A/N: Okay, first, I need to correct a mistake I noticed. In the last chapter, I had said that Nathan and Brooke were there for Peyton when her mom, Anna, died. But then I put that they met when Peyton started THHS their freshman year. So let's pretend that I didn't even say that! Lol…They were always close since elementary school, okay? Second, Nathan might seem a little out of character for this chapter. But I needed it to be that way for the story!

And third, the guessing game! Unfortunately, no one got all the answers correct. I was thinking about posting two chapters anyways, but finals got the best of me and I haven't had time to write another chapter. Sorry guys! And the answers are all in the chapter somewhere, I'm sure we're all smart enough to figure them out right? Lol….And please be nice and review this chapter for me. I'm not too pleased with it. I had a hard time writing it. So please tell me what you think.

Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill or its characters!

Monday Morning:

After the argument at Peyton's, Haley decided to spend the night at Lucas' house, feeling too guilty to go home. Therefore, Monday morning, she had to rush home to get dressed for school. Walking in the door, she noticed Nathan in the kitchen eating some toast. Trying not to look suspicious, she strolled up to him and kissed his cheek.

"Good morning," she whispered, not noticing Nathan trying not to pull away from her. Ever since fighting with Brooke on the phone, the idea of Haley has been difficult from him to stomach. Yes, he loved Haley. He just wasn't sure if that was enough anymore. Without saying anything to her, he stood up and went to get dressed. She stared after him for a moment before following him into the bedroom.

"Are you ignoring me on purpose or was than an accident?" Haley asked as she grabbed a clean pair of jeans from the dresser. Nathan walked to the closet to grab his favorite red polo shirt, trying to decide how to answer that. Before he could say anything, Haley spoke.

"So you're mad at me, aren't you? Is that why you're not talking to me?" "I'm not not talking to you Hales. And I'm not mad. I just don't know what to say to you anymore," he explained.

"And why is that?" she questioned as she started doing her makeup. "Honestly? It feels like you're dating my brother and not me. I mean, all your time is spent with Lucas and not me. It almost feels like before he joined the team, when we all had nothing to do with each other!" he said, starting to get aggravated. "How many times do I have to explain this Nathan? He is my best friend and he just lost his uncle! I'm just trying to be there for him!" she defended herself.

"Really? Because if you asked me, I'd say you both had a thing for each other!" he shouted as he grabbed his backpack and headed for the door. "Are you kidding me? You're actually accusing me of having something going with my best friend and your brother? That is ridiculous!" she yelled back, realizing that she was getting pretty good at this lying thing.

Nathan didn't say anything, just grabbed the doorknob as he took one last look at Haley, seething with anger.

"Nathan, please don't walk out! You do it all the time!" Haley warned. "Yeah? Well, it keeps me from saying things you don't want to hear!" he shot back and slammed the door behind him.

Nathan almost ran to his car, eager to get away. He couldn't believe the way Haley was acting. He drove as fast as he could, without breaking any laws, to get to school. Maybe he could find Peyton and Brooke before first period and talk to them about it. He rushed through the parking lot, seeing Peyton's car parked in its usual spot. Brooke and Peyton were sitting up on the hood of the car, waiting for the bell to ring.

Nathan sprinted from his car, noticing Lucas pull into the parking lot out of the corner of his eye. He almost growled out loud at seeing Haley in the passenger seat.

"Hey Natey, you're here early!" Peyton laughed. "Yeah, I know. I had to get away from Haley!" he replied, trying not to cringe."Whoa! Is Naley having problems?" Brooke asked sarcastically, eyeing Nathan with a smirk."Actually, Brooke, can I talk to you for a second? Peyton, you mind?" he asked, not taking his eyes off Brooke. "Sure! Go for it! But please don't fight. I'm tired of getting stuck in the middle of yalls feuds!" she joked before walking off to join Lucas and Haley at Lucas' car.

"Since when are Brooke and Nathan so buddy-buddy?" Lucas asked as soon as Peyton walked up to them."Hi to you too!" Peyton mumbled, "Anyways, Luke, they've been best friends since we were little!"

