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Lucas was on the road by 10am Friday morning heading the three hours back to Tree Hill. When he left the house that morning Keith had again told him that if Tree Hill isn't where he wanted to be then he would always been welcome there. Lucas reassured Keith that he would be back Monday afternoon, if only to get his belongings. As Lucas drove his thoughts went back to the days before he and Keith had left Tree Hill. He thought about the drama between Brooke, Peyton and himself. He didn't know if they hated him or just took a vow never to talk to him again. When He went home for weekend visits before they had avoided him, even to the point of crossing the street if they saw him coming towards them on the sidewalk. He thought about his relationship with Nathan. That is one of the things he didn't understand the most. They had spent so many years hating each other and being bullied by Dan, but in some way Haley James connected them. Sometimes Lucas thought Haley was put in this situation to bring these two brothers together so that they could fight some greater evil together. He knew one thing he couldn't wait to see her. He hadn't told her he was coming home and had asked his mom not to tell her either. Just than his phone rang and on the caller ID it said Nathan cell. Why is Nathan calling? He never calls unless something is wrong with Haley. He flipped the phone open keeping his eyes on the interstate.
"Hello" Lucas said
"Lucas, It's Nathan"
"What's up?"
"Can you talk for a minute?"
"I am driving. So be quick."
"I just needed to know if you were planning a weekend trip here before school starts again," Nathan said
"Why?"
"Haley really misses you and I think it would be good for her to have one last visit with you before we get back into school again."
"Well I think the role of concerned husband suits you well, Nathan. Are you going to be home this weekend?" Lucas asked
"Yea, why?"
"Cause I am on way to Tree Hill as we speak. Just don't tell Haley"
"How far are you?"
"Still about an hour away maybe a little over an hour. Is she working at the café today?"
"Yea. Her shift is over at 3." Lucas looked at the clock, which read 12:30, and he knew he would be to the café in plenty of time before she off.
"Ok. Well I am going to swing by there when I get into town."
"Ok. I will talk to you later."
Lucas hung up the phone and concentrated on the interstate busy with Friday lunch hour traffic.
He arrived in Tree Hill a little over an hour later and the first thing he did was stop by the café. As he got out of his truck and stepped on the sidewalk he saw Brooke and Peyton walking down the sidewalk towards the café with shopping bags in their hands. They weren't paying attention to anything around them. Lucas stood there for a minute looking at them before walking into the café.
"What can I get you, sir?" Haley asked a customer who was sitting at the counter. She heard the jingle of the bell and said "Be right with you."
"Sure" Lucas said.
Haley eyes got wide as her head came up from the looking at the customer. When she saw Luke she got a huge smile on her face. She finished taking the order and then ran around the counter right into Lucas open arms for a hug.
"Luke!"
"Hey Hales"
"When did you get here?"
"Just drove in."
"Does Karen know you are here?"
"She knew I was coming, but I have seen her yet."
"She's in back."
"Ok. Let me go tell her I am here. I'll be right back." Lucas said.
Lucas walked to the back of the café where the office is located and found his mom hard at work. "Mom?' He said.
Karen screamed before looking up at Lucas. "Lucas, you scared me! " "Sorry" Karen got up from her chair and came over to give Lucas a hug.
"Oh my boy. How was your drive?"
"Long. I think that interstate is getting longer every time I drive it."
"And how many more times are you planning on driving it?" Karen asked.
Lucas didn't want to tell anyone in Tree Hill of his decision to return until he was sure that was his decision. After all, this was a weekend to make sure it was the correct decision. He just looked at his mom and smiled.
"I am going to head back up front so you can finish your work. I will see you at home later."
"OK"
Lucas headed back up to the front and as he was getting closer he heard the familiar voices of Brooke Davis and Peyton Sawyer. He couldn't make out what they were talking about. As he came back in to the café Brooke saw him. She looked at him for a split second and then whispered to Peyton "we need to leave."
