"Nathan Scott, where are you?" Brooke and Lucas were walking through the park, looking for Nathan. "NATHAN SCOTT!"

"Brooke, shh, it's like 1 in the morning." Brooke went red with embarrassment and walked ahead of Lucas. They were all at the airport saying goodbye to Haley 4 hours earlier. Nathan had said he needed to be alone but now they were worried about him. Brooke stopped and pointed to the rivercourt, where Nathan was playing basketball. They walked over to him and he stopped playing.

"Nathan we were worried about you!" Nathan smiled and sat down at the picnic table, Lucas and Brooke following. "What's wrong?"

"I just miss her that's all. She'll be back in two weeks but it's so hard. I'm scared that she will decide to go on tour again." Brooke nodded and put a hand on Nathan's shoulder.

"She won't leave, she loves us to much. You should have seen how miserable she was on her birthday when no one but Mouth and Karen phoned her. She wanted to hear from the two of you so bad." Lucas and Nathan looked at Brooke in shock.

"Oh my God, her birthday was a month ago, I totally forget. Wow I'm a nice friend." Lucas sighed and put his head in his hands.

"Yeah you two were real jerks you know that! You should be glad me and Haley forgave the two of you." The two boys nodded and Brooke smiled. "Anyways, I wanted to ask about what happened a week ago. You know when your clothes were all over the kitchen floor."

"Brooke, shut up." Nathan laughed at her and Brooke smacked him on the arm. Lucas glared at Nathan but then smiled. He looked across the court and saw a girl. A redheaded girl, making her way over to them.

"Nate, Rachel's here." Nathan looked and saw her, frowning when he did. He had broken up with her months ago but she was always bugging him to get back together with her.

"Hey Nathan, Lucas, Brooke." Brooke glared at Rachel, she hated her with a passion.

"Hey Rach-hoe!" Rachel glared at Brooke but then smiled at Nathan.

"Nathan how are you? We didn't get to talk at your party. Happy Birthday by the way." Nathan glared at Rachel, he was sick of her. "So, where's Haley?"

"She's on vacation for two weeks. Why do you care?" Rachel shrugged her shoulders at Nathan. "Did you need something?"

Rachel looked taken aback. She opened and closed her mouth a few times before speaking. "Nathan, I thought we could work things out."

"Rachel, leave me alone, I don't want to work things out with you. I am trying to work things out with Haley, she's the one I want not you." Rachel nodded her head and looked over at Brooke, who was smirking.

"Well fine then, you don't know what you're missing." Rachel gave them a smirk and turned and walked away.

"God I hate that girl, why did you date her Nathan?" Nathan shrugged her shoulders and Brooke sighed. "I miss HALEY!"

"We all do Brooke but you know she's only been gone for like 5 hours, she will just be arriving in Puerto Vallarta. I'm glad she took Keith and my mom with her. I'd be so worried about her being alone." Brooke and Nathan nodded at Lucas. They all sat in silence together, staring at the river.

1 week later

"Oh this is so nice, thank you so much Haley for inviting us!" Haley looked over at Karen, who was sitting on the pool chair next to her.

"No problem, I figured you and Keith could use a little vacation. Except Keith doesn't really seem to like the heat." They both looked into the pool to see Keith sitting at the bar, so he was in the shade. They both started to laugh.

"Um excuse me!" They looked up and saw a young, tanned, very cute guy standing over them. He was smiling down at Haley. "I was wondering if you would like to join me for a drink."

"Um no thanks." The guy nodded and walked away. "That was weird!"

"You're a hot girl Haley, haven't you noticed all the young guys checking you out?" Haley's eyes widened and she shook her head. Karen motioned for her to look around. Haley looked and saw about 4 guys staring at her, smiling. Haley blushed and turned back to Karen, who laughed at her. "Get used to it Haley."

"Well it doesn't matter, they can all look but I'm taken." Karen gave Haley a questioning look. "I love Nathan, he's the only one for me."

"I know but I thought that you two were on the outs?" Haley smiled and looked down at her hands.

"We talked before I left and I told him that I needed to think but that I wanted to be with him and he said he wanted to be with me to. So everything is going to work out, I just don't know what to do about the tour. I really like singing and I don't want to give it up but I will." Karen sat up and grabbed Haley's hand, Haley looked at her and frowned.

"Haley, I know you love Nathan but if singing is your dream, shouldn't you go for it?" Haley shrugged her shoulders and looked at the ocean.

"I wish that everyday was a vacation sometimes, that I never had to think about any problems. The thing is Karen, singing may be my dream but Nathan is my heart. I can't live without my heart." Karen smiled and leaned back against the chair.

"Well then, maybe you already made your choice." Haley nodded and looked back over at Karen who had her eyes closed. Haley sighed and closed her eyes as well.

"One more week and Haley comes home. Do you think she will go back on tour?" Lucas looked up at Nathan annoyed. Nathan saw the look and turned red with embarrassment. "Sorry!"

"Nate, stop talking about Haley okay. I am trying to concentrate on playing this damn video game. It would be a lot more fun if you would actually play." Nathan nodded and picked up his controller. The door to the apartment was thrown open and Brooke came rushing in. The boys looked up and saw the angry look on Brooke's face. "What's wrong Brooke?"

Brooke threw her purse on the counter and slammed her fist down. The two boys jumped, confused at what was bothering Brooke.

"I ran into Peyton today. She totally bitched me out in the mall and made me feel really stupid in front of everyone." Lucas jumped up and grabbed her into a hug.

"What did she say?" Nathan stood up too and sat down at the counter.

"She told me that I should have never came back because me and Haley wreck everyone's lives. Then she said that she wished she had never met me, that Lucas is only with me because he feels sorry for me. Then she started saying how Haley was the worst person in the world and that if it wasn't for her then Nathan would be happy. Then she told me that I looked fat." Lucas kissed his girlfriends forehead and glared at Nathan, who was trying not to laugh. Brooke looked at Nathan and Lucas saw the anger in her face again. "WHAT THE HELL IS SO DAMN FUNNY SCOTT!"

"I'm sorry but the last one, saying that Peyton called you fat. It's funny because it's not true. I'm sorry Brooke but you aren't fat." Brooke smiled and hugged Nathan.

"I can see why Haley likes you so much, you really know how to make a girl smile." Nathan smirked at Lucas, who glared at Nathan.

"I don't understand why Peyton is still so mad, I mean me and Nate forgave her. I would think that she wouldn't be mad anymore after Nathan forgave her." Brooke nodded and Nathan shrugged. "Maybe we should all sit down and talk to her."

"I don't want to talk to her. If she wants to be mad, let her. All I know is that she is not my friend anymore." Brooke grabbed her purse and sat down on the couch. She picked up a picture that was of Haley and Nathan and smiled. "I'm so glad me and her became friends. I seriously don't know what I would do without her."

"Me either." Nathan nodded at Lucas in agreement. "You know I never ever thought that me and Nathan could be friends but if it wasn't for Haley tutoring him, we never would have."

"I know, she's a good person." Lucas and Nathan looked at Brooke and nodded. "You both understand that she might go back on tour. If she does decide that don't be mad at her, singing is her passion."

"It'll be hard though, watching her leave again." Brooke looked up at Nathan and nodded. He frowned and stood up from the counter. "I want to say that there still will be an us if she does go but I don't know if I can."

"Nathan." Nathan shrugged his shoulders and walked into the bedroom. Lucas looked at Brooke, not knowing what to say. "Let's hope that she doesn't go on back tour!"