Chapter 3
"Nathaniel, how are you?" she greeted trying to keep her composure, glancing around nervously with all the discretion she could muster. The town folks were already spreading slot of rumors about her and really she couldn't take one bit more of it. Nathaniel looked at Hailey he could see her panic stricken stance clearly. Though she tried so desperately to hide it from him. He walked as close as he could to her and said high enough for her to hear "I'll be at Mister Bough's book shop. Meet me at the back in half an hour. I'll be waiting."
And with that he was gone. Hailey looked longingly at his golden locks; how she desperately wished to run her fingers through them. She cursed at herself for her vulgarity and got a few question-filled glares by a few passerbys.
Hailey...