Recap: Okay since it's been like half a year since I last updated this story I am going to slightly recap what has happened…Remember that Nathan, Peyton, Brooke, Haley, and Lucas were chosen to go to Mexico for two weeks where they would stay with separate families. Second, Lucas and Peyton are together now with having no hard feelings from Brook who was interested in Lucas in the beginning. Third, Haley and Nathan have hooked up, intensely kissing only, before, but never decided to pursue it because Haley has not given in, yet, to her feelings towards him; Lucas previous strong disliking being a strong factor in it. Next, Pedro and Mario both like Haley, but she does not. Haley did go out with Pedro once, but at the end of the date told him that she was not interested in him as more then a friend. I think that that is enough back up information, but just to clear some confusion in this chapter, Billy was mentioned in the beginning chapters as being the kid that interrupted Mrs. English's class and was kicked out…bla bla bla…now onto the update.

Chapter 2
Lustful Tangles and Damages…

"I still can't believe the secretary's face when all ten of us walked into the office late," Maria voiced as she curled her hair in Haley's bedroom. "I mean, did you ever think that someone could actually pop their eyes that big?" she continued with humor.

"Well how the hell would you react if ten teenagers strolled into your office, with their clothes messed up and scruffy I might add two hours after school already began?" responded Haley as she held the straightener in her hand, half of her done.

"Proud that my students are having sex," declared Brooke as she came out of the bathroom and evilly smiled.

"Brooke, when are you not thinking of sex?" questioned Peyton amazed at how frequently it was a discussed topic with her.

"When I'm sleeping," she responded rapidly. "No wait…" she abruptly declared as she stopped moving. "Nope, never mind," she declared as she smiled.

Everyone turned around and gaped at Brooke.

"Jesus Brooke!" replied Peyton as she threw one of the miniature pillows that lay on the bed she was currently resting on.

"What?" she questioned confused.

They all started to laugh at how ditzy Brooke was.

The foursomes were getting ready for the party that was going to be hosted at the house later on that night. Haley was the first to wake up that morning, tired of the long night they had. All the adolescents went to sleep early in the morning, some intoxicated from the previous events and the others tired of the eventful night. They all decided to sleep in the living room, too exhausted to climb the stairs to their individual bedrooms. Lucas and Peyton slept on one couch while Brooke rested on the armchair and Pedro took up the entire second sofa. Maria, Mario, Rosa, Lupita, Nathan, and Haley all occupied the floor. After minutes of adjusting themselves to the hard carpet, they drifted off to a peaceful slumber. Finally, Haley opened her brown eyes and rouse by the sun's bright rays that entered through the ceiling length windows. Though, as she stirred she was astounded to find that Nathan had comfortably placed his arm around her waist. At first, she did nothing, but continued to lie, closing her eyes and relaxing.

Taking in the calming sentiment she was feeling…

But then she slightly opened her eyes and read the time that was situated on the night table. Her eyes opened wide as she read the red digits, 8:30.

"Holy shit!" she exclaimed as she got up with panic, leaving her soothing position and Nathan's touch.

"Dios Mio," responded Maria by Haley's loud and chaotic form. "Qué Pasa?" she questioned with her eyes faintly ajar and weary from the lack of sleep.

"Its 8:30," she shouted while running around, careful not to step on someone.

"So?" she retorted, burying her face in the pillow once more.

"Class started at 7:20," she declared, catching her attention.

"Qué?" she shouted, sitting herself up.

"First hour began over an hour ago," Haley cleared as she stared at Maria's shocked form.

"What the hell is going on?" added a new voice. "Why in name of Sex Gods are you up?" Brooke continued groggily, burying her face deeper into the cushions.

"We are late for school Brooke," Haley told her as she now stood up by Maria.

"So?" she asked. "I'm always late for school, who in the hell cares?"

"Mrs. English when it comes concerned," Haley replied annoyed. "Let's just say she found out about our little escapade last week and wasn't pleased. She said that if we are absent again then she is going to send out our departure tickets a little earlier then planned," she recalled the phone conversation from a previous afternoon.

"She wouldn't," Brooke responded quickly turning around and facing Haley.

"Do you remember what happed with little Billy?" she shot back reminding her.

"Shit!" Brooke exclaimed as she rapidly got off the couch. "I still haven't gotten my steaming hot Latin sex yet," she exclaimed as she paced over to Peyton and Lucas, stepping on Nathan and Rosa in the process. "Everyone, get the hell up!" she yelled, causing each person to curse in response as they woke from their deep sleep.

