Nathan rang the doorbell impatiently for the second time and waited for someone to answer the door.

"Nate?" Haley asked surprised, with a smile on her face.

"Hey. Can I come in?" Nathan asked, shoving his hands in his pockets.

"Oh. Sure," Haley said happily as she led him inside the house.

Haley walked up the stairs and Nathan followed, and she sat on her bed and patted the spot next to her.

"What's up? I thought you were at the party," Haley said.

Nathan shrugged, "Yeah. But, it was getting gay."

Haley nodded and was surprised when Nathan kissed her, rather aggressively, before pushing her on to the bed. She eventually relaxed and began to kiss him back, and wrapped her arms around his neck.

He slipped his hand under her shirt, and rested the other firmly on her hip, she grimaced slightly and pushed him away.

"Nathan, wh-" Haley began.

Yet, Nathan cut her off by kissing her, and slowly pulling her shirt over her head. Haley pushed him off of her and stood up.

"What are you doing?" Haley asked, visibly upset, and pulling her shirt back on to her body.

Nathan rolled his eyes, "Trying to have fun. You obviously wouldn't know anything about that."

Haley bit her lip, "Are you drunk?"

Nathan laughed, "Do I look drunk?"

Haley ran her right hand through her hair and sat on the bed next to him, "Are you okay, Nathan? You've been acting really weird recently."

Nathan snarled, "I'm fine. I came over here so we could hang out, but if you don't want to do th-"

Haley rolled her eyes, "Did you come over here to hang out, or so we could fool around?"

Nathan laughed bitterly, "Haley, you and fooling around don't really go together."

Haley narrowed her eyes at him, "Nathan, I don't know if I can do this anymore."

Nathan widened his eyes, "What?"

Haley sighed as she felt tears filling her eyes, "I love you. I do. But, recently you've been having these major mood swings, and I just can't take it right now. Maybe we need to take a break."

Nathan smirked, "Whatever. I get it."

Haley smiled weakly as she wiped her tears off of her face, "So, you're not mad? I mean, maybe even in like two days, we'll be ready to get back together, but for now maybe we need some time apart. I'm so happy you understand, Nate. I'm just not used to depending on someone to make me happy, and now I depend on you, but, you're not happy and-"

"Just shut up, Haley," Nathan said, slightly angry as he walked towards her door.

Haley stared at him slightly startled, "Okay."

Nathan shrugged, "You do know, that if we go on a break, we can see other people. Maybe…that's what we need. Maybe we need to date other people for a little bit."

Haley bit her lip as tears began to fall down her face again, "W-What?"

"Maybe you're right. We need to go on a break, and date other people."

Haley covered her mouth with her hand and swallowed slowly, "..Nathan, did you and Peyton ever go on a break? Do you get tired of your girlfriends after a couple of months. Or, is it just me?"

"Why the hell are you always comparing yourself to Peyton?" Nathan yelled.

"Maybe because I feel like you're always comparing her to me, too!" Haley yelled with tears falling down her face.

Nathan shook his head, "If you're going to an insecure, little bitch, i'm going to leave. I'll see you at school tomorrow."

Haley stared at him, slightly shocked, before walking up the stairs and Nathan closed the door behind him.

Peyton walked in to Tree Hill High, dressed in an orange wife beater Brooke had bought her on Friday, and an extremely tight pair of dark, blue jeans. She took two aspirins this morning just to numb the killer hangover she had from the night before. She always promised herself she would never go to a party on a school night, but she always happened to break her promise.

She opened her locker and threw her books in to it, groaning as she heard loud music somewhere near her. She turned to her right to see Nathan putting his books in his locker, his wraparound headphones blasting a song that she wasn't familiar with.

He noticed her staring at him, and turned to her with a small smirk on his face.

"Have fun fucking Lucas last night?" Nathan asked, before turning back to his locker.

Peyton sighed, "I didn't sleep with Lucas."

Nathan nodded, "Right."

Peyton rolled her eyes, "You wanna' know why Luke was over last night?"

Brooke smiled as she walked towards Peyton's locker, "Luke was over last night?"

Peyton froze and stared at Nathan who merely shrugged, "I'm gonna' bounce."

Peyton quickly, "Me too. Later, B."

Brooke sighed dramatically, "Peyton!"

