Brooke stormed into the Sawyer house, not even stopping to close wait for Lucas. Brooke had gotten from her house to Peyton's house in record time; Lucas on the other hand spent the good 3 minute trip trying to convince Brooke to slow down. He took his time casually strolling up the walkway while Brooke made a mad dash inside.

Brooke ran frantically up the stairs worried about her best friend. She could here muffled sounds coming from Peyton's room and thinking the worse case scenario slammed the door against the wall while shouting incomprehensible words.

Peyton sat on the bed playing with Jenny (the muffled sounds) and laughing.

"Oh my god, Peyton, you did NOT just fake some big emergency just so I could come over to watch you play mom with Jake's kid."

"Hey Brooke, good to see you too!" Peyton said laughing even harder

Lucas came breathlessly into the room, "listen buddy, you leave her alone or I'll…" and he loses his sentence as he sees that obviously, there is no "intruder" and there doesn't really seem to be anything wrong for that matter.

"You guys, I told you to come over, I never said hurry up quickly some crazy guy has broken into my house and is threatening my dad with a rake!"

"Hey," said Lucas faking hurt, "it was just that one time."

"Not the point, no I said come over, something just happened."

"Come over something just happened? That could mean almost ANYTHING! It's not my fault that you're so vague. God P I just assumed the worst." Brooke said trying to decide whether to just move on or to stick this one to her.

"Sorry about that, next time I'll make sure to say, come over now…Jenny just said Brooke."

"Oh my god, no way! She did?" Brooke said giddily forgetting about her grudge against Peyton

"yea except it came out more sounding like…woooookkee" Peyton's imitation of Jenny sounding nothing like "Brooke".

"Alrite, since everything's okay with you guys," Luke said, then added "and it is," after seeing Brooke's facial expression, "I'm gonna go down to the river court to meet up with the guys, so I'll see you later" he walked over and gave Brooke a soft peck on the lips, "and you" he said motioning to Peyton "need to work on you baby imitations, they kind of suck"

"hey!" she said throwing a pillow at his head as he walked out the door

"Okay P. Sawyer, make her say it again."

"Brooke, I can't just make her talk, she's what, like a year old?"

"Whatever" Brooke went and sat down in front of Peyton's computer screen, blue light reflecting from the screen and onto her face.

The screen color changed to black as a frustrated Haley hit the monitor.

"Come on you stupid piece of arggggh" she said her irritation becoming more apparent by the second.

She looked down at the notebook in her lap, rereading the notes she had just taken.

Child Custody: when a child is lied to, often times the other parent will receive full custody of said child---Does Nathan's case count? Jenna is only 2, so technically, Trish hasn't lied to her since Jenna doesn't know any better…oh god, why am I even using their names?

Haley looked down reading and rereading the last comment. She had to help Nathan. It's the only way that they could possibly work things out. If Jenna was Nathan's daughter, that made her just as much a part of Nathan's life as well as Haley's.

"Whoooo" Haley exhaled sharply. She wasn't going to give up on Nathan, she loved him too much. "Alrite, on with the research." And almost magically her computer screen flicked on revealing a desktop picture of her and Nathan, Nathan behind her with his arms wrapped around her. Haley smiled at the picture, grabbed her keys and left her house.

Haley had run all the way to Nathan's house only to realize upon arrival that he was at the river court with Lucas. She sat down, firmly rooting herself against the door determined to sit and wait for Nate to get home. Slipping on her headphones, she pushed play sending Gavin Degraw through her ears.

I'm going to love you more than anyone
I'm going to hold you closer than before
And when I kiss your soul, your body'll be free
I'll be free for you anytime
I'm going to love you more than anyone
Look in my eyes, what do you see?
Not just the color
Look inside of me
Tell me all you need and I will try
I will try

Jake decided against going to Peyton's house. Today just wasn't a good day. He'd been telling himself that for the past couple days. The first day he was determined to go. He had even gotten into the car but then half way to her house he decided against it. Whatever he had to tell her could wait. He couldn't hurt her, not now, especially since Peyton and Jenny had grown closer. He smiled remembering the other day Peyton telling him so excitedly and animatedly how Jenny had said Brooke's name. He even let a small laugh remembering Peyton informing him of Brooke's reaction to the whole thing.

Haley slid another c.d. into her player at home.

Take this pink ribbon off my eyes
I'm exposed
And it's no big surprise
Don't you think I know
Exactly where I stand
This world is forcing me
To hold your hand
'Cause I'm just a girl, little 'ol me
Don't let me out of your sight
I'm just a girl, all pretty and petite
So don't let me have any rights

"haha got that right Gwen." Haley mumbled to herself

"You know, they say talking to yourself is the first sign of insanity." Nathan said standing in the doorframe, hand up protectively and surrendering

"some people ring the door bell, but not you…why is that?"

"Haley, cut the crap. Listen, I know you came over the other day so I just wanted to make sure everything was okay. I'm trying really hard to give you space but you looked so upset the other day, leaving so quickly."

"It's nothing, it's just that I was waiting for you forever and then you never showed, so yea I was a little upset, but I've got news."

"Yea, really?"

"Yes. I think I know a way for you to get your daughter, that is of course if you want her. You see, all you need to do is take a paternity test, and the we could bring the case to court and I'll help and I'll be there for you through the whole thing."

"No."

"Excuse me?"

"no, I don't want my daughter, no I don't want a paternity test, no, I don't want your help."

Nathan walked out of the room leaving a shocked, confused, and hurt Haley standing there, her mouth slightly agape.