A/N thank you guys sooo much for all of the wonderful reviews! They totally made my day. Ok, this is the 3rd chapter. I know all of you are dying to find out what will happen when Nathan talks to Haley. Well you shall find out.
Haley walked down the hard cement sidewalk as the cool wind rushed throughout her body, making her shiver. She rapped her arms around her body to keep herself warm and continued to walk. She was determined to meet Nathan. Nothing would stop her, nothing at all. When she got to the River Court, she checked her phone to see that it was 6:56pm. She had four agonizingly long minutes until Nathan was supposed to meet her there. She saw a spare basketball that was lodged under a bench and decided to get it, crawling under the bench and squeezing the ball out from under its hiding place. She bounced the basketball up and down in a rhythmic motion, slowly watching her every move. When she felt that she had mastered dribbling, she caught the ball and walked to the center of the court. She slowly dribbled the ball again and when she was ready, threw it in the air to try to make a basket. She held her breath as she saw it soar through the air, but miss the basket by about a yard.
"I guess Lucas has been teaching you how to shoot again hasn't he?" Nathan said walking up to Haley.
"Oh Nathan, Hi." Haley said turning around to face him.
"Well, at least you know how to dribble." Nathan said.
"Shooting basketballs have never been my strong point." Haley said.
"Well, it's because of the way that you're standing. Here, let me show you." Nathan said walking to the basketball and bringing it back to Haley.
"Um ok, Sure." Haley said.
"Ok, the first thing you do is you spread your legs out a little bit." Nathan said.
"Ok, what's next?" Haley said after positioning her legs so they matched Nathan's.
"Next you put one hand on the ball and touch the ball with your fingertips with the other hand." Nathan said giving Haley the ball.
"Like this?" Haley said tying to do what Nathan had said.
"No, here let me help you." Nathan said walking behind her and encircling his hands so that they were over hers. Next, he positioned her hands so they were in the correct form.
"Is this how you teach all of the guys?" Haley asked softly.
"No, you get special treatment." Nathan murmured into Haley's ear as his heart beat so fast that he felt it was about to burst out of his chest.
"Oh." was all that Haley could say. She felt like she couldn't breathe and speak.
"Ok, now you just bend and release." Nathan told Haley in a low voice.
Haley did what he told her and the basketball flew into the hoop, making a swish sound.
"See, that's how you do it." Nathan said still holding on to Haley.
"Wow." Haley said back.
After a few seconds, Nathan let go and Haley turned to look at him. He put his hands in his pocket and she crossed her arms, her body now cold again from the chilly air.
"Look Hales, the reason I asked you to meet me today was that I wanted to know if your feelings are the same about me or if you found someone else." Nathan asked in a serious tone.
"Oh Nathan, they are the same. I love you and I always will, no matter what." Haley said so cold now that her body was shaking a little bit. Nathan noticed how freezing she was and took off his jacket. He then rapped it around her shoulders.
"Thanks." Haley said looking at Nathan.
"I well, wanted to know if…"Nathan said nervously.
"Ya?" Haley said.
"I was hoping that you would…." Nathan started
Hey, what are you two doing here?" A voice said walking up behind Nathan.
"Chris?" Haley asked.
A/N I know, I am soo mean but I had to do it. Don't worry, Nathan will tell Haley what he was going to eventually. Ok R and R!
-Missy