And that was how all the teenagers rouse and hurriedly got ready. The girls had their uniforms ready since they had already planned to spend the night and all go to school the following morning together. The girls got ready fast, brushing their hair quickly and putting on their uniforms while they left the house. However, Nathan and Pedro dealt with the dilemma of lacking their school attire. Lucas and Mario departed to their home, changing rapidly into the required ensembles. In the end, Nathan borrowed a set of Lucas' extra uniforms, which fit him a little short, and Pedro borrowed one of Maria's brother's pairs that fit him perfectly. Then, the girls in Maria's parents Suburban sped to school with the guys close behind them in Mario's Peuget.

Once they arrived at school, they had already missed their first period and part of second. All ten of them stormed into the office, breathless of the run from the parking lot. They claimed that Mario's car broke down so Maria, being the good friend, returned from her way to school with the girls and helped him out. They persisted to search for what went wrong with the car, but after awhile, they gave up, packed themselves into Maria's Suburban, and hurried to school.

The receptionist, taken aback at their appearance and abrupt story, stared at them without saying a word. At last, the secretary's astonishment faded and she called the principal and told him of their situation. Finally, after being lectured about the importance of punctuality and of upholding the school's fine reputation for over twenty minutes in Spanish and English, they were given passes and excused to their classes. They then staggered in, already missing two classes and a few of third.

"So Brooke," began Haley as she brought herself out of her thoughts. "Whatever happened to the job you were claiming to have?" she asked, curious.

Brooke smirked once more.

"Well let's just say that I told my current parents that I wished to learn the real culture of Mexico and take that with me when I go back to Tree Hill. Thus, I had to make some sacrifices and with having a job, it didn't allow me to learn the culture. So, they let me off by not working on the store," she said. "I still have to do the work around the house, but oh well. We can't win all the battles," she declared.

Peyton, Maria, and Haley all looked at her, astonished.

"So where's Lupita?" questioned Haley with slight irritation dripping in her voice, changing the subject.

"She had to visit a friend of hers," Brooke voiced with irritation.

"Why do you hate her so much?" she inquired, her growing anger finally erupting. "She has been nothing, but nice to you. What the heck do you want more from her?"

"Nothing," she replied aggravated. "I just don't like her. Simple as that," she finished, her face threatening Haley to say more.

Haley didn't say anything to Brooke, not wanting to break out into a fight with her at the moment. She irritatingly grabbed her straightener once again and straightened her hair roughly. She gazed at the mirror and caught Maria's bewildered expression. She gaped at Maria and she observed as she dropped her shoulders in defeat. She then turned around and watched Peyton roll her eyes at her best friend's spoiled attitude.

"Hey Maria," Peyton called out, interrupting the tensing silence. "Rosa is going to show up at the same time as the rest of the guests. She said something about doing some errands for her mom…"

Haley sent her a look of appreciation.

Peyton then grabbed the remote and turned on the T.V. Immediately the fast words of the Latin actors filled the silent and stressed room.

"You know one thing I won't ever understand?" Haley affirmed beginning to faintly forget Brooke's flawed manner as she glanced over at the television. "Spanish soap operas," she stated as she watched Rodolfo declare to his girlfriend that he had a child with his ex-girlfriend that was twice his elder. "They create these characters and put them in theses situations that would never occur unless you were on Jerry Springer or something…" she continued while she observed Rodolfo, hold onto Jessica, his fiancée he betrayed. "They overact and don't even seem real," she said while watching Rodolfo now hugging Jessica, his white shirt buttoned up with the first two unlatched, allowing the audience to have a clear view of his defined chest.

"We Mexicans love our soap operas," Maria defended. "We all enjoy watching the lives of other characters be crappier then our own."

"But they are not reality," she claimed.

"Nor are any soap operas…but anyways, at least ours end," Maria acknowledged loudly. "Yours never even finish. They keep going and going. They fricken remind me of the energizer bunny or something," she added, getting up and facing Haley.

"Hold on," Peyton said as she got off the bed and walked over to Haley and Maria. "Do you guys even realize that you both are fighting over soap operas?" she stated, coming between the girls.

"We were not fighting," Haley claimed. "We were merely having a discussion over our culture differences," she answered, gazing over at Peyton.

Peyton glared at her.

