Sorry for the long wait! Summer has been super busy! I hope you guys enjoy this update! (Lots of Drama) Thanks for all the encouraging reviews, they really help me stay motivated.

"Please!" Haley cried in a desperate voice. "Please don't hurt me!"

Damien snickered, "Oh this won't hurt." He smirked as he pinned Haley onto the floor, and ran his slimy hands up her bare legs.

Haley squeezed her eyes shut as tight as she could, praying that he would stop. Haley wiggled to try and free herself from his tight grip, but he was too strong.

"Don't move!" Damien grit through his teeth.

Haley clenched her jaw together and kneed Damien in the area.

"You little bitch!" He screamed in agony.

Haley started to crawl backwards in attempt to free herself, but Damien got up and grabbed her by the neck. Haley screamed loudly.

"Shut up, and don't move again, you little slut!" Damien snarled.

Haley felt the tears brimming in her eyes, but quickly blinked so that she wouldn't show her weakness. She had to be strong.

Damien then grabbed a rope, and shoved Haley in a dark corner, tying the rope around her hands, legs, and upper torso. Next, he took a black piece of masking tape and roughly placed it on her mouth.

Haley squealed loudly, and shook her body back and fourth, but got no where, because her hands were tied behind her back.

Suddenly, Damien walked into a closet, and dragged Jackson out by his shirt. Haley's eyes widened, and screamed as loud as she could, but the tape was muffling the sound.

"So here's the son I never met." Damien grinned, and threw Jackson roughly against the wall.

Jackson started to cry, and started to run to his mom, when Damien grabbed him. "Not so fast, you little brat. Don't you want to meet your Daddy?" Damien chuckled evilly.

Jackson shook his head furiously, but couldn't bring himself to speak. His small body shook with fear, and his bright blue eyes burned with tears.

"Don't cry, you little shit. Be a man." Damien ordered, and shoved Jackson onto the ground.

Damien lifted his foot, and was about to step on Jackson's stomach, when Nathan came rushing in through the door.

"You touch him, and you die." Nathan snarled.

Haley watched hopelessly, until Nathan came barreling in, and she couldn't suppress the loud sob that left her throat. Tears started to fall freely from her eyes.

"What did you do?" Nathan screamed at Damien.

Damien chuckled evilly at Nathan. "Oh Haley, your Hero is here."

Nathan looked behind Damien and saw Haley crying her eyes out, as she was tied up in a tight corner. Jackson lay on the floor lifeless.

Nathan looked from Haley to Jackson and felt conflicted. He looked into Haley's eyes and instantly knew was she was telling him to do.

"I love you Haley." He said forcefully, and sprinted to Damien, knocking him off his feet.

Damien instantly was knocked down to the ground, but quickly sprang back up.

He drew his fist back, and punched Nathan in the stomach, but Nathan didn't move.

"Nice try, asshole." Nathan smirked, and punched Damien square in the jaw.

Jackson watched from the floor as the two men fought, and he ran straight to Haley, collapsing on her body.

"Jackson! Leave! Now!" Nathan shouted, as Damien turned around and pointed a gun at Haley and Jackson.

Jackson's eyes widened and stayed still.

"Shoot me." Nathan pleaded. "Don't shoot them."

Haley tried to speak, but again the tape muffled her voice.

Damien turned around and smiled, "Maybe I'll shoot all three of you."

Nathan furrowed his brow. "Just shoot me, but please don't hurt them."

Damien snickered, "Wow, Mr. Big Bad Nathan Scott, is going down with out a fight?"

Nathan clenched his jaw, and his fists were tightly balled at his sides.

Damien slowly walked over to Nathan, and grabbed his neck. "The hero dies in this one." He then pointed the gun straight at Nathan's neck. "Say goodbye."

"NATHAN!" Haley screamed at the top of her lungs, and shot up from bed, clutching her chest where her heart was beating rapidly.

Nathan heard the strangled cries from Haley, and felt her tossing and turning, and his eyes snapped open. "Baby, what's wrong?" He asked in a panicked voice.

Haley heard Nathan's voice, and instantly collapsed onto his body. Her body shook violently, and she let out a loud sob, crying hysterically.

Nathan didn't know what happened, but assumed it was a bad dream, and held her tightly.

"Shh, baby. It's okay. It was just a dream." Nathan cooed, as he rubbed soothing circles on her back, and placed a light kiss in her vanilla scented hair.

