A/N: Chapter 3:) This is probably the last chapter until July 13th but I might get another one up tomorrow. Depends on if I get the chance to write it or not :)

Disclaimer: I don't own One Tree Hill.

Brooke was sitting on the couch when Haley walked back in the room, and seeing the redness in her eyes, she could tell her friend had been crying.
"Haley, what's wrong?" Brooke asked as she embraced her.
Haley shook her head, "It was all lies."
"What was all lies?" Brooke questioned, a confused looked on her face.
"He never even loved me. All those years meant nothing to him, I meant nothing to him." She sobbed.
"Haley!" Brooke exclaimed, "Don't even think like that. He married you. Twice even! He had a kid with you. Even after you ran away with Chris Keller..." But she trailed off, not wanting to hurt her friend more.
Haley sighed, "But then why did he leave?"
"You'd have to ask him," Brooke shrugged.
Just then, the doorbell rang.
"Wait here," Brooke smiled as she hopped up to answer the door.

Haley nodded slowly, and listened quietly as Brooke greeted the person.
"So, um, Haley." She said, as she came back in the room. "Here's your chance."
Haley raised an eyebrow and turned around.
"Her chance for what?" Nathan asked, as he walked in behind her.

Lucas shoved his hands in his pockets as he walked home, feeling like an idiot. He should have never gone to see Peyton. It was dumb. He was dumb. He never should have left her. She was his everything. But she didn't care about him anymore. She had given up years ago. But he hadn't forgotten her, not even once. She was always on his mind. He looked up at the sky, the stars twinkling softly in the dark of the night. Just then, one shot across the sky. Lucas remembered when he was little, how he and his mom had looked out the window at night, and would wish upon those shooting stars. It had never worked before, but maybe things had changed.

"I wish that...that she would forgive me." Lucas whispered.
But do wishes really come true?

"Nathan." She whispered.
"What is this, some kind of set up?" Nathan asked, turning to Brooke, "This is why you wanted me to stay here? So I'd have to face her again?"
Haley shook her head, "Nathan, she didn't know I was going to show up tonight, I promise."
"And I'm supposed to believe that?" Nathan said, looking between Brooke and Haley.
"It's the truth, Nathan." Brooke said softly.
Nathan rolled his eyes, "I shouldn't have come here."
"Nathan, can we please just talk?" Haley pleaded.
"What's there to talk about?" Nathan asked.
Haley opened her mouth, but Brooke cut her off, "The fact that you left your wife and son. The fact that you never came back, never tried to call. The fact that you're a wimp."
"Was I talking to you?" Nathan said, glaring at Brooke.
"No." Brooke admitted, "But I was talking to you."
Nathan looked at her as if she was insane.
"Sit down, heartbreaker." She said, returning the look.
"Who are you to tell me what to do?"
"Your worst nightmare." Brooke hissed, her eyes narrowing.

When Lucas finally saw his house in the distance, he smiled. He was beyond tired and couldn't wait to fall into bed and get some rest. But little did he know at that point, he wasn't going to bed for a while yet. He turned and walked up his driveway, and was on the porch before he realized there was someone there.

"You're early." The man muttered.
"Mouth?" Lucas asked, raising his eyebrows.
"The one and only." Mouth grinned.
Lucas hugged him quickly.
"What are you doing here?" He smiled.
"Same thing everyone else is. Going to Whitey's funeral."
"I meant on my porch, Mouth."
"Oh. Right." Mouth laughed, "Your mom said you weren't home and that you'd be back in the morning. I have no where to stay, so I just decided to wait here."
"What did you need to see me for?" Lucas asked as he sat on the window sill.
Mouth shrugged, "You're my friend, I haven't seen you in all these years. I figured now was as good a time as any."

Lucas nodded, "So how's life been treating you?"
"Not so bad, not so good. I'm still the lonely nerd, so not much has changed."
"What about Rachel? You and her were pretty close."
"She went to New York. I stayed in North Carolina. We just never talked." Mouth sighed.
"Do you still love her?"
"You could say that." Mouth replied.
"Look, why don't you come in. You can spend the night. I'm dead tired, we'll talk more in the morning."
Mouth nodded, "Works for me."

Within minutes, Nathan and Haley were sitting on opposite ends of the couch, Brooke pacing back and forth in front of the couch.
"Are we just going to sit here all night?" Nathan finally asked.
"If that's what it takes to get you two to get back together." Brooke said, plastering a sickly sweet smile on her face.
"Brooke, he doesn't love me." Haley sighed.
"Who said I didn't love you?" Nathan exclaimed.
"If you loved me, you never would have left." Haley replied.
"I was just... stressed. Things weren't working out."
"Nathan, you got fired. No one died, no one was sick. You lost your damn job." Haley yelled, "And instead of looking for a new one, you left."
"I needed some time to myself, some time to think."
"We could have got throught it together." Haley said softly.
"I..." Nathan tried to come up with yet another excuse, but there were none left to use.
"I love you Nathan. And I always will. I just don't like you so much right now." Haley said, and with that she stood up, and walked out of the room.
"I hope you're happy now." Brooke sneered as she too left, to go make sure Haley was okay.
"No, I'm not happy," Nathan whispered once she was gone, "Not without Haley."

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