Hey guys! So I'm sorry that it takes me a while to update but i've been busy with school however Monday I take my exams & after that i'm free! I'll have work but my hours are good so updating shouldn't be a problem (: Also if anyone is interested you can follow me on twitter, mgoudey, just let me know if you are from fanfiction =] Anyways I hope this chapter is okay. Enjoy.

Haley's mother had cancer. She was going to die. Lucas was still in shock. It was the day after he had found out and he still couldn't believe this. He was dreading the idea of going down stairs because know one else knew that he knew yet. Lucas couldn't stay in bed all day though, his stomach was fighting against him. It was growling, telling him that he needed to eat. He left his room reluctantly.

The house was oddly quiet. It was an eery sound. When he reached the kitchen Lucas saw his brother, Nathan, sitting at the table. Nathan was alone with a cup of coffee in his hand. "Hey.." Lucas said awkwardly as he made his presence known. "Hi" Nathan said before sipping his coffee. Lucas got a mug of his own and as he was just about to pour himself some coffee Nathan spoke again, "Luke, I.. I need to tell you something.. it's about Haley.. and her mom." Lucas looked at his brother, "Nate.. I know. I overheard them talking last night.." There was another silence. "Does Jamie know?" Lucas asked, "No, not yet. I'm scared to tell him." Nathan replied, "I'm scared about it all Luke, Haley's a mess right now. She keeps trying to get her mom to try to get help but it doesn't seem to be working. They're both so stubborn." Lucas nodded, "Haley is really close with her mom.. This is going to be hard for her. You just need to be there for when she needs you and trust me, she will." "I know" "I'm here now too Nate, if you ever need help with Jamie or anything..I'll try my best to help. We're family and family sticks together, right?" Lucas added with a small smile. "Thanks man." Nate still seemed lost, he stood up, "I have to go talk to Clay about work.. I'll see you later Luke." Lucas nodded and went to work, making a sandwich for himself as Nathan left.

His cellphone started ringing.

"Hello?"

"Lucas, hey! Are you busy?"

It was Brooke. Lucas was eating his sandwich, that didn't seem like something that would keep him busy for long.

"Nope, I'm not doing anything. Why do you ask?"

"Oh good, well I was just wondering if I could talk to you about something.."

Brooke was sitting in her office at Clothes Over Bros. Alexander was off doing who knows what and Victoria.. okay so Brooke didn't know where her mother was. She didn't care though, she wanted the alone time so that she could call Lucas without having to worry about someone listening in to her call.

"Sure, you know you can talk to me about anything." Lucas replied and then took a bite of his sandwich.

"Are you eating?" Brooke suddenly asked with a giggle.

"Yes, yes I am. Is that a problem?" Lucas questioned with a joking tone.

"No, not at all. Um, so my question.. Luke, would it be weird if we talked about Julian?" she asked the question cautiously. She was nervous about talking to her ex ex boyfriend about her current ex boyfriend. She didn't know if that was crossing a line or what. Lucas seemed to be fine with her relationship with Julian but how could she be sure with him? It was Lucas, he wasn't Mr. Emotional. He hardly ever talked about his true feelings unless it was really needed.

Lucas was chewing when she asked the question. He slowed down while he thought about it. Would it be weird if they talked about Julian? Yes but Lucas knew that he had, had this coming. He had wanted to be friends with Brooke and had told her that if she ever needed to talk she could come to him. He swallowed, "No.. I don't think so? What's up?"

"Okay, so remember yesterday when you said that I should just listen to him? And that maybe there wasn't anything going on between him and Alex?"

"Mhmm" Lucas cut in, "I remember."

"I think you might have been right!" Brooke exclaimed while looking down at a few of her drawings.

"Oh really? And what makes you think that?" Lucas asked, he could tell she was excited. He knew that he should feel excited for her too. That's how a good best friend would feel.

"Last night before I left work when we were saying goodbye he said that he missed me! Luke, he missed me! The way he said it, I know that he meant it."

"That's great Brooke. I'm glad that I was right."

