.four.
Nathan sat in his red convertible and talked to himself. "Okay, this is not a big deal. You go out with girls all the time. Haley is the same as any other girl." Yea, but then why do I feel this way every time I think about her? He slowly opened the door and got out of the car. He ran his hands over his shirt and smoothed his hair. Stop being such a girl and go get her! He jogged up her pathway then stopped. Crap, now I'll be all sweaty when she opens the door. True, he was sweating, but that was from nerves, not his short burst of energy. He took a deep breath and rang her doorbell.
On the inside of her house, Haley was frantically rushing to the door, the she stopped short, nearly toppling over. "Taylor! Get the door!" She shouted.
"Why can't you get it?" Taylor shouted back from her spot at the kitchen table.
"Because I can't open the door to my own date! I'll look way too desperate! C'mon! I do it for you all the time!" Taylor unwillingly scooted out of her chair and shimmied over to the door.
"Can I help you?" She asked the obviously nervous boy standing in her door way.
"Yes, um, I'm here for Haley… is she here?" He questioned, a little afraid that perhaps she'd stood him up.
"Yea, she's right in the kitchen. HALEY!" Taylor shouted. "Your BOYFRIEND'S here!" Red rose up into both Haley and Nathan's cheeks. Haley rounded the corner to the foyer and smiled at Nathan. He was taken aback at how beautiful she looked. At how beautiful she was.
Taylor looked at the two and rolled her eyes. "Have fun, Hales, and don't do the love with out the glove." Haley spun around and made evil eyes at her sister. She turned back to Nathan and smiled once more. They walked to his car and he opened her door for her. She smiled inside her head and got in the car.
The entire way to La Villa Italian the two teens were silent. His radio could barely be heard singing:
Some day, when I'm awfully low,
When the world is cold,
I will feel a glow just thinking of you...
And the way you look tonight.
Yes you're lovely, with your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft,
There is nothing for me but to love you,
And the way you look tonight.
His embarrasment had overcome him as he quickly flipped the station.
Follow your heart
Your intuition
It will lead you in the right direction
Let go of your mind
Your Intuition
It's easy to find
Just follow your heart baby
At this a small laugh escaped from her lips. He quickly changed the station again.
I wonder how I ever make it through a day
How did I settle for the world in shades of gray
When you go in circles all the scenery looks the same
And you don't know why
And I looked into your eyes
Where the road stretched out in front of me
And I realized
I never lived
Before your love
I never felt
Before your touch
I never needed anyone
To make me feel alive
But then again
I wasn't really livin'
I never lived
Before your love
"Oh my God." He muttered, and glanced at Haley. She was practically suffocating from trying to hold back laughter. Her laughter was contagious and he soon found himself hysterical at the song line up of that night. "Let me try one more time. If it's another romantic one then---"
"I'll kiss you right here, right now." Haley finished, still laughing.
"Alrighty then. Have it your way." Both were secretly praying for some sort of Celine Dion song as his finger pressed down on the number 4 button.
I take you to the candy shop
I'll let you lick the lollypop
Go 'head girl, don't you stop
Keep going 'til you hit the spot
I'll take you to the candy shop
Boy one taste of what I got
I'll have you spending all you got
Keep going 'til you hit the spot
The two glanced at each other and burst out laughing once more. Nathan pulled into the parking lot and they both got out of the car.
"Just my luck, it would be a rap song." Nathan commented.
"You're that unlucky?" She calmed down a bit by then.
"Yea… I think I still deserve that kiss." He said quietly and walked towards her.
She flattened herself against the car door. "I do, too." He pressed his mouth on hers gently, waiting to see how she would react. She deepened the kiss just a little, but pressing more firmly. Just as he was about the go in for the kill, she pulled away.
"Better hurry or we'll miss our reservation!" She smiled and skipped into the restaurant.
A/N: In case your thinking "Two updates in a span of 6 hours? What a loser with no social life!" The reason is I got stood up. Anway, credit to Frank Sinatra, Jewel, Kelly Clarkson, and 50 Cent for lyrics.
