"Earth to Nathan," Peyton waved her hand repeatedly in front of his face.
"What's up with him?" Jake asked her.
"Classic Haley James trance," she told him.
Everyone looked to where Nathan was looking.
"Wow," he said, barely above a whisper. "She's changed."
"She looks different," Nathan said, a little sadly. He just hoped there was no ring on that finger...
"Haley looks good," Peyton corrected him.
And Nathan couldn't disagree. She looked hot.
"So we're here! We are finally here!" she squealed happily. "Now aren't you glad I made you wear that?
Haley rolled her eyes. "So I'm not cold anymore. I'd be fine in jeans."
"Oh blah. Well jeans wouldn't make him drool like that."
"Who?"
Brooke spotted her guests and pulled Haley in that direction. "Oh Haley! I see some people I know. Come say hi with me," Brooke said, not even giving her a chance to answer, she just pulled Haley with her.
"What...what's going on?" Haley asked, seeing her high school friends.
Brooke grinned. "Surprise!"
"You did all this?" Haley asked in disbelief. And Brooke nodded. Hales jumped into her best friend's arms. "You're the best Brooke!"
Lucas stepped up to them. "Hey buddy. I've missed you," he told Haley, pulling her into a big hug.
"I've missed you so much!"
"Hey!" Brooke yelled, hugging Peyton.
Peyton hugged Brooke back. "How've you been?"
"Good! Really good. Haley's been helping me a lot. How bout you?" Brooke asked, hugging Jake.
"We're good," Peyton said smiling. "I'm doing good with school."
"Well," Haley corrected her.
"And my job's going good," Jake added, laughing.
"Hey Haley," Nathan said, with a smile.
"Hey Nathan!" she exclaimed, pulling him a warm hug.
Nathan couldn't help but smile and hug her back.
Lucas hugged Brooke. "Looking good"
"Back atcha babe," she smiled a genuine smile. "So..." Brooke eyed her friends. "I don't know who, but I heard someone has some big news!"
Nathan looked nervously at Haley.
Brooke looked at everyone. "So the guilty party doesn't want to speak up?"
"Maybe they want to tell everyone later," Haley suggested.
'Oh no. It is her!' Nathan's mind screamed at him. 'She's engaged.'
"Fine," Brooke pouted. "I guess I can wait. Let's all head out. The rental car is outside."
Everyone grabbed their things and followed Brooke. Brooke rented a blue ford expedition. Blue in honor of their Raven's days. The boys loaded all of the luggage into the car.
Lucas grabbed the keys out of Brooke's hands. "I'll drive."
"Hey!" she yelled. "You don't know where you're going."
"You'll tell me," he replied. "Brooke's got shot gun," Luke announced grinning.
Brooke inwardly smirked. 'He still wants me,' she thought to herself.
Haley rolled her eyes. She could see there was still some obvious sparkage.
Peyton and Jake climbed into the middle row, and Brooke and Lucas took the front. Haley climbed into the back, and Nathan followed her.
"So..." Haley said, feeling terribly uncomfortable. Nathan wasn't being very friendly. "How's school going?"
"Pretty good," Nathan replied. "Midterms went well. I'm sure things are going good for you right?"
Haley nodded. "Really well. I made Dean's List last semester."
"Congratulations."
"Thanks," Haley said. "Brooke did too! I don't know if she told any of you."
"No!!!" Peyton yelled and hit Brooke.
"It's no big deal guys."
"Yes it is!" Peyton protested.
"She's right," Jake agreed.
Lucas stopped at a stop sign, and he turned to look at Brooke. "Yes it is Brooke. Congratulations."
"Who knew you had it in you," Jake teased.
"I did," Haley spoke up.
"Guys, stop. It's ok...not a big deal. It's a few good grades."
Nathan laughed. "You spent four years trying to the center of everyone's attention and now you're trying to avoid it."
Brooke glared at Nathan. "Don't make me say something to turn the heat from me yo you," she warned, with an evil smirk.
Nathan knew exactly what he meant. Haley. Brooke and Luke were the only ones he told he was still very much in love with her.
"Are we almost there?" he asked, quickly changing the subject.
