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Chapter 14

Haley didn't know what to say. She knew that he was going to apologise, but this. He wanted to be with her, Haley James, Lucas Scott wanted to be with her. She had thought about it, of course she had, when she had no idea who he was, when he was the guy on the other side of the letter, but this, she didn't know what to say.

There was silence for a moment as Lucas looked back down at his mug. He was nervous, here he was face to face with the person he cared about most in the world, with everything riding on her answer.

"I talked to Brooke." He looked up quickly. "Actually, she spoke to me, how's that for ironic." She replied quietly.

"She told me everything, some things I already knew….some things I didn't. That she was the one who set up our meeting and not you." She sighed looking down at her mug. "That she was the one who posted our letters around school." She looked up at him.

The look on Lucas's face was one of patience, after everything that had happened, he didn't want to rush things, not now that Haley was finally talking to him.

"I thought that my mind was made up, that everything would go back to the way it was, and then Brooke showed up. And now I'm here, with you, and I just want to be able to say, I believe you, that although it hurt I'm over it, and lets move on."

"But?" Lucas almost whispered, not sure whether or not he wanted to hear the next words that escaped her lips.

"I need to know that if things get tough, you're not gonna walk away from this."

He let go of the breath he didn't know he was holding.

"Haley." He smiled. "This is new to me, I've never been with anyone who I care about as much as I care about you. Now I can't promise that everything will always be perfect, and I can't promise that it won't be my fault. But I can promise that I will do my best to make sure that that never happens. That I will be there for you, for us, because that is exactly where I want to be, with you."

Haley slowly removed her hands from her mug, reaching across the table she took Lucas's hand in hers, looking up she smiled.

"How could I say no to that."

Lucas stood coming to Haley's side of the table. She stood and Lucas embraced her in a warm hug.

"I promise you Hales, I won't let you down."

He pulled away from the hug slowly, resting his forehead against hers.

"I know you won't." she smiled. Returning the smile, he leaned his head down, capturing her lips in a sweet kiss.

Five Years Later

Haley packed her final box, running the tape along the top, holding the lid in place. Taking one final glance around her living room, she picked up the box and walked to the door.

"You ready to go?" Lucas asked, taking the box from her.

"Yeah." She nodded, and he carried the box outside. Taking hold of the door handle she said her final farewells to her apartment, closing the door behind her.

Lucas shut the trunk of the van and stopped in front of Haley. Opening the door for her, she climbed in.

Ten minutes later they pulled up outside of a four bedroom house. Climbing out, Lucas opened Haley's door. With the key in hand she unlocked the door, pushing it open.

"Wait." Lucas said. But before Haley could ask why, he had picked her up and carried her over the threshold, then put her down.

"What was that for?" she asked surprised.

"Just thought I'd start practicing." He replied pulling a small box from his pocket.

Haley was so shocked, she had no idea that he was even thinking about this, she had just agreed to move in with him.

"Haley James." He asked, getting down on one knee. "Will you marry me?"

As tears began to fall from her eyes, the only thing she could do was nod. Lucas got up off the floor and embraced her in a warm hug.

She smiled. "How could I say no to that."

End