"What are they trying to make of kids these days?" Haley asked holding up a
leather baby-sized mini skirt.
"Ooo! Put that with some fish nets and you got yourself your own mini hooker...I can see it now, the first thing on the six o'clock news, attack of the baby hookers! Creepy old men's new prey, six-month-old little girls!" Peyton said and threw the skirt back on the shelf.
"I know one thing, my little girl won't be caught dead in one of those until she'd out of my house," Lucas said eyeing the skirt.
"Luke, you're impossible! How can you say that your own daughter can't wear a mini, when that's exactly what drives you wild about Brooke?" Haley asked giving him a 'you sexist pig' look.
"And that's exactly the reason!" he retorted.
"Wait, you're planning on getting off to you OWN daughter?" Brooke asked wide-eyed.
"NO!" Luke responded, "I just know how guys act when they see those beautiful sun tanned legs," he said as he wrapped his arms around her middle.
"BROOKE!" Haley screeched. Brooke ran over to her and saw what she was looking at. In front of them was a gorgeous pink dress. It had small white flowers around the waist and a pink shiny, opaque layer over the top. In a small bag attached to the dress were matching shoes. They were baby pink and oh-so-tiny. Brooke fingered the shoes gingerly through the bag. She was in a trance imagining her little girl, Luke's little girl, running around at the country club in this dress.
"It's adorable!" she muttered.
"It really is," Luke agreed.
Nathan and Haley were over near the changing tables talking.
"Nate, I want this," Haley said gazing into his bright blue eyes.
"Someday, Hales, Someday," he said running his thumb over her knuckles.
"Things have changed so much since high school. I mean, yeah I realize senior year was only two years ago, but still. Look Luke, Brooke, and Peyton aren't pissed at each other. Jake and Peyton FINALLY got together. You and Luke, actually are being civil with each other...who would've thought? And me and you...well we're still just being us," Haley thought back through the years. Everyone's more mature, less petty. Most of all everyone's happy. They had been through storms, hatred, and anger together. For the most part they were all enemies through junior high and the beginning of high school, but then one day they just woke up and became friends and even lovers.
"Yeah well, I guess it's fate," Nathan sighed.
"Fate? Is hot-shot Nathan Scott actually believing in something?" Haley mocked shock. "Oh don't look so shocked! I believe in a lot," he pulled her into a big bear hug and squeezed her hard.
"Air! Need...air!!!" Haley said after a little bit.
"Oh sorry! Nathan loosened his grip.
"Hey, tweetle-dee and tweetle-dumb!" Peyton called over to Nathan and Haley.
"Huh?" Haley called back.
"You comin?" Jake asked.
"You guys leavin?" Nathan asked.
"No man, we're just not stayin here..." Jake gave him a 'duh!' look.
"Ya know, you and Jenny have the same 'you dumb ass' look," Haley pointed out. She lowered her voice so only Nathan could hear her, "You do realize that I'm tweetle-dee, right?"
It took Nathan a while to realize what she was saying about him, and once he did he chased her out of the store and onto the streets of Tree Hill.
"What'd she do to him?" Peyton asked motioning toward the couple, "I bet you she called him ugly."
"I have no clue..." Brooke laughed.
"She called him dumb!" Jake let out between laughs.
"How's that so funny Jake...?" Luke asked looking at him.
He cleared his throat and stopped laughing, "You would've had to have been there...his face it was priceless!"
"I'll bet it was...but anyway, let's go find those two," Luke said and started to head off in the direction that they had run off in.
They found the two of them in line at an ice cream parlor.
"What's with you too? Were you expecting to ditch us?" Brooke asked with her hand on her hip.
"You try running away from Mr. Basketball over here and not be somewhat tired," Haley said.
"Nah, I'm good," Brooke said as she joined the group in line with Haley and Nathan.
"So what next?" Jake asked.
"Um, well I say that we head over to the beach house and hang out," Brooke said.
