Hi People, This is Haleybub23 Aka GR. I'm posting for HJ-NS-23 because she is home and is unable too.I wanted to tell you all that I'm happy that you all like the story so far, we're having a blast writing it and I also wanted to let you know that we have just begun to scratch the surface of this story and where it's going. As always, Please remember to review and we love you guys bunches. I had to pull this chapter and fix some errors that I spotted earlier, sorry if you thought we had updated again but we will soon. Thanks again. ------- GR ---------
"Alright, We've decided what we want to do." Nathan said as the three guys broke apart finally.
Haley rolled her eyes. "What torture have you decided on?" She asked and Nathan just smirked.
"We're going to play Basketball, we did your girly makeup thing now we need to do something to make us feel all manly again." He said and Mouth and Lucas laughed in response.
Haley and Brooke both groaned.
Brooke looked at Lucas and started pouting and giving him her best doe eyes "But Broody, I can't play Basketball. I don't know how. Seriously I'm really, really bad." She whined hoping he would change his mind about the whole Basketball thing , but he didn't.
Smiling and pulling her into his embrace he kissed her on the forehead. "It's alright Cheery, your on my team. I'm good enough for the both of us." He said and then looking at Haley he grinned "Your on Nate's team." Laughing he turned to Nathan "Man, she is horrible, sorry bout your luck." Everyone laughed at this comment except for Haley, who just scowled.
"Whatever Luke, you know I have a mean Granny shot. Me and Nathan are totally going to kick your ass." She said and Mouth laughed as they were heading out the door.
"Since it's common knowledge that I don't play, I'll be the announcer. I think the game would be a hell of alot more interesting though if Brooke and Haley were cheerleader's instead of actually participating, eye candy for me." He said smiling shyly.
Haley linked her arm through Mouth's and the two headed for the door. "Come on, let's get this done already. Basketball sucks and I want it over with as soon as possible." She said and the guys started to argue that Basketball was great.
Brooke held up her hand. "Look, we're playing, no need to talk it up.Seriously. Come on." She said and they all left the dorm and headed to the court.
Once they got outside, the game was underway with each girl guarding the other and Luke and Nathan guarding eachother. Brooke and Haley spent the whole time on the court laughing and trying to keep up with the speed of the boys, failing miserably.
When the game was tied 13-13, Nathan passed the ball to Haley and smirked. "Alright, let's see this famously bad ass Granny shot."
Haley gave him a cocky grin. "You asked for it." She said and sunk the ball.
Lucas and Brooke groaned and Haley started to do her version of a touchdown dance."We won, we won. Take that Lucas." She said shaking her butt.
Brooke decided Haley was having too much fun without her and went to join Haley in her victory dance, even though her team had lost. Lucas and Nate walked over to where Mouth was sitting and the three turned to watch the girls, laughing at their craziness.
When Haley and Brooke were tired of dancing, they walked over to join the guys.
Haley sat down beside Nathan and looked at him grinning. "So Nathan, what's my revenge? Come on, just tell me. Please? Pretty please with cherries on top!" She said with the puppy dog eyes and he laughed.
"Fine, Damn it! How did your brother's ever keep secrets from you?" He asked in mock aggitation.
She grinned. "They didn't. Now what's the revenge?" She asked impatiently. Before he had a chance to answer though, Brooke came over and linked her arm through Haley's.
"Okay tutorgirl, what next? It's girl's pick again, right?" She asked and Haley nodded in reply.
Haley thought for a minute before shrugging "Actually I think we should just go back to the room and put a movie in, I am worn out with sleepover activities." She said and everyone agreed and made their way back into the dorm.
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"Thanks for staying here with me Jake. It was really nice of you to offer but you didn't have to do that you know." Peyton said looking at the guy that was now laying on the floor, holding Ellie up in the air over his head, they were pretending that she was flying.
He looked up and smiled "Peyt, really it's not a problem. I don't want that creep to get any ideas and try to hurt you or Ellie. It was the logical thing to do. Besides I get to spend time with my favorite girl this way." He said looking back at Ellie and blowing raspberries on her belly, getting a giggle in resonse.
Peyton laughed "Alright. I just wanted to say thank you. We're going to have to go and get some of your clothes and stuff tomorrow though. I have plenty of closet space in my room, Brooke kinda used all of the space in Ellie's." She said and Jake smirked
"Not Brooke." He quipped sarcastically.
