Nathan stood in awe as he watched Jackson run into Haley's arms.

"Momma! Did you see me shoot the ball? It went in! Did you see?" Jamie asked with excitement.

"I sure did! You were awesome!" Haley smiled and kissed Jackson on his nose, "I'm so proud of you!"

Jackson's eyes lit up, and smiled wide as he grabbed Haley's hand and started to walk toward Nathan.

"Coach Nathan taught me. He's the best!" Jackson said pointing to Nathan.

"I'm sure he is," Haley giggled.

Nathan shuffled his feet, and blushed when Haley made eye contact with him and smiled. He pulled at his collar and swallowed hard. He tried to discreetly check Haley out, not knowing Lucas was staring at him with rage in his eyes. Nathan's eyes quickly swept over Haley, and he smiled. She was wearing a grey Stanford shirt, and faded jeans. Nathan was used to her wearing skirts and dresses, which she always looked beautiful in, but there was something about her casual outfit that made Nathan need another cold shower. Her hair was piled on top of her head in a neat bun, and Nathan thought she looked sexy, since not a lot of girls could pull off that look. He blushed again at the thought.

It's getting really hot in here

Oblivious to the fact that the two adults already knew each other, Jackson pulled Haley close to Nathan.

"Coach Nathan this is my mom, mom this is coach Nathan."

The adults shared a smile and Nathan held out his hand to Haley. They shook hands, feeling the same electrical spark from the first day, only this time it was stronger.

"It's an honor to meet you Miss. James." Nathan winked, and Haley blushed as she giggled.

"This is a much better introduction then the first time" Haley laughed along with Nathan.

Lucas stood on the side with wide eyes, and he balled his fists at the side.

Nathan and Haley? No, no, no, no, no, no. Absolutely not! This must be a misunderstanding. Lucas thought.

Jackson furrowed his brow, "What do you mean 'the first time' Mom?"

Haley smiled, "I know Nathan from work, sweetie. He coaches the Ravens with Uncle Luke."

Nathan's eyes suddenly widened.

Uncle?

Before Nathan could question anything, Lucas suddenly came up behind him and grabbed Nathan's arm roughly.

"What the hell man?" Nathan turned around.

Lucas mouthed 'Be right back' to Haley, and dragged Nathan to the corner.

"Please tell me Haley isn't 'the girl' Nathan!" Lucas whisper shouted.

Nathan clenched his jaw, and looked at the ground, and stayed silence.

"You've gotta be freaking kidding me! No. This isn't happening. You can't like Haley." Lucas yelled louder.

"Lower your voice!" Nathan whispered. "And why not? How do you even know her?"

Nathan balled his fists at his next thought, "You didn't, like, date her right?"

Lucas gagged. "Ew, no. She's like my sister Nathan!"

Nathan's eyes widened. "Wh-what?" He stuttered.

"I've known her practically my entire life. If you know what's good for you, you're gonna stay the hell away from her. Understand me?"

Nathan gave Lucas a pointed look "Or what?"

Lucas grabbed Nathans shirt "Or you'll deal with me."

"What the hell is your problem? You just told me to go after her an hour ago!"

"Yeah, that was before I knew it was Haley!"

"What's the big deal?"

Lucas was about to scream at Nathan more, when Haley suddenly walked over.

"Um, Luke is everything alright?"

Lucas looked at Nathan. "Just perfect. Right Nate?" He spat.

Nathan looked from Haley to Lucas still trying to comprehend how Lucas had known Haley his whole life, but Nathan never once met her. If he did he would've asked her out a long time ago.

"Okaay." Haley drawled out, but before she could finish, Jackson came up and interrupted.

"Mommy, can Nathan come to my party next Saturday? Please?" Jackson pleaded.

Haley looked up, "Oh, um, I don't know, Nathan's really busy, I'm sure he has better things to do…"

Nathan quickly interrupted, "No, I'm free." He said quickly. "I mean uh if you want me to go…" He said as he rubbed the back of his neck.

Jackson yelled "Yes!"

Haley smiled "Okay, great. We'd love it if you can come."

"I'll be there." Nathan smirked, and Lucas cleared his throat loudly.

"Actually Nathan, doesn't your mom want you to vi-"

Nathan quickly elbowed Lucas in the stomach. "Nope, I'm free."

"Are you friends with Nathan, Uncle Luke ?" Jackson suddenly asked.

Lucas snorted "Worse. We're cousins."

Haley's head suddenly shot up.

"Are you serious?"

Nathan nodded.

"Unfortunately." Lucas said.

Nathan turned around and grabbed Lucas in a playful headlock "You know you love me." Nathan joked, and nudged Lucas's head.

