AN: I am sooo SORRY for the delay! Life has been filled with English assignments, so all the witting in me was going towards my assignments. But the best part is spring break is coming soon which means I'll have more time on my hands to write. EEEPPP Guys I have a favor! Wish me luck because I am trying to find a job so I need all the help I could get :) wish away people!

Chapter 16

To say that Brooke was fed up with her boyfriend would be an understatement. For over month now since Nathan has come back Brooke has been trying to convince Lucas that he should work things out with his brother, but all that has led to, is Lucas blowing up at her and then apologizing later. Sure, a part of her was yelling to just be there for moral support regardless of what Lucas decides. But the part of her that has had to walk on egg shells around both Lucas and Haley now for two weeks straight was fed up with the drama. Her boyfriend and her best friend haven't been able to stand in the same room for two weeks now, even though Brooke felt that Haley was totally justified.

All she wants is a safe loving environment around her son. And who could blame her? Ever since Nathan came back all Lucas has been doing is trying to make Haley keep Micca away from Nathan. And really everyone knows that Haley is too kind to ever do that so all Lucas is actually achieving is problems between him and Haley.

"Babe! Just drop it!" Lucas exclaimed trying and failing to keep his temper in check.

"Come on Luke, you can't tell me that you don't miss Haley and Micca." Brooke said trying to take a different approach.

"You know I do."

"EXACTLY" Brooke exclaimed triumphantly. "Haley is stubborn she's not going to let you anywhere near her or Micca until you and Nathan work things out!"

"Yea well she's been my best friend for years; I think I know her better Brooke." Lucas said whispering mockingly.

"You're just hilarious aren't you?" Brooke said rolling her eyes. "and you don't know her better Lucas because NEWS FLASH Haley and I have been joined by the hips since high school so I know every detail about that girl-"

"Yea but," Lucas interrupted.

"DON'T. INTERRUPT. ME. LUCAS." Brooke said harshly, scaring Lucas in the process.

Nodding carefully, Lucas gestured for Brooke to keep talking.

"As I was saying before you rudely interrupted me," Brooke started looking at Lucas with narrowed eyes. "Nathan is important to Haley whether you want to admit it or not and no matter how much he's hurt her, she's not going to keep him away from their son because she loves both Micca and Nathan too much to ever do that. So now that Nathan is back Haley is going to give him a chance with Micca. So the more you piss Haley off the more she takes the love of her live's side."

"He might have been the love of her life once but he's not anymore." Lucas said with convection.

"Oh Lucas, Lucas you are so naive." Brooke stated, snorting uncharacteristically.

"Whatever." Lucas rolled his eyes dejectedly making Brooke smile gleefully.

"Any way, do you know what Monday is?" he asked in a lighter tone of voice.

"Hmmm Nope." She stated in mock seriousness.

"Oh you don't?" Lucas asked, eying her suspiciously and walking towards her until they were face to face.

"Nope, I know nothing." Brooke said shaking her head no playfully.

"Ohhhh you're a bad lair!" Lucas said starting to tickle her making her scream in laughter.

"Lucas stop it!" she ordered in between laughs.

"Not until you tell me!"

"Okay, okay I'll tell you." She said holding her hands up in mock surrender, making Lucas release her. "NOT" she screamed and ran to Lucas's bedroom.

"Brooke!" Lucas whined running after her and then tackling her onto the bed when he reached the bedroom and continued to tickle her.

"Okay, OKAY, it's our anniversary!" She shouted making Lucas finally stop tickling her and stay laying on top of her.

"So what are we doing?" Brooke asked curiously, looking into Lucas's eyes.

"Well Cheery, I was thinking I'd surprise you." He said lovingly.

"Oh?"

"Yea you know, me, you and a romantic surprise for your eyes only." He said softly staring at her.

"It sounds perfect." She stated, leaning up and kissing him passionately while starting to take Lucas's shirt off.

"Mmmm do we have time?" Lucas asked against her lips.

"We have an hour and then I am meeting up with Haley and Peyton." Brooke said breathlessly.

"That's more than enough time." Lucas said and then captured her mouth in another kiss.

"Hello sexies!" Brooke greeted walking into her and Haley's living room.

"You're late!" "You got laid!" Peyton and Haley said at the same time and then turned to look at each other and then back at Brooke.

"Yes and YES." Brooke said enthusiastically. "Oh guys! It was so hot it was between makeup sex and normal sex! I mean seriously Lucas has the best stamina-"

"EEWWWW STOP." Haley interrupted looking disturbed, making Peyton and Brooke laugh.

"Seriously how many times do I have to tell you guys? I don't want to hear details about your sex life!" Haley exclaimed in annoyance.

"Come on Hales its not like you don't know how the bees and the rabbits work, I mean how do you think Micca got here?" Peyton teased.

"You guys! Oh course I know! But the last thing I want to hear about, is about the sex life of my best friends." Haley groaned.

"Come on Tutor mom it's not like its first time for us to talk about sex." Brooke said reasonably.

"Yes it's not, but back then you weren't dating my best friend and Peyton wasn't married to my non-biological brother." Haley countered.

