Chapter 9
Lucas had arrived at Peyton's at 6:00 ready to get this night over with. He had pictured his first date with Peyton so differently, but now all he could do was dread the night. He didn't know how to act around Haley anymore. It seemed that anything that he says or does is wrong. "Hey Peyton, you look good, you ready to meet Jake and Haley at the restaurant?"
"Yeah just let me grab my coat and we can leave." Peyton took one last look in the mirror and sighed in confusion not understanding why Lucas looked liked he was being tortured.
Meanwhile at the James's household Jake was having a horrible time of helping Haley get ready. "Damn it Haley you are going to wear this black strapless dress and that is final." Haley gave Jake a dirty look and snatched the dress out of his hands and headed to the bathroom. Haley decided to talk to Jake while changing since he wouldn't be able to read her expresssions. "So Jake do you really think Lucas will notice me in this dress. Isn't it too dressy?"
Jake just laughed at Haley's insecurities. If she looked half as good as he expected, Lucas had a long night ahead of him. Haley put the finishing touches on her makeup and let the rollers out of her hair. She walked out into the bedroom and Jake's jaw dropped. "Haley you look amazing. There is no way Lucas will not be able to notice you." Haley blushed and smacked Jake with her purse. "You're making me blush stop, let's get this over with. You look really nice tonight too Jake, if only I hadn't already given my heart away to someone else."
"Haley you will always be Lucas's. No one can compete with what you two have, I think that is why no one has ever tried. And as far as Peyton goes, I think she can see it she just refuses to admit it."
Haley and Jake pilled into his truck and headed to meet Lucas and Peyton at Red Lobster. Halfway there Haley started to panic. "Jake are you sure this is a good idea. I feel like I am going to be sick." Jake pulled the truck into the parking lot and grabbed Haley's hands. "I promise you that if you get uncomfortable we will leave after dinner, and we won't go to the movie with them. We can leave whenever you want I promise. Now come on you didn't get that dressed up to sit in my truck, now let's go."
Jake opened the door for Haley and they walked to the hostess. "I think part of our party has already been seated, last name is Scott." The hostess checked her paper and lead them toward the table that Lucas and Peyton were at. Peyton gasped when she saw Haley, and Lucas couldn't form a complete thought. Haley got uncomfortable by all the staring and reached for Jake's hand and sat down. Jake noticing the tension in the group decided to be the first to break it. "Hey guys so how long have you been waiting?"
Lucas who seemed to be ignoring everything else around him just kept staring at Haley. Peyton was in the middle of answering Jake when Lucas suddenly regained use of his vocal cords, "Hales you look amazing."
Lucas had arrived at Peyton's at 6:00 ready to get this night over with. He had pictured his first date with Peyton so differently, but now all he could do was dread the night. He didn't know how to act around Haley anymore. It seemed that anything that he says or does is wrong. "Hey Peyton, you look good, you ready to meet Jake and Haley at the restaurant?"
"Yeah just let me grab my coat and we can leave." Peyton took one last look in the mirror and sighed in confusion not understanding why Lucas looked liked he was being tortured.
Meanwhile at the James's household Jake was having a horrible time of helping Haley get ready. "Damn it Haley you are going to wear this black strapless dress and that is final." Haley gave Jake a dirty look and snatched the dress out of his hands and headed to the bathroom. Haley decided to talk to Jake while changing since he wouldn't be able to read her expresssions. "So Jake do you really think Lucas will notice me in this dress. Isn't it too dressy?"
Jake just laughed at Haley's insecurities. If she looked half as good as he expected, Lucas had a long night ahead of him. Haley put the finishing touches on her makeup and let the rollers out of her hair. She walked out into the bedroom and Jake's jaw dropped. "Haley you look amazing. There is no way Lucas will not be able to notice you." Haley blushed and smacked Jake with her purse. "You're making me blush stop, let's get this over with. You look really nice tonight too Jake, if only I hadn't already given my heart away to someone else."
"Haley you will always be Lucas's. No one can compete with what you two have, I think that is why no one has ever tried. And as far as Peyton goes, I think she can see it she just refuses to admit it."
Haley and Jake pilled into his truck and headed to meet Lucas and Peyton at Red Lobster. Halfway there Haley started to panic. "Jake are you sure this is a good idea. I feel like I am going to be sick." Jake pulled the truck into the parking lot and grabbed Haley's hands. "I promise you that if you get uncomfortable we will leave after dinner, and we won't go to the movie with them. We can leave whenever you want I promise. Now come on you didn't get that dressed up to sit in my truck, now let's go."
Jake opened the door for Haley and they walked to the hostess. "I think part of our party has already been seated, last name is Scott." The hostess checked her paper and lead them toward the table that Lucas and Peyton were at. Peyton gasped when she saw Haley, and Lucas couldn't form a complete thought. Haley got uncomfortable by all the staring and reached for Jake's hand and sat down. Jake noticing the tension in the group decided to be the first to break it. "Hey guys so how long have you been waiting?"
Lucas who seemed to be ignoring everything else around him just kept staring at Haley. Peyton was in the middle of answering Jake when Lucas suddenly regained use of his vocal cords, "Hales you look amazing."