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Chapter 18

It was now Saturday, 3 days after the game.

Junk and Anna are now dating, they've been going on double dates with Fergie and Lauren too. Junk likes the fact his girlfriend is best friends with his best friends girlfriend. It makes things easier.

Mouth and Millie hung out the day after the game, then she had to leave agian. They still call and text eachother everyday it just get hard when there feelings are growing and they can't see eachother.

Peyton and Jake have been hanging out even more. There just like a couple who just don't make out. So Jake has finally decided to ask her out... he's just waiting for the right moment. Whenever that is.

Brooke and Lucas are loved up as usual. Spending everytime they can together, there just being well, Brucas.

Skills and Bevin havn't left the bedroom these last couple of days. Ever since there first time together they havn't really stopped. Bevins parents are coming back today though so that could put a end to that.

Haley and Nathan have been happier than ever, they've been spending everytime they can together. Going to eachothers house early in the morning till late at night. Brooke and Lucas are mad about that, there missing them.

Fergie and Lauren are also together. They're spending time together whenever they can, seen as the go to different schools it's hard. It doesn't stop them liking eachother though.

Haley had just woke up when she heard her phone vibrate on her table, she leaned over and picked up her phone. She grinned when she saw the name on the screen.

''Hey.'' she said, still half asleep.

''Hey baby. Sorry did I wake you up?''

''Nope. I just woke up when you called.'' she told him.

''Cool. Um, Karen wanted to know if you wanted to come to dinner tonight?'' he asked nevously.

''I eat at Karen's all the time.'' she laughed at his nervousness.

''Yeah but now you're Nathan Scott's girlfriend.'' he told her smugly.

''and how does being Nathan Scott's girlfriend change anything?''

''Well now you're having dinner with my Aunt Karen, not just Karen your second Mom.'' he informed her.

''Nathan?''

''Yeah?''

''Why are you trying to make me nervous, it's just dinner.'' she giggled.

''Yeah but Karen's making a big deal about it. She's wobbling around the kitchen already getting ingredients.'' he laughed.

''You better not let her hear that, she's pregnant and she'll kill you.''

''I'm kidding Hales, anyway she's excited about it, she's really happy were dating. She invited Brooke too. It's like a celebration.'' He laughed at his words, even though they were true. Karen was really excited, she knows Haley is perfect for him. She is also nearly 6 months pregnant so she's over reacting, just a teeny bit.

''I'm looking forward to it then.'' she smiled. Just because her mother wasn't around to be proud of her, Karen always was.

''Okay, I'll pick you up at 3. We can hang out first.''

''Okay, bye.''

''Bye Hales.'' she hung up the phone and walked to the bathroom to take a shower. Looking forward to tonights dinner.

Karen and Kieth were mainly Lucas' family, she wanted to find out more about Nathan's, he'd never told her anything. She didn't want to be nosey but now there dating, she wants to know, he knows her Mom's never there and her Dad's always with his friends. She should be able to know where his Mom and Dad are.

Anna was in the grocery store buying some ice cream, her and Lauren were having a girly day later, hanging out at Anna's and watching movies. She walked towards the freezer and saw a readheaded girl talking on the phone quite loud.

''Can you believe Haley James and Hot Scott are together? I can't! Why would he be with someone like her?'' Rachel ranted to Theresa for the 12th time since she's found out there dating. ''I mean have you seen her clothes? She was wearing the same pair of jeans twice last week. Geesh.'' she rolled her eyes.

Anna just glared at her angry, why was she so mad at her friend? What's she ever done to her? What makes Nathan so perfect?

She stormed over and tapped her angryly on the sholdour. ''Excuse me?''

''Yeah?'' she asked rudely whilst putting her phone to her chest.

