Chapter 1

"Have no fear Brooke Davis is here!" The bubbly brunette always knew how to make an entrance. This particular day she was visiting her best friend Haley James while she was working.

"Hey Brookie you want some coffee?" Haley smiled at her friend. No matter what she was going through, Brooke always knew how to cheer her up.

"Nah, I've got too much caffeine naturally," Brooke joked "but I do want to talk to you about something."

" Give me one minute to clear that table and I'm yours." Haley replied. A moment later, Haley sat down beside her friend and waited for her to speak.

"Okay you know that I love you and will be here for you no matter what because you are my favorite Tutorgirl and ..." Brooke rambled.

" Brooke, I love you too, now spit it out." Haley said.

"Well there's no need to get touchy. I am simply coming to warn you of what is to come." Brooke replied.

Haley looked at her friend confused, "Brooke stop being cryptic and tell me what is going on."

"Fine. Nathan comes back from High Flyers in two days." Brooke said as gently as possible.

"Oh," Haley sighed. Soon she was lost in the memories of the man that broke her heart.

Flashback

"Haley, if you leave we are done."

"Haley?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I won't go, I don't want to lose you."

She had returned home from a late night at the café and found a note taped to the refrigerator:

Haley-

High Flyers told me that I could have extra training if I left two weeks early. I already talked to Turner and I'll make up school some other time. I'll call.

-Nathan

Haley sighed. She would miss him but knew that it was the best thing for his career. All that nagging and insistence finally payed off.

Three weeks and no word. Not a phone call or a letter. She finally just drove down to figure out what was going on once and for all.

"Excuse me," she asked a boy about her age, "Could you tell me where I could find Nathan Scott?"

The boy looked her up and down, "Damn he's good," He then pointed to a door right behind her.

Haley was confused at the comment. She walked towards the door cautiously and pushed open the door that was slightly ajar. She was met with a half dressed blonde bimbo straddling her husband. Haley was so startled that she knocked over the lamp standing beside her. The two before her broke apart. Chocolate tear filled eyes were met with ice blue guilty ones. Haley muttered an apology and fled the scene.

Flashback Ends

"Hales, helloooo anyone home?" Brooke waved her hands in front of Haley's face.

" What? Oh, sorry." Haley distractedly replied.

"Are you gonna be alright?" Brooke questioned.

" Yea, of course, I'm over him." To the outside world, Haley had moved on. She sold the apartment and moved into her parents' vacant house. She put on the act of being happy and whole again to her friends. However, Haley knew in her heart that she would probably never get over Nathan. No matter what he did she still loved him. Haley could only imagine what was to greet her the first time she would look at that face for the first time in two months.