Chapter Two
Tuesday, July 16
Lucas woke up the next morning surprised to find himself in his old bedroom. It took him a moment to remember why he was there, I guess you could say it was morning amnesia. He heard the shower running and assumed it was Peyton only because she wasn't lying beside him. Luke walked out of the room and into the living room expecting to find three children jumping around at 7 am. Somehow Cameran, Gavin and Ben always managed to be wide awake at ungodly hours. The only problem was that they weren't there.
He found a note on the coffee table in Karen's handwriting.
Lucas and Peyton,
Keith and I took the kids to the beach today. Hope you don't mind. We'll be back around nine tonight. Enjoy your kid-free day.
Love,
Mom
P.S. Haley called; Peyton needs to call her back.
Just as Luke sat down with his cup of coffee, Peyton emerged from the shower.
"Where are the kids?" She asked with a bit of panic in her voice.
"Don't worry. My mom and Keith took them to the beach for the day.... And Haley needs to speak with you." He added.
"I wonder what she wants so early in the morning." Peyton picked up the phone and dialed Haley's familiar cell phone number. They had kept in touch a lot during college and afterward. They now considered themselves best friends. "Damn it, it's her voicemail." She muttered. "Where are she and Nathan staying?"
"I think they're in Nate's old house." Lucas replied.
"Really? I thought Deb sold that a few years back when she moved to New York." She questioned.
"I thought so too but, that's where they said they were staying." He shrugged. It made him wonder about the house though. He could have sworn that Deb had sold the house, but apparently not.
"What is the number? Do you remember?" Peyton asked trying to jog her memory of when Nathan and her had dated. She had called him almost everyday, but then again it was ten years ago.
"I have no idea. Just call 411." Luke suggested.
"Hello...yes, I'm looking for the phone number of 27 Maple Drive (A/N: I have absolutely no idea if this is his address)...555-4927...Okay, thank you." She hung up and then dialed the number.
"Hi Hales...Yeah sure...We'll be over in ten minutes...See ya then."
"I just woke up, how do you expect me to be ready in ten minutes?" Lucas argued.
"If I can do it then you can do it." Peyton encouraged. She watched him sulk for a moment. "It is harder to get you ready than it is to get all three of the kids ready."
"I get the picture." He stood up and walked into the bathroom. Within five minutes he was showered, dressed and ready to go.
"I told you it wasn't that hard."
"Oh come on. Let's just go." They got into their rented SUV and drove across town to Nathan's house. Before they even got out of the car, Haley came running out the front door still clad in her pajamas.
"You need to come inside quickly. I need your help." She grabbed Peyton and pulled her into the house.
'I feel loved.' He thought to himself as he walked into the house. He found Nathan laying on the couch, on the verge of falling asleep.
"So Haley got to you too?" Luke plopped next to him.
"Yeah, she said something about her sister and a dress but I was still half asleep at the time." Nathan admitted.
"So what is the plan for today?"
"Well let's see...We ordered to rings to be inscribed, we ordered to cake, we ordered the flowers, the reception hall is booked...we need tuxes."
"Oh great, my favorite part." Lucas replied sarcastically.
"Oh, I know. Haley has this thought in her head that we will actually wear a purple tie." Nathan told his brother.
"WHAT?!"
"I know. The flowers, the tablecloths and the bridesmaids' dresses are purple so she expects us to match." He explained.
"How could you let her chose purple?" Luke shook his head.
"I didn't realize that it would require us to wear purple."
"Well it's too late now." He gave Nathan an irritated look.
"Whatever. I'm going to sleep." With that he laid back down on the couch and did just that. A few moments later both of the guys were sound asleep.
Haley and Peyton- Kitchen
"Calm down Hales." Peyton told her friend who was pacing across the room. "It's not that bad."
"My maid of honor just cancelled on me, that is not bad it's the worst." Haley's sister was supposed to be her maid of honor but since the wedding was moved up two weeks she couldn't make it, she would be in Brazil with the Peace Corp during that time.
"Don't be such a s pessimist. You have plenty of other sisters." Peyton assured her.
"Yeah but I don't like any of them as much." The truth was she didn't really want to have her sister as her maid of honor. She was obligated to chose her because she was the only one of her sisters that wasn't a maid of honor for someone in the family already. Haley would have asked Peyton instead, and now she could. Maybe things weren't that complicated after all.
"I have an idea." She sat down at the table. "You can be the matron of honor."
"Won't your parents be disappointed though?" Peyton questioned.
"Truth be told they are already upset enough about me marrying Nathan. They still haven't warmed up to that idea yet." Haley confessed.
"I guess I accept then." He gave her friend a hug.
"Come on let's go shopping for some dresses." Haley pulled Peyton out of the kitchen, stopping to observe Nathan and Lucas sleeping in the living room.
"Isn't that just the cutest thing." Peyton commented.
"Yeah. It's a Kodak moment." She smiled. "But we have a very important mission ahead of us." And then left.
