Ok, this is bad. This is very, very bad. Well, now I've just screwed up everything. I was horrible to my best friend in the whole world who I now realize I am in love with, of course I waited until after I had my tongue down his brother's throat to figure this out. Particularly stellar move there. Nicely done, Hales. Brother. Oh god, Nathan is still upstairs. Well, this is going to be awkward. I slowly walk back into my house. Now, you've got to go upstairs. Step. Step. Step. Right, that's done. Open the door. Alright. First, stop crying, then open the door. Good, Haley. Just breathe. Here goes nothing.

"Hey."

"Hey, I didn't think you'd ever get back. Are you okay?" Oh, no. Don't look concerned. Anything but that. Look...mean, angry, anything, just look break-upable, somehow!

"Yeah, I'm fine, it's just that, Nathan, we need to talk." Wow, there couldn't have been a more clichéd way to put that.

"About Lucas."

"Yes, and...other things, just sit down for a minute."

"No, I think I know where this is going to go. I'm just going to go. I...really...need to go." Oh, god. He looks so hurt. How can I do these things? When did I become such an awful person? Why did I become so rotten? No, this isn't my fault. Something must be making me do these things. I'm not a bad enough person to be doing the terrible things. Either way, I really think I'm going to go to hell for what I'm doing.

-POV change-

I should have known this would happen. The way he looks at her, it was only going to be so long before she figured it out, and then I was out. I just had to wait long enough and enjoy it while it lasted. God, she was just perfect. Smart, funny, sweet, unknowingly in love with my brother, but we could have worked past that. I'm almos-"Ufh!"

"Sorry!" "Sorry!"

"Brooke?"

"Nathan? Hey, what are you doing walking around at this time a day. Isn't there a young virgin just begging to be tainted?" Ha.

"Very funny, Brooke."

"Yeah, I'm hysterical. Nathan, are you okay? You don't look so hot."

"Now, that is funny."

"Okay, I gave you that one, but really, you look like this day beat the shit out of you."

"Yeah, but it looks like it's getting better."