Chapter 2
"Well that's it that's the last customer today," Karen said as she stared to put
all the chairs on top of the tables to clean up.
"Yeah that's good cause im tired," Lucas replied. It was a long shift, but he
got to get his mind off of her.
"Yeah, its hard work sometimes but I love it." Karen said smiling at her little
shop. It was her dream to have a little cafe of her own and she had one.
"Yeah" Lucas replied nonchalantly.
"What's wrong sweetie?" Karen said looking her son in the eye. She was ready to
finally address the matter that brought him to the cafe in the first place just
mother to son.
"Okay, how do you do it, that's what I would like to know." Lucas asked not
wanting to talk about it. how did his mom always know what he was thinking?
She always knew everything that came to his mind.
"How do I do what. Be a mom, please I've been raising you for 17 years know you
don't think I can't tell. So what's wrong." Karen said sitting down at a table
and pulling out a chair for Lucas.
"Brooke broke up with me," Lucas said sitting down. He was looking at his feet
afraid of what his mom would say. It was his first break up and he never knew
if his mom really like Brooke or not.
"Wow really." Karen replied seeing the pain in his eyes. She hated to see him
like this. Why cant she just lock him up in a room where he never dates women
and never has his heart broken? Becuase that would be too easy.
"Yeah but she also cheated on me with this guy named Erin from the foot ball
team." Lucas stated as he left himself go. He started to feel the tears
falling. He knew his mom would understand. He knew she'd let him cry.
"I'm sorry Lucas, But if it makes you feel any better I didn't really like
Brooke anyways. I think that you diserve better. You'll find your actuall
dream girl someday... And so wont cheat on you with some guy from the football
team," Karen said pulling lucas closer. She liked it when he cried. It showed
he still needed her. Her was her baby boy.
"Thanks mom." Lucas said as he pulled himself together and stood up. "Well I'm
gonna go home now I'll see you later." He knew his mom could finish closing the
cafe. He needed fresh air anyways.
"Okay careful walking home and don't take the ally."
"K mom see ya." Lucas said rolling his eyes as he left. She still treated him
like a little boy sometimes.
"Bye" Karen called after him.
Haley had just made it to her parents house. She could see the mover had just
finished unloading her belongings. They were waiting outside for payment. She
smiled at them as she paid the the money she owed and walked up to the house.
"Hey Haley welcome home we missed you so much." Haley's mom said when she walked
in the door. Then she went and gave her a hug. She was glad to see her
daughter was home. She kenw getting married would be a bad idea, but now wasnt
the time for I told you so.
"Hey mom Hey dad. So how you doing." Haley asked as she talked to her parent.
SHe hated tree hill. She didnt belong here. She loved her parents but she
wanted to be somewhere else.
"Good, anyways we hate to do this but your school books are ready and we have to
go pick them up now." Haleys dad said always concerned about something.
"Okay I'll go by myself may take me awhile cause I want to take a look around."
She figured she should see what has all changed since she left. She was mostly
curious to see how he has changed. She hasnt seen him in forever and they were
once inseperable. She tought she was going to marry him someday.
"Okay bye" Haley's dad said as he went back to reading the evenings paper. He
wasnt in the mood to do any errands anyways.
"Bye." Haley said as she started to go towards the door to leave again.
"Ohh Haley sweetie don't take any ally ways take the long way around you never
know who you could bump into." Haley's mom warned. She didnt need her daughter
kidnapped before they got to spend quality time together.
"Okay bye." Haley said desperate to get out of there.
Lucas walked down the street corner he looked both ways, he could either take
the ally home or go the long way around, he chose the ally way, it was dark but
he could see to the end of the ally but just incase he took out a small key
chain light that was in his pocket.
Lucas started to walk down the alley when he herd a noise and kept walking but
turned his head around to see what it was. It was nothing, so he kept walking
and turned his head back around. Then his flashlight died. He tried hitting it
when someone ran into him. He hit the flashlight on his hand as hard as he
coould and it finally turned back on. He flashed on the ground to see who had
bumped into only to find a girl picking up books.
"I'm so sorry I wasn't watching where I was going." Haley said as she struggled
picking up her books. She was just praying he didnt rape her or something.
"Yeah..." Lucas said as he bent and helped her pick up her books. He was
confused on why a girl as innocent as she appeared to be would be walking in the
alley. He was a big boy and could take care of himself, but she was so fragile.
"Here is this what you want my money here just take it but please don't hurt
me." Haley said grabbing into her pocket and handing all her money. She
started to shake.
"What are you talking about," laughed Lucas as he pushed her hands away. There
was something so cute about the way she was acting. He didnt mean to embarrass.
He felt bad when he saw her smooth cheeks turning the color of tomatoes.
