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Haley pulled up to the front of a huge two story house alligned with golden bars preventing any unknown entrance and cut the engine
"So, here we are. The Davis estate", she said as she unbuckled her seat belt and opened the door to her car. Lucas did the same, staring in awe at the huge building that stood before him.
"Are you sure this is a house? It looks more like a mansion!"
Chuckeling, Haley linked arms with her best friend as they made their way to the entrance.
"It's big I know, but it keeps the Davis' happy and more importantly, Brooke."
Walking up to the front door, they stopped short a few feet as Haley rung the doorbell. She tapped her fingers lightly on her jean clad thighs waiting patiently for someone to answer.
"Well, well, what do we have here?" Brooke's face now appeared behind the suddenly opened doorway. Startled out of his observing, Lucas turned his head sharply towards the brunette's voice.
"Tutorgirl bringing over her hot date? Hmm?", Brooke said wiggling her eyebrows and looking Lucas over appreciatively.
"No, no, you got it all wrong Brooke. Lucas is my bestfriend not my boyfriend", Haley replied quickly hoping to rid the discomfort at her words immediately.
Shrugging Brooke stepped aside.
"Sure, whatever you say", she smirked.
Rolling her eyes, Haley proceeded through the doory way with Lucas in tow as she lead the way into the living room. Seeing a concentrated Peyton scribbling ferociously on a pad--probably drawing, she cleared her throat so as not to scare the light blonde.
Looking up, Peyton smiled.
"Hey-"
She stopped in mid sentence, looking in Lucas' direction with wide eyes, her mouth hanging open.
"Oh my god! Luke!?", she shrilled, flying off the sofa.
"Peyton." Lucas said, a smile playing on his lips as he held his arms open which she joyfully took.
Brooke walked up behind Haley who had a suprised look her face and scrunched up her nose.
"What's going on?", she asked, pointing towards the blonde couple who were now pulled apart and laughing.
"I have no idea."
"Why is your boyfriend hugging Peyton?"
Haley rolled her eyes again, giving Brooke an exasperated glare.
"I told you that's not my boyfriend Brooke, just a friend." Haley flung her hands in the air, aggravated at the dark haired girl's statement.
Brooke smiled.
"Whatever you say."
Sighing Haley turned back to Lucas and Peyton, putting her hands on her hips.
"Ahem." Looking towards an expectant looking Haley, Luke shook his head.
"Sorry Hales, let me explain. Peyton and I met in highschool--we're actually really good friends ourselves."
"Oh, wow I had no idea", Haley said smiling at the two.
"I can't believe you never mentioned me Luke!" Peyton said, swatting his arm.
"Well... you, I-"
"What?"
"You... Haley!", he yelled turning towards her, pointing accusingly.
"How come you never mentioned me!?"
"I did! Peyton!?" Haley retorted, looking at her blonde friend with unbelievable eyes.
"What!?"
"You never told me you knew a Lucas, even after I told you my bestfriend was a Lucas!"
"I didn't know it was the same person!", Peyton yelled back, throwing her hands in the air.
Chuckling, Brooke stepped in between the three.
"Okay, Okay calm down fight club."
Smiling Haley looked at Brooke.
"Sorry, it's just so overwhelming to know that they new each other before and we never met."
Peyton nodded in agreement.
"Yeah they're right. I'm sorry, wish I would of told ya Hales--you too Peyton", Lucas added a sheepish grin on his face.
"It's all right", Haley replied leaning on his shoulder.
"Yeah Luke, we still love you." Peyton put her hand on his other shoulder and smiled.
"Okay, now that we have that cleared up, how about you stay for dinner Lucas? My treat because tonight I am cooking my special orange chicken and carribean rice that I learned from my very own professional chef", Brooke said clapping her hands together.
"Yeah Luke stay for dinner."
"Hey I'm fine with that. I'll take free food anyday!" Laughing and rolling their eyes, Peyton,
Brooke, and Haley said in unison, "Boys!"
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"Mmm this is really good Brooke", Lucas said through a mouth full of food as he took a sip from his wine.
"Well of course, I am the infamous B.Davis."
"This stuff is gross", Peyton whined, lifting the fork full of rice up to her eyes to investigate the eery black substance that was mixed in.
"P.Sawyer there are starving kids in China!"
