Alright! Another Chapter... THE WEDDING! I know. You love me right?
This is the wedding, the next chapter (Part 2) will be the reception...
Take note of how Nathan and Haley wake. It will come into play in further chapters...
Also take note of what the girls say to each other in the Bridal room. I won't tell you which part.. IIIcough the first few lines coughIII but um yeah it will be important in the next chapter
Chapter 12
PART 1- Ways I Love You
Haley woke up at 6. Just like everyday, except this wasn't an everyday-type day. This was her best friends' wedding day. She got her daily routine done in half the time. She woke up Megan, used bribery to lure her into the tub, got her dressed and fed, and combed her hair. She put their dresses, her purse, makeup and the "toddler bag into her car, then buckled Megan and herself in. She pulled halfway out the driveway before she realized that Nathan wasn't up yet. She glanced at the clock. He barely awoke before noon, let alone a quarter to nine, but he couldn't oversleep-he was best man! She glanced back at Megan, who was half-asleep, but looking at her curiously. She sighed, and unbuckled her seatbelt, and opened the car door.
"What's goin' on Mommy?" Megan called to her.
"Your father is an idiot, that's what's goin' on." She groaned, walking up the driveway and into the house.
Haley stomped upstairs, and flung herself into Nathan's room.
"Nathan! Wake Up!" She told his sleeping figure.
"Nathan.."
"Nathan!" She shouted before shaking him.
He just groaned and turned over. She jumped on the bed, screaming at him, she even sat on him. He just threw a pillow over his head, and fell back asleep.
"Nathan... don't you dare make me! Come on Nate! We are going to be late because of you!"
"This isn't funny!" She could just imagine the arrogant smirk on his face.
"You make me sick, I swear!" She exclaimed, throwing the pillow off of his head and giving him a light kiss on his forehead.
He stirred, and his eyes fluttered open.
"Mmm.. Good Morning to you, too." He smirked.
"Shut up! Lucas and the guys are going to be here soon, so you better get up."
"Why?"
"Why! Because of the wedding, that's why! You know, the reason you came home..." She rolled her eyes, and climbed off the bed.
"But it's so early!" He moaned.
"Oh, poor baby. Get up. I'll see you at the wedding." She told him coldly, before quickly leaving.
Nathan sat up in bed, thinking about Haley. She seemed upset. One minute she was joking with him, then the next she was all pissed off. He was beginning to rethink staying in Tree Hill for the rest of the summer. He wanted to be with Haley so bad, and he couldn't figure out if she wanted him to. He was pretty sure she had flirted with him a few times, but then again, it may have just been her normal playful self. Why does everything have to be so complicated between them? Maybe he should just tell her. But then, he knew he didn't her forgiveness, or her love, or her.
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The girls spent the rest of the day getting pampered and ready for the wedding. The guys had played basketball all day. They were now at the church, in their separate rooms.
"It's supposed to thunderstorm tonight. They even had a flash flood warning for god sakes! On my wedding day! This blows!" Brooke whined to Peyton as she changed into her wedding dress, behind a white curtain.
"Yeah, but the reception is inside the hall, so it won't matter much, and it won't rain until like 6." Peyton informed her, applying the finishing touches on her makeup. Brooke came out from behind the curtain.
"Brooke, you look... so beautiful. Stunning even." She told her best friend.
"Thanks Peyton, for everything, you know, being there for me for so long. And even though Haley is my maid-of-honor, you are still my number one oldest and best, best friend."
"Don't make me cry, Brooke. I just finished my makeup." She begged.
"Sorry..." She sniffed, wiping away a few of her own stray tears. "And when you and Jake FINALLY get married, I better be there, no eloping!" She told her.
"Promise. You will be my maid-of-honor. I love you B. Davis!"
"And I love you too, P.Sawyer!" She exclaimed, hugging her.
"Okay, but in all seriousness, you might want to pocket a few tissues because I have a feeling this is going to be one weepy wedding." Peyton jokes.
"Yeah, I agree. I mean, I haven't even left this room and I'm crying!" She said, choking up.
Haley, Megan and Jenny entered. They were all dressed and ready to go, Megan kept sneezing because of the flower petals in her basket, and Jenny kept smearing the mascara they had put on her. Jenny was going to be the Junior Bridesmaid.
"They look so gorgeous! I want a baby girl!" Brooke exclaimed.
"They looked grown up is what they look." Haley pouted.
"Oh, is tutormom having trouble letting go of her precious baby girl?"
"Who said anything about letting go! She's just in a wedding! She's not leaving me!" Haley exclaimed.
