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Liking You Is Just Another Thing I do
Peyton walked through the streets of Tree Hill. It was still fairly early in the morning, so the traffic was minimal. She came up to the house she desired and stepped up onto the porch and knocked twice on the oak door.
Brooke opened it, looking completely dishevelled without any make-up. Though Peyton was one of the very few people who had seen Brooke in this state, it was still an odd sight.
"God, Pey. It's like six," Brooke said, stretching her tired limbs. She moved aside so Peyton could come in.
"It's eight thirty, and I needed to talk to you before I go to the Café," Peyton said. Brooke nodded, but then her brow furrowed.
"Why are you going to the café?"
"To have some breakfast with Haley," she explained. Brooke just shook her head.
"What is the deal with you? You're getting all close to tutor girl all of the sudden," she plopped down on the couch and pouted. "I'm starting to feel unloved."
"Aww, but you've got Lucas now, you don't need me," Peyton joked. She shoved Brookes arm playfully, but the tired girl just flopped down all the way onto her side, making Peyton laugh.
"Gees, maybe I should just come back later." Brooke popped up and situated herself so she was turned completely toward Peyton.
"No, you're here now. What did you need?"
"You know what, it's really dumb, never mind."
"No, I want to know, come on. You woke me up, you owe me," Brooke pressured. Peyton sighed heavily and flopped down onto the couch.
"I just wanted to tell you that this whole thing with Lucas is okay with me," she said, refusing to make eye contact with her friend.
"I thought it already was."
"Well, it's not like it wasn't. I mean, it wasn't but it is now. Gees, it is too early, I'm even confusing myself," Peyton laughed. Brooke was still confused.
"So, it wasn't okay with you last time you said it was okay, but now it's okay with you?"
"Right."
"So, why didn't you tell me before that it bothered you?"
"You were so happy, Brooke. You should have seen how much you were smiling. No real friend would take that away from you."
"But I could have been not so all over him in front of you. I mean, if I knew it bothered you I would have kept my distance until you weren't around, so you wouldn't have to watch us."
"I know you would have, and that's why I didn't tell you. I think when you're that happy with a guy you deserve to be able to show. You're an amazing friend Brooke, I wouldn't want you to sacrifice what you have with Lucas for me, and I know you would have if I told you."
"I'm still confused. But you're sure it's all right now? I can tone it down a notch you know."
"I am fine now. I actually have someone else I'm looking at more than Luke now," Peyton said, almost secretively. Brooke immediately brightened up.
"Who?"
"I'm not sure I should say anything about it right now. It's kind of weird."
"I don't care. Come on Peyton, that's like starting a story and not finishing it."
"What do you mean?"
"Oh my god, Peyton, you will never believe what happened to me last night," Brooke said excitedly.
"What?"
"Oh, I don't think I'll tell you," Brooke said. Peyton let out a laugh.
"Okay I get it. I've just got this little thing for someone on the basketball team, that's all."
"Who? Tim? Ooh, you like Tim, don't you?"
"No, it's not time."
"Mark?"
"Jake, Brooke," Peyton said matter-of-factly. Brookes jaw dropped
"Jake? He has a daughter, Peyton."
"I know, that's one of the reasons I like him."
"I don't get it."
"I just find it really amazing that he's raising a kid on his own."
"But his parents are helping him."
"Yeah, but still, he's working really hard. I think it's really cool."
"You have really weird taste, Pey."
"Hey, I liked Lucas, and I went out with Nathan for almost a year," Peyton said with a grin.
"Yeah, and before that you liked the guy who played the tuba in the marching band. And before that you thought Matt Damon was the hottest guy on earth. And remember back in kindergarten when you couldn't stop talking about that blonde kid from barney?"
"Whoa, you're comparing Jake to the barney kid? How does that work?"
"All I'm saying is you have had some crazy crushes. You sure this one isn't just another one of your weird guy obsessions?"
"I'm sure. Besides, no one thought Jake was weird before they found out about Jenny and I still don't now. I just think it shows character."
"Whatever you say, friend. Hey, say hi to tutor girl for me."
"Hey name is Haley."
"Yeah, whatever. I'm going back to bed," Brooke walked Peyton to the door.
"Sweet dreams, Brooke."
"You too," she yawned. Peyton just laughed and turned to walk away, but Brooke stopped her.
"Hey, I'm sorry you had to see me with Luke before you were ready," she said. Peyton just smiled at her friend.
"I'm over it. Let's just move on. Now go to bed, I'll call you later."
With that the two went in their separate directions, Peyton to Karen's Café, and Brooke to dream of her boyfriend.
Hey, I will eventually continue this, I need sleep now though. Tell me what you think!
