Hey,

thank you for the reviews. I'm sorry. There will be more Brucas. I swear.

But this chapter is total Naley. We'll accept Tim at the end. But you read it and find out. I'll try and update tomorrow.

xxx

Brookes parent's, beach house was secluded. Like really secluded. Could barely see the other houses on the beach. And while it was kind of cold. And very very windy. It was still breathtakingly beautiful.

"So…" Nathan said looking around.

Haley just smiled back.

"I think Brooke said something about going out tonight." He said. He was trying so hard to start a conversation. She could tell he was uncomfortable. And for some reason she was strangely calm.

"That'll be fun." She said with a peaceful smile. The wind chilled her and she wrapped her cardigan around her tighter.

"Yeah… are you okay?"

"I'm great."

They walked on for a little bit. Nathan probably got the picture and decided to shut up.

But the whole time Haley just kept getting images of the two of them. There whole bantering thing. They had always done it but now…now things were changing. They were growing up. Admittedly some slower than others but they were. And relationships changed. And well, just because she hated Nathan when she was 10. Doesn't mean that she should still hate him now. This was a new Nathan. And while he was an ass to her, it was kind of hot.

Oh god, she had turned into a Nathan Groupie.

But hey, she liked it.

They had reached the edge of the shore now and were walking along the soft sand. It was getting in between her toes. She was concentrating on that pudgie feeling. And wondering why the hell she enjoyed it. Due to this, she missed Nathan turn from serious to just plain annoying.

He grabbed her arm and yanked her into the sea.

"AHHH! NATHAN!" She screeched. And while she tried to escape, his grasp was too strong. And he was just generally too strong. She got the feeling that she wouldn't get far anyway.

"What? You need something to wake you up" By now the water was at waist height. And it was freezing cold. Her whole body was screaming at her to get out. And the waves were coming in pretty high.

"Nathan, this is STUPID! We could get hypothermia!" She screamed at him. But he just kept dragging her along with him.

He came in closer and grabbed her waist. Her whole body shivered. And she doubted whether it was from the cold.

"Come on Hales, take some riskes"

"I'll give you risks!" she said before splashing him.

She saw him visibly shudder as the water hit him. But damn he looked good wet.

Before she knew it they had a whole splash fight on their hands. And she started to ignore the cold. It was amazing. She'd never done something so completely pointless before and had so much fun.

"Wait stop...Hales your lips are all purple"

" Yeah your too" She said breathlessly

"Maybe we should go inside"

She nodded. But a cheeky smile grow on her face "Race you"

And before they knew it they were running up the beach.

"Hello…Hello…Anyone home?" Haley yelled once she reached inside.

Nathan sighed," They left without us"

"What? No! Why would – Oh! Oh Brooke is dead. She is dead!"

Nathan just laughed. "Well that'll be interesting. But lets focus on us staying alive at the moment"

"Yeah, we should go have a shower or something. A hot one" Haley said as she started to peel of her wet clothes.

"Together?" He asked with a cooked eyebrow.

"Yes, that sounds like something that I'd suggest" She says sarcastically and made her way up the stairs.

He followed her but his eyes went to her wrist. She had the bracelet on. He smirked.

"What now?" She asked in a irritation

"What do you mean what now, I didn't do anything"

"You were smirking"

"What? how do you know?"

"Nathan, point?" She turned when she got to the top of the stairs

"The bracelet." He said simply but she knew what he meant.

She shrugged. "I like it" It reminded her of him.

He nodded.

Nathan finished his shower and changed into some warm clothing. He was so thankful for central heating.

He ran down the stairs and found Haley at the stove.

"Hey, they left a note look" She said handing it to him.

Dear friends,

Don't kill us. You two were taking a long time. And Tim got hungry again. And his whining is so annoying. Sorry but you would have done the same thing. We shouldn't be out too late. And hey if you behave yourself you might even get leftovers. Hales, chill. And Nathan, don't wind her up too bad huh?

Love Luke.

Oh Brooke says not to make out in front of the windows. Peeping Tom or something.

"I know, how lame, but I guess its Mac and Cheese for us tonight" Haley said. He looked up and fro the first time noticed that she was back in her PJ's. He smiled. She looked adorable.

"Forest Gump is on tonight, you want to watch it?"

"Sure, I love that movie. Here" She said placing the plate in front of him.

He looked down at it questioningly.

"Is supposed to be that colour?"

"Um, yeah I think you can eat that, but I'd avoid the black. To hard to bite" She said, her cute features squished together as she frowned.

"Will do… so you work in a café for the past two years, yet you manage to burn Mac and cheese" He said teasingly.

She hit him across the arm, "Hey, you can't do any better"

"No I can't which only manages to depress me further". He laughed.

He picked up their plates and carried them into the living room.

They silently watched the movie. You know except for occasional complaints about the weird green bits in the food.

During one of the commercial brakes Haley took the dishes into the kitchen, only to be followed by Nathan. He watched her put the dishes in the washing machine. When she turned he was still checking her out. She blushed.

"Your cute when you blush" He said with a wink

"And I bet you say that to all the girls who nearly give you food poisoning"

"What do you mean nearly?" He smirked and started closing the distance between them.

She felt breathless. "Are you insulting my cooking?"

"Yes" He whispered .He was standing right in front of her now. Her Heart started beating at triple speed.

"Well that's not very nice," She whispered back.

"We'll I'm not very nice" he said, leaning in slowly. Their eyes locked.

"No" She said breathlessly as she leaned in.

There lips touched for a magical moment. It was soft, sweet and made them feel light as a cloud.

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!

"Hey! Open the door I need to pee!" Tim's voice rung through the kitchen and forced them apart. They looked at each other uncomfortably for a moment. Nathan sighed and went to open the door.

"Tim, you and your bladder are gonna get it"

Penny for your thoughts