"Oh, what would Parent's magazine say about this one Peyton?"
"Other than she's a little crazy? That she's suffering from Parental something or other, and that you need to let Megan grow up and make her own decisions." Peyton tells her.
"She's four." She told them abruptly, which ended the conversation one way or another.
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"Dude. Your tie is so crooked!" Nathan tells Lucas.
"I can't tie ties! It's a proven fact of life!" Lucas exclaims.
"Don't worry about it. I suck at it too. I had my mom do mine." He said, sounding like a little kid.
"Hey guys. Ready?" Jake says, entering.
"Ah, not yet."
"Kay, uh. Could you guys help me with something?" He asks.
"As long as it's not tying a tie, we're good." Nathan says.
"It's about Peyton. She keeps talking about marriage." Jake tells them cautiously.
"Well, do you want to marry her?" Lucas asks.
"Well... I guess.. I just don't want to ruin what we have now."
"You won't. As long as you don't leave her to play basketball." Nathan says, self-depreciatingly.
Lucas and Jake just look at him.
"I'm cool. Don't worry about it." Nathan shakes it off.
Karen and Keith walk in.
"Ready to go Lucas?" Keith asks.
Karen, who is already crying walks over to Lucas and hugs him. "My baby's getting married!" She sobs into him.
"Mom, come on, don't cry. We are happy today, remember?" Lucas pleads.
She sniffs, and pulls away, quickly brushing off the tears. "I'm happy, I am. I'm just... so proud of you Lucas."
"Thanks, mom." He blushed, as Karen started to retie his tie automatically.
"Does Brooke know you can't tie a tie?" She asks.
"Yeah. She does."
"Good. Well.. I think we are ready to go now. Aren't we?"
"Alright. I'll go tell Brooke." Keith says.
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Lucas walks out, followed by Nathan, Jake, Mouth and Skills. Dan, Deb, Karen, Royal and May sat in the front row. Brooke's parents never showed up. Lucas couldn't see where Keith was. The music started, and everyone turned to see Haley point Megan down the aisle. She took forever, but it was the cutest thing Lucas had ever seen. He looked at Nathan, who was grinning from ear to ear. Next, came Jenny, she really looked older in her junior bridesmaid's dress. Lucas couldn't tell if that was making Jake cringe or proud. Haley came down next, she looked so beautiful. Lucas had seen his best friend dressed up a few times, but she really looked stunning in the dress Brooke picked. Nathan was obviously staring at her, and Lucas almost laughed at the expression on his face when Haley smiled at them. Peyton walked down, she looked amazing too. Her blonde curls were bouncing as she walked and she smiled and winked at Jake.
Brooke's music started. Lucas drew in a breath. First he saw Keith, who held out an arm. Brooke looped hers threw his and they came down the aisle. She looked more beautiful than he had ever seen her. She smiled at him as she walked down, and he grinned back. Keith handed Brooke off to Lucas, and he wiped the tears off her cheeks.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join this man and this woman in holy matrimony. If anyone has just reason to why these two should not be married, speak now or forever hold your peace..." He starts, everyone looks around, but all they heard was Karen, Deb, Peyton, and Haley crying and Megan sneeze.
"...Do you Lucas Eugene Scott, take Brooke to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?"
Lucas smiles as she stares into Brooke's teary eyes. "I do." He states, never more sure of anything in his entire life.
"And do you, Brooke Penelope Davis, take Lucas to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?"
"I do." She declared, staring in Lucas's familiar and comforting eyes.
"May I have the rings?" He asks Nathan, who sticks his hand into pocket and retrieves the rings. He gives one to Lucas and the other to Brooke.
"With this ring, I thee wed." Lucas says, sliding the ring onto her delicate finger.
"With this ring, I thee wed." Brooke's voice sounds, as she smiles, showing Lucas her dimples.
"...And so, by the power vested in me, by the State of North Carolina and the almighty God, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may now kiss the Bride."
Lucas wraps his arms around Brooke, his wife, and kisses her gently. She giggles.
"I love you Broody!" She shouts, over the cheering of their guests.
"I love you too, Brooke. I love you, too."
They walk back down the aisle, followed by Nathan and Haley, Peyton and Jake, Skills and Mouth, and Jenny and Megan.
Yep. That was the wedding. Not as good as I hoped, but decent I guess.
ATTENTION READERS: 1. Yes. I have dragged it out LONG enough
2. Yes. Naley WILL be have SERIOUS ACTION in the NEXT chapter
3. Yes. They will talk...
Your fav. Drag it out forever Naley writer,
Katie