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Chapter 15

Nathan and Haley had spend the rest of the weekend pretty low-key. They didn't really see any one else, they just hung out. Nathan knew that Haley was still a little shaken from what happened at the party, and with everything with her parents, and he just wanted her to be able to relax. And Nathan was happy to spend a weekend just relaxing with Haley. He wanted to make sure there was no weirdness between them, even though that wasn't exactly guaranteed.

Haley was starting to feel more at ease with Nathan, but there was still a little awkwardness there, and it was hard to get rid of. They had talked a lot and she had been so open with him, so communication was definitely not the problem. But there still seemed to be something between them. Maybe it was the whole Jared thing. They had gone out a couple times, but thankfully didn't run into him, and even though Haley knew that Nathan could defend himself pretty well, Haley was still scared.

"So, I was thinking I would go out and look for a job," Haley said, and Nathan was actually relieved. He knew that they couldn't live off of just him and his mom's salaries, Haley would have to get a job eventually if she was going to be living with them. And Nathan didn't want to be having to nag Haley about it. But it seemed that Haley was actually eager about getting a job, like it was some great experience or something.

"Okay, I can come with you if you want," Nathan offered.

"Oh that's OK, it might be kind of boring," Haley said, but truthfully she just wanted some time alone. She loved hanging out with Nathan and he was being so sweet, but she really wanted to spend some time alone with her thoughts, and maybe she would be able to figure out just what this thing between them was.

"Alright," Nathan said, feeling a little taken-aback by how fast she had answered. But if that's what she wanted, then that's what he wanted.

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Haley left soon after to look for a job. Seconds later Nathan already missed her. He couldn't think of anything to do, so he just went online for a little while. He signed on IM.

The Welcome box came up and a picture of GreenDay on it caught his eye. He read the caption underneath it: "GreenDay rocks in Tree Hill tonight, for their American Idiot tour!" Nathan smiled, remembering that the mutual liking of this band is what got Nathan interested in Haley. He remembered that he had actually tried to get tickets for them to this concert. He didn't remember that it was tonight though.

He could just imagine seeing Haley's face light up when she saw Green Day live with him. That would have been great. Nathan sighed, if only, he thought.

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About an hour, but what seemed like eternity to Nathan, later, Haley came back to Nathan's house. She looked a little exhausted, but she was smiling.

"I got a job!" She practically screamed.

"That's great. Where is it?" Nathan asked.

"A little place called Karen's Cafe." Haley said as she sat down next to her boyfriend, who was sitting on the couch.

"Oh, no way. Doesn't Lucas's mom own it?" Nathan asked.

"Well, yeah... But don't think I got the job just because her son is one of my best friends!" Haley said, although she knew it was probably true.

"Hey, I never said that. I'm sure she hired you because she knows just how incredible you are." Nathan said genuinely.

Haley smiled and rested her head on his shoulder. Nathan leaned his head down to meet hers for a short, sweet kiss. Then suddenly he stood up.

"Come on, Hales, we're going out." He said reaching out a hand for her. She grabbed it and got up.

"Where're we going?" Haley asked, surprised by his spur of the moment actions.

"You'll see. It's a surprise." Nathan said, getting excited. His excitement started rubbing off on Haley and she got all giddy, wondering where he was going to take her. She hurried and got ready and then they ran out the door.

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"Nate, come on, at least give me a hint," Haley begged for the millionth time. They had been in the car for fifteen minutes, and Haley couldn't stand the mystery any more.

"We're almost there." Nathan said, actually enjoying his way of torturing his girlfriend. Haley pouted and looked out the window. It was seven o'clock and the sun was setting. The sky was a mixture of oranges, and pinks and yellows, that were just stunning.

Nathan noticed her pout go away as she gazed out into the sky. Of course, he was driving so he had to keep an eye on the road, but that was awfully hard to do, considering how beautiful Haley looked right then.

"Here we are," Nathan said as they suddenly got part of a huge line of cars all entering the same parking lot.

Haley looked around, and found something completely unexpected.

"The Tree Hill Arena? Why are we here?" Haley asked.

