Finally 6:50 rolled around and the girls were nearly ready. The boys had dressed in various outfits. Luke was in black dress pants and a pale blue shirt that perfectly accented his eyes, Nathan was in loose fitting khaki's, black button down shirt, and a white pooka shell necklace, and Jake was in black dress pants, red shirt, and a leather jacket over the top of it. The boys made it downstairs and to the foyer with two minutes to spare.
"Ok, it's officially 7, and where are the girls?" Nathan asked glancing at his watch.
"They're girls, they'll be at least five minutes late," Luke said, "Hey ladies! Hurry up!" he yelled down the hallway to them.
"We'll be there in 2 minutes!" Peyton yelled back.
And sure enough there the girls were coming down the hallway in two minutes. First it was Peyton, when Jake caught sight of her his breath caught.
"Damn..." was all he could mumble.
Next Brooke came out, Luke had his back turned but saw Nathan's eyes widen when he saw her. Yeah he might be head over heels for Haley, but he couldn't deny a woman her beauty. And Brooke had just that, beauty.
"Hey boyfriend," Brooke said covering Luke's eyes.
Luke turned around and looked Brooke up and down, "Wow...you look...wow."
Next came Haley, she was trying to be innocent about her appearance. Brooke and Peyton had put slight waves in her hair that were no cascading down her back and over her shoulders. She had the gold chain that Nathan had given her for their one-year anniversary.
"H-H-Hales," Nathan stuttered out. Her plan worked, he loved it. "You're beautiful."
Haley blushed and walked into Nathan's out stretched arms. "Surprise!" she whispered into his ear, "and thank you."
They stood for a moment not even thinking about the reason that Haley was dressed up so nice. Then Brooke coughed a little pulling them out of their trance.
"Love doves? Can we save that for a little while? Let's go eat here...I'm starvin!" Brooke said taking Lucas's hand and went out to the car.
"Shot GUN!" Brooke yelled when they got out there.
"Brooke, it's Luke's SUV...you're marrying Luke...Luke's driving...of course you get shot gun!!" Peyton said tapping the back of her friends head.
"Hey! Just making sure everyone else knew that!" she retorted making the group laugh.
"Well we call back seat!" Peyton said taking Jake's hand and leading him to the back of the car.
"Oooo! That means it's me a you Natie, in the middle," Haley said a little too loud.
"Natie?" Luke mocked.
"Haley! Did you have to call me that?" Nathan asked Haley.
"It slipped?" she asked more than answered.
"Oh whatever," Nathan said kissing Haley passionately.
"Mmm," Haley moaned into his mouth, "Can we save that for a little later...sailor?" she pulled away to ask.
"Sailor?..." Nathan asked, "Sure thing baby doll!"
She glared at him. She never liked anyone calling her doll. And especially not her boyfriend.
"What was that?" Haley asked him.
"Babe... I just said babe," Nathan said covering up.
"Uh huh, sure ya did!" Haley said sticking her tongue out at him and crossed her arms over her chest and looked out the window. Nathan saw this and knew exactly the thing that would cheer her up. He poked her side lightly making her squirm away. After she calmed down a little bit he did it again. This time though she smacked his hand away. She calmed down again, but this time he tickled her dead on making her squirm and squeal.
"Nathan!!!!!!" Haley screeched, "Stop! St-st-st-stop!! You'll ruin the dress!!"
"No, but still...I'll be nice and the moment you step out of that dress you're mine!" Nathan threatened.
"Eh heh, sure I am. You go and think that one. Because you know the moment I step out of this dress—"Haley was interrupted.
"I don't care to hear about my best friend and little brother's sex life!!" Lucas said loudly.
"Alright, but I could have some pretty damn good stories!" Nathan said with the famous Scott smirk.
They arrived at the restaurant and were led out to the outdoor patio. The boys had planned this one out. They were going to be the only couples there that night, which also meant they had the dance floor all to themselves.
"Wow, it sure is quiet out here," Brooke said looking around.
"Babe, that's cause we booked the patio for the night," Lucas said.
"Aww! How romantic!" Brooke said kissing Lucas lightly.
"Anything for you babe, anything," Lucas replied after they broke apart.
The night went off without a hitch. The couples delayed their orders long enough for them to dance up their appetites. When Tim McGraw's 'Don't Take The Girl' came on, Lucas raised Brooke out of her chair and led her to the floor.
"This one's for you," Lucas whispered into her ear as they slowly rocked back and forth to the melody.
