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Nathan sat on his bed playing a video game while Lucas was sleeping next to him.
"How's he doing?" Dan asked from the doorway.
"Pretty good. He fell asleep in the middle of the sentence and has been out cold ever since."
"Well, don't take it personally. He had a rough day yesterday."
"I don't take it personally. He was the one talking." Nathan grinned.
"Nice. Hey, I think your mom is making breakfast downstairs."
"Oh…" Nathan said slowly, glancing at Lucas.
"He'll be fine. Come have breakfast with us. Lucas will get up when he's ready."
"Let's just hope he can make it down the stairs without incident."
"He'll be fine."
"You're right. Let's go." Nathan said, getting up carefully so he wouldn't wake up Lucas.
"Something smells good." Dan commented as he followed Nathan into the kitchen.
"Thank you. It's been awhile since I made a real breakfast for my men."
"It looks great, Mom." Nathan said as he sat down at the table.
"How's your brother doing?" Deb asked.
"Out like a light."
"I imagine he will probably be resting most of today." Dan said.
"Yeah definitely."
"Any plans with Haley today?" Deb asked.
"No, I think I'll hang out at home. We had a good time last night up until getting that message about Luke being in the hospital."
"You know Nathan, Lucas will probably be sleeping most of the day if you want to get out of the house. We're going to keep an eye on him, and I'm sure Karen will be checking up on him too."
"I know. I'm okay hanging out here."
"Nathan…"
"I want to stay." Nathan said firmly.
"Okay." Deb nodded.
"How are the vow renewal plans going?" Nathan asked, eager to change the subject.
"They're going well. We want to do it before you boys start school in the fall, so it's been a little hectic. But it seems to be coming together nicely. Karen has been a lot of help. She managed to put on that beautiful wedding on such short notice."
"That's true." Nathan agreed.
The phone started ringing in the other room so Deb went off to answer it.
"Did you work things out with Haley? She seemed a little put off at the hospital."
"Yeah I was a jerk and blew her off once I heard about Luke. I felt really bad. I just panicked when I heard he got hurt."
"Did you apologize?"
"Oh yeah, of course. I explained to her how I was feeling. I think she understood. Ever since Lucas had the heart attack, I can't stop flashing back to that moment when something happens to him."
"I know what you mean."
"Since Haley and I weren't really talking when that happened, I told her about it yesterday. I think it helped."
"It must be interesting for her, getting back into a relationship with you again. Last year it was really the two of you against the world in a lot of ways."
"As much as I loved having her as my constant, I can't say I'm unhappy with my current family circumstances."
"I'm glad to hear that son."
"Hey." Lucas mumbled sleepily from the doorway. His yawned and attempted to smooth out his bedhead.
"You look like hell." Nathan said, smiling.
"Thanks little brother. It reflects how I feel."
"Do you feel sick still?"
"No I'm just left with a lovely headache and a stupid sling." Lucas said, gesturing with his arm in the sling.
"Oh honey do you want something to eat? Your mom just called to check on you." Deb said, coming back into the room.
"Yes please." Lucas said, sitting down next to Nathan.
"I think that food poisoning or whatever has left you scrawnier than ever." Nathan commented.
Lucas rolled his eyes.
"We were just talking about the vow renewal. I was thinking of asking Keith to stand up there with us." Dan said.
"With us?" Nathan asked.
"Of course you guys will be up there with me and your mom. This is just as much about us as a family as it is about renewing our wedding vows."
"That sounds really cool, Dad." Lucas said, smiling.
"Hey Hales." Brooke said as she caught up with Haley leaving her apartment.
"Hey Brooke. Let me guess, you're heading over to see Lucas?"
"You got it."
"Let me drive you. I'm heading over to see Nathan."
"Oh really?"
"Yeah I was going to see if he wanted to go do something."
"Oh, Haley." Brooke said, stopping to look at her friend.
"What?"
"You are not getting Nathan away from Lucas today."
"What do you mean? Lucas is going to be fine."
"Honey, I'm just hoping to sneak in a kiss or two and maybe help Deb make Lucas lunch today. Nathan pretty much has unofficial dibs on Lucas after any health incident."
"But you're Lucas's girlfriend!" Haley protested
Brooke shrugged, smiling.
"Lucas is going to be sleeping most of the day." Haley said.
"And Nathan will be right there next to him playing on his X-Box or whatever."
"You've got to be kidding me."
