A/N: Well I decided to post another chapter. SOme of you have been asking if Peyton will return, the answer is hopefully yes. I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to bring her back, but it will be later on! If you have any ideas, let me know. Hope you enjoy this chapter... many things are revealed!


"You asked me earlier why I moved back and the reason is because of a boy. Well you could say two boys really. This summer I met this really nice guy who played baseball. He was going to be a junior and I was going to be a freshman. We started dating and things were great. Right before Christmas break things started to get sort of bumpy. I was a virgin and he wanted sex. I wasn't ready for that sort of step because I wanted to be in love before that happened. So he left to go to Colorado and when he came back he broke up with me. On my first day back at school, people began to look at me as though I was dirty or something. I didn't know what was going on until I overheard my best friend going off on my ex. Supposedly he spread a rumor that we had slept together and that due to the fact that I was awful in bed he dumped me. So I told my mom I wanted to move back here with my dad," she explained.

"What an asshole! I would have punched that guy in the face. Your dad lives here though," he asked.

"Nate, I…" she started.

"Well well well if it isn't my boyfriend! And oh look, the hoe herself," Rachel interrupted, "my question is what are you doing with my boyfriend? I thought we have already had this conversation. Leave my boyfriend the hell alone!"

"Rachel back off!" Nathan warned.

"Oh I get it! You are cheating on me with her. You can't be serious," she said looking at each of them.

"I'm not cheating on you! However, I'm tired of your bullshit! You also have no right to be such a bitch to her! She's been nothing but nice to you. We're done!" he finished.

"Fine! I didn't like your sorry ass anyway. Go be with this whore; that is your plan isn't it?" she laughed.

Haley just stood there shocked that she was saying such hurtful words to her. She could not believe this was happening, so she just took off down the street.

"Are you happy now? You really showed your true colors tonight! Leave me the hell alone," he said before running after her.

Rachel just stood there not believing Nathan would leave her for Haley of all people. I mean what does she have that I do not, she thought, either way she will get what she deserves.

"Hales, wait up," Nathan yelled trying to catch up with her. She stopped, but she did not turn around. "Hales, I'm sorry that happened," he tried, but she still would not look at him, "will you please look at me?"

Haley looked up at him with her tear stained eyes and said, "May I be alone?"

"Hales, please talk to me. You are none of those things she said, at least not to me. I see a beautiful girl who lights up the whole room when she smiles. You are an amazing girl," he said wiping away a tear and holding his hand gently on the side of her face. He was actually surprised with himself because he never opened up to anybody especially girls.

"Nate, there is something I have to tell you. I'm her," she whispered.

"What are you talking about? You aren't making any sense," he said confused.

Haley raised her hand to her neck and pulled his necklace out from under her shirt. "I'm back," she replied weakly.

Nathan stood there speechless. This could not be her, he thought, or could it? Without thinking, he gently kissed her lips, but then quickly backed away. "I'm sorry I have to go," he said before running off.

She stood there shocked for the second time tonight, only this time she smiled. She brought her hand to her lips and replayed what had just happened in her head. "Haley," Brooke asked bringing her out of her daze, "what are you doing out here alone? Where's Nathan?"

"He went home because he had some stuff to do," she simply said.

"It looks like you've been crying. Let's get you inside and we can talk about it," Brooke replied.

Luke said his quick goodbyes to the girls and headed to Nathan's. He had a feeling something big had went down tonight, and he wanted to get to the bottom of it.

Meanwhile, Brooke and Haley went inside and Brooke fixed two bowls of ice cream before they sat down and talked. Haley told her the whole story from what she and Nathan were talking about, to Rachel's interruption, to her running off crying, to finally admitting to Nathan the truth.

"Wow is all I can say. I had no idea," she exclaimed, "Where does that leave you guys?"

"I don't know. He just kissed me and ran off," Haley explained.

"I'm sure he just needs time to figure things out. I mean Nathan doesn't ever open up to anyone except to Luke and I really. So I would consider this a big thing," she said trying to comfort her. The two girls continued talking and then Brooke told her how her night had gone.