"Ohh sorry its just I ..." Haley stuttered embarassed. Here she was back in
Tree Hill making a fool of herself. She just knew she was going to end up on a
milk carton.
"What?" Lucas asked with a smirk across his face. He never had a girl so
nervous around him except back in grade school. He laughed at the thought of
his old friend.
"Never mind," Haley said trying to get away from the painful subject that came
to mind. She wasnt about to tell some random guy in an alley her life story.
SHe just needed to get away.
"No seriously what," Lucas asked sweetly. There was something about her that
captivated him. He wanted to know more and he didnt know why?
"I just moved here and I use to live here like 8 years ago and people use to
pick on me," Haley said quickly hoping he wouldnt understand what she said. She
should have just plain out and said Youre hot, Im a loser, so Im going to go
now.
"What made you come back?" Lucas asked. He didnt know what it was but he felt
like he knew her. He was going to figure it out if it was the last thing that
he did.
"I got divorced and didn't have enough money to pay for my house so I came back
to live with my parents." Haley said even more embarassment about ehr stupid
life. She knew she shouldnt get married, but she was young and naive. She
sighed as she looked at the expression on Lucas's face. He was interested,
confused, and sad for her all at once. He was speechless.
"Wow," He said feeling silly about how bad he felt abotu Brooke. he couldnt
imagine what this amazing woman was feeling. He smiled not knowing what else to
do.
"yeah my parents moved back here last year but I was married so I was living
with my husband." Haley said. It really felt good to just talk to someone
about everything. It felt liek she could just get everything off of her chest.
it bad life so much more comforting.
"Yeah? Here you go." Lucas said as he stood up and handed her books back. He
stood there not knowing what else to do or say. He wanted to know everything
about this woman.
"Thanks, my name's Haley," She said holding out her hand for him to shake. She
pulled it back to herself when she saw the look of suprise on his face. She
knew she shouldnt of sai her name. How could she be so stupid. He's going to
say something horrible like Brooke and Peyton used to tease her.
"Haley?" Lucas said as his face lit up. He never thought he would see her
again. The one person he knew more then he knew his self. It was that same
innocence that got him hooked when they were in grade school. Except she was
all grown up and not so innocent. He couldnt believe his eyes. She was more
beautiful then words could describe, at least in his eyes.
"Yeah, Haley James is there a problem?" Haley asked not afraid to stand up for
her self anymore. She wasnt afraid to talk back and be a bitch. A year of
marriage will do that to a woman.
"Oh my god! Its me, Lucas" Lucas exclaimed not being able to hide his
excitment. Just when he thought he had no one the one person that meant the
world to him was back in his life. They were like brother and sister. They
used to be so close, they were inseperable.
"Lucas? Lucas Scott?" Haley said a little confused. The Lucas Scott she left
did not look like that. It couldnt be him...
"Yeah," Lucas said waiting for her to catch on. It was like she forgot him or
something.
"O my god how have you been I haven't seen you in like forever," Haley said as
she hugged Lucas. She was at a loss for words. It had to be fate... It was
liek when they were kids and she had a huge crush on him all over again. SH
ecouldnt help but feel the same when she did when her parents made her move.
She loved him... At least she thought she did then, but he always had his eyes
on someone else...
"Good" Lucas said as he hugged her back. He couldnt tell her what he had been
up to. He had changed. Almost into one of those idiotic jerks that used to
tease her. He was dating her arch nemisis. And he actually wore school colors
out of support.
"Hey do you want to come see my mom she's at the café I'm sure she's dieing to
see you." Lucas said like it was old times again. He may have grown up but
hed never forget her. She was his world.
"Okay." Haley said. she was still in shock it all. She just ran into. She
was looking for him, but he wasnt home and her she just runs into him. She was
dying to see Karen, she was like a second mom to her.
"Hey Brooke whats up," said Payton as she looked at her friend. They were
having a sleep over and painting each other's nails. She could see somethign
was wrong, but she was too tired to have a heart to heart.
"I told Lucas" Brooke said regretting the fact that she lost him. She ahd
something special with Lucas in more ways then one. He was hers and hers alone.
Thats how it was.
"You told him? Oh my god! Brooke, what did he do?" Peyton asked suddenly awake
with wonder. She loved girl talk and gossip, it was what these two cheerleaders
did best.
"He yeld at me and screamed and then stormed out of the house." Brooke pouted.
Nothing in her life was worse then watching him storm out of her house. She
hated watching him leave. Why didnt he fight for her? Didnt he love her? He
should have said something...
"Wow, so was it worth it?" Peyton asked as she blew her nails and shut the
bottle. She looked at Brooke who was starting to cry.
