Nathan peeked his head out of his bedroom when he had heard the clicks of the front door open and close. It was a quarter past midnight, not that he was complaining being that it was a Friday night. When he noticed the short quiet footsteps coming up the stairs he new who it was.
"Haley?" He whispered letting himself lean out of the door a little more.
"Oh-uh, hi Nathan. I just wanted to talk to Peyton. Is she home?" she felt like she had been caught even thought Peyton had always told her never to knock and just to com in. But that didn't make her feel any less guilty.
Haley's friendship with the Sawyer girl was going considerably well. She had introduced Haley to her good friend Brooke Davis, a bubbly girl with a killer personality. Who, she had learned was dating Lucas Roe, They hung around at Peyton's house mostly, not for any particular reason. Nathan had been there too sometimes, but it was rare. Never the less they had gotten along well.
"I think so, but I was just getting ready to go out."
"Ah the busy life of the elite basketball-ers." She said awkwardly. Nathan laughed at her, and in turn her cheeks turned a light shade of pink. She's so beautiful, and she's just…different.
Haley shifted uncomfortably under Nathan's gaze, then she finally spoke up.
"Well I'm gunna- um go." Haley quickly tuned around and opened the door to Peyton's room. She found her on the bed staring up at the ceiling, listening to an album by the Cure that she had found at the record store with Haley. "Hey." She said to get the girls attention.
"Hey Haley, what's up?" She questioned lightly.
"Jake left again. I guess I just didn't want to be alone. I was wondering if I could stay here tonight?" Haley asked with a wincing look on her face hoping that Peyton would say yes.
"Do you really need to ask James?" Peyton asked as she got up from her bed and rummaged through her wardrobe looking for pajama's for the both of them. When she had succeeded in her mission, she threw them at Haley, changer herself, lowered the low key music to a gentle hum. Haley and Peyton climbed into bed with each other after the lights had been tuned out. Spontaneously Peyton enveloped her friend in a gentle hug.
"I really like us being friends Haley. Its kinnda nice to be around some one that's as screwed up as me, other than Nathan that is." She released her friend and drifted off into a fitful slumber. Haley however couldn't seem to get that stupid boy out of her head, not that she wanted to so much.
It was around three thirty when Nathan came sleepily stumbling into the house. He made his way Peyton's door to check on her, he had gotten into this when their parents first started to leave them alone. Walking in the door he saw two small frames under the eclectic floral bedding.
"Son of a bitch!" Peyton yelled as she threw a pillow at her brother.
"Turn the light off…" Haley groaned as she pulled the feather comforter over her head. Nathan switched off the light as told, but them got a brilliant idea. He pulled off his blue jeans revealing his navy and orange boxers, and proceeded to make his way over to the bed.
"What the fuck do you think you're going!" Peyton yelled when she felt him get into the bed, where as the only thing Haley could manage was stiffen her body.
"I'm going to bed." He answered in a duh tone. He figured that if he was going to stay in bed and think about Haley he might as well be in bed next to her.
"You're an idiot do you know that? I'll let you stay if you shut up, but I swear to god if you two start to have sex their will be some serious ass kicking going on!" Both Nathan and Haley said nothing to Peyton's sly remark. But after what seemed like hours both were able to go to sleep…thinking about the other.
Haley woke up the next morning due to the bright light flowing in through the uncovered window. Haley also woke to the feeling of her own body entangled with none other than Nathan Scott. She tried to squirm away but in his restful state he only held on tighter.
Nathan's eyes fluttered open when he felt a small body trying to wiggle from his grasp. He opened to his eyes to see that that body belonged to none other that Haley James.
"Oh- sorry. I didn't-" Nathan muttered as he got up from the bed, looking of the ground, noticing that Peyton wasn't in the room
"It's ok. Hey, I'm sure most girls dream of walking up in the arms of the Nathan Scott." Both were chucking at Haley's comment, but what Nathan didn't know that she was one of them. Just then Peyton ran into the room.
"Haley!" Peyton yelled as she burst through door to see Haley and Nathan laughing. "Ok I hate to ruin this awkward moment but I need to ask you something." Peyton panting like a dog.
"uh- ok shoot." Focusing her attention on Peyton she could she the hesitation in her eyes.
"Ok so Valentines Day is in three weeks and Brooke called before and told me that there's a dance. So I was like I don't care I have no one to go with. And then I was up so I went downstairs, actually I attempted to go down stairs, when I tripped on your phone and slipped on my ass all the way down. So I was sitting in the living room eating fruit loops and watching cartoons when your phone started ringing and I said 'Jake' so I answered it and he told me to tell you to call him back when you woke up." Peyton finished with a loud sigh.
"Is he ok? What about Jenny? Where the fuck is my phone!" Nathan was just wondering what was going on.
"I have your phone remember and he said it was good news." Haley slowly got up off her knees and dropped her pants on the floor.
"Oh I see. You think that he might be coming back, that's why you told me about the dance." Haley burst out in laughter.
"Hey you said it not me. And may I remind you who is in the room with us and what you didn't say when we had out real talk." Peyton said sternly.