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Chapter Five

I woke up a few hours later to find no Nathan. I sighed and looked at the clock. It read 6:30 pm. I stood up and put my clothes back on. I went out into the living room where I saw Nathan, Lucas, and Jake, watching some basketball game.

They all looked over at me and smiled before turning back to the TV. "Hey, guys, nice to see you, too," I muttered and went into the kitchen. I grabbed myself a water bottle and went back out into the living room. "Are the girls up in your apartment, Luke?"

He nodded. "Yeah, Hales, go on up," he replied, waving me away.

I rolled my eyes. "Bye boys!"

"Yeah, bye," they replied and I left. I shook my head. They sure were locked in on that game. Nathan didn't even say anything about earlier! I knew that it was just about helping me! He's only being a good best friend and helping me get the baby I want.

I entered the apartment and Jenny ran up to me. "Auntie Hawey! Auntie Hawey!" she yelled, clinging to my leg.

I smiled and picked up the little girl. "Hey, Jenny Benny, how are you, sweetie?" I asked.

She giggled. "Ise good! Down, Auntie Hawey!" she said and I set her down. She ran around the apartment and I sat on the couch with Peyton and Brooke.

"Hey, guys," I said with a sigh.

They grinned at me. "So, what were you up to earlier? You and Nate weren't answering the phone!" Brooke said.

I rolled my eyes. "You know what, I'm gonna go. See you guys later," I said and walked out of the apartment. I ran down the stairs, all the way to the bottom floor and walked outside. I'm sick of everyone saying that Nathan and I need to be together. I just want them to realize how good we are as just friends! They keep pushing and they keep teasing and I can't take it anymore!

I sat down on a bench overlooking the rivercourt. Many one-on-one games between me and Nathan were played here. Back when everyone knew we were just friends. Back when nobody pushed our relationship for more. Back when things were simple.

I stood up and moved to the middle of the court and lay down. I closed my eyes and began to think about what life will be like with a child. Not just my child, but mine and Nathan's child together. Whether it was a boy or girl, it would be athletic, smart, and confident. I want him or her to have Nathan's beautiful eyes, dark hair and height. From me I hope they get my intelligence and smile. I hope he or she follows their dreams. I hope they can tell me and Nathan things. I hope they never resent the fact that they were born to parents that aren't married or even together. I hope that when he or she grows up, they understand.

I opened my eyes and stood up. I walked the long way back to our apartment building. I went to my apartment and went inside. I found everyone in there; Brooke was pacing and crying, Peyton held Jenny for dear life, Jake had his arms around his wife and daughter, Lucas tried to calm Brooke down and Nathan was on the phone. They all looked at me and Nathan spoke into the phone, "Nevermind, she's here and she's safe. Thanks anyways," and then hung up.

"Thank god you're okay!" Brooke said and hugged me. Then she pulled back and glared. "Where the hell have you been?"

I laughed at her. "I've been gone for what, an hour?" I asked and then looked at the clock. It was 10:30. I had been gone for 4 hours. "Wow, okay, it really didn't seem like I had been gone that long. I'm sorry if I worried you," I said and then moved to walk around her.

She stepped in front of me again. "Where are you going now? Running off again?"

I sighed. "You know what, Brooke, I'm 25 years old. I can take care of my self! Stop acting like I'm your responsibility! Just leave me alone!" I yelled and went into my room. I laid on my bed, thankful they weren't in here. There was a knock at my door. "Go away!"

It opened revealing Peyton. "Hey," she said softly.

I looked away from her. "You know, I said go away, not come on in, but why should anything I say stop any of you? None of you can respect anything I have to say!"

She sat on the bed. "Just listen to what I have to say, Haley, and then I'll leave you alone, okay?" she asked. I motioned for her to continue. "We were worried about you, Haley! You just ran off! You didn't bring your phone and anything could've happened to you! You could've gotten hurt, so we're sorry for worrying about you! That's all I have to say, Haley, so you should go apologize to Brooke and-"

"I should apologize?" I asked, sitting up. "This is all her fault in the first place! If she didn't push me to leave I would've never worried any of you!" I yelled.

She held up her hands. "What did she do to you, Haley? She teased you? Grow up!"

I sighed. "No, you know what, you two need to get over your fantasy of Nathan and I being together because we're only friends! That's all we're ever going to be! You guys need to stop pushing it, stop teasing me about sleeping with Nathan, and start worrying about your own lives!" I screamed, tears streaming down my cheeks.

She brought me into a hug and I began to sob. "Haley, what has gotten into you? You never used to make a big deal about any of this!"

I pulled back and wiped my face. "I just don't like it anymore! You guys need to respect my feelings. I love you and Brooke, but I don't like when you guys bug me about anything to do with Nathan," I explained.

There was a knock and we looked up to see a sad Brooke. "I'm so sorry, Tutorgirl. I never meant to make you upset," she said and sat next to me. "I love you, girlie, and if you want me to stop, I will, okay?"

I nodded and pulled her into a hug. "I just don't like being teased anymore. It's really messing with my feelings," I said.

We pulled back. "I promise to respect your feelings and not tease you about Nathan anymore. If you guys choose to be something more then you'll do it on your own."

I looked at Peyton and she nodded. "Me too, Haley, I promise."

We all hugged and stood up, going back out into the living room. Nathan immediately pulled me into a hug. "When they said you ran off, I got so worried, Hales," he whispered. "When you didn't come home after 2 hours, I got really worried. Don't ever scare me like that again!"

I sighed and pulled him closer. "I promise I won't," I replied and backed away.

Brooke smiled at everyone. "Okay, now that that's over, lets go home, Broody," she said, grabbing his arm and leading him out.

Peyton nodded. "Come on, baby girl. It's way past your bed time," she said, picking up the half asleep girl. "Let's go, Jake."

He nodded. "Bye Nate, Hales."

I walked over, closed the door behind them and locked it. I turned back to Nathan who was smiling. "Are you okay?"

I nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine," I replied and sat on the couch.

"What's going on, Hales?" he asked sitting next to me.

I laid my head on his shoulder and sighed. "I'm fine, Nathan, I promise," I replied.

He nodded. "Okay, I believe you," he said, sarcastically. He pulled me onto his lap and kissed my cheek. "Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?" he asked with a smirk.

I smiled at him. "I'm sure I could think of something!" I replied and kissed him lightly. I stood up and walked to my room. I got to my door and turned to see him still sitting on the couch. "Are you coming or what?" I asked.

He looked over at me and grinned. He ran over and pushed me into the room, closing the door.

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