LORELAI: Wait, what are you doing? I'm here, I'm standing, I used my yellow card!
KIRK: I win, I win! I win, I win, I win, I win!
LORELAI: You didn't win! I'm still here! Patty, where's Rory?
MISS PATTY: Oh, she ran off the floor a little while ago, honey.
LORELAI: What? No!
KIRK: Yes!
MISS PATTY: For the fifth year in a row, ladies and gentlemen, the marathon winner is Donna Delain and Kirk!
[Lorelai sees Rory across the gym, and she walks over to her]
LORELAI: Rory, what happened? Where did you go? [sees that Rory is crying] Oh, Rory, honey! Oh.
Nathan was sitting on the bed of his hotel room. After Haley had learned of the truth, she still didn't want anything to do with him. he couldn't bare it.
"Nathan, I will help you any way I can." Brooke said. She had her hand on her heart. "Is there anything you need me to do?"
"Well, all the plans are on Taylor's laptop. So if you could steal it for me, I would love that."
"Okay. But I don't know how I'll do it." Brooke sighed and tried to think of what she would do.
Haley was with her sister helping to make sure her wedding dress was perfect. But all she could think about was Nathan. "Haley." She still cared for Nathan; she just didn't think she could trust him just yet. "Haley." She hated Taylor right now. "Haley!"
Haley jumped. "What?"
"How do I look?" Vivian asked.
"Well I'll tell you what you don't look like; a backstabbing sister that had sex with my boyfriend two years ago."
"Wow, looks like you're still holding a grudge. Hope Taylor is in the line of duty when you become violent." Haley flashed her a sarcastic smile. "Sorry I can't kill her for you."
"That's fine. I want her death as slow and as painful as can be."
"You look serious about that."
"I am very serious." Haley said. "I hate Taylor so much."
Vivian took off her veil and carefully sat down on the big couch where Haley was sitting. "And this new attitude of yours doesn't have to do with the fact that Nathan tried to protect you."
Haley swallowed hard. "Nathan lied to me. I wouldn't feel this way if he actually told me the truth for once. And this is the truth. He doesn't care about me. He never did. He was just trying to get into my pants. And he didn't get what he wanted, so he went looking somewhere else."
Vivian stood up. "Okay, as much as I don't believe that; how do I look?"
Haley gestured to her sister to turn around. "You look like a bride."
"That's good. Because I'm going to be one next week. Now I don't mean to sound like a bridezilla, but I'm gonna need my little sis to help me with this wedding. And I don't want you to be angry at Taylor and Nathan when you're supposed to be checking flowers or something."
"I won't." Haley said. "I promise. But I can't help but think about them."
Vivian saw the look in her sister's eye. "You don't still have feelings for Nathan do you?"
Haley shook her head. "No. I don't think I ever did. He was just some guy."
"Okay." Vivian said and turned back to the dressing room.
When they were home, Haley went straight to her room and Vivian went into the kitchen where her husband to be was. She sat next to him and held his hand. "I'm worried about Haley."
"Me too." Cody said. "She really needs Nathan. And I wish I could help her with that."
Vivian nodded. "But now she knows the truth. She feels like Nathan betrayed her. And I feel like that too."
"You sleep with Nathan too?" Vivian gave him a glare. "Sorry. Listen, I am going to talk to Karen and see if she'll make our wedding cake. You can let her use your culinary kitchen."
"Okay. If her cake is as good as her brownies, I can't wait for the wedding cake."
Back at the hotel, Karen was talking with her son about his best friend. "So, how's Haley doing?"
Lucas sighed and blew his nose. "Haley is busy. She's working on the wedding. So that keeps her busy."
"I'm glad. She doesn't want to be just lying around and thinking about the break-up."
"Mom, what she needs is Nathan." Lucas knew that that's what she needed. Haley needed Nathan. And Nathan needed Haley. They needed each other.
Peyton came in and sat on the bed next to Karen. "Lucas, Haley just called. She sounded really upset. I feel we should go over there and cheer her up."
"Okay, if you say so." Lucas got up and kissed his mother goodbye and left with Peyton.
"Hey." Haley said when she saw Lucas pull up. She gave him a hug and wouldn't let go. "Vivian made me talk about Nathan."
Lucas rubbed Haley's back. "Let's talk inside."
"Okay." Brooke said. She had finally figured out a way to take Taylor's laptop. She knocked on the door. Vivian opened the door.
"Hi Brooke. What are you doing here?"
"I need Taylor's laptop."
"Okay." Vivian was confused. She didn't know why Brooke needed it. "Why do you need it?"
Brooke didn't know if she should tell her, but figured if she was getting what Nathan needed, she'd do anything for it."
"If I tell you something, will you promise not to tell Haley?" Vivian nodded. She gestured for Brooke to come in.
Brooke sat down on the sofa and grabbed a cookie that was on the coffee table. She took a bite. "You cannot under any circumstances tell Haley. Nathan would kill me if she were to find out."
"Wait, Nathan?" Vivian had her hand on Brooke's arm.
"Yeah, Nathan. He— he's in love with Haley. And he has this big plan. He wants to tell her in this romantic way. And the plans are on Taylor's computer."
"Is that what they were doing?" Brooke nodded. "Okay. I'll get the computer." Vivian got up to go get the computer."
NEXT CHAPTER:
BROOKE HITS A SNAG ON THE COMPUTER
HALEY FLIRTS WITH THE BEST MAN
VIVIAN HITS A SNAG IN HER WEDDING