Haley squeezed Nathan tightly, not caring if it hurt him, she was just glad he was okay. Her heart was still beating fast in her chest, and started to calm down, until she shot up out of bed and ran across the hall and into Jackson's room. She let out another sob when she found him peacefully sleeping with a small smile upon his lips. Nathan was still confused, but followed Haley into the room, and wrapped his arms around her waist as she stood in the door frame.

"Are you okay Baby?" Nathan asked.

Haley remained silent, and wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He tried again.

Haley shook her head, and walked back into her room, with Nathan hot on her heels.

She walked over to the window, and stood there silently as she looked out into the dark street.

Nathan was conflicted. He didn't want to push her into talking, but he wanted to make sure she was okay.

"Hales, you should get back to bed." He advised.

Haley shook her head. "I don't want to." She said barely above a whisper.

"It was just a dream Haley..."

Haley turned around sharply and sucked in a deep breath. "No Nathan, it wasn't just a dream. It was my life, and it happened! That night is going to haunt me for the rest of my life, and now you're in the nightmares..."

Nathan ran a hand over his face, "Hales..."

Haley felt the tears start to roll down her cheek again. "I'm so sorry Nathan." She whispered. "I'm a mess."

Nathan got out of the bed and walked over to her, wrapping her in a tight embrace. "You have nothing to be sorry about."

Haley shook her head and buried her nose in his chest. "You deserve someone better."

"No." Nathan said fiercely. "I want you. I want all of you. I'm sorry you have a past, but we all do, and I accept it. We will get through this, I promise you."

Haley smiled, and looked up into his blue eyes, "I love you."

"I love you too." Nathan smiled, and leaned down for a soft kiss. "Now come back to bed. You need to get some rest."

Haley shrugged, and looked over to the clock. "I don't want to."

"I'll hold you, and I promise everything will be okay." Nathan promised.

Haley bit her lip, "I would have woken up in an hour anyway, it's not worth it."

"You really need to rest."

"I don't want to have another nightmare." Haley said shyly.

Nathan's heart broke when he heard the vulnerability in Haley's voice. "C'mere, let's think of happy things. Okay?"

Haley nodded slightly, and crawled on the bed into Nathan's arms.

"You make me feel safe." She whispered.

Nathan smiled, and placed a loving kiss on her forehead.

"What makes you happy?" Nathan asked trying to lighten the mood.

"Jackson, and you." She smiled slightly.

"So think about us before you fall asleep." Nathan advised.

"I do, but then in my dream... he- he got you!" She choked.

Nathan ran his arms up and down Haley. "It's okay. He's not here. I'm here. I'm okay. Jackson is here and he okay, and you're okay. That's all that matters."

Haley's heart warmed and she smiled wider. "You're so sweet, and amazing."

Nathan smirked, "So are you."

Haley leaned over Nathan, and straddled him so she could have better access to his lips. She captured Nathan's lips into a heated kiss, and poured all of her emotions into it.

Nathan groaned into Haley's mouth, and bit softly at her lower lip.

Haley let all of her inhibitions out of her mind, and slowly ran her hands under Nathan's shirt, scraping lightly at his defined abs.

She let out a small moan when she felt his excitements through his boxers.

"I'm sorry." Nathan sighed, as he pulled away.

Haley frowned, "What for?"

Nathan tried to sit up, and took a deep breath, "I can't seem to control myself around you." He said nervously.

Haley giggled, "It's okay."

"I'm not like that though, I mean, I do want to.. don't get me wrong, because I love you, and you're hot as hell, but I don't want to pressure you because I understand what happened, and you're probably nervous, unless you did it again with someone else, I don't know-" Nathan rambled.

Haley giggled, and placed a kiss on Nathan's mouth.

"No I've never been with anyone like that, I wanted to wait for marriage..." She said biting her lip. "I am nervous because that night was so scary, and it wasn't how that should feel like..." She gulped, and looked into Nathan's deep eyes. "So yeah, I am scared to take the next step, but I know that when I'm ready, I do want to make love with you Nathan." She said shyly.

Nathan smiled, "I'll wait forever if you want me to."

Haley smiled, and ran a hand through his raven hair. "Yeah, but that's not fair to you. You're a guy, and I'm sure you have needs.."

Nathan chuckled, "I'm not a sex addict, Hales."

Haley giggled, "No, I know, but I don't know when I'll be ready, and I don't want you to start looking somewhere else if you get impatient..."

