Hey party people, so this chapters a little late but better late than never right? So good news is I have spring break this week and lucky for you I have no life and i'll probably be writing during the day! And I am really excited because I actually outlined the next five chapters so I actually know what I want to happen as opposed to what I usually do which is sit at the computer and write whatever comes to my head. By the way how AWESOME was last weeks One Tree Hill, to be completly honest though I was totally bored out of my mind until Naley came on screen. I am so pumped for the new episode tomorroww. I should probably stop ranting and let you get to reading the chapter! hahaha. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own One Tree Hill

Chapter 18

"S-L-U-T, what does that spell? Stacie." I mumbled to myself in girl's locker room forgetting that Brooke, Peyton and Rachel were in the room with me.

"Somebody's in a good mood." Peyton said sarcastically while giving me a look.

"I only speak the truth." I said while slightly rolling my eyes. Duke just had their home game against UNC and I had to spend the whole time watching Stacie look at Nathan like he was a piece of meat. God and she even cheered specifically for him I was two seconds away from taking my pom poms and strangling her with them.

"Wouldn't it be so great if we could like over throw her?" Brooke sighed dreamily.

"Brooke we can't over throw her." I said smiling. "No matter how much we all want to." I added.

"Why?" Brooke whined. "It would be so great, I mean nobody on the team even likes her, they are all just afraid of her. I would be captain and our team would be like ten times better because let's face it, Stacie is a crappy captain."

"Hmm, another four years with the cheer nazi, I don't know if I would be able to handle that." I said teasingly to Brooke.

"Hey, I wasn't that bad!" Brooke said.

"Uh yeah you were." Peyton answered back bluntly.

"Remember the time that you came up with a new routine and made the whole team stay up until five in the morning practicing it because you swore it was better than our old one." Rachel added.

"Well, we won that competition didn't we?" Brooke said smugly.

"Brooke the competition was a week away, we didn't need to learn the whole routine in five hours!" Peyton said incredulously.

"What is this gang up on Brooke day?"

"No, we love you Brooke, we are just stating the facts." I laughed at her as she pouted.

"I need to go see Broody at least I know I'm appreciated with him." Brooke smirked.

"How are things going with you two?" I asked.

"Really good." Brooke said softly. "I've never felt this way with anyone before."

"Good for you Brooke." Peyton commented.

"And what about you and Jake emo girl?" Brooke turned her attention to Peyton.

"Jake is great, and on the plus side he is a complete upgrade from Felix." Peyton said while shaking her head and laughing. Felix and Peyton went out in high school during our senior year; needless to say he was a complete jackass. But he was also Chris' best friend so we really shouldn't have expected any less.

"Thank god, Felix was a creep." Rachel shuddered.

"Rach, you went out with him too." I reminded her and Peyton, Brooke and I laughed at the look on her face.

"Don't remind me tutor girl, I have no idea what the hell I was thinking." Rachel responded.

"Hey you guys I am gonna head out; I'll see you at Tim's." I got up from the bench I was sitting on and made my way towards the door. Tim was a guy who played on the basketball team and he was also one of Nathan's close friends and he was having a party tonight at his off campus house that he and most of the guys on the basketball team shared. It was more or less their fraternity.

"Okay tutor-girl and by the way I love that top." Brooke commented. I looked down on my top and smiled at the article of clothing she complimented. It was a flowing yellow halter top that that I paired with a jean mini skirt and black flip flops.

"Thanks Brookie Cookie, I would think that you would like it, I got it out of your closet this morning." I ran out the door and laughed at the look on her face.

I walked into the now empty gym and placed my cheer bag over my shoulder and sat on the bleachers waiting for Nathan to come out of the boy's locker room.

"Well, well look at my baby, all grown up and in college." I heard a woman's voice from behind me and turned around as a look of surprise came across my face.

"MOM!" I got off the bleachers and ran towards my mother to give her a hug. I felt her arms embrace me and give me a tight squeeze.

"I missed you too Haley-bub." My mom whispered in my ear.

"Mom!" I pulled away from our hug. "I told you not to call me that anymore!" I half whispered. She laughed at my comment. "You'll always be my Haley-bub." I shook my head and smiled at her.

"What are you doing here?" I walked her over to the bleachers so that we could have a seat.

"Well I was in North Carolina for a business trip and I decided I would swing by and surprise you before I headed back to California."

"Mom it's so good to see you." I smiled and leaned in for another hug.

"You were great out there Hales." My mom commented me as she patted down my hair. "You could even rival me when I was a cheerleader back in the day."

"Mom." I said while laughing and giving her a look.

"What?" She asked feigning innocence. "I'll have you know Haley James that your mother was a hot cheerleader." She said with a serious look on her face.

"I never doubted it for a second." I said while smiling.

"Well, enough about me and my hot body."

"MOM!" I said while laughing uncontrollably.

"What it's true and you know it Haley James. Anyway tell me about number 23." My mom had a glint in her eye as she referred to Nathan's jersey number. I cocked up and eyebrow at her.

"Don't give me that look Haley Marie James, I saw you checking him out." I laughed as she gave me a look that only a mother would give their daughter.

"Number 23 is Nathan and --"

"Mama James!!" I was interrupted by the shrieks of Brooke as she ran towards my mom. The next thing I knew I was being knocked off the bleacher and I was on my ass on the floor as Brooke took my place next to my mom.