''I don't know who you are but I want you to stop calling my friend. Haley James is worth 10 of you. She's one of the kindest people I know so I don't know what she's done to you, maybe bumped into you in the hallway by accident and forgot to say sorry? But I bet she hasn't done anything because she's a amazing person. So stop thinking Nathan would be with you. Because he wouldn't, he's to busy falling for Haley.'' and with that she walked away.

Anna just really wanted wanted to put this girl in her place. Brooke had told her about a girl called Rachel who's been trying to be with Lucas and Nathan, and she's been being horrible to Bevin. She figured that was her. Brooke did say she had red hair. She wanted this girl to stop talking trash about some of her old and new friends, they didn't deserve any of it.

Skills and Bevin were at her house frantically getting dressed. Her parents had just called and said they were just at the gas station and were almost home. It was too late for Skills to leave, so he would have to meet them. His hands were shaking so much it was taking him twice as long to fasten his shirt, Bevin even had to walk over and fasten it.

''Don't panick, my parents will love you as much as I do.'' she assured him, not realising what she just said.

''What?'' he asked stunned.

Bevin replayed her words in her head and gasped. She wasn't going to tell him that, Brooke had told her to wait for him to say it. Girls didn't make the first move. It was true though, Bevin Mirskey had fell completely in love with Antwon Taylor.

''I love you.'' she told him. She didn't care if girls didn't make the first move, she was in love and wanted him to know.

Skills was shocked. He was planning on waiting a while, he thought it might take her a while to fall in love with him. He never really thought she would in the first place. He was planning a big romantic scene in his head, but this was better.

''I love you too.'' he admitted and kissed her on the lips. They were interruped by the sound of the front door opening downstairs.

''Bevin?'' a deep voice shouted from down the stairs.

''That's my Dad, let's go.'' she grabbed his hand and lead him towards her bedroom door.

Skills gulped, praying her parents would like him. He didn't want to mess this up, he's so in love with Bevin it scares him. He just wants her parents to understand that.

Brooke and Lucas are in Lucas's room, it was now 4 o'clock. Karens downstairs making dinner and they don't have a clue what Haley and Nathan are doing, they don't want to think about it.

They sit laughing at a sitcom on TV untill Brooke notices something.

''Aaah!'' she screamed as she stood up on the bed.

''Brooke, what is it?'' Lucas panicked. He was falling asleep and the next thing he heard was his girlfriend screaming, he wants to know what's going on.

''Sp-Sp-Spider!'' she wailed as she pointed to the tiny creature moving alone the wooden floor.

''Uh!'' he moaned, he really hated spiders. He couldn't let Brooke know what though, she'd just laugh at him.

''Broody! Get rid of it!''

''Um, okay. Quickly run to the bathroom, so you don't have to see it.'' he really wanted her to get out the way so she wouldn't see him be disgusted by the little spider.

''But it might get me.'' she cried.

''It wont, the doors open, just run really fast.''

''Okay, 3 2 1.'' she jumped of the bed screaming and ran down the hall to the bathroom.

''Luke calm down, it's just a spider, just a spider.'' he repeated to himself, he continued to take deep breaths to calm himself down.

''Lucas!'' Brooke called from the bathroom. ''Have you got it yet?''

''Nope, it's gone under the bed, I'm trying to find it.'' he lied.

After several tries of trying to pick up, Lucas was just to scared to get it. He went through the door and tip toed to his brothers room. He lightly knocked on the door, noone answers. He turned the handle and walked inside.

''Eeew gross!'' he moaned whilst covering his eyes. ''My eyes, my eyes!''

''It's okay Luke, you can open them now.'' Haley said.

He took his hands from his eyes and saw a very embarressed Haley and a very pissed off Nathan. They were both annoyed he'd disturbed there make out session.

''What do you want Pucas?'' Nathan spat.

''I need your help.'' he started.

''With?''

''There's a spider in my room.'' he told them, hoping they'd figure out he needed there help.

''I guess that was why Brooke was screaming.'' Haley said as she rolled her eyes.