Nathan furrowed his brow, "You really think I would do that?" He asked with anger laced in his voice.

Haley bit her lip, "No, I know you wouldn't but I'm just really insecure about this Nathan. I know you've been with a lot of beautiful women, and you're experienced, but I'm not." Se frowned.

Nathan sighed, "Haley, those girls never meant anything to me, but you mean everything to me."

Haley smiled and blushed slightly, "Really?"

"Yes, really." Nathan grinned. "You're my everything Haley James."

Haley kissed Nathan again, "I love you Nathan."

Nathan squeezed Haley's sides gently, "I love you too. And you can take as much time as you need. I'm never going to pressure you, and I'll wait until you are one hundred percent sure. We don't have to do anything. I'll be okay with just holding you and kissing you, okay?"

Haley smiled, "Okay, but I've never even thought about...sex..before, until you." She admitted shyly.

Nathan smirked, "Really?"

Haley blushed, "Yeah, I mean you're... sexy." She giggled nervously.

Nathan smiled, and gently brushed a stray piece of hair behind Haley's ear. "You don't need to feel embarrassed to talk about it. If you ever want to know something, you can just ask me. I'm your boyfriend, so don't feel ashamed or anything."

Haley smiled, "Okay, thank you for understanding Nathan."

"You're welcome. Are you sure you don't want to get anything off your chest? It might make you feel better." Nathan asked.

Haley bit her lip. "I think I've had enough today. But I promise you I'll tell you everything, eventually, but I really don't want to think about it anymore." She whispered as she nestled her head onto Nathan's chest.

"Okay, that's fine." Nathan sighed. "I should probably tell you about my past, too."

Haley slightly raised her head off of his chest, so she could look into his eyes, "What do you mean?"

"I've done some things I'm not proud of, and there is a reason why I'm not playing basketball anymore."

"You got hurt right?"

Nathan nodded, "Yeah, but there's a reason why I got hurt, and no one really know's what happened."

Haley looked into his eyes, and could tell he was really broken up about something. "What is it Nathan? You can tell me anything, you know that."

"I know, but I don't want you to think any less of me." He whispered.

Haley slightly giggled, "Nathan, I thought for sure you would leave me after knowing about my past, but you still stayed with me."

Nathan sighed, "I know, but we'll talk about it tomorrow. I'm still pretty tired, so I'm going to get some sleep, okay?" He yawned.

Haley pursed her lips together, "Okay, I'll wake you up in a bit." She placed a soft kiss on his cheek, and closed her eyes. After a few minutes, she kept seeing Damien's face flash through her mind, so she kept her eyes open, and stayed in Nathan's embrace, until it was time to get up for work, about thirty minutes later.

Haley lightly tapped Nathan, but he wouldn't budge.

"Nathan." She called. No answer.

She playfully rolled her eyes, as she starred at his sleeping form. That man could sleep.

She called his name a little louder, but he didn't move, so she did the only thing she could think that would get his attention.

She gently climbed on him, and peppered his face in kisses.

"Good morning." She smiled.

Nathan groaned, but smiled, when he saw Haley on top of him, kissing his face.

"Man, I can definitely get used to waking up like this." He said as he put his arms around her waist, pulling her in for a deep kiss.

Haley pulled away with a dreamy smile, but started to panic when she remembered Jackson would be waking up any minute. "Nathan, you need to go!"

"What? Why?"

"We have work, and Jackson will be up any minute!"

Nathan groaned. "I don't want to go to work!"

"We have to! And you need to get ready, and you have no clothes here, so go!" She said swatting him lightly.

Nathan chuckled, as he watched her freak out.

"You're kind of turning me on Hales." He joked.

Haley groaned, "Ugh! Fine, be late to work. Not my problem." She mumbled under her breath.

Nathan laughed, and got up, helping her make the bed. "Okay, I'm leaving. See you soon." He said kissing her softly.

"Bye, love you." She said smiling, loving the fact she could say 'I love you' whenever she wanted.

"I love you too." He smiled, and walked down the stairs, to leave.

Haley picked out her outfit for the day, and went to put it on, when suddenly Jackson came running into her room.

"Good morning' Momma!" He said sweetly.

Haley looked in the mirror and smiled, "Hi baby."

"Why is Nathan's wallet in here?" He asked pointing to the wallet on the night stand.

Haley bit her lip, "Oh um he left it here yesterday, and I have to give it to him."

