"Hey Babe" Brooke smiled throwing her long brown curls over her shoulder and leaning in to kiss her boyfriend on the cheek "How was your day?"

"Good" he nodded and wrapped his arms around her small waist "And how was yours?"

"Well right now it's great" She smiled, closing her eyes and leaning against Lucas's chest

"Brooke I got a question for you" Lucas whispered leaning down close to her ear

"What's that?" she mummered her voice soft and muffled by his tshirt

"Move in with me?". He smiled as he felt her lips curve into a smile on his chest

"Seriously?" She asked looking up at him with bright eyes

"Seriously"

"Yes!!" She exclaimed jumping into his arms and erupting in giggles. Giggles which he quieted with a kiss "yes" she whispered again and lay her forehead against his "I love you Lucas"

"I love you to Brooke" he smiled "And I know that I'll love living with you". That caused her to start giggling again which was the scene that Peyton and Jake walked into

" Are we interrupting something?" Jake laughed

"Yes, actually are you" Brooke smiled letting herself go from Lucas's grasp and whirling to face Peyton and Jake "But I don't care because I'm way to happy. Guess What P Sawyer"

"What B David" Peyton laughed as Brooke grabbed her arm and pulled her closer

"Me and Luke are moving in together"

"What!" Peyton gasped "That's amazing. Congratulations guys"

"Thanks!" Brooke smiled "Coffee on the house?" she laughed

"Sure" Peyton nodded, as did Lucas and Jake

"Good, I'll be back"

"I'll help her, she still hasn't exactly caught on how to make good coffee yet" Jake laughed and followed Brooke into the kitchen area of Karen's Café. Jake had been employed there until he got a job as English teacher at Tree Hill High. Brooke had been his replacement, and although it had been a few weeks she was still having a little bit of trouble.

"You look happy" Peyton smiled at Lucas who was watching Brooke and Jake with a smirk on his face

"I look happy because I am happy " Lucas smiled, wrapping his arm around Peyton "And I wish I could say the same for you"

"I'm happy" Peyton tried to defend herself "Sort of"

"Peyton I've known you forever. You are not happy, and you haven't been for a long time. Listen Peyt., my battle with Nathan is my battle with Nathan.. not yours. I wouldn't be offended if you starting talking to him again"

"Lucas" Peyton frowned "You know that if I wanted to be friends with Nathan then I would. Its not a simple as that, what he done hurt me to"

" I know Peyt, but your miserable without him in your life"

"He came to see me last night"

"What?" Lucas moved so he was standing face to face with her "I thought he had given up"

"Apparently not " Peyton shrugged

"And what happened?"

"Same thing that's been happening for months. I told him I hated what he did and we were no longer friends"

Before Lucas could respond Brooke and Jake walked back "Why so serious?" Brooke asked hanging Lucas his coffee

"Lucas was trying to convince me that basketball is fun to watch again. You know how he gets" Peyton slapped Lucas's arm causing him to spill coffee on his shirt

"Thanks Peyton" Lucas said sarcastically with a smile

"anytime buddy" She grinned, sipping on her own coffee

"Sometimes it seems like you guys are 2 years old" Brooke rolled her eyes and stalked off to the table where Jake sat. Lucas and Peyton trailed behind her laughing.

"Where were you this morning?" Haley asked when Nathan walked in the house at 7 o'clock.

"Early practice" Nathan shrugged throwing his basketball bag on the floor

"And last night?" Haley asked, not looking up from the book she was reading

"Hm?" Nathan asked pretending he never heard the question as he gulped back some orange juice from the carton

"I said where you were last night? I woke up at 3:30 and you weren't there. And don't drink out of the carton, you know I hate that'

"Sorry" he shrugged putting it back in the fridge

"So where were you?" Haley asked finally laying down the book

"I couldn't sleep so I went to the river court to shoot a few hoops"

"God Nathan your not 17 anymore"

"What's that supposed to mean"

"What it is means is that your 27 and engaged and when you can't sleep you don't take off to the river court to "shoot some hoops""

"Oh and what do you suggest I do?" he asked

"Get a warm glass of milk and get back in bed" she sneered and then stalked off to the bedroom.

Nathan said down and rested his head in his heads. Life wasn't supposed to be this bad.