Meant To Be?
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Chapter 8- Move Along
RIVERCOURT/Present Day
Nathan Scott usually didn't cry but right now he didn't care as he held his ex-best friend in his arms all he wanted to do was cry. Haley was crying harder now and her sobs were shaking her small body.
Haley began backing away from Nathan realizing she was breaking down with him. She had promised herself after he hurt her she would never cry in front of him.
Nathan felt Haley pull away but didn't let her go "Haley" he cried he wanted to hold her
"I think we should go home" she sniffled
"Haley, Please" he tried
"No, Nathan" she pushed away from "You don't get to be my knight riding in on a white horse to save me" she paused "If you forgot, you gave up that position when you slept with Peyton"
"Do you think I wanted that, Haley" he questioned her "Do you think I woke up that morning looked over at you in my bed and said "Hey, Today I'm gonna hurt the person that I love more then anything" Do You?"
She glared at him "Just Shut Up"
"No, Hales, Really tell me what you think" he said getting angry
She didn't respond she just looked down
"What nothing to say?" he questioned "Yea, that's what I thought"
She looked up at him tears in her eyes and shook her head "What happened to you?"
He's face softened realizing he hurt her
"Can you drive me back to the house?" she asked getting up
"Haley" he said softly
She continued walking "Actually could you just drop me off at Brooke's?"
"Haley" he walked behind her "Please talk to me, I need you"
Haley stopped dead in her tracks and laughed bitterly "That's a funny one"
"I'm serious" he said firmly "I need you"
She laughed again "Please, that's BS"
"Why?" he asked
"If you needed me you wouldn't have slept with Peyton" she stated simply
"I was drunk" he sighed "That was a mistake"
"Yea, Whatever" she opened the car door getting in "Heard it before"
Nathan opened his car door and got in the front seat. "Haley" he turned to her "I never wanted to hurt you"
"I know" she look at him "But that doesn't make it hurt less"
Nathan nodded his head and started the car.
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BROOKE'S HOUSE
"And then he says he needs me" Haley says frustrated "I mean come on"
Brooke looks at her softly "Well he does"
"What!" Haley yelled
"Come on, Haley, face reality" she says with frustration in her voice "Nathan was never the same after whatever happened between you two"
"You don't even know what happened" Haley fought back
"Yea, Well that's because Nathan was to ashamed to tell anyone and you were to hurt to" Brooke replied "It was two years ago, Haley, I think it's time to move on"
"Brooke…" she started softly
"And I know it hurt" Brooke cut her off "But now your just scared"
"Scared of what?" Haley asked
"Loving him" Brooke replied
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SCOTT HOUSE
Nathan had dropped Haley off at Brooke's house before going home
"Mom" he yelled "Dad"
He looked around seeing a note on the table he picked up and read
Dear Nathan and Haley
We went out we'll be back LATE tonight.
Have fun and Play nice.
Love
Mom and Dad/Deb and Dan
PS.
We left a surprise in the VCR, enjoy
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Nathan put the note down on the counter before walking into the family room and sitting down on the couch. He picked up the remote and hit the PLAY button. A tape started to play
A younger Deb is shown in the kitchen making dinner she looks up and notices the camera.
"Dan, What are you doing?" she questions smiling
"I'm recording dinner tonight" he replies
"Why?" she asks a smile in her voice
"Have you forgotten what tonight is?" he asks
"Do you mean the reunion of Nathan and Haley?" she asks cutting some vegetables on the cutting board.
He nods
"How could I forget" she laughs "Nathan keeps coming in here every 5 minutes asking if he looks okay"
"What do expect he hasn't seen her the whole summer" he laughs "Where is he anyway?" Dan asks
"In his bedroom" she looks toward the camera
Dan walks out of the kitchen and begins walking upstairs. Nathan's door is slightly opened and Dan looks inside quietly.
A young Nathan is standing in front of his mirror spiking the front of his hair. He begins checking himself out and flexing his arms.
"Hey, Haley" he says to himself in the mirror "Yea, I've been working out" he smirks at himself.
Dan begins laughing catching Nathan by surprise.
"Um, Dad, did you want something?" he asks nervously
"No just watching" he laughs
"How much did you see?" Nathan frowns
"Too much, son" he jokes
"I just want to look good" Nathan argues "Is that a crime"
"Hey, calm down" Dan says "Here put some of this on" he pulls some cologne from his pocket
"Thanks, Dad" he smiles shyly putting some on
The Doorbell rings
Nathan's face pales "Dad, turn of the camera"
"Nathan, Haley's here" Deb yells from the bottom of the stairs
Nathan turns to Dan "Dad turn it off" he says quickly before running down the stairs.
Haley is standing in the living room when she turns and sees him she begins running toward him.She jumps in his arms and he wraps his arms around her waist before spinning her around.
"I missed you so much" she laughs "Always" she smiles
"And Forever, I missed you too" he smiles "Never again am I going to camp without you" he says putting her down he steps away and begins looking her up and down.
She looks different from the last time he saw her. She had defiantly grown over the summer, her hair is slightly blonder and longer. Her face had gotten thinner and she had grown into her body. He couldn't help but notice her chest had gotten bigger since he last saw her and little Haley James wasn't little anymore.
"Wow, You look hot" he says without noticing it "I mean… ummmm" he stutters
Haley blushes before leaning over and whispering in his ear "You look hot too "
They begin looking each other in the eyes forgetting their parents are all watching.
Jimmy coughs to get their attention "I rather not watch my daughter flirt" he laughs
Nathan jumps away from Haley looking guilty
Haley blushes deeply
"Lets eat" Deb speaks up "Dan turn off the camera"
"Fine" he sighs
The Screen Goes Black
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Nathan is staring at the black screen as if in a daze when Haley's voice behind him causes him to jump.
"You were always the charmer" she laughs
He turn to face her "Always and Forever, baby" he smirks "How long have you been there?" he asks
"I came in around the time you were flexing in the mirror" she laughed "I didn't know you liked to impress me so much"
"Really?" he asked slightly surprised
"No" she laughed again "I knew"
"Figures"he shrugged "Remember that time I played Lucas in basketball all day in till I beat him"
"Yea my butt got so sore from sitting on the bleachers for like 12 hours strait" she smiled at him
"So how was Brooke?" he asked
"She was fine" she shrugged "You know Brooke she always has something to say"
"Did you ever tell her?" he asked quietly
"No" she looks down "Umm, did you ever tell Luke?"
He shook his head no
"Looks like we have something else in common" she replies
"Whats that?" he questioned
"We both keep things from the people we love to protect the person we use to" she says quietly
"Haley" he starts
But she cuts him off "I was thinking maybe we could try and become friends again"
"Really?" he asked
"Yea, I figured its time to move on" she shrugged "I can't erase the past, but I can change the future"
"I'm not gonna hurt you, Haley" he said firmly getting up
"I wish it was that easy" she laughed slightly
He took her in his arms and held her tight
She breathed in his scent, the one that use to drive her wild it was amazing how 2 years later it still could.
"I think I'm gonna go to bed" she backed away "It's been a long day"
"Goodnight" he said watching her walk away "Hales" he called out as she began up the steps
"Yea" she turned to him
"You were wrong earlier when you said to protect who we use to love, I never stopped loving you" He looked at her seriously
She looked away before looking back at him "Wow, Another thing we have in common" she smiled softly before heading back up the stairs.
Nathan sat down on the couch before whispering soflty into the empty room "Always and…"
"Forever" Haley whispered and sighed laying on her bed. Never before in her life had she felt so scared and so safe at the same exact time, Well maybe one time before.
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