: Lucas's Bedroom :

Lucas is lying in bed, looking up at the ceiling. He turns on his side and stares at the clock. Haley walks into Lucas's bedroom, carrying a cup of coffee and a plate of toast and jam. Lucas sits up in his bed, Haley sits down next to him placing the cup of coffee on the chest and drawers next to his bed. She hands him the plate of toast.

Lucas: "Wow, breakfast in bed. I'm impressed, thanks Hales."

Lucas takes the plate and offers Haley a slice of his toast.

Haley: "Oh, yeah. Like I would make you breakfast…and even if I did, I wouldn't bring it to you in bed. I saw your mom in the kitchen and she asked me to bring it into you."

Lucas eats a slice of toast. He looks back to the clock.

Haley: "Waiting for someone to call?"

Lucas: "No, not particularly. Why?"

Haley: "I dunno, the staring at the clock kinda gave me the impression that your waiting on a call, or waiting for someone to come round."

Lucas: "Nope. Not waiting, not waiting for anything. No one will call me, no one will come round to see me."

Haley: "Trouble in paradise?"

Lucas: "Something like that, Kate and I aren't talking at the moment."

Haley is in Lucas's bedroom. Lucas is sitting down on his bed.

Haley: "You and Kate have a fight? Can I ask about what?"

Lucas: "Not exactly…She kept a secret from me."

Haley: "What did she say?"

Lucas: "She said it wasn't her secret to tell."

Haley: "Luke, you bonehead."

Haley picks up Lucas's pillow and hits him across the head with it. Lucas raises an eyebrow and looks at her.

Lucas: "Thanks for that, helps digest my food."

Haley: "Well, you deserved it bonehead. Luke, If it wasn't her secret to tell, then you should just respect that."

Lucas: "I can't when it can't hurt you.."

Lucas stops, realising what he has just said. Haley raises an eyebrow and then nods, understanding.

Haley: "I know."

Lucas looks at her confused, he puts his plate on the chest and drawers next to his cup of coffee.

Lucas: "What do you mean I know?"

Haley: "Well, I'm guessing that the thing that could hurt me…would be finding out about Nathan and Brooke, being well, not a couple…but not not a couple. Okay that didn't make sense."

Lucas: "It did to me. So you know.." Lucas pauses. "Are you okay?"

Haley: "Surprisingly, I am. Peyton and I were talking about our guy problems yesterday and…I came to a realisation that maybe this whole thing happened for a reason. I still love Nathan, so much but a break is good. I mean he can experience what is out there, same for me and then I'm confident that we'll find our way back to each other."

Lucas: "That's…good?"

Haley smiles.

Haley: "It is."

Lucas stands up, half dressed in a pair of grey jogging bottoms. He walks over to his closet, pulling out a pair of dark blue denim jeans and a blue t-shirt.

Haley: "Going to apologise to Kate?"

Lucas looks to her and nods. Haley stands up and walks over to the door.

Lucas: "Haley.."

Haley turns around and looks at Lucas.

Haley: "Yeah.."

Lucas: "Peyton's having problems? Do you think I should.."

Haley: "I would wait…if she comes to you and asks for advice fair enough, otherwise I would just.."

Lucas: "Stay out of it, I got it. Bye Hales."

Haley turns around and opens the door, raising her hand behind her as she leaves, waving bye.

: Peyton's Bedroom :

Jake picks up Jenny's clothes from the floor and folds them putting them on Peyton's desk. Some of Peyton's pictures fall to the floor, Jake bends down and picks them up noticing a picture that resembles him with the caption 'Is it all too much?' Peyton walks into the bedroom, wrapped in a towel with her blonde curly locks straight from being wet.

Peyton: "I think I used up the hot water, so if you need a shower I'd wait an hour.."

Peyton looks over to Jake who is picking up her pictures off the floor. She notices him looking at one particular picture.

Peyton: "Jake, I can explain."

Jake stands up and puts the pictures back onto Peyton's desk. He turns and walks over to Peyton.

Peyton: "Jake…I'm … It's."

Jake: "Peyton, its okay. I understand. Having your boyfriend and his baby daughter practically living in your bedroom isn't easy. Maybe we just need a break."

Peyton: "Oh, yeah sure, okay. Erm, I need to get dressed."

Peyton turns around and looks over to her CD collection. Jake walks up behind Peyton, wrapping his arms around her neck. Peyton closes her eyes and bites her lip, forcing herself to smile.

Jake: "I didn't mean a break from us."

Peyton turns around and raises an eyebrow.

Peyton: "You didn't?"

Jake smirks.

Jake: "No, of course! Peyton, I want this to work. I just think maybe Jenny and I should spend a little more time at my parents that way it'll give you time to do your things, like drawing. Yesterday you were said that you had just made your deadline."

Peyton: "Only because I left it til last minute, it had nothing to do with you or Jenny."

Jake: "Peyton.."