"Okay, okay fair enough. Goldilocks you and I are having a conversation later." Brooke demanded and then gave Peyton a wink to clarify, making Haley groan again.

Chuckling Peyton turned to Haley. "Where's Micca?" she asked curiously looking around.

"He's at Deb's." Haley said casually.

"What?" Peyton exclaimed in surprise.

"That's what I said." Brooke said with an attitude.

"How'd that happen?" Peyton questioned Haley, completely ignoring Brooke in the process.

"Well she asked. I dropped him off and then Nathanshowedup." Haley said mumbling the ending.

"I am sorry, care to repeat that again." Peyton asked with raised eyebrows, in a sickly sweet tone.

"Oh you know Deb called asked about Micca then begged to bring him over for his weekly sleepover – you know since he hasn't been there since Nathan showed up- anyway I agreed and then I drove him there and then Nathanshowedup."

"Really Haley?" Brooke asked in annoyance.

"Fine, fine! Nathan showed up while Micca was there and Deb called me and asked if he could hang out with Micca and you know I couldn't say no cause Micca has been asking about him and since when do I ever really say no to Micca. I know right I am such a sucker for my kid but he has those bright blue eyes and what person could ever deny Micca anything?-" Haley kept rambling while being careful as to not look either girls in the eye, until Peyton interrupted her with a loud "HALEY".

"Yes?" Haley asked innocently looking at both girls making them both roll their eyes at her fake innocence.

"What aren't you telling us?" Brooke asked narrowing her eyes at Haley.

"Okay, OKAY, you beat it out of me!" Haley exasperated. "Nathan came over and we talked."

"You talked?" Peyton asked carefully barely hiding her giddiness at the fact that her best friend finally talked to her estranged husband.

"Yea he came over last night." Haley stated.

"Oh? So was it talk talked or was it talk talked?" Brooke asked wiggling her eyebrows.

"What the hell does that even mean?" Peyton asked before Haley could.

"You know talk talked, as in they did the dirty." Brooke said as if it was general knowledge, making Peyton laugh at the dark blush that was coloring Haley's cheek.

"No Brooke I didn't do the dirty with the husband who abandoned my son and I." Haley deadpanned.

Raising her eyebrows Brooke eyed Peyton silently communicating with her and then turned to Haley. "You know you want to." Brooke said coyly.

"What no I don't!" Haley exclaimed nervously. "And besides since when are you two all Team Nathan I thought we were all for Team Zach?"

"Just tell us how it went!" Brooke demanded, which made Haley go on to tell them everything that happened the night before.

"What an ass!" Peyton exclaimed.

"I know right!" Brooke agreed.

"I know you guys who the hell does he think he is coming back six years later and thinking that i'd just give him a second chance! Or was it a third because I am pretty positive that I've given him more than five second chances In high school but what does he do in the end he abandons me and then has the nerve to come back and DEMAND to be a part of my life again." Haley rambled but stopped when she noticed the weird looks that Brooke and Peyton were giving her. "What?" she asked curiously.

"Sweetie we were talking about Zach." Peyton said carefully making Haley look to Brooke for confirmation which she got.

"Oh…."

"Yea…" Brooke said nodding slowly.

"Well it's not like he meant to be an ass!" Haley argued.

"Common Hales!" Brooke said irritably.

"Okay, okay so maybe he was being an ass but you guy I really like him!" Haley said sadly.

"Yea but what about Nathan?" she asked.

"What about him?" Haley asked in confusion.

"Are you going to give him another chance?" Peyton asked.

"What? Of course she will Peyton!" Brooke answered for Haley.

"Why of course Brooke they've hurt each other again and again!" Peyton replied.

"Well that's not fair-" Haley started but was interrupted by Brooke.

"Well that's not fair Peyton! Haley has to do this for Micca's sake! He deserves a father!"

"No one said he won't get a father Brooke! He's an ass and frankly he doesn't deserve Haley!" Peyton nearly shouted back.

"HEY he's not that bad-"Haley defended but was once again interrupted by Brooke.

"He's not that bad Peyt-"

"That's what I said!"

"-on, everyone deserves a second chance, I mean Micca deserves a family and he deserves his parents fighting for a family!"

"Yea but still, he hurt his "Family" really badly! Do you really want to put our God Son through that again or Haley for that matter!" Peyton yelled back.

"NO of course NOT but in a couple of years when Micca asks why his parents aren't together anymore Haley has to be able to look her son in the eye and say that she tried everything she could to make sure their relationship worked out!" Brooke exclaimed. "If it were you Peyton and you were Micca and you had a chance to have your parents together, what would you want your mom to do?" Brooke asked sarcastically.

"I guess you're right, I would defiantly want my mom to give my dad another chance!" Peyton admitted softly while looking at Haley warily, who was looking at both of them in disbelieve.

"If you guys are done making my decisions for me, I have to go pick my son up from his grandma's house then take him to soccer practice and then figure out what the hell I am going to say to Nathan and Zach!" Haley stated then ran up to Micca's room and gathered his soccer bag and walked back to the door, and left.

