"Nathan Scott don't you dare throw me in that pool, it is freezing outside…NATHAN!" Haley shrieked as her husband threw her in the pool and dived in right after her.

"Nathan!" Haley sputtered when she resurfaced. "Why did you do that!"

"Do what?" Nathan asked innocently.

"NATHAN!" Haley shrieked.

"I love you?"

"Not gonna get away with it this time" Haley giggled. "I'm sorry"

"Oh darn" Nathan said. "You look hot wet"

"Nathan!"

"You do…that's part of the reason I threw you in"

"In the middle of December!"

"Yup"

"The minds of teenage boys…" Haley sighed.

Nathan awoke suddenly from his dream, and threw a hand over Haley to pull her closer- but all he met was air. His heart sank again as he remembered- Haley wasn't there anymore…she was with Brooke in their old apartment, and as badly as he wanted her back, he couldn't bring himself to do that…she had hurt him and his pride too much.

The phone rang, jolting him out of his deep thoughts. A familiar bossy voice appeared over the phone.

"Scott Junior, I want you to get your ass down with me and tutor girl RIGHT NOW" Brooke commanded.

"You know, Brooke, with you calling me all the time, I would be inclined to think you want me" Nathan teased.

"Ok Nate a- ew, b-ew, and c-it's your older counterpart I'm lusting after, remember?" Brooke asked, her voice softening when she talked about Lucas.

"Yeah well you're not so much lusting as you are loving, Brooke…just take him back" Nathan said, rubbing his eyes. He was sick of Lucas and Brooke's heartbreak over each other- everyone knew they were meant to be.

"Kind of like you should take Haley back?" Brooke asked.

"That's a totally different situation!" Nathan protested.

"How?"

"You nor Lucas ran off and joined a tour"

"Nathan…"

"Whatever Brooke, why am I supposed to come down?"

"Because we're all going to the beach and what's a trip to the beach without you and Haley sulking together?"

"Shut up…I'll be there in 15"

"Ok" Brooke laughed, hanging up with Nathan.

"Who were you talking to?" Haley asked.

"Nathan"

"Oh" Haley bit her lip. "What'd he say?"

"He's coming" Brooke said, watching Haley's face carefully. Her eyes brightened but she fought to keep her facial expression the same.

"Just dandy" she said, digging through her drawers and pulling out her bathing suit.

"Tutor girl, no!" Brooke sighed. "Why are you wearing a one piece when you could be wearing a sexy two piece and making Nathan sweat?"

"Because it doesn't matter how hard I try, he's not gonna change his mind…and" Haley took off her wedding ring and tossed it in the garbage can. "Our marriage is done. What's the point?"

"The point is that you love him, Haley, and he loves you! I don't understand why you two are being so stingy with each other when clearly you both wanna be with each other"

"Because, Brooke- not all romances end in a fairytale ending…ESPECIALLY mine and Nathan's since I apparently 'ran off' to pursue my dreams when HE'S the one who gave me the ultimatum…and it wasn't for Chris, so I don't understand how I'm guilty of like infidelity" Haley snapped, marching into the bathroom.

Nathan removed his pressed ear from the door to Brooke and Haley's apartment. He had heard that last bit and it made his hands clammy and his heart race. He HAD given her an ultimatum and now he was paying for it…and so was Haley.

"Dude, do you always have your ear pressed against their apartment door? Why don't you wire it or something?" Lucas asked jokingly.

"Hey Luke…" Nathan greeted.

"Hey…are we ready for yet another adventure with our ladies?"

"I guess…I just wish…nah, never mind" Nathan said, stepping into the apartment after Lucas.

A/N: Ok so now I'm not concentrating purely on Brucas and I needed some fresh writing material soooooo badly because my other story is just in a serious slump…and I needed to like get away from that for a little…so yeah. Review!