A/N: Thanks for reading I am going to post as I make the changes. I hope you like it.

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"Great, I'm kind of hungry."

At Karen's Café Haley and Peyton walk in

"Hey girlie, long time no see. What you been up to?"

Peyton shifts her weight. "Nothing I should be." Karen walks over to her and hugs her. "Want to talk?"

"Yea I do actually. You got a few minutes"

"Yea sure, Haley can you cover for me?" Haley nods.

"Let's go in the back."

Luke, Nathan and Jamie walk in. "Hey Hales' where is my mom." Haley rolls her eyes and gestures that she is in the back

"She is with Peyton so give them some time. She has to bring her up to speed." Nathan points at Lucas

"Ohhh you gonna get it."

"Shut up Nate."

Ha ha ha you are in trouble!!" Jamie chimes in.

"See what you are teaching your kid."

"Yep, and I'm proud of it." Karen and Peyton come out, arm in arm wiping their tears. Karen looks at Luke.

"You are lucky Jamie and Lily are here or else your butt would be fried right now. Peyton just let me get the paperwork together and we can handle this today."

Peyton hugs Karen again, "Thanks Karen I really appreciate it."

"No problem, it's the least I can do." She eyes Lucas again.

"See first my best friend now you turn my own mother against me!"

"Oh right like I want to torture you. Now that I think of it, doesn't sound half bad." Peyton sticks her tongue out at Luke as she walks to where Jamie and Lily are playing.

Luke smiles, "She is coming back."

Haley's phone rings. "Hello??"

"Hey tutor wife. How is my godson doing?"

"Hey Brooke he is doing great. He is right here with Luke, Nathan and Peyton."

"What Peyton is back and she didn't think to call me?"

"Well it's been a rough couple of months or years rather."

"Where is she? Put that girl on the phone right now."

"Hold on. Peyton, phone" She walks toward Haley. "Who is it?"

"Brooke"

Luke, Nathan and Jamie say in unison. "Awe you are in trouble." They all start to laugh

"Hey Brooke"

"What is this I hear you are back in Tree Hill? And you have been there for months now? Why haven't you called me?"

"Well I know you were busy with Chase and your clothing line and all. I haven't talked to anybody until last night. I have so much to tell you. Where should I start?" Brooke walks into Karen's Café

"Start from the beginning and leave nothing out"

Everybody looks toward the door and says. "BROOKE!! When did you get back?"

"Okay if you say so. Lets go for a walk I could use the air and exercise."

Brooke rolls her eyes. "Okay but only because you are you." Chase walks in after they leave.

"Hey have any of you guys seen my fiancée?"

"And who might that be because I haven't heard the news."

"Oh sorry Brooke didn't tell you?"

"No she has been kind of busy with Peyton drama. As soon as she came in they left. But congrats man."

Nathan smirks, "Don't you mean Lucas and Peyton drama. Oh yea congrats man. She is your problem now!" Peyton and Brooke return. They are both crying.

"Good you told her"

"Told her what? Oh I totally forgot. I'm getting married."

Peyton hugs her and then moves to hug Chase. "I am so happy for you guys. Hey Chase, she is your headache now."

"Hey"

"Why does everyone keep saying that? Then why were you crying?"

Brooke wraps her arms around his waist. "Long story, I will fill you in on it tonight." Chase nods.

"Well right now I have to pick up a few things, Brooke you want to come? Then I have to go see my sponsor."

Luke interjects. "Would you like me to come?"

"If you want"

Luke nods, "I do, together remember?"

"Well after I go and get a few things, I have to go back by the house but I will call you before I leave."

"You have no phone or my number."

Peyton turns to him as they are about to leave. "Like I said I have to get a few things. And has the number changed?"

"No"

"Then I do have your number. I could never forget, even if I wanted to." She winks at him as she leaves with Brooke.

Peyton and Brooke walk into Tree Hill Mall arm in arm.

Okay now that all the sad stuff is over and done with tell me how and when he did it and let's see the ring.

Brooke holds out her hand, "Okay well you know I have been in living with him in New York right? Well…"

FLASHBACK: 3 MONTHS EARLIER…Chase and Brooke's apartment

Brooke just walked into their lavish apartment. "Hey babe, I'm home. Did you miss me?"

"You know it. Can you come here please, I am in the kitchen." She walks into the kitchen to find red and white rose pedals all over the floor and the counter and Chase is standing in the middle.

"Come here Brooke. You know I love you right? And I would never do anything to hurt you, ever."

Yea, I love you too.

Chase takes her by the hand and looks into her eyes. Then he drops to one knee. "We have been thru a lot together and we are stronger than ever. So I stand here today and ask you Brooke Penelope Davis, will you do me the honor and privilege of spending the rest of your life with me?'

Brooke is silent for a minute, then closes her eye. "Uh Brooke, you are kind of scaring me here.

