AN. can someone please help me? i dont understand how to put new chapters up i think i did this wrong. oops.
well im sorry this took so long ive been crazy busy. thank you guys so much for the reviews you have no idea how much it means to me that you like the story. i have never written a fanfiction before so i had no idea if it would be good or not. so thanks!
Chapter 2
The car ride over went super fast. Nathan was playing some song I had never heard before so I didn't really pay attention. Besides Nathan was telling me all about practice. I tried to listen intently but my mind kept wandering.
"Haley are you alright? You seem really quiet today."
"Huh, oh yeah I'm fine I just have a headache and I'm trying to get used to the fact that my parents are going to be away three months", I lied
"It'll be alright Haley they will be back before you know it." He said while pulling into the driveway.
"Yeah I suppose"
"Do you need help with your bags" Nathan questioned
"Sure, thanks"
"No problem" he said while grabbing all but one of my bags and went to the front door and quickly opened the front door.
I followed him to the front door and inside. I've been to the Scott's house many times it's practically been my second home for years. But knowing I would be staying there made me feel sick. I didn't want to be around anyone. I knew I was an easy person to read and that meant that I would have to act happy but I know that Nathan knows me better than anyone and I I'm scared that he'll see right through my act.
"Mom?" Nathan yelled
"Nathan what is it" Mrs. Scott said coming downstairs with cleaning supplies in hand.
"Haley is here, is the bedroom done? And oh do we have any Advil Haley has a headache?"
"Hi Haley" she happily said.
"Hi Mrs. Scott, thank you so much for letting me stay here while my parents are away"
"It's no problem at all Haley, Nathan upstairs in your medicine cabinet there is some Advil, why don't you give some to Haley and help her get settled in."
"Sure mom" Nathan said with a smile and then turned to go upstairs
"Ok well I guess this would be the part where I show you around, but you know where everything already is so…, here's the Advil and let me know if you need any help with anything." He smiled and walked away.
I quickly went to the door closed it and locked it. I set down my bags, grabbed my backpack and took out my cell phone and IPod. I laid down on my new bed put my IPod in and just stared at the ceiling.
I thought about telling Nathan multiple times today. It would probably make my life a lot more easy to have my best friend know. He wouldn't think I was ignoring him or upset that I have to stay at his house. From the looks of it, that's exactly how he feels. But I can't tell him, I'm basically in love with him. I think I have been for years. And even if telling him won't hurt him at all it would kill me. Crap! I need water to take the Advil.
"humph…", I said quietly to myself as I looked out into the hallway to make sure no one was there and I rushed down the stairs into the kitchen. Of course Mrs. Scott had to be there…
"Oh good Haley, dinners almost ready would you mind getting Nathan?"
"Sure Mrs. Scott I just need to get some water first."
"Sure, Sure and Haley I've told you before you can just call me Deb"
"Ok Mrs. Sco—I mean Deb"
I left the room and went back upstairs where I could hear some rap music playing. Nathans door was open and I could see that he was playing NBA live.
"You're mom really went all out on the whole cleaning thing huh?" I said while looking around his room
"Yeah I told her you've been in my room when it wasn't clean but she wouldn't have it" he said without looking up from the game.
"Well your mom wanted me to tell you that dinner was almost ready so--" before I could even finish he had paused the game and stood up.
"Hey how's your headache" he questioned while leading the way downstairs
"Better thanks"
"Mmhm"
Dinner was different I mean I had, had dinner at Nathans plenty of times but I never really noticed that his mom really cared how his day had been. She asked him about school, practice if he had any homework. Whereas my parents would hardly ever be home for dinner and be gone before I was done getting ready in the morning. I liked it. So we talked about his basketball practice and his math homework which I told him I would be happy to help him with.
"Hey mom where's Dad?" Nathan asked Deb
"I'm not sure I'm guessing he's working late tonight"
I've seen Mr. Scott many times before. But he never really talked that much when I was around but when Nathan and I had left the room it seemed all he would ever do was yell at Deb. I always wondered how she could live like that with someone yelling at her every day. Speak of the devil…
"Deb!" Mr. Scott yelled while walking in the house and slamming the door.
He walked into the kitchen looking mad and then he saw me and his face quickly turned to surprise.
"What is the James girl doing here so late on a school night?" he asked
"Dan I told you she's staying here while her parents are out of town" she spoke very calmly
"Deb can I speak to you in the other room?"
Mrs. Scott got up from her seat and went into the living room. I could hear yelling though I couldn't make out what they were saying. Nathan just sat there shaking his head looking down. After we heard something break his head shot up and he rushed to the living room I followed but stayed where the living room and kitchen met. When I got there Mrs. Scott was just standing there looking afraid and worried. Suddenly Mr. Scott rushed past me with suitcases in hand stopped at Nathan and told him that he was welcome to come with him. Nathan just stood there for a second then he looked at his mom and then me and then told Mr. Scott No. Mr. Scott walked out the from door and we heard his car start and back up and leave.
Deb rushed upstairs and Nathan just stood there in shock. I decided to go back into the kitchen to clean up it was the least I could do. I knew Nathan was now in the kitchen so I looked over at him. He looked so hurt and it was hard to see him look like that.
"Haley I'm so sorry you had to witness that."
Nathan don't even worry about it, are you done with your dinner?
"Uh yeah but I'll get it" he said while getting up.
"I rushed over to where he was grabbed his plate from him and motioned him to sit down. It was quiet for a while until he stood up.
"You know my parents have been fighting for years but I never really expected him to just leave us, to give up on his family."
"Nathan I am so sorry that this happened, but just know I'm here for you no matter what."
His arms went around me and we stood like that for a while. I wish I could stay like that forever in his arms not having a care in the world, not thinking about my own problems for a while.
"I think I'm going to go to um sleep" he quietly said making me come back to reality.
"Ok, I'm going to just finish cleaning up down here, let me know if you need anything" I apologetically smiled at him as he left to go upstairs. I finished quickly and went upstairs as I passed Nathans room I notices that him clean room was no longer very clean, of looked like he threw everything down on the floor. I went to go in there to make sure he was okay but he was somehow asleep so I just went into the bathroom got ready for bed and then went into the guest bedroom laid down and silently cried myself to sleep.
