A/N Hey You Guys! I have updated and am very happy with this chapter for like 3 reasons. 1) It is a longer chapter. 2) It is kind of funny 3) It has Naley moments! Hooray lol. Thanks for the reviews. I worked hard to get this chap out now even though I had a father daughter dance on Saturday. I hope you liked it.

It was a typical Friday for Haley. She rushed around from class to class all day long without any food in her system. She had not seen Nathan all day and she was starting to get nervous. Maybe she wouldn't see him at all. Maybe he didn't want to see her. She worried, biting her nails as she walked to her locker. It was lunch now and she hoped that she would eventually bump into him. She opened her locker and switched her books. Then she saw Brooke across the hall, so she got her lunch and met her.

"Hey Girly." She greeted.

"Hey Tutor Girl!" Brooke said as they started to walk outside together.

"Why do you still call me that? I'm not tutoring anyone anymore." Haley asked with a hint of irritation in her voice.

"Wow, what's up with you?" Brooke asked a bit put out.

"Sorry, I guess I'm just a little annoyed right now." She answered.

"Why, H. Scott?" Brooke asked looking at Haley.

"That is exactly the reason: Scott." Haley groaned.

"Then I guess we both are having problems with Scott's." Brooke said in a sarcastically happy tone.

"You are? Why?" Haley inquired

"Well, there is this new girl named Rachel and she is like all over Lucas. It is like so nauseating." Brooke ranted.

"I can imagine." Haley agreed.

"But the worst part is that I kinda accidentally told him to go out with Rachel. What can I say; the girl is everywhere."

"What do you mean by accidentally?"

"Well, when I told him to go out with someone, I pointed to this pretty girl with blond hair and I guess she moved or something and Rachel was behind her and well you know the rest."

"That sucks, Brooke."

"I know."

"Are you going to do anything about it?"

"Yes, in a matter a fact I am. I'll fight fire with fire." Brooke said with a determined look in her eyes.

"Ha ha, well, tell me how that goes." Haley laughed.

"I will. But, Haley James Scott, I have a matter to discuss with you." Brooke said as they sat down at a lunch table.

"Oh really?" Haley said knowing full well that Brooke had something up her sleeve.

"Yes. How would you like to fulfill your dream of becoming a cheerleader?" Brooke asked excitedly.

"Brooke, as much as I would love to be a cheerleader, I really don't think that that is for me."

"Haley, please, you gotta do it!" Brooke wined.

"But, Brooke, I don't wanna do it." Haley wined back, matching Brooke's tone.

"Please, that Rachel girl is a cheerleader and I need you there for support. I can't face her alone." Brooke begged.

"What about Peyton and all of the other girls on the team?" Haley posed.

"They don't count. They all like Rachel; their totally crushing on her. They even call her Rach; isn't that a stupid name? "

"Well It's..."

"And what's worse is that she actually is a pretty good cheerleader. That is the terrible part. Oh please, please, please, Haley, you gotta do it!"

"No, Brooke, I really don't want to. Besides, you don't need me; you are perfectly fine on your own."

"Haley James Scott, you have got to help me, I will do anything. And plus, if you're a cheerleader, then you will get to see Nathan everyday."

"No Brooke, I don't want him to think of this as a pathetic attempt to try to get him back."

"Fine, be that way." Brooke said sticking out her tongue at her.

Haley looked up from her sandwich and saw Nathan walking in her direction.

Finally, he's coming over to talk to me about last night. She thoughtShe started to think of what she could say to him when another thought crossed her mind. What if he wanted to tell her that it was all a mistake and that he didn't love her anymore?She didn't want her marriage to end, but she didn't know what to do. If she stayed here, then her marriage would be over in a matter of seconds; but if she left, then at least she would have a little more time. She did the first thing that she could think of and ran. She ran and hid in the girl's bathroom. Brooke, though, didn't see her leave and continued to eat her lunch. She looked up and saw Nathan approach her.

"Hey Brooke, wasn't Haley just here with you a second ago?" Nathan asked.

"What?" Brooke said confused, looking around to see that Haley wasn't next to her.

"I thought that she was sitting next to you but when I got up to you guys, I only see you here." Nathan said.