"Well then here, give it to them", she said, pushing her plate forward.
Haley leaned back in her chair, grinning in amusement.
"I think it's great!"
"You would Lucas." Peyton replied, downing her whole glass of wine and going for a refill. That's pretty much how things swayed the rest of the night as the four talked and laughed, exchanging a few of the many stories of their life.
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Later that night after a very delicous dinner or disgusting--to the certain, Haley walked Lucas to the door.
"So are you staying here?", he asked.
"Yeah, the three of us decided to come down and spend the summer out here."
"Ah, thats kool--but wait... why did you knock then?"
Haley shrugged.
"I don't know, I guess It's because it's not my place and I still feel uncomfortable just walking in."
Lucas chuckled, bringing Haley into an embrace.
"Ah, I miss ya buddy. We need to hang out more."
Haley moved her head up and down in agreement.
"We do."
"So... you and Nathan?"
"What about me and Nathan?"
Now it was Lucas turn to shrug.
"Well... you guys can't fight forever. You could ignore each other like the plague, but come on now. I don't have a single childhood memory without the three of us... are you really gona let that go so easily?"
Haley sighed, looking to the ground.
"I know Lucas... but he won't talk to me and I feel bad enough, I don't want to make him angrier than he has been."
"Listen, I'll tell you what. I'll talk to Nathan for you, try to see if I can get him to attempt to work things out between you too, because seriously you've known each other too long to just disappear from eachothers lives more than you already have", Lucas finished looking at Haley sympathetically.
"Thank you Luke", Haley replied, a doleful smile on her face.
"No problem and hey if at any time you want to come over and talk to him or hell if you want to talk to me, just come to the beach house, that's where we're staying."
Nodding Haley gave Lucas one more small hug as Brooke and Peyton walked up from behind them.
"It was nice too see you again Luke", Peyton said giving him a hug.
"Yeah it was nice to meet you blondie, come back soon", Brooke put in smirking.
Waving goodbye, Lucas hopped into the awaiting cab that he insisted on taking since it was dark and he didn't want to bother having Haley or the others take him home since he'd known they had a long day--well Haley atleast.
"So tutorgirl, how come you didn't kiss your boyfriend goodnight?", Brooke asked, shutting the door.
Rolling her eyes for about the millionth time that night, Haley sighed raking her hands through her hair.
"I told you already, Lucas is NOT my boyfriend he IS my bestfriend. And why do you keep implying that he's my man?"
"Because you said he was."
"When?" Haley shrieked, looking at Brooke incredously.
"Uh, when you were telling us about him and that other boy.. his brother was it?"
"Brooke I think you got the two confused, Nathan the DARK haired guy is the one that I was in a relationship with, Lucas is just the friend."
"I don't remember it that way", Brooke protested, looking at her nails.
"Well then you were either high or not paying attention cuz that is the way I explained it", Haley huffed. They were now back in the living room, stretched out on the three couches.
"She's right Brooke, she did say that."
"Oh how do you know? You couldn't even put two and two together about you both knowing Lucas", Brooke shot defiantly.
"Hey that was not my fault okay. I didn't know they were one in the same, so ha", Peyton defended sticking out her tongue.
"Fine whatever, so then where is this 'Nathan' that you say you were with?"
"We got into a fight so we're not really on speaking terms remember? Oh wait scratch that, you couldn't even remember I was with him", Haley said smirking and then laughing along with Peyton.
"Yeah, yeah, you guys make your jokes, but I think it's time for me to head to bed. Don't want to lose my much needy beauty sleep, ya know?" Brooke said, stretching and standing up.
"Oh no, that would be a crime." Peyton and Haley chuckled as Brooke rolled her eyes heading for the stairs.
"G'night!", she called down.
"Night", the last two replied in unison.
"Well, I guess we better crash too, besides knowing Brooke I'm gona have a long day tomorrow, she just has to hit every store in town", Peyton said through a yawn.
Agreeing, Haley and Peyton lazily strode upstairs.
"So what are you going to do tomorrow?"
"I think I'm gona see a friend... again", Haley replied. She was going to attempt to again try to talk to Nathan. She just hoped Lucas would come through.
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Hey everyone sorry this chapter isnt so good and I was going to have the talk with Nathan in there but it's late and I'm tired so it'll be up next chapter. Thanks, R&R!!