Chapter Thirteen- Revelations and Realizations (part one)
Clenching on tight to his pillow as he lay restlessly in a slumber, there was no part of him that wanted him to move due to the soreness his body felt. The cotton pressed up against his bare chest made him feel more at ease and at comfort more than anything he's ever known. He could feel slight movement beside him but didn't think much of it to wake up. Tugging at the comforter she began to adjust the wrap she had against her as he tried to hold his ground with the little bit of comforter that he had on his side of the bed. For a moment they were both at piece with how much they had received but it didn't leave them satisfied as they quickly went into a full fledge tuggle war over the comforter. He pushed towards his direction, she'd push towards her and it just went back and forth to where she felt the urge to hit him. Quickly sitting up in the bed with his bed hair on showcase, Lucas glared at his friend, who clearly showed that she wasn't backing down.
"Share" Lucas told her before he turned to fluff his pillows so that they were to his liking before he laid back down
"Stop hogging the covers then" Hanna replied as she laid back on her side of the bed
"I'll be glad when my mom comes back because I forgot how much you hogged the covers" Lucas replied
"And I forgot how cold your feet get at night, I mean I should just sleep with an ice pack beside me" Hanna instantly replied
"I'm sorry that I'm not sock crazed like you" Lucas said
"Well maybe you should try it" Hanna said as she gave another tug at the comforter "Luke, share" she pleaded before he cell phone began to vibrate
"Thank God!" Lucas praised as Hanna turned to grab her cell phone giving Lucas the perfect opportunity to give another final tug
"Luke seriously?" Hanna said as she answered the phone "Hey, good morning" she greeted her boyfriend
"Is Lucas over?" Kaleb laughed
"Yeah, and hogging the covers" Hanna replied as she put Kaleb on speakerphone "Babe, your on speaker" she told him before she laid back placing the cell on her chest
"So I was wondering just what exactly are you wearing Saturday?" Kaleb asked
"Oh God! Phone sex, really Kaleb?" Lucas asked in disbelief that he was there to even witness it as Kaleb just laughed
"Well we're in the same bed so clearly you'll hear the conversation" Hanna told Lucas
"I just figured you'd want your conversation to be in private is all" Lucas sighed as he began to run his fingers through his messy hair
"Don't do that. Your gonna mess your hair up" Hanna told Lucas as he just began to play with his hair just to make a mess
"Wow, you guys sound like an old married couple" Kaleb laughed "I should be concerned that your in the same bed though" he continued to laugh
"Purely innocent. Though Hanna can't seem to take her hands off of me" Lucas laughed
"You'd wish" Hanna told Lucas "Anyways, I was planning on wearing a forest green dress so you should wear a gold vest" she said
"A woman that knows what she likes, I like" Kaleb smiled "Luke you going? Jason's parties are always legendary" he asked
"Uh…I might. I'm not a big fan for dressing up and traveling all the way to Jamestown" Lucas replied
"He'll be going, and he'll be in suit and tie as well" Hanna said
"If I don't show up to the party then it'll be because I jumped out of the car on the way up. Alton is coming so that'll be a bonus in awkward silence breaker category" Lucas told him
"I have a feeling you'll be coming…you just don't know it yet" Kaleb laughed "So I'll be picking up a gold vest today, and I will see you in a few days" he told Hanna
"That sounds good" Hanna smiled before she hung up the phone and tossed it on to the night stand as she laid back in the bed before a moment of silence filled the room as they both did their best to fall to sleep before Lucas's cell phone began to vibrate causing Hanna to groan in annoyance "Why is this morning the morning to call?" she asked as she tried to tug at the comforter but Lucas was more than prepared for her as he reached over to grab his cell phone to see that it was Alton calling.
"Yeah, hey…right now is not a good time" Lucas answered still half asleep
"I think you should make time for it then. Turn on your television, your friend is on" Alton laughed as he told Lucas before Lucas hopped out of the bed to turn on the television to the station Alton told him over the phone
"It's Beth" Lucas said surprised to see Beth on the television screen "Oh, this must be about her experiment…I remember she was working on this hypothesis about natural selection and some other crap" he went on to say
"Oh, she's talking about an experiment all right" Alton laughed as Lucas couldn't help but focus in more as did Hanna who sat up in the bed behind him. For a moment Lucas thought that Alton was playing with him but it was until Beth was doing her interview portion of the show where the reporter asked Beth a specific but explicit question.
"You equate the alpha male behavior traits by stating that his sexual prowess only increases his stature as well as his libido. Who exactly did you use to come up with this method?" The reporter asked as Lucas's eyes nearly bulged out of his head as he sat in anticipation for her answer
"I don't like to talk too much about my personal life that seemed to go into this experiment, but there was a guy who I did encounter that helped me come to this conclusion" Beth laughed
"Can we have names?" The reporter asked again
"Uh…Lucas. That's all I'm giving you" Beth laughed before Lucas quickly lounged forward and turned the television off. Taking a moment to realize the silence that came over the room, he slowly turned around to see Hanna still in shock as she sat up in the bed.
