Julie and Austin are sitting on Edie's couch while Edie stands.

Edie: "Have you lost your mind? I am not getting you the pill."

Austin: "Aunt Edie, Julie and I are in love."

Edie: "Oh, please. It's not love you're feeling. It's hormones."

Austin: "That's not true."

Edie: "Okay, fine. If you want to...express your love, you don't need to go all the way. Kiss. Touch. Rub. I mean, whatever happened to heavy petting? It's so underrated."

Austin: "That's your advice?"

Edie: "Well, I'm sorry. I've never been good at getting people not to have sex."

Julie: "So you're not gonna help us?"

Edie: "Julie, if I do this, your mother would have my head. You should be talking to her.

Julie: "I can't talk to her. The whole idea of this completely freaks her out. She started screaming 'sex kills.'"

Edie: "Hmm, so now it's all in my lap. God, she pisses me off. Look, how about I spring for a box of condoms? Will that get you two off my back?"

Julie: "Condoms are only eighty-five percent effective."

Edie: "Is that true? Damn. I thought I could coast all the way to menopause."

Austin: "Look, we're gonna have sex whether you help us or not."

Julie: "We're just trying to be responsible."

Edie: "Hmm. All right. But just so you know, the responsible thing is to abstain from sex and focus on your studies. There. I said it out loud, just in case anybody asks."

Haley did not want to have this conversation with her mother. She was dreading it. But she was a minor and she needed to talk with her mother. "Mom." She said. She sat down at the kitchen table and folded her hands. "Mom, I'm sorry about what I said. I was just angry. And I was scared to be and older sister. But now, I can't be scared or hurt. I need to grow up."

Lydia held hands with her youngest daughter. "What do you need to talk about?"

"Birth control." Haley whispered. "Nathan and I have been getting more and more hot and heavy. And I feel like it would be in my best interest to go on birth control. Now if I do go on it, doesn't mean I am going to have sex, it's a just in case." Haley explained.

"Okay." Lydia said. Even though it was tearing her up inside to see her youngest growing up, she was glad Haley was coming to her. "Okay."

"Mom, do you think Eddie is gonna— I don't know. Do something? To get me back I mean."

"Yeah, I do." Haley's face fell. "He loves you Haley-bob, and he would do anything to get you back." Haley looked down and placed her head on the table and groaned. "But it'll pass. Just like my morning sickness." Her mother laughed when Haley fake gagged.

"Mom, please don't talk about your pregnancy systems. It's really embarrassing having a mother in her forties pregnant."

"I'm sorry that your father and I still have sex but—"

Haley covered her ears and groaned. "Mom. Mom. Mom. Mommy. God help me but stop talking about your sex life. I don't have one, so I don't want to be hearing about yours."

"I'm sorry sweetie. But it's true."

"Even though, it may, I really don't want to hear about it."

"Okay sweetie." Lydia said. She got up and headed upstairs. Haley was left downstairs with her thoughts about her parents' sex life and Eddie.

Haley went up to her room and saw her brother in her room. "I don't know you." Haley looked at her brother with sad eyes. His back was toward her.

"How so?" She asked. She stepped more into the room.

"I've just realized that I don't know my sister." He turned around and looked at his sister.

"You do know me." Haley protested calmly."

"No I don't." He shook his head. "You— you have this whole other life. I mean, you have a boyfriend that you're getting all hot and heavy with."

"Is this about Eddie? Is this because he talked to you?"

"This has nothing to do with Eddie. It has to do with us. Brother and sister. I don't know you."

Haley nodded. "Tell you what? We can go to the beach and we can get to know each other. And if you want, Nathan can come."

Matt nodded. "Okay. I'd like that. Nathan can come too. I'd like to get to know him better."

Haley swallowed her saliva and she watched her brother walk past her. She closed her door. She called up Nathan.

"Hello, Timster here." Haley was surprised to hear Tim's voice. She then heard Nathan's voice. "Tim, if that's Haley, your fuckn' dead. Hey Haley."

"Hi, honey. How's Tim doing?"

"He's just leaving."

"Okay. Haley said. "Listen, I want to know if you can spend the day at the beach with me tomorrow." Haley knew he was going to say yes.

"Hell yes. You in a bikini, I'd love to see that."

"Down boy. My brother will be there. No hound dogs aloud. And plus I don't own a bikini."

"It's okay baby, I'll buy you one."

"Let me think about it." She pause for a few moments before answering. "I don't think so. You're just gonna have to love me just the way I am."

"Fine." Nathan whined. "But I'm gonna kiss you a lot and get you wet."

Haley just rolled her eyes and eyed her bathing suit in front on her. It wasn't really revealing and then a thought popped into her head. "I'm sure you'll enjoy it. But did I mention that my brother will be there?"

"Yes you have. But my answer is still yes. I love you Haley James."

Haley couldn't help but smile. "I love you too Nathan Scott. I always will."

"I hope your brother says the same thing."

"I'm sure he will. Hopefully not like I do. Although, that would explain a lot." Haley quirped. She honed in on the phone to see if Nathan was still there. "Babe- baby. Nathan are you there?" She jumped when she heard his voice again.

"Tim, get the hell out of my shower and cover up." Haley laughed into the phone. "You think that's funny? I've officially seen Tin's junk. And it is what it is; junk."

"Sorry about that. Listen I have to go. I just got an idea for a novel and I have to start writing before I forget it."

"Okay." Nathan said. He knew his girl had always had a fling with writing but lately she had been crazy with it.

"Josie called me. She told me she wants to date you. And her mother and father approve. Lucky man you are." Matt said in the living room. He looked over at his friend. "What are you gonna do about it?"

"Nothing; I don't like her. I'm in love with Haley. I want Haley."

"You can't have her. She's with Nathan."

"I know. I just need to find a way around it."

Back in her room, Haley wasn't writing a story, she was online shopping. She had made her own decision. She was going to have sex with Nathan Scott.

NEXT CHAPTER:

NATHAN, HALEY, AND MATT GO TO THE BEACH

BROOKE TALKS WITH HALEY ABOUT BIRTH CONTROL

HALEY TALKS WITH NATHAN

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