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Back In Your Life

"Who was that Nathan?" Haley asked. On the outside she tried to play it cool like it didn't bother her that some other girl was calling Nathan, but on the inside she was really upset that there was obviously someone else in Nathan's life.

"Haley I can explain, she…"

"Nathan you don't have to explain anything to me, I was just curious. I didn't know you had a girlfriend that's all." Haley said cutting him off.

"No Haley you have it all wrong, I don't have a girlfriend, well not anymore." He felt like he needed to explain himself.

"Nathan its fine, its not like we are together. we're just friends." Haley said convincingly.

"Haley we had sex last night, I would say we are more than just friends."

"That's just it, all were just two friends who made a mistake." Haley said.

"Hales don't say that. You know last night was not a mistake." Nathan didn't understand why she was acting this way she wanted this just as much as he did, and it wasn't a mistake. "Haley you told me you loved me last night."

"Well Nathan I was really drunk, and I'm sorry but I didn't mean it." Haley lied.

"Haley will you please stop acting this way, you know last night was not a mistake." Nathan argued.

"Nathan it was, and I think that maybe we shouldn't tell your girlfriend about it." Haley replied. She couldn't even look Nathan in the eye because she knew if she did she would break down and spill out all her feelings, but she couldn't do that, not now.

"Haley I don't have a girlfriend. How many times do I have to tell you that. I broke up with her before we went to the club last night." Nathan said.

"Exactly you just broke up with her, and if you did it because of me, you made a mistake. Maybe you should call her back and work things out." Haley said sadly turning her head away. Nathan didn't miss the sad tone in her voice, he knew she was lying and he was going to get her to tell him the truth.

Nathan walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. Haley tried to fight him, but he wouldn't let her get away. After she stopped trying to push him away, he bent down and kissed her passionately. He then backed away, but his arms remained around her waist.

"Now tell me Haley that you didn't feel anything when I kissed you right now." Nathan challenged.

"There was nothing, I felt nothing." Haley lied and broke out of his arms. Nathan sighed. She obviously wasn't going to give in. He started to move back toward her when his cell phone started to ring. Nathan looked down a sighed when he noticed who what was.

"its her isn't it?" Haley asked she could tell by the look on his face. "Maybe you should answer. Obviously she doesn't think that you two are over." Haley said.

"No I don't want to answer it, I will talk to her later, I want to talk to you right now." Nathan said hitting the ignore button on his phone.

"Nathan lets just settle this now. Yes, we had sex last night and it was amazing, there's no denying it. However, we are just friends who made a mistake. But its okay, I'm not mad at you or anything." Haley said with a fake smile. It killed her to say those words. She didn't want to be just Nathan's friend, but he was obviously still involved in something that he needed to get sorted out.

"Whatever you say Hales. You keep telling yourself that. But I'm telling you right now that we will be together one day, and you will have to admit that you still love me eventually. I know for a fact that I still love you, I never stopped loving you." Nathan admitted.

"I'm sorry Nathan but I don't feel the same way" Haley said lying yet again. "Sorry I would stay and talk, but I have to get going. I'm suppose to hang out with the girls today. But I'll call you, we can hang out later or something because we're still friends right?"

"Uhh, yeah just give me a call." With that Haley walked out of Nathan's house. Once Haley left Nathan just broke down. He couldn't help it, the tears just started flowing freely down his cheeks. He didn't understand why Haley had to deny everything. He just practically poured his heart out to her, and she told him straight to his face that she didn't love him back. He knew that he should have broke up with that girl a long time ago, and he was right, now its just causing him problems.

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Once Haley got outside, she allowed herself to cry. She was surprised that she was actually able to keep herself together back there. Everything she said to him was a lie, well practically everything. She couldn't put herself out there for him that easily. She would not let herself get her heart broken again, and with Nathan just getting out of a relationship, there was a good chance that could happen. When they slept together last night she felt so alive and comfortable. She knew what she was doing was right, but if she would have known that he just broke up with a girl that night she wouldn't have allowed herself to go through with, especially after hearing his phone call. By the sounds of it the girl wasn't too happy about them breaking up, and she wasn't ready to get into the middle of that.

After her tears subsided she looked around and noticed that she had no way to get home. She was debating whether or not she should go back into Nathan's and ask him for a ride, but she couldn't let him see her like this. So she decided to walk home.

