Season Three Revised

By: TracyCook

Disclaimer: I own nothing. These character belong to the creator of One Tree Hill.

Couple: Haley/Brooke

Rating: M

Authors Note:

Chapter 11

Problems Made Right

Haley had been out all night and Brooke had no idea where she could be. Okay that was a lie; the brunette had every idea of where she could be, she was with Nathan. That thought was simply unsettling to her. She had avoided getting jealous when the blonde's husband had called and asked her to come over, because she had figured that it would be a good time for her to tell him that she no longer wanted to be with him. It was exciting to get to start a whole new relationship with the singer even if it meant the boys that they had loved hating them. Yet, Haley seemed to have other ideas seeing as it was almost ten in the morning and she was nowhere to be found.

Brooke and Nathan were very similar in ways, even more ways now than they used to be. And the brunette knew that if the woman she loved had told him that they would be ending their marriage for good the young man would have never been alright with it. There was no way that she told him.

Sleeping last night had not been easy for the diva. She was riddled with worry and anxiety; the same question had continued to repeat in her head. 'Am I going to lose her?' She had done a lot for this relationship to work out, she had done her part and told Lucas she was through and the blonde could not seem to do the same.

Deciding to worry her mind with something else she pulled her laptop onto her lap and opened it looking up the site for her clothes. Mouth had said it would go live at ten so it should be up and running and she was excited to see if anyone wanted her designs. Seeing there were thirteen orders already the excitement behind hazel eyes dulled. 'How the hell am I going to make thirteen—No sixteen, dresses!' As Brooke clicked it again it moved up even further to nineteen orders and it had only been approximately thirty minutes since it opened.

"Oh god… no." The brunette whimpered out as she closed the laptop and hastily dialed the number for Mouth telling him to hurry over to fix the site. After calling her friend she tried to once again call Haley to no avail. She was growing insanely nervous and jealous.

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Nathan had not been there when Haley had awoken in his bed, all that was there with her was a cell phone with over twenty missed calls from Brooke and her naked body wrapped up in the blanket that smelled of her husband. The scent mixed with her own regret practically made her sick to her stomach. 'How could I be so stupid?'

She remembered the athlete last night after he had kissed her he had thanked her for being there for him, saying that all his life he had no one, and that since she had come in his life she was the only one who he could always count on to be there. It had been too much, she knew better. Now she knew so even more than she had the night before as she looked over Brooke's name in her cell phone. It was practically taunting her.

To make things even worse Dan had interrupted her as she was staring at her phone and teased her about how unimportant she was to Nathan. Basically she was feeling like shit right about now as she headed back to her and Brooke's apartment.

The worry that Haley was feeling bubble inside of her was practically suffocating her as she walked down the street. Her heart was pounding almost painfully against her ribs, and her mind was on overdrive. How was she going to explain this to Brooke? How was she going to explain this to Nathan? How could she have been so stupid to give in instead of just telling him the truth? She knew that she had made a huge mistake; all that she could do now was fix it.

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"Where were you last night?" Brooke questioned her voice deep and agitated as she carried the laptop into the kitchen area of their apartment setting it down on the island and looking across the island at the blonde who was sitting on one of the stools looking almost too guilty. It only fueled the diva's suspicions about what had happened the night before and this caused her heart to race and her body to heat up.

"Oh uh… well." Haley started quietly, not really wanting to explain what had happened.

"Well?" The brunette questioned quickly, hazel eyes looking her over.

Not knowing what to say, brown eyes looked away from prying hazel to her fingers as she fidgeted uncomfortably. Going over the words that she could say in her mind she tried to find the confidence to speak, when she had not spoken Brooke decided to interrupt her train of thought with the last words she wanted to hear.

"Were you at Nathan's place?"

Closing her eyes the blonde felt her heart leap at the question. "Yes." She said shamefully in a cracking voice as her eyes started to water.

The brunette had started to pace around the kitchen as she placed her manicured nails to her forehead in frustration and tried to think of a rational reason the woman she loved would have been at Nathan's house all night. The only thought that seemed rational was not the one she cared to ask. "Did you tell him about us?"

Groaning out Haley stood from the stool throwing her hands down on the countertop as she said loudly "No, Brooke! I didn't." Her voice softened and she turned away from the beautiful woman as she admitted what had really happened. "He told me that I was the only one who he could count on and he kissed me… and we—"

Even though Brooke did not need to hear the rest of the sentence because she already had filled in the blanks, she was still angered when Mouth made his way into the house. Yes, she wanted him to fix the site and her extra worries, but she also wanted the blonde to admit to what she had done. Leaving the sentence incomplete for whatever reason only added to her anxiety.

