Haley just stared at her best friend, unsure of what to say.

"I don't know Cass, it's not like Luke at all." Haley admitted.

Cassie nodded and shook her head. "Poor Brooke. I mean I know we used to rag on her all the time because all we thought she cared about was her looks, but now I can tell just from being friends with her for a short amount of time, that she really does have a good heart. For my brother to just rip it apart like that, is not fair, especially considering its for Brooke's best friend."

"Cassie, we really can't say anything, we don't know the whole story." Haley said trying to calm her friend down.

"I just don't understand any of this. Brooke and Lucas were doing so well together and I never even knew Peyton and Luke knew eachother...until now." Cassie said.

"Look you need to talk to your brother before you judge the situation." Haley explained.

"Oh like you, you know Hales you might want to use some of your own advice. Your just as angry at Luke as I am." Cassie said.

"Its not just him I'm angry with..." Haley started to say but stopped shortly before saying "What is it with the Scott brothers? I mean no offense or anything."

Cassie laughed shortly. "Nathan giving you problems?"

Haley nodded not saying anything.

"Want to talk about it? We haven't really had the time to talk about your relationship with my other brother." Cassie said.

"I would talk if there was a relationship to talk about." Haley sighed.

"What are you talking about? You and Nathan seemed to be doing fine. What's going on Hales?" Cassie asked getting more confused by the second.

"We were doing great until Nathan admitted that the only reason he asked me to tutor him and then asked me out was to get back at Luke." Haley said.

Cassie shot her a sympathetic, confused expression. "Hales I'm sure that's not true. That doesn't seem like the Nathan I've come to know."

"Well I hate to tell you this but he's not the Nathan we thought he was. He was just getting close to you to get back at Lucas as well."

"He told you this?" Cassie asked getting angry.

"Not in those exact words but it wasn't hard to figure out this was all some sort of master plan to make Lucas quit the team." Haley answered.

"I can't believe this. I can't believe either Nathan or Lucas would do the things they are being accused of." Cassie said angrily.

"Believe it Cass. I just thought I'd warn you of the things to come." Haley said. "So how are you doing with everything, I mean besides the obvious."

"Did I tell you Dan came to see me?" Cassie asked as Haley shook her head. "Well he did just as I was about to leave the hospital."

"What did he say?" Haley asked concerned. Over the years she, Cassie, and Lucas had been friends, Haley had heard all the horror stories about Dan Scott. She knew that if he was paying attention to Lucas and Cassie that it only meant he was trying to cause trouble.

"He said he wanted to get to know me...and Luke. He said he regretted abandoning us." Cassie said with a sigh. "He's just playing me right? I mean there is no possible way he was being sincere."

Haley shrugged. "I don't know what to tell you Cass, I mean if you had asked me yesterday that it was possible for Nathan to change into a better person, I would have said heck yeah. But due to the new circumstances, I don't think its possible. Nathan is proving to be exactly like his dad."

"I knew he wasn't being sincere. I knew I should just ignore him." Cassie spat.

"Who are you talking about? Dan or Nathan?" Haley asked.

"Both. I can't believe I thought Nathan had changed, I can't believe I gave him a chance to be the brother I thought he could be. And I really can't believe I let Dan Scott, a person who has only ever tried to cause hurt and pain to the people I care about, try to convince me he was becoming a better person. Am I really becoming that gullible?" Cassie asked.

"Don't worry, we were both taken in by Nathan and betrayed by him. And as for Dan, you can just do what you've done for the past 17 years, ignore him." Haley said.

Cassie nodded. "Can we please talk about something else?"

Haley laughed. "You mean something not so depressing?"

Cassie smiled. "Exactly."

"Well you can tell me who brought you these flowers." Haley said as she stretched over Cassie's bed and smelled the lillies.

"Mouth." Cassie said grinning widely. "It was so sweet of him."

Haley nodded. "It sure was, but he obviously had his reasons for doing so."

"And what reasons would those be?" Cassie asked curiously.

"Oh come on, you can't be that clueless." Haley laughed as Cassie threw a pillow at her. "I just meant that Mouth has a major crush on you. Actually he had a crush on you in junior high, now he's fully in love with you."

Cassie scoffed. "Yeah right, we've been friends since 4th grade and he's never mentioned anything to me."

"Cass how could he? He's terrified that you will say you don't feel the same way and he really doesn't want to lose his friendship with you." Haley explained. "And how could you not tell with the way he looks at you and talks about you."

"You really think his feelings are that strong?" Cassie asked.

Haley nodded. "I know they are."

"What do I do?" Cassie asked. "I mean I've never really thought of Mouth in that way. He's one of my best friends and I don't want things to be awkward between us."

"Honestly Cass, I think you just need to be truthful with him. Tell him how you feel and that you really think it would be better if you just remained friends." Haley said. "You know what they say, honesty is always the best policy."

"I hope your right, I don't want to hurt him." Cassie said.

Haley nodded. "I know." She then checked her watch. "Oh geez! I told my mom I would be home 10 minutes ago. Gotta run. I'll leave you to ponder your feelings." Haley laughed slightly but stopped when she earned herself a glare from her best friend. "Sorry, but seriously call me if you need anything." She said as she hugged Cassie.

"Thanks Hales, and same goes for you." Cassie said.

Haley pulled back and smiled before leaving the room just as Peyton was about to enter.

"Hey!" Peyton said as she walked into the room cheerfully. "I heard Haley was in here talking with you so I didn't want to disrupt you."

"Oh really, cause I thought you were just here to makeout with my brother." Cassie hissed.

Peyton was taken back by her friends outburst. "Cassie, what are you talking about?"

"You and my brother, your going out and you've been going out for a long time now?" Cassie asked already knowing the answer. "How could you do that to your supposed best friend?"

She then saw Lucas at the entrance to her room. "And you, how could you do that to your girlfriend?"