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Ch. 6 Confessions
Haley and Alex had been working on math for a few hours now, and to Alex's surprise, she was actually starting to understand it. She was just finishing her last problem when Haley suddenly put down her pencil and exclaimed, "ok, I think we're done for the night." She got up from the table and went behind the counter. "Hey, do you want anything to drink?"
"Yea, a coffee would be wonderful thanks." Haley quickly poured two cups of coffee and came back with them and two apple turnovers. "Thanks, but you didn't have to get me anything to eat, I don't have any money on me."
"Don't worry about it Alex, Lucas and I eat free food her all of the time. We're allowed to feed our friends." she said with a smile. Alex looked at the turnover, it did look really good. Oh, what the hell. Alex thought as she raised it to her lips and took a bite. Wow, that's good.
"So, Haley, you and Lucas eat here a lot?" To Alex's surprise, Haley dropped her friendly smile and frowned slightly.
"Well, we used to. The truth is, I haven't really seen Luke much with the exception of school. We just don't really seem to have the time to be together anymore."
"Oh." Alex said, feeling guilty once again. I'm sorry.
"Don't be, it's not your fault. The truth is Lucas and I have been drifting apart since last year. I mean at first it was all of the drama with Peyton, then he was always with Brooke and I was busy with Nathan, and now he's with you... and I'm still with Nathan. I don't know, I'm not naive enough to think that people don't grow apart, but I guess I never thought that Luke and I would fit into that category." She sighed sadly and continued. "I guess I just miss him, us, the way things used to be."
Alex couldn't believe that Haley was confiding in her, of all people. Poor Haley, she misses her best friend so much... wait a minute, did she say I was with him?
"Uh, Haley, what did you mean by I am with him?"
"Oh, Alex, I'm sorry, if it makes you feel better, you're definitely better for him than either Peyton or Brooke. You guys...compliment each other real well.
Oh my god, does she think that Lucas and I are..?
"Haley, umm what are you talking about? Lucas and I aren't together. Alex saw Haley's eyes widen with surprise.
"You're not?"
"No, I don't know where you heard that rumor, but we're just friends. I like the guy a lot and everything, in fact he's probably the best friend I have here, but that's all it is, friends."
"Oh, I guess I just assumed.. well you're always together and everything...and you seem to be really close..." Haley knew that she was starting to babble. Shut up Haley, they're just friends, that's good, right?
Alex was starting to feel very uncomfortable. "Ya know what, I should probably get going. I still have a ton of homework left to do and everything."
"I thought you did it, that's why you were late." Haley replied.
Oh, damn. Lucas, I'm going to kill you. Alex threatened silently. "Uh, right, I did. But I still have a lot of homework left to do. We have that essay due in a few days and I haven't even started it yet."
Haley raised her eyebrows skeptically. She seems really nervous, and I can't be sure but I think she's lying to me. "Ok, I should probably work on it too. I'll see ya tomorrow Alex."
"Bye, Haley, thanks for the help." Alex said before basically bolting out of the cafe.
Well, that was weird. Haley thought. She started cleaning up the counter where she had made the coffee and replayed her and Alex's consersation in her head. We're just friends... he's probably the best friend I have here. Haley didn't know why Alex telling her that she and Luke were just friends, was hitting such a nerve. She thought back to last year and how she felt about Peyton and Brooke. With Peyton it was always angst and drama and with Brooke, with the exception of the breakup, there was no drama, only fun and fooling around. So why is Alex and Lucas's relationship bothering me so much? And then it hit her. Oh my god, it's because they're just friends. Lucas have never been friends with Peyton or Brooke, they were just together. It was always Haley who was the best friend, and now Alex seemed to have taken that role. Haley was so deep in her revelation that she didn't hear the door swing open or see Lucas looking at her in amusement, as she continued to scrub the same area with her rag over and over again.
"Uh, Hales? I think that area's clean." he said with a smile. Haley stopped wiping, looked up, and saw Lucas's trademark smirk trained right at her.
"Yea, well you never can have a clean enough spot" she quipped back. She threw the rag down on the counter and asked, "what are you doing here anyway?"
"I don't know Hales. Lets see, my mom works here and so does my best friend. So I'm thinking- I came in for a sandwich."
