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Well I still haven't completely gotten over the writers Block that had been plaguing me, but this chapter is better then the chapter before it Which isn't saying much lol. Thanks for waiting for this chapter.

Chapter 17: Never Leave Your Heart Alone

Haley was going through her cloths with a vicious speed. She pulled out a red top and looked at it for a second before making a face out it and throwing it in the pile with the rest of the rejects. She had called Brooke almost 10 minutes ago to come over and help her pick out something to wear on her date with Nathan. She looked over at a pair of jeans and then decided that a skirt might be more flattering.

"Tutor girl" Brooke said happily as she walked into the room, her expression changed when she saw the piles of cloths all over the room, "Did a hurricane hit in here or something?"

"Look I have" She looked down at her watch, "1 hour and 43 seconds to find the perfect outfit for my date with Nathan, If your going to help me then help me. If your just going to seat there and crack jokes then go home!"

"Okay then... Someone needs to calm down, that or some prozac" Brooke said holding up her hands in mock defense.

"... I'm sorry Brooke. I'm just feeling really nervous" Haley told her. Haley wasn't sure why she felt so nervous she had been spending almost everyday with Nathan lately, why would one little dinner make her so nervous.

"It's cool, we can sought this out" Brooke said as she walked over to one of the piles, she picked up a green sweater and scrunched up her face in disgust. "Where is he taking you?"

"... I'm not sure, he's meeting me here first" Haley said as she realized she had no idea where they were going.

"You didn't think to ask so that you knew what type of outfit to wear".

"Oh God, I don't even know what type of outfit to wear. This is going to be a disaster" Haley said as she started to pace around the room.

"It will be fine Tutor girl, don't sweat it. I will ring Lucas and get him to find out for me where you two are going and then we can pick an outfit accordantly" Brooke said with a calm voice.

"Okay, Thank you Brooke" Haley smiled at her.

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"Will you two be here for dinner tonight?" Karen asked Lucas and Nathan. She wanted to know before she started cooking because they both had a habit of disappearing and not letting her know.

"No, neither of us will be. I'm going out with Brooke and Nathan has a date" Lucas said as he saw his brother roll his eyes at him. Lucas had been teasing Nathan all day ever since he had first told him about his date with Haley.

"Date, with Haley" Karen said to him and Nathan nodded.

"That's exciting" Keith added as he walked over to the fridge and grabbed a beer.

"Yeah it is, I have to admit I'm a little nervous" Nathan told them. He was nervous, Nathan hadn't been on a date in a very long time. Even in LA he had a lot of girls around him and he slept with a lot of them but he never really 'dated' them.

"What are you nervous about, you Haley almost spend every second together as it is" Karen said with a smile as she looked at him.

"Date's are different... Their are expectations. Conversation has to flow smoothly, you need to get a good table, you have to act like a gentleman at all times. Do you seat across from or next too... Dating is nerve racking" Nathan told them.

"Well, first off. I think you your thinking about it to much" Keith mentioned.

"I know I am, I just can't seem to shut my brain off" Nathan replied as he rubbed his hand through his hair.

"Just try and think about the good thing, which is you and Haley are getting along great and are going on a date. It will be fun" Karen assured him.

"Yes, fun" Nathan repeated. Even though he knew he and Haley were at a point where they were getting back together, he wasn't sure if he was making the right choice. He loved her he really did, and he even trusted her. But they were such different people back when they had first gotten together. He was rude she was sweet, he was mis-understood and she had been waiting for someone to bring her out of her shell. Now he was a very different man. Life had slowly turned him cynical and bitter, he was worried that he might become his father. But in a way he knew that Lucas would never let him turn into Dan. But Nathan couldn't help but feel as though the more everything slipped through his fingers, the more the Dan in him would come out.

"We should get going" Lucas said to Nathan as he looked at his watch. He had to drive Nathan over to Haley's because of Nathan's leg, Haley would then take over the driving while Lucas and Brooke had a romantic night out.

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"Hey baby" Lucas said when Brooke let him and Nathan into the apartment. Nathan searched the room for Haley but she wasn't there.

"Haley will just be a few minutes" Brooke said when she noticed him looking around, "Looking forward to it?"

