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Chapter 14

The next day I woke up with Nathan staring at me. I smiled and gave him a light kiss. "Good morning."

He grinned back at me. "Good morning, beautiful. How'd you sleep?"

I snuggled in closer to him. "I've never slept so great in my entire life!" I exclaimed and he laughed.

"Well, as much as I would love to stay here with you right now, we've got to go. Brooke's gonna start checking the rooms and she's gonna see something she doesn't want to," he said and I giggled.

"Okay, lets get dressed and get outta here!"

We dressed quickly and made our way downstairs. Brooke stood at the bottom of the stairs. "And how is the adorable couple this lovely morning?" she asked with a knowing grin.

I grinned right back. "Amazing, thank you, Brookie!"

"Yeah, Brooke. That was one hell of a party last night," Nathan joined the conversation.

She rolled her eyes. "Please! You guys were down at the ACTUAL party for about a half hour at most!" she exclaimed and I laughed.

"So? What's your point?" I asked with a smile.

"Please, just tell me you weren't in my room! Thats all I want to know!"

Nathan burst out in laughter and I replied, "No, we weren't in your room. We went into a guest room, don't worry. Now, if you don't mind, my sexy boyfriend is going to buy me breakfast at his mom's cafe!"

He looked down at me with an eyebrow raised. "Oh, I am, am I?" I nodded. "How about I just take you over to my house. I don't think mom's even left the house yet."

"Okay, sounds good," I replied and we went to his car.

It was a short ride to his mansion since he only lived 3 blocks away from Brooke. We got out of the car and I followed him inside. "Mom? You home?"

"In the kitchen, sweetie!" came the reply and we started walking towards it.

"I brought a guest, mom," he said and she turned around.

"Hey, Haley! How are you?" she came over and gave me a big hug.

"I'm great, how are you?" I replied.

"Wonderful. I think congratulations are in order for the validictiorian!" she said and I laughed.

"Thank you, Deb."

"So, this is the infamous Haley Roe I've heard all about?" came a voice and I turned to see Nathan's father, Dan.

"Dan, right? Nice to meet you finally!" I said and walked over to shake his hand.

He gave me a hug instead. I was suprised, but returned it anyways. He pulled back when he realized I might have been uncomfortable. "Sorry about that! I knew you when you were just a baby and I forgot you have no idea who I am!"

I laughed and shook my head. "Don't worry about it! I know you knew me why back when, but I obviously don't remember you! No harm done," I replied and he motioned for me to take a seat.

"So what are the plans for college, Haley?" he sat at the head of the table and Deb began placing food on the table. Nathan walked over and sat across from me.

"Well, I'm going to Duke. I've got a full scholarship for academics," I explained and he nodded.

"That's wonderful, Haley!" Deb said and sat down across from Dan.

"What are you planning on studying?" Dan asked.

Everyone started serving themselves. "Well, I'm not sure right now, but I'm thinking about going into teaching."

"Thats a very good area to go into. Do you have anything else in mind?"

"I've always wanted to become a writer. Um, I love little kids, so anything to do with working with them. I'm just going to see where my education takes me," I replied and we all started eating. I loved his parents already. They seems layed back and very accepting.

One week later, Nathan and I were still inseperable. I mean, I know its bad to just jump into love like that, but it felt so right! Nathan is the one thing that I would hate to live without. He became my whole world in one short month. I was at his house everyday, spending time with Deb if I wasn't with Nathan. She became like a second mother to me.

As we layed here on the beach, I couldn't help but think about our first date. It was the most memorable date I had ever been on. I wished we had some of those strawberries right now...

"You can't get a good tan when you have Nathan's arms covering you, Tutorgirl!" I heard Brooke yell.

I laughed and then looked over at her. She was being chased by a drenched Bevin. I looked over at Peyton who was just laughing. "What happened?"

"Brooke borrowed some kid's bucket and poured water on Bevin," she replied through her laughter.

"Ohhhh. I get it now!" I said and laughed myself. See, if theres one thing you need to know about Bevin it's that she didn't go to the beach to go in the water. She went to get tan. If she wanted to swim, she'd just swim in her pool at home.

Brooke ran over to Nathan and I to make sure the wet Bevin dripped on us. "Hey!" Nathan yelled. "That's just mean, Brooke!"

I laughed at his upset expression. "Awww, poor baby!" I said but pulled him over to kiss me. It quickly escalated into a makeout session. I was practically laying on top of him when a sudden rush of cold wetness poured over me. I pulled back and screamed. I looked over my shoulder to see a laughing Lucas. "Oh, you so are gonna get it!" I yelled and began to chase him.

I picked up the bucket that he dropped and threw it at him. It hit him in the back and he stumbled a bit. This was my opportunity to jump on his back, bringing him down to the sand. I shook my hair at him, drenching his face. "AH! HALEY ELIZABETH ROE! GET OFF ME!" he yelled and I stood up.

"That's what you get for being an ass!" I exclaimed and turned to walk back to Nathan.

I sat down next to him and he gave me an extra towel to dry off with. "Way to show him whose boss, babe," he said and pulled me so I was sitting between his legs.

