A/N: Sorry it took so long to update this chapter but I was sick and had to catch on my schoolwork. This story is almost done but a sequel is most likely on the way!
Chapter 25
*Spring Break Part I*
*Friday*
Three months between that day and spring break flew by. Lucas was excelling in his classes as always and Peyton was enjoying her art classes. The only problem they had faced was the homework issue. It was difficult for them to take care of Cameran and manage their schoolwork. Spring break was the event that kept them going. It was lonely for them to go to class and come home right after. They barely even got to see each other, Luke would come home just as Peyton left and vice versa. The only time they saw each other was at nigh and by that time they were too tired to talk.
It was Friday and Haley and Nathan were counting down the hours until class was done. They hadn't seen each other in seven months but they had managed to maintain their relationship. Sure they had been tempted, plenty of girls had thrown themselves at Nathan, but the sweet memories of the past helped them resist.
Peyton and Lucas didn't have the same togetherness to look forward to, Peyton's classes were still held during the week and Luke told her he was taking class through the break as well. In reality he was off but he was planning to propose to her. The only way he could buy the ring and arrange to time and place was making up his little 'story'. Nathan and Haley were in on the plan and we're helping him organize 'operation pop the question'.
Haley and Nathan's classed finally came to an end and they began their trips to NYC.
Nathan was the first to arrive while Haley had taken the train and remained stuck in traffic coming from Grand Central. He showed up at their door at 8:30 and that was perfect timing because Lucas had come home at 8:00 and Peyton was leaving at 9:15.
"You're here!" Peyton answered the door and Nathan scanned the room for Haley's presence.
"So I take it Haley's not here yet." He sounded highly disappointed.
"Don't' worry, I just talked to her and she's on her way." Luke told him walking to the door. He grabbed the duffle bag that was sitting at his brother's feet. They all sat down and started catching up with their lives and before they knew it, it was time for Peyton to leave for class. That left the two boys in the dorm with a screaming baby. Within moments Lucas had quieted his daughter and put her back to sleep.
"Wow man, how do you do that?" Nathan was in awe.
"It's like second nature now. You should see Peyton; she's amazing with Cameran." Luke told him.
"I never imagined her to be the maternal type." Nathan added.
"Having Cameran really softened her. And you know what, I love her more than ever."
"So you're really going through with this proposal?" He asked.
"I want to make this official. We made it through the hardest transition. Now all we need to do is make this relationship permanent." Lucas had gone into a daze thinking about the future with his to-be family. Nathan snapped his fingers in front of his face and he snapped back to reality. "You are gonna help me right?"
"Of course." Nathan's attention was diverted to the sound a knock at the door. He jumped up and ran to the door, expecting it to be Haley. And it was. She dropped her bags on the ground and kissed her boyfriend with all of the passion that had been stored up inside.
"Ahem." Luke cleared his throat. "There are children present." He pointed to Cameran, who was now awake in her crib, but content.
"Oh my Gosh. Let me see her." She handed her bag to Nathan and ran over to the crib. She picked up the baby carefully. Unlike the other times she didn't cry. Instead the baby smiled revealing two newly formed front teeth. "She's like a mini Peyton."
"Right down to the mood swings...but you don't have to mention that part to her." Lucas added.
"It's 10:30 and we want to get an early start tomorrow for our sightseeing." Nathan said.
"Would you mind if we came with you? We haven't really gotten a chance to see a lot of the city yet." Luke asked.
"No problem. Why would I turn down time with my bestest friend?" Haley replied.
"Well if you were that worried about spending time with me then you would be staying here and not in a hotel." He thought he had made a valid point.
"Where do you expect us to sleep?" She looked around at the crowded room. "Besides I think Nathan and me need some time to ourselves."
"You got that right." Nathan gave her a little kiss but I got intense pretty quickly.
"Get a room." Peyton came in the door and witnessed their PDA.
