Bad news! School starts in a week, and I have very little time to write... unfortunately my grandfather passed away this morning, so this week is going to be crazy. Then once school starts, my life will be even crazier. Plus, I have tennis everyday for two hours, which takes up even more time. I really really want to finish this story because I have an amazing idea for an ending, and I will finish it, just not as fast as I wanted to. With that said, chapters will probably be shorter and update time longer, sorry! But I will finish! So thanks for sticking it out with me, and all your support. xoxo
"What movie should we watch?" Nathan asked as Haley came into the living room wearing one of Nathan's old basketball jerseys.
"Hmm, I don't care, as long as it's not-"
"Scary. I know." Nathan chuckled as he playfully rolled his eyes. "You tell me every time it's movie night."
"I'm sorry, I just hate scary movies!" Haley defended with a smile.
"I don't see what the big deal is. I'm here to protect you, y'know?" He stated as he made a muscle with his biceps. "I will hold you and make sure no creepy clowns get in the house."
Haley's eyes widened, "Don't say clowns, you jerk!" She playfully scolded.
"Sorry." Nathan smirked, "So what are you in the mood to see tonight?"
Haley shrugged, and popped a light kiss on Nathan's lips. "Surprise me. I'm going to make some popcorn."
"Okay." Nathan smiled happily, and playfully slapped Haley's backside as she walked back into the kitchen, and gave him a playful glare.
Nathan quickly scrolled through the list of On Demand movies, and finally settled on one, that he felt he and Haley would both like. A few seconds later, Haley came strutting in to their living room carrying a bowl of popcorn and two glasses of wine. Nathan looked up and his eyes instantly darkened.
"Damn, my girl is hot." He smirked.
Haley rolled her eyes and placed herself on Nathan's lap.
"Don't roll your eyes at me Haley James." He scolded in a joking matter.
Haley then stuck her tongue out at him and giggled.
"Don't stick your tongue out either." He joked.
"Or what?" Haley challenged with a flirtatious smirk.
Nathan crinkled his nose, and wrapped his arms around Haley's waist, and he pressed his lips against hers, and kissed her hard.
Haley sighed contently, and eagerly kissed Nathan back with just as much force.
Nathan lightly pushed Haley so that she was lying horizontally on the couch, and slowly slid his hand up her tan thigh, as she let out a small moan.
"I love you Nathan." She panted.
"I love you too, Hales." He whispered and looked longingly into her deep brown eyes.
Haley's heart melted as his passionate tone, and wrapped her legs around his waist as he proceeded to attach his lips onto her neck, and sucked on her skin gently.
Haley rapidly unbuttoned Nathan's shirt, and slid it off of him, as she proceeded to lightly scrape her nails over his chiseled abs.
"What about the movie?" Haley whispered as she felt Nathan's hand inching closer and closer under her shirt.
"Screw it." Nathan breathed, and placed warm kisses up Haley's thigh.
Haley giggled softly, and ran her fingers through his raven black hair, and Nathan grunted softly.
Haley's fingers were dangerously close to Nathan's pants line, but stopped when she heard his cell phone ringing.
"Ignore it." Haley advised.
Nathan instantly obliged and ignored the loud ringing coming from his jeans pocket, and continued to assault Haley's lips.
After about a minute the ringing stopped, but much to Haley's annoyance, it started to ring again.
"Ugh! All I want to do is make out with my sexy boyfriend for like five minutes without being interrupted!" Haley groaned.
Nathan chuckled and quickly glanced at his phone. "I'm sorry babe, I really need to take this. I promise you, the rest of the night I'm yours." He winked.
Haley quickly got up and smoothed out her top, as she watched Nathan answer the phone and walk out onto the terrace.
"Hello?" Nathan answered in a whisper.
"Nathan?" The voice asked.
"Yeah this is me. I'm guessing you got my message?" Nathan asked.
"Yes I did, and I think it's a wonderful idea."
Nathan smiled to himself, "Thanks."
"I miss you Nate, how are you?"
"I'm great. Really great. How are you?" Nathan replied.
"I'm good, thanks."
"Glad to hear it." Nathan replied honestly. "So we need to be really secret about this if we're going to go through with this. Haley can't find out about this."
"I agree." The voice responded into the phone.
"So I'll meet you at your house tomorrow, and we can talk about what we are going to do." Nathan proposed.
"Sounds good. Thanks Nathan."
"No problem. I'm looking forward to seeing you tomorrow."
"Me too! Good luck trying to hide this from Haley."
Nathan groaned into the phone, and the voice on the other line laughed. "You got yourself into this mess" The voice mocked.
"I know." Nathan said into the phone as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Well I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay, bye Nathan."
"Bye." Nathan sighed and quickly ended the call, as he walked back into the kitchen to find Haley casually sipping on a glass of water, and thumbing through a magazine. Nathan smirked to himself and came up from behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Sorry about that." He whispered against her neck.
