Nathan Scott wasn't your average pro-basketball player. He didn't go get drunk every weekend, he didn't have a different girl on his arm every night, in fact he lead a pretty quiet life. This is not to say that he was average. He was league MVP, every girl wanted him, and he was worth millions. Everyone loved him especially the paparazzi, they were always trying to catch him doing something wrong… but they never did.
Whenever he was asked about his past, he said he had only been in love once, with a very amazing girl and he wouldn't change it for the world. Then would come the next question, "are you currently seeing anyone?" and the answer was always no. Sure he was linked to numerous girls Sophia Bush, Lindsay Lohan, and Jessica Simpson…even though he had never actually met any of them. Little did everyone know that this amazing girl that had stole Nathan Scott's heart was Haley James, America's sweetheart, Grammy winner, one of the most wanted women in Hollywood. This was before both of them were famous of course. They had been in love, not high school i-love-you-i-love-you-too but the once in a lifetime kind of love. The love so strong that it can tear you apart, if that makes sense. Then life got in the way. She had an amazing opportunity with her music, as did he with basketball and it all became too much. They both just walked away, gave everything they had up and left each other. It hurt. Man it hurt like hell, for both of them. Nathan never thought he'd get over it, and he was right. He tried dating, he wanted to fall in love again, but no one ever compared to her.
Her music was everywhere and he listened to her hit "Halo" before every game, just hearing her voice helped him concentrate.
As for Haley, she too tried dating. She felt like she could maybe have something with Nick, Nick Lachey that is, but she soon realized that they only clicked because they were both still in love… with other people. She thought about Nathan everyday, especially at night when she was on that lonely tour bus going to another empty town. Not empty as in no people, it's just none of those people were Nathan. He was off being a big basketball star, accomplishing his dream, probably not thinking about her at all. Every girl wanted him and the girls in Hollywood usually got what they wanted. She watched all his games, every single one, but always changed the channel before the interview; it hurt too much to hear his voice.
Brooke was her assistant/stylist/make-up artist/best friend/whatever she needed. Brooke and Lucas were still together, why they weren't married by now, Haley had no idea. Lucas still talked to Nathan almost once a week and they talked about everything, including Haley. Nathan always asked him not to tell her that he had asked about her, and he never did. The same went for Haley. He wrote a best selling book about two teenagers who fell in love and got married. Sound familiar?
Nathan and Haley's world's never collided, he steered clear of red carpets and she stayed away from sporting events. Well, that was until the MTV awards.