It can't be you!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the characters you have never seen before.
Summary: Haley's world is turned upside down when her past becomes her present.
Pairings: Naley - Brucas - Jeyton.
Rating: PG-13 (that's just for mild swearing). Could get higher in later chapters. But I'll warn you before hand.
A.N: I don't have a clue what drinks people drink over in the US so I just put in my favorite drinks. Oh and by the way, Anna and Leo are dating.
Haley hurriedly walked into the club. The heat and the pulsating of the music hit her as soon as she paid her way in. Haley scanned the booths not seeing her friends on the dance floor. She spotted Brooke, Mick, Shawn, Lucas and Cassidy sitting in a booth at the far end of the room. Mick and Shawn were talking to Lucas about none other than basketball and Brooke and Cassidy were talking to each other as Haley approached the booth. "Hey" Haley greeted the group whilst putting her phone on the table. Brooke and Cassidy looked up from their conversation to slide over to let Haley have a seat. "Where are Peyton and Jake? Or do I want to know?" Haley shouted over the music to Brooke. "Were here..." Payton said making her and Jakes presence known. ".. and we've got drinks" Peyton said waving her bottle of Budweiser back and fourth.
"I'm going to go get a drink. Does anybody want anything?" Haley asked while getting up. "No, let me go..." Cassidy put her hand on Haley's shoulder indicating for her to sit down. "... I've been looking for an excuse to talk to the bartender again. You having the usual?" Haley smiled at her friend and nodded; she was a bigger flirt than Brooke. "Haley, where's Nate" Lucas had finally become aware of Haley's presence but Nathan was missing. "Ah... I think he was getting something from his car." Haley lied not looking Lucas in the eyes. "I hope I'm not late." Haley's head sprung up at the sound of Nathan's voice. "Where have you been?" Lucas asked his little brother. Nathan glared looked at Haley who was playing with the beer mat. "I was getting something from the car." He had said it like he was asking Haley. "I'm just going to the ladies. Haley come with." Brooke said noticing her friend's discomfort. "God, you girls really can't pee on your own." Jake said witnessing the scene before him. Peyton gave Jake a playful shove. "You want a dance?" she asked him seductively. Jake didn't say a word; he just rose from his seat taking Peyton's hand and leading her to the floor. Nathan watched as Brooke and Haley went to the bathroom and Jake lead Peyton to the dance floor.
"I am officially the worst person in the world." Haley didn't even look behind her to see if Brooke had kept up with her when she reached the bathroom. "Why do you think that?" Brooke asked Haley while fixing her hair with the aid of the mirror. "He kissed me!" Haley just spit it out. Over the past two years Haley never could keep anything from Brooke. She had a knack for getting people to confess to things. Haley thought she should work for the CIA or something. Brooke forgot about her hair instantly when she heard those three words. "You kissed? When? Where? How?" Brooke was too flabbergasted to stick to one question, but Haley was used to it. "Outside the club..." A small smile attempted to get on Haley's face but she was having none of it. Haley leaned on the wall of the bathroom and allowed herself to slide down until she was on her honkers. "... I shouldn't have kissed him back." Brooke was nearly bursting with the news. "You kissed him back! Wait, why is this a bad thing?" Brooke asked her. "You know why." Haley said. "Oh come on Haley so what, you kissed, that doesn't make you a Bush."
Nathan sat with his eyes transfixed on the girls' bathroom door. She lied to Lucas. She never lied to Lucas... well that was until he came into the picture. Nathan grabbed Lucas' beer and took a gulp of it. Lucas didn't notice because he was still talking to the two Irish guys. Nathan spotted Haley's mobile phone lying on the table. Without further daily he picked it up and went to the 'received calls' section. Nathan checked who the last person to call Haley was. The screen read 'Simon'. Nathan face fell. 'It's probably her boyfriend.' Nathan thought to himself putting the phone back where it was before. Nathan could feel the anger build up inside of him. 'Why does that guy get her?'
"Brooke, Simon and me... it's just we haven't technically broken up, you know." Haley whimpered still in sitting against the wall. "Haley, Simon doesn't know about the whole kissy thing, so just call him and brake up with him." Brooke said hunching down beside Haley so she was eye to eye with her friend. "What if I don't want to brake up with him?" Haley stared at her feet knowing Brooke was going to say something Haley didn't really want to hear right now. "What? But I thought you and Nate were on again? I mean you were all tryin' not to be smiley but you know you can't hide that shit from me." Brooke laughed trying to get Haley to smile. "I know... but Nathan and me, we don't work. With him it's hard but with Simon, he's reliable. Steady." Haley laughed at her own words. "Haley you don't need or want 'reliable and steady'. You need fun and... and butterflies and spending five hours deciding on what to wear. And hunny... that's Nathan."
Brooke and Haley came back to the booth a few minutes later. "Guys stop pestering Lucas." Haley barked at her to friends. Although secretly Lucas loved the attention, he wanted it to come from a certain brunette. "Hey where the hell is Cass with my drink?" Haley asked Mick avoiding Nathan's glare. "She hasn't come back yet." He simply stated. "Great. I'm going to the bar. Oh and where are Anna and Leo?" Haley asked just realizing there absence. "They bailed. They had things to do. Or rather each other." Shawn replied laughing. Brooke started to laugh when Haley just rolled her eyes at her friend's immaturity. Once Haley left, Nathan got up from his seat between Brooke and Lucas. "I just... I'm going to get a drink." He gave Brooke a reason even though she didn't ask for one. "What? I didn't ask." Brooke smirked while putting her hands up in defense.
Nathan spotted Haley at the bar trying to get the barmaids attention by waving money over the counter. The barmaid was ignoring her only taking orders from men. "Agh unbelievable!" Haley said to no one in particular. From behind her Nathan snatched the money out of her hand. This made Haley make a 180 but she was shocked to see Nathan just standing there looking at her. "Here, I'll get the drinks." He handed Haley her money back and took out his wallet and grabbed a twenty. Nathan bent over Haley who was still facing him and shouted at the barmaid. When Nathan leaned over her, Haley couldn't help but breath in the scent of his cologne. "Can I get a peach snaps with red lemonade and a Carlsberg?" Haley just watch stunned as Nathan rhymed off her drink. 'He still remembers what I drink'. Haley let a small smile appear on her face. Nathan looked down to see Haley stare up at him intently not moving an inch away from her. He just had to say it. "So who's Simon?"
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