I'm back! Sorry it took so long for me to update. Thanks for all the reviews I have gotten. They keep me going. Just to let you know the baby will be arriving in a chapter or so. Keep reading and reviewing!

The café was pretty much empty besides a couple sipping some coffee by the window. Lucas liked the café like this because then he couldn't be recruited to work. Haley was busying herself with cleaning behind the counter. She didn't want to talk to Lucas right now. She was afraid that she'd say something that she'd regret.

"Hales," Lucas pleaded, "Please talk to me."

"I'm sorry but I'm not interested in talking to someone that makes my business his." Haley said snidely.

"Haley, I'm sorry okay." Lucas said finally admitting he was wrong. "You're my best friend; I was just looking out for you."

"Looking out for me or trying to control my life?" Haley spoke the truth. Ever since she got with Nathan the two brothers had been competing for her attention. Couldn't she be in love with one and best friends with the other? Was it that difficult?

"Haley, come on." Lucas was tired of fighting with her. That's all they seemed to do anymore.

"Lucas, I'm mad at you right now." Haley was almost at her breaking point. She didn't know how much longer she could hold out.

"Haley, just forgive me!" Lucas was getting angry that she was still hung up over this. It had been almost two weeks since they had their fight and she still wouldn't talk to him.

"Lucas, what Nathan and I do or don't do is none of your business." Haley said sharply, "Nathan and I are together, just accept it okay? We're also getting married. That's not going to change no matter what you say or do."

"I know you two are together, I just don't understand it." Lucas knew he was cracking her, "You've hated Nathan all your life and all or a sudden you two are engaged. It just doesn't make sense."

"Nathan and I don't make sense?" Haley laughed, "How about you and Brooke? Now that's a coupling that I would've predicted."

"Leave Brooke out of this!" Lucas hated when he twisted the situation on him, "This has nothing to do with Brooke and I and our relationship. We love each other."

"And Nathan and I don't?" Haley was pushed even farther into her rage. "How dare you even suggest that we don't love each other?"

"Haley, I didn't mean it." Lucas knew he screwed up bad now. He knew the best way to make her forgive him was to just shut up and let her release all her anger.

"That's just it Lucas," Haley shook her head not wanting to believe the truth, "You did mean it and that's what hurts."

"Haley, Lucas!" Karen yelled from the kitchen, "Get in here now!"

"What Mom?" Lucas pushed through the swinging kitchen doors.

"Take your grudges elsewhere; you're scaring all my customers away." Karen was angry.

"Sorry Karen." Haley said returning to the front of the café.

"So are you going to tell me what's going on?" Karen asked once she saw Haley was busy with a customer.

"Haley and I are having a fight." Lucas said sadly.

"We'll I knew that." Karen said sarcastically, "Everyone knows that now."

"I actually came to talk to you." Lucas said changing the subject.

"What's up?" Karen went into mother mode.

"Brooke and I need jobs and I was wondering if we could work here at least until I can find something better." Lucas hated asking his mother for financial help.

"Lucas, you're the answers to my prayers." Karen said cheerily. Lucas looked at her confused. He had no clue what she meant, "Deb and I wanted to take a vacation but we couldn't leave the café in just Haley and Jake's hands; it wouldn't be right."

"So that's a yes then, right?" Lucas was still lost but a job was a job and that's all he cared about.

"Did you even need to ask?" Karen hugged her boy while untying her apron.

"When can we start?" Lucas said still in his mother's embrace.

"Right now." Karen handed him her apron, "I want to go tell Deb our plans are back on."

Karen walked cheerily to the front of her café. The days just kept getting better and better. She had needed a vacation since everything started to get complicated with her and Keith and now Lucas and Brooke. She had earned a vacation.

"Alright, don't kill each other," Karen said grabbing her purse, "Lucas you can lock up."

"Bye Mom."

"Bye Karen."

Haley and Lucas tried to put as much space as they could between each other. Neither of them wanted to talk to the other. Haley could hold a grudge for ever but Lucas was so stubborn that he would never admit to being in the wrong.

The two could've gone on like this forever because they were Haley and Lucas. Being Haley and Lucas neither of them would start the much needed confrontation unless they were tied down and forced.

"Hey gorgeous," The familiar cheery voice said walking through the door.

Brooke walked over to the counter and leaned, or tried to lean over to kiss Lucas. Seeing her struggle made him laugh as he leaned the rest of the way over to meet her lips. Her stomach had grown so much since Haley had seen her and she couldn't believe only a few months until there'd be a tiny Lucas or Brooke running around.

"Hey Brooke." Lucas said, resuming wiping the counter, "Are you hungry?"

"No, I just came here for my health." With being pregnant Brooke had developed a bad case of sarcasm.

"I though you came for the hottest, newest waiter's company." Lucas smiled softly.

"A little conceded are we." Haley said punching numbers into the cash register.

"I'm guessing you two still aren't on speaking terms?" Brooke hated trying to be in the middle of the two best friends.

"What can I get you Brooke?" Lucas said changing the subject.

"Let's see, a cheeseburger with everything on it, a piece of that delicious chocolate cake and a diet coke." Brooke paused making sure she hadn't missed anything, "Oh and extra fries."

"Coming right up." Lucas disappeared into the kitchen to place the order.

"Brooke," Haley said softly making sure that Lucas didn't hear her, "I'm sorry I dragged you into our argument. This is between me and Lucas and has nothing to do with you."

"Ah, don't worry about it Haley." Brooke knew that she didn't mean what she said, "But you got to make things right with Luke."

