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Chapter 19

Nathan stood watching Haley from her bedroom doorway, she was sat at her desk doing homework and her back was facing him. She's still not seen him come in.

''Hales.'' Nathan started as he walked further into her room.

She turned round and gasped as she saw Nathan stood in her doorway what is he doing here? How dare he, after what he said last night. I'm not even his girlfriend. That's what he said. She stood up and walked to the middle of the room and folded her arms over her chest.

''What are you doing here?''

''I stole Lucas' key.'' he admitted.

Damn. She knew she shouldn't have gave Lucas and Brooke a key for 'emergencies'.

''What do you want, Nathan?''

''I want to apologise.''

''What's the point? It's not like I'm your girlfriend anymore.''

''You know I didn't mean that. I'm so sorry Haley. It's just, I have this barrier when it comes to talking about my parents and someone tries to break it.. I just freak ouy. I didn't tell you about them because I didn't want to scare you away, I can't loose you Hales. You're the best thing that's ever happened to me in a long time.

''So I guess you should know. I was going to tell you about them it's just I don't want you to see me like that, I don't want you to see me vunrable.'' he admitted. It was all true, all of it. She is the best thing that's happened to him in a long time and he doesn't want her to see him weak.

''I'm not just going to leave because of your past Nathan.'' she assured him. Haley went and set on the bed, she patted the spot next to her and gestured for him to sit down, which he did. He waited for a few moments then started to tell the story of his past.

''I was always jelous of Lucas,'' he started ''Wierd huh?'' he chuckled, Haley didn't say anything and waited for him to continue. ''I had a huge house, rich parents, I was popular and all the girls wanted me.'' Haley got a uneasy feeling in her stomach at the last part, Nathan didn't seem to notice, he was just telling the truth. ''But when Lucas used to come for the Christmas holidays and I had to be rude to him I saw how loved he was by Kieth. Kieth isn't even his real Dad and he loved Lucas more than my Dad ever loved me.'' his hands were starting to shake, this is what he means about being vunrable. But he knows it's a side Haley needs to see, hopefully she'll still be around to see it more.

Haley put a calming hand on his sholdour. She knows he's going to break down, she just wants to help.

''My Mom and Dad used to fight a lot, like, all the time. Atleast twice a day, it was kind of like brushing your teeth.'' he chuckled, trying to add a little humour to the depressing story. ''My Dad cheated on her and she knew, she just couldn't get away. The house was under his name and the buisness, and they had joint bank accounts. She didn't have any money for a divorce or for us to run away and start a new life. Sometimes we stayed at my Uncle Cooper's, but he'd always find us and take us back.'' his lip was starting to tremble and his eyes were starting to water.

Haley noticed that, ''You don't have to tell me the rest Nathan.'' she assured.

''No it's okay. You should know.''

''I don't care about who you used to be, I care about who you are now Nathan. And who you are now is a pretty amazing guy.'' he smiled, ''I promise I'm not gonna leave because of a few mistakes and a bad family, I just want to know.'' she promised.

''Thanks Hales, I do want you to know too.'' he assured her and kissed her lightly on the lips. That gave him the courage to continue the story of the life in Charlotte which was unfortunatly his. ''You know like I never wanted to join the Ravens? Well that's thanks to my Dad.'' Haley noticed when Nathan said 'Dad' he now spat it out in anger. ''When I was old enough to throw a ball I was practicing shots. I loved it, still do. I almost didn't thanks to him. My Dad's like a highschool basketball legend in Charlotte, but he got a knee injury and couldn't play again.'' he explained. ''So he lived his dream through me.'' Nathan spat.

''He always took me on runs and we practiced everyday. It wasn't like Father-Son bonding, it was just him putting me down. Always saying 'You're not good enough' or 'You're never gonna been my record'.'' he imitated Dan's voice perfectly, not that Haley knew. ''Last year I got sick of it, I wanted to be better than him, once and for all.'' Nathan's hands started shaking, as he was about to tell her about one of the worst things he ever did. ''So I got my buddy Tim to get some drugs off his brother. They gave me enough energy and improved my game.'' Nathan slowly turned his head towards Haley, he saw the dissapointment in her eyes, which was the last thing he wanted. ''The night of the game I didn't have enough to drink, I got really dehydrated and callopssed on the court.''