Peyton: "It didn't"

Jake: "Peyton! Come on," Jake smiles. "My heart wont break by you telling me that you need a little alone time."

Peyton: "I suppose your right."

Jake: "Cool, so when's your next deadline?"

Peyton: "Wednesday and I've already started the strip. So that means I have time tonight to hang out, unless that's cutting into my alone time?"

Jake: "Tonight, me and you…and a lot more people sitting in a dark cinema. How does that sound?"

Peyton: "What about Jenny?"

Jake: "My parents can watch her, I told you they are dying to take care of her since I got back…so now I'm giving them that chance. Pick you up at 7."

Jake leans in and kisses Peyton. He walks over to her desk, picking up Jenny's clothes and walks out of the bedroom. Peyton watches him leave, her smile falls. She looks over to the window and sighs.

: Park :

Kate is running around the park, doing a circuit. She is dressed in grey sweats. Her brown locks tucked away in a pony tail. Lucas walks into the park and watches her run. Kate stops as she sees Lucas walk in. She starts stretching, Lucas walks over.

Lucas: "How's the training going? You must nearly be at 3 miles a day."

Kate stops stretching and looks at him. Lucas looks down to the ground and then back up, putting his hands in his pockets.

Kate: "Oh so you're talking to me now? I called you this morning at like 6, cause I figured you be awake…and shock, shock, horror, horror when you mom answered the phone. She said didn't want to lie to me …that maybe I should call back later. That you were in one your brooding moods, which apparently you do so well."

Lucas: "Kate, I'm sorry. It's just you kept a secret from me concerning my best friend."

Kate: "Nathan's my best friend, so I'm supposed to rat him out. Jeez, Lucas, it wasn't my secret to tell."

Lucas: "I know and I do respect that. Really I do. Everything just got so complicated and I am sorry. I'm sorry for pushing you to tell me, I'm sorry for acting like a complete ass yesterday, I'm sorry for not answering your call this morning…"

Kate looks up at him and tilts her head. He takes a step closer to her, leaning down resting his forehead against hers.

Lucas: "Did I miss anything?"

Kate: "No…"

Kate and Lucas share a moment of eye contact, he leans down and kisses Kate once, passionately. As they break apart, Lucas takes Kate's hand and starts to walk away with her.

Lucas: "Okay, so in the spirit of honesty. I think I need to tell you something."

Kate: "What? That your really Lucille, the cross dressing drag queen?"

Lucas: "Haley knows…and I wanted you to know before anyone else finds out, before this all gets more complicated. "

Kate sighs.

Lucas: "I didn't tell her, I swear!"

Kate looks up at Lucas and smiles.

Kate: "I believe you. Is there anyway, we can just step on the sidelines on this one. I really don't wanna get involved."

Lucas: "Me either."

Lucas puts his arm around Kate and they continue to walk.

: Scott Residence :

Nathan walks downstairs, dressed in a pair of blue denim jeans and a grey hoodie. He walks over to the fridge, pulling out a bottle of OJ. He drinks from the bottle as his mom walks up behind him, holding a glass in front of his face. Nathan reluctantly takes the glass and puts the OJ down on the counter.

Deb: "Really, Nathan. You weren't raised in a barn."

Nathan pours the OJ into a glass. His mom walks closer and examines his neck. Nathan turns and looks at her, raising an eyebrow.

Nathan: "Mom! What are you doing?"

Deb: "You have a hickey on your neck."

Nathan tries not to smirk. Deb sighs.

Deb: "Nathan, I thought you and Haley were taking a break."

Nathan: "We are."

Deb: "Then… where did you."

Dan enters the kitchen.

Dan: "Where'd he what?"

Deb: "Nothing."

Dan: "Okay. Nathan you have a visitor."

Dan steps aside and reveals Brooke. Brooke looks from Dan to Deb and then to Nathan.

Brooke: "Am I interrupting…no good. Are you ready Nathan?"

Dan: "Big date planned?"

Brooke: sarcastically "Yeah, big date, Nathan, Me, and a dead poet, what's more romantic than that?"

Nathan picks up his glass of OJ and walks over to Brooke, leading her out of the kitchen and up the stairs. Dan and Deb watch after them. Dan looks over to Deb, confused.

Dan: "What was that all about?"

Deb: "Nathan has a hickey on his neck…and it's not Haley."

Dan: "Really. Things, just got a lot more interesting."

Dan smirks and walks over to the counter picking up a bagel. Deb looks over to the stairs and sighs.

Nathan walks into his bedroom, followed by Brooke. As Nathan shuts the door, Brooke pounces on him. She jumps up and wraps her legs around his waist. Nathan's back hits the door.

Nathan: smirking "Shh."

Brooke: "Sorry, I couldn't resist myself."

Brooke leans down kissing Nathan, who puts his hands underneath Brooke's thighs holding onto her as he walks over to the bed. Collapsing on the bed, they both laugh.

Brooke: "Think your parents, bought the whole study date thing?"

