Chapter 3
Summary: Haley needs to put a check mark on her feelings. Feedback appreciated !!
Haley knew she was getting into dangerous territory. The more she tutored Nathan, the more side conversation they had and what she realized was that there was more to Nathan Scott that the egotistical basketball star. Hard to believe that Nathan Scott.. THEEE Nathan Scott had problems other than figuring out which sneakers to wear or which girl to hook up with. There were his parents, his absentee mother and over bearing and controlling dad. He didn't say it in so many words, but Haley could read between the lines. Nathan was loosing his passion for the game, he loved it, yes but it dominated his life and it turned from being a game into almost like a chore.
Was she developing feelings? She asked herself. She tried to get a hold of herself, remembering to walk that fine line. Nathan was turning out to be a decent guy, some one even say a friend, but his reputation with girls is legendary and she wasn't just going to be another footnote in someone else's black book. There was also Lucas to consider and she couldn't easily dismiss how much of an ass Nathan has been to him. And she remembers first hand how it feels to be caught up with a handsome athlete. Yes, Haley had put her guard up, but she was a girl of course and she made a compromise to herself, Nathan is eye candy and nothing more.
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Nathan hadn't expected himself to open up as much as he did with Haley. He found her easy to talk to and he ended up telling her things that even his "closest" friends didn't even know. She helped him improve his grades and acted as his own personal shrink. He even started to look forward to the tutoring sessions, just so he could talk to her and her back. She was smart of course but had a quirky sense of humor that Nathan couldn't help but laugh.
But earlier at school, Tim made a comment about "slumming" Haley, to which Nathan got pissed at but he didn't let it show in so many words. But he started to think, why was he so mad. He got involved with Haley to get to Lucas but he started to second guess himself. He backed off Lucas and he was quickly becoming an asset to the team. He was so confused, a million emotions swirled inside of him. But he looked at his watch, it was time for tutoring with Haley. He took off, with nothing but her on his mind.
To Be Continued …