Haley sat up at the kitchen table reading the job ads when Peyton walked in.

"Anything interesting?" she asked rubbing her eyes.

Haley looked up. "Are you feeling better?"

Peyton nodded. "Thanks to you. Thanks for taking care of me."

Haley shrugged. "No problem. You would have done the same for me."

Peyton took a seat across from Haley and sat down.

"So what happened last night?" Peyton asked carefully watching Haley.

"Nothing. I just didn't think it was for me," Haley answered hoping Peyton would buy it.

Peyton relaxed her position and sat upright. "Well, there are always more jobs out there."

Haley sighed silently, knowing Peyton believed her.

"Yea, actually I found a few. I think I'm going to check it out," Haley said waving the newspaper.

"Well, I'm going to work. Today, we're catering a big charity event. If they like what we did, the boss might even throw in a bonus," Peyton said clasping her hand together, as though in prayer. Haley shook her head. She never did understand why Peyton worked as a server in a catering company when she could be spending her days drawing and acting on her artistic abilities.

Haley nodded. "Good luck then."

Nathan's cell phone went off. He was driving to the work, but the traffic made it impossible. He reached into his pants pocket and flipped it open.

"Nathan, mom wants to know if you'll come home today," Brooke said not bothering to greet him.

"I don't know, why?" he asked.

"Remember? It's her big charity event that she's hosting. She wants you to drop by," Brooke said.

Nathan sighed defeated. "What time?"

"I cannot believe this," Peyton heard her boss shriek. "What are we going to do? What am I going to do?"

Peyton turned around and carefully took out her cellphone and dialed home. It rang four times before being picked up.

"Haley, thank god you're there," Peyton hissed into the phone.

"Why, what's wrong?" Haley asked.

"You will not believe it. We're short two people, my boss is freaking out," Peyton said carefully to not be overheard.

"Oh, well so much for your bonus," Haley said.

"Dummy, I the reason I called is, I think she'll give you a try if you come down here. She's desperate and knowing her, she'll do anything."

The light bulb suddenly went off in her head.

"You mean, she might hire me?"

Peyton nodded clutching on her phone. "If you save us tonight and come down here by five." Haley quickly agreed and gathered her things to leave for the address Peyton had given her.

Haley looked at herself in the bathroom that she was instructed to use to change into the uniform. As Peyton said, her boss was desperate and had allowed Haley to work. All she had to do was walk around offering drinks. Simple, she thought. She brushed her shoulder and walked out the bathroom.

Nathan arrived as he had promised his sister. Guests had already arrived and conversing among themselves. He greeted a couple of the board members from work and waved to several old friends that he hadn't talked to in a while.

"Ready to bolt?" he heard a voice come out from behind him. He turned around to find Lucas and greeted him.

"Man, this is dull as ever," Lucas said noting that mostly everyone there was middle aged.

"Then why are you here?" Nathan asked smiling to all the people passing by.

"You know your mom. She can talk anybody into anything. I'm just the family lawyer, I told her. But she says that since I'm best friends with you, I should show up and demonstrate a little support. Plus she says I might even meet some girls tonight. HA!," he retorted throwing his head back. "I doubt it."

Nathan chuckled as Lucas scowled.

Haley carefully walked around carrying a tray asking people if they're interested in a drink. The event was taking place outside in a garden. The place was elegantly decorated and they even had live music. She observed all the people and came to a conclusion that this event was for only the rich. Everyone there was dressed in Armani suits, Chanel dresses, and Louis Vuitton, sporting the most expensive accessories and wearing jewelry that glistened in every direction they walked in. Everyone she encountered looked great and had impeccable manners. She continued to tour around asking when she felt a hard object on the grass and before she knew it, she had leaned over and tipped the entire tray downward and splashed all over someone.

"I'm so sorry!" Haley quickly aided to middle aged woman to clean up. She grabbed napkins from the nearby table and dabbed at the woman's outfit. She stared at it, nervous. The woman's outfit was white. The drink she'd been carrying around was purple. It was no use. The woman glared at her and quickly a crowd formed around them. Haley looked up and recognized a familiar face that was snickering at her.

Brooke was greeting everyone she passed, when she suddenly saw someone who looked familiar to her. Brooke stopped mid sentence and walked away to keep her eyes on the familiar stranger. Her eyes widened when she realized who she was. It was the girl at the club. The one arguing with Jake. She narrowed her eyes and a grin formed on her face. She watched as the blonde walked around with a tray of drinks in her hand. She waited until she came closer to her. Carefully, she stuck out her foot and she watched in slow motion as she fell forward and the entire tray slipped out of her hand. Payback's a bitch, Brooke thought gleefully.

"OH, my goodness, I'm am terribly sorry," Haley chanted over and over again.

"How could you be so careless?" the woman shouted wiping at her chest. Quickly, Peyton ran to Haley's side along with their boss.

"Ma'am, I am so sorry. Please forgive her, she's new," their boss said. Haley retreated to Peyton's side and bowed apologetically.

"We will pay for any damages caused," she continued.

"Speak no more, my evening's ruined," the woman said and walked away. Haley bit her lip nervously as Peyton elbowed her.

Their boss tried to stop the woman but stopped and turned to face Haley. She glared at Haley, her breath heavy with anger rising in her eyes. She stalked towards Haley but instead of stopping, she walked right pass her, roughly pushing Haley to the side. Haley kept her gaze downward until she heard that snicker again. Her face lifted and she noticed the brown hair girl trying to keep from laughing. She narrowed her eyes, glaring and cursing under her breath.

