Chapter 4

Two months after Haley's and Lucas's one nightstand things have returned to somewhat normal. Haley has forgiven Nathan, but despite his repeatedly attempts she hasn't gone out with him and is quite happy with just being his friend and tutor. Lucas on the other hand has found himself a girlfriend in Peyton and they have been dating for about a month.

The citizens of Three Hill are going about their business as usual as another Friday begins except Haley James that is, who currently is kneeing on the bathroom floor praying to the porcelain God.

"Honey, are you ok in there?" Mrs James voice comes from outside followed by a light knock on the door.

"Yeah mom, I'll be out in a minute".

With great effort Haley pulls herself up from the floor and brushes her teeth but just as she is about ready to go and face the firing squad otherwise known as her family she has to make a dive for the toilet again.

Half an hour later she finally makes it downstairs only to be greeted with the smell of coffee, which makes her stomach turn again but she toughens it up and sits down at the table with a fake smile plastered on her face.

"Haley, are you sure you're ok? You are looking awfully pale."

"Mom quit it, I'm fine"

Mrs James puts her hands up telling Haley she is backing off and sets a plate of pancakes in front of her.

"You need to eat something".

Haley immediately pushes the plate away with a grimace since food is the last thing on her mind.

"I'm not hungry."

"I'm not surprised, which proves that it's about time to get you checked out".

"I don't need a doctor".

"I disagree; you have been going around here paled as a ghost for weeks now. And for the record if you think I don't hear you throwing up morning, noon and night you have another thing coming, I'm not deaf you know. Good thing you aren't having sex because then I would think you were pregnant."

"Yeah good thing." Haley hesitantly answers thinking back to that night.

"So how about tomorrow afternoon?"

"Mom for the last time I'm fine."

Haley's older brother Ryan choices that exact moment to make his entrance and takes a seat next to her with a cup of coffee in his hand.

"Morning sis"

"Morn…" Haley starts to reply but the smell of coffee so close gets to her and before she can finish the greeting she have to make another run for the bathroom.

"I can see just how great you're doing", Mrs James mummers under her breath as she watches her youngest child running off with the speed of light.

Later that day on her lunch break as Haley sits and moves her food around her plate, not feeling really hungry, as usual these days she can't get her mother's words out of her head

"think you're pregnant" I can't be can I? No I just have a bad case of the stomach flu, for weeks? Not very likely now is it? To come to think about it when did I have my latest period? Come on Haley think, o yeah I wrote it in my calendar

After realizing that she starts rummaging around in her bag for it and when she finally finds it she flips the pages back until she sees her latest red mark.

"HOLY SHIT!" she screams upon discovering where it is, causing the whole cafeteria to become quiet.

Red as tomato she quickly gets her stuff together and makes a run for exit, hoping to get out without further embarrassment, unfortunately that plan goes out the window when she crashes into Lucas before she reaches the doors.

"Slow down there Hales". Lucas says preventing her to fall from the crash.

"Get out of my way Luke". Haley snaps

"Damn it Hales what's with you these days? Lately I haven't been able to open my mouth without pissing you off one way or another."

"That should be your first clue. Honestly Luke, why don't you take your complaining to someone who gives a shit." Haley spits out as a reply not really caring about anything else then getting out of there before she breaks down.

"I thought I did."

"You know I've my own problems to deal with so why don't you go and try Peyton instead. Now out of my way!."

And with that Haley shoves Lucas aside and gets out with a whole new set of words in her head.

Stupid, stupid, stupid

Man what's her malfunction these days?

"Hey honey", Peyton greets her boyfriend when he sits down with her and Brooke, breaking him from his thoughts.

"Hey Peyt", Lucas answers and then almost as on an afterthought bends down and gives his girlfriend a kiss.

"So what's up Broody?", Brooke greets him.

"Nothing"

"Could have fooled me.

"What's that suppose to mean?" Lucas ask with a sign knowing exactly what Brooke is referring to.

"That I've notice something going on with you and tutor girl lately, for instant that lovely display by the doors a minute ago."

"You know Davis that would fall under the none of your business category".

"Chill man"

"No I will not chill. I'm sick and tired of everyone butting into my business. What's going on or not between me and Hales concerns just me and Hales" Lucas angrily replies before getting up and heading towards the exit.

"Luke what about your lunch?" Peyton screams after him.

"I just lost my appetite." he answers without stopping.

"Why don't you teach that boyfriend of yours some manners Peyt?"

"He's just nervous about the game tonight. I think", she adds uncertain.

After storming out on Lucas Haley ends up wandering around trying to calm herself down and before she knows it she finds herself outside the pharmacy debating whether or not to go in.

I don't need to buy a test because I'm not pregnant, I'm really not. But your last period was two weeks before you slept with Luke the annoying little voice in the back of her head keeps telling her.

In the end that little voice wins out and she musters up the courage she needs and heads into the store aiming for the pregnancy test section. But just as she is about to grab one she spots her brother and his blabbermouth of a girlfriend further in and panics. Quickly she makes her way out praying that they didn't see her.

"I need help with this, like it or not but I have to talk to Luke. I'll do it after the game tonight, you're procrastinating James. Oh shut up! Great now you're talking to yourself. Stop it!"

TBC