Chap. 4 "happy faces"
"Mom, can I go to a concert with Carson on Saturday? He even said I could bring you or dad too." Brie decided it was better to ask her mom then to ask her dad since he didn't like Carson.
"Well I think so but I need to know all the information, like what concert, where it's at, times and other stuff like that," Abby said being the concerned mom that she is.
"Well it's The Wreakers concert."
"Well I still need to know the other information. So why don't you invite your friend and his parents over for dinner."
"Ok"
Brie ran to the phone and dialed the number.
"Carson?"
"Yea! Hey Brie"
"Do you want to come over to my house for dinner tonight with your mom?"
"Yea, what time should we come?"
"Well, don't you have to ask?" Brie asked confused.
"My mom won't care and if I don't ask and just say yes then I could defiantly come no matter what."
"Oh ok. Well we usually have dinner at 6 so be here at like 5:45."
"Ok, see ya soon."
"Who was that baby?"
"Oh hey mom it was just Brie she invited us over for dinner. And since we don't have any plans I said we could," Carson said.
"Carson Kyle James! You know to always ask me before you make plans!" Haley screamed. She couldn't go over to Brie's house. Her last name was Scott. She could be related to Nathan!
"Sorry mom. I just figured..."
"You shouldn't have just figured. You should have known better than to say we can do something when you haven't consulted me first," Haley yelled and left the room.
"How could he do that. Oh my gosh I can't go to her house. Well I guess I don't know if she's even related to Nathan or Lucas or even Dan. I can't do this to Carson. I don't want to be the mean mom. I won't be. And I won't have to be because Brie is not in any way related to Nathan Scott," Haley lied to herself.
"Carson, I'm sorry. We can go what time is dinenr."
"Mom, you can't always say sorry and think that I'm going to forgive you. It's not that easy. But we have to be at dinner at quarter to 6."
"OK, well I'll start getting ready and why don't you look up directions on MapQuest."
"OK."
"Nathan get cleaned up. We have guests for dinner," Abby yelled at her husband who had been lying around watching television all day.
"What? Wait, who?"
"Take a shower and get dressed. Carson and his mom are coming over. And you are going to be nice. And we are going to put on a smile and pretend like we aren't fighting. Do you understand because if you don't we're over!"
"What?"
"I mean it. If you don't be nice and pretend like we're happy, we're through. SO just say you understand."
"OK I understand. But I have a question. Are you going to be a bitch at dinner because I don't think that would make a good impression."
"Nathan Daniel Scott your such a... nevermind...just get ready." Abby screamed and stormed out of the room.
"Oh god why did I do that. God I'm such a dumbass," Nathan thought, "I should listen to Abby too. If Haley sees me happily married she will definitely be jealous."
"OK Carson are you about ready to leave?"
"Yea mom, the directions are printing out now," Carson said.
"All right I guess we should leave then so that we're not late."
"Yea, your right."
"OK am I the only that thinks this is the least bit awkward?" Haley asked already knowing the answer.
"Yea mom but lets just put on a happy face and pretend like nothings wrong."
"All right if that's what you want."
"Yea it is. So lets go now."
"Dad, mom sent me to ask if you're almost ready yet because Carson and his mom are going to be herein like 15 minutes," Brie said to her.
"Well tell your mother that when I'm done I'll come done stairs."
"OK but hurry up."
"I will, don't worry.
Ten minutes later Nathan made his way down stairs and heard a knock at the door. He turned to head back upstairs and hoped that Abby hadn't heard him come down.
"Nathan turn back around and answer that door. Remember happy face!" Abby said just to annoy him.
"Happy face," Nathan mocked and went to open the door.
"OK, this is it," Haley sighed.
"Mom why is this so hard. You've never been shy before. Why would this be hard?"
"It's not like I'm shy it's just...Yea I guess I am a little shy at times," Haley covered up the truth with a lie. She was never really shy, she's been self-conscious but never shy.
"Oh well lets go in then. Mom don't be shy. You'll make a great impression."
"Thanks Carson," She said and hugged him. In the car they had worked out there differences and they were friends again.
They walked up to the door and knocked!
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