Author's Note: Hey, all. I'm really sorry that it has taken me so long to update this. I know what I want to happen, I'm just having trouble deciding how I want it to happen. After weeks of putting it off, I've just decided that I'm going to sit down and start typing, see where my fingers take me, I guess. Well, we'll see what happens. So if this chapter is a pile of crap, that's why. Enjoy.

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"Brooke, do we really have to do this right now?" Haley asked, eyeing Brooke to see if she was really serious about this or not. She knew Brooke well enough to know that she was more than likely dead serious about playing this little game. Brooke Davis lived for stuff like this.

"Of course we do," Brooke answered. Just like Haley knew her, Brooke knew Haley just as well. She was well aware that Haley didn't like games like this, she just wasn't sure why. It's not as if she had something to hide, right? Or did she? "We have nothing better to do."

"We can watch a movie," Haley suggested, pointing to the television across the room with the hand that wasn't attached to Brooke's. She was really starting to hate this whole handcuff thing. It was times like these that she wished she could just run away.

"But I wanna take about us," Brooke pouted. Haley sighed at the tone in her best friend's voice. Whenever Brooke got like that, there was no arguing with her. She always got what she wanted. Brooke tugged on Haley's arm and brought it into her lap. "Please, Huggie?"

"I really don't want to, Brooke." Haley looked at Brooke with the look she used to use on her grandmother when she was visiting for Christmas. Brooke felt her insides melt at the look. She didn't think it was possible for any human being to look that adorable and for a second she was about to give in.

"Don't even try that look on me, Hales," she warned her, trying to make her voice sound as if the look Haley was giving her wasn't affecting her in any way. "We are playing this game, and we are playing it now. So, I repeat, what is your darkest secret?"

"If this is your idea," Haley began. "Why don't you go first?" She was trying to buy time, both girls knew that, but Brooke nodded. Haley sighed in relief. She didn't understand why she was stressing over this, it's not like she was really going to tell Brooke what she had been doing to herself. She was just afraid that Brooke would somehow be able to see right through her.

"Fine," Brooke agreed in a defeated tone. She and Haley both rearranged themselves so they were comfortable. Brooke watched Haley out of the corner of her eye as she tried to decide whether she should really tell Haley what she was hiding. She did just figure it out herself and she wasn't exactly sure what her feelings were at the moment. "Okay, so my darkest secret?"

"That was the question." Even though Haley was really nervous about when Brooke asked her, she was a little curious as to what Brooke was going to say. She had been noticing that something was off about the other girl all afternoon, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

"Well," Brooke started, her eyes on the comforter underneath her. Her left hand was picking at the thread beside her leg. "Lately, and by lately I mean just today, I've noticed that I'm starting to have feelings for someone." There, she said it. That wasn't so bad. Nothing horrible happened. Haley didn't run screaming from the room. Then again, she didn't tell Haley that she was the one that she was crushing on.

"That's your dark secret?" Haley asked. If that was Brooke's biggest secret, this wasn't fair. What Haley was hiding was about a hundred times worse than that. There was no way that was a fair trade. Brooke nodded. "That you have a crush on someone?"

"I think it's more than a crush," Brooke answered without thinking. She quickly looked away from Haley. She was afraid that if she looked into Haley's eyes, her best friend would now how she was feeling some how. As if was, she was having enough trouble trying to form coherent sentences when she was sitting this close to Haley, she didn't want to have to deal with looking into Haley's deep brown eyes.

"Really?" Haley's interest was heightened a little bit more at the new information. Brooke Davis wasn't one to have deep feelings for someone. Even Travis, who she claims is the love of her life, she doesn't really have feelings for. She says she does, but Haley knows that even Brooke doesn't believe that. Brooke nodded. "Like, you think you're in love with them?"

"Um," Brooke stuttered. She risked a quick glance at Haley, trying to decide what her answer was. She only saw Haley's face for a split second, but it was enough to make up her mind. She let out a breath, surprised at herself. "Yeah, I think I am."

"Whoa," Haley let out, her eyes widening. "That is big news. Though, I don't know if that qualifies as a dark secret. Especially if you don't tell me who it is." Brooke's eyes almost bulged out of her head and if she had had anything in her mouth, it would have been all over Haley's bedspread at this point. Haley caught the look on her face and now she really wanted to know what was so big about this. "Who is it?"

"It's no one you know," Brooke answered, too quickly. She silently cursed herself for acting like such a spaz. All she wanted to do was make Haley feel a little bit more comfortable and now all of a sudden the tables had been turned on her. She saw that Haley wasn't buying it at all. "Seriously, Huggie, it's no one."

