Nathan woke up to banging on the door, somehow Haley was managing to sleep through it though. He quickly pulled on a shirt and made his way to the door before Haley was woken up
"I'm coming I'm coming" Nathan said as he made his way to the door
He swung the door open wondering who would be banging on his door at this time in the morning
"Dad what are you doing here?" Nathan asked rather confused
"Good morning to you too son" Dan said is his usual smug way
"Dad just spit it out what do you want?" Nathan asked, Dan clearly was after something, why else would he be here on his doorstep at this time in the morning
"Can't a father come and visit his son from time to time" Dan replied innocently
"Fathers yes, you no" Nathan replied
"And here I was trying to say to say sorry and make it up to you and Lucas" Dan said
"What do you mean Dad, enough of the games just tell me why you're here" Nathan said, his dad certainly liked playing games with everyone, and he just wasn't willing to play anymore
"Well quite a while ago I booked a family vacation but obviously that's not going to happen so rather than have it all go to waste I was thinking you and Lucas and some of your friends could go" Dan replied
"What's the catch?" Nathan asked, nothing came for free with his dad, there was always strings attached
"Ok Ok you got me" Dan said holding his hands up "I was hoping that in exchange of this gift you would move back home"
"Dad this is my home" Nathan said simply
"The house is empty, who knows when your mum is gonna leave rehab, I'm living at the beach house so it makes perfect sense for you to move back, both you and Haley" Dan said
"So we would have the house completely to ourselves?" Nathan asked sceptically
"Yep just you" Dan replied simply
"So let me get this straight we go on vacation and in return we get a house" Nathan said not quite believing it, something just didn't add up
"Exactly I'll pay all the bills, to be honest Nate it would be a weight off my mind, big empty house like that is bound to attract thieves" Dan said trying to reassure his son
"I don't know Dad, it just doesn't seem right" Nathan replied, one thing about him getting emancipated was that he had freedom, if he moved back home it was like his dad had some kind of control over him
"I'll tell you what, why don't you have a think about it, discuss it with Haley if you want and if you decide you want to go then you can drop by the dealership and pick up the keys" Dan said as he walked away
Nathan just watched his Dad walk away, Dan certainly liked surprising people, but this was just plain weird, why would Dan do that for them? None of it made sense, was Dan really trying to make amends for everything or was it just another game?
"What did he want?" Haley asked, she had heard Dan mention something about keys but had no idea what for
Nathan turned around to see his wife standing in the bedroom doorway
"He wants us to move back to the house" Nathan said
Haley just gave him a puzzled look, why did Dan want them to move
"Oh and it doesn't end there either, he reckons he booked this family vacation ages ago but has decided that Lucas and I should go and take whoever we want" Nathan said
"What did you say?" Haley asked
"I said I didn't know, I mean the house is so much bigger than this apartment and we would have it completely to ourselves but on the other hand it's like if we move in there then he has control over us" Nathan said rather confused about what to do
"Maybe he's just trying to be kind" Haley replied
"Hales this is my Dad we are talking about here" Nathan said
"Ok point taken" Haley laughed, "Just say we did move in to your old house, its not like we have to give up this apartment is it?" Haley asked
"No in fact he even offered to pay the bills for the other house" Nathan replied
"Well there you go, so we could move in there and if things don't work out then we will just move back here" Haley said simply
"Hales its not that simple, nothing is ever simple where my dad is concerned, something's just not right" Nathan replied
"Nathan I think you're being too harsh on your dad, sure he's done some terrible things but maybe he really is trying to make amends, surely everyone deserves a second chance" Haley said she knew what Dan was like but people changed and maybe he deserved a chance
"I know it's just my Dad you know, I guess I better call Luke" Nathan replied, he was not going to make a decision on the vacation without talking to Luke about it, they needed to make the decision together
Lucas and Brooke were lying in bed curled up together, Lucas suddenly woke to the sound of his phone. He quickly answered it not wanting it to wake Brooke up,
"Hey" Lucas said as he picked up his phone
"Hey man I was just wondering if you wanted to meet for breakfast or something?" Nathan asked
"Sure sounds good but can we do it say about half nine it's just that Brooke's still asleep" Lucas said not wanting to wake her, she looked she cute when she was sleeping
"Yeah that's cool its just we need to talk, I'll explain it all over breakfast" Nathan replied
"Ok see you at the café at half nine" Lucas said putting the phone down
What did Nathan need to talk to him about?
