Hey guys... I'm back with Chapter 50 for ya! Sorry that it took so long butI wanted to write everything that happened before the party in this chapter soI could go straight to it in the next one... that's why this chapter is so long. Sry about that. ButI hope you like it anyways.
General POV
Mercedes pulled into the school parking lot and parked next to Nathan's car. He got out and walked over to her open window.
"Are you sure that you don't wanna come to Peyton's with me?"she asked making her puppy eyes.
"No thanks." He answered chuckling lightly. "To many memories in that bedroom."
"That is so not something that I needed to know Nathan!" She said closing her eyes and laughing
"I'm sorry but you said-"
"Ok, ok. I get the point. I'll see you later."
"Ok. I'll call you later tonight."
"Alright."
"Bye." He said placing a small kiss on her lips.
"Bye babe." She said kissing him back.
He walked over to his car and got in. She blew him a kiss and pulled out of the parking lot. Mercedes turnedthe music up and sang along with it while she drove home to pick up Brooke. She pulled up the house and honked her horn. Brooke walked out and got in the car.
"Hey B." Mercedes said with a warm smile as Brooke was getting in.
"Hey." Brooke answered smiling back.
Mercedes pulled away from the house and turned to look at Brooke.
"You ok Brooke?" She asked turning down the radio.
"I'm fine but... there's something that I have to talk to you about." Brooke said looking at her.
"That's never good." Mercedes answered keeping her eyes on the road.
"Ok so... Q called earlier and he said that he'll be here tomorrow with Ciara and that everything was set up for us when we leave for LA."
"...Ok... where's the but?"
"But... he also said that he wasn't sure if D was gonna show up or not." Brooke said looking to see what kind of reaction she would get from her. "I'm sorry Mercedes."
Brooke knew how much it hurt Mercedes that her dad wasn't gonna be with her for her 17th birthday and now that her mother was gone... well she knew that she wouldn't take this well.
"Yeah me too." Mercedes said turning to her and giving her a sad smile.
Mercedes turned to look away from Brooke and felt the tears well up in her eyes. But she held them back. She refused to cry another tear. She'd done a lot of that the last few months and she wasn't gonna do this to herself anymore. Although inside she was torn apart between anger and sadness. She pulled into Peyton's driveway and turned off the engine. Brooke led her into the house and they began walking up the stairs towards Peyton's room together. Brooke pulled Mercedes to her and held her cousin tightly.
"Don't be sad Z." She said placing a huge kiss on her head.
Mercedes laughed lightly and smiled as she hugged Brooke back. They walked into Peytons room and Mercedes' jaw dropped.
"Hey guys." Peyton said getting up from her computer desk and walking over to them.
"Peyton... I love your room!" Mercedes said tuning to in a circle to see everything.
"Thanks." Peyton said smiling. "But... I like yours better."
"Yeah right!" Mercedes said walking over to the wall with the mural on it. "Your room put's mine to shame." She said tuning back to face her.
Brooke and Peyton turned to look at each other and laughed... Some time had passed and Brooke lay on Peyton's bed filliping through a magazine clearly bored out of her mind but being ignored by the two music queens in Peyton's closet. Mercedes and Peyton were discussing some bootleg of a band that Brooke didn't know and Brooke felt happy and sad at the same time seeing the two of them together. She looked up at them and noticed that frown on Mercedes face was clearly gone and Peyton had replaced it with a smile. She felt happy that they were getting along so well but she also felt like Peyton was slipping away from her. She picked Mercedes car keys from thenight standand got up and walked to the door. She looked at them once more before walking out of the room.
Peyton POV
Mercedes and I were having the best time looking through my music together.
"I would have never thought you'd be into this stuff." I said picking up a NOFX cd that I adored.
"Why not?" She answered flipping through my vinyl.
"I don't know... it just seemed like you'd be into hip hop and stuff."
"I am. But I like all kinds of music. I don't really have a favorite, I like it all."
"I figured after Haley told me that you mentioned Victor Jara."
It flipped me out when Haley had mentioned that Mercedes had gotten herself out of a suspension and it freaked me out even more when she said that she had mentioned Victor Jara and NOFX.