"Who was that?" Haley asked, trying not to sound like an annoying, whiny, girlfriend.
"Oh..uh.." Nathan stumbled and just continued to kiss Haley's neck.
"Nathan..." Haley pressed.
"Just a guy from the team." Nathan lied, praying Haley couldn't realize.
Haley looked into his eyes skeptically, but decided not to press it anymore, and gave into Nathan's kiss. "Okay well, you're not allowed to answer any more phone calls, because you- my handsome boyfriend- are all mine tonight." Haley whispered seductively as she ran her hands up and down his chest.
Nathan smirked and easily picked up Haley and threw her over his shoulder and carried her into their bedroom, to have his way with her.
"Nathan, where are you going?" Haley groaned as she clung tighter to Nathan, who was eagerly trying to get out of the bed.
"Oh- Hales- you're awake!" Nathan pointed out awkwardly.
Haley rubbed the sleep from her eyes, and pulled the sheet up to cover her naked body. "Of course I'm up. I can't sleep without you." She pouted.
Nathan gulped, "Oh, well I'm sorry for waking you baby, but I really need to go."
"Where are you going?" Haley asked with a slight pout.
"Uh, the gym." Nathan lied.
"But you're putting on jeans." Haley pointed out.
Nathan looked down at his choice of outfit and silently cursed. "Oh well I usually bring my gym clothes to the gym, and then change." He stuttered.
"Oh?" Haley laughed, "Okay you weirdo, just give me a kiss before you go."
"Of course." Nathan smiled, and then leaned down to place a long, sweet kiss on Haley's lips.
"I love you." Haley said simply.
"Love you too!" Nathan called as he exited the bedroom, and made his way to the next destination.
"...Do you think Haley has any idea this is going on?"
Nathan sighed, "I hope not. If she finds out-"
"She's going to freak out."
"Exactly." Nathan chuckled. "I think I'd freak out too."
"What will you do if she finds out?"
"She's not going to find out." Nathan said simply. "I'll make sure of it."
"You're determined. I like it."
Nathan smiled proudly. "Well I'd do anything for Haley not to find out."
"She's going to kill you."
Nathan threw his head back and ran his hands down his face, "I know, I know."
"It's a pretty ballsy thing that you're doing, Nathan."
Nathan laughed, "It's too late to back out now."
"You really think this is a good idea?"
"I don't know-" Nathan was cut off my the sound of his phone ringing. He looked down and muttered a curse.
"Who is it?"
"Haley." Nathan groaned.
"Short leash much?"
"Shut up!" Nathan joked.
"Are you going to answer it?"
"Do you think I should?" Nathan asked nervously.
"Yeah."
"Hello?" Nathan answered with a shaky voice.
"Nathan? Where the hell are you? I've been worried sick, and you haven't answered any of my texts!" Haley practically screamed into the phone.
"Relax, I got caught up at the gym. I'm visiting an old friend now." Nathan said casually.
"Really? Who?" Haley huffed.
"Uhh... you don't know him." Nathan stuttered.
"Why are you being so damn cryptic?" Haley scolded.
"Uhh...umm" Nathan continued to stutter.
"Who was that?" Haley asked.
"Huh?"
"I just heard a woman laughing. Where are you Nathan?" Haley asked on the verge of tears.
"Why do you care?" Nathan snapped, but instantly regretted his choice of words when he heard Haley sigh angrily into the phone.
"Why do I care?" Haley bit back sarcastically. "Gee, I don't know Nathan, maybe because you've been so damn secretive this past week, and you're obviously lying about who you're with! Forgive me- your girlfriend, who happens to be hopelessly in love with you- for wondering where the hell her boyfriend has been! I'm sorry I care about you!" Haley seathed into the phone.
"Hales-" Nathan began.
"Are you cheating on me?" Haley cried.
"What?" Nathan asked.
"You know what, never mind, don't answer that. Bye." Haley snapped, and ended the call.
Nathan glanced down at his phone and sighed as he ran a tired hand through his hair.
"I knew this wasn't a good idea." He murmured to himself.
Later that night, Nathan finally arrived home, and quietly opened the front door. His heart clenched at the sight. Haley was rolled up in a ball on the couch, with tissues scattered around the floor, and obvious tear stains were on her cheek.
"Baby, what's wrong?" Nathan asked as he rushed over to Haley.
Haley scoffed and rolled her eyes, "Like you don't know
"Seriously, what?" Nathan asked.
"You're unbelievable!" Haley screamed, and ran into her bedroom, and slammed the door in Nathan's face.
Nathan instantly chased after her, but stopped when the door landed in his face. "Hales, open up. Please." Nathan begged.
"No!" Haley shouted, and quickly threw a change of clothes and a blanket out the door, and closed it again. "You're sleeping on the couch tonight."
"Why?" Nathan asked to the closed door.
