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).
A.N: Hey guys, I'm so sorry that I've taken this long with the next chapter but I have had studying to do and then exams. But all the exams are over so… YEAH. I'm on break now.
"Are you finished?" Haley quickly asked Simon. He had been staring at Nathan in confusion for the past minute. Haley could have just reached down the table and throttled him. She couldn't believe he said that.
Haley drew Simon's attention back to her by reaching out across the table and taking his hand in hers. Simon looked at his girlfriend and smiled at her. "Yeah I'm done."
Nathan looked back at the menu and tried to ignore the couple at the opposite end of the table. He was going to rip Lucas a new one when he got him on his own. 'What was he thinking setting up this little get together.' Nathan thought while taking another large gulp of his wine which was brought to the table a moment ago.
Simon called the waiter over and asked for the check. The whole table was once again quite. "So when are you two Scott boys going back to school?" Peyton asked breaking the awkward silence which had settled over the table for eight.
"Soon hopefully." Haley muttered under her breath. "A week or thereabouts." Lucas answered ignoring Haley's comment. "Well actually we have like three weeks before school starts up again so we might stick around for a bit longer." Nathan said snidely looking at the brunette who was currently searching for her purse under the table.
Simon stood up and pulled his jacket on wondering what had gotten into his girlfriend. Haley planted a big smile on her face and turned to the group. "I hope everybody has a good night." Peyton looked up at her friend and smiled back. This wasn't what she had planned when she and Brooke thought it up.
"Oh you too." Nathan said before receiving a kick from his brother. Haley stood up to find Simon behind her holding her jacket. She let him help her put it on and she pushed in her chair and walk away. Haley turned and glared at Nathan. "Oh and Nathan don't worry we will."
With that Haley spun around and headed out of the restaurant with Simon. Back at the table on eyes were on Nathan as he threw his menu on the table in a huff. He always got the last word.
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Simon and Haley's taxi pulled away from the restaurant a minute later and silence had taken over. "So what was that all about?" the blond man asked staring down at her. Haley glanced at Simon and looked away a second later. "What was what all about?"
"Oh come on Haley, dinner, you were acting really weird." Simon probed still not taking his eyes of her. "I told you its nothing, I just don't feel well." Haley placed her hand on her stomach hoping Simon would believe her and switch subjects.
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Nathan stood up from his seat abruptly and stepped away from the table. "Lucas I want to talk to you, in private." Lucas hid behind his menu for a second but realizing that Nathan wasn't going to let this one go he followed his brother to a corner of the large restaurant after glancing at Brooke who gave him an encouraging smile.
The blond knew his brother was mad. And when Nathan was mad, he got really mad. So Lucas made a pact with himself to not aggravate Nathan any more than he already was.
"What the hell did you think you were doing?" Nathan asked the anger showing in his voice. "What did I do?" Lucas asked looking at his shoes.
"Don't play with me Luke I'm really not in the mood." The brunette replied ardently.
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"Right. And why do I use my cell at the 'most annoying times'? He asked imitating Nathan's voice. Haley leaned forward in the chance that the blond wouldn't see her blush as she remembered what Nathan was referring to. "Simon don't listen to Nathan, he was being a jerk."
"So how do you know him?" Simon asked before telling the driver to about the turn to Haley's flat. "We went… to school together." Haley mumbled. "That's it. Nothing else?" he questioned. "Yep that's it. Why?" Haley lied.
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"Ok fine. We-" Lucas started. "Whoa hold on a second, whose we" Nathan asked emphasizing 'we' in his sentence. "Agh me, I meant me, all me, I did this, it was all me." Lucas stammered. "So let me guess Brooke helped set this whole thing up?"
"Noo why do you think that, no Brooke didn't do anything…" Lucas looked at his brother and he knew that he wasn't going to be able to lie about this. "Yeah Brooke." He finished.
"Great well what did you, plural, think you, plural, were doing?" Nathan further interrogated. "Helping you and Hale's out." Lucas answered softly knowing his little brother wasn't going to like his answer.
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Haley hated lying but she knew that Simon would just obsess about it so she told a little white lie that would save his feelings. Well that's what she told herself.
"Nothing I was just wondering. Everybody seemed a little stressed tonight don't you think" Simon shifted in his seat to get a better view of his girlfriend.
"Simon just leave it ok. I really don't wasn't o talk about Nathan anymore." Haley bit out in one breath. Simon bit his bottom lip and turned back in the seat. "Funny I wasn't talking about Nathan but I guess you were thinking about him."
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"Lucas, agh, Haley and I don't need help and guess why; there is nothing to help with." Nathan said, his voice rising a bit louder. "Sure Nate, ok." Lucas countered sarcastically. 'Oh this is a good way in not aggravating him.' Lucas thought to himself.
"Don't ok me Lucas just stay out of it!" Nathan shouted the later of his sentence taking the attention of the whole restaurant. Lucas watched his brother storm off in the direction of the restrooms.
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The taxi stopped outside Haley's flat as she cringed knowing she was the one obsessing. "Simon-". Haley started but was cut off by the blond. "I'll see you around Haley."
Haley sat staring at him before lifting her purse and stepping out of the taxi. The brunette watched at the yellow taxi drove away. "Well I can say goodbye to that relationship."
Lucas made his was back to the table and sat down. Peyton and Jake resumed their conversation as Brooke leaned over to Lucas. "That went well." She said laughing softly. Lucas glanced to his side and smile back. "Tell me about it."
S'up? Sorry again for the wait. And for the shortness but my mom is home from work and I want to show her all my new clothes. Fun!
I will be updating one of my other stories hopefully by Monday but I haven't decided which yet.
I'm going to Italy… yeah baby. I'm going to Sicily first then to Italy. And this is in the summer after the dreaded exams but I got my passport photos taken today, yeiks, and I'm all excited about it now so I thought I'd tell everybody.
sara: Thanks for the review and I know it took FOREVER but agh exams. Anyway I hoped you liked this chapter, there is a lot of dialogue but it was kind of needed. Anyway thanks Sarah. FYI, this is all because you said 'pretty please'. I love manners. Don't have any, but I love 'em.
TinyDancer7: Yep awkwardness was defiantly high in the last chapter and kind of in this one too. I like drama. Who would have guessed? I hoped you liked this chapter. Thanks for the review. Sarah.
XXXkattxtienXXX: So so sorry for the long wait but I have so much on right now and I was in town on all my days off and I go back on Monday so I may have wasted a whole week of potential fanfic writing. Shite. Anyway I hoped you liked this chapter. Sarah.
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