Authors note:

Ok, still own nothing. Flashbacks will still be in italics…hope you enjoy. Last chapter was titled after a country song by Cyndi Thompson which I love. Season 5 is going to be retold in a few chapters, then 6 and so on, but there will be changes. Like I said this is Brooke centric, she is the lost one coming home to find herself not Peyton. No worries Peyton will be in this story…so will Julian. Just maybe not the roles you would think. I am hoping you like it, and if so please review, and even if you don't like it, still review. Thanks a bunch!

"This is amazing Haley," Brooke said as she was eating her lunch. She and Haley had stopped by a little café downtown, "but nothing like Karen's cooking."

"I miss the café," Haley said with a smile, "I miss Karen, but she and Andy will be bringing Lily home before fall."

"I've been back for two weeks and I haven't even been by there," Brooke said sadly, "the old café. How does it look, I mean I can't imagine how empty it must be."

"Well," Haley smiled at her friend, "I will take you by there when we leave, deal?"

"Deal," she smiled. She had missed her friends, and this place, more than she had realized. It had been over two years since she had seen any of them, or really talked to them.

"Did you ever think we'd be here? You this successful business woman slash fashionista, Luke an amazing author, Nathan in the NBA?"

"And you, Hales, you are an amazing mother and wife, and the best friend anyone could ask for."

"Well," Haley said in a slightly saddened tone, "I love teaching, Brooke, I do, it's just sometimes I miss performing, you know? I miss that sensation I get stepping out there."

"That's not a bad thing, Haley. You deserve to live your dreams to."

"I know. Have you talked to Peyton?"

"Not in a while," she answered.

"Well, I guess they are moving back here," Haley said, "the studio is almost done."

"Studio?"

"Yeah, she's opening her own label, in the space above Tric. I thought you knew?"

"No, I didn't, but that's great. I mean it's amazing actually. Four years later and we're all coming back together."

"It is amazing," Haley said as her cell phone started buzzing. She looked down and smiled as she read the text, "Let's get outta here."

"Sure," Brooke said as Haley left the money on the table and they walked out.

"Wow," Brooke said as they walked to the front of what used to be Karen's Café, "it's sad."

"Yeah," Haley smiled, "but, when you think about the possibilities of what it could become it's kind of awesome."

"Karen isn't opening the café back up?"

"Nope," Haley said, "she is going to do culinary classes at the community college, and Andy got a job there too for when they come home."

"It seems so empty," Brooke said peaking into the door.

"Hey."

"Hey stranger," Haley said as she hugged him.

"Lucas," Brooke said as he smiled at her.

"I want to show you something," he said as he opened the door to his mother's former café.

"Come on," Haley said grabbing Brooke's arm and leading her inside.

"What do you think," he asked as he looked at Brooke.

"I think it's empty," she said with a puzzled look on her face.

"But what do you see? What can you picture here," Haley asked.

"I'm confused," Brooke said as her two friends laughed.

"You mentioned that you wanted to open a store here," Lucas said, "so I talked to my mom and we want you to have it."

"I can't."

"Brooke," Lucas said, "you can, you have to."

"I can't do that, I mean this is her café," she said, "it's not right, and I don't know if I'm staying or not."

"Oh."

"I thought you were, I mean you," Haley was saying in a confused tone.

"I know, but this is too much," she said looking at Lucas.

"It's not, Brooke, I swear. My mom and I both want this, here, for you."

"Lucas," she whispered as she wiped her eyes, "thank you."

"You're welcome," he said as he wrapped his arms around her.

"Ok," she said as she smiled and hugged Haley.

"It's going to be amazing Brooke, I can feel it."

"Me too."

"We're so glad you're home," Lucas said as he hugged her.

"Do my eyes deceive me," Lindsey asked as she walked in to their bedroom, "Lucas Scott is writing."

"Hey you," he said as she kissed him, "I missed you."

"Missed you too, but I'm home now."

"I'm glad."

"So you're writing," she said as she sat on the edge of his desk.

"I am," he grinned.

"Anything that I can read," she asked, he shook his head, "well I am not just your fiancé, mister, I am your editor too, so sometime you will have to let me peak at it."

"I've missed you," he said as he closed his laptop.

"I was only gone a week," she smiled, "nothing exciting happened?"

"I talked to Brooke today about the café," he said, "and she's gonna do it, open her store in the space."

"Should I be jealous," Lindsey asked jokingly, "first with Peyton opening a studio at Tric and now Brooke with a store, a girl could feel threatened."

"Linds," he said kissing her, "they are a part of my past, and you, you are my future."

"I love you Lucas Scott."

"I love you too," he said as he wrapped his arms around her, "fiancé."

" I'm the guy for you. I know we're just part time and that's cool. Do whatever, have your fun. But one of these nights you're going to realize it... I'm the guy for you Brooke Davis. You'll see."

"I love how that sounds, you know," she smiled, "I'm thinking about asking Brooke to design my dress. What do you think?"

"I think Brooke is the girl," he said as he kissed Lindsey's forehead.

"Where are you going," she asked as he grabbed a ball.

"I'm gonna go down to the river court," he said, "I'll be home in a little while."

"Ok," she said as he walked away.