Okay so I know i already have one going but I had this idea and I couldn't get it out of my head so I decided to try it out. Let me know if you like it/want me to continue so please press the green button at the bottom and give me a review
Coming to Terms
She hung up the phone in complete shock at what she had just heard. The word kept ringing in her ear; the word that she had feared would come up because there was no other logical explanation for the way she had been feeling lately. Peyton sat down in a chair in her living room of her small LA apartment and tried to soak in everything the doctor had just told her but it wasn't working. She couldn't believe this was happening to her when she was just on the brink of getting promoted to an A and R rep for the record company she worked for. Her dream of bringing great-unheard music to the world was so close and now it was probably not going to come true. She thought about all the things she had given up to pursue this dream, she had left home at 18 and moved to LA leaving her entire world behind, but the real sacrifice the one she thought about most and often regretted was losing him, the love of her life and her one true love, Lucas Scott. She suddenly felt like she couldn't breathe and the worst part was that she had no one to call to comfort her. When she first moved to LA she kept in touch with everyone but slowly they all grew apart and she was wishing she never let that happen right now especially wishing that she and Brooke had kept in touch. The only time she would see her now was on the cover of B Davis magazine, the magazine for her very successful clothing company Clothes Over Bros that Peyton had watched her create back in high school. Peyton would always pick up a copy of the magazine when she saw it, she had a few dozen of them sitting on her mantle right now, it made her feel close to Brooke even though she hadn't talked to her in months.
And then there was him, she tried her best not to think about him usually but today there was no stopping it, there was no hiding that she was still in love with him and wished he were here with her to comfort her and tell her everything was going to be okay. But he wasn't, he was still back in Tree Hill so far away from her. She thought about the night that he came to LA to visit her after winning his first college championship as a coach. She thought about how selfish she was that night when he asked her to marry him and she said "someday", she was not one to have regrets she thought things happened for a reason, but not saying yes to Lucas was one regret she had. He left the next day and she knew they were over; her heart broke that day and never fully healed. She tried to fill his place over the years but no one ever came close she always found herself comparing them to Lucas and since no one would ever measure up they would never get very far. There was one way that she still felt connected to him, through the book he had wrote, the book he had written about her and their love. She had over a dozen copies of it, as she was not able to walk away when she saw one, but there was one that was special the very first one she owned. He had sent it to her in the mail, it was after they had broken up and there was no note attached but she didn't care it still made her feel attached to him in some way and this was the copy that she read over and over underlining and making notes in to the point where the pages were worn and you could hardly read the words he had written anymore.
She felt the tears coming and decided it was best to stop thinking about him, she had enough to worry about with what she had just heard without adding her broken heart into the mix. She thought about calling her dad for a minute but then realized that he was out of a dredging boat right now and there was no way of getting in contact with him other than email, and she figured this was not something she should tell her father through an email. So she picked up her phone and called the only number that she could think of at the moment. Three rings went through and Peyton began to feel defeated, "I guess I'll have to deal with it alone" she thought but then she heard someone pick up.
"Hello," the raspy voice she recognized so well said
"Brooke?" Peyton said
"Peyton?" she said kind of worried, she hadn't talked to Peyton in a while and she didn't sound well," Wow long time no talk, how are you?"
How are you, usually a simple question but for Peyton it was hard to answer, she didn't want to tell Brooke over the phone but knew she had no other choice since she was far to busy with the company to come visit or to have Peyton come visit her. When she didn't answer Brooke began to get more worried.
"Peyton what's wrong?" she asked
It was amazing that even though they hadn't spoken much since high school but Brooke still knew her better than anyone
"Its nothing," she said starting to have second thoughts about telling her like this
"Peyton it's obviously not nothing you are crying, please just tell me what is wrong, I am worried,"
Peyton had hoped that Brooke wouldn't pick up on the fact that she was crying, she was trying to hold it back because she didn't want to seem weak, especially not to Brooke who was one of the strongest people she knew.
"Okay, I just got some news," she started slowly," I have cancer Brooke."