''That was really stupid Nathan.'' she commentated angry.

''I know, I just couldn't take it anymore.'' he sighed. ''If I could take it back I would.'' Nathan promised. He couldn't believe that he'd done it, if he would have knew her then he would have never done that. It wasn't worth the risk.

''The night I came home from the hospital my Mom was always watching and making sure I was okay. That was when she started to notice how much of a bad father he was. She'd only put up with him for all these years for me, she thought I wanted the big house and the money so she stayed with him, because of me. It's my fault.'' he gritted through his teeth, tears falling from his eyes.

''It's not your fault Nathan.'' she said whilst rubbing his back to try and calm him down.

''Maybe.'' he shrugged then sniffed. ''When she found out how much of an ass he was she rang Karen. Mom said we were moving to Tree Hill to live with Karen, Kieth and Luke. Me and Luke were gonna sort it out, my Mom and Karen were gonna run the cafe and TRIC together, I was gonna join the basketball team and she was gonna come to my games and cheer me on, I was gonna meet a girl who I'd fall in love with and she'd love. That's what was supposed to happen.

''So we planned and planned. I was secretly packing my things and my Mom was fliling for a divorce. Then we were gonna leave and be big, slightly strange, family. That was the plan.'' Haley pulled Nathan into her chest and shushed him as he cried. He was trying so hard to stop, he didn't notice that Haley was crying to.

After a few minutes he'd calmed down and carried on, ''About a week before we were going to move, I came home from basketball practice. I walked into the kitchen.. and my-my Mom was there.. on the floor. Not breathing.'' he choked out.

''I guess she just couldn't take the pressure of planning another life while filing for divorce while living with him.'' Nathan explained, showing her reason for his Mom's actions. Which just made him start sobbing again.

''I remember being so scared,'' he whispered, ''I remember not being able to find a phone, when I did I remember shaking so much I couldn't type those three numbers. When we got to the hospital, she was already gone. She'd took an overdose on drugs.'' he mumbled.

Haley quickly tried to wipe her tears away, thinking Nathan had finished. This was hard enough for him to talk about, he didn't need to comfort her too. This was his time to be comforted. ''Nathan, I'm so sorry.''

He didn't even hear her, he just carried on talking. ''After that happened everything just got worse. My Dad didn't seem to notice she was gone, it was like he'd been waiting for it. He was happy. Happy because she wasn't here.''

''You don't have to tell me the rest.'' she knew Nathan would get mad again, his Dad must of done something bad. He didn't have to tell her if it was going to get him more upset, it was already hurting both of them.

''You need to know.'' he declared. He knew she'd be upset for what he did, but she needed to know.

''My grades went down, nothing was sinking in. All I could think about was what happened and what my life should've been like. After a few weeks I got kicked of the team. Dan Scott wasn't happy.'' he chuckled bitterly. Haley had never seen this side to him before, which scared her. ''It was like I'd thrown away his dream, it was the least he deserved. He practically disowned me. We just ignored eachother.. that was good.

''One night I came home and Dan had been drinking. He wouldn't let me go upstairs. He just kept talking about basketball and how stupid I was, I just ignored him. But then he brought up my Mom and how she would be ashamed, he didn't know her, they never talked. And he was just talking crap about her.. and I just, lost it. I just snapped. It was like everything he'd done had just hit me. So I hit him. Again and Again. A neighbour had heard Dan's glass smash and she saw it through the window, and she called the police.'' he finally looked in Haley eyes, he didn't see anger or dissapointment. He saw understanding.

''I get it.'' she mumbled. Nathan just looked at her confused. ''I get mad like that, I know you had it worse, but once I lost it. Mom had left again when I was 7, Taylor made a comment about that I was her worse child, and that I drove her away. I know I was 7 but I lost it, I went mad. I couldn't stop hitting her, she got a black eye. I understand Nathan, your not a bad guy.'' Haley promised, they were now lay on the bed. She started to snuggle into his chest. She looked up at him wanting to know what happened after that, hopefully it got better.

