Hey All – I hope you all had a lovely weekend I know I did it was my birthday and I got spoilt rotten :)
Here's the next chapter Enjoy!!
xoxo
Chapter Seven - Nathan's POV
After the breakfast incident at about 1:30 pm I decided to take the kids round to Luke and Peyton's for a swim.
Peyton was in the pool with the kids and Luke and I were sitting on the edge chatting.
"Hey thanks for letting us come over man" I said
"No problem, anything to see my favorite niece and nephew" he replied "So what happened this morning?"
I told him about breakfast and the pancakes "You know it's just so hard Luke I'm still so in love with Haley. This morning when Sophie said that I had to hold in my tears. I've never come that close to crying in front of them about this before"
"Well you're doing better than me, if I was in your position I'd be a mess! I don't now how you do it man?" he said
"Truly, I'm not sure how I do it either. But the reasons I do are in that pool." I look at him a smile
"Hey how about you and the kids stay here with me for dinner and a movie tonight, Peyt's going out with the girls tonight as Brooke is in town, so I was gonna be here by myself anyway" He asks
"Sounds like a good plan, thanks" I reply "So a girls night and Brooke is in town this can't be a good thing?"
"I said the same thing when Peyt told me that they were all going out, but she assures me that all will be fine and also that she will have her phone on her just in case" Luke says laughing
"So who is actually going?" I questioned
"I think it's just the five of them, Peyt, Hales, Bevin, Rachel and Brooke. The town won't be the same in the morning"
"I heard that" Peyton shouted from the pool
"So where are you headed tonight Peyt?" I ask
"It's a girls night Nate you can't come" she laughs getting out of the pool "I think we are just going to dinner and then to Tric for a bit of dancing, although Brooke will be there so who knows where our night will end up, but don't worry I'll take care of Hales for you." she says as she sits down with me and Luke.
"Thanks Peyt" I smile at her and she smiles back "So what are you two losers doing while we will be out painting the town tonight"
"That's right we will be painting the town tonight P Sawyer" We all turn around to see Brooke walk out the back door towards us.
"P Scott in case you have forgotten" Lucas says as Peyton gets up and rushes over and pulls Brooke into a hug.
"Yeah yeah whatever" Brooke says laughing "If it isn't my two favorite Scott Brothers? How are you both?" she asks mostly looking at me for as answer as she and Peyton come to sit with us.
"Yeah good" I say
"You never were a good liar Nate" she laughs as she gives me a hug when suddenly Jamie spots her.
"Auntie Brooke!" he yells getting out of the pool and runs towards us
"Jamie! How are you my gorgeous godson?" she hugs him tightly
"Good really good" he says
"That's good" she replies "But what have I told you about running near the pool?"
"Not to do it, sorry Auntie Brooke"
"You're forgiven handsome" she says as she smiles down at him when Sophie comes up and pulls on Brooke's skirt
"Hi Auntie Brooke" she say with a silly grin on her face Brooke turns around and grabs Sophie in her arms hugging her tightly like she did with Jamie causing Sophie to start giggling.
"Why hello princess Sophie. Have you been good for your mummy like I told you to?" Sophie nodded quickly as Brooke put her back on the ground.
"Good girl! Okay so Peyt we are leaving soon and you are so not wearing that so go and change and I'll make the rest of us a coffee oh and two chocolate milks for the best kids in town" Brooke says as she turns and heads back inside with Jamie and Sophie on her heels.
"Brooke's back" Luke says laughing as Brooke sticks her head back out the door and yells "Come on guys we don't have all day"
Luke and I walked inside to the kids and Brooke sitting in the kitchen chatting, I sat down across from Brooke and she looked at me strangely then turned back to the kids.
"Hey guys, why don't you take Uncle Luke and look through the dvds so you can watch one tonight" she told them.
The kids got up and dragged Luke into the next room and I knew I was in for it as she turned back to face me again.
"So Nathan what is this rubbish about you and Haley still not back together" she demanded
"Brooke, it's not that easy" I told her
"Nate we had this talk last time, when you stayed with us that Christmas you didn't go home when you guys were still living together. I note that it at the time wasn't happily but still you were mean to go home and apologize and tell her how stupid you were and make an effort to fix whatever it was you stuffed up but no you didn't and now you have only yourself to blame" She said her words were harsh but true none the less.
"Brooke I just need help I need for something to happen to make her realize that I've changed since we spilt"
"You know what Nate I think she does know but she is scared that if you go back to what you had before that you could possibly end up back here in a couple of years and she won't do that to Jamie and Sophie again, those kids have been through it too I know you know that"
"You're right I know, but this time it will be different"
"Well you have my support you know that and Chase' we told you when you were in New York we would help you but you have to be willing to take the first step"
An hour and a half later the girls were gone and Luke, Jamie, Sophie and I were eating pizza and watching some Disney movie I wasn't really paying attention to, my mind was on Haley although that's nothing new these days. What if she found someone new on this girls night? No, no Peyt said that she would look after her. Nothing would happen right???