Lucas gave Peyton a call in the morning waking her. He told her to meet them at the café in an hour. When he got to Haley's she was awake attempting to wake Brooke with no luck.

"Let me try," Lucas said to Haley. He poked Brooke on her side just above her hip. She jumped up gave him an evil glare and ran into the bathroom. "Forty-five minutes Brooke Davis, we have to meet Peyton," he said laughing. Haley was giving him a funny look. "What," he asked. She just kept staring at him. "I remembered where her tickle spot is that's all." He was still laughing. "That better be all, Lucas Eugene Scott," Haley said to him.

"Uh-oh the full name. Haley's serious better not be messing around Lucas," he said sarcastically. After a few seconds he spoke again, "so what the hell happened with you last night?"

"Ugh," she said grabbing her forehead," I don't want to talk about it."

"That response said it all Hales," he said. "I know you better than anyone. I was right wasn't I?" He didn't wait for a response, "All those times I told you to just see him give him a chance. I knew you wouldn't see what you thought you would see. I knew you'd see something different. And you did didn't you?"

"Lucas," she said fighting back tears, "we are not talking about this‼"

"Ok… ok, fine," he said as Brooke came out of the bathroom looking amazing of course.

"I'm ready let's go," Brooke said.

Peyton was sitting at a table waiting when Lucas, Haley, and Brooke walked in.

"Been waiting long Peyt," Brooke asked.

"No," she answered. "Just got here actually."

"Good, I was quick for once," Brooke said. They all started laughing. "What I was this time," she said in her whiney Brooke voice. They all continued to laugh.

Haley still laughing said, "yes, you were Brooke good job." She patted her on the back and took the seat next to her.

Karen came over to take their orders, Kaitlyn followed close behind mom with napkins. She played shy and handed them all to Lucas and hid behind his chair until Karen finished taking orders grabbed her and left.

"That was so cute," Brooke said.

"Speaking of cute kids, when is my son coming home," Haley asked Lucas.

"Nathan's going to drop him off at my place this afternoon then you can come pick him up. No worries you won't have to see him," he said the last part oddly.

"Thanks," Haley said with a smirk.

"So Brooke," Lucas said, "Haley tells me things have been good for you. She said you interned with Donna Karan, that's huge," he said with pride in his voice. "She also mentioned some boyfriend," he said questioningly, raising his eyebrows.

"Yeah, things have been great," she said, "and yes I'm seeing someone, he's great. I could tell you more but you'd have to see it to believe it." Luke scrunched his eyebrows and gave her a look. Haley and Peyton looked at each other and started laughing. "Trust me," she said to him.

"Ok," he said and changed the subject, "so Peyt, how about you any boyfriends?" The four of them continued to get caught up even after their food came. Peyton talked about school and her internship with a comic strip artist for the New York Times, she even mentioned Derek and how she had seen him twice since he came back from his deployment. She never mentioned a boyfriend. Haley talked about the tour and Keith. Lucas talked about school and his sister.

They were all used to the sound of the bell ringing on the door from customers coming in and out, but this time Lucas had looked up over Haley's shoulder at the door. He dropped his toast, pushed his chair back abruptly, and tried to swallow quickly. He wasn't quick enough though and Haley turned to see Nathan holding Keith before Lucas could say anything. Haley turned back and glared at Lucas he had finally finished swallowing. "I didn't know he was going to be here Hales, I swear," Lucas said sympathetically.

"He's telling the truth," Nathan said as he limped closer. Haley looked to his feet he was wearing a medical boot on his left foot. "Mom's dating an orthopedic surgeon. He stopped by to see her this morning too bad she had already left for her NA meeting, she missed him and seeing Keith," he was talking more to Lucas who had noticed the boot too, and because Haley had turned away. "Anyway he said this boot would be easier for me to look after Keith 'cuz I could lose the crutches. But it seems it won't matter 'cuz someone wanted to see his mommy," Nathan hobbled yet closer.

As Haley got up to grab Keith from Nathan, Brooke said under her breath, "Bet he wasn't the only one who wanted to see her." Peyton elbowed her.

Haley grabbed Keith and turned to sit back down. "Hales,' Nathan said.

"Wow," Haley thought to herself. She had heard people call her Hales a lot in the last two years it had really caught on after Nathan and Lucas had started using it more. But hearing Nathan say it this time was like hearing him say it for the first time. She turned and looked at him. He had that look he always got when he was hurting. The look he had the night of the dealership fire when she came back from the tour, the look he had during the school shooting, and before he jumped into the water to save Cooper, the same look he had when he told her about Daunte, and although she wasn't looking at him then she was sure it was the same look he had when he held Keith for the first time and asked her to look at him. She turned and handed Keith to Lucas and walked out of the café.