Brooke listened to the words as she thought about how this one was for her. She never had been a big country music fan, but this song hit home. She finally heard these lyrics and it clicked: Doctor says the baby's fine but you'll have to leave
'Cause his momma's fading fast and Johnny hit his knees and there he prayed
Take the very breath you gave me
Take the heart from my chest
I'll gladly take her place if you'll let me
Make this my last request
Take me out of this world
God, please don't take the girl
"What's wrong?" Lucas said after the song ended looking into her reddened eyes.
"Would you really give all that up for me?" she said referring to the final lyrics.
"In a heartbeat," Lucas said and she melted into his arms.
Brooke and Lucas walked back to the table. Everyone knew what the song was for. After all it had been stuck in Luke's head for the past couple weeks. They all started clapping right then and there. Brooke looked at everyone and, speechless, the only the only thing that she could do was kiss him. She kissed him like she never had before. It was sweet, intense, and passionate. It was the one thing great authors could only dream of writing. In every way that kiss was perfect.
They finally parted only for air, if not for that they would have stayed there melded in each other's embrace forever. Brooke gave Lucas a sincere smile and Luke returned with a favor.
The group finally ordered after their little escapade on the dance floor. Since the shift was over, the waiter that got them their drinks wasn't working anymore, they had someone different.
"Hello, I'm Brian. I'll be your server for the remainder of your evening. Can I get you something to eat?" Brian asked with a fake smile on his face.
"Whoa! Brian?" Haley asked making the group look at her like she was psychotic.
"Yeah that's...oh Haley! I haven't seen you in ages!" Brian said giving a now warm smile to the group, "Well I can't stop to chat, but I'll catch up with you after shift or something."
"Alright, that would be great."
"Now on with the ordering!" Brian went back to his job.
The group ordered and the menus were collected. The rest of them just sat there and stared at Haley.
"So...Brian?" Jake finally started.
"Oh yeah...well...um...he's Craig's brother," Haley said sheepishly.
"Ohhh..." was all anyone could say.
Brooke who was originally stirring her tea softly was now doing it with more pressure.
"I'm sorry, Brooke," Haley said sincerely, "I didn't mean to ruin the day for you."
"No it's okay. I mean I don't resent him or anything. Just his jerk off of a brother."
Lucas gave her leg a soft squeeze and she eased down some. The conversation took a sharp turn onto basketball. The girls found it sad that the boys had to use a dictionary to find a big word. Everyone was in high spirits the rest of the night and nothing was going to rain on their day.
"Ok, it's officially 7, and where are the girls?" Nathan asked glancing at his watch.
"They're girls, they'll be at least five minutes late," Luke said, "Hey ladies! Hurry up!" he yelled down the hallway to them.
"We'll be there in 2 minutes!" Peyton yelled back.
And sure enough there the girls were coming down the hallway in two minutes. First it was Peyton, when Jake caught sight of her his breath caught.
"Damn..." was all he could mumble.
Next Brooke came out, Luke had his back turned but saw Nathan's eyes widen when he saw her. Yeah he might be head over heels for Haley, but he couldn't deny a woman her beauty. And Brooke had just that, beauty.
"Hey boyfriend," Brooke said covering Luke's eyes.
Luke turned around and looked Brooke up and down, "Wow...you look...wow."
Next came Haley, she was trying to be innocent about her appearance. Brooke and Peyton had put slight waves in her hair that were no cascading down her back and over her shoulders. She had the gold chain that Nathan had given her for their one-year anniversary.
"H-H-Hales," Nathan stuttered out. Her plan worked, he loved it. "You're beautiful."
Haley blushed and walked into Nathan's out stretched arms. "Surprise!" she whispered into his ear, "and thank you."
They stood for a moment not even thinking about the reason that Haley was dressed up so nice. Then Brooke coughed a little pulling them out of their trance.
"Love doves? Can we save that for a little while? Let's go eat here...I'm starvin!" Brooke said taking Lucas's hand and went out to the car.
"Shot GUN!" Brooke yelled when they got out there.
"Brooke, it's Luke's SUV...you're marrying Luke...Luke's driving...of course you get shot gun!!" Peyton said tapping the back of her friends head.
"Hey! Just making sure everyone else knew that!" she retorted making the group laugh.
"Well we call back seat!" Peyton said taking Jake's hand and leading him to the back of the car.
"Oooo! That means it's me a you Natie, in the middle," Haley said a little too loud.
"Natie?" Luke mocked.
"Haley! Did you have to call me that?" Nathan asked Haley.
