Hey everyone! :)
I'm back with another Naley story. I've divided this particular one-shot into two chapters since it turned out to be quite lengthy.
In this one, Nathan and Haley are again- close friends who eventually turn into something more. I know that I've posted stories with similar background but this one's a bit different. I really hope you guys enjoy reading it.
Make A Move
"Hey Mrs. James." Nathan Scott greeted as the front door of the James' house opened widely, revealing a thin blonde haired woman, probably in her mid-forties, dressed in a loose fitting yellow shaded blouse and a black calf length skirt.
Lydia James smiled at the seventeen year old and six feet tall teenager standing before her. She leaned in to envelope him in a warm hug and ushered him inside the neat and tidy house.
"Nathan dear, how many times have I asked you not to call me Mrs. James? I've known you since my youngest daughter and you were in diapers. So you better start calling me Lydia." She warned sternly and smiled in satisfaction when he chuckled in a low voice, raising his hands in the universal gesture of surrender.
"Anyway, how have you been?" Lydia asked offering him a plate full of french toasts and croissants.
"Thanks Mrs. James, I mean Lydia." He quickly corrected himself, a sheepish smile gracing his lips as Lydia raised her eyebrows in challenge, her hands resting on either side of her hips.
"That's much better."
Accepting the plate of delicious food, he quickly grabbed a croissant and placed it in his watering mouth. He hadn't managed to get any breakfast at his place since he was worried and concerned about one of his very close friends. He, like the rest of his friends knew that she wanted to be left alone, so they all had agreed to give her some space. But it had been nearly two days now and they hadn't heard anything from their auburn haired friend who was grieving the death of someone whom she loved dearly.
After chewing and swallowing the breakfast food down his throat and into his growling stomach, Nathan stood up and placed the half empty plate on the coffee table resting a few feet away from him.
"To be honest, the main purpose of my visit is to check on Haley. She hasn't answered any of our calls in the past two days." He revealed worriedly. "How's she holding up?"
Lydia sighed sadly. "She hasn't talked to anyone but me and her father since the sudden and unexpected death of Bob. Jimmy said that she cried her heart out yesterday night. After all she and Bob were very close and we all know how much she loved him."
Nathan nodded knowingly as his gaze instinctively travelled up to the stairs and to the closed door of the first room situated towards the right side. Following his gaze, Lydia walked towards him and patted on his back in encouragement.
"Why don't you go up and see if she's awake. Haley told me that she didn't want to go to school but staying alone in that gloomy room and moping and sulking is not going to help her feel any better. She needs to move on in her life, get out and breathe in some fresh air. You are the only one who can convince her to do so."
Contemplating what she had just said, he nodded at the woman standing before him in agreement.
Lydia James was a wise woman. She knew exactly what was needed to be done in any given situation. He considered her as his second mom since his relationship with his own mother was strained and complicated. Smiling softly, he pressed a quick kiss on her cheek, climbed up two stairs at a time and upon reaching the desired destination, he knocked three times on his friend's bedroom door. Receiving no answer, he muttered a quick prayer before closing his eyes and trying the handle lock.
Nathan released a massive sigh of relief and silently thanked the angels in heaven when the wooden polished door opened with a soft squeak.
Stepping inside, the first thing he noticed was the pitch-black darkness engulfing the large spacious bedroom. In the seventeen years that he had lived, Nathan had been there more than a million times but never had he found the room so damn depressing. He knew each and every corner of her room by heart. Had memorised every little thing, the manner in which the various paintings or showpieces were placed in the past ten years or so. Releasing a quiet sigh, he walked twenty steps to his right and pushed the thick blue colored curtain aside, opening the one and only window present in the room. He closed his eyes, taking in the small amount of sunlight and reveled in the refreshing air kissing his clean shaved face. Turning back, he was startled to find a girl sitting upright on the large unmade bed, her chin resting on both her knees.
If he didn't know Haley James any better, he would have not recognized the numb figure immobilised before his eyes. This small and fragile girl looked so very different than the otherwise vibrant and energetic Haley. The same Haley who beat the shit out of Felix Taggaro when the guy indigenous to Spain had committed the biggest mistake of his life by bullying him. The same Haley who convinced him that not all five year old girls loved to play with freaking barbie dolls. The same Haley who had comforted and reassured him that everything would be alright when his parents had filed for a divorce.
No.
