"Back so soon?" Chris called from the kitchen where he was still cleaning up the breakfast.
"Haley what happened?" Peyton asked, handing Chris the dish she was cleaning.
"Life sucks!" Haley whined, sitting down at the table which she put her head down on.
"Again, what happened?" Peyton repeated sitting down beside her friend.
"We had a screaming match in the middle of the street." Haley mumbled into the table.
"What? Why?"
"Cause I stopped and thought, hmm what could I possibly do to bring me closer to my husband." Haley sat up and said sarcastically.
"Hey, I know you're upset right now. But I'm trying to help." Peyton snapped back.
"I know, sorry. It means a lot that you're here. Things just got heated out there, I guess I haven't quite calmed down yet." Haley remarked, resting her head back down on the table.
"I get it. I was just warning you. So tell me what happened?"
"Well we put two and two together and realized Dan had forged Nathan's signature on the annulment papers. I told him I didn't sign them. Nathan was pissed at Dan, but obviously can't really do anything about it so he said he wasn't going to Dan's funeral which I objected to. Which led to Nathan for some reason assuming that I wanted the annulment and that I was defending Dan and only came back to see his reaction to the annulment, which I hadn't even signed-" Haley stopped trying to talk as tears rushed down her face.
"Haley, god. I don't know what to tell you." Peyton sighed as she stroked Haley's hair in effort to calm her.
"He also said he was going to call High Fliers to tell them he could leave as soon as the camp started, that he had no funeral to attend to anymore so he was free to go whenever." Haley told her as she sat up, wiping away the tears that had fallen.
"You guys will work it out. If he leaves without talking to you, you and I are hopping on a plane and going after him. I am making you guys fix this. No excuses." Peyton demanded. Causing Haley to slightly smile through her tears.
"Thanks Pey." Haley whispered.
"Awe, do I feel a group hug coming on? I think I do!" Chris exclaimed as he brought Haley and Peyton to him and hugged them tightly.
"Chris." Peyton scowled.
"Alright. C'mere Hales." Chris said as he let go of Peyton and brought Haley in for another hug.
"Thanks Chris. For everything." Haley said sincerely against his chest.
"You okay?"
"Yea, I should probably find Lucas though. I have to talk him into letting me stay at his place for awhile." Haley told him as she pulled away from his embrace and turning to Peyton.
"You can stay at my place if you want. Hell Lucas can stay too, I mean I have the room. Plus with the whole mom and Jake thing going on I could use the support and company." Peyton suggested.
"Actually, that sounds like a great idea. We can all be heartbroken and confused together. And he'll brood and you'll brood and then I'll probably get sucked into brooding also." Haley joked seriously.
"I'll ignore the brooding part and take the answer as a yes." Peyton smiled.
"Yes. Definitely a yes."
"And that's the most I've ever heard the word 'brood' be used in a sentence." Chris voiced as he moved back to cleaning up.
"Always the one to notice, I'll see ya later." Haley commented as her and Peyton left the house to go to Lucas'.
The two let themselves into the home and found Lucas asleep on the couch.
"My god, it's one in the afternoon." Peyton remarked quietly.
"I'll get him up." Haley whispered deviously as she moved to blow on the back of his neck.
The effect was immediate as Lucas rolled over and off of the couch, swatting at the spot Haley had blown. He landed with a loud thud and his eyes shot open.
"What the hell is going on?" He asked groggily, rubbing the back of his head that had hit the floor.
"Well good afternoon to you too loser." Haley exclaimed as she moved to his room to get clothes for him to wear.
"So the back of your neck huh?" Peyton asked, amused at his weak spot.
"What? Ugh. Haley!" Lucas yelled, moving himself back to the couch.
"Here wear these, we're going out." Haley ordered, throwing him his clothing.
"First. The neck thing? Second. Where are we going and why?" Lucas asked as he wandered to the bathroom to change, the girls following behind him to talk through the door.
"Ok, first. Because it's already one in the afternoon and it's funny to see your reaction and second no where in particular because we just need to talk to you." Haley answered.
"So Luke. Does Haley always pick out your clothes, or are you just completely whipped?" Peyton asked, not being able to not comment on Lucas' obedience to Haley.
"Well you know, normally my mom picks out my clothes, but since she's not here." Lucas played along as he stepped out of the door to his waiting friends.
"Oh, that's nice of her." Peyton quipped back as the three headed outside.
"I always thought so." Lucas continued.
"Alright, moving along people." Haley interjected.