The next morning, Brooke and Haley were awakened by Haley's cell phone ringing. Haley groggily picked it up, wondering who would be calling her at 5 in the morning.

"Hello?"

"Where the hell are you? When I find you, you're going to pay. Oh- are you going to pay!"

As soon as Haley realized who it was, her body froze in fear. All the color-drained from her face and she could've swore her heart stopped. She couldn't talk.

"I'm going to find you! Just you wait. You can't hide forever." Then just like that he hung up. Haley slowly got out of bed and went downstairs.

Brooke woke up expecting to find Haley right next to her, so she was shocked when she didn't. She figured she was downstairs. As Brooke went down the stairs, she thought she heard something. She brushed it off thinking it was the wind. But when she got closer and it got louder, she realized it wasn't just the wind. She saw Haley lying on the couch curled up in a ball, sobbing. She walked up to her slowly, not wanting to scare her.

"Baby?"

"Brooke…."

Broke sat down next to Haley and placed a comforting hand on her back.

"What's wrong?"

"He…he…he said.he said he was…."

Brooke started rubbing her back to encourage her to continue.

"He called me and he said he was gonna find me..and…and….and make me pay. I'm so scared Tigger."

"Come here baby. She whispered as she took the shaking girl in her arms and stroked her hair. I won't let ANYONE hurt you, okay? I love you too much."

"Thanks Tigger, I love you too. "

After Haley had calmed down, Brooke decided to ask her the question she had been dying to ask her.

"Hey, so Hales, I have a question."

"Shoot."

"Okay, So you would consider us girlfriend and girlfriend…right?"

"Absolutely."

" So when do we start telling people?"

She saw Haley's face fall.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"It's just…I'm so worried about telling everyone. Mainly Lucas and Karen. Karen's been more of a mother was to me, even before she died. And now with my dad, she's the only parent I've got, you know?"

"Hales, I'm just as worried as you are. I'm sure Karen will be accepting, and I think Lucas will be too. I also kind of care about what Peyton thinks because we've been friends forever. All I know is I'm madly in love with the most wonderful girl in the world and that makes me happier then I ever thought possible."

Brooke noticed a tear sliding down Haley's cheek.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah. They're happy tears. To hear you say those things makes me so happy. I love you." With that, she gave Brooke a passionate kiss.

"Well what do you say we tell them tomorrow?"

"Okay. I'll tell Lucas, you tell Peyton, and if she doesn't already know by then, we'll tell Karen."

"Okay with me."

The Next Day at the Rivercourt:

"I thought I might find you here."

"Hey Hales." God she looks cute. No Lucas you got over this "crush" a while ago. But that's just it. What if it's not a crush? I think I may be in love with my best friend.

"Lucas, can we talk?"

"Sure Hales, what's up?" He asked as they walked over to the bench and she sat down.

"I need to tell you something."

"Okay." He took her hand in his own. "You can tell me anything."

"I've been dating someone."

As much as this hurt Lucas, he knew she didn't feel the same way and he did want her to be happy so he plastered a fake smile on his face.

"Hales, that's great!" He noticed she didn't look happy. It was then he noticed a bruise on Haley's cheek.

"Haley, how did this happen?" he asked as he softly touched her cheek with the pad of his thumb. "Has someone been hitting you? Is this what this is about? 'Cause I swear…"

"Lucas no! It's not about that. It's about who I'm dating."

"As long as it's not Nathan, I'm okay. It's not Nathan is it?"

"No."

"Then who's the lucky guy?"

"That's just it Luke, there is no guy."

"What? Are you saying….are you saying you're dating a girl?"

"Yea Luke, I am."

"Okay, well who is it?"

"This is gonna hurt Luke."

"Tell me Hales."

"It's Brooke."

As soon as she finished Lucas looked at her with rage filled eyes and stormed off.

"LUCAS! DON'T DO THIS!" She yelled as she stood up.

"Leave me alone Haley. I was okay with you dating a girl, I really was. But not Brooke." He walked off angrily. Haley knew he was gonna take it hard because he had really loved Brooke, but she wasn't ready for this. She fell on the ground as a fit of sobs racked her body.