Chapter 9

Haley POV

I walk up to the door, the same door that I was walked up to almost three months before. I don't know if I was more afraid then, or now. I knock on the door lightly.

Lucas: Come in.

I think about turning, and running. I could just turn around and he would never know I was there.

Flashback

I pull up in front of Lucas' house. I wiped away the tears forming in my eyes, leaving my eyes glossy and my mascara smeared. I get out of the car and walk up to the door which leads to Lucas' bedroom. I knock. I wait. No answer. I decide to just walk in, it's not like Lucas would mind.

Me: Luke?

No Answer, once again. I start to look around the room and began gathering some of my clothing. I go to grab my deodorant off of the dresser when the reflection of a picture frame catches my eyes. I stare at the picture. The picture of him and Brooke. That kiss didn't mean anything. It just happened. I hear a car pull up. Lucas. I quickly grab my stuff and head to Peyton's.

End of Flashback

After the moment of hesitation I walk in the room, to see Lucas sitting there with her. Brooke. She instantly gets up and throws her arms around me.

Brooke: Hey, Tutor girl. I was wondering when you would make an appearance. Me: (Forcing a smile.) I missed you too, Brooke.

I look over to see Lucas facing the opposite direction. I guess that's what you get when you disappear for two days. Brooke has now pulled away and began her well known babbling.

Brooke: .. So what do you guys want to do today?

Lucas is now facing me, and neither of us say a word. After a long pause I finally break the ice.

Me: I just had to grab a few things. (I can feel the tears coming in my eyes.) Lucas, call me later. If you not too busy.

I make my way back to my car, back to where it's safe.


Lucas POV

Brooke: Whats up with tutor girl? Is it cos Nathan is back? Me: How'd you know? Brooke: I saw him earlier. Me: Was he ok? Brooke: I think so, me and Nathan not really chatty. Me: Right.

Why did I let her go like that she looked so sad, I am being the worst friend in the world right now. Yeah I love her, but she has too much other stuff, important stuff to be worried about me and how I feel, I need to see her...

Brooke: Earth to Luke? Me: Sorry. Brooke: Thats ok... I was saying, there's a party at the beach tonight, maybe you wanna go? Me: Yeah sure. Everyone's gonna be there right? Brooke: Yeah I'm gonna get Peyton to come and I already invited Nathan, he seemed to wanna have an excuse to get drunk. Me: I knew he'd get like that. Brooke: Brother stuff? Me: Yeah you could say that. Brooke: Ok well I'm gonna go see Peyton. Me: Ok. Brooke: Do I get a hug? Me: Of course. Brooke: I missed you Lucas. Me: I missed you too Brooke. They hug.

Walking to the cafe I run all these different things through my mind of what I am going to say to Haley, and I know as soon as I see her, none of the stuff that I will have prepared will come out my mouth, why is this so hard? Its Haley! I guess the easiest thing is just to say it.

(Lucas walks up to the door, and he sees Nathan and Haley arguing, Nathan starts to walk towards the door, Lucas goes and hides, Nathan leaves. Lucas watches Haley through the window and then she starts to cry and runs out the back, Lucas runs in and goes to her, she is sitting on the floor in the kitchen leaning up against a cupboard, she sees Lucas and starts to cry even more.)

Me: Hey... (He goes to her and hugs her) Haley: Lucas please don't start not now...Me: I didn't say anything did I? Haley: I know what your thinking of me. Me: I think that I wanna know what he said that made you so upset, why were you arguing? Haley: He asked why I didn't tell him why I came back when I did, and I told him you told me he was going to Highflyers and I didn't want to mess it up for him, if I told him he's mind would've been somewhere else. Me: What did he say? Haley: He told me not to flatter myself, and that he wasn't thinking of me at all. Me: Nice. Haley: Do you think he meant it?

What do I do? I know what she wants me to say, and from the look on her face I know where her heart is, and its not with me.

Me: Of course he didn't. He's just angry. Haley: With you to. Me: I know. Pause. Haley: Lucas, what happened the other day... Me: Forget it... I don't want things to be weird between us. I was having a bad day and you were upset. It didn't mean anything. Haley: Good cos i don't wanna mess up what we are. Me: Me either Hales.

They hug.