Peyton turned around in her seat to see what Brooke was talking about only to see Lucas. She turned back around in her seat and whispered also "Well look what is back to start more trouble. I thought we got rid of him." The two girls laughed. Meanwhile Lucas walked over to the counter and was talking with Haley ignoring them.
"Yea, well I guess he is back to try ruin someone else's friendship and broke someone else's heart." Brooke said
"Why not? He doesn't have anything to lose. Everyone in this town has already lost all respect for him."
"Not everyone" Nathan said from the doorway. He had been within hearing distance of the last part of their conversation. As Nathan spoke Lucas and Haley looked over from the counter. Brooke and Peyton looked up at him from their table.
"What did you say?" Brooke asked.
"I said not everyone has lost respect for him."
"What are you sticking up for him?" Peyton asked
"I have been hearing you two all summer talk bad about Lucas and how you are glad he is gone and you hope he doesn't come back and I am sick of hearing it. You may be glad that he is gone, but a lot of us are not."
"Are you saying that you wish he was here? Nate, you hate him. You should be joining us instead of sticking up for him." Brooke asked
"Brooke, that is where you are wrong. I don't hate him. He is my brother and because he is my brother I wish he were here. We let Dan drive us apart for the last 16 years and I regret it. I am going to let you drive us apart now."
"Nathan, you need to get your head on straight. Come on Brooke lets get out of here." Peyton said.
Brooke and Peyton gathered up their stuff and walked out the door both of them glaring at Nathan who was glaring back. As soon as the door closed Nathan walked up to the counter where he looked at Lucas and said "Good to have you home"
"Thanks man" The two brothers shook hands and pulled each other into a hug. As Lucas stood there thinking about what Nathan had just done he began to realize maybe he was making the right decision by moving back to Tree Hill. He wanted a brotherly relationship that him and Nathan never had growing up. After the way Nathan just stood up for him he knew he wanted one also. Lucas sat there at the counter talking with his brother, sister-in-law and his mom. His family. He knew then he was making the right choice.
Thanks to everyone for reviewing! I really appreciate it!! Here is the next update! Please give me some reviews they are really helping with this.
Lucas was on the road by 10am Friday morning heading the three hours back to Tree Hill. When he left the house that morning Keith had again told him that if Tree Hill isn't where he wanted to be then he would always been welcome there. Lucas reassured Keith that he would be back Monday afternoon, if only to get his belongings. As Lucas drove his thoughts went back to the days before he and Keith had left Tree Hill. He thought about the drama between Brooke, Peyton and himself. He didn't know if they hated him or just took a vow never to talk to him again. When He went home for weekend visits before they had avoided him, even to the point of crossing the street if they saw him coming towards them on the sidewalk. He thought about his relationship with Nathan. That is one of the things he didn't understand the most. They had spent so many years hating each other and being bullied by Dan, but in some way Haley James connected them. Sometimes Lucas thought Haley was put in this situation to bring these two brothers together so that they could fight some greater evil together. He knew one thing he couldn't wait to see her. He hadn't told her he was coming home and had asked his mom not to tell her either. Just than his phone rang and on the caller ID it said Nathan cell. Why is Nathan calling? He never calls unless something is wrong with Haley. He flipped the phone open keeping his eyes on the interstate.
"Hello" Lucas said
"Lucas, It's Nathan"
"What's up?"
"Can you talk for a minute?"
"I am driving. So be quick."
"I just needed to know if you were planning a weekend trip here before school starts again," Nathan said
"Why?"
"Haley really misses you and I think it would be good for her to have one last visit with you before we get back into school again."
"Well I think the role of concerned husband suits you well, Nathan. Are you going to be home this weekend?" Lucas asked
"Yea, why?"
"Cause I am on way to Tree Hill as we speak. Just don't tell Haley"
"How far are you?"
"Still about an hour away maybe a little over an hour. Is she working at the café today?"
"Yea. Her shift is over at 3." Lucas looked at the clock, which read 12:30, and he knew he would be to the café in plenty of time before she off.
"Ok. Well I am going to swing by there when I get into town."
