Hey everyone, here the newest chapter! I've left a little cliffhanger in the end just to leave you all wanting more! Well I hope you guys like it, but please please review! I'm really grateful for all the reviews people have left, but remember the more reviews I get, the more motivation which means I'd probably update sooner. Anyways, here it is, so read and enjoy:)

The sound of soft classical music filled the salon, giving the place a sense of importance. Trophy wives walking in their expensive cocktail dresses as they clung to their rich husband's arms; to anyone they could all appear as the picture perfect couples, concealing any signs of problems or distress as they flashed their fraudulent smiles. Everywhere you turned, you could see people mingling, holding fancy alcoholic concoctions of all sorts, as the hired photographers walked around snapping quick shots of all the people for the events sections in newspapers and magazines.

However despite the abundance of the place, this did not impress a certain brunette girl who had just entered the event, walking slowly behind her parents, almost as if she were dreading to go in. She most definitely hated these types of events. They simply weren't her thing. Her family may have managed to climb up the social and corporate ladder over the past few years, and she did enjoy the perks of having more wealth, however despite everything she had still managed to remain true to herself.

She felt completely out of place standing there in the midst of the salon, as her parents walked of to greet a group of older men and their wives. She saw as people walked past her, and some turning along the way to look at her. She knew she looked good. Her hair was down in neat soft curls, as she wore a gold halter-neck, empire waist dress which freely flowed down just below her knees, with a pair of matching strappy gold high heels and a small gold clutch. However despite the elegance of her outfit, she felt uncomfortable in it. This wasn't her. She didn't belong here, not with this people around her. Oh how she wished she could just turn back and return to the hotel room, change into her most comfortable pyjamas while she ate ice-cream and watched re-runs of Friends; however she knew that wasn't going to happen tonight.

As she turned around, she saw her mother signaling for her to come over to meet some people, she inwardly rolled her eyes as she thought, "Great, again as usual I'll be forced to make some sort of small talk with whatever old pervert we're meeting today as he checks me in front of his wife..". However she knew better than to contradict her mother in a situation like this, so instead she just plastered a fake smile and headed towards her parents.

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"Well you're a dashing girl Haley! It was a pleasure to meet you!"

"Thank you very much, Mrs. Carlson, it was nice to meet you too" she replied in the most interested and polite tone she could muster up.

After about what seemed like hours, her parents seemed to have had enough of 'The Carlson's' as they exchanged goodbyes and walked away.

However, just as they had finished talking to the Carlson's, in a matter of seconds, she heard her parents name's being called by another couple. Despite the small eye roll she gave, she couldn't help but notice how familiar the voices seem to sound. However right now she didn't feel like meeting anyone, so instead of turning around to see who it was, she discreetly moved into the crowd as her parents walked away towards the couple calling their name. After all, it's not like it would matter if she met them or not.

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Around half an hour has passed, and she felt like an idiot just walking around aimlessly. She could feel her stomach growling, she knew it was probably due to the fact that she had napped all afternoon and skipped lunch.

As she made her way towards the appetizer buffet which had just been set up, she felt a hand grab her arm and spin her round.

"Oh. My. God… Haley James? Do you remember me? It's Ashleyyy, Oh my God I haven't seen you in like...ages!!" squealed a girl as she tightened her grip on Haley's hand.

Could this get any worst... Haley thought to herself as she recognized who it was. With her long, straight platinum blonde hair, a short, green skin-tight strapless stood Ashley Simmons, the single most annoying girl in the planet. She and Haley had met last year at a party of this sort, and since they were both the same age, their parents agreed that it would be good for them to know each other. So Haley had been stuck the entire time with her, as she just blabbed on and on about random pointless stories, one of them being about how this girl had worn the same outfit as her to a party once, and how everyone wanted to be her. She could easily drive anyone insane, and she had succeeded to annoy Haley so much, to the point were seeing her again had made Haley want to scream.

"Oh, Hi Ashley! uhh..yeah it's been ages...how are you?" asked Haley uninterestedly

"I'm like fine...and you??"

"I'm good too, thanks, so uhh…what have you been up to?" Haley asked politely.

"Not much, oh but ohmygod, I'm soo pissed off because yesterday this girl like totally wore……."

'Blah. Blah. Blah. Here we go again' Haley thought to herself, as she looked around while Ashley went on with her story. Her shoes were starting to kill her, so she decided it would be a good idea to see if the could spot a seat where she could rest.

As she scanned the room, Haley saw her parents. They were standing in the exact same spot they had been at half an hour. 'Well, this people must be fairly important for them to talk for so long…I wonder who they are.' she thought as she managed to see the back of the blonde woman they were talking to along with a man whom she supposed was her husband, whoever she could barely see him as a crowd of people were covering him. As curiosity got the best for her, she tiptoed to get a better view as the crowd covering the man had moved a little. Finally when her gaze fully landed on the couple her parents were talking to, she suddenly felt her entire body freeze, and her jaw drop. She would have expected it to be anyone, but never in a million years would she have imagined it to be them.

Right there, next to her parents, were a couple whom she had once known very well, in fact she had even had dinner and slept over at their home multiple times. That family was…

The Scotts.

Immediately her mind rushed..."No...no, he can't be here...Nathan can't be here" she thought to herself as she start looking around the salon, however he was no where to be seen. "Maybe he didn't come...of course not...Nathan wouldn't come...or would he?..Oh God...I feel sick" she thought as she suddenly felt her stomach tighten.

"Helloooo, earth to Haley, are you listening to me??" asked an annoyed Ashley. Haley had forgotten all about her.

"Uhh…Look Ashley, I can't talk right now, I really need the bathroom, so you're gonna have to excuse me." Haley replied, and before Ashley had managed to say anything, Haley had rushed off towards the toilets, leaving a confused and annoyed Ashley standing amongst the crowd.

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" Haley relax, you haven't seen him at all, plus at least the Nathan you know hates this type of places, and I don't think he's changed his mind,, so why would he be here?" she thought as she attempted to calm herself down.

Her legs were shaking, her stomach seemed to be tied up in a knot and she felt like she was going to be sick. She had been this nervous in a long time. She couldn't see him. Not now. He had broken her heart almost 3 years ago, and seeing his parents had brought everything back to her once again. She had once loved this boy, but she had moved on. Had she really? Oh god she didn't even know what she was thinking or feeling anymore. She shouldn't really be caring that much, I mean she no longer had any feelings for him, right? 'He broke your heart Haley, and he's not worth it' she said to herself as she attempted to calm down 'Plus I bet he isn't here'.

She suddenly felt claustrophobic as if the walls of the bathroom were enclosing on her. 'I need some air' she thought to herself as she grabbed her purse and headed towards the bathroom door.

However just as she had exited the bathroom, with her head down, she didn't notice someone exiting the men's restroom which of course just happened to be right in front of the Women's restroom, as she ran straight into their hard chest.

"Oh God, I'm so sorry...I didn't see where I was…-" she trailed off as she finally looked up to see who she had ran into.

No. Please it couldn't be.

She suddenly felt everything freeze around her as she found her brown eyes looking straight into a pair of blue eyes she hadn't seen in years. She could see in his eyes a look of shock combined with confusion, passion and a trace of sadness all at the same time. A burning sensation running up and down her body as she once again felt those familiar hands on her arms as they supported her. She felt her heart pounding loudly against her chest and her breath get caught in her throat as she quietly gasped. It was almost as if the temperature in the room had suddenly gone up and the ground seemed to be rocking beneath her feet.

After a few seconds she managed to whisper out a name she hadn't called out in years...

"Nathan..."