The gang was just hanging out at Brooke's when they decided that a Pool Tournament would be fun. It was going to be girls vs. boys couples style. For instance Haley and Nathan would go first, if Haley won the girls would get a point, if Nathan won the boys would get a point, and so on and so forth. So the game began.
"Haley, just because you're a girl, and my fiancée does not mean I'm going to let you win," Nathan said leaning over the table.
"WHAT!" Lucas yelled.
"What do you mean what?" Nathan asked him.
"What's this fiancée business I'm hearing?" he returned.
"Oh...you didn't tell him Hales?" Nathan asked Haley.
"Must've slipped my mind?" Haley gave him a 'whoops' face.
"Well Lucas. Since everyone else already knows, Hales and I are engaged. Hope you're not too mad," Nathan said.
"Oh! I have every reason to be mad! Not only am I her best friend but your brother, and I'M the last one to find out?" Lucas said loudly and turned to Peyton, "Are you getting married too?"
"Nope, not that I recall..." she said sarcastically.
"Sorry Luke! I just figured that Nathan would've told you, so I didn't tell you. And I'm really, really sorry!" Haley offered opening her arms for a hug.
"Oh well, I'm happy for ya Hales," Lucas said hugging her.
"Oh and one more thing," she said pulling away.
"What is it?"
"Well nobody knows, but I'm with child," Haley said looking at the ground.
"WHAT!!!" the entire group yelled.
Haley started laughing furiously, "Made ya look!"
"That was NOT funny Haley!" Nathan said still looking worried.
"Yes it was! If you would've seen your faces!" Haley said holding her stomach.
"Alright, well let me kick your ass at pool!" Nathan said and broke the rack. (A/N I play pool a whole bunch, but I couldn't think of the name of the rack of balls at the beginning...so if you could help me out there?)
"And anyway," Haley said in Nathan's ear, "How could I be pregnant? I mean we haven't gone that far yet."
Nathan blushed at the realization but quickly came back, "Yeah, I thought you were cheating on me there for a minute."
"Uh huh, sure, that's why you're blushing," Haley laughed, "It's alright, I think it's cute."
Haley took her shot and hit the 1 ball into the left corner pocket, "Looks like I'm solids!"
"Alright Haley!" the girls cheered. "Hey we were once cheerleaders!" Peyton said as Jake gave her a look.
"Yeah, but that was for basketball, this is pool," Jake said as he tapped her nose.
"Your point being? Come on be a team player!" Brooke said and jabbed at his arm playfully.
"Whatever."
Nathan and Haley battled until the very end. They both had their aim on the 8 ball. It was Nathan's turn now.
"Alright, eight pocket," he said pointing to the left corner pocket with his pool cue.
"Ok, Mr. Hot Shot," Haley said resting her chin on the end of her cue.
Nathan lined up the shot, pulled the cue back, and thrust it forward. Clank. The two balls made contact. The cue ball was going much too fast and hit the bumper and popped of the table. Scratch.
"Damn it!" Nathan said in defeat.
"And I didn't even have to work for that victory!" Haley said hugging Brooke and Peyton.
"Oh shush, Peyton, Jake. You're up!" Nathan said in a crazy announcer voice.
"Where'd that come from?" Peyton said referring to his voice.
"Hey, I lost and I'm not in the best of moods!" Nathan said as Haley came up and wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Oh Mr. Grumpy-Gills!" Haley said making reference to Finding Nemo, "Don't be mad because you lost to a girl!"
Nathan swooped her over his shoulder making her shriek, "Oh well, I can still torture you."
"NATHAN SCOTT! PUT ME DOWN!" Haley screamed punching his butt.
"Hey that road goes two ways," he said and started patting her butt to a hip-hop beat.
"You're so gonna pay!" Haley said giving up.
"Alright, well you're gonna be the one with all the blood rushing to her head...so I won't mind," Nathan said smirking.
"Oh just because I can't see your face does not mean I won't smack that smirk off your face!" Haley kicked back her leg just barely missing his head and making him drop her onto a near by couch, "Oomph!" she said as she fell.
"Hey you dropped her!" Brooke said pointing at Haley.
"Well aren't we the quick one!" Nathan said turning to Brooke.
Haley just sat on the couch pouting, "You hurt my bum!"
"Oh I'm sorry," Nathan said kissing her on the cheek.
"Oh whatever, see if you get any love from me for a little while."
"You know you look like a four year old right now?"
