This story contains cursing, sexual content and some violence. Parents strongly cautioned. Lolll. Hope yall like it!!
Chapter 1 - It seems like..
There she was again.. My God she's beautiful! Long beach-blonde hair, carribbean blue eyes, and the brightest smile I've ever seen. It could light up the world. She's about 5'1, and weighs about 100 pounds. She's 16, and perfect.
Me? I'm just a plain guy.. I mean, I've got short brown hair, green eyes, and I'm about 5'9-5'10. I weigh around.. 145 lbs. I'm 17, and a loser..
Her name is Haley. My God, I shudder at her name. Anyway, she has a boyfriend. Justin Dration. Damn it, I hate that guy! I just know he's using her. Anyway, I'm Ross. Ross McIntosh. Me and Haley are best friends, and it seems like we'll NEVER be anything more. Anyway, our story beings on a lovely Sunday afternoon at Haley's house.
"Hey Hals!!"
"Hey budd! How ya been?" She greeted me and gave my a friendly hug.
"Okay, I guess. And yourself?"
"Amazingly amazing!" She gave me her million dollar smile. Oh.. I almost lost myself and fainted. She blows my mind.
"Uhh.. Ross? You okay? You look like you're about to faint!" She giggled like a little school girl.
She was standing in the doorway, the sunlight shinning through, making he look even more angelic than she already was. Her beautiful blonde hair was blowing in the breeze, and it looked like it was annoying her.
"Yeah, I- I'm fine." I stuttered.
"You wanna come in?"
"Sure." I followed her into her kitchen.
She was wearing jogging pants, and a hoody. And yet, she still looked like a goddess! What this girl does to me.. Gah.
She hopped onto the counter after getting us cokes from the fridge and some chips. We sat there in silence for a few long moments. Till she finally said something.
"Me and Justin are goin to dinner tonight, you wanna double?" She asked.
"Uhh.. Well.. You see, the problem is, Hals, I ain't gotta date!"
"Well, I can fix that!" She gave me a wink, and ran for her cell. I just sat and watched her. Damn.. She's amazing.
*******3 HOURS LATER*********
Justin knocked on the door at 8 pm sharp. He was never late. Ughh.. He seemed like such a gentleman. I was the only one who seen him for what he truly was. An asshole.
Haley ran to the door when he knocked.
"Hey baby!" He said as she opened the door.
"Hi!" He picked her up and threw her over his shoulder. Right in front of me. I was pissed.
Everyone at school, but Haley, knew I had a crush on her. Him especially. Hard to believe, but Justin and I had been best friends the year before, then he asked Haley out, knowingly that I liked her.We became enimies from that day on.
"Where we goin'?"
"Where you wanna go Hals?" Yea, till last year, I was the only one who called her "Hals". He had to steal everything of mine...
I just sat there with Haley's best friend and sister, Hilary. She was also 16. Don't get me wrong, Hilary was beautiful, but Haley just captured me. I was glad to get to spend more time with Hilary though, she's also a great friend of mine.
"Well.. How about Pomodora's?" She asked.
"Sounds great! Hilary, Ross, is that okay with y'all?"
Yes, Haley's a country girl, but that just attracted me more.
"That's fine with me!" Hilary said excitedly.
"Anything's fine with me, I'm starving!" I said.
We were all in my car. Of course. I had the biggest car, therefor, we all pilled into it. We all talked amongst ourselves till we arrived at Pomodora's.
"We're here." I announced.
"Great! I can't wait!"
Well, as you can imagine, Haley and Justin clicked while Hilary and I stared at each other with complete blankness.
Chapter 2- Cries, Lies, And Butterflies
I took Justin home first. I wanted to be alone with Haley.
Hilary decided to stay at Justin's with his sister for the night, so Haley and I were on our way home.
"Ross..." Haley said with a crack in her voice. I got very worried.
"Haley? Are you okay?"
"No.. Pull over, I have to talk to you."
I immediately pulled the car over and turned to her.
"What's wrong?" I asked with anxiousness.
"Last week.. Justin tried to.. Well, he tried to get in my pants.."
"Did he.." I gulped. "Did he do it?"
"No. I wouldn't let him.. I'm just scared." She wouldn't even look at me while she was telling me this. She just kept looking at the ranch next to us.
"Well.. Do you wanna break up with him?"
"No. I.. I love him.." She said with a hint of depression in her voice.
"If he loved you, he wouldn't even TRY to get in your pants if you didn't want it."
"I know.."
"Do you what you have to Hals.. You're my best friend, and I don't want you hurt."
"I promise to be careful mommy." She said sarcasticly.
We laughed and continued our trip home.
God was I happy that we lived next door! I always had her there for me, and for that, I'm truly grateful.
******THE NEXT DAY*******
"Hello?" Haley answered her cell phone. It was Justin.
"Hey baby, you okay?"
