Thank you for the reviews, although I would just like to apologise for not pointing out earlier that this isn't some massively original story, its just a little twist on how Nathan and Haley could have got together and I hope people can still enjoy the story.

After reading the reviews I think a lot of you aren't going to be happy with how the story progresses but I hope you can still all enjoy it and be happy with the end of the story.

2.

"And then he just ignored me all evening and bit my head off when ever I tired to ask him what was wrong." Peyton ranted.

"He shouldn't be treating you like that." Haley said again for the millionth time that evening, Nathan and Peyton had been fighting a lot lately and it was because Nathan was more stressed which was because his dad had been putting more pressure on him.

Haley couldn't help but feel guilty it was because Lucas and Nathan were getting along that Dan wouldn't leave Nathan alone at the moment nothing he did was good enough.

"Maybe you should leave him." Haley suggested something she hadn't said for a while, she hated how unhappy he sometimes made her and she couldn't help but feel another guy would treat her better, for example she knew Lucas had a crush on Peyton.

"He'll be back to normal soon, I just hate the way he treats me sometimes, he won't even tell me how he's feeling." Peyton sighed.

"I guess stuff is pretty tough for him at the moment it's understandable that he's been so moody." Haley said, he'd been more moody with her in their tutoring sessions too but she'd just ignored it and at the end of most sessions he normally apologised, she wasn't sure if he'd been apologising to Peyton though.

"Did you just defend him?" Peyton asked pausing in her tracks.

"Well I wasn't defending him, I was just, just , explaining what was going on with him." Haley stuttered, amazed, hell must really have frozen over because she had just defended him.

"Bloody typical just be on his side." Peyton moaned.

"Pey, I'm sorry. You know I think you're too good for him." Haley said moving over to her friend and hugging her.

"I just really like him and get fed up when he treats me like dirt." Peyton said into her shoulder.

"I'm sure he will apologise." Haley said making a note to tell him to do so the next day in tutoring.

"Thanks." Peyton said smiling at her through watery eyes.

"Now come on, my dad said he'd take us out for dinner, he wants to hear all about your article in Thud." Haley said smiling at her best friend.

"Thanks Hales."

Nathan was at the docks extra early that morning as he couldn't wait to see Haley he had something to show her.

"Wow are my eyes deceiving me or are you actually here first waiting for me." she teased sitting in the seat next to him, since they had started tutoring again they now sat next to each other at the table apposed to opposite each other like at the beginning.

"I also brought you your favourite coffee." He said smiling at her.

"You've done something really bad haven't you?" she asked suspiciously.

"I just have something to show you." He said and held out his paper.

It was his latest English assignment and it had a B+ at the top.

Haley was so happy for him and wrapped her arms round him in a hug. They pulled back slightly and Haley smiled at him.

"That is so great. I knew you could do it." Haley said, never having been more proud of one of her tutee's before and she could feel her heart beating faster but she wasn't sure why. He didn't know why but Haley's praise meant a lot to him and with out even thinking he closed the small gap between them and kissed her.

Haley had never been kissed before but even the few short seconds of Nathan's lips pressed against hers had her whole body tingling. That didn't stop the over whelming sense of how wrong it was crashing over her and she pulled back sharply and tripped slightly getting up from the bench. She backed away a little her hands in front of her.

"What the hell was that?" She asked shocked.

Nathan just stared at her, he was kind of shocked too, he didn't know what came over him, he just suddenly wanted to touch her lips with his.

"I'm sorry I wasn't thinking. It was an accident." Nathan said also getting up.

"Peyton's going to kill me." Haley said pacing, a habit he knew she had when she was extremely nervous.

"No ok, it was an accident, that doesn't even count as a real kiss, it was an accidental lip brush. You'll just hurt Peyton if you tell her." Nathan said, although he was more worried about Haley then his girlfriend being hurt.

"Good this is awful. I'm awful" Haley said biting on her lip another nervous habit of hers.

Nathan stepped forwards and hugged her trying to comfort her and she didn't push him off. It was only when Nathan felt the strong urge to kiss her again that he stepped back.

"This was nothing and it will only upset her, really there is nothing to tell her." Nathan tried to reassure her, he knew how guilty she must be feeling when really it was all his fault.

"Ok." Haley said nodding, it was true it couldn't have lasted more then a second and she couldn't bear to loose Peyton.

"I might head off to school now" Haley said walking back to the table and putting her stuff together.

"But more tutoring tomorrow?" Nathan asked nervously, he actually really looked forward to his morning tutoring sessions even though he wasn't a morning person.

"Um actually the rest of this week might not be good but we'll start again next week." Haley said nodding slightly "Well done on the paper." She said giving him a small smile then heading off.

"God damn it." Nathan said softly as the realisation of his feelings crashed over him.

Haley sat at the bar bored and even though she couldn't admit it to herself she was feeling jealous. They were at Tric and Fall Out Boy were playing all thanks to Peyton who helped Karen get bands so she had been forced to come.

