainty.
"Anyway I only came to tell you that breakfast is ready and since I doubt you want to spend the day in your dress from last night you can wear these" he said indicating a clean t-shirt and a pair of his sweat pants that he had laid out on the bed. "Now get dressed," he said tapping her lightly on the ass "I'm getting hungry".
When Haley entered the kitchen a few minutes later Nathan burst out laughing.
"What's so funny" she asked indignantly although she was fairly sure she knew the answer, she had caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror before coming down. By this stage Nathan had tears running down his face at the ridiculous sight of Haley standing there practically swallowed up in his clothes. She had rolled the cuffs up on the bottom of the pants as far as she could but they still swum on her. As for the t-shirt well it was probably longer than the dress she had worn the night before.
"Stop it Nathan" Haley's face was flushed with embarrassment but Nathan seemed incapable of stopping.
He was holding his sides almost bent over double and was beginning to turn red himself from lack of oxygen. Haley hung her head, her hair acting as a curtain across her face, her shoulders beginning to visibly heave. Nathan's humour died instantly and he quickly moved in front of her wrapping his arms gently around her stroking her hair.
"Hales I'm so sorry I shouldn't have laughed at you. I truly didn't mean to upset you." He apologised his eyes full of remorse.
Haley looked up at him a mischievous glint in her eye as she grinned at him broadly. "You didn't really believe that I would start crying just because you laughed at me did you?" she asked teasingly. "Nathan I've grown up with three older brothers as well as four sisters I can deal with a bit of harmless teasing" she told him. "Its amazing though" she mused "that pretend to cry trick always used to work wonders on them too".
"Oh my god" he said unable to believe he had fallen for such an obvious ploy " I cannot believe you conned me like that. You are going to pay for that," he threatened as he advanced upon her.
Haley took one look at his advancing form and turned tail and ran as fast as she could out of the kitchen and down the hall towards the living room. She could hear him gaining on her and turned to look back over her shoulder trying to judge how much time she had before he would catch up to her. She was unaware of one of the cuffs of the sweat pants she wore unrolling as she ran. Just five more metres and I'll be in the lounge she thought if I can just make it there I could use the furniture as a barrier. Keep the couch between us. Gathering her energy she made a desperate lunge forward and her foot caught in the material of her pants pitching her forward to land face first in the plush leather of the sofa. Nathan was right behind her and only barely managed to save himself from crashing down on top of her.
"Shit Hales are you ok? You're not hurt are you?" Nathan's voice practically begging for a response as he knelt beside her.
The response he received however was not quite what he expected as Haley raised her head from the soft leather laughing uncontrollably. "I can't believe what an idiot I am," she giggled. "This is definitely one of those things that would only ever happen to me".
Nathan's lips covering hers in a fierce kiss cut off her laugh. Watching her laugh he had been absolutely entranced by her and plagued by an overwhelming urge to kiss her. He wasn't even sure why, there was just something about seeing her so obviously full of joy that called out to him. He couldn't recall ever in his life experiencing the sort of joy he saw in Haley and it was something he desperately wanted to experience for himself. So he kissed her almost as if subconsciously he hoped to be able to absorb some of that elation into his own body, to feel just a taste of what she was feeling. Her response was enthusiastic as her tongue traced over his lips before his tongue came to capture hers. Their passion built until eventually she tore her lips away not because she wanted the kiss to end but for a chance to regain her breath. His fingers traced over her cheekbone in a gentle caress
"You are so beautiful" he told her. She looked into his eyes and could see that he meant every word of it. She rolled onto her back capturing his face between her hands and pulling him toward her for another kiss. This kiss was different the pace more gentle and to Haley it was the most wonderful kiss imaginable. Nathan stood up from his kneeling position moving her so that she lay on her side and got on the couch behind her his arm coming around her waist entwining his fingers with hers.
"I love" he stopped unsure of what to say not yet ready to admit to any deep feeling, not even sure that he knew what love was. "I love being here with you like this" he amended.
"Me too Nate, I wish we could stay like this forever."
"Forever huh well I don't know about forever but I think the rest of the weekend is a definite possibility". He told her with a smirk "and since we missed breakfast I think I could possibly even be persuaded to cook us a special Valentines dinner.
"Oh really" she responded feigning ignorance "and what sort of persuasion would you need?"
"I'm sure I can think of something," came his reply close to her ear before his lips found her neck and she was left to wonder who was supposed to be persuading who.