"Oopies," Brooke mocked and walked away.

Haley snarled and took in a deep breath. Peyton nudged her.

"What happened?" she asked.

"I need some time alone," Haley answered and walked away.

She began walking away and slowed down when she noticed she could barely hear the noise level anymore. She tried to clear her mind and take in deep breaths. How could she? How evil could she be? Haley needed to be alone. She looked around but realized she was in the middle of nowhere. How big could this garden be? She looked up and noticed the gigantic tree standing before her. Perfect.

"I'm so sorry to hear about you and Natalie. We actually thought she was going to be the one for you," an old couple said to Nathan. The elderly woman took Nathan's hand into hers.

"I'm sure you'll work it out somehow," she said in a gentle form. Nathan nodded. The old couple bid him farewell and found someone else to talk to. Nathan sighed. He can't take it anymore. That was the fifth time someone's mentioned Natalie. He was fine. He didn't need their sympathy. He looked over his shoulder to find his sister and mother in a deep conversation. This was his chance to escape without having them notice it. He walked gracefully out from the crowd and made his way deep into the garden.

He sighed when he realized he was safe and alone and leaned against a tree. He put his hands inside his pockets and moments later took his hand out, with a piece of paper. Garbage, he thought and threw it on the ground.

"I don't think you should be littering around here," a voice called out. Nathan stood upright and looked around. There was no one.

"Pick it up," it called once more. Nathan looked around frantically. Was he going crazy?

"Up here." Nathan stopped and turned his head up. His eyes widened when he noticed a girl sitting up in the tree. He nearly chocked on his saliva. Was his vision playing tricks on him. There was actually a girl in the tree.

"What are you doing up there?" he finally managed to choke out.

"I needed someplace to be alone," she yelled down to him.

His furrowed his eyebrow trying to be serious but felt his lips twitching. This was certainly a change of direction from the dull event before. "Oh, and a tree is the best place for that?"

"It was, at least for the moment, before being interrupted by you," she replied.

"Get down, now!" he motioned with his arms.

Haley obliged and started to move out from the branch but stopped herself.

"What's wrong? I told you to get down," he said sternly.

"I -- I can't," she answered, nervous.

"And why not?"

"I'm afraid and I--I don't know how," she said biting her lip.

"What!" he shouted in frustration. "Why didn't you think of that when you started climbing?"

"Well, I wasn't thinking about it at the time," she snapped at him.

"GOSH! Just jump!"

"Are you kidding!" She clung onto a branch for support with one hand. Nathan sighed wearily. His neck was starting to hurt from looking up.

"Come on, it's not that high," he told her.

Haley struggled to place a hand on her hip. "How tall are you?"

"Six foot two, why?" he answered looking up at her.

"Well, because I'm more than six foot two up in the air!," she yelled. "I'm not jumping."

"Fine, then. Figure out on your on how to get down," he answered and took a few steps back.

"Wait!" she cried out panicking still clinging tightly to the branch for support.

Nathan sighed and walked closer to the tree. What a night, he thought.

"Jump, I'll catch you," he assured her.

"You better not be lying," she checked.

"If I dropped you, who'll be there to climb this tree in the future?" he asked lauging at her.

"It's not funny!" she cried defensively watching him laugh to himself.

"Alright, alright," he said after a laugh or two and calmed down enough to look at her.

Haley crouched down, dragging the branch she was holding with her. "Alright, then. I'm going to jump. Catch me!" She closed her eyes tightly and prayed silently. She let go of the branch and jumped down.

"Ahh!"

Nathan caught her but lost his balance and together they tumbled to the ground. Nathan hovered over her. He lifted his head and stared down at the woman under him that was intensively squeezing her eyes shut. He could barely blink. He realized it was the girl from the club. The same girl that took his breath away. A small smile formed on his face. She looked quite adorable right now. He leaned in closer.

"You can open your eyes now," he whispered into her ear.

Haley felt shivers run up and down her spine. She also felt a heavy weight against her body pinning her to the ground. Reluctantly, she opened her eyes and found a pair of blue eyes staring back. She struggled to speak but failed. She stared at his perfect face features, unable to take her eyes away.

"Now, that wasn't too bad was it?" he asked.

Haley turned away and blushed. Nathan smiled once more and got up. Haley watched as he brushed the dirt from his suit. He caught her eyes and offered his hand to help her get up. She took it and gradually stood on her feet. She winced as she placed her feet down.

Nathan watched her and stared at her leg.

"Are you alright?" he asked. Haley nodded.

"Thanks." She began to walk away but a sharp pain shot through her ankle, preventing her to take another step. Nathan ran to her side and bend down on one knee.

"Place your hand on my shoulder for support," he told her while examining her foot. She bit her lip and carefully placed her hand on both side of his shoulders. She winced as she felt him take off her shoes and massage her foot.

"I think you sprained it," he said finally after a moment of silence. He lifted his head and looked at her.

"Are you going home?" he asked. She nodded silently.

"Let me take you home." Haley shook her head.

"No, thanks. I can make it on my own." She turned to walk but Nathan quickly got to his feet and grabbed her arm and brought her to a halt.

"I don't think you will be able to. Let me give you a ride," he insisted.

Haley deliberated in her head carefully and sighed.

"Alright," she said.