Author's Note: Here's chapter two! Enjoy!

Chapter Two: Old Flames, Old Memories

When Haylie came home from school, there were two reasons why she loved being home alone: she was home alone, and she didn't have to be pestered by her mother for information, even though she would tell her mother everything.

So, when Haylie parked her car into the garage, she wasn't surprised to see an empty house, so she went into the kitchen, and got out her childhood snack that she never let go of (Corn Pops), and a glass of milk, and went into the living room, where she sat on the couch, enjoying the silence of the house.

For awhile now, she hadn't had a piece of silence in forever. Ever since the spring of junior year, her life took a turn for the good and the bad, with loopholes and all that jazz, and for once in her life, she could relax, and not worry about anything.

Suddenly, the phone rang, and Haylie almost jumped a mile, and reached for the phone that was by the TV.

"Hello?" she asked.

"Hey...is Haylie there?" a male voice asked.

"Um...speaking." Haylie stated.

"Wow! Haylie!" the voice explained, and Haylie was confused as ever.

Who was this guy?

"Oh, man...wait, you don't remember, do you? Do you know who I am?" the guy asked again.

"No, not really.."

"Does Connor O' Malley ring a bell?"

Haylie's eyes widen, and a image of a guy with jet black hair, brown eyes, and the cutest smile popped into her head.

"Ohmygosh! Conner!" she explained, and Conner laughed.

"Now I think you remember!" Connor stated.

"It's been awhile! How have you been?" she asked, and she could see Connor smile.

"I've been good...what about you?" he asked.

"The same...I've made ton of friends, and I've starred in the spring musical down here, it's great!" she replied.

For some odd reason, Haylie didn't want to mention Ryan to Connor, even though Connor was her ex-boyfriend. Back at her old school, it was a tradition to date a jock, much like what East High girls did here, but back at Xavier High, you had to stick with your clique, and date within. And when she tried to date a cute drama guy, girls alike went against her snd that's when she had to date Connor, who was overall nice to her, but he wasn't like Ryan.

Oh, definately not like Ryan at all!

"That's good, I knew you were such a Drama Queen." Connor joked, and Haylie grinned.

"So, why did you call?" she asked.

"Oh. Well, me and my mom are coming to New Mexico for a visit, and I didn't want to surrprise you, so I decided to call you. Is that alright?" Connor asked.

"Of course, I--"

But, Haylie stopped in mid-sentance.

The whole reason why she dumped Connor in the first place was because he acted like a total air-headed jerk when he was around her. Now, she was dating Ryan, and she wondered how Connor will react to her dating a drama nerd, who was total off-limits at Xavier.

Oh, yes. He totally surprised her!

"Haylie? Is everything okay?" Connor asked.

"Yeah! Great! I can't wait to see you! 'Bye!" Haylie reported, and she quickly pushed end before Connor got in the last word.