Once Haley got home, she ran into the two people that she did not want to talk to right now.

" Haley James! Where were you last night?" Brooke scolded.

"Uhhm I went to Nathan's" Haley answered. She knew they wouldn't leave her alone so she might as well talk to them about it now.

"You went to Nathan's, as in Nathan Scott?" Peyton asked interested.

"Yeah." Haley sighed.

"Go Tutorgirl, what happened." Brooke said getting excited.

Haley wasn't sure if she wanted to tell them the truth or not because she knew she would just start crying again. But these are her best friends she should be able to tell them anything. And there they were again, the tears were building back up in her eyes.

"I made a mistake." Haley broke down again. She walked over to Brooke and Peyton and pulled them into a hug, sobbing into their shoulders.

"Hales what happened?" Brooke was really concerned for her friend. She hasn't seen her this upset in a long time. "Here sweetie lets go sit down." The three of them went and sat on a couch in their living room.

"Okay so last night when I was at the club I ran into Nathan and we started dancing. Next thing I know I'm kissing him, its like I couldn't help myself." Haley explained to her friends the whole situation at the bar, and how they ended up back at Nathan's house. "So when I woke the next morning I heard him arguing on the phone to some girl about how they are broken up and he doesn't want her to call anymore." Haley sobbed out.

"I don't get it Hales, he broke up with the girl before you guys slept together right? Peyton questioned.

"Well yeah, but obviously they are still having problems, or the girl didn't think that they were broken up."

"I'm sorry sweetie, but I don't understand what the problem is?" Brooke didn't want to question Haley why she was upset, but the whole thing didn't really make since.

"Brooke he just got out of a relationship because of me. I don't want to be the reason for that girls broken heart for one, and second I don't want to risk getting my heart broken again. For all I know he loved that girl too." Haley explained.

"Haley you are too nice for your own good." Peyton told her friend.

" I know its just that I've been there before you know. I know how it feels."

"So what did he say to you about the girl?"

"Noting really, he just said that she didn't mean anything, and he said that he loved me."

"Hales that's great." Brooke said, but then noticed that Haley didn't look so happy about the news.

"I know, but I messed up. I got scared and told him that last night didn't mean anything and it was just a mistake. Also I told him that we were just friends who made a mistake. I don't know why but something inside of me is holding me back from being with him. I mean don't get me wrong I want to be, but I just have to know that its going to last this time and some girl isn't going to get in the way." Haley replied.

"Oh Tutorgirl you have some major commitment issues." Brooke laughed.

"I know, but you want to know what might help?" Haley asked with a sad smile.

"I'll go get the ice cream." Peyton said already knowing what she was talking about. Haley and Brooke laughed as Peyton walked out of the room to get the ice cream.

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A week later

"Haley I still don't understand why you said yes to go on a date with him?" Brook asked her friend.

" Because Brooke I could tell that this guy was into me and I didn't want to be rude. Plus it just a one time thing." Haley explained.

"Haley do you think you are going to work things out with Nathan by going on a date with Mark?" Brooke just couldn't understand why Haley would do something so stupid.

"Brooke I've told you this many times. I'm trying to get my mind off of the whole Nathan thing. We haven't talked in a week and I just don't want to think about ." Haley and Nathan haven't spoke since that morning, accept for a acknowledgement here and there when they were out with their friends.

" Alright Hales, but you better be careful."

"Brooke I promise I will. And hey I got to go do something at work. I'll talk to you later!"

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Nathan just got out of practice and was walking into the lock room. When he walked in he overheard Mark talking to another teammate. Usually he wouldn't care what they had to say, but this time it was concerning Haley.

"So dude, I heard you are taking out that hot chick for the club."

"Haley, yeah." Mark corrected.

"So is this a date, or another one of your play the sweet guy card just to get her into bed type thing." the other guy asked.

"Yeah she isn't dateable material. I just thought she had a hot body that I would love to do many things to. If you know what I a mean. Besides I hear she is like the easiest lay there is." Mark bragged.

"Dude you are so lucky."

Nathan was fuming when he heard this. He wanted to beat Mark's ass, but of course he was to stubborn. He was still upset that Haley just wanted to be his friend. So he chose not to say anything. The way he looks at it Haley is a big girl, she'll do what she wants. Deep in his heart he was hoping that she wouldn't sleep with him, and she would see past all his bull shit.

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