"Ok. I will talk to you later."
Lucas hung up the phone and concentrated on the interstate busy with Friday lunch hour traffic.
He arrived in Tree Hill a little over an hour later and the first thing he did was stop by the café. As he got out of his truck and stepped on the sidewalk he saw Brooke and Peyton walking down the sidewalk towards the café with shopping bags in their hands. They weren't paying attention to anything around them. Lucas stood there for a minute looking at them before walking into the café.
"What can I get you, sir?" Haley asked a customer who was sitting at the counter. She heard the jingle of the bell and said "Be right with you."
"Sure" Lucas said.
Haley eyes got wide as her head came up from the looking at the customer. When she saw Luke she got a huge smile on her face. She finished taking the order and then ran around the counter right into Lucas open arms for a hug.
"Luke!"
"Hey Hales"
"When did you get here?"
"Just drove in."
"Does Karen know you are here?"
"She knew I was coming, but I have seen her yet."
"She's in back."
"Ok. Let me go tell her I am here. I'll be right back." Lucas said.
Lucas walked to the back of the café where the office is located and found his mom hard at work. "Mom?' He said.
Karen screamed before looking up at Lucas. "Lucas, you scared me! " "Sorry" Karen got up from her chair and came over to give Lucas a hug.
"Oh my boy. How was your drive?"
"Long. I think that interstate is getting longer every time I drive it."
"And how many more times are you planning on driving it?" Karen asked.
Lucas didn't want to tell anyone in Tree Hill of his decision to return until he was sure that was his decision. After all, this was a weekend to make sure it was the correct decision. He just looked at his mom and smiled.
"I am going to head back up front so you can finish your work. I will see you at home later."
"OK"
Lucas headed back up to the front and as he was getting closer he heard the familiar voices of Brooke Davis and Peyton Sawyer. He couldn't make out what they were talking about. As he came back in to the café Brooke saw him. She looked at him for a split second and then whispered to Peyton "we need to leave."
Peyton turned around in her seat to see what Brooke was talking about only to see Lucas. She turned back around in her seat and whispered also "Well look what is back to start more trouble. I thought we got rid of him." The two girls laughed. Meanwhile Lucas walked over to the counter and was talking with Haley ignoring them.
"Yea, well I guess he is back to try ruin someone else's friendship and broke someone else's heart." Brooke said
"Why not? He doesn't have anything to lose. Everyone in this town has already lost all respect for him."
"Not everyone" Nathan said from the doorway. He had been within hearing distance of the last part of their conversation. As Nathan spoke Lucas and Haley looked over from the counter. Brooke and Peyton looked up at him from their table.
"What did you say?" Brooke asked.
"I said not everyone has lost respect for him."
"What are you sticking up for him?" Peyton asked
"I have been hearing you two all summer talk bad about Lucas and how you are glad he is gone and you hope he doesn't come back and I am sick of hearing it. You may be glad that he is gone, but a lot of us are not."
"Are you saying that you wish he was here? Nate, you hate him. You should be joining us instead of sticking up for him." Brooke asked
"Brooke, that is where you are wrong. I don't hate him. He is my brother and because he is my brother I wish he were here. We let Dan drive us apart for the last 16 years and I regret it. I am going to let you drive us apart now."
"Nathan, you need to get your head on straight. Come on Brooke lets get out of here." Peyton said.
Brooke and Peyton gathered up their stuff and walked out the door both of them glaring at Nathan who was glaring back. As soon as the door closed Nathan walked up to the counter where he looked at Lucas and said "Good to have you home"
"Thanks man" The two brothers shook hands and pulled each other into a hug. As Lucas stood there thinking about what Nathan had just done he began to realize maybe he was making the right decision by moving back to Tree Hill. He wanted a brotherly relationship that him and Nathan never had growing up. After the way Nathan just stood up for him he knew he wanted one also. Lucas sat there at the counter talking with his brother, sister-in-law and his mom. His family. He knew then he was making the right choice.