Peyton had spent most of the night with Nathan and for once they were getting along great. It had been a month since the kiss and Haley had returned to tutoring Nathan but she had also returned to sitting across the table from him. The only problem was ever since she had this over whelming desire to touch and kiss him and she had no idea what was wrong with her.

She had been talking to people all night but she couldn't help but feel jealous when she saw the two of them together and she knew that she was a very bad person, the guilt at what she wanted to do to Nathan was eating her up.

She had been sat alone at the bar for a bit trying hard not to look at them when Lucas joined her.

"I wanted to thank you." He said sitting on the stool next to her.

Haley looked at him confused she had no idea what she had done.

"What for?" She asked smiling at him, she always liked talking to Lucas and it was a nice distraction from thinking about Nathan and Peyton.

"For making Nathan actually talk to me." He said, surprising Haley greatly.

"Why do you think I did anything?" She asked, slightly cursing that he had brought up Nathan.

"Well he told me that someone had given him some advice about how getting to know me would only help him and I talked to Peyton and it wasn't her so I assumed it was you." He said.

"Why do you think it was me I'm only his tutor." Haley said shrugging her shoulders.

"He's mentioned you before, said he can really talk to you so I just assumed." Lucas said smiling knowingly at her.

"Oh well I may have said something but really it was all him, I don't think anyone could make him do something he wouldn't want to do." Haley said again avoiding looking at the couple on the dance floor.

"Well thanks for just mentioning it to him. I never realised how great it was having a brother, I mean we're not perfect or anything but it's a really nice change." Lucas said smiling at her.

"Yeah I always wanted a brother or sister, I guess I have one in Peyton though." Haley said smiling.

"Peyton is pretty amazing." Lucas let slip then blushed.

Haley couldn't help but laugh.

Nathan was trying to just concentrate on Peyton but it was hard. Ever since he had kissed Haley he just wanted to do it again, well he wanted to do more then that.

He had been subtly asking questions about Haley to Peyton and he had found out that Haley had never been kissed before which had amazed him, it also had made his heart speed up the fact that he had been her first.

He was scared though, he had never felt anything like this before and that's why he was clinging to Peyton. If he let himself he could fall into Haley and rely on her and he wasn't sure he could do that with anyone.

He liked the fact that in his relationship with Peyton he could walk away at any time and he wouldn't be particularly damaged by it but the thought of walking away or having Haley leave him left his chest feeling empty.

There had been a tension hanging over them in their tutor sessions and what he wouldn't give to know exactly what she thinking and feeling. He saw Haley at the bar laughing and talking with Lucas and he couldn't help but feel a stab at his heart, he couldn't believe no other guy had realised how amazing she was and knew that eventually she would get snapped up.

He didn't know where their relationship was going or what would happen in the next few weeks but as well as being scared he was excited as hell.

She sat at his dock waiting for him, it was his 18th birthday and he had thrown a massive party at his beach house. She had been sat out there for 2 hours now half hoping he would find her half hoping he wouldn't.

She hadn't told him she was there and she had told him she probably wouldn't come to his party but she just couldn't stay away.

The last few weeks with them had been different, their contact had become a lot more touchy feely, with more hugs and brushing of hands accidentally when looking at books and papers.

He had also come round to hers one evening, her dad was out of town that night for a conference and Peyton was visiting one of her many aunts in New York and so he had come round and watched films with her. Although she would never admit it to anyone she hated sleeping in the house on her own, the feeling of aloneness over powered her and it really scared her.

She hadn't asked him to come over but Peyton had mentioned to him that she felt guilty for leaving Haley on her own while she was away and he knew that being alone was one of her greatest fears so he had turned up. They had had a great relaxed evening and ended up falling asleep together on the sofa and neither of them could imagine how great it felt waking up to each other.

Since then Haley knew the ball was in her court if anything was going to happen then she would have to take the lead he wasn't going to push her.

She felt her heart beat speed up as she saw him approaching her and butterflies started up in her stomach like never before. Before Nathan, she had never been attracted to any one like this, she'd had a few little crushes but this was in a completely different league.

"I was kind of thinking you'd show up in my bedroom." Nathan said coming to a standstill in front of her as she sat on the side of the dock, he had been nervously waiting up there for her most of the party.

"I didn't think it would be a good idea for anyone to find me up there." Haley said, unable to tear her eyes away from him.

"Happy birthday, have you had a good day?" She asked, having to keep her arms firmly at her sides to stop herself from touching him.

"It was ok." Nathan said, in fact all day he'd just been anticipating seeing her "So what did you get me?" He asked the excitement clear in his voice.

Haley looked down.

"I didn't actually get you anything." Haley said, biting her lower lip nervously.

"Oh." Nathan said, not being able to hide his disappointment, he had felt so sure that she was going to find him an amazing present, something that would show how much she did actually like him.

"I'm sorry." She said taking his hand in hers "I really wanted to get you something amazing and I thought about it and I had a look but there was nothing that was just perfect." Haley said sadly looking away from him.

Nathan couldn't help but smile, it was true if she had come here with some lame present he would have been even more disappointed.