"There's the smart ass attitude that I absolutely love," Peyton commented sarcastically as she shot Haley a dirty glance.

"Now Rodolfo you are definitely fine," Brooke stated unpredictably. "Definitely would pass the test for the hot Latin guy that I want to have sex with," she said, staring on the screen.

The girls stopped their dispute and looked intently at Brooke.

Brooke, oblivious to their watches, persisted to gape at the screen, grinning at the appearance of the guy on TV. Everyone stood amazed at the sex desires of their friend, astounded at how frequent she thought about it.

She finally felt their gawks and brought her attention back to her friends.

"What?" she asked baffled again.

The girls all exchanged looks and erupted in laughter, amused. Soon, Brooke joined them in their amusement as she realized why her companions were staring at her.

Haley smiled as she observed everyone around the room, taking in the moment. She was stunned at the different opinions she had of her classmates, now being her friends. She was able to get to know everyone and she could not be any luckier.

She was thankful that she was blessed with the opportunity to have them with her, accompanying her throughout their experience.

The trip granting her the opportunity of getting to know her currently good friends…

"Maria, I still have to say that I am really worried about everything," Haley declared while she was sitting down on the couch, ready for the party. "There is so much breakable stuff here…" she said, looking around the house.

"I second her," voiced Peyton as she sat beside Haley, taking a look for herself. "There is a lot of stuff that could break really easily," she finished as she took in the numerous amount of porcelain situated nicely around the house.

"Don't worry about it," Maria told them as she applied her earrings, looking at the mirror.

She turned around and faced her concerned friends.

"I have everything under control. People here do not tend to touch other people's stuff. It's rude and probably hardly will be done," she explained to them as she walked over to them. "Besides, I have a few days before my parents come back," she added. "If anything breaks I could just buy it without any worry that mis padres would be coming back soon."

"But still…" Haley affirmed concerned.

"Now," she retorted, ignoring Haley's comment. "Both of you enjoy yourselves and do not worry about anything," she continued as she gazed at both of her bothered friends. "Especially you," she said, staring at Haley. "Goza un poco because you guys only have two days before you head back."

"Goza?" asked Brooke, walking into the room with a black Bebe top and a short denim skirt while her black heels hit the marble floor gradually. "What in the world is that? Is it a state or something?" she persisted, confused as she blinked, allowing everyone to notice her metallic eye shadow.

"Do they teach you anything in that school of yours?" questioned Maria, frustrated as she got up. "You guys sound like American tourists or something…"

"We are American tourist," Peyton pointed out from her seat.

"But educated in speaking Spanish," she replied, irritated.

"Okay, our mistake for not being very knowledgeable in the speaking—" Haley affirmed.

"And the understanding," Maria interjected.

"And the understanding of Spanish," she finished eyeing Maria. "Happy?" she inquired.

"Ecstatic," she replied as she applied some lip gloss and glanced at the mirror for a final look. "What do you think?" she asked as she turned around and showed them.

"If I was a guy, I'll do you," responded Brooke as she examined her friend's appearance.

She was wearing some white pants with some white heels and a turquoise top that showed enough cleavage for a guy to stare extra long at her, with or without a girlfriend. Her hair was in loose curls and her eye make up matched her revealing top. As Haley's eyes worked around her ensemble she had to admit that her friend did look good.

"You'll definitely have all the guys looking at you," she reassured her.

"Just what I was hoping to hear," Maria answered pleased with their responses. "But Haley you aren't far behind either…" she added as she glanced at her friend sitting down. "Although I would seriously trade in those tenis for some heels and then I'll be able to tell you that you look absolutely gorgeous. Right now you just have to settle with gorgeous," she teased her.

"I'll stick with what I am comfortable with, thank you very much," she retorted as she glanced down at her Puma's.

She was dressed in some dark jeans, a light brown top, and her Puma's. Her hair was straightened and her make up was light, allowing her natural beauty to glow.

"Haley you look good and I love your tenis," mocked Peyton beside her.

They received another fierce look from Maria.

"Thank you Peyton," she responded as she moved over and gave her a hug of appreciation.

She then surprised her with a kiss on the cheek. They both burst in hilarity whereas Maria glared at them.

"It's isn't a funny manner you guys, its tradition," she told them as she placed her hands on her hips.

"I know, but it is still pretty funny to us," Peyton replied back receiving a nod of agreement from Haley.

