A/N: I'm so so so sorry about the delay between the chapters but work has been keeping me really busy. I hope this chapter is worth the wait.

Ch. 27

Watching Lucas and his secretary closely for the past few weeks, Kevin noticed a change in their relationship. There was no longer any tension between the two, but a comfortable closeness. It was almost too sickening for Kevin to take in, but good fortune never last long if he had anything to do with it. Smiling evilly to himself, he went on with day with the confidence he always exuded. As he whistled to himself, he wondered if anyone else was god's gift to women. Shaking his head vigorously, he realized that that wasn't possible. Women couldn't handle one Kevin in the world. He couldn't imagine the pandemonium it would cause if there was two.

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Closing and locking his office door, Lucas turned around to face his secretary.

"Why Mr. Scott, what do you think you're doing?" She folded her arm defiantly.

"Just trying to get so privacy with my secretary. Is that a crime?" He gave her his infamous smile as he closed the gap between them.

"It depends on what you have in mind," she teased as she placed a hand on his chest.

"Just this," he stated before moving to capture her lips.

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While working on the manuscript Lucas gave Haley to edit, Haley hummed the song, "She Will be Loved." Upon hearing a tapping noise, she noticed a beautiful, elegantly dressed woman standing in front of her.

"May I help you?" Haley asked in a pleasant, upbeat voice.

Looking rather annoyed, she answered in a fake, exasperated voice, "Yes."

Waiting patiently, Haley smiled at the woman. She didn't care that the woman was a b. All that mattered was that she was living a happy life where the person she cared about for so long felt the same way about her.

"I'm looking for my fiancé," she stated in a tone as if it should be obvious to everyone.

Haley bit back the urge to ask who would propose to such a mean spirited person. Instead, she questioned, "Who is?"

"Lucas Scott," she practically purred. The gleam in her eyes revealed that she thought she landed the most eligible bachelor.

Haley's heart lurched. She must have been hearing things. Lucas wouldn't deceive her or cheat on any women. She wanted to believe this so much, but then again why would the woman in front of her lie about this?

"Excuse me?" Her eyes bugged out in shock.

"I'm looking for your boss, Lucas. You're his secretary. Shouldn't you know where he is?" Rolling her eyes at how dense the secretary was, she remained calm seeing how she couldn't expect everyone to have brains. She couldn't help but feel sorry for people who have brains the size of peas.

"He...he's at a very important meeting," Haley had difficulty saying.

"I see. Work, work, work, that's all he ever does. If he wasn't so adorable and sweet, I would dump him." Throwing Haley a wide smile, she continued, "Well, can you tell him I stopped by and that I'm looking forward to our date tonight?"

Nodding her head vigorously, she watched Lucas' fiancée walk out the door.

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Lucas quickly walked back toward his office. Although he saw Haley two hours ago, it seemed as if he hadn't seen her all week. The meeting lasted longer than he anticipated and he was glad that it ended right before lunch. When he reached her desk, she was nowhere to be found. Deciding that she was probably in the ladies' room, he waited for fifteen minutes before searching all over the building. Standing in front of her desk once more, he looked more carefully. Noticing that it seemed as if someone was in a hurry to pack, he reached for his cell phone in his pocket and dialed Haley's cell. When the voicemail picked up, he left her a message asking her to call him back as soon as possible.