"I…I…I don't need to know. I should go" Hanna said trying to find some linear thought that could make sense to her before she got out of the bed
"Hanna, it wasn't…" Lucas said before Hanna quickly cut him off
"I'll see you at school" Hanna said giving Lucas an even more confused look before she went into the bathroom to change into her clothes as Lucas just sighed in frustration over the turn of events that had just happened. Quickly walking over towards his night stand Lucas quickly grabbed his phone and dialed Beth in hopes of asking her why the hell she decided to share that bit of information on television at the least. Pacing the floor in hopes that she would pick up soon he finally got his hopes dashed when the call went to voicemail.
"Beth this is Lucas. Yeah, we really need to talk" Lucas replied
Giving her one final kiss before he rolled over onto his back, Alton laughed to himself as he just couldn't seem to believe his luck. For most of his youth he'd always watch porn to live his adult fantasies through knowing that having actual sex with a girl would never happen to a geek like him. But everything had changed once Lucas and Hanna began to talk his luck started to change to where he was actually seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Though Spencer and him bickered like cats and dogs, he knew that his feelings for her were only growing by the minute of every day that he just got to be with her. Spencer would never admit but she knew that she was falling for him but she wouldn't let him know it because he'd only tease her about it.
"I think now we're officially late for school" Alton laughed as Spencer quickly hopped up out of the bed to gather her clothes "I was joking. I just wanted to see how you would react" he laughed
"What? Your such a jerk" Spencer said hitting him with a pillow but was unable to stop her laughter as well "Did you pick up you suit?" she asked
"Suit? For….?" Alton asked unsure as to what she was talking about
"Jamestown party…we said we were going to go" Spencer said trying to refresh his memory "Please tell me you remember because I all ready told Jason we were coming" she said
"Jason?" Alton asked
"Al do you pay attention to anything I say?" Spencer asked
"Yes, I do" Alton laughed devilishly "Yes and no. I remember us discussing the party and then I also remember me not picking up a suit" he said
"Sadly I knew you would do that so I just order you one. We'll be in velvet red" Spencer told him
"Velvet red? Sounds like a cake or something. I would have taken care of the suit, my father happens to own a powder blue suit with the ruffles on it" Alton laughed
"And that's what I was afraid of" Spencer replied as Alton quickly pulled her into a deep kiss
"You see, you starting to get me…I mean really get me" Alton smiled up at her as he pushed away a strand of hair from her face "We actually might be something special here" he then laughed
"Special? We're something special now?" Spencer asked him
"Yeah, I mean we're not the typical couple but we work. We make different look good" Alton smiled
"Don't tell me your starting to fall for me?" Spencer asked with a slight laughter as Alton just stared at her with a smile plastered on his face
"I think I may be. Yeah, I think I'm falling for you Spencer Hastings" Alton smiled as Spencer just seemed to freeze in the moment "How about you?" he asked
"Uh huh…..we should really get ready for school. I have a test in AP History and I hardly studied for it" Spencer said as she quickly broke her embrace from Alton as she rushed off into the restroom leaving him behind to wonder what just happened
"Not again" Alton groaned to himself as he slowly reached over to grab his pants to put on
Dropping off her final application in Mr. Smith's mailbox Hanna was more than happy to be rid of all things application and just put her hopes in God's hands that someone would actually agree to take her. Coming out of the office Hanna walked over towards Aria who had stood there waiting for her. Flipping through her many travel guides that she had picked up from the local libraries, Aria read intently on what each country had to offer. Hanna laughed to herself as she couldn't help but think about what Mona had said but her laughter quickly came to an end when she had remembered what else Mona had projected for her future. The girls walked down the hallway towards their next class each thinking and dealing with their own separate issues but mostly for Hanna she couldn't seem to shake what had been revealed to her this morning.
"Africa has definitely jumped into my top three" Aria stated tearing Hanna away from her thoughts
"Africa, huh? I thought the whole point of leaving is to enjoy where you go off to…I can't really see you roughing it" Hanna laughed
"Hey, it's a beautiful country that is bound to open up my artistic perspective on life" Aria said
"Artistic side, why is this sounding all too familiar" Hanna said to herself as Aria looked confused as to what she had said "What about Paris? It's oozing with creativity" she quickly said
"Yes, but its so cliché…I want to discover my artistic side, lets go to Paris" Aria said
"Because its so damn beautiful. If I had the chance I would go" Hanna said "My dad use to always tell my mom and I that we would go there one summer…just another lie on top of many" she sighed
"Then why don't you go. I mean you could apply for a class through the abroad program here, then apply for financial assistance" Aria said "That's what I did" she then stated
"I don't know if I can travel abroad because I might be traveling to our local junior college this summer if I don't get any acceptance letters back" Hanna said
"You will. I know you will" Aria said "Maybe Lucas and you could go to rekindle your romance or enhance the friendship" she suggested
"That's if he doesn't rekindle it with Beth first, besides I have a boyfriend" Hanna said
"A boyfriend that is sweet and caring, but isn't Lucas" Aria said
"I really like Kaleb. I mean he's different from what I'm use to with Sean and Lucas. Kaleb is so sweet and goofy…he's just fun to be around and I'm lucky I have him" Hanna smiled
"So there is no lingering feelings for Lucas still remaining?" Aria asked
"To be honest…no" Hanna replied "I mean I will always love Lucas but I've just accepted our fate and I'm finally content with it" she said
"So then what is this about Beth?" Aria asked
"Oh, just the fact that she got on television this morning and told about her sexual experience with Lucas…he's the so called inspiration behind the alpha dog in her book or theory whatever" Hanna said
"Beth and Lucas. When?" Aria asked surprised
"I guess when he went off towards the end of summer after her found out" Hanna said "But then again I'm not even sure because they had been talking while we were still together" she sighed
"Lucas wouldn't cheat on you" Aria said
"Here's the kicker Aria, he did. I may have slept with Noel but mine was because of blackmail not because I had sudden feelings for him. So yes, Lucas cheated on me" Hanna said as she quickly saw Lucas turn the corner nearly bumping into Hanna and Aria.
