Hey guys! This is my first story. I would love for you to review and let me know how it is!! Well I hope you enjoy.

Summary- They ended thing mutually and put everything they had behind them. But seven years later when there worlds collide and everything catches up with them again, will they walk away or hang on to the hope that they can be together again. Haley James and Nathan Scott have moved on and both live separate lives, but after one night they can get themselves in a mess that can leave them both heartbroken.

Back In Your Life

Haley James appeared to have the perfect life. She had a great apartment, that she shared with her two best friends in L.A.. She also had an awesome job that she wouldn't trade for the world. The one thing that sadden Haley was that she didn't have the perfect guy to go with her perfect life. Of course there were guys that Haley would sleep with for a night, but no one that she was interested in enough to keep around for the long haul.

Haley wasn't always this way. If the thought of having a one night stand would have come up 2 years ago, she would of thought it was absurd. It all changed when her and guy ended things there senior year of high school. In high school Haley and this guy dated for 3 years, they got together in there sophomore year. They were in love and even talked about getting married one day, but when college neared they realized that they had two different dreams that require them to go to different parts of the country. So thinking it was the easy thing to do, they ended things mutually. They said that if they were meant to be together, they would be one day. Now 7 years later, here Haley is still single and pushes away every guy that she grows somewhat close to. Two years early she still secretly hoped that one day the love of her life would come back to her, and she could explain to him that they made a mistake breaking up and hope that he thought the same thing. However, she gave that up. So she did the only thing she thought would help herself get over him, that was drinking and sleeping with random guys.

"Brooke…Peyton…I'm home!" Haley shouted into her apartment, but she got no response. She walked over the kitchen table and set her things down, and in the process she saw a note.

Tutorgirl,

Peyton and I are going to the mall and then over to Luke's. Tonight we are all going to that new club that just opened. We better see you there. We will probably go around 10. So put on something hot and meet us outside the club, I have VIP passes!! Later girly.

Brooke

This was Haley's life. Endless parties and bar hopping. She knew she would have to show up or she would never hear the end of it from Brooke. Being friends with Brooke definitely had its benefits, not that that's the reason they are friends, but Brooke being a clothing designer always got VIP passes the hottest clubs and bars. You could always expect to have a good time with Brooke.

Haley glanced at the clock and noticed that it was already 8. So she hopped in the shower and began the process of getting ready.

Before leaving the apartment Haley glanced at herself in the mirror one more time. She was wearing and black mini skirt and a white tank top that sank pretty low in the front, showing just the right amount of cleavage. To accent her outfit she put on some black heels, diamond stud earrings, and some lose bracelets. For her hair she had it pulled into a loose pony tail, and her make up she chose to wear dark eye shadow and some shiny lip gloss. All in all she looked good.

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Haley arrived at the club and noticed that it was pact, it was definitely going to be a full house tonight. She got out of her Land Rover and handed her keys to the valet to and then noticed that her friends were already there and waving her down.

"Tutorgirl you look hot as always." Brooked stated while giving her friend a hug.

"Thanks Brooke, you look hot too." Haley replied and then continued to make her rounds. "Lucas how have you been. I haven't seen you in a long time." Haley said sarcastically while giving Lucas a big hug. The truth was Lucas was around all the time since he was dating Brooke. "Peyton you look hot also." then Haley turned and noticed someone else. "Jake! OMG I never thought I would see you again. How have you been? Where have you been? Haley said shocked. Its true Jake disappeared for some time and no one knew where he was. Haley got so excited that she ran over too him and gave him a bone crushing hug.

"Oh god Haley your starting to hurt me." Jake managed out when he noticed that she wasn't planning on letting go anytime soon.

"Sorry, its just so good to see you."

"Its good to see you too Hales. But you know about the whole Nikki situation, so I kinda had to hide out for a little bit."

"A little bit! Jake you were MIA for 7 years." Haley said

"You know what Haley lets just drop it and go have some fun." Peyton said cutting in.