This Haley James was a total contrast to his usual cheerful friend. He could clearly see her tear stricken face with the small amount of sunlight entering and radiating the previously lightless and dingy room.
Nathan walked towards the bed and watched as Haley stared blankly straight forward at nothing in particular. He tersely sat next to her and gathered her into a very tight embrace, trying his best to provide comfort in the only way he knew. His heart contracted and ached painfully when she didn't hug him back, her hands dangling lifelessly down at her sides.
"Everything is gonna be okay. I promise, everything is gonna be okay." He whispered into her ear over and over again while running his hands up and down her fabric clad back soothingly.
Nathan's lips curved ever so lightly in happiness when he felt her hands wound around his neck and then he heard the quiet sobs escaping her mouth. He kept muttering soothing and comforting words into her ear repeteadly as she cried into his chest, dampening his grey t-shirt in the process and leaving a big wet circle right at the center of it.
Pulling away so that he could look at her red face, he chuckled as she mumbled a low 'sorry' and attempted to clean the mess that she had managed to leave on one of his favorite outfits.
"It's alright. Everything is alright." Nathan assured while wiping the visible tears stains away from both her reddened cheeks.
"You do know that we're all worried about you right?" He asked tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
Haley nodded softly and then spoke in a raspy voice.
"I just miss him so much."
"I know you do. We all miss Bob. He was a part of our group and he'll always be with us, Hales but you can't just lock yourself in your room and cut yourself from the outside world. All living creatures die at some point in their lives. It's unfortunate but natural. Do you understand that?" He asked looking intently at her, trying his very best to make her understand.
"I understand, Nathan." She answered after taking in his determined words and clearing her dry throat. "I'm sorry, I didn't return any of your or others' call. I just couldn't."
He nodded in understanding and then tugged on her hands, forcing her to get off the bed. "Now come on. We've got important classes that we ought to attend today. I'm not letting you stay in here, in this dull and rayless bedroom of yours for another minute. Go take a shower and get ready. I'll be waiting for you downstairs and I don't want to hear you say 'No'." He commanded in a stern voice when she was about to protest. Sighing in defeat, she only nodded and watched as he pressed a lingering kiss on her forehead and brusquely walk out of her room.
"Oh thank goodness. It's so good to finally see you well and walking." Brooke Davis commented when she spotted Nathan and Haley step on to the outdoor basketball court, a spot in the school campus where they all usually hung out.
Haley rewarded all the guys with a smile that signalled 'I'm fine' when they all looked at her with a worried expression. Every one of them took their turn in enveloping the most loved girl in the entire Tree Hill High; a few ruffled her hair while others tapped her back in a friendly gesture.
"I'm fine guys, really." Haley said as they all gathered around her, sharing a happy group hug.
"Well, that you are." Clay Evans smirked and followed to chuckle when Haley playfully pushed at his shoulder.
"It's good to see you smile again, Hales." Lucas Roe commented while gathering her tiny body into a side hug.
"Yeah. We all missed that pretty smile and also that pretty face of yours." Peyton Sawyer added as everyone echoed their voices in agreement.
"You see, Hales. There are so many people in this world who care for you and who love you so much. Bob loved you too and he's always gonna be with us in our memories. In our hearts." Nathan declared vehemently and smiled when Haley nodded, her eyes welling up with tears yet again, but this time for a completely different reason.
"I'm so damn lucky to have you guys in my life. I love you all so much."
"Awww. We love you too, James." Clay stepped forward, brushing her tears away.
Twisting her face in extreme disgust, one of the cheerleaders Rachel Gatina walked towards the group of six and crossed her hands, resting them under her barely covered chest. She'd had enough of the sick scene playing out infront of her which literally made her gag. The redhead never really understood why the fat and ugly Haley James was popular in the first place. According to her, the auburn haired girl was nothing compared to her and yet everybody was fond of her. That was one of the many reasons why she hated Haley James. Clearing her throat way too noisily, she smiled evily when everyone's attention turned towards her.
"What are you? Five?" Haley knew without a doubt that the bitchy redhead cheerleader's annoyimg words were directed towards her. She looked down when Nathan interlocked his fingers with hers and gave them a light squeeze. Hearing the cringy voice again, she sighed patiently and looked up once again at the girl who she and her friends referred to as 'Rach-ho'.
"Grow up, Haley! Bob was just a freaking cat for Christ's sake. Hundreds of them die everyday all around the world. Big deal!"
