Brooke sat alone in her office, designs scattered all over her desk

"You wanted to see me" Christina asked as she stood at the door with numerous bit of paper in her hand. She stood awkwardly awaiting Brooke's reply

"Yes I need you to get me next weeks schedule"

"Anything else" Christina asked nervously, she had been working for her for 2 years and yet she still got nervous whenever she entered her office, there was something so intimidating about her, she was terrified of screwing up, she had tried to get closer to her by taking her out but Brooke had just closed up on her, she asked her about high school, crushes and first loves and the only answers she received was 'Can we talk about something else' or ' I'd rather not talk about it' or her personal favourite, 'I don't have time for this'

"No that will be all" Brooke said as she focused back on her designs, Christina was hardworking and very intelligent, she was more than qualified for the job, she had been working for her for the last two years, but she hardly knew a thing about her, the same could be said for Christina though about her, she had made a point of keeping her personal life separate and although she trusted Christina she liked the image and reputation she had built up. The fashion industry was cut throat enough as it was, she wasn't going to give anyone any ammunition on her, then again there really wasn't much to tell, sure she had accomplished a lot in her professional life but in her private life things had not been so great, in fact she had been so focused on her work that she didn't really have time to socialise. It was a choice she made and it had paid off so far, why change now.

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Lucas placed down his suitcase by the couch, it was good to be home, with the money he had made from his book he had managed to buy his own place back in Tree Hill which meant he could be nearer to his family and it was perfect for work. When they had first approached him about the Raven's coaching job he had been rather sceptical, he was so young, sure he had been Whitey's assistant but was he really ready to take on a whole team by himself, that was a big challenge, one that he wasn't sure he was prepared for . After talking to Whitey though he was soon convinced, if it didn't work out then he always had his writing to fall back on and what was the point in life if you didn't take any risks, that was part of the excitement surely, so now here he was, back home again, back where it all started, back in Tree Hill.

The apartment was spacious, it had two bedrooms but the guestroom was currently filled with boxes, he still hadn't got round to unpacking everything, he had had the apartment for a month now but he hadn't spent much time there. Work had been so hectic he had book signings all over the state that had been arranged for him so by the time he got home all he wanted to do was sleep and eat and then he was on the move again. He had hardly seen his mom or Lily, but that was number one on his to do list, it was hard to tell if it was he who had been putting off seeing them or if they were avoiding him, either way it had to end.

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"I have next week's schedule" Christina said as she stood in the doorway clutching the piece of paper

Brooke didn't look up, she merely stretched out her arm signalling for Christina to hand her the schedule

Christina shuffled forward and quickly placed the schedule in Brooke's open hand

Brooke placed the piece of paper on her desk and closely eyed the schedule, particularly eyeing the dates which didn't go unnoticed by Christina

"Is something wrong?" Christina asked nervously

"I need you to do something for me" Brooke said still not looking up, her eyes were still firmly placed on the date shown under week commencing

Christina nodded

"I need you to clear all next week's appointments" Brooke said calmly

"All of them? Christina asked rather shocked

Brooke nodded

"When should I rearrange them for?" Christina asked as she scribbled down notes on her pad

"Tell them I will be in contact shortly to reschedule" Brooke replied

"Miss Davis can I ask why?" Christina asked as she was exiting, usually it was policy not to question orders, but something inside her just made her curious and she couldn't help but ask.

"I'm thinking about taking some time off and going on a little trip" Brooke answered

"Anywhere nice?" Christina asked knowing she was in danger of crossing the line, Brooke Davis didn't like to talk about life outside work, she was a very private person when it came to her personal life, she had found that out very quickly when she first started working for her

"Actually yeah, I'm going back home" Brooke said still looking down at her desk

"Is there anything else I can do?" Christina asked before leaving

"Yeah you can get me a flight" Brooke said

"Where to?"

"Tree Hill" Brooke said a smile onto her face as she looked up at Christina, she hadn't been back in 4 years but it was time to go back. Home was calling

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