Thanks a lot for all these lovley comments. It makes me glad to see that you like my story. So most of you wanted the next chapter, so here it is! Hope you like it!
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Because Nathan couldn't drive anymore and Rachel only had a little bit to drink she took Nathan's car keys. He sat down beside her and she started the car.
After about ten minutes Rachel stopped the car in front of a huge house.
"Come on Nathan; let's get our own party started inside my house," Rachel said and pulled Nathan out of the car and into her house.
Nathan staggered to the black couch that was standing in the middle of a big room. Nathan looked around, although he couldn't really see clearly. On the wall there was a huge flat-screen TV, like the one in his parents' house and a fireplace was also there in the room. Nathan slowly noticed that he was sitting in Rachel's living room, but where was Rachel? At this moment Rachel entered the room with a huge bottle of vodka in her hand and in the other two glasses. She put them down on the wooden table and filled the glasses with vodka.
"Let's start the party," she said smirking at Nathan.
After a few glasses of the burning liquid, Nathan was really drunk. He laid his head on Rachel's shoulder and spoke drunkenly about everything that came into his mind.
"You knowww, women are crazzzzy. You do all you can to make them happy and then bam, they're cheating on you. I'll give you advice- don't get married."
Rachel smirked. She remembered that people mostly speak the truth when they are drunk, so it seemed like Nathan didn't really like to be married. Rachel stood up and Nathan fell on the couch. The red-haired girl pulled Nathan up and then she led him to her bedroom.
"Where are we going?" he murmured.
"Oh nowhere, I only want to show you that not all girls cheat," Rachel spoke and put Nathan down on her large bed with a red comforter on it.
Rachel sat down close to Nathan, her face close to his. At this moment Nathan didn't know what came over him. It was like a short circuit in his mind, but at this moment he didn't care. He was drunk, really drunk, and he wanted to come loose from his thoughts about Haley and how she hurt him. Suddenly he covered Rachel's lips with his and kissed her. It wasn't like kissing Haley. There was no spark between them, no feelings in his stomach; it was just a kiss. Rachel pulled Nathan's shirt off and he didn't do anything about it. They kissed each other again and then Rachel pushed Nathan down. He was now lying on his back. She took her shirt off and wanted to grant it to Nathan, but when she looked down at him she realized that he feel asleep.
His breathe was heavy and he began snoring. Rachel fell down beside him and sighed, "Great Nathan, really great."
Nathan was already awake, but not able to open his eyes. He felt terrible. He had a killer headache like thousands of elephants were running on his head. He didn't even know what happened to him the night before.
The only thing that he could remember was that he and Haley had a bad argument about the music offer she got and then he left the apartment. That was all.
He didn't even know how he got home, maybe Lucas took him home or someone else. He opened his eyes, but the room appeared blurry to him. After it got clearer he realized that he wasn't in his familiar room.
Where the hell was he? He sat up slowly, because his head nearly exploded. He looked beside himself and was shocked. Rachel was laying right beside him in nothing more than a violet bra and really tiny shorts. He looked down at himself. He wasn't wearing his shirt and his belt and even his jeans were open.
"Oh my god, what have I done?" He said to himself holding his head. At this moment Rachel moaned.
Then she slowly opened her eyes and glanced up to Nathan.
"Morning. Did you sleep well?" she asked innocently.
"I don't know and I don't know what happened yesterday and even what I'm doing here," Nathan said and closed his pants and his belt and put on his shirt, which really smelled like he felt.
Rachel leaned on her hand and smirked at him.
"Oh Nathan that is really bad that you don't remember. I mean we had the greatest sex I ever had. It really seemed like you had such a good night. Haley seems really boring."
Nathan stopped putting his shoes on. Haley! Damn, how could he do this to her? He was the biggest ass there ever was. He loved Haley and other girls didn't interest Nathan.
"Shut up Rachel! It was a mistake. It was the biggest mistake I've ever made. I love Haley, she is my wife. I'm not interested in you, okay. I was drunk and I was upset. Don't tell anyone about this okay? And now, where are my keys?" He announced while searching for his car keys.
Rachel reached down to the floor and pulled the keys out of her pants and threw them to Nathan. Without another word Nathan left Rachel's room. When she heard the door shut she fell back on the bed and smiled at the ceiling.
"Rachel Gatina you are the best liar ever!"
Nathan drove as quickly as he could. He had to speak to Haley and quickly. He felt like crap and he was such an ass. How could a thing like this happen? How could he sleep with Rachel? In any case he thought he had.
He had no memory about what happened last night, but since he knew himself it could be possible. Nathan shook his head. No he wasn't that guy anymore; he changed, because of Haley. Haley was the person who saw Nathan as he really was, she saw over the basketball star and over the dumb guy he was supposed to be or even was.