"Let's go and see." Brooke said, opening Haley's car door for her.
"Congrats, Luke. I think you ate a third of your breakfast." Nathan laughed.
"That's not bad considering I spent the last two days throwing up."
"That's a lovely image."
"Anytime little brother."
"Want to go back upstairs?"
"Sure."
"Let's go." Nathan said, helping Lucas up.
"I hate this thing." Lucas said, touching is sling.
"Oh yeah, your mom told me to watch out for you. She said you had a bad habit of taking it off last time." Deb said.
"Yeah." Lucas sighed.
"Are you still feeling okay?"
"Yeah. Thanks Deb. For everything."
"You might want to run a comb through your hair or something." Nathan commented to Lucas once they were upstairs.
"Is it bad?"
"Yes. And I just saw our girlfriends pull into the driveway."
"Like clockwork." Lucas laughed, heading to his room to make himself presentable.
"We've been expecting you." Nathan said, opening the door for Brooke and Haley.
"Of course." Brooke smiled.
"He should be right down."
"How's he doing?" Haley asked.
"Pretty well. Managed to eat a little bit this morning. Fell asleep as soon as we got home last night."
Lucas was slowly making his way down the stairs. Nathan moved towards the stairs to help Lucas with the last few steps.
"Thanks man. I don't need any more falls."
"That's for sure."
"Hi baby." Brooke said, wrapping her arms around Lucas.
"Hey pretty girl. Thanks for coming." Lucas said, resting his chin on the top of Brooke's head.
"Of course. I brought your best friend as well."
"Why thank you. Hey Hales." Lucas said, smiling at Haley.
"I'm glad you're doing okay." Haley said.
"You guys want to hang out?" Lucas asked.
"It's definitely a video game or movie day." Nathan said.
"Are you sure you feel up to it?" Brooke asked.
"I'm always up for spending time with my beautiful girlfriend."
"I think I might go actually." Haley said.
"No, you should stay. Luke, go find a movie you want to sleep through." Nathan said, patting his brother on the back.
"Sure." Lucas nodded.
"I'll come with you and say hi to the parents." Brooke said.
Lucas took Brooke's hand and headed towards the living room.
"Nathan, I don't want to intrude on anything." Haley said quietly.
"You're not intruding. Let's hang out today. Luke, Brooke, and I hang out all the time."
"Okay." Haley said, smiling.
"Haley, you should come get your hair done with me and Peyton for prom." Brooke said when Haley came in the living room.
"Absolutely. I'm getting so excited."
"Me too. Your boy and I have planned out quite the night."
"Wait, you and Nathan?"
"Yeah. He told me that I was not going to take over his prom so he demanded that he help me plan the evening."
"I know better than to mess with Brooke Davis and event planning, but my little brother is too stubborn." Lucas said.
"I am not." Nathan said, coming back into the room.
"You didn't even hear what we were talking about."
"You called me stubborn, which is absurd."
"Yeah, okay." Lucas laughed.
"So what are we talking about?" Nathan asked.
"Prom. Of course." Brooke said.
"Of course. Do you and I ever talk about anything else these days?"
"Nope."
"I didn't realize you two were spending so much time on this." Haley said.
"They spent two hours arguing on the phone the other night." Lucas said, yawning.
Haley watched as Nathan and Brooke bantered back and forth for a few more minutes. Lucas shifted on the couch, starting to nod off.
"Oops, we're losing him." Brooke laughed, scooting closer to Lucas and snuggling up to him.
"I guess we can pick what we watch now."
"Laguna Beach?" Brooke teased.
"Never again." Nathan laughed.
"Guys, I just remembered that I have to tutor somebody. I'm sorry, I totally spaced." Haley said, standing up suddenly.
"Oh. Okay. I'll walk you out." Nathan said.
"Yeah. Sorry, tell Lucas I'll call him later."
"Haley is everything okay?" Nathan asked once they got into the hallway.
"Yeah. I just have to go."
"What did I do?"
"Nothing. Go hang out with Brooke."
"What?"
"Sorry. And Lucas."
"Haley, you've got to be kidding me. Are you, like jealous of me and Brooke? She's my brother's girlfriend. We've gotten to be really good friends lately. So what?"
"Nathan, I think that I don't fit here anymore."
"What?"
"I don't fit into your life. Everything's changed."
"Haley. I love you. That's the most important thing, and that has never changed."
"I love you too Nathan. I'm just trying to process everything."