"Hey" Lucas said shyly as before he tugged at his backpack to pull out Hanna's ipod and notebook to hand over towards her "You left this over at my house this morning" he said
"Thanks" Hanna said as she grabbed her stuff "I have to go. I'll talk to you later" she said before she gave a quick hug to Aria then walked past Lucas on her way to class
"Is she pissed?" Lucas asked
"She'll be fine" Aria smiled
"I know that look and it's the pissed look. I don't even know why she's pissed because it's not like I cheated…she cheated on me" Lucas sighed in frustration
"Yes, cheating has definitely occurred" Aria smiled weakly
"What does that mean?" Lucas asked
"She'll be fine. I wouldn't worry too much about it" Aria said as she patted Lucas on his shoulder in comfort
Putting his feet up on Mr. Smith's desk, Alton enjoyed the feeling of power he was gaining by sitting in his chair. Finishing up the last of her practice S.A.T test, Hanna glanced up to see Alton acting as if he was the king of the classroom and couldn't help but laugh at him and his Alton like ways that she had come to expect when it comes to him. As much as she wanted to laugh Hanna felt a tad bit upset with Lucas not because of what he did with Beth but because he didn't tell her. Although she had no right to control who he slept with when it was clear that they were over once he had the assumption she cheated on him, so what he did with Beth she couldn't hold him to it.
"Are you almost done?" Alton asked her as he began to rummage through Mr. Smith's desk
"I thought you were supposed to be supportive to me?" Hanna quickly asked "You asking every other minute doesn't help nor support me" she said
"I came with you didn't I. I could have been doing the nasty with my girlfriend, whom I think is freaked out once again, but I chose to be here with you" Alton said "That's supportive" he added
"Why is Spencer freaked out?" Hanna asked him
"Oh, because anything involving emotion is challenging to her…I told her that I was falling for her and she just came up with a bunch of things she had to do that didn't include her sharing emotions" Alton replied
"Aw, your in love" Hanna swooned "That's cute, very cute" she smiled at him
"I thought so to but I don't think she thought so. I'm not mad that she didn't say it back, but I just want us to be able to be open with each other…you know all the sappy stuff" Alton said as he began to play with Mr. Smith's pens "How is your coupledom going? Not that I'm in full support of Mr. Kaleb" he said
"Why don't you like Kaleb?" Hanna laughed as she asked him
"Because I just don't, I mean he's nice and all but he's no Lucas" Alton said "I'm still team Hucas, and with the way you two are I have a feeling team Hucas could make a come back" he said
"I wouldn't bust out the fan gear, Lucas and I are better as friends. Plus, I'm a little pissed with him about Beth" Hanna said
"Why? He found out you cheated so he just slept with the girl who was interested in him" Alton replied "It was harmless" he replied
"That's such a typical guy thing to say, I mean really? Its harmless" Hanna replied "I just wish he would have been upfront with me" she said
"Why?" Alton asked
"Because I was feeling like crap for the longest but I wouldn't have felt as crappy if I knew he'd hooked up with someone else" Hanna said "It's like my crap meter was at a ten, and if I knew what happened with Beth it would have been at an eight" she added
"So your not the slightest bit disturbed by the fact that he slept with someone else?" Alton asked "I mean this is Beth we're talking about here" he said
"Maybe earlier on I would have been but I just want us to be honest with each other now, whether together or apart" Hanna said
"You guys are hopeless" Alton sighed as Hanna just laughed
With as much success as he had on the football team as a wide receiver, Lucas was more than glad that they had been knocked out of the playoffs because he finally felt like a piece of his life was coming back to him. He knew his body would be more than thrilled to not have to deal with the two-a-days anymore, it almost felt like a relief that he wasn't as sore as he use to be after practice whenever he came home. Getting out of his car he looked over to see that his mother had made it back from visiting his grandmother, and only hoped that he wouldn't get the surprise of his life and see his grandmother standing on the other side of the door. Just as he was about to walk over to the door he was quickly caught off guard by Kate's voice calling out to him as she headed over towards him.
