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Chapter Four

I finally got away from Brooke for a few hours so I could call Haley. She and her friend Peyton decided to have a girls night out. I wasn't to expect her until the next morning, which was perfect. I have an opportunity to see Haley.

She answered after 3 rings. "Hello?"

She sounded different; sad, withdrawn. "Hales? Is everything okay?" I ask.

She sighs. "No, not really," she replies. "Lucas moved out."

Inside I was so happy. After all that she told me about him she made him seem like an amazing guy. I didn't want that for her. She should think I'm the amazing guy. She shouldn't be upset that he was gone, but I didn't dare to say anything about it. "Why'd he do that? I thought you were going to talk to him."

"I was," she agreed. "I came home and he was packing with his friend Jake. He didn't plan on staying anyways. There was no way to make him stay."

"I'm sorry, Hales," I say, but honestly don't feel sorry. I mean, sure I feel bad that she's upset, but I don't care that he's out of the picture. Good riddance.

"No you're not, but thanks for saying it. Oh, by the way, Brooke called me on your phone."

I nodded. "I know. I told her you were my secretary and she bought it," I explained. "So, pretty much if my number shows up, don't answer with any 'hey sexy' or something along those lines, okay?"

She laughed. "Do I answer my phone like that ever?" she asked.

I laughed as well. "No, I guess not. Hey, you busy tonight? Want to get together?"

She sighed. "I don't really feel like leaving the apartment. You are more than welcome to come over here, though, if you want."

"Okay, I'll be over in 10 minutes?"

"Sure, but don't come over without chocolate!" she said.

I laughed. "Okay, then I'll be over in 20 minutes. I have to stop at the store for some."

She giggled. "Okay, I'll be waiting. Just let yourself in."

"Alright, I will. Bye."

"Bye."

I hung up my phone and quickly grabbed my jacket. I sped off to the store and went into the candy aisle. I grabbed her favorites; mr. goodbar, almond joy, and M & M's. I paid and rushed back off to her apartment. She had given me a key long ago so I used it to get inside.

She was laying on the couch, watching the Notebook. "Please tell me we're not watching this!" I exclaimed. I liked the movie, but wasn't really in the mood for it tonight.

She laughed and turned it off. "I wasn't planning on watching anything but you taking your clothes off," she replied, her voice sultry.

I muffled a moan. "Hales, let's take it slow, okay? I've got the entire night," I said with a smirk.

She quirked her eyebrow. "How did you manage that?"

I shrugged. "Brooke's out for the night with her friend Peyton and she won't be back til morning," I explained and sat beside her.

She nodded. "I see," she whispered.

She stood up and walked into the kitchen. "Okay, what did I do?" I asked, amused. "And what do I have to do to make it better."

She sighed. "Nathan, you plan our nights around Brooke," she stated.

"So? We used to plan them around Lucas and Brooke," I replied, not getting the point.

"Yeah, used to being the key phrase. Listen, Lucas is gone and I think it's about time Brooke was gone, too."

I sighed. "Haley, it's not that simple!" I started.

She gave a short laugh. "I can make it really simple! I'll go and tell her everything! That's simple!"

"Haley, you would never do that!"

"If it gave me you I would!" she defended.

I stood up and walked over to her. "Haley, you lost me a long time ago."

"And there's no way to get you back?" she screamed, backing away from me. "I made one stupid mistake, Nathan, and I'm damned for the rest of my life?"

I stepped closer and she backed away again. "Haley, you made the decision. You didn't want to be together anymore. You broke my heart. Now you expect me to let you back in again? What happens when you don't want to be here anymore?"

She let a lone tear fall. "I've told you a thousand times, Nathan, I'm not going anywhere! I'm not going anywhere that you aren't! I'm here for good and you need to understand that before I move on completely! You can't have the best of both worlds anymore, Nathan! That's not fair to me or Brooke!"

I dared to step forward again and she stayed put. I placed my hands on her shoulders. "Haley, I'm still trying to trust you again. I mean, all throughout high school we were great. Then all of a sudden you announce you're going to Stanford and you're breaking up with me! Then when you come back things go back to normal, but the summer ends and so do we? I mean, you were so hot and cold back then! You really confused the hell out of me!"

"And you didn't confuse me?" She asked, crossing her arms. "Weren't you the one that wanted to be together but have another person on the side?"

I sighed. "Haley, that was your fault."

She threw up her hands. "Everything's my fault! Why don't you take some of the blame, Nathan! You came on so strong our senior year, Nathan! You were talking about marriage and I was 17! What was I supposed to do? Marry you right away and just start a family? I was still a kid myself! I just couldn't do that! I'm sorry that I broke up with you and hurt you, but you pushed me to it!"

"I pushed you and you got scared, Haley! That's not my fault! You were obviously not planning on being with me as long as I wanted to be with you!" I screamed.

She pushed me away from her and walked to the door. "Why don't you go? I mean, if all we're going to do is fight you should go," she said and opened the door.

I walked over and shut it, pressing her against the door. "No, I'm not going anywhere! I've wanted to have this conversation for so long. I deserve to have it."

She took in a deep breath. "I wasn't ready for the things you were ready for, Nathan, but you pushed them on me anyways! I told you I wasn't ready for marriage and you kept asking!"

"So you decided to shut me out completely? Is that fair? You weren't ready to be married then but did that mean you didn't want to be married to me ever?"

She shook her head. "I didn't think like that back then, Nathan, I only thought that you were trying to force me into a huge step in life I just couldn't handle yet!"

"Well-"

Her phone rang. She sighed and walked over to it. Her nose scrunched up. "Hello? You're still talking to me? Yeah, what about it? Come pick it up tomorrow. I don't care! You should've thought about that when you were taking all your stuff! Where are you, anyways, I can barely hear you! A club? You? Lucas? Ha! Oh, you're with Jake and his girlfriend. Good for you. I gotta go. Sure, I don't care. Bye."

She hung up and sighed. "Lucas?" I said.

She nodded. "He forgot a few things. He wanted me to drop them off at his new place," she replied.

"Listen, why don't we just forget about this for now, okay?" I asked. She was about to speak when I held up the chocolate. "I brought your favorites."

She walked closer, a smile on her face. "You always were a smart man, Nathan Scott."

I grinned. "I know how to please a woman," I said and pulled her close, kissing her deeply. In that moment there was no Brooke. There was no one else. Just me and Haley.

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