Chapter Two
It's Just Dinner
Pictures of You
It had been two and a half weeks since he had been to Haley's apartment. He just sat alone at the river court. On the picnic bench
In all honesty, just went there that night to see her. To watch her laugh, see her smile, feel her touch. But Broke was right, he had been a bastard to her.
'So,' he thought to himself, 'I should be lucky if I ever get a smile from her, thrown my way ever again. God I'm such an asshole!' He needed to fix it. He needed to see her.
Haley was on the late shift at Karen's Café, from 6:30 to 9:00 on a friday. It was about eight and considerably empty. But then her whole night changed, maybe even more.
A guy came in, one that she had never seen around before. He was about six feet tall, but not as tall as Nathan. His hair was a light brown, long and shaggy; but she liked Nathan's short hair better. And he had amazing green eyes, but she thought they might clash with her hazel ones; her and Nathan's eyes matched perfectly. Why was she doing this to herself? She couldn't compare every man she saw to Nathan. If she did she would never find someone, never be able to move on, like Nathan was.
"Hi. Are you still open?" he asked as he looked around the empty café.
"Yea, were open, it's just a slow night." She smiles as he sat at the counter. "What can I get you?"
"Um, coffee's good. Thanks." She went and got him his coffee.
"Oh, I'm Haley by the way." She extended her hand. Their hand's met.
"Jack, nice to meet you." His grip was strong, and almost alluring. She gave him a shy and embarrassed smile.
Jack had about five cups of coffee, and Haley figured it was just so he could stick around and talk to her. She felt comfortable with Jack, he reminded her of Lucas a lot. She found out that he was a freshman at duke, and that he was only couple of months older than her. It was now 10:00; she was supposed to close an hour ago.
"Jack it was really nice talking to you, but actually I was supposed to close this place up an hour ago." She gave him a nervous laugh.
"Oh gosh, I'm sorry. I guess we just got caught up." He too laughed nervously. "But I would like to talk to you again, sometime soon maybe? Like tomorrow at dinner?" Fuck was he asking her out? What should she do? Ok, ok, ok, every thing is going to be ok. 'I got it!' she thought to her self.
Um, I would really like that, but my room mate and I kind of were planning a movie night. But I'll talk to her and see if we can reschedule. Can I have you number and I'll call you tomorrow morning?" she really didn't know what to do or say. Haley thought that she needed to talk to Brooke first.
Jack gave Haley her number, and left Haley to quickly close up. When she got home Brooke wasn't home. 'Probably putting the lingerie to good use.' She thought and chuckled to herself. Haley put on her pajama's and slipped into bed. From the time she lied to Jack to when she fell asleep, she just kept saying to herself- its just dinner; over and over again.