"You only have a one piece?" Brooke said still not believing her.
Haley rolled her eyes. "Yes Brooke. For the fifth time."
"You are so picking out a bikini. And you can help me pick out a new one."
Haley laughed, but gave in. It was going to be her and Brooke in Florida. Besides maybe she could get a nice natural tan. "Ok, ok. Point me to something."
Brooke was going through the racks looking at all the different designs. "Find anything yet Haley?" After some time, Brooke reluctantly gave up the nick name tutor girl for Haley.
"Something for you I think," Haley said, holding up a red bikini made with glittery fabric.
"Oh I like!" Brooke smirked. "Nice choice. How about this one for you?" Brooke asked, and showed Haley a very summery and Hawaiian looking bikini. It had the little flowers on it and it was pink, orange, yellow, red and black.
"I actually kind of like that," Haley admitted to her.
Brooke grinned at her. 'Nathan will like it even more,' she thought to herself. She didn't want Haley to know Nathan would be there. She wanted her to be surprised. "Good we're done here." Brooke and Haley headed up to the register and paid for their bathing suits.
They left the mall and got into Brooke's little blue beetle.
"I'm actually getting excited," Haley confessed to her. "I'm looking forward to going a little 'wild,'" she told Brooke. "I think I've been hanging out with you for too long!"
"Oh you love it."
Haley couldn't stop smiling, because Brooke was right. Over the last year, she helped Haley to really come out of her shell. Now, Haley sang on open mic nights and college talents shows; much of course because of Brooke.
"So when do we leave again?" Haley asked.
"Our flight is tomorrow at eight AM," Brooke told her. "It's early but I didn't want to delay our week!" The real reason was Brooke wanted them to be the first ones down there.
Haley groaned. "Supply me with coffee and I'll be good."
Brooke laughed at her.
*Meanwhile....In Nebraska*
"Do you have to go?"
Lucas inwardly rolled his eyes. "I'll be back in a week Christina," he assured her.
"But a week's too long to be away from you," she continued whining. Christina followed him around as he did his last minute packing.
She pouted and sat on his bed. "Why can't I go with you?"
"Because I told you, my friend paid for this, and it's just the gang from high school."
Christina definitely did not like him being down there alone for a whole week, what with two ex-girlfriends and his female "best friend". They had been dating about six months now, and they hardly ever talked about his past, and his high school life.
"What?" Lucas asked her. "You don't trust me?"
"It's not that...I don't trust other girls. I am one after all," she told him. "I know how sneaking and manipulative they can be."
"You can be so over dramatic sometimes."
"Luke!" Christina said a little too loudly in protest. "You should spend spring break here with me. We hardly get to see each other with full time classes and your basketball."
"I know baby, but I can't not go. It's been nearly a year since I saw these guys. It's something I'm going to do," Lucas told her for the last time.
"Fine," Christina said. "See you when you get back." She turned and left the room in a huff, slamming the door behind her.
Lucas sighed and sat down on his bed. She was more trouble than she's worth. Lucas found himself thinking, 'She's not even fun. At least Brooke was always fun.'
Lucas finished packing up the last things he needed. Tomorrow he left Nebraska for the warmth of Florida and the comfort of old friends. He couldn't wait. Lucas turned out the light to at least attempt to get some sleep.
*Meanwhile in NYC*
Peyton and Jake exchanged their tickets for one with a layover in NC, and got a third ticket for little Jenny.
"At least we'll have about an hour to see your parents and visit Tree Hill," Peyton said, packing the suitcase up for the two of them, while Jake was packing Jenny's.
"And Jenny's so excited about spending time with them. I was worried she'd be upset we were leaving here there," Jake agreed. "And of course you can't forget Aunt Karen," Jake added. Jenny loved Karen. She would spend lots of time in the Café when they visited Tree Hill. Karen made her special -cocoa- in the winter and the best ice cream
floats in the summer.
Peyton smiled, thinking of how excited Jenny's been this week. "At least she's out of the stage where if you are out of her sight she screams bloody murder."
"Oh god, tell me about it."
She laughed at him. "I'm excited too."
"I know what you mean. It's going to be weird seeing everyone again, all with separate lives from each other."
Peyton nodded. "Yeah. In a weird, sad, demented way, I miss high school. Well I miss seeing them everyday."