"Umm... yeah."
"What happened with that anyways?"
"I don't know... I had to do what I had to do, you know?"
"I guess but-"
"I hate to see people treated that way." She said cutting me off.
"So do I." I answered picking up another cd and putting one back. "I'm sure Haley loves you for it."
"You wanna know the truth Peyton?" She said looking up at me and leaning against the self. I shook my head and she looked away from me and back to the cd's. "It wasn't really about Haley. I mean... she's my friend and I'd do anything for her but... it was more about standing up for something that I believe in." She said turning her gaze back to me. "There are people out there who hate and divide and they feed off of people who don't fight back. I needed to fight for the people who can't, you know?"
It amazed me how passionate she was about this. It almost brought tears to my eyes just thinking about it.
"I mean... Haley has so much going for her, you know? But... she can't just let people walk all over her like Sue did. I'm not gonna let her underestimate herself." I looked at her while she walked over to my computer desk and eyed my clipboard. Shit! I should have put that away when they got here."What is this?" She said picking it up.
"Nothing." I said trying to take it back but she turned her back to me and put her arm up to block my reaching hands.
"This looks like Jake." She said turning to me and smiling.
"It's not." I answered quickly. That's a total give away I answered too quickly.
"Ok.Ok." Mercedes said handing me my chipboard back and walking over to the bed and laying down."But you like him don't you?"
"No I don't." Damn it! Too quickly again!
"It's ok to like him Peyton."
"Is it? I mean... it hasn't even been a week since Lucas and I broke up." I said sitting down next to her.
"You can't help who you fall for or how fast you fall Peyton. It just happens. Besides... Jake is a really great guy. He's sweet, sensitive, the best dad in the world, and... well... he's not that bad looking."
"You sound like Brooke." I said chuckling.
Mercedes stopped and sat up.
"Where is Brooke?"
"She's probably downstairs making a mess in the kitchen. You know how she likes to experiment."
"Yeah I know." She said laughing and laying back down.
"You wanna go grab a bite to eat?"
"No thanks. I got some ice-cream, with Nathan earlier."
"Ah. How are things with Nathan?"
"Good. Great actually." She said tuning her head to look up at the ceiling.
"He actually seems happy now. Something that I haven't seen him be in a long time." I siad lying down next to her.
"Everything just feels... right when I'm with him, you know?"
"I honestly think the two of you are made for each other."
"Thanks Peyton." She said turning to me and giving me a warm smile.
Haley POV
I was sitting at home trying to write something, anything, and plucking the guitar strings thinking, but... it seemed like nothing would come. It was a wonderful way to spend my day off. Getting pissed off at my guitar and sitting at home doing absolutely nothing was my idea of a perfect night. I heard my cell ring and I reached over to pick it up.
"Hello?"
"Hey Hales, it's Brooke."
"Oh hey Brooke. What's up?"
"Nothing much, I'm just bored."
"Same here."
"Good. You wanna come take a drive with me then?"
This was a surprising question. I wonder why she didn't ask Peyton, or Mercedes for that matter.
"Umm... sure."
"Ok. I'll pick you up in a few."
"Ok bye."
"Bye."
I hung up and a few minutes later, true to her word, there was a honk from outside. I looked out the window to make sure that it was her, and it was. So I grabbed my purse and my sweater before walking out of the house. I got in the car and said hello to her she said hello back and pulled away from the house. I sat back waiting for her to say something but... she didn't. This was defiantly not a good sign. I knew that she was upset about something because... well... Brooke Davis wasn't the quiet type.
"What's wrong?" I asked looking over at her.
"Nothing." She answered looking at the road and never turning to look at me.
"Yeah right. I know something's up Brooke. What is it?"
She turned to look at me and took a deep breath.
"I'm so happy that Mercedes is getting along with everyone, you know? Well... except for Sue but...it's just... she seems to have so much in common with Peyton. They both like the same kinds of stuff and... I don't know... it just feels like Peyton and I are drifting apart."