"I don't even want to talk about him right now." Brooke saw the fire in Haley's eyes.

"Haley, he didn't mean anything by whatever you two are fighting over," Brooke saw she was getting no where, "He thinks of you like his little sister and he's just doesn't want to see you get hurt."

"That's not what he is." Haley said quickly, "He's just jealous."

"Jealous of what?" Brooke didn't understand what Lucas could be jealous of Haley for.

"Of my relationship with Nathan." Haley began scrubbing the counter even though Lucas had already cleaned.

"Why would he be jealous of that?" Brooke thought for a second, "Do you think he wants Nathan?"

"God Brooke," Haley laughed. Brooke had done it; she had cracked Haley James. "No, he just wants something that I got. He wants to see what I see in Nathan."

"Hun, no one sees what you see in Nathan," Brooke then rethought what she just said, "But that's the thing. You see something in Nathan and that's all that matters."

"When did you get so insightful?" Haley smiled still thinking what Brooke had just said.

"I guess being pregnant does that too you." Brooke smiled, proud that she had been able to help someone besides herself. She was practicing for taking care of her baby.

"Alright, we've got a cheeseburger with everything on it, a piece of chocolate cake, a diet coke and extra fries." Lucas placed the plates in front of Brooke. Lucas knew he was going to hear how fat she was later but it was worth making her happy now.

Brooke smiled before she began shoveling food in her mouth like she'd never eaten before. Haley and Lucas began laughing at her.

"What?" Brooke said with food in her mouth.

"Nothing honey." Lucas walked over to take care of another customer.

"Excuse me for being pregnant." Brooke said in a whiny voice, "That's all your fault."

"I know, I know." Lucas wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head. He had gotten used to her mood swings and they even made him laugh sometimes, when she wasn't looking.

"You know if you and I would've just used a –"Brooke began rambling.

"Brooke, not here." Lucas motioned to the other customers of the café, "Let's not scare away the business with our personal business."

"I'm pregnant," Brooke stated loudly, "I can do whatever I want."

"Yeah?" Lucas raised his eyebrow, "Then you want to get fired, don't you?'

"Fired from what? Being pregnant, because I'd really like this baby to come out now-"She began rambling again.

"You've got a job here." Lucas whispered, trying not to disturb the customers.

"Really?" Brooke said excitedly. They were out of school for the summer so she had nothing better to do but unpack all of their belongings in their apartment. She wasn't having much fun. She wanted to be around people in a common place. The café would be perfect.

"Yeah my mom and Deb want to go away for a vacation so we're filling in for them." Lucas explained, watching the last customer leave.

Brooke stuffed the last piece of cake in her mouth and downed the rest of her coke. She burped, rather loudly, but at least there was no one except Haley and Lucas left in the café.

"I'll see you at home, handsome." Brooke turned to leave and wobbled out. After she was gone Lucas began stacking chairs on the table while Haley counted the money.

"Lucas," Haley finally gathered up enough courage to fix what was broken, "I say we call a truce. Let's just forget about this ugly mess."

"Didn't I already suggest that to you?" Lucas didn't understand why she was caving, "What changed your mind?"

"A very wise, pregnant girl." Haley smiled, silently thanking Brooke in her head, making a mental note to thank her the next time she saw her.

"Did you just call Brooke Davis wise?" Lucas smiled; glad that Haley finally got to see the side of Brooke he fell in love with.

"I plead temporary insanity." Haley joked.

"I'm sorry for getting all crazy about you and Nathan and all." Lucas wasn't very good at apologies, especially ones that were for Haley James.

"And I'm sorry I got so touchy and dragged your relationship with Brooke into our problem." Haley was just as bad as Lucas was with apologies, "She really is a great girl."

"Yeah she is, isn't she?" Lucas smiled, thinking about his gorgeous, smart girlfriend.

"Nathan's a good guy too if you give him a chance." Haley wanted her best friend to approve of her relationship with his brother. She valued Lucas' opinions so much and it hurt when he didn't agree or approve of something she loved so much.

"I never said he was a horrible guy. He wouldn't be my first choice in a boyfriend though." Lucas joked. He really didn't hate Nathan at all; they were brothers and brothers are always competing to be better than the other.

"Oh, and who would?" Haley played along.

"His hot brother Lucas." Lucas said getting serious.

"I really don't think his brother's that hot at all." Haley knew exactly how to get him good.

"What?!" Lucas was sarcastically enraged, "He is a very hot guy! Many people have told him so."

"He has a face only a mother could love." Haley walked up the stairs to the roof where their homemade mini golf course was.

"Is that so?" Lucas followed her. He found her on the roof with a putter in her hand.

"Okay, maybe he's a little cute," Haley pretended to give in, "In a momma's boy type of way."

"That's it!" Lucas ran and tackled his unsuspecting friend. He began tickling her crazy. They were both laughing until they couldn't breath anymore.

"Alright, alright," Haley said in between laughing, "He's really hot!"

"That's more like it." Lucas rolled over to look up at the stars.

"We aren't going to be able to do this much soon, are we?" Haley said after a while of star gazing.

"Why wouldn't we be able to do this much?" Lucas couldn't imagine not hanging out with Haley like this anymore.

"You're going to be wrapped in Brooke and the baby and you're going to be too tired to hang out with your best friend." Haley didn't take her eyes off the sky.

"Nothing is going to ruin our relationship, Hales, you know that." Lucas wouldn't let his new family take too much time out of his relationship with Haley. He wasn't going to drop everything to hang out with Haley but she'll have set aside for her.

"I hope you're right Lucas."