"Ha ha, very funny." Haley rolled her eyes at him.
"Well, I thought so. Actually, the real reason is that I know that Lex was here earlier and she left one of her books at my place. I thought I could catch her before she left, but apparantly not."
Lex, since when did he call her Lex? "Wait, when was she over? I thought she was at home doing homework?" Suddenly Haley had a horrible feeling in the pit of her stomach that the two of them were lying to her. "Lucas, what's going on?"
Lucas knew that he could never really lie to Haley, especially to her face. He ran his fingers throught his hair and replied, "Hales, for the past few weeks, Alex has been helping me with my shoulder." Haley looked confused, so he decided to explain. "The physical therapy wasn't working as well as I hoped, so Addie suggested I work out at home. And I asked Alex to help me out." He looked over at Haley, she had a mixture of hurt and anger written across her face.
"Why didn't you ask me to help you, or at least tell me what was going on? You lied to me Luke." She felt tears welling up in her eyes but she refused to let him see how much he had hurt her.
"I know, and I'm so sorry Hales. It's just that you were already so worried about my shoulder, I didn't want to worry you anymore. I never meant to lie to you."
Now on one hand, Haley was still very hurt that Lucas had lied to her, on the other hand though, she knew he did it to try and protect her. "Well, I guess now we're even." She said quietly. Lucas looked at her, confused. "I lied to you last year about tutoring Nathan to protect you, and you lied to me about your shoulder to protect me. So now that makes us even, just don't ever do it again."
"Never again, I promise." Lucas looked rather relieved, he leaned down and kissed her gently on the forehead. "Ok, well I better get going. Do ya need a ride home?"
"No that's ok, I still have to clean up here, but thanks."
"Ok, well I'll see you later Hales. And I promise that from now on I will keep you updated about my shoulder."
"You better." Haley said with a smile. She watched as Lucas walked out the door and dropped the smile she had plastered on earlier. She stared at the closed door for a few minutes. I can't believe he lied to me, I can't believe he asked for Alex's help instead of mine. I can't believe I'm losing my best friend. She sighed sadly and then walked back to the counter to continue cleaning.
Ch. 6 Confessions
Haley and Alex had been working on math for a few hours now, and to Alex's surprise, she was actually starting to understand it. She was just finishing her last problem when Haley suddenly put down her pencil and exclaimed, "ok, I think we're done for the night." She got up from the table and went behind the counter. "Hey, do you want anything to drink?"
"Yea, a coffee would be wonderful thanks." Haley quickly poured two cups of coffee and came back with them and two apple turnovers. "Thanks, but you didn't have to get me anything to eat, I don't have any money on me."
"Don't worry about it Alex, Lucas and I eat free food her all of the time. We're allowed to feed our friends." she said with a smile. Alex looked at the turnover, it did look really good. Oh, what the hell. Alex thought as she raised it to her lips and took a bite. Wow, that's good.
"So, Haley, you and Lucas eat here a lot?" To Alex's surprise, Haley dropped her friendly smile and frowned slightly.
"Well, we used to. The truth is, I haven't really seen Luke much with the exception of school. We just don't really seem to have the time to be together anymore."
"Oh." Alex said, feeling guilty once again. I'm sorry.
"Don't be, it's not your fault. The truth is Lucas and I have been drifting apart since last year. I mean at first it was all of the drama with Peyton, then he was always with Brooke and I was busy with Nathan, and now he's with you... and I'm still with Nathan. I don't know, I'm not naive enough to think that people don't grow apart, but I guess I never thought that Luke and I would fit into that category." She sighed sadly and continued. "I guess I just miss him, us, the way things used to be."
Alex couldn't believe that Haley was confiding in her, of all people. Poor Haley, she misses her best friend so much... wait a minute, did she say I was with him?
"Uh, Haley, what did you mean by I am with him?"
"Oh, Alex, I'm sorry, if it makes you feel better, you're definitely better for him than either Peyton or Brooke. You guys...compliment each other real well.
Oh my god, does she think that Lucas and I are..?
"Haley, umm what are you talking about? Lucas and I aren't together. Alex saw Haley's eyes widen with surprise.
"You're not?"