"Oh, okay." Jackson said simply. "When is he going to come over again?"

Haley smiled, "Hopefully soon."

"What time do you have work?" Jackson asked.

"I have be there at 7:30."

"You better hurry, because it's 7:20 now." Jackson advised.

"Shi- Shoot." She caught herself from cursing, and turned around. "We need to yet you to Aunt Brooke's right away."

Haley grabbed the rest of her stuff, and carried Jackson out to the car, speeding to Brooke's house. She quickly said goodbye, and drove even faster to work. She cursed when she saw that is was 7:41. She knew she was going to get in trouble. Haley parked her car, and shuffled into the front door, trying to hide her face.

"You're late Ms. James. That's the second time this year." The lady at the front desk grumbled. "Ms. Rimpkus will not be happy about this."

Haley gulped, Ms. Rimpkus was the last person she needed to see.

"You better hurry on up and get to class!" The lady advised.

Haley nodded, and made her way down the hall as fast as possible. She passed by Nathan's office, and noticed it was empty. She hoped he was already in the building and wasn't late, because Rimpkus would be pissed.

Nathan practically sprinted into the building, but much to his luck, as soon as he walked in, Ms. Rimpkus was standing in the lobby speaking to the lady at the front desk.

"Yes Haley James was late." The lady confirmed.

Ms. Rimpkus scoffed, "I'm going to have to speak with her about this frequent tardiness."

Nathan stood awkwardly behind Ms. Rimpkus, and cleared his throat. "I need to sign in." He rushed out.

Ms. Rimpkus turned around with a look of horror on her face. "Nathan Scott! You're forty minutes late to work! There better be a good explanation for this!" She scolded.

Nathan gulped, "Um, traffic." He said lamely.

"Well I see you haven't changed a bit from your high school self. Why did I even hire you?" She asked to herself more than to anyone else. "Meet me in my office right now." She said sternly.

Nathan nodded, and followed her into the office, and took a seat across from her desk.

"So should I even have to ask?" Ms. Rimpkus asked. "Is it just a coincidence that you and Miss. James were late on the same day? Or were you fooling around?"

Nathan's stomach twisted into a tight knot. "It was just a coincidence." He lied. "I over slept, and then there was a lot of traffic. I'm sorry, it really won't happen again."

Ms. Rimpkus gave Nathan a tight smile. "That's right. It won't happen again, because you're fired."

Nathan just stood there in shock, and his mouth dropped open. "I'm sorry, what?"

"You heard me. You're fired, and so is your little 'friend' Haley."

Nathan stood up, "There is no reason for me and her to be fired!" He argued.

"Oh but there is. You see, Mr. Scott, you were both late-"

"It was one time!" Nathan shouted.

"Do not cut me off." Ms. Rimpkus stated sternly.

"Sorry." Nathan slumped.

"And you also both went against school rules, and have a relationship together!"

Nathan's jaw clenched, "I'm sorry that it's a crime for two people to be friends!"

"And now you're lying!" Ms. Rimpkus laughed sardonically. "First of all, we have a camera in the court yard, and the security guard, caught you two kissing. Finally, a fellow co-worker reported that you two were seen out and about last night-"

Nathan's nostrils flared. It was Mike Ramsey. He knew it.

"And now you lied about it." Ms. Rimpkus concluded. "So that is why you are both fired."

Nathan ran a hand over his face, "Look, you can fire me, just please don't fire Haley. She's a single mom, and she needs the money. It was my fault, I kissed her, and I shouldn't have. I know we broke the rules, but I take the blame. Please don't punish her."

Ms. Rimpkus blew out a deep breath. "Miss. James is one of the best teachers we have..."

"Yeah, so please don't fire her!" Nathan pleaded.

"Okay, I won't, but she is going to get in trouble. I warned you Nathan."

Nathan hung his head, "I know. I'm really sorry."

"Lucas will have to take your position for coaching the Ravens, and we're going to have to find a new gym teacher. Pack up your stuff Mr. Scott, because you no longer work here. Have a great day." Ms. Rimpkus smiled.

Nathan rolled his eyes, and stormed out of the office, and went straight to Mike Ramsey's math class. He was in the middle of teaching, but Nathan didn't care.

Mike looked up and smiled, "Oh, Hey Coach Scott. What's up?"

"Can I speak with you for a minute?" Nathan asked tensely.