Haley scoffed again, "Because you've been out all day- with some other woman- and you're lying to me!"
Nathan groaned, "C'mon babe, open the door."
Haley ignored him, as she walked into her in suite bathroom and took a shower. In spite of Nathan, she even slipped her thong under the door, to get him worked up.
Nathan stood outside the door dumbfounded and groaned when he saw Haley slip her underwear under the door. "You're killing me Hales."
"Good!" She shouted back.
Nathan sighed, and after about ten minutes of waiting, he finally gave up and slept on the couch.
Haley woke up expecting her boyfriend to surprise her with breakfast or flowers or jewelry, considering it was her 24th birthday, but she was met with nothing. She pouted slightly, and got up and trotted into the living room to find her boyfriend sound asleep on the couch. She sighed angrily and walked back to the kitchen to brew a cup of coffee.
A few minutes later Nathan stumbled into the kitchen wearing only boxers. "Mornin'" He mumbled sleepily.
Haley bit down on her lip. As much as she was mad at him yesterday, she couldn't ignore the fact that he was absolutely gorgeous.
"Anything you want to say to me?" Haley asked cheerfully.
Nathan furrowed his brows and stared into Haley's eyes.
"Um sorry for fighting yesterday?"
Haley put her hands on her hips and blew out a deep breath. "That's it?" She questioned.
"I love you?" Nathan said in a questioning voice.
Haley shook her head and sighed.
"What?" Nathan asked as he took a long chug of gatorade.
"What are we doing today?" Haley asked with a bit of hope laced in her voice.
"I don't know. I'm pretty tired. I think I'm just going to relax all day. What about you?"
Haley frowned, "I thought we would do something nice today, but I guess not."
"I might see Clay later. You wanna come?" Nathan asked nonchalantly.
"Nathan, do you know what today is?" Haley asked.
Nathan scratched the back of his neck and furrowed his brows. "Uh Saturday?"
"Unbelievable." Haley breathed. "He forgot my birthday..." She thought bitterly.
"You okay?" He asked.
"Just peachy." She said sarcastically.
Haley sat at the kitchen table and absent-mindedly read a magazine, but her head or heart wasn't really in it. For the past six hours, she watched Nathan play video games, and watch TV all day. To say she was angry was an understatement. How could her loving boyfriend forget her birthday?
"Hey Hales?" Nathan called from the couch.
"Yeah?" She answered.
"I'm going to see Clay. You wanna come?"
Haley sighed, "Do you think we can stop for dinner too? I'm hungry and I don't feel like cooking."
"Sure." Nathan shrugged. "I guess we can go through a drive-thru at McDonalds."
Haley laughed bitterly. She was never the type to ask for fancy dinners or gifts on her birthday, but McDonalds, really? No, just no.
"Sure. Whatever." Haley mumbled, and followed Nathan out of the house and to his car.
The drive was silent for the first few minutes until Nathan decided to break the ice. "Is everything okay Haley? You've been acting weird all day."
"Funny." She bit sarcastically. "I could say the same thing about you."
"Look, I know I've been going out a lot, but I've been pretty stressed with the draft and everything." Nathan stated.
"So I guess that's why you forgot my birthday." Haley whispered sadly.
"Huh?" Nathan asked as he was staring at the road in front of him.
"Nevermind." Haley replied.
"No, really. What?"
"You forgot my damn birthday Nathan! I know you've been busy with work, and I get that, but this last week, you've been acting really weird and cryptic and I'm beginning to think you have another woman in your life-"
Nathan chuckled to himself, but unfortunately Haley heard him.
"Are you laughing?" She snapped.
"No." He laughed.
"You're unbelievable Nathan." She said as tears started to roll down her cheeks.
"Are you crying?" Nathan asked.
"No." She lied as she wiped the tear dropped from her eyes.
"Hales, please don't cry." Nathan pleaded.
"Can you just tell me what's going on? I don't even feel like I'm your girlfriend anymore..."
Haley cried.
Nathan sighed, and finally stopped the car in front of Clay's house. He quickly got out of the car, and opened Haley's door.
"Are you going to answer me?" Haley demanded.
Nathan shrugged and walked up the steps to Clay's mansion.
"Nathan Scott, you talk to me right this instant, or- or-"
"Or what?" He challenged with a smirk.
"Or- I'll break up with you!" She cried.
Nathan's smirk fell, and he grabbed Haley's hand. "You want to know what's been up this past week?" He asked.
Haley nodded eagerly.
Nathan knocked lightly on the door, and gulped, "Okay, but you're not going to like this..."
I know, I know! A cliffhanger. I'm sorry! I needed to make things interesting, and I had to split the two chapters for it to work... I will try to update as soon as I can, but like I said, I'm really busy, but I'm determined to finish this. I can't wait for the epilogue in like four more chapters, so hang in tight. It'll be worth it though, I promise.
As always your reviews are greatly appreciated.