"Listen, this is what my life is now. I like getting up and seeing my parents happy together. My brother is my best friend and when he's here, we usually are up late hanging out and then pick up right where we left off the next morning. And since Lucas and Brooke are obsessed with each other, she often hangs out with us. As a result, she and I have gotten to be good friends. The convenient thing is, you and Luke are already best friends so I figure that the four of us hanging out would just come naturally."
Haley smiled. What was she so worried about?
"So we're together because it's convenient?" Haley teased.
"Yes. I'm glad you understood the point of that whole speech." Nathan laughed.
"Nathan, I get it. I really do. I'm sorry."
"No, don't be sorry. It's okay. I just wanted to let you know that I love my life, and I love it even more with you in it."
Haley nodded and smiled.
"Okay?" Nathan said, taking her hands in his.
"Okay."
"I'll see you tomorrow gorgeous. Stay safe." Brooke said later that afternoon, leaning in to kiss Lucas.
"Will do. I love you."
"I love you too."
"Bye Brooke." Nathan said.
"Bye."
"Was Haley okay?" Lucas asked after Brooke had left.
"Yeah. It was kind of weird, she was feeling insecure."
"Did she tell you that we spend too much time together?" Lucas teased, thinking about past arguments with Brooke.
"No, thankfully. I don't think she was fully prepared for how different my life is."
"The most important thing is that you love her. That hasn't changed."
"That's literally what I told her. I would accuse you of eavesdropping but I know you fell asleep by the time she and I talked about it. She understood once I explained it to her. She was weirded out that Brooke and I got to be such good friends. Like, she was jealous."
"Jealous?"
"She didn't say this but I think it's because of the thing we don't like to talk about."
"Oh. Wait, why do you think that?" Lucas asked.
"Well she texted me after she left, dropping hints about the after prom party. About…stuff."
"Oh jeez." Lucas groaned.
"Sorry I know you probably don't want to hear these kind of things about your best friend."
"Yeah."
"I don't want her to think that's what she has to do for our relationship to be good."
"I agree. This time around, Brooke and I waited. We really jumped into things last year, but waiting felt right this time." Lucas admitted.
"I'm willing to wait for her. I'm just worried that she sees Brooke or Theresa and all she can think about is my past with them."
"Wait, Theresa?"
"Yes Luke, you might remember the girl I was dating for several months? She was kind of important."
"You guys were having sex?"
"Yeah." Nathan shrugged.
Lucas stared at Nathan in disbelief.
"Oh don't give me that look." Nathan said, sighing.
"What look?"
"You're judging me."
"Nathan."
"What, Luke?"
"How could you go from being married to Haley to doing that?"
"What the hell, man? You encouraged me to try and move on."
"I know I did, but Haley is going to be devastated if she knew you and Theresa had...that kind of relationship."
"That's not fair, we both dated other people."
"Haley and Eric were not that involved though. You know that. Haley takes sex really seriously."
"Stop. Just stop." Nathan said, starting to get really angry.
Lucas sighed, knowing he was digging himself into a hole with his brother. He was torn between keeping the peace with Nathan and helping out his best friend.
"Look, I know Haley better than anyone. You can't keep this from her."
"I'll tell her eventually."
"It's only going to get worse if you don't tell her. She is not going to take it well. It's better to get it out in the open now. She's going to be hurt if she finds out you were keeping this from her."
"She knows that I am in love with her. As much as I liked Theresa, we all know that Haley had my heart the whole time."
"Then how could you have sex with someone else?"
"I don't know Lucas, you're the one who can go around cheating on his girlfriend and having random sex with Jake's crazy ex." Nathan blurted out.
Lucas swallowed hard and suppressed the urge to use his good arm to punch Nathan. Instead he just stared at the floor.
Nathan inhaled sharply, instantly regretting his words.
"You are a dick, you know that?" Lucas said quietly after a moment.
"Luke—"
"Forget it. I won't say anything to Haley, but the second she comes to me telling me what a jackass you are, I won't hesitate to agree with her. I'm sure it won't take long." Lucas said, getting up.
"I really care about Haley. You know that."
"If you say so."
"Don't be like this."
"Like what?"
"A self-righteous prick. You know I've changed."
Lucas felt terrible. He knew Nathan was right. But he was still pissed off, so he decided to leave instead.
"Doesn't seem like it." Lucas said as his parting blow.
