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Chapter 9
"Food?"
"Check."
"Flowers?"
"Check."
"Band?"
"Check."
"DJ?"
"Check."
"Bouncers?"
"Check."
"Camera?"
"Check."
"Guest list?"
"Check."
"VIP list?"
"Check!"
"You having fun?"
"Che- Very funny, Brooke."
"Haley, you're stressing too much. Everything's in place."
"Karen and Peyt, you ready?" Haley yelled to the bar where Karen and Peyton were going through everything.
"If you are." Karen yelled smiling.
"She is. Now let's get this party started!" Brooke said excited and started to drag Haley to the front door. Peyton and Karen were walking behind them. Haley sighed deeply and opened the front doors. They all looked in shock at the huge line of people that were waiting to get in. Haley saw a few familiar faces but most of them were Tim's friends.
"You girls ready?" one of the bouncers, that Haley recognized from her mom's night club, asked her.
"Yeah, Eddie. Let them in." She said and went back to the bar with the girls. They went to sit on one of the tables close to the stage. People were starting to get in and the DJ started to play songs. Haley looked at the people who were starting to get in the club.
"Here we go..." she mumbled.
One hour later
The place was packed even though it had been only an hour since the doors opened. There were a lot of people dancing and hanging out at the bar and the rest were just scattered around. Haley, Brooke and Peyton had reserved a table for their group next to the stage.
"Where the hell are the guys? They were supposed to be here like an hour ago." Brooke complained.
"Did you see that line outside? They're probably stuck there." Peyton said.
"You did tell them that their names are on the VIP list?" Haley asked.
"That's the same as guest list?" Brooke said.
"No, not really." Haley said smiling.
"What's the difference anyway?" Peyton asked.
"You don't have to stay on line if you're a VIP. They can just cut everyone. There's only like 10 names on the VIP list and the rest are guests." Haley said smiling.
"Oops." Brooke said.
"No problem, I'm gonna go get them. Oh, here's the camera for you. Take pictures, alright?" Haley said smiling and handed the camera to Brooke and Peyton. She walked towards the front door quickly while trying to avoid everyone's stares. The town still hadn't gotten used to her being there.
Haley went to stand next to the two bouncers who were checking names from the lists.
"How we doing here?" she asked.
"Good." He said. Haley saw Tim, Nathan, Lucas and Jake at the end of the line.
"Hey Travis, do you remember my brother Tim? Well the idiot doesn't know he's on the VIP list. He's on the back of the line with his friends. Can you go get them?" Haley asked.
"Sure, be right back." He said and went to get the guys.
"Your names were on the VIP list." Haley said when Tim and the guys came to the front.
"You kidding? Brooke told us it was on guest list." Tim said.
"She didn't know there was a difference." Haley said and winked. Tim rolled her eyes while laughing. He then turned to look at Eddie.
"Eddie! Long time no see! So, I see you're still in the business." Tim said.
"What else can a 220-pound ex-bodybuilder do these days?" he asked joking.
"Eddie, Travis. These are our friends Nathan, Lucas and Jake. Guys, these are my mom's club's bouncers Eddie and Travis." They all exchanged hey's.
"So, slow night?" Tim asked.
"Like a church compared to LA."
"Any bunnies?" Haley asked laughing.
"About 30 attempts. 4 actually got the guts to try to just run in and push us to the side. Poor bastards." Travis said laughing.
"Anyways, we're gonna go back inside. You guys have a good night and be gentle on the bunnies." Haley said winking.
"We can't promise anything." Travis said laughing.
"Later guys." Haley said laughing and went back inside with the guys.
"We're sitting next to the stage." Haley told the guys while pointing towards the table.
"What's a bunny?" Lucas asked once they got to the table.
"Someone whose name is not on the list but tries to get in anyways using dumb excuses like 'I know the manager' or 'my friends are already inside'." Tim explained.
"Funny... When is the band playing?" Nathan asked.
"Soon. I just want everyone to get in first." Haley said.
"Honey, you gotta try the food. It's delicious!" Brooke said to Lucas.
"Where's the food?" Tim asked enthusiastically.
"Behind the bar." Haley said and pointed at the direction.
"Fooood..." Tim mumbled while leaving towards the table.
"We'll be back soon." Nathan said to Haley and left with Lucas and Jake.
"Haley, I'm telling you. You and Nathan would be great together." Brooke said.
"Brooke, give it a rest. It's not gonna happen." Haley said.
"What's not gonna happen?" A voice asked behind Haley. Haley turned around to find her friend standing behind her with a smirk on her face.
"Kelly!" Haley yelled and gave her a big hug. "I didn't know you were gonna come here! You should've called and I would've picked you from the airport." Haley said.
"I wanted to surprise you. Surprise!" she said smiling.