"It's ok." He said cupping her cheek so she was looking at him again, because of the height of the railing on the dock she was sat on, she was only slightly lower then him.

She leaned forwards slightly their faces inches apart and hesitated, knowing that if she did this now things were going to change. Nathan waited patiently his breath's coming unevenly as he contemplated what might come next, this close to him she was more beautiful then ever and he closed his eyes in anticipation.

Just looking at him, almost innocent looking in front of her made her heart nearly beat out of her chest and she closed the distance between them and kissed him.

Even though Haley had nothing to compare it with she knew it was a good kiss and with the many many people Nathan had kissed this one was especially amazing, he never knew he could feel this good from just kissing.

They both broke apart panting and smiling at each other.

"That was the best present." He said the intense look he was giving her stopping any cheesiness the line may have held. This moment had been building up for weeks now and neither were disappointed.

Haley knew she was being incredibly selfish but she just had to choose not to think about anything else other then how she was feeling for Nathan, although she wasn't ready to admit it to herself yet this wasn't just strong feelings of like for Nathan she had fallen in love with him.

"Why don't we go for a walk down the beach?" Nathan suggested just wanting to spend more time alone with Haley.

"Won't people notice you've gone." Haley asked nervously, she didn't want him to go.

"I don't care." He said gently pulling her off the railing and walking off down the beach with her hand in hand.

She felt stupid and cross, incredibly angry to be honest. Had it really just been yesterday morning that they had watched the sun rise together after spending all night talking and kissing on the beach after his birthday party.

That morning at school Nathan had been confused when Haley had angrily pulled him into an empty class room.

"I'm an idiot." She said angrily pacing in front of him and Nathan was nothing but confused.

"What's up?" He asked trying to approach her but she held her hands out to stop him.

"You know I thought I meant something to you." She gulped out glaring at him "But I'm just like all the other girls aren't I, that you play with while you go out with Peyton. I bet you think this is hilarious kissing your girlfriends best friend." Haley almost screamed at him.

"What happened?" Nathan asked confused, they had sat up all night talking and he had thought she had been pretty clear how he felt even if he hadn't said the exact words.

"I am such an idiot." She repeated "I saw you this morning at your locker flirting with Theresa, you were all over her. Every girl is just another conquest to you aren't they." Haley said angrily, she had really though that she meant something to him but this morning seeing him flirt with another girl hit home how stupid and naïve she had been.

"It was harmless." Nathan said trying to defend himself, its true its what he did, she was his partner in geography and he hadn't done their part of the project, because he had been thinking about Haley so he had been charming his way out of her being cross with him.

"Well it didn't look harmless. Once again the smart girl is really stupid. I will keep tutoring you but what ever we had is over, I want you to pretend it never happened and you can go carry on fawning over everything that has a pulse and I can pray that Peyton never finds out about this." Haley ranted throwing him one more vile look then storming out of the room, she felt so ashamed of herself, she could just about take the guilt when she thought they had meant something but now she knew the truth and she felt sick.

Nathan felt his heart sink, he'd stuffed up again but this time he was going to put it right and be the man that Haley deserved.

"You've been really distant these past two weeks." Peyton observed as she sat at a lunch table with Haley.

"Just had loads of work to do." Haley insisted, its true she had been doing lots of work lately but that was just to take her mind off thinking about Nathan. Every time she did she couldn't help but cringe, she had really thought they had something special and she had just fallen for his charms like every other girl and in the process totally screwed over her best friend.

Haley had also been spending a lot more time with Peyton trying to make up for what an awful friend she'd been.

"Is your dad still ok taking me to this art show tonight?" Peyton said looking up from her lunch.

"Of course, he loves that artist as much as you do, I'm just glad I don't have to go." Haley said sticking her tongue out at her.

"Your dad is so cool." Peyton said.

"Yeah well he thinks of you like his daughter and he wouldn't be happy about you going over to the next town on your own." Haley said picking at her lunch, she couldn't help but wonder what her dad would think if he found out what she'd been getting up to with Peyton's boyfriend.

"Hey guys." Brooke said, sitting herself down at their table, her usual bubbly self.

They greeted her back.

"So Peyton what have you done to Nathan?" Brooke asked looking curiously at her while Haley kept her eyes glued to the table, appearing to be uninterested in the conversation.

"What do you mean?" Peyton asked confused.

"The fact he's completely stopped being a flirt." Brooke said "These past two weeks I have not seen him do it once."

"Yeah right, nothing or no one could stop him flirt with any female in his range." Peyton said not believing Brooke for a second.

Haley sat there in shock, was it really true.

"I'm serious, Bevin and Teresa noticed it and I even tried a bit of playful flirting with him and he told me to put some ice on it." Brooke said "and if he turned down me then something is defiantly up."

"Are you serious?" Peyton asked looking hopeful, she always hated Nathan's constant flirting but there was nothing she could do to get him to stop.

"Completely you must have done something, because what ever has made him stop is some serious force of nature." Brooke said laughing.