Chapter 15
*Month 7-College*
"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Haley exclaimed running into her room waving a letter in the air.
"I guess getting mail at your house is an exciting event." Nathan said sarcastically still hunched over his math textbook.
"It is when you get accepted to Princeton!" At this point she was jumping on her bed.
"Haley, that's great!" He stood up and caught her in midair and swung her around.
"This is a dream come true. I've always wanted to go to Princeton." He set her down on the bed and then sat next to her.
"I don't want to burst your bubble but what if I get accepted to UCLA?" He asked seriously.
"I applied there too you know. We could go together." Haley told him.
"I know but like you said this is your dream. I don't want you to give that up." Nathan sympathized.
"I don't want to give it up either but I love you Nathan. I don't want to give you up."
"I love you too but long-distance relationship never work."
"Let's just focus on the good news right now and we can talk about the serious stuff later." She suggested.
"You're right. Let's celebrate." Nathan picked her up and carried her out the door. They burst into Lucas's room five minutes later.
"Are you guys drunk this early?" Peyton asked getting up from the bed slowly. Although she was only seven months pregnant she had become quite unwieldy.
"No, it's better. I got accepted to Princeton!" Haley told them.
"Congratulations Haley. This is wonderful." Luke ran over and gave her a hug.
"What about you?" He directed the statement towards Nathan.
"I don't know yet, but I don't want to leave Haley." The whole group was taken back by Nathan's outward sign of affection. The awkward silence that followed was broken when Karen walked in.
"Oh, hi. I didn't expect all of to be here." She said.
"We just came by to tell you that I got accepted to Princeton that's all." Haley told her.
"What do you mean that's all? I'm really proud of you." Karen hugged her.
"We have to go spread the news." Haley pulled Nathan out; he had been looking very uncomfortable being in Lucas's room.
"Have you two made any decisions about college?" Karen waited for Haley and Nathan to leave before asking.
"Actually mom we were just talking about that before they came." Luke told his mother.
"And?" She wanted the details.
"Since the baby is due September 6 we figured it would be too stressful to start college and have the baby born at the same time. Since I already got accepted to NYU I decided to start a semester later." He explained.
"What about you Peyton?'
"There are some really good art schools in New York. I could take night courses there." Peyton replied.
"Are you sure you want to move all the way to New York City and be on your own with a baby?" Karen was concerned.
"It'll be okay. We'll be for the first couple of months to adjust to parenthood." Luke assured her.
"If that's what you want then I'm behind you 100%."
"Thanks Karen." Peyton stated. They sat on the bed for a while before Lucas got an idea.
"Do you want to go for a walk?" He asked.
"Sure, let's go." She took his hand and they began walking. They stopped at the basketball court and sat on the stands.
"Can you believe we're graduating tomorrow?" Peyton sighed.
"It went by too fast. I don't want to leave this behind." Luke agreed.
"Our family is still here. It's not like we're leaving forever."
"It's just kind of scary. I mean things will never be the same, especially for us. We're going to be parents." He rubbed Peyton's stomach. "It's not a bad thing but high school went by in a snap."
"When people say these are the best years of our lives' I didn't believe them but they were right."
"We don't have a choice really. We'll probably say the same thing when we graduate college." Peyton was about to add her thoughts to Luke's comment when Nathan and Haley walked up next to them.
"Sorry did we interrupt?" Haley asked.
"No we were just discussing graduation." Peyton said and slid down the bench to make room. They sat down and watched the sunset.
"Do you think this will be the last time we do this?" Lucas asked no one in particular.
"I hope not." Haley answered back.
"We're gonna go now." Peyton and Lucas got up.
"Yeah Peyton needs her beauty sleep." Luke jokes and Peyton slapped his arm.
*Month 7-College*
"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Haley exclaimed running into her room waving a letter in the air.
"I guess getting mail at your house is an exciting event." Nathan said sarcastically still hunched over his math textbook.
"It is when you get accepted to Princeton!" At this point she was jumping on her bed.
"Haley, that's great!" He stood up and caught her in midair and swung her around.
"This is a dream come true. I've always wanted to go to Princeton." He set her down on the bed and then sat next to her.
"I don't want to burst your bubble but what if I get accepted to UCLA?" He asked seriously.
"I applied there too you know. We could go together." Haley told him.
"I know but like you said this is your dream. I don't want you to give that up." Nathan sympathized.
"I don't want to give it up either but I love you Nathan. I don't want to give you up."
"I love you too but long-distance relationship never work."
"Let's just focus on the good news right now and we can talk about the serious stuff later." She suggested.
"You're right. Let's celebrate." Nathan picked her up and carried her out the door. They burst into Lucas's room five minutes later.
"Are you guys drunk this early?" Peyton asked getting up from the bed slowly. Although she was only seven months pregnant she had become quite unwieldy.
"No, it's better. I got accepted to Princeton!" Haley told them.
"Congratulations Haley. This is wonderful." Luke ran over and gave her a hug.
"What about you?" He directed the statement towards Nathan.
"I don't know yet, but I don't want to leave Haley." The whole group was taken back by Nathan's outward sign of affection. The awkward silence that followed was broken when Karen walked in.
"Oh, hi. I didn't expect all of to be here." She said.
"We just came by to tell you that I got accepted to Princeton that's all." Haley told her.
"What do you mean that's all? I'm really proud of you." Karen hugged her.
"We have to go spread the news." Haley pulled Nathan out; he had been looking very uncomfortable being in Lucas's room.
"Have you two made any decisions about college?" Karen waited for Haley and Nathan to leave before asking.
"Actually mom we were just talking about that before they came." Luke told his mother.
"And?" She wanted the details.
"Since the baby is due September 6 we figured it would be too stressful to start college and have the baby born at the same time. Since I already got accepted to NYU I decided to start a semester later." He explained.
"What about you Peyton?'
"There are some really good art schools in New York. I could take night courses there." Peyton replied.
"Are you sure you want to move all the way to New York City and be on your own with a baby?" Karen was concerned.
"It'll be okay. We'll be for the first couple of months to adjust to parenthood." Luke assured her.
"If that's what you want then I'm behind you 100%."
"Thanks Karen." Peyton stated. They sat on the bed for a while before Lucas got an idea.
"Do you want to go for a walk?" He asked.
"Sure, let's go." She took his hand and they began walking. They stopped at the basketball court and sat on the stands.
"Can you believe we're graduating tomorrow?" Peyton sighed.
"It went by too fast. I don't want to leave this behind." Luke agreed.
"Our family is still here. It's not like we're leaving forever."
"It's just kind of scary. I mean things will never be the same, especially for us. We're going to be parents." He rubbed Peyton's stomach. "It's not a bad thing but high school went by in a snap."
"When people say these are the best years of our lives' I didn't believe them but they were right."
"We don't have a choice really. We'll probably say the same thing when we graduate college." Peyton was about to add her thoughts to Luke's comment when Nathan and Haley walked up next to them.
"Sorry did we interrupt?" Haley asked.
"No we were just discussing graduation." Peyton said and slid down the bench to make room. They sat down and watched the sunset.
"Do you think this will be the last time we do this?" Lucas asked no one in particular.
"I hope not." Haley answered back.
"We're gonna go now." Peyton and Lucas got up.
"Yeah Peyton needs her beauty sleep." Luke jokes and Peyton slapped his arm.