"No! I should have never said yes! I love him so much, and I just made things
worse I gotta go talk to him." Brooke said as she stood up and put her coat on.
She had to go fix things. Shed never be able to live with herself if she lost
him. Hse fought too hard to get him, she wasnt giving him up.
"I'll see you later" Peyton said as she rolled over on her bed and laid down.
She was goign to get some sleep tonight. She was tired and Lucas could deal
with Brooke.
"Okay bye" Brooke said grabbing her keys and rushing out the door. She had to
say what she really felt. She was dying to be in his arms again. She needed to
fell his body entwined in her body... She needed Lucas.
"Mom? Yo mom! I guess shes not here but she left the door unlocked." Lucas
said as he walked into the cafe. He took a few chairs down and grabbed them
both a cup of hot chocolate. Haley always hated the scent of coffee.
"Oh well, more time for us to talk." Haley said as she sat down and started
blowing on her drink. She always felt safe around Lucas. He was her rock.
Even as little kids he was a strong man of character.
Lucas laughed and locked the door to the café. He looked at Haley and wondered
why they never kept in touch. he really has missed her. His world was so much
brighter now that she was back in it. For the first time all day, Brooke was
the thing farthest on his mind.
"So how has your life been know that I told you mine." Haley said hoping he had
a better life then she did. She always felt that she held him down. If she was
out of his life he would have it all.
"It was okay, until my Girlfriend dumped me. Ohh! Aand also cheated on me. I
am so stupid for believing that a popular girl would want to date me." Lucas
said remember the conversation they had the day she left. He was so concerned
about winning over Brooke Davis's heart he didnt see his leave him. He stopped
for a moment and looked at Haley.
"Wow! Who was it?" Haley asked already knowing the answer. She even lost
Lucas to this little town. She knew it. She could tell how much he cared about
her. Just when she thougth she had another chance, she realized she never had a
chance to begin with.
"Umm... Brooke Davis" Lucas said as he scratched his head. He was kind of
nervous what she would say.
"Ohh my god you and Brooke Davis she made my life so miserable it wasn't funny."
Haley said trying to be the friend she had always been. She couldnt show him
the pain in her own heart. He deserved so much more, but she could never be the
one to tell him that.
"Yeah, I forgot about that I just remembered now" He lost himself in the
popular crowd. He didnt knwo how to tell HAyley that. She would be so
disappointed. After all the years of him fighting them off of her, he became
one.
"So how did you guys hook up anyways?" Hayley asked trying to sound interested.
She had always been good at hiding her true feelings from him. The type of
feeling that dont just go away becuase you move.
"All through the eyes of Payton Sawyer" Lucas said. He almost didnt want to
talk about this whole thing with her.
"The other bitch that made my life a living hell." Hayley said in a sarcastic
tone. She was becoming angry. She couldnt believe who she was talking to. She
wanted to cry. How could he change like this?
"Yeah Peyton was my lab partner and she noticed I liked brooke so she set us up
on a date." Lucas said explaining the way Brooke actually noticed him. He was
one of the star basketball players everyone wanted to date him.
"Just out of curiosity who was the guy?" Haley said. What guy could possibly
be better then Lucas?
"Some guy from the football team, Erin something, I don't really know his last
name." Lucas said with a hint of heartbreak in his voice. Teh wound was still
fresh. He still loved Brooke.
"Okay, kinda figures," Haley said about the very first person who started
picking on her.
"What ohh right, you know what I think every one in that school picked on you."
Lucas said remembering the old days.
"Yeah they did and it was only because Brooke picked on me so they all thought
that it was cool to do it to." Haley said. She was suprised Lucas never picked
on her. He was just as obsessed with Brooke as everyone else was.
"Yeah except for me of course." Lucas said smiling at her. He forgot how easy
it was to get lost in conversation with Haley. She respected him in a way no
one else ever could. It was the way she looked at him.
"Yeah I remember we use to tell each other everything." Haley said wiping away
the single tear in her eye before he would notice. She remembers everything and
he probably doesnt evem care any more. The past is the past and hes different.
"I remember that you once had a crush on david and he found out and you started
hating me cause you thought I told him." Lucas laughed at the only fight they
had ever been in came to his mind. BUt nothing ever got in the way of their
friendship.
"Right and it ended up being Brooke." Haley said as she started to laugh to. It
wasnt that funny, but it was them. They could fing happiness in everything as
long as they were together. It was like time stopped when she was with her
prince charming.
Brooke was looking through the window of the café watching Lucas talk to a girl
that she didn't know. She was so furious. How could he get over her so
quickly. Maybe she wasnt jealous. Maybe she just wanted what she couldnt have.
Well, if she couldnt have Lucas, then no one else can either!
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