"Alright, I guess I can let it go for now, but Jake I'm going to want details later."

Haley and Jake were best friends. They knew each other since they were little. Once he left Haley was really upset because she lost her best friend, and he didn't even say bye. She used to look around for him or try to find out where he went, but after awhile she gave up. She figured it was useless, and he would come back when he was ready. She was really scared for him. She understood that what he was going through was hard. I mean what would you do if you just had a baby with someone you thought you loved, and then they just leave you all alone to raise a baby on your own, and then come back and want to be back in the picture. Haley always suggested that he should leave, but she never thought he would do it with out saying goodbye or letting her know where he was going.

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Haley was sitting at the bar watching her friends dance around on the dance floor. She was just out there, but she took a break to go get something to drink. She loved her friends. She doesn't know what she would do without them. They were everything to her. She has had these friends since high school, minus a few. It was always there group against the world. First there was Jake, her best friend, the one person she could always count on. Then there was Brooke and Peyton, they were her savior when Jake left her. They do everything together, they live together, work together, and party together. Then there was Lucas, they have gotten closer over the years, he filled in Jake's position when he was gone.

"Hey what is a pretty lady like you doing sitting all by herself." Haley was brought out of her thoughts and turned to look behind her. She noticed that it was a very handsome man with dark hair and dark brown eyes. Hey she could play a little.

" I would hardly say I'm by myself, I mean you're here now." Haley said while facing him better and showing off her smirk, Mark just laughed.

"Let me buy you a drink." Mark said and waved the bartender over to order a drink. " What are you drinking?"

"Just beer." Haley responded

"I'm Mark by the way." he said while extending his hand after he set her drink down.

" Haley." she took his hand and shook it.

"I already know who you are." he replied, and then laughed at the shocked look she gave him. " It may sound weird, but I love your music."

"I haven't sang in a long time, but thanks a guess." Haley replied sincerely. Haley went on tour with Chris Keller and The Wreckers after her senior year . When the tour ended, so did her singing career. She was good and she could've had a record deal, but she didn't think that's was what she wanted at that point in her life. If she was really good, she could always go back and give it a shot again.

"You know they are having a open mike night tonight. You should give it a shot." Mark suggested.

" Yeah I don't think so."

"Come on Haley I would love to hear you sing again." Mark urged on.

"You know I don't even know you, and here you are pushing me to do something that I haven't done in 6 years. So what makes you think I would even listen to you, or even consider what you are saying?" Haley questioned

"I think you will consider it because you're curious if you still have what it takes, and you want to know what its like to get up there again, you want that rush you get when you are up there in front of all those people. All I have to do is look in your eyes and see that you are dying to do it." Mark said with a confident smile because he knew he was right.

"You may be right, but I don't think I can. But just because your hot I think about it." Haley replied with a smirk.

"Oh, so you think I'm hot, your not so bad yourself." Mark countered with a matching smirk.

"I know I'm hot, I mean look at me, who wouldn't think I'm hot."

"So I see you're a cocky one Ms. James."

" No I would just say I'm confident."

"Yeah I guess. So would you say your confident about your dancing skills."

"Oh I would put those girls out there to shame."

"If you're so sure of yourself show me."

"Alright lets go."

Haley walked out onto the dance floor with Mark right behind her. Haley had her back facing Mark, and Mark had his hands on her hips. There bodies weren't touching but they were close.

Haley began swaying her hips and Mark did the same behind her. Neither of them missing a beat. Haley was enjoying herself and thought that she would play a little more, So she backed up and started grinding herself into Mark. Mark was shocked at the sudden change of pace. So liking where this was heading he gripped her hips tighter and brought her closer to him. Haley just smirked because she could feel how excited Mark was through his pants and just how much he was enjoying this. So she continued her game. Haley whipped around so she was now facing him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and began grinding there lower bodies together. Mark nearly let out a groan at how good Haley was making him feel. The girl sure knew what she was doing. Haley had Mark exactly where she wanted him. So for her next step she leaned up and placed her lips on his. Mark took a second to respond because he never expected her to be so forward, but once that passed he kissed her back. The kiss was slow but it began to escalate to more. Soon the tongues were in a battle. However, this is exactly what Haley wanted because when the song ended, she ended the kiss, she knew Mark was expecting more but she wasn't that easy. Haley leaned up to his ear and whispered. "I had a good time, call me sometime."

