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Previously

Haley was standing all by herself taking small sips of her beer. She wasn't exactly one for the alcohol. Some one came up from behind her and tapped on her shoulder. Haley, very startled by this, turned around only to see Nathan.

"I need to talk to you." Nathan said.

"What's going on?" Haley asked him, still very surprised as to the fact that Nathan was even talking to her at all, let alone that he showed up to the party to do it.

"I'm um, I'm sorry for earlier or whatever at the store." He said rubbing his hands together and looking down at his feet.

"You have every right to be mad at me." Haley said hoping that he would look up at her.

Nathan glanced up at Haley and the two were caught in a sort of awkward silence, staring at each other, almost like time had stopped or something.

"But, Nathan, it shouldn't have to be like that between us." Haley said breaking the silence.

"I don't know Haley. I'm not ready for you yet. I can't just take you back and pretend that I'm ok with everything because I'm sure as hell not." Nathan said sort of raising his voice though he didn't really know why.

Haley shifted her weight "well Nathan…" Haley didn't really know where she was going with her sentence "I love you." She blurted out and then silently cursed herself for the fact that she just said that.

"I loved you." Nathan said exaggeration the word loved.

"Please don't say that." Haley said sighing at how frustrating this was.

"I'm not going to lie." Nathan said.

"Do you think we'll ever be able to get past this?" Haley asked him very scared as to what his answer would be.

"maybe, but I really have no idea and I don't want to say yes or no right now so lets just go on with our lives and see what happens." Nathan said.

"I don't…" Haley gave up on that thought "yeah ok fine." She said.

"Good." He nodded in response and as a sort of assurance "well bye." He said and walked away before Haley even realized it.

Monday morning, the first day of their senior year, quickly came upon everyone much to their dismay. Brooke hadn't talked to Lucas since the little "incident" at the party, and Haley hadn't talked to Nathan either. Neither of them were eager to go to school but Brooke of course was excited about what outfit she would wear and any new guys that might be there, she had decided that she and Lucas had talked about how their relationship was going to be so he was stupid if he was actually mad at her.

Brooke drove Haley into school and the two of them went to get their schedules.

"You ready?" Brooke nudged Haley as they walked into the front hallway at school.

"To be gossiped about for the entire year? No." Haley said noticing the stares she was getting from people.

"Oh, don't worry about that there will something new to gossip about by tomorrow, most likely me." Brooke said smiling her devious smile.

"Oh well in that case I'm just peachy." Haley said sarcastically.

"Ok, I know I said that you and Nathan were probably not going to get back together this year." Brooke said stopping both of them from walking.

"Yeah I definitely remember that." Haley said.

"But, Haley, I think I was totally wrong on that one I mean the fact that he came to the party last night to talk to you was such a sign that he wants you back." Brooke said.

"It sure didn't seem that way." Haley said sighing and looking around the hallway.

"I know but he came so that has to mean something. However I suggest that before you and Nathan go back to being… you and Nathan, you should definitely shop around there is some prime reality in this school, it's what I'm doing and it's a lot of fun." Brooke said.

"And Lucas is?" Haley asked her still looking out for her best friend.

"Lucas is Lucas" Brooke said like that was the obvious.

"I mean is he your boyfriend or what?"

"We'll see, I've got to play the field a little. I'm just not ready to commit." Brooke said.

"I see." Haley said.

"If he can't handle it then he can't, but I'm just not ready for a committed relationship." Brooke shrugged as if it was no big deal.

"Alright, whatever you say." Haley also shrugged but for a totally different reason.

Nathan walked up to Brooke and Haley.

"Hey Brooke, do you have my jacket?" Nathan asked her, Haley gave them both an incredulous look, without trying to be obvious.

"Oh, it's kind of at the apartment. I'll bring it tomorrow." Brooke said.

"Ok whatever." He said as Tim walked up behind Brooke and Haley and put one arm around each of them.

"Hey there ladies." Tim said smiling at looking back and forth between the two of them.

Haley and Brooke exchanged glances and at the same time said "ew" and shook his arm off of them.

"I gotta go, sorry bye." Haley said walking away quickly.

"We have first period together." Brooke said confused watching Haley walk down the hall "that's weird." Brooke said.

"You know, Brooke I heard that you were looking for guys." Tim said putting his arm around her again.

"She's not looking for you Tim." Nathan said.

"Let the lady speak for herself." Tim said.

"Sorry Tim, your not really me type." Brooke said.

"You have a type?" Tim asked her.

"Shut up" Brooke said shaking his arm off of hers and hitting him.

"Hey, I was just kidding its all love here Brooke." Tim said smiling and putting his hand on her shoulder.

