Chapter 5: Held Back By Something

Brooke walked out of the bathroom only a mere minute after she walked in holding something in her hands.

"Um….Haley? Is this the reason you've been acting weird?"

Haley sat up quickly and stared at Brooke as she shook what was in her hand to hear something was still inside.

"Did you even do it?" Peyton looked over at Haley concerned and Haley kept her eyes adverted from her and focused on Brooke instead.

"No Brooke I didn't…"

"Well how in the hell are you going to know if its true it you didn't?"

"Hm…well there are other signs Brooke…."

Haley sat back and crossed her arms staring at them. Brooke came over and sat down on the bed holding the out to Haley.

"I think you should do it now…" Haley pushed it away rolling her eyes.

"I think not…"

"Oh come on…" Brooke glanced at the box. "It only takes 5 minutes…" She looked back up at Haley giving her a sympathetic smile.

"Brooke…."

"Don't you want to know Haley?" Haley finally looked over at Peyton not really knowing if she wanted to know or not. It was a big thing and did she really want the truth.

"You're going to have to it sooner or later so why not do it while Peyton and I are here with you?" Haley rolled her eyes and got up off of her bed snatching the box out of Brooke's hand.

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Haley walked out of the bathroom handing the pregnancy test to Brooke showing her it was negative. Brooke looked over at Haley still only to see her grim face.

"Haley what's wrong, it's negative, your not pregnant…"

"I know that, I never even had sex with Nathan."

Haley walked over plopping herself on the bed staring at an obviously confused Brooke and Peyton.

"Well then why did you just go an pee on a stick if your still a virgin?"

"To prove my point…." Haley shrugged, it all made sense to her.

"Well then why are you still upset?" Peyton was growing more and more confused in all of this and by the look on Brooke's face she was on the same boat.

"Because Taylor's pregnant…..but she doesn't know if it's Nathan's or not…the skank…"

Haley was infuriated with her sister. She was the one that was stupid enough to go sleep with the guy her sister was dating, but oh no she had to sleep with 5 other guys after the fact. Haley wondered why it seemed she was the only normal one in her family.

"Well, what is she going to to?"

Haley shrugged not even really caring anymore. "She wants me to tell him, but you can't jut walk up to a guy, my ex-boyfriend to be specific and say, O Hey you slept with my sister and now shes pregnant, but don't worry your only one out of 5 guys that can be the dad…."

She rolled her eyes and shrugged again just trying to forget the whole topic knowing Taylor would probably go do something stupid like getting an abortion anyway, another thing Haley was against.

"Whatever, it's Taylor's problem not mine…I just… I don't know. I know I shouldn't like Nathan especially after what he did to me, but I can't help it sometimes you know?"

She looked between the both of them not even sure they knew what she was talking about, yet they both nodded in unison anyway.

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Haley walked into school the next day trying to figure out what to say to Nathan knowing she had to say something to him, but a part of her didn't want to tell him until Taylor got the DNA test done to see who's it was and unfortunately, the only way to get Nathan's DNA was to tell him about Taylor. Haley walked to her locker still trying to avoid him as she wasn't sure what to say, but knowing he would fine her eventually, especially since they had first period together. Haley shut her locker and walked to her English class quickly finding her seat and staring at her notebook trying to think of ways to bring it up to him, not even noticing when the bell rang until she saw a note fly onto her desk, from Nathan of all people.

"Haley come on, I know something is up and it's not fair that you aren't talking to me…"

"Not fair? You slept with my sister you idiot!"

"Okay yeah I get that you should be upset about that, but I know this whole thing your hiding involves me and I think you owe me at least the courtesy to tell me what's up."

"Oh yeah I owe you something of all people."

"Haley come on…." Unfortunately Haley knew she had to tell him soon in order for him to do the DNA test as soon as possible, but she sure wasn't telling him over a note.

"Fine, meet me in the quad at 4th period and I'll tell you then…."