Nathan paced in his room, fuming. He had waited for Lucas to slam his bedroom door before heading upstairs.
Soft knocking interrupted his thoughts.
"Hey." Lucas said quietly.
"What, is it round two already?" Nathan said bitterly.
"I'm so sorry Nathan. I was being a self-involved prick."
"A self-righteous prick." Nathan corrected him.
Lucas grinned.
"Right. That's the one. I am a jackass in the extreme."
"It's okay. I am too."
"I'm just looking out for Haley. It's hard because I'm used to only being on her side. It was easy for me to automatically say you were in the wrong."
"It must be kind of weird, having your best friend dating your brother. Especially since you like us both now."
"Well, most of the time." Lucas grinned.
"Hilarious."
"Seriously, Nate. You were right. It is your relationship and it is none of my business."
"I can't change the past, Luke. As much as I might want to."
"I know."
"It's not fair for you told hold it against me, but I can't hold yours against you either. What I said earlier was uncalled for, and I'm sorry."
"It's okay. Really. I deserved it."
"Do you think Haley will be mad if I tell her?"
"Nate, you know she's not going to like this information. I'm not trying to be a jackass here, I'm just trying to be straight with you. These are the things that really matter to Haley. You know she's never been with anyone but you."
"I know. You're right. I will tell her. I promise."
"Good."
"She's lucky to have you as her best friend, Luke."
"She's lucky to have you too. Don't ever doubt that."
"I'll try."
"Hales, you look amazing." Lucas said in awe a week later. Finally, the night of prom had arrived.
Haley walked up the pathway to Karen and Andy's house and smiled wide. She was wearing a midnight blue gown and had curled her hair.
"Thanks. You don't look too bad yourself. Where's Brooke?"
"Upstairs getting ready."
"Of course. Where's your brother? I kind of want to wow my date sometime soon."
"Here he comes." Lucas said, glancing behind him.
"Oh my God Haley. You look beautiful." Nathan said excitedly.
"Thank you." Haley said, embracing him.
"Lucas, I think Brooke is ready to make her entrance." Karen said, grabbing Lucas by the elbow.
"Excuse me. I'm about to be floored." Lucas grinned.
Lucas stood at the bottom of the stairs and waited for Brooke to emerge.
"Wow." Lucas gasped.
Brooke appeared at the top of the stairs wearing a floor-length, dark red gown. Her hair was in a low bun, and her jewelry was simple but perfectly accented her gown.
"Like what you see?" Brooke asked quietly as she walked up to Lucas.
"You're the most beautiful girl in the world. I can't believe how lucky I am." Lucas breathed.
"Thank you handsome."
"You're welcome. Where did you get this dress?"
"It's my own creation."
"Seriously? Brooke Davis, you're going to take the world by storm one day." Lucas said proudly.
"Picture time!" Karen called out.
"How did I manage to have such good looking kids?" Dan said as the group lined up for pictures.
"Their beautiful mothers." Deb said, putting her arm around Karen.
Andy laughed and went to help Lucas straighten his tie.
"P Sawyer I can't believe you wore black to prom. Wear an actual color for once." Brooke teased.
"I think she looks amazing." Jake said.
"I'll second that." Haley said.
"She does. I'm just messing with you." Brooke grinned.
"I know, you crazy bitch." Peyton laughed.
"Let's get going." Brooke said once they had taken enough pictures.
"Have a good time." Andy called out.
"Be safe!" Karen and Deb yelled as everyone got into the limo.
"All right everyone, it's time to announce this year's prom king and queen." The class president announced.
Lucas smiled at Brooke, who was looking up at the stage intently.
"You're a shoo-in." Lucas whispered in her ear.
"We'll see."
"This year's prom king is the one and only…Nathan Scott!"
Lucas laughed and clapped his brother on the shoulder.
"Shocker." Lucas teased.
Nathan smiled and headed up to the stage and got his crown.
"And ladies and gentleman…this year's prom queen is Brooke Davis!"
"Told you." Lucas grinned.
Brooke squealed and kissed Lucas before running up to the stage to get her tiara.
The music started up again and Brooke and Nathan posed for a picture before doing an obligatory dance together as the prom king and queen.
"May I have this dance?" Lucas asked Haley, extending his hand. His arm was still in the sling, but Haley eagerly leaned into her friend's embrace.
"It would be my pleasure." Haley said, putting her head on Lucas's chest.
