After dinner Brooke made Nathan leave, claiming we needed girl time. "I have to get Haley ready for cheer tryouts, Nathan. You understand, right?"
He laughed. "Yes, Brooke. It's okay, I'll get her all to myself tomorrow night and 2 more nights after that," he replied and then pulled me towards him. He grabbed my face in his large hands and leaned down for a kiss.
Truth be told, I didn't want him to leave me with Brooke when she had thoughts about cheerleading, so I did the only thing I knew of to get him to stay longer; I intensified the kiss, pushing him up against the door. I let my tongue slip past his lips, feeling him sink into the kiss. It was pure bliss, and then, all of a sudden, it was gone.
I had been pulled back by Brooke and Nathan was being pushed out. "Bye, Nathan! Tell that boyfriend of mine I say hello!" Brooke yelled after him and then closed the door. I sighed. There's no way out of this, Haley. She's going to get you to do it and you know it, I thought to myself. "Okay, tutorgirl, we're gonna talk this out. Now, I'll tell you all the pros of being a cheerleader. One-"
"Don't bother, Brooke," I said and she was about to speak again but I said, "I'll do it."
She squealed and jumped. "YAY! We're gonna be the hottest cheerleaders, tutorchick! It's gonna be great!"
"I sure hope so, tigger," I replied and we spent the rest of the night up chatting about Nathan and Lucas, cheerleading and anything else we could think of.
The next morning were the tryouts, as Brooke had informed me the night before. We had come up with a routine and Brooke said I wasn't all that bad. We worked on it all night and perfected it. I was amazed I was still so flexable. I hadn't done anything like this since I was a kid!
Well, I was nervous about it. I mean, we didn't do the routine in front of anyone and here we were in front of a whole cheerleading squad, not to mention the basketball team was practicing at the other side of the gym. One or all of them were bound to look our way!
Brooke saw me freaking out and walked over to me. "Hey, are you okay?" she asked and I shook my head. "Haley, we're gonna do great! Don't worry so much! Besides, after this you're going to see Peyton and Larry while I have to see these girls for the next 3 days and they won't be telling us until you get back so I will-"
"Brooke! I get it! You're nervous, too," I said and she nodded. "Well, you're right. We don't need to worry. We are two hot girls and if they don't put us on the team then it's their loss! Right?"
"Right!" she said and hugged me. "Okay, tutorchick, it's time to be cheery and bubbly, okay?" I put on a huge smile and she nodded. "There you go! Okay, lets do this!"
We walked over to the squad. "Hello, there. I'm Bevin, the captain. Do you have music that you'll be dancing to?" Brooke nodded and handed her our cd. "Okay, just let us know when you're ready and we'll start it up, okay?"
"Okay," she replied and we went into our positions. She nodded her head, signaling we were ready. The music started playing. It was 'London Bridge' by Fergie. The whole dance I was saying, 'don't screw up! don't screw up!' over and over again in my head. Well, there was some 'keep smiling's in there, too. Finally, it was all over. I have to say, I'm really proud of us.
All the cheerleaders were smiling at us, except one. Rachel. I remember her. Great. I forgot she was a cheerleader. "That was great, girls! Welcome to the team!"
We heard applause behind us and whistles. I turned to see the whole basketball team smiling and winking at us. "Thanks," Brooke said to Bevin. "When do we start practicing?"
"Well, we don't have a game until next week and Haley's not going to be here for 3 days, so we're gonna have a practice the day after she gets back. Is that okay with everyone?" all the girls nodded. "Good. Okay, we'll see you when you get back, Haley. And again, great job, girls," Bevin said and all the girls left.
Brooke and I waited until they were all gone before celebrating. Well, she celebrated and I just sighed, happy it was over with. "Way to go, tutorgirl! That was awesome!" she exclaimed.
"Thanks, Brooke. I tried really hard, just for you," I said and hugged her.
"Aww, thanks tutorchick! I'm really happy you agreed to do this. It means a lot that I get to do something I love with my bestest best friend!" Brooke said and then we left, making our way back to my apartment.
A few hours later, we were watching TV when the door opened to reveal Nathan and Lucas. "Hey, boys," Brooke said from her position on the couch. She was laying down with her head in my lap.
"Hey guys," I said after her.
"Hello, ladies," they said similtaneously and Brooke and I giggled.
"What are you two girls up to?" Luke asked, lifting Brooke's legs to sit and then placing them on his lap.
