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We made it back to my house and let Millie out. I decided to let her play on her own and we sat inside. I left the door open in case she wanted to come back in sooner than planned.

"Do you want something to drink?" I asked, making my way to the kitchen.

"Sure. What do you have?" he replied and sat down on the couch.

I opened the fridge and replied. "I have water, milk, orange juice, and apple juice."

"Water's good, thanks." I nodded and grabbed two water bottles. I sat down next to him and handed him his water.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome," I said and took a swig of my own. When I set it back down, I turned to him to find him staring at me. "What?"

He shook his head. "Nothing. So, what do you do when you're not in class?"

"I usually study or play with Millie," I answered, shortly. Speaking of, she came back inside and jumped on the couch. I stood up and went to close the door.

"You don't go out or anything? You don't go hang out with that girl, that Brooke?"

"I just met Brooke yesterday, like I did you."

He looked thoughtful for a moment. "Who did you talk to before us?" he asked, unsure.

"Look, I like to keep to myself. Is there something wrong with that?" I raised my voice slightly, still standing away from him.

"No, there isn't. I just-" he started but then stopped to think for a second. "I don't understand why you never talk to people."

I threw up my hands and said, "I talk to people! Look, I'm talking to a person right now!"

He stood up and came over to me. "Yeah, you are. But who did you talk to before me? Who was your friend before me?"

I just stared at him. I felt like breaking down and crying, but I couldn't do that with him here. "I want you to leave, Nathan."

He just shook his head. I turned to walk to the door, but he stopped me. "I want you to tell me, Haley. Why don't you ever get people in your life?" I just closed my eyes, wishing him away. "Tell me, Haley! Open your eyes and look at me!"

I opened my eyes. "Nathan, I want you to leave. NOW!"

He just kept staring at me. His once angry eyes started to soften and he pulled me towards him, into a hug. "I'm sorry, Haley, but I just want to help you. I'll leave if you really want me to." I nodded but he continued, "Or, we could forget all about this and I can take you out for lunch. What do you say?"

I sighed. I was still in his arms. Well, sort of. I was still gripping on tight to him as he was letting go. I loosened my grip and looked up at him. Now I saw concern in his beautiful blue eyes. His hands reached up and wiped my tears away. I never felt so safe in my life. "What do you want to do, Haley?"

I thought about it. I thought about the risk I was taking letting someone into my life. I thought about all the times I was alone, wishing I had someone in my life. It won over. "Yes, we can still go to lunch," I said and he smiled. I continued, "but you can't just barge in like that into my personal life. I don't want to tell you right now, and I might not ever want to tell you and you need to respect that."

He nodded. "You need to know that I'm trying to be here for you. I may have just met you, but I want to get to know you, and to do that I need to know all of you. That includes your past, Haley. I'm not gonna push it because I want you to know you can trust me, but I want you to tell me eventually."

I shrugged. "When I'm ready to tell you, I'll tell you."

"Good enough for me. Now lets go, I'm starving!" he said and I put Millie back into her cage before we made our way outside. "You don't have a car, do you?" I shook my head no. "Well, then. We're gonna have to walk to my apartment. It's just a couple of blocks away.

We got to the car and the ride to the resturant was quiet. Soon we ended up at Capital Creations Gourmet Pizza. We kept the conversation light. "So, we have pretty much the same schedule, give or take a few classes."

I nodded. "Yeah, are you an english major as well?"

"Well, I play basketball and I'm going to be in the draft next year for the pro's. I just didn't want anything to happen to me when I make it there and not have any college to fall back on," he explained.

I smiled at him. "A smart jock? I never thought I'd see the day," I joked and he gave me a weird look.

"Ha. Ha. Ha. You are so funny. I wish you'd just become a comedian," he said sarcastically. The waiter came back with Nathan's credit card and he looked back at me. "Ready to go?"

"Yeah, let's get out of here," I replied and we stood up. Much to my suprise, he took a hold of my hand and didn't let go. Well, once we both had to get into the car he did, but as soon as we were back in, my hand was back in his.

I was nervous about it. Did he want to be dating? Did he expect to come back to my apartment for sex? I had never had a boyfriend before, as I was afraid of getting too close to someone. What do I do? Do I give him a chance? Could I give him a chance? Or was I too afraid that I would ruin his life in the process?

We pulled up to my apartment where he walked me to my door. "So, I'll see you at class later?"

I nodded. "Yeah, I'll see you later."

He smiled and leaned down to me. I was nervous, so I closed my eyes. I felt his lips graze my cheek before he pulled me into a hug. He whispered into my ear, "See you later, Hales."

He let go and I opened my eyes to see him halfway to his car. I opened my door and quickly went inside. I slid down the door until I was sitting. What is happening to me!

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