Jake zipped up Jenny's suitcase. And wrapped his arms around Peyton's waist. "You see me everyday baby."
Peyton smiled, turning around in his arms to face him. "And I'm glad," she said, before kissing him.
They broke apart a few minutes later, to Peyton going back to packing. "We'll have plenty of time for that over vacation," she told him, with a teasing smile on her lips.
Jake helped her pack the last of their things, and then placed the suit cases on the floor. They climbed into bed, and Peyton made sure to set the alarm clock.
"Night," Peyton said, yawning.
"Goodnight," Jake replied, draping an arm around her waist.
*Meanwhile in California*
Nathan lay there, staring up at the ceiling. He glanced at the clock. The red numbers screamed three AM at him. He could not sleep at all. Every time he got close to falling asleep, a picture of her popped into his mind. Nathan was sure he wasn't going to get to sleep. His flight left at 6:25 AM, since it was a nine hour flight. 'At least I'll get to sleep on the plane,' he thought to himself. Eventually, close to four AM Nathan had drifted off to sleep.
Nathan step off the plane and onto Florida ground. He walked into the airport, and there she was, the love of his life time. She had his heart, always did and always would.
"Hey Haley," Nathan greeted her, walking up to the group, who was standing together talking about old times and how their lives were now.
"Hey Nathan," Haley said turning around. Nathan's eyes immediately fell to the ring that was on her engagement ring finger.
Haley hugged Nathan. "It's so good to see you," she told him.
'She would have told me about something that big in her email...wouldn't she have?' he wondered to himself.
"What's new with you?" he asked politely.
Haley turned to him, with this big grin on her face. "I'm getting married!"
Nathan's head sprang up off the pillow and his heart was beating faster than normal. He was surrounded by darkness. 'It was just a dream. All a dream,' he kept telling himself. But the truth was, a little voice in the back of his mind gnawed at him, telling him she very well could be engaged, or married, or even just dating some guy. Just because he hasn't dated anyone since her, doesn't mean she wouldn't.
Nathan looked at the alarm clock. 4:38AM. He sighed, and just went back to staring at the ceiling for the next hour.
Haley rolled her eyes. "Yes Brooke. For the fifth time."
"You are so picking out a bikini. And you can help me pick out a new one."
Haley laughed, but gave in. It was going to be her and Brooke in Florida. Besides maybe she could get a nice natural tan. "Ok, ok. Point me to something."
Brooke was going through the racks looking at all the different designs. "Find anything yet Haley?" After some time, Brooke reluctantly gave up the nick name tutor girl for Haley.
"Something for you I think," Haley said, holding up a red bikini made with glittery fabric.
"Oh I like!" Brooke smirked. "Nice choice. How about this one for you?" Brooke asked, and showed Haley a very summery and Hawaiian looking bikini. It had the little flowers on it and it was pink, orange, yellow, red and black.
"I actually kind of like that," Haley admitted to her.
Brooke grinned at her. 'Nathan will like it even more,' she thought to herself. She didn't want Haley to know Nathan would be there. She wanted her to be surprised. "Good we're done here." Brooke and Haley headed up to the register and paid for their bathing suits.
They left the mall and got into Brooke's little blue beetle.
"I'm actually getting excited," Haley confessed to her. "I'm looking forward to going a little 'wild,'" she told Brooke. "I think I've been hanging out with you for too long!"
"Oh you love it."
Haley couldn't stop smiling, because Brooke was right. Over the last year, she helped Haley to really come out of her shell. Now, Haley sang on open mic nights and college talents shows; much of course because of Brooke.
"So when do we leave again?" Haley asked.
"Our flight is tomorrow at eight AM," Brooke told her. "It's early but I didn't want to delay our week!" The real reason was Brooke wanted them to be the first ones down there.
Haley groaned. "Supply me with coffee and I'll be good."
Brooke laughed at her.
*Meanwhile....In Nebraska*
"Do you have to go?"
Lucas inwardly rolled his eyes. "I'll be back in a week Christina," he assured her.
"But a week's too long to be away from you," she continued whining. Christina followed him around as he did his last minute packing.
She pouted and sat on his bed. "Why can't I go with you?"
"Because I told you, my friend paid for this, and it's just the gang from high school."
