Hey you guys here is an extra long chapter for you all. I hope you like it. And I really want to thank you for all the support and reviews, they really do mean a lot to me. Enjoy! PS- the song I used in this chapter is Fall For You by Secondhand Serenade.

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Chapter 25

"…So imagine my surprise when I come into the gym looking for my cell phone and instead I find a bunch of partying college students!" Coach K voice echoed off of the gym walls.

The party was long over and currently the basketball team and cheerleading squad were sitting on the bleachers receiving a long lecture from Coach K. I looked to my side and saw Nathan with a scared look on his face. He was the captain of the basketball team along with Lucas and I am sure that they would get the heat for this somehow.

"You are all lucky I didn't call the dean and campus security! You could have all been on academic probation! Do you have anything to say for yourselves?" Coach was fuming. Although I didn't really blame him, the gym was like his sanctuary and we totally trashed it. I looked around the gym and saw toilet paper hanging from the ceiling and red plastic cups scattered all over the floor. And don't even get me started on how disgusting the floor looked due to the beer spills and abandoned junk food that was strewn all over.

"Coach," I heard Brooke from behind me and saw her stand up on the bleacher where she was sitting. "I know that we did a horrible thing and I am sure I can speak for all of us when I say that we are so grateful that you didn't call campus security or the dean. And I know what we did was stupid like really stupid and we are so sorry." Brooke flashed Coach K one of her signature dimpled smiles as she sat back down.

"Well apology not accepted Miss. Davis." Coach said sarcastically. "Look at this place!" Coach gestured to the mess formally known as the gym. "It's a fucking mess!"

"And the only reason I am not reporting any of you is because I need my idiotic players for the basketball season and if I tell the dean then you'll probably all get suspended from the team." Coach said while taking a deep breath.

"So I'll tell you what," Coach K had a smirk on his face as he turned to look at us. "All will be forgiven." As soon as he said this the basketball and cheerleading squad started to celebrate. "As soon as you clean this place up." Coach interrupted the cheers and was met with silence. "You didn't think I was going to let you off that easy did you?" Coach said with a sarcastic smile.

"Well I'm going to go now." Coach started walking towards the exit and I turned to look at Nathan who had a weary look on his face. "Scott." He turned back around and both Nathan and Lucas lifted their head up. "Both of you, my office Monday." Nathan and Lucas nodded quickly.

"Have a good time cleaning!" Coach shook his head and mumbled something along the lines of 'when will they ever learn' and walked out of the gym leaving us with the mess.

"This is bullshit." Stacie said while she stood up. "This was not my idea. There is no way in hell I am cleaning this up." She walked down the bleachers and a few of her minions were following her.

"Why are you such a selfish bitch?" I turned to my side to see Rachel give Stacie a look as she said this everyone got quite because they knew a throw down was about to happen.

"What did you say?" Stacie said walking to the bleachers and standing in front of Rachel.

"You heard me I said why are you such a selfish bitch?" Rachel repeated with a smirk on her face. I turned to look at Peyton and Brooke who had worried looks on their faces. We did not need Rachel in any more trouble. God knows that if they got into a fight Stacie would probably report her and blame the whole thing on Rachel.

"Better than being a stupid whore." Stacie said with a scoff and giving Rachel a shove in the shoulder.

"Don't push me bitch." Rachel said standing up and getting dangerously close to Stacie's face.

"Rachel you don't scare me, it's not like I'm a cookie or a doughnut." Stacie let out a laugh. I looked over to Brooke sending her a message that she should diffuse the fight before it got out of hand.

Brooke walked down the bleaches and made her way over to Stacie and Rachel. At this point everyone was looking on with interest and I heard Chase and Nathan high fiving each other as Chase said something like, "Dude girl fight." I slapped Nathan on the arm and he gave me an innocent smile. "Ya know Hales, it wouldn't be so bad if you got in the action." He sent me a wink as I shook my head.

"If I were you I'd back off my friend." I heard Brooke say to Stacie.

"Okay, I'll get right on that." Stacie said with a sarcastic grin.

"You bitch," Brooke made a move to push Stacie but Peyton and I quickly jumped off of the bleachers and held Brooke back. I could hear the groans of the guys from behind me.

"Just leave." I said looking at Stacie.

"Hales." Brooke and Rachel whined at the same time. Peyton sent them a look telling them to shut up.

"Whatever Holly." Stacie said while brushing past me and making my way over to Nathan.
"Thanks for the company Nate." She sent him a wink as Nathan rolled his eyes.

"Okay shows over people." Peyton said while clapping her hands. "We better start cleaning up. Looks like we are going to be here for a while." A few of the guys on the basketball team made their way over to the storage room to grab some mops and brooms.

I was still in disbelief at what Stacie just pulled. I walked over to the exit of the gym and moved to turn the handle. "Hales!" I turned around to see Nathan running towards me. "Where are you off to?" He said sending me a questioning look.

"Um I'm a little cold, I am gonna go get my sweatshirt in the car. Go ahead and start cleaning, we sooner we get started the better."

"You sure you don't want me to come with you?"