"Sure." Mike put the piece of chalk down, and wiped his hands on his pants. "What's up?" He asked as he followed Nathan out in the hall.

Nathan rolled his eyes. "What's up? I think you know Mike."

"Look, I know I was out of line yesterday flirting with Haley, but I really had no idea that she was with you."

Nathan rolled his eyes again, "Whatever, but why the hell did you tell Ms. Rimpkus about us?" Nathan flared.

Mike furrowed his brows. "I'm sorry, but I really don't know what you're talking about."

"Bull shit! You were jealous that I got Haley and you didn't, so you told Ms. Rimpkus on us!"

"I swear to you Nathan, I really didn't say anything. I'm not that much of an ass."

Nathan sighed angrily. "Then who-? Nathan began, and suddenly realized who it was. "Dammit!" He muttered, and ran straight back to his office.

Rachel Gattina sat quietly at her desk, when suddenly Nathan came barging through the door, causing her to look up and smile. "Hey Nathan." She greeted innocently.

"I hate you Rachel."

Rachel's eyes widened, "Why? What did I do?"

Nathan scoffed, "Cut the shit Rachel! I know what you did."

"What did I do?" She asked while getting up, and running her hand along Nathan's chest.

"Don't touch me!" He shouted.

"Nathan! Why are you so upset? You need to relax." She said smiling slyly and running her hands up his chest again.

"Why am I upset? Let's see... maybe because you told Rimpkus about me and Haley!" He screamed.

"Me?' Rachel asked innocently. "Why would you think I did it?"

Nathan rolled his eyes, and threw his hands in the air. "Maybe because you're a deceiving little bitch!"

Rachel grinned, "I wasn't trying to get you in trouble, I just wanted to obey the rules."

Nathan clenched his jaw. "Well that's great because you got me fired."

Rachel's mouth dropped. "You weren't supposed to be fired! Haley was!"

Nathan's eyes widened, "Are you freaking kidding me?' He screamed, and grabbed one of the trophies off the wall, and threw it across the room, smashing it into a million pieces.

Rachel laughed, "Whoa, you need to calm down."

"Calm down? I just got fired! God, Haley is going to freak out!" He muttered angrily. "I can't believe you Rachel- oh wait. Actually I can because you're a lying slut! I hope you're happy!" He shouted, and slammed the door as he exited to office. He was going to tell Haley about it, but he knew she was teaching and didn't want to stress her out, so he just walked to his car, and headed home.

Haley watched from her desk as the student's were finishing their tests.

"When you're done, you can place them in this basket on my desk." Haley advised.

The students came flooding up to her desk, and all handed their tests in.

"Are you all done?" She asked while sweeping her eyes across the room, just making sure there weren't any last minute students finishing. When everyone nodded, she looked up at the clock.

"Okay well there are like five minutes left, and I didn't plan anything for the rest of the period, so you guys are free to talk but please stay in your seats." She advised.

Haley looked up from her paper when she noticed one of her students hands were raised.

"Yes Bridget?"

"Do you know where Mr. Scott is?" Bridget asked. "He wasn't here last period."

Haley bit her lip. "Actually no, I haven't seen him. I just assumed he was running late."

One of Bridget's friends, then raised her hand.

"Justine?" Haley called on the girl.

"Is he dating Miss. Gattina?" She asked.

Haley's fists started to curl into tight balls. "No, he's not."

Jillian, the girl who ran into Nathan and Haley at the restaurant last night, then decided to chime in. "Did you have fun on your date last night?" She asked.

Haley blushed, "I...um..."

"Oh Miss. James! You have a boyfriend?" Nicole asked.

Haley bit her lip, "Umm."

Jillian smiled, and turned to talk to her friend. "She does! I saw her with him last night. He was really cute too." She winked discretely.

Haley blushed again, and bit her lip to suppress a smile.

Bridget stood up shocked, "Mr. Scott is going to be so upset!"

The bell rang, and all of the students except for the four girls who were talking to Miss. James, left.

"Okay girls, look." Hale started. "I'm going to tell you something, and I need you to not tell anyone, okay?"

They all nodded.

"I'm serious. You really can't tell anyone because I can be fired for this, but I all trust you because you're all great girls."

Jillian smiled, "Is it what I think it's about?"

Haley giggled, "Probably."

"So it's true?"

Haley nodded.

"What's true?" Justine asked.

Bridget rolled her eyes, "You're so stupid Justine!"

