Haley holding Keith, Tim, and Brooke walked into the café and took their usual table. Nathan wasn't there yet. "So how did last night go," Brooke asked Haley.
Nathan appeared over Haley's shoulder and put his hand on the back of her chair. Before Haley could answer Brooke, Nathan spoke, "sorry I'm late but I had to find this for you," he said handing Haley the bracelet he had given her from his box of cracker jacks the first morning she tutored him. That bracelet had been a staple in their relationship and Nathan had held on to it.
"Oh, Nathan," she said as she stood up and kissed him.
"Well I guess that answers my question," Brooke said but Nathan and Haley were in their own world and didn't hear her.
"You kept it," Haley asked Nathan.
"Yeah, like I said I didn't think you would ever come back but I never stopped wishing," he said as he hugged her then they took their seats. Nathan sat closer to Haley today. Keith wasn't in between them he was on the other side of Haley.
Peyton knocked on Lucas's door. He answered, "hey."
"I tried the café. I thought you'd be there but you weren't," she said to him. Peyton and Lucas had hung out a few times in the last week. They both kind of just showed up where the other was with out knowing, just like old times. "So, why aren't you at the café," she asked him.
"I don't know. I feel left out a little every time Haley and Nathan and Tim and Brooke come in for breakfast," he said.
"Tell me about it," she said, "I never see Brooke she's always with them or just Tim. You know you and I could probably crash their little breakfast and fit in just fine."
"I think its a couple's only thing," he said laughing.
She had gotten that vibe from that group too but that was her point with Lucas but he obviously missed it. She was starting to hope that their hanging out would lead to something she had missed having him around and definitely missed being in a relationship. Unfortunately she had no idea of the incident with him and Brooke because he hadn't mentioned it and Brooke was never around. Her and Lucas hung out and listened to music and talked.
"So I start my summer internship down at the local paper tomorrow," Lucas said. "It's not exactly the type of writing I want to do, journalism," he laughed, "but it's experience and its something."
"Luke, that's cool though," Peyton said. "Max is letting me give him a hand down at the record store and Thud asked me to do a strip for the summer."
"Peyt, that's awesome," he said.
They just chilled some more, played their guess the band when I read the song game they used to play with iTunes. Finally after about an hour Peyton spoke up, "I should get going. I have some errands I need to run," she said.
"Ok," Lucas said. As he opened the door for her he said, "so tomorrow night my mother is having dinner with your father. I told her I'd close the café. Want to keep me company," he asked her.
"Yeah, sure," she nodded then left.
After breakfast Tim and Brooke headed to the mall. He was going to be her bag boy while she shopped. Nathan and Haley took Keith to the park. "You know he's handling this better that I thought," Haley said talking about Keith and how he was reacting to them all spending time together.
"Maybe it's not as confusing for him as you think. He's smart like his mommy," Nathan said putting his arm around her shoulder. After hearing Haley say that about Keith it excited him, maybe things would move along quicker than he had first hoped. He didn't want to push things and he didn't want to hurt either of them but all his dreams from the past two years were coming true. "I had a great time last night," he said, "do you think Brooke will watch him again tomorrow so that I can take you out again," he asked.
"I'll ask," Haley said smiling. She wanted to spend more time with him especially after last night. She looked at Keith again, he was playing in the sand he looked up at her and Nathan and smiled then continued to play. Her son was alright and he seemed to really enjoy when they were together as a family, this made her happy.