Peyton sat in her room listening to a song that really spoke to her, as she let the lyrics wash over her she could understand the message in it, surely there should be a partner and soulmate for everyone. She didnt think she was anything special, skinny, scrawney, and a head full of wild untammed curley blonde hair. However that didnt stop one particular broody, squinty eyed boy having the hots for her, Lucas had made it very clear he wanted Peyton and that in true Lucas form he would try every cheesy and extravigant thing he could think off to win her over.
Peyton loved Lucas, she really did, he was loyal and trustworthy and would literally move mountains for the girl he loved and Peyton had tried the whole relationship thing mistaking her love for Lucas as more than what it was. Everything would be going brilliantly she would be having a ball with him, kissing and cuddling and it was all fine untill it got to all the steamy stuff, anytime it got hot and heavey she just felt disconnected from the situation. Lucas was definitely trying as hard as he could and she knew he could feel her reluctance to continue, even though she never verbally asked him to stop her body language spoke volumes. She hated not being able to have this relationship with Lucas, especially as it had almost cost her, her best friend. Brooke had been devestated when she had caught Lucas and Peyton having relations behind her back. Peyton felt terrible about it, but she thought she had loved him, seeing him and Brooke together had broke her heart.
She couldnt tell Brooke any of this though, even though they were now begining to become friends again she was trying to steer clear of Lucas related topics, especially this one as problems in the bedroom is one thing Peyton was sure Brooke and Lucas had not had giving the almost pregnancy scare. Just thinking of Brooke and Lucas together made her rage with jealousy. She had been sure he was the one for her, but now she knew she had been wrong, she didnt want Lucas, but she didnt want Brooke to have him either, she was afraid of loosing the friendship again. The Lucas, Brooke and Peyton triangle always ended in the girls falling out and she couldnt have that again, the thought really gave her a gut wrenching sickining feeling, she shook herself off and stood up flipping the record, she tried to listen to a more upbeat song to fix her mood.
Brooke sat on her bedroom floor looking through all her pictures, she had 100's, most were off her and Peyton growing up, she watched as with each picture they grew and became closer and closer, untill she landed on a picture with them and Lucas, he was in the middle and they were all smiling brightly. Brooke looked at the picture and thought to herself he would always be in the middle. Lucas had almost ruined her and Peytons water tight friendship, the thought off him and Peyton together made her sick. She had enjoyed her time with Lucas, he was the first boy who didnt immediatly try to sleep with her, he talked to her and they had good times. The intimate aspect of the relaptionship was lacking though, it was the same with every boy, Brooke was out sleeping with these men to try and get that feeling, that "click". Lucas had been the closest she had gotten, her, Peyton and Lucas would all hang out and mess around and it was great, but when she and Peyton fell out and they didnt speak anymore she lost that comfortable feeling.
Things with Brooke and Peyton had been slowley getting back to normal, they hung out but she felt as though the blonde was hiding something from her, she knew Lucas was hot on her tail but Peyton hadnt mentioned it, even though the betreyel hurt Brooke she wanted things to get back to normal so with that she got up off the floor and drove to the blonde haried girls house.
Brooke and Peyton had been laughing and joking just like old times for a few hours, eventually all conversation topic's had dried out, there was one big one looming in the room. Brooke bit the bullet "so has broody flew you to paris or sang at your window yet" she laughed, Peyton blushed furiously, "no, he has rang me and tries to email and text but. . . well i dont know." Brooke thought Peyton looked very cute in this blushing vulnerable state, Brooke nudged her it was a nice comforting feeling when the two girls relaxed into eachother, it was minimal contact but a contact both girls felt very safe and content with, not like when they were with Lucas or other boys, with eachother they didnt have to pretend they were just themselves. Peyton looked at Brooke, her eyes were sparkling and she had that cheeky little smile on her face, Peyton took a deep breath "I dont think Lucas and I will work out. . . .I know it almost ruined us being with him and we fought over him and everything but I dont know how to explain it, things just dont seem right with him, we can talk and feel comfprtable with one another but its just. . . . In the bedroom when it actually comes down to being boyfriend and girlfriend, not just friends, I freeze"
Brooke didnt know why but she felt relieved, the idea of Lucas kissing Peyton or running his hands over her beautiful body made her squeamish and uncomfortable, she always felt as though Peyton was hers, she assumed it was beacuse they had done everything together, had all their first big experiences together, but that night as she cuddled up in bed with Peyton asleep beside her, she started to think her feelings and reactions over in her head. Why did the idea of Peyton sleeping with Lucas bring a feeling very like jealousy into her body, was it a friendly protectivness. . . . or something more. She got her answer when Peyton rolled over in her sleep and cuddled into Brooke with her body pressed against her. Brookes eyes widned as she felt the familiar feeling of arousal coursing through her body.
She looked down at the sleeping beauty by her side and there it was staring her in the face all along. . . . . . "click."