Chapter 2

Leave it to Peyton

Peyton Sawyer was about to scream. For the past two hours she had been standing in Giselle's fine Parisian lingerie shop following her best friend Brooke Davis around. Usually Peyton loved to go shopping with Brooke, they had spent many afternoons at exclusives stores buying dresses, jeans, bathing suits and putting huge dents on their credit cards. Their fathers loved to joke that they had made shopping into an art form and Peyton sometimes felt like they had.

The girls were best friends since they were in their mother's wombs. Mary Davis and Anna Sawyer had been friends since childhood. Mary and Anna had both grown up in a life filled with wealth and privileged. Their families were close and they were also close to another family the Scott's. Mary and Anna had attended the same boarding school and then they both had gone to the same university . When they returned to Tree Hill their parents threw them a double coming out party to introduce them to society. It was the night of their party that they met Mark Davis and Lawrence Sawyer. They were both friends with Daniel Scott and had been visiting him and Dan had brought them along. That night they both fell hard for the handsome men and before they knew it they were married and pregnant. They both had a nice lives and they remained best friends. It was no wonder that Brooke and Peyton were best friends too. They had been basically been brought up as sisters. The two were as different as night and day. Brooke was all girl. Peyton was tom boyish. While Brooke had straight brown hair Peyton had blond, curly hair. Brooke loved to read trashy romance novels and Peyton favored autobiographies. Peyton loved Modest Mouse and Keene, Brooke loved Usher and Kelly Clarkson. The two girls were very different but they were both loyal to their friendship and loved each other no matter what.

Peyton knew everything about Brooke and Brooke knew everything about Peyton.

Peyton knew something was up with Brooke, something was not quite right . Peyton stared at her friend who was humming softly as she caressed the lace of a long white see through nightgown. The nightgown was exquisite. It was long with thin lace straps and an empire waist. It was completely see through and had been embroidered with flowers on the front. It was the type of nightgown that was one of a kind but it was also they type of nightgown that one might wear on a special night.

"Okay Davis that's it you have like less than two seconds to tell me what the hell is up or I'm going to lose it."

Brooke grinned at her best friend. "Well P Sawyer I have no idea what you're talking about?"

Peyton was getting flustered, She hated it when Brooke made her drag things out of her. Peyton knew Brooke was dying to tell her and she was just making her suffer. It was time to use information that she had been saving for a time like this.

"Okay don't tell me Brooke that's fine. I mean I am your best friend and if you don't tell me, I'm totally cool with that. I mean I can keep a secret. I never told anyone about the time that you snuck out your window to meet Nathan at the park. I never told anyone about the night you got drunk and got butt ass naked and went skinny dipping with me."

"Peyton" Broke said laughing " that was a long time ago"

Peyton started to laugh and went up to Brooke " By the way have you told Nathan about the book?"

Brooke turn a shade of bright red. The book. It was their secret. No one not Nathan and not Jake Peyton's boyfriend knew about the book. It was kept under Brooke's mattress. The only person that knew about the book was Peyton.

"Peyton you wouldn't" Brooke said as she cringe thinking about Nathan's reaction to the book.

" Brooke I don't understand why you're so embarrassed" Peyton asked her as a huge grin began to form on her face. " I mean it's totally normal to read about sex. The Kama Sutra has help many women learn different sexual positions. So you're a virgin and you're trying to learn stuff before you finally give up to Nathan. There is nothing wrong with that"

"Peyton shut up okay I'll tell you but be quiet I don't want everyone in Tree Hill to know about it okay. Let me just pay for this and we'll go"

Brooke grabbed the nightgown and a few other things she had been holding on to and went to pay. She handed her credit card to the sales clerk and watched Peyton pick up a purple teddy. It was very sexy and Brooke blushed as she thought about buying it herself. It was not the type of thing that Brooke wore or would wear. Peyton on the other hand would buy it and wear it without a second thought.

" Hey P Sawyer are you buying that for a certain boy named Jake?"

" Nope Brooke it's not Jake's color. I'm buying it for a friend of mine who is getting married and I think her new husband might appreciate this little scrap of lace"

Brooke's eyes nearly popped out of her head. Peyton started to laugh. Brooke knew that Peyton knew her better than anyone but sometimes she knew her a little too well.

The two girls left the store with their purchases. Neither of them said anything. They both walked to a nearby bar that they had frequented in high school. They walked over to the pool table after ordering two beers and began a game of pool.

" How did you know Peyton?"

"Honestly I didn't until the night gown. Brooke we've been friends forever and I know how important it was to you to wait till you were married to have sex. And well the nightgown wasn't the type of thing that you buy to sleep in if you catch my drift. Not to mention the fact that you were humming the wedding march, That pretty much gave it all away."

Peyton took a sip of her beer. " Brooke are you sure you want to do this?"

Brooke took a deep breath. " What? Marry Nathan or elope?"

"Both Brooke this is huge. Both your families have been waiting for you to announce your engagement since you both got home from school. Not to mention the fact that you've never had sex. And eloping means no dress and no maid of honor. This doesn't seem like you, so I have to ask are you sure?"

"Peyton I have never been more sure than I am right now. You know that all I have ever wanted was to be Nathan's wife. I love him so much. And tonight well tonight is going to be so special. I have waited so long for Nathan to make me his. It's going to be wonderful . I'm going to give Nathan something that I have been saving just for him. I can't wait. He's been so patient and understanding. I am a little disappointed that I wont have the dress and the party, but who cares. All I've ever wanted was to be Nathan's wife and after tonight well I'll be."

Peyton laugh her friend was such a romantic at heart. "Hey Davis you know that it's going to hurt like a bitch right?"

Brooke started to laugh " No shit Goldilocks, You don't have to remind me about that I know I'm just choosing not to think about it okay. Hey how about another round and another game? I love beating you in pool"

Peyton nodded her head in agreement and waved the waitress over. "Two Amstel lights, draft is fine."

The waitress stared at Brooke like she had two heads. She jotted down their order and went back to the bar. "Hey Brooke do you know her?"

Brooke who had been concentrating on the game and not paying attention nodded her head. " Nope, Never seen her before in my life" Brooke stared at the girl with the bad bleach job and the big boobs stuffed in a tiny shirt. She was pretty but in a plastic, trashy, stripper sort of way.

The waitress came back with their order and as she started to walk away she stopped and looked at Brooke again. "You're Brooke right?"

Brooke looked up with a surprise expression on her face "Yes, I am .Do I know you?"

" No you don't but I know Nathan, just tell him Haley's big sister Taylor says hi" with a grin the size of a Cheshire cat she uttered those words and walked away leaving Brooke to wonder how this girl knew Nathan.

Peyton on the other hand was wondering something else. Something that she was remembering that had happen a few months before. Something she had seen and had basically forgotten about. It hadn't made a lot of sense at the time and she had forgotten about it till now. She had been on her way to meet Jake who was working on plans to develop low income housing o the other side of town. He had wanted Peyton to see the land. She had been running late and had been anxious to get to her destination when she spotted Nathan walking on the other side of the street with a girl. She waved at him but he didn't see her. She had wondered at the time what he was doing in that part of town. But she had also recognized the girl. It was someone she known in high school. A girl that had been referred to as the easy and wild. And her name was Haley James. Peyton had forgotten about the incident. She had planned on asking Nathan about it but had forgotten about it. She had been distracted that day. Jake had said that he loved her, for the first time that day, so all thoughts of Nathan and Haley James had been forgotten till now.