Tuesday, July 16
Lucas woke up the next morning surprised to find himself in his old bedroom. It took him a moment to remember why he was there, I guess you could say it was morning amnesia. He heard the shower running and assumed it was Peyton only because she wasn't lying beside him. Luke walked out of the room and into the living room expecting to find three children jumping around at 7 am. Somehow Cameran, Gavin and Ben always managed to be wide awake at ungodly hours. The only problem was that they weren't there.
He found a note on the coffee table in Karen's handwriting.
Lucas and Peyton,
Keith and I took the kids to the beach today. Hope you don't mind. We'll be back around nine tonight. Enjoy your kid-free day.
Love,
Mom
P.S. Haley called; Peyton needs to call her back.
Just as Luke sat down with his cup of coffee, Peyton emerged from the shower.
"Where are the kids?" She asked with a bit of panic in her voice.
"Don't worry. My mom and Keith took them to the beach for the day.... And Haley needs to speak with you." He added.
"I wonder what she wants so early in the morning." Peyton picked up the phone and dialed Haley's familiar cell phone number. They had kept in touch a lot during college and afterward. They now considered themselves best friends. "Damn it, it's her voicemail." She muttered. "Where are she and Nathan staying?"
"I think they're in Nate's old house." Lucas replied.
"Really? I thought Deb sold that a few years back when she moved to New York." She questioned.
"I thought so too but, that's where they said they were staying." He shrugged. It made him wonder about the house though. He could have sworn that Deb had sold the house, but apparently not.
"What is the number? Do you remember?" Peyton asked trying to jog her memory of when Nathan and her had dated. She had called him almost everyday, but then again it was ten years ago.
"I have no idea. Just call 411." Luke suggested.
"Hello...yes, I'm looking for the phone number of 27 Maple Drive (A/N: I have absolutely no idea if this is his address)...555-4927...Okay, thank you." She hung up and then dialed the number.
"Hi Hales...Yeah sure...We'll be over in ten minutes...See ya then."
"I just woke up, how do you expect me to be ready in ten minutes?" Lucas argued.
"If I can do it then you can do it." Peyton encouraged. She watched him sulk for a moment. "It is harder to get you ready than it is to get all three of the kids ready."
"I get the picture." He stood up and walked into the bathroom. Within five minutes he was showered, dressed and ready to go.
"I told you it wasn't that hard."
"Oh come on. Let's just go." They got into their rented SUV and drove across town to Nathan's house. Before they even got out of the car, Haley came running out the front door still clad in her pajamas.
"You need to come inside quickly. I need your help." She grabbed Peyton and pulled her into the house.
'I feel loved.' He thought to himself as he walked into the house. He found Nathan laying on the couch, on the verge of falling asleep.
"So Haley got to you too?" Luke plopped next to him.
"Yeah, she said something about her sister and a dress but I was still half asleep at the time." Nathan admitted.
"So what is the plan for today?"
"Well let's see...We ordered to rings to be inscribed, we ordered to cake, we ordered the flowers, the reception hall is booked...we need tuxes."
"Oh great, my favorite part." Lucas replied sarcastically.
"Oh, I know. Haley has this thought in her head that we will actually wear a purple tie." Nathan told his brother.
"WHAT?!"
"I know. The flowers, the tablecloths and the bridesmaids' dresses are purple so she expects us to match." He explained.
"How could you let her chose purple?" Luke shook his head.
"I didn't realize that it would require us to wear purple."
"Well it's too late now." He gave Nathan an irritated look.
"Whatever. I'm going to sleep." With that he laid back down on the couch and did just that. A few moments later both of the guys were sound asleep.
Haley and Peyton- Kitchen
"Calm down Hales." Peyton told her friend who was pacing across the room. "It's not that bad."
"My maid of honor just cancelled on me, that is not bad it's the worst." Haley's sister was supposed to be her maid of honor but since the wedding was moved up two weeks she couldn't make it, she would be in Brazil with the Peace Corp during that time.
"Don't be such a s pessimist. You have plenty of other sisters." Peyton assured her.
"Yeah but I don't like any of them as much." The truth was she didn't really want to have her sister as her maid of honor. She was obligated to chose her because she was the only one of her sisters that wasn't a maid of honor for someone in the family already. Haley would have asked Peyton instead, and now she could. Maybe things weren't that complicated after all.
"I have an idea." She sat down at the table. "You can be the matron of honor."
"Won't your parents be disappointed though?" Peyton questioned.
"Truth be told they are already upset enough about me marrying Nathan. They still haven't warmed up to that idea yet." Haley confessed.
"I guess I accept then." He gave her friend a hug.
"Come on let's go shopping for some dresses." Haley pulled Peyton out of the kitchen, stopping to observe Nathan and Lucas sleeping in the living room.
"Isn't that just the cutest thing." Peyton commented.
"Yeah. It's a Kodak moment." She smiled. "But we have a very important mission ahead of us." And then left.