"Oh." This explains why she's not with them right now. "Have you tried talking to them about it?"
"Oh yeah, and say what... 'Umm... Z it feels like your stealing my best friend'?"
"If that's what you have to say. Just be honest with them Brooke."
"I don't know."
The rest of the drive was silent as she pulled into Peyton's driveway and we walked into the house together.
General POV
Brooke and Haley walked into Peyton's room and found Mercedes and Peyton talking and laughing. Brooke looked over at Haley and gave her a sad look.
"Haley? What are you doing here?" Peyton said sitting up when she heard them walk in.
"Umm..." Haley hesitated and looked at Brooke
"I picked her up." Brooke answered. "Hope you don't mind I took your car Z." She said coldly tossing Z her keys back
"No... problem." Mercedes said sitting up just in time to catch them.
"Brooke you ok?" Peyton said looking at her.
"No, not really." Brooke answered "Can I talk to you... alone?"
"Umm... sure." Peyton said getting up and walking out the door with Brooke.
Haley watched as they left and walked to sit on the bed with Mercedes.
"I wonder what that was about." Mercedes said putting the keys back on the night stand.
"I don't know." Haley answered quickly.
"So... how are you Haley?"
"Ok. I've been trying to write a new song but... it just doesn't come like it used to."
"How are things with Chris?"
"I haven't talked to him since the day I told you what happened."
"Why not?"
"I don't know.. He's tried calling but... I haven't answered."
"Maybe you should haley. Maybe that's the reason that you can't let yourself write, because you won't let yourself feel."
Brooke and Peyton walked out onto the patio and sat in the chairs by the stairs.
"What's going on Brooke? You were being kinda mean to Mercedes in there." Peyton said cautiously.
She knew that if she was to straight forward and asked her why she was being such a bitch to Mercedes and why she left without saying anything that Brooke would probably bite her head off.
"I know. I don't know why I was being that way I guess I'm just upset." Brooke answered looking away from her.
"Upset about what Brooke?"
"About losing my best friend. I know that you and Mercedes have a lot in common and I'm not just talking music. I mean… both of you have lost your mothers and it connects the both of you in a way that we don't."
"Brooke… you will always be my best friend." She said pulling Brooke into a tight hug. Brooke rested her head on her shoulder. "No matter what. No one will ever, ever, take your place in my heart, ok? Ever. I love you B. Davis."
"I love you too P. Sawyer." Brooke said hugging her tighter.
They smiled to each other and got up to join the other girls inside.
Mercedes was looking through Peyton's vinyl while Haley looked through the magazine that Brooke had been looking at earlier. Things had been quiet in the room since Mercedes had told Haley that maybe she should call Chris. Haley respected Mercedes and valued her opinion but she wasn't sure if she was ready to talk to Chris yet. Mercedes couldn't get the conversation she had had with Nathan about that tattoo out of her head. So she decided to see it for herself. But how would she see it? Was she just gonna blurt out 'Haley can I see your tattoo of my boyfriends jersey number?' Yeah right!
"Hey Hales… can you hand me that record?" She said pointing to a record that was on Peyton's side drawer.
"Sure." Haley answered reaching for it for.
There it is! A small 23 on her lower back just like Nathan said. 'Damn it!' She thought to herself. Haley handed her the record and Mercedes took it with a smile and turned back to what she was doing.
"Nice tattoo." Mercedes said before she could stop herself.
"Umm…" Haley was trying to say something but nothing came to her. She was thinking… is she mad at me? I hope she doesn't hate me for it.
"It's ok Haley." Mercedes said reading her mind and turning back to face Haley and giving her a half smile. "Nathan told me that you had it."
"He did?"
"Yeah. We were talking about it earlier and he told me that you had one."
"Who was talking about having what?" Brooke said coming in the room with Peyton.
Mercedes smiled as they walked in it looked like they were glued at the hip.
"Nathan told me about Haley's tattoo." Mercedes answered as she saw her friends join Haley on the bed. Peyton sat on the bed with her legs crossed Indian style and Brooke rested her head on Peyton's legs
"Oh." Brooke answered
"I got it when-" Haley was quick to explain but Mercedes cut her off.
