hey guys and girls thank you for the reviews and the good lucks for my exams ive had one so far and it was really hard. i should be revising for the next one but yesterday i had a sudden urge to write so i finished this chapter and wrote about half of the next

this chapters the christmas eve meal. its not very long and i think it could have been written a bit better. the next chapter will be longer. hope you enjoy and please review!

Chapter 18

It was Christmas Eve and as the clock counted the minutes, Nathan was becoming more and more nervous. In an hour, he was going to meet Haley’s parents and he was really scared about it. As much as Haley had said her parents were cool and he could only assume they were considering they allowed Haley to live by herself, Nathan was worried they were going to tell Haley he wasn’t good enough for her. It made sense because at times he felt like he wasn’t. She was too amazing for words.

Nathan rummaged through his closet, wondering which items of his clothing were appropriate for meeting his girlfriends parents. His phone buzzed indicating a text message. It was from Haley and as usual she had the perfect timing. Her text let Nathan know he could dress casually and that she couldn’t wait for him to meet her parents. Nathan got changed and went to Lucas’s room to see if he was ready.

When Nathan walked into Lucas’s room he found Jake lying on Lucas’s bed shooting a ball in the air and catching it while talking to Lucas who was in his bathroom. They seemed to be discussing whether Haley’s parents would like them. Nathan interrupted the two and said, “You do realise that they’re my girlfriend’s parents and not yours.”

“Yeah,” Jake said, “but Peyt and Brooke see Haley’s parents like their own since neither of theirs are around.”

“Yeah it’s a test for all three of us,” Lucas said as he walked out of the bathroom. As soon as they saw him, Nathan and Jake burst into laughter. Lucas was wearing a suit and tie and looked like he was attending a formal dinner. “What?” he said at his brother and best friend.

“Dude, it’s supposed to be a casual dinner, not a meeting with the queen.”

“I want to make a good impression.”

“Ok but if they don’t like you, I’m not your brother.”

The time came for Nathan, Lucas and Jake to go over to Haley’s house. Although Keith had been invited he had already made plans and was unable to attend. The boys walked across Haley’s back yard debating whether they should knock on the door or not. When they usually visited, they would just walk in. the girls were usually in the lounge or in the kitchen so they could see it was them that had arrived. Finally Jake came up with a solution.

“How about we knock then walk in?”

“Yeah that sounds good.”

The boys didn’t have to do that as Brooke greeted them before they even got onto the porch. She welcomed Lucas with a kiss before commenting on his outfit. Lucas loosened his tie in an attempt to look a little more casual but he knew he was overdressed especially since his girlfriend was wearing jeans. The boys walked into the lounge and witnessed Peyton and Haley laughing hysterically at something that Haley’s father had said. Brooke announced the boys arrival and Haley immediately went and hugged her boyfriend still laughing.

Haley took a hold of Nathan’s hand and pulled him towards her father. “Daddy,” she said, “this is Nathan. Nathan this is my dad Jimmy James.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you sir.” Nathan said taking Jimmy’s hand that he had held out.

“Likewise. I’m glad to finally meet the boy who is the subject of all my recent conversations with my daughter.”

“Daddy!” Haley exclaimed. She blushed embarrassed as Nathan and Jimmy laughed.

“Well it’s true,” Brooke said interrupting. “Whenever you call your parents, its always Nathan this and Nathan that.”

“Brooke shut up,” Haley said even more embarrassed. She leaned into Nathan who immediately put an arm around her and kissed the top of her head.

“Uncle J this is my boyfriend Lucas. Luke this is Uncle J.”

“Lucas it’s nice to meet you.” Jimmy said eyeing Lucas’s clothing. “So are you meeting the queen after this or something?”

Everyone laughed, especially Nathan and Jake who could not believe Jimmy had said exactly what they had thought earlier. Lucas looked down humiliated but Jimmy pat him on the shoulder and said, “Don’t worry son, you’re perfectly dressed for meeting Brooke’s parents. It’s a shame they’re not here.”

