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I'm really stupid. I shouldn't have put up the "poll" because I already wrote the next chapters.
I'M REALLY SORRY!!! THE RESULT FROM THE OTHER MESSAGE BOARD HAD BEEN JOANNE and since I ALREADY wrote this story out, I'll be making it Joanne and Lucas. SORRY!!!
Hopefully, you guys will still like this story. Well, HAPPY READING!
Here's CH. 8
"Haley, wake up."
"Hmm-mmm." Haley tossed onto her side, away from the voice.
"Haley! Wake up!" Joanne cried, shaking Haley.
"Go away." Haley replied. "You know you're interrupting the best dream I've ever had."
"Oh? And what would that be?" countered Joanne, relieved that Haley woke up, JUST in time to get to her first class of the day. "Does it have anything to do with me and Lucas?"
That grabbed Haley's attention. "You and Lucas?" Getting up, Haley asked again. "You and Lucas? Lucas is happy with Peyton. And how would you know Lucas?"
Smiling secretly, Joanne answered, "Well, he called last night and we talked." "He called? Last night?" Raising her eyebrows in wonderment, Haley said "For you?"
"No, silly." Laughing, Joanne got off Haley's bed and started walking towards her room. "For you, but we ended up talking anyway."
"And what about?"
"Well, you know. Our lives, one-night stands." she trailed off a list, as Haley gazed as her with one perfectly tweaked eyebrow raised. "And, finally, last but not least, you."
"Me?" Now Haley was curious. She got up fully out of bed and walked over to the bathroom. "Well, I hope you had a nice chat about me."
"Oh, we did."
"You're bluffing, but it doesn't matter." Haley tried to brush off, but before she was fully inside the bathroom, Joanne said, "I probably am, but you're still curious. So there."
Shaking her head, smiling, Haley began to get ready for her day.
~NATHAN~
Meanwhile, Nathan was already in basketball practice.
"Mr. Scott, please concentrate."
"Sorry sir," Nathan answered, coming back from his thoughts about Haley.
His teammate passed him the ball, and practice went back to being normal.
After practice though, after Nathan was all dressed, he joined his teammates, as he started walking out of the empty basketball gym.
"Nathan" called out his teammate, Jordan, who had become his close friend in the last 3-4 years.
Nathan waited for his friend, duffel bag resting on his shoulder, and towel in hand.
"What?" as he asked that, an image of Haley walking towards him, came to mind.
She was coming closer and closer, and smiling her special smile that she reserved just for him.
Surprised that Haley had come, not knowing it was his imagination, Nathan asked, "Haley, what are you doing here?"
"What? Who's Haley?" asked Jordan, bringing Nathan out of his reverie. "Where are you looking, cause I don't see any girl there, let alone a person."
Shaking his head mournfully, Nathan answered, "I just thought I saw someone that's all."
"Someone special, right?"
"Yeah."
"She's that girl you've been talking about, huh? The one who used to come to games to watch you and your brother, AND the one who you used to talk about all the time, even during your dates. Right?" asked Jordan, resting his hand on Nathan's shoulder.
"Yeah," breathed Nathan, then pausing slightly, he inquired, "Is that why all those girls broke up with me? Because I talked about Haley?"
"Yeah, dude. Remember Cherie?" Shaking his head, Jordan smirked at Nathan's confused expression. "Never mind, dude. She's no one that important. Well, anyway, after your date, she came back to me saying that all you did was talk about you and Haley used to do this and that. That drove Cherie almost over the edge."
"Well, then tell her I'm sorry." replied Nathan firmly.
Both of them turned and started walking towards the gym entrance/exit.
"I did, man. To every girl you dated. And trust me, it wasn't pretty."
Nathan frowning said, "Sorry, man. I'll make it up to you."
Laughing Jordan replied, "It's okay. You already did."
Bemused by Nathan's very confused expression, Jordan continued, "You know my girlfriend, Nicky?"
Going on after Nathan nodded, "Well, she was one of the girls you dated last year, and after she came to me complaining, I asked her out on a date. And that's when our relationship started. So thanks to you, I have a wonderful girlfriend."
Laughing Nathan nodded, understanding now.
Jordan laughed, "So I'm saying that you missed out on many opportunities."
Shaking his head, Nathan answered solemnly, "No, man. The only opportunity I want is the one with Haley."
Patting Nathan, fatherly, Jordan laughed, "Dude, you're in over your head. Hopefully, you'll get her and give me a break."
Punching Jordan lightly, he smirked, "Hey, that's the thing you have to go through for all the girls going to YOU afterwards."
Holding up his hands in mock surrender, Jordan answered, "It's not like you even gave them the time of day again after your dates, so I was the best candidate."
Smirking, Nathan answered, "Well, thanks man. Thanks a lot."
Smiling, Jordan replied, "No problem."
And they exited the gym, duffel bags in hand, in silence, each deep in their own thoughts.
Jordan's about Nicky and their date tonight, and Nathan's about Haley and the trip.
~~ HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS Liked/Loved this! Well, please review! And sorry, but it's going to be Joanne/Lucas! Sorry. -marg.