"I don't know where she went. I could swear that she was sitting next to me a second ago. Actually I know she was sitting across from me because she was talking to me."

"Huh, that's weird. Well, I'll see you later then."

"K." Brooke said putting low fat dressing on her salad.

"And when you see Haley, can you tell her that I'm looking for her." Nathan asked.

"Sure." Brooke said still wondering where Haley had gone to.

Nathan walked away as Brooke started to eat her salad. About five minutes later, Haley, after making sure that it was safe, walked back to the bench that Brooke was sitting at.

"Hey Girly." Haley said as though nothing had happened.

"Haley, where were you?" Brooke asked.

"I uh, had to go to the bathroom. Sorry that I didn't tell you, it was kind of an emergency." Haley Lied.

"Oh, well you just missed Nathan; he's looking for you."

"Oh, ok."

"Are you ok?"

"Hum, oh me? Ya, I'm fine."

"I would have thought that you'd be more excited than that. Didn't you want to talk to him like all day?

"I am excited; I'm just a little tired that's all." Haley fibbed again.

"Ok." Brooke said knowing that something was up. She decided to let Haley tell her herself when she is ready, instead of trying to force it out of her.

They ate the rest of their food in silence, all the while, Haley was playing with her hair, and doing some of the homework that she was given. She did anything to stop herself from thinking about Nathan and his bad news.

Meanwhile Nathan wondered around the campus, thinking about last night. The more he had tried to resist Haley, the more he ended up wanting her. He originally wanted to talk to her about her music career, but when he stood next to her and his body touched hers, that plan went out the window. He needed her in his life again and he was ready to take the next step to recovery, even if it was only a little one. The bell rang and he started to walk to his English class that he shared with Haley. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw his wife and Brooke walking together toward the same classroom that he was headed to. He turned around to walk over to them when he saw her hasten to the classroom. She had to have seen me. He thought. When he got inside the classroom, he saw Haley sitting in the front corner. When he walked up to sit by her, another girl sat down before he had a chance to nab the seat. Cursing under his breath, he sat in the back of the room in his usual spot, with a frown on his face.

After class was over Haley bolted out of there before Nathan got a chance to talk to her. Something is definitely wrong. He thought. Since that was the last class, he walked over to his locker to put his books away. When he got there, he saw Haley in front of her locker, looking at a picture of her and him. He quietly snuck behind her and stood right behind her so that she would not be able to get away again.

"Why has it been so hard to talk to you lately?" Nathan asked, making Haley jump and turn around to look at him.

"Oh, uh, Nathan um, Hi." Haley stammered.

"I hope I didn't disturb you. I know that looking at a picture of me takes up most of your time." Nathan joked.

"No, I was just rearranging things in here. But anyway, Brooke said that you wanted to talk to me?" Haley asked as she felt a lump form in her throat.

"Ya, I did. I wanted to talk to you about last night…"

"I thought that was it. Look Nathan, I don't want to give up our marriage but if you don't love me then I guess that I will just have to deal with it." Haley said felling the lump in her throat grow bigger. I'm not going to cry. I'm NOT going to cry. She thought.

"What?" Nathan said confused.

Haley looked at her shoes and played with her hands.

"Is that what you thought I wanted to talk to you about? Know wonder you were avoiding me." Nathan said with a laugh.

"So you didn't want to tell me that?" Haley asked slightly relieved.

"No! What I wanted to tell you is that I love you and that I can't live without you." Nathan said taking Haley's hand in his.

"Really? I love you too, Nathan" Haley said as a single tear slid down her flushed cheek.

"I also wanted to tell you that I want to try to get things back to the way we were." Nathan said.

"So do I." Haley agreed.

"And I want to take it slow…"

"Slow sounds good."

"Hales, will you go on a date with me?" Nathan asked his heart pounding with nerves.

"Sure, I would love to, Nathan." Haley said with a grin on her face.

"Ok." Nathan said smiling back.

Nathan and Haley walked down the school hallway hand in hand, laughing and talking as they walked toward the direction of Nathan's car.

A/N Hey Guys, I thought this was a fun chapter to write. I hope that you did too. Review and tell me what you think. Also, if you have any ideas about what I can do with this story, they will be much appreciated. Thanks!

-Missy