“They’re in New York for Christmas,” Brooke said. “They send presents yesterday.”

Jake was introduced just as Haley’s mum Lydia walked in. Haley made all the introductions and Lydia let everyone know dinner was ready. They decided to sit in the dining room which was rarely used. Jimmy and Lydia sat at the ends of the table. Brooke and Peyton sat on either side of Lydia with their respective boyfriends sitting next to them. Haley and Nathan sat either side of Jimmy, Haley next to Lucas and Nathan next to Jake.

Lydia had made a large meal and everyone tucked in. While they were eating Jimmy asked the boys about basketball. The boys let Jimmy know they were confident they could win the championship. They were having the perfect season so far. Conversations then started breaking into groups. Brooke and Lydia were talking about her idea to attend fashion design school in the fall, Peyton and Jake were talking about the new years eve party, Lucas and Haley were talking about books having learnt they read the same material and Jimmy and Nathan were talking about Haley.

“Nathan will you be able to provide for my daughter when you’re older?”

“Daddy!” Haley exclaimed. “I can pay my own way. After all I have…”

Nathan interrupted her. “Yes I can. In the future I hope to take over my dad’s company or play basketball. Either way I can look after Haley and anyone else.”

“Anyone else?” Haley’s father asked. “Is there anyone else?”

“No Daddy.”

“Good. Remember to be safe. It’s not uncool to use a condom.”

“Actually Mr James Haley and I haven’t done that yet,” Nathan said embarrassedly. Haley had looked down at her plate completely mortified.

“Oh well good but remember what I said if you choose to. What about you Peyton, Jake? Are you practising safe sex?”

“We haven’t got that far yet Uncle J,” Peyton said blushing.

Jake kept his gaze on his plate while Lydia smirked at her husband. As much as she wanted to tell her husband to shut up, his antics were quite entertaining. Instead she threw him a small smile and he changed the subject to movies. But before he could talk about the new films he and Lydia had seen, Brooke interrupted. “Hold on Uncle J,” she said, “You didn’t ask about me and Luke.”

“Didn’t think I needed to Brookie. You usually have and I trust you to be safe.”

Brooke didn’t say anything as she noticed Lucas look down. They had never discussed their previous sex lives but she had a feeling it would come up and she would have to confess what she had been like.

The rest of dinner finished almost merrily. Lucas and Brooke didn’t speak to each other which caused a little tension around the table but with a few of Jimmy’s jokes, everyone was laughing soon enough. After dinner, the boys kept Jimmy company while the girls cleaned up. Nathan, Lucas and Jake had offered to help but Lydia had been insistent on doing it herself. Haley, Brooke and Peyton had gone in the kitchen to help so that Brooke and Lucas were in different rooms.

Later the girls walked the boys to the wall to say goodbye. Haley and Nathan talked about Haley’s parents on the way as did Jake and Peyton. The girls could tell Jimmy and Lydia had approved of the Scott brothers and Jake. As they reached they said their goodbyes and promised to see each other the next day to exchange presents.

Lucas and Brooke walked across the garden in silence. The tension was still evident between them but Brooke didn’t know how to start a conversation. When they were halfway to the wall, Lucas turned to Brooke and asked, “Is it true?”

“What?” Brooke asked already irritated by Lucas’s attitude.

“Have you slept with a lot of guys?”

“Yes Lucas I have! But I‘ve never cheated on anyone if you‘re worried about that.”

“How many?”

“You are not asking me that!” Brooke said angrily.

“I am. I want to know how many people you’ve had sex with.”

Brooke looked at Lucas. She took a deep breath and said, “I was a different girl before you met me Luke. But I’m not her anymore. She’s in the past. That is all in the past. It doesn’t matter.”

“What if it does?” Lucas asked sadly before walking away

okay next chapters christmas day and lucas not being such an idiot. hope you liked please review i love hearing from you all