Chapter 6: I'm Afraid Right Now

Author's Note: Sorry for the delay on this chapter, went on vacation and then have exams so in my down time this is what I'm giving you. Once again sorry, and if it's bad I'm saying sorry in advance, the next chapters will be better.

Haley sat at the picnic table looking around nervously. Was she really going to do this? She couldn't even believe she was still speaking to Nathan after what happened, but even she had to admit that she was desperate to know if Taylor's kid was going to be her ex-boyfriend's as well. She glanced around the quad not sure why she didn't see him yet. She had told him to meet her here on time during fourth period. She knew he was genuinely interested in what was going on anyway, that or he was acting like it and standing her up just to piss her off. Then there almost out of no where there he was walking toward her and suddenly Haley remembered why she liked him so much the last time. "Stop that Haley. He cheated on you and your sister might be pregnant with his kid so just stop it." Haley silently scolded herself for ever letting those simple thoughts enter her mind.

"So what's going on?" Nathan took a seat on the bench next to Haley at the table and stared at her intently. He was genuinely interested…..She knew that he was sorry, but….we just won't go there.

"Well, it involves you…" Haley spoke cautiously almost trying to hint at what she was trying to tell hi without speaking it directly.

"And…." Failure. He simply wasn't getting it. And then there he sat seemingly to look so proud of himself. She reached out her hand and shoved him at his shoulder glaring.

"It's not like that so listen up. You slept with Taylor, Taylor's pregnant, and it could be yours. Problems is she doesn't know because being Taylor she slept with like seven others guys too so she needs you to go take a paternity test. Got it?" Haley managed to whisper all of that which she was surprised about, but what surprised her more was the look on Nathan's face. How could he seem so calm about all of this?

"Ok" Nathan shrugged and stood up getting ready to walk away. What the heck was going on? Haley stood up and grabbed his arm.

"Why are you so calm about all of this?" Nathan turned around and simply shrugged at her again.

"Because I know it's not mine, but if she needs me to take some dumb test then fine, just tell me when and where." Haley stared at him shocked. Why was she more worried about this than he was? How could he be so sure it wasn't his?

"Oh and how are you so sure of that one?"

"Because I used a condom…."

"Well maybe it popped stupid." Haley rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"I'll call you later with the time, date, and place." She shook her head again before walking off headed to the library and leaving Nathan in the quad by himself.

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Peyton walked arm in arm with Brooke down the hallway, well Brooke was actually leading her somewhere and at this point Peyton wasn't completely sure she even wanted to go. How many surprises could Brooke pull in a school? Peyton knew the place like the back of her hand. Brooke stopped in the middle of the hallway and wrapped a blindfold around Peyton's eyes and laughed yelling at Peyton as she tried o take it off.

"Oh stop P. Sawyer you're being a poor sport."

"Well I wouldn't have to be if I wasn't forced to wear this stupid thing. Where are you taking me anyway?"

"You'll see, just keep that blindfold on, don't worry, I'm with you so…people will stay out of your way." Brooke laughed again as she led Peyton down a few more hallways.

"Um Brooke, if your blind, which right now, would scare me if you were, it's after school and no one is here…"

"That's not the point…"

Brooke walked Peyton outside to her and got in the driver's seat.

"Okay, now you have to promise to love it okay?"

"Brooke what is going on? It's not like it's my birthday or anything…." Peyton lifted the blindfold off one eye so she could look over at Brooke.

"Where are we going?"

"Peyton put that back on! You're not allowed to know!" Peyton smiled and rolled her eyes sitting in the passenger seat with her arms crossed in a mini protest as Brooke drove down the road in Peyton's car. Brooke pulled over and led Peyton up so stairs before opening a door for her. She shut the door behind her and turned Peyton so she was now facing Brooke and was standing in front of the kitchen as she removed Peyton's blindfold.

"Brooke what are we doing in my house?"

"Don't shoot the messenger! Have fun!"

Brooke ran out the front door glad to see her own car there waiting for her. She had asked one of the other cheerleaders to drive it behind her that way she wouldn't have to hi-jack Peyton's car from her after the whole scenario.

Inside the house Peyton looked around obviously confused. She turned around and saw Jake sitting at the table with candles and what looked like, ice cream?

"Um…am I missing something?"