She opens her eyes and jumps into his arms. "Of course stupid, yes, yes, yes!!"

END OF FLASHBACK/PRESENT TIME

Peyton smiles, "How romantic. I always knew he was one of the good ones. Why is it that all the romantic stuff only happens to you?"

Brooke kinks her eyebrow. "Oh yea because I guy practically writing a book about how much he loves you is not romantic.

"Whatever, what about the same guy standing out in the rain confessing his love for you?" Brooke says nothing. "Exactly, I just wish I the chance to experience his romantic side you know?"

Brooke rolls her eyes. "Yea about that, what exactly is going on with you and Luke?"

"Nothing, I mean of course I am still madly in love with him but what if history repeats itself and we are back where we were 3 years ago?"

"Well first, you are not miles apart and secondly, you two were meant for each other duh." Peyton sucks her teeth.

"I don't know I just need to learn to trust him again."

Brooke folds her arms in front of her. "Okay whatever you say but don't wait too long or someone else may take him from you."

"Like who, you? Please you are already married." Peyton shoves her with her shoulder. "Not yet!!" They laugh as they head toward the AT&T store.

"What do you think of this phone? I need a new one I sold mine."

"Eh I mean depends on what you want to use it for."

"I want to use it as a phone duh."

Brooke picks up a blackberry. "Look here get this one."

"Out of my price range"

Brooke walks over to the cashier. "Consider it my present to you—"

"Brooke I can't"

"Yes you can and you're going to!!"

Peyton puts her hands on her hips. "Fine"

As they are walking out of the store Brooke asks, "What else do you need?" Peyton digs through her purse. "Where is my list, oh here it is"

Brooke snatches it from her hands. Thank you…"

Hey Brooke, Brooke come on now

"What time do you have to meet your sponsor?" Peyton looks at her watch "In about 4 hours why?"

"Okay Luke is going with you right, well let's fly thru this list so you can get back to the Naley fort and get ready duh."

Peyton folds her arms. "If I do this will you leave me alone and go home to your fiancée?"

"Yes"

"Fine, let's do it."

"Yay!! Let's go."

Back at Naley house, Karen, Jamie, Lily, and Haley are all there. The Kids are in the living room while Karen and Haley are in the kitchen dinning room area.

"Well who would have thought that we would have kids around the same age?"

Haley laughs, "I know creepy right?"

"I'd say, seems like just yesterday you were playing mini golf on the roof of the café."

"Can I ask you something?"

"Shoot" She says while sipping her tea.

"How are you dealing with all this? Peyton's stuff I mean. I can barely deal with it myself I mean Luke made a real bone head move there."

"Look Haley, my son doesn't have the best track record you know. He loves Peyton that I know for sure. He made a mistake, now he is trying to make up for it. They lost a child together, such is life. Its going to be hard and it's going to stick with them forever but they can only grow from this. I am just happy that Peyton is clean and let's hope it stays that way." Karen explains.

"You can say that again. We don't need another Deb Scott episode."

"No way. You know I do hope they find their way back together though. When he had to quit basketball he was so lost he didn't know what to do. When he and Peyton finally got together I saw the old Luke I used to know. That smile that beamed from ear to ear. You know what I mean. Like the way you are with Nathan."

"Or the way you were with Keith. Yea I saw that two. That is why I am so confused. Why did he ever say the things he said?"

"That is the mystery of the day. I just hope he doesn't start to blame himself for what happened to Peyton. OH and by the way how much longer are you going to make him suffer?" They both start to laugh as Brooke and Peyton walk in the door.

"Hey Peyton, Brooke," Both brunette's say.

Peyton jumps a little. "Hey. I still feel kind of weird walking into a house full of people."

Haley hands Peyton a key. "Oh here I made you a copy of the keys so we can start locking doors again."

"Thanks Haley. Not just for the keys but for everything."

"No sweat, just take care of yourself. Did you get all the things you needed?"

Peyton puts the bags down. "Yea, no thanks to Brooke"

"Hey I was a good helper. I just got a little side tracked when we got near the lingerie." Peyton rolled her eyes, "Yea whatever."

"Why are you buying lingerie Peyton?" Peyton takes a seat next to Karen. "That is the point, I wasn't!!"

"Well if you don't mind, this hottie here has to get ready to go and see here sponsor as well as her lover." Peyton rolls her eyes as they pick up their bags and head to the guest room.

"Brooke I didn't even go thru this much trouble for Luke when we were dating."

"And you see where that got you right. Listen I am the one getting married so shut and let me put this makeup on you."

Peyton shakes her hands away. "Go home Brooke!! I'm calling Chase." Peyton on phone "Chase where are you?"

"At the River court why?"

"Come and get your fiancée she is driving me nuts. Oh is Luke with you by any chance."

