Chapter 15

Summary: Nathan and Haley go on a date.

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Nathan did his very best to try and drive straight, but his eyes kept wondering to a certain passenger to his right. God, she was gorgeous. He stole another quick glance and saw that she took a whiff of the flowers he gave her. There were absolutely no florists open in town, so he had to settle for some purple flowers he found at the grocery store. He apologized profusely but she said it was okay. Brooke really out did herself this time. Her hair was pulled back in a bun, which exposed her neck, and a black dress with spaghetti straps, the hemline just around the knees. It was incredibly sexy but still very much classy.

Nathan's hands went back on the wheel, he was nervous and his palms were sweaty. What was she doing to him? He thought. They arrived at Tim's house and Nathan immediately rushed over to the passenger door to open it for Haley. He held out his hand for her as she got out of the SUV and gave him a smile.

"Who knew you can be such a gentleman?"

"Not me." They both laughed, her hand never leaving his. They walked closer to the house and there were already a couple of people, who looked at them curiously. Suddenly she realized what she was wearing and who she was with. Of course she knew who she was with but everyone in school would see them. She started to get very nervous. She tried to downplay her emotions, so what about other people? It was silly, when did Haley James care about what people thought about her.

Nathan was nervous too, but for a completely different reason. He realized that Haley looked good, maybe too good. He could already see the guys outside checking her out. He tightened his grip on her hand and pulled her closer to him. She mumbled something but he couldn't hear her.

"What did you say?"

She laughed, "I said, why don't you just pee around me .. you know to mark your territory."

"What.. no .. I just.." He was babbling again, since when was he the babbler?

"Nathan, it's okay." She said as she pulled herself closer to him. God she loved being near him. The night was fairly cool and she wished she brought a sweater but around Nathan, she didn't need one. Nathan smiled, he loved feeling Haley close to him.

"Maybe this was a bad idea." He said bluntly. "I think we should just go." He just wanted it to be the two of them.

"You're right .. but I told Brooke I'd say hi to her and Peyton, how about in 15 minutes? Say our hi's and byes and then it's just us."

"Sounds perfect." He smiled as he turned the doorknob and entered the pack house. Sure enough all eyes were on them. A couple of guys said hi to Nathan and then quickly turned to check Haley out, to which Nathan sent them all glaring looks. He's even hotter when he's jealous, she thought to herself.

"Tutorgirl, hotshot.. nice of you to join us." Brooke said walking up to them.

"Hey Brooke." Nathan said.

"Now, shoo .. Haley and me have to go use the ladies room."

"It's Haley and I." Nathan corrected her.

Haley chuckled, "I'm glad you remembered." She recounted the time when she corrected him on proper grammar. "But you go ahead.. say hi to the guys .. we got 14 minutes mister."

"Can we just make it 1 and get out of here?" He teased as Brooke dragged her away.

Nathan made his way to the crowd and went to the back kitchen were a couple of people were getting drinks, including Lucas.

"Hey." Both brothers said to each other, acknowledging the other's presence. Nathan grabbed a can of soda as Lucas refilled his cup.

"So you came with Haley."

"Yeah."

Lucas turned around and watched as the other two people in the kitchen left and went back to the party. He immediately pulled Nathan against the wall and held his arm under his neck.

"I'm going to tell you this once and once only.. break her heart and I'll break your neck… Got it?" Lucas glared at him with death in his eyes.

"Yeaaa.." Nathan managed to mumble, Lucas was cutting off his oxygen supply. As soon as he said those words, Lucas let go off his grip and patted Nathan on the shoulder.

"Whoa.. I'm glad we got that out of the way.. have fun tonight… but not too much fun." Lucas smiled.

Nathan held his neck and could only laugh. Normally, he would've decked Lucas by now but he understood where he was coming from. He was her best friend and he admired the way he looked out for Haley. Truth be told, he was jealous that he and Haley were so close. He couldn't help but want her all to himself.

"Ass." Nathan said as he laughed.

"Punk." Lucas retorted as he made his way out of the kitchen.

Nathan stepped back to the party, where he greeted his friend Tim.

"Nate.. I was wondering when'd you get here.. rumor has it, you didn't come alone."

"For once, they were right." He smiled, thinking of Haley.

"Always slumming huh?"

Nathan's eyes darkened. He grabbed Tim by his shirt, "How many times I have to tell you I aint slumming!!" Nathan noticed that people were looking at him and he quickly pulled away.

"Gee Nate, I never knew you'd fall in love." Tim said laughing.

Love? Nathan thought to himself. His mind was distracted though as he followed Tim to the living room where he heard people hollering and saying his name. He looked at the giant big screen to see a tape of him playing basketball.

"Tim, what the hell is this?"

"In honor of our mvp here, I thought I'd show some of your greatest hits… your dad brought it over earlier."

"Really?" Nathan wondered what the hell his dad was up to. Too little, too late, it all became apparent on the screen.

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Brooke pulled Haley aside for a little girl's chat.

"Haley, you totally look hot tonight." Peyton commented.

"Thanks." Haley said blushing.

"I could totally picture Nathan drooling all over you when he first saw you." Peyton added.

"Yeah.. but I think we both had to wipe the drool from our mouths." Haley smirked.

"You go tutorgirl! But I must admit that boytoy sure cleans up well."

"I'm just wondering, why boytoy?" Haley asked.

Peyton and Brook looked at each other and laughed. "Is there something I should know about?"

"No, it's better to see than to hear, trust me.. anyways what's next for you two?" Brooke said changing the topics.

"I don't know, he says it's a surprise."

"Ohh how exciting."

The girls chatted for a little longer when Lucas finally came in to join them.

"You look great Hales.. maybe a little too good… I think I have my sweatshirt in the car." Lucas teased.

"Very funny Luke.. are you okay with this thing with Nathan?" She asked a little nervously, making sure she didn't want to make her best friend feel uncomfortable. She knew the predicament she put him in.

Lucas recounted his previous talk with Nathan and smiled. "Yeah.. and just remember.. I always got your back."

"Thanks Luke." She said pulling him in a hug.

They were distracted by everyone screaming in the living room. They made their way to see what the big deal was. There on the television was Nathan playing basketball, some of the highlights from last year. Haley heart sank as she saw the scene change and Nathan was on his bed shirtless kissing another girl. Peyton's eyes widened and fear came over her as she made her way to the front. Nathan rushed forward to try to stop the tape but it was too late. The girl in the video appeared on screen before he was able to turn the television off.

Peyton immediately turned to Nathan and slapped him across the face. "Carrie!! You ass!" She recognized her anywhere. She was a cheerleader at Pontiac High School who always flirted with Nathan during the games. She stormed off before Nathan could say anything, all eyes were on him and looked to the other side of the room and saw Haley there, completely mortified and on the brink of tears. Their eyes locked and she immediately took off for the door.

Nathan immediately ran out after her but as soon as he left the house, Lucas rushed over and grabbed his arm and immediately punched him in the jaw, sending Nathan to the ground.

"Didn't you hear anything I just told you.. you're a dead man!" Lucas punched him again.

To Be Continued . . .

Note: I feel a little bad about leaving it this way, but the chapter was getting too long and I decided to split it, which is why this was a little shorter than recent chapters and I think for story purposes it's for the best. I modified it slightly thanks to the God-awful preview of the next episode, but fear not, the 'sex tape' will be fully explained next chapter. Thanks for the feedback and please leave me some love.