"Hey baby," Brooke said.

"Hey yourself," Tim said back. "What's up?"

"Keith's still sick. They admitted him to the hospital to try and figure out if it's the antibiotics or something more," Brooke said.

"What? That's awful. How are Haley and Nathan?"

"About as well as can be expected," Brooke answered.

"How are you?"

"I'm ok."

"I'll come back sooner if you want."

"No, no stay, see your friends come back next week like you planned."

"Ok well call me if anything new comes up ok?"

"Of course I will. How are things in the city anyway? How's my apartment?"

"Things are good. Your apartment is good. I miss you though."

"I miss you too babe," Brooke said. "I'm glad you worked your school stuff out though," Brooke said.

"Yeah, well I gotta go. I'm meeting up with some of the guys."

"Oh, ok have fun."

"I love you," Tim said.

"Love you too," Brooke said and hung up.

Peyton came into the room. "How is Tim? I assume that's who you were talking to."

"Yeah it was. I just filled him in on what's going on here. He's good though, worried about Keith and Naley but I told him not to change his plans."

"So how was camp Naley when you dropped their stuff off," Peyton asked.

"Not much better than earlier but they're together," Brooke answered. "Lucas visited and stayed with Keith while Nathan and Haley got food."

"Haley actually left Keith," Peyton asked.

"Yeah, but it was with Lucas so that doesn't surprise me," Brooke said.

"Yeah, I guess not," Peyton said. "So what's up for tonight?"

"I don't know. I don't really want to go out, like out out," Brooke said, "but I don't really want to sit around thinking about little Keith in the hospital either."

"Ok well Mouth should be here any minute then maybe we'll just go for a ride or something."

"Ok," Brooke said.

"A few minutes later there was a knock at the door and Mouth came in. "Hey," he said. Both girls said hey back. "Any change with Keith? Peyton filled me in," he said to Brooke.

"No, nothing new. They're running more tests and just waiting to see what the results are or if he responds to the new antibiotics," Brooke answered.

"Oh," Mouth sighed, "so what are our plans tonight?"

"Keeping it low key," Peyton answered.

"Do you guys wanna go for a walk," Brooke asked.

"Yeah sure," Mouth said.

"Yeah I guess," Peyton answered.

"Alright," Brooke said and they headed out.

"Hope you don't mind if we just hang out here tonight," Lucas said to Rachel from behind the counter where he was brewing coffee.

"No I don't mind, but is it just you and me," she asked.

"No," Lucas laughed, "I called the guys. I couldn't get a hold of Mouth but Skills, Fergie, and Junk are gonna hang out. Junk's girlfriend is visiting him so she'll be here too."

"Ok," Rachel said.

Lucas poured her a cup of coffee then went over to the jukebox and pressed a bunch of buttons, "there that should play until I turn it off," he said.

"Wow, magic fingers," Rachel said, "it's too bad you don't have a girlfriend, you'd make her happy."

"Eww," Lucas laughed and playfully pushed her, "nasty."

"Well you know what they say," she laughed, "you would."

They laughed some more. There was a knock at the café door. It was the guys. For the most part they had been pretty accepting of Rachel though none of them had really dealt with Rachel's drama in high school except Mouth who hadn't really seen her much this summer.

Lucas opened the door for them, "hey guys," he said as he slapped each of their hands stopping after Junk.

"Lucas, Rachel, this is Becky," Junk said.

"Hi nice to meet you," Lucas said sticking out his hand.

"Yeah nice to meet you," Rachel said after Lucas. They shook hands also.

"How's the little guy doing," Skills asked.

"He was awake when I was there earlier but really there's nothing new since I told you what was up," Lucas answered.

"Man that's rough," Fergie said.

"I think it's cool that we're just chillin' tonight instead of out partying, just incase something happens," Skills said.

There was another knock at the door. Lucas looked over and saw Mouth, Brooke, and Peyton. He opened the door, "Hey what are you guys up to?"

"We were just out for a walk, passing by and saw you all," Brooke said. "Having a party and didn't invite us?"

"Sorry, it was a last minute thing. I tried to get a hold of you Mouth," Lucas said.

"Yeah I'm having issues with my cell. I'm trying to get a new one."

"Well it looks like we all had the same idea. Just hang out keep our minds off the bad stuff," Peyton said.

"Yeah well why don't you guys hang out here with us," Lucas said. They all came in and said their hello's and introduced themselves to Junk's girlfriend.

Brooke went behind the counter and helped Lucas with the snack bowls and drinks. "How you doing Lucas," she asked him.

"I'm a little worried," he admitted, "Nathan and Haley just got back together and now this. I just hope it's the meds and Keith will be alright. How are you doing? I know how much you care for him."

"I'm ok," she said, "gotta be strong for Haley and Nathan. I just hope everything's ok, my little guy deserves it, they all do." She moved from behind the counter and joined Peyton who was talking to Skills and Fergie.

Mouth had wandered over toward the window once he got a drink. He was staring out at the street with his back to everyone. "You alright," Rachel asked coming up from behind to stand next to him.

"Yeah, just hoping for good things. Nathan and Haley have been through enough," Mouth said.

"Yeah they have but whoever said life was easy was wrong," Rachel said, "I thought you and I went through this in high school?"

"Yeah, I guess we did," Mouth said. "Rach, I'm sorry we haven't talked much this summer and I'm sorry I didn't stay in touch."

"No big deal," Rachel said, "no body from Tree Hill stayed in touch after the crap I pulled in high school. I can't blame anyone."

"Yeah but we were friends and I knew you were good at heart," he said.

"Yeah so, I still pulled some serious stuff with some of your best friends. Good intentions intended or not it was the wrong way all around."

"Still, I knew your heart," he said, "according to what Lucas has told me, you've finally accepted the goodness in yourself."

"Yeah, I guess the pre-surgery Rachel finally won control on the inside anyway."

"Good for you Rach, I hope you mean it," he said then headed back to the group. Rachel headed back over to the group shortly after Mouth.

They all hung out and talked for a while. Peyton and Brooke were even civil toward Rachel and they were surprised by her. Eventually people went their separate ways for the night.