Chapter Five
Nathan woke up the next morning, with groaning noises, coming from across the room.
"Haley, you alright," Nathan said, with his eyes half shut.
"I feel as if I was hit by a Mack Truck," Haley said, in between a groan.
Nathan got up, and walked over to her.
"Where does it hurt?" Nathan asked.
"My head, and I feel kind of sick," Haley said.
"I've got just the thing," Nathan said, while disappearing out of the bedroom.
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After Nathan was out of earshot, Haley thought, out loud.
"Did he stay in here all night?"
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"Okay, so this is a little breakfast, but before you can eat, you need to drink this," Nathan said, laying a glass of god knows what next to her.
Just as she was picking up the glass, Nathan added, "Do not smell it."
"Okay, ummm why?" Haley asked.
"Well, it doesn't smell so good, trust me, the smell will make you puke," he said, showing a very dimplely smile.
Haley drank the glass, and handed it to Nathan.
"Okay so how do you feel?" he asked.
"Like I drank a glass of shit," she said.
"Sounds about right, now take this," he said, handing her three pills.
"What is it?" Haley asked, taking hold of them.
"There are aspirin," he said.
She took all three of them, and then grabbed hold of the food he made for her.
"Did you already have this made?" she asked.
"Yeah, well checking up on you, didn't leave a whole lot of time for sleeping," he said.
"You stayed in here all night?" she asked.
"Yeah, you were way past wasted last night, I was a little worried about you," he said.
"Oh, I see," she said, with a little smile.
"Can I ask you who you were on the phone with last night," Nathan said.
"You can, I just don't know if I'll answer," she said truthfully.
"Okay, well who were you on the phone with?" he asked.
"Look, Nathan, I'd love to tell you, I'd love to get it off my chest, but I just can't," she said.
"I understand," he said, running his hands threw his hair slowly.
"I wasn't too mean to you last night, was I," Haley asked.
"Well you weren't the nicest thing, that's when you were conscious," Nathan said.
"What did I say," Haley said, hoping it wasn't too horrible.
"Well, I over heard you arguing with someone on the phone, I came in too check on you and you said you were fine," Nathan said.
"Okay that's not to bad, but I'm guessing that was before I was drunk or drinking," Haley asked.
"Yeah," Nathan said.
"Okay so what horrible things did I say later?" Haley asked.
"I came in a little later, asked how you were doing, you said, and I quote, You said you were fine, and when I said you were drunk you said, to leave you the hell alone that you didn't need my damn help," Nathan said.
Haley's head was lying in her hands.
"Oh my god, I'm so sorry Nate," Haley said.
Nathan grabbed her hand, "It's alright Hales, your obliviously having a hard time right now, when your ready to talk I'm here, but I have to ask one favor," Nathan said.
"What's that?" Haley asked, liking the fact that he was holding her hand.
"Please don't get drunk at the benefit dinner," he said.
"I won't," Haley said, which made them both laugh.