OTHlover04: Thanks!
Kate: Well, they aren't together yet, but we'll just have to see.
Shauna: Thanks! I'm glad you like them all! And, I'm really glad you like Naley, because they are awesome!
HalesnLukeBFF4ever: Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. Hehe, she was like, yes, don't have to deal with Nathan.. Oh wait, no! Lol..
Nathan's Manna: Thank you! Seriously, if they she loves him, and he loves her, then what's there to think about? Lmao.. Totally love that Nate quote.
Nathan's Raven: Totally, I know. Lol, thanks!
Let Me Go
Chapter Five: She Can Only Dream of Happiness
The dinner they'd had with each other, and their friends, had pretty much been awkward to say the least.
Brooke had managed to make Haley extremely uncomfortable, just by looking at her, and Lucas and Tim seemed to have done the same to Nathan.
Haley stretched her arms as she entered her house, taking in the emptiness. She rolled her eyes as she stepped up the stairs, yawning as she did.
She was beyond tired, and all she wanted to do was get some sleep. Her heart made an excited pang when she realized the next day would be Saturday. No homework needed to be done, no early-morning wake ups were necessary, and she could stay home all day.
She plopped onto her bed, snuggling into her pillow, as she turned on the TV. She could watch TV for a little while, and then get ready for bed. That would work just fine.
But as this ran through her mind, she was already falling asleep, her mind wandering of towards the Land of Dreams.
Haley woke, looking around at the un-familiar place. It suddenly became familiar to her, and she remembered it as Tree Hill High School.
She nervously looked around. Was she late for class? And, where was everyone? The courtyard was completely deserted, something Haley usually never saw.
She heard the sound of a ringing bell, and suddenly masses of students were rushing out of the building. Well, there weren't really many students, and they weren't rushing.
She recognized the first person to exit as Brooke, short skirt and all.
"Hey Hales, what's up?" She had her usual tone of cheeriness as she sat down beside her best friend, beginning on her usual gossip.
Next to exit, was Lucas, who sat beside Brooke, draping an arm casually over her shoulder. Something wasn't right, though, and Haley could sense it.
She saw Nathan come out from inside, and her breath caught in her throat. It was an effect he always had on her.
Jake followed closely behind him, and the two were laughing about something.
But to her surprise, it was him who sat beside her and draped an arm over her shoulder, not Jake.
His lips met hers, and she melted into them. He was a really good kisser. She pushed a hand through his dark brown hair, grinning as she did.
Whatever was happening, she liked it very much.
Wait a second! What about Jake? She snapped her head towards him, wondering what her boyfriend's reaction would be, but he was shaking his head smiling.
"You two have been going out since, when? The eighth grade? Aren't you tired of each other?"
Nathan chuckled. "Like I could get tired of her."
And they continued their kissing.
She was in heaven. She was doing everything she usually did with all her friends, except, instead of Jake being the one who would kiss her and whisper sweet nothings into her ear, it was Nathan, her true love.
The two were walking side by side back to her house, hand in hand.
"So," Nathan kissed her forehead, "How much do you love me?"
"More then anything. You have no idea." And he really didn't.
"I think I may have a slight idea." He leaned down, kissing her.
She nodded as he pulled away. "Maybe a slight idea."
They both laughed, continuing towards her house, as they had been before.
"I'm glad I'm with you, Haley."
"I'm glad I'm with you, too."
"But, what I'm most glad about, is that in the eighth grade, I was the one that asked you out, and not Jake."
"What do you mean?" She was really confused.
"I mean, we were both walking towards you to ask you out, I just got there first. Damn, I'm lucky."
What? This couldn't be true. Nathan was going to ask her out as well? It wasn't just Jake who was walking towards her that day?
She played along anyway. "I'm glad you asked me first, too."
Finally, they had reached her house, and both were climbing up the stairs towards her bedroom. With their arms linked, they made their way to her bedroom, collapsing onto her bed.
Beside each other, they both thoroughly enjoyed the other's company. They didn't even have to do anything, they could just lay there, and that in itself was beautiful.
Haley couldn't help herself though. She leaned over, placing a kiss on Nathan's lips, where he returned the kiss.
"Are you sure you want to do this again here? Last time we almost broke a spring on your bed." He laughed at the memory, and her eyes widened. Her and Nathan had had sex! Nathan and her had been together, and had sex with each other. She knew that Nathan was the person she'd always been waiting for, but this was just strangely cool.
Besides the fact that she had obviously reached Brooke's age limit for sexual pleasure, she'd also been with the one person she was most in love with.
"I'm sure." It didn't matter, she couldn't remember it, so therefore, she wanted to experience it.
They began their sexual journey, exploring each other. Their lips were constantly at the other's body part, and their hands were almost always interlaced.
She was comfortable being naked with Nathan, and she almost laughed at the phrase. Nathan could have his own TV show, Naked With Nathan, that would be fun to watch.
They were interrupted though, by the sound of a door opening. Both snapped their heads up, looking towards the doorway.
Jake stood there, a disbelieving look on his face. "So, you'll do it with him, but you won't do it with me?"
Haley shot up, in a cold sweat.
She was gasping for air, and her hand was on her warm forehead. She looked towards her door, which was closed, and the lights and TV were still on.
She realized what she'd just seen was what her life would probably be like if she was with Nathan, scratch the angry Jake at the end of the dream.
If Haley was with Nathan, she would be really truly, happy, not pretend happy, or only happy sometimes.
She ran her hands over her face, and realized they were shaking. Great.
Haley stepped out of bed, preparing once more to get ready for bed, but she was slightly terrified.
Who knew where those dreams of hers could take her?