Brooke stayed in bed for most of the next day. She looked at the picture of Nathan in fury. She hated him for all the things he had said to her… but there was something inside her that felt at fault.

She shouldn't have listened to Lucas… but Lucas didn't know things would turn out this way; he was probably trying to create as less attention as he could about his 'episode'.

If only she had been honest with Nathan, she destroyed their relationship the day it started.

'But Nathan had no right to say all that about her, what he said was way out of line!' an angered inner voice yelled.

Yeah, But I would've been angry too, if I had thought he was cheating on me… like when Lucas cheated on me… how much it hurt me, that's probably the same thing that happened to him…

Aw shit!

Brooke finally got up, and went downstairs, only to see Lucas run up her porch steps. She opened the door for him.

"I heard about what happened with Nathan and you, I'm sorry,"

"How did you find out?"

"Haley,"

"Nathan went to Haley about that," Brooke said in a hurt tone.

Lucas shrugged, "Don't worry Brooke, he wasn't right for you anyways,"

"What? How could you say that? We were so happy together-…" Brooke went on the defense.

"Relax Brooke, I didn't mean it like that, well actually I did, c'mon think about it he dumped you two days after you started going out, and I saw what a jerk he was being to you at the basketball game,"

"You don't know why we broke up?" Brooke said, feeling a little resentment toward him.

"Uh…"

"He thought we were together behind his back the day you needed your medicine, that I wouldn't have lied to him if it weren't that,"

Lucas looked a bit sheepish, "Well Brooke, when you denied it, he didn't believe you… That's not right, and it isn't real love,"

Brooke sighed, "I need to be alone Lucas, please,"

With that she headed back to bed.

Nathan was still sitting in front of the TV when Haley came back.

"Nathan you're going to have to get up sometime,"

"Brooke cheated on me," Nathan mumbled miserably.

Haley felt so horrible, because she knew that Brooke didn't cheat on him, Lucas had confirmed that much, she wanted to tell him that to make him happy, but she couldn't, because then they would get back together, and Haley couldn't bare that.

Haley knew it was selfish, but what she felt for Nathan was real, she knew that he had feelings for her too, and as soon as he remembers that, he'll be fine again.

Then Brooke could go back to Lucas and everyone will be happy again.

She sat beside the depressed Nathan on the couch, she rubbed his back soothingly, "Nothing better then ice cream to get over a heart ache," she said as she passed him the double fudge bucket.

Nathan smiled at her weakly, "Thanks Hales, but I think I'm going to need much more then ice cream… possibly a heart transplant,"

Haley smiled at the hint of humor, "Nathan you will be fine," she said shaking him by the shoulders.

Nathan smiled sadly, "That's the thing Haley, I don't know if I will be, there was something about her, it kept me happy no matter what, taking that away is like taking a-…"

"Wow, I can't believe I was just about to say something corny just now,"

Haley giggled, "Nice way to ruin a deep moment," she remarked, a weird feeling ran through her.

"But Nathan look at the bright side, at least you two had only just recently discovered your feelings and just went out for a day, imagine loving some one for years, and going out with them for a long period of time, and then losing them,"

Nathan looked up at her tearful face.

"Haley don't, please… don't you get it Haley, you cheated on me too, why is it that every time I fall in love with someone they always have to go cheat on me," Nathan said bitterly.

"Nathan don't say that…"

"What's wrong with me Haley? Why do they always have to cheat on me," Nathan asked angrily.

"Nathan there's nothing wrong with you, I love you so much,"

"Guess what I learned…" Nathan muttered, then looked up at her, locking eyes, "At times love just isn't… enough,"

Nathan shut his eyes tight, swallowing a big lump in his throat.

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