Thank you guys for the reviews! They are encouraging,and don't worry I haven't forgotten about Nathan, but I had to leave some questions unanswered right?
-also as a side note, I'm sorry for chapter 7 and 8 being formatted weird, my computer is retarded and I can't use the editor so I have to upload from wordpad.. blech /
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Lucas and Peyton walked back from the river court to Rachael's house. They could not wait to tell everyone that they were going to be each other's everything. Peyton held Lucas' hand as they walked together and she thought to herself that she could not think of a time of when she was as happy as she was at that moment...
"You ready?" Lucas asked
Peyton nodded.
They came through the front door and didn't see any of their friends around...
"Where did everyone go?" Peyton asked
"I'll tell you where they went" Rachael interjected as she approached the couple.
Peyton rolled her eyes.
"Haley went home to apparently pack her things and get the heck out of "Nathan's" house...Nathan is in the backyard still getting plastered and Brooke...well...Brooke never showed, which is upsetting because I was going to introduce her to my new boyfriend"
"You have a...boyfriend?" Lucas asked
"I didn't even know that word was in her dictionary" Peyton whispered to Lucas. Lucas started to bust out laughing.
"You know you suck at whispering" Rachael steamed "and yes, I do have a boyfriend."
"Well, where is he?" Lucas asked
"Good question...I haven't seen him step in yet, but he's due at moment" Rachael replied
"Is...is he pregnant?" Peyton ask facetiously
"Wow. You are on a roll" Rachael said sarcastically
"I'm sorry, but you said he was due at any moment I couldn't help myself…."
"THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID" Lucas burst out.
Peyton and Rachael just looked at Lucas with disgust.
"Lucas…your jokes…just, yeah." Rachael started
"Ok, what this with Haley and Nathan?" Peyton asked
"Well Haley came in and asked Nathan if he knew where Brooke was…and Nathan gets all defensive and then tells her that she's interrogating or something, then she says something about him being Dan and then he tells her that to go home and pack." Rachael replies.
"Ok, you talk to Haley and I'll talk to Nate?" Peyton asks Lucas
"Actually, can you talk to Haley? I have a feeling that I should talk to Nate about this one." Lucas replies.
"Kay." Lucas kisses peyton on the forehead and she leaves.
Lucas walks through the house into the backyard. "Dude, this is not a backyard, this is a flippin vineyard" Lucas says to himself as he surveys the couple acres that constitutes this as Rachael's "backyard." He looks around, sees a couple people to the right but still no Nathan. He managers to see something in the distance. Nathan is sitting on a bench, crying with his head in hands.
"Hey" Lucas says to Nathan
Nathan is startled by Lucas' presence. He quickly tried to wipe the tears away from his eyes.
"Uh, hey" he responds
"Can I sit down?" Lucas asks
Nathan nods
"What's going on Nate? Rachael says you flipped out on Haley, and told her to pack her things and leave."
"Yeah. I did." He says in between sniffs
"What's going on Nate…this isn't you…and dude…Haley's 8 months pregnant! Are you crazy?! I should beat the crap out of you!"
"Nothing. it's nothing."
"It's gotta be something…you're acting weird and honestly it's starting to freak me out.
"You're going to think I'm stupid"
"Stupider then I think you are now for kicking your 8 months pregnant out of the house?"
"Forget it"
"Look I'm sorry Nate, I was just trying to be funny…I guess Peyton and Rachael were right…"
Nathan look at him with a heavy heart.
"Did you notice that I wasn't around after the ceremony?" Nathan asked
"No, actually I didn't…as soon as it was over, I had to go to the jewelers to pick up Peyton's engagement ring."
"You and Peyton got engaged?"
"Yeah.." Lucas smiled "We did. A few minutes ago."
"Well congrats man"
"Now what's wrong Nate?"
"Well, before the ceremony started, Principal Turner pulled me aside."
"Ok….and?"
"I didn't graduate Luke."
Lucas looked at him with a puzzled look.
"I failed."
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Peyton walked into the house
"Hello? Haley?" He yelled
"I'm over here!" Haley yelled from the kitchen. Peyton walked into the kitchen to find 2 empty pints of ben and jerrys ice cream and the 3rd pint being worked on by Haley.
"What happened?" Peyton asked horrified
"I dunno…Nathan and Brooke and Chris!" Haley cried
"What.. Like together? Like having sex?!"
"Noooo…"Haley continued " Nathan kicked me out and I come home to find Brooke and Chris in my bed about to have sex!"
"Ick, that must have been an experience"
"One I'd like to quickly erase."
"But Haley, you know Nathan… I mean, even if he is acting weird, you know he loves you and I don't think he could actually let you leave…you know he was just saying that as his protective front." Peyton reassured
"I know…but that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt. I mean I love him so much, but that doesn't give him a right to say whatever the heck he feels like saying to me."
"I know sweetie, but we don't know the whole story."
"I know! Because he won't let me in!!" Haley starts to sob
"Shh… it's ok" Peyton says as shes takes Haley into her arms. She gently brushes the tears away from Haley's eyes.
"Come on, let's go."
"Where are we going?" Haley asked
"We're going to get you to your husband."
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Haley and Peyton enter the house…it's 10pm and the party is still raging.
"Hey you. I haven't seen you all night" Lucas says as he approaches Peyton
"And you." He looks at Haley
"Hey Luke." Haley says softly
"Hey Hales, you know my fiancee Peyton, right?
"What? Since When!" Haley asked
"A couple hours ago.." Peyton chimed in
"Let me see the ring!!" Haley squealed "Wow. That's huge."
"THAT'S WHAT SH-"
"If you even THINK about answering that with a "THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID" I'm going to have to break up our engagement right now." Peyton laughed
"Aw come on Peyt…it was so good!"
"No actually it wasn't….where's Nathan?" Haley asked.
"I'm right here." Nathan said and grabbed her hand
At that moment, Brooke came into the room
"Hey guys! Sorry I'm late to the party! I got tied up..hehe literally." Brooke said
"Speaking of the pleasant surprise in my bedroom, where is he?" Haley asked
"He's out parking the car" she responded
"Hales…I really need to talk to you." Nathan pleaded
"Does this mean I can stay at the house?" she asked facetiously
"I know your mad, but-"
"Hey guys" Rachael interrupted
"What now Rachael?" Haley asked annoyed.
"My boyfriend just came in and I want you to meet him."
"You have a boyfriend? I didn't even think you knew what one was." Haley joked
"Either did I" said Peyton
Rachael saw him at a distance and waved him over.
"Everybody… I'd like you to meet my boyfriend, Chris."
END OF CHAPTER
