Author's Note: Okay, I lied. I just can't stop writing this story! It's really short, but all fluff. I still really need to update my other stories though. I'll work on them this weekend. Not much else to say other than I hope you like it! As always, please read and review!
Disclaimer: I own nothing. One Tree Hill and its characters are property of the WB.
Rating: K+ to T
Finding Our Way Back
Chapter 14 – Taking It Slow
"EWW! Katie! Mommy's kissing Daddy," Derek remarked when he saw them. They broke the kiss but still held each other in their embrace. Haley buried her face into Luke's chest in embarrassment at being caught by her five-year-old son. "That sounds like heaven," Lucas murmured into her hair. She looked up at him, "What does?" "My son calling me Daddy," Lucas smiled as he leaned his forehead against hers. He moved his head and gently captured her lips within his own, kissing her tenderly yet still with heat and passion. "Gross! I'm going back to my room. I don't want to watch this," Derek replied with a scrunched up face as he walked back to the bedroom he shared with Katie. Haley chuckled against his mouth as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer.
"So, you look happy," Kyla remarked as they sat out on the lounge chairs in the backyard, sipping lemonade. Haley smiled, "That's because I am. For the first time in my life since Katie and Derek were born, I'm truly happy." Kyla's eyes lit up and a wide grin spread across her face as she sat straight up in her chair, "You told him!" "More like he found out," Haley replied as she tossed an issue of People Magazine at her, the one that had had the article about her and Lucas in it. Kyla gaped at the cover, "You made the front page!" Haley rolled her eyes; for a person who kept to herself, it was weird how Kyla was obsessed with the limelight. She must have been a cheerleader in a past life.
Kyla read through the article then looked up at her confusedly, "How did he find out just from this? There's not any hard evidence besides some pictures of you and Luke with the kids." "He read the article and told me that I should call my publicist to clear that up," she motioned to the magazine, "saying that Nathan was the father. Of course I refused to do it. He kept pestering about it and I wasn't feeling too well, so it just irritated me more, until I just couldn't take it anymore so I grabbed the kids and stormed out of the café. Apparently Karen felt the need to butt in with her two cents and she told Luke after I left." "Wow," Kyla replied. "Yeah," Haley shrugged, taking a drink from her glass. "I'm so happy for you Haley, I'm glad you told him." Haley shrugged again, "Yeah, leave it to me to wait five years to tell the father of my children he actually has kids. I always was a late bloomer." Kyla laughed, "It's about time." Kyla went to hug her and partially wrapped her arms around Haley's neck, but her chair was too far away and it tipped over, causing her to fall to the ground.
Haley burst out laughing, "Ky, you didn't happen to add a little vodka to that lemonade, did you?" "Nope, that's just me, Kyla the Klutz," she replied as she righted her chair and sat back in it. She grabbed the magazine and looked at the article once more before gazing at Haley with a smile, "So Haley, what is the status of your relationship with Lucas Scott? Engaged? Married? Nope, there's no ring on your finger. Pregnant? Hmm, you do have that glow about you…did you and Luke consummate your reunion?" Kyla wiggled her eyebrows in suggestion. Haley slapped her with the back of her hand, "Ky!" "What," she asked innocently. "We're not like that. We haven't taken it that far yet. For now, we're just taking it slow," Haley replied. "That'll soon go out the window," Kyla mumbled.
Lucas quietly slipped into her classroom and locked the door behind him. He walked up behind her and snaked an arm around her waist as she wrote on the chalkboard, preparing for the day, "Hey you." "Luke," she said, startled. "I missed you," he said before planting his lips on hers. "Mmm, I love kissing you," Haley murmured against his mouth. "I love kissing you too," he replied, gripping her tighter to his body. The kiss became more heated and Lucas played with the hem of her blouse a few seconds before slipping his hands under and lightly grazing his fingers over her stomach. Haley pulled back, "Luke, we can't do this…" Lucas ran a hand through his hair, "I know you're not ready for that yet. I just- I needed to touch you." He gently took her hand, entwining their fingers, before lifting it up and kissing the back of her hand. She smiled up at him at the sweet gesture. "No, that's not what I meant. We're at school, Luke. We can't do this here," she let out a slight laugh, "god, that sounded so cheesy. So five years ago." Lucas chuckled as he wrapped his arms around her, tenderly kissing her lips. Then the bell rang. They broke apart and sighed as they leaned their foreheads together. "See you later," he replied after giving her a quick peck on the mouth before leaving the classroom. Haley sighed again as she ran a hand through her hair and straightened her blouse.