Luke waited impatiently downstairs while Brooke and Peyton were finishing Haley's so called makeover. "Come on guy's what's taking so long?" Luke yelled up the stairs. "You do realize we are going to be late".
Brooke walked to the top of the stairs. She looked amazing wearing low-cut jeans and a black spaghetti strap. "Haven't you ever heard of being fashionably late", Brooke asked smiling. She slowly and almost seductively walked down a couple of steps.
Luke looked into her eyes and chuckled. He should have known Brooke would have wanted to make her grand entrance. "Yeah I've heard of it and I do believe it was from you", He said feeling like his heart was about to explode. He always felt like he could do anything when he was around her.
Brook smiled. "Yeah, you probably did", she answered.
"Ok here she comes", Peyton said rushing them down the stairs. They all rushed to the bottom waiting for Haley to show herself.
Finally after a few seconds of waiting Haley appeared at the top of the stairs looking absolutely amazing. She was wearing a cute dress that was black with pink lining the sleeves. Luke thought maybe it was a little to low for what Haley was used to, but she looked comfortable. She was glowing. "Wow", that's all Lucas could say.
"Yeah I agree", Brooke said turning to Lucas. "Now we are ready to go", she said in a teasing voice.
They got to the party and jumped out of the car. Haley felt a little nervous; she was the only one who hadn't been to a party like this. She felt her heart pounding hoping Nathan and Charity wouldn't be here, but somehow she knew that they would. Haley almost felt like running back to the car and leave, but she knew she wouldn't not after they were already here.
They walked in the house. The music was blaring some song Haley couldn't even understand, but she felt her feet head start to move back and forth to the beat so she must have liked it without her knowing. She looked around at the others, she couldn't help but smile as they just began to laugh at some guy trying to dance, but actually looked like he was having muscle spasm.
Lucas leaned over to her ear and whispered, "I'm going to go get us something to drink do you want something"?
Haley was kind of nervous about the whole thing, but maybe this will help her relax, she thought. "Yeah, I'll come with you", she said moving to his side.
They walked over to the table, both grabbing them something that they wanted. They stood there drinking and talking about how Haley liked the party not noticing Nathan standing on the stairs.
Nathan stood there staring at Haley. God she looks amazing, he thought. He began walking down the stairs toward her trying to think about what her should say to her. He looked up at her standing about 7 feet away from her. She still hadn't noticed him, but he didn't care he knew he had to try and make everything right. Not just with Haley but also with his brother and everyone else he had wronged, but he was going to start with Haley. He started to take another step towards her, but he saw Charity walk up to her. By that time Lucas had already went to find Brooke and Peyton leaving Haley by herself.
"What are you doing here"? Charity said haughtily. "Don't you belong in the library or something like that".
Haley just stood there looking down at her feet then looking up at Charity. "I have as much right to be here as you do", Haley replied trying to control all of her emotions. She thought maybe it was best to just run and maybe everything would be ok, but she knew it wouldn't be any better she would just be humiliated for that.
Charity looked at her surprised at what she said. "No you don't because you're a loser and you really need to leave", Charity said picking up a drink.
"Oh no", Nathan said. He knew that Charity was going to do something to embarrass Haley, once again leaving him the choice to do something or not.
Haley was really getting irritated and all she wanted to do was punch her in her snobby face. "Your crap is getting old", Haley said, her words coming out bolder then usual.
Charity couldn't believe that Haley even considered saying that to her. She raised her arm with the drink in her hand and began to stretch it out towards Haley.
Nathan knew exactly what she was about to do. Moving quickly he moved towards both of them. Charity began to lean the cup over so it would pour down Haley's chest, but just before she could get it to come out Nathan reached out and slapped it out of her hand making it go back at Charity getting it all over her face and white dress.
Charity screamed feeling the coldness of the drink sink into her dress and on to her skin. She looked up to see Nathan Standing there in front of Haley. She couldn't believe it. "How could you take up for her", she yelled.
"NO"! Nathan hollered letting the anger he had been holding in liberate. "How could I have taken up for you"? "I've asked myself that question since you came into my life". Nathan felt freedom for one just to do what he wanted. He felt like a weight that had been on his shoulder for the past four years had been lifted off his shoulder. Not letting her say anything else he turned around and grabbed Haley by the hand leading her out of the party.
As Nathan pulled her by the hand she just followed not believing what just happened, hoping it wasn't just a dream. She couldn't believe he did that in spite of everything. She felt like she would burst as he kept a tight hold on her hand. She just watched him as he made his way to his car opening the door. She slid in not even thinking about what she was doing. Can this really be happening, she thought?
