***Sorry it has been so long since I updated. Been busy with school and work. But here I am. I finally felt motivated to write I needed to get my mind off of things. We just got a phone call from my mom's cousin telling us that her 13 year old son was ran over by a drunk driver on Friday. His whole face is smashed in and he will ahve to have major reconstructive surgery.

Didn't mean to depress everyone. But if you could keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

***So now to get my mind off of that.***

Chapter 12

Lucas rode to the house in complete silence. Afraid of what Haley would say and terrified that he was going to lose his best friend. His mind started to recall all of their memories together. Playing mini golf and reading at the park. But his favorite moments were when they could just get what the other one was feeling without saying a word. But here recently he couldn't read Haley's feelings, they were guarded and he hated that. It was like she was hiding a part of herself from him.

Keith turned his head to Lucas and prayed that this would all work itself out. He hated the thought of Lucas and Haley not speaking to each other. "So Luke want to tell me how you plan on handling this?"

Lucas shook himself out of his daze and turned to Keith. "Honestly Keith I don't know what more there is to say. What should I tell her that I didn't mean it. That I was upset about her and Nathan and I just freaked out. I have never lied to her Keith and I don't want to start now. But damn it I also can't bare to hear her tell me that she only wants to be my friend. It will kill me Keith."

"Come on Lucas you don't even know what she is going to say. I can tell you one thing you are going to get one hell of a lecture from your mother about that swollen ankle of yours. It looks almost twice the size from you standing on it so much. Don't you want to finish this season out?"

"Right now Keith I just want everything to go back to normal."

Meanwhile at the house

Haley leaned back on the couch and closed her eyes afraid to answer Karen's question. Afraid to let it all out but she just turned to Karen and whispered, "I don't want to lose him."

Karen was shocked she really did think that Haley was in love with Lucas. But from that response she was floored at the thought that she misread the signs. "Haley but how do you feel about Lucas?"

"Karen I have had feelings for Lucas for a long time. But Karen what happens when it doesn't work out. Where do we go from there? We both end up broken hearted and our friendship with be ruined. And what about Peyton and Brooke. They both like Lucas, how am I suppossed to compete with them. What do I have that they don't have?"

Lucas and Keith had entered through the back and could hear Haley's response. As Haley talked Lucas moved closer to the living room. As he heard her final tear filled question he couldn't help but respond. "Haley you are everything that they aren't. And that is what I love about you."