"To be continued." She stated before sending one last glare in the tutor's direction then looked toward Mouth. "Okay Mouth you didn't exactly break any speed records driving over here you know?"

Haley could tell that the brunette was taking her anger out on the innocent bystander as well as herself; it was something that the cheerleader often did. When she was upset with something she ignored it and focused on something else becoming angry with everyone around her. Honestly the blonde wished that Mouth had been just a little later so that they could have finished the conversation. She hated leaving problems unresolved.

"You called me seventeen minutes ago and I drive a bicycle Brooke."

"Well, I'm fresh out of metals." Her raspy voice was practically shaking with anger as she stated this. "Now, get over here because I need you to fix this stupid website."

"It was supposed to go live an hour ago" He said looking over the computer with confused eyes, everything appeared to be going just as they had planned. Perhaps even better than they had planned.

"Ohh it's live!" She said throwing up her hands as she started to pace the kitchen much as she had done moments before. The blonde assumed it was a nervous or angry habit of the other woman.

"So, what's the problem?" Mouth questioned.

"Well there are plenty of problems in this room." She spat glaring over at Haley with hazel eyes only earning a sigh from the blonde who was now looking away from her again. "But click on the orders." She finished pointing to the computer.

As Mouth did this a smile formed on his face. "Thirty-four orders? Brooke that's great!"

"Hold the enthusiasm, click it again."

"Make that thirty-six orders!"

"Brooke, thirty-six orders is incredible!" The singer interjected from the other side of the island, wearing both a shocked and excited look on her face. She was so proud that things were going well for Brooke.

"Haley! I can't make thirty-six dresses that fast, I can't make six dresses that fast!"

"Wait? What did you think was going to happen?" Haley questioned raising an eyebrow and catching hazel eyes with brown.

Obviously allowing the stress and anxiety of this situation to mingle with the other problems in her life, Brooke had no idea how to deal with it all. Her mind and heart had been working overtime lately, and everything was like an emotional roller-coaster. One moment things were going great and the next they were flying off the rails and crashing to the ground. "I don't know! I didn't think people were actually gonna order anything and if they did I figured they'd just order stuff I already made. Stupid idea?"

The brunette looked so vulnerable in that moment as she squinted her eyes and smiled nervously, it was almost cute how naïve she was. She always jumped into things without being prepared, unlike the singer who usually had things planned out. The only way that Haley could respond to the question was to laugh and shake her head in disbelief at the diva.

Any laughter that had been echoing through the kitchen was quickly silenced by the deathly serious tone that the brunette held as she spoke. "Not the most stupid idea of the night though."

The blonde sat there with her mouth shut, her lips a straight line and her jaw clenched tightly as she remembered what had happened the night before. She hated the way that Brooke shoved her mistake in her face, even if she was certain that she deserved it. It hurt. It hurt to think that she may have screwed everything they had been working toward up.

"Dude, it just jumped to forty-three!" Mouth said excitedly and completely oblivious to the battle that was going on around him. He was proud of the site he had made.

"I didn't ask you to come over here to showcase you're counting skills, I need you to make it stop!" She shouted out before pointing at Haley and continuing her rant. "And you missy I need to talk to!" With this Brooke made her way over to the blonde grabbing onto her arm and dragging her down the hallway to their room with little care to the fact that she was hurting her.

Once they were in their room and the door had been closed the brunette let go of her grip on the shorter woman who was rather grateful. Letting out a huff she glared up at Brooke with angry brown eyes. "Do you really think this is appropriate right now?"

"I really don't think I can wait till later Haley! I am so upset!" Even though she shouted it, she made sure to keep her voice a whisper.

Haley raised her arms in frustration as she said in a louder tone "Fine! Whatever, it's always on your terms anyway!"

"What do you mean by that?" Brooke asked her hazel eyes again starting to fill with tears. "Are you really trying to make me into a bad guy? I told Lucas I wanted to be with someone else, that someone being you! And what do you do? You go and sleep with Nathan!"

"I never said that I—" She started in a defensive tone, even though she knew that the brunette was right in her accusation.

"Did you?"

The tutor held her breath for a moment keeping her eyes locked to hazel in an intense and passionate stare, she could see the hurt dancing in their depths and it killed her. She knew that the only way to fix this would be if she was honest and they worked together. "Yes." She stated finally letting out the breath she had been holding.

A few tears now fell freely down the brunette's perfect skin as she shook her head in annoyance. "How could you? How could you do that Haley! Not just to me, but to Nathan too!" Her voice cracked and shook as she asked it, tears continuing to roll over her cheeks as she tried to wipe them away angrily. "I did so much for you! I told Lucas! And you get a phone call from him while WE are in the middle of making out and you run off to him and have sex with him! How could you?" Brooke growing frantic as she continued to swat away the tears she hated.

