Six- Threes a crowd & crowds are good things

"Hey Hales, i'm really hungry so I'm heading to the café. You wanna come with?" Lucas asked as he plopped down on the couch beside Haley who was watching 'A walk to remember'

"What? Umm sure." Haley mumbled, quickly reaching up to try and cover her face without making it seem too obvious.

"Haley?" Lucas peered at her. "Oh my god! Is Haley James so-called tough girl," Lucas air quoted 'tough girl' "Is she crying?" A grin started to spread on his face, I might aswell have some fun with it, he thought to himself.

"What!" Haley screeched "No."

"I think you are, did the big bad movie make you sad?" Lucas teased her.

"I'm not crying just something got in my eye" Haley insisted.

"Right. What you watching anyway?" Lucas asked picking up the DVD cover.

Haley rolled her eyes as Lucas looked at the cover in interest.

"The chick looks pretty hot on the cover so why the hell is she dressed like that in the movie?" Lucas asked pointing to the screen.

"Because dumbass." Haley wacked him across the arm snatching the cover back "It's not all about the looks you know."

"I know that! I'm not that shallow but I mean I dunno shes like a freakin' nun and I'm sorry but umm I don't find nuns to be hot." Lucas laughed.

"Funny." Haley shook her head and returned her gaze to the screen.

"So," Lucas asked getting comfortable next to her "Whats so sad about it anyway?"

"Nothing."

"Then why are you crying?"

"I'm not crying." Haley insisted.

"Yes you are." Lucas pointed at her face.

"No I'm not."

"Yes you are." Lucas repeated, happy that he was annoying her.

"Shut your trap!" Haley yelled causing Lucas to shut up for real this time.

"So you coming with me to the café or what?" Lucas asked.

"Yup sure." Haley grabbed the remote and stopped the dvd.

"Hey guys, what can I get you both?" Karen asked when Lucas and Haley both sat down at the counter.

"Umm I think I'll have a double cheeseburger, regular fries and a strawberry milkshake." Haley smiled at Karen.

"I'll have the same as her mom except make it a chocalate milkshake." Lucas chimed in.

"You usually eat that much?" Lucas asked.

"Yeah why?"

"Dunno most girls don't usually eat that much." Lucas shrugged at her.

"Well I'm not most girls am i. Besides I'm not into the whole diet crap it's crazy and most girls who god forbid eat cheeseburgers." Haley gasped mockingly "Well their usually just tanorexic bimbos."

Lucas laughed at that "Yeah maybe."

"Oh this is good. Your mom can cook!" Haley managed to mumble through her huge mouthfuls.

Lucas laughed at that "Yup she sure can."

"Hey guys." Somebody approached their booth.

Oh my god it's Nathan and here I am stuffing my face like a pig. Haley tried to chew her food down as quickly as possible then looked up at him "Hey Nate, how you doing?"

"I'm great, so are you two coming to Bevins party tonight?" Nathan asked.

"Yeah I'm in." Lucas spoke up.

"Haley?" Nathan asked her and Haley sighed.

"I dunno, I think I might just stay home I've got a ton of homework to do." She tried to sound as convincing as possible, she was'nt one for the whole party scene.

"On a Friday night? I don't think so." Nathan looked at her closely.

"Yeah come on Hales or do you just want to cry at the rest of that movie?" Lucas teased her.

Haley sent him a glare.

"What?" Nathan asked Lucas, curious a smirk was already forming on his lips.

"I found Haley on the couch today crying at some movie with Mandy Moore or someone in it."

Nathan laughed "Aww well I want to watch it too Mandy Moore is hot but I'm pretty sure I won't bawl at it."

Now Haley had turned her glare towards him and he just shrugged.

"No she is'nt well I mean in this movie she is'nt." Lucas told him.

"Hello I'm still here shallow boy god your missing the whole point of it. You know your not supposed to watch movies just cause you think someones hot in it." Haley air-quoted 'hot'.

"Your not?" Nathan asked looking towards Lucas as if it we're the most shocking revelation ever.

"Yeah your not? Because I mean what other reason is there for you watching Fast and the Furious every other night and gushing over how sexy Paul Walker is." Lucas changed the tone of his voice to sound like Haley. Nathan started laughing again.

"I do not sound like that." Haley pouted.

"It's okay Hales, I know you don't." Nathan slung an arm around her then grabbed what was left of her burger.

"Hey" Haley yelled at him hitting him on the shoulder.

"So you gonna come Haley?" Lucas asked her.

"No I don't think so Luke like you said I might just stay home and watch a movie no crying pfft like I'd do that."

Lucas and Nathan both grinned "Okay if you insist."

Lucas got up to head over to Bevins, "So you coming bro or what?" He asked Nathan.

"Umm actually I think I'm gonna give this one a miss."

Lucas looked at him in shock "Wow okay sure thing I'll see you guys later then." And Lucas walked out to his car.

"What was all that about? I know I've only known you what two weeks." Nathan laughed at her "But you turned down a party." Haley gasped, grinning at him "Since when does 'Mr party animal' say no to one? You know its not good for your reputation you know, imagine what the rest of the party goers will think." Haley teased him.

"Hahaha but umm actually I was thinking maybe I could hang out with you watch that movie or something, I've always digged Mandy Moore." Nathan grinned at her.

"Sure thing, but please do not drool all over Karens couch or me for that matter." Haley laughed at his expression.

"I do not drool Haley James, thats what chicks do when they see me I'm pretty sure they do more than just drool though." Nathan winked at her.

"Ugh your such a perv!" Haley shrieked "Well come on then lets head out."

"Yay! Lucky me getting to spend an evening with 'the Haley James' herself." Nathan relpied sarcastically.

"Yes you should feel hounered."