"Sure it is," Haley answered, raising an eyebrow to show Brooke that she didn't believe a word she said. Haley was about to ask Brooke again who the person was, when a thought came to her. Why was she so excited about this? So, Brooke thinks she's in love with someone, what's the big deal? There wasn't really to get excited about, right? Unless… 'No! Do not even think it! There is no way that I was hoping she was talking about me!'

"Huggie?" Brooke asked, noticing the freaked out look on Haley's face. One second she was perfectly fine and the next Haley looked like she was about to pass out. What the hell happened? "Huggie? Haley." Finally, Haley snapped out of her daze at the use of her first name.

"Huh?"

"What happened there?" Judging by the deer caught in headlights look that was on Haley's face, she wasn't about to tell her what happened, so Brooke just shook her head. "Never mind. It's your turn now."

"My turn?" Haley gulped. She quickly looked around the room for something to help her out, but there was nothing. There was no way she was going to get out of telling Brooke the truth. Her eyes eventually landed on Brooke's cheery face, telling her exactly what she had been thinking. There's no way out.

"Come on," Brooke cheered, turned her body so she was facing Haley. She pushed Haley's knee playfully as a way to coax her into playing. "I told you all about me, not you have to tell me your darkest secret."

"I really don't want…" Before Haley had a chance to finish her sentence, the ringing phone beside her interrupted her. Never in a million years did she think that she'd be happy to hear the phone ring. She smile triumphantly at Brooke, who was frowning and glaring as she reached for the phone. "Hello?"

"Hey," came the familiar voice on the other line. A smile quickly graced her lips and Brooke started running over all the people in her head that could be on the other end of that phone.

"Hey, Jake," Haley gushed. Brooke narrowed her eyes and she felt her hands turn into fists as she heard the disgustingly sweet tone in her voice. Brooke knew that voice, she'd used that voice. It was never good and she didn't like that fact that some guy was making Haley use it. "How are you?"

"I'm okay," he answered. It took her a moment to realize that his voice wasn't the same as it was in the hallway just a few hours before. At school he had sounded so shy and happy, and now he sounded guilty and regretful. "I actually have some bad news."

"Oh really?" Haley's heart sank at the words and she knew exactly where this was going. Yeah, she'd never had a boyfriend or ever gone on a date, but she knew when she was getting dumped. She had seen Brooke do it enough times. Brooke watched as Haley's face fell and she suddenly felt terrible for being so angry that he called. She should have been Haley for her friend.

"Yeah," he sighed. "I got back together with Nicki this afternoon. She told me she was sorry about what she did and I thought it was…"

"It's okay, Jake," she cut him off. She didn't need an explanation and she really didn't want one. He didn't want to go out with her, that's all she needed to know. It wasn't that surprising really. 'I should have known that no one would want to go out with me. Stupid.'

"I'm really sorry about…"

"Bye." Without another word, Haley slammed the phone down and sighed. She closed her eyes and tried to keep the tears from falling down her cheeks. She didn't want Brooke to see her cry. She'd probably think she was being a baby. Her and Jake hadn't even gone out and she was already crying over him?

Brooke stared at Haley's back and she knew she was about to cry. Since they were still attached by the handcuffs, Brooke's arm was pulled over and it forced her to move closer. She sighed and wrapped the locked arm around Haley waist, pulling her body towards her. She felt Haley starting to cry and Brooke buried her head in Haley's shoulder, laying a soft kiss on her skin. She tried her best to ignore the sensation of Haley's skin against her's.

"I'm sorry, Huggie," Brooke whispered into Haley's hair. She felt Haley nod her head, but she couldn't hear her response since her face was buried in Brooke's chest. "It's okay. He's a jerk anyway." Brooke didn't even know what Jake had said, but she knew all she needed to know. Jake turned down Haley so he had to be crazy. "And he's an idiot."

"I tutored him," Haley answered, pushing her face out of Brooke's shirt. "He's not stupid." Brooke couldn't help but notice how close their faces were and she had to fight everything in her to stop herself from kissing Haley.

"Trust me, baby," Brooke whispered. "If he gave you up, he's an idiot." Haley searched Brooke's eyes to see if she really meant what she said. After seeing no trace of lying in her eyes, Haley smiled slightly at her.

"Thanks, Bunny." Brooke nodded and pulled Haley back into another hug. This felt so right to her. Having Haley here in her arms. It was as if they fit perfectly together. Brooke shut her eyes and wrapped her arms even tighter around the girl. "I love you."

"God, I love you too." Brooke waited to see if Haley would notice the change in her voice and suddenly understand the hidden meaning behind the words. She let out a sigh of relief when Haley didn't say anything. Her secret was safe for now, but se knew it was only a matter of time before everything got out.

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I'm sorry it that wasn't very good, but it was the best I could do at the moment. Please tell me what you think. Thanks for reading.