"Okay, I am so lost," interjected Brooke as she sauntered over to where Peyton and Haley sat.

"Never mind Brooke," responded Haley as her laughter eased down.

"So anyways, you both ready to party?" Brooke asked as she got between Peyton and Haley.

"There is no one here Brooke," stated Haley as she turned around and faced her.

The doorbell rang.

"Well, now there is," she responded joyfully as she got up and walked over to the door to open it.

Haley and Peyton slowly stood up and were on their way to welcome the guests that had arrived. Haley trailed behind as she watched Peyton hug Lucas and give him a kiss of greeting. She noticed that Brooke wasn't present anymore and found out that she had disappeared to the bathroom to check out her appearance once more, before the majority of the guests started to arrive.

"Okay, I come bearing gifts," voiced Mario as he strode in with two packs of beer.

"Awesome," said Maria as she strolled towards the entrance. "Solamente pongalos en la cocina, hay te ayudo en un momento," (Just put those in the kitchen, and I'll help you out in a moment) she added as she got on her toes and kissed him on the cheek in welcoming.

"Okay," Mario voiced as he began to stroll towards the kitchen, but his steps became less paced as he came across Haley.

His eyes commenced to roam around her body and remained on her face. She felt his dark eyes gazing at her soft ones and she started to feel uncomfortable. She still wasn't accustomed to all the attention she was receiving from the male population in Mexico, including those that were foreign. She was used to being the last one guys noticed, but it seemed that in the recent week and a half everything had begun to change. People had suddenly initiated to look at her in a different light, their eyes lingering on her longer then usual. In addition, she also didn't feel at ease by the expression Maria was shooting them.

Haley knew that Maria liked Mario, but she also understood that Mario liked her.

'God, why did guys have to be interested in me now?' she asked herself as she detected the jealousy and rage forming on Maria's face.

"Wow, Haley…" Mario voiced at last, his stare still present on her features. "Te ves absolutamente hermosa…"

"Thanks…" she uncomfortably responded, comprehending that he was complementing her while glancing around and bringing her attention to her best friend that gazed at them in deep interest; one eyebrow up.

Haley didn't want to risk the friendship she had with Maria, but she wasn't interested in Mario either. He certainly was cute, but she knew that she was attracted to someone else.

Still not admitting her true feelings towards a fellow dark haired peer…

"Ready to become a literary drunk?" Haley asked her best friend as she moved over to him with a broad smile, getting Mario's deep gaze off of her and bringing him back to reality.

"Only if my girlfriend let's me," Lucas answered with a laugh.

Haley saw from the corner of her eye as Maria led Mario into the kitchen, helping him put the beer in the designated place.

"Good job Peyton," she told her as she brought her attention back to her friend. "Got him whipped? Definitely will tame him down now," she added with a wink as she headed for the door.

"I am not whipped by anyone," he complained to her.

Peyton lightly hit him.

"Sure Lucas," she replied as she patted her friend's chest. "If that makes you sleep at night," she finished as she sauntered down the stairs, towards the car, wanting to lend a hand.

Her white tennis gradually hit the steps as she strolled over to the car. She saw the trunk and abruptly started to laugh at the dozens of 24 packs, situated nicely in the car. She could also see a couple bottles of Tequila, Brandy, and various other types of hard liquor. The great amount of alcohol confirmed that tonight was definitely going to be a wild night. She then bent over, grabbed two packs, and began to walk to the house.

"Geez…these are really heavy…" she said out loud as she headed for the stairs.

Very quickly the weight of the boxes became too much as she started to loose grip. She could feel the box handle commence to leave her clutch, ready to hit the floor and spill all over her clean clothes. She rapidly closed her eyes for the worse, waiting for the beer to do its damage.

She then could distinctly hear the sound of someone's familiar steps.

The ones that walked with much ease and assurance…

The box now left her safe grasp.

She waited to hear the ripping of the cardboard, the exploding of the beer, and the feeling of alcohol all over her body, but she never heard or felt it. Quickly her eyes opened. She caught the sharp gaze of the individual.

She started to smile, silently thanking him.

She observed his black button up shirt with dark jeans and Timberlands. The shirt allowed her to slightly distinguish his pierced chest.

Discovering it not too long ago…

"Now, don't we clean up nicely," she finally told him, ceasing the quietness between them.

"I don't know if you know Haley," the masculine voice said. "But I always dress up nicely."

She grinned as she knew that everything between them was all right again.