''So you came here to tell us there's a spider in your room?'' Nathan laughed. He knew Lucas was scared, he just wanted him to admit it to Haley.

''You have to get rid of it.'' he told Nathan.

''W-what? No way.'' Nathan said. The truth is Nathan's scared too, and he really doesn't want to admit it to Haley.

''You're both scared of spiders?'' Haley guessed.

They both just nodded there heads sheepishly, both sighing knowing she'd never let them live it down.

''Luckilly for you, I'm not.'' She said getting up. ''You owe me.'' she told Lucas.

''I know.'' he replied, slightly scared.

The best friends walked out of Nathan's room towards Lucas', Lucas just stood at the doorway not wanting to go near it. Haley walked over to were it was and scooped it up with her hands, she walked towards the open window and threw it out.

''Don't tell Brooke.'' he begged.

''I wont.'' she laughed, ''But you'll have to do something for me, I don't know what, but I will.'' she smiled devilishly at her best friend.

''Blackmail?''

''Of course.'' she grinned.

''Damn you, Haley James.'' he smiled and shook his head.

''Love you to Luke.'' she called over her sholdour and she skipped back to Nathan's room.

''Brooke!'' Lucas called. ''It's gone!''

Brooke walked out of the bathroom slowly and into Lucas' room, ''Where did you put it?'' she asked nervously, thinking the spider was going to jump out at her.

''I threw it out of the window.'' he fibbed.

She ran over to the window and shut it, Lucas just looked at her. ''Just in case.'' she told him. Lucas just laughed at her, ''There sneaky.'' she warned.

''Whatever you say.''

''My hero.'' she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.

Lucas loved being the hero, but now he owed Haley James. He suddenly didn't love being the hero anymore when he wondered what Haley might make him do.

Jake walked towards Peytons house with his palms sweating and head spinning. He was so nervous but he needed to do it. He wanted Peyton Sawyer to be more than just a friend. He walked upto the door and rang the door bell, he kept taking deep breaths untill she opened the door.

''Hey Jake.'' she smiled. She'd missed him even though she saw him yesterday, which scared her.

''Hi.''

''What's up Jake?'' she asked him. He looked pale like he was going to pass out any second.

''Um, I was wondering if you um, maybe.. um like, um..'' he stuttered.

''Spit it out Jake.'' she laughed.

''Do you want to go on a date with me?'' he said quickly, surprisingly without stuttering.

''Really?'' she asked. She couldn't believe he actually wanted to go out with her, he was they guy she's been dreaming about for the past month and now he was asking her out. She just couldn't believe it.

''Yeah.''

''I'd love to.'' she grinned.

''Great!'' he blurted. ''I mean, yeah. So I'll pick you up tomorrow, about 7?'' he asked, trying to cover his eagerness.

''Yeah. I'll see you then.''

''Bye Peyt.'' he smiled as she shut the door.

Jake Jagielski had a date with Peyton Sawyer. He had wanted this for ages, and now he can have it.

It was now dinner at the Scott house. Haley was sat next to Nathan and Kieth on one side on the table, facing Brooke who was sat in the middle of Karen and Lucas. It was like they were a family, Brooke and Haley both hoped they would one day be properly part of that. Brooke's wanted that since she was 10.

''Did you hear about Damien West? He's in jail, that guys an ass. I heard Oak Lake is getting worse and worse.'' Lucas said.

Haley felt sick, litterally sick. She'd not thought about him in weeks and Nathan never talked about it, he never wants to upset her. She never thought someone else would bring it up. It just reminded her of that horrible night.

Nathan looked over at Haley, she looked like she was about to cry. He couldn't do anything about it, she didn't want people to know so he couldn't take her out the room or they would know something was up.

''Why's he in jail?'' Karen asked.

''He raped some girls and only one got away. It said in the paper that since he's been in jail more and more people have been reporting it, 12 girls in total and only one got away.'' Lucas sighed, he didn't know someone could be so sick.

