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Author's Note This will be the final chapter of Feelings of Love. I hope you have enjoyed the story. I would like to thank everyone who has read and reviewed this story and I hope that you will join me in the next and final part of the bigger story. Let me know what you think...
Love at Prom
The night was finally here…Prom night. Haley had spent the entire day with Brooke and Peyton, getting their hair and nails done and talking about what the night might hold for each of them in turn. For the last hour or so, however, Haley had been silent, lost in her own world as she thought about just what the night might hold, not only for her, but for the rest of them. Although no one was saying it, this night marked the beginning of the end of their high school careers. They would all soon be moving on to bigger and possibly better things.
Brooke had watched Haley in the mirror as she was getting her hair finished. She sighed to herself, imagining what Haley was so lost in thought about. "Haley?"
Haley looked up, shook out of her thoughts. "Yeah?" She asked softly.
"You okay, Tutor Girl?" Brooke asked as she turned in the chair and stood up.
Haley nodded. "Yeah. Your hair looks beautiful Brooke." She said with a small smile.
Peyton nodded in agreement. "We all are going to look amazing tonight."
"Hey, I look amazing every day." Brooke said and the three friends laughed.
Nathan was laying on his bed, his music playing loud throughout his room, as he thought about Haley. He had just gotten home a short while before from a day with Lucas and Jake. They had spent the morning playing ball at the river court, then swung by the store to pick up their tuxes. They had walked by the salon that the girls were at and Nathan had absently looked in the window and saw Haley, looking off into space as Brooke got her hair finished. She was beautiful and it had nothing to do with her hair being up with little tendrils hanging down around her neck. At that moment, for the first time since they had been together, he could see her spirit…her soul, once again.
He had gotten his acceptance letter the other day from Duke, and for the first time, he realized what Haley had been talking about the whole time. He was going to Duke…and she would be on the other side of the country, at Stanford. He hated that they would be apart for most of the next year…or even four years. It killed him to think of Haley meeting new people, new guys, and possibly forgetting about him.
At that moment, he jumped up and started pacing his room once again, just as he had ever free moment of the last week. He had to think of something to make this work…it had to work.
Later that night, Lucas and Nathan were in their house getting ready for Senior Prom. "I think I'm going to ask her tonight…I want to make it official." Nathan said as he looked in the mirror at himself in a black tux and dark gray tie.
Lucas looked over at him and laughed. "Dude, you look like your going to a funeral. Wear a different tie."
Nathan sighed as he took off his tie and walked over to pick another one. "Okay, so tonight is the night." He said to himself.
Lucas turned and looked at his brother before shaking his head. "I thought you got a tie to match Haley's dress?"
Nathan looked up at Lucas, being pulled out of his thoughts. "Your right." He had totally spaced as to why he was getting so dressed up that he had forgotten about the other parts that went along with his tux. He walked over to his closet door and pulled the tie that he had got specifically for this night and placed it around his next.
Lucas was ready, wearing a black tux with a light blue tie, which matched Brooke's dress. "Your were saying something about asking her tonight?"
Nathan looked over and Lucas and smiled. "I'm going to ask Haley tonight to make it official."
Lucas rolled his eyes. "You sound like your about to propose to her." Both smirked then shook their heads. "Well, it's about time."
Nathan nodded and turned to look in the mirror. "You ready?"
Lucas smiled and headed out the door and down the stairs, Nathan following closely behind. Karen was standing at the foot of the stairs beside her husband with a camera. "Oh, you two look so handsome!" She exclaimed with tears in her eyes.
All three men smiled. They stood there, letting their mother take pictures for a few minutes before Lucas hugged his mom. "We gotta get going and pick up the girls.
"Okay." Karen hugged them both before wrapping her arms around Dan's waist to watch her almost grown boys walk out the front door. As the door shut, she turned to look at her husband. "Their growing up. Pretty soon, they won't even live here."
Dan pulled Karen tighter to him and kissed the top of her head. "We've done a good job with them, they'll be okay. And it's not like we're never going to see them again."
Brooke was smiling into the mirror, looking at herself in the light blue dress she had picked out only a month before. She looked at her two best friend's reflections and smiled. Haley was wearing her yellow strapless, flowing gown and Peyton in her cream colored halter dress, tight around the top but flowing princess style at the bottom. She turned and looked at them as the doorbell rang. "Their here." She said softly.
As much as Brooke would never want to admit it, she was probably the one most scared about them all being apart next year. She knew who she was in high school…she could do high school. But next year, she would be in college, in a strange place, alone. She quietly thought about packing herself in a box and shipping herself after one of her friends. She smiled softly at the thought then nodded. "You two ready?"
Both girls nodded and the three of them headed downstairs to meet the guys, who Larry Sawyer had already let in. Larry had promised Karen that he would take pictures of each couple and of the group for her, so he did just that. Brooke walked over to Lucas and smiled. "Hey there handsome."