"It slipped?" she asked more than answered.
"Oh whatever," Nathan said kissing Haley passionately.
"Mmm," Haley moaned into his mouth, "Can we save that for a little later...sailor?" she pulled away to ask.
"Sailor?..." Nathan asked, "Sure thing baby doll!"
She glared at him. She never liked anyone calling her doll. And especially not her boyfriend.
"What was that?" Haley asked him.
"Babe... I just said babe," Nathan said covering up.
"Uh huh, sure ya did!" Haley said sticking her tongue out at him and crossed her arms over her chest and looked out the window. Nathan saw this and knew exactly the thing that would cheer her up. He poked her side lightly making her squirm away. After she calmed down a little bit he did it again. This time though she smacked his hand away. She calmed down again, but this time he tickled her dead on making her squirm and squeal.
"Nathan!!!!!!" Haley screeched, "Stop! St-st-st-stop!! You'll ruin the dress!!"
"No, but still...I'll be nice and the moment you step out of that dress you're mine!" Nathan threatened.
"Eh heh, sure I am. You go and think that one. Because you know the moment I step out of this dress—"Haley was interrupted.
"I don't care to hear about my best friend and little brother's sex life!!" Lucas said loudly.
"Alright, but I could have some pretty damn good stories!" Nathan said with the famous Scott smirk.
They arrived at the restaurant and were led out to the outdoor patio. The boys had planned this one out. They were going to be the only couples there that night, which also meant they had the dance floor all to themselves.
"Wow, it sure is quiet out here," Brooke said looking around.
"Babe, that's cause we booked the patio for the night," Lucas said.
"Aww! How romantic!" Brooke said kissing Lucas lightly.
"Anything for you babe, anything," Lucas replied after they broke apart.
The night went off without a hitch. The couples delayed their orders long enough for them to dance up their appetites. When Tim McGraw's 'Don't Take The Girl' came on, Lucas raised Brooke out of her chair and led her to the floor.
"This one's for you," Lucas whispered into her ear as they slowly rocked back and forth to the melody.
Brooke listened to the words as she thought about how this one was for her. She never had been a big country music fan, but this song hit home. She finally heard these lyrics and it clicked: Doctor says the baby's fine but you'll have to leave
'Cause his momma's fading fast and Johnny hit his knees and there he prayed
Take the very breath you gave me
Take the heart from my chest
I'll gladly take her place if you'll let me
Make this my last request
Take me out of this world
God, please don't take the girl
"What's wrong?" Lucas said after the song ended looking into her reddened eyes.
"Would you really give all that up for me?" she said referring to the final lyrics.
"In a heartbeat," Lucas said and she melted into his arms.
Brooke and Lucas walked back to the table. Everyone knew what the song was for. After all it had been stuck in Luke's head for the past couple weeks. They all started clapping right then and there. Brooke looked at everyone and, speechless, the only the only thing that she could do was kiss him. She kissed him like she never had before. It was sweet, intense, and passionate. It was the one thing great authors could only dream of writing. In every way that kiss was perfect.
They finally parted only for air, if not for that they would have stayed there melded in each other's embrace forever. Brooke gave Lucas a sincere smile and Luke returned with a favor.
The group finally ordered after their little escapade on the dance floor. Since the shift was over, the waiter that got them their drinks wasn't working anymore, they had someone different.
"Hello, I'm Brian. I'll be your server for the remainder of your evening. Can I get you something to eat?" Brian asked with a fake smile on his face.
"Whoa! Brian?" Haley asked making the group look at her like she was psychotic.
"Yeah that's...oh Haley! I haven't seen you in ages!" Brian said giving a now warm smile to the group, "Well I can't stop to chat, but I'll catch up with you after shift or something."
"Alright, that would be great."
"Now on with the ordering!" Brian went back to his job.
The group ordered and the menus were collected. The rest of them just sat there and stared at Haley.
"So...Brian?" Jake finally started.
"Oh yeah...well...um...he's Craig's brother," Haley said sheepishly.
"Ohhh..." was all anyone could say.
Brooke who was originally stirring her tea softly was now doing it with more pressure.
"I'm sorry, Brooke," Haley said sincerely, "I didn't mean to ruin the day for you."
"No it's okay. I mean I don't resent him or anything. Just his jerk off of a brother."
Lucas gave her leg a soft squeeze and she eased down some. The conversation took a sharp turn onto basketball. The girls found it sad that the boys had to use a dictionary to find a big word. Everyone was in high spirits the rest of the night and nothing was going to rain on their day.