Silence.
There wasn't a single person who made even the slightest of move. Not even the few tall trees adoring the court dared to sway along with the strong force of the wind. The gazes of Lucas, Clay, Brooke, Peyton, Nathan and the other students present around them travelled between the snickering redhead and the fuming auburn haired girl.
A series of gasps ranging from shocked, surprised, horrified, stunned and excited reverberated around the area right at the moment when Haley flung herself over Rachel's wide eyed form. The petite girl tackled the arrogant cheerleader down on the hard surface of the court, pulling on her hair and smacking hard slaps across the screaming and crying redhead's face.
Ignoring the chants of 'fight' and 'take off your clothes', the guys along with the two girls moved forward and combined all of their strength and energy in order to get their out-of-control friend's body off the wailing girl.
After a lot of effort, they finally managed to pull Haley more than twenty feet away, holding onto her tightly as she kicked and screamed, demanding to let go of her.
Using it as an advantage, Rachel crawled back, then quickly scrambled herself onto her feet and sprinted away from the girl who had attacked her violently just a few second ago.
When Nathan and the rest of the guys felt Haley's body relax under their strong hold, they reluctantly and slowly let go of her one by one. He stepped infront of her heaving form and rested both of his hands on either side of her shoulder.
"Are you okay?"
Taking in a deep breath and then quickly releasing it with a sound of a 'whoosh', she nodded before muttering a quiet 'yeah'.
"God, Hales. What the freaking hell was that?"
Haley narrowed her eyes and raised her eyebrows in question.
"Didn't you hear the way 'Rach-ho' spoke about Bob? What did you expect me to do? Applaude her for that rude remark?" She snapped sarcastically.
The rest of the guys watched their two friends endlessly glaring at one another. Peyton and Brooke rolled their eyes while the guys groaned as their friends started with their usual hot and cold behavior towards one another. They never really understood their weird relationship. One minute they'd be the best of buddies and in the very next moment, the worst of enemies. They turned towards one another with knowing looks and carried on chatting with, ignoring the two bickering friends.
"I know what Rachel said was rude but when have we ever heard sweet and decent remarks coming out of her mouth. Oh wait, that's right never! There was no need for you to attack her. If she complains to Principal Turner, you could be suspended. Did that thought even cross your mind?"
"Whatever!" She snapped carelessy and continued speaking as she started walking away, Brooke and Peyton following her trail. "Besides, if she plans on keeping her fake boobs and other parts of her body intact until prom, she'll keep her freaking mouth shut."
Fisting his hands and clenching his teeth together in order to keep himself from retorting back, Nathan glared when his friends laughed loudly at Haley's last comment.
"You and we both know that it's true, dude." Clay told him with a pointed look and smiled widely when his tall friend sagged his shoulders.
"Come on, guys. Let's get going." Lucas chuckled dragging Nathan and Clay out of the court and then followed to walk towards their first class that they all had together.
"So, when the hell are you gonna ask Brooke out?"
Haley asked before taking a big bite of her hamburger and watched as Lucas continued to eat the food from his plate, ignoring her question.
They were soon joined by Clay, Brooke and Peyton. Haley rolled her eyes seeing Lucas' face lightt up when the brunette beauty- Brooke took a seat next to him. Both of them immediately started on an interesting conversation.
God only knows when they'd finally get together. Both of them had been flirting non stop with each other since school started seven months ago. A few days back, Clay had discreetly spotted them kissing in one of the empty classrooms. Nobody knew what was the actual deal with them. Were they already dating? If yes, then why all the secrecy?
Haley shook her head and turned, watching Nathan walk towards their table. Her eyebrows furrowed together when he swiftly changed his route and disappeared out of her sight. Where the heck did he go?
"Hey Peyton, has any one asked you to prom yet?" Haley was interrupted by the voice of Clay and like everybody at the table, she turned towards her gorgeous blonde and curly haired friend waiting for her reply. But before the blushing girl could answer, all of their heads turned towards a familiar voice greeting them. Five pairs of different colored eyes went wide in a mixture of shock and surprise as they watched a new girl holding hands with Nathan. The same guy who never ever held hands of any girl publicly (well except for Haley). 'For how long had I been absent again?' Haley mused as she saw a brief 'loving' exchange between Nathan and the stunning girl holding his left hand.
"Hey guys." Nathan called out nervously as he noticed his friends' respective gazes locked down on his hand.
