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Description: A call from an old friend gets Haley thinking...
An (almost) forgotten friend: by grace
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Nathan Scott and his blonde girlfriend was the last thing on Haley James' mind as she went through her drawers on Friday night, two days before she was going to leave. She was wearing her favorite bathing suit, which had grown a little snug, but still served it's purpose. She was admiring herself in her full-length mirror when Brooke burst into the room wearing her own swim suit, a bright red piece with little studs all over it.
"Yeck!" She cried when she saw Haley. Haley's cheeks burned and Brooke clapped a hand to her mouth. "I mean, you like?" She twirled in a little circle, her arms in the air.
"Yeah, actually I do," Said Haley with a small smile. "I'm looking for one of my own, but I can't seem to find anything..." She blushed as she thought of the many other suits that she owned similar to the 'Yeck' one she was wearing.
Brooke frowned. "Come with me."
There in Brooke's bedroom was the most lavish closet Haley had ever seen. She had seen Brooke's closet many times before, of course, but with the bright tropical colors spread out around her room Haley had come to a new appreciation.
"Umm...here try this one." Brooke handed her a bright blue two piece. Haley looked at it and bit her lip.
"Uhh..."
"What is it?"
"Well...I was thinking more along the lines of a one piece?"
Brooke looked at her as if she thought she was joking for a minute, then laughed.
"One piece? With that bod? What, and disappoint all of your soon-to- be adoring fans out there on the beach? Ha I don't think so."
Haley bit her lip and nodded, stripping and pulling on the suit. Subconsciously pulling at the tiny bit of material, she surveyed herself in the mirror.
"Hey, I don't look so bad." She mumbled.
"Huh?" Brooke's head popped out from behind a mountain of clothing. She whistled.
"Hales, Tell me again why you never wear bikinis?"
Haley laughed, looking at herself once more. Did she really think that she could get away with wearing this on the beach?
Brooke seemed to know what she was thinking, because she nodded, and winked at Haley.
"Don't even think of not wearing that in Miami."
Haley opened her mouth to protest.
"Nope!" Brooke cut her off, grabbing Haley's clothes and shoving her out the door. "Don't. Even. Say it."
Haley sighed and went back to her room. The phone rang and she grabbed it, sighing into the receiver.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Haley?"
"Lucas?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, hey. What's up?"
"Not much...just wanted to check on you. You seemed a little upset at the party the other night...is everything okay?"
"...Yeah, I'm fine."
"Are you sure?" His concern filled the phone and Haley smiled. Good old Lucas...what a sweetheart.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
The line was silent for a second.
"I didn't mean to invite him, you know."
Haley shook her head. "It doesn't matter. I'm over it."
Lucas let out a breath. "Are you? I saw the way you looked at him."
Silence.
"Hales?"
She was busy staring at a photograph of her and Nathan she hadn't had heart to put away. They had their arms around each other and they were both smiling, insanely happy. She wondered if he had been cheating on her when they had take that picture.
"Haaaley..."
"I'm here." She snapped back to Lucas. "I'm fine, I promise. Just a little shooken up. I haven't seen him really since..." Her voice trailed off.
"...Yeah." He swore under his breath. "I'm really sorry he did that, Haley."
"Me too."
"We don't have to talk about it anymore."
"Good. I'd rather talk about you."
"I've missed you, Hales. Haven't seen much of you lately."
"Yeah, you know, with the kids and all, it's been kinda hard."
"What?!?"
"Just kidding. Work and all, keeps me on my toes. It sucks, but gotta stay on top, right?"
"I forgot. Haley, miss overachiever." He chuckled over the line and Haley frowned. Is that what he thought of her?
"I work at a nightclub now." She said mildly.
"Really?" He sounded intrigued and Haley smiled.
"Not something you would expect from a bookworm, right?"
"W-well, not exactly. But I suspected you might have changed. I mean, you are living with Brooke and Peyton, right?"
Haley felt annoyed. "Yeah, but I've changed a lot without their influence."
Lucas laughed in a way that made Haley smile despite the indignation she felt. "Yeah, I noticed. But the old Haley was still great too."
Haley blushed. He always did know just what to say. She laughed. "So what else has been going on with Lucas Scott?"
"Not much," He admitted. "Basketball, mostly. And then there's some school work thrown in, and the anticipation for spring break."
"Oh yeah? And where are you going?"
"Ft. Lauderdale, Florida."
"No way! Me too!...Except I'll be in Miami."
As they talked late into the night, Haley felt more comfortable than she had in months. She could feel herself loosening up and starting to be herself again. She loved hearing Lucas's voice again. It reminded her of home and when things were more simple and less fragile.
Maybe I am ready to start dating again, she thought to herself, hanging up the phone.
Not all men can be as evil as Nathan. Or maybe they could. She felt herself closing up again with this doubtful thought, hardening her insides as she had learned to do. It was the only thing she could do to guard herself against the lies.
But maybe a little spring break fling wouldn't hurt...
She nearly smacked herself at the absurdity of her own thoughts, but in her heart she knew that she had to start dating soon, if she ever wanted to truly get over Nathan.
Which she really, really, wanted to.
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Alrighty guys I know this chapter was kinda slow, but it gets better in the next chapter, I promise! Hehehe.
Next time on Haley: Bookworm or Party Princess? : The girls arrive on the beach and realize that the sun is not the only thing makin them sweat... yum....florida boys (
Keep Reviewing! I love hearing from you!