"Although was that a compliment from Haley James?" he inquired, acting surprised.

"Only comes once in a lifetime," she told him. "So remember it Nathan Scott," she added as she pointed at him.

"So I'll never think that I'll ever see innocent Haley James walking into a house, holding onto some 24 packs," he affirmed with a chuckle.

"Well, haven't we already settled on never saying 'never'?" Haley asked him, bolding getting a bit closer to his tall form.

She could see through his handsome features as he sent her a look of slight confusion. She knew that he didn't expect her to get nearer to him, but soon his puzzlement changed to contentment as he gazed at her soft eyes and striking face. His strong gawk soon remained on her mouth, wishing to kiss her velvety lips once more.

"Hey you guys," spoke a new deep tone, causing their spell to shatter.

Haley pulled away from Nathan as she caught sight of Pedro peeking at them with a bright smile from the bottom of the stairs. She glanced at Nathan and saw his expression transform to annoyance at the novel voice. She looked from Pedro to Nathan and started to feel uncomfortable again. She sent Pedro a tight beam.

The triangle of friends, lovers, and foes…

The party had just begun.

Two hours later the house was jolting with loud music, diverse conversations, and piercing laughter from the dozens of people positioned around the house. There were teenagers scattered inside the house, standing and others dancing while the rest stood outside talking and swimming in the sparkling pool. Everyone could tell from the turning amount that it was a successful party.

"Okay Maria, I got to ask," voiced Haley as she stood in the kitchen with her, holding onto a bottle of Coca-Cola. "What is up with these bright colors?" she finally asked after hours of seeing girls go by with vivid colored tops. "I think that I have never seen so much green, orange, and turquoise in my life…" she added as another individual passed with an intense pink shirt.

"It's what is in fashion right now Haley," Maria answered as she took another swig of her XX. "We always follow what is the latest in fashion," she added while flashing a large beam of pride.

"Hey you guys!" Rosa greeted as she rapidly sauntered over to them, her shimmering green shirt eye catching. "De qué estaban hablando?" (What were you guys talking about?) she asked as she pushed some of her radiant dark hair behind her ear.

"How about that…" Haley murmured as she hid her smirk behind her cup.

Rosa gave them an uncertain look.

"De nada," (Of nothing) Maria responded as she sent Haley a threatening glare.

"What are you guys up to?" questioned Peyton as she showed up with Lucas at her side, observing Haley's devilish appearance.

"Nothing," Haley replied as she sent her friends a malevolent beam. "Well look at that, I need some more Coke," she spoke out loud as she moved her way through them, reaching for the refrigerator.

On her way, right beside the refrigerator she noticed two adolescents in a deep make out session. She let out a slight chuckle as she started to pass them. However, she came to an abrupt halt as she recognized the sexy black heels, the tan legs that were exposed from the skirt, and the screening waist in result of her risen top. She viewed as Brooke was situated on top of the counter, her legs tangled around a tall body who was stroking her perfect legs.

"Oh, what a good choice she made," Maria said as she swiftly appeared beside her. "He is the captain of the soccer team en nuestra preparatoria," (…in our prep school) she added.

Haley observed his dark hair, now ruined from the many caresses of Brooke, and his dark jeans, currently wrinkled from all the movement. The green polo he wore allowed her to distinguish his strong form in effect of playing soccer and from working out. She had to give Brooke credit, he was definitely cute.

Maria and Haley both watched as Brooke slightly pulled away and sent them a devilish smirk.

"There can honestly only be one Brooke Davis in this world," she replied as she commenced to grin and walked over to the refrigerator.

As she opened the door she faintly heard a familiar piercing sound. She hurriedly closed the door and ran over to where Brooke was situated at, entertained. She saw the phone hanging in its place, illuminating with a familiar number.

It was an out of country call.

"Oh my God, Mrs. English is calling," Haley shouted over the thundering music, panicking.

"What?" Brooke whispered, out of breath as she pulled away from her current fetish.

"Mrs. English is calling," she repeated while gazing at the phone light up once more.

"Answer it Haley," Maria yelled as she ran over to her.

"Oh hell no," she responded, getting away from the receiver. "I am not dealing with this…" she continued as she waved her hands in the air in surrender.

"Haley," Maria pleaded. "You are the only one that she calls and actually trusts," she spoke as she grabbed the phone and waved it into her face.

"Yeah, you're the nerdy one that does all her homework," added Brooke.