Brooke came into the main room all dressed and ready to go to breakfast
"So Nathan didn't say why he needed to talk?" Brooke asked rather confused
"No just said he would explain over breakfast" Lucas replied
"How odd, maybe he's got some juicy gossip and it's so good that he has to tell me face to face" Brooke said getting excited
"Yeah I don't think it's that Brooke" Lucas said smiling, she was funny when she got all excited and he could see the sweet little dimples appear
"Hey you're not coming up with anything better so don't knock my ideas" Brooke said, she knew she was probably wrong but still, he had no idea either.
"Well I guess we better go and find out then" Lucas said grabbing her hand as they walked out the door
Brooke and Lucas arrived at Karen's Café and Nathan and Haley were already there waiting for them. Brooke and Lucas took their seats at the table and waited to hear what Nathan wanted to talk about. Nathan just looked at the two of them and knew they were anxious to hear what he had to say.
"So I guess you want to know why I asked you to meet us" Nathan said
"Well yeah" Lucas said wondering where his brother was going with this
"So this morning I had a visit from Dan" Nathan began
"What did he want this time?" Lucas interrupted
"Actually he wanted to give me or should I say us something" Nathan continued
Lucas just looked at him puzzled, anything involving Dan Scott spelled trouble
"Turns out he booked this vacation a while back and he has decided that me and you should go and take whoever we want with us" Nathan said
"So he is offering us a free vacation? What's the catch?" Lucas said, this just didn't seem like Dan, why would he want them all to go on vacation together, how did that help him? Dan never did anything if there wasn't something to gain from it
"I know that exactly what I thought, but it turns out the only catch is that I move back home and get this, this is the best bit, we get the whole house to ourselves and he is even going to pay the bills" Nathan said still rather astonished
"Sounds great man, but its Dan, what makes you think you can trust him?" Lucas asked
"I guess we'll soon see" Nathan said simply
"So you're moving then?" Brooke asked not quite understanding what Nathan meant
"Yeah, if it doesn't work out then it doesn't work out but as Haley said people deserve a second chance, even Dan" Nathan replied
"I just hope you're right man" Lucas said still rather unsure of the whole thing
"So back to this vacation, what do you say?" Nathan asked, whatever Lucas wanted to do he would go along with, there was not much point in going if the other didn't want to.
"I guess it would be good to get away and it is free, what do you think Brooke?" Lucas asked turning to Brooke
"I say hell yeah, I could do with getting out of this place for a while, from the looks of it we all could do with getting away especially after all the drama we've had" Brooke said, there was no way she was turning down a free holiday
"I guess I'm in then" Lucas said
"I'll go and pick up the keys from Dan later then" Nathan said
"Oh I love going on vacation, so exciting" Brooke said clapping her hands, she was like a little kid but she didn't care, she needed this break and she was going to enjoy it
Nathan went to the dealership to pick up the keys and knocked on his dad's office door
"Son come on in" Dan said looking up and seeing his son standing at the door, "So what have you decided?" Dan asked curiously
"We've decided to take you up on your offer" Nathan said
"Good choice son, you won't regret it" Dan said
"So where exactly is this place you booked?" Nathan asked
"All the details are in here" Dan said passing his son a folder, "So when are you going to move in your stuff?" Dan asked
"Probably as soon as we get back if that's ok with you" Nathan said
"Yeah that's fine" Dan said simply "Oh I guess you'll be needing these" Dan said tossing Nathan the keys
"Thanks, I guess I'll be seeing you then Dad, oh and thanks" Nathan said, as much as it pained him to say it
"Anytime son, anytime" Dan replied as he watched his son leave
"I've got the keys" Nathan said waving them in the air as he walked into his apartment where Haley, Lucas and Brooke were all waiting.
"So how did it go?" Haley asked
"Good actually, he just gave me the keys and all the stuff we needed to know about the place, which actually leads me to my next point" Nathan said
"What do you mean?" Brooke asked
"Well I took a quick look at the papers and it reckons it has five bedrooms and if you do the math we only need two, so the question is do we want to invite anyone else seeing as we have three extra rooms?" Nathan asked looking at the three of them.
