Brooke and Peyton walked home after the club. Brooke was going on endlessly about Lucas, while Peyton listened in silence. "He loves me! And he said the only reason he kept your box of freaky stuff was to remind him to never make the same mistake again!"

God, he already made that same mistake…with the same person. How bad of a friend am I? To screw over my best friend twice with the same guy? Peyton thought worriedly.

"Have you heard from Jake?" Brooke asked tentatively. Peyton shook her head quickly. "Okay… If you need to talk, Peyton, I'm here for you.

Peyton nodded. "I know you are." But soon, I may not be there for you

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Haley yawned and stretched her arms as she walked to answer the door. She had dozed off on the couch, awoken when the doorbell rang.

"Nathan? What are you doing here?"

His hands were deep in his pockets as he looked at her. "Can we talk?"

She nodded, concerned, and closed the door behind her as she stepped out onto the porch.

"Haley, I made a mistake. I said I needed time, but…I don't. What I need is you. I can't stand seeing you with other guys- Lucas, Skills, anyone. I love you Haley.

She nodded, her eyes filled with tears.

"Haley?" He shook her shoulder. "Haley?"

"Haley?" She quickly sat straight up. "Whoa! It's just me!" She saw Lucas kneeling next to her. She was still on the couch.

"Where am I?" Haley asked quietly.

Lucas laughed. "You're on my couch. You know…we came back from Tric half an hour ago…"

"Where's Nathan?"

"Probably at home. Why?"

Haley shook her head. "Uh…no reason. Just um, a dream I had."

Lucas nodded slowly. "Okay… I've got to pick up a shift at the café in the morning…if you're not feeling better, I'll call Brooke to drive you to school."

Haley glared at him. "I'm fine." She fell back onto the couch. Lucas laughed. "Okay…G'night, Hales."

Haley closed her eyes. A small tear escaped and rolled down her cheek. All of her dreams, all of her nightmares, were slowly becoming a reality.

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"I have to tell you something." Peyton said quickly as she and Haley walked to home from school.

"Okay… what is it?" Haley asked curiously.

"I made a mistake." Peyton whispered. Haley's eyes softened and she put her hand comfortingly on her shoulder. "About what? Peyton, you can tell me."

Peyton took a deep breath. "Okay. Remember what happened at the beginning of last year? The Me-Lucas-Brooke Bermuda love Triangle?

Haley bit her lip. "I don't like the sound of this.'

Peyton grimaced, and continued. "You know how Lucas confessed his love to Brooke at the end of this summer?"

"Yeah."

"It was just the two of us, some of those days when you weren't around-"

"Oh my god."

"And once, we kind of slept together."

"Oh my god!"

"But that's not the worst part."

"Oh my god…"

"I realized, after we, you know,…" Peyton took another deep breath, "That I'm still in love with him."

"OH MY GOD!"

"I know!" Peyton began to walk in circles. "And, even if I wanted to be with him, he loves Brooke, and I already did this to her once, but I also love Jake, and it's so confusing!"

Haley hugged Peyton as she cried on her shoulder.

"I just don't know what to do."

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Will Peyton sort out her true feelings? Will Nathan finally admit to Haley that he wants her back? Will Lucas return Peyton's feelings? Will Brooke find that a year later, her life will take a turn down the very same path it did before? Will Deb take a stand against Nathan? All next time on After The Summer.