Haley giggled like a school girl, seeing how adorable Nathan was with Lucas.

How the hell did I miss this? They have the same last name…I wish Luke would've introduced me to him…

Nathan let go of Lucas and looked at Haley "I thought you were a genius, Stanford." Nathan nodded toward her shirt, and smiled. Lately he's been calling her a lot of different nick-names, and Stanford seemed to be the winner. Her heart warmed, and she bit her lip.

"How'd you not figure out Lucas was related to me? Maybe you're not a genius…"

Haley pretended to look hurt. "For your information, Duke, the last name 'Scott' happens to be a popular name."

They shared a warm smile, and Lucas wanted to gag at their bogus flirting.

"Touché." Nathan smirked.

God that smirk…

"Get a room!" Lucas spat.

Haley and Nathan exchanged a curious look, but both blushed at the sexual innuendo.

"Actually Nathan, it's time to go, let's go." Lucas said.

Nathan frowned, he was having fun with Haley and didn't want to separate.

"Okay, bye Stanford. I guess I'll see ya Monday? Don't forget you owe me lunch."

Haley playfully rolled her eyes. "Like I could forget."

"Bye Jackson, it was so nice to meet you. I knew I liked you, but now that I found out that you're a 'James' I like you even more." Nathan smirked. 'I'll see you Saturday, and keep working on your jump shot okay bud? Next week I want to see you make three in a row! Think you can do it?"

"Totally!" Jackson shouted.

Nathan chuckled. "Okay, cool, I can't wait." He said as he locked eyes with Haley.

Lucas was about to punch Nathan, since he kept flirting with Haley right in front of him.

"Bye Lucas, I'll talk to you tonight. I'll probably hang out with Brooke later." Haley said as she hugged Lucas. Before she could stop herself, her body took over and she leaned in for a hug with Nathan. It happened so fast Nathan didn't even realize what was happening. He thought it was a dream. He wrapped his strong arms around her tiny waist, and she squeezed his upper torso.

"Bye Duke! I'll see you Monday." She smiled.

Nathan couldn't speak since he was still in shock from the hug, so he just nodded.

Jackson followed in his mother's footsteps and hugged Nathan, He was so short that he was only able to hug his legs. But Nathan patted his head.

"Bye Nathan! Thanks for teaching me how to play! I had so much fun!" Jackson smiled.

Nathans heart swelled with pride. He never really liked kids but he liked Jackson a lot, almost as much as he liked Jackson's mom.

Haley watched the encounter and smiled, holding in her tears. This was the first time Jackson got along with a stranger. He was usually so shy, and never talked to anyone he didn't know, but with Nathan, he acted like he knew him his whole life.

Haley and Jackson said their final goodbyes and Lucas shoved Nathan, as soon as they left the gym.

"Lucas! What's with you?"

"No, don't ask what's with me! What's with you? I told you to stop. Don't even think about being with Haley. It's not gonna happen. So find some other slut to sleep with."

Nathan's blood boiled, "Haley isn't a slut!"

"Exactly! That's why she isn't right for you. Don't go there Nathan. I'm serious."

"Who says I want to sleep with her?" Nathan shouted.

"Puh-lease! Love em' and leave em'. That's your style right? Well Haley's been through enough. She doesn't deserve to be a part of your little game. I know you Nathan. She's gonna fall for you, and you're gonna break her heart. You DON'T deserve her. She's too good for you. Haley doesn't need more shit to deal with, so leave her alone. Do you understand me?"

Nathan clenched his jaw, and balled his fists. "You think I don't know that? I know Haley's better than me, ok? I don't want to be that guy anymore Lucas. I want to be with Haley. I've never felt this way before."

Lucas laughed bitterly "Yeah, that's cuz' you're going through a dry spell. Just go to a bar, find some random girl, and I'm sure you'll forget all about Haley. Just save your bull shit Nathan. I swear to god Nathan, stop whatever is going on between the two of you, or else."

Nathan exhaled deeply; he was literally two seconds away from pummeling Lucas.

"Consider this your warning Nathan." And with that Lucas walked away, leaving a very confused, and hurt Nathan.

So that's chapter four! I know it's short but I didn't have a lot of time, and I really wanted to update. I will try to update tomorrow, and if I do it'll be short like this one. I'm thinking chapter 6 will be Jackson's party, with a lot of drama, so it has to be long, and it'll take me a while to write. So yes, Lucas is going to be a big part of the drama because he doesn't want them dating. That's all I will say. Next chapter will be mostly be between Brooke and Haley, and some cute stuff with Naley. After that the drama will start… So thank you for reading and reviews are greatly appreciated! They always make my day, and helps me be motivated. Hope you guys are liking the story!