"Yeah, but not in the last few years. Now, they're constantly together!" Lucas complained, earning an odd look from Haley. "Maybe because you can't detach yourself from this one!' Peyton said, glaring at Haley before walking off."They seem really serious! I wonder if they're getting suspicious! I mean, I told you what Nathan said this morning," Haley worried, looking at Nathan and Brooke. Brooke was still sitting on the hood of Peyton's car while Nathan stood directly in front of her.

"Hales, I told you not to worry! We'll be okay. I promise!" Lucas reassured her. Haley still wasn't convinced, especially after her discovery this morning.

"Brooke, I think we need to talk," Nathan mumbled, casting a glance at Peyton, who was keeping Lucas and Haley busy. "I really don't think we do, Nate. I'm pretty sure I said everything I needed to say!" Brooke replied. "Exactly Brooke! You said everything you needed to say, I didn't! Look, I'm sorry for what happened. And I agree, it shouldn't happen again," Nathan told her. Brooke eyed him suspiciously, "Really?"

"Yeah. Brooke, you're my best friend. So maybe we haven't been that close in the last few years but…" he started before Brooke interrupted. "Yeah, because you're such an ass!" she laughed.

"Funny! But seriously, you are my best friend. And I shouldn't have taken advantage of you just because I was upset with Haley," he tried to explain. Of course, he knew he was lying to her. And to himself. As much as he didn't want to admit it, he was falling out of love with Haley. And falling for a certain brunette sitting in front of him.

"That's why that happened?" Brooke asked with a frown. "Yeah. Why?" Nathan asked, trying to hide the lie from his best friend. "Thank God! For a minute there, I thought you actually wanted something between us. Natey! You had me worried!" Brooke laughed. Nathan wondered if she really meant that or if she was also lying about her true feelings. Because, let's face it, he could tell she was fed up with Lucas and his behavior.

"Whatever, let's get to class Nate. You can't afford to be late again for English!" Brooke teased as she slid off the hood of Peyton's car and linked her arm through his. As they started walking towards the school doors, Nathan literally ran into Lucas, who also had his arm linked with Haley.

"Well, if it isn't my long lost brother," Nathan said with a smirk. "What's that supposed to mean?" Lucas asked, trying not to get upset. He let go of Haley's arm and turned to face Nathan. "That means it looks like you finally took your head out of your ass and…."Nathan started before Haley stepped between them. "Nathan, stop it! You can say whatever you want to me, but leave Lucas alone. Let's just go to class!" she told him, grabbing his arm away from Brooke and pulling him towards the school before he could protest.

Lucas and Brooke stood in front of each other awkwardly as the bell for first period rang. Lucas turned towards the school, mumbling, "I need to get to class."

"Lucas wait!" Brooke shouted after him. He froze in his spot, hating himself for what he was doing to her. Yet, not regretting it either. "What is it?" he asked, turning around to face her, trying not to notice the tears in her eyes.

Brooke looked him in the eyes and noticed the cold, distant look he had. For the first time, she realized the truth she was running from. Lucas was not in love with her. There was no denying the look in his eyes.

"Lucas, we need to talk. English class can wait. Please?" she asked. He took one more look at the school doors before nodding his head and walking to sit on the hood of Peyton's car. She followed and resumed her position on the hood.

"What's going on Luke? We never see each other. And when we do, you won't even look at me. This is the most we've spoken since the funeral," she cried. Lucas, deciding that if he spoke, he would end up telling her the truth, stayed silent. Brooke watched him stare at the ground and twiddle his thumbs for a moment. Until she started to lose her patience.

"Lucas! Are you even listening to me?" Brooke pleaded. At that remark, Lucas picked up his head and glared at her. "Yes, Brooke. I'm listening to you. What do you want me to say?" he asked with a scowl.

"Anything Luke! I don't know how much more of this I can take Lucas! If you don't want to be with me, then just say it," she said quietly, trying to meet his gaze, but he just kept facing away from her. When he slid off the car and turned his back to her, she finally let the tears fall from her eyes.

"Luke, the least you could do is answer me!" she shouted, trying to stay strong. He whipped around to face her and decided to give her the only answer he could muster. "I'm sorry Brooke, but you're right. I can't do this anymore. It's not fair to you. I'm sorry," he told her before turning away again and walking into the school. Since there were tears cascading down her face, Brooke decided to sit in Peyton's car until second period. That way, she would have time to cry and fix her makeup before going to class.