Nathan smiled, now knowing Haley wasn't ashamed. ''Dan was in hospital, a few bruised ribs. Kieth was his emergency contact. I was in jail. Kieth convinced Dan to drop the charges and let me move to Tree Hill with him. Which he did, I was dead to him. A few days later I moved to Tree Hill. That's it.'' he breathed a sigh of relief. He'd finished telling her the main parts of his life and she hadn't run away, shouted but she did cry. He did notice that.

''Are you happy Nathan?'' she wondered. Haley really hoped he was, that would just make her feel pretty crappy about herself if he wasn't.

''Yeah. I wasn't, I felt like I was betraying her. But I talked to Kieth, Peyton and Lucas and I felt better. And I met you, you've made me happy Hales. I've not been this happy in years. I just.. miss her.'' Nathan was telling the truth, he was happy now. Thanks to Haley James.

Jake slowly approached Peytons house. They had changed there time for the date so he was coming earlier, they were just going to have a day all the beach. It wasn't going to be full of expectations and pressure, it was just a day on the beach. Maybe some added kissing?

Jake knocked on the door and waited for Peyton. He couldn't believe she'd said yes. He just couldn't. It still had yet to sink in.

''Hey Jake.'' Peyton said shyly. She had a blue bikini on with a black long skirt over it with flip flops. She litterally took Jakes breath away, he had to take a couple of seconds to remember that he had to say 'hi' back.

''Hey, you ready to go?'' he said motioning towards his car.

''Yep.'' she grinned and locked the door.

They walked to the car, unable to stop sneaking glances at eachother.

''So what about you huh?'' he asked after a few minutes of silence. After telling the story of his past they'd not really said anything about it. He remembered her saying if he let her in, she'd do the same. That's what he wants.

''I don't want to tell you,'' she mumbled against his chest. They were still on lying on the bed. ''I feel selfish being so upset.'' Haley felt like if she got so upset about something that was half as bad as what Nathan went through then he'd think she's spoilt or selfcentred. She doesn't want him to be comforting her, when he's the one who should be being comforted at the moment.

''Hales, it's about your life, I wanna know. It's not selfish if something effected you. So if you cry or get angry, it's okay.'' he promised. He would never think of her as selfish. She's the most selfless person he knows.

''Okay,'' she began, she took a deep breath and sat up. ''I remember when I was 5, it was Christmas. Quinn took a break from photography school for a week, Matt came home from college and Justin came from New York. It was a big Christmas, and even though I was only 5 I remember it was the best one I ever had. Because that was one of the only times we were a family.

''A month later my Dad got in an accident on a building sight. He couldn't work anymore, so my Mom did. She's a lawyer, like the best. She had to travel to different cities all the time, she still does.

''My Dad looked after me, Taylor and Mike nonstop. He tripped over Taylor's barbie doll and fell down the stairs. The doctors said he couldn't look after us nonstop anymore, or he'd end up in a wheelchair. So we got a nanny, Marie. She was amazing, she went to my school plays, spelling bee's, sports days. She was like my second Mom.'' she laughed remembering she used to call her that.

''My Mom would visit every week, then it turned into every month. Now it's just when she can. Dad misses her, that's why he goes to his friends houses alot.

''3 Years ago, Marie died. Cancer. Taylor and Mike were in college. Only me and Dad went to her funeral, she didn't have anyone else. She didn't have a husband, she didn't have kids, she didn't have friends. We were her family, and she was always there for me. Now she's gone.'' Haley tried so hard to stop that tear from rolling down her cheek, but it came. Nathan pulled her into a hug and stroked her hair soothingly as more tears fell.

''I remember a week after the funeral my Mom came home. She walked through the door and said, ''Where's the help?''. That was the day I realised I didn't know my Mom. She was just like an aunt who I had to see when she visited Tree Hill. I sometimes watched old family videos. I see this woman who looks exactly like Lydia James, but then I see her when she visits and it's a completely different person. She's rude, snotty and acusive. Just like a lawyer.

