Hi readers. First of all, I would like to thank all of you for your great reviews. I never expected to receive any reviews. So thank you all from the bottom of my heart. On to the second issue. I will probably update the story once a week, on Saturdays. It's hard for me to sit down and write during the week, with work and all. So Saturdays are my days to unwind and that's when I'll be posting new chapters. With all that said, here is Chapter 2:
Chapter 2 – Pleasant surprises and the surprises one tries to avoid.
As I said before, I knew I wasn't going to get any sleep. I spent the rest of the night going over the last four years. Around 8 in the morning, being too anxious to wait any longer, I decided to call my favorite married couple (now that I think about it, the only married couple that I know).
"Hello?" The groggy voice said after about 3 rings.
"Well, well. Did I wake you Scott?" I couldn't help but find this amusing.
"Sawyer, if it weren't for the fact that I love you a lot and the fact that you're finally in Tree Hill, I would have hung up by now."
"Well, I'm certainly happy that you feel that way. Anyways, why are you guys still in bed? I thought James would have you up by now."
"James is at a sleepover with Karen." James and Lilly have been pretty close since birth.
"Oh, well now that you're up I'll be over in about 15. See ya." Without even hearing his response I hung up. Normally, I would feel bad for barging in to people's homes at 8 in the morning, but this is Nathan and Haley we're talking about here. I know they wouldn't mind.
I ring the bell to the Scott residence only to be greeted by the swinging door and none other that Haley standing on the other end. I slowly open my arms and we embrace in a warm hug as if we didn't see each other in four years. Reality is, I just saw them a month ago. That's when they talked me into coming back to Tree Hill to visit them.
"Hales, you can let go now, we haven't seen each other for only a month."
"I just miss you. How was the drive?" She's looking carefully at me as if to see if being in Tree Hill left any marks on me yet. "Did you get any sleep last night?"
"The drive was fine, and no I didn't. I couldn't sleep."
"Sawyer will you get your butt in the kitchen now." I hear Nathan yelling.
As I walk into the kitchen, Nathan is hovering over the stove making breakfast. Who would've thought that one day Nathan will be cooking breakfast.
"How do you want your eggs Sawyer, scrambled?"
"Yeah that sounds great. And about a gallon of coffee. Thanks."
We finish breakfast, and I can't help but think how I would love to have the kind of relationship that Naley has. It's been five years since they were married, and although they did have their share of drama, they made it through. I guess the old cliché, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, worked for their relationship.
"So when is James getting here? I would love to see how much he grew since the last time I saw him?" I ask the couple.
"Oh, we really don't know. Karen said something about taking them out to breakfast and then down to the park afterwards. I think that she'll probably drop him off right after lunch."
And as Haley is finishing her sentence, the doorbell rings again. I stay in the kitchen because I do not want to be noticed. I made the trip to Tree Hill with the intent on only seeing Nathan and Haley. I even made them promise that they would not say anything to anybody about my coming.
When Haley opens the door I immediately recognize the voice of the person who rang the bell. I also hear James excited voice making his way to the kitchen. As he enters it, he starts yelling: "Aunt Peyton, Aunt Peyton. I missed you."
My plan has just backfired on me. I guess you can't really blame a four year old for blowing your cover.
I notice that Haley's voice is getting closer to where I'm standing as she's trying to explain to the person who I'm assuming is also walking towards me, that she didn't really meant to hide anything from him.
And that's how I come face to face with Lucas Scott after four years of not seeing each other. He stands across from me, pain evident in his face. He stares for about half a minute then turns around and walks out of the house without saying a word to anyone. Only slamming the door.
With thousand and one thoughts running through my head I sit down at the kitchen island and begin to think whether it is really worth it to stay in Tree Hill any longer.
So here is chapter 2. I hope you all like it. Please review, even if it is to post criticism. I really do hope you guys aren't disappointed in this chapter. I'm not really sure if it's any great. I guess I can be my own worst critic. Anyways, please review. Thanks.