"You two were still dating. I know. It's ok Haley, you don't have to explain. It doesn't bug me."
"Really?"
"Really. I was just surprised you would get one in the first place."
"You and the rest of the world." Peyton said playing with Brookes hair.
"Peyton!" Haley said turning to her with a shock written clearly on her face. "I have my spontaneous moments!"
Brooke looked up at Peyton and then turned to look at Mercedes. Then they all began laughing.
"Thanks guys." Haley said pretending to be hurt. "You guys are so mean." She said crossing her arms across her chest and making a pouty face.
"You know we love ya Hales." Mercedes said sitting next to her and placing her arm around her shoulders and giving her a slight squeeze.
The next day was the day. Tric was tonight and it was finally time to have some fun. Nathan and Lucas had decided to go play some ball during lunch since they probably wouldn't get another chance to play this weekend. Jake and Tim joined them and after the game, since they wouldn't have to go to PE that day because the whole team was going to visit Whitey in the hospital before his operation, they had gone into the locker room to take showers. Nathan came out of the shower with a towel around his waist and headed to his locker for his clothes. The rest of the guys were almost finished getting dressed and were waiting for Nathan. After putting his pants on Nathan took his clean shirt out of his locker and slipped it on. Then he turned to face the guys and saw a look of shock on their faces. Their jaws were on the floor and their eyes were sticking out of their heads.
"What?" Nathan asked confused.
"Dude... is that a tattoo?" Lucas almost yelled out.
"Oh, yeah. I forgot about that." Nathan answered lying through his teeth while a smile formed across his face. He walked over to the bench and began putting his shoes on.
"You do not have a tattoo!" Tim said getting up and walking over to him. "Dude, let me see that shit!"
Tim almost ripped Nathan's shirt off trying to get a look at it but was unsuccessful. Nathan pulled away just before he could.
"Chill man. I'll show it to you but I don't think it's that big of a deal." Nathan said turning his back to the guys and lifting his shirt over his head to expose a small tattoo on his right shoulder.
The guys crowded around him to get a better look at it.
"M.D.?" Lucas said trying to process it. "Oh! M.D., Mercedes David. I get it. You got her initials? You could have done better than that man."
"Shut up Luke! At least I didn't get some Japanese symbol for 'fun' on my arm!"
"Ok... first off it's Chinese and second of all... I was drunk!"
"Oh yeah, cause that makes it better." Nathan said putting his shirt back on.
"Does Mercedes know about it?" Jake said stopping the sibling rivalry.
"No. I got it yesterday. She told me that she wanted to get one and then I kinda ruined it by telling her about Haley's."
"Good going dumb ass." Lucas said under his breath.
"I heard that." Nathan said giving Luke a dirty glance. "So I decided to get one so she would know how much she means to me." He said turning his attention back to Jake.
"Perfect birthday gift." Lucas said sarcasm oozing from his voice.
"It's not her birthday gift jackhole. I got her something even better for that." He said looking over at Lucas.
"I got her something better for that." Lucas whispered mockingly closing his locker.
"Whatever... We should go we have to meet the rest of the team in the parking lot in..." Nathan took his watch out of his locker and looked at the time. "Damn watch!" He said tossing it in the trash. "Stupid thing doesn't work." He said closing his locker.
"We're late." Jake said looking at his own watch.
"Let's go." Lucas said leading the group out into the parking lot.
Nathan spotted Mercedes talking to Vegas and he walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Hey you." She said turning to face him and putting her arms around his neck.
"Alright guys!" Principal Turner said getting everyone's attention. "Now that everyone's finally here we should get going."
Everyone met up at the hospital and they all headed into Whitey's hospital room. Nathan walked in with his arm around Mercedes waist and hers around his. Lucas was right behind them with Jake.
"God!" Lucas whispered to Jake. "They make me wanna hurl."
"You're just jealous." Jake said playfully.
"Way to be supportive Jake."
"I'm just playin man. But I think they make a good couple."
"You sound like Peyton."
