"Dad, what are you doing here?"

"Well, when this little slut came and brought you here, I had to follow her and see where she was taking you."

Brooke's face turned bright red from anger and embarrassment.

"Don't you EVER talk about Brooke like that!"

"So, she has a name? So Brooke, I see you've grown quite fond of my daughter."

"As a matter of fact, I have."

Haley knew this couldn't be good.

"Brooke, do you think you could leave us alone for a minute or two?"

"I can't do that."

"Get out!"

"Dad- you need to leave."

"Be quiet. I'll deal with you in a minute."

"Brooke you should go," Haley muttered.

"Haley, I'm not gonna leave you alone."

"BROOKE, GO!" Haley screamed as the tears fell.

Brooke left without another word.

"Now Haley, why would you want to have her when you can just as easily have me?"

"I love Brooke and I hate you. You've treated me like shit- and ruined my life."

"Good."

"If you don't leave right now-for good- I'll call the cops."

He pushed her so hard she fell to the ground. She tried to get back up, but he kicked her down and kicked her repeatedly in the stomach. Then he bent down and punched her in the face. She whimpered in pain as a continued hitting her as the minutes dragged on. Right before she slipped into unconsciousness, she hear him say, 'I'll be back.' And knowing him he would.

"Haley…wake up! Wake up baby…please wake up

Haley woke up to Brooke's yelling. Every part of her body ached. As groaned as she came to.

"Hales?"

"Brooke?"

"Oh-Thank God!" She said as she hugged Haley hard-too hard.

"Ow..Brooke!"

"Oh, sweetie I'm so sorry. I'm just so happy you're okay. You scared me."

"Brooke-it hurts."

"Where?"

"Everywhere."

"We should get you to a hospital."

"No."

"Yes."

"No. This has happened before. I'll be okay in a few days, I promise."

"If you say so. But Haley- we need to call the police."

"Brooke I can't do that."

"Haley, look what he did to you. We need to lock him up."

"Okay, but can we do it in a few days?"

"Sure baby."

"Hey Brooke, I'm sorry for making you leave."

"I'm sorry for leaving. He didn't…."

"No."

All of a sudden, Haley broke down in a fit of sobs.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"Brooke- I want it to all stop…it hurts so bad."

Brooke brought her sobbing girlfriend as she started to cry herself.

"Shh..I'm here. Don't worry. He's done hurting you."

A few minutes later, they heard a knock on the door.

"Oh-no!" Haley jumped.

"No- Hales, when your dad came, I called Lucas. We sat downstairs and waited. I told him to come up after fifteen minutes. That's him.

"Oh…okay."

"Luke come in."

Lucas walked in but was not prepared for what he saw. His best friend was beaten to the point that she was almost unrecognizable. She was still crying in Brooke's arms.

"Hales…"

"Hey, I'll leave you two alone for a little while." Brooke said as she left the room.

He sat next to Haley and she immediately fell into his arms.

"Hey buddy."

She pulled out of his embrace.

"Luke- can I ask you a question?"

He nodded.

"Would you miss me if I was gone?"

Lucas looked shocked as Haley began to tremble as her cries took over.

"Hales- of course I would miss you. Why would you ask that?"

"Because…I can't deal with any of this anymore."

"Haley, I love you, Brooke loves you. We'll both help you through this. You don't have to do this alone, okay?"

She simply nodded. That's all she could do.

"Come here." He took her in his arms as she sobbed against his chest, soaking his shirt.

After about a half hour of crying, Haley began to calm down. Soon thereafter, she fell asleep in Lucas' arms. He gently laid her down and covered her. He went downstairs and opened the door to leave when he heard crying coming from the couch. Brooke. He worked his way over to her. She was lying on the couch curled up in a ball, crying. He had never seen her cry before, at least not this hard. He laid a comforting hand in her back as he sat net to her.

"Brooke?"

She just continued to cry.

"What happened?"

She just shook her head because she couldn't talk through her tears. Lucas didn't see a point in pushing her, so he just let her cry. He wanted to hug her and take some of her pain away, but she didn't seem to want that- at least not yet. Finally, Brooke seemed ready to talk. She sat up and wiped her eyes.

"I'm so worried about her, Lucas."

"Haley?"

"Yeah. I heard what she asked you and I couldn't believe my ears."

"Brooke, she's going through a rough time right now and she's upset. I don't thinks he meant it."

"But Luke- what is something happens to her? What if her father hurts her again or she hurts herself? I can't lose her. I love her so much. She doesn't deserve to be put through this pain. She's too good for it. I need her, now more than ever." Brooke sobbed as she thought about her parents.

"Why Brooke? What's going on?"

"Lucas- my parents are getting divorced and my dad just moved out."

"Oh- honey, I'm so sorry. Do you need anything?" He put his arm around her but she immediately pushed it away.

"YEAH LUCAS! I NEED HALEY, THE LOVE OF MY LIFE TO STOP BEING BEATEN AND RAPED BY HER FATHER. I NEED MY DAD TO COME HOME AND MY PARENTS TO GET ALONG. BUT MOST OF ALL- I NEED HALEY TO BE HAPPY! IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK? IS IT? IS IT? Is it?" She kept asking over and over as she fell into his arms. Thankfully, Lucas wrapped his arms around her and held her as she cried. She needed that.

"Shh…Brooke it's okay. It's okay to cry. I'm here. I have no idea the pain you're going through but I do know one thing. I care about Haley too. I would give anything to see her smile again, anything. She's a strong girl- we both know that. We just have to be there for her, okay?"

Brooke nodded slowly against his chest as he continued stroking her hair.

"Now, are you gonna be okay?"

"I have to be…for Haley."