A/N: Helllooo... I'm back with my frequent updation. The moment we've all been waiting for... The O.C. comes into play! Yippee! Things are kinda twisted up there... and even though I wanted to add more characters, such as Luke, maybe even Teresa, it's kinda hard to keep tabs on that many characters... too much drama and all that stuff. But anyway, hopefully this chapter is somewhat satisfying, since I won't be able to update for at least a week, because I'm going to California for a month, and my mom is borrowing my lap top at the moment so I won't have it until she goes up there a week after me.. and blah, blah blah... here's the chapter...
[b]Chapter Six[/b]
[i]The O.C. Vs. The L.A. Vs. The N.Y.[/i]
"What are you still doing in bed? We've got to be in L.A. in a few hours, and, in case you haven't noticed, we're still in Newport."
Haley tilted her head up off the pillow and noticed her cousin walking into her bedroom.
"Seth, how many times do I have to remind you, you don't live here?" Haley pulled herself up into a sitting position, using her arms to lean back on.
"Well, if we wanted to get an early start this morning..."
"And who invited you on this trip?" She growled playfully.
"Excuse me Ms. Bossy-Pants, but these happen to be my friends, so I think the question is, who invited you on this trip?"
"Ryan." She smiled gleefully, falling back into bed as Seth left the room.
A moment later, her boyfriend of two and a half years wandered into the room with her daughter in his arms, sitting on the end of the bed and allowing Angelia to jump into her mother's arms.
"'Morning, baby!" She whispered, lifting the giggling two year old up in the air.
"I'm gonna go finish making breakfast, you think you'll be ready to go by then?"
Haley nodded as he placed a kiss on her forehead, and then attacked Angie with loads of kisses all over her rosy cheeks. Haley smiled. After she had moved to California, she moved in with her cousin, Seth, who introduced her to Ryan. At first, they started off as really close friends, but gradually became more, and he surprised Haley by sticking with her after he found out she was pregnant. Haley lied, to Ryan, telling him the father of the baby had died in a tragic car accident before she had a chance to tell him the news, and she moved to Newport start over new. Seth disapproved, but understood Haley's fear of telling Ryan the whole truth. Would he think less of her if he knew the whole truth? Over the last few years, Haley watched as her daughter and boyfriend grew closer and closer, he had been the only father she had ever known.
Nathan looked up from the cash register to see his older brother, Lucas Scott, wading around tables to get to him in a hurry.
"What are you doing here, man?" Nathan asked when he was close enough to hear.
Lucas ignored the question and placed his elbows on the counter, leaning down on them for support. "Got any plans for tonight?"
"No. My shift ends in an hour, why, what's up?"
"Ah, not much. Summer's meeting some old friends at The Masquerade. I thought maybe you'd wanna come, you haven't been getting out much lately."
"Summer, eh? You two still doing that whole... what was it again? Oh, yeah.. wedding thing?" The younger man asked smugly.
Luke rolled his eyes and stood upright again. "Real funny. When are you gonna let up on her? Never mind, don't answer that, I'm not in the mood. So you're coming, right?"
Nathan nodded grimly. "Yeah, I'll drop by as soon as I can get out of here."
"Ugh! Thank [i]god[/i] I never have to go back there again!" Marissa Cooper exclaimed as she entered the kitchen of the apartment she shared with two other college girls, dropping her keys on the counter, and pulling open the fridge door.
"All-nighter huh? Tough day at work I assume." Peyton asked her roommate and best friend, leaning in the door frame.
"Like you can't even begin to imagine."
"Gina told me Jenkins has been riding you guys pretty hard lately." Said Peyton, referring to Marissa's boss, and their third roommate, who worked at the same night club as Marissa.
"He only wishes," Marissa stepped away from the fridge, mumbling 'pervert' under her breath, producing a small carton of orange juice. "Lucky for me, I have never have to go back to that damn whore-house again. I quit today. Proud?"
"You mean you got fired, right?" Peyton asked, raising her eyebrow. "Same difference. Apparently I'm not skank enough. [i]Whoop-dee-doo[/i]! The important thing is, I have a whole schedule cleared, which means, that trip to California, is so on again."
"That flight is today..."
"Your point being..?" Marissa smiled deviously. "C'Mon, cheer up, I get to see Ryan and Seth again. You get to see..."
"Lucas and Nathan." Peyton finished her sentence.
"Right. Them. But first... I need a long nap." She finished, grabbing her cup of orange juice and heading for her bedroom.
Peyton sighed, and headed to her own bedroom to begin packing. Today, or tonight, she would be seeing Nathan and Lucas again. It had been three years since she saw any of them. Nathan and her had spoken on the phone a few short months ago, like usual, but nothing from Lucas. Never hearing a word from Haley since she walked away without a goodbye three years ago, supposedly on her way to college, or so she was told by her mother, Peyton assumed she was still back in Charlotte. Brooke, on the other hand, had dropped out of college after only three months in New York, ditching Peyton to pursue her dream career in Europe. Although Peyton had heard from her in so long, she knew Brooke was happy and living her life to the fullest just from skimming through monthly fashion magazines or catalogs of world famous designers.
Nathan pulled his car into the nearest parking space to the specified motel room, and stepped out of it onto the sidewalk. When he reached the room, he knocked softly on the door, balancing the two pizza boxes in his right hand. Finally, it swung open, and in the doorway stood....