That's when Haley was sick, she ran out the room and upstairs to the bathroom. She didn't know that many people had been hurt, and she was the only one that got away from the monster. She just couldn't believe he got away with hurting all those girls. All those girls were scared and defensless, Haley only had to go through half of that.

Nathan ran after her and pulled her hair out of her face and rubbed her back. ''I'm sorry baby.'' he kept repeating as she was sick. He didn't know how she felt and he knew it did effect her. She just didn't show it.

When she stopped he pulled her into his chest and wrapped his arms around her. They sat on the bathroom floor in silence untill someone knocked on the door and opened it.

''Haley dear, are you okay?'' a worried Karen asked from the doorway.

''I'm fine, I had some bad sea food yesterday, it must have been that.'' she lied.

''Okay, I'm glad it wasn't my cooking then.'' she laughed.

''No Karen I love your cooking.'' she assured her and smiled.

Karen smiled and walked out the door. Haley stood up and walked towards the sink and rinsed her mouth. Nathan handed her a toothbrush, ''You can use mine if you like.''

''Really? You'd let me use you're toothbrush after I've been sick?'' she asked completely touched.

''Yeah, I'll buy a new one tomorrow. You don't want to have bad breath.'' he teased

''Thank you.'' she smiled and hugged him again.

''You're okay Hales, he's not gonna come back.'' he assured her.

''I know, it's just the thought of all those girls being hurt by him. No one deserves that.''

''Yeah, but he's gone now. No one else is going to get hurt by him.''

''I know.'' she mumbled.

After Haley had brushed her teeth, they walked downstairs and sat back down.

''You okay Hales?'' Brooke asked.

''I'm fine.'' she assured her. ''How's the baby Karen?'' Haley asked hoping the subject had changed, she wanted to make sure they didn't talk about it.

''The babies fine.'' she smiled as she ran her hand over her stomach.

''Is it a boy or a girl?'' Brooke asked excited.

''We don't know, we want it to be a surprise.'' Kieth said.

''Aaw,'' Brooke sighed. ''That means I'll have to get the gifts on the last minute.''

''Gifts?'' Nathan asked.

''Yeah, I'm going to spoil this baby.'' she grinned.

''You don't have to.'' Karen assured her.

''But I want to.''

''Me too,'' Haley added. ''I'll babysit anytime.''

''Thanks, both of you.'' she smiled.

Lucas and Nathan smiled at there girlfriends, knowing there going to love the new Scott just as much as them.

''Okay, who wants to play monopoly?'' Kieth asked.

''I do! I do!'' Brooke squeled.

''Geesh, tone it down Brooke.'' Nathan said as he rubbed his ear.

''I'm so gonna woop you're ass Scott.'' Brooke stuck her tongue out at him.

''Language.'' Karen warned.

''Sorry Karen.''

They all walked into the living room where Kieth was setting up the board. All of them looking forward to it. They all hoped for more nights like this, like one big family. Karen wanted them to always be that, and she didn't want Lucas or Nathan to be with any other girls. Haley and Brooke were like her daughters. She would love for them to be Scott's one day, she knew Brooke would be. She just hopes that Nathan will fall in love with Haley, and not be afraid of getting hurt because she knows Haley wont hurt him.

Fergie and Mouth are at Junks house, bored. Everyone was busy: Skills is meeting Bevin's parents, Lauren and Anna are having a girls day, Haley and Brooke are having dinner with the Scott's, Millie is in Charlotte and they've not heard from Peyton and Jake all day.

''So what happened at Anna's yesterday?'' Mouth asked Junk.

''I met her brother.'' he said annoyed, the guy must of been a jerk

''What happened?'' Fergie asked.

Flashback-

Junk was at Anna's house, they were just watching a DVD. He'd asked her to be his girlfriend yesterday, just 2 days after the game. She of course accepted, she really liked Junk. He had great friends, he's a great guy and he's really cute.