"Well, it just so happens that Green Day is performing here." Nathan said.

"Yeah, everyone knows that, but how on earth were you able to get tickets? I heard it was practically impossible."

"Well, I don't exactly have tickets." Nathan confessed.

Haley looked at him confused. "What so you... enjoy waiting in a car in line for nothing?"

Nathan chuckled. "Okay, so when we first met, when you first started tutoring me, I was pretty amazed that you liked Green Day. I thought it was awesome. And I dunno, it seemed like from the moment we met, we kind of hit it off, you know?" Haley nodded, still not having any idea where this conversation was going. "So, after school one day, I went on the computer and was able to find two tickets to this show available. So... I bought them... for you and me."

Haley face lit up. Even if he didn't get the tickets, it was so incredible that he had done that for her. No one had ever done something that sweet for her before. "Nathan-" She started to say, but was cut-off.

"Nah, Haley it's OK. I wanted to do it, because I liked having your company. But then, later I get this e-mail and they that I couldn't get the tickets because my credit card was rejected." He didn't feel like getting into the details of his mom actually stealing his money to pay the bills, so he just took out that part, "So, I was really disappointed by that, and I guess, kind of ashamed, so I never told you." Nathan said, as it was finally their turn to get into tghe parking lot.

Haley was speechless. She still didn't know what the hell they were doing there if they didn't have tickets, but her mind wasn't concentrating on that anymore. She was just focused on Nathan. So what if she didn't really have parents? So what if she was no longer living in the same house? So what if she was no longer rich? All those things had never made her feel the way she did when she heard the words Nathan had just said.

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Nathan and Haley remained silent, but it wasn't an awkward silence, it was more of a just-contently-being-together silence. Not having to say words to know what each other was thinking. Nathan was directing where they were going, and Haley was following without asking any questions.

Nathan and Haley were now alone at the side of the building. They were right infront of a door that said "Do Not Enter" on it. And of course, Nathan when straight for the handle.

"Nathan, wait," Haley said. "What're we doing? We can't sneak into the concert!"

"Hales, just trust me, OK? We're not going to sneak into the concert, just into the building... You'll understand later. Just follow me." He said as he opened the door and went inside. Haley, with her wild imagination, imagined an alarm would go off and a dozen guards showing up with big guns and a helicopter above to film the crime scene. But of course none of that happened, so Haley followed him.

Nathan lead them to the stairs and started climbing up, Haley following close behind.

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What seemed like a million flights of stairs later they came to the top.

"Nathan, what're we doing?" Haley asked once again. She was out of breath from all those stairs.

"Shhhh, Hales, you'll see. Trust me, it's all worth it," He whispered as he opened the door on their left. When he opened it Haley was surprised to see fresh air and the night sky. They were on the roof of the Arena.

"Oh My Gosh!" Haley whispered in awe. I mean, how many people can say they've been on TOP of the arena? Not many.

"It's a shame to pass up a good concert." Nathan said, "I've done this a couple times before with some friends, you can hear the concert really well from up here."

"Nathan, wow, this is... wow," Haley said feeling dumb for her choice of words. "Thank you, this is unbelievable!" She said walking over to him and kissing him passionately.

Nathan was pretty surprised by this. I mean, they'd had passionate kisses before, but he wasn't expecting one any time soon after what had happened at the party, but there they were, in the middle of a mind-blowing, earth-shattering kiss.

They broke apart, at the sound of incredibly loud applause and cheers.

"It must be starting," Nathan said as he sat down on the roof, and was soon joined by Haley, who boldly sat down in his lap. She leaded back into his chest and he kissed the back of her neck, lovingly. And then Haley felt it. The thing that was between them, that Haley was searching to find, suddenly vanished. There was no awkwardness. No regret. Nothing but Love, Haley thought. Pure, true love.

"I love you," Haley whispered to Nathan.

"I love you, too." Nathan whispered back, as the first song started to play.

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AN: Hey guys, please review! I think this is one of my favorite chapters, just because it's not very dramatic and just has some cute good old fashioned Naley. I really want to know what you guys thought! Thanks for reading!