Chapter 13:
Jake got into his car without looking back. He knew that Haley and Lucas needed sometime to work things out. He just wasn't sure if he should go home to get Jenny out of their way and risk interrupting them. Deciding that he should at least give them a few minutes, Jake decided to go grab something to eat. He was hungry since he and Haley had skipped out before dinner.
Peyton was walking down the street seething in anger. She wasn't even paying attention to who or what was around her. "What is it about Saint Haley that everyone finds so damn appealing?" Peyton asked in disgust.
"She's sweet and honest. She doesn't play games and most importantly she treats people well," Nathan answered knowing that it would further piss Peyton off.
"Go away," Peyton hissed.
"What's wrong? Did Lucas do something to upset you?" Nathan asked mildly curious about what could cause Peyton to get so angry.
"Why would I tell you if he did?" Peyton asked glancing at her ex- boyfriend. She and Nathan hadn't really been close in a long time. Even before they broke up there had been a distance between them. She could hardly remember the days early in their relationship when they'd actually been friends and talked to one another.
"Haley? Open up. Jake told me you were here so just open the damn door," Lucas yelled as he pounded on the front door of Jake's house.
"Do you mind?" Haley hissed. "Jenny is sleeping and if you wake her up by yelling and pounding on the door then it will upset her."
"Sorry," Lucas mumbled, "I just need to talk to you."
"I don't really feel like talking to you right now. It will inevitably end in an argument and like I said Jenny is sleeping," Haley responded trying to close the door.
Lucas put his hand out to prevent Haley from shutting him out of the house...and her life. "I'm sorry that Peyton said those things to you," Lucas apologized quickly hoping that an apology would at least buy him entry to the house. Unfortunately Haley didn't look impressed by his remorse. "None of it was true. You're the most important person in my life and it doesn't matter what stupid crowd you belong to in school. Peyton could never keep you from being a part of my life."
"She already has been," Haley said sadly.
"Is that why you've been acting so strange lately? Did you feel like Peyton had kept you from being a part of my life?" Lucas asked finally getting the picture. "Haley, I'm sorry that I allowed things to get that way. I never intended to let our friendship become an afterthought in my life."
Softening a little and the sincerity in his voice and eyes, Haley opened the door a little further to allow Lucas entry. "We've got to be quiet," she said motioning to the bassinet where Jenny was sleeping on the other side of the room.
"Peyton won't be a problem anymore," Lucas informed her.
"Why?" Haley asked surprised at the conviction in Lucas's voice when he promised the cheerleader wouldn't be an issue.
"She lied to me about what happened tonight. When I found out the things she said to you, I told her not to speak to me again," Lucas said simply.
"Lucas, you should make a decision like that in the heat of the moment. Peyton has become very important to you. I can't ask you to push her out of your life completely," Haley said not sure why she was defending Peyton's position in his life.
"You didn't ask and I know that you wouldn't have. That's part of the reason we've been having so many misunderstandings lately," Lucas said with a sad smile. "The point is that Peyton had no right to say those things. You are a big part of my life and anyone else in my life has to accept that because I don't plan on letting you go...ever," Lucas promised.
Jake got into his car without looking back. He knew that Haley and Lucas needed sometime to work things out. He just wasn't sure if he should go home to get Jenny out of their way and risk interrupting them. Deciding that he should at least give them a few minutes, Jake decided to go grab something to eat. He was hungry since he and Haley had skipped out before dinner.
Peyton was walking down the street seething in anger. She wasn't even paying attention to who or what was around her. "What is it about Saint Haley that everyone finds so damn appealing?" Peyton asked in disgust.
"She's sweet and honest. She doesn't play games and most importantly she treats people well," Nathan answered knowing that it would further piss Peyton off.
"Go away," Peyton hissed.
"What's wrong? Did Lucas do something to upset you?" Nathan asked mildly curious about what could cause Peyton to get so angry.
"Why would I tell you if he did?" Peyton asked glancing at her ex- boyfriend. She and Nathan hadn't really been close in a long time. Even before they broke up there had been a distance between them. She could hardly remember the days early in their relationship when they'd actually been friends and talked to one another.
"Haley? Open up. Jake told me you were here so just open the damn door," Lucas yelled as he pounded on the front door of Jake's house.
"Do you mind?" Haley hissed. "Jenny is sleeping and if you wake her up by yelling and pounding on the door then it will upset her."
"Sorry," Lucas mumbled, "I just need to talk to you."
"I don't really feel like talking to you right now. It will inevitably end in an argument and like I said Jenny is sleeping," Haley responded trying to close the door.
Lucas put his hand out to prevent Haley from shutting him out of the house...and her life. "I'm sorry that Peyton said those things to you," Lucas apologized quickly hoping that an apology would at least buy him entry to the house. Unfortunately Haley didn't look impressed by his remorse. "None of it was true. You're the most important person in my life and it doesn't matter what stupid crowd you belong to in school. Peyton could never keep you from being a part of my life."
"She already has been," Haley said sadly.
"Is that why you've been acting so strange lately? Did you feel like Peyton had kept you from being a part of my life?" Lucas asked finally getting the picture. "Haley, I'm sorry that I allowed things to get that way. I never intended to let our friendship become an afterthought in my life."
Softening a little and the sincerity in his voice and eyes, Haley opened the door a little further to allow Lucas entry. "We've got to be quiet," she said motioning to the bassinet where Jenny was sleeping on the other side of the room.
"Peyton won't be a problem anymore," Lucas informed her.
"Why?" Haley asked surprised at the conviction in Lucas's voice when he promised the cheerleader wouldn't be an issue.
"She lied to me about what happened tonight. When I found out the things she said to you, I told her not to speak to me again," Lucas said simply.
"Lucas, you should make a decision like that in the heat of the moment. Peyton has become very important to you. I can't ask you to push her out of your life completely," Haley said not sure why she was defending Peyton's position in his life.
"You didn't ask and I know that you wouldn't have. That's part of the reason we've been having so many misunderstandings lately," Lucas said with a sad smile. "The point is that Peyton had no right to say those things. You are a big part of my life and anyone else in my life has to accept that because I don't plan on letting you go...ever," Lucas promised.