A/N: I'm sitting at work trying to write and it's disgustingly hot so I have to have the air on and it's not easy to listen to music when the air is so noisy so bear with me as I may not be as inspired by this obnoxious noise. I have loved reading all the comments and they bring a smile to my face every time. I take them to heart and try to give you what you ask for. Enjoy.

Callie rolled toward the wall.

Haley opened the door. "Callie? Are you awake?"

"No." Callie groaned. "I'm sleeping."

"Well I'd like to take you to lunch in about an hour if you want to go." Haley had already called Lucas and asked him to come. Peyton was next on her list. Callie sleeps as long as her mother does. Haley thought.

Callie turned to face Haley. "Who is all going?" It's a trap, it is always a trap.

"Just me, you, Peyton, and Lucas. That's if I can get Peyton out of bed."

"Fine, I'll go." Callie threw the covers back and sat up. "But can you ask them to get along for this lunch?"

"I can ask." Haley turned on her heels. "I make no promises." She mumbles to herself on her way to Peyton's room. "P. Sawyer." Haley walked to the side of Peyton's bed.

Peyton grumbled. "What?"

"I need you to get up." Haley knew she was poking the bear.

"I think not." Peyton was not in the mood to get up. She spent the whole night trying to finish some of her work and then couldn't fall asleep. "I need sleep." She pulled the covers over her face.

"No." Haley pulled it down. "You need to go to lunch with Callie, me, and Lucas. And you need to try and get along with Lucas."

Peyton groaned. "I don't want to."

Haley patted Peyton's leg. "Too bad, stop acting like a child and start acting like a mother." Haley stood and made her way to the door.

"That was a low blow and you know it." Peyton sat up. "Cruel."

"You still love me." Haley waved as she left the room.

-at the diner—

Callie and Haley slid into one side of the booth. Both Lucas and Peyton glared at them and refused to sit down. "Sit down. Now." Haley ordered.

Peyton motioned for Lucas to enter and he returned the gesture. Peyton rolled her eyes and slid into the booth. Can I ground Callie for this? Can I ground Haley?

"So why are we all here Hales?" Lucas asks while flipping open his menu. He's been here a million times but always opens the menu and looks anyways. He needs a distraction right now though.

"No reason. Just wanted to have lunch." Haley said innocently. I'm such a bad liar. Haley admitted to herself.

"Right." Peyton scoffed. "There is no way that lie is going to work."

Haley sighed. "Fine. We are here because you two haven't decided anything in regards to Callie's life. She isn't an adult and either she has to go back to her adoptive family or you two have to sign papers. Not to mention school start in 3 weeks and if she stays she needs to be enrolled in school." Haley rattled off.

I never thought about that. Callie thought to herself. Then again I didn't even know if I was going to find them in the first place.

"What do you want Callie?" Lucas asked closing his menu.

"I want to stay here." Callie didn't have to think for a second.

"You are sure?" Lucas asked cautiously.

"I came here looking for you so I'm pretty sure." Callie responded. The only person in the equation she was unsure about is Peyton. There was no legal way the judge was going to sign her over with only one parent. She would need both to sign it along with her adoptive parents to annul the adoption. "But I need you two to be sure."

"I'm sure. If it's what you want I'm in." Lucas said. Everyone looked to Peyton for her response but she just sat there. She told them from the beginning this wasn't for her. "Can you guys give us a minute?" Lucas asked Callie and Haley. They nod and slid out of the booth.

Lucas turned to Peyton. "What is holding you back?"

Peyton sighed. Oh where to begin? Peyton asked herself. She took a deep breath. "Lucas if I agree that means I have to either move here or we put her in a worse situation then she already thinks she is in."

"Peyton, we have a child. A child who wants us. I know you don't want to be in Tree Hill but do you really want to walk away from her again? You will be a great mom Peyton. If you allow yourself to be." Lucas sighed. He knew that this could be a lost cause. "She can live with me and then you can make a decision but in order for her to stay here we both have to sign those papers and we both have to present a united front to that judge and get her enrolled in school and do all of those things parents do. Together." Lucas wasn't sure if this was working.

"I'll sign the papers but I don't know if I can move back here. Especially with you still with Brooke." Peyton didn't realize she'd said that until it was too late to pretend like she didn't.

"What do you mean by that?" Lucas' interest was piqued.

"Nothing. Never mind. I said I'd sign the papers can we discuss this another time when Callie isn't watching our every move?" Peyton just needed to get away from this topic. It wasn't the time or place to go confessing feelings. "I need you to promise that we will discuss this and sort through every choice as a team. Just us, no one else. Not even Callie."

Lucas nodded and signaled for Haley and Callie to return.

"So?" Haley asked immediately.

"I'll sign the papers." Peyton said quietly.

A grin spread across Callie's face.

"What made you change your mind?" Haley asked.

"Just a little persuasion and promises to discuss all things regarding Callie no outside ears." Lucas pointed to Haley.

Haley put her hands up in defense. "I didn't do anything wrong."

"Well… aunt Haley we are sitting here talking about it because of you…" Callie grinned.

"Yes but I let them talk it out themselves. I just forced them to talk." Haley smiled and put her arm around Callie. "Smart ass." She whispered to Callie.

A/N: I'll write more soon. I just had this idea so I wanted to get it wrote and down but it's not my preferred length for these.