Okay please forgive me...my wrist is feeling a whole lot better...thank goodness it was just a sprain otherwise I'd still be in a brace..okay anyways chapter tweleve...which has most of the characters...with a few new ones...hope ya like it:)

Chapter Three

"Okay, how exactly are people going to by that we are so in love we're going to get married?" Nathan asked, as he looked at Haley threw the corner of his eye.

"Well, your gonna hope that no one asks why they didn't know you guys were dating," Chris said.

"And if they do?" Haley asked, starting to sober.

"You will simply say, that you wanted to see how your relationship was going to go, before anyone found out," Lucas said.

"Okay, so are we just going to come out and say hey we're engaged?" Nathan asked, seriously doubting his brother's abilities right now.

"Of course not, that's just dumb," Chris offered, looking towards Lucas.

"Look, Nate, you've got that banquet dinner coming up right?" Lucas asked.

"Yeah," Nathan said.

"So, now you've got a date," Lucas said, as a smile spread a crossed his face.

"You want me to take, that to a banquet dinner, for a rally against drunk driving?" Nathan asked.

"Yeah, maybe, just maybe it will do her some good," Lucas said.

"You don't know me, plus I don't drive drunk, I'm not stupid," Haley yelled.

"Oh, so that is why your attempting to drink yourself to death, okay I see now," Nathan said, shaking his head.

"You think your so perfect don't you model boy," Haley said.

"I never said I was perfect, but I'm certainly better than you, at least I can stay sober for longer than five minutes at a time," Nathan snapped back.

"Yeah, well maybe I'm going through a rough time, maybe it makes me feel better," Haley said, as a tear formed in her eye.

"You don't need that stuff to feel good about yourself, your beautiful," Nathan blurted out before he knew what he had said.

Everyone at the table, especially Haley, looked at him, shock filled they're faces.

"Did you mean that?" Haley asked.

"Of course I did, otherwise I wouldn't have said it," Nathan said.

"Look, guys, that banquit dinner is in a couple of days, and you have to be 'in love' by then," Lucas said.

"We think it would help, if you guys lived together," Chris said.

"You want me and her to live together?" Nathan asked.

"Yeah, you got a problem with that Scott?" Chris asked.

"No," Nathan said.

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Nathan helped Haley with her bag, since she had enough trouble trying to walk a straight line.

"You really need some coffee or something," Nathan said.

"I'll be fine, I'll come out of it," Haley said, a little less defensively.

They got to Nathan's car, when Haley turned around, and saw her car still sitting in it's spot.

"What about my car, how am I gonna get it?" Haley asked.

"I'll call Luke, and have him get it towed to my house," Nathan said.

"I am not paying a towing fee for my car," Haley said.

"I'll pay for it, it's not a big deal," Nathan said with a smile on his face.

Nathan grabbed the car door, and opened it for Haley. Then walked over to the driver's side, and got into the car.

"Why'd you do that?" Haley asked.

"Well, we got to start acting all couply," he said.

"Right," she said, hoping his intentions where more than just an act.