She smiled at his comment, he was getting to know Brooke already.
Ellie started fussing and Jake handed her back to Peyton
"I think she's getting hungry, I know I am.Do you want to feed her while I make us something to eat?" She asked walking into the kitchen.
Jake nodded "Sure." He said when she came back in, taking the jar of Baby food and the spoon that Peyton handed him. He watched as Peyton strapped Ellie into her swing. When she finished Jake sat on the floor in front of the little girl and grinned.
"You hungry Ellie bear?" He asked and opened the jar, looking at the label to see what he was feeding her. "Blueberry buckle huh? Looks pretty good, let's see." He said and tasted a small amount on the spoon, unaware that Peyton was still standing behind him."Not too bad, I think you'll approve." He said and gave her a spoonful.
Peyton started laughing and Jake jumped realizing that he had an audience. "That was cute Jake, you just ate baby food." She said and tried to stop laughing but she couldn't. "Oh, wait til I tell Brooke and Haley about this one." She said and Jake looked mortified
"No fair Peyton, I was just trying to see what you were feeding her, what if it was gross? I had to make sure it was edible." He said seriously and Peyton smiled and nodded
"Alright, I won't tell but only because I think it's sweet that you wanted to make sure Ellie wasn't being forced to eat something terrible."
He nodded "Good, now I thought you were going to make dinner, show's over here. There will be no more of me eating baby food today, though it was pretty damn tasty." He said and Peyton laughed and then smiled.
"Yeah, it's my favorite too, but don't tell." She said with a sly wink and walked back into the kitchen.
As she was making dinner, Peyton couldn't help but think how good Jake was with Ellie. she turned back around and stole a glance at him. He was playing here comes the airplane with Ellie, and her daughter was smiling and cooing. She couldn't remember Chris ever sitting around and just playing with Ellie, and she would never see the day where Chris would have actually tried baby food just to make sure that it wasn't gross. To Jake, things like that just came naturally. He was a nice guy, and there weren't too many of them left.Turning back to the stove, she turned the heat off went to call for Jake but before she could he walked up beside her, setting the empty jar of baby food on the counter.
"Ellie's asleep. She was fading fast so I got the last spoonful in her mouth quick and like 2 seconds later, she was down for the count." He said and Peyton laughed
"Yeah, when she's tired there is no stopping her from falling asleep."
Jake looked at the two pot's on the stove and grinned "So what are we having? I'm starving, I haven't had food that actually had to be cooked since I left home." Peyton giggled and pulled the lids off of the pot's and looked at Jake
"Spaghetti and meatballs and garlic bread, sound good?" She asked while pointing to the bread on the counter.
Jake got a goofy grin on his face "I love italian food, it's my favorite. I have to tell ya Peyt, you keep spoiling me like this and I'm never going back to that dorm. Ever." He said in a teasing tone and she laughed
"I might just have to keep it up then, Since you seem to be Ellie's new favorite plaything these days." She said
Jake nodded "Yeah, I love her already. Speaking of which, do you want me to put her in her crib?" He asked and at Peyton's nod , he went and picked the sleeping baby up. "Shhh, it's alright. Go back to sleep." He whispered when she made a small wimper.
Peyton watched him dissapear into Ellie's room and smiled.She walked over and grabbed the grated cheese out of the fridge and turned around as Jake walked back into the kitchen.
"Dinner's ready, I'm starving." She said and handed him a plate and grabbed her own. They walked into the living room and sat down on the couch.
After they finished eating, Peyton turned and looked at Jake "So what do you think the rest of the group is doing tonight?" She asked and Jake rolled his eyes.
"I have no clue but knowing Haley and Lucas, I can imagine it's not too dull." He said and Peyton nodded
"Yeah plus throw Brooke and Nathan into the mix and it could be trouble."
"I guess we'll find out in the morning." He said and took Peyton's plate along with his and went into the kitchen and washed them off. Coming back into the room, he noticed Peyton yawning "Why don't you go in and get some sleep, I'll clean up." He said and she protested "You don't have to do that Jake." He blocked her way as she got up and started towards the kitchen "No, you cooked, I'll clean. Now go." He said and pointed to Peyton's room. She thanked him and headed to bed.
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Once everyone got settled in Nathan got up to put a movie in. "Alright,What movie are we watching?" He asked looking at the girls, since it was their turn to pick the activity he figured they should have pick of the movie.
