Okay, I put Vivian's thing in there, cause I wanted to show how supportive Nathan is, and it kinda led into this chapter, so once you get through that its all good.
To treehillgirl323, I actually got that line from a movie I was watching called an unexpected family. Its an older movie that was on the family channel and that's what the little girl says, but i changed it a bit ;)
Ha, I created a new word, Dan-ish, kinda like danish lol, but i couldnt describe him any other way
this chapter is Naley centered, all naley, a little nate, cause Haley can't go without Nate, so yea, it deals with who they are now and who they were. I think its good, s read and REVIEW!
Chapter 17- Florida Minded
"Hales, I've got a free week if you want to go to Florida and check it out, find a house, look around."
"I dunno, Viv just got her kids back, what if she needs me."
"She's had her kids their whole lives, besides, Taylor and Chris and Quinn are here. You trust them in watching Nate."
"Have you met her kids?"
"Well, no."
"Well, for starters, there's three. Cassie, she speaks her mind, very professional. Matt, he's just an all out pessimist. He doesn't get what he wants, he sulks around. He'll do what he's told, but you really have to poke him with a stick, if you know what I mean. Ashley, she can't think for herself yet, they're all different, so its hard, I tried watching all three of them, and Nate, you can forget that happening anytime soon."
"Just lock them in a closet."
"Hello, did you not just go to court, she just won her kids back, what do you think, she won't do that, any mistake and she can loose them."
"Right, okay, come on Hales, let's go to Florida, just a weekend, she can't kill them in a weekend."
Haley looked around and at her watch, avoiding his eyes and mumbled, "fine."
"What?"
"I said fine."
"Really?"
"No," she said sarcastically.
"You're joking, right?"
"Yes," she playfully hit him, "but Nate has to come too."
"Fine, just as long as you come."
"Good, take us home so we can pack."
"All right," they walked to his car.
Nathan had his driver drive them home and he walked them to the door. "I'll see you early tomorrow morning, we leave early."
"Early?"
"Yes."
"Fine," she smiled and kissed him as he left.
"Nate, pack for the weekend, we're going to Florida."
"Why?"
"To find a house."
"What do you mean, we live here with everyone."
"But we're going to live with daddy, and daddy's going to live in Florida."
"But I want to live here."
"Please Nate, just go see Florida."
"Fine."
"Thank You." Haley smiled, and turned to go pack her bag.
"You will be landing in Miami in five minutes, please fasten your seatbelts," the flight attendant said of the announcements. Everyone on board buckled their seatbelts as the plane landed in the airport.
They claimed their luggage and rented a car to drive to the hotel first, then looking for houses that Nathan found online.
The first house was big, like really big, Hollywood house. "What do you think of this one?"
"I think it looks nice."
"Okay, well this isn't the one, it should be more than nice."
They went to see more houses, like it, all big and fancy. "What about this one?" Nathan said, getting tired, he was sick of looking at houses.
"No, no, no," Haley just walked away. He didn't know her anymore.
"Good going dude, you made mom cry," Nate said.
"She wasn't crying."
"No?"
"How do you know?"
"Well, I've known her longer than you."
"Excuse me?"
"I've known her longer, like really known her, I've got five years, you?"
"About two, maybe three."
"Told you," he said smiling. That hit him, he hadn't known her that long.
"Da- I mean you're right."
"I know."
"You better watch it."
"What'd I do?"
"I don't know," Nathan said laughing, making Nate laugh.
Haley was walking around, she didn't like big houses. She'd never lived in a big house, and she had a big family, now it seemed pointless to have a big house if it was just her, Nate and him. She was stunned when she turned around and saw Nathan running up. She quickly wiped her eyes, so he wouldn't see.
"Hey."
"Hey, what happened?"
"Nothing."
"What's wrong, talk to me."
"We don't know each other anymore."
"Nate kind of told me that, he said he's known you longer."
"He's just a smart alec. He's like that."
"Oh, so its nothing personal?"
"Maybe a little," she smiled.
"So what else is it?"
"I don't want a big house."
"That's okay."
"No, I really don't want a big house, I want a small and cozy house filled with people and life, big houses seem dead."
"Okay, we don't have to get a big house, I just thought-"
"That's the thing, you thought, you didn't ask me what I thought, you said you wanted me to help you pick out our house, I haven't been doing that much helping."
"Okay, we'll find something you like, I want you to be happy."
"But you researched this and I want you to be happy."
"I'm happy if you're happy."
"I guess we're just not the same people anymore, and I need to see if I can be with the person you are, instead f who you were," Haley said and walked away.