Hi Everyone! I am SOOOOO sorry that I haven't updated in such a long time, but I've been extremely busy the last couple of months. I have a few more chapters already written so if you are still interested PLEASE review so I know I haven't lost you! :)

Except a LOT of interesting plot twists in chapters to come :)

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- Bethie

The slim brunette paced the living room, green facial cream still covered her ivory skin and her pink fluffy slippers bounced with every step, "I mean seriously Haley! I think we're gonna have a night of pigging out on ice cream and you telling me the hot Nathan sex you had and…instead I'm mortified!"

"Aren't we being just a TAD over-dramatic?" Haley rolled her eyes playfully as she sat on the couch watching her best friend throw her tantrum.

Brooke finally collapsed in the nearby wicker chair and covered her face with her hands, "I hate my life." She simply stated.

Haley chuckled as she rose to her feet and walked over to where her friend was having her meltdown. She offered a comforting hand on Brooke's shoulder, "I tell you what, to make up for my HIDEOUS behavior…I'll grab the ice cream and give you every dirty detail."

Brooke parted her fingers slowly and turned to face Haley without completely moving her hands, "Like…how many times he kissed you dirty…orrrr what's hiding underneath his jersey dirty?"

Haley playfully slapped her, "You really are incredible" she laughed as she made her way into the kitchen. Before Brooke could respond with her normal sarcastic retort, Haley's irritation could be heard, "Brooke!"

Brooke silently cursed herself for forgetting about cleaning the kitchen. She sheepishly rose for her seat and tried to tip-toe down the hallway to the bedroom when the kitchen door swiveled open, "HOLD IT!"

Brooke quietly scolded herself as she turned around to find her roommate holding one of the many dishes from the kitchen, "See what had happened was-"

Haley growled at her as she through a hand towel Brooke's way, "I'll wash…you dry." Haley turned on her heel back into the kitchen.

Brooke followed her in, rambling "See this is what I'm talking about Team Wor-" The kitchen door swiveled back towards Brooke, nearly hitting her nose,"Hey! Now that was just uncalled for!" Brooke yelled pushing the door and walking into the kitchen, "I'm telling you this dirty stuff better be worth it!"

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The next morning Haley woke to the sound of what seemed to be the walls crashing in. She lifted her head from her twin mattress and looked to the other side of the room where her roommate usually slept. Surprised to find the bed empty she did what any reasonable person did at 8:30 in the morning... She yelled. "Brooke!"

No response. Just noise.

"Brooke!"

Nothing.

Haley let out an aggravated sigh and threw her pillow from behind her head before getting up. She stormed down the hallway, "Brooke! What the hell-" Haley stopped mid stride. The sight in front of her was too amusing. There was Brooke sitting on a dining room chair, hitting the fire escape with a broom.

"What…are…you…doing?" Haley managed to get out through her laughter.

Brooke turned to her with a pleading look, "I just wanted sleep…that's all…but this DAMN BIRD WON'T SHUT UP."

Just then Haley heard the chirp of Brooke's new nemesis.

"Tweet, tweet…tweet, tweet" Brooke mocked, "SHUT UP!" She shouted at the small creature, "I keep hitting the railing with the broom…but…it..just…won't…go…away…"

"How long have you been out here? I didn't hear anything…"

"That's because you never do, Sleep-like-a-dead-person Girl."

"Seriously?" Haley questioned dryly.

"I'm tired. What do you want from me?"

Haley just shook her hand, "I need to get in the shower…then call Nathan…"

"Ooo…Mr. I can make Haley-James do things th-"

"Brooke!"

"Well you were the one who said he could…"

Haley decided to let her have the last word, she just didn't have the energy this morning.

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Haley walked up the staircase to his apartment, she had decided instead of a phone call she would surprise him. She walked up to the door smiling, but the closer she got, the more her smile faded. The sounds coming from his apartment were definitely not what Haley wanted to hear. She held up her hand hesitantly to knock but the moans just kept getting louder.

This wasn't happening.

She lowered her hand and was about to walk away when the anger built up inside her, there was no way he was going to treat her like this. After everything they had been through. Hell no. She raised her hand once more and angrily pounded on the hard wood. The moans ceased and Haley could hear footsteps coming towards her. As the door opened Haley's word's already were escaping her mouth, "You son-of-a BIT-" She stopped. The muscles standing in front of her…were not that of Nathan's. Though he stood with only a sheet wrapped around his body, she could recognize the smirk that formed at his lips.

"Can I help you?" The mysterious man questioned.

Haley could feel her cheeks turning a deep shade of red as she tried to come up with an answer, "I-ah-I was-…"

"Damn it Cooper!" A loud voice came from behind her.

As she turned she saw Nathan walking up the stairs, basketball in hand. He smiled down at her for a second, "Morning Hales." He gently kissed her forehead before his smile faded and he turned his attention back to the man in his doorway, "Put some damn clothes on will you!"

Nathan threw the basketball his way and as Cooper caught it, the sheet fell.

"Oh god." Haley quickly covered her eyes and Nathan's just hung his head.

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After Cooper's "friend" had left the three of them sat around the kitchen in a fit of laughter. "Nate…what can I say…"

"Ya, ya Coop…you had a need." Nathan took a sip of his coffee and just shook his head.