She sat up and crawled onto his lap. "Nothing, Broody. I've just been missing you," she replied and kissed him.
"Is that so?" he murmured against her lips and she nodded. They went on, ignoring the fact that Nathan and I were still there.
I stood up and took Nathan's hand, leading him into the kitchen. "So, how was practice, babe?" I asked.
"It was fine. Just like any other practice," he replied. I nodded and busied myself with cleaning up. I stopped short when I felt his arms go around my waist. "Stop cleaning," he whined into my ear and I laughed. He started to kiss my neck.
"Do you think that if I stopped cleaning Brooke or Lucas would clean while I'm gone?" I asked, but moved my neck so he had better access.
I felt him smile against my neck. "Just don't worry about it okay? Just relax. That's all I want you to do. You never let yourself have fun and relax," he whispered into my ear.
I turned around and put my arms around his neck. He lifted me up to sit on the counter. "I have fun," I pouted, sticking out my bottom lip.
He leaned forward and took it inbetween his own. He pulled back all too soon and said, "not enough fun. You need to stop worrying about those dishes and things and let Nathan Scott show you a good time. How does that sound."
I looked into his eyes and silently agreed. I leaned forward and kissed him. He moaned and pulled me to the edge of the counter, my legs wrapped around him. I was just enjoying the moment. I never really got to do that with him. Brooke was always around to interupt. Oh, shoot. Brooke was in the next room. I pulled back and he growled.
"Babe, I would love to keep doing this, but Brooke likes to interupt us and she's right in the next room," I explained and I heard him muttering into my neck. Something about a 'cock block'. I laughed slightly and then pulled his face out from my neck. "I know, I know. We never get time alone together. But these 3 days together are gonna be Brooke and Lucas free."
He sighed. "Yeah, but Peyton and Larry are gonna want to spend all their time with you, Hales, and you'll want to spend time with them, too," he said softly, playing with my hand.
"Nathan, look at me," I stated and he looked up. I took his face into my hands and kissed him softly. I pulled back and looked straight into his eyes. "I want you to be there with me, that means that you're gonna be by my side the entire trip. I didn't want to invite anyone else but you. And Peyton and Larry aren't going to be in our hotel room with us, okay? That's just me and you," I explained and he grinned. "What?"
He kissed me. "No Peyton." Kiss. "Larry." Kiss. "Lucas." Kiss. "Or Brooke." He said and pulled me into a longer kiss. He mated his forehead to mine, looking into my eyes. "This is going to be great!"
I laughed. I was about to speak when we were beckoned from the living room. "HALEY! NATHAN! Stop making out in the kitchen and come watch this movie with us!"
I sighed. "Back to the real world," I whispered. I started to get down, but he just took me back into his arms. I wrapped my legs around him and he carried me into the living room. We got comfortable next to Brooke and Lucas, with me in Nathan's lap and Brooke in Luke's. "What are we watching?"
"The Italian Job," Luke replied with a smile.
"Awesome," Nathan said and they pounded fists.
"Not bad," I said to no one in particular.
"Yeah, not bad at all," Brooke said. I looked at her and she explained. "Haley, look at the screen! Mark Wahlberg! And whoever that handsome Rob guy is! Damn!"
I laughed. "Yeah, you're right, Brooke. Nice eye candy," I replied and then Nathan wrapped his arms tighter around me.
"Yeah, eye candy, ladies. STRICTLY eye candy," Luke confermed and Brooke and I laughed again.
"Okay, Broody," Brooke said.
"Well," I started. "As much as I want to watch this movie, I have to start packing. When are we leaving, baby?"
Nate looked at his watch. "Oh, yeah. We've gotta leave in about 2 hours if we want to make it there in time for dinner. Go pack and let me know when you're ready, okay?" I nodded and went into my room. Brooke followed me inside and helped me pack. Well, she really didn't HELP the packing, she just made my bags heavier.
"How can you not want to take this stuff, Hales? They're all essential!" she said when I took them out.
I held them up. "Brooke, lingerie is only essential when a couple has sex! Nathan and I don't have sex," I explained like I would to a 5 year old.
She pouted. "But you could end that on this super fun weekend you're having!"
"Brooke!" I exclaimed.
"Okay, okay!" she said but hid something behind her back. I knew she was going to put some in my bag so I just acted like I didn't notice. I'll just take it out before we leave, I thought.
Soon enough, we were ready to leave. We said our goodbyes and we were on our way. Just Nathan and I on the open road.
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