Haley shifted in bed, shielding her eyes from the sun burning her eyes. She felt a muscular arm draped over her waist, and Nathan's face inches from hers. His eyes remained closed and his chest slowly rose and fell against her chest. Haley smiled at the sight and brought a hand to sift through his hair. She dropped a kiss on his forehead and gently shifted out of his embrace to get dressed. Just as she placed a foot on the cool tile, she felt an arm pull her back into bed. Haley shifted back into his embrace, a smile tracing her lips.
"Don't leave yet." Nathan whined, his eyes still closed.
"It's almost 10:00 babe." Haley countered.
Nathan slowly opened his eyes and met Haley's gaze. He reached out and brushed a piece of hair off her forehead.
"We could just stay in bed all day." Nathan said smirking.
"As amazing as that sounds, you have a game at 11:00." Haley responded.
"Well then you could warm me up." Nathan said huskily.
Before Haley had a chance to respond, he pressed his lips against hers in a hungrily way. Haley quickly responded, her hands flying to his hair. Nathan deepened the kiss and before she had a chance to respond, he broke the kiss. Haley's lips ached for Nathan and she whimpered for him to come back. Nathan stood up off the bed and smiled at her.
"See you at the game babe." Nathan smiled, and left a kiss on her forehead as he left for the locker room.
Haley sat in bed, eyes wide and a surprised grin on her face. She was going to get him back.
Damien and Lauren walked into the arena together, a mischievous grin on both of their faces.
"Nathan Scott is going to wish he never step foot in Ocean City." Damien laughed diabolically.
"Damien, can you chill with the criminal plan, I'm just going to distract Nathan from basketball, that way you get his spot on the team when he plays awful, and we don't have to go to jail for kidnapping someone!" Lauren barked at him.
"Fine, but if your plan doesn't work, we are using mine." Damien scoffed back.
Just as the pair was putting the finishing touches on their plan, the double doors opened behind them. Nathan made eye contact with Damien, and immediately filed with anger.
Just as he was about to go into the locker room, Nathan felt a hand brush his forearm.
"I just wanted to tell you good luck tonight Nathan." Lauren spoke up, biting her bottom lip.
"Uh, thanks Lauren." He stuttered, confused on why she was touching him.
Nathan pulled from her grasp and hurried into the locker room, leaving Damien and Lauren smiling at how good their plan was going to work.
"Nathan Scott is lighting up this arena folks!" The announcer barked into the microphone. "He has 35 points and 12 assists with 4 minutes left in the second half!"
Haley was on her feet cheering for her man alongside Brooke, Julian, Peyton and Lucas.
"Way to go Nathan." Haley yelled.
Nathan looked up at the stands and winked at Haley, his eyes traveled the group, admiring the people who came to support him, when suddenly his gaze stopped. His eyes locked with Lauren's as she sent him a kissing face and a wink back. Nathan shook off the uneasy feeling he had in his stomach and headed back on defense.
The crowd cheered as the final buzzer rang, the Ocean City Warriors had defeated the D.C Devils 75-52.
Nathan took a shower and the locker room and then waited alone in the hallway for Haley as the whole team passed him by celebrating. Nathan felt two hands cover his face from behind and smiled.
"Hey Hales." Nathan said, spinning to face her.
Before he had a chance to speak, her lips covered his. Nathan quickly responded, but as he felt her tongue push against his lips for entrance, something felt off. He quickly took a step back and faced the woman in front of him.
"Lauren! What the fuck!" Nathan yelled, pushing her hands off of him. "Get off of me!"
"Baby, you can't tell me you don't want this." Lauren said, stepping closer to him, running her hands over her shirt.
"No! I don't, get away from me!" Nathan yelled and quickly ran out the doors.
He barged through the arena doors and out into the courtyard.
"Hey babe! Great game!" He heard a voice call out to him.
Haley wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his neck.
"You did amazing tonight." She said into his shoulder.
"Th-thanks Hales." Nathan stammered, feeling awful about what just happened.
Haley took a step back to face him. "You okay?"
"Uh, yeah, I'm fine, just tired from the game."
Haley smiled and took his hand. "Let's go home so you can get some rest."
Nathan nodded and squeezed her hand, he didn't know how he was going to tell her.
Haley turned the lock and they both entered the apartment.
"Mac and cheese" She offered.
"Yeah, that sounds good, thanks."
She brought him a bowl and sat next to him on the couch.
"I don't know much about basketball, but 35 points sounds like a lot." Haley smiled at him, running her hand over his thigh.
Nathan just smiled at her.
"Babe, what's wrong? You seem off." Haley asked concerned.
Nathan took a breath and sat his bowl on the table.
"I need to talk to you." He said, his heart pounding.
Haley placed her hand on his cheek. "You can tell me anything."
Nathan shrugged off her hand and looked into her eyes.
"Tonight, after the game, I was waiting in the hallway for you, and someone put their hands over my eyes." He said, looking down at the ground. "I couldn't see anything and then I felt someone kiss me."
Haley immediately dropped her hands from his lap.
"I thought it was you Haley, I swear to god." Nathan pleaded. "I pulled away as soon as I realized that it was Lauren."
Haley backed up on the couch and avoided eye contact with him.
"Babe, talk to me." Nathan said, gently reaching over to caress her cheek.
Haley flinched and pulled back, ignoring the look of hurt in Nathan's eyes.
"I, uh, I have to go." Haley said and hurried out of the apartment, leaving Nathan on the couch, eyes stinging with tears.
Haley ran out of the apartment, tears falling down her cheeks. She contemplated going to Brooke or Peyton's, but decided she wanted to be alone. She hurried down the stairs and sat on the beach. The pitch-black sky allowed her to hide her appearance a she broke down sobbing. Nathan was the person she thought would never hurt her, but here she was, crying on the beach alone. Even if he didn't know who it was, or the kiss didn't mean anything, the thought of him kissing another woman made her stomach turn.
The waves crashing muffled the sound of footsteps coming behind her. She flinched when she felt a jacket being draped over her shoulders.
"Is this seat taken?" A man's voice asked.
Haley looked up and shook her head, realizing who it was, but to exhausted to put up a fight.
"I feel the pain that you feel also." Haley looked at Damien confused.
"Lauren is my girlfriend. Well, I guess now it's was."
"I'm sorry." Haley said solemnly.
"Likewise." He muttered back.
Haley shivered at the cool ocean breeze.
"Why don't you come back to my place? I can warm up some hot chocolate and we can vent to each other about our broken hearts?" Damien offered.
He saw the nervous look in her eyes and quickly spoke. "I know you are afraid because of our last run in, but I promise you that's not who I am. I was just desperate."
Haley searched his eyes and nodded. "Okay."
Damien smiled and helped her up, leading her to the other side of the building where his apartment was. He led her inside but stopped at the doorway and winked at Lauren by the stairwell. He locked the door with the deadbolt and reached for the rope lying on the counter. All of which Haley was oblivious to.
"Don't worry baby, I will help you take your mind off of him." Damien said, an evil grin appearing on his lips.
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