I'm sorry! Don't hate me hate my computer, Word has decided to give up and wont allow me access to anything :(:(:( However I somehow managed to get a blank page and didn't hesistate to write this from scratch. I'm sorry if it's rubbish or theres mistakes, I've literaly written it in the last half hour because you guys are so great and deserve an update and I just had to give it to you! So hopefully you enjoy this chapter, let me know how it is!

"Haley? I thought you were at Brookes?" Nick questioned when he saw Haley and Nathan enter.

"I was but we had a fight. I thought you'd be at the club so I went there but found Nathan instead. He offered to walk me home." Haley smiled, proud of the cover story her and Nathan had thought of on the walk home.

"Oh, well thanks Nathan." Nick replied, believing their story.

"No problem, I knew you'd want her home safely and I didn't have my car to give her a lift. The least I could do was walk her,"

"Well like I said thanks Nate. You can crash here if you want? You know if you don't want to walk home?"

Nathan looked at Haley and saw her smile at him, silently inviting him.

"Yeah that would be great. I'm just going to nip to the loo, how about we watch a film when I get back?"

"Sure, me and Hales will set it up."

"Great, I'll be right back."

Haley and Nick both sat on the couch with Haley situated in the middle. Nick had the remote in his hand and was flicking through the channels until he suddenly stopped and looked at Haley.

"This fight with your friend, was it bad?"

"wh-what do you mean?"

"I just know how close you two are, I would hate to see you lose that." He spoke, genuinely concerned.

"Oh no, it wasn't anything that big. Just a stupid fight and I acted too rash. We'll have forgotten about it by tomorrow." Haley inwardly told herself to call Brooke later and inform her of the situation, so if questioned nothing would go wrong.

"That's good, so what film? Nothing too cheesy."

"Hmm how about 'the last song'?"

"No way!" Nathan said entering the room.

"Oh please?" Haley looked at both boys with puppy dog eyes and both boys couldn't help but cave.

"Fine, but we're watching something manly afterwards!" Nick stated.

"I agree." Nathan spoke, still standing which Haley noticed.

"Hey Nate come sit here." she patted the spot on the other side of her \and smiled warmly at him.

Nathan returned the smile and sat next to the blonde beauty.

As the film progressed Haley became more and more tired. Eventually she lifted her feet and placed them and her legs on her brothers lap. This action caused her whole body to shift to the right, resulting in her leaning into Nathans side. With her head resting on his shoulder she found her eyes drifting shut until she fell into a peaceful slumber. Not long after Nathan felt his head drop and his arm wound around Haley's waist as he too drifted to sleep. Nick looked over from the TV screen and smiled at the sight. While some brothers may have been angry or worried by the closeness the two showcased, he was relieved. He had never met Haley's boyfriend but already didn't like him. Nathan on the other hand was his best friend and he trusted him, especially with his sister. Nothing was certain and he knew both had trouble admitting feelings but he felt something good radiating from the couple. And was more than willing to help give them the extra push they needed. Haley needed stability in her life; he knew she had gone off the rails. He just hoped Nathan would be able to help her find her way back.

Nathan awoke with something soft tickling his nose. His back ached due to the awkward position he had slept in and after rubbing the sleep from his eyes he allowed himself to properly take in his surroundings. He was in the James' living room with Haley curled into his side. His body was slanted on the couch and Haley's arm was draped over him. Their legs were tangled and her head was buried into the crook of his neck. He soon realised that his arm was wrapped around Haley's torso, pulling her towards him and allowing him to hold her close however moments later he felt her start to move in his arms and realised she too was starting to wake up.

"Mmm" she moaned as she subconsciously rubbed her face on Nathans chest to aid her in waking up. She soon realised however that it was not a pillow she was lying on. Slowly raising herself slightly she looked up to see Nathan looking at her with an amused expression in his eyes.

"Morning sleepy head" he teased.

"Shut up" she groaned "why am I lying on you?" she asked getting straight to the point.

"We fell asleep watching the film. And your ass of a brother let us sleep on this uncomfortable plank." He joked with an underlying hint of annoyance.

"I was quite comfortable actually" Haley looked at Nathan with a slight smirk.

Nathan only matched it in response and gave her a wink. "I'm not surprised. How's your wrist?"

Haley looked down at her wrist and noticed slight bruising however most of the pain had subsided. "Oh it should be fine, I'll just be careful in cheer."

"Are you sure it's a smart idea to go?" Nathan questioned getting slightly worried.

"I'll be careful, I promise."

"Good" he stated.

"Good" she whispered her eyes locked on his deep blue ones. Smiles gracing both their lips as they both leaned in…