"Names Jason" He said quite arrogantly, one of those smirks like Nathan's covering his face, as he held his hand out for hers. "Ya know Luke's friend, from Charleston" he said trying to convince an un-amused Haley who wouldn't bother shaking his hand.
"Right" Haley said now regretting giving Luke permission for his "friend" to stay with her. "I can't believe this" Haley whispered under her breathe, "Luke is such an ass!"
"What? Luke didn't tell you how good looking I was either?" Jason smiled, letting himself in the door to the house.
And he was good looking Haley couldn't help but think, except he was a Jerk! Actually a lot like Nathan was when she first met him. So Luke was trying to screw things up with them huh? and what? Hope Haley would fall head over heals for this guy! Ha! Ugh..he made her sooo mad! He didn't even care if she was with some jerk just as long as it wasn't Nathan. Why couldn't he just be happy that she is happy? Besides she didn't feel that same warm, fuzzy all over your body, head spinning, lovesick butterflies feeling that Nathan made her feel whenever she was near him!
"Uh, yeah I guess he forgot to mention that. I'm sure it just slipped his mind!" Haley smiled. "I just wonder if MY boyfriend NATHAN slipped his mind too!" Haley bit out sarcastically.
"Oh I get it, your one of those play-hard-to-get kinda girls. Alright, I'll play along, I love a challenge!" Jason winked.
"No, no, I'm one of those, I-don't-wanna-play-with-you-impossible-to-get kinda girls." Haley corrected him. "Why don't I just show you to your room. How long do you think you'll be here a day, two?" Haley asked hoping for one.
"Actually we have a two week break, somebody…" he said pretending not to know who "...sent a anonyms bomb threatening letter to the principle. I guess they just decided it would be best to shut down for a little while and check everything out" Jason smiled telling the story.
"That's not funny! Those should be taken very seriously, it's not a game you can play just to get out of school." Haley yelled annoyed at how stupid and carefree some people could be.
"Look, ok, ok I'm sorry! Why don't we just start over alright?" he said. "Hi, I'm Jason, a very sorry, grateful for letting me stay here, at times insensitive, and yes enjoys talking with beautiful girls, guy!
Haley let out a little laugh, and gave a half smile. "I think the only way this could go better is if you never started at all."
"Oh, ouch! That one hurt!" he said grasping his chest as if having a pain.
Haley let out another laugh. "You know you should do that more often" he said tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
"Haley James" she said moving back a little. "The girl letting you stay at my oh so humble abode, where the only payment I ask is that you play my servant and wait on me hand and foot at my every request. I can see you have a question, the answer is yes, I do like my bed rolled done for me at night." She said jokingly with a half laugh.
"Servant, huh? Well I think I could handle that. I just hope I can please you like no other servant you've had before." Jason grinned.
"Well I've never had a servant, so I will have to be quite strict and frank with you. I expect a lot!" Haley said blushing a little at his last comment, wishing they would have never gotten into this conversation. The truth was though, nobody ever really flirted with her before except Nathan. And frankly she could see why it was so fun, but she couldn't let it continue.
"A virgin ah? Those make the best clients!" Jason pronounced suggestively.
"Lets just go get you settled in so you can go meet up with Lucas." Haley said walking upstairs towards the room he would be staying in.
"Actually if its ok, I sort of have "car-lag" he laughed. I thought maybe I could just crash here tonight and eat with you. That way I will be well rested to see Lucas tomorrow." Jason said with sigh trying to emphasize his exhaustion.
"Oh, yeah ok that's fine. I was just gonna get something to eat and then head to bed." Haley replied. "Do you like mac-n-cheese?" she asked, smiling.
"It just happens to be my favorite." He replied, returning the smile.
Once Jason got settled in. Haley started to fix the mac-n-cheese, they sat on the sofa watching some crime solving show like Cold Case. Haley heard the microwave ding and ran into the kitchen to finish their supper. After she left the room, her cell phone rang. Jason looked to his side to see it sitting there on the end table. He glanced back to the kitchen and then picked it up quickley. It read Nathan on the caller ID. "Hello?" he asked.
"Oh sorry man, must have the wrong number." Nathan said wondering how that could have happened when he thought he pushed his speed dial.
"Look, Haley's busy right now. She'll have to call you back some other time." And with that he hung up the phone and turned it to silence.
Haley walked back into the living room holding two bowls of mac-n-cheese. She smiled as she sat down and handed Jason his.
"What the hell" Nathan thought. His head couldn't stop spinning from a million different possibilities. It made him sick to even think about that creep answering her phone. He tried calling her back about six more times that night, and she never answered once. This wasn't like Haley, what the hell was going on with her? It took all that he had not to go over to see her, but he had another game tomorrow and his dad would never let him out of the house. He was trapped and forced to suffer from his minds wild imagination. He would have to wait until school on Monday morning before he could see her. He started to feel nauseous.
When Haley went to put their bowls up, Jason grabbed her phone again. This time he deleted all her missed calls and messages before returning it back to its spot on the table. All Haley could do was lie in bed that night, she couldn't fall asleep, not without hearing Nathan's voice. Why hadn't Nathan called her?
Right before Jason was about to crawl into bed is cell phone rang. "Hey man" he greeted the voive on the other side. "Yeah, I took care of it" he replied.
Next- Lucas of all the people in the world, wouldn't even stoop to the sleazy level of paying Jason to break up Nathan and Haley…….. Right?
Nathan and Haley confrontation!
A/N HeY guys! Sorry there was not a lot of Nathan in this one, I promise he will be in the next one, I missed him too! Did you like the mac-n-cheese, everybody uses that, it's a classic so I thought I would to, although it is more of Naley's food. I just wonder how much publicity they get from One Tree Hill! lol Thanks for everyone who reviewed. I really appreciate it, you brighten up my day! Much Love to all of my readers and Much more love to all my reviewers! Lol Yeah you could be loved more too...just review! lol