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Chapter 10

The second Haley heard the 'beep beep' sound of her alarm, she got up. The truth was she had never really fallen asleep. She spend the whole night half-asleep, because everything with Nathan was bothering her. She couldn't help thinking that there she was, in a house for three people, yet with three floors. In a bed that could fit maybe five people. In these nice warm sheets made of imported silk. All this while Nathan was spending the night behind bars in the same cell as drug dealers and future serial killers or something. She didn't know if she was over-reacting or not, but she was sure that she couldn't stand the thought of him spending one more night in juvi.

She got up and pulled on her Victoria's Secret silk robe and walked out. She knew her parents were downstairs, on the first floor because she could here them in the kitchen. Her room was on the third floor and her parent's room was on the second. She walked down one flight of stairs, making no noise so her parent's wouldn't know she was up yet and walked in the direction of their room.

She could tell that her parents were still downstairs but she just got so nervous, looking over her shoulder every few seconds, just in case, as she walked into her parent's bedroom.

She figured the best way to do this was just to get in, and get out. The faster the better. She walked over to where she saw her mother's handbag. She pulled out the wallet from it, with her hand shaking. When she opened it she saw massive amounts of one hundred dollar bills. It was crazy to think that she actually belonged to a family that was wealthy enough to just carry that kind of money everywhere they go, as if it were no big deal. And Haley used to think it was no big deal.

Haley just grabbed a couple random bills, just guessing, having no idea how much money she actually needed for this type of thing.

She quickly slipped the bills in the pocket of her robe and walked out of the room. She got dressed, put the money in her backpack, went down stairs, grabbed a quick breakfast, and then was off to school.

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It was weird because Haley had only started being friends with Brooke, Peyton, Jake, and Tim very recently, if you could even call it friendship, and yet she couldn't wait to talk to them the second she got to school. Luckily for Haley, they were always hanging out together so she found them all in one group, with Luke too, so she could tell them all at one time.

"I have money to bail Nathan out!" Haley blurted out the second she got there. They had been in the middle of a conversation about the latest Star Wars movie, but stopped dead when the heard Haley utter those words.

"Hello to you too, Tutor Girl." Brooke said, smiling. "And way to go! We'll go over there first thing after school." The truth was, Peyton and Brook had already assumed that she would do this. Her parent's were definitely rich enough not to care, and they could tell that seeing Nathan in jail truly broke Haley's heart.

"Nice, Hales," Lucas said.

"Yeah, Nathan's gonna be so thankful. And so are we. It's really sweet of you, Haley," Peyton said, and Tim and Jake nodded.

Haley smiled to how nice they were being. She knew that they were Nathan's oldest friends and that they really cared about him too.

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During all her classes Haley was thinking about what to say to Nathan once he got out. She would be so happy to see him, she didn't even know if she would be able to speak. Maybe she should just let him talk first...

What if Nathan took this as an insult? or a charity? Nathan was very proud, maybe he wouldn't let her bail him out?

Or worse: What if he said all that stuff at the jail, all that apologizing, just to use her for bail money. I mean why not? Just use Haley James, make her fall for you, and then just use her for money! What a master plan!

Okay, Haley thought, you can't think like that. Frankly, she was sure that these were all just stories she was making up in her head. She could tell by the look in Nathan's eyes that everything he had said, he meant. Haley wasn't easy with trusting people, so Nathan must be pretty extraordinary for her to trust him after only knowing him for a week. And he really was.

Maybe Haley wasn't scared about him thinking she was insulting him. Maybe Haley didn't think that he was actually using her or that he had been lying this whole time. Maybe she was just scared, because this whole relationship with Nathan might be a little harder than she had expected.

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After school, Brooke, Lucas, Peyton, Jake, Tim, and Haley all met up at the parking lot. Brooke claimed that her and Peyton and Haley should drive down to the station together, because they were 'in need of some serious girl talk' apparently. So Lucas, Jake and Tim, went together and Brooke, Peyton and Haley did too.

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"So are you in love with Nate?" Brooke asked Haley the second they got into the car. Haley was shocked at how forward she was. But truthfully, her and Nathan had only been together for a very short time, she had never even asked herself that question. She didn't know what to answer. 'No' would seem too cold. But she wasn't sure if she'd be telling the truth if she said 'Yes'. Not yet, at least.

"Uh.. I don't know..." Haley said, uneasily.

"I'm sorry. It's just, such a romantic movie- like setting. Don't you think?" Brooke said and Peyton and Haley gave her confused looks. "Oh you know, the bad-boy and the smart-girl falling in love... It's a total "A Walk To Remember", just Tree Hill version!" Brooke said.

Peyton laughed, "That is sort of true, now that I think about it," she said.