Brooke looked at Haley with a smirk and Haley nodded, Brooke turned back to Nathan. "We want to watch the Notebook, you asked." She said when Nathan raised his brow at her choice.
He sighed in defeat and grabbed the movie off of the shelf. "Fine." He said mumbling.
"I love this movie, Noah is so sweet!" Brooke said and then added "and so fine!"
Haley laughed and nodded "That's the kind of guy I want. I mean seriously, He built her a house, not knowing if she was ever going to come back to him but he did it anyway because he believed in their love so strongly. Then when she gets old and can't remember him, He reads her their story, everyday. That's an amazing love." She said dreamily.
Brooke smiled a misty smile. "Yeah, I want that too." She said and snuggled closer into Luke.
The guys just watched the girl's sappy display and shook their heads. "Wow, you girls don't want much do you?" Nathan asked, amusement laced in his words.
Haley scowled at him and the other guys who were laughing at Nate's remark. "Oh, Shush you. Your just feeling unworthy because you know that you are far from Noah material." She scoffed and turned back to the movie, Nathan started to reply but then decided it was probably wise to keep his mouth shut.
A second later Haley brought her eyes up quickly to meet Nathan's. "Oh, you think your good, don't you?" She asked him seriously.
He looked at her in utter confusment "Huh? What are you talking about Hales?" He asked, wondering what on earth she was talking about this time.
"What I'm talking about is your revenge, you never told me what it was and I want to know what it is. Now please." She said looking at him expectantly. Brooke who overheard started nodding her head excitedly. "I want to know too, come on. What is it Nate?" She asked eagerly
"I think you should make her wait." Lucas said observing the girls, trying to get a rise out of Haley. Mouth noticed the glint in Haley's eyes and laughed.
"Uh dude, I think you better tell her. She looks kinda dangerous." He said and Haley patted Mouth's arm softly
"Smart guy." She said and turned to Nate "Now listen to the smart one, and tell me your revenge." She said sweetly.
Giving in Nathan nodded "Alright, I'll tell you but only if you stop looking at me like your going to tie me down to a train track, it's disturbing." He said and Brooke laughed loudly
"Aww, Is Tough guy Natey afraid of little ole Haley?" She quipped, waiting for him to go all Macho and deny it.
Nathan just smiled at Haley and nodded "Hell Yeah I'm afraid of Hales. She could take me down with one well placed kick and I'm not about to let that happen if it can be avoided." He said and Lucas and Mouth nodded , both wincing at the thought.
Turning to Brooke, he smirked "You better be nice to me, I was planning on letting you be part of the revenge but if you want to be all mean I'm sure Peyton will be up for it." He said but Brooke cut him off before he could say anything else.
"I'm sorry Nate, you know I love you right?" She asked, batting her eyes in his direction.
Nathan laughed "Yeah that's what I thought." He said and turned back to Haley. "Your revenge is this. I get to ask you 20 questions, I don't have to ask them all at once either. I ask them whenever I feel like it. You have to answer them 100 truthfully. You can only not answer 1 question but if you choose not to answer, Brooke gets to give you a dare, approved by me of course. So there you have it, that's your revenge. Be prepared though Hales, you never know when I'm going to ask you a question or what it is that I'm going to ask." He said and laughed when he saw Haley's mouth hanging open.
"Your joking, right?" She asked looking at him hopefully.
He shook his head "Nope, that's it. Now let's finish the movie, this is my favorite part." He said pointing to the screen where it showed Noah and Allie standing on the docks in the rain.
This time both Haley and Brooke's mouth fell open, Nathan liked this part? He was definitely full of surprises.
"This is my favorite part too." Haley whispered quietly to herself then shook her head, weird.
By the time that the movie ended, all five friends were sound asleep, sprawled out all over the place. Little did they know that one door over, a very drunk Josh was pounding on Jake's door.
"Open up Jake, I know your in there. Come on Man , I need to talk to Haley and I can't get through on her cell." He slurred through the door, oblivious to the fact that he was hollering into an empty room.
He banged on the door one more time, then turned and started to stumble down the hall towards the exit. He stopped abruptly after walking a few steps, almost falling over in the process. Turning back around he walked over to Jake's whiteboard outsideof the door and scrawled a message, then turned back around and continued his drunken walk home.