When Lucas got to English, his teacher was too busy writing on the board to notice him slip into the classroom. Nathan, Haley, and Peyton, however, did notice him. He quietly took his seat next to Peyton and behind Haley. Nathan had been moved across the room from them since he had been unable to quit talking to Haley earlier in the semester.

All three sets of eyes turned to stare at Lucas with concern. For Nathan and Peyton, the concern was for Brooke. For Haley, it was for Lucas."What happened?" Haley whispered behind her. Instead of answering her, Lucas decided to write her a quick note. The second he handed it to her over her shoulder was the same moment that the teacher decided to look his direction. Haley grabbed the note, hoping that Mr. Harris hadn't seen it. Unfortunately, he had.

"Well, what do we have here? Not only are you late Mr. Scott, but you are passing notes in class?" he asked while taking the note out of Haley's hands before she got a chance to read what it said. She turned around to Lucas with fear in her eyes, knowing that Mr. Harris had a tendency to read student's notes aloud to the class when they got caught.

"Lucas, do something!" she yelled in a whisper as Lucas stood up to face Mr. Harris just as he was unfolding the note. "Can I have that back, please?" Lucas asked nicely, reaching out to grab the note. Mr. Harris snatched it out of Lucas' way saying, "Mr. Scott, you know my classroom rules. Now take your seat and we'll see what was too important to wait for after class," he told him as he started to read the note, "Everything is okay. I broke up with Brooke. I couldn't pretend like I loved her anymore. Especially since we both know you're the one I really want. Can't wait until we get to my house so we can finish where we left off this morning," Mr. Harris read, realizing it was too late to take any of what he just read back. There was a collective gasp all around the room. Every student turned to stare at Lucas and Haley. But the only sets of eyes they noticed were Nathan's. His angry glare seemed to speak more words than he could actually say.

"Okay, maybe that's a bad rule for this class. Let's get back on topic, shall we?" Mr. Harris said even though the class was still too focused on Lucas and Haley, and trying to judge Nathan's reaction. Before anyone could say anything else, Nathan jumped out of his chair and left the room. Without a word, Lucas, Haley, and Peyton all ran after him.

Nathan ran as fast as he could out to the parking lot trying to get away from them. As he reached the exit, he noticed Brooke still sitting on the hood of Peyton's car. He ran towards her, wanting to warn her of what he just heard before Haley and Lucas got there.

"So Brooke was right! You do have something going on!" Peyton shouted at Lucas and Haley after they left the classroom. "Peyton, shut up, you don't know what you're talking about!" Lucas growled. Haley and Peyton both froze in place. Lucas noticed this and stopped too. He turned around to see Peyton glaring at him and Haley looking like she was about to cry.

"How dare you talk to me like that Lucas Scott! You cheat on my best friend with your brother's girlfriend and you act like I did something wrong?" Peyton questioned, seething with anger. "I really don't have time to explain my actions to you. It really has nothing to do with you, so why don't you mind your own business?" Lucas shot back at her as Haley groaned.

"I think I'm gonna be sick," she mumbled and ran to the bathroom."What's wrong with her?" Peyton asked quietly as they both walked quickly towards the girls' bathrooms. When they just barely opened the door, they were attacked by the sounds of Haley throwing up. Silently, they decided to wait until she was done before heading off to find Nathan.

After a few minutes, Haley walked back into the hallway, heading straight for the water fountain. "I'm fine," she said, looking directly at Lucas, "Let's just go find Nathan. This isn't going to be fun, so let's get it over with."

Lucas and Haley led the way into the parking lot with Peyton trailing behind them. As soon as they exited the school doors, they saw Nathan and Brooke talking by Peyton's car. They also noticed the tears streaming down Brooke's face and the angry look on Nathan's. Getting annoyed with Lucas and Haley, Peyton pushed past them and ran towards Brooke. She enveloped her in a hug and let Brooke cry on her shoulder for a moment. That's when the anger took over. Brooke quickly pulled back from Peyton to glare at Lucas and Haley. Before Nathan or Peyton could do anything, Brooke took off after them with rage in her eyes.

