Lost in the Past
Chapter 29
A/N - Hey, it's been a while huh? Well, my computer crashed recently and I almost had a heart attack about that but it's all good now. I'm hoping to update a little more frequently but ya never know. So, I'm winding this story down and I've got two options for ya!!
1.I can end the story happily with an epilogue and let it go ... ::tear:: my first story gone.
2.I can start another sequel that might go about 10 or 12 chapters to show them with the kids, moving, getting older, more teen trouble and things like that...tell me what you want and I will be glad to give it to you.
If I do end this with an epilogue, it will be long and most likely two parts or something. I have a lot to fill you in on if you want an epilogue so tell me in your review!! Sorry to ramble, enjoy!
The light blue towel was around his waist while he stood in the mirror, examining his reflection. He was going to be a father again, should he look older? He was 24 and having his third kid...he definitely should be older. 'Guess I can't return them though,' he thought and chuckled at his own stupidity. He stepped away from the mirror, turning to the closet to find something to wear.
Peyton had quietly been watching him. They had 20 minutes to get finished and he was laughing at himself in the mirror. She was very amused at his child-like behavior. No doubt that he was a good father, he was so much like a kid himself. She tip-toed behind him while he contemplated on the blue or black jeans and grabbed the towel from his waist then ran, laughing like a madman. He smirked at what a dork his -wife- was and pulled a pair of boxers from his drawer.
When she meandered her way back up the stairs, he was in a pair of faded jeans and dark green t-shirt. He was positioned on the edge of bed, pulling his socks on and spraying cologne. Now, her bedroom smelled...great. She crawled onto the bed behind him and draped her arms over his shoulders. He smiled and inhaled the faint scent of perfume she was giving off. He turned his head and she quickly dropped a kiss on his lips before he finished. He slipped his basketball shoes on and, in one swift motion turned her on her back and propped himself on top of her small body.
"Trapped," he mumbled and showered her with kisses while she giggled. She couldn't pull her hands from underneath the pressure and when he ran his lips lightly over her stomach she didn't even want to move. She pulled his clothes back off as he did the same and neither bothered with the condom...the damage was already done.
The two walked hand in hand to the café. Peyton's face was flushed a bright red when they all turned to watch the Scott's come in the door - 30 minutes late. Haley and Brooke took one look at their best friend and knew. The two girls laughed hysterically at the blonde's embarrassment while Nathan and Jake looked on - clueless. Peyton sent death glares from across the room and it made the girls laugh just a little harder, making the blonde just turn her head and go greet Karen with Lucas.
"What?" Nathan asked, looking like a little boy who couldn't read. How cute.
"You mean you don't know...we know," Brooke answered, cryptically and Haley burst into another fit of laughter while the other brunette joined.
"Ok, you two have got a problem," Jake interjected but Brooke just laughed harder.
"He doesn't know either...we still know," Haley stated, deadly serious before spilling over into more giggles. Brooke fell out of the booth and sat on the floor in tears, laughing hysterically at the idiotic conversation and Haley just fell over. The boys opted on getting up and walking away from the girls.
"Peyton! Lucas! You guys are finally here," Karen greeted happily, stressing the word here. She had been a kid once...she knew they weren't just running late. But why embarrass Peyton anymore than she already was. The poor girl looked like was just gonna burst. So, Karen quietly let the whole incident slip and hugged them each while the kids came running out from behind the counter.
"Mommy, Daddy!!" Liz yelled as she jumped into Lucas' arms and nearly strangled him in a death grip. Peyton watched on as her little boy came out and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Hey Nate," she said looking down at blonde.
"Hey mom...so whaddya gotta tell everyone?" he questioned suspiciously but Jenny came and cut them off, with Will following. And at that moment all worries of announcements were dropped as their two ran off with Jenny and Will.
"Guess they didn't wanna know so bad, huh?" Peyton looked over to Lucas and laughed as she grabbed his hand again and they walked towards Brooke on the floor and Haley doubled over in laughter.
Lucas raised his eyebrows towards the two guys and they each just shook their heads, not having any clue about what happened. Five minutes later the girls were able to compose themselves and prepare for the big announcement. Larry was seated on a stool with Deb next to him. Karen and Keith stood behind the counter while Nathan, Haley, Jake, and Brooke were all seated in the small booth.
"Ok, so we're really glad you all came," Peyton began and Lucas picked up her sentence.
"This is a big thing for us but first we should probably explain how we got here."
"As you know we went through a painful divorce and the next few years were hard on the both of us. Our feelings were never quite resolved so we were still very coupley and all...finally after quite a few years and returning from Europe I revealed..."
"That she hadn't signed the divorce papers," gasps came, "and we sorta mended things from there, if you catch my drift," he smirked and she whacked him in the chest.
"So, Haley came back and we kinda put things on hold till I invited him over dinner...well to say the least...dinner wasn't the main course," she awkwardly stated, eliciting laughs from the room.
