See You In The Morning
By-Kathy-Lynn Brown
"Stay with me,…Brooke, stay with me." Lucas gasps. His heart racing. Just hoping and praying that she would stop and turn around. But when she didn't Lucas heart sunk deep down inside of him. He's knees got weak and he falls down to the floor. He wasn't crying but his face could show how hurt and disappointed he was.
Lucas sat across the counter from Haley. He was quiet and seemed to be a hundred miles away. Haley wiped down the counter in front of him. She kept looking at him trying to read him. She was able to do that since the first day they met in kindergarten. But not today. For some reason something just seemed odd about him.
"You alright." She finally asked. "You've been sitting there in a daze stirring your coffee for an hour now."
Lucas placed the spoon down on the plate by the cup. "Sorry."
Haley leans on the counter. "Spill it."
"Brooke left." He says. "I spilled my heart to her and she walked out that door anyway." He picked up the spoon again and begin to stir the coffee.
"Oh." She didn't know what to say. "Where did she go?"
Lucas stands up and walks over to the sink pouring the coffee out. "I don't know. I told her that she was the one person in this world that got me. The one that I always pictured by my side. I told her I wanted to get married and try for a baby. She started crying and left."
"A baby!" Haley thought out loud.
Lucas turns to her. "What?"
"Nothing. Uh- just give her time, she'll be back." She smiled triing to change the subject.
Lucas knew she knew something. Haley was too obvious. "Haley, you know why she left don't you." He grabs her by the arms keeping her at arms length. "Tell me."
Haley jerks away from him and walks over taking a seat at the counter. "When you and Brooke first started dating and she thought she was pregnant." She pauses. She really couldn't think of an easier way of saying it. "Luke, she was pregnant. She lost it about a month later."
Lucas stumbles in disbelieve. "She told me that it was a mistake. That she wasn't pregnant. Why would she lie to me about something so important?"
"Because she knew that you'd rather be with Peyton and she knew that you would want to do what's right by her." She stands up and walks over to Lucas. "Luke, she loved you more than anything. And she knew that's exactly how you felt about Peyton. Anyway when she lost the baby it destroyed apart of her."
The door opens and Nathan and Jamie enters. Lucas looks at Haley then at Nathan.
"Hey what's up?" Nathan asked.
"I've gotta find her." Lucas says as he starts out the door.
Nathan looks at Haley who shrugs her shoulder.
Too Be Continued…