Ok here is chapter 2. Enjoy.

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I Love You It's Just Not Enough

After the whole fiasco at the bar everything went on without a hitch. Nathan brought me back downstairs and I just went about my business. I wasn't going to apologize for anything that I said. Truth was there is nothing that my brothers or Nathan could have said that would have made this better.

They were wrong and they knew it. The fact that they felt no remorse and were actually giddy about it pissed my off like you wouldn't believe. They just didn't get it. They never would. But I guess that's just my heart talking again. It's always getting me into trouble telling me that I needed to do anything and everything to help Nathan. Of course my head was always there telling me that I wasn't his girlfriend and I would always be his friend and needed to do what friends did.

But what did my head know?

Anyway, we went downstairs and rejoined the party that was now in full swing. The alcohol was moving freely inside and outside the buzzed people. My mom was talking animatedly with Nathans mom and my dad was in the back playing pool with my brothers. I felt Nathan squeeze my arm and It didn't take a genius to figure out that he wanted to go. I looked up to see him staring at me with a questioning face. I couldn't tell if he was asking me if he could go or if he was questioning himself on whether or not he should leave me.

I pulled my arm from his grasp and pushed his body towards the back of the bar. "Go. Have fun with the guys. I'm fine you've done your job." I said.

"You sure? Cause I can stay with you." He replied

"No, go celebrate with your friends." I pushed harder.

"Are you really sure, cause I'll be fine just hanging out with you" He insisted.

I looked up at him again wondering why he was hesitating so much. Usually he wouldn't have taken an extra second before going to hang with the guys. This time though I could see his eyes scan the length of bar before zoning in on a guy I had never seen before. He was cute. Really cute.

Wait, what was I saying? Did I really just think that this guy was cute? Wow, I moved fast but if this guy was going to get me over Nathan then by all means bring him on.

I could feel Nathan tense behind me as the guy turned in his chair to look around the room. My gaze moved back to Nathan and he was now staring so intently at me that I couldn't help but blush.

"Is something wrong Nathan?" I asked seriously starting to freak out at how intently he was staring at me.

He finally snapped out of his self-inflicted trance. "Everything's fine just thinking about some stuff."

I laughed at his somewhat denseness and replied, "Well while you think about that I'm going back to work. Those beers and fries aren't going to serve themselves."

He laughed half-heartedly and raised his hand to scratch the back of his neck, something I had come to recognize as part of his nervous behavior. "Ya, I'm gonna go talk to your brothers." Nodding my head I turned around and started walking. I stopped however when Nathan called my name. I turned again and waited for him to speak again. "Just be careful okay?"

I was confused by his warning but answered with another nod.

Finally I made it back to the bar and picked up my rag. I swear it never ceases to amaze me the amount of dirt that shows up after only like 15 minutes. I looked as if a tornado had come through here and dropped hundreds of little plates and mini hot dogs all along the length of the bar.

Great I thought, just another thing to clean. First things first though, I had customers to attend to. I approached the guy from before and was startled by the aqua colored blue eyes that met mine in a stare that could have lasted for hours for all I knew.

My heart started pounding and I stuttered out my opening welcome. "W-welcome t-to The Set Back what can I do to you? I mean what can I do for you, get you? I blushed at my own stupidity and let my head fall forward causing my hair to form a curtain of embarrassment around me.

I heard a musical laugh and looked further down at the floor. I could not believe this I would never be able to get my face back to its normal color. I would forever be red.

"You know, I think I'll just have whatever you have on tap if that's okay with you." The voice was soft and had a husky undertone to it that just made you forget about anything. I finally looked up and this time he was smiling and it was a kind and caring sort of smile that you couldn't help but love.

"I can do that. Would you like anything else? I moved downs towards the beer tap and poured him his drink. I put the drink and a coaster on the bar in from of him

"You can give me you name." He smiled at me again and I leaned against the back counter. I had a feeling that this was going to be a good conversation.

"I don't think that's on the menu. Try again." I liked flirting with this guy. Maybe he would be the one that got me over Nathan.

Speaking of which, I looked over at the boys and was greeted with the most dominating and possessively protecting stares that I was actually scared. Amazingly I was not scared for myself but for this guy. I had seen those stares before and they were the reason I had never had a date. They scared away any chance I had at a normal teenage girl's life.

"Okay so I'm going to tell you two things. One my name is Haley and two right now my brothers and my best friend are giving you the whole I'm a badass death stare. So, no, don't turn around just keep looking at me. Good, now just act like we are talking."

He laughed again,"We are talking and might I say this is a wonderful conversation."

I blushed again but replied," Ya well I am just trying to save you from the wrath that is the boys in my life. They feel like they have this need to protect me from every boy on the planet. Especially the cute ones." I can't believe I just said that.

But he surprised me when his smile increased tenfold. "You think I'm cute?" I nodded slightly. "Well I think you are cute too. My name is Justin by the way."

I lifted my hand out to him. "Very nice to meet you." He gripped my hand and I thought I felt these little electric shocks run the length of my arm.

I was just about to open my mouth to say something else when Lucas appeared to my left.

"Hey Hales. Who's this?" He questioned

I noticed his eyes were focused on not my eyes but on our still gripping hands. I quickly moved mine away and Justin just smiled keeping his hand stationary on the bar.

"Oh, this is Justin we were just talking."

"I can see that. What about?" He acted as if we done an unthinkable crime.

"What does it matter? We were just talking. Do you need me for something or did you come over here just to piss me off?" I spat.

"Actually I did come here for something, Brian wanted another beer and Nathan wanted to talk to you in the kitchen." He pointed to the direction of the kitchen and then looked back at me expecting to see me moving already.

"What? I can't just leave I have customers" I said gesturing to Justin. "I am still working."

He looked at me exasperatedly and then said, "Go I'll watch over your customer and then when you come back I will give dad his beer." He nudged me forward and I looked back quickly to see Justin staring back at me he winked and I blushed. He wasn't going anywhere.

I made my way into the kitchen and was suddenly yanked sideways. Nathan pulled me into the employee bathroom and locked the door behind him.

"What the hell are you doing?" He was yelling at me.

"What are you talking about?" I wasn't yelling..yet.

"I'm talking about how you are practically throwing yourself at that guy at the bar. Come on Haley could you have a little self-respect?"

Was he kidding? Did he seriously just say that to me? I couldn't answer, I didn't know how to. There was nothing I could think of that would even begin to comprehend what he was taking about.

"What?! You're yelling at me because I was talking to some guy? Seriously Nathan you should think about retracing your steps and rethinking your whole thought process. When you can talk to me like the person I know you are then we can talk, but until then mind your own business and don't interfere with stuff you know nothing about!" I was beyond yelling and I shoved Nathan out of the way and stormed out of the kitchen back into the bar.

If I had turned I would have seen Nathan with a completely baffled look on his face and a hurt expression in his eyes. I didn't care he had no right and now I was pissed he was going to have to beg for my forgiveness. It was one thing for my brothers to act like totally irrational idiots when it came to me and boys but Nathan had always been somewhat understanding. Guess I was wrong in thinking that this would be the same. If I didn't know any better I would think that it wasn't the fact that it was a boy but that that boy was Justin.

Whatever it was the distance that I wanted with Nathan had just started it grand start. The first Crack had been and it could only get worse from here.

So? What do you think? I know that it's shorter then the first one but I had to end it here.

Review please =-) caitlin