The shorter woman made her way toward the angry diva reaching up and grabbing ahold of her arms gently in order to stop her from swatting the tears from her face. She gently ran her fingers against the sensitive and wet skin of her arms as tears fell from her own eyes. "Please, stop crying. I'm sorry Brooke. He just looked so sad and he kept telling me he needed me and he kissed me, I didn't kiss him. I tried to pull away but I couldn't, I couldn't tell him. I'm not strong enough to break his heart."

"Haley! Don't you understand it's just going to hurt him more if you continue to drag it out like this? He thinks you and him are fixed now because you slept with him! That means a lot and no matter who you choose it will break their heart." As she said the ending of her statement her voice squeaked and tears again started to flow.

"Who I choose?"

"Yeah, you know me or him."

Haley shook her head as she moved Brooke's arms so that she could step between them and wrap the beautiful woman up in a warm embrace. Snuggling against her shoulder and trying her hardest to make her feel comfortable. "I already made my choice Brooke. I chose you. I love you."

"Then why is it so hard for you to tell him…?" She whispered into blonde locks as she kissed the top of the tutor's head.

Closing brown eyes she nuzzled against the crook of the brunette's neck letting out a sigh. She did not honestly know why it was so hard, she was so happy and content even now wrapped up in the thin arms of the woman she loved. "Wasn't it hard to tell Lucas?"

"Of course it was. He was the first person I ever loved… but you mean more to me than that, that is why it was easy. I know that I want to be with you."

"It's different." Haley said her voice uneven as tears again threatened her eyes. It was all too hard for her. She wished she could go back to simpler days when she was just hanging out with Lucas on the river court having fun. Then again she knew that she did not want to lose the brunette.

"How?"

"Lucas was your first love Brooke… but Nathan was my first everything. He was my first kiss, my first love, my first everything." The admittance from the tutor caused Brooke's heart to ache. She knew that it was true, Nathan would always be her first, but it was not until that moment that she had understood what it meant. It meant that she would always come in second, that this was harder for her, it must be so hard. "Not to mention I'm losing him and my best friend of seventeen years. It's scary."

"Yeah…" The brunette whispered as she started to stroke her fingers through blonde locks. "I see why it is harder for you… I just really want to be with you." She no longer felt the jealousy that she had prior to the conversation; in fact she was feeling a lot better now. They just needed to find a way to fix this problem.

Snuggling against the warm body of her love a small smile grew on the blonde's lips. She loved when Brooke played with her hair it made her feel so content. She could stand here until her legs gave out she was sure. "Do you think…"

"What is it sweetie?" The diva questioned pulling away and looking into large beautiful brown eyes.

"Could you tell him with me?" Haley knew that it was asking a lot of her, but she did not think that she could do it on her own. She needed Brooke there with her.

Worry flashed across hazel eyes as she spoke slowly and hesitantly. "If I tell him with you then he will know that we are together… so will Lucas, and all of Tree Hill."

"I know." She said laughing a bit at the obvious conclusion. That had been what the singer was wanting.

Brooke chewed on her bottom-lip as she contemplated if she were ready for that. She had a lot to deal with socially. It was practically social suicide after all. With how Rachel had been acting and the cheerleaders, the way that the school would react, it was terrifying. "Are you sure you are ready for that?"

Haley looked deeper into the beautiful eyes of the woman she wanted more than anything seeing the worry there she questioned. "Are you?"

Deciding to throw caution to the wind in order to have what she wanted a smile spread across her face which earned a matching one on the blonde's face. It was worth it to just see her smile. Dimples now showing she nodded. "Yes, I am ready. I want the world to know that I Brooke Davis have fallen head over heels for Haley James Scott."

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End Chapter

Authors note: Mmkay I hope to get everything on track now, with this episode. Nathin will be finding out in the next chapter, which will obviously change A LOT of the future seasons and episodes. Hopefully you guys will like the next few chapters should be all lovins, and the reactions of the Scott boys, and Peyton. There other friends etc. Should be fun. :) Wish their parents played a huge role but considering where they are they probably won't until I redo later seasons if you want me to continue that is.

I know that people are all disappointed with how Haley handled things, but I have done it before, and I know how hard it is to let go of that first love or hurt them. A lot of people do that… :/ With the woman she loves by her side she will be able to tell him though! So yeah, mending, anger, etc. to be expected along with Baley lovins in the next chapters.

Please review if you want me to keep goin. :p Oh and I have written over 300,000 words for this site! Yay me! (haha just felt like London Tipton)

-Tracy Cook