Brooke went silent, she felt that the walls were caving in around her she didn't want to believe that what she had just heard was true. It wasn't long before the tears came flowing and she stifled back a sob trying to not let Peyton hear, she didn't want to make things worse for her, she needed to be strong. But all she could think of was that word, the word that scared her "cancer" but it was all she could think of in that moment. She suddenly felt terrible for allowing them to drift so far apart over the last two years, and even though she hadn't spoken to her much she still considered Peyton her best friend and couldn't imagine life without her there. They had been through so much together and to think that Peyton might not make it was too much for Brooke to take.
"Brooke say something," Peyton said after a few minutes.
"I…Peyton… I can't do this over the phone, I'm coming to see you tonight," she said as she got up and started making her way toward the door, there was no time to pack she would just buy what she needed when she got there, she grabbed her keys and was out the door before Peyton could respond.
"Brooke no, your to busy, its okay I will be fine you don't have to fly across the country to see me tonight," Peyton said feeling embarrassed that she had interrupted Brooke's life.
"Peyton its not okay, you are my best friend and you need someone so I am coming to see you, I refuse to leave you alone through this, I will be there soon just sit tight I'll get the quickest flight I can…I love you P Sawyer,"
"I love you too B Davis," Peyton said before hanging up the phone, it was comforting to use those old nicknames again, she had missed it.
She felt a little better after talking to Brooke well as good as she could feel under the circumstances. And she was actually happy that Brooke was coming to be with her, she really didn't want to be alone right now being alone was actually the last thing she wanted. So she sat there and took out the one thing that always calmed her Lucas's book. She started at the beginning and started to read it for the millionth time, she liked that she knew was going to happen it was nice to have some thing predictable when her life right now was so up in the air.
Brooke was driving like a mad woman to the airport she was weaving through the tight traffic on the high way in down town New York. She just kept thinking that she had to get to Peyton and felt helpless being so far away from her. Victoria was not impressed that she was leaving especially because she was never fond of Peyton but Brooke didn't care there was nothing that was going to stop her from getting to Peyton tonight. Finally she made it to the airport and got a ticket for the next flight to LA, there was and hours wait though so she took a seat in the waiting area. She thought about calling Haley and telling her but then decided against it not knowing if Peyton wanted anyone to know or if she wanted to tell people herself. She just wanted someone else to know so she could talk about it with them, so she could talk about her worry's something she would not be able to say to Peyton since she didn't want to scare her anymore than she was already. As she sat there she started thinking about all the times Peyton had helped her in the past even when she sometimes didn't deserve it. Like when Peyton signed over her artwork for clothes over bro's when she was still freezing Peyton out over Lucas. She then thought about all the times that Peyton had helped her with Lucas like when she had slept with Chris Keller and Peyton talked to Lucas for her. Even though Peyton was clearly in love with him she stepped aside and it stayed that way until Peyton knew for sure that Brooke no longer had feelings for Lucas. She remembered clearly the day of the school shooting where Peyton had been shot and Lucas saved her, she remembered how she selfishly felt jealous that he ran into the school for her, and how she didn't even call Peyton once after to make sure she was okay, she was ashamed of herself for that and even more for the way that Peyton comforted her later explaining that she wasn't going to hurt her with Lucas. After all the things Peyton did for her it hurt Brooke to know that she wasn't able to do anything for her now, all she could do as comfort her and wait to hear more news and she felt helpless. Soon her flight number was called and she headed onto the plane, it was only a four hour flight and it went by very fast before she knew it she was walking out of LAX and hailing a cab.
It was about a half hour drive to Peyton's apartment, she had only been there once and didn't know the address so she had to go off of memory but with the help of the cab driver they found it. She got out and tipped the driver before running up the steps and ringing the buzzer. Peyton was asleep when Brooke arrived, she had fallen asleep in her chair with Lucas's book on her chest but she awoke when she heard the buzzer. She was confused, there was no way that could be Brooke so fast but she got up and pressed the buzzer allowing the door to open down stairs. Brooke ran up the stairs as fast as she could but quickly wished that she hadn't worn her heels, they were not making it easy. But she eventually made it upstairs, found the door that was Peyton's and knocked lightly on it. Peyton got up and wrapped her self in a blanket checking her appearance in the mirror before she opened the door. She looked like a mess, she was pale and had makeup smeared down her face from crying, she tried to wipe it off but it was to no avail so she decided to just open the door which she did. She wasn't expecting to see Brooke there so soon, "she wasn't kidding when she said she was going to get the first flight she could get," Peyton thought.
