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Chapter 9

"Brooke!" Haley whispered down the phone whilst desperately trying to do something with her hair in the office toilet. "Come on, answer the damn phone"

"Haley you alright in there?" She heard Nathan call out "I hear voices"

Oh shit

"Oh um" Haley scrambled for words to say "Yeah, well I like to talk to myself whilst going to the toilet"

What? You like to talk to yourself whilst on the toilet? What are you a freak?? Well yeah you are, but damn Haley, you could have said something else, and he is so going to call off this date/dinner/thingamabob…well whatever it is! Stupid, stupid, stupid!

She then heard Nathan suppress some laughter and felt a tad bit relieved…But then a thought came to her head.

Hey, maybe he talks to himself on the toilet too….

"Hello" Brooke answered the phone in a panicky voice "Haley is that you?"

"Brooke" Haley whispered, this time making sure it was much more of a hush tone "Finally you answer the phone, what took you so long?"

"What took me so long?" Brooke asked her voicing becoming a loud piercing shrill "What too me so long? Haley James, do you have no idea how worried me and Rachel are right now? The film finished half hour ago and you STILL aren't here" Haley had to step back from her cell phone as she listened to Brooke rant, but then she soon recognised that Brooke's voice was getting quieter and concern was wrapping through it "Are you okay Haley, I mean nothing happened right?"

Haley had suppress a small giggle, however when she realised what she was doing she soon stopped.

I don't want Nathan thinking I giggle in the toilet too.

"No Brooke I'm fine, it's just something happened at the office, Nathan was here but I didn't realise so-"

"Wait, Nathan is there, with you…alone…just the two of you? Damn girl, that is hot!" Haley didn't even have to think hard to imagine the smirk which was no doubly plastered on Brookes face right now.

"No Brooke it is not like that, I knocked some paper work out of his hands because…well it's a long story one I haven't got time to go into detail… anyways I just wanted to ring you and say-"

"Haley are you alright in there? You are taking ages" Nathan asked a bit apprehensively as he leant up to the bathroom door.

Oh god I hope she doesn't walk out right now with me leaning up against it….it would be so embarrassing…she will think I am a pervert or something!

"Oh yeah I am fine, I will be out in a sec" She called out before she lowered her voice yet again "Look Brooke, me and Nathan are heading out for dinner now that we finally finished the paperwork, I just wanted to ring you and let you know before you and Rachel both start worrying" Haley said quickly, intending to get off the phone as soon as possible.

"Oh dinner huh?" Brooke teased.

"Look Brooke, I really don't have tim-"

"Okay, okay, I will wait till I see you tomorrow to interrogate you…but I will my friend…me and Rachel need every single detail" Brooke promised.

And Haley knew it was true too. Whenever one of the girls would go out on a date the next morning was spent cooped up on the couch watching a re-run of Dawson Creek whilst gossiping like crazy about every single minute detail of the night before…it was just how the girls were. But Haley didn't see what the deal was this time anyways…it wasn't like her and Nathan was actually going on a real date per se, No, it was more like a simple dinner to tie down their immense hunger after a long night of hard working.

Please, oh please let that not be true. Whoa! No, I mean please, oh please let that be true, yes that is what I meant…mixing business with pleasure can never be good…right? That is right…but I did read once….Oh god Haley, just forget it.

"Yes, yes okay whatever Brooke, but I really need to go" Haley said persistently "Nathan is going to start thinking I am weird"

Thinking? I think he already knows I am weird.

"Alright I will let you go, but can you promise me one thing?" Brooke asked sweetly "Can you pull your hear down? You look so much prettier with it down"

"Oh so you don't think I am pretty without my hair down?" Haley asked but then looked in the mirror and decided to give in a pull the clip out "Okay whatever forget it, I have done as you have asked…now I am going to go"

"Oh one last thing Haley, please don't hang up on me…I just need to tell you that me and Rachel are not going to be home tonight since Tim just phoned and told us about this party that is near his apartment…we figured we would go to that and then crash at his place…is that alright?"

"Yeah alright have fun…bye" Haley said immediately cutting the phone off before Brooke had the chance to say anything else. She then looked in the mirror one more time and couldn't stop the smile tugging at the corner of her lips.

Nathan Scott asked me out!!!!