"Kelly, these are my friends Brooke and Peyton. Girls, this is my good friend Kelly. She also lives in LA just few buildings from mine."
"Hey girls, having fun?" Kelly asked.
"Yeah." Brooke and Peyton said at the same time while grinning madly.
"So... Where is that brother of yours I still haven't met?"
"Getting some food."
"Alright. So, how has North Carolina treated you?"
"Oh, it's been amazing. I love it here." Haley said smiling.
"I always knew you were a small town kind of girl. Glad you're enjoying it."
"How's LA?"
"The same. Oh! Remember my next-door-neighbor?"
"The one with the cats?"
"No, that's two floors down. I'm talking about the redhead."
"The botox-bitch?"
"Yep, that's the one. She got caught dealing drugs. She tried to sell coke to a cop."
"Wow..." Haley said. "Didn't see that one coming. I thought she only used."
"Yeah, I know. Oh and remember the guy from the bagel shop?" Kelly asked excitedly.
"Bob the bagel guy?" Haley asked smiling.
"He finally asked me out!"
"It's about damn time!" Haley said. Right then Kelly's cell phone started to ring. She looked at caller id.
"Oh, it's my agent. I gotta take this. But I'll talk to you later, Hales. Happy birthday again." Kelly left with the cell phone. Haley sat down next to Brooke and Peyton. They guys came back with their food.
"You find everything?" Haley asked.
"Yep." Tim said. "Oh, did I tell you girls who I talked to this morning? Well, lemme tell you. Avril Lavigne!" Tim said excited.
"I've heard that like 5 times already." Nathan said.
"This is delicious." Lucas said with his mouth full food. "Right Brooke?" Brooke and Peyton were still grinning.
"What's wrong with them?" Nathan asked.
"We just talked to Kelly Clarkson!" Brooke yelled after a moment of silence. Haley rolled her eyes laughing.
"What! She's here!" Tim yelled not believing his luck.
"Yeah, she just left to take a phone call or something." Peyton said.
"We got celebrities!" Lucas said laughing.
"Come on, guys. She's my friend." Haley said smiling.
"What other surprises you got for us?" Lucas asked.
"Nothing." She said in an innocent voice.
"Anyways, I just think it's awesome that she's here." Brooke said smiling.
"Good." Haley said. She saw Karen walking towards them.
"Haley, Travis and Eddie wanted me to let you know that this place is full. All the people that RSVP'ed are here." Karen said smiling.
"You serious? That's awesome." Haley said excited. "You guys ready for some live music?"
"Yay!"
"Do you know what comes before Part B?" Haley asked grinning. Everyone except Tim looked at her confused.
"PART A!" Haley and Tim yelled at the same time. Everyone laughed at them.
"Alright, I'll be right back." Haley said and left. She went to the stage behind the curtains where the band was getting ready.
"Hey guys, you ready?" Haley asked.
"Yeah, how's the party?" the singer asked.
"It's good, Fergs. We're already packed." Haley said grinning. "Thanks again for doing this, guys. It means so much to me."
"Hey, no problem. But next time when one of us is having a birthday, you'll be performing!"
"You got it, Will." Haley said and high-fived him.
"Alright, let's get this party started!"
"Alright, I'm gonna go to the stage and introduce you and then the curtain's will open and you can start. Comprendo?" Haley asked smiling.
"Hales, this isn't the first time we're performing."
"Sorry, I'm just really nervous. I want this party to be the best one. Good luck and have fun!" Haley said before taking the microphone and walking in front of the curtains. She tapped the microphone to see if it was on.
"Is this thing on? Oh, it is. Hey, can I get everyone's attention for a second?" Everyone at the bar turned to look at her.
"Hello and thank you so much for coming here today to celebrate Tim's birthday and mine too. I hope you're having fun and believe me it's about to get better. Anyways, let me introduce our live band for tonight which is also my main birthday present for Timmie." Tim looked half surprised half angry. He wasn't expecting another gift and also didn't want to be called Timmie.
"So here you go Timmie, I know you like them. Please, everyone, give a big hand for the... Black Eyed Peas!".
And the base gets running, running and running, running and...
People cheered and ran in front of the stage. Haley's friends mouths opened in shock, especially Tim's who thought the band was some lame-ass country band. Haley went to sit next to her friends with a grin.
"Haley!" Tim yelled.
"Yes, dear?"
"Why didn't you tell me about the band?" Tim asked.
"You never asked." She said smiling. Tim was about to say something but decided to drop it and concentrate on the show. Haley looked at her friends and smiled.
Brooke and Lucas were one of the first ones in front of the stage. Jake had his arm around Peyton and they were sitting and watching the show. Tim was... umh, currently standing on a table and making weird dancing (?) moves. Haley turned to look at Nathan only to find him looking back at her.
"Hey." Haley said smiling.