"Hey" Lucas said to her
"I just wanted to thank you for the letter you wrote the other day. It meant a lot, and looking back on it…I kind of feel pathetic for wanting to go to such drastic measures to fit in" Kate told him
"Well I'm glad I could help" Lucas said as he matted his hair down as the length it was growing at started to bug him a tad
"So do you have anymore papers you need reading?" Kate asked
"Uh, not as of now but I will be using you in the future if you will allow me to do so" Lucas smiled at her "Have you gotten anymore trouble from tag gang?" he asked
"No, I think the last statement was enough for them to move on to the next. I wish I wasn't grateful for that but I'm secretly glad that its not me anymore" Kate said
"It's okay. I know how you feel" Lucas laughed as Emily pulled up in front of his house before Hanna got out bearing a grocery bag as she got out. Motioning to walk over and help, Kate turned to look at the interaction between the two only to see Hanna cling on to the bag to show that she didn't need his help "I could carry that for you" he told her
"I got it" Hanna replied "Is your mom inside?" she asked
"Yeah, she should be watching her favorite show by now" Lucas said "Do you want to grab some movies for tonight because I do believe it's movie night" he said looking on at his calendar on his cell phone
"No, its okay" Hanna replied as she tried to walk passed him but Lucas quickly turned around in shock
"It's Thursday night…we do movies" Lucas said as Kate just looked from one to the other to see that something was up between them
"I've got plans with Kaleb tonight. We have to get his suit" Hanna told him "I just wanted to bring some stuff by for your mom" she said
"But we always hang out on Thursday though, and when he called this morning I just assumed he'd be dealing with the suit on his own" Lucas said
"Yeah, well he called this afternoon and we just decided to go together" Hanna said
"All right, well I guess since your clearly going to Jason's party and Alton seems to be on board with it, I should probably get a suit…do you think we could go during lunch tomorrow?" Lucas asked
"I'm studying with Mr. Smith tomorrow…my test is coming up soon so I've been pulling longer hours. Luke, just get your usual suit, you'll be fine" Hanna told him "I should really go see your mom" she said before she gave a quick nod to Kate then headed inside the house as Lucas couldn't hide his frustrations over the conversation
"Okay, you've clearly pissed her off. What'd you do?" Kate asked
"What do you mean what did I do? I did something I was entitled to do since I had no restrictions on me and now she's acting like I cheated on her" Lucas complained as Kate couldn't contain her shock
"You told her?" Kate asked
"God no! Alton called early this morning and delivered the news and she's been pissed ever since" Lucas replied
"How does Alton know?" Kate asked
"I have no idea, but I never told him because I do like to keep my life private" Lucas said realizing that he did pretty much tell Alton everything seeing as they were best friends "Well at least ten percent of my life private from him" he added just as Hanna opened to door to head back out
"So you just happened to share the fact that I wanted to lose my virginity to you?" Kate asked Lucas in disbelief before Lucas glanced over at her confused as to why she brought that up when he was talking about Beth, but was even more caught off guard to see Hanna standing behind Kate
"You did what?" Hanna asked as Kate quickly turned around
"Oh, crap" Lucas sighed to himself "It's not what you think" he said moving towards her to explain
"So you were going to sleep with my step sister now? So it's Beth and now Kate?" Hanna asked him
"Hanna, its not what you think" Lucas tried to explain
"Save it. I think its exactly what I think. That's classy Luke, real classy" Hanna said before she turned back to head back inside the house as Lucas just leaned over in frustration
"I'm guessing that wasn't what you were talking about?" Kate asked him
"Yeah" Lucas sighed in response
Looking on at the other care free students that had nothing to worry about but the teenager problems that they create themselves, Spencer almost felt a touch of envy on those she looked upon. Being a Hastings was something that she was always proud of but the more she grew up the more she began to realize that there was a world out there that she wanted to discover that her parents would never approve of. Melissa hadn't helped matters by being the favorite in the household, which automatically painted Spencer as the villian but she had come to accept it seeing as she had played the role some times in Melissa's life. Glancing over to see Alton make his way out of the science building with books in hand, she quickly left her seat in the quad area to go over towards him.