''She calls atleast once a week. But it's only a two minute conversation. She doesn't ask about Brooke or Lucas, I don't even think she remembers them, even though she see's them everytime she visits. She just asks about school, and I doubt she's even listening. She didn't even know about Jake. She walked in on us making out.'' Haley laughed at the memory. Nathan just got a horrible feeling in his stomach. Jealousy? Which is wierd when he's holding her in his arms and they make out all the time.

''She walked in and I introduced her and Jake. She didn't seem to care. When Jake left she gave me a big speech about how I shouldn't be a whore. I told her me and Jake had been dating for months, then she accused me of being distant.'' she scoffed. ''I told her about how much I miss her and it's her who's distant. She tried to make a effort, she called everyday. Which lasted a week. Then it went back to how it used to.

She rang the night after we got together, I was gonna tell her about you but she had to go.'' that's when the tears came again. Nathan continued to try and calm her down, which did work.

''She can't spare 2 minutes, 2 minutes to hear about my new relationship.'' she sobbed.

Nathan sat her up and placed his hands on her cheeks to make her face him. ''Hey. It doesn't matter. The only people who need to care about us are you're Dad and siblings, your Mom doesn't. From what I've heard, she doesn't deserve your tears. I wont even try to make a good impression, okay?'' he joked trying to cheer her up.

It worked, she smiled. ''Okay.''

Brooke and Lucas are in Charleston. Brooke promised Lucas she'd go and see a basketball game with him if he went shopping with her, he would have gone anyway, but she did offer to come here. They're sat in the Charleston Chiefs stadium, waiting for the game to start. This was Brooke's first basketball game she's ever went to without cheering for the team as a cheerleader. So she bought a Charleston Chiefs jersey, to show her support.

''Brooke? Lucas?'' asks a deep voice from behind them. They turn around to see the owner of that voice with a smile on his face.

''Clay, right? Naley's friend?'' Brooke asks.

''Yeah.'' he grinned, proud of that fact.

''Naley?'' the guy sat next to him asked. Brooke looked at him and saw one of the most gorgeous guys she's ever seen. He had dark brown hair and a cute stubble. He was breath taking.

''Nathan and Haley, you know the ones I told you about?'' Clay had never told him about the rape, he'd just told him that Haley was like his little sister and Nathan was really cool.

''Oh.'' he smiled, remembering how much Clay cares about them two kids.

''Brooke, Lucas. This is Julian.'' he said pointing to his friend.

''Hi.'' Brooke smiled.

''Hey.'' Lucas grumbled, slightly intimidated by his good looks.

''Hello.'' Julian replied. Keeping his eyes on the girl named Brooke, he couldn't not notice how beautiful she is. He got an uneasy feeling in his stomach, due to the fact she's here with her boyfriend.

''Please give it up for the Charleston Chiefs!'' a voice in the microphone shouted.

They all turned the attention to the game. Brooke was fighting the urge to look back at Julian. Julian just wished she'd turn around again so he could see her face.

Jake and Peyton are now on the beach. Jakes carrying a bag full of towels and everything you need to make a perfect sandcastle. For now there just walking along the shore, hand in hand.

''You wanna sit down?'' Jake asked.

''Yeah, sure.'' They walked along to a quieter end of the beach, once they found a spot Jake pulled the towels out and set them down. ''Who knew? Jake Jagielski, Handy man.'' she said dramatically, and added with a wink.

''Shut it, Sawyer.'' he joked. Jake sat down on one of the towels still looking at Peyton, she just smirked at him.

Peyton took off her skirt and flip flops, and Jake couldn't help but stare at her chicken legs. He just couldn't look away.

Peyton noticed and threw one of her flip flops at him. ''Stop drooling, Jagielski.'' and added it with another smirk. When Peyton was cocky she was like a girl Nathan.

''Nice ass.'' a surfer commented as he walked past her.

Jake stood up and was about to confront the guy, but Peyton beat him to it. ''Nice face. Wanna keep it that way? Back off jackass.''

The guy just mumbled something like ''bitch.'' and began to walk away.

