Nathan stood on the patio waiting for his brother to answer his question.
"I don't know if I still have feelings for her, okay? Can we drop it?" Lucas asked his brother.
"No, no we can't drop it, come on man tell me," Nathan smiled, not giving up, even though he could tell Lucas was getting pissed.
Lucas sighed, "Fine," he shrugged. "Yea I still have feelings for her... " He said, but Nathan cut him off.
"I KNEW IT, I KNEW IT," Nathan chuckled.
"Shut up and let me finish," Lucas said frustrated, "Anyway as I was saying, yes, I still have feelings for Brooke, but I love Peyton and she can never know about Brooke. Understand?"
"I'm not going to tell Peyton, but just be careful, you know how Brooke gets when she's drunk, so if I was you I would stay away from her tonight." Nathan patted his brothers back reassuringly.
"I know, Peyton's getting out of the hospital, so do you want to come with me to pick her up?" Lucas asked.
He quirked his eyebrow, "Is Haley going to be there?" Nathan asked
Lucas rolled his eyes. "Look you two need to talk and maybe you should go talk to her before tomorrow, like maybe tonight."
"I don't know what to say," Nathan explained. "I don't want to hurt her, but is it horrible that I don't want to see her at all?"
Lucas stood silent for a moment, contemplating what his brother said. "Tell her how you feel and if she takes it well then be happy if she doesn't then just stay away. I mean, I know that some part of you deep down inside still loves her."
Nathan chuckled dryly, "Tell Brooke how you feel."
"Okay, Nathan that's different," Lucas glared.
"I know man, I'm just fucking with you," Nathan paused, "Your right though I need to talk to Haley, where is she?"
"Uhhh, I think she's home, and her parents are away so just go to her house," Lucas smiled.
"Okay, I'll see you later, make sure no one fucks with anything in the house, and stay away from Brooke!" he yelled as he started to walk away.
"I know," Lucas said as he waved to his brother he was now running to his car.
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Lucas was sitting in the Kitchen talking to Jake and some other guys from the team when Brooke walked in a touched his arm.
"Luke, can we talk?" Brooke asked him.
"Brooke, I'm a little busy," Lucas said, he didn't even bother to turn to look at her.
"Lucas, please," Brooke pleaded, that's when Lucas turned around and saw the tears in her eyes.
"Okay, stop crying we can go talk," he said softly.
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Before Nathan went to Haley's house he decided to go to the Cafe to talk to his mom, he parked the car and opened the door to the cafe.
"I'm sorry were closed," Deb spoke then she looked up, "Oh, Nathan I thought you were at the beach house with Luke?"
"I was, Mom was Haley here today?" he furrowed his eyebrows.
"No, she said she had a stomach ach and so I told her to stay home." Deb smiled genuinely.
"Oh," he said quietly.
"Nate, what's wrong sweetie?" Deb asked her son, her expression becoming serious. "Is it because you and Haley are fighting?"
"I don't know mom, well we broke up." Nathan looked at his mom and she nodded signaling her understanding. "Well, I'm going to go talk to her, I don't know, I got to go mom, okay?" He said and he kissed Deb on the cheek.
"Hunnie, I'm sorry that you broke up and I hope you work it out, I know you care for her." Her son nodded, not really knowing what he wanted. "Bye mom."
"Bye sweetie, wait are you and Lucas sleeping at the beach house?"
"I don't know, I'll call you and let you know," he answered.
"Okay, Love you Nate," Deb said.
"Love you too mom," and he walked out the door.
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Lucas and Brooke sat on the dock where no one could see that Brooke was crying.
"Hey, look I'm sorry about what I said before," Lucas said guiltily.
"Its not that Lucas, it has nothing to do with that." she was sobbing
"Then what does it have to do with Brooke?"
"N-Nothing J-just forget-et it," Brooke hiccupped.
"No, I'm not going to forget about it, now tell me what's the matter with you."
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"Sorry, I didn't hear you knocking." Haley looked to the sky, the breeze hit her and she shivered, tightening her grip on her sweater. Realization hit her, Nathan and her broke up, what was he doing here? "Is there something wrong?" she began nervously.
He sighed, "No," wishing that it was that simple, "I just figured we'd talk."