"Hey" Spencer said to him as he leaned in to give her a quick kiss
"I'm so glad to see you. I can't wait for this day to be over, so we could head out to Jamestown" Alton said "So I've officially convinced Lucas to go, although he seemed a little bit hesitant because of Hanna for some reason so I'm gonna need you to investigate that for me" he said
"What happened between Lucas and Hanna?" Spencer asked
"I don't know which brings in you. I just hope the car ride won't be awkward between them" Alton said
"What time are we leaving tonight?" Spencer asked
"At five. I'm just glad we scored a house to stay at for the night, it gives that whole college dorm room feel to things" Alton said
"Yeah, it should be fun. You know, you don't have to go if you don't want to " Spencer said "I mean I know I kind of forced you into it so you don't have to" she said
"Forced me into it? No, I kind of really want to go. Any chance to get out of Rosewood is always a blessing" Alton replied "You want to sit down?" he asked her as he grabbed onto her hand
"Okay" Spencer said as he lead her over to the water fountain so they could sit "You seemed like you've had a full day" she smiled at him noticing how tired he looked
"Tired does not describe my week. I've had to turn in papers after papers to the point where I think my printer is revolting against me. Then my online classes are becoming a bit demanding but they seem to be the manageable ones for me" Alton said
"How come you just take online classes? I mean your smart enough to graduate early and just go off to Jamestown or M.I.T" Spencer asked
"Because online classes I don't have to commit to one major, I can just take classes that interest me" Alton said
"So your just taking random classes? Are they at least going towards a degree?" Spencer asked
"Uh, maybe…I haven't really locked in to a degree. I have a curious mind so I just take the classes that may be of interest to me then I just go ahead with it" Alton smiled "It's quite refreshing" he laughed
"Your strange" Spencer said looking at him quizzically
"But you like it…heck, you might even love it" Alton said before Spencer began to tense up again at the mention of love "And there it is? The freak out mode" he pointed out to her
"I'm not freaked out. I just…I just think it's a bit odd" Spencer replied
"How is it odd to possibly be falling or be in love with someone?" Alton asked
"Because we've barely been together. I mean we have the physical aspects of our relationship but what do you really have to go on that lets you know you love me?" Spencer asked as Alton just laughed
"Spence, not everything has to have a reason behind it…some things you just know. Extensive thought isn't always required" Alton told her
"That's incorrect. You clearly need to think about how you feel about someone to conclude that you could possibly be or falling in love with them" Spencer corrected him
"But ultimately you know deep down if you do or not" Alton said "The heart trumps the brain in my book" he said
"The heart can't see deductive reasoning or create logic" Spencer said
"Please tell me we're not going to debate this? Spencer, I don't need to know if you love me or if your falling in love with me, I just simply made a statement and I don't expect anything in return" Alton told her
"Really? Why do I feel like you do though? It's like you've shifted this pressure on to me to tell you something" Spencer babbled
"Then I'm officially releasing the pressure because I don't expect anything. I just want us to have a good time tonight and tomorrow" Alton said before he leaned in to give her a kiss "No pressure" he said breaking the kiss to look her dead in the eyes as he caressed the side of her face that sent a calming effect through her body "See, I can be good to you" he whispered softly to her
"Yeah, your doing a good job" Spencer said before she leaned forward to hug him
Closing her books, Hanna looked over at the clock to see that it was just about time for her to leave so that she could pack her bags for the night. Sitting at his desk, Mr. Smith cruised the internet in search of video games as he needed a much welcomed distraction as he waited for Hanna to finish up her practice test only to look back to see that she was done. Getting up from her desk she took a deep sigh before she got up to turn in the paper as if this were her final piece of help before she knew she had to take the actual test again. Looking over the test to see if she answered everything, he gave the final look of approval before putting aside along with the rest of his papers. Going back over to grab her things, Hanna took her seat once again to just grab a moment of thought as all Mr. Smith could do was look on at the young woman to see that this really had meant a lot to her. Meeting Hanna at first he had always thought she was just like the usual popular girls in his class that only cared about proms and formals but when she had started dating Lucas he could see that she cared more about things, but mostly she cared about people.
"Your going to do fine, just keep telling yourself that" Mr. Smith told her
"That's easy for you to say, you have the degrees" Hanna said
"Along with a criminal record, but hey, I have a family with a hell of fortune" Mr. Smith joked "That was me joking" he told her
"Your not good at it" Hanna replied "This is my last shot, if I don't do good on the S.A.T's then I might as well sign the papers for junior college" she said
"Not that you won't but what's wrong with a junior college. College is college wherever you go, it's the effort you put into that makes the difference" Mr. Smith said
"Because my friends will be graduating and going off to universities while I'd be stuck back here. No offense but I just pictured my life to be more than that" Hanna said
"And it will be, if you continue to believe and strive for more than you'll get it no questions asked" Mr. Smith said "I have all the faith in you that you will accomplish your goals but you have to start having the same faith in yourself" he told her
"I liked you better when you were mean" Hanna pouted "What is on your agenda for the weekend? Got a hot date?" she asked
"This is really a conversation we shouldn't have" Mr. Smith told her
"Your brutally honest and I'm brutally curious, answer the question? Fine, I'll tell you my plans. My plans are to go up to Jamestown for the weekend to go to a party" Hanna said
"And your excited about that?" Mr. Smith asked not finding the fun in that
"Your so old. Think road trip and party…that's a recipe for fun" Hanna said
"Back in my supposed day, that was a recipe for an unexpected pregnancy and a drunken threesome" Mr. Smith said
"That's still very much current. Who knows, I might even run into Beth at the party seeing as she knows all about searching for the alpha dog. Did you watch the interview?" Hanna asked
"I choose to block that part of my day out. Lucas and I have decided to call it a glitch in editing where she was suppose to say she was still a virgin" Mr. Smith said
"So you've discussed this with Lucas? What'd he say?" Hanna asked
"I'm blocking that part of my day out" Mr. Smith replied
"Was he like upset that he got caught or scared you'd beat him to a pulp? What was he like?" Hanna pestered him
"Look, I'm not going to get involved in this weeks Dawson's Creek episode, you two need to just accept the fact that your screwing other people" Mr. Smith said "And I just lost the part I wanted to block out" he said to himself
"I'm not screwing Kaleb, well not yet anyways…I really haven't thought about having sex with him" Hanna replied as Mr. Smith quickly covered his ears
"Hanna! We're not discussing that" Mr. Smith declared
"It's just sex. Everyone is doing it!" Hanna yelled at him
"You guys are kids, you shouldn't be having sex. You should be…reading. That's why your all so screwed up because your so busy screwing, just keep body parts away from each other and you'll realize how uncomplicated things will be" Mr. Smith said
"This is really sad" Hanna said
"What?" Mr. Smith asked
"Your students are having more sex than you are" Hanna laughed
Grabbing a few last minute items out of his car before heading over to Spencer's house, Lucas felt like he was dragging it more than anything and he couldn't figure out why. He'd be lying if he said that a part of him was dreading this trip due to all the stuff that was going on with Hanna but also because he wasn't quite eager to leave his mom alone. Lucas knew that his mother was getting better and had even gone to visit his dad a few times at rehab but he still worried about her handling things on her own. She loved when Hanna and him would stay in to hang out with her because it made her feel like she was young again, and if Alton came over it just sent her over the moon because she'd feel like she was really a part of the crew as she came to call it. Reaching over his seat to gab the cord for his ipod he quickly turned around to see Kate heading over in his direction.