"Actually if it's ok with you guys I would like to invite someone" Brooke said
"Sure who do you want to invite Brooke?" Haley asked
"Peyton" Brooke said simply, she would have liked to have invited Rachel but there was no way Haley was going to let that one happen.
"Are you sure that's a good idea, I mean maybe its best if you get away for a bit and have some fun and then when you come back you can spend sometime with her" Haley replied, she didn't want Brooke to end up having a bad time and if Peyton came there was always that danger
"Look I know what I am doing but if you guys don't want her there then I won't invite her" Brooke said, she didn't want to spoil anyone else's time and if Peyton being there was going to do that then Peyton simply couldn't come
"No Brooke we're ok with it, we just want to make sure that you really want her to come" Haley said
"Well in that case I better invite her" Brooke replied
"So other than Peyton is there anyone else you want to invite?" Nathan asked again
"I was thinking that we should invite Mouth, I mean he has been a really good friend to us all and I still think it would be nice to thank him for saving us back on the day of the shooting you know" Lucas said
"Yeah great idea Luke" Brooke said, Mouth had been a brilliant friend to her in the short time she had known him, he really was such a sweet guy.
"Seeing as we still have one room left maybe we should invite Tim, I mean I've hardly spend anytime with him recently and I think he's feeling rather left out to be honest" Nathan said
"Yeah I'm cool with that, I mean Tim is rather odd but he's harmless" Brooke said
"Good then I guess that's all sorted then" Nathan said rather glad that they had sorted it out so quickly
Brooke dialled Peyton's number to tell her the news
"Hey Brooke" Peyton answered after seeing the caller ID
"Hey P Sawyer, what are your plans for the rest of the week?" Brooke asked
"Nothing really, I mean we've got no school so I'll probably just see what comes up" Peyton answered
"Well now you've got plans" Brooke said
"What do you mean?" Peyton asked, Brooke seemed to make a habit of this so she wasn't exactly surprised, ever since she had known her Brooke her rang up and made plans for the pair of them
"Well we are all going away on a little vacation, so you better get packing and be at Lucas's for 8 cos we're gonna need to get an early start" Brooke said, there was no way she was gonna let Peyton get out of this one, it would do both of them some good to go
"But Brooke who else is going? I mean are they okay with me going? Don't you think its gonna be rather awkward, maybe you should go and we'll go again some other time" Peyton said rather reluctant to go, sure her and Brooke had made up but could they really last the week together, and Haley and Nathan weren't exactly her greatest fans either, and then there would be Lucas, now that was just gonna be plain weird, Peyton thought to herself
"Peyton don't you dare back out on me, it's all planned now. Just the usual are going, you know, me, Lucas, Haley, Nathan, you, Mouth and Tim, its gonna be great trust me, they are all fine with you coming so you've got no excuse not to come" Brooke replied, Brooke Davis never backed down, that's one thing she prided herself on.
"I guess I'm in then, so who's driving then?" Peyton asked
"Well I guess Nate or Luke will probably do some of the driving but it would be good if you took your car and drove Mouth and Tim, is that ok?" Brooke asked
"Yeah that's fine, to be honest I think I'd prefer it rather than being stuck with you couples" Peyton joked
"Cool so I'll see you tomorrow" Brooke said
"Yeah I'll see you then" Peyton replied as she hung up
Although Brooke was friends again with Peyton and they had established that Peyton was not into Lucas anymore she still didn't really like the idea of a long road trip and the three of them in a car together, she would much rather be with people who felt completely comfortable with.
Brooke took a seat next to Lucas on the sofa and snuggled up next to him
"So I told Peyton that she should take her car and give Mouth and Tim a ride is that cool with you?" Brooke asked Lucas, but already knowing that he wouldn't really mind
"Yeah sounds good so I guess we're riding with Nate and Hales then" Lucas said
"Oh great we get stuck with you too" Nathan said having overheard their conversation
"Hey, what's wrong with us?" Brooke said rather defensively
"Nothing I was only teasing" Nathan replied, he loved winding her up, she was so easy.
This trip was gonna be great, what could be better than spending a week with people she loved, just a week full of uninterrupted fun.
Figured we needed a bit of fun in this, so what did you all think? Please review, I was a little disappointed with the number of reviews I had for the last chapter so please review this one. Sorry to keep going on about it but its rather disheartning when people are not reviewing. I will update soon as usual so please keep reading
