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Here's another chapter, song lyrics are in bold and I do not own the songs or the characters except the made up ones. Hope you enjoy it.
Chapter 11
Haley and the girls were still asleep when her mom came home. She went to check on Haley and didn't want to wake her or the girls when she saw that they were still sleeping. She quietly closed the door and went back downstairs.
"Well good morning Taylor." Lydia said.
"Hey mom, your back." Taylor said.
"Yea I got in this morning." She said.
"Cool. So how was the trip?" Taylor asked.
"It was good I got what I needed to be done out of the way, and the new designs will be coming out soon." Lydia said.
"That's good, so you're going to have a fashion show coming up soon then?" Taylor asked.
"Yea and I want all of my kids in it. Has your father called yet? Last time I called home Haley told me that she hadn't heard from him." Lydia said.
"No he hasn't called, and if he did I wouldn't know I've been busy so I haven't really been home." She said.
"I know because when I called I wanted to speak with you to see what's going on with you, but Haley told me you weren't home." Lydia said.
"Oh well anyway I am on my way out. I shall be back later." Taylor said.
"Yea no problem." Lydia said.
Haley got up and went downstairs, she went into the kitchen to get some breakfast but stopped when she saw her mom.
"Hi mom I missed you, when did you get in?" Haley asked as she hugged her mom.
Returning the hug "Oh, sweetie I missed you too and your sister, by the way your other siblings said hello. And I got in this morning, I checked on you but you and the girls were still sleeping." Lydia said. "Did I miss anything while I was away?" she asked.
"Not really." Haley said.
"How was the party?" Lydia asked.
Haley had been smiling and when her mom mentioned the party her smile immediately faded.
"I don't want to talk about it." Haley said.
Lydia could see something was wrong with her youngest daughter but chose to let it go for now "Ok, we won't but I am here if you need me or want to talk." She said.
"Thanks mom. Hey didn't you have something you wanted to tell me?" Haley asked.
"Oh, well the designs were a hit and they liked them so there will be a fashion show soon to present the new line and as I told Taylor I want all of my children to be in the show, even Brooke, Brittany, Beth and Amy although they aren't my birth children, they are still my daughters." Lydia said.
"Mom that is so awesome and I would love to be in the show and believe me Brooke and the others would be happy to be in the show." Haley said.
"Ok that's good, now secondly your cousin wrote a song and he needs female vocals and since you can sing I told him to come down and work on the song with you. At least that way you can get your music out there." Lydia said.
"Mom I cant you know I hate singing in front of people, and those songs I wrote are personal." Haley said.
"Honey it's time to show the world your talent." Lydia said.
"Mom, you know I freeze up when I get in front of a crowd, and I just sit there, I can't do it. You are going to have to tell him never mind." Haley said.
Before Lydia could answer her the doorbell rang. Haley walked out of the kitchen and went to answer the door.
When the door open the person said "Chris Keller's in the house, sup cousin?" walking past Haley into the house.
"Do you always have to talk in third person?" she asked.
"I just love me." He said. "So are you ready to get to work? I want to see how you do on this song." He said.
"Actually I'm not going to be working with you, my mom made a mistake. I'm sorry you had to come all the way here, but you can go now." Haley said.
"Well I mean we might as well try, I did come all the way here. So let's go." He said grabbing her and closing the door behind them. They went into the living room and Chris sat down, Haley was still standing with her arms folded across her chest.
"Haley who was that?" Lydia asked walking into the living room.
"It's Chris." Haley said rolling her eyes.
"Hey aunt Lydia, she was trying to send me away but Chris Keller doesn't leave that easy." He said.
"God could you stop that? If you stop doing that I will work on your stupid song with you." Haley said.
"Deal let me show you the lyrics." Chris said, as he handed her the sheet with the lyrics.
"Alright I'll leave you two." Lydia said as she went back to the kitchen.
Haley sighs and sits down on the couch and reads through the lyrics.
"Alright let me hear the music." Haley said.
He took out his guitar out of the case and began playing. Haley listened and began mouthing the words at the same time.
"What do you think, can you sing it?" he asked.
Haley sighs "Yea fine whatever lets just get this over with." She said.
He started to play again but she didn't start singing, he stopped playing.
"Are you going to start singing anytime soon?" he asked.