Christina definitely did not like him being down there alone for a whole week, what with two ex-girlfriends and his female "best friend". They had been dating about six months now, and they hardly ever talked about his past, and his high school life.
"What?" Lucas asked her. "You don't trust me?"
"It's not that...I don't trust other girls. I am one after all," she told him. "I know how sneaking and manipulative they can be."
"You can be so over dramatic sometimes."
"Luke!" Christina said a little too loudly in protest. "You should spend spring break here with me. We hardly get to see each other with full time classes and your basketball."
"I know baby, but I can't not go. It's been nearly a year since I saw these guys. It's something I'm going to do," Lucas told her for the last time.
"Fine," Christina said. "See you when you get back." She turned and left the room in a huff, slamming the door behind her.
Lucas sighed and sat down on his bed. She was more trouble than she's worth. Lucas found himself thinking, 'She's not even fun. At least Brooke was always fun.'
Lucas finished packing up the last things he needed. Tomorrow he left Nebraska for the warmth of Florida and the comfort of old friends. He couldn't wait. Lucas turned out the light to at least attempt to get some sleep.
*Meanwhile in NYC*
Peyton and Jake exchanged their tickets for one with a layover in NC, and got a third ticket for little Jenny.
"At least we'll have about an hour to see your parents and visit Tree Hill," Peyton said, packing the suitcase up for the two of them, while Jake was packing Jenny's.
"And Jenny's so excited about spending time with them. I was worried she'd be upset we were leaving here there," Jake agreed. "And of course you can't forget Aunt Karen," Jake added. Jenny loved Karen. She would spend lots of time in the Café when they visited Tree Hill. Karen made her special -cocoa- in the winter and the best ice cream
floats in the summer.
Peyton smiled, thinking of how excited Jenny's been this week. "At least she's out of the stage where if you are out of her sight she screams bloody murder."
"Oh god, tell me about it."
She laughed at him. "I'm excited too."
"I know what you mean. It's going to be weird seeing everyone again, all with separate lives from each other."
Peyton nodded. "Yeah. In a weird, sad, demented way, I miss high school. Well I miss seeing them everyday."
Jake zipped up Jenny's suitcase. And wrapped his arms around Peyton's waist. "You see me everyday baby."
Peyton smiled, turning around in his arms to face him. "And I'm glad," she said, before kissing him.
They broke apart a few minutes later, to Peyton going back to packing. "We'll have plenty of time for that over vacation," she told him, with a teasing smile on her lips.
Jake helped her pack the last of their things, and then placed the suit cases on the floor. They climbed into bed, and Peyton made sure to set the alarm clock.
"Night," Peyton said, yawning.
"Goodnight," Jake replied, draping an arm around her waist.
*Meanwhile in California*
Nathan lay there, staring up at the ceiling. He glanced at the clock. The red numbers screamed three AM at him. He could not sleep at all. Every time he got close to falling asleep, a picture of her popped into his mind. Nathan was sure he wasn't going to get to sleep. His flight left at 6:25 AM, since it was a nine hour flight. 'At least I'll get to sleep on the plane,' he thought to himself. Eventually, close to four AM Nathan had drifted off to sleep.
Nathan step off the plane and onto Florida ground. He walked into the airport, and there she was, the love of his life time. She had his heart, always did and always would.
"Hey Haley," Nathan greeted her, walking up to the group, who was standing together talking about old times and how their lives were now.
"Hey Nathan," Haley said turning around. Nathan's eyes immediately fell to the ring that was on her engagement ring finger.
Haley hugged Nathan. "It's so good to see you," she told him.
'She would have told me about something that big in her email...wouldn't she have?' he wondered to himself.
"What's new with you?" he asked politely.
Haley turned to him, with this big grin on her face. "I'm getting married!"
Nathan's head sprang up off the pillow and his heart was beating faster than normal. He was surrounded by darkness. 'It was just a dream. All a dream,' he kept telling himself. But the truth was, a little voice in the back of his mind gnawed at him, telling him she very well could be engaged, or married, or even just dating some guy. Just because he hasn't dated anyone since her, doesn't mean she wouldn't.
Nathan looked at the alarm clock. 4:38AM. He sighed, and just went back to staring at the ceiling for the next hour.