"Yeah.. I'm fine. You?"
"I'm great now that I'm talkin' to the most gorgeous girl in this world."
Haley blushed at his comment.
"So, ya need somethin Justin?"
"Naww, just wanted to see if you could come over for a bit."
"Sure. I'll be right over!"
She hung up, hopped in her car, and drove to Justin's house.
"YOU DID WHAT?!?!?!??!" She yelled.
"I'm sorry Haley.. I really am! I mean, she was there, and.. and.. I dunno.. But bab-"
"Don't you dare call me baby." She had tears running down her face.
"Haley, listen. I love you. Not her."
"Uh huh. And how the hell am I supposed to believe that?!?!?"
He walked up to her, and kissed her.
Haley broke the kiss, and slapped him.
"Get the hell away from me. I don't EVER wanna see you again!!" And with that, she ran out of the house, tears running down her face, makeup running with it, and hair messed up. She drove home, hopped out of her car, and ran straight to Ross's house. He was her best friend. She needed him.
Chapter 3 - A Night I Won't Soon Forget.
She ran into my arms and cried. And cried, and cried.
"Hals, are you okay?!"
"No.. No.. No, no, no!" She cried more and more.
"Tell me what's wrong."
She tried to get it out, bless her heart, she was crying so much so could hardly breathe.
"Calm down.." I walked her over to the couch and I sat down. I sat her next to me, but she moved closer and put her head on my shoulder.
She could finally talk. Finally.
"Justin had sex with Hilary last night.."
"Oh my God." What I really was saying was: "I'll kill that fucking basterd!!!"
"I knew he was just using me!" She burst back into tears.
"Hals, I'm always here for you.. You know that right?"
"Yea.." She managed to get out.
"And that you're my best friend, and that I'd do ANYTHING for you, right?" Translation: "I wanna be with you! God.. Please Haley, I fucking love you!"
"Yes. And same for me..."
"Well, do you want me to take you home?"
"No! Please stay with me.. I need someone to comfort me.." She said with the saddest face I'd ever seen.
"Okay, okay. You can stay in my room, I'll stay with you till you fall asleep."
"But where will you sleep?" She asked.
"Ahh, I'll sleep on the couch."
"No! You sleep in your bed, and I'll sleep here."
"No, no, no- Never mind." I said as I smiled.
She didn't know what was going on, and that's how I liked it.
She finally fell asleep on the couch, and I carried her up to my bed. Gosh.. She felt amazing in my arms.
She moaned a little as I carried her, but she never woke up.
I didn't go to sleep.. I was too interested in watching her sleep, and making sure she was all right.
Chapter 4- "I'ma Break Your Face!"
"G'day gorgeous." I said as she awoke.
"Mornin' glory." She winked at me. "Hey, how did I-.. Ross!" She said as she threw a pillow at me as she laughed.
"Heh... I'm just a super-sly-guy! You never know what I'ma do next." I winked.
We spent the next couple weeks together. Talking, giggling, tickling, winking, pranking. Anything you could think of. She was feeling better about Justin, and of course, that's right when he started calling. Well, he picked the wrong day to call, cause me and Hals were runnin' around town, bein idiots. I happened to have her cell phone in my pocket when he called.
"I'm a barbie girl, in a barbie world." Her phone sang. It was Hals' ringtone.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Ross! Lemme talk to Haley."
"Why the hell should I?"
"'Cause! Me and her are in love, and I messed up, now lemme talk to her!"
"Never you fucker, you fuckin broke her heart. And now, you just better watch out, 'cause I'ma break your face!!" And I hung up. I was sick of him treatin her like shit. He wasn't gonna do it no more. I wasn't gonna take it. So I took Haley home, and told her I'd be back later, that I needed to go check on my buddy out of town. She agreed.
I walked up to Justin's door, and knocked. He finally answered the damn thing. Boy, was I on fire.
As soon as he opened it, I punched the shit outta him. He fell down.
"Ross?!?!? What the hell?!"
"I told you man. I told you, I'ma break your face. Buddy, this is just the beginin."
If Carrie (Justin's sister) hadn't been home, I know I would have killed his sorry ass. She pulled me off him after I had broken his nose and blackened his left eye. I know, a little harsh. But he hurt Haley. Nobody hurts Haley and fuckin gets away with it.
I went back to Haley's house and we hung out for a bit. She couldn't find out about what I did.. She'd hate me.
Chapter 5- What A Surprise..
"So, is your buddy okay?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah. He's fine now."
"Good, I'm glad."
"Yeah.."
"Hey umm.. Ross?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure bud, anything."
"Umm well.." She said with hesitation. "Would you.. Would you go out with me tomorrow night to Pomodora's? Like.. Not as friends.. But as a date? I understand if you say no and just wanna be friends-"
I cut her off. "Haley, of course I'll go out with you!"
"Oh my gosh.. What a relief!"