Haley blushed. She didn't think of herself and Nathan as any movie characters or something. It had nothing to do with him being the 'bad boy' or her being the 'smart girl', it was just that they understood each other and felt at ease with each other.

"But, whatever," Brooke continued, "The point is, you did get the money to bail him out and you weren't mad when he got arrested... That must been that you really care about him." She said.

Haley just thought about this for a little while. She didn't know what to answer to this. She did care about him... a lot. It was just weird talking about it. She had all sorts of feelings for Nathan, kinds that made her heart float, and her stomach jump, and her breath get cut short. She just didn't really know how to explain it all to someone that she barely knew, or even someone she knew well for that matter. She didn't' even talk about this with Luke. She didn't know how people would react if she told them all this.

"Well," Brooke continued talking, since no one else was saying something, "if it helps, I can tell that he really cares about you too." She said and Peyton nodded.

Haley smiled at both of them, "Thanks," She muttered.

"Hey, I don't know if Nathan had time to tell you but," Brooke said, "There's going to be a party at my house on Friday."

"Oh, no, he didn't tell me yet." Haley said. A party. It sounded so weird, but Haley had actually never really been to one since she was maybe twelve. Obviously this was a different kind of party. One: because it was a high-school party. and Two: Because it was Brooke Davis's party. She had only heard good things about them. And sure Haley was fitting into Nathan's crowd pretty well, and she did have a feeling in her gut that really wanted to go to this party just to see what it was like. All these years of wanting to see what it was like, and now she finally could.

But she was also scared. She didn't know what to do at parties. She didn't know how the other kids would react to her being there. She didn't know a lot of things. But in the end, she decided to go with her gut instinct. Plus she knew Nathan would want to go, and as long as he was there, she would be happy.

"Yeah, a party sounds fun." Haley said.

"Perfect!" Brooke said, as they parked in front of the station. "Me with Lucas, Peyton with Jake," She said nudging Peyton. "You and Nathan... It'll be great!"

They parked the car and all got out, Haley starting to feel nervous, but also really excited to finally see Nathan again and to get him out of this place.

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Haley did all she had to do. She talked to the police guard, gave them the money they needed, signed the papers. The whole works. And it was another half an hour until they got Nathan out. They still had to go over a few things with him and all that.

The whole gang was all silent in the waiting room, all eyes on the door, just waiting for Nathan to walk through them. Haley was very proud of herself, getting Nathan out of jail and all. She had just spend over twenty-four hours with out Nathan, but just these last thirty minutes before she could see him were killing her.

Finally they saw Nathan, still in the same clothes as when he got arrested, his hair messed up, bags under his eyes, walk through that door. His eyes immediately landed on Haley, the girl that had kept him awake the whole night he spend there, just thinking about her. About how he let her down.

Haley impulsively jumped up and ran to him, flinging her arms around him and pulling him in for a tight hug. His arms were firmly around her waist and he felt her relax against him. He was just so happy. He had had dreams where she was mad at him and wouldn't even speak to him. He never wanted to let go...

But eventually, they had to let go of each other, and Haley just stood to the side and watched everyone hug Nathan in turn, even Lucas.

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Once they were outside, they were trying to figure out the car arrangements.

"Um, you know what. I think I'm just going to walk home," Haley said, looking at Nathan, giving him a hinting look.

"Oh, yeah, I'll walk you," He said.

"Oh, I'll go too! I don't want to be left with the two couples!" Tim said starting to walk in the direction Nathan and Haley were going in, but Brooke grabbed him by his shirt to stop him.

"I don't think so, Tim." She said and everyone laughed.

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"Hales, I don't know how I can thank you enough." Nathan said for about the millionth time since they had started their walk.

"Nathan I told you, I did it for me. I couldn't stand you spending any more time in there. It just made me sick thinking about it. That's why I bailed you out," Haley said.

"Still, I really appreciate it. And I have to tell you, that I promise, from now on things will be different. No more sneaking around and vandalizing people's houses, I swear," He said. And Haley smiled at how cute he was being. It was weird how he had this whole bad-boy image, but he was really just a softy on the inside.

"OK," Haley said, "I'm just glad you're back." She said as they got to a place with perfectly placed trees and bright green grass: Echo Park. It was kind of their special little place now. Haley loved that. How they had 'a spot'. It was like their own little corner of the universe, where there it was just them, and they could just be together.

Nathan couldn't stand it anymore. He had spend the last twenty-four hours thinking about nothing but Haley. And he wanted her so bad. He pulled her towards him and lowered his lips to hers. All the affection and wanting that had built up inside both of them for the last day was all expressed in this sensual, mind-blowing kiss. And this time, with no one else around, they held on to each other for much longer, neither of them wanting to face the real world, just wanting to stay in their little corner of the universe, in each other's arms, and in peace.

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The party!