After making sure Haley was gone, Brooke turned to Peyton and smiled smugly. "Oh we're good!"

"You think that worked?" Peyton asked nervously.

"Like I said; we're good Blondie."

"Hello! Is anybody home?" Haley yelled out into Deb's house while walking in towards the kitchen. The minute she walked in she felt herself freeze. Because standing in front of her was scenery that she had dreamed of seeing the minute that pregnancy test showed in bold letters that she was pregnant. And yes maybe she was a dreamer, a teenage girl who was scared out of her mind because she had just found out that she was bringing an innocent baby into the world.

So yea she's always dreamed of waking up one morning and lazily walking down the stairs to find her husband and her son cooking breakfast together. Even though she'd imagined it multiple times seeing it, it changes everything.

Nathan was by the stove making pancakes while Micca was sitting on the counter. They were laughing and talking together.

"MAMA!" Micca exclaimed when he saw his mother, then jumped off the counter and into her arms.

"Hey baby! How was sleeping over?" Haley asked Micca who was nestled softly into her arms.

"It was AWASOME! Nadan and I played NBA Live and I kept winning so I had to play Clay and I BEAT him too." Micca said with wide eyes. "And then we had ICE CREAM for dinner. Oops I don't think I was supposed to tell you that!" Micca finished shaking his head carefully. "I am sorry." He apologized giving his mother his famous puppy dog eyes and pouted his lips.

Haley looked at Nathan giving him an accusatory glare which made him shrug and mumble an apology.

Chuckling Haley looked at Nathan. "It's okay," Haley smiled. "Come on baby we are going to be late to your soccer practice."

"Oh okay momma I'll go get dressed!" Micca said while Haley was putting him down and then ran to the guest bedroom which is mostly used as Micca's second bedroom.

"Thank you!" Nathan said sincerely.

"What for?" Haley asked in confusion.

"For letting me have today and yesterday with Micca." He said softly.

Even though Haley really wanted to reply to Nathan she couldn't find her voice without crying so she just shrugged and smiled softly.

"I am ready!" Micca exclaimed running back into the kitchen.

"Okay sweetie lets go." Haley said holding her hand out to Micca.

"Okay! Hey momma can Nathan come with us to practice?"

"Oh I don't know sweetie he might be busy." Haley said to Micca softly.

"I am not busy I can go." Nathan said eagerly the second Haley finished talking.

An hour later found Haley and Nathan drinking coffee side by side while Micca and his team mates were practicing.

"He's really good." Nathan praised Micca proudly.

"Yea he is!" Haley agreed with pride.

"Have you thought about what I said at all?" Nathan asked eagerly.

"I need time Nathan." Haley deadpanned.

"Yea but the more time you take, the less time I have to woo you." Nathan said carefully.

Rolling her eyes, Haley turned to look at Nathan. "Like I said I need some more time."

"Okay, okay." Nathan said holding his hands up in mock surrender.

"Can I see him again?" Nathan asked referring to Micca.

After about a minute Haley finally spoke up. "We have a weekly Sunday barbeque. I don't know if Deb told you or not?"

"Oh ummm no she didn't tell me." Nathan denied softly.

"Oh okay umm we started it a couple of years ago. The whole famil- everybody gets together and we have a barbeque. You know everyone comes together. Deb, Keith, Karen and Lily-"

"Lily?" Nathan asked carefully.

"Keith and Karen's daughter." Haley stated in a condescending tone.

"Right I knew that!" Nathan said chuckling nervously.

"Of course you did." Haley said rolling her eyes. "Anyway, Peyton, Jake and Jenny are going to be there too and of course Brooke and ….. Lucas."

"Lucas…." Nathan said in an annoyance.

"He's your brother Nathan!"

"Yes my very annoying ass of a brother."

"Funny that's the same way people describe you." Haley said laughing humorlessly.

"You know Haley you weren't funny when I first met you and you're defiantly not funny now." Nathan said looking at her as if she were the most adorable thing he's ever seen.

"If that's the way you plan on wooing me, then I hate to tell you this buddy, but you're going to fail miserably." Haley deadpanned.

"Oh Hales when I want to woo you believe me you're not going to see it coming." Nathan said while lightly patting her cheek making Haley blush.

Staring at Nathan, Haley felt herself being pulled into his blue eyes. Hearing a whistle blow Haley felt herself being pulled back into reality much to Nathan's dismay.

"Anyway," Haley started coughing lightly. "You should come! It's about time you and Lucas reunited."

"Umm yea! I don't think that's going to happen!"

"He's your BROTHER!" Haley exclaimed in annoyance.

"HALF Haley! HALF!"

"You know what I am getting sick and tired of this! So Nathan I am going to use the dirtiest trick the book! Unless you're okay with never seeing Micca again then I suggest you get over yourself and apologize to your brother!"

"You're bluffing!" Nathan accused.

"Do you really want to try me?" Haley asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Fine!" exasperated Nathan.

"Tomorrow at my house at three o'clock."

"Okay! I'll be there."

AN: Please REVIEW you guys and once again I am sorry for the delay.