Nathan: "I dunno, I doubt my mom did. She noticed a hickey on my neck."

Brooke: "Really?"

Brooke tilts her head and looks at Nathan's neck and smiles.

Brooke: "Want another one?"

Brooke starts kissing Nathan's neck, Nathan closes his eyes and smirks to himself.

: Karen's Café :

Haley is at the counter, wiping them down. Lucas and Kate walk into the café, Kate sits down at a table as Lucas walks over to Haley.

Haley: "Hey, so I take it the make up went well?"

Lucas looks over to Kate and smirks.

Haley: "I'll take that as a yes. Listen, could you watch the counter for me…I need to go."

Lucas: "You okay?"

Haley takes a step away from the counter.

Haley: "Yeah I'm fine…I just…I need to pee."

Haley turns and walks towards the kitchen. Lucas walks behind the counter and sees Jake and Peyton enter the café. Jake walks over to Kate's table as Peyton walks over to the counter, where Lucas is.

Lucas: "Hey."

Peyton: "Hey. New job?"

Lucas: "Just covering."

Peyton: "Cool, can I get a turkey melt sandwich."

Lucas: "Sure."

Lucas writes down on a piece of paper and passes it through the kitchen. He turns back to Peyton.

Lucas: "So…how's things?"

Peyton: "Good. You?"

Lucas: "Good."

Lucas looks at Peyton and opens his mouth but nothing comes out. Peyton raises an eyebrow.

Peyton: "Is there something you wanna ask me?"

Lucas: "Me, no…"

Lucas walks closer to the counter and looks at Peyton with his baby blue eyes tilting his head as he leans in.

Lucas: "You wanna talk to me about anything?"

Peyton opens her mouth but nothing comes out. At that point a bell rings.

Lucas: "Okay."

Lucas walks over to the bar connecting the kitchen and the main foyer of the diner. He picks up the plate and walks back over to the counter, handing it to Peyton. Peyton puts it on the counter.

Peyton: "You talked to Haley right?"

Lucas: "Yeah, she didn't me too…she didn't say anything specific, just that you might need someone to listen."

Peyton: "Thanks, Luke, rain check?"

Lucas nods, Peyton picks up her sandwich and walks over to Kate and Jake's table. Lucas watches the three of them talking. He smiles, looking over to the window. He sees Brooke and Nathan, holding hands and sharing a kiss. They separate and walk into the café and head over to the gangs table. Lucas turns and sees Haley, watching the two of them. Haley walks over to the table.

Jake: "Hey Haley."

Kate, Nathan, Brooke and Peyton all turn and look over in Haley's direction.

Haley: "Hey, listen. I know most you know now..."

Lucas walks up behind Haley. Kate and Peyton simultaneously stand up.

Peyton: "Listen, we all should probably go."

Haley: "No, Peyton its okay."

Haley looks in Brooke and Nathan's direction. She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath as she re-opens her eyes, a tear rolls down her cheek.

Haley: "This is really stupid; I know we're not together anymore but I thought we were friends. All of us, we're friends or so I thought. So because we're friends, I tried not to feel hurt or feel anything for that matter. I thought I was fine…so I was just gonna leave it but it turns out I'm not fine…"

Haley rubs the tears away from her eyes.

Haley: "The secret's out."

Haley turns and walks away from the table and out of the café. Nathan stands up, ready to follow her. Lucas stands in his way.

Lucas: "Don't."

Lucas looks over to Kate, who nods and watches as Lucas follows Haley out of the diner. Nathan looks from Kate, to Peyton, to Jake and then finally down to Brooke.

Kate: "I should…"

Kate walks over to the counter and puts on an apron. Peyton takes Jake's hand and follows Kate. Nathan, looks down to Brooke and they share a look of regret.

Haley is standing next to the café wall, outside. Lucas walks up to her and hugs her. Haley cries in his arms.

Haley: "I didn't mean for that to happen…I'm just…I'm not okay."

: Next On One Tree Hill :

Haley walks up to Lucas in the school hallway.

Lucas: "Hey, how you feeling."

Haley: "Like an idiot. I can't believe my little outburst the other night. I'm so embarrassed."

Lucas: "It's okay."

Kate walks over to Nathan, who is standing in his hallway.

Nathan: "Okay, I'm not in the mood for a lecture."

Kate: "Good, because I'm not giving you one. I understand why you did, what you did. It may not have been right, but there are no right or wrongs in this situation, people will always get hurt."

Nathan: "I feel…nothing. You know, I thought me and Haley were over but when I saw her cry all I wanted to do was hold her."

Kate: "…but what about Brooke?"

Nathan: "It's complicated. I still love Haley, but I'm falling for Brooke. Either way, there's no easy way out."

Kate and Lucas are sitting in the classroom. Nathan walks in and sits at their table. Brooke then walks in and sits opposite Nathan. Finally, Haley walks in and joins their table. No one says anything.