Nathan was shaking his head throughout all of this.

"Yeah, I know Tim. You can go now." Brooke said.

"Alright, I'll see you around though." Tim said winking at her and hitting Nathan on the shoulder as he ran off.

"And your friends with Tim, why?" Brooke asked Nathan.

"You have to admit he does make things more interesting." Nathan said.

"Yeah I guess so…." Brooke paused for a second "Nathan your driving Haley halfway to crazyville." Brooke said.

"She drove me crazy every minute she was gone Brooke, I'm just returning the favor." Nathan said.

"Then that makes you just like her, don't get even Nathan just take her back." Brooke said.

"I'm not ready to take her back Brooke, I'm a guy so this is kind of hard to admit but she really… she really hurt me Brooke." Nathan said.

"Ok, I understand completely." Brooke said thinking about Lucas. "I see why you can't take her back but you can at least be civil to her. Look I don't think she should have run off with that Chris ass Keller guy but she did and now she's back, and she's back for you so give her a chance." Brooke said surprising herself this was such a deep conversation to be having with Nathan of all people.

"I'll do what I can." Nathan said turning to go but the he turned back around "thanks" he said.

"I was the one who got you and Haley together in the first place." Brooke said.

"No you weren't." he said.

"Pretty much, I set you up on that date." Brooke said.

"Yeah but that was out of pity for yourself." Nathan said.

"Was not, I thought you two would be cute together." Brooke said "and you were, or are I mean you will be again or god whatever." Brooke said struggling with her talking.

"I know what you mean. Bye" he said.

"Bye." Brooke waved and walked off to her first period class.

Haley and Brooke were in class together and Brooke decided that she was bored and it was so time for note passing. She wrote down, hey are you ok? And passed it off to Haley. Haley got it and looked up at the teacher and then responded with what's the deal with you and Nathan? Haley glanced back up at the teacher quickly and handed it to Brooke.

Haley what on earth are you talking about? Brooke wrote back and passed it to Haley

Ok, quoting Nathan here, "do you have my jacket?" Haley passed this over to a confused Brooke who snatched it up quickly and breathed a sigh of relief when she finally realized what the hell Haley was talking about.

Oh, well it's kind of a long story but Lucas got me wet at the beach and I just borrowed Nathan's jacket. Brooke passed this back to Haley who after she read it just nodded at Brooke that she understood then went back to taking notes on the class.

After class Brooke walked out with Haley.

"Sorry I turned all psycho FBI agent on you." Haley said.

"No problem, I'm not taking your man, don't worry about that." Brooke said smiling and then out of no where Lucas grabbed Brooke's arm and lead her down a separate hallway pinning her against the wall and kissing her.

"Oh my god, Lucas you scared the crap out of me." Brooke said after they pulled away from the kiss, then she realized what he had just done to her "Since when have you been so spontaneous?" she asked him.

"I haven't. I planned that last night." He said.

"Of course you did." Brooke said smiling faintly and looking down "well I should probably get to class now." Brooke said.

"Or you could stay here." Lucas said.

"That's very true, but I'd better not. Hey you're welcome to come to the apartment after school today." Brooke said winking at him.

"No that's ok." Lucas said.

"Lucas." She whined "when I said your welcome to I meant your coming."

"What about Mike?" Lucas asked her.

"Mike is history, I've already moved on." Brooke said.

"Wow, your fast aren't you." Lucas stated.

"So your seriously not coming over after school?" she asked him like he was crazy not to.

"Well that depends, would I be the only guy over there?" he asked her.

"Um, I'm not into three ways sorry dude and ew Lucas." Brooke said shaking her head at the grossness.

"No I mean for the rest of the year?" he asked her.

"oohhh." She realized what he meant "you mean will I start dating you exclusively." Brooke said.

"If that's what you want to call it." Lucas said putting his arm against the wall and leaning in more towards her.

"I can't make any promises, sorry." Brooke said shrugging.

"Well then I'm sorry too." Lucas said.

"Lucas, don't be like this." She said rolling her eyes at him.

"I'm going to win you over Brooke, you'll see." Lucas said leaning in to kiss her but pulling away at the last minute and walking away from Brooke. Brooke rolled her eyes again and sighed out of frustration, why the hell did she want Lucas so much but she just couldn't make herself commit to him.

Haley had her lunch tray and was looking for a place to sit, but every table was pretty much full and the one's that weren't, well everyone at those tables were staring at her and whispering. She dragged her feet off to the stone bench and sat down to eat.

Nathan saw her off in the distance from the table he was sitting at and he decided maybe Brooke was right, giving Haley a chance would be the best thing to do for them.

