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Okay guys just a pre-warning Rachel is in this chapter but don't worry she and Nathan do not get together and she's only in it so that I can get Haley and Nathan right where I want them lol

Chapter 7: Somewhere Only We Know

"Partying tonight at Tric, all of us. That's the plan" Brooke told Peyton and Jake the next day.

"By all of us you mean..." Peyton knew that Brooke would understand what she was asking.

"Everybody, including Haley and Nathan. It's been 5 years since we've managed to get all of us in the same town at the same time. Everybody's here and I'm not going to let this opportunity pass us by" Brooke said.

"I'm with you Brooke, it's been a really long time since I've seen everyone on the same room. I miss my friends" Jake added.

"Are we sure Nathan will be okay with this?" Peyton asked to obvious question.

"Haley is going to be at the wedding. Nathan is going to have to get used to her being around" Brooke replied.

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Haley looked at her self in the mirror again. She was wearing a knee length brown skirt and a white singlet top. She had been surprised when Brooke had called and told her everybody was heading into Tric tonight to hang out, everybody including her and Nathan. But Brooke told her Nathan was cool with it so Haley had figured why not. But now as the minutes on the clock were ticking by and it was getting closer to nine she was starting panic. Haley was hoping that this would be her opportunity to talk to Nathan about all their issues. She had been wanting to ever since she saw him standing outside of the cafe after smashing the window in, but at the same time she didn't want to make him go through it all again.

"Haley!" She heard Peyton call from the living room, "Hurry up".

"I'm coming!" She shouted back as she gave her self a small nod of approval in the mirror.

"Ready?" Peyton asked.

"Yeah just let me get my bag" Haley said as she walked over to the counter in the kitchen and grabbed her bag.

"Good, lets go" Jake said. He would never understand why it took girls so long to get ready.

"... How do I look?" Haley asked nervously.

"You look hot. Stop thinking about Nathan and start thinking about all the fun we are going to have tonight" Peyton said as she grabbed her by the arm and dragged her out of the apartment.

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Nathan, Lucas, Mouth and Brooke were all sitting at a table in Tric waiting for the other to arrive. Lucas and Mouth were both drinking a beer, Brooke was drinking a cocktail while Nathan was sticking to water. "So I see you took my sober advise to heart" Brooke smiled at him.

"That and I'm still kind of hung over from the other night" Nathan laughed.

"You drinking water... Never though I would see the day" Lucas joke. Truth was Lucas was beyond happy when Brooke had told him about her and Nathan's little one on one chat, the fact the Nathan was opening up a little was a really good thing. He was even happier to see that his brother wasn't drinking to avoid his issues with Haley.

"Hey my people" Skills said as he walked over to the group and took a seat next to Mouth.

"Skills man your late" Lucas said with a grin.

"Yeah man I was talking to this little hottie over at the bar... She was fine" He told them as he laid back into his seat with a smirk on his face.

"So I'm guessing you and Bevin didn't work at then" Brooke replied.

"We were going to different collages and didn't want to do the whole long distance thing, were still friends though".

"Good cause she's coming tonight and the last thing we need is another awkward ex-couple" Brooke said as she looked at Nathan, he pretended not to see it.

"Yeah I know she told me she was coming" Skills said.

"Sorry we are late" Peyton said happily as she, Jake and Haley all walked over to the group, "We ran into Junk at the door and got caught up talking".

"You both work here right?" Skills asked he was in town for the wedding but was actually living in New York.

"Yeah" Haley replied with a small smile. She looked over at Nathan who was staring at his water with a huge amount of interest.

"Hey guys" Bevin said happily as she walked up with Rachel in tow.

"Bevin... Rachel" Brooke said as she looked at them both. She was surprised to see Rachel since she hadn't invited her. They weren't on good terms but they weren't on bad terms either.

"Rachel!" Nathan said happily as he got up and hugged the red head. Everybody could see the hate radiating from Haley's eyes as she watched them.

"Nathan... You leave town without a word, you don't call, you don't write. Whats a girl to think" She smiled at him.

"Yeah sorry about that" Nathan said as he shifted his feet.

"Well you can make it up to me by buying me a drink" She said with a grin as she took his hand and to lead him to the bar.

"Bevin... What is she doing here?" Brooke asked.

"Well I told her that we were all getting together tonight and she said she wanted to come, is that bad?" Bevin asked with a confused look.

"He didn't say sorry to me for leaving" Haley snapped as she slumped down in her seat.

"There's a reason behind that" Peyton reminded her.

"I know... I just really hate her" Haley said as she watched Nathan and Rachel laugh about something at the bar, "I think she's had another boob job".

"Wouldn't surprise me" Brooke replied and both her and Haley smiled.

"Why do you hate Rachel?" Mouth asked with confusion.