"Good boy. It's just down this road."
"What's up with him?" Jake asked her.
"Classic Haley James trance," she told him.
Everyone looked to where Nathan was looking.
"Wow," he said, barely above a whisper. "She's changed."
"She looks different," Nathan said, a little sadly. He just hoped there was no ring on that finger...
"Haley looks good," Peyton corrected him.
And Nathan couldn't disagree. She looked hot.
"So we're here! We are finally here!" she squealed happily. "Now aren't you glad I made you wear that?
Haley rolled her eyes. "So I'm not cold anymore. I'd be fine in jeans."
"Oh blah. Well jeans wouldn't make him drool like that."
"Who?"
Brooke spotted her guests and pulled Haley in that direction. "Oh Haley! I see some people I know. Come say hi with me," Brooke said, not even giving her a chance to answer, she just pulled Haley with her.
"What...what's going on?" Haley asked, seeing her high school friends.
Brooke grinned. "Surprise!"
"You did all this?" Haley asked in disbelief. And Brooke nodded. Hales jumped into her best friend's arms. "You're the best Brooke!"
Lucas stepped up to them. "Hey buddy. I've missed you," he told Haley, pulling her into a big hug.
"I've missed you so much!"
"Hey!" Brooke yelled, hugging Peyton.
Peyton hugged Brooke back. "How've you been?"
"Good! Really good. Haley's been helping me a lot. How bout you?" Brooke asked, hugging Jake.
"We're good," Peyton said smiling. "I'm doing good with school."
"Well," Haley corrected her.
"And my job's going good," Jake added, laughing.
"Hey Haley," Nathan said, with a smile.
"Hey Nathan!" she exclaimed, pulling him a warm hug.
Nathan couldn't help but smile and hug her back.
Lucas hugged Brooke. "Looking good"
"Back atcha babe," she smiled a genuine smile. "So..." Brooke eyed her friends. "I don't know who, but I heard someone has some big news!"
Nathan looked nervously at Haley.
Brooke looked at everyone. "So the guilty party doesn't want to speak up?"
"Maybe they want to tell everyone later," Haley suggested.
'Oh no. It is her!' Nathan's mind screamed at him. 'She's engaged.'
"Fine," Brooke pouted. "I guess I can wait. Let's all head out. The rental car is outside."
Everyone grabbed their things and followed Brooke. Brooke rented a blue ford expedition. Blue in honor of their Raven's days. The boys loaded all of the luggage into the car.
Lucas grabbed the keys out of Brooke's hands. "I'll drive."
"Hey!" she yelled. "You don't know where you're going."
"You'll tell me," he replied. "Brooke's got shot gun," Luke announced grinning.
Brooke inwardly smirked. 'He still wants me,' she thought to herself.
Haley rolled her eyes. She could see there was still some obvious sparkage.
Peyton and Jake climbed into the middle row, and Brooke and Lucas took the front. Haley climbed into the back, and Nathan followed her.
"So..." Haley said, feeling terribly uncomfortable. Nathan wasn't being very friendly. "How's school going?"
"Pretty good," Nathan replied. "Midterms went well. I'm sure things are going good for you right?"
Haley nodded. "Really well. I made Dean's List last semester."
"Congratulations."
"Thanks," Haley said. "Brooke did too! I don't know if she told any of you."
"No!!!" Peyton yelled and hit Brooke.
"It's no big deal guys."
"Yes it is!" Peyton protested.
"She's right," Jake agreed.
Lucas stopped at a stop sign, and he turned to look at Brooke. "Yes it is Brooke. Congratulations."
"Who knew you had it in you," Jake teased.
"I did," Haley spoke up.
"Guys, stop. It's ok...not a big deal. It's a few good grades."
Nathan laughed. "You spent four years trying to the center of everyone's attention and now you're trying to avoid it."
Brooke glared at Nathan. "Don't make me say something to turn the heat from me yo you," she warned, with an evil smirk.
Nathan knew exactly what he meant. Haley. Brooke and Luke were the only ones he told he was still very much in love with her.
"Are we almost there?" he asked, quickly changing the subject.
"Good boy. It's just down this road."