AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hey guys! I am back with another update. This is my third update in 24 hours. But, all the kind reviews are making me so inspired to write. Thanks for anyone who did review and/or favorited my story. It makes me so happy that people like my story. This chapter is a little longer than the other ones to make up for Chapter 2. Anyways. Have fun reading! Enjoy! (:

Haley walked into the living room of her beach house to find Lucas lounging on her couch watching basketball.

"Luke can you live without basketball for one second of your life. I'm having a bad day and I was to go down to the beach and relax. You wanna come?"

"I totally can live without basketball for one second and if your going to be 'Oscar the Grouch' I don't want to go anywhere with you."

"Fine. I'm sorry. Come to the beach, now?" Haley said with her puppy dog face.

"Okay, anything for my illegitament little sister."

"Yay! Let's go." Haley grabbed Lucas' hand and pulled him off the couch with all the strength her body had and dragged him towards the front door.

"Hales, I need to go to my house for a second and get my trunks on. I'll be there in two seconds."

"Alright." Haley sighed.

As she waited in between the two houses she just thought about Brooke; Nathan's new girlfriend. She didn't hate her. Haley envied her. She was beautiful and she had Nathan. Two things Haley thought she didn't have.

"Hi Haley."

Haley turned around to see a girl with long brown hair and hazel eyes staring at her.

"Oh, hi Brooke." Haley said with a smile. "I'm sorry about earlier."

"I was actually going to say the same thing."

"What are you sorry about?" This is the second time today Haley had to ask someone that.

"I'm sorry for imposing. I didn't know about you and Nathan or how much summer means to you, Nathan and Luke. I feel bad for ruining the bond you three had. You don't understand how much those boys love you." Brooke said with a weak smile as her eyes were glazed with tears. "I'm so sorry."

"Aw, Brooke. It's not your fault at all." Haley pull the taller girl in for a hug. "Don't worry about imposing. If Nate and Luke love you enough to bring you here. You must be awesome. So I think once me and you get a little closer we could be great friends and maybe you can become a part of this tradition."

"Thank you Haley. I think we could be great friends too. Do you want to go do something?" Brooke said pulling away from the hug.

"Well me and Luke were going to go down to the beach. You can come too."

"I'd love to. I'll be right back. Oh and Haley?"

"Yeah."

"Should I invite Nathan?"

No. "Sure why not? The more the merrier right?" Haley said with a smile.

"Yeah. I'll be out in five minutes."

"Okay."

As Brooke walked inside Haley couldn't help but think. Why did I let him come he hurt me so bad. And I'm letting him come and 'hang out'? Why do I always forgive the people who hurt me. oh yeah, because Haley James is a 'nice girl' and that's why everyone stomps all over her.

"Uh Hales. You okay you're zoned out."

"Oh yeah I'm fine, Luke."

"Oh okay. Want to go to the beach now."

"No. We have to wait for Brooke and Nathan. Me and Brooke talked and she seems nice so I invited her and Nathan."

"I'm proud of you Hales."

"Yeah, I'm proud of me too."

The four teens were at the beach sitting on chairs with Nathan and Lucas on the ends and the girls in the middle. Brooke really wanted to go in the ocean.

"You guys want to go in the ocean.?"

"Sorry Brooke, I'm not a huge fan of the water." Haley said with an apologetic smile.

"I don't want to get wet. Sorry Brooke." Nathan said as he turned back to his Sports Illustrated magazine.

Brooke began to pout.

"I would mind going for a swim." Lucas said, standing up and giving Brooke one of those signiture Scott smirks.

"Thanks Luke! Lets go." Brooke exclamed as she ran down the beach with Lucas not far behind her.

After a couple minutes of awkward silence.

"And then there were two." Nathan said, still reading his magazine.

Unfortunatlly. "Yup." Haley said popping the P.

Haley couldn't help looking over at the shirtless blue eyed boy, a seat away from her. Why is he making this so hard?

Nathan slap his magazine shut noticing Haley jump. Oh what the hell, go for it Nate. Nathan slid himself into the chair seperating Haley and him. Then, turning to her and giving her one of those crooked smiles that make her blush.

"Hey Hales."

"Uh, hello Nathan."

"So how are you?"

"Great." Haley said sarcasticlly.

"Oh, same." Nathan said in the same tone as Haley.

"Nathan what do you want?"

"You."

"That's not fair Nathan! You have a girlfriend. A very nice one, I might add. So, don't flirt with me and use all your cheesy 'pick up lines' to make me not hate you anymore."

"Hales-"

"What!"

"I'm trying to apologize."

"Well, you're doing a hell of a job."

"Hales, I'm sorry okay! I'm sorry I have a girlfriend and that I brought her here. I know this is our tradition but, Haley. You have to admit nothing was going to happen between us. It's been 10 long ass years! And nothing has happend yet."

"Nothing has happend? Nathan, me and you kissed when we were 10 years old. And then again when we were 13. Was that nothing to you? Because it was a hell of a lot to me. You are the only boy I've ever kissed and you want to know why? Because I've been waiting for a someday that you promised me when we were 13 years old!"

-flashback-

Nathan and Haley were lying on their towels on the beach. It was the last night of summer before their high school year.

"I don't want summer to end Hales."

"You say that every summer, Nate. But, as I always say. We'll be back here next year and the year after that."

"Yeah I guess so. But, this year is highschool and I know their are going to be more guys for you to like and I don't want to lose you Hales."

"You won't lose me Nathan. I'm always going to be the same old Haley I've always been. I don't need any boys. Other than you."

"I hope so. Because someday, I can see us back here completely in love with eachother just like Karen and Keith on their wedding day."

"Do you mean that Nathan?"

"Yeah."

I tear fell from Haley's eye as Nathan rolled over to her and kissed her softly on the lips.

-flashback ended-

"Hales I didn't know you still wanted that." Nathan whispered.

"Nathan, I've always wanted that since I was 8 years old." And with that Haley got up and walked away.

Hey I hoped you enjoyed! This one was pretty long. I am sorry if Haley got a little confusing with her emotions towards Nathan. For her it's like "He broke my heart , but I still love him" If anything else confused you pm or review me your questions. (:

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