"Going somewhere?" Kate asked as she walked up to him
"Yeah, I'm going up to Jamestown for the weekend. For a party" Lucas shrugged "That sounds so pathetic…I'm leaving for a party" he laughed slightly
"No, it just sounds like your very special" Kate humored him "Jamestown is a beautiful place, you'll get the whole college vibe there" she said
"College vibe is a good thing since high school isn't a vibe I'm liking right now" Lucas said
"Is she still upset with you?" Kate asked
"You really don't know Hanna" Lucas laughed "Well not so much anymore, at least that's what she told Spencer. Her quote on quote words were she was more upset that I didn't tell her because we're suppose to be friends" he said
"Okay, so that's something. You two will just talk and be fine" Kate smiled
"Be fine" Lucas said to himself as if he was trying to process it
"Is fine not okay with you?" Kate asked "Or were you enjoying her reaction to being enraged about the fact that you slept with another girl and had the potential to take her step sisters virginity?" she asked
"Don't put it like that, you make me sound like a player when you put it like that" Lucas replied
"But its such a typical guy thing and I know guys like that sort of thing" Kate laughed "You want to know what I think seeing as I've observed the two of you a great deal" she said
"What do you think?" Lucas asked her
"I think your upset that she's not mad anymore because even though she's moved on with Kaleb, it still show that she has feelings for you" Kate told him "That a piece of her could still be with you" she said
"And you picked this up from just being here?…well you're a little off on your prediction" Lucas laughed "I'm happy that Hanna has moved on and found herself an Abercrombie and Fitch type of guy, I mean that's what she probably wanted all along…I just want to know if we're fine because I care about our friendship to just let it go" he said
"Abercrombie and Fitch, it does seem to fit Kaleb" Kate said to herself as she thought about the comparison "Lucas, you can babble your way out of it all you want to but you two act like a couple even though your not a couple. I've seen you two together more than I've seen her with Kaleb" she said
"Because we're friends, heck she's my best friend" Lucas said
"And you both lost your virginity to each other" Kate concluded as Lucas just looked at her
"How do you know?" Lucas asked her "I never told you that" he said
"Because I asked you both about your first time and you both had the same glimmer of happiness when recalling brief snippets of your first time" Kate said
"Look we're both happy. We support each other" Lucas said
"The worst thing you can do to yourself is lie, so how about you be honest with yourself on this one" Kate laughed "Think about it Luke" she said before she turned to walk away as all he could do was watch her leave
The drive up to Jamestown was an approximate two hours worth of awkwardness, but not on Hanna's behalf. Surprisingly she seemed as if she was getting over all that she had learned in the span of forty eight hours since the television interview, and in some weird way Lucas had been a little upset that her anger just went away so easily. Recounting on times when they were together he would remember a week's worth of anger that she had over him just talking to Beth that ultimately led to the demise of their relationship. It became strange that she could just look past this and move on when Beth played into the reason why they began their downward spiral, nothing made sense to him and he couldn't pretend that it did. He did his best to ignore Kate's belief on them, but his symptoms of confusion played into her theory but he wouldn't give her any credit to her overall conclusion because they had both moved on, they both were happy in their lives he kept thinking to himself. Once they had finally made it to the house the gang eagerly headed inside to scope out the rooms and to no surprise the rooms had been coupled off. Knowing that Kaleb might come by later on that night, Lucas wasn't eager to share a room with Hanna so he opted to sleep on the sofa to give her more privacy. When everyone had finished washing up they all had gathered to make dinner and soon placed the food out on the table to come sit at the table to eat.
