~Whispered Secrets~

Chapter (9) misunderstandings?

A/N: I'm loving the review and always thanks for the nice comments and please keep them coming. I'm trying to wrap this story up with in the next couple chapters because I already have an idea for another story matter fact I have already thought of title but that's for me to know and you to find out.lol

The hours were settling more and more into the night and Lucas hadn't opened his door or come down yet. Haley knew when Lucas was mad or upset he was stubborn when forgiving and forgetting but of course she knew we never forgot more like pushed it to the back of our mind. She looked over at the clock which read a quarter to eleven. She figured Lucas needed more time and she was not going to push. She would eventually get the chance to say that she was sorry and she would never intentionally hurt him. For some reason she felt it was more then that, then that joke, more then …..it's no point in thinking about it now. She dressed up the couch to get ready for bed. Karen had offered to make Lucas open the door or that Haley could sleep in her room but being Haley she turned her down saying she was fine out here and that she didn't want to inconvience her. Now Karen and Haley can be pretty stubborn but Haley won the battle after so many "really, really it's fine." Karen had retired for bed a little earlier. Haley finally checked the locks and turned off the lights something she was used to doing at here. This is was like her second home

She wrapped her self in the warm comforter while her thoughts were still far from sleep and so were her eyes. * Lucas is leaving day after tomorrow and….things can't be like this. He's mad at me and he won't even talk to me and why did I have to do that? why did I have to mess with him? God how old am I again? I just graduated and it's like nothings change. I'm still the same old Haley just leaving home pretty soon. But maybe that's a good thing, maybe it's good I don't change but just mature. I don't want to be different I don't want to change. I don't want anything to change. I don't want Lucas to change. I don't want my life to change. But there was one thing she wanted to change or should she say elevate…..her relationship with Lucas. Because her love sure had , her emotions had and her feelings had. But everything had still stayed the same.* She just wanted to go up stairs and pound on the door till he opened up and make him listen to her and apologize and just show him that she would never want to hurt him, show him that she was in love with him, show him how much her heart belonged to him. She actually unwrapped herself from the covers and got halfway up the stairs before turning back around and attempting to go to sleep. Haley was strong but there was time she was to scared to do what she knew she really should do. She was scared of what he would say to her, scared to see that hurt look in his eyes, the one that made her hurt, the one that tore her up inside. And what would hurt even worse is that she was the one who caused that look. She just wasn't ready emotionally, physically, mentally to do that. She would wait till tomorrow's sunrise and hopefully the sun would still shine in her day and she knew the only way for that to happen was to make things right with Lucas.

Lucas was laying in his bed with his blanket twisted around his body as if he had been tossing and turning. He tried to sleep. But he was still awake. He heard the creek of the steps and knew It was Haley he was silently hoping she would come up and they could fix this. But when he heard her retreat his hopes dropped. He knew he overreacted. But we never think when we are mad, upset, hurt, and of coarse in love and think the other person isn't. To Haley it was just a funny joke nothing more she didn't know that everything was let loose because of that joke. That he had let the cat out of the bag. To his mom. But again Haley was oblivious to all of this and she didn't deserve what he dished out, But he was hurting and not thinking. The two things that usually go hand and hand. He wasn't sleeping so he opened his door quietly as possible and lurked out and tiptoed down the stairs and stood on the sixth stair and saw Haley sleeping. He stood there for a minute. Looked at how peaceful she was, how beautiful she was. He wanted so bad to stroke her hair and to kiss her and tell her he was sorry. But he ran his fingers through his hair and reluctantly turned around and went back to his bed room leaving his door open. He laughed on the inside at how childish he had been, he was leaving for college the day after tomorrow and Haley James could still do this to him.

Lucas heard the birds chirping as he stirred form his sleep and to his surprise the sun was shining even after the cold night last night and that was meant in more ways then one. He immediately got up and brushed his teeth and headed down stairs to see if Haley was awake. He walked all the way down stairs and saw that Haley was still sleeping. He stood in front of the couch just taking this chance to look at her once more. He noticed how her eye lids shuttered when ever she breathed out and her hair was in her face. He stroked her hair softly as possible as not to wake her then he squatted down beside a sleeping Haley he stopped himself before placing a kiss on her lips and just pressed his lips against her forehead. He stroked the couple of strands from her eyes and her face. She stirred she felt warm skin on her face. She opened her eyes and since Lucas was squatting they were eye level. They looked at each other for a minute then smiled.

Lucas: hey sleeping beauty.

Haley: hey (she said kind of surprise that Lucas would be the one looking in her eyes right now)

Lucas: I'm sorry.

Hales: No I'm sorry I should have never… (she said sitting up giving him room to sit down)

Lucas put a finger to her mouth gesturing for her to be quiet so he could finish talking.

Lucas; no it was just a joke, it was just a lot more going on and I took it out on you. Don't apologize, you have no need to. Besides I've pulled so many jokes, pranks on you to last a life time (they both shared a laugh)

Haley was looking at him noticing there was something else, something he wasn't telling her.

Haley: so what more was going on? (she asked concerned)

Lucas: I just came acquainted with something new, and I've realized some things.

Haley: something? Realized something?

Lucas: has anybody ever told you are nosy? (he said asking her playing trying to change the topic, a little close to home)

Haley: I 'm not nosy I just want to know what's going on with my best friend but since I'm being so nosy (she said sarcastically). Turn the TV on cartoons. (she put a pillow in his lap as he reached for the remote and turned it to cartoon network, they were still kids at heart) Haley laid on the pillow on Luca's lap while he absentmindedly stoked her hair and Haley loved it when he did it. Tom and Jerry was on which was their favorite cartoon and they were laughing and Karen came down the stairs in a robe and she noticed the sight of her son and Haley and jumped to the wrong conclusions.

Karen: aww you all look so cute together. I'm glad you told her.

They both looked up and Lucas looked terrified. Haley look confused, she was used to his mother making little comments but what did Lucas supposedly tell her?

Haley: told me what? She looked at Lucas who was giving his mother the death glare.

A/N:Please R/R.