''Anna!'' someone shouted as they walked through the door.

''In here Felix!'' she called.

''Who's Felix?'' Junk asked.

''My brother, sorry.'' she knew Felix was going to be a ass, she just wanted to get the apologies done in advance.

Felix walked in and saw a guy sat on the couch with his arm around his sisters sholdours. He walked around and sat on another seat at the side of the couch they were sat on.

''Who's this guy?'' he asked rudely.

''This is Junk, my boyfriend.''

Felix snorted, ''Junk? What sort of a name is that?'' he laughed.

''It's Jonathan, but people call me Junk.'' Junk told him already annoyed.

''So people think you're Junk?''

''No. It's just a nickname.'' Anna told him, she leaned up and kissed his cheek, trying to calm her boyfriend.

''So.. What school do you go to Junk?'' he asked.

''Tree Hill High.'' Junk told him.

''You good at sports?''

''Just basketball.'' he shrugged.

''Oh yeah? You on a team?''

''Nah.''

''Not good enough?'' he snickered.

''No, I just never wanted to be on it.'' he told him defensively.

''Sure.'' he rolled his eyes.

''It's the truth.'' Anna defended him, ''He's awsome at basketball.''

''Why don't you want to be on the team?'' he asked. Felix wanted to show his sister than Junk's not good enough to be with his sister. He just needs to find a reason.

''Because I don't want to be a basketball player, I want to be a doctor.'' he told him smugly.

''So ha!'' Anna said and stuck her tongue out of him.

''Whatever.'' Felix mumbled as he stood up and walked out of the room.

''Sorry about him.''

''It's okay, I'm just glad you like me.'' he admitted.

''What's not to like?'' she grinned and kissed him.

That's when Junk realised he's got what he's been looking for. Ever since over a month ago at the mall when that girl was rude to him he said he wanted a girl that likes him for him. And now he has.

Flashback over-

''What an ass.'' Mouth commented.

Haley and Nathan were now in the car on the way back from Karens. Seen as Haley had been sick and they didn't really have a chance to talk so Haley decided this was the time to ask.

''Nathan?''

''Yeah?''

''Where are your parents?'' she asked curiously.

Oh no. He panicked, he didn't want to tell her. If she found out about the drugs and his beating his Dad she'd leave. He didn't want to freak her out with his crappy past. Something inside his head is telling him she wont leave, but he's just not gonna risk it.

''It doesn't matter.'' he answered with no emotion.

''Yes it does.'' she prodded.

''No it doesn't.'' Nathan disagreed.

''Why wont you let me in? I'm your girlfriend.'' she pleaded.

''Damn it Haley! It's not of your buisness.'' he snapped.

They pulled up at Haley's house but she made no move to get out the car.

''Nathan, you know that my Mom's never here and my Dad's always at his friends and never home. I just want to get to know you Nathan. I'll tell you more, I'll let you in. Only if you do the same.''

''It's got nothing to do with you Haley.'' he stated dryly.

''I'm your girlfriend Nathan.'' she reminded him.

''No your not. Just get out!'' he snapped pointing towards the door.

He could see the tears forming in her eyes as she opened to car door and climbed out.

''Idiot!'' he shouted at himself as he drove away.

He just needs her to stay. He doesn't want to drive her away with his problems. He doesn't want to burden her. Well it looks like that wont be a problem anymore, because Nathan Scott maybe have just lost the greatest thing that's ever happened to him.

Sorry if you didn't like the end and I hope you understand where Nathan is coming from. His families so messed up he thinks that she wouldn't want to be a part of that, even though he's wrong and deep down he knows she'd be okay with it.

the next chapter will be a complete NALEY, BRUCAS AND JEYTON chapter, noone else. You'll find out more about Haley and Nathan's childhood, Jake and Peytons date and just some Brucas fluff.

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