Haley looked over at her and sent her a death glare.

"Yeah, thanks Brooke," Haley uttered, sarcasm strongly in attendance of her voice, "I really appreciate that comment."

"Shut up Brooke and just keep on making out with Miguel over there…" Maria told her as she sent her a leer. "Now, you," she said while surveying Haley and pushing her somewhere. "You go into the garage and see what she wants," she persisted as she opened the door, turned on the lights, and gave her the phone.

"Why do I have to be the one to talk to her?" she complained as she grabbed the receiver.

"Because you're the nerdy one, remember?" she replied teasingly as she sent Haley a threatening look. "Now answer the phone because it probably has rung like seven times. The machine will pick it up if you don't answer," she finished as she slammed the door shut.

For a moment, Haley stood in the garage, taken aback at Maria's control and taking in the strong, distinct smell. Though, the phone's ringing brought her back to reality and she quickly pressed the 'on' button.

"Hello," she said as she brought the telephone to her ear.

"Hello? Haley?" asked the American voice, somewhat surprised.

"Yes?" she replied, nervous.

"Well hello," she greeted. "It's Mrs. English, hope you haven't forgotten about me."

"Oh Mrs. English, hello…" she greeted uncertain, commencing to play with her hair. "How can we forget about you?" she babbled, her voice higher then usual.

"Well just wanted to see how everything is going on over there," she responded. "Are Brooke Davis and Nathan Scott behaving themselves?" she questioned. "We and the entire Tree Hill population know how juvenile those two can be…"

Abruptly Haley began to think of Brooke's heavy make out session moments ago that she probably picked up once she was locked in the garage. Then, all of the sudden she began to recall her sizzling make out with Nathan the day it rained heavily. His hands roaming on her body…

"Oh, they are both acting like young adults," Haley answered, not lying but rewording some of the truth. "They both are meeting new people and definitely getting to know them."

'In more ways then one…' she added to herself with amusement.

"Great," she answered, content heard in her voice. "I am glad that they are getting to know the Mexican culture," she continued appraisingly. "Hopefully they'll bring some of those traditional, well mannered habits back to America…"

"Oh, they sure will…" she responded, trying to hold back her laughter from the proper etiquette of Miguel.

"So I presume that everyone is enjoying themselves?" she questioned.

She rapidly commenced to remember Lucas and Peyton's sudden relationship and how blissful they were. Then, Haley began to think of Brooke's pleasure with the captain of the soccer team …

"Oh yeah, everything is going fine," Haley retorted. "We are definitely having the times of our lives over here."

"Well I hope that you guys aren't having too much fun," the teacher replied. "We do want you guys to come back," she added. "Actually that is why I was calling…"

"What?" Haley asked confused. "You guys don't want us back?"

"Oh we certainly do," the teacher said with a laugh. "If not I'll have four pairs of mad parents bothering me at all times," she joked. "But no, I was calling to inform you that it seems the plane was delayed for a few days. You guys will be staying there till Monday."

"So we'll be remaining for two additional days?" she asked, feeling somewhat excited, but not at the same time because she wished to go home.

"Well that is what is seems like. I tell you that you should never deal with these travel agencies, all they do is rip you off money and try to work it around their schedule…" Mrs. English ranted.

"Okay I'm going to go tell the rest then…" Haley said, wanting to end the conversation, amazed as to her not questioning the deafening sound around her.

"Hey Haley before you go," she interjected.

"Yes?" Haley questioned.

"What is that loud noise in the background?" the teacher inquired. "It sounds like you are having a posada or a big party over there…" she added with a minor snicker.

She thought too soon.

"Although, I know that you would never be involved in something like that, am I correct Haley James?" the teacher continued.

"Why of course Mrs. English," Haley replied, her hands beginning to perspire of anxiety.

Unexpectedly, she piercingly heard a crashing sound come from the kitchen.

"What was that Haley?" Mrs. English asked worried. "Is everything all right?"

Haley's hair was now gravely tangled; she needed to make something up.

"Oh that was nothing just Maria accidentally dropping a cup on the floor," she lied, the phone beginning to slip off her hand. "Well Mrs. English I really need to get going because I don't want Maria to get cut herself from picking up the pieces of glass so I'll talk to you before we head back…" she said rapidly, trying to end the phone call.

"But Haley—" the teacher protested.

"Adios," she concluded as she pressed the 'end' button and took a partial breath of clean air.