"Well I have the place to myself so if you guys want to," Nathan said.
"Yeah," the group agreed. Now all Nathan needed to do was try to find the keys to the house without disturbing his old place.
"Then it's settled. I'll head over to my parents in a few minutes and get the keys, leave a note, and we can head over there."
"Haha! I forgot that you don't live with your parents anymore Nate!" Brooke realized.
"Yeah man so how are you gonna get the keys?" Jake asked him.
"Easily, we'll drive by the dealership and the café, if they're both working I'll slip in and out. And that's what the note's for."
"I'm not too sure about this," Haley said worried.
"Don't worry babe, nothing's gonna happen. I'm still their kid, and the beach house is left to me if they die...so I'm not treading on dangerous waters," Nathan said.
"Correction Nathan, everything's left to you. You are their only claimed kid!" Luke said.
"Nope, not everything..." Nathan said and trailed off.
"Right anyway, let's get the ice cream, joy ride for a little bit, get the keys, and head over there!" Luke said
"Wait, this is why you're dumber than me!" Haley said.
"Why?" Nathan said looking at her like 'do you really want to start this again'.
"There's a friggin hide-a-key!" Haley smacked him upside the head.
"Oh yeah...whoops!" Nathan said and dodged her hand.
"Dumb ass," Jake coughed.
"What was that?" Nathan asked.
"Nothing, I guess I'm comin down with something..."
The group was put into fits of laughter. Only stopping when the cashier finally asked them what they would like to order. Even though Nathan had some pretty dark hair, you could sometimes swear that he was a true blonde. They ordered their ice cream and headed toward the beach house. Brooke and the girls talked about everything from cheerleading to the guys. It was basically girl talk, and the guys wanted nothing more than to stay out of it. So instead they were having their own conversation about basketball and annoying female habits that would be interrupted by giggles from the girls.
They arrived at the beach house and the girls started making smoothies. They all made sure that Brooke didn't have any alcohol tonight. She was carrying Lucas's baby and he made sure everyone knew that he would kick whoever's ass that tried to let her drink. So there was Brooke no alcohol...it was kind of like the sea with no fish. It just wasn't right. So instead the girls made a pact; they wouldn't drink or eat anything that was harmful to the baby as long as Brooke couldn't. This helped her a lot, without temptation meant no urges. The boys however got a good buzzed. They weren't all out drunk, but they were two drinks from it. So the girls hid the alcohol in a pretty obvious place, the pantry. But boys being drunken boys, never found it. Peyton put on a pot of coffee about three hours after the alcohol was stashed and pulled blankets out. They all headed down to the beach for a night under the stars. When they got down there Jake built a fire, yet couldn't seem to get it lit. So Nathan lit it, and kept it going most of the night.
"This is so peaceful," Brooke said slowly stirring her coffee sitting in Luke's arms.
"Look a shooting star," Haley pointed up toward the sky at a streak of light.
"Make a wish," Nathan whispered into her ear.
"What's the point it's already come true," Haley said sweetly kissing him.
"Look at those two, it's been almost four years and they're still going strong!" Peyton said pointing at Haley and Nathan.
"Well, what can we say?" Haley said shrugging her shoulders.
"I think it's cute," Brooke said.
"Of course you do, you get sappy over Sweet Home Alabama! In my book Melanie's just a player," Luke said kissing the top of her head.
"Ignore him, Jake, Peyton how's your guys' relationship going?" Brooke asked.
"Huh?" Peyton said being pulled out of whispered words from Jake at the sound of her name.
"Aww!" Brooke squealed, "You can't even stay focused on conversation! It's so adorable!"
Haley giggled, "Yeah well it wasn't that long ago that me and you weren't like that, Brooke."
"It still doesn't make it not cute though!" Brooke said.
The couples ended their night in their lover's arms. The one place they wanted to be most. Nothing could stop the hands of time, or what it does to a person, but at this moment nothing can stop the love that filled that beach that night.
