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Chapter 9

Haley and Brooke's Apartment

"No Tigger! There is no way you can make me do this." Haley screamed.

Brooke replied, "Come on Tutorgirl, you and Hotshot started to hit it off last night. What would one date hurt?"

"Brooke, the answer is still no. In fact, a hundred times no!"

"Tutorgirl, me doth think the lady protests too much."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Haley asked.

"Come on Haley, a hundred times no? What is this 1848? I'm just asking you to let the guy take you out. Why is it such a big deal?"

"It's not a big deal!" Haley exclaimed.

"Oh no? Then what's with this hundred times no crap. I think your just running scared, because you're afraid you could actually like this guy."

"Brooke, that's a load of crap and you know it."

"Really?" Brooke asked.

Haley answered back, "Really."

"Well, Tutorgirl if I'm so full of crap, how come you were having a very loud intense dream this morning."

Haley, starting to blush asked, "What do my dreams have to do with anything?" knowing full well what Brooke was going to bring up next.

"Do the words, Oh Nathan baby give it to me ring any bells?"

Haley had no reply to this.

"Ooh or what about my favorite, That's the spot Nathan! Right there! Oh yea baby!"

"That didn't mean anything and you know it?" Haley finally answered. "And we don't ever need to talk about that dream ever again."

"Whatever you say Haley. I just think you should go out with him in real life. What do you have to lose?"

Haley suddenly thought back to three months ago when she personally thought she had nothing to lose. Oh course that was the day when she caught her boyfriend Chris with another student from one of their music classes. Then when she caught them, he had the nerve to blame her desire to keep her virginity until marriage as the reason he strayed. Haley refused to allow herself to become vulnerable with a guy again after that. She was perfectly content just studying music and hanging out with her friends.

"Hey Haley? Where did you go?" Brooke asked.

"Just remembering again why I don't want to date and will especially not date a player like Nathan Scott."

"Oh come on, is this about Chris? Peyton and I knew from the beginning that he was a complete loser and totally unworthy of you." Brooke started. "In fact the only reason why we didn't tell you anything to that effect is the fact that you would have kicked our butts if we would have. But Chris is in the past now, and he can't hurt you anymore, so don't you think its time to move on?"

"Hmmm, let me think about that one?" Haley said pensively before abruptly saying "No!"

"Well, its unfortunate that you feel that way because the boys will be here at 8:00 to pick us up for our dates. You will just have to tell Nathan that you aren't going to go when he gets here tonight."

"Come on Brooke, you wouldn't do that would you?" Haley asked.

She answered, "Hmm let me think about that? Yes, I would. And if you want to bale, you need to tell him yourself."

Stomping back into her room Haley shouted, "You're impossible!"

Brooke simply yelled back, "You're welcome. Come back out at 6:00 so we can pick something nice to were on her dates!"

Haley responded back that with a loud, "Ugh!"

Brooke thought to herself, Wow that went better than expected. I wonder where Lucas is going to have Hotshot take Tutorgirl tonight. It better be something special or else I'll have to kick his butt.

Coming up:

Nathan and Lucas' trip

A visit

Finally the dates!