Wake-up

Chapter 3

What if you didn't know where the bad side of town was

Where would you wander to

So many places from which to choose

Would you let yourself be

After both agreed to the marriage, Lydia and Deb insisted on having a wedding planner to help with all of the details. Haley had first declined, saying that if they were going to go through with this than she wanted to just have an extremely small ceremony, or even elope. They could inform the press that they had fallen so deeply in love that they couldn't wait any longer to get married. Haley had come to terms that life wasn't fair, but did they need to rub salt into the wound by making Haley share that horrible day with so many people. Lydia and Deb would not relent with letting go of a big wedding, so Haley agreed on the terms that the ceremony would be short and simple. There was no need for long and sentimental vows when Haley and Nathan were both just doing this for the fear of what their future would hold without the financial backing of their families.

After nearly two months of the three women working with the wedding planner, everything was set. Everything from the tuxes to the place settings had been chosen, and in just one week it would all be done. Haley had chosen Brooke to be her maid of honor while Nathan chose Lucas to be his best man. So, as maid of honor, Brooke had planned out her Bachelorette party, or as Brooke liked to call it, the Last Fling before the Ring.

It was the night before the rehearsal dinner and Haley and Nathan were getting ready for their Bachelor and Bachelorette parties. Just a week ago they had moved into their new house together. It was in the same neighborhood as their parents lived, but a few streets over. There hadn't been any squabbles so far, but they had both been not said more than two words to each other and they both kept as far away from each other as possible. Haley walked out of the bathroom after she finished putting on her lip-gloss to find Nathan putting on his shoes in their bedroom.

"You're not seriously wearing that out tonight." Nathan said looking up.

"Yeah." Haley said looking at him like he was crazy.

"That skirt nearly shows off your ass Haley."

"Yeah, and I'm sure that the strippers you are going to see tonight are going to be wearing so much more. It's not even that short, trust me I could go shorter. In fact, why don't I?"

"Haley."

"Joking. And speaking of tonight, try to keep your activities behind closed doors. I don't really feel like seeing you and some blonde bimbo slut on the cover of tabloid magazines tomorrow."

"Same goes for you Princess."

"No, see the press thinks I'm little Miss Perfect, while you are the playboy. They're not going to be looking for dirt on me. Anyway, it's not like I'd do that anyways, I don't like blonde bimbos too much."

"Whatever. I have to go meet Lucas." Before he had a chance to leave the bedroom Nathan and Haley heard the front door open.

"Hales, you ready yet. We have boys to see and alcohol to drink." Brooke walked up the stairs and right into Nathan and Haley's bedroom.

"Thanks for knocking Brooke. For all you know we could have been having sex."

"Yeah, I'm so sure that Haley would be having sex with you right now. Y'all might have come to an understanding these past few months to not gouge each others eyes out, but you two having sex is about as believable as the devil ice-skating."

"Whatever Brooke. I gotta go meet Lucas anyways."

"Oh, the broody but hot cousin. Tell him I said hi." Nathan turned around and walked out of the room leaving Brooke and Haley alone.

"So, you ready for tonight?"

"Am I ready to go and get drunk off my ass? Hell yeah! So what exactly did you plan for tonight?"

"You'll just have to wait and see. Anyways, our transportation should be here any moment now, so let's go." Brooke pulled Haley down the stairs and opened the front door to reveal a party bus pulling up the drive.

"Brooke, what exactly did you plan for tonight?"

"I told you, it's a surprise. Come on, everyone else is already inside and we can't be late."

"Late for what?"

"Still not telling. Come on." Brooke pulled Haley into the bus and they were soon off to their destination.

"Brooke I can not believe you rented a private jet to fly us all to Las Vegas. This is…I don't know, it's unbelievable."

"Well, I figured that since you have to marry the Spawn of Satan you are going to have one hell of a Last Fling before the Ring, especially considering the fact that you had to miss my kick-off summer party."

"Brooke, be quiet. No one beside our parents and you and Lucas know the truth about the wedding, and I would like to keep it that way."

"Hales, trust me. They all had enough champagne so far tonight; I doubt they even remember their names right now. Trust me, your secret is safe." After landing in Las Vegas another party bus picked up the girls and took them over to the Excalibur for a private show of Australia's Thunder from Down Under followed by their own private little shopping spree in Victoria's Secret in the Forum Shops at Caesars. What more could a girl ask for in a Bachelorette party. The extremely group of wasted girls headed back home to Tree Hill, arriving at almost seven in the morning Tree Hill time.

Haley walked into her house, and not seeing Nathan anywhere downstairs she headed up to their bedroom. She let out a chuckle as she set down all the bags of stuff the girls had gotten from Victoria's Secret for her. It's not like they'd be getting any use. After grabbing some much needed Advil and water, she laid down. She would need her rest for all of the acting that would have to be done for the rehearsal dinner tonight and the wedding tomorrow.

Thanks to CCSott23 for the reply and a huge thanks again to Michelle for being my beta for this story!

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