"Don't worry we have one." Haley laughed and ran over to her friend. They all talked for a while but it was getting late so Haley and Nathan decided it was time to go.
"We are gonna go use our room now." Nathan called from the doorway.
"You are terrible!" Haley giggled at his suggestiveness and followed him out.
"They aren't wasting anytime now are they?" Peyton commented once they had both left.
"No definitely not." Lucas laughed. "But I have to admit I'm jealous."
"Is that so?" She whispered to him. "How about we try to erase the jealousy?"
"I like the sound of that." He glanced over to the crib to find that Cameran was sleeping soundly before he made his move.
*Weekend*
On Saturday they walked all over Manhattan, visiting Ground Zero, the Empire State Building and Central Park. To Haley's dismay they had decided not to go to any of the museums. Peyton and Lucas had brought Cameran with them and thankfully she didn't fuss at all. Haley had the greatest time wheeling her in her stroller in Central Park. For dinner they all went to a small café near the dorm.
On Sunday they all woke up extra early and took a cab to Battery Park. From there they took a ferry to Statue of Liberty. It took them a total of one hour to climb all they way to the top. By the time they came back down the line was three times longer than it was when they came. The attraction had become especially popular after it was reopened.
After that they took another ferry to Ellis Island. Haley found all the artifacts fascinating. She rushed them around the whole place, making sure to cover all the areas. For a while Lucas was interested for a little while but eventually he was bored as well. He and Peyton had an excuse not to be led around. Cameran was cranky all day because she was teething. However, Nathan being the loyal boyfriend, was obligated to tour Ellis Island and pretend to be interested. To make up for that, the two went out to a club and enjoyed the true New York night life.
All the while Luke, Haley and Nathan had been planning the proposal. The decided to buy the ring on Monday, On Tuesday Haley and Lucas would pick out a dress for Peyton and Nathan would find a restaurant. The whole thing would come together on Wednesday when Nathan and Haley would 'volunteer' to watch Cameran while Lucas and Peyton went out to 'dinner'. The only part left of their plan was for Peyton to accept, that was what Luke was praying for.
Chapter 25
*Spring Break Part I*
*Friday*
Three months between that day and spring break flew by. Lucas was excelling in his classes as always and Peyton was enjoying her art classes. The only problem they had faced was the homework issue. It was difficult for them to take care of Cameran and manage their schoolwork. Spring break was the event that kept them going. It was lonely for them to go to class and come home right after. They barely even got to see each other, Luke would come home just as Peyton left and vice versa. The only time they saw each other was at nigh and by that time they were too tired to talk.
It was Friday and Haley and Nathan were counting down the hours until class was done. They hadn't seen each other in seven months but they had managed to maintain their relationship. Sure they had been tempted, plenty of girls had thrown themselves at Nathan, but the sweet memories of the past helped them resist.
Peyton and Lucas didn't have the same togetherness to look forward to, Peyton's classes were still held during the week and Luke told her he was taking class through the break as well. In reality he was off but he was planning to propose to her. The only way he could buy the ring and arrange to time and place was making up his little 'story'. Nathan and Haley were in on the plan and we're helping him organize 'operation pop the question'.
Haley and Nathan's classed finally came to an end and they began their trips to NYC.
Nathan was the first to arrive while Haley had taken the train and remained stuck in traffic coming from Grand Central. He showed up at their door at 8:30 and that was perfect timing because Lucas had come home at 8:00 and Peyton was leaving at 9:15.
"You're here!" Peyton answered the door and Nathan scanned the room for Haley's presence.
"So I take it Haley's not here yet." He sounded highly disappointed.
"Don't' worry, I just talked to her and she's on her way." Luke told him walking to the door. He grabbed the duffle bag that was sitting at his brother's feet. They all sat down and started catching up with their lives and before they knew it, it was time for Peyton to leave for class. That left the two boys in the dorm with a screaming baby. Within moments Lucas had quieted his daughter and put her back to sleep.
