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She was standing next beside the big tree that was so familiar to her.
She gazed over to the wooden door through which she so often walked. It seemed like nothing changed since she left two months ago.
She jerked when someone came out of the apartment. He looked exactly like he had two months ago. Maybe his hair was a bit longer than before.
She felt this feeling in her body like she felt it every time she saw him, but she was shocked when she noticed that he hadn't left the apartment alone.
A read haired girl came out of the apartment after him. The two of them seemed really close and he smirked at her. When both went down the stairs she took a step back into the safe shadow of the big tree.
She held her belly tight, which had grown, but not too much yet, for the last two months. It was still easy to hide it from the looks of the people, but how long will that last?
She looked back to the two people. Both got in the car and she saw him smiling. It wasn't the smile she knew. It wasn't the gently lovely smile he had when he smiled at her. Although she hadn't spoken to him yet, it seemed like he changed. She could feel it.
He started the car and turned on the headlights, because it was already night. He drove out of the parking lot and drove away, fast. She still was looking at the apartment. She noticed that a single tear ran down her cheek. She couldn't believe it. He was with the girl she hated the most. She caressed her belly sadly and went away from this place.
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"Ouch! Peyton, be a bit gentler. Man, I can't believe that he had such a hard punch." He said when his girlfriend put ice roughly on his eye.
This bruise really hurt and he couldn't believe from whom he received this horrible mark.
"You deserve that I'm being rough. Why are you two doing that, again? It doesn't make things better! It doesn't change the fact that he's done this Lucas," Peyton declared and sat down beside Lucas.
"Yeah of course you are right, but he hurt her and no one is allowed to hurt her," Lucas replied. Peyton sighed.
"I know Lucas, you are like Haley's big brother and what Nathan did was really crappy, but she hurt him too when she left," Peyton said seriously.
Lucas wanted to respond when he heard someone knocking on his door. He stood up, putting the ice down on his desk and went to the door. When he opened the door he didn't expect the person on the other side of the door.
"Hal-" But he was interrupted by an embrace.
Lucas was surprised about the appearance of the girl he missed all these two long months. He closed his arms around her and the two of them rested in this position for a few moments, but when Peyton cleared her throat the other two came loose from each other.
Until now Peyton didn't see who was hugging her boyfriend. When Lucas stepped back and then closed the door she could see that it was Haley. It was really Haley. Haley, who left Tree Hill two months ago, without saying anything, without calling right after she left. Okay she called a few weeks after she left, but it wasn't the same as if she had called right after she left. Peyton couldn't act.
Haley looked a bit ashamed at Peyton, because she imagined how Peyton felt. Although she went closer to her and gave her a hug, Peyton couldn't reply.
"Hales you can't believe how happy I am that you are back. You are back?" Lucas said with a smile on his face.
"Yes Lucas I'm back, I'm back for good. And I'm really sorry about leaving without telling you, all of you," Haley declared.
"Of course!" Peyton said sarcastically.
Haley turned around and looked questioningly to Peyton.
"What do you mean Peyton? I'm really sorry about that and I'm really back," Haley said.
"Oh come on Haley. You don't have to apologize to us, but to Nathan. You left him for this stupid music!" Peyton said angrily.
"Peyton, come on," Lucas said but Peyton shook her head.
"Peyton you don't understand. Okay maybe the music was one tiny reason why I left Nathan, because it was best for him." Peyton smiled bitterly.
"Because it was the best for him? Oh Haley come on! You don't know what he has been through! He is a total wreck because you left him and now you are back and expect that we all say, 'hey Haley great you are back, oh and we are not mad with you, because you left two months ago without saying a word!" Peyton yelled.
Haley looked down. Peyton was right. It was all her fault. She left her friends, she left her husband and now she was back and maybe expected a bit too much.
"Peyton, can I talk to you for a second?" Lucas said urgently to his girlfriend and pulled her with him into the kitchen.
"What's the matter? You can't shout at Haley. Yeah okay, maybe she had made a few mistakes. But hey she is only a human and humans make mistakes. And yes she hurt Nathan, but he hurt her more and you know that," Lucas said whispering to Peyton.
"Luke I know she is your best friend and you are glad that she is back, no matter what she's done, but people can't leave easily and then come back and think they are welcome back again," Peyton replied.
Lucas pulled Peyton closer to him.
"Peyton could it be, you are so mad with Haley, because of your dad? I mean your dad leaves and then comes back and then leaves again after a long time and sometimes doesn't phone you for a long time?" Lucas asked sympathetically.