"How are thing goin with you two anyways?"
"Surprisingly... I haven't been thinking about her all that much lately. I'm moving on."
"Good for you Luke."
"Well if it isn't the boys that cause the pain in my ass." Whitey said as after everyone hadpiled in the room.
"What about Mercedes?" Tim asked trying to get a good look at Whitey, which wasn't working out to well since he was standing behind Nathan and her couldn't see a thing. "She's not a boy."
"But she also isn't a pain in my ass Tim." Whitey said giving Mercedes a small wink.
Mercedes smiled and winked back. The team talked to Whitey for a while before they had to head back. After everyone else had left Mercedes, Nathan, Lucas, and Jake were the only ones left. They were talking when the nurse walked in.
"You all will have to be leaving pretty soon. We have to prep everything before surgery."
They nodded and Mercedes turned to look at Whitey. She saw him cringe when he heard the word surgery.
"We should be going Coach. Let you get some rest before you go in." Lucas said stepping back.
"Go on kids." Whitey said as he adjusted the bedspread. "Get outta here."
They all nodded and said their goodbyes, except for Mercedes. Nathan was about to walk away with his arm around Mercedes when she stopped him.
"You go ahead." She said putting her hand on his chest. "I'll be right out."
"Ok." He said nodding and leaving the room saying goodbye to Whitey one more time before he left.
Whitey said goodbye and turned to look at Mercedes.
"How are you Coach?" Mercedes asked taking a seat next to him.
"I'm fine. Why do you ask?"
"No reason. I just saw the way you kinda freaked out when you heard the word 'surgery'."
"I don't think that's any of your business." He answered defensivly.
"I know it's not." She said getting up. "You know... 'Once you fully apprehend the vacuity of a life without struggle, you are equipped with the basic meaning of salvation.'... Tennessee Williams said that." She walked to the door and was about to leave when she turned to look at him "Your gonna be ok Coach. I know you'll come back to us soon." She said with a half smile as she walked out of the room.
Whitey smiled to himself and reached for the picture of Camilla that he kept on the night stand next to his hospital bed. His eyes watered and his lip trembled thinking about everything that was about to happen.
Mercedes walked into the lobby to find the guys near the exit.
"You ok babe?" Nathan asked her when she walked over to him and she hugged him.
"Yeah I'm fine." She said burring her face on in his chest.
He kissed her head and she pulled away from him. He held her hand as they walked to the parking lot. One they were by her car he pulled her back into his arms.
"So... I'll call you before I go pick you up." Nathan said pining her between her car door and his chest.
"Ok." She said looking up at him and smiling sweetly.
He smiled back and then he kissed her.
"Nathan let's go." Lucas said from the passengers seat of Nathan's car. "We have to meet Brooke at Tric."
Nathan pulled his lips away from Mercedes but pulled her even closer to his body. Then he turned to look at Lucas.
"You better go." Mercedes said getting his attention back. "Before Luke pops a blood vessel." She said playfully.
"Good thing we're near a hospital." He answered smiling down at her.
Mercedes laughed and so did Nathan.
"Ok well, I have to go or I'm gonna be late." She said putting her hand on his chest.
"Ok." He kissed her lips and pulled away from her.
Mercedes was about to open her car door when Nathan reached and grabbed her hand. He opened the door and let go of her hand for her to get in. She did and turned the engine on. After she did she rolled her window down and looked at Nathan as he leaned on her car door.
"You haven't had to open your own door since we've been together and you never will." He said reaching up and placing a kiss on her lips. Mercedes kissed him back and pulled away from him. He gave her a quick smile before he walked over to his car and began to get in.She pulled her sunglasses on and pulled out of the parking lot.
Mercedes POV
I was waiting on the landing strip for Q's jet to land. After it had I waited for them to begin to get out. Ciara was the first one out and was walking down the stairs when Monica and Jorge appeared right behind her. I was hoping that D and Q would come out next but Q was the only one that came after them. I felt my eyes begin to burn as the hot tears began to form in them so I lowered my sunglasses to cover my eyes and swallowed the lump in my throat before I walked over to Ciara and enveloped her in a tight hug. I had really missed her lately. I felt like I hadn't seen her in the longest time.
