.five.
Haley sat across from Nathan in the dimly lit restaurant. Her favorite booth, so deemed by the owner, Joseph, was always open for when his favorite James would come into the restaurant. The small white candle in the middle of the table illuminated Nathan's face enough to make him look absolutely gorgeous… again, Haley's stupid give-away laugh escaped from her lips. Her stupid laugh that would never ever let her keep her own private thoughts to herself.
Fortunately for Nathan, that laugh escaped often. He loved her laugh. And her smile, and her lips, and her eyes, and her…
"What I get for you tonight?" Joseph asked, way too excited that Haley had finally brought a boy with her.
"Ladies first," Nathan murmered. Joseph beamed.
"That's the way to treat lady!" He practically shouted, his heavy Italian accent coating each word.
She blushed, embarrassed. "I'm going to have… the Capellini Pomodoro. With a sparkling apple cider, please."
"Ah, Ms. James' order never change, never change!" He laughed out loud, which caused Haley to follow suit, after seeing his Santa Claus belly jump up and down.
"Now, you, what you like?" Joseph asked, looking at Nathan.
"Uh, I'll have the… Chicken G…iar…din…o. Please. And an ice tea." The two smiled at the waiter as he took their menus and skipped off.
"Known him for a while?" Nathan asked, fumbling with his jacket pocket. He pulled out a white jewelry box and placed it by her hand. "That's for you."
She started to say, "You shouldn't have," but he silenced her and pointedly looked at the box. She slowly picked it up, and ran her fingers over the smooth material. She slipped while trying to open it, but finally snapped the cover off.
"Oh my gosh!" She whisper-shouted. "This is so beautiful!" She pulled out a gold and silver bracelet with gold heart pendants and silver stars.
"The saleslady said that after being in the sunlight for a while, the stars change to blue." He smiled proudly as he watched her slip the bracelet on. She had trouble fastening it, so he reached over the table and clasped it shut.
"Thank you… so much." She said, still gazing at the bracelet.
"Hey, what are boyfriends for?" He immediately regretted his words and glanced up to see her reaction.
She looked at the bracelet for a second longer, and then looked at him. "Good thing I have such a great boyfriend, then."
The night continued on with the food arriving late and Nathan spilling his ice tea on his pants. Haley's pasta was cold and his chicken was pink. They discussed the dance, the time that he would pick her up, what Haley would wear, and do with her hair. The night soon grew old and they were forced back into his car. His radio was still lower from when they had exited the car, so nothing could really be heard. He pulled up to her house and paused.
"So, sit with me at lunch tomorrow, okay?" He said. She nodded her head in response. Her car door opened and she left the car. He stepped out of the car as well and walked her to her door. They stood in complete silence, with just the crickets chirping in the distance. Her voice whispered, "I'll be seeing you." She leaped up and gave him a quick kiss on the lips, and ran into her house.
He smiled and walked to his car. With one last look at the house that held his love, he drove away. His hand found the black button for volume:
She looks into my eyes and I'm alive again
And when she says goodbye, I just die again
That's when my restlessness begins
Please don't let it win
I'm so tired again
But underneath the haze
One thing still remains the same
She's the only love I've known
And now she's gone away
She's the light that brought me to the edge
Will i ever love again?
She walked into my life and my world was still
She reached into my soul and all my doubts were killed
That's when my loneliness subsided
She gave me the will,
I could fight it
But nothing can erase the one thing that remains the same
Haley practically floated up the stairs to her room. On the way, she passed her sister.
"So how was that date?" She questioned.
"Perfect."
A/N: Ah yes, bliss, alright. Credit to Ryan Cabrera (sp?) for lyrics.
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