Chapter 2

Peyton and Haley arrive at school and they go their separate ways to go to their lockers. Peyton starts to open hers and Nathan walks up to her.

"Hey baby." Nathan says greeting her with hug and a peck on the cheek.

"Hey."

"Well what's up?"

"Not alot. Just getting ready to go to Chemistry."

"Yeah I got to head to Geometry."

"Yeah."

"So what are we doing after school?"

"I can't do anything I gotta get home and work on this drawing that I gotta get in by tomorrow for a grade." She knew she couldn't tell Nathan that she was going to Lucas's house cause he would go off and hate her forever.

"Oh ok can I come by and watch and maybe we can do something after you finish?"

"No it's going to take me all night. Tomorrow we will do something I promise."

"Ok deal."

"Walk me to class?"

"Of course." Nathan says putting his arm around her.

After Nathan dropped Peyton off at her class he went to Geometry. Nathan sits in front of Haley.

"Hey Nate what's up?"

"Nothing just panicking over this test."

"Don't worry just remember all those techniques I taught you and you will do fine."

"Yeah I know. Hey you wanna do something after school. I wanna take you out somewhere to pay for all our tutoring sessions."

"Ok what time are you picking me up?" "Well what time do you wanna go?" "I guess at 6?"

"Great."

"Remember keep your eyes on your own paper and raise your hand if you need help." Mrs. Thomas said in her screechy old voice.

"Yeah Haley no cheating off me." Nathan said with a smile.

Haley laughs.

"I'll try not to." Haley smiles at the fact that he was joking around with her.

After school Peyton jumps in her car and prepares to take off, but Haley runs up to her.

"Hey I need a ride home?"

"Actually I was heading to Lucas's"

"Oh ok nevermind."

"No I will give you a ride home."

"No that's ok I will just see if Nathan will give me a ride."

"Are you sure?"

"No they both have practice till 4 anyways I will give you a ride."

"Ok." Haley gets in and they leave.

"Oh guess what?!" Haley says excited.

"What?"

"Nathan wants to take me out tonight to pay off for all our tutoring sessions."

"That's great Hales. Yeah he wanted me to do something with him after school, but I wanted to see lucas so I told him I had a drawing to do."

"Oh."

"but I didn't tell him to take you out that was totally on his own."

"But I don't think he goes for people like me. The book nerd that's waiting for marriage."

"Haley Nathan's nowhere close to being like those kinda guys. He will wait forever for you to be ready trust me."

"Ok good."

"You want me to help you find something to wear?"

"If you want."

"Ok"

Peyton spends a hour helping Haley get ready for Nathan and then she leaves to go to Lucas's.

She knocks on his door. Caren answer's it.

"Hi Caren is Lucas home?"

"Yeah he's in his room you can go get him if you want."

"Ok thanks." Peyton walks in.

As she gets closer his music gets louder and louder. The door was cracked so she slowly walks in. She see's him laying on his bed with no shirt and light blue boxers on. He looks over at her.

"Hey Peyton what are you doing here?" He jumps up and gets his jeans on and turns off the music.

"I just thought I would stop by and maybe we could talk."

"About what?"

"The night before me and Nathan started going out in your room and you wanted me but I backed away I fell in love with you. When Nathan made me stay away from you for all these months I have fallen in love with you. The other day in the library when you stared at me and then smiled at me I fell in love with you."

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah. And from the expression on your face you think I'm crazy."

"No I don't think your crazy I'm just shocked."

"I wanna be with you Lucas."

"That night in my room I wanted your heart,body, and soul but you wouldn't give it to me. Why? Why do you tell me all this now? Now that you and Nathan have been together for 5 months?"

"I dunno, but what I do know is we like the same music and we like the same books. I think I connect more with you."

Silence

"Please Lucas, Please say you will be with me."

"I can't."

"Why not?"

"Peyton I'm with Brooke now."

"Your kidding."

"I wish I was."

"Ok this is embarrassing." She turns around and starts to walk out.

"Don't be embarrassed. I have waited so long for you to want me the way you do now and you tell me all this when I have a girlfriend."

"Yeah well I can't control my heart. I can't control when it falls in love you. I'm sorry for ever telling you."

"No I'm glad you did."

"I gotta go Bye Lucas."

"Wait will you go down to the basketball court and help me practice for tomorrow's game? I don't like being down there by myself." He smiles.

"I guess." She says with a half smile.

He puts his arm around her and they walk down there.

Nathan drives up to Haley's house and knocks on her door. Haley answers.

"Are you ready?"

"Yeah."

"You look great."

"Well thank-you so do you." He walks her to his Mustang and opens the door for her.

"Thank-you." Nathan runs to the other side and drives off. "So where do you wanna eat?"

"Caren's Cafe?"

"I don't really want to see my mom right now."

"Oh ok. Wherever then."

"Well if you really want I will."

"No go where you want."

"Ok." Nathan decides to take her to Sizzle Grill.

They walk in and sit down.

"So how did you become so smart?"

"Umm I just study alot. You know your alot smarter than what you take credit for."

"No I'm really not, but I'm not complaining being stupid."

"What do you mean?"

"Well it got me you didn't it." He smiles.

"So are you enjoying this?"

"Yeah I'm having a blast."

"It's great for us to just hang out without the books you know."

"Yeah. So do you wanna go help me practice for my big game tomorrow?"

"Sure."

"Maybe I can tutor you in the department."

Haley laughs.

"Yeah I need it. I'm totally flunking gym cause of that stupid sport."

"Hey it's not stupid it's my life."

"Oh oops sorry."

"It's cool. Come on let's go."

Nathan drives down there.

"Well Well Well isn't this a surprise. You ditch me to be with my worst enemy."

"I'm sorry." Haley mouths to Peyton. Peyton smiles at Haley.

"Look I made her come help me with my shots."

"Yeah he came to my house and drug me out." Nathan hugs her.

"You better not have a change of heart on me now."

"Hey why don't we do Me and Haley against you and Peyton." Nathan says pasing the ball to Haley.

"No that's ok me and Peyton will just watch." Haley says throwing the ball back to Nathan.

"Ok cool."

Peyton and Haley sit on the bench on the side.

"That was close." Peyton says to Haley.

"Yeah I know. So how did yalls talk go?"

"Well he's going out with Brooke."

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah."

"You want me to talk to him for you?"

"Would you?"

"Of course."

"Thanks your a great friend Haley."

"I know. Look at them playing I wish they would get along. They get along so well on the court then after that they look like their going to kill each other."

"I know."

"Lucas is my everything now and I will do anything to get him."

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