"So, that morning she asked what I wanted from her and I put my heart on the line for her...and very luckily she forgave me," he smiled at the memory. They had echoed their night in high school and he laughed at himself.
"Then we headed out to get the kids at Jake and Brooke's where we told them we were back together...needless to say they were pretty happy," she finished and Lucas began again.
"They sure loved that, but anyway next we had moving day and got into a game of football with all of us...believe me it was nothing too fabulous and Brooke got in a fight with us guys," Lucas declared and Jake and Nathan nodded along.
"So, Brooke stormed off but Haley and I took off for the River court where I told her I was pregnant again and she calmed me down and then last night I told Lucas too," she said quickly as though it were just another random part of the story. No one had caught that at first but then the realization dawned on Nathan, Jake, and Brooke's faces. Minutes later, Karen, Keith, Larry, and Deb had caught on and everyone jumped up congratulating the two. Peyton hugged everyone in the room and finally landed in Lucas' arms.
"Woo! I get another niece or nephew...sort of," Haley said, scrunching her eyebrows trying to figure out what Lucas and Peyton's kids were to her.
"No, definitely," Nathan replied, getting down on one knee in front of his girlfriend.
"Oh my god!" Haley gasped as did Brooke and Peyton.
"Haley, we met sophomore year and have been in love ever since. You've been there through it all, with my parents and all the drama I went through. Even when Chris took you, I knew I had to get to you...our love...you remembered even when you couldn't remember anything else. I've always loved you, nothing will ever change that and we already have a little boy who I love more than anything. I want a family but more than that I want you, so Haley James wanna marry me?"
"Nathan," she trailed off. "I'll do it! I'll marry you," she responded dropping to her knees in front of him. "That's on one condition though, " she stated as she pulled out of his embrace. He raised his eyebrows. "The condition is that we make it a double wedding and Luke and Peyton renew their vows with a real wedding this time!"
Peyton looked over to Haley who was on the floor in front of Nathan and saw she was completely serious. Wow. Lucas looked a little lost...neither one of them had ever considered renewing their vows...hell they had just gotten back together. But then he remembered, he promised they would have a better wedding. He was going to come through.
"Let's do it," he stated and Haley smiled as wide as she could at him. Nathan also gave a grin while Peyton still looked very reluctant to jump into something like that.
"C'mon, Peyt. We can design the wedding and Brooke can help. I mean how much fun would this be? Me and you up there getting married! C'mon, please!" Haley whined and Peyton finally gave in.
"Fine but it's gotta be done before I get too fat," and Brooke started to laugh. The blonde stared evilly.
"Hey, don't laugh. You've never had kids yet...we'll see when Jake finally gets to you," she snapped and then threw a smirk right back.
"Yea, yea P. Sawyer," Brooke returned and ran to Jake. He gladly accepted her kisses and hugged her tightly to which Peyton stuck a finger down her throat and pretended to gag, getting a little laugh from Haley.
"Peyton! You are so done!" Brooke yelled chasing her through the café and out the back door. Minutes later, Haley's cell phone rang to which she answered quickly.
"Hello?"
"Hales, get your butt out here...we got the kids...we're going on a road trip!!"
"What?!"
"Well, me and you are getting married...well me again but whatever. So, Brooke said grab the kids we're stopping home and we'll call the boys when we get to where we're going...then they can come find us," Peyton said giddily and Haley quickly hit end on the phone.
"Who was it?" Nathan asked, curiously but Haley knew better. 'Yea, like I'm gonna tell you buddy'. She quickly made an excuse to get out of the interrogation.
"Oh, um bathroom?" she said slipping to the back of the building and when it was clear she slipped out the back door where a hand came over her mouth to stifle her scream. She was picked up and carried to the car and sped off.
"Who is this? If this is like some kidnapper I'll call my fiancee to get you! I swear you will not get away with this!" she screamed towards the people who were holding her in the backseat.
"Chill, tutor...fiancee. It's all good, me and blondie gotcha and we're headed to your house now. We're gonna grab clothes and necessities for you and Will and then we're so outta here. Well, we're gonna stop at Jake's house and then Luke's and grab our clothes but then we're outta here. We figured you'd try to talk us out of it so that's why we grabbed ya, sorry for the heart attack," Brooke said dramatically and laughed. Haley looked up to find Peyton driving with Jenny in the front seat. Nate, Will, and Liz were sitting smushed in the backseat along with herself and Brooke.
"You're letting her drive?" Haley said eyeballing the brunette next to her.
"No! What're you crazy? We're gonna get Luke's SUV and we were kinda hoping you'd drive," Brooke replied innocently...as though the whole thing wasn't planned.
"Yea, like I want either of you to drive anyhow I mean I don't know where - AH!" Peyton slammed on the brakes in front of Haley's house and looked back shrugging. As if to say sorry.