"And your point?" Haley said crossing her arms across her chest and sticking her tongue out at him. Nathan quickly grabbed her tongue, "Nahan! Leh go uh my thongue!" Haley mumbled without the use of her tongue.
"Say you're sorry," Nathan said, and Haley pointed at her tongue. Nathan let go, giving her a chance to speak.
"Alright, you're sorry," Haley said keeping up the four-year-old act.
"Alright that works for me...wait!" Nathan realized what she did, "I said say that you, Haley James, are sorry!"
"Oh ok! I'm sorry honey!" Haley said kissing Nathan.
"Hey Nate? Can I talk to you?" Lucas said coming back into the room. Nobody noticed that he had left the room in the first place.
"Yeah what is it?" Nathan asked walking out into the hallway closing the door behind him.
"Ok, I've been in the nursery getting the room ready considering she's due in about 5 weeks. And I've come to the putting up the shelves part and the putting the crib together. I need some help."
"Alright I'll help. But you do realize that you have a pool game to play against mother dearest?" Nathan used the nickname he's been calling Brooke for the past two months.
"Yep, I've already told Jake to come get me from the nursery. So he'll come back here and finish helping you."
"Alright let's go."
The boys walked into the room. There were shelves spread around everywhere. They were going to go on the wall with the bookcase to hold stuffed animals, pictures, extra books, and anything else that didn't have a place. The walls were a pale yellow with ducks stenciled here and there, mainly Peyton's work. Brooke had decided that she didn't want to know the sex of the baby, so the room was strictly unisexual. The entire group had been helping out with getting things ready for the room and after the room was done being worked on for the day Lucas would deadbolt the door, then hide the key. Jake had helped a bunch with the furniture. He gave them Jenny's old crib and changing table. Also his dad gave them the shelves for the room that he had gotten from a friend. Haley had been buying books for both Brooke and the baby. Her main goal was the books, stuffed animals and toys in general. She had found a mobile that had little cartoon ducks on it. One duck had sunglasses, the other was in a ballet dress, one was in a sailor suit, and the last one was a little rock star. Lucas had found a rocking chair and bookshelf that matched everything else in the room and had put the chair in the corner.
When Jake finally finished the game he came into the room, which was done, and the boys were just relaxing.
"Looks like you guys got some work done," Jake said.
"So who won?" Nathan asked.
"Who do you think?"
"Peyton?" Lucas asked.
"Ha! No! She didn't stand a chance!" Jake said, "So now it's up to you Luke. Please don't loose!"
The boys walked back into the poolroom and the girls were giving them questioning looks. "Alright, ready to loose Brooke?" Lucas asked.
"Better yet, are you ready to loose?" she retorted.
"Did we forget how competitive they are?" Jake said in a low voice to the rest of the group.
"Oh they should be fine," Haley said.
"Key word there 'should be'," Peyton joked.
"Yeah," Nathan laughed.
Brooke broke the rack and sunk two stripes, "Looks like you're solids good buddy."
"How'd she do that?" Haley looked at the table in awe.
"Babe, this is her table, in her house. I think she's practiced some," Nathan reminded.
"Oh yeah," Haley said her cheeks coloring.
"And that's how a game's started!" Lucas said as he sunk two balls.
"Damn it!" Peyton yelled, "Sorry kind of got caught up in the game. Continue," The rest of the group just laughed and shook their heads.
"SHIT!!!" Brooke yelled as she sunk the 8 ball too early.
"OH YEAH!" Lucas yelled giving Nathan and Jake a high five.
"Looks like we won!" Nathan said, "Who's the loser now?"
"Oh shut up! You still lost to a GIRL!" Haley shot back.
"Alright, alright. Calm down everybody!" Lucas said, "I have something I want to show to Brooke."
Haley went to the TV and pulled a blindfold out of the basket. This had all been planned. Well, everything but the pool tournament.
Lucas tied the blindfold over Brooke's eyes and led her to the nursery.
"Why do I hear keys jingling?" Brooke asked when Lucas pulled out the key to unlock the door.
"Just wait," Lucas finally got the door open and led Brooke inside the rest of the group waited in the doorway.
"Alright you can look now," Lucas said taking the blindfold off.
"Oh my God!" Brooke put her hands over her mouth as Lucas wrapped his arms protectively around her middle.
"What do you think?" he whispered into her ear.
"I love it! I love you!" Brooke exclaimed.
"Well it wasn't just me," he said pointing to the rest of the group.
"We all helped out," said a teary eyed Haley to a crying Brooke.
"Oh come here you guys!" Brooke said as they all came into the room, "Thank you all so much! Group hug!"
