Lucas was at the river court shooting some hoops. He couldn't help but feel his current situation felt familiar. Back in high school he actually had better luck with Brooke and Peyton. He just needed to get his mind off of their messed up triangle. Just then he heard a familiar voice, "hey wanna play strip basketball?"

"Rachel, Rachel, Rachel," he said turning to face her, "we've been there done that and considering that reliving the past hasn't really worked for me recently. I'll pass."

Rachel looked at him questioningly but didn't go overboard with what she said next. "I'm gonna guess that has something to do with a girl from the past," she didn't guess which girl, she left that alone. "I've seen you brooding a lot lately so I assume everyone being home isn't as great as you would have liked. That's ok though, I'm here to cheer you up," she paused, "me and you, tonight! I'll pick you up at nine. It'll be a good time," she turned and walked away. He didn't have a chance to respond. She was gone and he just stood there wondering what he would have said had she given him the chance to respond.

There was a knock on Lucas' door. He opened it, "hey Hales," she just stormed in the apartment past him. "What's wrong," he asked as he shut the door and turned to face her. Before he could say another word she had her arms wrapped around him.

"Oh God, Lucas, what are we doing," she asked him.

"Wait, what? We who," he asked, "Hales slow down, calm down and tell me what you're talking about."

"Nathan and I were together last night," she said to him.

"So you and Nathan have been spending a lot of time together," he said smiling. She raised her eyebrows and gave him the, "not like that," look. "Oh… oh God! Why do you tell me stuff like this," he said to her.

"Seriously Lucas, what if we mad a mistake? I mean he asked me if I wanted him to stop and I said no. Then in the morning he was still worried so I told him, 'no regrets!' Lucas I love him still but it didn't work twice. I hurt him and then he hurt me and now we're just jumping right back in. I worry about Keith too. He wasn't around the last two times Nathan and I, I guess you could say almost, fell apart."

"Ok, wait, slow down," Lucas said and Haley could tell by the way he said it that he was going to breakdown everything she had just said. "Ok so you and Nathan are working things out. I think that's great Hales," he said pausing, "and yeah so in the past you've hurt him, going on tour, and he hurt you, the Daunte thing. You both are totally different people than you were then. You were overwhelmed by all the music stuff but now you've been doing it a while and you've learned how to balance your life with it. He was naïve and believed the best in people, you actually taught him that remember?" He paused, "that one night changed him, when he almost lost you. Brooke and Peyton both told me he was a mess. He's still good and he still tries to believe the best in people but he's not naïve anymore, he's cautious. You know when he finally stopped calling you and trying to track you down, do you know what he said to me? He said, 'you know as much as I want Haley back I'm just as happy she and the baby survived the accident and even if I never see them at least I know they're alive,'" he looked at Haley who didn't say anything, but she did look calmer. "And as far as Keith is concerned maybe he's just what you need and maybe the two of you together is just what he needs. Don't be scared Hales, get your family back. You two are better together and everyone knows it except for maybe the two of you. And I love you Hales but it was only a matter of time," he finished laughing a little at the end.

She didn't know what to say at first so she just hugged him. "God this is why I love you. You always know what to say and always calm me down."

"You're gonna be alright Hales," he said.

Shortly after Haley left, they had hung out a while because they hadn't spent much time together lately; there was another knock at Lucas' door. "Hey Nate," he said as he opened the door and saw his brother.

"Hey," Nathan said back as he slapped his brother's hand.

"You just missed Haley," Lucas said as they walked to the couch.

"Yeah," Nathan said curiously, "I thought she might come here." He sat down then continued, "she regrets last night doesn't she? I should have stopped," he said.

Lucas laughed and Nathan gave him an aggravated look, "you two think alike you know that? She was here freaking out just like you, saying the same things too. Neither of you regret it so you both need to stop thinking the worse and be happy."

Nathan lightened up, "God Luke, I love her so much. I don't want to lose her again and I can't stand not being with her every second. I want to make up for lost time."

"Well what are you doing here freaking out then lil' bro," Lucas asked him.

Nathan smiled, "good point," he said as he got up to leave.