"I missed you Z." She said in a hushed voice in my ear.
"Ah, I missed you too." I answered hugging her tighter.
She pulled away and Monica walked up to me and hugged me. I hugged her back and told her that I had missed her as well
Jorge then hugged me and I gladly hugged him back. I pulled away but he kept hold of my hands.
"You look good." He said spinning me around slowly.
"Thanks." I answered with a small smile. "You do too." I wasn't lying. He had recently buzzed his hair off and his green eyes sparkled bright as ever against his olive complexion.
"Hey baby sister." Q said walking up to us.
"Hey Q." I said taking my hands back from Jorge's soft grasp and walking over to hug my brother. "I missed ya big brother." I said resting my head on his shoulder.
"So did I Z." He answered placing a kiss on my head.
It felt so good to have him hold me like this. It was that sense of security that I only got when my brother was around. He pulled away from me and slowly pulled my sunglasses off. I did all I could to his my eyes from him but he pulled my chin up softly with his index finger.
"Z... I'm sorry about D-"
"Where is he?" I asked before I could stop myself.
I kinda didn't wanna know where he was because well... he wasn't here. It killed me that he didn't care enough to be there with me when we were celebrating my birthday and it killed me even morebecause he knew how much it meant to me. I could hide it from anyone but... Q knew how much I was hurting because of it.
"I don't know. I tried calling him but... I got nothin."
"Yeah, I figured." I said putting my head down, and playing with an invisible string on my sweater.
There was an silence for a moment... and Q pulled me into his arms and gave me a tight squeeze. Just then Peyton and Brooke drove up in Peyton's car. They got out and began walking toward us. I pulled away from Q and looked up at him. I could see the smile on his face and the twinkle in his eyes. I then turned to look at Brooke. She looked different. She looked... uncomfortable... somewhat... self-conscious. She fidgeted with her jean pockets and ended up with her thumbs in them when they stopped in front of us.
"Hey." She said shyly.
Q stepped towards her and pulled her into his arm kissing the top of her head. "Hey babe." H said rocking her a little.
Peyton and I looked at each other and smiled. Brookes self-consciousness was gone and replaced with a smile and happiness. Brooke drove them home and Peyton and I were still waiting for Ciara to arrive. They were planed to land in the next ½ hour.
"Thanks for staying with me Peyton." I said turning to her and smiling.
"No problem." She said smiling back. "I figured you needed some company... and maybe someone to talk to."
"Thanks but... I don't really want to talk about it."
"Ok... it's up to you. But if you-"
"I know. Thanks Peyton."
She shook her head softly and turned her eyes back to the landing strip.
"So tonight's the night huh?" She said turning back to me.
"What do you mean?" I asked confused.
"Your meeting Nathan's parents tonight right?"
"Oh... yeah." I said laughing lightly.
"How do you feel about that?"
"I'm a little nervous actually."
"I was nervous when I met his parents too. But... Deb... she was a sweetheart. Dan... well I wish I could say the same thing about him but..."
"Is he really that bad?"
"Honestly... yeah, he really is." She said chuckling lightly. "I get that you need to find out about Dan on you own but... just...be carful ok? Don't let him get under your skin."
I shook my head and decided to change the subject.
"So you and Haley look like your headed on the right track."
"What are you talking about?"
"She told me that things with you two were a little sketchy when she came back."
"Yeah."
"You guys seem ok now."
"I guess we are... I don't know..."
"What happened? I mean... why were you so mad at her?"
"It wasn't that I was mad at her... well... I was, a little. But... it was more about her actions. The thing that really pissed me off was that..." She turned herself to look at me and I turned myself to face her. "Ok... she left to be with Chris right?" I shook my head and she continued. "But she comes back and expects everything to be the same. She wanted everything to be the same way that she left them...especially the person that she left. She thought that since things didn't work out with Chris that Nathan would automatically take her back... that's what really did it for me."
"I get that. I was actually a little ticked off at her when Nathan told me what she did. But then I figured... 'Well... everything turned out well for me right?'"
