Nick and Lucas were in Nick's room discussing what to do next with their little sister. "She's changed Nick. Ever since she's been back, she's not the same innocent Haley that we remember. I swear I'm going to beat this kid down when I meet him!"

Lucas was fuming and he sort of had a right to be. While helping Haley unpack, he found a few notes that friends at camp had written her. Being as overprotective as he was, of course he took them to read so he could keep track of his sister. "I want to throw up every time I read this shit," he screamed throwing a letter on the bed.

Glenda stayed silent as she read the letter:

Hales,

I was watching you cry tonight and I felt so bad because I knew that I could do nothing. I don't know how to help you, but I thought I'd write you something. Here is my feeble attempt to brighten your day. This is what I think of you: You are such a cool person. What I know of you, I love! After watching you have so much fun today, it hurt me to watch you cry. You are awesome! And your hair is beautiful. You made me feel so welcome when I first met and talked to you. You are so much fun. I loved being with you on the banana boat, and I have to say I loved tipping you over too. I need your e-mail and phone number too, this note is not the end of me. I want you to know again that you are awesome and I can see God in you. Don't ever get down on yourself!! God loves you! And so do many of your peers! Including me! Well, I hope this means something to you, and that it wasn't meaningless. I'm sorry and I'll miss you.

-Chase

"What's so bad about this?" Glenda asked when she finished reading the letter.

"That one's not bad," Lucas continued. "That just made me was to throw up. What kind of teenage boy writes like that? THIS is the one that makes me want to murder that boy," he said throwing another note onto the bed.

Smalls-

U r such a hooker! I love u 2 death. I seriously can't believe u went to 2nd base w/ Chase!!! U make me so proud. Don't worry about Kyle. I set him straight… if u know what I mean. He won't be bothering u 2 anymore. Ugh! This story is soooooo boring. I can't believe they make us sit thru these sob stories. Boo hoo. My life sucks. I'm fat. I'm ugly. Blah blah blah. Get over it, bitches! Jess is giving me the death stare right now, so I should prolly quit writing. LOVE LOVE LOVE u slut!

XOXO Rach

"Okay, maybe that one's a little bad. But how do you know this Rach girl didn't make it up?"

"Why would she make that up?" Nick asked.

"I don't know, but maybe you should talk to Haley before freaking out about it."

"Maybe you should butt out," Lucas snapped at Glenda.

"Luke, back off," Nick threatened. "She's right. We need to talk to Hales."


"Hey Hay Hay," Rachel said as she answered her phone.

"Rach. I'm having a crisis."

"How can I help?"

"Chase is taking me to the movies tonight and I don't know what to wear."

"You're going out with Chase?"

"Uh, yeah, remember, my boyfriend."

"Oh Hales, you have so much to learn…"

"What are you talking about Rachel?"

"You're not going out with Chase tonight. You're coming out with me and Julian."

"No, I told Chase I'd meet him at the movies."

"Hales, Chase is cute and all, but you can do so much better. We were stuck at camp with only a few boys to choose from, but now, we're out in the real world, babe. You can do so much better and tonight, we will find it for you. We'll pick you up in a few minutes. Love ya, mean it."

Rachel hung up before Haley could even protest. She was about to call Chase when her bedroom door sprang open.

"Haley, I'm so sorry, I tried to stop them, but your brothers…" before Glenda even finish the sentence Nick and Lucas busted into the room right after her.

"We need to talk," Lucas said as he closed the door behind him.

"Fine, but later. I'm going out tonight and I need to get ready."

"With Chase?"

"Well, I was… but my plans just changed so I'm going out with Rachel now. Why?"

"Yeah, like that's much better!" Lucas huffed.

"What is wrong with you?" Haley asked Lucas, confused.

"THIS is what's wrong with me," Lucas answered, waving the letters in the air.

Haley sent a quick look to Glenda and mouthed for her to get Quinn to help back her up. Turning back to her meddling brother, she grabbed the letters away from him and began screaming, "What are you doing going through my things?"

"I wasn't going through your things," he shouted back. "You forced me to help you unpack and that is how I found them. What the hell, Hales? When did you turn into some big slut?"

Just as the words left Lucas's mouth, Quinn walked through the door. "Lucas Eugene James. You did not just call your little sister a slut!"

"You bet your ass I did and if you read that shit, you would too."

"Like you're such a saint yourself Luke."

"What I do, has nothing to do with this," he shot back at Quinn. "Haley is fourteen years old. She does not need to be out there letting boys feel her up."

"Shut up, Luke!" Haley screamed as her face turned red with both embarrassment and anger.

"It is none of your business what she does, unless you'd like for her to know what you did while she was gone," Quinn threatened.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Lucas asked.

"You can think about how you've spent your spare time this summer. Would you really like your little sister to know what you've been doing?"

"You don't know what you're talking about."

"I'm pretty sure I do. Look Luke, I know a lot more people in this town than you think. Just because I didn't see it, doesn't mean it didn't happen."

"What are you talking about Quinn?" Haley asked.

"Nothing!" Lucas shouted. "She doesn't know what the hell she's talking about!"

"And neither do you, so leave her alone! She's a big girl and she can do whatever she wants."

"No, she is not!" Lucas screamed.

The honk of a car horn signaled to Haley that her friend was there to pick her up. Grabbing her purse, she ran out of the house, ignoring the sounds of her brother.


"You know I hate you, right?" Haley said as she jumped into the car.

"What did I do?" Rachel asked innocently.

"My brother found the note you wrote about me and Chase. I just got my ass handed to me by him."

"Whatever. He'll get over it. Hales, this is Julian."

"Hi, Julian. I've heard so much about you," Haley lied.

"Likewise," he said.

"So, where are we going tonight?" Haley asked.

"Concert. By the river."

"Who's playing?"

"Who cares? It's not like we'll remember it tomorrow," Rachel laughed as she took a sip of her drink. "Here, have some."

She handed the drink over to Haley who unknowingly took a big gulp of the substance. She started coughing, in an effort to not throw up the liquid. "Oh my God, Rach, what the hell is that?"

"SoCo and Coke."

"What?"

"Southern Comfort… it's whiskey, Hales," Rachel informed her.

"Thanks for the warning."

"Come on, Hales, it's me."

"Yeah, but I thought you said you quit all that."

"Yes, at camp, sweetie. You have got to learn the rules. Camp is not real life. Real life is oh so much better." Rachel took a long drink from her nalgene bottle and offered it back to Haley.

Looking at the drink cautiously for a second, Haley took it from Rachel and downed the rest of the drink.

"Nice…" Julian said, impressed with Haley's ability to chug.

If Lucas was so disappointed in her for what she did at camp, which was none of his business anyways, he sure as hell wouldn't be happy about this. Just another bonus of tonight. Another way to piss off her overprotective brother. Especially if he had some secret that he couldn't tell her. Screw him. "Got anymore?"


AN: So, Haley's taken her first real drink now with her new best friend. She also stood up Chase for their date, so who knows what will happen with them.

The letter was actually an old love letter I got when I was at camp my freshman year, so I can't take credit for the first letter. It's kind of lame, but you have to keep in mind it's from a 14 year old boy and they aren't so good at making words out of their feelings.

I've started a new story which is just this sped up to the Naley years. I'm not giving up on this story, my brain just isn't writing this part right now for some reason. I know where it's heading, so there will still be a few questions. If you're a Naley fan, you should check it out.