Mark wasn't sure what just happened. One second he was having a good time, dancing and kissing Haley on the dance floor, and the next he is watching her walk away. "But I don't have your number." Mark shouted after her.

"check your back pocket." Haley said with a smile and kept walking.

Mark looked in his back pocket and noticed Haley had placed her card in their. 'When did she do that.' Mark thought to himself. Mark was definitely going to call her, Haley had him intrigued, and that was exactly what she wanted.

Sure Haley slept around, but she was never easy. She did want to know something about the guy before she slept with him. Right now she just had Mark hooked, and if she was right about him, he will be calling within the next week. However, Mark was different, Haley didn't feel used when she was with him like she does with the other guys. She just might give this one a shot. He did seem like a nice guy. A part of her was really hoping he would call.

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"Alright guys were going to start off are open mike night now, so if we have any volunteers just come right up." The D.J. announced. He then began playing some more music until someone came up to sing.

Everyone in the club was dancing and having a good time until the music stopped. But then they heard a voice on the stage.

"Hey guys I'm Haley James, some of you might know me, but anyways I thought I would come up here and give this a shot. Someone inspired me to come up and give it a try, so here I am. This song was probably one of the last ones I wrote, its called Halo. So here it goes…

Everyone in the club went dead silent to listen to her sing. Haley's friends stood there watching her. She always told them that she would never do it again, but here she was singing in front of a big group of people and she was doing a damn good job. They were so proud that she was finally facing her past. Haley stopped singing awhile back because it made her think of the guy who always pushed her to sing, and she was trying so hard to get over him. They couldn't be more proud of her.

Once the song ended the whole club was filled with applause, cat calls, whistles, and cheers. Haley looked out to her friends and noticed how happy they looked, she even felt happy herself.

"Thank you so much." Haley said sincerely. She then felt a silent tear roll down her cheek. The crowd was still cheering, and Haley has never felt so good in her life, she was so happy that she had the courage to come up here and relive everything again. "You guys are awesome, thanks." With that Haley walked back stage. Once she got back there all her friends were waiting for her.

"OMG Haley you were awesome." Brooke squealed and pulled Haley into a big hug.

"She's right Hales you sounded great." Lucas agreed.

"Thank you so much guys. I was so nervous and scared to get up there." Haley admitted, and then broke into tears again.

"Aww Haley you were great. It was so good to hear you sing again. Don't cry." Jake told his best friend and gave her a hug.

"Don't worry guys these are happy tears. I'm just so overwhelmed. But hey you guys go have a good time, I'm just gonna go get cleaned up real quick."

"Alright Tutorgirl you better not leave, we have to celebrate." Peyton said speaking for the first time.

"I wont I'll be out there in a minute."

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Haley was in the back room sitting on the coach just thinking things over. Getting on that stage brought back a lot of old memories. She use to do things like this all the time when she was in high school, but she also had a certain someone who pushed her to do it and someone who had confidence in her. Sure her friends had faith in her, but it was a certain tall, raven haired, blue eyed boy who always gave her the final push to do it. She wasn't sure what it was about Mark that made her want to go up there, but he was right, she wanted to know if she still had what it takes. Usually she would refuse if someone asked her to sing, but there was something about the way Mark asked her that made her want to get out there again.

"Hey you were great out there." Haley heard someone say behind her. She thought it was just another person from the club telling her how good she did.

"Thanks it means al…" Haley stopped mid sentence when she turned and saw who it was behind her. It was the last person she expected. She didn't even know what to say to him.

"Hey Hales."

"Nathan what are doing here?"