Thanks to: all the reviewers! You're doing a wonderful job, lol. Keep up the good work! (a much better job than those OTHER readers ::ahem:: that just read and DON'T review. Bah.)
Description: A call from an old friend gets Haley thinking...
An (almost) forgotten friend: by grace
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Nathan Scott and his blonde girlfriend was the last thing on Haley James' mind as she went through her drawers on Friday night, two days before she was going to leave. She was wearing her favorite bathing suit, which had grown a little snug, but still served it's purpose. She was admiring herself in her full-length mirror when Brooke burst into the room wearing her own swim suit, a bright red piece with little studs all over it.
"Yeck!" She cried when she saw Haley. Haley's cheeks burned and Brooke clapped a hand to her mouth. "I mean, you like?" She twirled in a little circle, her arms in the air.
"Yeah, actually I do," Said Haley with a small smile. "I'm looking for one of my own, but I can't seem to find anything..." She blushed as she thought of the many other suits that she owned similar to the 'Yeck' one she was wearing.
Brooke frowned. "Come with me."
There in Brooke's bedroom was the most lavish closet Haley had ever seen. She had seen Brooke's closet many times before, of course, but with the bright tropical colors spread out around her room Haley had come to a new appreciation.
"Umm...here try this one." Brooke handed her a bright blue two piece. Haley looked at it and bit her lip.
"Uhh..."
"What is it?"
"Well...I was thinking more along the lines of a one piece?"
Brooke looked at her as if she thought she was joking for a minute, then laughed.
"One piece? With that bod? What, and disappoint all of your soon-to- be adoring fans out there on the beach? Ha I don't think so."
Haley bit her lip and nodded, stripping and pulling on the suit. Subconsciously pulling at the tiny bit of material, she surveyed herself in the mirror.
"Hey, I don't look so bad." She mumbled.
"Huh?" Brooke's head popped out from behind a mountain of clothing. She whistled.
"Hales, Tell me again why you never wear bikinis?"
Haley laughed, looking at herself once more. Did she really think that she could get away with wearing this on the beach?
Brooke seemed to know what she was thinking, because she nodded, and winked at Haley.
"Don't even think of not wearing that in Miami."
Haley opened her mouth to protest.
"Nope!" Brooke cut her off, grabbing Haley's clothes and shoving her out the door. "Don't. Even. Say it."
Haley sighed and went back to her room. The phone rang and she grabbed it, sighing into the receiver.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Haley?"
"Lucas?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, hey. What's up?"
"Not much...just wanted to check on you. You seemed a little upset at the party the other night...is everything okay?"
"...Yeah, I'm fine."
"Are you sure?" His concern filled the phone and Haley smiled. Good old Lucas...what a sweetheart.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
The line was silent for a second.
"I didn't mean to invite him, you know."
Haley shook her head. "It doesn't matter. I'm over it."
Lucas let out a breath. "Are you? I saw the way you looked at him."
Silence.
"Hales?"
She was busy staring at a photograph of her and Nathan she hadn't had heart to put away. They had their arms around each other and they were both smiling, insanely happy. She wondered if he had been cheating on her when they had take that picture.
"Haaaley..."
"I'm here." She snapped back to Lucas. "I'm fine, I promise. Just a little shooken up. I haven't seen him really since..." Her voice trailed off.
"...Yeah." He swore under his breath. "I'm really sorry he did that, Haley."
"Me too."
"We don't have to talk about it anymore."
"Good. I'd rather talk about you."
"I've missed you, Hales. Haven't seen much of you lately."
"Yeah, you know, with the kids and all, it's been kinda hard."
"What?!?"
"Just kidding. Work and all, keeps me on my toes. It sucks, but gotta stay on top, right?"
"I forgot. Haley, miss overachiever." He chuckled over the line and Haley frowned. Is that what he thought of her?
"I work at a nightclub now." She said mildly.
"Really?" He sounded intrigued and Haley smiled.
"Not something you would expect from a bookworm, right?"
"W-well, not exactly. But I suspected you might have changed. I mean, you are living with Brooke and Peyton, right?"
Haley felt annoyed. "Yeah, but I've changed a lot without their influence."
Lucas laughed in a way that made Haley smile despite the indignation she felt. "Yeah, I noticed. But the old Haley was still great too."
Haley blushed. He always did know just what to say. She laughed. "So what else has been going on with Lucas Scott?"
"Not much," He admitted. "Basketball, mostly. And then there's some school work thrown in, and the anticipation for spring break."
"Oh yeah? And where are you going?"
"Ft. Lauderdale, Florida."
"No way! Me too!...Except I'll be in Miami."
As they talked late into the night, Haley felt more comfortable than she had in months. She could feel herself loosening up and starting to be herself again. She loved hearing Lucas's voice again. It reminded her of home and when things were more simple and less fragile.
Maybe I am ready to start dating again, she thought to herself, hanging up the phone.
Not all men can be as evil as Nathan. Or maybe they could. She felt herself closing up again with this doubtful thought, hardening her insides as she had learned to do. It was the only thing she could do to guard herself against the lies.
But maybe a little spring break fling wouldn't hurt...
She nearly smacked herself at the absurdity of her own thoughts, but in her heart she knew that she had to start dating soon, if she ever wanted to truly get over Nathan.
Which she really, really, wanted to.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Alrighty guys I know this chapter was kinda slow, but it gets better in the next chapter, I promise! Hehehe.
Next time on Haley: Bookworm or Party Princess? : The girls arrive on the beach and realize that the sun is not the only thing makin them sweat... yum....florida boys (
Keep Reviewing! I love hearing from you!