"Brooke." I looked at her from the floor.

"Haley what are you doing down there?" Brooke questioned me confused. "I swear Mama James I worry about your daughter sometimes."

I shook my head as I got up from the floor and Peyton and Rachel greeted my mother. We all turned as we heard a cough from behind us and turned around to see Nathan with a confused look on his face.

"Nate I want you to meet someone." I walked over to where he was standing and grabbed his hand bringing him closer to my mother. "Nathan, this is my mom Lydia." I instantly felt Nathan tense next to me as I introduced him to my mom.

"Mom this is --"

"Number 23." My mom had a look of interest on her face as I saw her eyes travel to our entwined hands.

"My boyfriend, Nathan Scott." I finished my previous sentence.

"Hi, nice to meet you." Nathan held out his hand toward my mother.

"Non-sense." My mom gently put down Nathan's hand and pulled him into a hug. Nathan looked pretty uncomfortable and I had to hold back a laugh. But that was my mom for you, you would think her being a big CEO she would be very professional but I don't think I have ever seen my mom shake someone's hand before.

My mom let go of Nathan and went to go stand by Rachel while I stood next to Nathan as an amused smile graced my face as I noticed how nervous he was.

"So, I think that we should get going." Peyton linked arms with Brooke and Rachel and they started walking towards the exit.

"Bye Mama James, we love you!" I heard Peyton yell as she tried to get a reluctant Rachel and Brooke to leave the gym.

"Goldilocks! I wanted to see Nathan make an ass of himself." I heard Brooke half whisper/yell.

"I heard that Brooke!" I heard Nathan yell from beside me.

Brooke turned around an embarrassed look on her face. "Oopps. Well we should get going, we have a party to get to. Bye!" Brooke rushed out of the gym practically dragging Peyton and Rachel with her.

"So Haley how is school going?" My mom turned to me.

"Good, it's pretty stressful though." I said with a tired sigh.

"Oh honey, do you want me to score you some pot?" My mom asked.

"Ma!" I said with a look on my face as I nudged Nathan who was chuckling from beside me.

"Hales, I told you there is nothing wrong with experimentation." My mom said while shaking her head. "Plus it'll probably make you less stressed."

"Thanks but no thanks." I said while shaking my head at her and laughing.

"Okay, if you say so. So you two are going out?' She asked gesturing toward me and Nathan.

"Yeah." I said my arm going around Nathan's waist.

"You sure know how to pick 'em Hales." My mom said with a knowing look on her face as Nathan laughed.

God, like his ego needs a boost.

The sound of my mom's cell phone vibrated off of the gym walls. "Oh sweets I got to go my flight leaves in a couple of hours."

"Okay , it was so good to see you." I stepped towards her and pulled her into a hug.

"You too Hales." I pulled away from our embrace. She looked me in the eyes and tucked a pick of hair behind my ear. "You are going to do great things Haley James." I smiled softly at her and nodded.

"It was nice meeting you Nathan." My mom looked toward Nathan.

"You too Lydia." Nathan smiled at my mom.

"Well I'm off. Have fun at the party you two!" My mom picked up her brief case and left the gym leaving me and Nathan.

"Your mom is pretty cool." Nathan said as he pulled me by the hand to sit down with him on the bleachers.

"You're just saying that because she said you were hot." I said while laughing.

"True." Nathan commented while laughing.

"You were so cute all nervous." I said while smiling.

"Well what did you expect? You're really close with your mom I wanted to impress her." Nathan said as his arm went around my waist and I laid my head in his shoulder.

"Well you did a good job." I said while closing my eyes and he stroked my hair and placed a kiss on my forehead.

"Nice game tonight." I said looking up at him.

"I was alright." He commented off-handedly.

I scoffed at his statement. "Alright? You scored like 40 touchdowns."

"Baskets, Hales they are called baskets." He said while shaking his head. "And it was more like 30." He added.

"Still, that's pretty damn good." I said while smiling.

"Yeah, well it was hard staying focused, you know with my sexy as hell girlfriend cheering me on." He said as his leaned down for a kiss. His lips moved over mine and I had to suppress a moan as his tongue came in contact with mine.

"Mmm, you sure you didn't get distracted by Stacie." I said looking at him.

"Nope." Nathan said shaking his head back and forth.

"Or any of the other thousands of girls that were cheering you on."

"Nah. You see I am completely infatuated with this really hot blonde cheerleader." He said lifting my chin up with one of his fingers so that I was looking at him.

"Is that so?" I questioned while smiling.

"Yup, her name is Sarah." Nathan started laughing as my eyes widened.

I hit him lightly on the chest. "That wasn't funny Nathan Scott."

"Just kidding baby, you know I only have eyes for you." He said giving me a quick kiss.

I stood up from the bleachers and grabbed my cheer bag from the ground. "Did I mention how hot you look tonight." Nathan whispered huskily in my ear.

I shook my head back and forth a small smile playing at my lips. "Well in that case, you look absolutely stunning Haley James." I grabbed his hand and pulled him up from the bleachers.

"Come on lover boy, we have a party to get to."

"And don't think that I won't make you pay for that comment earlier about Sarah." I said as we walked to his car.

"Hales, come on you know I was just kidding." Nathan whined.

Oh this should be fun.

R&R

--Storyofmylifee