Haley reached the post office after getting her money out of the bank. It was that time of the month for her. Time to go into her past and think about the ones she left behind. She reached into her purse and pulled out a folded piece of paper. She unfolded it to read the letter once more. Tears couldn't stop flowing down her cheeks as she started reading.

"Dear Haley,

How are you dear? I'm afraid I have some news for you. Frank died yesterday. His cancer finally took his life. I know you said you didn't want to talk about him, but I figured you should know about it. The funeral's taking place on Friday. Whether or not you come down for the service, I'll understand your decision. Billy's practically a grown man now. He's working and going to school now. He was so saddened by Frank's death. I think he'll like to see you. We're all doing okay now. Thank you for the money you've sent us. I'll look forward to your reply."

Love,

Rosie"

Haley folded the piece of paper and slipped them into her pockets. The man she had ran away from had died. She didn't know if she should feel relieved or sad or happy. He was after all, the man who had adopted her and taken care of her since she was three years old. She wiped at her tears and dropped her response into the mailbox. She wasn't going to return home, she knew that if she did, those horrible memories would just haunt her.

Nathan took a peek at his watch. It read 5:10. Nathan was starting to get anxious. He had dreaded coming here today. Meeting her. The woman who he had fallen in love with. The woman who he thought he was going to spend the rest of his life with. The woman who had deceived him.

"Nathan," he heard her soft voice from the back of him. He turned around to see her standing there, elegant as always. He stood up to greet her. He was going to try and be civilized with her. Sure, he was angry, but he still loved her. She sat down across from him. He looked at her. He could tell that her broken nose was healed now.

"What did you want to meet me for?" she asked casually flipping her hair back.

"I wanted to settle this case you have against my sister," he replied, his voice deep and strong.

"Oh?"

"Natalie, let's not drag this out. You know I have the best lawyer there is and I don't want to make this more public than it already is."

Natalie studied him for a brief second.

"What do you propose? Your sister broke my nose in front in public. What can you offer to compensate for that?" she glared at him.

"Well, what can you offer to compensate me for lying to me for the past eight months?" Nathan asked watching her. She stiffened and became quiet. Nathan snickered.

"I mean, I don't think the public would like to know that Natalie Walker is a gold-digger who lies and seduces men to get her way with things. I heard they've made you an UN spokesperson. You must be very proud of yourself. What would happen if word gets around?" Nathan smiled coyly at her.

"You wouldn't," Natalie dared glaring at him.

"Oh, I wouldn't?"

"What do you want?" she demanded. The sound of her voice made it sounds as if she was pleading.

"Drop the charges against my sister and leave us alone. In return, your reputation would be safe and you get to keep your ego."

Natalie gulped and looked away as she spoke. "You know, every moment that we spent together, there was never a time that I didn't regret my intentions of getting close to you. I hated doing what I was doing. But I don't regret knowing you and being with you was made me the happiest woman on earth."

Nathan tried to be angry at her. Angry at her for using those words, angry for having to end it like this, and angry because he couldn't love her anymore.

"Alright, I drop the charges, Nate," she said looking at him once more. "I'm sorry for I did to you." She stood up and looked down at him. "I wasn't lying when I said that being with you made me the happiest woman on earth." She grinned lightly and walked away. Nathan's heart sunk at the sight of her walking away. His body felt like boulders that were too heavy to move. His eyes rested on her figure until they disappear before the door.

Haley sat on the bench in the darkness consuming in the quietness of night. She watched as cars drove by, creating a cool breeze that blew against her face. Her life was a mess. She had no job, nothing to live forward to, no real family anywhere, and no real consistency in her life. And she was still bothered from the letter she received from Rosie. She sighed to herself. If there was anything, a sign, a clue, anything to tip her off in the right direction, anything to change her life for the better, she would do anything to appease the gods. Her head drifted downward towards the ground. A spark in the hidden behind a patch of grass caught her eye. She bent over to pick up the rock lying on the ground. It was round and as almost as big as her palm. She closed her eyes and took in a breath.

"Ridiculous," she whispered to herself. She extended her arms and threw it as hard as she could as she screamed aloud. She opened her eyes and let out the breath. Her lungs relaxed and she felt better, until she heard tires squealing. She stood up on her feet and searched through the darkness.

"Hey you!" she heard a deep voice call towards her.

She stiffened her position. Uh-oh, she thought. She straightened up and finally saw the big picture just ahead of her. A tall man stood on the side of the street pointing at her, while beside him was a dark colored car, and its windshield was semi-shattered and cracked. Before she realized it, she was running away.

"Stop!" the voice shouted. Haley didn't turn around but she could hear footsteps trailing behind her. She ran even faster.

"Stop!" it cried again. Before she knew it, a pair of strong iron arms grabbed ahold of her locked its grip around her waist. They spun her around and clumsily they fell to the ground. Haley shut her eyes tightly afraid of what's to come. Her chest heaved up and down as she tried to catch her breath. She felt the weight toppling over her while a blanket of warmth enveloped her. Together they laid there noisily, while they each pant hopelessly. She suddenly felt the weight lift off of her and opened one eye.

"What the hell!" the man yelled. Haley furrowed her eyebrows. "Are you crazy? Do you enjoy doing all these crazy stuff that you do?"

Haley's eyes widened as she realized who it who. Nathan sighed and stood up brushing debris from his suit. Haley slowly followed pursuit.

"You're nuts, you know that, right?" he said still brushing off dirt.

"I-I'm sorry," she said quietly

"Yea, right! Do you know what you've done. My windshield's shattered!"

"I'll pay for the damages," she pleaded. Nathan looked at her as if she was crazy.

"You'll pay for the damages? Do you know what kind of car that is? Do you even have that kind of money?" He raised an eyebrow.

Haley felt her cheeks burning. It was true she didn't have any money at the moment, but that doesn't mean that he could use it to insult her.

"Hey, just because I'm an average working class girl, doesn't give you a rich, spoil, high profiler to look down upon me. I said I'll pay you for the damages, didn't I? I always keep my word," she snapped at him and crossed her arms against her chest.

"Oh really? Pay it up then," he dared and extended his palm out. Haley's face dropped, looking at the hand in front of her.

"I..uh…I .."

"Exactly," he proved and grinned at her. Haley glared at him. Nathan pulled back his hand and looked at her. What a small world, he thought. The girl who nearly took his breath away, and there she was. Sure she was strange and always doing these weird stuff, but she always looked good doing it. She was wearing a black tank top with skinny jeans and a pair of flats. Of course, she was totally opposite of what his type usually were; tall, blonde, and sophisticated, but in this case, he just couldn't help it. Her attitude and character made her stand out too much in his mind. He was nearly lost in thought until Haley interrupted him.

"I'm really sorry," she said sincerely. "I'll pay you, but I don't have the money right now. Maybe I could pay you in payments?" She looked at him hopefully.

Nathan thought for a moment until something snapped inside of his mind. He lifted his gaze to meet hers.

"Do you have a job?" he asked. Haley shook her head sadly.

"Alright then. Here's what we'll do. You can come and work for me. My assistant is on vacation for two months. I need someone around to help me. I'll dock off one month's pay for the damages," he told her.