"Hey man." Lucas raised his eyebrows. "Who is this beautiful lady?"
"Everyone, I'd like you all to meet Alex Dupre- my...uh...my-"
"His girlfriend." Alex informed them all and watched as Haley choked on her drink that she had been nursing for the past few minutes. Feeling a movement through the corner of her eyes, she held her hands up to gesture that she was okay when Nathan rushed beside her in concern.
"Your girlfriend?" Clay questioned as others were still immersed in digesting the latest news.
"Yeah. I actually wanted to tell you guys a week ago but then Bob..." He trailed off, sneaking an inconspicuous glance at Haley.
"Hey Alex. My name is Lucas and this is Clay, that's Brooke, Peyton and Haley. It's nice to meet you." Lucas introduced with a friendly smile as he noticed Alex's discomfort.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all too. Nathan has spoken great things about you guys. Especially you, Haley." She smiled a megawatt smile and looked around at everyone and finally rested her eyes on Haley who smiled back at her.
"Why don't you both join us?" Peyton suggested happily and gestured Nathan to grab a couple of chairs from the nearby vacant table.
When everyone was settled comfortably at the round table, Nathan spoke up after exchanging a dazzling smile with his girlfriend.
"I met Alex a couple of weeks ago. She was new in town and I bumped into her one evening at a music store. It was crush at first sight for me. I was simply hypnotised by this girl's beauty and her mesmerising eyes. I know it all sounds lovey-dovey but that's how I felt at that particular moment. Anyway, we started up a conversation in which I discovered that she had already joined our school. We talked everyday after that and then I finally asked her out a few days back. So, here we are now." Nathan finished enthusiastically, his eyes lighting up when Alex pressed a lingering kiss on the side of his cheek.
"Wow. Alex, what have you done to our friend? We've never seen him act this way before." Haley marveled reveling in this new and utterly different side of Nathan.
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" Alex asked anxiously as she awaited a reply.
"Oh, it's definitely good." Brooke commented as Alex released a long breath that she didn't know she had been holding.
"To be honest-" Clay chimed in, "-I thought Nate and Haley had a thing for each other but I guess I was wrong."
"What?" Haley and Nathan shouted at the same time and then stared at each other, their faces mirroring a look of horror and disgust at that absurd thought.
"Dude, we are just friends!" Haley smaked Clay's shoulder as laughter erupted around the table.
"So does that mean I have a chance?" Clay smirked moving close to Haley who chortled.
"No way buddy."
"I thought you were after Sara. What happened to do her?" Lucas inquired inquisitively.
"I've tried everything to get her attention but she just doesn't care." Clay confessed sadly.
"Looks like you really like this girl." Alex said with a gleeful smile.
"I do." Clay affirmed and turned back to Haley. "You do know that I was just kidding with ya, right?"
"Yes Clay. I know."
The shrill sound of the bell rang, indicating the end of recess. Cleaning the table and dumping the mess into a nearby wastebasket, everybody gathered their things and started making the short walk to their respective classes.
"Are you coming?" Alex asked turning back to look at her boyfriend.
"Why don't you go ahead? I just wanna have a quick chat with Hales."
She nodded and continued to walk with his other friends. Nathan grinned hearing her tuneful laugh when Brooke whispered something into her ear. He was happy his friends had accepted Alex. He initially worried that they would be angry with him for waiting so long to break the news to them. But thankfully, everything had turned out to be great. He instantly felt all the heavy weight getting lifted off his shoulder by an invisible force.
Remembering the reason why he had stayed back, Nathan frowned when he found no sign of Haley. How long had he been standing there?
His heart almost jumped up in his throat when Haley's not so happy face suddenly appeared infront of his eyes- out of nowhere. Nathan closed his eyes trying to calm his erratic breathing and rested his right hand on his chest against which he could feel his heart thudding wildly.
"God! Hales, you bloody scared me." He managed to croak out in between gulping a mouthful of air.
"That's nothing compared to you springing your girlfriend upon me. Upon all of us." She looked at him pointedly.
"I'm sorry, okay? I thought that was a good place and time to introduce Alex to all of you." He said once he felt himself breathing like a normal human. "Are you angry with me?"
"Do you want me to be angry with you?"
"No." He stepped closer, taking her hands in his. "Aren't you happy for me?"