"I can't do this." Haley said.
"Look you've got to get over your fear. You need to let people hear you. Now come on!" He said.
He started playing again, and she started singing, she tried to get the feel of the song but wasn't sure if she was doing just that.
Dancin' where the
stars go blue
Dancin' where the evening fell
Dancin' in my
wooden shoes
In a wedding gown
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. What is that?" Chris asked.
"What?" She asked.
"That was crap, can't you put more excitement, more emotion in it?" he asked.
Haley sighed "I told you I didn't want to do this." She said.
"Come on please help me out, I want to record this before the tour." He said.
"I'm sorry but-" before she could finish she was cut off by the doorbell. She got up and went to answer the door, when she opened it she was greeted by Nathan standing before her.
"Hey what are you doing here?" Haley asked.
"I'm just here to check on you and make sure that you are ok." Nathan said.
She smiles "Thanks for checking up on me and yea I'm ok." she said.
"That's good, anyway I'll just be on my way." He said. "I'll see you." he turned to leave and began walking down the steps when Haley stopped him.
"Wait um, if you don't have any plans later would you like to have dinner with me and my family?" she asked biting her lower lip nervously.
Nathan smirked; he noticed when he first met her that she bit her bottom lip when she was nervous. "Sure, what time?" he asked.
"You can stop with the smirking and I'll call you." She said smiling.
"Ok, see you later." He said.
"Bye." She said closing the door behind her and smiling.
She walked back into the living room and picked up the paper again, she had the excitement and the emotion to sing the song this time.
"Alright I'm ready, so play." She said.
Chris looked at her and wondered where this new change of heart came from but decided not to ask, he didn't want to go back to where they were before. He began to play again.
Dancin' where the
stars go blue
Dancin' where the evening fell
Dancin' in my
wooden shoes
In a wedding gown
He stopped playing and clapped he didn't know where the passion and emotion came from but he was glad that she found it and sang the verse like that.
"That was much better." He said.
"Really, that's good." She said.
"Whatever caused you to sing like that you need to keep it around." He said.
She smiled to herself and thought about Nathan.
"Hey guys how's the song going?" Lydia asked.
"Well when we first started she sounded like crap, then someone was at the door and when she came back she sounded so much better." He said.
"Do you guys mind if I sit in and listen?" she asked.
"No I don't mind as long as Haley doesn't mind." He said.
"Haley honey! Haley!" Lydia shouted.
Haley was brought out of her thoughts of Nathan when she heard her mom calling her. "What? Sorry what's up?" She asked.
"Are you ok? Where were you just now?" Lydia asked and smiled as she noticed the blush on her daughters' cheeks.
"Um yea I'm ok. What were you asking me?" she asked.
"I wanted to know if its ok with you if I sit in and listen to you guys sing the song?" Lydia asked.
"Yea, sure whatever." Haley said.
"Ok." Lydia said.
Chris started playing again, Haley sighed and all of her thoughts went to Nathan and she began to sing again. Lydia listened as her daughter began singing the song and couldn't help but smile at how talented her daughter was.
Haley
Dancin' where the
stars go blue
Dancin' where the evening fell
Dancin' in my
wooden shoes
In a wedding gown
Chris
Dancin' out on 7th
street
Dancin' through the underground
Dancin' little
marionette
Are you happy now?
Both
Where do you go when
you're lonely
Where do you go when you're blue
Where do you go
when you're lonely
I'll follow you
When the stars go blue
When
the stars go blue
Both
Laughing with
your pretty mouth
Laughing with your broken eyes
Laughing with
your lover's tongue
In a lullaby
Both
[x2
Where
do you go when you're lonely
Where do you go when you're
blue
Where do you go when you're lonely
I'll follow you
When
the stars go blue
The stars go blue, stars go blue
Both
Follow
you
Follow you
Both
When the stars go
blue
When the stars go blue
When the stars go blue
When the
stars go blue
Both
Where do you go when
you're lonely?
Where do you go when the stars go blue?
They ended and her mom began clapping she loved the song. Haley didn't know that her friends had heard them too.
"That was awesome you guys." Lydia said.
"Thanks mom. (To Chris) Are we done?" Haley asked.
"Yea but we need to go in to the studio to record it, so if you have any songs you have written then bring them too." He said.