She nodded, her mouth shaping an 'o'. "Okay, well come in?"
He followed her into her house.
"Want something to drink?"
"No," he smiled, "thanks, can you just sit down?"
"Yes," she sighed and stopped fidgeting.
"I was thinking of what you said," he paused, looking in her eyes for reaction, "in the hospital the other day?"
She smiled lightly, remembering what was said. "Yeah, that."
"Haley, I-," he bit his bottom lip, "why does this have to be so hard?" he asked with a nervous laugh.
"Because that's the way your making it, come on Scott spit it out." She felt more comfortable now and it relieved her being humorous with him.
He chuckled, also more comfortable. "Haley, I'm just hurt and I want you to know that no matter what I don't hate you."
She sighed in blatant relief, "You don't?"
He shook his head, "Never."
"So." she said conquering the awkward silence.
"So?" He stumbled with his words. "I'm sorry."
"For what?" she arched her eyebrow.
"For what ever you think I did and for what I did to you in the past." He sighed, running his fingers through his hair, "Sorry for avoiding you now."
She smiled, "I understand."
"Good," he got up, ready to leave. "Hales?"
She looked up at him, sparkling eyes and filling with joy by the sound of her name from his lips. "Yeah?"
"I miss you," and with that he walked out, a smile contently laid upon his lips.
"I miss you too Nathan," she whispered to an empty room, the corners of her lips curving into a frown.
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"L-Lucas do you-ou really want to kno-know what's wrong with me-ee?"
"Yea, I do," Lucas screamed.
"I LOVE YOU LUCAS, that's what's wrong with me, and it's not fair."
He wanted to hold her and sooth her tears. "Brooke, I'm sorry I love Peyton, I'm sorry for the way things played out with us but."
"But what, you cant change anything? I don't understand how you can just turn off you feelings for me." Brooke was now crying and yelling at the same time.
"I don't know, Brooke I'm sorry I...." Before Lucas could finish his sentence he felt Brooke's lips crash into his.
He didn't know how to respond, part of him wanted to push her away and claim Peyton as his soul mate, but the other half wanted nothing more but to deepen the kiss. So he choose.
"I don't know if I still have feelings for her, okay? Can we drop it?" Lucas asked his brother.
"No, no we can't drop it, come on man tell me," Nathan smiled, not giving up, even though he could tell Lucas was getting pissed.
Lucas sighed, "Fine," he shrugged. "Yea I still have feelings for her... " He said, but Nathan cut him off.
"I KNEW IT, I KNEW IT," Nathan chuckled.
"Shut up and let me finish," Lucas said frustrated, "Anyway as I was saying, yes, I still have feelings for Brooke, but I love Peyton and she can never know about Brooke. Understand?"
"I'm not going to tell Peyton, but just be careful, you know how Brooke gets when she's drunk, so if I was you I would stay away from her tonight." Nathan patted his brothers back reassuringly.
"I know, Peyton's getting out of the hospital, so do you want to come with me to pick her up?" Lucas asked.
He quirked his eyebrow, "Is Haley going to be there?" Nathan asked
Lucas rolled his eyes. "Look you two need to talk and maybe you should go talk to her before tomorrow, like maybe tonight."
"I don't know what to say," Nathan explained. "I don't want to hurt her, but is it horrible that I don't want to see her at all?"
Lucas stood silent for a moment, contemplating what his brother said. "Tell her how you feel and if she takes it well then be happy if she doesn't then just stay away. I mean, I know that some part of you deep down inside still loves her."
Nathan chuckled dryly, "Tell Brooke how you feel."
"Okay, Nathan that's different," Lucas glared.
"I know man, I'm just fucking with you," Nathan paused, "Your right though I need to talk to Haley, where is she?"
"Uhhh, I think she's home, and her parents are away so just go to her house," Lucas smiled.
"Okay, I'll see you later, make sure no one fucks with anything in the house, and stay away from Brooke!" he yelled as he started to walk away.
"I know," Lucas said as he waved to his brother he was now running to his car.
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Lucas was sitting in the Kitchen talking to Jake and some other guys from the team when Brooke walked in a touched his arm.
"Luke, can we talk?" Brooke asked him.
