AN: Hey, glad that you enjoyed the last cahpter. Oh by the way I LOVE DAN AND DEB I was literally jumping around with my friends when we saw them hurt Carrie! Well nothing more to say besides enjoy this chapter!

Haley's POV

I was walking in the hall way to my locker since the day was over until I was pulled by my sweater into an empty classroom. I looked down holding my arm since the person did pull really hard.

"Ow! What the fu--" but when I looked up I saw baby blue eyes looking down at me.

"Nathan?"

"Yea… sorry about that." He said putting his arm behind his head.

"Are you okay? What's wrong?" I asked confused. He looked so shy right now… it was weird. What happened to the boy toy? The player? The big fat ego basket ball star?

"I was just wondering if YOU were okay." He asked looking down at the ground.

"What are you talkin-- Wait, about Damien?" I asked smiling. Aw. He's concerned about something as little as that?

He looked up at me and we looked into each others eyes.

"Yeah. I mean, I know everything that's happened with you and your dad. And, you probably don't want someone, being like that towards you." He finally said.

"Oh. Yeah, well I'm fine. He's done that to me a lot. And every time he asks me I always say no. You get used it to after a little while. Even though... everytime he does do it it creeps me out." I said making a face which made us both laugh, but we stopped once Nathan made a face too.

"Nate? What's with your face?" I asked.

"I just imagined what's it like to be you. Ewie being hit on damien ughh makes me shiver at the thought." he started hugging himself. Haha drama queen God he's just like Chase!

"Okay question. why were you even thinking about that?" I said walking closer to him and poking his chest.

"Gawd first the soft hair, then the thihnking about being hit on by Damien?" I couldn't stop myself from laughing now. I had to sit on the table to try stopping laughing.

I was cracking up. And i was laughing even more when I felt hands move on each side of my stomach.

"No! Nathan stop!"

"Nope! Not a chance!" he said laughing too. He rolled on top of me so that each of his legs were on one side of me now we were in a fit of laughter. Until, I remembered something.

I quivered and stopped laughing.

don't you dare cry Haley james.

"Get off me!" I yelled pushing him off.

"woah sh. Haley I'm sorry! I'm sorry are you okay? Does it hurt?" He reached for my hand but I couldn't hold it in anymore. My vision was becoming blurry from tears. They just kept flooding back.

"No... don't touch me. I--You-- I need to go." My tears were flooding down my face now. I ran out of the room as I heard him call my name.

No ones POV

"Finally! It's the weekend!" Lucas said smiling.

Lucas, Brooke, Peyton, and Nathan were at Karen's Cafe.

"I know I'm so happy these week has been so hard in school." Brooke said drinking her smoothie.

"Brooke, this whole weeek you've been copying off me. We have everyclass together and for everyone, you ask me for the answers." Peyton said laughing. but stopped when she saw Lucas smiling at her.

"Well, excuse me! But learning is so overated." she answered.

"Only you think that B.Davis." Lucas said.

"Hey Nate you okay? You've been quiet ever since school ended." Brooke asked flicking some of her smoothie at his face.

"thanks Brooke for... this." he said wiping the cold fruit drink off of his face.

"No problamo. Anyway, answer the ques--" but she was cut off when the door of the cafe opened.

Chase was holding the door open and Felix walked in backwards followed by Shelly who had an arm around Haley who's eyes were red, puffy and teary eyed. They stopped to listen to what was happeneing. Why was Haley crying?

"I'm serious! Who did this to you?" Felix asked.

"No one okay?" Haley said as they sat down on the table.

"Really c'mon Hales. Who did this cause I am serious we will kick this person's ass!" Shelly yelled which caused people to look at them.

"What!?" She yelled again which made people go back to what ever they were origainally doing.

"It was Damien wasn't it? I'm gonna kill him" Chase got up and cracked his knuckles and started to walk towards the door but was stopped when Felix yelled to him, "Dude you can't kick his ass! I mean you imagine him hitting on you for God sakes!" shelly and felix started laughing as Chase came back and sat down next to them and leaned his head against Haley's shoulder.

"Hey Adams, Haley's the one that needs the head resting not you." Shelly said smaking him on the head making him lift his head off of her shoulder.

"Geez. fine. Sniffle I feel so alone." He made a puppy dog faced and made everyone laugh including Haley.

"Aww it's okay. We love you." Haley said swinging an arm around his neck hugging him.

"Yay! Haweys back!" He said in a baby voice as he hugged Haley around the waist.

They all laughed at this. And started talking more.

Brooke saw that while they were listening to them, Nathan's head was in his hands the whole time. Avoiding all eye contact with Haley. She grabbed his hair and said in a sweet voice, " Hey Nate, can I talk to you for a second?"