"Ooo! Put that with some fish nets and you got yourself your own mini hooker...I can see it now, the first thing on the six o'clock news, attack of the baby hookers! Creepy old men's new prey, six-month-old little girls!" Peyton said and threw the skirt back on the shelf.
"I know one thing, my little girl won't be caught dead in one of those until she'd out of my house," Lucas said eyeing the skirt.
"Luke, you're impossible! How can you say that your own daughter can't wear a mini, when that's exactly what drives you wild about Brooke?" Haley asked giving him a 'you sexist pig' look.
"And that's exactly the reason!" he retorted.
"Wait, you're planning on getting off to you OWN daughter?" Brooke asked wide-eyed.
"NO!" Luke responded, "I just know how guys act when they see those beautiful sun tanned legs," he said as he wrapped his arms around her middle.
"BROOKE!" Haley screeched. Brooke ran over to her and saw what she was looking at. In front of them was a gorgeous pink dress. It had small white flowers around the waist and a pink shiny, opaque layer over the top. In a small bag attached to the dress were matching shoes. They were baby pink and oh-so-tiny. Brooke fingered the shoes gingerly through the bag. She was in a trance imagining her little girl, Luke's little girl, running around at the country club in this dress.
"It's adorable!" she muttered.
"It really is," Luke agreed.
Nathan and Haley were over near the changing tables talking.
"Nate, I want this," Haley said gazing into his bright blue eyes.
"Someday, Hales, Someday," he said running his thumb over her knuckles.
"Things have changed so much since high school. I mean, yeah I realize senior year was only two years ago, but still. Look Luke, Brooke, and Peyton aren't pissed at each other. Jake and Peyton FINALLY got together. You and Luke, actually are being civil with each other...who would've thought? And me and you...well we're still just being us," Haley thought back through the years. Everyone's more mature, less petty. Most of all everyone's happy. They had been through storms, hatred, and anger together. For the most part they were all enemies through junior high and the beginning of high school, but then one day they just woke up and became friends and even lovers.
"Yeah well, I guess it's fate," Nathan sighed.
"Fate? Is hot-shot Nathan Scott actually believing in something?" Haley mocked shock. "Oh don't look so shocked! I believe in a lot," he pulled her into a big bear hug and squeezed her hard.
"Air! Need...air!!!" Haley said after a little bit.
"Oh sorry! Nathan loosened his grip.
"Hey, tweetle-dee and tweetle-dumb!" Peyton called over to Nathan and Haley.
"Huh?" Haley called back.
"You comin?" Jake asked.
"You guys leavin?" Nathan asked.
"No man, we're just not stayin here..." Jake gave him a 'duh!' look.
"Ya know, you and Jenny have the same 'you dumb ass' look," Haley pointed out. She lowered her voice so only Nathan could hear her, "You do realize that I'm tweetle-dee, right?"
It took Nathan a while to realize what she was saying about him, and once he did he chased her out of the store and onto the streets of Tree Hill.
"What'd she do to him?" Peyton asked motioning toward the couple, "I bet you she called him ugly."
"I have no clue..." Brooke laughed.
"She called him dumb!" Jake let out between laughs.
"How's that so funny Jake...?" Luke asked looking at him.
He cleared his throat and stopped laughing, "You would've had to have been there...his face it was priceless!"
"I'll bet it was...but anyway, let's go find those two," Luke said and started to head off in the direction that they had run off in.
They found the two of them in line at an ice cream parlor.
"What's with you too? Were you expecting to ditch us?" Brooke asked with her hand on her hip.
"You try running away from Mr. Basketball over here and not be somewhat tired," Haley said.
"Nah, I'm good," Brooke said as she joined the group in line with Haley and Nathan.
"So what next?" Jake asked.
"Um, well I say that we head over to the beach house and hang out," Brooke said.
"Well I have the place to myself so if you guys want to," Nathan said.