"You! How dare you! You were supposed to be my friend and help me get through to my boyfriend! But you were just hooking up with him behind my back! Behind Nathan's back! You bitch!" Brooke yelled, pulling her arm back to slap Haley. Before she made contact, Lucas grabbed her arm, stopping her.

"Brooke, don't take this out on Haley. It's not her fault. It's mine," he told her as both her and Nathan stared at him."You're damn right this is your fault! I have half a mind to beat the living hell out of you!" Nathan said as Haley stepped in front of Lucas."No. It's not just Luke's fault. It's both our faults. And I'm sorry Nathan. I didn't want to hurt you," Haley tried to explain before Brooke cut her off with a laugh."You're sorry? Really Haley? Were you sorry when you were screwing Lucas? Did you even think for one second about what you were doing?" Brooke asked, waiting impatiently for an answer.

"What do you want me to say? It's not like I planned this! I didn't ask to fall for someone else!" Haley shouted back at Brooke, but mainly looking at Nathan. "Fall for someone else? So you pretended to still love me while you fell for Lucas?" Nathan asked, not sure if he wanted to know the truth. Because then, he couldn't feel bad. After all, he had been pretending to love Haley while falling for Brooke.

"Yes, and I'm sorry. Nathan, please believe me, I didn't mean for this to happen," Haley mumbled, walking up to him."I do believe you Hales. In a strange way, I actually understand," Nathan said, trying not to look at Brooke. Haley caught the look though, and her eyes softened in understanding. "Truce?" she asked with a slight smile. "Sure," Nathan answered back, shaking her hand before walking off towards the gym.

"Nathan! Wait for us!" he heard Peyton shout. He turned around to see Brooke and Peyton running towards him with confused expressions. "What the hell was that?" Brooke asked. "Just an understanding," he said, not wanting to comment any further."Nathan, what are we going to do? You do realize we're going to have to face them in school everyday right?" Brooke asked him as he stopped walking to face her.

"Brookie, it's okay. I know it sucks, but let's face the truth. We both know you aren't in love with Lucas anymore anyways. You fell out of love with him a while back. And to be honest, I haven't been in love with Haley for a long time. I just stayed with the familiar. But now, with the truth out there, I can finally face what I didn't want to. And that's you!" he exclaimed, gaining two confused looks from Brooke and Peyton once again.

"What the hell are you talking about? Nathan, I told you that was a mistake!" Brooke whispered angrily to him, throwing Peyton a look that said she would explain later. Peyton took the hint and quietly backed away, giving them a little privacy."I know what you said and to be honest, I think you're just scared! I can't deny how I feel anymore. I'm sick of hiding it. I'm falling in love with you and you're just going to have to deal with that because I'm not giving up on us!" Nathan told her, moving in to kiss her.

"Nathan! Stop it! Look, I am not scared! And you are just upset and wanting to attach to the first person you find! I understand that okay? But I can't let you just jump into something like that after what just happened! Nathan, you do realize that we just found out that Haley and Lucas were having an affair behind our backs right? That they are in love with each other!" Brooke almost shouted at him.

"I know that! And yes, it sucks! And it hurts too. Because, at one time, I did love Haley. I married her! But I also divorced her Brooke. Don't you realize what I'm saying to you?" he asked. Brooke appeared to be a little preoccupied though. He realized she wasn't even listening to him, but was instead, focused on Lucas and Haley still standing over by Peyton's car in what looked like an argument. She could barely make out their words.

"Haley, what is wrong with you? Why can't you just talk to me?" Lucas demanded. "I just can't Luke. You wouldn't understand!" she shot back at him. "Not understand? Haley, I have been your best friend since we were little! And now we're together. I think I'll understand! Just talk to me!" he begged as Haley blew out a sigh before looking up into his eyes.

Brooke and Nathan both almost passed out when they heard the next exchange between the two.

"I'm pregnant," Haley said loudly. Lucas' eyes went as wide as they possibly could. They both heard a gasp and realized that Brooke and Nathan had heard her confession. Haley silently cursed herself before looking back at Lucas, trying to determine his reaction.

"You're joking right?" he asked in confusion. As soon as he said the words, Haley's eyes filled up with tears and she ran away from him as fast as she could.

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