"Hey." He said. Haley opened her mouth and was about to say something when Tim suddenly fell from the table between her and Nathan.
"Tim! You ok?" Haley asked.
"Yeah! This is awesome!" he said and got back up on the table. Haley looked at Nathan and smiled before turning her attention back to the band.
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"This is Black Eyed Peas ending. Hope you had fun! Happy Birthday Hales and Tim! Take care everyone! Good night!" the curtains closed and the DJ started to play again.
"That was awesome!" Tim yelled when sitting down again.
"Yeah, no kidding! How the hell did you manage to get the Black Eyed Peas?" Jake asked.
"Oh, we go way back." She said.
"Well, thank god for that cause tonight was so great. People will be talking about this party for years!" Lucas said.
"Thank you, I try my best." Haley said grinning. They were all sitting now by the table.
"You know what we need to do now?" Brooke asked.
"Do we wanna know?" Haley asked laughing with the rest.
"We need to dance!" Brooke said and started to drag people towards the dance floor. After a few songs Haley noticed that Jake and Peyton were making out in the corner and Lucas and Brooke had disappeared. Haley looked at Tim who was doing the robot in front of 5 girls. Haley looked at Nathan and they both burst out laughing at the same time. They started to get close to each other, very close in fact, but as always, suddenly Tim was there.
"Dude, I just almost got 5 chicks!" Tim said yelling behind them. Haley turned to look at him. The moment was gone.
"Great, I'm gonna go find Brooke, I'll talk to you guys later." She said a bit disappointed and left.
"Did I interrupt something?" Tim asked innocently.
"No, nothing." Nathan said.
Haley was walking towards the front door. She desperately needed some fresh air. She opened the door and found Travis and Eddie sitting on the steps smoking.
"Haley, what are you doing out here? You should be inside celebrating your 18th birthday." Eddie said.
"Just needed some fresh air." She said. "I thought you quit smoking." Haley said smiling.
"Yeah, I did. But I started again when Jean left me."
"Eddie, I'm so sorry. How are you holding up?"
"I'll manage."
"Well, if you need anything just call mom and me. She thinks of you as family anyways." Haley said with a smile. She turned to look at Travis.
"So, Trav. How's the fam?"
"They're good. Rick is getting his first tooth and the twins are starting first grade."
"They're that big already? God, I haven't seen them since their 3rd birthday." Haley said. Suddenly the main doors behind them opened.
"Tim. What are you doing here?" Haley asked while turning around to look at him.
"Nothing, just came to see where you are. Hey guys, busy night?" he asked from Travis and Eddie.
"Not really." They said laughing.
"Well, I hope they tipped you well." Tim said.
"Worth the trip." Travis said grinning. Nathan opened the door and found the four outside.
"Hey, here you guys are." He said looking at Haley who was sitting on the steps.
"Yeah, we should probably go inside." Haley said. She started to get up.
"Let me help you." Nathan said and offered his hand. Haley took it and smiled a bit. They started to walk back inside still holding hands when suddenly they heard a voice. A very familiar voice.
"Happy birthday, baby." Haley froze to her spot and went pale. She could recognize that voice anywhere. She slowly turned around while pressing Nathan's hand harder. She looked at Chris Keller in the eyes.
"Hey, Hales." Chris said. He was standing there wearing that trademark smirk. He was obviously drunk and his posse was standing behind him.
"Chris." Haley said coldly. "Sam, Charlie, Michael." Haley said looking at the guys behind him. She knew them all by now. "Long time no see." She said. The guys just nodded their heads towards her.
"Hales-" Chris started but got cut off by Tim.
"You've got a lot of nerve showing your face here." He said angrily and started to walk towards Chris. Haley let go of Nathan's hand and grabbed Tim's. Haley shook her head to Tim to stop him from doing what he was thinking of doing.
"Tim! Long time no see!" Chris said and tried to give him a hug but Tim pushed him away.
"You better leave, Chris. Now!" he said starting to get very angry.
"Tim, where's the love? Be cool." He said and turned to look at Haley again. "Besides, I came to see Haley." He suddenly said.
"Don't." Haley said. She knew what he was going to do.
"It's true. I'm here for you."
"Shut up." she said upset.
"I miss you." He continued and started to walk slowly towards her.
"Stop it!" Haley said more upset. Nathan was standing behind her not knowing what to do. He didn't want to interfere but he was afraid he had to.
"Hales, I made a mistake. I want you back."
"Stop it!" Haley said while shaking in anger.
"I love you." He said when he got in front of her. That was the final straw.
"Shut up!" Haley screamed. "You have no right to be here after what you did to me!"
"Hales-"
"You cheated on me! You broke my heart!"
"I want you back, Haley."
"What! Do you think I'm an idiot!"
"Just give me another chance."
"You had your chance! You blew it! How dare you come here on my birthday!" By now there was a crowd around them. Haley could also see a few reporters but ignored them.
