Peyton said yes when Lucas proposed so he didn't call Brooke when he went to New York. Brooke hasn't seen Lucas or Peyton since leaving L.A. Brooke goes to Lucas' book signing in New York. Possibly a two parter.
Song is Adele – Someone Like You
"Suddenly, it was as if the roar of the crowd, the echo of the final buzzer, the cheers of my teammates, were all sounding from a thousand miles away. And what remained in that bizarre, muffled silence, was only Peyton; the girl whose art and passion and beauty had changed my life. In that moment, my triumph was not a state championship, but simple clarity. The realization that we had always been meant for each other and every instinct to the contrary had simply been a denial of the following truth. I was now and would always be, in love with Peyton Sawyer."
The first time she heard those words, or rather read them it had been not just a shock but agony. The publishing house had sent copies of the final edited draft of 'Ravens' to each of the people in the book. They'd had to sign a legal document allowing the book to be published the way it was, giving permission for them to be written about in a certain way. She'd just not been prepared for that book. Lucas had started writing it while they were still dating, and though she'd ended their relationship knowing that he and Peyton would end up together reading the novel it had seemed so different to how they'd lived it. From the start it was all about Lucas and Peyton, her own relationship with the brooding blonde had been written as little more than a distraction, a fling. It had hurt to think that was all she was worth to him. It was like her history had been rewritten. Even though they were together now, engaged even or so she'd heard despite the fact both had been to New York on numerous occasions since Lucas found out his novel was being published neither had gotten in touch with her. She'd only known they'd been there because of Haley. It appeared that not just her past was being rewritten by the pair but now she was being written out. Now Lucas and Peyton had achieved their 'true love always' Brooke Davis was no longer needed.
I heard that you're settled down Old friend, why are you so shy?
That you found a girl and you're married now
I heard that your dreams came true
Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you
Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light
The first time she'd heard those words had hurt like hell, the few lines she got meant little by comparison to what she had lost. But hearing him say the words aloud was even more torturous. She watched from a distance as he closed the book and looked up at the crowded bookstore in New York, she shifted slightly to ensure he would not see her and yet she could still see him.
"Does anyone have any questions?"
"Are you and Peyton still together?" The voice sounded like it belonged to someone young and female, someone who probably still believed in fairy tales and happily ever afters. Someone who hadn't had their heart not only broken but ripped out by the two people they loved most. Brooke watched as Peyton stood to hold her hand out to Lucas' outstretched one.
"This is Peyton Sawyer, we are now engaged to be married." A smattering of applause broke out and Brooke found herself joining in to seem less conspicuous. She felt a pain in her heart at the look the pair shared.
"Did it hurt when Lucas dated your best friend? I mean didn't she know how you felt about him?" She felt her throat constrict not realising until then that now she looked like the bad friend who chased the boy that belonged to someone else. She had been that girl, once before Lucas but not to Peyton not like that.
"At first I was a little jealous but when you love someone like Lucas and I love each other then you know that in the end there's no way you won't be together. It just sometimes takes us a while to accept our feelings when they're as overwhelming and all consuming as our feelings are for one another. Brooke realised before we did that Lucas and I were meant to be and she stepped aside. I think she's a great friend for that, besides Brooke and Lucas weren't exactly compatible it would never have lasted." She felt tears prick at her eyes at the thought that it was how they both saw her now. That it was how Lucas saw her.
I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That for me, it isn't over
"Brooke is a dear friend of ours still." She stepped out from behind the large man she'd hidden behind wanting to go, unable to hear anymore. As she did so she heard his voice and turned. His eyes locked onto hers and she recognised the surprise in his look. She stood rooted to the spot, completely frozen. It was as if the world had disappeared and there was nothing left but him. Lucas Scott. The man she loved. Still.
Never mind, I'll find someone like you You know how the time flies
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I begged, I remember you said
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
Only yesterday was the time of our lives
We were born and raised in a summer haze
Bound by the surprise of our glory days
She had been so surprised when he entered her life, so surprised that she could be a girlfriend and so surprised that a guy ever bothered to look beyond her party girl exterior and fall in love with the person she could be. There was so much she wanted to say to him. She wanted to scream and shout and rage at him for doing this to her. For writing about her the way he had when he'd supposedly loved her when he started that book. For not once calling while he'd been in New York. And she could say the same for her 'best' friend. She hadn't even called her when she'd gotten engaged. She could announce it to a book store full of people but couldn't pick up a phone and tell her best friend. She wished she could hate them both for the way they had written her out of their lives like Lucas had practically written her out of his book. But she didn't and that was the problem, she still loved them both.
I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That for me, it isn't over yet
It seemed like an eternity that she stood frozen while he stood watching her. She wished she could read his expression, know what he was thinking. But that was no longer her role in life, she was not supposed to know Lucas anymore. She knew her own face, her eyes had to betray her though, had to show him that for her moving on just hadn't been so easy. She felt the tears well behind her eyes and tore her gaze from his her eyes instead focussing on the floor.
Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I begged, I remember you said
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead, yeah
Her eyes flicked up once more as she shuffled towards the exit, he was still watching her. Maybe she imagined the pained look on his face. She allowed for their eyes to lock once more, she had given him this she had let him go to find exactly what he had found with Peyton. She just hadn't imagined how much it would hurt when he let her go. With a last longing look at him she burst free from the book store, she dropped the copy of 'Ravens' she had in the trash can. She didn't need reminding that she'd been forgotten, written out of the great love affair.