Set after Season Six Episode One "Touch Me I'm Going To Scream, Part 1"
Disclaimer: One Tree Hill is a copyright of the CW. I do not own any of it, however, I wish I owned Jamie.
Chapter One- The Unexpected Visitor
"Hi, you reached Peyton Sawyer, soon to be Mrs. Peyton Scott's cell. I'm not available right now so leave a message and I will try to return your call maybe after my honeymoon!"
-Beep-
Brooke Davis didn't know what hurt worse; her best friend since kindergarten not informing her about her quickie wedding, or that in her time of need Peyton was unreachable. Out of frustration, Brooke threw the phone across the living room, which surprisingly didn't make her feel any better.
'I need to start depending on myself. No one will protect you, Brooke Davis.' The more Brooke kept repeating this statement, the more she believed it to be true. Peyton and Lucas left to Vegas for their wedding, Mouth and Millicent left for Omaha because of Mouth's great promotion, and she knew too well she couldn't rely on her so-called mother as far as she could throw her. Then it suddenly hit her like a ton of bricks.
"Deb!" Brooke shouted and hastily swung her front door open only remembering to bring her sunglasses to hide the evidence.
Brooke arrived at the front door of Haley and Nathan Scott's house. Unsure of who would be answering on the other side of the door she began to think of the consequences of her rash actions. Please, do not let Jamie or Haley answer the door, please! Brooke knocked on the door twice thinking that it should suffice.
Two minutes passed and Brooke began to lose hope, but as she turned around and headed back to her car she heard,
"Brooke?"
She turned around and there was Nathan Scott in his regular solid royal blue sweater and dark wash denim jeans. She once more took a couple of steps on the porch making sure she didn't stand too close to Nathan just in case he could see right through her sunglasses.
"Hi, I was just wondering if…umm…Deb was here?" Brooke asked hesitantly while adjusting her sunglasses.
Puzzled Nathan responded, "Actually she isn't, she went with Jamie to the zoo and Haley is still at school. Do you want me to tell her you were asking for her?"
Brooke had that sinking feeling that it was a bad idea to even be here so she retracted, " No it's fine, I was just seeing if she would want me to take Jamie off her hands next week since I heard she has some secret boyfriend now." Good excuse, Brooke. Now hopefully Nathan buys it.
Nathan frowned at the thought of his mother and the secret horn-dog boyfriend. Changing the subject Nathan stated, "You know Brooke, I never really got to say thanks for helping out with Jamie when I wasn't really a good --"
"You are a good father…" Now Brooke realizing that she understood more of what Nathan was going through, "and it's my pleasure, I love Jamie to death."
Somehow talking about Jamie and death to Nathan made Brooke's smiling face fade instantly shifting to a frown at the thought of her near death experience last night. She really hoped that Nathan didn't notice.
"Look, I know we're not really close, but is something wrong?" Nathan asked worriedly.
Crap he noticed, but then again isn't that something that I want? Then again I definitely do not like being the damsel in distress. Unaware of how long she had been rambling on in her head she said once again, " I'm fine, really, well I better get going I have a lot of work to do at Clothes Over Bros."
Still worried and curious Nathan let her go.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is my first story ever written so please review kindly. Thanks!
