"Nothing happened, Hales." Lucas said as Haley opened her locker door.
"Lucas, I was there. I saw him go into those rooms with the girl." She didn't even look at him. She quickly grabbed her things then shut her locker. She turned and looked Lucas in his blue eyes. "He took that girl into one of those rooms and you watched him do it. You of all people, I thought would have my back." She sighed." Now whose protecting me heart in all this if I don't have you?" she said all very calm and quietly before walking past Lucas and towards the tutoring center.
"Hales?" He said but she didn't even look back at him. Lucas followed Haley to the tutoring center and seeing no one but the two of them in there, he shut the door.
Haley turned and glanced at Lucas only briefly before saying, "Lucas, just leave me alone."
Lucas started walking towards his best friend. "No. Because, if nothing else, you need to know the truth."
Haley turned sharply to face Lucas. "I SAW HIM TAKE HER BACK THERE!" She yelled. "WHAT MORE TRUTH IS THERE?" She said getting flustered as she got angry.
"Fine, you saw him take her to that room. But did you see him come back out a couple of minutes later?" He asked matching Haley's tone.
"Oh, is that all it took?" She shot back.
"Don't be a smartass." He took a deep breath. "Haley, you are my best friend. Do you really think I would let him do that to you?" Haley said nothing. "You just asked me who was protecting your heart in all this, "Lucas continued, "Nathan is." Lucas walked closer to Haley so that he was now standing right in front of her, "And so am I." He whispered. "He was out there dancing with Peyton. She went to get them some water. The girl was drunk and started dancing with Nathan. When she looked like she was about to pass out, he took her to one of those rooms. Once he had gotten her laying safely, he came back out to join us. But as you said, you didn't see that. You just jumped to the wrong conclusions."
Haley looked up at him almost in tears. "Seriously?"
"You know I wouldn't lie to you, Hales." Lucas said then watched Haley nod her head. "When we were dating, you asked me if I could trust you. That without trust, we had nothing." He raised Haley's head so that he could look into her eyes. "Haley, can you trust me?" He watched her nod her head once again. "Now…can you trust Nathan?"
"Oh god, Luke. What am I going to do now?" She asked with fear showing through her eyes.
Lucas pulled her into his arms as a tear fell down her cheek. "You're gonna find him, and talk to him." He said before kissing her forehead.
Haley just about ran through the halls of Tree Hill High trying to find Nathan. As she walked past the gym, she could hear the bounce of a basketball. She walked into the gym and saw Nathan in near darkness shooting the ball. She took a deep breath then proceeded further into the gym. With the sound of the basketball on the floor, Nathan didn't hear Haley walking up and nearly fell over when he heard her voice. "Can I talk to you?" She asked when she was close enough to see his face in the darkness.
"It's over. What is there left to say?" He said without looking at her.
Haley closed her eyes to keep herself from crying again. "Can I just ask you one question then?"
"Whatever," was all he said.
Haley breathed in deeply before opening her eyes. "Can you trust me?"
Nathan turned and glared at Haley. "What kind of question is that?"
Haley ignored his question. "Because I know I ca trust you."
"Sure got a funny way of showing it." He said holding her gaze.
Haley fought hard to not cry but she didn't have much control at the moment. As the tears fell down her cheeks, Nathan's expression softened. "Hales…" Nathan started as he stepped towards her, but she stepped back.
"NO." She took a deep breath before starting again. "I gave you my heart once…and now I'm giving it to you again. Because I trust you to protect it."
"With my life." Nathan whispered.
Haley smiled weakly, "Okay." Nodding her head slowly, she closed the gap between herself and Nathan.
Nathan wrapped his arms around the brunette. "I will protect your heart. I promise. Always and forever." Nathan whispered in her ear before kissing her softly yet passionately. He broke the kiss and looked into her eyes. "I love you, Hales."
"I love you, too." She replied back before kissing him again.
This is the real thing, She thought as the two walked out of the gym together 5 minutes later. She was miserable without him. And the feeling she got when he kissed her…when he promised to protect her heart…when he told her he loved her, like a warmth flowing through her whole body. Butterflies in her stomach. And the way her heart felt, as if it was about to burst…yeah…this is True Love.
Authors Note: Okay guys, that's it. I hope you liked it. Let me know what you think. You can email me at if you want. Also, look for more stories from me soon.