"Yeah," the group agreed. Now all Nathan needed to do was try to find the keys to the house without disturbing his old place.
"Then it's settled. I'll head over to my parents in a few minutes and get the keys, leave a note, and we can head over there."
"Haha! I forgot that you don't live with your parents anymore Nate!" Brooke realized.
"Yeah man so how are you gonna get the keys?" Jake asked him.
"Easily, we'll drive by the dealership and the café, if they're both working I'll slip in and out. And that's what the note's for."
"I'm not too sure about this," Haley said worried.
"Don't worry babe, nothing's gonna happen. I'm still their kid, and the beach house is left to me if they die...so I'm not treading on dangerous waters," Nathan said.
"Correction Nathan, everything's left to you. You are their only claimed kid!" Luke said.
"Nope, not everything..." Nathan said and trailed off.
"Right anyway, let's get the ice cream, joy ride for a little bit, get the keys, and head over there!" Luke said
"Wait, this is why you're dumber than me!" Haley said.
"Why?" Nathan said looking at her like 'do you really want to start this again'.
"There's a friggin hide-a-key!" Haley smacked him upside the head.
"Oh yeah...whoops!" Nathan said and dodged her hand.
"Dumb ass," Jake coughed.
"What was that?" Nathan asked.
"Nothing, I guess I'm comin down with something..."
The group was put into fits of laughter. Only stopping when the cashier finally asked them what they would like to order. Even though Nathan had some pretty dark hair, you could sometimes swear that he was a true blonde. They ordered their ice cream and headed toward the beach house. Brooke and the girls talked about everything from cheerleading to the guys. It was basically girl talk, and the guys wanted nothing more than to stay out of it. So instead they were having their own conversation about basketball and annoying female habits that would be interrupted by giggles from the girls.
They arrived at the beach house and the girls started making smoothies. They all made sure that Brooke didn't have any alcohol tonight. She was carrying Lucas's baby and he made sure everyone knew that he would kick whoever's ass that tried to let her drink. So there was Brooke no alcohol...it was kind of like the sea with no fish. It just wasn't right. So instead the girls made a pact; they wouldn't drink or eat anything that was harmful to the baby as long as Brooke couldn't. This helped her a lot, without temptation meant no urges. The boys however got a good buzzed. They weren't all out drunk, but they were two drinks from it. So the girls hid the alcohol in a pretty obvious place, the pantry. But boys being drunken boys, never found it. Peyton put on a pot of coffee about three hours after the alcohol was stashed and pulled blankets out. They all headed down to the beach for a night under the stars. When they got down there Jake built a fire, yet couldn't seem to get it lit. So Nathan lit it, and kept it going most of the night.
"This is so peaceful," Brooke said slowly stirring her coffee sitting in Luke's arms.
"Look a shooting star," Haley pointed up toward the sky at a streak of light.
"Make a wish," Nathan whispered into her ear.
"What's the point it's already come true," Haley said sweetly kissing him.
"Look at those two, it's been almost four years and they're still going strong!" Peyton said pointing at Haley and Nathan.
"Well, what can we say?" Haley said shrugging her shoulders.
"I think it's cute," Brooke said.
"Of course you do, you get sappy over Sweet Home Alabama! In my book Melanie's just a player," Luke said kissing the top of her head.
"Ignore him, Jake, Peyton how's your guys' relationship going?" Brooke asked.
"Huh?" Peyton said being pulled out of whispered words from Jake at the sound of her name.
"Aww!" Brooke squealed, "You can't even stay focused on conversation! It's so adorable!"
Haley giggled, "Yeah well it wasn't that long ago that me and you weren't like that, Brooke."
"It still doesn't make it not cute though!" Brooke said.
The couples ended their night in their lover's arms. The one place they wanted to be most. Nothing could stop the hands of time, or what it does to a person, but at this moment nothing can stop the love that filled that beach that night.