''What was that?'' Jake asked.

''Nuthink.'' he said while shrugging his sholdours. He was actually kind of scared, he just didn't want to show this guy he was scared of his girlfriend. But now he was starting to get scared of him.

''You better watch it.'' Jake jerked his thumb in the direction the guy was heading, indicating for him to get out of there. Jake walked back to Peyton who held her hand out wanting a high five.

Jake smacked her hand, ''Nice work buddy,'' she complimented ''we make quite a team.'' she added. She would love the idea of 'Jeyton' not just in a team way. She's quite surprised Brooke's not brought it up yet, but Brooke has been focusing more on 'Naley' this week. Haley is Brooke's best friend afterall.

Peyton and Jake both lay down on the towels, soaking up the sun. The best part though was that they were holding hands whilst doing so.

It's now half time at the Charleston Chiefs stadium, Brooke and Lucas have turned round to face Julian and Clay so they can talk.

''So, what brings you two here?'' Clay asked.

''Nate's been a couple of times and he said there good, so I asked Brooke to come with me.'' Lucas responded.

''Yeah and I owe him, he went shopping with me last weeked.'' Brooke added.

''What's so bad about that?'' Julian asked.

''You've never been shopping with Brooke Davis. Her idea of shopping is going in every single clothes store, for atleast 20 minutes in each one.'' Lucas laughed, Clay and Julian thought he was kidding. He wasn't.

''So, where is my favourate couple?'' Clay asked, he didn't really like this conversation about Brooke going shopping. He wanted to know about Haley and Nathan. The night Haley and Nathan got together Haley rang Clay and told him the news, he was away so he didn't see that game, or the kiss.

''We don't know. They had a fight last night, we don't know what about. He's probly round there now begging for forgiveness.'' Brooke laughed at how true she was.

''Oh.'' Note to self. Call Haley tonight to know if I should kick Nathan's ass or not. Clay said in his head. The truth is that he cares more for Haley than Nathan, he feels more protective over her. He doesn't want Nathan hurting her when Clay knows Nathan likes her so much.

Haley and Nathan are still in her room, lying on her bed. They've been like that for the past hour. Haley didn't get any sleep the night before and it had caught up with her about half an hour ago. Nathan was just stroking her hair and watching her sleep.

''I'm falling in love with you, Haley James.'' he said to her sleeping figure.

Nathan knows she's not there yet. He just needs to let her know, he's falling more and more in love with her everyday. But there not going to fast, they've only been together for a few days. And he's not going to tell her, untill the time is right. Even though a small part of him is hoping she heard. Unfortunatly for him, she hasn't.

''3.2.1.'' Peyton revealed her sandcastle, which was terrible. Half of the sand was still in the bucket and the rest was just a pile on top of the other sand. ''Oh, crap.'' she mumbled.

Jake just laughed at her and revealed his, which was perfect. ''Ha ha.'' Jake stook his tongue out at her. She responded by knocking his sand castle over. That definetly made Jake stop laughing. She stood up and put her hands on her hips and grinned at him.

''You're dead Sawyer.'' he smirked and stood up.

''Bring it Jagielski.'' she challenged.

Jake ran up to her and rugby tackled her into the sand and started tickling her. Even with her pleas and apologises he wouldn't stop.

''J-Jake.'' she said while laughing. ''P-Pl-Please!''

Jake stopped and just looked at her, he leaned down and kissed her. ''I think I like you Peyton Sawyer.''

''I think I like you to Jake Jagielski and I think I want you to be my boyfriend.''

''I think I want you to be my girlfriend.''

They just laughed at eachother and kissed again. Brooke was definetly going to be talking about Jeyton tomorrow. Because know the idea of Jayton, was a reality.

Hope you like it.

Sorry if you found the Naley bit boring, I just wanted you to know about there pasts in the POV and how much it effected them.

I'm sorry if you didn't like the Brulian attaction. I am a Brulian fan so I wanted to include some. Brucas wont be over.

and I hope you dont think I rushed into Jeyton, i just wanted them to be together.

Please review. It will make me right quicker. and they just give me the biggest smiles:)