"No, I don't know where you heard that rumor, but we're just friends. I like the guy a lot and everything, in fact he's probably the best friend I have here, but that's all it is, friends."
"Oh, I guess I just assumed.. well you're always together and everything...and you seem to be really close..." Haley knew that she was starting to babble. Shut up Haley, they're just friends, that's good, right?
Alex was starting to feel very uncomfortable. "Ya know what, I should probably get going. I still have a ton of homework left to do and everything."
"I thought you did it, that's why you were late." Haley replied.
Oh, damn. Lucas, I'm going to kill you. Alex threatened silently. "Uh, right, I did. But I still have a lot of homework left to do. We have that essay due in a few days and I haven't even started it yet."
Haley raised her eyebrows skeptically. She seems really nervous, and I can't be sure but I think she's lying to me. "Ok, I should probably work on it too. I'll see ya tomorrow Alex."
"Bye, Haley, thanks for the help." Alex said before basically bolting out of the cafe.
Well, that was weird. Haley thought. She started cleaning up the counter where she had made the coffee and replayed her and Alex's consersation in her head. We're just friends... he's probably the best friend I have here. Haley didn't know why Alex telling her that she and Luke were just friends, was hitting such a nerve. She thought back to last year and how she felt about Peyton and Brooke. With Peyton it was always angst and drama and with Brooke, with the exception of the breakup, there was no drama, only fun and fooling around. So why is Alex and Lucas's relationship bothering me so much? And then it hit her. Oh my god, it's because they're just friends. Lucas have never been friends with Peyton or Brooke, they were just together. It was always Haley who was the best friend, and now Alex seemed to have taken that role. Haley was so deep in her revelation that she didn't hear the door swing open or see Lucas looking at her in amusement, as she continued to scrub the same area with her rag over and over again.
"Uh, Hales? I think that area's clean." he said with a smile. Haley stopped wiping, looked up, and saw Lucas's trademark smirk trained right at her.
"Yea, well you never can have a clean enough spot" she quipped back. She threw the rag down on the counter and asked, "what are you doing here anyway?"
"I don't know Hales. Lets see, my mom works here and so does my best friend. So I'm thinking- I came in for a sandwich."
"Ha ha, very funny." Haley rolled her eyes at him.
"Well, I thought so. Actually, the real reason is that I know that Lex was here earlier and she left one of her books at my place. I thought I could catch her before she left, but apparantly not."
Lex, since when did he call her Lex? "Wait, when was she over? I thought she was at home doing homework?" Suddenly Haley had a horrible feeling in the pit of her stomach that the two of them were lying to her. "Lucas, what's going on?"
Lucas knew that he could never really lie to Haley, especially to her face. He ran his fingers throught his hair and replied, "Hales, for the past few weeks, Alex has been helping me with my shoulder." Haley looked confused, so he decided to explain. "The physical therapy wasn't working as well as I hoped, so Addie suggested I work out at home. And I asked Alex to help me out." He looked over at Haley, she had a mixture of hurt and anger written across her face.
"Why didn't you ask me to help you, or at least tell me what was going on? You lied to me Luke." She felt tears welling up in her eyes but she refused to let him see how much he had hurt her.
"I know, and I'm so sorry Hales. It's just that you were already so worried about my shoulder, I didn't want to worry you anymore. I never meant to lie to you."
Now on one hand, Haley was still very hurt that Lucas had lied to her, on the other hand though, she knew he did it to try and protect her. "Well, I guess now we're even." She said quietly. Lucas looked at her, confused. "I lied to you last year about tutoring Nathan to protect you, and you lied to me about your shoulder to protect me. So now that makes us even, just don't ever do it again."
"Never again, I promise." Lucas looked rather relieved, he leaned down and kissed her gently on the forehead. "Ok, well I better get going. Do ya need a ride home?"
"No that's ok, I still have to clean up here, but thanks."
"Ok, well I'll see you later Hales. And I promise that from now on I will keep you updated about my shoulder."
"You better." Haley said with a smile. She watched as Lucas walked out the door and dropped the smile she had plastered on earlier. She stared at the closed door for a few minutes. I can't believe he lied to me, I can't believe he asked for Alex's help instead of mine. I can't believe I'm losing my best friend. She sighed sadly and then walked back to the counter to continue cleaning.