Okay so here is the next chapter! It the discussion between Haley and Marissa, and other various activities! Yay! So I hope you like this one . . . me . . .not so much . . .yeah so thanks for reading. I know it's not so easy when the author NEVER UPDATES! Yeah . . . who could that be? lol Anyway on with the story!

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There were a few moments of silence. During that time Marissa was giving a hopeful look to Haley. Hoping that she wouldn't totally freak out and kill somebody.

Finally Haley said something. "For nine years? That's ever since we were . . . nine!"

Marissa deflated. All the thoughts of this being a peaceful session went out her mind. Haley had a disgusted look on her face. "You were friends with Nathan and you never told me? Why?" She was pissed at Marissa and Nathan. But tried not to show it.

Marissa took a deep breath and plunged in. "Because it was Nathan Scott! And I was friends with you and Lucas! It wasn't like it is now. You weren't all friends back then. It was all 'Bash Nathan Scott!' Because Dan was his father. So I didn't tell you two. Scared you might've hated me cause I befriended the "enemy".

Haley scoffed. "The enemy?"

"Oh come on! You know that you two never liked him! I didn't either at first. It wasn't til after I'd not been here a few years you decided to like him!" said Marissa defensively.

Haley couldn't believe what she was hearing. Marissa had been friends with Nathan! And never told her! "Wait. How was it possible for you to hang out with him when you were always with Lucas and me?" she said thinking that this could all be a joke.

Marissa was surprised. She hadn't been expecting that question. But however she had to answer. "You know those days when I said that I had to babysit my cousins?" she said not really wanting to tell her. But she knew she had to.

Haley nodded.

"Well . . . I wasn't really babysitting them. I went to go hang out with Nathan. And then sometimes the nights after I got home from hanging out with you we'd go out and around the town. Mostly over by the river just to talk. But that was only at night." she continued.

Haley slammed her hand down on the counter. "I knew it! I knew you never babysitted your cousins! Maybe cause I knew they had a nanny. Besides I always wondered what you did. So . . . did Nathan know that you were friends with Lucas and me?" Haley asked.

"Oh yeah. He knew. It didn't really bother him. Just as long I didn't tell you about our friendship. Which was easy for me because I was deathly afraid that you were going to find out." Marissa said remembering when Nathan and her decided to be friends. "Well . . . mainly he didn't want Dan to know I was friends with Lucas and you." she finished looking at Haley wondering if she was still angry.

Haley got up. "Do you want some tea? It looks like we're gonna be here a while." She went to go fix some.

Marissa nodded.

After Haley came back with the tea she gave one to Marissa and sat down.

"Have you and Nathan still been talking to each other?"

Marissa had her cup halfway to her mouth. 'Should I tell her or not? Do I want to get Nathan in trouble?' she thought about it. 'Yes. It's sort of his fault anyway.' She waited a moment before she answered. "Uh . . . yeah. We've been talking on the phone. IM'ing . . . all that good stuff. We've talked about everything that's been going on. He's knows what's been going on in Newport because I told him. And I know what's been going on in Tree Hill."

Haley sat down her cup. "Oh, so you knew I was dating him?"

"Well . . . ." Marissa stopped. "He failed to mention the fact that you to got married. Let alone the fact that you'd even talked to each other before. He'd sorta told me that Lucas and he were friends now. But never anything about you. Trust me . . . it was the biggest shock of my life when I found out." Marissa said.

Haley laughed. Nathan had never told her about Haley and him. But it made her angry to know that he'd never told her about Marissa! And he knew they knew each other! "That boy. . . ooh that boy. He never told me about being friends with you! Not once!"

Marissa agreed. "I know! I asked him if he told you and he said no. And I was like 'Well you've had the past year! Ooh Nathan Scott better watch out. At least Luke isn't like that right? The one to be holding secrets?"

Haley wondered if she should tell Marissa about him. And his . . . condition. She really had the right to know. She was his friend. "Actually . . . "

"Oh no. What's Luke got hiding under those wraps?" Marissa asked.

Haley crinkled her nose. "I don't know if I should be telling you this . . . but I will. You know what . . . HCM is right?" she asked softly.

"HCM? Isn't that the heart condition Dan has?"

Haley nodded. "Well . . . It seems Lucas has it too."

Marissa couldn't believe it. "What do you mean he has it? Nathan told me that he tested out negative!" she was mad at and afraid for Lucas at the same time.

"We thought he did . . . but he used Keith's results. He was very much positive." Haley said sadly. Dreading the thought of anything happening to Lucas.

Marissa just sat there in silence. Appalled that Lucas would even think of doing something like that. "Ugh! These damn Scott boys! What's wrong with them? Lying as far as their souls will take them."

"It's all from and because of . . . Dan." said Haley. Even the thought of his name made her mad.

"Nate's told me a lot about him and all the crap he's done . . . and it sucked just hearing about it. But the thought of actually being here and it happening . . . that must really suck for you guys." Marissa grimaced.

Haley made a face. "You have no idea. You're so lucky that you live in Newport. Away from Dan. I swear that guy is undieable. He's gonna live on. Outlive us all." Haley shuddered.

They both laughed at that. But stopped when they realized there was a possibility of it.

Marissa looked at Haley and said. "So I heard you sing. When did this happen. I remember that you used to sing all the time . . . but like a record? Wow. I'm impressed."

"Yeah . . . I guess. But it wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for Nathan. He really helped me." she answered blushing.

"Speaking of Nate. . . what's going on with you two?" Marissa asked. Dying to know what was going on with them.

Haley just looked at her sadly. She was silent for a few minutes. "We're . . .uh . . . we're done. It's over. He had our chance. I screwed it up. That's about it."

Marissa saw how sad Haley looked. "Are you sure?" she asked.

Haley just nodded. "Yeah . . . I know he doesn't want me back. I just have to accept it."

Marissa just sat in silence. Her heart grieving for Haley. She knew that she stilled loved him. You could see it in her eyes.

Finally Haley shook her head. "So enough about me. What about you? What's been going on in Newport? Your life as screwed up as mine?"

Marissa laughed. All the thoughts of Ryan, Luke, Oliver, Alex, Trey, her mom, and so much more flew through her head. She looked at her cup of tea. "Uh . . .you might want to get more tea. We could be here a while."

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Ha. So there you go! That what's the discussion was. Hope you liked it! Anyway I'll try to update soon! But it's hard. Nevertheless . . . I'll update soon. Can't let this story go just yet! We've barely begun! So . . . PLEASE REVIEW! I would greatly appreciate it!