Dun, dun, dun... who could be at the door? Hm... I wonder! Guess we'll just have to wait till next week to find out... Pleeeaaasseee REPLY! I will leave for San Francisco tomorrow anxious to update... think about that statement. No, really, think about it. Lol. -Erin
[b]Chapter Six[/b]
[i]The O.C. Vs. The L.A. Vs. The N.Y.[/i]
"What are you still doing in bed? We've got to be in L.A. in a few hours, and, in case you haven't noticed, we're still in Newport."
Haley tilted her head up off the pillow and noticed her cousin walking into her bedroom.
"Seth, how many times do I have to remind you, you don't live here?" Haley pulled herself up into a sitting position, using her arms to lean back on.
"Well, if we wanted to get an early start this morning..."
"And who invited you on this trip?" She growled playfully.
"Excuse me Ms. Bossy-Pants, but these happen to be my friends, so I think the question is, who invited you on this trip?"
"Ryan." She smiled gleefully, falling back into bed as Seth left the room.
A moment later, her boyfriend of two and a half years wandered into the room with her daughter in his arms, sitting on the end of the bed and allowing Angelia to jump into her mother's arms.
"'Morning, baby!" She whispered, lifting the giggling two year old up in the air.
"I'm gonna go finish making breakfast, you think you'll be ready to go by then?"
Haley nodded as he placed a kiss on her forehead, and then attacked Angie with loads of kisses all over her rosy cheeks. Haley smiled. After she had moved to California, she moved in with her cousin, Seth, who introduced her to Ryan. At first, they started off as really close friends, but gradually became more, and he surprised Haley by sticking with her after he found out she was pregnant. Haley lied, to Ryan, telling him the father of the baby had died in a tragic car accident before she had a chance to tell him the news, and she moved to Newport start over new. Seth disapproved, but understood Haley's fear of telling Ryan the whole truth. Would he think less of her if he knew the whole truth? Over the last few years, Haley watched as her daughter and boyfriend grew closer and closer, he had been the only father she had ever known.
Nathan looked up from the cash register to see his older brother, Lucas Scott, wading around tables to get to him in a hurry.
"What are you doing here, man?" Nathan asked when he was close enough to hear.
Lucas ignored the question and placed his elbows on the counter, leaning down on them for support. "Got any plans for tonight?"
"No. My shift ends in an hour, why, what's up?"
"Ah, not much. Summer's meeting some old friends at The Masquerade. I thought maybe you'd wanna come, you haven't been getting out much lately."
"Summer, eh? You two still doing that whole... what was it again? Oh, yeah.. wedding thing?" The younger man asked smugly.
Luke rolled his eyes and stood upright again. "Real funny. When are you gonna let up on her? Never mind, don't answer that, I'm not in the mood. So you're coming, right?"
Nathan nodded grimly. "Yeah, I'll drop by as soon as I can get out of here."
"Ugh! Thank [i]god[/i] I never have to go back there again!" Marissa Cooper exclaimed as she entered the kitchen of the apartment she shared with two other college girls, dropping her keys on the counter, and pulling open the fridge door.
"All-nighter huh? Tough day at work I assume." Peyton asked her roommate and best friend, leaning in the door frame.
"Like you can't even begin to imagine."
"Gina told me Jenkins has been riding you guys pretty hard lately." Said Peyton, referring to Marissa's boss, and their third roommate, who worked at the same night club as Marissa.
"He only wishes," Marissa stepped away from the fridge, mumbling 'pervert' under her breath, producing a small carton of orange juice. "Lucky for me, I have never have to go back to that damn whore-house again. I quit today. Proud?"
"You mean you got fired, right?" Peyton asked, raising her eyebrow. "Same difference. Apparently I'm not skank enough. [i]Whoop-dee-doo[/i]! The important thing is, I have a whole schedule cleared, which means, that trip to California, is so on again."
"That flight is today..."
"Your point being..?" Marissa smiled deviously. "C'Mon, cheer up, I get to see Ryan and Seth again. You get to see..."
"Lucas and Nathan." Peyton finished her sentence.
"Right. Them. But first... I need a long nap." She finished, grabbing her cup of orange juice and heading for her bedroom.
Peyton sighed, and headed to her own bedroom to begin packing. Today, or tonight, she would be seeing Nathan and Lucas again. It had been three years since she saw any of them. Nathan and her had spoken on the phone a few short months ago, like usual, but nothing from Lucas. Never hearing a word from Haley since she walked away without a goodbye three years ago, supposedly on her way to college, or so she was told by her mother, Peyton assumed she was still back in Charlotte. Brooke, on the other hand, had dropped out of college after only three months in New York, ditching Peyton to pursue her dream career in Europe. Although Peyton had heard from her in so long, she knew Brooke was happy and living her life to the fullest just from skimming through monthly fashion magazines or catalogs of world famous designers.
Nathan pulled his car into the nearest parking space to the specified motel room, and stepped out of it onto the sidewalk. When he reached the room, he knocked softly on the door, balancing the two pizza boxes in his right hand. Finally, it swung open, and in the doorway stood....
Dun, dun, dun... who could be at the door? Hm... I wonder! Guess we'll just have to wait till next week to find out... Pleeeaaasseee REPLY! I will leave for San Francisco tomorrow anxious to update... think about that statement. No, really, think about it. Lol. -Erin