Chapter 4
Summary: Nathan and Haley share a moment and both come to terms with their feelings.
Nathan was driving home from practice. The weather was bad and it was pouring. Nathan turned the corner and slowed down as he passed by Haley's house. He saw her standing outside, getting soaked. He got out of his car and rushed over to her.
"Haley" Nathan called out. "I was on my way home .. are you okay?"
"No, I think I left my keys inside and now I'm soaked."
"Come on.. you can come over my place until your parents come home."
Although Nathan was out of the car for only a short time, he was as drenched as Haley. They made their way inside and he guided Haley up to his room. Haley looked around at the various sports paraphernalia and music posters hung up. Haley removed her jacket, revealing her very soaked tank top. Nathan removed his shirt and grabbed a towel. Haley was shivering and Nathan wrapped the towel in front of her, padding her down.
"Careful.. you don't want to get sick." Nathan commented. But then he quickly realized how close the two of them were at that moment. They looked up at each other. "Thanks." Haley whispered and sounded as if she was out of breath, but being this close to Nathan, she was and she couldn't hide it. He pulled her in closer, her arms grazing his bare chest. Their eyes locked with each other, both of them fighting the urge to kiss the other. But the moment was interrupted by Haley's cell phone going off. This brought Haley back to reality and she quickly reached over to her bag and pulled out her phone.
"Mom.. oh thank God your home.. I knew I left my keys there .. ok yeah .. a friend picked me up .. I'll be there soon." Haley said switching off her phone, unsure whether or not she welcomed the interruption. Nathan went back to his closet and put on a dry shirt. He grabbed one of his hoody, a black one with green stripes and handed it over to Haley.
"Thanks.. umm my mom called.. do you mind if you can take me back home?"
Nathan was sad to hear that. He wanted Haley to stay, he wanted to grab her and kiss her and never let go. "Yeah sure no problem."
They made it back to Haley's house, the rain still pouring. Haley was about to hand back the hoody back to Nathan, but he said to just give it to him later. Nathan watched as she made it safely inside and on his drive back to his house, he was definitely sure and couldn't deny it anymore, he was crazy over Haley James.
Haley was tired and took a hot shower. Drying her hair, she put her towel down and picked up Nathan's hoody. She put it back on and climbed into bed with it. It was oversized for her small body, but she didn't care. She wrapped herself around it. It even smelled like him. She smiled, thinking about the moment she almost had with Nathan. There was no use in denying anymore. She had fallen for Nathan Scott.
To Be Continued …
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