"Hales was that you just now?" Brittany asked as her and the other girls entered the room.
"Yea, oh guys this is my cousin Chris. Chris these are my best friends Brittany, Beth and Amy." She said.
"Hey. Haley that was amazing you sounded awesome." Beth said.
Before Haley could reply Chris did "Thanks I wrote the song. You girls should let me take you out to breakfast and I'll tell you what my inspiration was." Chris said winking at the girls as he put his guitar away.
"Um no thanks besides we ate cereal." Brittany said.
"Well Chris Kellers off. Haley I will call you when we go into the studio. Adios aunty, beautiful ladies." He said and got up to leave.
"Does he have to talk in third person?" Amy asked.
"I don't know." Haley said shrugging.
"Alright are you girls ready to go home?" Lydia asked.
"Yes Ma'am." They all said.
"You coming along for the ride Hales?" Lydia asked.
"No I'm just going to watch some TV or something." Haley said.
The girls came back downstairs with their stuff and said their goodbyes to Haley and left. Haley still couldn't get Nathan off of her mind. She thought about his piercing blue eyes and the way he said her name and his smirk that he always seem to have on, it was cocky but sexy she also loved his smile. She went upstairs into her room and grabbed her guitar and her notebook she sat up in her bed and started strumming her guitar, just as she did this she began to write as the words came to her. She was interrupted by her cell phone vibrating on the table. She picked it up and answered it.
"Hello."
A really cheery voice spoke "Hey tutor-girl. What you doing?"
"Nothing just sitting in my room, what's up tigger?" she asked.
"How are you doing?" Brooke asked.
"Brooke, someone called you and told you about the party didn't they?" Haley asked.
"Yeah, kind of, don't be mad at them. Luke was trying to find Nathan and we tried calling you but none of you were answering so I called Brittany, but it went to voicemail, so-" but Haley cut her off.
"You left a message, she called you back and you guys talked?" Haley asked sighing.
"Yea your not mad are you?" Brooke asked.
Haley sighs "No I'm not. So what's up?" Haley asked.
"Nothing much, just checking on you. How you been?" Brooke asked.
Haley sighs "I've been ok." she said.
"Hey if you need to talk I am here ok." Brooke said.
"Thanks Brooke. So how's everyone?" Haley asked.
"Well they are all ok; Karen and Keith are getting married. And-" but Haley cut her off.
"Wait what they are getting married! That's awesome." Haley said.
"Yea you should come if you can, although I think you might be coming because I think your in it and she wants your mom to make the dresses." Brooke said.
"I'll talk to my mom." Haley said.
"So, um oh yea Luke and I are still together, I just moved into my new apartment. But everybody's doing well." Brooke said.
"Wait why are you living in an apartment?" Haley asked surprised.
"My parents decided to sell the house and some of our stuff and move, but I couldn't leave Tree Hill, its home." Brooke said. "So when you come to visit Tree Hill you've got a place to stay."
"Yea no problem, I really miss Tree Hill, I wish we hadn't moved." Haley said sadly.
"Well we miss you too." Brooke said.
"Hey where's Luke?" Haley asked.
"Oh he went home, he's coming over later." Brooke said.
"So what are your plans for the summer?" Haley asked.
"Well I'm thinking I'm going to get a job." Brooke said.
"What Brooke Davis is actually going to get a job?" Haley asked laughing.
"Ha, ha tutor-girl is funny. No but seriously I've got rent and bills to pay." Brooke said.
"That's good Brooke I am proud of you." Haley said.
"Well I'm going to cheer camp and I might come and visit Tree Hill before school starts." Haley said.
"Wait you're a cheerleader? That's awesome, I wanted to go this year but I got to work. And I hope that you do get to visit us." Brooke said.
"Thanks. Hey I have to go my mom is calling me. Tell everyone I said hi." Haley said.
"I will and tell everyone there I said hi." Brooke said.
They hung up and Haley got up and went downstairs.
"Yea mom." Haley said as she entered the kitchen. "Dad your back, how was the trip?" Haley asked as she hugged her dad.
"Great, I missed you guys though." Jimmy said.
"Haley what do you want for dinner it's your night to choose." Lydia said.
Haley smiled "I want Mac and Cheese." She said.
"I should've known that's what you would've wanted." Lydia said.
