CHAPTER 3
Lucas walked through the hospital doors quickly. He needed Haley. Where the hell was she?
He quickly spotted her sitting with Nathan and Brooke in some hospital chairs. They all looked tired but happy. Brooke saw him first.
"Hey…boyfriend." She put her arms around him and kissed him. Lucas smiled at her, but looked over her shoulder at Haley. He made a face that meant he needed to talk to her-now.
Haley stood up slowly. "Luke? What's up?"
"Uh…can I talk to you?" Without waiting for an answer, he grabbed her wrist and dragged her around the corner.
"Whoa! What's wrong with you?" Haley laughed as he looked around to make sure no-one was watching them.
"Um, paranoid much?" Her smile fell when she saw the seriousness on his face.
"Listen- we have a problem. A very big problem."
"What? What is it?"
Luke took a deep breath. "You're not going to like this."
Haley grabbed his arms. "What is it!"
"Taylor."
Haley looked at him like he was crazy.
"So? Why is that a huge deal?"
"He didn't…" Lucas trailed off, realizing that Nathan had not told Haley about his rendezvous with her sister.
Haley held her hands out, questioning.
"Luke? Are-are you okay? Because you are not making any sense right now."
Lucas looked at her for a beat before walking up to Nathan.
"C'mere." Lucas peered at Haley, looking totally confused. "Taylor is back. She showed up at my house because the apartment was empty." Nathan's face got pale.
"And Haley is not going to be receptive when her sister tells her about how you almost slept with her." Nathan ran his fingers through his hair anxiously.
"Shit, shit, shit! God, Luke, what am I gonna do? I just got things right with Haley again. I can't lose her again." He looked at Lucas. "I won't."
"Well, then you better get your ass back to my house. Because when Taylor is bored, chaos erupts." Lucas looked back at Haley. "And you do not need that right now."