Love Finds a Way

Chapter 24: Long Days

Hayley's pov:

"I thought breaking your nose was a good way to say 'leave me alone Jake." I said aggressively as I walked away from the car,beeping the alarm in the process.

He stood in front of me standing his ground. "And I thought I said I wanted to talk to you." He said calmly as he took my hand.

I ripped it from his grasp,"And I said no. Stop harassing me Jake.
Before things get any worse."

"For who? You're new boy toy?"

"Fûck you Jake. And leave me the hell alone. We are done, don't you understand that? I don't want to talk! You cheated, you abused me, and you left me. Yet you want to get back?" I let out a huff and pushed him out of my way as I walked into the restaurant. I spotted them
talking and I sat beside Dan.

"Hey what took so long" no lies no lies just tell him.

"Psycho ex boyfriend on the hunt. Don't wanna talk about it maybe later?" He shook his head reading over the menu. "You should try the pasta." I said to him as he kept reading the pasta section not knowing what to choose.

"Yeah I just couldn't decide on what type of pasta." He said with a small.

"I'll get the Alfredo and you can get another one. I'll let you taste
it if you want."

"Sure. What are we doing tomorrow?"

"Something." He rolled his eyes making me laugh. "We can do whatever we want. Why don't we go to the state fair?" I said out loud.

Nikki and Phil smiled in response. Maybe I'll regret this. We order our food and it soon arrived. "Here." I put some of my pasta on dans plate and watched as he tasted it.

"How have you been enjoying San Diego so far?" He finished the pasta in his mouth and looked at me.

"Its better than rainy England." I smiled at his response and finished off my pasta. When we get back to London I'm going to apply for a job. Waitress? Too basic. Music store? Maybe. Daycare? If the kids end up with paint on their face it won't be my fault. Kids seem like a lot to deal with but honestly they're not. Feed them, play with them, and pay attention it's simple.

Why is it so hard to think about a job? It'll be even harder trying to find one. Whatever it takes I'll do it.

Dan reached under the table and kept his hand rested on my thigh. His hand sending a warm feeling through my cold skin making sparks fly around my leg. The heat from him just made my body feel altogether better.

***

I drove back home with nothing but my head buzzing with problems. Finding a job. Making a new video. University. My courses. By the time I parked the car I felt dizzy. I got out of the car and nearly fell on my face if it wasn't for Phil.

"Thanks." I mumble as I hold on to his shirt as he helps me up. Just get to bed. Wait you need an aspirin. I lazily opened the door
throwing the keys to the sofa making my way to the kitchen. I opened the cabinet and got a pill from the bottle. I closed the lid and put the container back filling up a cup in the process. I put the pill in my mouth and swallowed it as the water went down my throat.

"You okay?" Dan appeared leaning on the door frame making me smile.

"Yeah, just a mild head ache. Don't worry I'm just tired." I smiled as I made my way to my room with him trailing behind me.

I got some clothes and went to the bathroom to change. I changed into a large shirt and some shorts. I brushed my teeth and washed my face. I walked back into the room and found Dan doing something on his laptop. I walked over and threw myself on the bed. My face to the pillow I groaned, Dan ran a hand through my hair messing it up on purpose making me smile.

"What are you doing?" I sat up and watched as he finished saving some documents.

"Finishing editing a video." He closed the documents window and opened up Netflix. I gave a short laugh as I leaned my head on his shoulder.

"Let's watch 'This is Us'." He said excitedly. Such a fan girl.

"I've actually never seen it ." I say honestly. Don't get me wrong one direction is a great band but I've never gotten around to sit down and watch a movie about them.

"Fake fan." He murmurs. I smack his arm lightly making him smile, dimples intact. That's one thing I like about Dan; he doesn't take me too seriously and I can have fun with him. If it's a joke or if he
accidentally pushes me I make it fun.

People would always call me uptight and one day I snapped. Whenever people would make fun of a shirt I wore or if my hair wasn't okay I was a target. And I would simply go along with it. I hated myself for not standing up for them but alone I could do nothing.

"Hayley," Dan shook my arm ,"What if we watch 'The House of Wax?"

I shook my head indicating him 'yes.' The movie began but my thoughts didn't let me enjoy the movie. I still remember when people stopped bullying me and were actually being nice. And it was all because I wore brighter clothes and began to participate more in class.

No one would bother to talk to me or get to know me and that feeling sucked. There was a pit in my stomach as I felt all the feelings come back. I laid on my side, my back facing Dan and let out a sigh. The room was starting to get hot so I took of the oversized shirt leaving me in my shorts and tank top. I didn't mind because most of my body was still covered by the blanket.

Dan's hand found it's way to my back and he slowly made small circles. My body relaxed at his touch and I let out a small sigh. I heard his
laptop close and suddenly a bit of weight was lifted off of my
shoulders.

"Do you wanna talk about it?"

"No it's just been a long day." His hand kept making small circles
across my back, the heat from his hand sent shivers down my spine. I turned around to face him and put my hand on his face. My thumb made small circles around his cheek making his dimple appear ever so often.

"Don't worry everyone has days like this." Our legs tangled within
each other making the atmosphere a comfortable temperature.

"Do you ever have days like this?" I kept a steady gaze on him as he looked at me through his lashes.

"Yeah, but having you makes them go by fast." I couldn't help but
smile, he moved closer and the heat building between us was
undeniable. With only a second to spare I closed the space between us. Still holding his face, I moved even closer and gently pressed my lips to his. He kissed back slowly leaving every second passing seem like hours. I smiled into the kiss feeling him pull back.

"This is exactly what I needed. Goodnight."

"Sleep well, love. "