They all hugged. As corny as it sounds it was a Kodak moment. All the girls were crying and the room was perfect.
"Haley, just because you're a girl, and my fiancée does not mean I'm going to let you win," Nathan said leaning over the table.
"WHAT!" Lucas yelled.
"What do you mean what?" Nathan asked him.
"What's this fiancée business I'm hearing?" he returned.
"Oh...you didn't tell him Hales?" Nathan asked Haley.
"Must've slipped my mind?" Haley gave him a 'whoops' face.
"Well Lucas. Since everyone else already knows, Hales and I are engaged. Hope you're not too mad," Nathan said.
"Oh! I have every reason to be mad! Not only am I her best friend but your brother, and I'M the last one to find out?" Lucas said loudly and turned to Peyton, "Are you getting married too?"
"Nope, not that I recall..." she said sarcastically.
"Sorry Luke! I just figured that Nathan would've told you, so I didn't tell you. And I'm really, really sorry!" Haley offered opening her arms for a hug.
"Oh well, I'm happy for ya Hales," Lucas said hugging her.
"Oh and one more thing," she said pulling away.
"What is it?"
"Well nobody knows, but I'm with child," Haley said looking at the ground.
"WHAT!!!" the entire group yelled.
Haley started laughing furiously, "Made ya look!"
"That was NOT funny Haley!" Nathan said still looking worried.
"Yes it was! If you would've seen your faces!" Haley said holding her stomach.
"Alright, well let me kick your ass at pool!" Nathan said and broke the rack. (A/N I play pool a whole bunch, but I couldn't think of the name of the rack of balls at the beginning...so if you could help me out there?)
"And anyway," Haley said in Nathan's ear, "How could I be pregnant? I mean we haven't gone that far yet."
Nathan blushed at the realization but quickly came back, "Yeah, I thought you were cheating on me there for a minute."
"Uh huh, sure, that's why you're blushing," Haley laughed, "It's alright, I think it's cute."
Haley took her shot and hit the 1 ball into the left corner pocket, "Looks like I'm solids!"
"Alright Haley!" the girls cheered. "Hey we were once cheerleaders!" Peyton said as Jake gave her a look.
"Yeah, but that was for basketball, this is pool," Jake said as he tapped her nose.
"Your point being? Come on be a team player!" Brooke said and jabbed at his arm playfully.
"Whatever."
Nathan and Haley battled until the very end. They both had their aim on the 8 ball. It was Nathan's turn now.
"Alright, eight pocket," he said pointing to the left corner pocket with his pool cue.
"Ok, Mr. Hot Shot," Haley said resting her chin on the end of her cue.
Nathan lined up the shot, pulled the cue back, and thrust it forward. Clank. The two balls made contact. The cue ball was going much too fast and hit the bumper and popped of the table. Scratch.
"Damn it!" Nathan said in defeat.
"And I didn't even have to work for that victory!" Haley said hugging Brooke and Peyton.
"Oh shush, Peyton, Jake. You're up!" Nathan said in a crazy announcer voice.
"Where'd that come from?" Peyton said referring to his voice.
"Hey, I lost and I'm not in the best of moods!" Nathan said as Haley came up and wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Oh Mr. Grumpy-Gills!" Haley said making reference to Finding Nemo, "Don't be mad because you lost to a girl!"
Nathan swooped her over his shoulder making her shriek, "Oh well, I can still torture you."
"NATHAN SCOTT! PUT ME DOWN!" Haley screamed punching his butt.
"Hey that road goes two ways," he said and started patting her butt to a hip-hop beat.
"You're so gonna pay!" Haley said giving up.
"Alright, well you're gonna be the one with all the blood rushing to her head...so I won't mind," Nathan said smirking.
"Oh just because I can't see your face does not mean I won't smack that smirk off your face!" Haley kicked back her leg just barely missing his head and making him drop her onto a near by couch, "Oomph!" she said as she fell.
"Hey you dropped her!" Brooke said pointing at Haley.
"Well aren't we the quick one!" Nathan said turning to Brooke.
Haley just sat on the couch pouting, "You hurt my bum!"
"Oh I'm sorry," Nathan said kissing her on the cheek.
"Oh whatever, see if you get any love from me for a little while."
"You know you look like a four year old right now?"
"And your point?" Haley said crossing her arms across her chest and sticking her tongue out at him. Nathan quickly grabbed her tongue, "Nahan! Leh go uh my thongue!" Haley mumbled without the use of her tongue.
