Chapter 14: Late Sunday Night
You can't control who you fall for…
Part 1
After Haley and Nathan's make out session, Haley finally let out all of her problems. She explained to him all the troubles she had been having at home and all he did was listen. She really needed someone to listen to her and finally after she was done explaining, he gave her some advice. After they were done discussing her problems, she decided that she needed to talk to Lucas and now she was on her way to his room.
'God…I so needed that,' she told herself, referring to the conversation with Nathan. 'It's as if a whole weight has been lifted off my shoulders.'
After a few more steps, she stood in front of his door.
"Its now or never," she said aloud as she opened his door.
When she opened the door, she saw that he was not alone.
"Peyton?" she asked and greeted at the same time as she walked in.
She looked up from Lucas' face and she saw her.
"Haley," she greeted as she got off the bed. "I'm gonna go now, see ya later," she told Lucas as she walked over to him and kissed him.
She then walked out of the room, closing the door.
"Did I miss something?" Haley asked dumbfounded.
"Yeah, just a few things, but…" Lucas began as he didn't look at her, but around in the room.
"Lucas…"
"Haley…" they both said at the same time.
"You can go first," they stated again in unison.
"I'll go first," declared Haley.
Lucas nodded in agreement.
"Lucas I'll start from the beginning," she began. "Since we came to his place," she said referring to the cabin, "you have done nothing but ignore me and be with Brooke. It's as if you just forgot about me. But as you were spending time with Brooke, I began to end up being stuck in the same room as Nathan. Time progressed and I didn't see that guy I thought he was. I saw the person he really was, not the person that his friends see him as," she said as she took a breath of fresh air. "It's weird though, because ever since I can remember, I couldn't wait till the day that you, of all people, would make a move and kiss me. However, when it happened, the feelings that I thought I felt were wrong. The feelings that I thought I felt for you, I actually felt for Nathan. We don't decide who we like…it just happens. I know that you don't like him or anything, but I do and I really would wish that you can accept that."
Lucas stayed quiet for a moment, taking in all that his best friend had revealed and had said.
"Haley, you know that I don't like Nathan. You know that he is the one person that I truly dislike and who I refer to as my 'enemy,'" he said and he noticed that her face fell in disappointment. "However, one very wise person told me that 'You can't control who you fall in love with' and I expect you to be happy. And if that means…being with Nathan…then so be it, BUT I can't guarantee you that I'll be best friends with him. He is the son of the man that left before I was born," he replied.
"He's your brother," Haley responded.
"Half-brother, Hales. But he's done so many things to me that I can't forgive him. He's caused me so much pain and misery in and out of school, that I can't put it past me. Nonetheless…like I said before, I want you to be happy…just do me one favor?"
"Be careful," she finished for him. "I really wish everyone would stop saying that," she retorted.
"Haley, I'm really sorry for what I said last night. I didn't mean to really say those things, but you knew how I felt about Nathan and I thought…well it doesn't matter," he said as he walked over to Haley. "I'm sorry, forgive me?" he asked as he gave her a puppy face.
"How can anyone deny that face?" Haley answered as she walked over to him and hugged him. "Just promise me one thing?" she asked as she pulled away from him.
"What?" he asked puzzled.
"What happened Saturday night, can we forget about it?" she asked him.
"Forget what?" he replied with a smile.
"Exactly," she responded as she hugged him again. "So what's going on with you and Peyton? You two seemed a little cozy and that kiss before she left…what was that all about?" she asked interested.
"Well Peyton talked to Brooke and they seemed to work out their differences."
"Since you were the root of their problems in the first place."
"Anyways…Peyton and I hooked up after your little outburst. The rest is history."
"I see…" Haley stated as she looked at Lucas in wonder.
"What?"
"Nothing, just joking," she retorted as she smiled at him. "Oh, I'm sorry also about my little outbreak. Had a little too much to drink…and you know…"
"Yeah, but all the things you said were true," he informed her.
"I know…" she answered as she smirked.
"You weren't supposed to agree," he replied as he hit her lightly.
"Hey, you're not allowed to hit a girl," she informed him.
"But you're not a girl. You're my best friend," he replied with a grin.
"Yup and don't piss me off again and we will continue to be best friends," she responded with a smile.
"Come here," Lucas told her as he hugged her again. "We'll still continue to be best friends, but if Nathan hurts you, you know that I'm going to kick his ass."
"I expect nothing less," she continued with her smirk.
"Thank you Haley," he announced as he continued to hug her.
"For what?" she asked confused.
"For forgiving me for being a jackass and for understanding."
"What are best friends for?" she stated as she continued to hug him and smiled because she finally got her best friend back.
'And nothing more,' she thought to herself, referring to him not being her boyfriend.
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Part 2
Everyone stood around the living room, conversing with each other, while still using the candles as light.
"I'm gonna get something to drink," announced Nathan as he got up.
"Don't be gone long," replied Haley.
"Trust me…I don't think that's possible," he said as he turned around and then continued his passage.
"I'm going to grab something to eat. Be back," Lucas declared as he followed Nathan's path.
Lucas walked into the kitchen and saw Nathan looking through the refrigerator.
"Hey Nathan," he greeted him.
Nathan turned his attention from the refrigerator to his brother.
"Lucas," he replied as he looked at him.
"I don't really like you going out with Haley and everything. You know that already, but I swear if you hurt her, I will pound you as I wanted to do for a long time," he cautioned him.