Lucas smirked. "Hey pretty girl." He whispered before kissing Brooke lightly on the lips.
The couple took a few pictures for Larry, who Brooke made promise earlier to make her copies for her scrape book.
Jake and Peyton met a few feet from Lucas and Brooke. Jake wrapped his arms around her waist. "You look stunning." He said with a smile to match hers.
Nathan had stood behind the others and watched Haley walking down the stairs, looking radiant in her yellow dress. God, I love this girl so much. He thought to himself as she walked up to him. "Hey." She said softly, meeting his eyes and holding them.
"Hey back." He whispered. They stood that way for a few moments, not even noticing the flash go off as Larry took a picture of them at that moment, staring into each other's eyes.
After a few group shots, the six friends said goodbye to Mr. Sawyer and headed outside to the limo. They were going to dinner at a nice Italian restaurant downtown before going to Prom. Dinner was a quiet yet happy affair, with much talking among the couples as much as to each other. They were soon back in the limo and heading to Prom. Everyone had fell silent as they pulled up to the hotel that was holding their prom. This was a moment they knew that would never get back, and each wanted to remember it forever.
One of the first things they did was take pictures before finding a table. They were all sitting around the table when Lucas looked at Nathan and smiled. Nathan nodded before turning to Haley and holding his hand out to her. "Would you like to dance?"
Haley nodded and took Nathan's hand, letting him lead her onto the dance floor. A slow song came on and Haley put her arms around Nathan's neck as his arms tightened around her waist. Their foreheads met as they looked into each other's eyes. They were soon joined by the other two couples but Nathan and Haley were in their own world. It was like they were the only two there, dancing to their own music.
Half way through prom, one of the teachers stepped onto the stage to announce the king and queen. Everyone stood eagerly awaiting the results. Everyone except Nathan and Haley, who were still dancing in the middle of the crowd.
"Now, what you all have been waiting for…The Prom King is…" The teacher opened the envelope and smiled. "NATHAN SCOTT!"
Nathan looked up at the sound of his name being yelled and loud cheers from his classmates. He then realized what was going on. He smiled at Haley before walking up onto the stage.
"And your queen…HALEY JAMES!!!"
Haley, who was watching Nathan with a wide smile, let her jaw drop. Brooke hugged her quickly. "You won, Haley." She screamed over the cheers she was getting, but Haley wasn't moving. Brooke pushed her a little in the small of her back to get her moving. "Get up there."
Haley looked back at Brooke as she joined Nathan on stage. Both were given crowns and Haley was give a bouquet of roses. "And now a dance, from your King and Queen."
The lights faded once more and slow music started to play. The song was Some People, By Leann Rimes.
Isn't it a gamble
Layin' your heart out on the floor
Nothin' short of a miracle
When you find the one you're looking for
It's another kind of trouble trying to hang on to who you are
When all you wanna do is lose yourself in someone else's arms
Isn't it a wonder (that) we got this far
Haley allowed herself to melt into Nathan's arms as she met his gaze and held it.
Some people aren't lucky like us
Some people they just give up
When the hard times fall
The thrill of it all is gone
Leaves you in a cloud of dust
It's sad to think that some won't find it
And others won't recognize it even when it comes
We're all at the mercy of the will of love
Some people yeah
Some people aren't lucky like us
Two lonely souls that just stumbled into fate
Look how much we've been given babe
In spite of all of our mistakes
And I will never forget
I've been blessed with the gift of lovin' you
And when the going ain't easy babe
A little faith will pull us through
Thank God we have each other we can hang onto
Some people aren't lucky like us
Some people they just give up
When the hard times fall
The thrill of it all is gone
Leaves you in a cloud of dust
It's sad to think that some won't find it
And others won't recognize it even when it comes
We're all at the mercy of the will of love
Some people yeah
Some people aren't lucky like us
To have someone you can laugh with
Someone you can cry with
Tell all your secrets to
To have someone who won't judge you
Someone who just loves you
No matter what, they stand beside you
Some people aren't lucky like us
Some people they just give up
When the hard times fall
The thrill of it all is gone
Leaves you in a cloud of dust
It's sad to think that some won't find it
And others won't recognize it even when it comes
We're all at the mercy of the will of love
Some people yeah
Some people yeah
Some people aren't lucky like us
Oh Yeah, Some people aren't lucky like us.
Nathan held Haley tight in his arms, never wanting to let her go or loose this moment. Haley smiled softly at Nathan before speaking. "I love you."
Nathan smiled back. "I love you too." He said before leaning down to kiss Haley softly.
In that moment, they both knew it, they were each other's one and only. And without even asking, Haley became Nathan's girlfriend as well as his best friend.
Okay, that's it. It's done...I hope you liked it and the way it ended...for now. The Sequal will be taking place at their 10 year reunion. What do you think will happen? Who will be together or apart. How much do you think has changed in the ten years since their high school graduation? Let me know.
Tigger