Haley's features softened and a genuine smile illuminated her face. "Of course, I'm happy for you, you idiot." He released a sigh of relief and lifted her off the ground when she gave him a hug. Giggling, she held on to him until her feet landed back on the ground.
"Congratulations buddy. Alex seems like a great girl."
"She is." He assured her while draping his arm around her shoulder and walking to their next class.
"So, you're coming over to my house tonight right? It's the movie night." She asked for confirmation but stopped dead in her tracks when she noticed the look of guilt erupt all over his face.
"What?" Haley asked, squinting her eyes and looking at him with a weird twist of her lips.
Nathan nervously rubbed his free hand at the nape of his neck and looked down at the ground avoiding her smoldering gaze.
"I'm waiting."
"Alex and I are going out tonight." When she didn't reply back, he rushed to explain further. "It's just that Alex wants to spend time with me. I really like her Hales and I don't want to do anything that'll ruin whatever we have but I promise I'll come over tomorrow night."
Not being able to stand his pleading eyes any longer, she relunctantly nodded and felt her heart flutter when he happily squeezed her body against his into a sidehug.
It had exactly been one month since Haley and the rest of the guys had had a proper conversation with Nathan. He spent all of his time with his girlfriend Alex and her friends. During the lunch hour, he'd pass by their table and acknowledge them with just a slight wave of his hand or a nod and then go on to join his girlfriend at a different table.
Being true to his word, Nathan had gone over to Haley's house the previous month like he had promised but as soon as he'd entered her room, he had received a text on his phone from his girlfriend. His eyes had sparkled and he'd followed to blurt a few unintelligible words which Haley hadn't understood. After apologizing, Nathan had kissed her forehead and mumbled a quick goodbye and sprinted out of her room like a bat out of hell.
She seldom saw him, both during school hours and outside. It was as if he had forgotten that he even had friends. He was blinded by Alex or may be Alex was a witch and she had worked her magic on her handsome and innocent...ok not so innocent friend.
Haley's thoughts were interuptted when she felt the mattress dip down followed by the unmistakable voice of her brunette friend.
"Hey, whatcha doing?"
Haley removed her reading glasses and closed the book (that she had been kind of reading before her mind drifted to her MIA raven haired friend) and looked up to find Brooke and Peyton staring at her with incandescent smiles on their faces.
"Isn't it obvious? I was reading this." She showed them the front cover of the novel that read 'The Fault In The Stars by John Green' and placed it aside on the bed.
"I don't understand why you need to read that novel when there's already a movie based on it." Peyton commented and shook her head when Haley shrugged her shoulders.
"Is there any solid reason for your visit?"
"Wow. Somebody's in a good mood." Brooke whispered sarcastically but loud enough for Haley to hear. "Anyway-" she continued as a wide smile radiated her face, "-Lucas finally asked me out and we'll be going to prom together."
"Oh thank God, he finally asked you out. You guys have been driving me sick for the past few weeks by throwing sweet and flirty comments at each other." Seeing the funny pout on Brooke's face, Haley dragged herself forward and surprised the brunette with a hug.
"Congratulations."
"Thanks." Brooke smiled a dazzling smile. That same smile changed into laughter when Peyton hugged her from behind and she found herself sandwiched between the two giggling girls.
"So, what about you?" Haley asked after breaking apart from their never ending hug, her eyes boring into Peyton's, who was trying very hard to appear baffled.
"What do you mean?"
Peyton asked back innocently while Brooke's eyes travelled between the two girls in confusion.
"Peyton, my friend, I've got my eyes everywhere. Do you think I don't know what's going on between you and Jake?" Haley asked raising her eyebrows in challenge.
"Where...wh...how do you...-"
Haley chuckled quietly as she took in the look of horror and shock on her friend's face. She heard Brooke gasp next to her, her green emerald eyes bulging out of her sockets.
"Come on now. Spill."
Peyton fell back on the bed with a giddy smile and sensed Haley and Brooke lie in the same position on either side of her face.
"He kissed me earlier today." She looked to her left at Brooke who looked stunned, then right at Haley who smiled and finally back at the ceiling. "I like him a lot and he asked me to be his date at the prom and...uh...and also his girlfriend." Peyton revealed timidly, her cheeks flushing crimson red.
"Wow. So you guys are together now?" Brooke asked as she digested the news of latest development in her friend's life who nodded in response.
"What is it with everyone confessing their feelings for each other and ending up being a couple?" Haley pouted looking across to the two girls giving her a look of sympathy.