Cooper jumped on the counter, mouth full of a donut, "So Haley right?"

"That's right." Haley smiled.

"Well my knucklehead of a nephew never said you were…so…"

"Watch it." Nathan warned.

"Alright…alright…" He jumped off the counter and clapped his hands together, "Well, I'll leave you to at it…I'm gonna hit the shower."

Nathan and Haley watched him walk out of the kitchen before the both of them began to laugh again, "Seriously Haley, I'm so sorry. He just showed up at the apartment last night."

Haley rose from her chair and made her way over to Nathan's side of the table, "You're just lucky it was him I found…"

He grabbed her waist and pulled her down on his lap, gently kissing her "You know you don't have to worry about that."

Haley wrapped her arms around his neck, "I better not…" She kissed him again.

"I missed you last night, that bed just isn't the same anymore without you in it."

Haley ran her fingers through his dark locks, "I missed you too…"

"Do you want to go somewhere with me today?"

Haley's eyebrows rose, "Depends where it is?"

He gave her short kisses, beginning on her lips and trailing down to her collar-bone, "That's half the surprise."

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"Nathan…" Haley looked at her surrounding in awe, "What is this?"

He gently placed his hand on her thigh, "You'll see…" He gave her a reassuring smile.

A petite brunette walked out from the double doors, "Mr. Scott? He'll see you now."

Nathan nodded in her direction, took Haley by the hand and followed the brunette into a large office. As they walked through the doors an elderly man turned while on the phone with a smile, he put a finger up to the couple while he closed the conversation, "Yup, ya I'll call you back later…alright, bye." His smile grew, "Nathan!"

"Whitey." The men walked towards each other and embraced, "Good to see you."

The men quickly separated, "You too son…you too." The man known as "Whitey" turned to Haley, "You must be Haley James, heard a lot about you." He reached out his hand to her.

She politely accepted the gesture, "Nice to meet you." Haley still had a look of confusion covering her face. Who was this man? Why had Nathan brought her here?

"Please sit…" Whitey offered the two chairs in front of his desk, "So Nate, I see the Knicks are doing quite well…"

"We're trying…" Nathan chuckled.

"It's good to see, definitely good to see…" He smiled once more before turning his attention back to Haley, "So now for the business at hand….you."

Haley pointed at herself, "Me?"

Nathan once again placed his hand on her thigh, "I told you it was a surprise."

"Nathan here tells me you are quite the little singer."

"Wh-Well..I…" Haley mumbled trying to find something, anything to say.

Whitey rose from his seat to stand in front of her, "Maybe Nathan should have properly introduced us, my name's Brian Durham…founder of Empire Records…but please call me Whitey."

"Ar-Are you serious?" Haley couldn't catch her breath.

Nathan leaned in to whisper in her ear, "I made a few phone calls…"

"See here me and Nathan's uncle go way back, I owe him a favor for when he helped me and my wife Camilla out a few moons ago. Now Nathan's never steered me in the wrong direction so if he says you got talent, I'm just gonna have to believe him until proven otherwise." He winked.

"But I don't have a demo or anything, the only places I've really played are just small clubs…I nev-"

"Now, Now…I think I can set something up for you." Whitey walked back around behind his desk and pressed the intercom button.

"Yes Mr. Durham?" His secretary answered.

"I need you to set up some studio time for me this afternoon…" Whitey looked to Haley, "Any particular time?"

Haley vigorously shook her head, "no" causing Whitey to chuckle, "First available."

"Absolutely Mr. Durham, I'll get right on it."

"Thank you Susan." Whitey clapped his hands together, "There it's settled."

Haley immediately rose to her feet, "Mr. Durham, I can't thank you enough…"

"Now, now…don't thank me until after I've heard the recording." He joked, "Now Nathan….take this girl to get something to eat, my treat…I'll call you when I have the time for you guys to come back."

"Thanks Whitey." The men hugged once more before leaving the office.

As soon as the doors closed Haley pulled Nathan into a deep kiss, "Thank You."

Nathan smiled as he pulled her closer to him, "Well if this is how you say "Thank You" I'll just have to do more things for you then."

Haley parted from him to look into his ocean eyes, "Seriously Nathan…Thank you."

He tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear, "You deserve better than that bar Haley. You deserve to do what you love…"

"I just-I can't believe it…when did-how did…"

"Like Whitey said…he's known my family for years, my Uncle Keith's a Doctor…when Whitey's wife Camilla had a heart attack a few years ago…my Uncle was the one on duty…now Keith has told him many time that it wasn't him that saved his wife…it was just the luck of the draw, but since then him and Keith have just always stayed in contact, helping each other out when they can."

"Wow…" Haley continued to look into his eyes, "I seriously though, can't thank you enough."

"I just thought it was time for you to be happy…forget about the past and to focus on the future…"

"That's exactly what I plan on doing…Come here." She pulled him down, he wrapped his arms around her waist, deepening the kiss.

Ok I know I know...not a WHOLE lot...but this chapter was much needed for where I'm taking the story...you'll find out in a few chapters...and its not quite what ya'll are probably thinking.

Again let me know! :)

- Bethie