"Oh no he went to Tree Hill High to talk to Principal Turner."

"Okay thanks anyway. Please come and get her."

Chase laughs, "Okay no problem I'll be there in a bit"

"Thanks" They both hang up.

"Oh you are no fun."

"Go away!! Can I skank down a bit thank you."

Chase and Nathan arrive at Naley house.

"Brooke are you ready?"

Nathan squeezes his shoulder. "Subtle man, real subtle" Chase shrugs his shoulders.

Peyton dials Luke's number once she is done getting ready.

"Hello?"

"See told you I wouldn't forget."

"Oh hey Peyton, you still need me to go?"

"No, I never needed you to go, you offered remember? But no, not if you are busy."

"Well its not that, it's just I got a little tied up here don't hate me for not going."

"I don't."

"Well call me when you get back and you can tell me all about it."

"It's fine Luke, bye." Peyton hangs up before he can say bye…

Peyton walks out of her room with her purse in hand. "Okay people I will be back in about 2 hours, got to go catch the bus."

"Wait what?"

Peyton exhales deeply. "Yea Luke got held up at school or something. I got to leave now or I will be late. Later." Peyton walks out and shuts the door behind her.

"That boy is just too much for me." Karen says.

Nathan tries to stick up for his brother. "Come on now, you don't think he did it on purpose do you? He is not THAT stupid."

"Wait, no one is at that school this late. Something is up." Haley says

"Now let's give him the benefit of the doubt now, then if he screws up then jump down his throat." Brooke says

90 minutes later Luke walks in. Everyone stops talking and stares at Luke.

"Who wants to go first?" Karen stands up and approaches her son, albeit her soon to be dead son, but her son none the less. "Oh please let me, for starters where have you been?

"I have been at the River Court."

"Then why did you tell Peyton you were at school?"

"Look do we really have to get into this now?" He tries to walk past his mother but she stops him.

"If you didn't want to go why did you offer man? She didn't even ask you to go, low blow man.'

"Look this is a lot for me to handle right now. I just found out that my son died okay. Now she says she has or had a drug problem. I didn't sign up for this. I mean I just came back home to live my life not have to babysit another one."

"How can you say that about the woman you claim to love?" Brooke says in annoyance.

"I never said I didn't love her. She is just asking a lot of me right now. Can't you understand that?"

"No she didn't, you volunteered. You shouldn't have if you thought it was such a burden. She didn't even come here for you. She thought you were still in New York."

"You know what now I am starting to think I would be better off if I never came back." Peyton walks in, shocked at all that she heard.

"Then leave, it is what you are good at right? Look for starters no one asked you to babysit me. I have been taking good care of myself for the past what year and a half with out you. You are the one who chose to be my savior, if I remember correctly I have told you on numerous occasions that your whole "superman complex is not necessary and you chose that role for yourself, 'you love being that guy for me' remember."

She stops for a second to catch her breath and calm down.

"Luke, listen I heard all you said okay. You are right, this is a lot but you asked to be a part of it okay. I have learned thru all of this, in your absence, I still stood tall. I fell a few times but I got myself up. If you are going to say one thing to me and another to all of the people who love us then just stay away. I don't want or need your help. Do what you want okay. Don't worry about me. This room is full of people who will help me. Excuse me." Peyton heads to her room in tears.

Brooke heads in the direction Peyton just went. "I should go and check on her."

"NO let me go. Please."

"Fine, this time but don't make it any worse."

"Okay" Luke goes to knock on Peyton's door.

"Peyton please let me in. At least hear me out."

"I heard you out, you may not have meant for me to but I did now go away."

"Well I am going to sit outside this door until you talk to me."

"Fine sit there."

"Smooth move there bro. Never thought you would be the one in the dog house and I would be sitting pretty." Lucas rolls his eyes.

"Yea whatever Nate" Brooke knocks on Peyton's bedroom door.

"Hey P. Sawyer, me and Chase are going to go alright. If you need ANYTHING you better call me skank." Peyton opens door and walks out, gives both Brooke and Chase a hug. She looks at everybody in the room except for Luke.

"Hey everybody, Karen, Haley, Nate, Thanks a lot for helping me out. I hope I haven't been too much trouble. Until Tric is up and running I think I will go and get a job. okay?"

"You know that is not necessary. I told you that you could stay here until you got back on your feet."

Peyton shifts her weight. "I know but leaving here is sounding better and better plus I am okay. If I can go thru that (she points at Luke) and not use. I can handle anything but thanks. I really appreciate it." Everyone chuckles except Lucas.

Luke stands, "Come on Peyton can we please talk?" Peyton says nothing and walks past him. He grabs her arm but she pulls away.

"Peyton, don't do this, don't shut me out."

"Déjà vu much, Luke go home, I'm done." Peyton throws her hands up in defeat, then goes back to her room.