Lucas stood near the counter of the Café and looked over the room. He smiled as his wife talked with Nathan. He always felt sad on these days, but they all agreed to honor Whitey every year, and it was also a way for them to get together and be friends even though they have spread out from Tree Hill.

"Penny for your thoughts?" Haley asked as she came up to her best friend.

"Is that all they worth now?"

"Okay, maybe a nickel, only because I'm feeling generous."

"Just thinking how much I missed this," he said.

Haley nodded and looked up to Lucas. "Well there should be more of this, with Nathan and I being back in Tree Hill? Maybe we can be a family again instead of long distance family like we have been," she said.

Lucas nodded, "I've always wanted that, Hales. I came back to Tree Hill for my family."

Haley looked over at her youngest teasing his twin cousins. Brian had really come alive since he was in Tree Hill. It was the positive effect that Kay and Ellie had on him, she assumed.

"Luke, have you and Peyton ever thought of having more children?" Haley asked.

Lucas looked at her and raised one eyebrow. "Well when the girls were nine Peyton thought she might have been pregnant, but it was just a false alarm. We've talked on and off recently, as in the last few years, but not really. I guess we see it as being almost done with the bundles of joy we have and we'll still be young to enjoy ourselves," he said.

"I've always wanted a large family," Haley said, "Just hasn't worked out. It would be nice to have a daughter."

"Too much testosterone in the house?" Lucas asked, laughing.

Haley shook her head and playfully slapped him.

"Hey that hurt," he said.

"Serves you right," she said.

Lucas laughed.

"It would just be nice to go shopping for girl stuff, and have someone I can talk to and teach girlie things. The boys well, it is all boxers and basketballs," she said.

Lucas shrugged. "Peyton was elated when she found out that she was having twin girls. I swear she was trying to create two mini-Peytons. They took art lessons, were enrolled for cheerleading, even tried to get them to appreciate music. Kay is such a tom boy; only thing she wants to be involved with a hard wood floor is play basketball on it. Ellie on the other hand is has taken to cheerleading. On the down side, Ellie can't draw and is not a big fan of music, Kay loves to draw and is a great artist," he said.

Haley nodded, "Well you do have three great children," she said.

Lucas shook his head, "Sometimes I wonder," he said and his eyes bored down on Keith.

Just then Angela and James came down from the roof. Lucas looked up.

"Angela, James, can you please come over for a moment," he said.

The two seventeen year olds came over.

"Yes Luke?" Angela asked.

Lucas rubbed the back of his neck. "Well Red wants to talk to you, tonight," he said.

Angela nodded, "Do I have to go to his job?" she asked.

"No oddly enough he is off tonight. So he'll be in his usual place," Lucas said.

"Okay Luke," Angela said and headed off, leaving James.

"So Jimmy, how is Tree Hill treating you?" Lucas asked.

James shrugged his shoulders. "Good I guess. I'm starting to meet people and it does help that Keith is the king it seems," he said.

Lucas shook his head, "Don't fool yourself, Keith isn't the king."

James smiled, "I see," he then turned to his Mom, "Mom, Angela was telling me that there is an open mic night at Tric coming up."

Haley nodded. "Those were always fun nights," she said, "So you want to play?"

James shook his head, "No, you know I suck. I was thinking that maybe you play, I've not seen my Mom sing on stage in so long."

"James, I can't," she said.

James gave her a pout, "Please just think about it."

Haley nodded.

Across the room Peyton was looking over Nathan's shoulder at her husband. She watched as he talked to Haley and the two old friends seemed just as connected as ever. That was the great power of those two she once remarked.

"So Peyton did you and Lucas ever discuss having more children?" Nathan asked.

Peyton shrugged, "It's come up a few times. Recently he's dropped the subject. Why is Haley pregnant?"

Nathan shook his head no. "No she mentioned it the other day, maybe trying for a girl."

Peyton nodded, "Trust me girls aren't easy."

Nathan laughed, "Boy's aren't a picnic either."

"C'mon, boys are way easier. The sex talk is easier, you don't have to explain their bodies changing, and boys sniffing around them," Peyton said.

Nathan nodded. "Yeah, but I'm worried one of my boys will turn into Dan," he said.

Peyton nodded, "I hear you," she said looking past her brother-in-law right at her son Keith.