Summary: Clothes over Bros are the hottest magazine around mainly because they're a women's magazine what happens when Sports Arc, a men's magazine threatens to take their spot at the top of the food chain. Naley, Brucas and Jeyton. AU.

"What do you mean they've out sold us?! We are Clothes over Bros, the biggest women's magazine in America, possibly the biggest of any kind of magazine in America and are way better than any men's magazine , we have been here for four years they have been here a week! How did they get so many readers? How could they get so many men to read a magazine ... that wasn't full of naked women? I...I mean how did this happen?" Brooke hyperventilated.

"Brooke, honey, calm down okay. Look, we don't know how exactly Sports Arc topped us this week but we do know that we will take our place at the top with the next issue, right Ladies? I mean come on, they have been here a week, it's gonna take a hell of a lot more than one magazine to take out Clothes over Bros." Haley had been sat in this meeting for thirty minutes going over the next issue when the assistant, Millicent, came in and told them that their rival magazine Sports Arc, that just so happened to be run by Scott Entertainment, had out sold them by over a million readers and she wasn't having it. The Scott's ruled every type of industry you could thing of and she knew that was what scared Brooke the most but, oh no, herself, Peyton and Brooke had worked to damn hard for them to just swoop in and take over. It wasn't going to happen and she'd be damned if it did.

"Haley is right, we're having a bad week but we'll be back next week, for sure" Peyton reassured. Peyton knew that they would need to step up their game majorly if they wanted to continue doing what loved.

"Okay, alright that fine I can just relax but HOW the hell are we going to get over a million new readers?!" Brooke exclaimed. Haley and Peyton gave each other worried glances then turned back to Brooke, who was displaying the same expression.

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It had been a tough day, every thing that could go wrong did and Haley had had to fix whatever it was. It was hard being the level headed one in the group, there had been so many times she had wanted to scream but she can't, everyone else can worry about something but if she does it everyone else loses control and has a complete and utter breakdown. She couldn't help but laugh at her thoughts as she remembered Brooke's meltdown earlier. Her friend was so melodramatic but that was why she loved.

She paid her cab driver and headed straight for the elevator wishing she could just be at her penthouse already.

As soon as she got through the door the phone started ringing.

Uh let the answering machine get it. It probably won't be that important anyway. Haley thought to her self as she went to her bedroom.

"Haley, are you there?" the voice machine played. "Haley ... okay fine you're not going to answer the phone that's fine, I know it's probably been a long day for you, sweetie." She came out of her bed room in her pyjamas, headed straight for her best buddy's Ben and Jerry and sat on the couch, enjoying her ice cream as she continued listening to the machine. "But I just thought you would like to know that me and your father are heading home from Taylor's and thought we'd drop by New York, you know see how your doing. So we'll see you soon. Send Derek our love and tell we looking forward to seeing you two love birds, bye Haley Bub. Love you." Then the line cut off.

Haley choked on her ice cream.

WHAT! They're.... coming here, okay Hales, breathe and be calm. Haley tried to console herself.

"Okay "Haley said as she jumped over the couch to the phone, she picked it up and started dialling frantically. The phone started ringing as she started pacing the floor.

"Hello"

"Hey Brooke urm, I need your help."

"Haley, what is it?"

"My parents are coming to town .... I"

"I'll grab Peyton, the ice cream and the alcohol, I'll be there as soon as possible" Brooke interrupted and ended the call.

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Brooke and Peyton busted through the door.

"Haley we're here" Peyton called.

"Tutor girl?" Brooke said as she made her way to the kitchen to see Haley eating a chocolate fudge cake. They slowed down as they got closer and lowered all their bags on to the floor.

"Slow down, don't do anything drastic" Peyton said mockingly.

"Drop the fork and back away from the cake" Brooke joined in. Haley sent her an 'I am not amused' glare.

"Are you serious guys, I have a huge dilemma and you're laughing and joking?!" Haley said with a mouth full of cake. "Why does this need to happen now, I mean they waited a little while, then I could work on getting him back maybe he would realise that he needs me, you know."

"Hales it's not that big of a deal" Peyton sympathised. "Just tell your parent that it wasn't working out."

"Peyton, what are you talking about, it kind of is a big deal; I mean her parents were practically marrying them off on their first date and now ..." Brooke countered.

"And now he's not here because he decided that he doesn't want me anymore and I have to tell my parents" Haley interrupted while staring deeply in to space. "How do you tell your parents that your supposed to be prince charming just up and left one day without a word." Haley blinked away the tears that were threatening to spill. "That you weren't good enough for him"

Come Haley you're not doing this, you are not going to cry. Although Haley was determined not to breakdown, not to remember but she couldn't help feeling the overwhelming pain she felt when he walked out of the door. It was all coming back and she couldn't stop it.

Brooke and Peyton didn't wait for her to move they quickly embraced her.

"He was a jerk, he wasn't good enough for you, you deserve better than him" Brooke reassured her.

"You guys are my friends and you have to say that." Haley cried. Haley's day had gone from bad to worse.

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The next day as soon as she stepped out of her cab she was greeted by a cup of coffee and two scowling faces.

"Okay you guys who slapped you both and where can I find the bitch." Haley said with a smirk on her face while she took her coffee from Brooke, whilst lying in bed last night she realised that she just going to tell her parents the truth no matter how devastated they maybe and that sooner or later she was going to have to face the pain and get over Derek so why not start now.

Peyton just pointed to the big skyscraper across the street that was identical to their own only the one across the street was one storey bigger.

"What .... Oh!" Haley turned around though it took her a while to realise; it came to her in the end. She looked at the big Sports Arc sign that was across the building. As she lowered her gaze she saw three stretch Hummer limos and the paparazzi that were surrounding the building.

"That's not the worst part, these came in the mail." Peyton said as she handed Haley a fancy envelope.

Haley eyed the envelope before opening it cautiously. She pulled out a piece of card that read in bold and black writing caught her attention.

You are invited to the Launch Party of Sports Arc Magazine.

"It's being held at that new club TRIC" Brooke stated while she glared evilly at the building before leading the other two girls to their own work building.

As they entered the building saying nothing else but greeting employees as they were being greeted. Once inside the elevator Haley spoke up.

"Soooo ... are we, you know, going to go?" Haley hesitated.

She was answered by two pairs of evil eyes.

"Okay jeez, it was just a question; I just thought it would be a good idea to check out the competition, see what we're up against and whether or not we stand a chance but if you don't want to go, we won't." As if on cue the lift arrived to their destination and Haley moved smoothly out of it leaving Brooke and Peyton to contemplate what she had said.