Peyton walked down the hall with Nathan, quickly glancing behind her, wondering if Brooke was watching her. She glanced in to C-234 and noticed no one was in there.

"Okay. Let me explain, Nate," Peyton said, as she sat on an empty desk.

"Do I want to hear this?" Nathan asked with a smile, which Peyton returned, before sitting on the desk next to hers.

"Yes. Nathan, I know we had that little…whatever…for a little bit. Like two days. But, I'm not going to skrew up another relationship. I can't do it. And, I won't. And, more importantly, Haley's really good for you Nathan. She-She changed you. I couldn't do that, and you need someone like that in your life," Peyton said, looking up at him.

Nathan sighed, "Pey-"

"And, last night. I saw you with Haley at the game, and then I talked to her at the party. And, she loves you. And, I knew you were going to come over later on. So, I invited Lucas inside, only because I knew you would see us fooling around. I wanted you to see that, and realize that you had made a mistake with me," Peyton finished.

Nathan shook his head, "I didn't. Peyton, I didn't make a mistake with you. I want to be with you."

Peyton rolled her eyes and smiled, "You changed."

Nathan smiled, " I know. And, now we can make it work now."

Peyton shook her head, "No, Nate. You really changed. You're not the same anymore. You're not the guy that I fell for. You're the guy that Haley fell for."

Nathan quickly looked away from her.

Peyton sighed, "You and Lucas are two different people. And, I liked you both because of that. You were the hot, cocky guy, and Luke was the sweet, understanding one. And, that's the way it was. And, then you met Haley, and you became Luke. And, then Luke met me, and then he became you."

Nathan narrowed his eyes, "What are you talking about?"

Peyton sighed, "Is it wrong for me to say that I liked you better when you were cocky and arrogant?"

Nathan looked at her and smiled, "…I don't know. Is it?"

Peyton shrugged as she stood up, "Nathan, we were different people. And, you've changed. For the better, of course. But, you're not the same. And, it's not that I don't like you anymore, because I do. But-"

Nathan smirked, "Would it make you feel any better if it I told you I was a jerk off to Haley last night?"

Peyton stared at him and smiled weakly, "Being a jerk off to your girlfriend…Sounds like the old Nathan Scott."

Nathan smiled, "Peyton, I understand why you liked me better that way. Because sometimes I miss being that way."

Peyton smiled, "Yeah. Sometimes I miss being a moody bitch, too."

Nathan feigned confusion, "I thought you still were a moody bitch."

Peyton gasped and slapped his chest, "Shut up!"

Nathan smiled at her as he stood up and wrapped his arms around her body, "I'm sorry…"

Peyton laughed as she buried her face in to his chest, "Yeah. Okay. I guess I could forgive you."

Nathan smiled as he looked around the room, "This was the place where we first met."

Peyton smiled to herself and nodded, "Yeah. Detention."

To them, the hug was a friendly gesture, but to the girl watching them through the window on the door, it was so much more.

The bell rang abruptly and Peyton pulled away, immediately covering her ears.

"Hung over?" Nathan asked, amused as he opened the door.

Peyton nodded miserably, and Nathan laughed.

Nathan smiled as he wrapped his arm around her waist and they walked towards math together.

"What're you doing?" Peyton asked quietly, when she realized people were staring at the former couple.

Nathan smiled at her, "I didn't tell you? I told Haley we should date other people."

Peyton pulled away from him and stared at him slightly, shocked, "You did what?"

Nathan shrugged grinning, "Yeah. Now, we can-"

Peyton pulled away from him, and looked at him sadly, "No, Nate. We can't."

Nathan furrowed his eyebrows, confused, "What?"

Peyton swallowed slowly as she began to choke up, "I-I have to go."

Nathan's jaw clenched as he shook his head and followed her in to the classroom.

Peyton took a deep breath before walking towards her seat, and setting her books down.

"Hey," Lucas said as he sat down next to her.

Peyton smiled at him, "Luke! Hey. What's up?"

Lucas smiled as he pulled his math book out of his bag, "Last night was nice."

Peyton looked over at Nathan, who was sitting next to Lucas, and knew that he heard what Lucas said.

Peyton sighed, "Lucas, we-"

Lucas smiled, "You want to go out for dinner tonight?"

Peyton bit her lip nervously, and locked eyes with Nathan before turning to Lucas, "Yeah. Sure."