Chapter 2

Let me see...where do I begin? I remember that before Brooke died she told you about Lucas and Haley up till they were 18. Yes, that's right...I remember now. I remember that Brooke had stopped the story a while after our annulment. She told me how you didn't want to believe that your uncle was married to your mother. Weird to think about it like that. I laugh when I think about it now. I loved your mother all those years ago. I still do now as I write this...and I know that you will wonder why, if I love her so much, did I annul the marriage. It's because I saw the way they looked at each other - Lucas and Haley I mean - I saw all the signs...even if they didn't want to see it. Back then all of us saw it. Peyton, Jake, Brooke, Mouth, Skills and me. Your grandparents, Karen and Keith - Lucas' mother and step-father - saw and knew it when Lucas and Haley were children. They were just meant to be. Call it fate or an heavenly order or whatever you like.
After that I went back to being the me without Haley. That's when Brooke and I started, to everyone's shock, dating. But you're probably sick of our story. If I don't have it right...Brooke told it to you twice every year since you were 7. I miss her now as much as ever...even if she did clean out my bank with all her shopping! Woman! But back to Lucas and Haley...or how we knew them...Luke and Hales. I still remember how they finally got together or how do you say it again? Ah yes...hooked up. They were 20 and both at NYU...well, to tell you the truth, we were all there. Anyway, Haley was half-living with her boyfriend and it was save to say Lucas was more than jealous. It was only by chance that Lucas and I heard that the guy, I think his name was Kyle, had hit her...okay maybe we didn't just hear it by chance but I promised Brooke I'd never tell! Lucas went mad. I remember when me and him went to help her...

Lucas knocked on the door of the apartment Haley shared with her boyfriend Kyle.
"I'm coming..." I heard a voice answer softly.
Obviously Lucas had either not heard him or he didn't care. I think it was option B. He pounded even harder on the door.
"Yeah,yeah I said I'm coming!" the voice shouted back. I looked nervously at my brother. It wasn't that I was nervous of the fight - in high school I had beaten up many guys - I was nervous of Lucas' reaction. I could see in his eyes that he was more angry than I had ever seen him before. His eyes showed pure rage. I was angry to of course... Haley was like a sister to me...but I didn't look like Lucas did. Kyle opened the door and Lucas immediately shoved Kyle against the wall.
"You leave Haley alone do you hear me! If I ever hear you came near her again...if you ever touch only a single hair on her head again...I will beat you to the inch of your last life!" Lucas yelled and punched Kyle. After a few seconds I realised that Lucas wouldn't stop so I pulled him back...that's when I had my final proof that Luke and Hales were meant to be.
Then, to our shock, Haley ran up to us and started screaming at us. I don't think we should have been shocked I mean she did stay there...
"What the hell Lucas! Get away from him! Nathan!" Haley screamed but before she could reach Kyle, Lucas stood in front of her and pushed her outside. I knew a fight would follow but still I decided to follow them. Haley, Brooke and Peyton always said I was stubborn. I turned one last time to Kyle lying on the floor.
"Ouch...that will need some ice...walk it off."

When I finally reached the park, Lucas and Haley were already yelling at each other causing mothers to close their children's ears and walk away with ugly looking faces that almost made me laugh. I sat down on a bench away from them to not be in the line of fire but close enough to hear them...not that I needed to be that close by the way they were yelling.
"I can't believe you Lucas! How could you do that to Kyle?" Haley yelled.
"He hit you Hales! You don't deserve him! You deserve something better, someone better." Lucas yelled back.
Haley only stared at him.
"I'm not even gonna ask where you heard that..." she said turning to me and I sunk down on the bench. " this isn't because he hit me...it's because you don't like any of my boyfriends...you never have." Haley said.
"I liked Nathan..." Lucas said and at that all I could do was smile.
"He doesn't count...he's your brother." Haley said and I turned to her...what the hell did that mean?
"Fine. I can't see you with these worthless excuses of guys!' Lucas replied.
"Why? Why do you care? It's not because your my best friend so don't even think of giving that as an answer." Haley asked.
I sat straight at this and I wondered what Lucas' answer would be. I turned towards them and I could see that Lucas was at the breaking point. All I could think was that I better duck for cover.
"You wanna know why...because I can't stand seeing you kiss those guys who don't love you. They don't love you for your mind or your manners or the way you love to watch horror movies but always end up behind me or the couch. They don't love the fact that you always put your Christmas decorations up in November or that you love macaroni and cheese or that you love to tutor people. They don't know your secrets that I know or what you like and don't like or how you grew up. Hell...they will never love you as much as I do." Lucas said and took Haley's face in his hands and kissed her slowly and from what I could see she returned it. That's when I fell off the bench and sprained my wrist. I think I blacked out or something cause I don't remember what happened next.

When I finally did wake up I was in a hospital with Brooke holding my hand but my attention was else where. All I could concentrate on was Lucas and Haley standing in the back holding hands. Then...don't laugh Jonothan, I blacked out again.

A while later they began dating and all of us were happy. Soon afterwards they moved in together. They were in love...and it was then that they both finally realised that ( for once) we were all right from the start...they were meant to be.

(Tomorrow I'll write more. My fingers are aching and I am tired. I shall sleep now... Nathan)