We both laughed.
I swear I had 100 thoughts spinning around in my head at that moment. I mean, Haley, that gorgeous, perfect, beautiful, goddess asked ME, ME, out! Me, the loser.. The guy she called her best friend. I was so ecstatic, I couldn't even tell you.
****NEXT NIGHT****
We were at Pomodora's and just gotten our food.
"Hals, I gotta confession."
"Okays, shoot!"
"Well.. Ever since we met, I've liked you.. And I mean LIKED you."
"Well.. I've liked you since last year.. At the end. When things between me and Justin went downhill."
"Oh.."
"But I don't think I like you anymore, Ross."
I could have died, right there.
"I.. I think I love you."
I did die when she said that. My ghost gave me CPR.
"Haley.. I.. I do love you."
"What a surprise.."
"Yeahh.."
She stayed the night with me that night. We had fun. Not as friends, but as boyfriend and girlfriend. It was the second best night of my life.
"Soooooo!"
"Soooooo?"
"What ya wanna do?" She said as I pulled her into my lap.
We had been going out for 6 months now. And still hadn't kissed. She'd never been kissed, how that was possible, I'll never know. Me, I had been kissed. But that was a while ago. We didn't kiss because we wanted out first kiss to be special.
Senior prom was approaching, and I asked her first second I found out about it. Her exact words were "Oh my gosh! Why would I wanna go to prom with YOU!?!??!?!" She loved being sarcastic. Later on, she was more serious and told me it would be her honor.
Haley bought the most amazing dress I'd EVER seen in my whole life. I was amazed. I didn't get to see it till prom night though. But it was definitely worth it!
I pulled up in her driveway and knocked on her door. I couldn't wait. My hands were shaking, my plams were sweaty. And I was so nervous, I could have thrown up. Infact, I nearly did.
I walked into her house as I had many a time before.
Her mom yelled for her to come down.
She replied, "I'm on my way! I just have to finish my makeup real quick!"
I stood in the door way, ready to barf any second.
Then, she came out... I nearly fainted. She was the most gorgeous thing in this entire world. I knew from that moment on, she would be the woman I married, or I'd die alone.
I was literally drooling when she came down.
"Baby?"
"Sorry! I.. I was just- I was just so, captivated by your beauty."
She just blushed the brightest shade of red I'd ever seen.
"Pictures!!!!" Her mom yelled.
We stopped dead in our tracks and had at least 10 pictures taken.
"C'mon mom! We wanna actually MAKE it to prom before the night's over!"
Everyone laughed as we walked out.
I felt that this was gonna be the best night of my whole life. Man was I dead wrong.
Chapter 6- "I'd Die For You. No, I Mean It."
We arrived at prom a little late, but hey, who wasn't late for senior prom? We walked in, and all eyes were on Haley and me. It was great. I was at my last dance, with the girl of my dreams. We seen Justin there, with Keeli. Psssh. She could have won slut of the year with the dress she was wearing. It was practicly see through!
"Hey bitch, and hey to you too ass." Justin said to us.
"Hey! Jaw still hurt, bud?" I smiled and walked off with my arm around Haley. It felt good.
Haley and I danced till we couldn't dance no more. No, literally! Quite funny actually.
I went to go get Hals a drink, when Justin came over to me.
"Listen, Ross."
"Look, I ain't got nothin to say to you, now get the hell outta my way."
I tried to walk off, but Justin did something nobody thought he would. He pulled out a gun and poked me in the side with it. I was really scared now. So, we walked outside. Haley, unfortunately, seen what happened and hurried after me.
"Ross, you took Haley from me."
"No, you left her behind."
"God damn it, don'y mess with me. I'm not the guy to be tested."
"I know, but Haley got hurt, you hurt her, so I saved her."
"Oh cut the bullshit. You don't care about her! You're just with her to make me mad!"
"No, Justin. I'm with Haley, 'cause I love her. I'd die for her. And I mean that."
"Really? You mean that?"
I knew what was gonna happen next. I ran to Haley and kissed her as passionately as I could before he shot me. He hit me in the back, so I wasn't sure if I would live. All I remember, is seeing Haley's gorgeous face, bursting into tears, her face go whiter than a ghost, and wrapping her arms around my neck. She screamed, "GOD NO!!!!!!!!!!" And fell to the ground with me. My head rested in her lap, and I said, "Haley.. I love you. And when I said I'd die for you, I really meant it.. Baby, always know that..." And I closed my eyes. I heard one last thing. "Ross.. No.. No.. P-p-p-p-please dont-t-t-t g-g-g-go.." And she cried her eyes out as she dialed 911.
Haley, saved me. I'm lucky to be alive, and lucky to still be with her to this very day. Haley and I got married on Valentine's Day of '06. We're still married, thank God. Haley is definitely the love of my life. I almost died for her. And I still would. <333