Author Notes: Hello all. I know I haven't updated 'You Found Me' in a million years and I know said that I wouldn't be coming back to the Promise-verse but I got this really fun idea for a sequel and I think you all will like it. Please let me know what you think. Especially if you think it sucks. LOL. Thanks to my partner in write OMGOTH23 for her help and input.

A Promise is Broken – Chapter 1 – It's not cheating if you are always alone…

Haley was sitting on the balcony of the house that she shared with her girlfriend Brooke Davis. They got together about six months ago and after all the drama that came with them getting together things had actually been quiet. Haley took a deep breath in and let out a sigh. She missed the old days. It used to feel like it was her and Brooke against the world. Now, she didn't know how to feel about anything. Haley pulled the hood of her old Keith Scott auto body sweatshirt over her shoulder length auburn colored hair. She curled herself into ball on the padded lawn chair and wrapped her arms around her legs.

"How did it get like this?" Haley mumbled as she pulled out her iPod and placed the buds inside of her ears. She kept turning the wheel until she landed on Oceanship's Hot Black. The song just seemed to fit the mood she was in right now. She felt like she was all over the place. She felt like she was losing the person that she had given her entire world up for.

She felt like she was losing Brooke Davis.

Haley took another deep slow breath in and out. She had been trying to keep herself from crying for the fourth straight time that day and she had read in a self-help book that deep breaths were a good way to stop yourself from having a breaking down.

"Bullshit." She grumbled as the tear slowly rolled down its way down her cheek again. This had been eating away at her for the last month. She had told herself that maybe they were finally settling to the groove that all couples settled into. And that even with a love that was as intense as theirs that things had to cool down at some point. Brooke was a busy woman. She was still in charge of Clothes over Bros. and she was still designing the majority of the fall line by herself. So of course there were going to be days when they couldn't be together. But in the last few weeks, it was starting to feel like Brooke didn't even want to around her anymore.

And it wasn't like Haley wasn't busy herself. She had been teaching full time and spending a lot of time in the studio with Peyton's new artist Mia Catalano. That did put a smile on her face in between the tears. When Nathan got drafted to the Lakers, he broke things off with Peyton, leaving her with the house because she needed a place to live. Peyton had ended up starting a record label and she found Mia playing back-up for a shitty bar band awhile back. She was so raw and unpolished but there was something there and Peyton knew that she couldn't get Mia to where she could be without help....

Three months ago…

Red Bedroom Studios….

"I am only here because Brooke asked me to come. You got five minutes." Haley said as she crossed her arms and stood defiantly in front of Peyton's desk. Brooke had given Peyton the money to start up the label under the condition that she and Peyton bury the axe. Nathan had been gone for a few weeks and now Peyton was all by herself again.

Peyton sighed knowing that this wasn't going to be easy; she didn't blame Haley for acting this way. If the tables were turned she would be the exact same way. "I know that our friendship isn't where it used to be but I really need your help."

"What could I possible help you with?" Haley said. All she could still see in her head was the image of Peyton fucking Nathan on the deck of the pool. She couldn't blame Peyton though. Haley could understand the weakness that all the girls in this town shared for the Scott Brothers. And she wasn't even upset about the sex thing anymore. After all Nathan dumped her too.

"It's a business favor," Peyton started hoping that she could somehow get Haley to help her out with Mia. "I found this new talent her name is Mia Catalano and she's good but she doesn't believe she can be great. And I guess she just reminded me of you when you first started singing and I was hoping that you could help her find her confidence."

Haley knew that Peyton had an ear for music and she hadn't seen this excited since she got Fall Out Boy to play Tric. She folded her arms and remembered that Peyton had always been a very good friend to her and to Brooke. And it was the least she could do for Peyton.

"Do you have a demo or something that I could listen to?"

"Is she here?" A voice said from behind Haley.

"You're looking at her," Peyton said with a smile. She knew how big a fan Mia was of Haley and just prayed that Haley wouldn't deny Mia any help.

"This is her?" Haley couldn't believe how much this girl reminded her of herself back when she first started high school. Actually the longer she looked at her the more she felt like she knew the girl. She had on a hoodie and a pair of faded jeans which was her uniform when she had started going to Tree Hill High. And she felt an instant connection between them even though they hadn't said one word to each other.

"Hi I'm Haley." She held her hand out for the girl to shake.

"I'm Mia," she spoke shyly taking her idols hand and giving it a slight shake.

Peyton smiled at the gesture and knew that this was the first step into something great.

"Oh my god, please tell me you aren't doing this again. Did you and Brooke have another fight?"

Haley sat up out of her ball and looked up to see that Mia had let herself into the house and was standing in front of her.

