Chapter 3
Tuesday, July 16- Part II
"I think this is my favorite so far." Peyton shouted from the dressing room as she tried on the matron of honor dress.
"Okay come on out." Haley replied from her spot in front of the mirror. She was having the final fitting of bridal dress. It was a classic strapless, white dress with an embroidered top and pearls around the waist. The bottom was satin with a slight ruffle to it. Peyton emerged from the dressing room in a deep purple gown. The top was held up by spaghetti straps and the front came down into a v-neck. The bottom of the dress ended just below the knee. The only difference between the bridesmaid's dress and the matron of honor's was that they were strapless.
"What do you think?" Peyton asked revealing the dress.
"That is the one." Haley told her.
"Wow Hales, you look great. Nathan will go wild for that gown." She complimented.
"You think so?"
"You need to stay still Ms. James." The tailor instructed.
"I thought this was the final fitting. Why are you still measuring?" Haley inquired.
"Well it appears that your waist measurement has increased since the time you wore this dress."
"Oh man, I have been feeling a little bloated lately. It's probably all the extra chocolate I've been eaten the last couple of weeks."
"Well I guess it's a sign to cut down on them." Peyton shrugged.
"I wonder how Lucas and Nathan are doing with their tuxes." Haley thought aloud.
"I'll call them when I get changed." She put her regular clothes back on and took out her cell phone.
The Scott House with Luke and Nathan
The guys were both still enjoying their nap. Neither of the had woken up the whole two hours that the girls were gone until Lucas's phone rang. The shrill of 'Can Can' caused him to wake up abruptly.
"Hello?" He answered groggily.
"Hey babe, how's the shopping going?" Peyton asked.
"Oh it's really good so far." He commented while trying to shake Nathan into waking up as well.
"Good. I just wanted to tell you that we'll be home in an hour. I'll see you later." With that she hung up.
"Nathan we need to hurry up. We're supposed to be getting the tuxedos." Luke was rushing to get his shoes. "We only have an hour."
"Oh my gosh, let's go." Nathan followed his brother out the door and into his car. Within ten minutes they arrived at the store.
"I already have the tuxes picked out but we need you measurements." Nathan told Lucas.
"What about Tim and Jake? Have they been fitted yet?"
"Yeah, they went to a tailor and sent me their measurements." He explained.
"Well why couldn't I just do that then?" Luke asked.
"You could've but you didn't. We're here now so let's just get this over with." Nathan sighed. The tailor came over to fit Lucas and he stood patiently.
"Now about this whole purple tie thing..." He started. "What if we just wore a silver tie instead? That's what I did for my wedding to avoid wearing a red tie."
"If we do that then you have to take the heat if I get in trouble." Nathan warned.
"Haley won't get mad. she'll probably be so overwhelmed by the whole atmosphere I doubt that she'll even notice; Peyton didn't." Luke explained.
"I hope you're right." His brother went to change the order on the tuxes. They left a few minutes later and when they got back to the house their wives were already home.
"Hey." Peyton gave Lucas a little peck on the lips. "We were thinking that all four of us should go out to dinner tonight and catch up."
"That's sounds great. We just have to be back when the kids come home at nine." He told her. They stood there a few moments until Luke got impatient.
"What are we waiting for?"
"Them." Peyton motioned towards Haley and Nathan who were on the verge of a full fledged make-out session.
"Ahem." He cleared his throat. "You're supposed to save that action for the honeymoon." With that statement Haley started to blush profusely.
"Sorry, let's go." Nathan said slightly embarrassed as well.
The Restaurant
"So how's life been treating you two?" Haley asked Lucas and Peyton after they were seated by the waitress.
"It's been great. My practice had really taken off." Luke replied.
"That pretty much gives me the stability to work whenever I want." Peyton added. "What about you guys?"
"I just got accepted at a law firm in Boston and Nathan's business is taking off." Haley explained and gave Nathan's leg a little squeeze under the table. They continued to talk over dinner when the food came.
"Have you heard from your father at all?" Peyton asked when the desert arrived. Immediately after she asked the question a look of dismay passed over Nathan's face. "Never mind, I really shouldn't have said anything."
