Chapter 26:
"It's really sucked, not having you around,"
"Yeah, yeah same here,"
Brooke and Lucas were lying side-by-side in bed. The TV was tuned to a re-run of Sex and the City, which Brooke was only vaguely watching while Lucas went through his book, revising it, yet again. She was getting annoyed with him. What happened to the Lucas who had been kissing her in the airport, car and cafe? She wanted him back. He had turned cold and distant in the time since they'd returned to their home.
"So I was thinking about meeting up with Rach and Mouth, what do you think?"
"Sounds fine,"
She just sighed, turned off the tv and fell asleep.
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Nathan knelt beside James who was trying to plug in the Wii.
"So are you okay with this?"
He turned to his father and nodded, smiling.
"You're sure? It's pretty big."
"Don't worry daddy, it's fine. But is Mommy okay?" he looked concerned.
Nathan beamed. He loved how James was close with Haley and always made sure she was alright.
"Of course"
"Good."
Just then, Haley came into the house.
"Mommy! Daddy told me, and im happy, as long as you're happy,"
Scooping him up, Haley planted a kiss on her little boy. "I couldn't be happier"
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(A week later)
"Where the hell are they?"
"Brooke, chill. I'm sure they're just busy," Lucas was having problems dealing with Brooke. She was freaking out over the tiniest thing and accusing him of not loving her whenever he asked her to tone it down.
"How can I chill when I haveno fucking idea where Haley and Nathan are? What if something happened to them? I've tried their cell phones and their home phones and they aren't picking up! And when I went over, their car wasn't there!"
"They're probably out of town for awhile. They do have their own lives and don't have to clear their actions with us,"
Everything fell silent.
Lucas began wondering what Peyton and Addie were doing at that moment. They were probably asleep because according to his calculations, it was about 7 in the morning in California.
"I'm...I'm going out for a bit,"
"Whatever," she waved her hand in his direction.
He ran down the street before collapsing in a heap. He clutched his knees and began breathing heavily. His body filled with despair.
A/N- I'm sorry the chapter's so short! But I've been pretty busy and school started today. So yeah, I had my first day at high school and I'll probably be pretty busy now, so I'll try and get a new chapter up each week. Please REVIEW! Can't promise it'll mean a chapter sooner, but it will help!
xo-Sash