Haley knew that she really really shouldn't be thinking too much into Nathan's proposition when he asked her out for dinner, as he most probably was just asking out of generosity as she helped him with the paper work. But she couldn't help it, the huge butterflies flying around in the pit of her stomach was definitely adding to her excitement. It doesn't matter if she lets her self go for one night to have fun…she knew that THAT wouldn't happen but that is beside the point. If Haley had to keep reminding herself of the fact that Nathan is her boss she would never allow her self to have fun…

Checking the mirror one last time just to make sure she looked presentable, she took in a deep breath and turned the handle on the door. When she noticed Nathan wasn't where he was when she ventured to the toilet she began to worry.

Maybe the talking in the toilet thing freaked him and he changed his mind…

"BOO!" Came a loud voice in her ear. Haley jumped out of her skin for the second time that night and brought a hand up to cover up her heart. She knew who it was by the sniggering behind her.

Oh, that jerk! She raged as she turned around.

"Nathan! That is not very funny at all!" She didn't give a damn that he was his boss at that moment as she began to swat him on the arm.

"Hey" Nathan whined stepping back; you could hear in his voice that he was ready to burst out laughing again "I was just paying you back for scaring me earlier"

"Paying me back?" Haley screeched "Nathan, I did not scare you intentionally I was scared too remember…but you…you…well you just did it for the fun off it which is really really mean!" Haley pouted.

Nathan couldn't help the whopping big smile that was forming on his face. Now Nathan must admit that Haley in the office was pretty big turn on and he did lust after her nearly every time he was in the same room as her but he had never actually felt the immense amount of lust he did that night in the club; and part of that reason was because he loved to see her feisty. And a feisty Haley hadn't exactly made an appearance in the office the past month…but now…whoa…a feisty Haley was defiantly in tack. And he liked. A lot. A whole lot.

"Oh, I'm sorry" He said sincerely; however the smile was still evident on his face. When Haley turned around not convinced at all he had to try his hardest to remove it. "Hey Haley, I really am sorry, I didn't think you would get that freaked out about it, I'm sorry, I will make it up to you…dinner is your choice?" Nathan tried as he walked over to her.

Aww he is so sweet. Haley thought as she felt like she wanted to melt into a pile of goo. But I am not going to let him get away with it just yet. She mischievously thought.

She swiftly turned around looking hurt and upset, however in the inside she was smirking like crazy. You're so going to get it Nathan Scott.

"Nathan, you could have given me a heart attack."

"What from one scare?" Nathan really had to fight off the urge to burst out laughing again; however the look In Haley's eyes got him a little concerned so he shut up and listened.

"No really Nathan, you really could have. I have a bad heart disease and too much stress on it can cause me to have a heart attack at any moment; that includes people jumping out from the dark and scaring you. So I am pretty damn lucky that it hasn't caused one now since it's happened twice tonight!"

Nathan looked like he just saw a ghost. Oh shit. Nathan felt mortified, he really is a jerk!

"Oh god Haley, I am so sorry, I did-" However he didn't finish his sentence as he noticed Haley's face light up and the sweetest laugh ever to suppress her lips.

It was a joke?

"No? You did not just make that up?" Nathan asked shocked. He really did believe her.

Haley just grinned and patted Nathan on the back "What can I say, I was a good actress in high school" With that said Haley continued to giggle and skipped towards the stairs. "By the way you can't take back your offer of me choosing the food!" Then she was gone leaving Nathan to follow after her.

Damn she was good.

"By the way, I love the fact that you have been calling me Nathan tonight and not Mr Scott" Nathan said as the two walked down the streets of the city.

When Nathan asked Haley what she wanted to eat as they left the building Haley just grinned and started to walk down the street. At first Nathan was confused and asked why they weren't going to his car, only for Haley to reply that they didn't need it on where she had planned to eat. Nathan didn't really have time to think about the situation more because as soon as they started walking they got lost in conversation.

Nathan loved talking to Haley. Like actually talking and not just about work or anything to do with work. No he loved to actually talk to her about everyday stuff and personal issues, like when he asked her what her original plans for the night were. She told him that she and her best friends were going to see the new Jim Carey film 'the number 23', which then caused him to burst out with laughing.

At first Haley didn't find the comic in the topic since she thought the film was kind of a horror but she then later found out that Nathan was laughing because the number 23 was his number. That then led to Nathan talking about his younger years of basketball…the highlight of his life so far!