"Guys this is great" Aria smiled at her friends "Who knew we had so many cooks, even Hanna" she joked
"My specialty is salad, don't act like you don't taste the difference" Hanna said
"Pre-made salad. As in pour into bowl and serve" Alton quickly replied
"And yet you got the biggest portion of it" Maya observed of his plate which made the other laugh "Pre-made or not, I think Alton likes the salad" she laughed
"Well I'm just a salad eater in general" Alton replied
"Really?" Emily asked in disbelief by that notion
"Yeah, he is. When we go out he always orders the grilled chicken salad, but if we're at the diner he'll order cheese fries" Spencer said "He usually eats the salad first and hardly finishes the actual meat because he's gotten so full off of it…and the breadsticks, he usually hogs those" she laughed to herself as everyone began to look at her with a smile from ear to ear to see how painfully obvious it was that she was smitten with him
"I'm surprised you noticed that" Alton told her loving the fact that she knew him so well
"But the major surprise is how good you can cook Lucas, this pasta is amazing" Emily told him as she tore him away from his thoughts
"Uh, yeah. I know my way around the kitchen pretty well, all thanks to my grandma" Lucas replied
"His grandmother makes the best food. She's scary but I love going over for dinner at his house" Hanna laughed
"I'm being used for food" Lucas said laughing to himself
"You know the way to bribe me is to offer me food" Hanna laughed
"The usual way to bribe you was to offer you sex" Lucas replied still half not there as everyone else dropped their forks and spoons in shock by what Lucas said "I mean I was just being honest" he said turning to look at a shocked Hanna
"That…was…different. We were together then, and why exactly are you bringing that up now?" Hanna asked
"Do tell because I think dinner just got interesting" Alton smiled in amusement before Spencer kicked his leg causing him to hunch over in pain "Aw, son of bi…" he managed to say before Lucas cut him off
"You know what, I don't feel guilty. I don't feel guilty for what happened with Beth" Lucas replied
"And I'm not penalizing you for it. I have accepted the fact that we were separated and you…you just did the typical guy thing" Hanna replied
"Typical guy thing? You cheated on me. I saw you with Noel Kahn, and I go off and to a typical guy thing. I slept with Beth because I had this burning image of you and Noel in my head, I slept with Beth because I actually cared about her" Lucas said as the room felt a bit more tense after his statement of Hanna and Noel
"Oh, for the love of God will you drop the Noel thing. Yes! I slept with Noel Kahn, so you keep throwing in my face!" Hanna yelled at him
"Okay, I think I've had enough dinner for the night" Aria said trying to get up from the table
"Sit down!" Hanna yelled at her "Lucas has just lost his mind, but we will sit here and enjoy dinner together" she told everyone as they all agreed due to the fact that they were scared of Hanna
"Lost my mind? I never would have slept with her if you hadn't cheated first" Lucas replied "Now that I think about it, this is your fault" he declared
"For a braniac you just said the dumbest thing. So I made you slip and fall on top of Beth…naked?" Hanna asked
"You know what I mean" Lucas replied angrily
"No, I don't. Look I don't even know why we're discussing this..I've moved on from it and I'm not upset because I have no right to be. Just like you have no right to keep throwing Noel in my face" Hanna said
"Maybe so but do you see the difference as to how I was upset and how you were upset? When I saw you with Noel it felt like you ripped my heart out of my chest. It felt like I lost track of all things that made sense, it felt like my dream of what we could have been fell apart in one instance. It took months for me to get over it" Lucas yelled
"Well I'm sorry that I didn't sulk about it but like I said, we were not together when you did that. Now Kate, I can be mad about that but only because you know how I feel about her" Hanna said
"That's not the point! The point is that I had sex with someone else just like you did and your just fine with it…we weren't technically broken up then" Lucas said
"He does have a point. They both cheated on each other" Maya whispered to Alton
"Why do I feel like team Hucas is about to have a Charlie and Denise break up" Alton shook his head in disbelief as Spencer just rolled her eyes at him "Will I have to spend weekends with Lucas and weekdays with Hanna?" he asked
"Shut up Alton!" Lucas and Hanna both yelled
"I don't get what you want from me Lucas? I mean do you want me to be upset about Beth and Kate? Do you want me to be saddened by it? I just don't get it" Hanna said
"I just want you to care. I could have sex on this table right now as we speak and you'd somehow chalk it up to us not being together and how you have no right to be mad" Lucas yelled "All I want is one ounce of saddness that I had over you" he said
"And this just became even more intriguing" Emily said to Maya and Alton as she too joined in the show that was Hanna and Lucas
"Lucas, we broke up. Was I suppose to spend a lifetime being sad about us? You broke up with me, you're the one who didn't want to work it out" Hanna replied
"Like you pushed for us to work it out, it was like you were relieved that we were breaking up. It wouldn't be too much of stretch to think that maybe you set it up" Lucas said leaning back in his chair
"Set what up?" Hanna asked in confusion
"For me to walk in on you and Noel. I mean it would be convenient for you and how things went down. I bet that it was all just one big set up" Lucas replied just being an ass to get under Hanna's skin while the girl nervously looked on at each other hoping that Hanna wouldn't give in
"Talk to me when your ready to be an adult about this, but I will not talk to this jackass version of you" Hanna said as she pushed her chair out before throwing down her napkin then headed upstairs while all Lucas could do was shrug down in his chair with his arms folded trying to figure out where his head was at
"So dinner was lovely" Alton said before all the girls quickly looked at him while Lucas just got up and left the house. "That drama just beat any soap opera I could have ever watched" he then said before the girls quickly threw their napkins at him in little wad balls. "I've got to get more guy friends" he then said to himself
Jamestown weather had always been different from Rosewood, it one instance it could be sunny in Rosewood and be snowy in Jamestown then the reverse effect in Rosewood. Clenching on tight to his coat all Lucas kept thinking about was about everything and anything that had happened, he didn't know why he said what he said back at the dinner table but he felt like he should feel embarrassed and regretful but a piece of him just felt confused about where these emotions were coming from. Maybe Kate was right, maybe he was upset that Hanna didn't care which made him feel like the piece of her heart that he thought he had was completely gone. He didn't know why he was upset with her but he knew that he just was and only she could fix it. Just as he continued down the snowy streets of Jamestown his cell phone began to ring.
