Chapter 8

Worst case scenario: Nathan.

A/N: I decided to take the advise and do Nathan's thoughts on what would happen as well. That is what this whole chapter is.

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Nathan had just gone down to the front desk to check out. He knew Brooke wanted what was best but he wished they could keep this secret a while longer. Not because he had any doubt that Brooke and him should be together, he just had in his mind how things would go and they weren't pretty. The first person he would tell would be Lucas. His brother. For years, they knew they shared the same father but avoid each other. They both hated each other, and never thought they would end up close. Then Lucas joined the basketball team, and Nathan went after Haley. At first to hurt Lucas, but then he fell for her, and she made him become a better person. Now they were close and Nathan really did care about him. He knew that Lucas had feelings for Brooke, and that he was Haley's best friend, so none of this would be good news to him.

"Luke...I have to tell you something..."

"Sure...what is it? I talked to Haley and she told me about you ending it. Are you sure that is what you want? Do you need to give it more time?"

Shaking his head, Nathan would say, "No. Haley and I are done. I know that I just ended it but the truth is Haley and I have been over for a while. Since the day she left, in every way we have been over. I know this sounds crazy and fast, but I'm in love with someone else, Lucas..."

Lucas would be shocked. He wouldn't know what to say... "I don't know what to say...I mean, who is the girl?"

Nathan would look at him. His eyes would show remorse, how sorry he was to have to say this, "Brooke."

"Brooke Davis? My ex-girlfriend? Peyton's best friend, and Haley's friend?"

"I know..."

"No! You don't know! You have no clue how much you are hurting EVERYONE. You know what...I don't even know you. I think I had it right the first time. You are just an asshole. You're just like Dan! All you care about if yourself...get away from me. Never talk to me again. This is going to kill Haley. Have you told her yet?"

Nathan would shake his head.

"Do IT. Do it NOW. Just get way from me...'"

"Lucas..please..."

"I swear to god...if you don't leave right now...I will beat the living pulp out of you which I want to do right now, but I am not you."

Oh god. It had been so great to become close to Lucas. His father and mother...they weren't family anymore. He had cut them out a long time ago. It was nice to have family again. Have someone be there for you. In time though, once him and Brooke were together for a while people would see it. They would understand that she meant so much to him. It wasn't just a hook up, a fling, it was two people who were just realizing how right they were for each other. It was two people falling in love in the most impossible situation. Telling Lucas would be hard, but not as hard as telling Haley.

Nathan would pick up his phone and call Haley.

She would pick up, shocked yet excited to see him calling. "Nathan?"

"Haley...I need to come and visit you...I need to talk with you."

"Okay...I am off tomorrow night. Do you want to go out to eat? I could make a reservation. Well, when do you think you could get up here anyway?"

"Yeah, tomorrow is fine. I won't be able to stay. We can just meet in your hotel room, don't bother with making reservations or anything,"

Disappointment would fill her voice, "Oh okay. So I'll see you tomorrow night?"

"Yeah. I am going to try to get a flight to get there in the afternoon. I'll give you a call when I get in,"

He would go online and find a ticket. Any price, any section, anyway, he would get there. To tell her in person. It was the only way something this huge could be done. He would arrive there, call her as promised and head to her hotel room.

She would open the door, looking like she had gotten ready to see him. Her hair done, maybe even makeup on her face which she rarely wore, and wearing something that undeniable made her look beautiful.

She would go to hug him, tell him how much she missed him.

"Can we sit down?" Nathan would ask, breaking away from the hug.

"Sure..."

They would sit down together.

"Haley...I brought the papers with me. I think we should both sign them and officially be done."

"Nathan...please...I love you! You're the only person I've ever loved...we can make this work..."

"You deserve better then me Hales...you deserve someone who shares and understands your passion. You deserve someone who wouldn't ignore you because you wanted to share your beautiful voice with the world. I haven't been the best person, and I'm sorry..."

"Nathan...I'm not mad. I was never mad, I understood. There is no such thing as better then you Nathan,"

"Haley. I can't do this anymore. You know when I suggested dating other people? I have...and I love someone else..."

Tears would start to fall for their eyes, "You're just saying that. You're just saying that so that I "get over you"...this isn't a high school relationship. Yes, I realize we are in high school, but we're married! We live together...I can't just get over that! You were my first everything! My friend boyfriend, my first love, you were my first sexual experience. I can't let all of this go! You mean too much to me.."

"I will always care about you. I will always remember what we have. You changed me into a better person...and you brought Lucas and I together...you made it so that I can actually be a senior in high school this year with your help in math...I just really am in love with someone else. It's not a lie. It also wasn't something I ever planned on happening...it just is what it is..."

"Who?" More tears would come. It would break his heart.

"Brooke..."

"You..bastard!"

"Haley...I know...I'm sorry..." He would reach out to hug her.

"Don't touch me! Don't fucking touch me!"

"Haley...please...is there anything I can do?"

"Always and forever? What a lie? What a fricken lie!"

"Haley...I thought it at the time. I really did. You were the first person I ever loved. It just...things changed. We went different path's in life..and.."

"I really don't want to hear anymore. I didn't change you. If anything I just made you worse. You are a horrible person."

More tears would fall. She would tell him to leave. He would tell her if that is what she wanted, and she would go into the other room and slam the door. He would write a short note.

"I am so sorry. I never meant to hurt you."

He then would realize there was nothing left he could do and he would go back to the airport. He would fly back home.

He didn't expect it to go any better then the way he just imagined. It was what he deserved. He just didn't want Brooke to have to lose all of her friends over this. Can't they see it wasn't her fault? She was just trying to help him. Make him feel better, let him live his life again. He was the one who kissed her. Brooke tried to do the right thing and end it, but he couldn't leave her alone. He did this only because he couldn't be without her. He really couldn't. When all of the fighting was done, he would returning to his apartment where he would find Brooke with all of her stuff.

Her eyes would be puffy from crying.

"Peyton kicked me out," She would tell him. He would wrap his arms around her, assure it would be okay.

They would go to bed and lay together. She would ask how Haley took it.

"Not well...she was very upset."

"Lucas...came and talked to me..."Brooke would tell him. "I'm so sorry...that I made you lose your brother..."

"Brooke...you didn't MAKE me lose anything. This is my fault...I kissed you first. You tried to end things and I wouldn't let you."

"No. I was stupid. As upset as everyone is with us, and no matter how hurt that makes me feel...I have you. I have you right hear next to me. I love you...and nothing takes that away..."

Everything would be just fine Nathan assured himself. It would be hard but in the end he had the best girl in the whole world.

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A/N: The next chapter is the ride home and realizing that things won't go as they had planned.