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Chapter Two
I woke up the next morning, a warm body pressed up against mine. I felt her kiss my neck. I smiled and opened my eyes to see Brooke grinning back at me. "Hey, boytoy," she said.
My smile faltered but I quickly grinned at her. "Morning babe," I replied and kissed her. "What are we going to do today?"
She shrugged, a playful look in her eyes. "What do you want to do?" she countered.
I wrapped both arms around her, pulling her on top of me. She squealed but didn't protest. I pulled her down to kiss me. "A whole lot of this," I murmured against her lips.
She giggled. "I think I can handle that," she replied, kissing me deeply.
HALEY POV
I woke up alone, as usual. I sighed as I read the note from Lucas.
Hales,
We gotta talk.
See you when I get home.
Luke
I stood and threw out the note. I walked into the kitchen, grabbing a water bottle, before sitting on the couch in the living room. Of course Lucas found out about Nathan and I. In a way he always knew. He always knew my heart didn't belong to him; not completely, anyways. I should've known he would catch me in a lie. I can't always count on my friends to cover for me, especially since they don't know about it.
My phone rang. "Hello?"
"Hey, Haleybub!"
I smiled at the nickname. "What's up Rach-hoe?" I replied.
She laughed. "There's the Haley we all know and love! I missed you last night at my party!" she whined into the phone.
It was my turn to laugh. "Yeah right! You were with Mouth the whole time, making out I'm sure," I replied.
"True," she agreed. "But you've seen my boyfriend! How could I resist him?"
"Rachel, you used to claim you and Mouth would only always be friends. I mean, he's nerdy and you were always miss popularity!" I retorted.
She sighed. "So what? I fell in love, Haley. Sometimes opposites attract!" she argued.
"Fine, fine," I replied. "Did your phonecall have a purpose behind it or was it just to annoy me with talking about your boyfriend?"
"You know I live to piss you off, but no," she said. "You and I have a lunch date, remember? We've got some designs to go over before we can show them to the Smith's."
I sighed. I completely forgot! I had totally hoped I would have the day to myself, just to think through my whole situation. So much for that idea. "Okay, want to come pick me up or do you want me to meet you there?"
"Meet me there," she replied. "It's at Nicoletta's, okay?"
"Yeah, I'll meet you there in 15," I replied and hung up. I ran to my bedroom, searching for something to wear. Nicoletta's Italian Café was the greatest place, but requires fancy wear.
I finally decided on a red deep V dress that went down just past my knees. I grabbed my purse and put on my red heels before heading out. Rachel and I work as interior designers. We've been friends since high school, back when Nathan and I really were together… to everyone.
I arrived there within 10 minutes, only being 5 minutes late. I found Rachel waiting for me before she was seated. She stood when I entered and gave me a hug. "Did you bring the designs?" she asked as the hostess led us to a table.
I patted my purse. "Yes, I did," I replied. We were seated and immediately began working.
NATHAN POV
Brooke was finally asleep. We spent the entire morning in bed and I was exhausted as well, but couldn't find peace in sleep. When I sleep I dream. When I dream I only see Haley.
I sighed and quietly got out of bed so I didn't disturb the sleeping Brooke. I walked into the living room and flopped down on the couch, turning on the TV. I wasn't really watching anything, but I was desperately trying to pay attention. I just wanted to forget about everything if only for a moment.
I picked up my phone, finally frustrated to the point where I had to call her; just to hear her voice. I hit my 1st speed dial and waited.
She answered after 5 long rings. "Hello?" she said softly.
"Hey, gorgeous," I replied, just as quiet. "How are you?"
I heard her excuse herself from whoever she was with and I assume she walked away. "I'm okay, but I'm kind of in a meeting. Rachel and I are working on some new designs. How are you doing?" she asked.
I sighed. "I don't really know," I replied truthfully. "I just really needed to hear your voice."
I could practically see her smiling. "Well, I'm flattered," she said with a laugh. "What's wrong, Nate?"
I shrugged. "I don't know. I've just been thinking about you, that's all. I miss you," I said.
She laughed again. "Didn't you just see me last night?" she asked.
I laughed as well. "Yes, I did, but does that mean I can't miss you? I always miss you when you aren't around."
"I miss you too, Nate," she said softly. "Listen, I would love to talk with you, but I can't really talk right now. In fact, I don't think I'll be able to talk tonight either. Lucas left me a note this morning saying he wanted to talk, which is never good."
I sighed. "I'm sorry if I messed up. I never thought he looked through your text messages!" I apologized, even though I've done it a million times.
"Don't worry about it," she replied. "He would've found out eventually."
"Well, I'll let you get back to work, Hales," I said. "I love you."
"I love you too," she replied quietly. "Bye." She said and hung up.
I set my phone down and looked towards my bedroom where Brooke lay. It's not fair to her for me to be like this. I should be with her and only her, but why can't I let go of Haley? Because I don't want to. Why can't I let go of Brooke? It's hard to say the real reason. Hell, I've been asking myself that for the longest time. She's an amazing person and I won't ever be the same after being with her, but I'm not so sure if I'm in love with her.
Maybe I'm holding on to Brooke because she has never hurt me. Maybe I want to be with her because she is so different from Haley. Maybe I'm just hiding behind her because I don't want to be hurt by Haley again.
All I know is, I don't know what I'm doing anymore.
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