I'm really stupid. I shouldn't have put up the "poll" because I already wrote the next chapters.
I'M REALLY SORRY!!! THE RESULT FROM THE OTHER MESSAGE BOARD HAD BEEN JOANNE and since I ALREADY wrote this story out, I'll be making it Joanne and Lucas. SORRY!!!
Hopefully, you guys will still like this story. Well, HAPPY READING!
Here's CH. 8
"Haley, wake up."
"Hmm-mmm." Haley tossed onto her side, away from the voice.
"Haley! Wake up!" Joanne cried, shaking Haley.
"Go away." Haley replied. "You know you're interrupting the best dream I've ever had."
"Oh? And what would that be?" countered Joanne, relieved that Haley woke up, JUST in time to get to her first class of the day. "Does it have anything to do with me and Lucas?"
That grabbed Haley's attention. "You and Lucas?" Getting up, Haley asked again. "You and Lucas? Lucas is happy with Peyton. And how would you know Lucas?"
Smiling secretly, Joanne answered, "Well, he called last night and we talked." "He called? Last night?" Raising her eyebrows in wonderment, Haley said "For you?"
"No, silly." Laughing, Joanne got off Haley's bed and started walking towards her room. "For you, but we ended up talking anyway."
"And what about?"
"Well, you know. Our lives, one-night stands." she trailed off a list, as Haley gazed as her with one perfectly tweaked eyebrow raised. "And, finally, last but not least, you."
"Me?" Now Haley was curious. She got up fully out of bed and walked over to the bathroom. "Well, I hope you had a nice chat about me."
"Oh, we did."
"You're bluffing, but it doesn't matter." Haley tried to brush off, but before she was fully inside the bathroom, Joanne said, "I probably am, but you're still curious. So there."
Shaking her head, smiling, Haley began to get ready for her day.
~NATHAN~
Meanwhile, Nathan was already in basketball practice.
"Mr. Scott, please concentrate."
"Sorry sir," Nathan answered, coming back from his thoughts about Haley.
His teammate passed him the ball, and practice went back to being normal.
After practice though, after Nathan was all dressed, he joined his teammates, as he started walking out of the empty basketball gym.
"Nathan" called out his teammate, Jordan, who had become his close friend in the last 3-4 years.
Nathan waited for his friend, duffel bag resting on his shoulder, and towel in hand.
"What?" as he asked that, an image of Haley walking towards him, came to mind.
She was coming closer and closer, and smiling her special smile that she reserved just for him.
Surprised that Haley had come, not knowing it was his imagination, Nathan asked, "Haley, what are you doing here?"
"What? Who's Haley?" asked Jordan, bringing Nathan out of his reverie. "Where are you looking, cause I don't see any girl there, let alone a person."
Shaking his head mournfully, Nathan answered, "I just thought I saw someone that's all."
"Someone special, right?"
"Yeah."
"She's that girl you've been talking about, huh? The one who used to come to games to watch you and your brother, AND the one who you used to talk about all the time, even during your dates. Right?" asked Jordan, resting his hand on Nathan's shoulder.
"Yeah," breathed Nathan, then pausing slightly, he inquired, "Is that why all those girls broke up with me? Because I talked about Haley?"
"Yeah, dude. Remember Cherie?" Shaking his head, Jordan smirked at Nathan's confused expression. "Never mind, dude. She's no one that important. Well, anyway, after your date, she came back to me saying that all you did was talk about you and Haley used to do this and that. That drove Cherie almost over the edge."
"Well, then tell her I'm sorry." replied Nathan firmly.
Both of them turned and started walking towards the gym entrance/exit.
"I did, man. To every girl you dated. And trust me, it wasn't pretty."
Nathan frowning said, "Sorry, man. I'll make it up to you."
Laughing Jordan replied, "It's okay. You already did."
Bemused by Nathan's very confused expression, Jordan continued, "You know my girlfriend, Nicky?"
Going on after Nathan nodded, "Well, she was one of the girls you dated last year, and after she came to me complaining, I asked her out on a date. And that's when our relationship started. So thanks to you, I have a wonderful girlfriend."
Laughing Nathan nodded, understanding now.
Jordan laughed, "So I'm saying that you missed out on many opportunities."
Shaking his head, Nathan answered solemnly, "No, man. The only opportunity I want is the one with Haley."
Patting Nathan, fatherly, Jordan laughed, "Dude, you're in over your head. Hopefully, you'll get her and give me a break."
Punching Jordan lightly, he smirked, "Hey, that's the thing you have to go through for all the girls going to YOU afterwards."
Holding up his hands in mock surrender, Jordan answered, "It's not like you even gave them the time of day again after your dates, so I was the best candidate."
Smirking, Nathan answered, "Well, thanks man. Thanks a lot."
Smiling, Jordan replied, "No problem."
And they exited the gym, duffel bags in hand, in silence, each deep in their own thoughts.
Jordan's about Nicky and their date tonight, and Nathan's about Haley and the trip.
~~ HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS Liked/Loved this! Well, please review! And sorry, but it's going to be Joanne/Lucas! Sorry. -marg.