Chapter 2: Never drinking again

Chapter 2: Never drinking again

Haley groaned as she rolled over the next morning. Her head felt like some one was pushing her into a brick wall over and over again. I'm never drinking again, Haley thought as she got up and staggered to the hotel mirror.

"Well at least I got my shoes off", Haley said aloud looking at herself in the mirror and seeing that she was wearing the same thing room last night.

Haley walked into the bathroom and took a shower, trying to remember when they had gone and what they had done the night before. All she remembered was that they had gone to the opening of new club downtown. How did we get home? Haley thought as she stepped out of the shower. Haley threw on a pair of jeans and sleeveless white top, left her hair down and put on her sunglasses, headed for the one person who could maybe shed some light on the night's activities.

"Brooke!" Haley banged on her door. Haley waited at the door as she heard shuffling and moaning.

"Tutorgirl?" Brooke asked opening the door looking almost as bad as Haley had.

"What did we do last night?" Haley said shuffling past Brooke and collapsing on her bed.

Brooke walked over and collapsed next to her, "All I remember were those hotties who bought us lots of tequila." Brooke said groaning and throwing her arm over eyes to block the light.

"Why don't we phone the girls and get them to meet us down stairs in like 20 minutes, so we can get coffee and try figure out what the hell happened last night." Haley said turning her head and looking at Brooke.

"Ya ok, I'm gonna shower you just phone the girls." Brooke said stumbling off her bed and headed for her bathroom.

20 minutes they all met in the lobby, all looking pretty much the same. Hung over.

"There's a starbucks around the corner, let's head there." Haley suggested, all the girls nodded and headed in the direction she had pointed to.

"Thank god for coffee," Tina sighed after taking her first sip.

"Ok, now that we are here could someone please tell me what happened last night?" Jessica asked cradling her coffee as if it were her life source.

"Ok, we remember going to that club and then these guys buying us tequila." Brooke said.

"Yeah, then after that I remember we all started dancing on the bar." Mandy said looking ashamed.

"Oh my god, I remember that," Haley said.

"Yeah, then we got lots of free drinks after that," Tina said before sipping her coffee again.

"Ok fine, but how did we get home?" Haley asked.

"We got a cab, after we got kicked out that karaoke place?" Jessica said.

"Karaoke place?"

"Yeah, we wanted to sing and the DJ wouldn't let us, so we headed around the corner to the karaoke place, we did like 2 songs before the manager kicked us out, and called us a cab." Jessica said.

"Oh god, my first night in LA and I get completely wasted and embarrassed myself." Haley groaned.

"Haley?"

Haley looked up and saw a pair of familiar blue eyes staring at her.

"Lucas?" Haley exclaimed before slowly getting up and hugging him. "What are you doing here?" Haley said pulling away.

"I could ask you the same thing." Lucas said smiling.

"Yeah, I work here now." Haley said attempting to take off her sun glasses but having to find the light to bright.

"Rough night?" Lucas asked trying not to laugh.

"Something like that," Haley said.

Just then Brooke appeared at Haley's side, "Hey Broody."

"Oh my god Brooke," Lucas said hugging her tightly.

"Oh ya, and these are my friends, Mandy, Jess and Tina," Haley said introducing them. The girls all gave a smile and a small wave.

"Girls, this is my best friend Lucas."

"Hi," Lucas said politely.

"So Lucas, what are you doing in LA?" Brooke asked.

"I play for the LA Lakers." Lucas said smiling proudly. "Oh my god that's amazing Lucas," Haley said hugging Lucas again.

"Yeah, Nathan and I got drafted out of college," Lucas replied.

"Nathan?" Haley's smile dropped.

"Yeah, great huh?"

"Yeah it is," Brooke said noticing Haley's face.

"So what are you guys doing in LA," Lucas said looking at all of them.

"We're…." Tina started.

"We're all working together here," Brooke interrupted.

"That's cool, well hey we have a game on Saturday you girls should come and see us play, for old times sake,"

"Well we were already going to be at that game oddly enough," Brooke replied.

"That's great so maybe we can all meet up afterwards and go for dinner or something?" Lucas said looking at Haley.

Brooke elbowed Haley, "Oh yeah, that sounds great," Haley said forcing a smile.

"Great, listen I gotta go, here's my number Lucas said taking Haley's phone and putting it in. "I'll see you Saturday then, bye."

"Bye," they all replied at the same time.

Haley turned and looked and Brooke with annoyance, "Brooke why didn't you tell Lucas that we cheer for the Lakers?"

"Cause I can not wait to see Lucas and Nathan's face when they see us on the sidelines," Brooke said grinning.

"Yeah, Nathan," Haley whispered quietly to herself.