"Say you're sorry," Nathan said, and Haley pointed at her tongue. Nathan let go, giving her a chance to speak.
"Alright, you're sorry," Haley said keeping up the four-year-old act.
"Alright that works for me...wait!" Nathan realized what she did, "I said say that you, Haley James, are sorry!"
"Oh ok! I'm sorry honey!" Haley said kissing Nathan.
"Hey Nate? Can I talk to you?" Lucas said coming back into the room. Nobody noticed that he had left the room in the first place.
"Yeah what is it?" Nathan asked walking out into the hallway closing the door behind him.
"Ok, I've been in the nursery getting the room ready considering she's due in about 5 weeks. And I've come to the putting up the shelves part and the putting the crib together. I need some help."
"Alright I'll help. But you do realize that you have a pool game to play against mother dearest?" Nathan used the nickname he's been calling Brooke for the past two months.
"Yep, I've already told Jake to come get me from the nursery. So he'll come back here and finish helping you."
"Alright let's go."
The boys walked into the room. There were shelves spread around everywhere. They were going to go on the wall with the bookcase to hold stuffed animals, pictures, extra books, and anything else that didn't have a place. The walls were a pale yellow with ducks stenciled here and there, mainly Peyton's work. Brooke had decided that she didn't want to know the sex of the baby, so the room was strictly unisexual. The entire group had been helping out with getting things ready for the room and after the room was done being worked on for the day Lucas would deadbolt the door, then hide the key. Jake had helped a bunch with the furniture. He gave them Jenny's old crib and changing table. Also his dad gave them the shelves for the room that he had gotten from a friend. Haley had been buying books for both Brooke and the baby. Her main goal was the books, stuffed animals and toys in general. She had found a mobile that had little cartoon ducks on it. One duck had sunglasses, the other was in a ballet dress, one was in a sailor suit, and the last one was a little rock star. Lucas had found a rocking chair and bookshelf that matched everything else in the room and had put the chair in the corner.
When Jake finally finished the game he came into the room, which was done, and the boys were just relaxing.
"Looks like you guys got some work done," Jake said.
"So who won?" Nathan asked.
"Who do you think?"
"Peyton?" Lucas asked.
"Ha! No! She didn't stand a chance!" Jake said, "So now it's up to you Luke. Please don't loose!"
The boys walked back into the poolroom and the girls were giving them questioning looks. "Alright, ready to loose Brooke?" Lucas asked.
"Better yet, are you ready to loose?" she retorted.
"Did we forget how competitive they are?" Jake said in a low voice to the rest of the group.
"Oh they should be fine," Haley said.
"Key word there 'should be'," Peyton joked.
"Yeah," Nathan laughed.
Brooke broke the rack and sunk two stripes, "Looks like you're solids good buddy."
"How'd she do that?" Haley looked at the table in awe.
"Babe, this is her table, in her house. I think she's practiced some," Nathan reminded.
"Oh yeah," Haley said her cheeks coloring.
"And that's how a game's started!" Lucas said as he sunk two balls.
"Damn it!" Peyton yelled, "Sorry kind of got caught up in the game. Continue," The rest of the group just laughed and shook their heads.
"SHIT!!!" Brooke yelled as she sunk the 8 ball too early.
"OH YEAH!" Lucas yelled giving Nathan and Jake a high five.
"Looks like we won!" Nathan said, "Who's the loser now?"
"Oh shut up! You still lost to a GIRL!" Haley shot back.
"Alright, alright. Calm down everybody!" Lucas said, "I have something I want to show to Brooke."
Haley went to the TV and pulled a blindfold out of the basket. This had all been planned. Well, everything but the pool tournament.
Lucas tied the blindfold over Brooke's eyes and led her to the nursery.
"Why do I hear keys jingling?" Brooke asked when Lucas pulled out the key to unlock the door.
"Just wait," Lucas finally got the door open and led Brooke inside the rest of the group waited in the doorway.
"Alright you can look now," Lucas said taking the blindfold off.
"Oh my God!" Brooke put her hands over her mouth as Lucas wrapped his arms protectively around her middle.
"What do you think?" he whispered into her ear.
"I love it! I love you!" Brooke exclaimed.
"Well it wasn't just me," he said pointing to the rest of the group.
"We all helped out," said a teary eyed Haley to a crying Brooke.
"Oh come here you guys!" Brooke said as they all came into the room, "Thank you all so much! Group hug!"
They all hugged. As corny as it sounds it was a Kodak moment. All the girls were crying and the room was perfect.