Peyton snuggled up to Lucas. Perhaps he was right. Maybe she put all her anger about her father on Haley, because he hadn't phoned for about 3 weeks now. Peyton felt lonely, though she had Lucas, but she also needs her dad. She felt alone in this huge house, even if her friends were around her. Yes, she had overreacted a bit, but she was mad with Haley. She couldn't understand why Haley left Nathan after she told her in TRIC and in front of this guy Jason that she can't and won't do this Tour.
"Okay you are right, again. Let's get back to Haley, I think I owe her an apology," Peyton said and came loose from Lucas.
"Peyton one last thing, don't tell Haley about Nathan and Rachel, it'll break her heart." Peyton looked a bit upset at Lucas.
"Who do you think I am Luke? I'm not an idiot," Peyton declared, gave Lucas a kiss and then both returned back to Haley.
When they entered the room, Haley jerked down and tore away her hands from her belly. Peyton went to Haley and sat down beside her.
"Haley I'm sorry. It wasn't right to shout at you like that. It wasn't right to put all my anger on you, but I'm not really happy about how you left without telling us especially not really telling Nathan," Peyton said.
She could see the sadness in Haley's hazel eyes. Peyton could see that she was really sorry about this. Peyton gave Haley a smile and pulled her into an embrace.
"Peyton you are right. It was my entire fault. I'm so sorry about everything," Haley said.
Lucas sat down on the other side of Haley and rubbed her back. He was so glad that he had his best friend back again, but he couldn't stand that Haley seemed so breakable.
"Umm, can I ask you something? I don't know where to sleep tonight. I can't go to Nathan's. I don't think he is at home. I saw him and Rachel walk out of the apartment. Why is he with her?" Haley mentioned and looked up to her friends.
Peyton and Lucas looked in a weird way at each other.
"What?" Haley wanted to know.
"Nothing, it's nothing. Come on Haley you can sleep at my house and it's also really good, because you won't be alone and me, too. So come on Haley," Peyton announced.
Haley smiled thankful at Peyton and stood up. Lucas accompanied the two girls to the door and gave Peyton a good bye kiss. She opened the door and went out.
"Umm, Peyton, give Haley and me one minute, okay?" Lucas said more informing than asking.
Peyton only nodded and went to the car. Haley turned her head to Lucas and looked at him questioningly. He cleared his throat and then he laid his hand on Haley's belly.
"Is there something you want me to say or are you only getting plumper?" Lucas asked.
Haley bit on her lower lip and looked into Lucas eyes.
"I think I have to say, that you are an uncle-to-be!" Haley said excitingly looking at Lucas.
His face lit up and he hugged Haley tightly.
"Haley that's wonderful. How far along you are?" Lucas asked.
He couldn't believe that Haley was pregnant. But after this question Haley became a glassy eyed and tears were running down her cheeks.
"Oh Haley, don't cry! What's wrong with that? It's really great that you are pregnant. You will be a great mother!" Lucas assured her and put his arms around his best friend.
"I'm in the 18th week. Luke you are the first person I've ever told and you are the first person who noticed it. Oh no you are the second person. I told your mom first and then I wanted to tell Nathan, but then everything changed and then I left. Luke I'm so scared about telling him! What if he won't want this child? What if I'm alone with the baby? Luke I'm really scared," Haley said with a crying voice.
Lucas only brought Haley closer to his chest and she snuggled up to him. He kissed her head and then he rubbed her back.
"Haley, Nathan can be such an ass sometimes, but I think he isn't that big of an ass. He isn't an ass like Dan and leaves you alone. Don't be scared. I'll be there for you and Peyton and Brooke and my Mom. We all are there for you. If you want I can come with you when you tell him," Lucas assured her.
Haley sobbed into Lucas' shirt. She was so glad that she had him.
"Thanks Luke. I'm so glad to have you, but first I will keep it to myself and I hope that you can too. I need some time to figure something out."
"Take your time Hales. When you are ready then tell him. But I'll tell you something now. I assure you I'm the best uncle this child will ever have!"
After these words Haley only sobbed more. She was so glad that Luke was her best friend.
"I know that Lucas, I know that. You will be the best uncle a child can have. But I hope this bruise goes away before the baby comes. What happened?" Haley wanted to know and came loose from Lucas.
He looked a bit embarrassed.
"Umm, nothing special, just a little argument with someone, but my opponent doesn't look better," he said smirking.
Haley wiped her tears away and gave him a small smile. At this moment they both heard the horn of Peyton's car.
"I have to go now. See you tomorrow," Haley said and hugged Lucas one last time.
She missed this, she missed Tree Hill, she missed everything especially Nathan.
Lucas nodded and carried Haley's suitcase to Peyton's car. He waited until the car vanished in the darkness of the night and then he went into the house searching for his car keys. Before it made the rounds that Haley was back he had to talk to someone whom he did not really want to.