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She smiled at all the familiar faces she saw as she walked down the aisle, remembering memories that she had with each person. Then her hazel eyes met his and all her thoughts flew out of the window. All that mattered was him, her, and this moment. Once they were face to face, the priest began to speak but she wasn't listening. She felt a lump in her throat and tried not to cry, because Brooke Davis didn't usually cry. But as her eyes watered, she realized that his did too. They held each other's gaze until she looked at one of the women next to her. She knew that every event that led up to this moment happened because of her. They shared a smile that only they could share and she turned back to him, tears slowly sliding down her cheeks. As the priest went on, she remembered that day she got the phone call… the day that changed her life.
"I'm fine." Brooke Davis said, hoping her friend Lucas Scott would believe her lie. She had no such luck.
Lucas was about to object when his phone rang. He gave her a look that said that the conversation wasn't finished and answered his phone. His expression darkened when he realized whom he was talking to. Brooke's smile faded as he talked to Lindsay. After all his efforts, Lucas was still not able to get Lindsay back. Besides calling him about the book, she had cut him off her life completely. Brooke sighed and felt sympathy for her friend. He had been very depressed for the past week and she was getting worried. Haley told her what Lucas said to Peyton and every time she tried to bring up the topic while talking to both of them, they find a way to avoid it. She was very curious about what was going on with her two friends but knew that they had to figure it out for themselves. She was also having troubles of her own.
It had been two weeks, three days, and forty-six minutes since she had send Angie back to her parents. That was the hardest thing Brooke had ever had to do. She felt like Angie took a piece of her heart with her. The house just wasn't the same without Angie there. She didn't notice that Lucas was staring at her while on the phone.
Lucas stared at her, trying to figure out what was going on in that head of hers. Their friends were really starting to worry about her behavior. She wasn't as happy as she used to be and kept herself distracted by her work. He told Lindsay that he would talk to her later and hung up the phone.
"You know its okay to miss her Brooke. I do too." He told her. She snapped out of her trance and looked at him, her eyes watering,
"I know. It's just that I didn't think it was going to be this hard to let go." Lucas wrapped his arms around her as she let the tears fall. He knew how much she loved Angie and he just hoped the pain she was feeling would go away.
"Listen, why don't we call everyone up and have dinner together. Jamie's birthday was the last time all of us have been together in a while." Brooke nodded, wiping her eyes when her smile faltered.
"Peyton too, right?" Lucas sighed. Peyton wasn't really someone he wanted to see but he nodded, this wasn't about him and his discomforts, this was about Brooke.
"You just worry about getting ready and I will take care of the rest."
Jamie was fidgeting in his seat, trying to contain his excitement to see his Aunt Brooke. Even though he was five, he could tell something was bothering his aunt since Angie left.
"Momma?" he asked to the woman in the passenger. Haley turned to him and smiled.
"What is it, sweetie?"
"Is Angie ever coming back?" Her smile faded and she looked at her husband, who was driving. He looked at her with sad eyes and she sighed.
"No, Jamie, she isn't." Jamie frowned,
"Is Aunt Brooke going to be okay?"
"Of course she is. She just misses her." Nathan reassured his son before Haley could respond.
Haley knew it was hard for him to see Brooke like this, he had known Brooke since preschool and at one point they were best friends. But as they entered their teenage years, they drifted apart. Haley has never really heard him talk about those years. She guessed it was hard for him to accept the fact that he lost his best friend.
The car ride was silent for the rest of the way, each was thinking about how to make Brooke feel better.
Peyton Sawyer was in her recording studio when she got his call. At first she was jealous that he was calling about Brooke but then she mentally scolded herself for her childish feeling. She knew Brooke wouldn't go down that road again.
As much as she didn't want to see Lucas, she knew Brooke needed her and she had to go. And here she was, standing outside of Brooke's house, scared to go in. She didn't notice Nathan's car pull up and Jamie run up to hug her.
"Aunt Peyton!" She smiled and hugged the little guy.
"Hey Jamie! What's up dude?" She greeted Haley and Nathan as she rang the doorbell, setting aside all her doubts.
The door opened and they saw Brooke standing there with a small smile on her face.
"Aunt Brooke!" Jaime exclaimed as he went to hug her. Her smile widened when she saw the blonde headed boy. He always made her feel better.
"Hey Jamie, how's my favorite nephew doing?" she said.
"I'm your only nephew." Jamie stated and laughed at her silliness.
Her friends greeted her with hugs as Lucas walked out of the kitchen. When his eyes met Peyton's, a sudden tension grew in the room and all was quiet. Peyton had enough of the silence and decided to be the better person.
"Lucas." She greeted.
"Peyton." He replied.
Haley knew what was coming so she quickly changed the subject, "So Brooke, what's for dinner?"
Nathan thought that the night had gone pretty well. Besides the fact that Peyton and Lucas ignored each other, every one was having a good time. Mouth, Skills, and Millicent said that they couldn't make it so it was just the six of them. They all had a good time and what made Nathan feel even better was that Brooke looked happier than she had been in a while.
He wasn't the only one who noticed. Lucas smiled at himself, proud of the fact that his plan of making Brooke feel better was actually working. He felt someone watching him and turned to see Peyton. He sighed, knowing that they had to talk sooner or later.
"Can we talk?" he asked her, she looked at him and nodded, following him to the kitchen.
"Listen, about that night-" he started but she cut him off.
"I get it Luke, you don't have to explain."
"No, you don't. I'm sorry for what I said. I was drunk and I wasn't thinking clearly. You were just trying to help me out. Can we just go back to being friends?" he asked but she shook her head.
"We were never just friends Luke." And with that she put a fake smile on and walked out of the kitchen.
Brooke laughed at the story Haley was telling her about when Nathan walked up to them with a sleeping Jamie in his arms.
"I think its time we go home." He said and Haley nodded while looking at her son adoringly. As Brooke watched this, she felt a pang in her heart. She smiled sadly at them, wishing they could stay longer so she wouldn't be left alone. Peyton left abruptly and Lucas left not long after. She was kind of expecting that.
As they were saying goodbye, Haley pulled her into a hug and whispered in her ear, "You did an amazing thing, Brooke. I promise it will get better."
Before Brooke could say anything, they were gone. And here she was alone once again.
"Damn it, Victoria!" Her lawyer yelled, "What are you hiding?"
"I told you," she said, her voice matched her emotionless face, "I am not hiding anything."
The lawyer screamed in frustration but then tried to recollect himself.
"You listen to me and you listen to me good, Victoria Davis. The DA has something on you, something big, and if you don't want my help, fine! But take my advice and just tell them the truth." He begged desperately, "You are one of the biggest names in the business. This will not just ruin you but your daughter too!"
"What daughter?" She spat and walked out of the room.
A/N: Hey readers, I'm have just become a fan of OTH and have only seen so much of the show so I'm trying to catch up. I hope you enjoyed the first chapter and I promise you that things will definitely start to heat up! Please review and tell me if I am doing good job portraying the characters. I promise to update soon but you have to review!!