Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols were seen leaving Madeo Restaurant last night and seem to be having a great time.

Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols look like they may be rekindling their romance.

Sophia, 27, and Austin, 29, met through mutual friend Jake Gyllenhaal in mid-2005 and reportedly started dating in early 2006.   Since 2008, Austin has appeared in a recurring role as Julian Baker on One Tree Hill and will be back again when One Tree Hill begins on September 14, 2009.

Bush recently gave a few spoilers away about what’s going to be going on with her character, Brook Davis in the upcoming 7th season of One Tree Hill.    She commented about Brooke’s relationship with Julian (Austin Nichols) this year and how distance will play a factor in their relationship. She said,

“One of the things that we have to deal with in our relationship is the distance and, you know, you’re in your late 20s and, is this it or is it not? They’re very real questions that everybody asks themselves at that age point, but it’s really fun and there is a lot of love between Brooke and Julian. It’s very cool.”

Is art taking over reality in Sophia and Austin’s life??  What do you think??