As Haley opened the car door and began to step onto a lawn that she had known since she was nine years old she had this terrible feeling that some how a long the way she had lost touch with two of the most important people that had been there for her for so many years now. She began to ask herself question like I wonder what their lives are like now and how things have changed and maybe even how they haven't. Her thoughts were interrupted by her luggage being thrown at her stomach.

"Earth to Haley, why don't you go inside already, you used to live here. What happened to the phrase you can always go home?"

Haley looked over at Peyton with disappointment in her eyes. "You can always go home but it doesn't mean that things will be anything like they used to and that is what worries me."

Peyton reaches over and places a hand on Haley's shoulder. "Hey everything will work out for the best I promise."

Both girls gathered their things and began to walk up the steps and half way up Haley stopped suddenly and grabbed Peyton by the arm.

"What the hell are you worried about now?"

"I have this terrible feeling that there is something behind that door I'm not ready to deal with and you know that I am not the face your fears type."

"Haley we are going inside and I don't care if I have to drag you."

They both reach the door and before Peyton and reach the bell the door swings open and Karen gives both of them a huge smile.

"Oh girls it so wonderful to see you." She says collecting both of them into a three-way hug. "Were all have missed you two around here."

"Thanks Karen, it seems like forever since I've seen you." A small tear runs down Haley's cheek.

Wiping away the tear with her hand Karen grabs Haley's face with her other hand. "Don't cry this is going to be a great weekend I promise you. Now you can take your things and put them in Lucas' room. I think you remember where it is."

"Of course I do, oh but what about Peyton?"

"Oh Peyton is staying with Brooke."

Haley looks over at Peyton confused. "Did you know this?"

"Actually yeah I did."

"Then why did you bring you stuff in?"

"Oh that's simple; Brooke has no closet space so I have to leave some stuff here."

Haley lets out a small laugh remembering the time when her and Brooke lived together and attempted to share closet space. "That doesn't surprise me."

"So Karen when does Brooke want me over there?"

Karen looks down at the watch on her wrist. "Well right about now so why don't you move you butt and I will see you later."

Peyton gave her bags to Karen waved goodbye and shut the door behind her.

As Haley began to travel down the hallway passed many pictures she had seen before she started to feel very sad once again. She open Lucas' bedroom door and began to scan the entire room just as she had the first time she set foot in there. Many things had changed since then but many were the same. She set her bags down and walked out of the room in the direction of the kitchen but was stopped by the sound of Karen's voice talking in hushed but angry tones. Haley peered around the corner to see who Karen was talking to without disrupting her and noticed that she was on the phone. She tried her best to overhear the conversation without causing Karen to turn around. After a while Karen hung up the phone and sat down at the kitchen table. At that point Haley thought it was safe to do the same.

"So if you don't mind me asking who were you talking to, it sounded heated."

"I was talking to my pain in butt of a son."

"Hey that pain is my friend. What did he do now?"

"Oh nothing he just did something without asking me for about the one millionth time."

"What now?" Haley asked rolling her eyes.

But before giving an answer the door bell rang and she stood up and ran to the other end of the house to answer it. Just to be cautious she looked out the window to see who it was. And to her amazement it was two very surprising and unexpected guests. Karen when back to the door and turned the knob to open it but only a crack, the young man in the doorway looked at her puzzled.

"Karen why don't you open the door so we can come in?"

"I can't do that."

"Why?"

"Because you can't come inside."

"Oh really, why?

"I will give you one clue take a look behind me."

"Well I suppose I could if you opened the door."

"I can't just try."

"Alright"

"So what do you see?"

"A new couch."

"No look towards the kitchen."

All he could she was the back of someone's dirty blond, long hair and didn't see how that would prevent him from entering.

"Ok so there is someone here what does that have to do with us coming inside?"

"Look again."

And all at once it hit him………