The phone call was over and she was fuming. She ragingly paced over to the door and opened it.

"What the hell was that?" she questioned, furious.

"I'm so sorry about that," Maria replied as she saw her bent over, precisely picking up some glass. "Just that Brooke over here was very deep in her make out session with Miguelito that they kinda pushed a glass vase off the counter."

Haley sent flushed Brooke a death glare.

"Well sorry about that, but I am going to go upstairs and well…" Brooke interjected as she got off the counter, adjusted her skirt and top, brushed her hair down, and grabbed Miguel's hand. "Going to get what I wanted since I got here," she affirmed as she winked and sauntered away, heading for the upstairs.

"Poor guy," Peyton voiced as she saw Miguel and sent him a look of pity. "He doesn't know what he has coming to him…"

"—You mean something other then me going up those stairs and accidentally pushing her down them?" she asked, still angry.

"Okay, evil Haley leave her body," Peyton teased, but was serious. "Who the hell cares about Brooke, but what happened with Mrs. English? What did she say?" she interrogated, deeply interested.

"Yeah, did she find out about our skipping out and being late to class today?" Lucas included.

"Thank God no," Haley replied, finally taking a full breath of fresh air and relaxing. "She actually called about some good news, well for the most of us anyways, I still don't know where I stand…" she babbled, forgetting about Brooke's earlier reckless action.

"Why do you say that?" Maria examined, curious at Haley's attitude.

"Well first off, what did she say?" Peyton interrupted.

"Nothing really," Haley answered. "I guess that there was a flight delay or something and we are going to have to stay till Monday and not leave on Saturday as planned."

"Haley, are you kidding me?" Peyton asked delight strongly present in her voice. "That's awesome news!" she added as she hugged Lucas with ecstasy.

Maria flashed Haley a cheerful smile, but it disappeared as she remembered her previous words.

"Now tell me as to why you aren't cheerful about this?" she asked pryingly with her arms crossed, eyes fixed on her, wanting a rapid answer.

"I don't know…" Haley responded, not wanting to tell her the truth.

Knowing well that a certain tall guy was the answer…

She wanted to go home and go back to the ways it used to be; her being best friends with Lucas, angry at Nathan, oblivious to Peyton and Brooke, but she knew that when they go back to Tree Hill things would never be the same. Lucas and Peyton were now together, happier then ever while Brooke was content with her Mexican guy, getting all the sex she wished. Everyone was happy, whereas she was left with the memories of a guy she never should have fallen for.

"I really miss home…" she finally responded, trying to hide her deceitfulness.

"Haley," Lucas interjected. "You're parents where hardly home before," he finished as he gave her a quizzical expression.

Haley gazed at him dumbfounded, not expecting him to question her dishonesty in front of their friends.

"You know what?" Haley spoke, avoiding eye contact by glimpsing around the room. "I'm going to go to the bathroom," she added as she passed the deep stares of her friends.

She made her way past the kitchen and out of the eyes of her friends as she bumped into someone. Her body crashed onto the taller individual, causing her to loose her footing and send herself onto the floor. She rapidly closed her eyes and extended her hands towards the floor, trying to ease her fall. Instead her hands where grabbed and her waist was being held on by the entity that crashed into her.

She opened her eyes and felt the familiar intense gaze of the person. Soon her nose caught onto the scent that had been taking over her dreams, the scent that she has been craving to smell once more. She suddenly started to feel his stare shift onto her lips again, just like it had, outside of the house, hours ago.

Before they were interrupted by Pedro…

She continued to be held in the same position, glancing at his strong jaw line, flawless skin, and defined lips. But her watch always ended up in the same place, his eyes. Her stare shifted to his profound eyes, engrossed in the deep sapphires, reminding her of the bluest ocean.

She never wanted to be let go.

"Están bién?" (Are you all right?) someone asked from behind them, breaking their trance.

His strong hands let her go as they both adjusted themselves and avoided each other's eye contact.

"Sí, estamos bien," (Yeah we're fine) Haley replied as she looked at the passerby and sent her a smile of assurance.

"Yeah, we both have the crappiest sense of direction and have the worst footing in the world," Nathan encouraged, understanding what they were talking about.

"Okay," the stranger replied with an accent as she sent them a perplexed look and walked off, talking with one of her friends while still observing them.

"We really need to do something about our balance issue," Haley joked to him, playing around with her hair.

