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Recap:
Nathan and Haley walked out of the store eating their ice cream.
"Haley James."
Haley stopped in her tracks but didn't want to turn around.
END CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 26
"Well, well, well. How long has it been now?"
Haley took a deep breath and turned around. "Not long enough," she muttered under her breath. "Brianna. Hey," she said unenthusiastically.
Brianna smirked. "What has it been a year now?"
Haley smiled and shrugged.
"And who is this gorgeous babe?" Brianna asked, flirtatiously resting her hand on his chest.
"Ok Brianna. That's it. Your return to Tree Hill is not going to include you taking anything from me. You fooled Lucas the last time but he knows how you really are now," Haley spat out at her. "And as far as Nathan goes. Don't even think about talking to him."
"She's got you on a short leash," Brianna commented, with a smirk.
Nathan looked at her like she had three heads. "What is your deal? Let's go Hales." Nathan wrapped an arm protectively around her waist and led her in the opposite direction.
They were a good distance away and Haley still hadn't said anything.
"Are you ok Hales?"
"Ugh. I don't know why I let her get to me," Haley said through gritted teeth. "She makes my blood boil."
"I thought that was something physically impossible of your character," Nathan told her trying to lighten the mood.
She leaned her head against his shoulder as they continued to walk. "What was it a year ago? Who knows, maybe a little longer than that? My parents were having some marital problems. They were actually separated for a period of time."
"Wow, Haley I never knew that."
"Not many besides Lucas and Karen did. Well I went into this depression stage and Lucas was hanging out with Bree a lot, and Bree kept taking my one friend Leann to these parties she was getting invited to; high school parties. I didn't approve of how they were acting. Leann soon stopped talking to me and Luke and I hit a rough spot in our friendship. I don't know. I just can't stand her and the way she always tries to take everything from me."
"Jealousy."
"What?" Haley asked.
"Jealousy. She's been jealous of you Hales," Nathan told her.
Haley turned to look at him. He must be crazy. "Yeah ok. Miss I looked sixteen when I was in eighth grade. She was popular and I never was. She had friends when all I had was Luke."
"Trust me on this Hales. I was jealous of Lucas. And that's why I was acting the way I was," Nathan admitted to Haley. "Haley, were you happy with your life? Unpopular and with Lucas as your best and only friend?"
Without hesitation Haley nodded. "I was."
"She probably was unhappy. Yet to her, you had less than her yet you were still happy."
"I guess that kind of makes some sense," Haley agreed.
Nathan grinned. "Of course it does. I said it."
"In that case let me rethink that theory."
Nathan asked, "Wanna head back? Watch our other movie?"
"Oh yes! Johnny Deppism!" Haley exclaimed happily.
They started back in the direction of the beach house.
END CHAPTER 26
Recap:
Nathan and Haley walked out of the store eating their ice cream.
"Haley James."
Haley stopped in her tracks but didn't want to turn around.
END CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 26
"Well, well, well. How long has it been now?"
Haley took a deep breath and turned around. "Not long enough," she muttered under her breath. "Brianna. Hey," she said unenthusiastically.
Brianna smirked. "What has it been a year now?"
Haley smiled and shrugged.
"And who is this gorgeous babe?" Brianna asked, flirtatiously resting her hand on his chest.
"Ok Brianna. That's it. Your return to Tree Hill is not going to include you taking anything from me. You fooled Lucas the last time but he knows how you really are now," Haley spat out at her. "And as far as Nathan goes. Don't even think about talking to him."
"She's got you on a short leash," Brianna commented, with a smirk.
Nathan looked at her like she had three heads. "What is your deal? Let's go Hales." Nathan wrapped an arm protectively around her waist and led her in the opposite direction.
They were a good distance away and Haley still hadn't said anything.
"Are you ok Hales?"
"Ugh. I don't know why I let her get to me," Haley said through gritted teeth. "She makes my blood boil."
"I thought that was something physically impossible of your character," Nathan told her trying to lighten the mood.
She leaned her head against his shoulder as they continued to walk. "What was it a year ago? Who knows, maybe a little longer than that? My parents were having some marital problems. They were actually separated for a period of time."
"Wow, Haley I never knew that."
"Not many besides Lucas and Karen did. Well I went into this depression stage and Lucas was hanging out with Bree a lot, and Bree kept taking my one friend Leann to these parties she was getting invited to; high school parties. I didn't approve of how they were acting. Leann soon stopped talking to me and Luke and I hit a rough spot in our friendship. I don't know. I just can't stand her and the way she always tries to take everything from me."
"Jealousy."
"What?" Haley asked.
"Jealousy. She's been jealous of you Hales," Nathan told her.
Haley turned to look at him. He must be crazy. "Yeah ok. Miss I looked sixteen when I was in eighth grade. She was popular and I never was. She had friends when all I had was Luke."
"Trust me on this Hales. I was jealous of Lucas. And that's why I was acting the way I was," Nathan admitted to Haley. "Haley, were you happy with your life? Unpopular and with Lucas as your best and only friend?"
Without hesitation Haley nodded. "I was."
"She probably was unhappy. Yet to her, you had less than her yet you were still happy."
"I guess that kind of makes some sense," Haley agreed.
Nathan grinned. "Of course it does. I said it."
"In that case let me rethink that theory."
Nathan asked, "Wanna head back? Watch our other movie?"
"Oh yes! Johnny Deppism!" Haley exclaimed happily.
They started back in the direction of the beach house.
END CHAPTER 26