"I love you Haley. I'm so glad that you came back home."
"I love you too Luke. I don't know what I'm going to do without you in the fall."
"That's easy. You're going to kick some ass at Stanford."
"How poetic."
"Trust me, you'll do great. I have no doubt."
"It's so far away from home…"
"Just remember, I'm only a phone call away if you ever need me."
"Thanks Luke."
"Always."
"Hey P Sawyer, thanks for hosting the after party." Brooke said to Peyton, sitting down next to her best friend.
"Of course, B Davis."
"I can't believe I have to go to my first college party as an actual college student without you."
"Wait. Did I miss you enrolling in college?" Peyton teased.
"Whatever. Girlfriend of a college student is close enough. Who am I going to hang out with at Duke parties while Lucas and Nathan talk about basketball?" Brooke laughed.
"Hell if I know. I'm going to miss you. Are you sure Luke can handle your crazy self all alone?"
"He can, and he will enjoy every minute of it." Brooke said firmly.
"That's true."
"I know this is so not cool, but can I please make one last plea for you to stay?" Brooke said, suddenly somber.
"Brooke…"
"I'm sorry. That was selfish of me. I know this is your dream. And you know what I want more than anything?"
"What's that?"
"I want you to be happy. I want all of your dreams to come true. I really mean it."
"Thanks Brooke. I want the same for you. Listen, I'll come back after a year if it doesn't work out."
"You will keep your skinny ass in California until you are a hotshot record producer."
"Yes ma'am." Peyton laughed.
"I can't believe we're leaving in two months." Jake said to Lucas, watching Peyton and Brooke talking.
"Me either. Brooke's been dreading it."
"Listen, I just wanted to thank you."
"For what?"
"Letting me have a real high school experience. Once I had Jenny, I was resigned to the fact that I would never have a social life again. It's been great."
"It was my pleasure. I can't thank you enough for having my back when I first joined the team. You were my first friend and that means a lot to me. You stood by me when nobody on the team was willing to give me a chance."
"You're a good guy, Lucas."
"Thanks. I try."
"And listen, if you guys ever want to come out to see us, I'd love to sit down and write with you again."
"Yeah that was a lot of fun. And very therapeutic."
"The crowd at Tric seemed to like the songs."
"Wait, what?" Brooke interrupted.
Both Lucas and Jake jumped. They didn't realize they had an audience.
"Did you write the songs Jake performed at Tric?" Peyton asked
"I didn't realize you guys were listening." Lucas said quickly.
"Luke and I did some writing over the summer. I caught him writing in one of his many notebooks and told him that some of the stuff he was writing would make good song lyrics." Jake said.
"Oh my God." Brooke gasped.
"Lucas, those were really good songs." Peyton said.
"Thanks, but it was mostly Jake. I just did some lines here and there." Lucas said shyly.
"He's being modest." Jake said.
"Were they about me?" Brooke asked.
"A lot of them were. At various points in our relationship." Lucas admitted.
"I can't believe someone wrote a song about me." Brooke said, touched.
"You're quite the inspiration, Brooke Davis."
"My boyfriend, the song writer. Who knew?"
"Well actually…I'm working on a book too." Lucas said quietly.
"You are? That's what you've been writing for the last few months?"
"Yeah. It's nowhere near finished, but I've been working on it."
"What's it about?" Jake asked.
"Everything in my life, basically. Everyone and everything that I love." Lucas said, pulling Brooke close.
"I can't wait to read it." Brooke said excitedly
"This has been so perfect." Haley said to Nathan.
"Good. I wanted it to be perfect."
"It makes me kind of sad though."
"Why?"
"I want more nights like these."
"Haley, we'll have plenty of perfect nights. We already have."
"But I'm leaving. How can I live without you?"
"College is only four years. Besides, it's not like you won't be coming home on breaks. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right?"
"That's true, but do you think long-distance will kill us?"
"We won't let it. If we can get through last year, we can do anything. Now that I know what it is to lose you, I know that I never want to do it again."
"Nathan, I was thinking…did you want to come back and spend a few hours with me at my apartment?" Haley whispered.
Nathan clasped Haley's hand and kissed it.
"I wish I could, but I think Luke and I have to get home at a reasonable hour now that my parents are actually being parental. We're staying at Karen's tonight."
"Oh."
"Don't be sad. Like I told you before, it isn't about just sex with me and you. I'm willing to wait. You're more than worth it."