"No, it's okay. But I haven't seen or spoken to my father since the divorce. My mom says that he's in California somewhere with some high profile job and he just married some woman that's like twenty years younger too." He told them in a disgusted tone. The whole group was silent. Peyton regretted asking the question in the first place.
The truth was that Nathan was more ashamed than sad about his father 'disappearance'. Over the years he never missed all the pressure and negativity that Dan supplied in his life. The part that hurt the most was the his father could just leave without a second thought. But what did he expect? Dan had done it to his first son 26 years earlier. It was having to tell people that his father ran off to Hollywood and married someone his age that was embarrassing for him. Moments like that made him feel totally guilty about making Lucas's life miserable during most of high school. Everyone in town knew that Dan left Karen and traded in his son for basketball and he had thrown that in Luke's face. Now Nathan was facing the same situation and he couldn't imagine how much it would hurt to have someone reminding him of it.
After receiving the check from the waiter ten minutes later, they left the restaurant. Peyton and Lucas got home just as Karen and Keith were coming back from the beach.
"Mommy we had such a great time. We swam in the ocean and Grandma bought us ice cream and Gavin got stung by a jellyfish." Cameran rambled as she came running out of the car.
"What?! Where is he?" Peyton ran over and saw Gavin getting out of the car with a bandage of his foot.
"Oh baby, are you okay?" She enveloped him a hug and showered him with little kisses.
"Oh he'll live." Karen assured her.
"Yeah and Grandma bought me a boogie board." Gavin pointed to the object that Keith was pulling out of the trunk. Lucas was busy listening to Cameran tell about the day at the beach until she got up to the part about Gavin's foot. He came running over with the same reaction as Peyton. It always amazed him how easily children could forget about things when you bought them something.
Ben had already fallen asleep on the drive home and Keith carried him into the house followed by the rest of the family. The kids fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow. The rest of the family did the same not long after.
A/N: I know this may not be the most exciting chapter but I need to right it just to get some background. I promise that this story will take a lot more twists in the next couple of chapters.
Tuesday, July 16- Part II
"I think this is my favorite so far." Peyton shouted from the dressing room as she tried on the matron of honor dress.
"Okay come on out." Haley replied from her spot in front of the mirror. She was having the final fitting of bridal dress. It was a classic strapless, white dress with an embroidered top and pearls around the waist. The bottom was satin with a slight ruffle to it. Peyton emerged from the dressing room in a deep purple gown. The top was held up by spaghetti straps and the front came down into a v-neck. The bottom of the dress ended just below the knee. The only difference between the bridesmaid's dress and the matron of honor's was that they were strapless.
"What do you think?" Peyton asked revealing the dress.
"That is the one." Haley told her.
"Wow Hales, you look great. Nathan will go wild for that gown." She complimented.
"You think so?"
"You need to stay still Ms. James." The tailor instructed.
"I thought this was the final fitting. Why are you still measuring?" Haley inquired.
"Well it appears that your waist measurement has increased since the time you wore this dress."
"Oh man, I have been feeling a little bloated lately. It's probably all the extra chocolate I've been eaten the last couple of weeks."
"Well I guess it's a sign to cut down on them." Peyton shrugged.
"I wonder how Lucas and Nathan are doing with their tuxes." Haley thought aloud.
"I'll call them when I get changed." She put her regular clothes back on and took out her cell phone.
The Scott House with Luke and Nathan
The guys were both still enjoying their nap. Neither of the had woken up the whole two hours that the girls were gone until Lucas's phone rang. The shrill of 'Can Can' caused him to wake up abruptly.
"Hello?" He answered groggily.
"Hey babe, how's the shopping going?" Peyton asked.
"Oh it's really good so far." He commented while trying to shake Nathan into waking up as well.
"Good. I just wanted to tell you that we'll be home in an hour. I'll see you later." With that she hung up.
"Nathan we need to hurry up. We're supposed to be getting the tuxedos." Luke was rushing to get his shoes. "We only have an hour."
"Oh my gosh, let's go." Nathan followed his brother out the door and into his car. Within ten minutes they arrived at the store.