Nathan unexpectedly began to laugh and contained a smirk.
"Kick my ass? Got to be kidding me," he retorted with a grin.
Lucas walked closer to him, till they were inches apart.
Nathan lost his smile and now stood with no expression.
"I like Haley and I will NEVER do anything intentionally to hurt her," he informed him.
"Let's hope you keep your word," he replied.
"I know I'm going to keep my word and I know that inside, you know, that I like Haley A LOT and would never try to do anything to upset her.
"I really hope you're right," he announced.
Nathan turned around to the open refrigerator, grabbed two Coke's, and began to walk out of the room.
"You know…"Nathan began as he turned around and looked at Lucas. "I like her a lot and I know you may not believe that, but just accept it move on. Do Haley a favor and just let her be happy…" he said as he turned back around and left the room.
"I can't accept it, but I'm going to let Haley make her own decisions; Even though I don't agree with some of them. Damn," he told the empty room as he brought his fist down to the table.
"You know hitting inanimate objects isn't going to help your situation?" declared a voice.
Lucas turned around at the person who the voice belong to and to the person that startled him.
"What situation are you talking about Brooke?" he asked her confused.
"The situation that your best friend is dating your enemy," she answered as she walked over to the refrigerator and pulled out a water bottle.
"Why are you doing this?"
"Doing what?"
"You think that by saying that you're going to torture me?"
"I know that it is killing you inside that the person you trust and care for is going out with the person you hate the most," she answered bitterly.
"Why can't you accept it?"
"Accept what? That Nathan and Haley are going out?"
"No, that Peyton and I like each other," he stated bluntly.
"HELLO? Have you not heard?" Brooke answered mad, "I know that you are together with her and I understand that."
"Then why are you tormenting me about Nathan?"
"Because I'm still mad that you caused my best friend to backstab me!" she replied frantically.
"Brooke you need to realize that you can't control who you fall for," he responded.
"Look I know and learned first hand what you're talking about. My best friend fell for the guy I liked, but that doesn't excuse how much you hurt me," she stated furiously.
"Brooke," Lucas began as he approached her motionless figure. "I'm sorry I hurt you, but my feelings weren't the same as yours. I have always liked Peyton and we finally got the chance to give it a try, but you came along and complicated everything," he informed her as he got a bit frustrated. "But in the end, I fell for Peyton and I know that the feelings are mutual."
"I know…" Brooke replied uneasy.
"Look, let's start everything from a clean slate," he told her as he back up a foot. "Hello my name is Lucas Scott," he greeted as he extended his hand.
Brooke looked at his perturbed, but finally gave in.
"Hey, my name is Brooke Davis," she answered as she accepted the handshake.
"Now Brooke Davis, there's this party going on in the living room of this cabin. The power went out so all the light we have in this dark night is 5-inch candles that are getting smaller by every minute. So I have a feeling that we are soon going to have no light and if that happens then we are screwed, BUT come join the festivities."
"What festivities might they be?" Brooke asked as she went along with Lucas' scenario.
"Well the festivities that we can forgive and forget. However, I'm not that big on the forgiving, but I'm all for the forgetting. We are celebrating our new relationships and our old, strong friendships. Plus, we don't have anything else to do," he told her as they walked out of the kitchen and were now entering the living room.
Brooke looked at the many happy faces in the room. José and his girlfriend, Maria, were talking and having a good time sitting on the arm chair together. Nathan and Haley were sitting on the love coach, laughing and sneaking kisses to each other. Tim and Jenna were having a debate with Jake. Brooke turned around to her side again, but noticed that Lucas was gone and was now sitting and talking with Brooke. They both had radiant smiles as they spoke to each other.
Brooke stood, finally beginning to comprehend that people didn't always get their ways, but things always had a tendency of working themselves out. She knew that Lucas was happy with Peyton, but was not too thrilled that Haley is going out with Nathan. She knew that she didn't get the guy, but she did know that he wasn't the only guy out in the world.
"But things have a tendency of working themselves out..." Brooke mumbled aloud to the laughing room.
'I'll move on from my broken heart and get a guy that does have shared feelings for me,' she told herself. 'There are plenty of fish in the sea…'
"Hey Brooke! Come sit with us!" called out Peyton to her.
Abruptly the room lightened up and the T.V. turned on.
"THE POWERS BACK!" yelled Tim excited.
"Yahoo!" cried everyone as they hugged each other in triumph.
Suddenly they could faintly hear a noise coming from the kitchen.
"What the hell is that sound?" asked Jake as he followed the sound.
Jake walked into the kitchen and noticed that the blender was on.
"WHO THE HELL TURNED ON THE BLENDER?" asked Jake from the kitchen.
Everyone looked at José and he, all of a sudden, began to laugh hysterically.
"Guess we know who is responsible for that little deed…" declared Maria as she looked over at her boyfriend lying on the floor.
Nathan walked over to the T.V. and tuned to MTV 2. Usher's music video Yeah was playing.
"Hell yeah!" he yelled as he pumped up the volume.
"Lets party!" cried Brooke as she joined the festivity.
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AN: Hey you guys! I hope you like the chapter! A lot of conversing…especially with Lucas. You guys do understand why he can't forgive Nathan right? I mean a lot of the things that Nathan did were…Well you know! Well PLZ review and check out my new story called:
THE SPANISH EXPERIENCE
One chapter to go…
Last chapter will be up on Friday (4/16)!