"No I'm fine." I leaned forward and gave him a quick kiss and I ran out of the gym. When I walked out I still saw Stacie and her friends standing by the quad.

"Stacie!" I ran to catch up with her. "We need to talk." I sent her friends a look telling them to get lost but they made no room to do so.

"Go ahead, I'll meet you guys there." Stacie said waving them off. Once they were gone I turned to look to Stacie again. "What are you late for your job at the strip club?" I said with a sarcastic smile.

"What do you want Holly." Stacie said while crossing her arms.

"I want you to stay away from Nathan." I said simply.

"Why threatened?" Stacie asked while laughing.

"By you? Not at all. But I'm sure Nathan doesn't like whores throwing themselves all over him." I said with a disgusted look on my face.

"I was just giving him a proper thank you." She said while glaring at me.

"Yeah, well your thank you's send people to the free clinic." I smirked at her shocked face. "Well you better get going now." I continued. "Wouldn't want to be late for you date with the pole." I turned to leave when she called out my name.

"You're messing with the wrong girl." She said with a look on her face.

"Try me." I said while shaking my head and walking back into the gym.

I let out a tired yawn as the nine of us walked into the apartment. "Oh my god that took forever." Peyton said her head resting on Jake's shoulder.

"Tell me about it. Plus it didn't help that we are all wasted." Brooke commented while giving Lucas a tug on the arm. "Me and Broody are going to bed." They walked out of the living room and made their way to Brooke's bedroom.

"Come on sleeping beauty." Jake pushed Peyton in the direction of her room.

"Well, I don't know about you guys, but I'm hungry." Rachel said while walking into the kitchen, Mouth following her. "Well getting into a catfight works up an appetite." I yelled after her. "Yeah, but it was so worth it!" I heard her yell back as I laughed.

"Come on hot shot. Let's get to bed, you're gonna need all the rest you can get before your meeting with Coach K on Monday." I sent Nathan a sarcastic smile as he groaned.

"Night Chase!" I pulled Nathan along by the arm into my room.

"Wait, where am I going sleep?" Chase asked confused.

"The couch." I said with a laugh as I closed my door hearing Chase mumble something along the lines of not being loved.

"Tired?" I said as I turned around and saw Nathan sprawled across my bed.

"Just thinking about the hell I'll have to pay on Monday." Nathan said while getting up and removing his shirt and changing into a pair of basketball shorts he had left in my room a couple of weeks ago. I had to remind myself to breathe as I saw his chiseled abs come into view.

"Like what?" I said while looking away and walking to my adjoining bathroom to change.

"Probably 500 suicides and 1000 pushups." I heard his voice from my bedroom and I walked out of the bathroom having already changed into a pair of shorts and a plain white t-shirt.

"You're overreacting." I gave him a look from his place on my bed. I walked over to where he was lying down and straddled his waist.

"No I'm not Hales." His hands immediately made their way to my thighs. "Coach K is a maniac."

"Well is there anything I can do for you?" I said while giving him a kiss on his cheek and rolling off of his stomach onto the empty space beside him.

"Anything." Nathan asked with a kinked eyebrow and I turned on my side to face him, my face only a mere few inches away from him. Through the darkness I could still see the smirk that adorned his face.

"Easy there boy toy." I said with a teasing smile.

"Sing for me." Nathan asked. Well it came out at more of a statement than a question.

I took a deep breath and looked at him studying his face through the darkness. "Okay." I said softly.

"Yeah?" Nathan asked surprised.

"Yeah, but don't get used to it." I added teasingly. I rolled over to him and placed my head on his chest while pulled me closer to his body.

"You asked for it." I mumbled.

"Yeah, I did." I heard him say as he ran his hand up and down my arm.

This is not what I intended
I always swore to you I'd never fall apart
You always thought that I was stronger
I may of failed
But I have loved you from the start
OhhhhAnd hold onto your words
Cuz talk is cheap
And remember me tonight
When your asleep

But hold your breath
Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
It's impossible

So breathe in so deep
Breathe me in
I'm yours to keep


I stopped singing and closed my eyes the tiredness taking over. "You're amazing." I heard Nathan say while placing a kiss on my forehead. "I love you so much."

"Promise?" I asked teasingly.

"Always and forever Hales."

It was Monday and I was waiting for Nathan to get out of his meeting with Coach K. We had just finished cheerleading practice and I was dying to go home and get some rest. Bitch Stacie had been particularly hard on us today.

"Waiting for your boyfriend?" I turned around to see Stacie standing there.

"What do you want Stacie? It has been a really long weekend and I don't feel like putting up with you right now. And if you must know, then yes I am waiting for my boyfriend." I said while shooting her a look.

"Well, if I have anything to do with it he won't be your boyfriend for long." She commented.

"Really?" I asked.

"Yup, and you know why. Because I know something about you that I am sure you wouldn't want Nathan finding out." She said with a grin.

"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked harshly.

"Oh, well the thing is, I don't know if I'm comfortable telling you what I know yet. It'll be fun watching you squirm." She said with a laugh.

"You don't know shit." I said while standing up and getting dangerously close to her face.

"Try me." She said mirroring my words from the previous night.

R&R

--Storyofmylifee