He casually sat down next to her.

"Nathan, hi." She said trying not to get too excited.

"Hey." He said. "Why are you sitting all by yourself?" he asked her.

"Oh but I'm not, you're here now… um why are you here?" she asked him.

"To be nice." Nathan said.

"Oh." Haley said suddenly getting that this was all out of pity "well you don't have to be here because you feel sorry for me." Haley said.

"No, I didn't mean it like that. I meant to try to be you know normal and not brushing you off like you don't exist, because you do Haley." Nathan said looking down again.

"You know you won't turn to stone if you look at me." Haley said staring straight at him.

"Sorry, it's just a little weird." Nathan said slowly looking up at her, and Haley smiled at him when he did.

"Yeah I guess it is." She said nervously laughing.

Brooke was just sitting down at her table with Bevin and Theresa and Peyton and she looked over at the train wreck that was happening between the two of them. It was time to make a plan, and Brooke thought she new exactly what to do.

Brooke and Peyton were walking to their last class of the day.

"Peyton, I hate freaking school. Like what is the deal why even go when we're seniors?" Brooke asked her leaning her head against Peyton's shoulder.

"It's a pretty important year Brooke." Peyton said. "I just wish Jake was here."

"Oh my god." Brooke said taking her head off of Peyton's shoulder "I have just reached a new level of evil…ness." Brooke said.

"No Brooke it's…"

"It's not ok." Brooke said finishing her sentence for her "I'm like complaining about my guy problem and school when your boyfriend is off god knows where and… um I'm sorry." She said not wanting to go over every reason why Peyton should be sad.

Mike walked up to Brooke and Peyton "hey Brooke can I talk to you?" Mike asked her.

"Sure, wait up will you peyt?" Brooke asked her.

"Of course." Peyton said stopping and leaning against the wall.

"What's up?" Brooke asked him.

"So when are we going out again?" he asked her.

"Going out again?" she asked him, knowing exactly what he meant but pretending to be confused.

"You know like to dinner and a movie, or whatever you want to do." He said.

"Oh, look, mike I'm not really into going out with someone for real right now." Brooke said.

Lucas was walking down the hall and he saw mike lead Brooke away a little bit by taking her arm. Mike was sort of professing his love to Brooke but not that dramatically. Lucas shook his head and walked off hoping to not be seen.

"Mike that's um really sweet but I just can't right now. Sorry." She said.

"Oh not that's ok." Mike said letting go of her hand and walking away quickly.

Brooke walked back over to Peyton and said "that sucked."

After school Brooke went to the apartment by herself because apparently Haley wanted to do homework in the library. She walked inside and saw Nathan's jacket slung over the back of the couch. She set her bag down and put Nathan's jacket over it so that she would remember it the next day and there was a knock at the door. She stood up and opened it and it was Lucas.

"Lucas, what might you be doing here?" she asked him seductively, of course he couldn't resist.

"I just came to say that I saw you with Mike earlier and if your going to start dating him, like really dating him then I'm not…" Lucas would've continued probably for another few minutes but Brooke stopped him by leaning up and kissing him. When the pulled away Lucas took a few seconds to catch his breath.

"I'm not with mike." She said.

"Good." He said putting his arms around her waste and pulling him towards her again to kiss her. They started to get more intense in their kissing but they had totally forgotten that they were standing in the doorway so they were very startled when Haley walked up.

"Haley, I thought you were in the library." Brooke said.

"I was but then I got hungry and decided to come here, obviously that was the wrong decision." She said sitting down on the couch.

"No I was just leaving." Lucas said having forgotten that he was holding off on Brooke until she gave into him, that brief moment of passion probably shouldn't have happened.

"Bye." Lucas said getting away before Brooke could try to make him stay. Brooke closed the door and walked back to her bedroom. Haley looked down at the floor and saw Nathan's jacket and she was reminded of a memory from last year.

"Nathan I'm so cold would you just give me your freaking jacket?" Haley asked him, the two of them were walking down the street one night after just eating at Karen's café.

"You don't think I might be cold too." He said pretending to be offended.

"Yeah but you're a guy so it doesn't matter." She said.

"Oh I see how it is." He said grabbing her side and tickling her.

"Nathan, no stop." Haley said not being able to control her laughter. Nathan finally stopped.

"You warmer now?" he asked her.

"The jacket would still help." She said.

"Oh alright but only because I love you." He said taking it off and handing it to her then slipping his arm around her waste.

"Mm, I love you too." Haley said.

Ok there you have it, please review its wonderful haha. Alright then um coming up

Brooke plans out plan Nathan and Haley

Mike still likes Brooke

Other stuff I don't know what…