Okay so here is the 7th chapter! And to all you people who don't want Nathan and Marissa to get together . . . stay with me. There may be some parts in this story that you don't like but . . . it has to happen. Trust me. Anyway . . .yeah . . . so thanks to all the reviews and to all who read this! So . . . here we go!

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"Brooke what are you doing?" Haley asked her.

Brooke was digging through the drawers in the café the next day.

"I'm looking for an apron." She said.

"You don't even work here." Said Haley.

Brooke found an apron and put it on and walked over to the coffee pot.

"But Ryan doesn't know that." She replied hurriedly. She picked up the pot. "Damn, this is hot." She set it back down.

"What did you do to make him think you work?" Haley said trying to take the apron off of Brooke.

She slapped her hand. "Nothing. I just figured a working girl is more . . . sexy. Besides look at you! You work and Nathan married you! And then look at Peyton . . . not working . . . guyless."

"Yeah, but she also works at TRIC. Which is so much sexier then a waitress." Haley grinned.

"Well, then tell me Miss Haley James . . . former Scott. Why isn't she the one that got married then huh?"

Lucas walked around the corner.

"Because I'm best friends with Lucas and I was seriously brainwashed by him. So I decided that maybe all Scott boys weren't so bad. With the exception of Dan."

"Aww, thank you Hales." Lucas said going up to her.

"I know. You don't deserve a friend like me." She replied hugging him.

Brooke looked up at them. "You know you guys would make a cute couple. Why don't you get together?"

"Because Haley always tried to beat me up everytime I tried to kiss her."

"And also because of this." Haley said grabbing Lucas and quickly kissing him. "He was never a good kisser."

Brooke's jaw dropped and she started to laugh.

Lucas was shocked. "Well that was surprising."

"What the hell was that?" Marissa said while walking in. "I thought you said that there was nothing between you two." She asked Haley while laughing.

Haley turned around. "Hey Rissy!"

"Rissy? Lat person who called me that was . . ."

"Me!" Haley exclaimed. "When we were eight!"

"You're not gonna call me that again are you?"

Haley grinned at her. "Maybe. So what have you been up to? Haven't seen you in a while."

Marissa was about to sit down and almost missed the chair. "Uhh . . .you know . . . just catching up. So much has changed." She said starting to mess with her hair.

"You're lying." Lucas looked at her.

"What? Why? How do you know?" she said looking up quickly.

"Because you always use to fumble with your hair when you were nervous or lying."

Her jaw dropped. "Wow. You have a good memory."

Brooke walked in from the back carrying a tray full of cups. "Watch out. I'm a girl on a mission."

Haley turned to Marissa. "So what are you lying about?"

Marissa slightly gasped.

Ryan walked in.

"Oh look! It's Ryan! Come sit here!" she gestured toward her.

Brooke looked up. "Oh shit!" she gasped almost dropping the tray.

"Brooke!" Haley exclaimed. "Watch out!"

Ryan jumped up to help her. "Are you okay?" he asked taking the tray from her and setting it on the counter.

Brooke smiled at him warmly. "Yeah. Just clumsy."

Haley snickered. "Clumsy?" she whispered to Lucas.

Ryan and Brooke looked at each other.

She couldn't help but notice how cute his smirk was.

Marissa jumped when her phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey it's me." Nathan said on the other line.

"Hey where are you?"

"I'm at my apartment. I found something I want to show you. Can you come over?"
Marissa looked up at Lucas and Haley.

"Uhh . . . sure."

"Okay, well I'll see you later then."

Marissa hung up.

"Sorry I gotta go." She said getting up. "And . . . Haley can I talk to you later tonight?"

She nodded. "Sure just come by later. I'll be here."

"Okay. See you later. Bye you guys." She waved walking out

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