Haley laughed, "I'm dating Mr. Scott." She smiled widely.

All four girls let out a loud scream, and Haley covered her ears.

"Yes!" Nicole shouted. "Oh my god! You're so cute together!"

"I totally knew it!" Jillian smiled.

Bridget laughed, "Aw, that's great! I could tell Mr. Scott and you liked each other."

Justine stood there dumbfounded, "I'm confused."

Jillian rolled her eyes, "Miss. James and Mr. Scott are dating."

Justine laughed, and clapped, "Oh my god! That's so cute!"

Haley stood up, and walked with the girls to the door.

"You really can't tell anyone, okay?"

"We promise." They all agreed.

Haley said her goodbye's to the student's and went to Nathan's office. She noticed Rachel was in there, but not Nathan.

"Hi Rachel, do you know where Nathan is?" She asked.

"Nope, I haven't seen him all day." She lied. Haley bit her lip, and started to get a little worried.

"Okay, well thanks anyways." Haley sighed, and was about to leave but turned around when Rachel called her name.

"I almost forgot to tell you that Ms. Rimpkus told me she wanted to see you." Rachel stated.

Shit. Haley thought. She's probably going to yell at me for being late.

"Oh, okay." Haley said biting her lip as she walked out into the hall, and grabbed her cell phone. Before she went to see Ms. Rimpkus, she wanted to call Nathan.

She walked into the ladies rooms, and sighed contently when she saw that no one was in there, Haley dialed Nathan's number, but it instantly went to voice mail.

"Hey Babe, it's me. Umm I'm getting a little worried. I haven't seen or heard from you all day. I hope everything's okay. Call me when you get this. I love you."

Haley let out a long frustrated sigh, and decided to send a text to him just in case he didn't get the voice mail.

"Where are you?" She sent a message, but decided she should send another one just in case.

"Call me when you get this. I hope you're okay. Love you!"

Haley looked in the mirror, and frowned. She knew she was being ridiculous, but she couldn't help but feel worried.

She sighed, and left the bathroom and reluctantly walked to Ms. Rumpkis' office.

"Oh look who finally decided to show up!" Ms. Rimpkus announced evilly.

Haley bit her lip to try and keep herself from cursing her out.

"You wanted to see me?" Haley asked politely.

"Yes, please have a seat." Ms. Rimpkus ordered.

"Is everything okay?" Haley asked.

"Have you spoken to Nathan Scott today?" Ms. Rimpkus asked.

At the mention of Nathan's name, Haley's heart race instantly picked up.

"Uh, no I haven't. Is he okay?" Haley asked nervously.

Ms. Rimpkus pursed her lips together. "Miss. James, Nathan Scott was fired today."

Haley's jaw almost fell to the floor, and her eyes widened. "Are you kidding?"

Ms. Rimpkus rolled her eyes, "Miss. James, do you think I'm kidding?"

Haley bit her lip and shook her head. "Wh-Why was he fired?" She stuttered.

"Like you don't know." Ms. Rimpkus scoffed.

"I'm sorry but I don't." Haley said in a harsher tone.

"Well if you must know, he came to work late, he lied to me, and he broke several rules, after I gave him a warning."

Haley gulped, knowing exactly what rules he broke. She was truly speechless, and had no idea what to say.

"Do you have anything to say Ms. James?"

Haley hung her head, "I'm sorry."

"Do you know how stupid you are?" Ms. Rimpkus began.

Haley's head shot up. She would not be spoken to like that.

"Excuse me?"

"You and Mr. Scott were having a relationship in a professional setting. What would've happened if the student's found out?"

"I-I don't know. We were trying to be careful." Haley said shyly.

"Oh so you were sneaking around behind my back?" Ms. Rimpkus shouted.

Haley swallowed. Oops. "I love him." She said nervously, while looking at her hands.

Ms. Rimpkus laughed sardonically, "Love? You've known eachother for less than two months. How can you be in love?"

Haley frowned, and folded her hands over her chest. "It doesn't matter how long we've known eachother. We're in love. Why can't you accept that?" Haley asked.

"You know Ms. James, I was originally going to fire both of you, but Nathan talked me out of it, and convinced me not to fire you, but with your attitude, I might just fire you too."

Haley was speechless. Did Nathan really do that for her? If it was even possible, she began to love him even more.

"You don't have to fire me, because I quit."

Is anyone even still interested in this fic? lol