When he thought about all that, his bad conscience was growing more and more. He betrayed Haley with a girl Haley didn't like only because of his fury about Haley and because he was drunk. He had to apologize.
Nathan drove into the familiar parking lot in front of the apartment and rushed out of the car.
He ran upstairs and opened the door quickly.
"Haley?" he shouted, but no reply.
He went in every room searching for Haley.
"Haley?" Nathan asked again when he entered the bedroom.
When he looked around he noticed that the cupboard was wide open. Haley's clothes weren't there anymore and her suitcase was missing too. Nathan fell down on the bed, where he felt something underneath him. He stood up again and saw the letter which started the whole argument with Haley last night, her bracelet that Nathan gave her on their first tutoring session and a tiny piece of paper.
On the paper, Haley's clear handwriting was written Live your dreams, don't dream your life, I love you. Haley. Nathan couldn't really understand what Haley meant by this. He only understood that he had to stop Haley from going on the tour.
Haley was standing in front of a huge coach bus. She crossed her arms in front of her chest and sighed. She wasn't really awake, because she didn't sleep that long last night. But now she couldn't cancel the tour. Not after the weird and horrible night and not after the words Nathan and then Dan said to her.
After Haley hung up the phone she started crying again. What had she done? It wasn't a solution because she was mad with Nathan.
No she couldn't do this. Of course music was a big dream of hers, but being happy with Nathan was such a bigger dream. She pressed on the automatic re-dial button on her cell phone to cancel this whole thing, it was stupid. But before she could say something into the phone, she heard a knock on the door. She shut the phone and went to the door and opened it.
Haley looked into the face of the person whom she couldn't stand. The cold eyes that were staring at her and the weird smirk on his lips, actually all of the things about this man she couldn't stand.
"Hey Mr. Scott. What are you doing here?" Haley asked Nathan's father.
Without asking he squeezed himself past Haley and entered the apartment.
"So where is Nathan? I want to talk to him about today," Dan asked and sat down at the counter.
"I don't know. He drove away about 15 minutes ago," Haley said without looking at Dan.
Before he replied he looked at the counter and noticed the letter which Jason gave Haley and read it fast and after every line his smirk grew bigger and bigger. When he finished reading it he looked back at Haley who apparently didn't notice that he read the letter.
"So what was the reason that he drove away?" Dan asked Haley.
She only shrugged her shoulders. She didn't want Dan to know about their huge argument.
"Okay. So could you tell him, if you see him before I do, that I was really disappointed about the game today? He was really absent-minded and it was the worst game he ever played, but I think I know the reason why," Dan said with a strange sound in his voice.
Haley looked up at him. She knew that he meant that Haley was the reason for this.
"What do you want me to say Mr. Scott?" Haley questioned.
"I want you to say that he was absent-minded until you arrived. Without you he can't play good enough and it's important for him to realize his basketball dreams. And as long as you are around him he can't be good enough. I mean Haley, you are a nice girl, but you changed Nathan. He always wanted to be in the NBA and with you he can't train enough. You two are too different. Haley, be honest you won't be here and Nathan will not be here much longer either. You're going to ruin his dreams. He has to live his dreams not dream his life and that will happen when you around him. So I'll give you good advice. Live your dreams too," Dan declared and pushed the letter which Jason gave her into Haley's hand.
He went to the door and left the apartment. Haley sighed and broke down on the couch throwing the letter away.
Haley sighed again. Haley always knew that Dan couldn't stand her. She cannot stand him either. But maybe he was right, only this time. Haley won't be the reason that Nathan can't realize his basketball dreams. And maybe she had to realize her dreams too. The only thing she was worried about was her pregnancy. What could she do without Nathan? It was his baby too and Haley was sure he would be a great father. But maybe not. A baby would crush his dreams. Anyway she wanted this baby and she wanted to be a good mother for it, with or without Nathan, but she hoped with Nathan.
"Haley we have to go," a voice took her out of her thoughts.
"Jason, please only a few more minutes," Haley pleaded.
She really hoped that Nathan would come and say to her that he loves her no matter what and then they would both apologize. They would kiss each other and then she would tell him that she was pregnant and he would be really happy about it.
"Haley, it's time. I'm sorry but we have to go," Jason said again.
Haley went up the stairs of the bus and paused one last time.
When the doors closed she would be gone from Tree Hill for three long months, maybe longer. She left her friends, whom she didn't tell that she was leaving.
She left Nathan, the love of her life; so that he can live his dreams and maybe she can live her dreams, too. With one last sigh she entered the coach and the door shut behind her. The motor started and the driver started driving away from Tree Hill.
Nathan raced like he was crazy. He had to reach his destination before it was too late. He stopped the car in a huge parking lot and rushed out. He then saw a silver coach drive away from the parking lot.
"Haley!" He shouted after the coach, but he knew she couldn't hear him.
She was gone. She was really gone. With a loud bang he punched the top of his car. She really left him.