Chapter 9 – Looking For Answers

Luke nervously stood outside of Brooke's door waiting for her to answer.

"Broody!"

"Hey pretty girl. Listen, we need to talk."

"Ok, is this bad?"

"Depends on your meaning of bad. I think it's great! Brooke, I am in love with you and you are in love with me.

"Ok, Lucas what are you getting at?"

"I am done with this, no more games. I want to be with you. I think about you all the time. Brooke, you're the one. And its time you took responsibility for that."

Brooke looked up at Lucas, "Ok" and leaned gently into kiss him. It didn't take long for it to get out of control and Lucas pulls back.

"So this means are exclusive right?'

"Well now I didn't say that."

"Brooke"

"Ok, come here guess I don't have a choice anymore."

Lucas leaned into kiss her again as she pulled him seductively on top of her. Lucas feels placing her hands on his shoulders and pulling away.

"Whats wrong?"

"Nothing just thought I would tell you that you're right, I do love you. Now, back to kissing your new girlfriend."

Haley looked around the café to make sure that she had turned everything off. Grabbing her keys she walked up to the front door and Nathan was standing there.

"Any chance I could get a cup of coffee?"

"Sure, make sure you turn the sign around to say closed."

Nathan walked back up to the counter while Haley fixed his coffee.

"Nathan, I need to talk to you."

"Ok."

"I'm done."

"Done with what? Done with us?"

"Look Nathan, I realize that I screwed up. And I have spent every day since I walked out that door regretting it. I can't keep doing this. I won't keep doing this. At some point I guess it is time to move on, and I guess that time is now."

"Haley, what are you talking about?"

"You Nathan, you and your games. I am not working with Chris anymore. You want to test me? Put me through the ringer to see if I last? Well guess what, I have told you that I am not going anywhere. I love you with all my heart, and if you ever decide that you want to be with me just let me know. I am not making a fool out of myself for you anymore."

"You mean like you made a fool out of me?"

"What?"

"Yeah. Haley after you left not only was I heart-broken every person in Tree Hill that I had stood up to looked at me for months with their I told you so's and I had to take it. Because you know what. They were right. You left me. To make matters worse, you made out with Chris before you left me and then left with him."

"Nathan, it wasn't about Chris it was about the music."

"Yeah Haley, I know. But I told you we were over if you walked out that door and you never looked back. This was a mistake, I am leaving.

"No, Nathan sit down." Haley and Nathan looked up to see Chris standing at the door.