"I already have the tuxes picked out but we need you measurements." Nathan told Lucas.
"What about Tim and Jake? Have they been fitted yet?"
"Yeah, they went to a tailor and sent me their measurements." He explained.
"Well why couldn't I just do that then?" Luke asked.
"You could've but you didn't. We're here now so let's just get this over with." Nathan sighed. The tailor came over to fit Lucas and he stood patiently.
"Now about this whole purple tie thing..." He started. "What if we just wore a silver tie instead? That's what I did for my wedding to avoid wearing a red tie."
"If we do that then you have to take the heat if I get in trouble." Nathan warned.
"Haley won't get mad. she'll probably be so overwhelmed by the whole atmosphere I doubt that she'll even notice; Peyton didn't." Luke explained.
"I hope you're right." His brother went to change the order on the tuxes. They left a few minutes later and when they got back to the house their wives were already home.
"Hey." Peyton gave Lucas a little peck on the lips. "We were thinking that all four of us should go out to dinner tonight and catch up."
"That's sounds great. We just have to be back when the kids come home at nine." He told her. They stood there a few moments until Luke got impatient.
"What are we waiting for?"
"Them." Peyton motioned towards Haley and Nathan who were on the verge of a full fledged make-out session.
"Ahem." He cleared his throat. "You're supposed to save that action for the honeymoon." With that statement Haley started to blush profusely.
"Sorry, let's go." Nathan said slightly embarrassed as well.
The Restaurant
"So how's life been treating you two?" Haley asked Lucas and Peyton after they were seated by the waitress.
"It's been great. My practice had really taken off." Luke replied.
"That pretty much gives me the stability to work whenever I want." Peyton added. "What about you guys?"
"I just got accepted at a law firm in Boston and Nathan's business is taking off." Haley explained and gave Nathan's leg a little squeeze under the table. They continued to talk over dinner when the food came.
"Have you heard from your father at all?" Peyton asked when the desert arrived. Immediately after she asked the question a look of dismay passed over Nathan's face. "Never mind, I really shouldn't have said anything."
"No, it's okay. But I haven't seen or spoken to my father since the divorce. My mom says that he's in California somewhere with some high profile job and he just married some woman that's like twenty years younger too." He told them in a disgusted tone. The whole group was silent. Peyton regretted asking the question in the first place.
The truth was that Nathan was more ashamed than sad about his father 'disappearance'. Over the years he never missed all the pressure and negativity that Dan supplied in his life. The part that hurt the most was the his father could just leave without a second thought. But what did he expect? Dan had done it to his first son 26 years earlier. It was having to tell people that his father ran off to Hollywood and married someone his age that was embarrassing for him. Moments like that made him feel totally guilty about making Lucas's life miserable during most of high school. Everyone in town knew that Dan left Karen and traded in his son for basketball and he had thrown that in Luke's face. Now Nathan was facing the same situation and he couldn't imagine how much it would hurt to have someone reminding him of it.
After receiving the check from the waiter ten minutes later, they left the restaurant. Peyton and Lucas got home just as Karen and Keith were coming back from the beach.
"Mommy we had such a great time. We swam in the ocean and Grandma bought us ice cream and Gavin got stung by a jellyfish." Cameran rambled as she came running out of the car.
"What?! Where is he?" Peyton ran over and saw Gavin getting out of the car with a bandage of his foot.
"Oh baby, are you okay?" She enveloped him a hug and showered him with little kisses.
"Oh he'll live." Karen assured her.
"Yeah and Grandma bought me a boogie board." Gavin pointed to the object that Keith was pulling out of the trunk. Lucas was busy listening to Cameran tell about the day at the beach until she got up to the part about Gavin's foot. He came running over with the same reaction as Peyton. It always amazed him how easily children could forget about things when you bought them something.
Ben had already fallen asleep on the drive home and Keith carried him into the house followed by the rest of the family. The kids fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow. The rest of the family did the same not long after.
A/N: I know this may not be the most exciting chapter but I need to right it just to get some background. I promise that this story will take a lot more twists in the next couple of chapters.