A/N: Just a warning this chapter doesn't have all that much Brooke in this chapter. Her and Nathan are the focus of my story--so I really didn't like to pretty much leave her out, but don't worry- won't happen again. Working on the next chapter.
News for the story: I redid my outline for the rest of the story. It is going to be 27 chapters. As I mentioned in the previous chapter, each chapter will be a new month. (There are some months that may take two chapters to write about!) Chapter 27 will be graduation and the months ahead of that will be filled with the events that lead up to that. My endings are always fluffy. I love happy endings, even if they are cheesy, I just think its the best way. I hope you like the upcoming chapters. Things are going to stat happening, I promise. There will be some great Brooke/Nathan moments coming up.
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Chapter 18.
October.
A whole month had gone by and not much had changed. All of them still saw each other everyday, and no one said anything, not even him and Peyton. It was just going to long and if someone didn't do something soon, then they really was no chance of everyone being friends again. The year would just keep passing and then it would be graduation and they could all go their separate ways. A thought came into Lucas's head. His mother had been mention, while the cafe was doing fine, business at Tric had been kind of slow. Maybe he could throw a Halloween party. It might all give them a chance to talk. The only person he could think of to help him with something like this was Peyton. Without giving it another thought he grabbed his cell phone and called Peyton's phone.
"Peyton...it's Lucas...how are you?"
"I'm pretty good, how about you?"
"I was just thinking of throwing a Halloween party at Tric. I am not very good at things like this, but I think it might be a really great idea. I called because...when it comes to throwing a party, no one does a better job then you,"
"I'll be right over," Peyton agreed.
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Haley had been up early that morning. Today was the day she was meeting with Nathan and the lawyer to officially end everything. She had been half an hour early, like she was to everything, but she didn't mind. It gave her sometime to just sit there, in the waiting room and calm down before it was time to go in there. It was about ten minutes before the appointment when the lawyer came and got her. Nathan wasn't there yet but would be any minute.
"Don't look so nervous," He told her, "This will actually be very easy. You don't own anything together, it really isn't complicated at all,"
"Yeah...I'm not worried." I am having to sit in the same room as Nathan. It's bad enough in school, with thirty other kids in the room, now I have to sit one on one with him.
Nathan showed up five minutes late and sat across from her. For a moment their eyes met, before immediately looking else where. Nathan mouthed to her, "I'm sorry". As soon as everything to settled, Haley rushed out of the room. She didn't want ot linger. There was nothing to say to each other.
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Peyton had come over as promised. Her and Lucas discussed the plans.
"I can get some performers together," Peyton told him.
"Yeah sure, just make sure to add Haley James to the list," He smiled.
"I can do that...so Nathan and Brooke are both "allowed" to come, right?" Peyton asked.
"Yeah...I guess that was the whole point of this, I just haven't really told Haley yet,"
Peyton shrugged, "Not like we don't see each other everyday in school..."
"Right, and I guess they went to go meet with the lawyer today," Lucas told Peyton.
"Oh. I didn't know that. Well, I'll see you..."Peyton told Lucas, heading out.
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"A Halloween party? At Tric?" Brooke asked Peyton over the phone. "Yeah, sure...we would love to go..I'll talk to you later...bye."
"What was that about?" Nathan asked.
"Lucas invited all of us to a Halloween party at Tric this friday...we have to go..."
"Yeah...sure. I'll go."
"We have to dress up," Brooke smiled.
"No...I don't do that," Nathan laughed.
Brooke pouted and started kissing him, "Of course you can. We can do matching outfits...."
"No! That is where I draw the line. I- no."
"Nathan! Pleasssssse!"
"Name one idea I would like."
Brooke thought for a moment, none of her ideas Nathan would like, but then she thought of one,"Naughty nurse...and doctor. Come on, a doctor isn't that hard to dress up as.."
"Plus I get to see you in a sexy little outfit...yeah, sure...I'll do it. Only because I love you."
"Love you too! Yay! Now I can go shopping! I'll have to call Peyton!" Brooke ran off.
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"How did it go?" Lucas asked, as Haley came in.
"Okay...I stopped and got a coffee on the way back, I just needed sometime by myself for a few minutes..."
"I don't blame you..."
"Thanks. I'm fine though...I feel a lot better then I thought I would."
"Great, so I'm not sure what you're going to think.."
"What is it?" Haley asked, annoyed.
"I decided to throw a Halloween party at Tric," Lucas told her.
"Really? That's awesome. Sounds like fun!"
"Right..well Peyton is helping me throw it."
"Well...she is awesome at stuff like that..."
"Nathan and Haley will be there..."
"It's a big place. I can deal."
"Wow...so you're cool with it?"
Haley nodded, "Anything else?"
"Can you sing a couple of songs?"
Haley nodded, "No problem." She laughed, "Really, anything else?"
"That's it!"
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"I can't take the matching outfits," Haley laughed to Lucas.
"I know. It's kind of over the top."
Haley continued to chuckle a little.
"Haley...I can't even tell you how proud I am of you. I know it must have been hard, but you have been so strong...and you look great tonight by the way,"
"Thanks Lucas," Haley smiled. She hugged him.
"I'll be watching. See you up on the stage in a few,"
Haley came out with one her new songs she had been working on, "Halo,"
Lucas watched her sing, it was the most amazing thing in the word. She looked so beautiful too. Are these the things a friend should be thinking? He couldn't help but ask himself, because he really wasn't sure.
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