It was starting to get dark so we set up a fire and we all sat around it. "So, where's everyone headed this fall? We never really talked about it," Jake said.

Everyone was silent for a moment. We were set on having a good time all summer that we didn't really discuss where we were going to school.

Nathan started. "Well, I've got a full ride to Duke. I think we all knew that."

"And I'm going to NYU," Peyton said. "It's got a good art program."

"It's always been a dream to go to LA, so I decided on UCLA," Bevin said.

"And I'm following my baby," Skills said and kissed Bevin.

"I'm staying here and going to Duke like Nate," Brooke said. "He's gotta have a familiar cheerleader around!"

"What about you guys?" Jake asked looking between Lucas and I.

"Duke," we said at the same time.

Luke continued. "Mom and dad always wanted us to go there."

"And Brooke and Nate will be there, so.." I added in and recieved a kiss from Nathan. "What about you, Jake? Where are you going?"

He smiled. "Do you even have to ask? I can't go anywhere that Peyton isn't because I'd be too lonely."

"AWWW! You're going to make me HURL!" Brooke exclaimed and I make a gagging noise.

"Shut up, you guys!" Peyton said and we all laughed.

"No, seriously, thats so cute!" Bevin said. "I'm happy we're all going to have our significant others with us." We all nodded at her, none of us breaking the silence.

We all stared into the fire. This was so surreal. I wouldn't have Peyton and Bevin around to help me when Brooke got too crazy. I felt a tear stream down my face. I wouldn't be able to go running to Bevin for her crazy advice on shoes or to Peyton for advice on love.

"Aww, Haley! Why are you crying?" Bevin asked and everyone looked at me.

Nathan's arms tightened around my waist. "What's wrong, baby?"

I let out a shaky breath. "It's all just finally hitting me. I'm not gonna get to see Bev or Peyt until thanksgiving! I mean, who can I run to when Brooke gets too crazy or Lucas is an ass or Nathan pisses me off?" I exclaim and more tears fall.

Peyton and Bevin stood up and pulled me into a hug. Brooke came over and joined. "Haley, don't worry! We're only a phone call away!" Peyton soothed, rubbing my back.

I looked up at her. "But whose gonna do my makeup and nails while Brooke does my hair?" I asked and then they both got tears in their eyes.

"We can do that for you, Hales," Luke said, most likely just trying to get me to stop crying.

I turned to him and laughed. "Yeah, right! You'd just make me look like a monster!" I exclaimed and everyone laughed. I wiped the tears from my eyes. "I'm sorry I broke down like that, but I've just gotten so attached to you guys. You're all my best friends and I don't know where I'd be right now without you all."

Everyone was starting to see it my way. They were just as scared as I was to lose each other. That night we stayed out and watched the fire die down. Even when it went out, we still stayed for awhile, mostly in silence, wondering about the year ahead of us.

Days were passing by quickly and we all spent them together. There was a month and a half left of summer and I was spending most of my time with Peyton and Bevin because they would be leaving. One particular day, Peyton, Brooke, Bevin and I were all lounging around in my room.

"So, who will you miss more, Bevin or Peyton?" Brooke asked me.

I gave her a hard glare. "I will miss them both equally. They are my best friends! I can't choose between them!" I exclaimed and she laughed.

"True, true. You know, you're going to have a hard time choosing your maid of honor, as well. We should all put our names in a hat and then whoever we pull we have to have as our mad of honor," she said, completely random if you asked me, but that was Brooke.

"That's actually not a bad idea," Peyton said and she wrote down our names. "Bev, pick first."

She reached her hand in and pulled out a piece of paper. "Haley!" she exclaimed and I smiled at her.

"Okay, Haley. You're up next!" she said and I reached in. I read it outloud, "Peyton! YES! I'M NOT STUCK WITH BROOKE!" I yelled and she hit me with a pillow.

"I resent that!" she whined and we all laughed.

"Okay, okay!" Peyton yelled. "That means that Brooke is mine and Bevin is hers. All settled!" she layed down on the bed I was occupying. I rested my head on her lap and she began playing with my hair.

"I'm gonna miss this so much," I said to no one in particular. I just stared up at the ceiling.

The door flew open and there stood Nathan, tears streaming down his face. "Hales," he managed to say, but sounding tired and scared.

I jumped up and went to him. My hands cupped his face. "What's wrong, Nate?" I asked, scared out of my mind.

He looked to the girls and then back at me. He fell to his knees and hugged my middle. "I'm so sorry." He kept repeating that phrase and I became more afraid of what he had to tell me.

"What is this all about, Nate? Why are you sorry?" I asked, moving his head so he was looking up at me.

I wiped the tears that were staining his face. "I don't know how to say this because you'll hate me if I do."

I almosted started crying, but I held it in. "What happened, Nathan? Did... did you.. cheat on me?"

He jumped up at this, pulling me into a tight hug. "No, Haley! I would never do that to you! You have to believe that I would never do anything to hurt you. I love you so much!"

I pulled back and looked into his eyes. "Then what is this about, Nathan? Tell me! TELL ME RIGHT NOW, DAMN IT!"

He took in a shaky breath. "Rachel's pregnant." My whole world had just gone crashing down.

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