"Mom Mac and Cheese is the food of the gods." Haley said.
Lydia laughed "I know honey."
Haley was about to go back upstairs when she remembered that she had invited Nathan over for dinner.
"Mom, I invited a friend over for dinner. Is that ok with you?" she asked.
"Yea, that's no problem. I'll just set an extra plate." Lydia said.
"Thanks mommy." Haley said and went back upstairs.
"Mommy uh oh this sounds like a boy is coming over." Jimmy said as he and Lydia laughed.
Haley was trying to find something to wear. She was trying to figure out if she should dress up or just stay casual and comfy. She decided to be comfy so she put on juicy sweat pants and a spaghetti strap top. She checked herself over in the mirror and thought that she looked good. She decided to go downstairs and see if her mom needed any help. She was also going to call Nathan at the same time.
"Hey mommy." Haley said as she entered the kitchen.
"Hey baby. What time is your friend coming?" Lydia asked.
"Um I've got to call do you need any help?" Haley asked.
"Nah, I'm almost done, and dinner should be ready soon. But you can set the table and then go call your friend." She said intrigued by who this person was her daughter had invited over for dinner.
Haley came back into the kitchen after setting the table and walked over to the phone and picked it up. She dialed Nathan's number and while she waited for him to answer she told her mom she was done.
Whispering "Hey mom I've finished setting the table."
"Ok thanks honey." Lydia replied back in a normal tone.
Meanwhile, after the fourth ring Nathan had picked up just as Haley was about to hang up.
"Hello." Nathan said.
Haley's heart melted when she heard his voice and couldn't help but think how sexy he sounded. He looked sexy too. Lydia looked at her daughter and noticed she had a dreamy look on her face and she was smiling to herself. Lydia smiled and shook her head and continued what she was doing.
"Hello!" Nathan said again brining Haley out of her thoughts.
Haley sighed and said "Oh, sorry its me Haley you can come over."
Nathan smiled to himself, "Yea I'll be right over as soon as I get dressed." He said.
Haley gulped, she thought he was sexy and here he was telling her that he had to get ready, now she had thoughts about his chest and running her hands up and down them.
"Hales you still there?" Nathan asked bringing her out of her thoughts again.
"Yea, sorry I'll see you when you get here." She said and they hung up.
After they hung up Haley went upstairs to her room and into her bathroom she washed her face, as she dried off her face she heard a beep. She came out of the bathroom and saw that she had received an instant message. She decided she would check it. When she saw who it was from she froze. She really wished she had ignored it because she didn't want to talk to him.
Baller 320- Hey baby, I want to apologize for whatever I did to upset you. I really miss you why aren't you talking to me?
Tutor-girl 25- (Angrily) It's amazing how you seem to never have an idea what you did to upset me.
Baller 320- Honestly I don't know what I did to upset you. And whatever your stupid friend told you is a lie.
Haley was on the brink of tears. She couldn't believe that he would lie to her, and he had pissed her off when he talked about her friend, although she wasn't sure which one he was referring to.
Tutor-girl 25- First off, I cant believe you would lie to me and secondly don't you ever talk about any of my friends like that ever again.
She closed the message box and shut off her computer, as she sat in her chair she began to cry. She was so happy earlier and now she was sad because of Damien. Meanwhile, Nathan had just arrived and rang the doorbell. Taylor was just coming down the stairs and went to open the door. When she opened the door she saw this boy with black hair and blue eyes, she smiled to herself and looked him up and down checking out his body, she was planning on making this boy hers.
"Can I help you?" she asked as she continued staring him up and down.
Haley had just finished washing her face again and was heading downstairs when she saw Nathan at the door and her sister openly checking him out.
"Hey." She said making her way to the door.
"Hey you look beautiful." Nathan said staring at Haley.
Taylor laughed but quickly covered it up with a cough. "So who's this?" she asked.
Haley rolled her eyes "Nathan this is my sister Taylor, Taylor this is my friend Nathan." Haley said.
"Come on in." Haley said as she moved out of the way.
There is chapter 11 I hope that you enjoy it please, please leave me lots of reviews. If I get sufficient amount I'll update again later tonight.
Next:
The dinner with the James Family
Nathan and Haley take a walk
Haley makes a decision that she regrets