Collide

Title: Collide

Author: Diane

Fandom: One Tree Hill

Pairing: Nathan/Haley

Word Count: 50,867

Disclaimer: I don't own a thing!

Rating/Warnings: Adult Rated. Story contains scenes and language of a sexual nature as well as references to some violence. No spoilers as the story is AU.

Betas: Jen and Lisa

Summary: Ten years after having last seen her, Nathan Scott bumps into his old high school tutor and as they grow closer and begin dating he knows he's going to have to finally face up to his past and what he's been running from, especially if he wants any chance of a future with her. Haley James remembers only too well what Nathan Scott's reputation with the opposite sex was like during their high school days so, when they become a couple, she's at a loss to understand why he hasn't tried getting her into bed and, instead, keeps putting the brakes on whenever they start getting intimate. Surely, he couldn't have changed that much over the past decade.

Author's Notes: This story has been written especially for the Het Big Bang Challenge. Thank you to irony_rocks for all of her hard work in putting it all together and congratulations to you and everyone else involved in making it such a success.

This is the first time I've participated in a big bang and I really don't think I would have been able to make it to the finishing line and come through the other side without the help, reassurances and hand-holding from the following lovelies mentioned below.

Dawn: Thanks so much for providing me with the main plot point for this story when I was struggling to come up with one. I doubt very much that I would've come up with anything half as good. Also, thank you for all of your support, particularly in those early days when I was just getting started with writing this.

Jen: Thanks so much for reading over this and for giving my confidence a massive boost with your lovely, kind words when I really needed to hear them. Also, thank you for beta-ing the story when it was finally finished and catching those pesky typos and inconsistencies that I'd missed.

Kristen: Thanks so much, sweets, for reading over this and reassuring me that it didn't suck. You gave my confidence a major boost and helped me to keep going when I was feeling completely overwhelmed.

Lisa: Thanks so much for being a total sweetheart and beta-ing the completed story for me as well as for all of your kind and reassuring words. You're the Anne to my Diana (or vice versa if you'd prefer to be D. *lol*)

hariboo-smirks: Thank you so much for stepping in at the last minute to create the art for this story. I absolutely love what you've come up with for it and I couldn't be happier. You rock!!!

For those of you reading the story, I hope you enjoy it!

Prologue | Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three

Chapter Four | Chapter Five | Chapter Six | Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight | Chapter Nine | Chapter Ten | Chapter Eleven | Epilogue