Chapter 4
Haley was lost in a world of her own. Thinking about everything that was going on with Lucas. She just answered Jake without even thinking. "I have always loved Lucas." Jake smiled knowing that he had caught Haley in a weak moment. "No how long have you been in love with Lucas?" Haley just smiled, "I think my whole life."
Jake was very amused at Haley's admission. He gently shook Haley to wake her from her daze. Suddenly Haley realized exactly what she'd just admitted. "I didn't mean that the way it sounded," she tried to back track. "I love Lucas as a friend. That's all we've ever been. All we'll ever be," she said with slight disappointment.
Jake noticed the hint of disappointment in her voice and knew that she was just trying to deflect her confession. "I don't think that's how you feel at all," Jake said deciding he might as well go all the way with this. She'd already opened up more than he'd expected. He just needed to make sure she understood she could trust him.
"Look Haley I completely understand what you are going through. You don't trust people with your feelings and your secrets. You can trust me, but to prove it to you I can tell you something about me that no one else knows."
Haley looked at Jake with a bit of apprehension. She didn't really know if she wanted to know something so personal about Jake. She definitely wasn't looking
forward to confessing her secret to him. Then again, Jake was being great about this entire situation. They hadn't ever been close friends but he was going out
of his way to give her someone to confide in. "I don't want you to feel obligated to tell me something personal," Haley declared. "I don't feel obligated. I feel like
finally sharing this with someone. With a friend," Jake replied smiling. "Ok. But let me go first. I don't want to chicken out after you tell me something so big," Haley
requested. "Ok," Jake agreed and waited for Haley to begin.
"For as long as I can remember Lucas and I have been the most important people in each other's lives. We shared everything growing up. I know him better then I know
myself at times," she began to reveal the story of her most significant relationship. "It must be nice to have someone so close to you," Jake commented when Haley
paused. "It is most of the time. Recently though it's been the hardest thing to handle in my life."
"Why is it so hard, did something happen to make you doubt your friendship? Because Lucas it always talking about you and seems to think the world of you. So I am
guessing Peyton is the problem. Peyton doesn't stand a chance against you when it comes to Luke's heart you must know that." Tears were streaming down Haley's
face, "I used to know that, but now all he walks about and thinks about is Peyton this and Peyton that."
Jake wiped a tear from Haley's cheek. It would be so easy to imagine this becoming more than friendship between them. But that's not what she needed. It's not even
really what he wanted. He just felt a certain kinship with the spunky girl he'd known for little more than a month. "Peyton is something new for Lucas. I'm sure he's always kind of wondered what it'd be like to be part of that crowd. Especially considering Nathan's a part of it. If things had been a little different then Lucas might have been living Nathan's life,"Jake said.
Haley was lost in a world of her own. Thinking about everything that was going on with Lucas. She just answered Jake without even thinking. "I have always loved Lucas." Jake smiled knowing that he had caught Haley in a weak moment. "No how long have you been in love with Lucas?" Haley just smiled, "I think my whole life."
Jake was very amused at Haley's admission. He gently shook Haley to wake her from her daze. Suddenly Haley realized exactly what she'd just admitted. "I didn't mean that the way it sounded," she tried to back track. "I love Lucas as a friend. That's all we've ever been. All we'll ever be," she said with slight disappointment.
Jake noticed the hint of disappointment in her voice and knew that she was just trying to deflect her confession. "I don't think that's how you feel at all," Jake said deciding he might as well go all the way with this. She'd already opened up more than he'd expected. He just needed to make sure she understood she could trust him.
"Look Haley I completely understand what you are going through. You don't trust people with your feelings and your secrets. You can trust me, but to prove it to you I can tell you something about me that no one else knows."
Haley looked at Jake with a bit of apprehension. She didn't really know if she wanted to know something so personal about Jake. She definitely wasn't looking
forward to confessing her secret to him. Then again, Jake was being great about this entire situation. They hadn't ever been close friends but he was going out
of his way to give her someone to confide in. "I don't want you to feel obligated to tell me something personal," Haley declared. "I don't feel obligated. I feel like
finally sharing this with someone. With a friend," Jake replied smiling. "Ok. But let me go first. I don't want to chicken out after you tell me something so big," Haley
requested. "Ok," Jake agreed and waited for Haley to begin.
"For as long as I can remember Lucas and I have been the most important people in each other's lives. We shared everything growing up. I know him better then I know
myself at times," she began to reveal the story of her most significant relationship. "It must be nice to have someone so close to you," Jake commented when Haley
paused. "It is most of the time. Recently though it's been the hardest thing to handle in my life."
"Why is it so hard, did something happen to make you doubt your friendship? Because Lucas it always talking about you and seems to think the world of you. So I am
guessing Peyton is the problem. Peyton doesn't stand a chance against you when it comes to Luke's heart you must know that." Tears were streaming down Haley's
face, "I used to know that, but now all he walks about and thinks about is Peyton this and Peyton that."
Jake wiped a tear from Haley's cheek. It would be so easy to imagine this becoming more than friendship between them. But that's not what she needed. It's not even
really what he wanted. He just felt a certain kinship with the spunky girl he'd known for little more than a month. "Peyton is something new for Lucas. I'm sure he's always kind of wondered what it'd be like to be part of that crowd. Especially considering Nathan's a part of it. If things had been a little different then Lucas might have been living Nathan's life,"Jake said.