karla
Haley pressed the accelerator while the car running to the board of Eagle canyon
"Easy princess slow down these curves are too close," Nathan said and pretended to close his eyes when she laughed and started to take them. "God I've created a monster."
"Damn," Haley suddenly said.
"What?"
"The gate is closed I have to stop and dial the code."
"Thank god," Nathan said relieved and smiled at her once they passed the door.
Haley accelerated again and stopped the car in front of her house and turned to Nathan, "Well?"
He looked at her. They'd been driving with the windows open and the wind had made her hair a mess. She didn't have on any make-up and she was wearing one of his old shirts with a pair of faded jeans. She looked like a mess but she was beautiful.
"Nathan? Please don't tell me that I'm such a bad driver that I left you speechless."
"Well I don't think you could race for a living but..." he said and smiled when he saw her frown. "Ok you didn't do that bad."
"I did great."
Nathan laughed and gave her a soft kiss, "A couple of more classes and you could buy yourself a red convertible."
"Thanks for this wonderful day," she said smiling
"You're welcome," he said and kissed her slowly tasting her. "I'll call you tomorrow."
"No I have some things to do tomorrow," she said quickly
"Of course me too. What about dinner tomorrow?"
"Call me and we'll see," she told him smiling.
As she stared to open her door, Nathan took her hand and squeezed her, "Don't play with me Haley."
"Play?"
"And don't playing dumb either I told you yesterday I don't share."
"Yes you told me that as long as we're together you'll be faithful."
"And I expect the same from you."
"Of course but I have a life which you reminded me of this morning and I'm glad you did."
"You're serious, are you?"
"Yes I'm serious. I told you Nathan I want my freedom."
"Ok," he said wile he sat at the wheel, "I'll pick you up tomorrow at seven"
Her protest came too late. Nathan had already started the car and began leaving. She stared at him until he was out of sight and let out a sigh before walking into her house.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
He came to pick her up every afternoon and then took her home first hour every morning. It was like they had never talked about not spending all of their time together.
They were together on the weekends too, in his house or at the beach, but not this weekend. This weekend they flew to Napa Valley to walk in the vineyards of Peregrine.
"I agreed to sell this place," she said while they were sitting on the steps of the house. "You can tell your father that the place is his whenever he wants."
"Ok," Nathan said kissing her fingers, he smiled and got up, pulling her up with him.
"I made reservations in the hotel at the beach, remember?"
"Wow," Haley shivered
"What's wrong Haley?"
"I have a headache but when we get there I'll be fine. It will be great going back there."
It would be but in the afternoon she felt tired and by the evening she was shivering and her body ached. The next morning she had a high fever and Nathan called a doctor.
"Flu," the doctor said
"She needs rest, fluids, aspirin..."
Haley grunted and tried to get out of bed. Nathan put his arm around her shoulder
"I'm gonna throw up."
"Not without me," he said and led her to the bathroom where much to her surprise he stayed with her and held her while she threw up. He wiped her face with a wet towel and took her back to the bed.
"As I was saying, she needs rest, fluids and aspirins for the fever and light food," continued the doctor, "she will be fine in a couple of days."
"We live in Malibu. Can she fly?"
"I don't live in Malibu..." Haley started to protest.
"Shhh," Nathan said with a smile and shook the doctor's hand. "Thank you doctor."
"You're welcome."
Haley said that she feel like a red croise package while he was putting her in the back seat of the craft. He told her that she looked awful but he said it with tenderness. She was pale and her eyes were deep-set with bags under them. Her hair was a mess after days without washing it and the bucket that she had between her legs didn't help her image. She looked sick, tired and weak. And in that moment he knew that he felt something for this woman, something that he had never felt before, and it scared him.
"What?" she asked when she saw his frown.
"Nothing," he said -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
that its all for now