Thanks for reading and reviewing! I'm glad I'm not the only Laley fan. Although I like BL and NH are cute too.


Haley woke up the next morning and forgot for a moment where she was, but then she heard Lucas in the kitchen cooking breakfast and quietly singing a song by Nada Surf.

"Morning." Lucas said as she came into the kitchen.

"Hey." Haley said, sniffling

"What happened?" Lucas said, rushing over to her.

"I was stupid, I was so stupid. I thought he'd want to talk, so I called him…and he just listened to me for a few seconds and hung up. He didn't say anything at all." Haley sobbed.

"Come here. I'm sorry." Lucas said, holding her close and rubbing her back.

"I'm fine, I'm fine. I see you're making breakfast." Haley said, wiping her eyes.

"Yeah. I wanted to make you feel better. I wanted to make me feel better too."

"Shouldn't you be making cake to make yourself feel better?"

"Yes, but I can't bake at all."

"Nice. Let's make a deal. If your breakfast is any good, I will buy you cake."

"That's sweet."

"I try." Haley grinned.

"So how'd you sleep?"

"Better. At least I managed to sleep alone last night." Haley said lightly.

"There weren't any storms."

"Thank you, Lucas…for being there for me."

"Why wouldn't I be? You're my best friend."

"But I left town, without saying goodbye, and I didn't keep in touch, and besides you're going through stuff too."

"Doesn't mean I won't be there for you. We're okay, Haley."

"Good."

"Now give me a minute, and we can eat." Lucas said.

"Great."

"Here we are." Lucas said, bringing two plates over to the table.

"This looks great." Haley said.

"Anything for you." Lucas said, pressing his forehead against Haley's.

"Thank you." Haley said, smiling and then kissing his nose.

Lucas laughed and sat down, Haley sitting down across from him.

"This is so good! Why don't you cook more?" Haley demanded.

"Because my mom is usually here."

"Good point."

"So what happened with Nathan?"

"I called him at the camp…trying to get him to listen to me for just one minute, but he just wouldn't! I don't know what to do, I just can't deal with it anymore!"

"I know…I know. But hey, if Nathan doesn't see how sorry you are after he calms down a bit, then he's the idiot. You are not worth giving up like that."

"Thank you." Haley sniffled.

"Always."

"So what's on the agenda for today?"

"I don't know, whatever you want to do. We could head to the café."

"Pass."

"Why?"

"Deb will be there, won't she? She's filling in for your mom while she's gone?"

"Look, we can just sneak past her and go up on the roof. I promise, you won't even have to talk to her or anything."

"What if she sees me? What if she yells at me for breaking her son's heart like I bet she's been dying to do ever since I left?"

"It'll be fine."

"How do you know?"

"I won't let her make you feel bad. Especially somewhere that's practically our second home."

"This is definitely my second home. Café comes in third."

"Well alright then."


"Go go go!" Haley hissed as they moved past the café, where Deb was helping a customer with her back turned to them.

"Oh good, we made it up here alive." Lucas teased.

"How many times will I have to tell you that you're not funny?" Haley said, laughing.

"You will never convince me."

Haley sighed and rolled her eyes.

"Alright Scott, are you ready to get your ass kicked?" She asked, picking up her golf club.

"Oh I think it will be you who loses." Lucas said.

"Well see." Haley said right before her phone rang.

"Who is it?"

"Peyton." Haley said, flipping the phone open.

"Hey Haley, I heard you were back." Peyton said.

"Yeah. How are you? Lucas told me about-"

"I…I don't want to talk about that right now."

"I understand. Have you talked to Jake?"

"Yeah actually. He and the police tracked down Nikki. Her latest stunt pretty much gave him a good advantage in the custody case."

"That's so great!"

"Yeah, he's coming home soon. Hopefully."

"I'm so happy for you."

"I'm glad you're back, Haley. Hopefully we can all meet up in Tree Hill soon."

"Yeah, now its just me and Lucas."

"Well that's not so bad."

"Definitely not." Haley said, smiling at Lucas, who smiled back at her. She felt her heart flutter a little bit and quickly looked back straight ahead of her.

Lucas raised his eyebrows but then continued lining up his shot.

"Okay, well I guess I should get going. Reception isn't so good down here."

"Oh, wait. Have you heard from…Brooke…" Haley said quietly as she watched Lucas stiffen up, but never looking towards her.

"Why are we whispering?"

"Well the whole thing with Lucas, it didn't end so well for them."

"I guess not…"

"But have you talked to her?"

"Yeah…I just got off the phone with her."

"And?"

"She doesn't seem to be too upset, whatever happened. She told me that she just went straight to the mall and got herself invited to a bunch of parties."

"Oh no…"

"Yeah…listen I'm sorry, but I've got to go."

"Okay. Talk to you later."

"Bye."

"I'm guessing the news about Brooke isn't good?" Lucas said finally.

"Depends on who you ask." Haley sighed.

"She's perfectly fine isn't she?"

"That's the impression she gave Peyton."

"Dammit. I just screw it all up don't I?" Lucas said, throwing down the ball.

"Lucas, you don't know that. It could all just be an act. She might be feeling exactly the same way you do and she's just using parties and other guys to hide it all!"

"Other guys." Lucas sighed, sinking down and leaning against the wall.

Haley moved so she was next to him and put her head on his shoulder. She enjoyed the comfort even though she was really the one doing the comforting at the moment.

"Should I just forget it?" Lucas asked, his voice breaking a little.

"Never. If you really want to be with her, give her a little time. Take your own advice." Haley said.

"I guess."

"Trust me." Haley said.

"Thanks Hales."

"Always."

"So tonight, I'm taking you anywhere you want to go."

"Italy." Haley grinned.

"Okay let me rephrase that. Anywhere in this town that you want to go."

"Oh. Well you should've been more specific." Haley grinned.

"My mistake. So, name it."

"I don't know. Surprise me."

"Alright."

"What's the occasion?"

"You're amazing, you're my best friend, you cheered me up, and I have missed you a hell of a lot." Lucas said, turning towards her and kissing her forehead.

"That sounds good to me." Haley said, leaning forward and pressing her forehead against his.


Ooh la la they're getting closerrrr : )

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