Brooke laid on her bed trying to feel tired. Trying to feel something, anything. The dinner with Nathan was nice. He was a nice guy, whom she'd never really gotten to know. Things were different now.

Flashback

Brooke: I lied.
Lucas: What?
Brooke: I'm not pregnant.
Lucas: Wha - But I saw the test.
Brooke: I know. And when the doctor called, he said I wasn't pregnant. He said that can happen.
Lucas: Okay, no-no-no-no no. I-I-I was standing right there when he called.
Brooke: And you had just called me a slut.
Lucas: So you lied to me to punish me? How could you do that?
Brooke: How could you cheat on me with my best friend?
Lucas: Brooke, I never meant to hurt you.
Brooke: That doesn't really matter, Lucas. 'Cause in the end it all hurts just the same.

End Of Flashback

She shook herself back into reality. She couldn't think back that far. Things with her and Lucas were never simple. And now that Peyton was back so to speak her thoughts didn't stand a chance. She couldn't get it out of her head how Lucas shoved her aside time and time again for something. She couldn't understand how Peyton would choose a boy over her. There went the Hoes over Bros idea.

Across town Nathan is throwing a basketball up and down as he lays in his bed alone. He was all alone. Haley left him. He hated Lucas. Peyton was, well he can't go there. His dad as in Jail. He had no one. Brooke came into his mind and he smiled. She was so kind to him when he really didn't deserve it. He looked over to see a picture of him and Haley sitting on his nightstand.

FlashBack

Nathan is outside Haley's house throwing rocks at a window, Haley walks up behind him
Haley James: Trying to wake up my parents? That's their room...
Nathan Scott: runs over to Haley Wait, Haley, look I need to apologize, okay?
Haley James: You should buy 'em in bulk if your gonna hand apologies out that often.
Nathan Scott: Look will you just... I don't know how to do this all right...? I'm... I'm not like you
Haley James: What does that mean?
Nathan Scott: All right, I screw up a lot, all right... and being around you I just I don't wanna be that guy any more.
Haley James: Well, who do you wanna be, Nathan?
Nathan Scott: I wanna be somebody who's good enough to be seen with you.
Haley James: You should've thought of that last night... You know I keep... I keep putting myself out there and you keep blowing it and it's probably a good thing because at this point there is nothing that you can say or do that's gonna surprise me!
Nathan cuts her off with a kiss
Haley James: Except that... You shouldn't have done that Nathan...
Nathan Scott: But I wanted to...
Haley James: Yeah...
jumps onto Nathan and starts kissing him

End Flashback

Nathan jumped up, "I can't. I just can't." He agressivly pushed tears from his eyes. He had to get some sleep. He had to face everyone tomorrow at school.

Brooke was standing at her locker. She looked up just as Lucas and Peyton were coming toward her hand in hand. She looked back to bury her head in her locker. She couldn't see them. She grabbed her books and raced off to Biology.

She got into her class. Instantly everyone was looking at her. They knew. She knew that was bad enough but she didn't know how long she could handle it. Then suddenly she knew it was getting worse. Before she could move Peyton sat down in front of her. They had been lab partners all year.

"I think I'll take an F before I sit near you," Brooke spat. She started to get up and the teacher yelled at her.

"Brooke please," Peyton begged, "I just want things to go back to the way they used to be."

"They can't Peyton, never, I hate you. Don't you understand if I never had to see you again it would be way too soon," Brooke said. She slightly felt bad for being so mean but to her Peyton deserved what she got.

"I didn't do all this on purpose Brooke you know that," Peyton tried to tell her.

"This all screams of a movie," Brooke said, "Oh no wait it's the last time you jumped my boyfriend. Well Peyton you can have him he's not worth it. I can't look at him without seeing betryal in his eyes. And that goes for you." She looked over and saw Nathan sitting alone. She grabbed her things and rushed over, "Mind if I join you?"

Nathan looked over and saw Peyton obviously destroyed, "Sure." He felt bad for Peyton in a way but at the same time when he looked in Brooke's eyes she was the only person to get his sympathy.

Brooke laid her head on her desk as she somewhat listened to the teacher. She suddenly was in no mood to do anything much less pay attention in class. When the bell rang she bolted. She headed to the gym for practice.

Nathan followed her. He knew that cheerleading practice was going to be a test for Brooke and she might need a friend.

Brooke gathered all the girls up and totally ignored Peyton, "We have a competition in a week. We are good but some of us need to step it up. Since Haley won't be able to join us anymore we'll have to do twice as good." She went over and turned on the cdplayer. "One..Two..One Two...Three..Four."

Nathan sat in the stands watching her. He never noticed how precise she moved. She was perfect. He hadn't realized he had company as he watched her.

"Since your wife isn't out there who are you watching Nathan?" Lucas asked as he sat down next to him.

"My wife is divorcing me as if you didn't know," Nathan said not moving his eyes.

Brooke looked up at Nathan and Lucas. She swollowed looking at Lucas but smiled at Nathan and waved.

"What are you up to Nathan?" Lucas asked a little pissed.

"What's it to you?" Nathan said finally looking at him, "You've got Peyton. Stay away from Brooke."

Lucas laughed, "So you can have her?" he was joking but saw that Nathan was still angry, "Oh my God you want her? You have no friends and you are going to prey on Brooke while she's upset? That's not right."

Nathan leaned in and got inches from his face, "What's not right is some little boy that claimed to love her just leaving her for her best friend."

Brooke looked up again and saw what was going on. She dropped everything and ran up the bleachers, "Nathan stop," she ordered.

Lucas was sure that Brooke wasn't going to be able to stop Nathan from pounding his brother's face in.

Brooke grabbed his arm, "Nathan I said stop."

Nathan looked at her then back at Lucas, "It's not over." He walked past Brooke and down the bleachers.

"I'd avoid him if I were you," Brooke warned, "He likes you as much as I do." With that he walked away looking for Nathan.