Don't Fight Reality

Chapter 1 Things Change and Things Stay the Same

It's been 10 years since they graduated from high school. Brooke moved to California after Lucas had told her that he didn't see them having a future together. Everyone else is still in Tree Hill. It's now time for their 10 year reunion. Jake and Peyton are married. Nathan and Haley are married. Brooke was married to a guy she met in California Travis, and they had twins a boy named Ryan and a girl named Leila. Ryan and Travis died in a car crash six months ago. Now Brooke and Leila are in Tree Hill for the reunion. Brooke carried her sleeping 7 month old daughter into the hotel room. She put Leila down in her crib and pulled out her cell phone to call her best friend in California Kate. Kate was Travis's sister, she was the person who introduced Brooke to him.

"Hello."

"Kate its me."

"Hi B. How is my favorite sister in law and my niece?" Kate asked

"We're ok. She's sleeping. Its weird being back here ya know."

"Yeah I do. Sweetie if you need me to come out there I will."

"Don't look for any excuses to leave work." Brooke and Kate own their own cosmetics line named 'Divas in Training'

"Oh I would never do that. Seriously if you need me you can always call."

"I will thanks Kate. I should be back in a couple days."

Peyton picked Jenny up from school and headed back to TRIC when she got there Jake told her that she had a message from Haley. She went into the office and called her back.

"Hey Peyt."

"Well hello Mrs. Scott. What's up?"

"Well you know the reunion is day after tomorrow." Haley said

"Yes Hales I do." Peyton said

"Well I was wondering if you knew if Brooke was coming. I haven't heard anything."

"I haven't either." Peyton said

"Really? I would have thought that she would have called you by now or something."

"I guess she's still upset that I agreed with Lucas back then."

"That was ten years ago." Haley said.

"Yeah and that's Brooke."

Nathan was leaving practice when he heard someone call his name. he turned around and saw Lucas coming towards him. "Hey man." Nathan said

"Hey. So are you ready for this reunion thing?" Lucas asked

"Yeah Haley and I can't wait to show everyone that we're still married and show off the kids of course."

"Of course. Skills and I were talking and we thought that we should all go to the Rivercourt and shoot around like old times." Lucas suggested

"Yeah that sounds great. You know where I am just call me."

"Ok. I better go I have a meeting with my editor." Lucas said and walked off.

Brooke got dressed and put Leila in her stroller and they headed out. Nothing had changed, it was comforting to Brooke. So much had changed but being here she felt safe. She walked into Karen's.

Karen looked up when the bell rang. She smiled when she saw a familiar face come through the door.

"Brooke hi, it's been forever. How are you?" Karen asked coming over to hug her.

"I'm good Karen how are you?"

"I'm good. Well who is this?" she asked seeing Leila

"This is Leila my angel." Brooke said

"Hi there pretty girl. Are you in town for the reunion?" Karen asked

"Yeah. Now that I'm here I don't know why I ever left."

"That's scary. Most people spend years trying to get out of Tree Hill and you wonder why you left." Brooke laughed at Karen's comment. "Well sit and eat. We can talk." Karen said

"Ok thanks." Brooke sat down and took Leila out of the stroller. Karen brought over some coffee and a piece of cake.

"So where have you been the past ten years?"

"California. I my friend and business partner when I was visiting my parents that summer. Kate and I hit it off and went into business together, we own our own cosmetics company"

"I've seen it. What about Leila's father are you married?"

Brooke's heart fell. "I was. Travis Grant he was Kate's brother, the most amazing guy but he died a few months ago."

"Oh Brooke I'm so sorry." Karen hugged her. Brooke nodded holding back tears.

"Please remind me why I agreed to help you set up for this thing." Peyton complained to Haley.

"Because we're friends and you love helping me. Plus this is your club." Haley said

"Yeah ok." Jake and Jenny came in.

"Mommy daddy dropped the ice cream." Jenny said

Peyton and Haley both started laughing. "Shut up. It fell out of the bag." Jake said.

"Yeah ok." Peyton said still laughing at him.

"Guess who I saw as I was walking past Karen's." Jake said

"Who?" Peyton asked not really interested.

"Brooke." Both Peyton and Haley dropped the streamers and pictures that they were holding.

"What? You saw Brooke? Are you sure it was her?" Peyton asked

"Yes. I mean its been ten years but I know Brooke Davis when I see her."

"Whoa!" Haley said

"Well I guess we know now that she's coming." Peyton said.

Brooke double checked her email to make sure it was at TRIC. Of course it was. She had butterflies in her stomach, seeing people that you hadn't seen in ten years was scary. Plus having to answer a bunch of questions she didn't really want to answer made her want to run away. But no Brooke Davis Grant didn't run away from anything anymore. She twirled the wedding ring that was on a chain around her neck. "Oh Travis I wish you were here." She said She took a deep breath and walked inside.