"Why do you have a knot in your hair?" questioned Nathan, not responding back to her comment, as he gracefully reached over and grabbed a hold of it, examining it.

"Nothing," she declared as she persisted to avert from his intense watch. "Mrs. English just called and told us that we are staying till Monday," she informed him as she viewed the china that sat on the table a few feet beside them.

"Well that's cool," he said as he inched closer to her. "We get to cause some more damage for two more days," he added as she began to feel him touch her hair with his other hand now.

Defeated, she gave into curiosity as she looked over at what Nathan's hands were doing to her hair. They were big and she remembered that they could enclose her entire diminutive hand. They were currently working their way to untangling the knot she made while conversing with Mrs. English.

"Yup, more damage…" she agreed as she brought her gaze back to his brilliant eyes.

He met her cast and the movement of his hands stopped as they finished getting rid of the tangle. Looking into his eyes, she knew that he was right, two more days was going to bring more damage indeed.

AN: Hey you guys! Long time no see huh? Well just know that I actually did have an update ready for you, completed and all, back in early January, but guess what happened? Oh that's right, the world decided to hate me and my computer had to get a virus. In result, everything was lost and I was unable to save anything on my computer. So I was pissed off like no tomorrow and decided to hold back on updating, but just recently I have been so inspired because of my soap opera in Spanish that I watch, Rebelde, that I decided to work diligently on an update and here it is. Now, don't make fun of me, but it's a really good show…I watch it every week day.

Also, remember that XX is the beer that the people drink in Mexico and a Peuget is the car that is most seen over there because of its low gas mileage. Oh, and goza means to enjoy okay?

Sara- Homecoming suxed, but oh well. Dinner was good. LOL. Glad that you liked the update and I hope that this chapter didn't come short. Thankies.
Lysser8312- Glad that you liked the little break of the drama. Trust me, it gets annoying to me as well for writing drama all the fricken time. But hey, so happy that the break was even longer, nothing but goodness in this chapter, well for the most part. LOL. Mad at Lupita now? Well at least you loved the small little moment, just a little teasing that I love to do. Hahaha! And let's just say, definitely going to get much of that in the next chapter…at least I am hoping for it. So keep a look out for that.
BeAuTy AnGeL, LockerRoomBandit17, xxxkattxtienxxx – Hope you all enjoyed this chapter as well.
Republican- Thanks for your lovely words on the chapter. So glad that you thought it was really well written, that means that I am growing as a writer and that is damn good. LOL. Now, you want to kill Lupita? Poor girl…hahaha. Yeah it suxs that she interrupted the entire thing, but what can I say…I love to torture you guys and make you wait longer. LOL. Poor Pedro…geez…at least you had some sympathy towards him. LOL. And sorry for leading you on and think that there was going to be a poker game. I just thought that it was a really good place to end it so I just did. LOL. But oh well…
Beslookin- Now, you wanting to open up your presents before Christmas time? Bad girl…LOL. They will soon get together my friend, trust me. I only have about 7 chapters left which means that they will be together in a few. Just continue to have faith on me and everything will be fine.
xXSherryXx- First of all, thank you so much for your awesome words. LOL. And who the world recommended you? LOL. Kinda cool that people have talked about my stories. It means that all the work I have put in have been worth it since I have impacted OTH fanfiction in some way. Thankies and so damn sorry for making you all wait for a long time. I have been super busy collecting my thoughts with everything, school, and just on other stuff.
ilvjameslafferty, ashie, akissonarainyday, Aiesha, namrata, kate, Sara, khbab, Britt- Thanks girls for the constant reminders for me to update. It was just difficult because of school and honestly just not having any inspiration with updating the story…Damn OTH. LOL.

Once again, so sorry for the long wait, but lack of inspiration was the reason I haven't updated. Well now, I am a HS graduate, got me my new car (a sexy black 2005 Jetta BTW), and am relaxing in my summer break. I will be going to Mexico though, for two weeks in early July so you are all forewarned. Also, my friends remember that I did complete The Eye of the Beholder: A Nathan Story so whenever you have time, please check out that completed work. Thanks. Well everyone thanks for still tagging along with me and I can't wait to hear your replies! So please tell me what you thought of this UD because I spent many days on it and it was so long! LOL. And apologizing right now on my sucky writting, I am still a bit rusty! Oh and I will be updating PL in a week or so as well. Thanks for your loyal support and please remember to leave feedback! Thankies!

Ivonne