When the door opened Brooke immediately pulled Peyton into a long hug before pulling back to survey her. She really didn't look well, her eyes were red and puffy and her mascara was running down her face. She stepped inside and closed the door before giving her another hug this time giving in and crying herself, she couldn't help it seeing her best friend like this was unbearable. Peyton felt a lot better now that someone was here with her until she saw Brooke crying when they pulled apart.
"Brooke no, don't cry its okay," Peyton said trying to calm her down
"Peyton how can you say that," Brooke said not even trying to hold back the tears anymore.
"Well hunny there is no sense in wallowing over it right now, there is nothing I can do, I just need to wait to hear more news," Peyton said trying to put on brave face," It may not be as bad as you think, they haven't finished all the tests yet. I would have told you that if you would have let me finish before you ran out of your apartment, then you wouldn't have had to fly all the way here."
Brooke was shocked at how well she was handling this, Peyton was handling it better than she was for gods sake but she knew it was all just a front Peyton always had a hard time letting people comfort her it was one of her flaws. Brooke was a little upset that Peyton didn't assume right away that she would come straight to LA but then she thought about it and the fact that they hadn't kept in touch lately. But Peyton had to know that she was still the most important person in her life right? If not Brooke was going to make her realize that now.
"Peyton I would have come anyways, I wont have you going through this alone there is no way that is going to happen," Brooke said as she took Peyton's hand and led her to the couch and they sat down," And you don't have to fake a smile for me Peyton, I know you must be terrified."
Peyton knew she was right, there was no point faking that she wasn't worried, Brooke was already here and was obviously not going anywhere so she gave in and started crying. Brooke pulled her close again and that made her feel a bit better but she pulled away after a while and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"How long have you known," Brooke asked
"Well I had a suspicion for a while, but I only found out about an hour before I called you," she replied.
"Well I'm glad you called me right away, what do you mean you had a suspicion?"
"I have been having some pain for a about a month now but I just assumed it would go away until one night I was at work in my office and I got a crippling pain that was so intense that I fell to the floor. So after that I decided that I had to go to the doctor, it as about a week ago and he asked if there was any history of cancer in my family and then it clued into me and I had a strong feeling that's what it was,"
"Why didn't you tell me when you first suspected it," Brooke said feeling more tears forming just thinking about her best friend going through all of this alone.
"I didn't want to bother you with it Brooke, I mean you are so busy," Peyton said
"Peyton," she turned away," No look at me, I don't want you to ever think I am to busy that you can't come to me, I'm your best friend that's what I am here for. It just kills me that I wasn't able to help you through this."
"Well you're here now," she said trying to fake a smile though it wasn't working well.
"Your damn right, and I'm not going anywhere, your stuck with me fake blondie," she said trying to make a joke to lighten the mood.
Peyton was just happy to have someone there, she had been keeping this a secret for so long and dealing with it alone and it felt good to have someone else know about it. Brooke saw that she looked tired so she lead her into her room and tucked her into her bed, she turned to walk away but heard Peyton say something so she turned around.
"Brooke will you stay in here with me, I just want to feel safe for a night you know," Peyton said
That brought Brooke back to the weeks after her and Peyton were attacked on prom night and how they did everything together because they were afraid of being alone.
"Sure," she said," Can I borrow something too sleep in, I ran out so fast I didn't pack anything,"
Peyton laughed and nodded pointing to the dresser that was across the room. Brooke went into the top drawer and found a clothes over bro's tank top and a pair of PJ pants, she smiled at the fact that Peyton was buying her clothes when all she had to do was ask and she could have had them for free.
"Well I have to say I like your style," Brooke laughed as she held up the top.
"Ya well I love the designer," Peyton replied
"Well she loves you too,"
Brooke went and changed and came back in the room turning off the light and climbing in next to Peyton. It was the first night in weeks that Peyton had felt safe and soon enough they were both fast asleep.
