Disclaimer: I don't own the show One Tree Hill or the any of its
characters.
Thanks to everyone for reviewing. I came to the conclusion that I really couldn't write Brooke and Peyton mad at Lucas. I just couldn't do it. So they are going to become friends again at least in this story.
The second game of the night ended with a winning shot by Skills.
"Ok, that wasn't fair" Jimmy said
"What wasn't fair? Skills asked "the fact that we just beat you again?"
"Let's play another one" Jimmy said
"Break first and then we can play another game" Lucas said
"Didn't we just have that same conversation after the first game?" Nathan asked
"Yea and I just said the same thing Skills said to us" Lucas said laughing as the two headed over to the spot where Haley, Brooke and Peyton were still sitting talking.
"Good game guys" Brooke said
"Are you playing another one?" Haley asked
"Yea, they want best of three." Lucas said
"You are looking good out there Lucas. How is the shoulder?" Peyton asked
"It is telling me that I have been away from the game too long, but other than that it is pretty much ok."
"Are you going to play this year?"
"I have already told Whitey that I didn't know yet."
"Hey guys, lets go!" Junk yelled from the court
"Have Fun!" Haley yelled as Lucas and Nathan jogged back on the court.
As soon as they were out of hearing range Brooke said "Ok, that was weird."
"Yea, I never thought it was going to be that awkward talking to Lucas again. I didn't exactly know what to say to him" Peyton agreed
"At least you guys are talking again" Haley added
The three sat there watching the rest game in silence listening to Mouth commentate the game. They stood to their feet cheering as Lucas made the winning shot. The game ended with a promise of a rematch soon. Nathan and Lucas walked towards the bleachers again and sat down on the row in front of the girls now vacant since everyone was leaving.
"That was close game" Haley said. The score had been 24-25
"We all played harder that game then the last two games. Higher stakes" Nathan said laughing
As Nathan and Haley sat there talking, Lucas turned around to face Peyton and Brooke. At first he didn't know what to say. The conversation used to flow so easily with them, but their most recent ones had been awkward and Lucas didn't know where to start except at the beginning.
"So did you have a good summer?" Lucas asked
"Yea, we spent a lot of time at the beach" Peyton answered
"And shopping" Brooke added
"What about you Lucas? Did you have a good summer?" Peyton asked
"I guess. I spent a lot time exploring the city and hanging out with Charlie"
"Is that the guy that was with you last time you were home?" Brooke asked
"Yea, that was Charlie"
"He was kind of cute" Brooke said with a sly smile on her face
"I will tell him you said that" Lucas replied
"Are you going back to Charleston?" Peyton asked
"Yea, Monday. I am going to spend some time with Keith and help him get the truck we have been working on all summer running. I will be back before school starts."
"Why did you come home this weekend?" Peyton asked the question that had been bugging her since she saw him at the café yesterday.
"You want the truth?"
"Yes we want the truth" Brooke answered
"I came home this weekend to make sure that I was making the right decision. I came home to make sure that I could face you two every day after what happened. I know it sounds selfish, but I wanted to make sure that I was not putting myself back into a situation that I didn't want to be involved in."
"It doesn't sound selfish. You were looking out for everyone because if we couldn't have started to rebuild our friendship then everyone would suffer. We would have always been at each other's throats, but that is not going to happen." Peyton said
"We are glad you are coming home. We missed you even though we were upset. You coming home this weekend was a great decision because it made us see that we can all be friends again. We can start to rebuild the friendship that we lost. I personally missed that friendship very much."
"I have missed you guys too." With that they all shared a huge hug.
"Aww" They heard coming from beside them. Haley and Nathan had ended their conversation and we now looking at their friends
"Glad to see you guys are finally getting along again." Nathan said
"The group is coming back together." Haley added
"We are still missing someone" Lucas said looking at Peyton
"Jake" Peyton said softly with a very sad look on her face.
"Looking for me" They heard behind them and they turned to see Jake standing there holding much bigger Jenny.
A/N I had to bring Jake back.. I love that character so much! I couldn't help it! Always Review please!!