She laughed and I smiled at her. Just then I heard a jet from overhead and looked up at the darkening sky. Once then jet had landed and Ciara came into view stepping down the stairs with Missy close behind her... and what the hell?
"Hey." I said hugging her and Missy when they walked up to us. Then I turned to someone that I wasn't expecting to see. "Bow Wow what are you doing here?" I asked hugging him as well.
"Ciara said she was commin to see you and I wanted to too."
"Well... I'm happy to see you." I said looking at him. "Oh, sorry." I said turning to Peyton. "Guys this is Peyton Sawyer. She's the one that's in charge of House Of Freaks at Tric."
"It's nice to meet you." Ciara said shaking her hand.
"You too." Peyton answered smiling.
We headed home and began started getting ready. There was only ½ an hour before Nathan was supposed to pick me up and the car would come to get the rest of the crew.
General POV
Peyton and Mercedes hurried to get ready before they were supposed to leave. Lucas, and Jake had already shown up and were waiting with Q and Jorge downstairs while the girls were upstairs getting ready. About ½ an hour later there was a knock at the door, and Lucas got up to answer it. It was Nathan and he was carrying a single rose in his hand.
"Hey man." Lucas said stepping aside to let Nathan in.
"Hey." Nathan answered stepping inside.
"She's not ready yet." Lucas said closing the door and walking towards the living room.
"Alright." Nathan said following him in and sitting down in a chair next to Jake.
A few minutes later the limo had arrived and Q yelled out for the girls to hurry up. Most of them did. Ciara, Haley, and Monica walked into the living room looking amazing. They were all wearing dark colored dresses and tall stiletto heels.
Brooke an Peyton walked in after them with Mercedes. Brooke and Peyton were both in dark form fitting dresses and tall heels. Mercedes on the other hand was in a soft blue halter top and matching skirt with a bit of midriff showing and a lot of leg. He hair was in soft curls that cascaded down her back and framed her face perfectly. Her brown eyes were smokey and her lips in a soft shade of nude. Nathan's eyes were fixated on her. He stood up and walked over to her.
"You look... amazing." He said taking her hand.
"Thank you." She said smiling up at him. "So do you."
He was in a nice long sleeve black shirt and nice black pants, that fit perfectly with the occasion.
"You ready to go?" She asked stepping into his arms.
"Yeah..." He said holding her.
They were walking away when Mercedes turned back to her friends.
"We'll see you guys there. Bye." She said happily leaving the room in Nathan's arms.
There it is! I hope you like it! The next chapter is when Nathan and Mercedes go meet Dan (eww) and the whole thing with Tric happenes. Then their on there way to LA. Just to let you know... there will be a lot of flirting between people that you maybe didn't expect. Thanks to... Newyorkchickafor your review! I'm glad thatI left you in a little suspence about the tattoo situation. and to...brathanfan... I'm glad that you loved it and I'll really try and write the next chapter as soon as I can and post it up for ya! Thanks! ...jeytonlover... Now you know howI feel whenI getreveiws from you guys telling me that you liked it. I have no idea what you're talking about... I am so not down on Peyton! I love how Peyton's pissed at Haley right now cause... honestly... she's like the only one that's treating Haley like she's done anything wrong. Everyones being all nice to her and... that's a bunch of bull. I think. But I really hope that she fixes things with Ellie. Anyways... there is more Jeyton in the future so... keep an eye outfor it. By the way... did you like the part when Jake is kinda asking Luke about Peyton?That was all for you.;) HeHeHe!And last but not least... OTH-Mrs. Broody... I'm glad that you like the Jeyton situation and thetattoo one too. Things will explain themselves in the future. Ok well... thanks guys! I hope I get some reviews from you soon! By the way...I was checking my stats again andI noticed thatI have two new alert and favorite people and a lot of people that are reading but not reviewing. So for all of those who are not reviewing... it would make me really happy if you would leave me some. Please? You guysdon't even know how much it means to me whenI read them andI would really like it if you would too. Well... thanks! Laters:)