"Hello" Lucas answered his phone
"So I'm guessing you've seen the interview. Before you light in on me just know I got caught up in the moment" Beth said
"In the moment? That was private, what happened between us was private and now you've opened up this big can of worms" Lucas replied angrily
"I know, I know. My uncle Gavin told me" Beth replied "I'm sorry" she said
"Somehow I don't think the issue is about us anymore" Lucas sighed "So I can't be mad at you" he said "I really wish I was though" he then added
"You want to be mad at me, why do I find that hard to believe? You never get upset with anyone" Beth laughed
"I could start" Lucas replied "How is your book going?" he asked
"Great, I'm going to be holding a lecture in the Burkmans hall" Beth said excitedly
"That's big, the guest speakers get that place" Lucas said
"I can score you some tickets if you want since your sort of in my book" Beth laughed
"Yeah, I think I'll just settle for an autograph from you in private then going out publicly" Lucas laughed
"So how did Hanna take it?" Beth asked
"I really don't want to talk about that" Lucas quickly said changing the subject
"That bad?" Beth asked
"No, quite the opposite. She's fine with it" Lucas said
"Oh, well power to her. I mean your quite the catch and whatever happened to you guys I'm glad your friendship is strong enough to survive this" Beth said
"Here's a question, I only told you recently that Hanna and I were broken up, when we slept together you had no idea…so if you clearly didn't care if I was with Hanna or not due to the fact you slept with me then why are you all power to Hanna now?" Lucas asked
"I knew you two were broken up, you were like a lost puppy this summer. I had a crush on you, and the moment came so I took advantage. After we slept together it was clear where you heart belonged though" Beth said
"How so?" Lucas asked "I mean I was pretty pissed with Hanna, to the point where I almost uprooted my whole life to avoid her" he said
"And yet you came back" Beth replied
"Because of family issues" Lucas replied
"You still came back, fate brought you back if you want be technical about it" Beth laughed
"We could have been together. I mean I seriously thought about us dating, the whole boyfriend and girlfriend thing. You're my idea girl" Lucas said
"I probably am, but Hanna she that once in a lifetime girl for you" Beth laughed "And I couldn't compete with that" she said
"You know I'm starting to feel like people are seeing things because for the past couple of months Hanna and I have just been friends, nothing but friends. I haven't thought of her in that way since we've broken up…so how can she be my once in a lifetime when I don't even feel that way anymore?" Lucas asked
"Maybe the problem isn't between Hanna and you. Maybe its just you" Beth stated
Where was everyone getting these opinion from? Lucas kept asking himself on his walk back towards the house. None of it made sense to him, I mean he always had deep feelings for Hanna but he just figured it be there like the sun in the sky or grass on the ground but the emotion behind his feelings was what had changed. Months ago he cursed her name because what she had done to him, the hell she put him through after he swore to anyone that would listen that they were meant to be and in one swoop she destroyed it. He didn't even have any intentions to come back he pointed out to himself, if it hadn't been for a car accident that landed her in the river, Lucas would have never have spoken to Hanna again. Coming inside the darkened house, Lucas was more than ready to go to bed and just move on to the next day, the party but whatever happened he just wanted this hell of a day to end. Heading inside the living room area where his sofa bed awaited him he could soon hear whispers coming from the kitchen from what sounded like Emily and Hanna. At first he thought nothing of it but Hanna just having girl talk with Emily, but with all the emotions that were going on inside of him he had to know if she was secretly feeling for him. Creeping up slowly to hide where they would never see him he began to listen intently.
"I have no idea why he's acting like this" Hanna replied as he just rolled his eyes feeling as if she knew exactly why he was acting this way or should have a clue after he clearly stated it for her
"Yeah, well I wouldn't crucify him for it. He has reason, somewhat" Emily said
"Reason? He was going to have sex with my step sister and did have sex with Beth. I got over it and so should he" Hanna replied
"Okay, okay. I know" Emily replied not wanting to get back into another argument with Hanna about it "I'm officially dropping it as well. Just makes me even more positive that you two probably wouldn't have been able to handle a kid" she said as Lucas's ears nearly perked up to hear what she meant by that
"Oh, God. Us being parents, we'd kill each other" Hanna replied "I'm more than glad that the stick showed that I wasn't pregnant" she sighed as Lucas had come to the come to the conclusion that Hanna was at some point….pregnant he thought. Leaning up against the wall he slowly made his way back over to his sofa bed feeling as if the revelations over the past few days had truly changed things.