"Uhm... N-" "Let's go!" She said in a sudden evil voice.

Haley saw them walk to the back and knew that Brooke found out. Oh no... this can't be good She got up.

"I'm going to go to the bathroom..." She went over to where they were and stood there listening to what they were saying.

"Ow ow ow ow can you let go now we're alone!" He said yanking her hand out of his hair.

"you did it! You made her cry! what the hell is wrong with you! are you stupid!?" She said hitting his head.

"Ow! stop hurting me!" He said rubbing his head.

"Well what did you do to Haley? She's been through enough! I thought you liked her! Like really like her I mean why would you do that if you liked her!"

"yes I can tell Brooke thank you every much."

Brooke sighed and asked, " what happened?"

Meanwhile Peyton and Lucas were together in complete silence.

"so... what about that kiss?" Lucas asked.

"Not now luke." Peyton said not wanting to talk about the situation.

"C'mon Peyton. You're gonna have to face it soon."

"Lucas the kiss ment nothing. Okay? I'm with Jake."

"Peyton, I know you felt it. I know that kiss did not mean nothing."

"Well, even if it did mean something, I can't do anything about it. I'm with Jake. He likes me, I like him." Peyton said looking up into his eyes.

"You know that's not true. And you know why? I know that you liked me for a long time. I hail to Brooke Davis." He said as he got up. but before he left he bend down to Peyton and whispered.

"Who are you gonna chose?"

On the other hand Nathan was explaining his story to Brooke.

"After the bell rang I pulled her into an empty classroom. I wanted to see if she was okay after what heppened with Damien during lunch. And then we started laughing and she started joking around that I was gay since I said that I was imagining what it would be like if I was being hit on by Damien. I started tickling her and i ended up on top of her and then suddenly she stopped laughing and she looked scared. She yelled at me to get off and then she started crying! That's it." he said.

"Oh.. and to answer your other question, I really do like her. Okay?" He turned around and leaned his head against the wall.

"Nathan she felt trapped. It's like when her dad started beating her. It was probably as if she felt trapped." She said rubbing his arm.

"Damnit I'm so stupid!" He said lightly punching the wall.

"C'mon Nathan. All you have to do is tell her that you're sorry. Maybe even tell her that you like her. then you two will start dating and naley will be the cutest couple in school!" She said jumping up and down.

Okay... i think I heard enough... She walked back to where Chase Felix and Shelly were.

Later on

Haley was in the guest room of Brooke's house lying down in bed. She was almost asleep until Nathan came knocked on the open door of her room.

"What are you doing here? It's... 2 am Nate." She said sitting up. He sat down next to her on the bed.

"I wanted to talk to you."

"And it coudn't wait till we were in school or something?" She said rubbing her eyes.

"I'm sorry about before. I'm so stupid for doing that, I mean after everything that happened with your father, you were feeling uncomftorable. And I'm sorry."

She smiled and said, "It's fine. It's new for people to be involved with people like me. And... for the record, it wasn't you that made me cry."

Nathan looked at her confused.

"When you were on top of me it did remind me of when my dad did things to me, but it was the memory that hurt me. Uhm, I remember the first time. I came home from school, and he wouldn't answer when I called for him. So I went to his room and he was there... passed out on the bed with a liquor bottle in his hand. When I tried taking it out... he woke up. Trapped me down like the way you did... and hit the bottle on my head." Haley's eyes were beginning to tear up.

Nathan pulled her into a hug. "It was still my fault... I'm so sorry Hales."

She smiled at her nick name and wrapped her arms around him.

"Stay with me tonight?" She said with her face burried into his chest.

"Of course." She scooted over so that there was room for him to lay down. He got under the covers and they were facing each other. There was complete silence. They were lost in each others eyes.

Go for it... Nathan's mind kept telling him. Just lean foward and do it... Haley's mind kept telling her.

Both their faces moved closer as Haley closed her eyes. Nathan put his hand in the back of her neck and leaned in catching her lips in a passionate kiss.

when he pulled back he saw that, she was falling asleep, and in a few seconds she was asleep.

He kissed her on the forehead and slowly drifted so sleep too.

Peyton was in her room lying on her bed. She turned her head on her pillow and felt something hard.

"What the hell?" She sat up and lifted her pillow to find her diary.

Oh My god I forgot about this... the last time I wrote in it was the first date with me and Jake.

She opened it and started reading the first one. She opened it to the middle and read it... then opened it to the last entry she wrote and read it.

She closed the book and hugged it.

She smiled.

Because now she knew who she was going to chose.