"Because she was trying to ruin my marriage... Which I did anyway but that's not the point" Haley rambled, she was still watching them.

"I don't think she was trying to ruin your marriage Haley... I think she just needed somebody. With the accident and all the stuff with Cooper" Mouth suggested.

"I'm not really in the mood to talk about this" Haley said as nicely as possible. "Lets get a drink" she said to Peyton.

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A few hours later Lucas was searching the crowded club for Nathan, he spotted him at the bar and started to make his way over to him, "Whats up little brother?"

"Nothing much" Nathan replied, "Just getting a soda".

"Still not drinking" Lucas said with a surprised smile.

"You act as though I'm an alcoholic" Nathan laughed.

"Sometimes I think you are" Lucas was only half joking. "So I wanted to talk to you about Rachel".

"Okay then... Talk" Nathan replied as he gave the bartender some money.

"Nathan I know I have no right to ask this but... Could you tone it down with Rachel, It's really upsetting Haley".

"That's Haley's problem not mine. Rachel is an old friend that I haven't seen in years and if I want to talk to her then I will" Nathan said harshly before walking away.

Everybody was sitting at the table again having their own mini conversations. Brooke , Peyton and Bevin were talking about the wedding. Lucas, Skills and Mouth were talking about the NBA final, which Nathan had played in the Lakers had lost by two points. Rachel and Nathan were talking about her career as a model while Haley looked on sending daggers out with her eyes.

"I saw the spread, you looked really good" Nathan told her.

"Thank-you" She giggled.

"O MY GOD! Please just go and get a room. We get it okay your into each other. Do you have to be in everybody's face with it cause I'm about to gag!" Haley shouted. Everybody was now looking at her. Haley knew deep down that she was being un-fair but she was tipsy at the moment and the words had just started coming out of her mouth before she could stop them. She got up and walked away from the group.

"freak out much" Rachel said with a small laugh.

Nathan didn't say anything. He just got up and tried to follow her. He lost her in the crowd and by the time he reached outside she was gone.

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"Haley are you home!" Nathan yelled as his fist's pounded on her front door. The door suddenly swung open and she was standing in front of him, she looked as though she had been crying. Haley didn't say anything to Nathan she just moved out of the way so that he could come in. Once he did she shut the door and just stood there. They both stood silently for a few minutes before he finally spoke, "What was that?"

"I don't know. She was there and I was jealous and then things started to come out. I know that I wasn't being fair" she rambled.

"Your damn right, you weren't being fair. I don't owe you anything Haley if I want to talk to a woman then I can. We're not together" Nathan told her.

"I very aware of that Nathan, I'm sorry okay. I'm sorry about a lot of things" Haley said softly.

"...I'm sorry too. I know that you didn't like my friendship with her back then, but I stayed friends with her anyway... I shouldn't have. I should have thought about how it make you feel" Nathan said to her as he looked up at her. She looked as lost as he felt.

"I still doesn't excuse what I did with Matt" Haley looked down, she was still so ashamed with herself.

"No it doesn't" Nathan replied as he looked over at the small table beside the TV. Their was a picture from their wedding standing on it, they were both so young and in love. "Those two kids had no idea what they were doing".

Haley looked over at the picture Nathan was staring at, "But they were in love".

"Yeah they were" Nathan knew what he needed to ask. "Why did you do it Haley, why wasn't I enough for you".

"I can't explain it Nathan. We weren't doing so well after the accident and Rachel was really getting to me. Honestly when I think back to it... I can't find a reason why, but I can't take back either. I wish I could" Haley had fresh tears running down her face.

"What's done is done" Nathan whispered.

"Nathan... Does any part of you still love me?" Haley asked him with a timid voice.

"You can't ask me that" Nathan almost yelled her as he paced across the room, "You have no right after all these years".

"I need to know" Haley begged him.

"Why, no matter what the answer is it doesn't change anything between us" Nathan told her as he turned away from her.

"I just need to know, please Nathan... I'm still so in love with you. Every time I think about you my heart feels like it is going to jump at of my chest. I haven't thought about anybody but you for the past five years" Nathan turned around to look at her after she said this. 'God, I love you' he thought to himself but he didn't dare say it out loud.

Nathan wasn't sure how it happened, but the next thing he knew he was beside her. His arms were on her waist as he leaned down and kissed her passionately. She kissed back with equal passion and desperation. He pushed her back until she hit the wall, not once did their lips part ways. She started to un-button his shirt as he slid his hands down her back. Their mouths couldn't get enough of each other. Their hands were all over the other's body. Cloths and their past were soon forgotten as they spent the night wrapped in each other.

TBC

The story is still far from over. Don't get to excited because this doesn't necessarily mean they are back together.

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