Chapter 4:
"Flight 27 to Boston, Massachusetts will now be boarding." A voiced called over the intercom, startling me out of my daydream.
"That's be me." I muttered, slinging my carry-on haphazardly over my shoulder.I turned to look over at Skills and Nathan, who stood by my side, hands shoved in their pockets.
"Tell Babygirl, I say 'hey!'" Skills clapped me on the back. "Enjoy yourself, Dawg!"
"I will." I chuckled and turned my attention to Nathan. "I should be back Monday night. Think you can pick me up?"
"Will do." Nathan nodded, lolling nervously on the balls of his feet. "Tell her,.................just, tell her that I'm sorry." He mumbled.
I raised my eyebrows. "You're sorry?" I questioned.
"Yeah, for hurting her and stuff. I never meant to. I really did love her." Nathan sucked in a deep breath. "She's Haley, I'll always love her."
"Nate, I think this is something you should discuss with her yourself." I tilted my head to the side. "This is between you and her."
"Worth a shot." The younger Scott shrugged, huffing out a breath. "I'm just too much of a chickenshit to face her."
"Knowing Hales, she'll forgive you, Man." I clapped him on the back one last time. "I'll see you two on Tuesday." I waved, before boarding my plane.
~Four hours Later~
"Hey Lucas! Over here!" A familiar voice called, once I stepped off the plane into the lobby. My eyes scanned the crowd until my gaze fell on a familiar form, weaving his arms like a windmill.
"Jake!" I grinned and gave him a brotherly hug. "It's been too long, Man."
"You're telling me?" Jake chuckled. "I've been surrounded by three women! Not that I'm complaining or anything, just a guy just needs another guy around at times."
"I hear you." I shook my head and laughed. "I miss having estrogen in my life, with the exception of those one night stands."
"Still a major player?" Jake teased.
"Can't help it, none of the LA girls hold my interest for long." I shrugged, following Jake out to his car. "Not that I'm not happy to see you or anything, but where's Hales? She said she'd be picking me up."
"Last minute book crisis. She should be back by the time we get there. Jenny and Brooke are there too." Jake smiled. "She was upset 'cause she wanted to pick you up, but Hales thought you might want to see me too."
"Hit the nail on the head." I grinned, climbing into the passenger seat. "I've missed her too. It's not the same without her around to bug me!" I joked.
Jake laughed. "Yes, she's been channneling that into me."
"Sorry." I winced, before cracking up. "You just gotta love that girl."
"Yup." Jake nodded, turning on the radio and Gavin Degraw came on in the background. "Hell, I love both of them for being so motherly to Jenny, but Haley's been amazing. She just, really stepped into the role of motherly devotion. Jenny goes to Haley with all of her problems that she can't talk to me about 'cause I'm a boy." Jake made a face and then grinned. "She's very maternal. Whereas, Brooke, does the clothes shopping and the movies and some boy talk."
I laughed heartedly. "Sounds like nothing has really changed."
"Not too much. Brooke is still talking to Tim regularly, as well as dating up a storm. I'm still handling a long distance relationship with Peyton. Haley, well, she's Haley. Dating is not a big part of her life. She writes and talks with us. I swear, if I wasn't so mental over Peyton I'd marry the girl."
"Not a bad decision on your part." I tilted my head thoughtfully.
"Here we are." Jake pulled his car into empty parking space in front of a familiar building. The one Haley, Jake, Brooke and Jenny shared.
"Yes!" I grinned, hopping out of the car and grabbing my dufflebag. "Gotta see my girl!" I raced up the steps with Jake hot on my heels.
The brass twenty two on Haley's door gleamed brightly at me, as I reached for the handle, a smile plastered to my face. The door swung open and I was immeidately enveloped in the sweet smell of spagetti and the sounds of Maroon 5 coming from the stereo.
"Uncle Lucas!" Jenny squealed, from her seat on the couch, where she had been doing her homework. She jumped up and raced across the room into my arms.
"Hey Jenny. Wow, heave you gotten tall. Not the little midget I left behind." I winked at her, as I pulled back. "And pretty too."
"Thanks Uncle Lucas!" She smiled, before turning to her father. "Daddy!"
"Hey there, Stud." Brooke's voice tore me away from the pair. She was leaning against the doorframe to the kitchen, clad in sweats and her auburn hair was pulled up into a ponytail.
"Brooke." I nodded smoothly at her, crossing the room to give her an awkward hug. "How've ya been?"
"Pretty decent." She tilted her head to the side. "And yourself?"
"Can't complain." I pulled away, smiling down at her. "Where's Hales?"
"Here!" Haley's voice called from behind him. She came out of the hallway, wearing a pair of old worn in jeans and a Colby sweatshirt, a broad smile on her face. She crossed the room within seconds and flung herself into my arms. "I've missed you." She said, her voice muffled against my shoulder.
I sighed contentedly, breathing in her familiar scent of cinnamon and vanilla. Her hair still smelled like that Fructis stuff she used for shampoo and a little bit of outdoor air was mixed in. I nuzzled my face into her hair and wrapped my arms around her even tighter.
"Aww." A collective sigh came from Jake. "Isn't that sweet?" A sparkling smile on his face.
Haley turned around to stick her tongue out at her friend. "Oh hush, You! You ruined the moment." I chuckled and pulled Haley back in to my arms. I may live in the City of Angels, but here, with Haley, I was in Heaven.