"Yeah" Nathan said with an uncertain tone. He heard Haley's bedroom door close and then saw her walking towards him. She was breathtakingly beautiful, she was wearing a knee length black skirt and a pretty red shirt with small strap's, the shirt showed off just the right amount of cleavage. "You look... Beautiful".

"Thank-you" Haley replied as she lowered her head so that he couldn't see her blush. She always blushed when Nathan complimented her, he made her feel like she was 16 again.

"Here are the keys" Lucas said as he throw her the keys to his car.

"Hey roomie your cool with me and Lucas spending the night here right" Brooke whispered in Haley's ear.

"Yeah it's fine... I'll just sleep on the couch" Haley told her as she smiled at Nathan who was still looking at her.

"Or in Nathan's bed" Brooke said with a wink and smirk.

"Pervert" Haley said but she couldn't help but grin at Brooke's sly comments. "Ready to go?"

"Yeah" Nathan said as he opened the door and stood there waiting for Haley to make her way through it, she smiled at him as she did and he closed the door behind them.

"So I'm really excited about eating at Delhinie, I've heard the food there is great" Haley told him as they made their way over to the car.

"Yeah I heard the same thing" Nathan said with an awkward smile, not because he was uncomfortable but his chest still played up every now and then and tonight happened to be one of those times. "Wait a second how did you know that's where I planning on us going?"

"Brooke did some investigating through Lucas" Haley told him with a grin.

"I should know better by now, don't tell Lucas anything cause he will tell Brooke" Nathan smiled.

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Haley and Nathan were sitting across from each other at the table in the restaurant. The place was very stylish and also very expensive. Haley bit her lip while she looked through the menu. She really couldn't afford to spend this much money on one meal and even though it was a date she didn't expect Nathan to pay for it. Nathan looked at her and smiled, he knew she was worried about the price.

"Choose anything you want my treat".

"No, you don't have to do that" Haley told him.

"I invited you out, I wanted to come here and I am going to pay. You know how stubborn I am, there is no point arguing with me" Nathan then gave her his trade mark smirk and went pack to picking out what he would have. As far as he was concerned the conversation was over. Haley just shook her head in disbelief, he was the same old Nathan.

"Well okay then boss" Haley laughed.

The night had been going smoothly so far. The conversation had been light and fun and the food was more then tasty. Nathan smiled as he sat back in his seat and looked at her. It felt like old times again. His mind and body had been transported back to the time when he was the happiest he had ever been, when he was 16 and in love and with Haley. Just with a look she could make him fall in love with her all over again. "So dessert?"

"... Nah, lets just go some where and talk" Haley suggested as she looked over at the man the could make her knees tremble and her heart beat faster then imaginable with just one simple smile

"Okay, that sounds good".

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"Did you think this is where we would be?" Nathan asked Haley as they walked along the river that ran through Tree Hill.

"What do you mean?" Haley asked him as she looked up at his face, the moon light covered him in a white glow. He looked angelic.

"5 years ago, when I left. Did you think that we would be here again, together" Nathan replied to her question.

"I don't know. I wished that we would, but I don't know if I ever really believed that it would happen. I guess I thought that I didn't deserve to have you again. I can never take back what I did, but I really feel like we are getting past it. Being here with you means so much to me Nathan, seeing you look at me like you used to... Nothing had ever felt his right" Haley told him. Nathan stopped walking and looked at her for along time before he took her hand and placed a light kiss on the back of it.

"It does feel right" Nathan agreed.

"Nathan, I know that we haven't really talked about this but I was wondering what your planning on doing when your recovered. Are you going to stay here in Tree Hill, are you going back to LA. I really need to know before I get to invested in the idea of me and you" Haley said as she looked sown at her feet. She wasn't sure that she wanted to hear his answer. While spending all this time with Nathan there had always been this nagging feeling in the back of her mind telling her that he might be gone soon and she would have to learn to live without him again.

"I'm really not sure yet. I know that I will be going back to LA to have the knee surgery but after that I have no idea. The more I think about it the more I want to stay here in Tree Hill. My mom is here and even though she isn't my favorite person right now I still love her. And Lucas and Brooke are here, and your here" Nathan told her, "And I really don't think I can live a life that doesn't include you".

"I really don't think I can live a life that doesn't include you either" Haley told him as she looked deep into his blue eyes. He kissed her sweetly and then just held her, happy and content just being in her arms.

TBC

Hahahaha, that was all mush lol

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