Brooke got home from a weekend away with Lucas. They had been working on wedding plans the entire week and decided that they needed a weekend away from the city so they decided to spend the weekend on Long Island in this little town called Oyster Bay where Lucas owned a very modest house compared to all the other houses around. The house was right on the Long Island Sound which allowed for both Lucas and Brooke to relax and also get some work done.
Brooke walked into the apartment while Lucas was still getting the luggage and also the main that was left over the weekend. She checked the messages on the machine. She had a few since she had turned her cell phone off to relax this weekend, something she rarely did so people got worried when they were not able to reach her. There was a message from Karen for both of them. Lucas's publisher left a message confirming some chapters that were due in a few days, there was of course a few messages from Nathan and Haley, and last there was a message from Peyton. Brooke had figured that Peyton would call sometime after she had received Brooke's message but she still was not prepared to talk to a friend of hers that she had not heard from for a long time. Brooke decided it was best to make the phone call now, especially since Lucas was not in the room or even the apartment. He was still downstairs probably talking to the doorman about some book that they shared an interest in. She took a deep breath and dialed the number that she had just recently memorized again. She was not sure why she had memorized the number since it was not like they were friends anymore. Brooke waited and waited hoping that Peyton would pick up… finally she heard it
"Hello"
"Hey Peyton its Brooke, sorry we have been playing phone tag Lucas and I were away for the weekend and I am just now checking my messages"
"Its ok, I figured something like that or you were too busy with the wedding plans to call anyone, especially me back."
Brooke knew that what Peyton said meant something more than she was just busy. Peyton was referring to the state of their friendship now. The fact that they never talk anymore or even exchange emails.
"So as you know I am getting married, obviously you know that, and you know that we are not super super close anymore but I do want you involved in my wedding, afterall you were my best friend for almost 20 years of my life and that means you are definitely involved. I was hoping you would be one of my bridesmaids."
Peyton had secretly been hoping that Brooke would ask her this. She knew how much the wedding meant to Brooke and the fact that she had been planning it since she was a kid. Being involved in the wedding meant she still wanted Peyton in her life.
"Yes, Brooke I would be honored, but no tacky wedding dresses, no frills, and no extremely bright colors"
Brooke just had to laugh, that was her old best friend, always the opposite of her. "Don't worry I am making the dresses myself and I promise they will be great"
They said goodbye promising each other that they would talk again later week.
Brooke hung up the phone. Glad that the phone call was over and even more relieved that Peyton was going to be her maid of honor. Right as she was about sit on the couch and relax for a second Lucas entered the apartment of course making as much noise as possible it seemed, just trying to manage all the luggage that Brooke had packed, just for the weekend.
Lucas decided to listen to the messages figuring that Brooke hadn't. He did not know that Peyton had called. Lucas had not really talked to Peyton since… well he didn't know since when. He heard the message from his publisher, making a note in his blackberry to finish up the few pages he had left before his meeting tomorrow morning. He heard the message from Karen asking how the two of them were, and of course wanting Brooke to call her back to discuss the wedding. He had to admit he thought it was funny but he was also jealous that his mom called to talk to his fiancée more than him. Next he heard a message from Nathan and Haley, of course the two of them were on the phone together asking for either Brooke or Lucas to call them back when they got home. Finally there was one more message for him. He knew exactly who it was when he heard the voice. He almost wanted to hang up but of course he decided to listen to it. It was his father. Someone who he had not talked to in years since everything came out about Keith.
"Lucas it is your father. I know we have not talked for a long time because of everything that happened between Keith and myself, and for what happened I am truly sorry. I have read your novels and been keeping up with your life. I would like to get together with you sometime and talk. I promise I will be on my best behavior and there will be no more mind games."
Brooke walked in right at the end of the message and was shocked. She did not know what to make of the message. Neither her nor Lucas ever talked about Dan. As far as she knew Haley and Nathan did not talk about him either.
"Luke"
"Yes I know. I am not sure what I am going to do yet."
Brooke did not want to pressure him about anything concerning his father. She decided the best way to relieve the tension that had just built up and take his mind off of everything was to do what Brooke did best and of course what the two of them did a lot in highschool. After putting everything away she persuaded Lucas to join her in the hot tub where of course she was great at taking his mind off of anything but her, and of course her boobs that he loved.
As Brooke and Lucas were getting "busy" in the hot tub Nathan and Haley were having their own type of fun. It was game night at the Scott household. Once a week all of them get together and play some sort of board game. Haley cherished these moments with the kids. She knew one day they were going go grow up and be too old for game night or wanting to spend time with Nathan and herself.
Right now they were playing Life. Of course in true Nathan fashion he had all the great things in the game and was married and had a few kids but had the job of a professional athlete and had a great car. And just like father Matthew had a good life as well where as Angela and Emma kept landing on bankruptcy and had to give up their money or there was some sort of natural disaster that was taking things away from them.
Haley knew that when the TV crew started filming they were going to think that this family was just acting and it wasn't a true portrait of the family. Haley was happy where they were and the fact that they were the all American family and that everything was good. Although they seemed to have a perfect life it was not always so perfect for Nathan and Haley.
Haley still remember show close she came to losing Nathan for good when she left with Chris for the tour and how even after she came home he still had anger in his eyes towards her. She knows, well they both know, that the time they spent apart and working through their issues was actually good for them and it made them even more stronger today.
Another memory Haley remembers is when she told Nathan she was pregnant with Matthew.
Of course she did not mean to just blurt it out like that, especially after he had just told her the great news that he was going to Duke. She was sorry she told him that way but she was not sorry she was pregnant. She knew what it looked it, being a highschool student and pregnant was not a good thing, but she was pregnant with her husband, they conceived the baby out of love. They had survived all the odds and accidents and were still together. She had been mad at Nathan before but never has mad and disappointed as she was when he walked out, the fact that he was so much more excited about the press conference and Duke than the baby. She had never worried before that basketball came first. Nathan always came home to her and assured her that basketball came second but this one time she was worried and thought maybe it had changed.
She watched the press conference with her heart heavy but breathed a huge sigh of relief when she heard Nathan utter the words "My dad told me today was the best day of my life and he was right, today I found out that my wife was pregnant. Unfortunately she could not be here today but I wanted to tell her that I love her and I have never been happier and we will do anything I takes."
Haley waited for Nathan to come home. Finally she heard the door open and Nathan walk in. He noticed the candles and saw Haley sitting on the couch waiting. All she wanted to do was run up to him and pepper him with hugs and kisses. He was romantic but this was the most romantic thing that he had ever done for her and only Nathan and Haley would realize that. No one that saw the press conference knew what had been exchanged between the two and how romantic it was.
That night the crawled into bed exhausted from the day but still made love. This was afterall one of the most important nights of their lives and they wanted to remember it and never have it end.
Haley still sometimes could not believe that this was her life, she had gotten so lucky. Who finds their one true love in highschool. Haley was snapped out of her daydreaming by Nathan who was trying to inform her that he had won and the game was over. She realized just how long they had been playing and how late it was. She needed to get the kids to bed. Then she could fully relax with Nathan.
All of a sudden the phone rang. Both Haley and Nathan looked at each other wondering who would call the house phone so late at night. Usually if it dealt with business they would just call one of their cell phones since they handled all their business and gave out their cell phone numbers instead of their home number. It must be important Haley decided. She told Nathan to put the kids to bed while she answered it.
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