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They woke up early the next morning to get a head start on the road. Four more hours and they would have made it but Brooke and Haley had to pee.
"Guys, if we don't stop now, I'm peeing in your car." Haley threatened to the phone.
"Only four more hours." Nathan replied calmly.
"What!" Haley screamed, "There's no way I'm making it."
"How long? What did he say?" Brooke pleaded.
"Four hours!" Haley yelled. Brooke let out a frustrated groan while Peyton burst into laughter. Brooke shot her a look that said, You know how I get when I have to pee. Peyton shut up immediately.
"I can't hold it anymore!" Haley yelled. Peyton really didn't want to have to clean up Haley's pee so she made a sharp left turn into the gas station.
"Damn it!" Jake exclaimed following the girls into the gas station. Haley and Brooke jumped out of the car before Peyton had stopped and raced into the bathroom. Nathan had never seen them run so fast in his life.
"Guess they really had to go." He commented.
"Yeah, guess so." Peyton agreed.
"So what do you think Haley and Brooke would like more, Phantom of the Opera or Cats?" Lucas brought up casually.
"Phantom of the Opera by a mile." Peyton replied, "Why?"
"Just wondering, what about you?" Lucas asked.
"Do I look like a Cats person?" Peyton joked. Lucas shook his head and went back to his car when he saw the other two girls coming back.
That spring, Nathan's legs had healed, (AN I know no one's legs could heel that fast but that's not the point), Brooke wasn't scared of being alone anymore, Haley and Peyton opened a new club called Tric, Jake and Lucas just finished looking at the JV players that might have to take Tim's spot on the line up if he didn't improve his jump shot. They were all hanging out at Nathan's apartment watching movies.
"So we have a surprise for you." Nathan said just as the credits were coming on from Two Fast Two Furious.
"Really? What would that be?" Haley asked kissing him gently on his neck.
"We're going to a show tomorrow." Lucas filled in, noticing Nathan getting a little caught up to answer.
"What show?" Peyton asked.
"The Phantom of the Opera," Jake informed her.
"Really?" all three girls said at once.
"Yeah and we're going tomorrow. The theater is in Charlotte so be ready by six." Nathan said.
"Sorry guys, we have to go!" Brooke said jumping off Lucas's lap.
"What? Where?" Lucas protested.
"Shopping!" Haley called over her shoulder before she slammed the door.
"We so brought that on ourselves." Jake moaned.
"This is great! I needed an excuse to go shopping again. I haven't been in two whole weeks!" Brooke exclaimed.
"No, how dare you." Haley mocked her. They found a Dior store first and decided to check it out. Haley found her dream dress. It was black and flowed down to her feet, clinging to her curves perfectly. The straps looped around her neck but were low through her chest. There were tiny sequins sewn in on the neck line. They paid on Haley's dad's credit card, used only for emergencies or in their everyday case, shopping and moved on to the Gucci store. Peyton's dress was royal blue and wrapped around her like a sarong to just above her knees. It was strapless but had a sliver lining on the top. Brooke, ready to get her own dress, marched them on to Armani after paying. Brooke found a white strapless flower print gown that fit like a corset down to her waist and then flowed out around her toes. Three pairs of shoes, three manicures and pedicures, three waxes, and three massages, all paid for by the guys, later they were ready by 6:01.
"Wow, this has to be a record, Brooke Davis." Lucas kissed her. Brooke pulled him closer and deepened the kiss.
"Brooke made us get an early start. We got up at six and were at the mall by eight." Haley complained.
"Yeah, but we all slept through our massages. They were amazing!" Peyton added.
"Okay, let's go." Jake, the mom of the group, ushered them out the door.
The seats they got at the theater were right in the middle of the bottom floor. Nathan made sure there wasn't anyone tall sitting in front of them so they had prefect seats. The lights dimmed and the show started.
Before the lights came on for the half time break, the scene changed and Nathan, Lucas and Jake went on stage.
"We'll be right back," Lucas whispered.
"What are they doing?" Peyton laughed. The three girls just watched as the loves of their lives went on stage.
"Please excuse this interruption. My name is Nathan Scott, this is my brother Lucas Scott, and our best friend Jake Jegelski." Nathan started into the microphone.
"Before the show continues, we would like to say a few words to the three most beautiful girls in the world." Lucas continued. Lucas and Nathan stepped back from the microphone while Jake stepped up.
"About a year ago, the most important thing in my life was my beloved daughter Jenny. Her mom walked out on us and so she was all I had. I became friends with this amazing girl and she helped me through keeping Jenny safe. For that, I will always owe her." Jake paused while the crowd laughed, "We first started dating when I got back from Florida and things simply escalated. Before I knew it, I was in love with her. Will Peyton Sawyer please come up here?" Jake asked. Peyton whipped a tear away from her eyes and got on stage. They kissed and stepped back so that Lucas could start.
"When I first joined the basketball team at Tree Hill High, it was all about me being able to beat my brother. That hasn't changed much. But then, I met this girl, there isn't even a word to explain her. On our first date, she got me drunk and made me get a tattoo." Lucas stopped and again, everyone laughed, "But after a while, things happened and we grew really far apart. I made some of the biggest mistakes in my life my letting that happen. However, being the wonderful forgiving woman she is, she forgave me and that's when I realized that this was the only girl for me. Brooke Davis, would you please come join me?" Lucas asked. Brooke slowed her bawling and ran as fast as her stilettos would carry her up to Lucas. She flew into his arms and kissed him with all of the love in her heart. Then, Nathan stepped up.
"Before I met her, I was an ass. Simple as that. I would go around getting anything I wanted from girls. We were both crazy in that way but once we found each other, we didn't need that anymore. All we needed was each other. Around Christmas, I realized that I was falling for this girl and that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her, even if she didn't feel the same way. The next week, I got in a car crash and the last thing I saw before I did was her beautiful smiling face and wonderful laugh." Nathan looked up to see most of the crowd in tears. Smiling to himself, he went on, "Now, things are different. Now, she is the first thing I think of when I wake up, the last thing I think of before I go to sleep and most of the night, I'm dreaming about her. Haley James, will you come up here?" Nathan asked. Haley shot out of her seat and flung herself into Nathan's arms. He held her close for a while before stepping back.
"And now we have one last question for you," Lucas announced. Two men brought out two extra microphones and gave them to Lucas and Jake. Nathan knelt down in front of Haley, Lucas in front of Brooke and Jake in front of Peyton. They pulled out small black velvet boxes from their pockets and held them out.
"Will you marry me?" They all asked. Three cries of 'yes!' filled the air. The audience let out a huge sigh and broke into applause. This was the best show, most of them had ever seen.
Yay! This was the next to last chapter. I'm going to write an epilogue so you don't have to worry. I liked this chapter a lot. Lol. Tell me what you think!
XOXO
Emily
