Chapter 7: You're The Cure Against My Fear and My Pain
It was about two weeks after the infamous, "Naley Marriage" as their friends called it. Chris and Taylor didn't bother Haley anymore. Surprisingly, she hasn't heard from either one yet. Jake and Peyton were busy planning their wedding, and getting to know Jenny. Brooke and Lucas pretended nothing happened between the two of them, even though the two of them couldn't stop thinking about the other.
"Hey," Peyton said walking into Haley and Brooke's apartment, to find Haley sitting at the dining room table.
"What's up?" Haley answered smiling.
"Nothing. I can't believe I'm getting married in two weeks," Peyton said sitting next to Haley.
"I know," Haley said smiling, "I'm so happy for you."
"Thanks, Hales. What about you?" Peyton questioned.
"What about me?" Haley asked.
"When are you going to tie the knot?" Peyton asked.
"Maybe when I find a boyfriend who doesn't cheat on me with my sister," Haley said smirking.
"You've been hanging out with Nathan too much," Peyton said laughing.
"It's true," Nathan said coming out of the bathroom, "Hales, you hang around me too much, I'm gonna start thinking you want a piece of this," he said.
"Ew, Nathan, I don't want to know about your dreams," Haley said.
"That's not what you said last—" Nathan said.
"Okay, enough," Peyton said cutting him off, laughing. "I'm out..I gotta go meet the florist for clarification…..You know something?" she asked Nathan and Haley.
"What?" Haley said looking up to Peyton.
"I'm shocked the two of you haven't hooked up," Peyton said.
"Random," Nathan said sitting in Peyton's chair.
"I'm serious, I always thought the two of you would hook up and get married when we were younger," Peyton said.
"Me and Nate hooking up is like…him being straight," Haley said laughing.
"Exactly…Hey!" Nathan said taking Haley's cookie.
"Hey! What did you do that for?" Haley argued.
"You said I was gay!" Nathan said.
"Fine, but I hope you know I spit on that cookie, and if you can't tell smartass it's already bitten out of," Haley said getting up.
"Yum," Nathan said taking a bite out of the cookie.
"Nate, I was serious I spit on that," Haley said hitting him in the back of his head.
"Ouch, and gross!" Nathan said, then shrugged his shoulders and took another bite.
Haley looked on disgustedly, and Peyton just smiled, "Let me know when the two of you get married," and walked out.
Haley and Nathan looked after her, thinking about what Peyton had just said.
"Hey babe," Peyton said as she walked into her and Jake's apartment.
"Hey," Jake said kissing her, "How was everything with the florist?"
"Great," Peyton said smiling.
"Two weeks," Jake smiled back.
"Two weeks," she repeated, "When are we going to try and get Jenny?"
"As soon as we can," Jake replied.
"Good," Peyton said, "I want her away from that bitch, she's crazy."
Jake smiled and hugged Peyton.
"Thank you for being so understanding about Jenny, Peyt," Jake said lovingly to his fiancé.
"Jake…I love you….and I love Jenny, too. I'd do anything for you guys," Peyton promised.
Brooke was looking at her magazine, not bothering to look where she was going and she headed to the outside of her apartment and walked into someone.
"Oh I'm so sorry," she looked up, "Lucas."
"Hey Brooke," Lucas said softly, "How are you doing?"
"Fine and you," Brooke said smiling at Lucas.
"Good….So I hear we are partners for the wedding," Lucas said.
"I heard that, too…which means it's up to us to make sure Nate and Hales don't get drunk and do something stupid again," Brooke laughed.
"Leave it to them…Hey, maybe this time they'll hook up," Lucas said laughing.
"No, Luke…that'll probably be us," Brooke said as she turned and walked into her apartment.
Lucas stared after her for a few minutes, then finally turned and walked away.
Nathan and Haley were still in Haley's apartment when Brooke walked in, smiling at them and went to take a cookie.
"Don't eat those!" Nathan screamed.
Brooke looked at her brother, "You're crazy, brother-dear."
"Brooke, listen to me I am 5 minutes older then you….DON'T EAT THEM!" Nathan screamed.
Haley laughed, "Eat them Brooke, he thinks I spit on all of them."
"Gross and why would you do that?" Brooke said.
"Only on his!" Haley said stubbornly, and when Brooke looked at her to continue she said, "He took it from me!"
"You called me gay!" Nathan said back.
"Oh yeah, that was funny," Haley said.
"Well I'm out," Nathan said getting up and going to the door.
"Where you off to?" Brooke asked her brother.
"I got a date," Nathan said.
"God bless her," Haley said.
Nathan laughed and hugged Haley and Brooke, "I'll see you two later," and left.
Brooke looked at Haley and saw a look on her face she would've never expected.
"You okay?" Brooke said concerned about Haley.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Haley said back.
"It's okay to like Nathan, Haley," Brooke said softly.
"I don't like him," Haley said.
"I know you, Hales. And I know my brother. You two are two halves of a whole," Brooke said, "And you should tell him,"
"What!" Haley exclaimed.
"Hales, if you don't tell him…you might loose your chance for good," Brooke said as she walked into her room.
Haley was sitting at her kitchen table, replaying what she had heard that day.
"I'm serious, I always thought the two of you would hook up and get married when we were younger,"
"Hales, if you don't tell him…you might loose your chance for good,"
A/N: IT'S 9:07 P.M., ON WEDNESDAY...AND DUE TO THE AMAZING NALEY EPISODE WE HAD...I'VE DECIDED TO UPDATE! OK, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, "DON'T SAY I NEVER GAVE YOU ANYTHING." OMG...OK..SO, BACK TO DAMAGED. I HAVE 58 REVIEWS, SO I ONLY NEED 17 MORE FOR A PREVIEW, AND I'M GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER DEAL...IF WE HIT 100 REVIEWS FOR THIS STORY, I WILL START...YES, I REPEAT START DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS EARLIER THEN EXPECTED. MEANING, AFTER I GET THOSE 100 REVIEWS, THE STORY WILL BE UP WITHIN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS AFTER THAT. SO...IT'S ALL UP TO YOU GUYS...REVIEW! HOPE YOU ENJOY.
SPOILERS:
A COUPLE HOOKS UP...
A FIGHT ERRUPTS...
SOMETHING HAPPENS TO HALEY...
THE JEYTON WEDDING...
