"Dude you look like ass."
"Yeah thanks man."
Nathan and Tim were at their lockers.
"What did you do last night? Have sex? Please tell me you did?"
"Sorry to disappoint you but no I didn't. For your information I was painting."
Tim gave him a disgusted look, "Eww man get a professional for that."
Nathan shook his head," Tim why do that when you can paint it yourself?"
"I don't know man, I just know you'll never catch me with a small paintbrush in my hand."
"Dude they make bigger brushes too."
Tim shrugged.
Soon after Lucas appeared coming from the boy's bathroom. He noticed Nathan's tired look, "Yo man what happened to you?"
Tim laughed, "Told you you look like ass."
"Worse than ass, man haven't you heard of the word sleep?"
Nathan looked at the two boys, "I got home late okay."
"Doing what?"
Before Nathan could answer Tim beat him to it. Nathan didn't care cause he was too busy feeling sleepy.
"He was painting."
"Whoa man that took all day?"
"We did paint the whole house."
"You painted a whole house?"
"Yeah."
"No wait," Lucas just couldn't seem to take it all in," you picked up a paint roller and painted an entire house?"
"I just said yeah."
"Sorry man it's just last time I saw you paint was that time you went psycho and painted your apartment wall pink and I have to say it was a really bad paint job."
"Well I did," Nathan was agitated.
"That's cool no hating," he put up his arms apologetically.
"Yeah," Tim laughed, "he's the new Debbie Travis. Hey Nate want to decorate my house for me?" Tim was doing a prissy dance around the two boys.
"Dude shut up and knock that off you look stupid."
"It's just funny man but whatever do what you want I'll see you guys later," Tim walked towards the cafeteria, "See ya Luke, you too Debbie," he let out one big chuckle.
"What a dick," Nathan grabbed his bag from his locker and closed it.
"That's Tim for you," Lucas laughed.
The two boys walked down the stairs and onto the bottom floor. Nathan went to his usual spot where he met up with Jill but found she wasn't there.
"Oh Nate forgot to tell you, Jill's eating lunch with Brooke and Peyton today. Brooke told me to tell you."
"Oh," he sort of frowned.
"Brooke thinks Jill's been around guys too much so she's introducing her to all the girls. You're not bothered by it are you?"
"What? No man it's cool. That's good she's getting to know more people."
Lucas nodded but then stopped to notice a familiar aroma, "What's that smell?"
"Umm nothing."
"Whatever dude it's coming from your bag," Lucas grabbed Nathan's bag and opened it.
"Luke give me back my bag, "Nathan was weak from sleep deprivation so he made no effort to stop Lucas.
"Nathan is this lasagna?" He held up a large Ziploc container.
"Yeah so what."
"This is one huge container," Lucas examined it, "It's for you and Jill isn't it," he shot out.
"Luke loud enough."
"That's why you're so sleepy. It wasn't because you came home late, it's cause you woke up extra early to make this."
"You can't prove that."
"Yeah I can," he popped the lid open," it smells fresh so yeah you made it today."
"What are you Sherlock Holmes?"
Lucas laughed, "Don't get all offended man. It's cool that you thought of something like this."
"I'm not offended I'm just tired."
"I bet you are," Lucas laughed, "Wait man you can't cook."
"Yeah I can."
"No man you can't. Do you remember that time when you were still married to Haley and you attempted to cook pot roast?"
"Yeah I remember I burnt it," he laughed.
"Exactly so how on earth did you make this perfect looking piece of pasta?"
"I woke my mom up to help me."
Lucas laughed, "I thought so."
Both boys laughed.
"So now you know, give me back my bag."
"Wait wait are you hiding something else?"
"No."
Lucas scrounged more through the bag, "Aha! You didn't stop at the lasagna, I see cheesecake in here."
"Okay okay fine I brought that too now give me back my bag nosy," Nathan snatched his bag back from Lucas.
"That's sweet man."
Nathan shrugged, "She went to eat with Brooke and Peyton today."
"So save it for fourth period, you'll see her then."
"Yeah," Nathan grinned.
"Let's go shoot some hoops man, basketball starts next week."
"I'm way ahead of you," Nathan was already walking in the direction of the gym and Luke joined him.