"Flight 27 to Boston, Massachusetts will now be boarding." A voiced called over the intercom, startling me out of my daydream.
"That's be me." I muttered, slinging my carry-on haphazardly over my shoulder.I turned to look over at Skills and Nathan, who stood by my side, hands shoved in their pockets.
"Tell Babygirl, I say 'hey!'" Skills clapped me on the back. "Enjoy yourself, Dawg!"
"I will." I chuckled and turned my attention to Nathan. "I should be back Monday night. Think you can pick me up?"
"Will do." Nathan nodded, lolling nervously on the balls of his feet. "Tell her,.................just, tell her that I'm sorry." He mumbled.
I raised my eyebrows. "You're sorry?" I questioned.
"Yeah, for hurting her and stuff. I never meant to. I really did love her." Nathan sucked in a deep breath. "She's Haley, I'll always love her."
"Nate, I think this is something you should discuss with her yourself." I tilted my head to the side. "This is between you and her."
"Worth a shot." The younger Scott shrugged, huffing out a breath. "I'm just too much of a chickenshit to face her."
"Knowing Hales, she'll forgive you, Man." I clapped him on the back one last time. "I'll see you two on Tuesday." I waved, before boarding my plane.
~Four hours Later~
"Hey Lucas! Over here!" A familiar voice called, once I stepped off the plane into the lobby. My eyes scanned the crowd until my gaze fell on a familiar form, weaving his arms like a windmill.
"Jake!" I grinned and gave him a brotherly hug. "It's been too long, Man."
"You're telling me?" Jake chuckled. "I've been surrounded by three women! Not that I'm complaining or anything, just a guy just needs another guy around at times."
"I hear you." I shook my head and laughed. "I miss having estrogen in my life, with the exception of those one night stands."
"Still a major player?" Jake teased.
"Can't help it, none of the LA girls hold my interest for long." I shrugged, following Jake out to his car. "Not that I'm not happy to see you or anything, but where's Hales? She said she'd be picking me up."
"Last minute book crisis. She should be back by the time we get there. Jenny and Brooke are there too." Jake smiled. "She was upset 'cause she wanted to pick you up, but Hales thought you might want to see me too."
"Hit the nail on the head." I grinned, climbing into the passenger seat. "I've missed her too. It's not the same without her around to bug me!" I joked.
Jake laughed. "Yes, she's been channneling that into me."
"Sorry." I winced, before cracking up. "You just gotta love that girl."
"Yup." Jake nodded, turning on the radio and Gavin Degraw came on in the background. "Hell, I love both of them for being so motherly to Jenny, but Haley's been amazing. She just, really stepped into the role of motherly devotion. Jenny goes to Haley with all of her problems that she can't talk to me about 'cause I'm a boy." Jake made a face and then grinned. "She's very maternal. Whereas, Brooke, does the clothes shopping and the movies and some boy talk."
I laughed heartedly. "Sounds like nothing has really changed."
"Not too much. Brooke is still talking to Tim regularly, as well as dating up a storm. I'm still handling a long distance relationship with Peyton. Haley, well, she's Haley. Dating is not a big part of her life. She writes and talks with us. I swear, if I wasn't so mental over Peyton I'd marry the girl."
"Not a bad decision on your part." I tilted my head thoughtfully.
"Here we are." Jake pulled his car into empty parking space in front of a familiar building. The one Haley, Jake, Brooke and Jenny shared.
"Yes!" I grinned, hopping out of the car and grabbing my dufflebag. "Gotta see my girl!" I raced up the steps with Jake hot on my heels.
The brass twenty two on Haley's door gleamed brightly at me, as I reached for the handle, a smile plastered to my face. The door swung open and I was immeidately enveloped in the sweet smell of spagetti and the sounds of Maroon 5 coming from the stereo.
"Uncle Lucas!" Jenny squealed, from her seat on the couch, where she had been doing her homework. She jumped up and raced across the room into my arms.
"Hey Jenny. Wow, heave you gotten tall. Not the little midget I left behind." I winked at her, as I pulled back. "And pretty too."
"Thanks Uncle Lucas!" She smiled, before turning to her father. "Daddy!"
"Hey there, Stud." Brooke's voice tore me away from the pair. She was leaning against the doorframe to the kitchen, clad in sweats and her auburn hair was pulled up into a ponytail.
"Brooke." I nodded smoothly at her, crossing the room to give her an awkward hug. "How've ya been?"
"Pretty decent." She tilted her head to the side. "And yourself?"
"Can't complain." I pulled away, smiling down at her. "Where's Hales?"
"Here!" Haley's voice called from behind him. She came out of the hallway, wearing a pair of old worn in jeans and a Colby sweatshirt, a broad smile on her face. She crossed the room within seconds and flung herself into my arms. "I've missed you." She said, her voice muffled against my shoulder.
I sighed contentedly, breathing in her familiar scent of cinnamon and vanilla. Her hair still smelled like that Fructis stuff she used for shampoo and a little bit of outdoor air was mixed in. I nuzzled my face into her hair and wrapped my arms around her even tighter.
"Aww." A collective sigh came from Jake. "Isn't that sweet?" A sparkling smile on his face.
Haley turned around to stick her tongue out at her friend. "Oh hush, You! You ruined the moment." I chuckled and pulled Haley back in to my arms. I may live in the City of Angels, but here, with Haley, I was in Heaven.