"Hey Mia. I see you let yourself in. Do you ever knock?" Haley said pulling out her headphones ignoring the comment about Brooke. She had actually gotten used to these evening visits of Mia's. She had actually started leaving the door unlocked for her. Part of her was glad that she was finally here.

"Would you have heard me even if I had?" Mia said placing her hands on her hips in a knowing fashion. She had seen Haley get into these moods before and knew the moment the headphones were on the world around her disappeared.

"Besides its fun sneaking up on your cute ass..."

"Cute? Please. I have been wearing these old sweatpants for days now." Haley said as she got up and walked back inside. Mia always seemed to be flirting with her. At first she was more subtle. Like she would throw little things out here and there but as soon as her first single (which Haley produced) became a hit, Mia's little comments became full on flirting. It made her feel good and strange at the same time. But that seemed to matter less and less to Haley as the days went by. Mia made her feel good and it was nice having someone paying attention to her. Her mind drifted once again to Brooke. Brooke used to make her special but now if they weren't staying away from each other, they were fighting. Like this morning…

Earlier today…

"It's my fucking job Haley! I have to go all over the country to keep this line going. The fashion line that got us this house and paid for those cars in the driveway!" Brooke shouted as she slammed her keys on the counter.

"I never see you anymore, Brooke! You are always gone! I can't remember the last time we fell asleep together!" Haley shouted back not backing down from her girlfriend.

"That is so bullshit Haley. You are gone almost as much as I am. Working on the imaginary record with that slutty girl that is always following you around." Brooke shot back.

"The only reason I am working with is because you told me to go talk Peyton! This doesn't have anything to do with Mia so leave her out of it!" Haley could feel herself getting more and more upset with every word.

"Fuck this. I don't have time for this shit today. I am going to the airport and I'll call you from New York." Brooke grabbed her suitcase from beside the counter and wheeled to the door.

"Why is this so hard?" Haley said softly as Brooke opened the door.

"The real world had to catch up with us sometime Haley. I'll call you when I land." Brooke closed the door and left Haley there all alone.

"Please, sweet cheeks like that can't be hidden under sweatpants, and I'll keep saying it until you get out of your head." Mia responded with a smirk, once you've seen that ass it is never gonna leave your mind no matter how long she wears sweatpants.

"So did you get anything done in the studio today?" Haley said trying to change the subject away from her ass. Ever since Mia found out that Haley had been spending more and more time alone at home she had been coming over every night. At first she was worried that Brooke might come home. But it didn't matter because it wasn't like she was cheating. And Brooke was coming home later and later.

"Eh things were recorded songs were sung no biggie," Mia shrugged not really wanting to talk about this with Haley. She knew that Haley had been having a rough time and she didn't feel right talking about her accomplishments in music when Haley's were being pushed to the side.

"It's nothing like going on a tour Miss Rock Star."

She loved the music connection that she had with Haley but it would be that much sweeter if Haley was able to get out of her funk and go after her own dreams.

"That was a lifetime ago. I barely remember any of the songs anymore..." Haley said. She hadn't thought about the tour in a long time. She did remember the rush of it.

Singing and playing her music.

Being happy.

Feeling alive.

"Yeah...not so much Miss Rock Star anymore." Haley sighed and leaned against the counter in the kitchen. Mia stood across from Haley still staring into her eyes. She was acting like she was still kinda star struck to be around her or something.

"You could be if you just got that ass of yours outta those damn sweatpants and put on that mini skirt of yours," Mia said with a snicker as she remembered the time she watched one of Haley's shows on YouTube.

"Mia..." Haley could feel her resolve weakening. She was so lonely and Brooke was never home.

All alone.

All the time.

How could she be in love with someone who barely acknowledged that she was alive? They never talked anymore. Whenever she tried say anything Brooke didn't even say anything most of the time. She would try and try to get Brooke to open up to her. But she was always so distant that she was tired of trying to make Brooke talk to her. It was making her feel like shit all the time.

And here was Mia. Beautiful young and sexy. And here she was throwing herself at her once again. She made Haley feel wanted. She came over every day and always tried to make Haley feel good. Or at least make her smile. She would say she looked nice. And she did this thing where even they had just left each other Mia would send her a quick little text message say she already missed her. Even though she never told Mia, those little messages got her through the day. But she still wasn't sure why the young songstress was so into her.

"What are you doing?"

"Just trying to get the old Haley back," Mia whispered into Haley's ear as she pinned the older girl against the counter by placing both hands on either side of Haley. She had this wicked grin on her lips and a gaze that felt like they were burning into her soul.

"Because she knew what it was like to have fun, she knew what it was like to be a rock star."

Haley felt her heartbeat quicken from the young girl being so close to her. Damn she was sexy. Her lips were so full and looked so soft. Her chest was far too big to be on a frame like hers. Her eyes were dark like Brooke's but seemed to sparkle whenever Haley looked at them. She could feel Mia's cool breath blowing on her cheek and it was making her body react in a way that she hadn't felt in a long time.