"I realized I made a mistake."
"Too fucking bad!"
"Hales, I love you."
"You don't love me! How could you when you don't even know what love means."
"Hales-"
"Stop calling me Hales! You have no right!"
"I've missed your voice." He said quietly while looking at her with an embarrassed look.
"My voice? What the f-? Oh my god. You were that phone stalker!"
"So I made a few calls."
"You asshole!"
"Please, give me a chance."
"Fuck off." She said with a cold voice and started to turn around. Chris grabbed her arm. Tim and Nathan both reacted the same way. Ready to rip his hand off. Haley lifted her finger in the air to stop them without breaking eye contact with Chris.
"Let. Go. Of. Me." She said coldly. Chris could see fire behind her eyes.
"Come with me." He pleaded.
"Go to hell." Haley said through gritted teeth. Chris took his hand off of hers. Nathan let out a breath he hadn't realized he had been holding. Chris looked at him.
"Oh, you're Haley's new? You don't know what you're getting yourself into, man. She's a bitch. You hear me, she's a bitch!" he said. Nathan took an angry step forward and was about to hit him but Tim got to him first.
"Don't you ever talk about my sister like that! Only I get to call her a bitch!" he said to Chris who was lying on the ground holding his chin in pain.
"Haley, you're making a mistake." He said while getting up.
"Good bye, Christopher." Haley said quietly and turned to look at Eddie and Travis. "Eddie, Travis. Could you please escort Mr. Keller and his friends to their cars?"
"Gladly." Travis said grinning. Haley stood at the top of the stairs and glared at the leaving group. When they were gone, Eddie and Travis came back.
"You alright, Haley?" Travis asked worried while Eddie went to make sure the reporters were gone.
"Yeah." She said quietly. She turned to look at Tim. "Keys, please. I'm going home." She said.
"Nathan drove us here but I'm sure he can give both of us a ride." Tim said and turned to look at Nathan
"Yeah, of course."
"No, no, no. I don't want to ruin anyone's party. Stay here."
"No way!" Tim said.
"Tim, it's our birthday. You gotta stay here and entertain the guests."
"You can't go home by yourself. It's your birthday."
"I won't be alone. Dad's home waiting for us, remember?"
"But-"
"I'm not taking no for an answer."
"Fine. I'll stay for two hours." Tim said.
"Three."
"Two and a half.
"Two and three quarters."
"Two and- two thir- no wait, four and fift- goddammit!" Tim said while counting with his fingers. Haley laughed at the expression on her face.
"So, I'll see you in two hours and 45 minutes." She said.
"Fine. You sure you're ok?" Tim asked worried. Haley smiled at her.
"Yeah, of course. I just need to calm down for a sec. See you at home." She said and turned to look at Nathan. "Keys, Nathan."
"What?" he asked confused.
"Yeah, good luck with that." Tim mumbled while smirking. "I'm gonna go back inside now. I'll see you guys later!" he said while staring at Nathan with a 'you hurt her, I'll hurt you' –look. Nathan just nodded his head. Tim waved at Haley before going back inside. Nathan started to walk towards his car.
"What's he talking about?" Haley said and ran after him to keep up.
"Nobody drives my car but me."
"But you shouldn't have to leave. Stay here with your friends."
"I was leaving soon anyways."
"I wanna drive." She said pouting.
"Too bad." He said smirking.
"But-" she said but Nathan opened the passenger side door for Haley.
"Just get in." He said smiling. Haley rolled her eyes smiling but got in.
"You're gonna be alright, Haley." Nathan said while turning the engine on. Haley turned to look at him with a smile.
"I know." She said. Nathan reversed from the parking spot and drove away. Tim, Brooke and Peyton were standing outside Tric, looking at the backlights of Nathan's car.
"You let her leave with him?" Brooke asked surprised.
"She needs someone to talk to. And in this case, I'm not that person." He said.
"So, you trust Nathan?" Brooke asked.
"Yeah, of course." He said but not as convincingly as he could have.
"But...?" Peyton asked smirking.
"But if he touches her, I'll kill him." He said nonchalantly. Brooke and Peyton started laughing.
"Come on, calm down. Nathan's a good guy and you know it." Peyton said.
"Not when it comes to his dating record." Tim said. "And my sister's not gonna be one of those girls for him." He said.
"You now Nathan better than that. He's crazy about Haley." Peyton said. Tim was starting to get annoyed with the conversation.
"Shut up, Peyton." He said annoyed.
"Or else?" she asked grinning. She loved annoying Tim.
"Or I'll make it shut."
"Ooh, I'm shaking in my boots."
"But you're wearing sneakers."
"You did not just say that."
So, how was it? Hopefully it was what you expected. :) More drama next chapter. Don't forget to leave your review!
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