"Wow man, how do you do that?" Nathan was in awe.
"It's like second nature now. You should see Peyton; she's amazing with Cameran." Luke told him.
"I never imagined her to be the maternal type." Nathan added.
"Having Cameran really softened her. And you know what, I love her more than ever."
"So you're really going through with this proposal?" He asked.
"I want to make this official. We made it through the hardest transition. Now all we need to do is make this relationship permanent." Lucas had gone into a daze thinking about the future with his to-be family. Nathan snapped his fingers in front of his face and he snapped back to reality. "You are gonna help me right?"
"Of course." Nathan's attention was diverted to the sound a knock at the door. He jumped up and ran to the door, expecting it to be Haley. And it was. She dropped her bags on the ground and kissed her boyfriend with all of the passion that had been stored up inside.
"Ahem." Luke cleared his throat. "There are children present." He pointed to Cameran, who was now awake in her crib, but content.
"Oh my Gosh. Let me see her." She handed her bag to Nathan and ran over to the crib. She picked up the baby carefully. Unlike the other times she didn't cry. Instead the baby smiled revealing two newly formed front teeth. "She's like a mini Peyton."
"Right down to the mood swings...but you don't have to mention that part to her." Lucas added.
"It's 10:30 and we want to get an early start tomorrow for our sightseeing." Nathan said.
"Would you mind if we came with you? We haven't really gotten a chance to see a lot of the city yet." Luke asked.
"No problem. Why would I turn down time with my bestest friend?" Haley replied.
"Well if you were that worried about spending time with me then you would be staying here and not in a hotel." He thought he had made a valid point.
"Where do you expect us to sleep?" She looked around at the crowded room. "Besides I think Nathan and me need some time to ourselves."
"You got that right." Nathan gave her a little kiss but I got intense pretty quickly.
"Get a room." Peyton came in the door and witnessed their PDA.
"Don't worry we have one." Haley laughed and ran over to her friend. They all talked for a while but it was getting late so Haley and Nathan decided it was time to go.
"We are gonna go use our room now." Nathan called from the doorway.
"You are terrible!" Haley giggled at his suggestiveness and followed him out.
"They aren't wasting anytime now are they?" Peyton commented once they had both left.
"No definitely not." Lucas laughed. "But I have to admit I'm jealous."
"Is that so?" She whispered to him. "How about we try to erase the jealousy?"
"I like the sound of that." He glanced over to the crib to find that Cameran was sleeping soundly before he made his move.
*Weekend*
On Saturday they walked all over Manhattan, visiting Ground Zero, the Empire State Building and Central Park. To Haley's dismay they had decided not to go to any of the museums. Peyton and Lucas had brought Cameran with them and thankfully she didn't fuss at all. Haley had the greatest time wheeling her in her stroller in Central Park. For dinner they all went to a small café near the dorm.
On Sunday they all woke up extra early and took a cab to Battery Park. From there they took a ferry to Statue of Liberty. It took them a total of one hour to climb all they way to the top. By the time they came back down the line was three times longer than it was when they came. The attraction had become especially popular after it was reopened.
After that they took another ferry to Ellis Island. Haley found all the artifacts fascinating. She rushed them around the whole place, making sure to cover all the areas. For a while Lucas was interested for a little while but eventually he was bored as well. He and Peyton had an excuse not to be led around. Cameran was cranky all day because she was teething. However, Nathan being the loyal boyfriend, was obligated to tour Ellis Island and pretend to be interested. To make up for that, the two went out to a club and enjoyed the true New York night life.
All the while Luke, Haley and Nathan had been planning the proposal. The decided to buy the ring on Monday, On Tuesday Haley and Lucas would pick out a dress for Peyton and Nathan would find a restaurant. The whole thing would come together on Wednesday when Nathan and Haley would 'volunteer' to watch Cameran while Lucas and Peyton went out to 'dinner'. The only part left of their plan was for Peyton to accept, that was what Luke was praying for.