"You're meant to be on that stage singing your heart out not wallowing around this house," Mia whispered. She could tell that she was having an effect on the songstress. Sure the flirting was fun and something she couldn't control when around Haley but she really wanted all of this banter to convince Haley to go after her dream.

"You're voice wasn't meant to be silenced, it was meant to be heard." Mia left a chaste kiss on Haley's cheek. She let it linger a little longer than she should have but she wanted to feel Haley's skin against her lips. "And this body definitely wasn't meant to be wasted away waiting for someone that doesn't appreciate it."

Every one of Mia's words hit Haley in the heart. How could this girl who she had only known for a few weeks, know exactly what to say to her? She couldn't take it anymore. Maybe it was the loneliness. Maybe it was the way she looked or maybe she had fallen for Mia. Haley reached out and grabbed the girl by the wrist.

"Mia..." Haley whispered as she held the singer by her wrist.

Mia turned her head slowly not quite sure what Haley was going to do. She didn't know if she had crossed a line when she had kissed her. She knew that she was with Brooke but for the life of her Mia couldn't remember the last time she saw 'Baley' together.

Haley pulled her closer still. All she knew was that she wanted to kiss Mia. She felt like the rock star again. And she knew that the only way that she could be the rock star again. She let Mia's wrist go and stood chest to chest with her.

"Kiss me..." Haley half asked and half ordered.

"You sure about this? Because…" Mia asked. It took all her might to hold back but she knew that if she didn't the guilt would eat away at her for what she was about to do.

"I am so alone, Mia. All I want is to kiss you...I just want to feel again..." Haley whispered. The little space that was between them was so charged that Haley felt like her knees were going to buckle if something didn't happen soon. She couldn't believe that Mia was having this affect on her. This entire time she had be fighting the attraction when something so powerful was near her.

"And feel you shall," Mia smirked before closing that small remaining distance between their lips. The guilt she felt was instant, she's with Brooke you idiot! She'll never want this to be more than a onetime thing. The minute Brooke comes back into her life you'll be history. Her thoughts were being overwhelmed by her actions. That is until she felt Haley's soft lips move slowly against her own. Within an instant she was reciprocating Haley's movements and boy were they sweet movements.

Haley couldn't believe that this was happening to her. She was kissing Mia. Her full lips felt so good against hers. She heard Mia exhale as their lips opened and closed slowly against one other. She hadn't kissed anyone in what felt like a lifetime. Who knew that such a simple act like kissing could make her feel better than she had felt in months? She barely ever kissed Brooke anymore and if they did it was just for a little bit.

But this was kissing.

And Mia was into it. Haley placed her hands on the small of the slender girl's back. Mostly because she wasn't sure she was really there and secondly because she wanted Mia to be closer.

Just as Mia could feel herself about to deepen the kiss she heard the front door shut. Fuck! Why Brooke choose now to come home is beyond me? She doesn't care about Haley when she's alone but the second I get my chance she decides to grace us with her presence…FUCK! Pulling away rather roughly she stepped back ten feet making sure that there was no reason for Brooke to believe that she had been doing anything with Haley.

"Haley, I'm...oh. Mia. I see you are here again" Brooke said as she walked into the kitchen seemingly oblivious to the flush looks on both of the girls' faces.

"Hi Brooke," Mia said with a hesitant wave hoping that Brooke was oblivious to the kiss like she was to every other aspect of Haley's life.

"Hey Brooke" Haley whispered hoping that her girlfriend wouldn't notice that she was so worked up by the short kiss she had with Mia. But as usual Brooke came over to her and gave her the usual half a hug and kiss on the cheek.

"So what've you two been up to?" Brooke asked absentmindedly as she flipped through the mail. She didn't particularly care she just needed to keep up face in front of Mia.

"Mia just came by to let me know how today's session went." Haley said as she made eye contact with Mia once again. She could still feel those soft full lips on hers. And all she wanted was to have that feeling again.

"Yeah you know just music stuff," Mia replied nervously, since when do I get nervous? Maybe it's because you were just sucking face with her girlfriend dumbass.

"Peyton gets tired of hearing about a session especially if she's there while I'm recording."

"Sure, sure. Are you leaving now? Because I would like to spend some time with my girlfriend now." Brooke said still not looking up from the mail and sounding a little protective of Haley.

"Yeah I was just heading out," Mia smiled sadly over to Haley not really wanting to leave but knew that she had no right to go against Brooke's will.

"I'll see you later Haley. Bye Brooke."

Haley looked into Mia's eyes and mouthed the word 'Promise?'

'You know it,' Mia mouthed back with a smile and a wink.

As Mia left the house, Haley had no idea of the trouble that would come from that kiss…

To Be Continued….