"Clay is still single." Peyton said, trying to cheer up the brooding girl.
"Not anymore." Brooke informed and went on to explain further. "I saw him and Sara sucking faces in the school hallway yesterday."
"So to summarise everything in short, I've got no date for the prom which is in another week. Great!" Haley groaned burying her face in the fluffy square shaped cushion.
"Hey don't be like that. I'm sure there are guys out there who would love to take you as their date." Brooke schuffled forward and rolled Haley on her back.
"In fact, the other day Chase asked me if you had a date. He said that he was interested in taking you to the prom." Peyton revealed with a bright smile planted on her face.
"Chase from the 'Clean Teens'?" Haley and Brooke asked in unison and received a nod from the laughing blonde haired girl.
"That guy is really cute. If I didn't like Lucas, I would have gone for him in a heartbeat." Brooke confessed dreamily.
"I don't wanna go with anyone but Nathan." Haley blurted out tersely and then covered her mouth with both her hands, shocked and horrified at what she had just said.
"But he is already going with Alex. His girlfriend, remember?" Brooke reminded her while lightly knocking on the crown of her head.
"Yeah. I know. You don't need to remind me of that fact."
"What's going on with you? You've been sulking and moping since Nathan and Alex got together. Don't you like Alex?" Peyton questioned while narrowing her eyes, a suspicion growing in her head.
"The only time I ever spoke with Alex was when Nathan introduced her to us...as his...girlfriend." She paused to take a long breath and continued speaking. "Nathan and I haven't spent any time together since he got together with Alex. He'd never had a girlfriend before and before Alex he'd spent almost the whole day with us and now...now we don't even see him properly even when we go to the same fricking high school. It's like he's forgotten all of us, forgotten me. He hasn't called me, not even a single text with just a smiley or a short goodbye and every time I try his phone, I get a voicemail. I feel so hurt that he won't even stop by and check how I'm doing or if I'm still alive in this world." Haley finished her long rant with a painful whimper, tears flowing like a stream of river down her reddened cheeks. She didn't even realize that she was crying until she felt a soft hand wiping the sticky wetness away from her face.
"God, Haley! Why didn't you tell us about this? You are so damn affected by Nathan and Alex's relationship-" Brooke stopped and replayed everything that Haley had just confessed and in a split second, as fast as a lightning, something clicked in her mind. Something huge. Mega hugr. The brunette glanced with impeccably wide eyes at Peyton who had the same reaction etched on her face. Both of them turned to look at the girl who was already staring back at them with a sad smile.
"You've got feelings for Nathan." Peyton stated softly, drawing out a long breath.
"I love him, guys. I always have." Haley revealed, wiping her eyes with the back of her hands.
"Then why didn't you ever tell him about your feelings? And all this time, you've been hiding this from us? Keeping it to yourself and crying your heart out, all alone. Hales, we've known you since middle school and...and how could we possibly miss all of this?" Brooke questioned Peyton, her eyes welling up with tears.
"I guess I'm an outstanding actor." Haley spoke into the quiet room, trying to lighten up the tension filled atmosphere. "It isn't any of your fault guys. I've never talked about it with anyone until now. I just couldn't keep it inside of me anymore. I needed to get it all out. To be honest, I feel hundred times better now that I've told you guys." Haley smiled genuinely as she took Brooke's left and Peyton's right hand in hers.
"I wish you'd told us before Alex ever got into the picture. We would have done anything and everything to get you and Nathan together. To be honest Hales, I always felt that you guys looked perfect. The way you guys keep fighting and then end up hugging each other, it's-"
Peyton trailed off as Haley shook her head.
"It doesn't matter 'cause he doesn't feel that way about me and probably never will. He's got Alex now and she makes him happy, really happy. You know, I'd planned about confessing to him about my feelings a couple of time but the thought of him rejecting me... I couldn't have dealt with it. But now this, seeing him with another girl, it hurts million times more." The tears reappeared again and she laughed feeling pathetic at her current state.
"Ssshhhh...Don't cry Hales. It's gonna be okay." Brooke whispered as Haley rested her head on her shoulder while Peyton ran soothing circles across her back, trying to comfort the crying girl.
"I'm such a basket case." Haley chuckled quietly through her tears. "I'm crying my heart out over here while Nathan is out there somewhere with his girlfriend, probably having the best time of his life."