The conversation was fun, light…nothing too serious or upsetting. They were both having a great time. Before Nathan knew it Haley was stopping besides a hot dog stool.

Nathan stood there wide eyed for about 2 minutes as he gawped at Haley.

Was this for real? He had to ask himself. This was definitely a first for Nathan, usually when he told a girl he would take them out and they could choose the meal he would be expecting to folk out a hundred dollar bill in an expensive restaurant. But the fact that Haley chose a hot dog stand out of anything really affected him…in more than one way. It made him like her even more. Anyways, after that they continued to walk and talk. Something they both enjoyed doing.

Haley looked up at Nathan surprised by what he had just admitted "You do?" Haley asked a smile etched on her face. If truth be known she hadn't even realised she had started to call Nathan 'Nathan' and not 'Mr Scott'. It was like it was natural for her to do.

Nathan turned his head so he was looking at her and smiled at her smile "Yeah I hate it when people call me Mr Scott…it makes me sound like an old man."

Haley began to giggle "Well you know 27 is pretty old…you are starting to become an old man" She teased which Nathan rolled his eyes at, knowing she was joking of course.

"So what you want me to call you Nathan in the office from now on then?" She asked when her giggling died down.

Gosh, since when do I giggle? This man really does something to you Haley.

When Nathan nodded Haley had to ask "But won't that be really unprofessional?"

Nathan quickly shook his head "I don't see why not…besides I'm your boss and I get to tell you what to do," When Haley was about to interrupt, as Nathan knew too well that she would because of the look on her face, he let out a small laugh before cutting her off before she had a chance to but in "I am telling you to call me Nathan…so it looks like you are going to have to aren't ya?" Nathan then looked down towards the floor and in a quiet voice he said "Besides I love way you say it"

And it was true! He did love the way she said it…it sounded so tuneful and sweet…Oh god Scott…here you are being a pansy again!

"Err thanks" Haley shyly said feeling a red blush form on her cold cheeks. Nathan then looked up from the floor so he could look in her face and couldn't help but love the coy smile etched on her face. Oh god she is so beautiful…especially with her down like that.

The two carried on walking for a couple of blocks until Nathan realised something and without thinking blurted out "Hey look, were at you apartment building"

What? Haley thought as she looked up from the ground to the building besides her Oh yeah it is…But then a question popped into Haley's head…

"Hang on…how do you know I live here?" She asked stopping dead in her tracks.

Oh shit Nathan thought as he started to panic.

"Umm" He meekly responded trying to as quickly as possible think up a good enough explanation.

"You know don't you?" Haley asked her voice getting lauder. When Nathan guiltily nodded his head…she blew up.

"Oh my god! You have got to be kidding me?" She shouted…she was so infuriated with Nathan right now "Nathan! You are telling me that for the past month I have been acting the way I have because I thought YOU could not remember me…when in fact you do! Oh my god…I bet you told Lucas and Jake and all your other buddies about this haven't you…yeah I bet you all sit there and laugh about it at lunch time…oh god! Why didn't you just say? I wouldn't have been so nervous and shy around you if I knew…"

Actually I would but that is beside the point Haley thought. Just when she was about to open her mouth so she could furiously shout at him again she was stopped by a strong pair of hands holding her face and a powerful set of lips instantly covering hers devouring her mouth in the most passionate kiss she had ever encountered. Haley didn't know how to react at first as she was so shocked on what was happening however as she felt his tongue prod her top lip asking for access to her mouth the situation seemed to formulate in her head and she was easily opening her mouth immediately tangling her tongue with his.

When the two breathless tore apart from each other Nathan panted a deep breath and never let his eyes leave her shocked ones. When he felt he had enough air in his lungs to talk, he softly told her "I didn't tell you Haley, because every time I think about it I have this overpowering urge to do that"

Their eyes remained locked on each other for what seemed like hours but, in reality, was probably only a minute before they both Haley flung her arms around his neck causing them to both move forward and kiss hungrily. This kiss practically sizzled as they each poured everything they felt for one another into it and before they knew it Haley had somehow managed to retrieve her keys from her bag without breaking contact with Nathan. When air became a major issue for the couple they finally broke the contact there lips were sharing and Haley stared up into Nathan's baby blue orbs and seductively whispered "Do you want to come in?"

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