Veronica was sitting at her desk in her dad's office when a brunette without an appointment walked in.

"Hi I'm Brooke Davis. Me and my husband are here to help my friend Peyton sign and produce a band. And even though I don't have an appointment I was wondering if you could help me." Her voice was raspy and Veronica recognized her as the designer for clothes over bros.

"Yeah Mr. Mars can fit you in his schedule but I can take your information. First I need to know why you look so young and you say you have a husband? Actually just tell me what you need." Veronica began her usual witty banter with her clients and usually they did not play along but this one seemed to have a sense of humor.

"Well about six months ago I was 22 and I adopted... well foster took care of thing a beautiful baby named Angie. Lucas, my now husband was always around to help and then one night after Angie had left he calls me saying that he loves me and wants to get married in Vegas. I was weary at first and didn't go to the airport to meet him. He then came to my door apologized saying it sounded sudden but that he had had this ring for awhile and he shows me and tells me he loves me and we got married." She finishes her story as Veronica stares at her.

"As cute and nice as that story was I can't see why you would need my help?" a puzzled look on her face. Brooke's face crumpled.

"I think he is cheating on me. Probably with some bitch from LA. Ever since we got here he has been distance and awkward and I'm thinking even though I love him it might have been a mistake." After about an hour of Brooke explaining things to Veronica. She decided that Brooke needed some time away from the phone waiting for Lucas to say he was coming home late or Peyton and Haley talking about how great their band played at a club tonight. She had already created the spring summer and fall looks for her line and she was in serious need of a fun night out.

So it was decided Brooke, Veronica, Piz, Parker, Logan, and Wallace were going to go out to see a band play at a nearby club. Plus maybe Brooke would buy them all drinks she was surely rich enough. She pushed that thought from her mind and focused on the problem at hand. Brooke had left and she was now contemplating who exactly she was trying to impress. Piz was a nice guy she just didn't know if she liked him that way. And Logan. Logan Logan Logan. Veronica and him were in one of their "let's attempt to be friends stages". She knew she loved him but also knew that a couple more months of their "epic love" she was going to need to sign a DNR on their friendship let alone relationship. Veronica knew that Parker liked Piz and that Piz liked Veronica all this thought hurt her head so she crashed on her bed.

Brooke walked through the front door of her empty house. She saw a note from Lucas.

Went out to talk to an editor here. Then having dinner with Hales and Nate's friends. Don't wait up. Lucas.

Brooke whispered an "I love you too" and went up stairs to shower and get ready for the night ahead. Normally she would not have accepted a stranger's invitation but she was so bored here. As she was in the shower she began thinking of how vulnerable she had been the night Lucas had proposed. Angie had just gone home and she was stuck in a house alone. Peyton wasn't there. And her mom had just called and told her she was taking the company, everything had been going wrong. She wondered if she had ever loved Lucas. In high school maybe but now she wasn't so sure. Cheating or no cheating she was going to divorce Lucas Scott.