"Go, tutorfiancee and get moving. The guys will know that we're gone soon," Brooke demanded, kicking her out of the car. Haley moved quickly, grabbing clothes and all hair products along with make-up and her hygiene products too. A huge duffle bag was placed in the trunk and they were off to Jake and Brooke's.
"How long have you two had this planned?"
Peyton and Brooke exchanged a look and then looked back towards their friend. Brooke nodded for Peyton to explain.
"Well, we were on the phone like when you first got back and we decided we needed to do something, then I got pregnant...again. And we knew we had to do it fast before I got too big and couldn't move. So...get out Brooke...and anyway we decided to do it without the boys for a while then we'd invite them to hang out for the rest of the time." Brooke hopped out of the backseat and came out with two huge suitcases.
"Where we gonna fit them huh?!" Peyton yelled through the open door.
"We'll find room, don't worry. Ten minutes later after a lot of compromise and sitting on suitcases they were headed to Peyton and Luke's. When they arrived they pulled out the suitcases and duffle bag then stuffed them into the SUV trunk and buckled Nathan and Jenny in the very backseat. Will, Liz, and Brooke were in the actual backseat while Haley and Peyton called front. Peyton ran in and threw some snacks in her bag and ran out 5 minutes later.
"I got Dorito's!" she announced upon hopping into the passenger seat. Brooke snatched the bag from her hand and threw it to Jenny and Nate in the back. "I wanted them!" Peyton whined but Brooke just waved her finger at the blonde.
"You can't have them. Doritos are a no - no for P. - pregnant - Sawyer. You need some carrot sticks," Brooke decided and pulled a small bag of mini carrots from her purse.
"Brooke, what the hell? You a nutritionist now?"
"I can't take you from broody and not feed you right. You're going on a baby diet, Peyt. I've decided to plan your meals for you," she declared and pulled a piece of paper with a chart of food from her pocket.
"Geez, Brooke! Since when are you all healthy and proper?"
"Since...oh who cares when I just decided. And look at the way your other two turned out...this one is going to be good," Brooke replied sticking her tongue out.
"Hey! I for one think they're perfect. What's wrong with my kids?"
"Nothing...if you don't mind them being all broody and listening to slit your wrist music and drawing and being all...broody and blonde," she replied smartly.
"Oh whatever! My two kids are happy so don't you worry. I got Cheetos anyway! Haha!" she responded triumphantly. Quickly Brooke moved and hit the bag out the open window of the truck.
"Damn it! I wanted those! I paid good money for those!"
"Yea, yea, yea. I paid...nothing for the carrots but you gotta eat them. Cheetos and Doritos make for a fat P. Sawyer but we want a slim and trim Peyt. Now eat up!" she shoved the carrots in the blonde's face. Peyton whacked them with the back of her hand and they scattered all over the car.
"It's your car, blondie," Brooke told her dryly, and crossed her arms.
"I'm not the one who has a carrot down her shirt though!" Peyton professed and laughed hysterically as Brooke dug out the baby carrot. Peyton smiled crossly back at her friend and muttered to herself in the front seat. 'Ha, take that! I won!'
Brooke immediately chucked the carrot forward but the wind decided to have different plans and hit Haley in the nose before flying out the driver side window.
"Real funny guys," Haley mumbled sarcastically. A beat of silence passed and the three began to laugh at their childish behavior...the same as Peyton had laughed at Lucas for it.
A car launched itself from nowhere and Haley swerved to the left to avoid it. Doritos fell all over the floor before one came flying into the windshield startling Haley and Peyton. Peyton turned her head to find Jenny and Nate covered in cheese and Doritos all over the backseat.
"Maybe we should stop at a place to get them cleaned up," the blonde suggested and Haley nodded. Brooke was dozing off in the backseat not paying much attention to the 4 year olds beside her. They had gotten a hold of Doritos somehow and were strategically placing them in her shirt, along her legs, and throughout her hair. Haley looked back and saw the scene, tapping Peyton on the shoulder to watch. Another fit of giggled passed through them and she pulled the car over to avoid any more close accidents.
"She is gonna be so...mad," Peyton said while continuing to laugh at Brooke's obliviousness.
"Should we wake her?" Another beat of silence before they both decided.
"No!" they said in unison and Haley pulled back onto the highway and out towards destination anywhere. 'Anywhere away from Tree Hill' Haley thought and stepped on the gas.
Ok, so I hope you enjoyed. The story was just so dramatic that I needed to lighten things up for a few chapters. I'm sick of the crying. lol. I hope you like the idea...not too much left though so tell me what you thought of the ideas at the top.
NEXT - The girls are headed where? / They call the boys / Brooke's reaction / Are the boys mad or on their way? / Some more surprises in store!
I got a kick out of the fact that Haley met Chris that tore Naley apart. Chris on the show is on the verge of doing that also. It amused me. Go me for predicting!! lol. Review and tell me what you want!!
