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Chapter 5: A Horse of A Different Color

After the baby shower, Peyton decided Haley had been acting...distant. In fact, when she had first broke the news to Haley about her condition, it seemed as though she didn't really care.

'Brooke...' Peyton thought, her blood boiling. She invited Haley over, since Lucas never let her leave the house.

'It really is true love,' she thought, feeling deliriously cheerful. Lucas wanted to make sure she'd have the baby, with no complications. She knew that she would but it was still fun to pretend.

She heard the doorbell. "Haley!" she exclaimed as she opened the door.

Haley smiled pertly.

They sat down.

"So...Haley..." Peyton let out a laugh. It suggested vengeance.

"Has Brooke said anything to you...about the baby"

"No....Why?" Haley was concerned with how Peyton was acting. It was very peculiar.

Peyton, in all her hormonal glory, felt that Haley wasn't being honest.

"Haley, whatever Brooke told you, about Julian and me...it was a lie," Peyton said.

Haley stood up straight. 'What is this about?'

"This baby..." Peyton laughed again, looking positively possessed.

"Lucas' baby...she doesn't deserve to be treated this way. She deserves more respect than this."

Haley's eyes were like saucers. 'What the.....?'

This eerily felt like her conversations with Carrie.

She didn't feel scared for herself. She found herself thinking about Lucas.

"Are you okay, Peyton?"

Peyton stood up like a bolt of lightening.

"What did she tell you?!" Peyton shrieked.

Haley got up slowly.

"She didn't say anything. Honestly. I have no idea what you are talking about. I think you need to lay down.... I better be going."

Haley grabbed her purse and left, her heart pounding.

Peyton sat there dumbfounded. She really didn't know anything.

She felt like a fool.