Chapter 6

"And I will always love you.
I will always love you.
You, my darling you. Hmm."

Haley broke away from the kiss and looked Nathan in the eyes. One thing she hated the most about Nathan was that she was never able to read him, know what he was thinking but he on the other hand could read her like a book whether her eyes were opened or closed.

"Nathan-" she whispered, still breathless.

"I love you Hales, always and forever," he whispered to her as he rested his forehead on hers as they continued to move to the music together.

Haley closed her eyes, although she loved this feeling and didn't want to let go, she couldn't help but wonder how long this would last for.

Haley stopped dancing and looked up to meet his eyes. "You can't do this to me," she said with tears forming in her eyes.

"Do what? Love you?" he asked her confused.

"That's not what I meant, I have to go," she said as she untangled herself from his arms and began jogging away but this time she wasn't alone. Nathan was right behind her with Brooke and Lucas following.

"Haley!" shouted Nathan as he followed her outside.

"What?" she asked defeated and tired of running. "Why are you doing this?" he asked her hurt.

Haley looked at him puzzled. He really didn't get it, did he?

"Nathan I'm tired, I'm tired of you tangling me into your words and giving me false hope just to crush them in the end, that kiss, those words…I've been waiting for them for months now and I just can't help but wonder how long it's going to last this time, really Nathan, how long is it going to last? I love you more then anything in this world, I want to be with you but I'm tired of waiting, I'm tiring of being played and I'm tired of hurting. I understand that I hurt you, I live with that regret day in and day out but I came home and I told you that the tour meant nothing without you and I meant that, none of it means anything without you but it's been a long time already and all you've done is made it clear that you want nothing more to do with me, so I'll set you free Nathan, if that's what you want, I'll sign the divorce papers and I'll set you free. It's the least I can do for hurting you the way I did. Consider yourself a single man from now on, you have no more obligation to me, happy Valentine's Day Nathan Scott, I hope you've gotten everything you've ever wanted." With those last words, Haley turned around wiping the tears from her face and walking away.

"Haley!" Brooke called out with tears in her eyes.

"I'm fine Brooke, really. Go back inside and enjoy the night. That's what Valentine's Day is about, spending the night with the person you love, I'll see you back at home," Haley told her friend with puffy eyes and a tear stained face.

Brooke and Lucas walked past Nathan not wanting to be near him at the moment. They understood what Haley was going through, it wasn't fair to her. The night was going to be very different now that Haley wasn't there; Brooke and Lucas were too busy worrying about Haley to enjoy the night.

Nathan looked into the moonlight, he wasn't sure what had just happened but one thing he was sure of that no matter what he had said the past few months, he still loved Haley, now more then ever. Her telling him that she would give him a divorce showed him clarity. It showed him that she's willing to break her heart to set him free.

Haley closed the bedroom door behind her and fell to the ground. She hugged her knees and sobbed as she reflected on what had happened. Part of her couldn't believe that she just agreed to the divorce but she knew that she couldn't continue on like this. It had almost been a year and the separation would have been done and the divorce would go through. Nathan had never shown any affection to her so she had to take action and set the man she loves free because clearly he didn't want her back.

'But why the kiss?' she continued to ask herself. She had come to the conclusion that he probably kissed her because he was lonely on Valentine's Day and he wanted to show people that Nathan Scott isn't alone and that he can get any girl he wanted whenever he wanted.

Haley picked herself up from bed, she looked at the picture from her wedding day but tonight she did something different. She didn't kiss it, she just put it in the drawer and hugged herself to sleep as she continued to cry, wetting the pillow case with her pain filled tears.

"From this moment as long as I live
I will love you, I promise you this
There is nothing I wouldn't give
From this moment
I will love you as long as I live
From this moment on"

No matter how much she loved him she was going to put her heart on the side and let him free, let him free from her. "Happy Valentine's Day…"