~Whispered Secrets~

Chapter (6) Everything That's Not Seen

A/N: Thanks everyone for your comments and always for your encouragement.

Lucas woke up with the warm reflection of the sun against his face. He laid there with his eyes open but not bothering to move. Right then and there he didn't have to worry about hiding his feelings from his best friend, he didn't have to worry about looking at her and knowing she was everything he wanted and needed but couldn't have. He had to find some way of "fighting" theses feelings and some how, some way remember how things were, how he was around her when he was so naïve, oblivious to these feelings that some how are so apparent and so "there" now. It was like he was going to have to ignore how he felt act like they weren't there, when ever he was around her, whenever he saw those beautiful eyes and that silky soft hair. The hard part was figuring out how to do that.

He glanced up to see if Haley was up and to his surprise she was, she was up writing in that diary again. That he was never aloud to read and never aloud to see. Lucas got up slowly and quietly as possible tip toeing over to his bead which was lined up with the pad on the floor but Haley was laying at the opposite end he was laying. She was obviously caught in her own thoughts and what she was writing because she didn't hear Lucas. He was looking over her shoulder `I can't believe I actually believed it was more, that it could be more. That k…" Haley stopped writing because she felt hot breath on her neck. She turned around and she was faced I mean merely an inch away from Lucas's lips. They were there in that moment for what seemed like a forever but really it was really only a minute. Lucas pulled back before he did something he would regret a second longer there would be nothing he could do to stop himself or what he felt, or how he felt. Or what he would do.

Haley: (tried to play it off and she hit him nervously) Lucas? What do you think you're doing, reading over my shoulder like that? (as she closed her diary abruptly)

Lucas: I was trying to read, but you were so rude and closed it. (he aid with a mischief grin on his face)

Haley: What's in this book is private, my secrets, not meant for prying eyes such as yourself. (she said looking at him more scared at what he read then him reading it all together)

Lucas smiled at her "oh you mean this book" he snatched out her loose grip.

Lucas saw her eyes grow big and she look terrified. She had good reason to be she wrote down all of her feelings down for Lucas and what happened last night, the kiss, everything.

Lucas: give that back now (her voice was drenched in how scared she was, and trying to act as if there was nothing valuable said so it wouldn't peak his interest she said " girl problems, must really fascinate you huh?" she said trying to gross him out.

Lucas: What I was reading didn't sound like girl problems as you say. "I can't believe it was actually more then what I thought. Mimicking what he read earlier.

Haley: ( it still amazed her how he could be this serious guy at times but then like this moment he was playing, joking around, even being a little immature. Even though she was still worried about the dairy she just couldn't help but smile and laugh inwardly.) That's not even what I said. (she said giving him a " how wrong could you be " look.)

Lucas: Well I could always look and see and you know then I could correct myself, you know. I had being wrong (he said sarcastically, while he teased Haley by flipping threw the pages, like he was looking for the last page she had wrote on. Haley saw he wasn't retreating so she chased after him. Lucas ran all the way down stairs where Keith was reading a newspaper and Karen was fixing breakfast. Lucas almost ran in to his mom but she steered out the way and Haley stilled fixed on her "prey".

Karen: you two be careful she said yelling out to them. (then she looked at Keith and said.. " when will they ever learn?"

Keith: I was wondering the same thing. (the shared a laugh)

Lucas had led her back to his room and then she jumped on his back and hit him with her small fist in the back, not soft but not hard either. Lucas had lost his balance and they landed on the bed. Lucas fell face first, he could immediately smell Haley in his sheet. She smelled like peach shampoo and laundry, he smiled to himself still clutching the little dark blue book.

Haley pulled his ear which was always his weakness, she always did it when nothing else worked.

Lucas; owww, owww

Haley :(she laughed out loud) Did I hurt poor lukey, luke (she said in a baby's tone teasing him) now give me back my diary like a good little boy.

Lucas gave in because he hated when Haley pulled his ear. It always worked all the time and he hated how he was so predictable when it came to her. Haley pulled the diary under Lucas's bed, and now Lucas had a bright red ear.

Lucas: You are so violent, so evil when you want to be. (he said feigning hurt)

Haley: You made me the way I am, I had to find some way to protect my self against the big bad bully, Lucas. (she gave Lucas a pouty 5year old girl look.) Talk about restraint, he had to do everything in his power not to kiss her right now, she looked so cute and adorable. A piece of hair had fallen onto her face and Lucas brushed it behind her ear, and Haley felt the tease of his skin against hers for a brief second. They just looked at each other, maybe to long, then they were broke out of what ever world they were in when They heard Karen call them from downstairs.

Karen: Lucas, Haley breakfast is ready, get down here before it gets cold.

Haley: mmmhh food! (She shrieked as she got up to go downstairs.) Lucas stayed their for a minute longer just to strengthen his resolve after what just happened. When he figured he had himself together he headed downstairs.

Haley was already seated fixing her plate when he came to sit down. His mother had saved him a place right beside Haley, no biggie he always sat beside Haley at breakfast. After every one had gotten their food, they were just talking over breakfast, like I guess you could say a family.

Karen: So what caused the little "rat race" this morning? (Karen asked with a smile on her face)

Lucas: Haley's' hiding secrets from me, (he said in a teasing tone, trying to make it sound like her fault)

Haley: It's my dairy, it's not meant for you to read. And you had the gull to take it and make you chase you for it.( she said in a whiny tone)

Karen: you took her Diary (Karen asked laughing on the inside at how immature her son could be)

Lucas: Well I just wanted to finish reading what I was reading. (he said in an innocent voice)

Karen: Lucas Scott please don't tell me you read Haley's diary. You never read a women's diary.

Lucas; no, well just half a sentence. (he said guilty but laughing on the inside. At how Haley's eyes widened and how she chased him around the house for it.

Haley: I'll tell you I don't think he's your son he's pure evil, he probably would have actually read it if I hadn't stopped him.

Lucas: I learn from the best. Don't I ? 9he said giving her a smirk, like you know who)

Haley: I wouldn't know, there's not an evil bone in my body. ( she said in her most innocent voice)

Lucas: And I'm sure that them 100% non evil bones in your body are the ones that did this he pointed to his ear. (which was now a little less red then before but still red)

Haley laughed and said "you deserved it, Like I said I had to protect myself" She said giving him a grin, that he couldn't fight with. Lucas couldn't kid with himself he liked that Haley was aggressive and that she took crap from no one. Keith and Karen just looked back and forth between the two, while they banter back and forth. They both gave each other knowing smiles. When would they realize that bickering back and forth was only something to hide behind. So their feelings couldn't bee seen. I guess it was their safety net and until one of them cut it lose they would both be shielded from the love they longed for and both deserved.

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