Lucas sat down on his front porch along with his book, and a cup of coffee. He got comfortable and was about to start reading when he heard a friendly voice from the side.

"Hey buddy."

He looked up and placed his book down. "Hey right back at ya Hales."

She was in shorts in a tank top, and he knew she just got back from running.

"How was the run."

"It was fine, I'm all gross and sweaty though so I thought I'd run over and see you."

"Oh gee thanks." He laughed. "So what's up."

"Nothing really, I just wanted to see how you were doing."

He raised an eyebrow. "Oh right the Brooke bitch out."

"Hey." She smacked him.

"Sorry if I ruined your talk you two had."

"She had come over to apologize, we had a long talk and I think were going to be okay."

Lucas nodded. "How is she?"

"She's good. I really didn't get into detail too much; we are supposed to have lunch today. I do know she has a teenage step sister, that's really about all."

"It's crazy, one week it's just me and you, and the next Brooke and Peyton are back."

"I haven't talked to Peyton once." Haley admitted.

"I only did at Whitey's funeral, and the thing is she told me she was going home right away, I wonder why she's still here."

"How do you know she's still here?" Haley asked.

"I saw her at the grocery shop yesterday."

"You didn't say anything to her?"

"Would you?" Lucas asked. "I mean it's crazy enough having one of them back, but now both of them? I couldn't, I'll admit I'm just to scared." He laughed.

"Well Brooke's moving back, she's staying."

"Wow."

"Yeah." Haley sighed. "Crazy couple of weeks."

"I'd say that again."

"So you never really did go into detail about the conversation you and Brooke had the other day when she ran out."

"That's because there aint much to tell. She doesn't want to talk to me."

"You and Peyton both."

"IT sucks." Lucas admitted taking a sip from his coffee, I mean yeah I knew she wouldn't be exactly ecstatic to see me but it was like she was scared of me."

Haley was silent.

"Ten years is a long time, but I guess she's just not over it yet Luke."

"Yeah I know. But I just want her to know that I'm not that guy anymore."

"What guy would that be?"

"The liar, the cheater, the guy that holds in his feelings and lets them take over him."

Haley looked away.

"What?" he asked.

She shook her head.

"What is it Haley?"

"Lucas I just, I know that tone of yours and I think I know what your thinking."

"What?" He asked again.

"I know you've been missing her, me too, but please don't get your hopes up."
"Haley…"

"Please don't think the two of you will end up back together. I just I don't want to see you get your heart crushed again. I've never seen you so broken, after Brooke left you were a mess."

"She's come home Haley."

"But not for you." She told him, it killed her but she had to say it. "Brooke is ready to come home and start her new life here, and I very much doubt that includes you."

"What did she tell you all of this?"

"No, but I do know her, and I know you, I just don't want anyone getting hurt."

Lucas felt his temper rising, he grabbed his coffee and his book and got up.

"Where are you going."

"Inside."

"What? Why?"

"I really don't want to say something I'll regret."

"Lucas I'm not trying to hurt you." Haley told him.

"I'll see you later Haley."

With that he slammed to door in her face.