Part 4
Lucas Scott grumbled as he slung his backpack over his shoulder. He couldn't believe how bad his day had gone. He just couldn't seem to concentrate this past week, and he knew exactly why. His and Haley's lack of communication, and it was all Nathan's fault.
Heading towards his locker, he couldn't wait to unload his books and get out of there. Luckily there was not a basketball practice today so he could just go home and crash. Contemplate why he had to feel so miserable. It was his own doing really, he was the one who had distanced himself from Haley, but he needed to sort his emotions out before he could even consider talking to her again. It was torture, it was making him miserable, but he hadn't sorted out what he was going to do about Haley and Nathan.
Just as he was about to reach his locker he froze. Blinking, trying to clear his vision he couldn't help but feel floored. Before him leaning casually against his locker was none other than the bane of existence, "at least right now," Nathan.
"What do I owe the pleasure-"Lucas began only to be cut off my Nathan.
"Look, I'm cutting straight to the point here; it's come to my attention that we haven't had a real man to man chat. A whole bunch of glares and nasty words, but we really haven't had a meaningful conversation."
"Okay, so? Not my fault. What do you want?" Lucas asked glaring at Nathan.
"You and I don't get along, plain and simple, you know it, and I know it, but someone else won't accept it. It's come to my attention by observing a certain little tutor of mine that you guys are not talking."
"Look I know you're playing Haley to get to me, just leave her out of this!"
"I admit, at first I was. I'm not going to lie to you, but I've gotten to know her and for once this isn't about you and me." Nathan sighed frustrated that he even was doing this, he continued.
"She's miserable; frankly take my advice. if I had a friendship like you and Haley's I wouldn't let anything get in the way of it. She's a good person and only was trying to help you, and you're too pig headed to forgive her or see that she was doing it for you." He said somewhat sourly.
"She's still tutoring you." Lucas shot back.
"Yeah but she sees something. I don't know what, but she's a good person and really is trying to help me, but as long as you continue to ignore her it's not going to get better Lucas. You need to talk to her."
"I was going to."
"Oh yeah? When?"
"When I had some time-"
"Total bull Lucas, you know that the longer you take the harder it is going to be to sort this out. For once don't think about the feud we have, there's too much history to sort it into a neat little category. Don't blow it. besides how am I supposed to bug you if you don't have any contact with the girl?" Nathan finished sarcastically.
"Think about it. Don't let a good thing go."
With that Nathan walked off leaving an astonished older Scott behind.
What the hell just happened? Lucas blinked a few more times in astonishment. It seemed unreal. They had a conversation that didn't result in name calling, or put downs. Maybe Haley was good for Nathan, well as a tutor anyways. He needed some time to think this through. No wait scratch that, he just needed to act. He hated to admit it, but Nathan might be right.
Lucas Scott grumbled as he slung his backpack over his shoulder. He couldn't believe how bad his day had gone. He just couldn't seem to concentrate this past week, and he knew exactly why. His and Haley's lack of communication, and it was all Nathan's fault.
Heading towards his locker, he couldn't wait to unload his books and get out of there. Luckily there was not a basketball practice today so he could just go home and crash. Contemplate why he had to feel so miserable. It was his own doing really, he was the one who had distanced himself from Haley, but he needed to sort his emotions out before he could even consider talking to her again. It was torture, it was making him miserable, but he hadn't sorted out what he was going to do about Haley and Nathan.
Just as he was about to reach his locker he froze. Blinking, trying to clear his vision he couldn't help but feel floored. Before him leaning casually against his locker was none other than the bane of existence, "at least right now," Nathan.
"What do I owe the pleasure-"Lucas began only to be cut off my Nathan.
"Look, I'm cutting straight to the point here; it's come to my attention that we haven't had a real man to man chat. A whole bunch of glares and nasty words, but we really haven't had a meaningful conversation."
"Okay, so? Not my fault. What do you want?" Lucas asked glaring at Nathan.
"You and I don't get along, plain and simple, you know it, and I know it, but someone else won't accept it. It's come to my attention by observing a certain little tutor of mine that you guys are not talking."
"Look I know you're playing Haley to get to me, just leave her out of this!"
"I admit, at first I was. I'm not going to lie to you, but I've gotten to know her and for once this isn't about you and me." Nathan sighed frustrated that he even was doing this, he continued.
"She's miserable; frankly take my advice. if I had a friendship like you and Haley's I wouldn't let anything get in the way of it. She's a good person and only was trying to help you, and you're too pig headed to forgive her or see that she was doing it for you." He said somewhat sourly.
"She's still tutoring you." Lucas shot back.
"Yeah but she sees something. I don't know what, but she's a good person and really is trying to help me, but as long as you continue to ignore her it's not going to get better Lucas. You need to talk to her."
"I was going to."
"Oh yeah? When?"
"When I had some time-"
"Total bull Lucas, you know that the longer you take the harder it is going to be to sort this out. For once don't think about the feud we have, there's too much history to sort it into a neat little category. Don't blow it. besides how am I supposed to bug you if you don't have any contact with the girl?" Nathan finished sarcastically.
"Think about it. Don't let a good thing go."
With that Nathan walked off leaving an astonished older Scott behind.
What the hell just happened? Lucas blinked a few more times in astonishment. It seemed unreal. They had a conversation that didn't result in name calling, or put downs. Maybe Haley was good for Nathan, well as a tutor anyways. He needed some time to think this through. No wait scratch that, he just needed to act. He hated to admit it, but Nathan might be right.