Chapter 10

Brooke felt good. They had just gotten to the club and she could tell it was going to be a good night. Before they left the group had a few drinks with the parents and then the champagne had been flowing in the limo. Lucas' date had called saying she was sick at the last minute so Brooke was even happier. One thing she could have done without was Nathan's sad attempts to get Haley to notice him. It was sad really, the poor boy was doing everything in his power to get Haley to pay attention to him and so far she hadn't even blinked in his direction.

A heavy bass beat pumped through the club and through Brooke's body. The foursome headed upstairs to the VIP room reserved for the Mavericks. Brooke waved to the players and their dates she knew. Nathan and Lucas went to go say hi to the other players while the girls went to get more drinks.

"Here you go sexy." Brooke purred as she handed Luke his drink. Brooke sat down on his lap while Nathan and Haley sat on a couch across from them.

"Thanks." The four sat upstairs and talked for a bit until Brooke had the desire to dance and dragged Haley down to the dance floor with her. Lucas and Nathan watched the pair go.

"Man have you got it bad." Luke chuckled. Nathan covered his face with is hand and groaned.

"I know. She won't even look in my direction. What am I going to do man? I have to have her."

"Nathan listen to yourself, saying things like, have to have her, are not going to help your cause. What is it about her that gets you going so much?"

"She's gorgeous. I don't know there's just something about her. I'm going to sound like a huge loser, but I think it was love at first sight."

"Okay." The two looked down at the floor at the girls. They danced together almost hypnotically. Lucas could say with almost no doubt that Brooke was the best looking girl there that night. She was dressed impeccably in a short black skirt and a red top with strings everywhere. Her hair was in curls and she exuded confidence. That was the sexiest thing about her, her confidence. It radiated off her and made her even more attractive than she already was.

Nathan was in a similar state thinking about Haley. He was drawn to her for some reason. Nathan wasn't the kind of guy to fall in love. Throughout his life he had many flings but no serious girlfriends. His longest relationship was about a month. Nathan loved women and until Haley had never even thought about settling down.

About an hour later Lucas and Brooke were nowhere to be found. Nathan and Haley were giggling on the couch about nothing in particular. "So then Brooke was on the floor. She was so pissed. Steam was practically coming out of her ears. I bet you can guess that we didn't win the cheerleading competition that year."

"Nice."

"Oh no." Haley muttered.

"What?" Haley tried to hide her face and pointed in a general direction. Nathan looked and saw a guy carrying a guitar case coming towards them.

"That's Chris Keller. Brooke and I knew him in high school. I was dating this guy Jake at the time but Chris and I were working together at the time. He kept trying to get me to break up with Jake and get together with him, but I had no interest whatsoever. Anyways, things ended badly and now we really can't stand each other. What is he doing here?"

By the time Haley had finished explaining Chris was standing in front of them. "Well if it isn't little miss Haley James. Funny seeing you here. Where's that skank of a friend of yours Brooke?"

"Hi Chris. Brooke's here somewhere and she's not a skank."

"Yeah she is. She's the skank and you're the prude." Nathan watched Haley shrink as Chris talked to her. He couldn't believe the way this guy was degrading her and the way he talked to her.

"Look, I don't know who you are, but this is the VIP area and I don't think you're wanted." Chris looked at Nathan for the first time.

"Well who is this Haley? Your bodyguard, because we all know he's not your man."

"Chris this is Nathan, my-"

"Fiancée." Haley's eyes went wide as Nathan introduced himself.

"Interesting. Fiancée, so where's your ring Haley?"

"It's back in California. I was going to ask her when we got back to California but with all the family around during the holiday's I decided to ask her now." Haley listened to Nathan blatantly lie to Chris and she couldn't be more thankful.

"Wow, well congratulations Haley. Guess that cherry is going to finally get popped." Haley had to hold Nathan back as he tried to get to Chris. "Well I guess I hit a soft spot. Anyways, I have a set coming up so I guess I'll be seeing you later. Tell Brooke I said hi." Chris walked off and Haley reached for her drink and downed it.

"I need another drink." Nathan handed her his. "Thanks for covering for me."

"No problem." Nathan looked up and saw Chris looking at them. "You do realize we're going to have to act like a couple the rest of the night." Haley looked up at him and smiled the greatest smile Nathan had ever seen.

"I don't think that'll be a problem." She reached up and kissed him. To Nathan it was the best kiss he had ever experienced. To Haley it was the start of something new and possibly great.

Brooke and Lucas exited the dance floor drunk and sweaty. She had convinced him to dance with her and he had actually had a good time, it was probably due to the alcohol. They headed to the bar to get another drink.

"Do you know it's been three weeks since I've been laid? I mean seriously, I'm used to having sex daily and now it's every once in awhile." Brooke blurted out after she took a shot of vodka.

"Oh you poor baby, it's been a lot longer than that for me."

"Lucas you could have any girl you want. All you have to do is snap and you would have a line of girls willing to sleep with you." Brooke tried unsuccessfully to snap and started to giggle.

"Would you be one of those girls in line?" Lucas looked at her deeply and asked.

"Maybe." She answered back coyly. In response to his question she grabbed his hand and started dragging him through the club. They ended up in the empty VIP bathroom. Brooke leaned back against the wall and pulled Lucas towards her. "How about we break each other's dry spell?"

"I think that's sounding pretty good right now." Lucas grabbed the back of her head and kissed her hungrily. She kissed him back and hands started roaming. This went on for a good 15 minutes and then things changed pace. Lucas' hands started inching up Brooke's skirt and then reality came crashing down.

"We can't do this." She was able to get out between kisses.

"Why not?"

"Because I still technically have a boyfriend." Lucas pulled back.

"That's right." His night had just come to a screeching halt. The two looked at each other still breathing heavily. Brooke knew it was wrong but her body was telling her differently. She pulled Lucas back to her and started kissing him again.

"Just because I said we couldn't have sex doesn't mean we can't keep making out." Lucas didn't know if it was him or the liquor talking but he agreed and kissed her back.