Chapter 4 is here!
It was Saturday and Haley was on the way to drop Jamie off at her parents' house. They were still very involved in Haley's life and she was grateful for them. Lydia and Jimmy James were two very eccentric people. They were always fun to be around and Jamie loved them dearly.
Lydia and Jimmy were going to have Jamie for the whole weekend; today they planned on taking him to the zoo in Charlotte. Jamie was very excited; he loved all types of animals.
"Are you excited about going to the zoo today Jimmy Jam?"
"Yes! I am ready to see the lions. RAWR!"
They pulled up to the James' house and Haley was getting Jamie out when Lydia came running out to meet them. Haley got Jamie's stuff and followed them indoors. While Jimmy was talking to Jamie, Lydia pulled Haley aside to talk to her.
"Brooke told me about your new neighbor, Haley." Lydia said with a mischievous grin.
"Are you serious? She already told you about him?"
"Well of course. She showed me a picture of him online and you must be crazy not to like him!"
"Mom stop meddling!" Haley whisper-shouted.
"Haley I'm just worried about you. I want you to be happy again. You focus so much on taking care of Jamie that you forget about yourself. Just promise me you will give love a chance again."
"Fine mom, I will." Haley mainly said this to get her mom to leave her alone.
"Good. Well we will take good care of Jamie this weekend. You have fun and don't worry about us!"
Haley said goodbye to Jamie and her parents and left with a lot on her mind. Why was everyone so worried about her?
Haley got out of her car and was digging through her purse when she realized she didn't have her house key. Panic coursed through her body. She was locked out of her house and the only person who had a spare key was Brooke. Haley immediately called Brooke on her cell phone.
"Brooke, where are you ?"
"Calm down Haley I am at meeting with Macy's in Durham. Why?"
"Ugh, well I am locked out of the house and you are the only person with a spare key. When will you be home?"
"Well my meeting is until five and then I will have to drive home, so I won't be home until late, but I will get there as soon as I can."
"Well what am I supposed to do until then?"
"Go over to Nathan's. This will be a good chance for you to get to know him better." Brooke said with a grin.
"Well I guess I have no other option. Thanks Brooke, I will see you when you get home. Hurry!"
Haley trudged over to Nathan's dreading the conversation they were about to have. Haley knocked on the door and Nathan arrived shortly with his usual smirk.
"You just can't resist coming over here can you?"
"Oh hush; I got locked out of my house. Brooke is in Durham and won't be back for a few hours. Can I stay here until she gets back?"
"Under one condition…"
"And what is that?" Haley carefully asked.
"You have to promise you will go on a date with me sometime."