Thanks to everyone for reviewing. I came to the conclusion that I really couldn't write Brooke and Peyton mad at Lucas. I just couldn't do it. So they are going to become friends again at least in this story.
The second game of the night ended with a winning shot by Skills.
"Ok, that wasn't fair" Jimmy said
"What wasn't fair? Skills asked "the fact that we just beat you again?"
"Let's play another one" Jimmy said
"Break first and then we can play another game" Lucas said
"Didn't we just have that same conversation after the first game?" Nathan asked
"Yea and I just said the same thing Skills said to us" Lucas said laughing as the two headed over to the spot where Haley, Brooke and Peyton were still sitting talking.
"Good game guys" Brooke said
"Are you playing another one?" Haley asked
"Yea, they want best of three." Lucas said
"You are looking good out there Lucas. How is the shoulder?" Peyton asked
"It is telling me that I have been away from the game too long, but other than that it is pretty much ok."
"Are you going to play this year?"
"I have already told Whitey that I didn't know yet."
"Hey guys, lets go!" Junk yelled from the court
"Have Fun!" Haley yelled as Lucas and Nathan jogged back on the court.
As soon as they were out of hearing range Brooke said "Ok, that was weird."
"Yea, I never thought it was going to be that awkward talking to Lucas again. I didn't exactly know what to say to him" Peyton agreed
"At least you guys are talking again" Haley added
The three sat there watching the rest game in silence listening to Mouth commentate the game. They stood to their feet cheering as Lucas made the winning shot. The game ended with a promise of a rematch soon. Nathan and Lucas walked towards the bleachers again and sat down on the row in front of the girls now vacant since everyone was leaving.
"That was close game" Haley said. The score had been 24-25
"We all played harder that game then the last two games. Higher stakes" Nathan said laughing
As Nathan and Haley sat there talking, Lucas turned around to face Peyton and Brooke. At first he didn't know what to say. The conversation used to flow so easily with them, but their most recent ones had been awkward and Lucas didn't know where to start except at the beginning.
"So did you have a good summer?" Lucas asked
"Yea, we spent a lot of time at the beach" Peyton answered
"And shopping" Brooke added
"What about you Lucas? Did you have a good summer?" Peyton asked
"I guess. I spent a lot time exploring the city and hanging out with Charlie"
"Is that the guy that was with you last time you were home?" Brooke asked
"Yea, that was Charlie"
"He was kind of cute" Brooke said with a sly smile on her face
"I will tell him you said that" Lucas replied
"Are you going back to Charleston?" Peyton asked
"Yea, Monday. I am going to spend some time with Keith and help him get the truck we have been working on all summer running. I will be back before school starts."
"Why did you come home this weekend?" Peyton asked the question that had been bugging her since she saw him at the café yesterday.
"You want the truth?"
"Yes we want the truth" Brooke answered
"I came home this weekend to make sure that I was making the right decision. I came home to make sure that I could face you two every day after what happened. I know it sounds selfish, but I wanted to make sure that I was not putting myself back into a situation that I didn't want to be involved in."
"It doesn't sound selfish. You were looking out for everyone because if we couldn't have started to rebuild our friendship then everyone would suffer. We would have always been at each other's throats, but that is not going to happen." Peyton said
"We are glad you are coming home. We missed you even though we were upset. You coming home this weekend was a great decision because it made us see that we can all be friends again. We can start to rebuild the friendship that we lost. I personally missed that friendship very much."
"I have missed you guys too." With that they all shared a huge hug.
"Aww" They heard coming from beside them. Haley and Nathan had ended their conversation and we now looking at their friends
"Glad to see you guys are finally getting along again." Nathan said
"The group is coming back together." Haley added
"We are still missing someone" Lucas said looking at Peyton
"Jake" Peyton said softly with a very sad look on her face.
"Looking for me" They heard behind them and they turned to see Jake standing there holding much bigger Jenny.
A/N I had to bring Jake back.. I love that character so much! I couldn't help it! Always Review please!!
