Haley saw the brunette walk into the cafe and immediately went over to her.

"Brooke," she said, catching the other girl's attention.

"Oh... Hi, Haley," Brooke stuttered, not knowing how the other girl was going to act towards her.

"Can I get you anything?" Haley asked, desperately looking for the words she wanted to say.

"No. I was just looking for Karen. I wanted to thank her for doing me a favor," Brooke explained.

"Well, she's not here. She had to drop off an assignment at the college. She should be back soon. We can talk while you wait for her," Haley suggested.

"Umm... okay. I guess I could wait for awhile," Brooke shrugged and took a seat. Haley followed her lead. They both sat in silence for awhile before it became too much for Brooke to bear. "What did you want to talk about, Haley?"

"Nathan," Haley answered bluntly.

"Look, if you're going to sit here and yell at me for being with him, then I'm just going to leave," Brooke said, standing up.

"Brooke, wait. I'm not going to yell at you. I promise."

"Fine," Brooke sighed, taking her seat again.

"Look, when I got back to town, I was surprised. I certainly didn't expect to find you and Nathan half-naked together. I was angry," Haley started. "Later I realized that I was angry with myself. I can only blame one person for all that has happened in the last few weeks. That person is me. I know that I made a mistake. It was a big one. I threw away my marriage over a measly fling. I have no right to take that out on you. Lucas explained some things to me earlier today. That's why I was so quiet when we ran into each other. And then I saw you and Nathan together in his car. I saw how he looked you and how he smiled hen you spoke. I could tell that you two aren't just having sex," Haley paused. "I signed the divorce papers today. My lawyer is finished up all the paperwork. I won't stand in your way, and I won't harbor any bad feelings. I just wanted you to know that."

Brooke sat there for a minute, digesting what she'd just heard. "Thank you, Haley. That means a lot to me. There's just one thing I want you to know, though. Nathan and I haven't had sex yet. As angry as I was at your for doing that to him, I still valued our friendship enough to respect that you two were still married. It would have been wrong. I may be a lot of things, but a home wrecker will never be one."

"I know you're not like that, Brooke. I value our friendship, too. I am so sorry for the things I said to you. I was hurt and confused. That's no excuse, I know, but I really am sorry. I want us to be friends again. I know it won't happen right away, but I would like it to eventually happen," Haley admitted.

"I think that can definitely be arranged, Hales," Brooke said with a smile.

Brooke walked into Nathan's apartment with a huge smile on her face. She couldn't wait to tell him about her conversation with Haley. She found him asleep on the couch, surrounded by school books.

"Nathan," she whispered into his ear. "Nathan, wake up. Your hot cheerleader has something to tell you."

Nathan stirred a little before opening his eyes. He smiled when he saw Brooke standing above him. She leaned down and kissed him, waking him up completely.

"Guess what," Brooke said as Nathan pulled her onto his lap.

"What, baby?" he asked.

"I talked to Haley. She apologized and said she signed the papers and gave them to her lawyer earlier today," Brooke told him.

"Oh my God. That's great, Brooke!" Nathan exclaimed, hugging his girlfriend.

"I know. We had a nice conversation. We even agreed that we will eventually find our way back to being friends," Brooke summarized her earlier conversation for her boyfriend.

"That's great, baby. I'm glad that you two got to talk things out," Nathan said.

"Same here. Now since I've given you the good news, what do you want to do?" Brooke asked.

"Well, I was thinking maybe we could go to a movie. We've been staying in a lot lately, and although I do love every moment I spend with you in a bedroom... we should get out a little bit tonight," Nathan suggested.

"Sounds like a plan, stud. We should probably leave now, so we can make a seven o'clock showing, though," Brooke said, getting up and grabbing her purse off the coffee table.

"Alright. Let's go."

The couple returned to the apartment an hour later. They had been kicked out of the theatre for making out too much. Both of them had just laughed and hurried out of the theatre, eager to return to Nathan's place.

They walked inside just as the phone was ringing. Nathan ignored it, busying himself with kissing Brooke. He had moved his kisses down to her neck when the voice on the answering machine came through the room loudly.

"Nathan, this is your lawyer Mr. Andrews. I just wanted to let you know that your divorce from Haley James is being finalized as we speak. Her lawyer and I got together tonight to finish the paperwork. I'll have your copy sent to you first thing in the morning. It was nice doing business with you. Good luck in the future."

Nathan stopped his kisses and looked into Brooke's eyes. She smiled at him and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him to her.

"There we go, Davis. I'm a free man. Whatever will we do now?" Nathan asked, raising his eyebrows and smirking suggestively at the petite brunette in his arms.

Brooke's smile faded slightly. "Nathan, I was thinking... Well, I know I said that we could have sex after your divorce went through, but... I want to wait awhile longer, Nathan. Not forever, just... I don't want to rush into anything right now. I know that we'll be great together, but I don't want to make any mistakes that I have in the past. I have always jumped straight into bed with every other guy. I don't want you to be like every other guy, though. You're special. Our relationship is special to me. I... I just want everything to be perfect," Brooke finished, hoping he would understand.

Nathan looked down at his girlfriend and slowly smiled at her. "Baby... that's fine with me. I'm glad that you want everything to be perfect for us. I want that, too. We don't have to have sex right now. Just being with you is enough for me, Brooke. I'll wait as long as you want, baby. I know that you're worth it," Nathan told her. He bent down and gave her a peck on the nose.

"Thanks, honey," Brooke said, standing up on her tiptoes to give Nathan a kiss. This kiss, like all of their other ones, ended up lasting longer than intended. They eventually made their way onto the couch where they proceeded to have another one of their long make-out sessions.