Nathan leaned down and kissed Haley for several minutes.
"Let's go find everyone." Nathan said, finally catching his breath.
"Okay." Haley said, taking his hand.
Haley glanced around at all of their friends at the party. She watched as Nathan stopped to talk with Tim, and then waved to Theresa and her date Adam, another basketball player. Theresa smiled and waved at Nathan and Haley. Nathan smiled back at her.
"I'm glad Adam asked her to prom." Nathan commented.
"Me too." Haley said absently, still watching Theresa long after she had gone back to talking to others.
She couldn't help but wonder if Nathan would have wanted a very different prom night with Theresa.
"Let's go find Lucas and Brooke." Nathan said, interrupting Haley's thoughts.
"Hey did you know your brother was a songwriter?" Peyton called out to Nathan as he and Haley walked by.
"What?" Nathan asked, stopping in his tracks.
"He's been writing songs with Jake."
"Oh. That explains why Jake was pointing at him after he performed at Tric." Nathan said.
"You don't seem that surprised." Haley observed.
"He's always reading or writing. One day I asked him what the hell he's been writing in all of those notebooks and he said it was a little bit of everything. Plus he and Jake talk about their weird music taste all the time."
"Our taste in music is awesome." Jake protested.
"There you are." Lucas said, walking up with Brooke.
"Hey there. Still awake I see." Nathan teased.
"Not for long. I'm getting tired." Lucas laughed.
"Forget that, the party's just getting started!" Brooke said, wrapping her arms around Lucas.
"Brooke, thank you for arranging everything for prom. It has been really great." Haley said.
"I'm glad. Soon enough we'll all be going our separate ways. Sort of. It's one of our last nights together."
"We're going to have plenty of great times here in the future. College is only four years. We'll all be back here." Lucas said.
"I hope so." Peyton agreed.
"Promise?" Brooke asked.
"Always, B Davis." Peyton said, sticking out her pinky for a pinky swear.
Their moment was interrupted by Tim cranking up the music to a deafening volume.
"Tim, what the hell?" Nathan yelled.
"The party was getting too quiet. Maybe I should strip to keep things interesting." Tim yelled back.
"Please don't." Jake replied.
"Well at least some things never change." Haley said, laughing.
Nathan stumbled into Lucas's room at Karen and Andy's house the next morning and flopped onto Lucas's bed.
"What are you doing here?" Lucas mumbled into his pillow.
"Your mom suggested we both spend the night here, remember? Dad didn't want us to drive out to the beach house after being up all night."
"If you say so. Why are you up so early?"
"I don't know. Did you have a good time last night?"
"It was great. Did you and Haley have a good time?"
"Yeah. She asked me to come back to her apartment afterwards."
"Oh. Wow."
"I told you she was dropping hints."
"Well I'm not surprised, I guess."
"I think you're right about waiting though. I just want to enjoy every moment we have and not rush anything."
"I think that's smart, Nate."
"Theresa went with Adam. They make a good couple."
"Yeah Brooke said they've gone out a lot lately."
"Good. She deserves a good guy."
"You are a good guy."
"A good guy who can give her his whole heart."
"True. So can you believe we're done with high school, little brother?"
"No. It's ridiculous. Ridiculously awesome. No more homework, no more finals, no more tests."
"Until the fall."
"Bringing down the moment here, Luke."
"Sorry."
"Last night was really great. Haley looked amazing."
"She really did."
"I can't believe you could be friends with her all of these years and not make a move. What's wrong with you?" Nathan asked, laughing.
"I know how amazing she is. But clearly I am not the Scott brother she was meant to end up with. I'm feeling pretty good about my lot in life though."
"Two years ago, I wouldn't have been able to pick her out of a lineup."
"Charming."
"My world used to be really small. If you weren't on the basketball team or a cheerleader, I probably didn't really know who you were."
"Glad I could open up your world."
"Yeah, okay."
"I really hope everyone will stay close next year. Next up is graduation. You know, it's crazy to think that if we hadn't gotten to know each other, we would still have ended up next to each other at graduation. Strangers instead of brothers. Nate, even with all that has happened this has seriously been one of the best years of my life."
Silence.
"Nate?" Lucas said, rolling over and looking at his brother, who was fast asleep.
"Figures." Lucas laughed.
Aww. See? Nothing too bad with Lucas and Nathan. I'm not feeling too sadistic. This time. ;)
Hope you enjoyed this chapter!