Brooke cut him off before he could continue, "But wait, what if this is all in my head? What if he was just being polite? What if me talking about it just jinxed it?"

Lucas chuckled, "Calm down, don't let your pretty little head get flustered by this. I'm sure that if Julian said that he missed you he meant it. Julian is a decent guy. He wouldn't lie."

"Decent? He's more than decent. He's amazing."

"Okay fine. Decent, amazing. Whatever. Either way I'm sure you haven't jinxed anything. Just keep doing whatever you're doing.. You'll probably be back together before you can know it."

Lucas didn't know it but Brooke was smiling, "I hope you're right Luke. Thanks for this. I should go, I need to get over to the set. I'll call you later, kay? Bye hun."

The call ended. Lucas's sandwich was gone. Time to find something else to do.

Brooke entered the set, she sat down on Julian's chair.

"Have I been replaced already?" Julian asked

Brooke looked startled, "What?"

"You're sitting in my chair."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you.."

"No, no. Just a poorly timed joke."

"I do have one major complant though. You need to where more clothes. Because if you get sick you'll get all sluggish like you do and then you'll grouch and you'll whine a little and nobody wants that."

"I don't grouch."

"Yes you do. And whine."

"I do whine."

"A little."

They were sitting very close together. Brooke longed to kiss him. She moved away slowly.

"Okay well you probably have a lot to do so I'm gonna get out of your way. Thanks for letting me sit in your chair." Brooke stated as she got up.

"Anytime." Julian said.

While walking away Brooke looked back to see Julian looking at the sweater that she left him. She smiled.

A few hours had passed since Lucas's conversation with Brooke. He sat alone on the couch, watching tv. He flipped through the channels, there was nothing good on tv during the day. Decent shows didn't come on until around seven or later. Lucas sighed, he wondered how long it would be until Jamie got home from school. At least when he got home he'd have someone to talk to, someone who wasn't totally depressed.

The front door slammed, the sound of crying broke the silence.

"Who's there?" Lucas questioned while getting up off the couch. "Hales?"

There she was, Haley James Scott. Crying. Lucas felt sick again. He knew that she was crying because of her mother.

"Hales.." He repeated with a softer tone, "Are you alright? Um.. Do you want to talk?"

Haley looked at him. Lucas was surprised at the look he received, she was looking at him with such disgust. All he could see was anger through the tears.

"Am I alright? Do I look like I'm alright! Do I Luke? How would you feel if you're mom was going to die. Would you want to talk about that!" The tears kept flowing as she yelled at him.

"Hey, calm down.. I only wanted to help.." Lucas was scared now. Maybe this was why Nathan had been so worried this morning.

"You're no help Lucas. You come into my home and eat my food. Why did you do this? Oh, because your beloved Peyton didn't hold up to your standards anymore. Did she disappoint you Luke? Did you just wake up one morning and stop loving her like you did with Brooke?"

Lucas had, had enough of this. This girl that was screaming at him? She wasn't Haley. She was not his best friend. She was an imposter. An angry and sad imposter. She might still look the same but her personality was on a complete 180. He walked out of the room.

"Yeah, fine. Run away Lucas. Seems like that's the only thing you're good at!" Haley called out before sobbing.

Late that night Brooke thought about Lucas's advice. She thought about how he had said that they'd be back together soon. What if this whole getting back together idea needed a push? Brooke decided to pursue this. She got herself all dressed up and went to the hotel that Julian was staying at. After getting the young man working at the front desk to give her a key to her "boyfriend's" room Brooke nervously walked up the staircase. She pushed her nervousness away when she used the room key to open the door. Brooke took a deep breath and then walked in.

She could hear the shower going. The sound of man inside could be heard from outside the bathroom door. Brooke wondered if she should surprise him in there or wait out in the bedroom itself. Perhaps she should get in his bed? Brooke looked to the bed and then felt her heart drop. Alex was sleeping in Julian's bed. To make things even worse she was naked. Naked Alex in Julian's bed. Brooke wanted to cry. She left the scene in a matter of seconds. Lucas was wrong, her relationship with Julian? Jinxed.