This is prompt from thibbs65. I'm just writing it for her; I hope you all like what I come up with for the story.

A Deeper Connection ch1

Lucas and the guys walked into Nathan apartment "Nate come on we are going to the beach," he shouted sitting down on the sofa.

"I'm not going," he spoke walking into the room.

"Come on man, there will be plenty of hot chicks to look at," Tim commented to him smirking.

"Shut up Tim," Nathan spoke glaring at him.

"Come on Nathan the girls are going," Lucas spoke trying to persuade him.

"What girls?" he asked hoping one in particular was going.

"Brooke, Rachel, Millie, Peyton and Haley," he listed off to him.

"Well okay I guess I could come for a while," he replied knowing that the girl he wanted to see would be there.

"Great, get your stuff. The girls are meeting us there," Lucas commented to him.

Meanwhile at Haley's house she was stressing out over what bikini she should wear to the beach, "um I don't think this is a good one," she spoke looking at herself in the mirror.

"Why not?" Brooke questioned to her thinking the bikini looked great on her.

"I don't think Nat..I just don't think it's the right one," she spoke picking out another to try on.

"You were going to say that you don't think Nathan would like it," Brooke replied smirking at her.

"Don't be silly Brooke. I have no interest in what he thinks," she commented totally lying through her teeth.

"If that's what you need to keep telling yourself. Please go with this bikini so we can get to the beach, we are already late," she spoke trying to hurry her along.

The rest of the gang were already at the beach when Brooke and Haley finally showed up, "About time," Rachel commented to them.

"Blame tutor girl, she was the one with the bikini crisis," Brooke explained to them.

"What's wrong with your bikini?" Peyton questioned to her.

"Nothing I just wasn't sure which one to wear," she replied to her.

"If that's your story," Brooke commented looking over at Nathan, so the other girls got the hint.

"Shut up," Brooke she snapped laying down on one of the towels.

"I like your bikini Haley," Nathan commented as he sat down beside her admiring her.

"Thanks," she spoke trying to act calm and hide her nerves.

"Good, would you too admit you just like each other already," Lucas commented to them.

Making Nathan want to get up and punch his lights out. He didn't want to be that guy in front of Haley.

"Lucas really. How many times do I need to keep telling you that we are just friends," she spoke glaring at him.

"Yeah man, Haley knows she can do away better than me," Nathan answered to show no interest in the matter.

Haley was a little hurt when he said that as she thought that he was good enough for her.

"So what are your plans for the school year?" Haley questioned to him, once all the teasing had stopped.

"I'm just going to do the same as I did this year focus on winning the state championship. What about you?" he spoke looking over at her.

"Well I'm going to focus on school, maybe look into helping tutor some other students and Rachel wants me on the cheer team too," she spoke saying the last part softly.

"That all sound wonderful Haley. I'm glad you're hopefully going to be on the cheer team. I will get to see a lot more of you that way. You can be my very own personal cheerleader," he commented jokingly to her.

"Maybe in your dream," she replied innocently flirting with him.

Deep down she thought to herself that she wouldn't mind being his personal cheerleader if she thought he was finally going to take notice of her. Having heard that she was thinking of becoming a tutor he knew he needed to find a way for her to become his tutor without her suspecting anything.

"Well Haley James I think we are in for a very into sophomore year of college, "he spoke smiling over at her again.

Well there is the first chapter of the new story. I hope you enjoyed it and if you are reading please everyone leave me a review to let me know what you think please.