BYEZ
Liking You Is Just Another Thing I do
Peyton walked through the streets of Tree Hill. It was still fairly early in the morning, so the traffic was minimal. She came up to the house she desired and stepped up onto the porch and knocked twice on the oak door.
Brooke opened it, looking completely dishevelled without any make-up. Though Peyton was one of the very few people who had seen Brooke in this state, it was still an odd sight.
"God, Pey. It's like six," Brooke said, stretching her tired limbs. She moved aside so Peyton could come in.
"It's eight thirty, and I needed to talk to you before I go to the Café," Peyton said. Brooke nodded, but then her brow furrowed.
"Why are you going to the café?"
"To have some breakfast with Haley," she explained. Brooke just shook her head.
"What is the deal with you? You're getting all close to tutor girl all of the sudden," she plopped down on the couch and pouted. "I'm starting to feel unloved."
"Aww, but you've got Lucas now, you don't need me," Peyton joked. She shoved Brookes arm playfully, but the tired girl just flopped down all the way onto her side, making Peyton laugh.
"Gees, maybe I should just come back later." Brooke popped up and situated herself so she was turned completely toward Peyton.
"No, you're here now. What did you need?"
"You know what, it's really dumb, never mind."
"No, I want to know, come on. You woke me up, you owe me," Brooke pressured. Peyton sighed heavily and flopped down onto the couch.
"I just wanted to tell you that this whole thing with Lucas is okay with me," she said, refusing to make eye contact with her friend.
"I thought it already was."
"Well, it's not like it wasn't. I mean, it wasn't but it is now. Gees, it is too early, I'm even confusing myself," Peyton laughed. Brooke was still confused.
"So, it wasn't okay with you last time you said it was okay, but now it's okay with you?"
"Right."
"So, why didn't you tell me before that it bothered you?"
"You were so happy, Brooke. You should have seen how much you were smiling. No real friend would take that away from you."
"But I could have been not so all over him in front of you. I mean, if I knew it bothered you I would have kept my distance until you weren't around, so you wouldn't have to watch us."
"I know you would have, and that's why I didn't tell you. I think when you're that happy with a guy you deserve to be able to show. You're an amazing friend Brooke, I wouldn't want you to sacrifice what you have with Lucas for me, and I know you would have if I told you."
"I'm still confused. But you're sure it's all right now? I can tone it down a notch you know."
"I am fine now. I actually have someone else I'm looking at more than Luke now," Peyton said, almost secretively. Brooke immediately brightened up.
"Who?"
"I'm not sure I should say anything about it right now. It's kind of weird."
"I don't care. Come on Peyton, that's like starting a story and not finishing it."
"What do you mean?"
"Oh my god, Peyton, you will never believe what happened to me last night," Brooke said excitedly.
"What?"
"Oh, I don't think I'll tell you," Brooke said. Peyton let out a laugh.
"Okay I get it. I've just got this little thing for someone on the basketball team, that's all."
"Who? Tim? Ooh, you like Tim, don't you?"
"No, it's not time."
"Mark?"
"Jake, Brooke," Peyton said matter-of-factly. Brookes jaw dropped
"Jake? He has a daughter, Peyton."
"I know, that's one of the reasons I like him."
"I don't get it."
"I just find it really amazing that he's raising a kid on his own."
"But his parents are helping him."
"Yeah, but still, he's working really hard. I think it's really cool."
"You have really weird taste, Pey."
"Hey, I liked Lucas, and I went out with Nathan for almost a year," Peyton said with a grin.
"Yeah, and before that you liked the guy who played the tuba in the marching band. And before that you thought Matt Damon was the hottest guy on earth. And remember back in kindergarten when you couldn't stop talking about that blonde kid from barney?"
"Whoa, you're comparing Jake to the barney kid? How does that work?"
"All I'm saying is you have had some crazy crushes. You sure this one isn't just another one of your weird guy obsessions?"
"I'm sure. Besides, no one thought Jake was weird before they found out about Jenny and I still don't now. I just think it shows character."
"Whatever you say, friend. Hey, say hi to tutor girl for me."
"Hey name is Haley."
"Yeah, whatever. I'm going back to bed," Brooke walked Peyton to the door.
"Sweet dreams, Brooke."
"You too," she yawned. Peyton just laughed and turned to walk away, but Brooke stopped her.
"Hey, I'm sorry you had to see me with Luke before you were ready," she said. Peyton just smiled at her friend.
"I'm over it. Let's just move on. Now go to bed, I'll call you later."
With that the two went in their separate directions, Peyton to Karen's Café, and Brooke to dream of her boyfriend.
Hey, I will eventually continue this, I need sleep now though. Tell me what you think!
BYEZ