"Brooke, I'm a little busy," Lucas said, he didn't even bother to turn to look at her.
"Lucas, please," Brooke pleaded, that's when Lucas turned around and saw the tears in her eyes.
"Okay, stop crying we can go talk," he said softly.
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Before Nathan went to Haley's house he decided to go to the Cafe to talk to his mom, he parked the car and opened the door to the cafe.
"I'm sorry were closed," Deb spoke then she looked up, "Oh, Nathan I thought you were at the beach house with Luke?"
"I was, Mom was Haley here today?" he furrowed his eyebrows.
"No, she said she had a stomach ach and so I told her to stay home." Deb smiled genuinely.
"Oh," he said quietly.
"Nate, what's wrong sweetie?" Deb asked her son, her expression becoming serious. "Is it because you and Haley are fighting?"
"I don't know mom, well we broke up." Nathan looked at his mom and she nodded signaling her understanding. "Well, I'm going to go talk to her, I don't know, I got to go mom, okay?" He said and he kissed Deb on the cheek.
"Hunnie, I'm sorry that you broke up and I hope you work it out, I know you care for her." Her son nodded, not really knowing what he wanted. "Bye mom."
"Bye sweetie, wait are you and Lucas sleeping at the beach house?"
"I don't know, I'll call you and let you know," he answered.
"Okay, Love you Nate," Deb said.
"Love you too mom," and he walked out the door.
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Lucas and Brooke sat on the dock where no one could see that Brooke was crying.
"Hey, look I'm sorry about what I said before," Lucas said guiltily.
"Its not that Lucas, it has nothing to do with that." she was sobbing
"Then what does it have to do with Brooke?"
"N-Nothing J-just forget-et it," Brooke hiccupped.
"No, I'm not going to forget about it, now tell me what's the matter with you."
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"Sorry, I didn't hear you knocking." Haley looked to the sky, the breeze hit her and she shivered, tightening her grip on her sweater. Realization hit her, Nathan and her broke up, what was he doing here? "Is there something wrong?" she began nervously.
He sighed, "No," wishing that it was that simple, "I just figured we'd talk."
She nodded, her mouth shaping an 'o'. "Okay, well come in?"
He followed her into her house.
"Want something to drink?"
"No," he smiled, "thanks, can you just sit down?"
"Yes," she sighed and stopped fidgeting.
"I was thinking of what you said," he paused, looking in her eyes for reaction, "in the hospital the other day?"
She smiled lightly, remembering what was said. "Yeah, that."
"Haley, I-," he bit his bottom lip, "why does this have to be so hard?" he asked with a nervous laugh.
"Because that's the way your making it, come on Scott spit it out." She felt more comfortable now and it relieved her being humorous with him.
He chuckled, also more comfortable. "Haley, I'm just hurt and I want you to know that no matter what I don't hate you."
She sighed in blatant relief, "You don't?"
He shook his head, "Never."
"So." she said conquering the awkward silence.
"So?" He stumbled with his words. "I'm sorry."
"For what?" she arched her eyebrow.
"For what ever you think I did and for what I did to you in the past." He sighed, running his fingers through his hair, "Sorry for avoiding you now."
She smiled, "I understand."
"Good," he got up, ready to leave. "Hales?"
She looked up at him, sparkling eyes and filling with joy by the sound of her name from his lips. "Yeah?"
"I miss you," and with that he walked out, a smile contently laid upon his lips.
"I miss you too Nathan," she whispered to an empty room, the corners of her lips curving into a frown.
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"L-Lucas do you-ou really want to kno-know what's wrong with me-ee?"
"Yea, I do," Lucas screamed.
"I LOVE YOU LUCAS, that's what's wrong with me, and it's not fair."
He wanted to hold her and sooth her tears. "Brooke, I'm sorry I love Peyton, I'm sorry for the way things played out with us but."
"But what, you cant change anything? I don't understand how you can just turn off you feelings for me." Brooke was now crying and yelling at the same time.
"I don't know, Brooke I'm sorry I...." Before Lucas could finish his sentence he felt Brooke's lips crash into his.
He didn't know how to respond, part of him wanted to push her away and claim Peyton as his soul mate, but the other half wanted nothing more but to deepen the kiss. So he choose.